clude those of the Canadian Electric Railway Association, June 8 to 10; the ~ Canadian Commercial Travellers' As- ~ sociation, July 19 to 21; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, September 13 to 16, and the Dominion Association of Fire Chiefs, July 19 to 22. Truro, Nova Scotia.--Nine hundred and eighty-five feet of lumber have 'been cut from a single log taken from the property of Mr. D. B. Burgess, of Clifton, near Truro, recently. The log measured 33 inches in diameter at _the butt, 18 inches at the top, and was the largest ever handled by lumber- men in Colchester County. Saint John, New Brunswick.--Plans are now in progress for the third an- nual convention of the Maritime Co- operative Institute at Mount Allison University, une 23 and 24. The an- nual meetings of the Maritime Egg Exchange and the Canadian Livestock Co-operative, Maritime, will be held in connection with: the convention, Fredericton, New Brunswick.--The construction of some 36 miles of trans- mission Ines from the new electrical plant of the New Brunswick Power Commission, recently started, will sup- ply additional localities with electrical services, : Quebec, Quebee.--Quebec's produc- tion of gold for the first quarter of 1932 was one-third the total of the province for the whole of 1931. The figures compare as follows: first quar- ter, 1932, output of 101,456 ounces; whole of 1931, 300,877 ounces. Que- bec's gold output last year was valued at $6,219,679, and the current rate in- dicates for 1932 a production of well over $8,000,000. Montreal, Quebec.--The report of real estate sales for the city of Mont- meal and suburban municipalities for the month of April, as issued by the Montreal Real Estate Board, indl- cates that a total of 746 transactions 'was recorded over this period, with a value of $5,661,324. Over the four- anonth period of this year the number of sales recorded was 2,831, with a total value of $20,620,807. Montreal, Quebec.--Aeroplanes of Canadian Airways, Limited, flew a total of 1,832,794 miles during 1931, ae-| cording to the annual report of the Jargest commercial operator of aero- planes in Canada. The flights involved - a total of 19,143 flying hours and 469, 469 pounds of mail, and 764,449 pounds of revenue passengers were carried. The company operates throughout Canada, and a substantial portion of its activitfes are connected with the transportation of men and supplies in- to new mining fields. As at December 81, 1931, the organization had in ser- vice a total of 46 aeroplanes and 71 engines. Ottawa.--So great was the success of Canada's participation at the Bri- tish Industries Fair in London and Birmingham this year, that already half the Canadian exhibitors have ap- plied for space at next year's fair, ac- cording to a report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, while others have the matter under consideration. ~ Toronto, Ont.--Live stock receipts at the eight leading stockyards of Can- ada in the first four months of the pre- sent year are ahout equal to those of the similar period of last year, there being decreases in respect to cattle and horses, but gains in the receipts of aclves, hogs and sheep. As com- piled by the Union Stock Yards of Tor- onto, Limited, the Teceipts for the period in question, with those of 1931 in brackets, compare as follows: cat- tle 187,910 (211,879), calves 90,471 (85,689), hogs 683,916 (546,978), sheep 148,390 (104,132), and horses 20,389 31,756.) . sm fet. More Autos in Italy Rome, --Italy is still one of the coun- tries of the world in which the num- ber of motor cars per heads of popu- lation is lowest, although there has 'been a rapid increase in recent years. Offical statistics show that at the 'end of last year there were 95518 'motorcycles, 211,844 motor cars, 9,078 buses, 73,321 trucks and 986 tractors ed as supporting values only when held in combination with higher honors of double the opponent's bid? Do you | want your partner to go on with his es of the best learn Auction or Contract is study examples of "What not to either in the bidding or play, Knowing what not to do is particular- when partner has made no trump bid. 'f Supporting values for a no trump bid by partner are aces, kings and queens only. Jacks and tens are count- a soit. Clubs--K, , 4 { Y 1 If partner's no trump bid has been | Diamonds--K, 10, 8, 6,5 : A ~~ B: overcalled by a suit bid, don't bid two | Spades--none 2 z 3 'no trump unless you have opponent's suit stopped at least once, and also a Auction Bidding trick or two on the side. If you hold| No score, first game. Z dealt and a big hand, and no stopper in the suit | bid one no trump, A passed, Y bid two bid, double. The t take des and B and Z passed. Here's game ; use ment in this situation 'able and what you do serves to ind Sato wheter you are a good player or a ing York Card Clubs and supposedly with| high grade players, and yet observed 'some very fine examples of "What not to do." For example: Hearts--K, 7, 6 tances unless he bas a sure 'hand, The o The other night the writer was play- at one of the wellknown New eight tricks when your partner has a real bid of one no trump and you also have a big hand. : 'What do you mean when your part- ner has been taken out of his no trump bid by an opponent and you no trump bid, or are you doubling to defeat the bid? Answer. Your double means that you can defeat the bid if your partner has a no trumper; that you either have a big no trump yourself or that you have four or more cards in the suit bid and prefer to defeat the bid rather than to go on with your part- ner's no trump. Your partner should not.go on with his no trump under such Hearts--A, 10, 2 Clubs--none Diamonds--35, 3 Hearts--9 3 Y Clubs--17, 5 tA Diamonds--1J, 8, 7 : z Spades--A, Q en Hearts--S8, 4 Clubs--Q, 8, 6, 2 Diamonds--K, 2 Spades--none lead. How can Y Z win five of the eight tricks against any defense? Solution: Z should lead the four of hearts and Y wing the trick with the ace. Y should then lead the deuce of spades, which Z should trump with the deuce of clubs. Z should then lead the king of diamonds and follow with the deuce of «diamonds, which trick A must win. Whatever A now leads, Y Z must win two trump tricks. If A leads a diamond or a spade, Z trumps and leads the eight of hearts. His queen of clubs must now make. If A should lead a trump, Z