zing \ 'be brough : ! It is in 1 oe how the different arguments appeal | erent poople. One'Jaison will give up wor- De sommtnnt it fs wasteful 'most another--| ' 'aura of ah st mer times, Buran sort of sneer; Toh a = Yo people whieh depend partly upon their 'of health and upon their tate of feel f| 104 to 16,577. ¢ urine , accidentally, disease. the oft be reser d in Dn pad other as fanctio le at thi escent sti e mt the : red. ule stance, tite AB Bon course of examination for correspondent also asks about t of pi lon Th the og A is not much da » is he une of saccharine, foul used din. 2 Sa qua "CANADA'S. FISHERIES 'PROSPERING Jt in rating to mote' that they the 'most prosperous perous year the industry s experienced 'and may herald the of a ney srator, Canadian | The value of the caich in the first | three months of the year, which show- od an increase of 66 per cent. in com- parison with the same period in the previous year, has been continued in nthe, and this would in: | subraguen t A fcate a revenue from the year's opera: | 'tions amounting. to over $60,000,000, or equal to the banner year of 1918, when prices were substantially higher than at the present time. Reviewing the catches of the present year, increases 'are noted in practically every species of fish caught. a "Increase in Invested Capital. In the Government returns covering 'the fish industries in its branches for 1022 the increasing importance of "is noted, and there is t this feature charac-| year 1923 and the present | 1921 and 1922, whilst in the sea fisher- creased from 47,445 to 48,286, in inland fisheries from 7,786. to 9,504, and in 'canning and curing factories from' Mu "Por the fret, time the amount of cold storage space in Canada devoted to fish has been compiled by the Cana- dian Fisherman." Of & total of 35/677, 842 cubic feet of cold storage space it cent. was (devoted 'to' fish exclusively or chiefly fish: Of the balance of a general storage nature. fish is no in- considerable item, 'so that it is esti- mated that between twenty and twen- ty-five per cent. of the total cold stor age warehouse capacity in Canada is used by the products of fresh and salt, water Eighty Per Cent Exported. 'The greater portion of the Canadian fish ¢atch, mounting in fact to eighty per cent, finds its way to the export markets. In the last flecal year the value of Canada's fisheries exports was $30,647,375 as compared with '$25,- B67,717 in the "previous: year.'- This 'mark was only' exceeded 'during' the war years and immediately following the war, when there was an éxtraor- dinary demand for Canacian fish and prices maintained a high leyel. In the year under review the value of fresh and frozen fish ' exported increased from $8,601,605 to $9,447,729, and that of preserved and canned fish from $9,. 805,881 to $12,768,617. The outstand- Ing feature of this trade was the in- crease In the exports of cannéd sal- mon, which grew from $4,489,609 to $7,721,076. The Canadian fishing todustry is one ito which one could scarcely put limits of expansion. It is estimated that the fishing grounds 'of the Dominion, on both coasts and the great inland lakes, could" easily: furnish the entire world with its needs without suffering and depletion, and come very near filling 3 | All idemands for variety. With eighty I per centi.of the catch leaving the coun- try at the'present time, the further de- velopment of the industry hinges on a greater domestic consuming popula tion, together with the penetration of " such. further markets as can be found. ~hap~ +n what disorders. Eh arent cause. It Tt often mi | was found that more than fifteen per |' wrists. The dilustration gives away the With one of the fingers hand the trickster gtween his palm. " This can be doné quickly, the hands hiding the movement. The trickster then makes an upward and downward movement of his hands, dt the same time thrust- ing his right hand -through the loop. . The movement of his-arms will then pull the rope free of the hands ae the trick {s done. (Olip this out and paste it, with: Sher 9] ha venice, the series, in a sorapbook.)' 1 Could Shatch a Day. 1 could snateh a day out of the late autumn. § And set it trembling Mke forgotten springs. There would be sharp blue skies and new leaves shining, And flying. shadows oast by flying wings ho t2 I could take, the heavy wheel of the world and 'break it-- But we sit breoding while the ashes fall; DoweHEp over 'an old fire that black- DAWN AT A Time of Difficulties When Watchfulness is Needed. Some girls. upon the threshold of womanhood drift into a decline in spite of all care and attention. Even strong and usually lively girls become weak, depressed and Irritable, and listless. It 1s the dawn of womanhood--most important in the life of every .girl-- and prompt measures should be taken to keep the blood rich and pure. If your blood 1s not in a healthy condition at this stage, the body becomes ill- 'nourished and other ailments develop. If the health is not maintained by a sufficiency of rich, red blood, al} sorts of weaknesses are likely to arise. 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"I can't" is a foolish expression-- "Tis really a coward's confession. Somehow or other it always comes back Stealing the good things we already lack, Bringing us nothing but trouble and care, Leaving us hopelessly sunk in des- pair. But there's never a day When the world can say That a man's not a man if he DARE! / "I will" is a wonderful blessing, A heart full of courage expressing. Somehow. or other it brings us success, Fills us with Joy that we cannot re- press, Gladdens our friends, makes their bur dens more light, Places a star in our crown ev'ry night. For there's never a day: 'When the world can say That a man's not & man if he'll fight! --Brinson Smith, in "Success." Very Simple The--health-- authorities of-a-famous city receiving word that a certain house in the foreign quarter was be- coming offensive to the passer-by, sent two of its vigilant inspectors to inves. have saved thousands of girl and wo-| men from being life-long invalids, be-| cause of their wonderful blood-making | ? properties, . The value of Dr. Williams' Pink: Pills to young women whose health was failing has been proved over and over again. These pills are the most reliable blood builder, fortifying weak nerves and creating the liberal supply of red healthy blood which a girl needs to sustain her Strength. You can get Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills | through any dealer in medicine, or by | mail at 60c a box from The Dr. Wil- llams' Medicine Co., Brockville. Ont. ¥ Ae The. Crickets. little minstrels of the waning year, In gentle concert pipe! Pipe the warm noon; harvest near; a The apples dropping ripe. Pipe, the mellow E ; § Schoolboy Howlers. There were nf Sheistiaus among the ened shade; The trill of lonely bird; The sweet, sadvhush on-mature's glad. ness laid; The sounds through silence. heard. Pipe tenderly the passing of he year; The summer's brief reprigved |The dry huk mstiingiround fhegeliow Tear; The chill of morn and eve! "Pipe Jaw, the paiph gs pain; i tempered (sunshine and the La b Pipe your uncepsing: x 'mlonchaty | tigate Led on by a strong odor and a puz- zling medley of noises, they climbell a narrow, precipitate stairway to a large attic, where they found a family ot seven, a flock of chickens, two pigs, and--could their eyes be deceiving them ?--a ful-grown:cow They stared in amazement at the cow and at the two-foot-wide stairs "How~--how did you get it up here?" one of them asked The answer seemed perfectly obvi- ous . Said the man of the house with a shrug, "Ve brought her up ven she ees a calf." Visitors to the Houses of Parlia- ment, London, average 5,000 on ordi- nary days and over 20,000 every Sat- urday. Nine-tenths of the women in China cannot write thelr own names. but thorough laxative which regulate -_ Little Hour on a Misty Morn. A little hour on a misty morn, When autumn's winds wave o'er the tasseled corn, And lowly scuds above us seem to fly With moisture laden from the western sky. The cold, uncheery broodings of the day May still be brightened with a sup-lt Tay, And dreamy thoughts, 80 sad, and so forlorn Be sweetened for a little hour upon a misty morn. A little hour on a misty morn, When: sobbing winds brood whispers of the coming storm; Where joy and pleasures hide beneath a darkened cloud, From where the thunders roll, so long and loud; The hidden sun may often through the shadows creep And blend a golden pathway for our feet, Wherein a newer friendship may be born Within a little hour, morn. upon & misty A little hour on a misty morn, When autumn't leaves are shorn by the storm; And twilight shadows creep o'er na- ture's smile, And time is quickened on the star-lit dial; When frosty age has decked the forms | that memory kept, And autumn's guilded dream is well nigh slept; Fond dreams and memories, still may | warm Life's little hour upon a misty morn. --William Leorehardt. imps matin The Pursuit of Happiness. It is a waste of time to argue the usefulness of the things people want. 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