must still win two trump tricks. Played in this way, Y Z must win five of the eight tricks against any defense. The loafers, scated on the long benches before a New Hampshire country store, stopped their whittling and desultory gossip and indolently sat up.. Even the farmers' horses, nuzzling their soft noses in the three gnawed and weather-beaten feed troughs, raised their heads. An im- portant event was about to happer, for the stage- coach which carried the mail and an occasional passenger to the mountain village was due on one of its tri-weekly trips. The rattle of the huge wagon, 'ard the clipclop of the horses' feet sounded down the narrow, dusty road. With a flourish of whip and a swadying of reins that almost swung the leaders to theix haunches, the driver brought the stage to a stand- still, He flung off the leather bag, and the storekeeper, who combined the duties of postmaster with those of vil- lage trader, carried it inside the dim- ly lighted store. There was an excited buzz of expectancy as the few letters from 'the outside world were sorted. The storekeeper, however, was not allowed to read his two letters from Boston! He owed his community an- other duty. Since he was the only man in town who subscribed to a newspaper, he must first read to the assembled group the news. . . . The storekeeper himself was a "man of parts." Shrewd at a bargain, keen- minded, just, kindly, he was a leader in the vicinity. Arong his neighbors he was known as a rich man. His house was the largest in the village ard boasted steel engravings and horsehair furniture in the parlor. He kad sent his children away to school. His wife's black Sunday silk was rich eething 4 fever," writes Mrs. Alfred Bungay, North Sydney, N.S. Effective also in relieving colds, fever, colic, upset stomach, Chil- ren like them. lutely SAFE le analyst's where A started to give a fine exhibi- tion of "What not to do." probably three tricks if spades were trumps so that, if his partner could which Y doubled. B and Z passed and A now decided to try three diamonds. tract was set for 400 points. similar circumstances, have curbed a great deal of free bid Problem Spades--K, 8, 2 Clubs are trumps and Z is in thes Jt should be noted that the lead of The Passing of the Crossroads Store He didn't gtop to figure that his hand was worth take only ome trick, they would save the game. He gaily bid three clubs, This also was doubled and the con- Study this hand, the bidding and the score and learn "What not to do" under At Contract, A would probably not have bid so freely as he did at Auc tion. The heavy penalties at Contract ding. Hearts--Q, J Clubs--K, 9, 3 'Diamonds--6, 4 Spades--6 the king cf diamonds by Z at trick one and the lead of the deuce of diamonds at trick two is a loser. A should lead the nine of hearts which Y must win. The lead by Y of a heart or a spade is a loser. Played in this way, Y Z must lose four tricks. , it should also be noted that Z may first play the king of diamonds and then lead the four of hearts and let Y lead the deuce of spades. When he trumps the spade, Z should then lead the deuce of diamonds, obtaining the same result as in the correct solution iven, This is ~ tricky problem and should be carefully noted. All of the varia. tions given should be played out, znd heavy. He was a deacon in the church, a justice of the peace, first selectman, chairman of the school com- .nittee, and had represented his town at the general court. In 1840 he had opened a small gen- eral store. Now, in the sixties, he had taken his young son into the busi- ness, and had. moved to larger quar- ters, taking it for granted that he would pass his "trade" down to his son and his son's son. He. never thought of this village, where his per- sonality and individuality were so strongly felt, without his store, Twice a year the storekeeper went to Boston "to stock up." He was thrifty and careful in buying; blue drilling for overalls, thirty pieces of calico, hoop skirts ard bustles, cotton | "read knotted in "hanks," red and white spotted bardanna handker- chiefs, cotton battirg, "factory yarn," quaint buttons, pieces of glassware mede by that "new company down on Cape Cod," a few webs of lawn, a piece or two of sprigged muslin, sou.e webs of lace, needles, pins, an occa- sional piece of silk, hard candies for the children, as well as the groceries and hardware needed in the daily life of the village. Finally he added a few wallpapers. The following years, after the store- keeper's son had inherited his buai- ness, found the village growing. Small lumber mills were bringing workers from outlying districts. Summer boarders were migrating in increasing rumbers from the ¢'lies. The country store grew to meet the demands. Then appeared two factors which have.sounded the knell of the general store as it was known twenty-five years ago--the automobile and the mail order house. There still remain stores, one is willing to admit, where everything is nandled, from "knitting needles to plow poirts," but the cross- roads store as it was, is soon to be a thing of the past.- rom "About An- tiques," by Ella 8a-rnon Bowles, ri ---------- MISFORTUNE It were a misfortune to have friends until I have learned In my loneliness not to be lonely; or to have wealth, until I am rich without it.--Muriel Strade. 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McRay, wife of Thomas McRay, All are reported do- ing fine,--Item from The Uhrichsville, Ohio, Evening Chronicle. All except, possibly, Mr. Thomas McRay. Movie Queen Flo--"Why' do you look so down-hearted, dearie?" Movie Queen Jo--"My lawyer just advised 'me that owing to the general depression 1 had better use my old husband another season" o The Same Old Story "My grandpa notes the world's worn cogs And says were going to the dogs; His grandad in a house of logs Swore things were going to the dogs; Hig dad among the Flemish bogs Vowed things were going to the dogs; The caveman in his queer skin togs Said things were going to the dogs. But this is what I wish to state-- The dogs have had an awful wait." A scientist says that mankind is of vegetable origin. Obviously. Men descend from monkeys, monkeys from trees. In our opinion the biggest chump is the fellow who shakes the plum tree while others gather the fruit. Nowadays England expects every man to do hig duty, and pay it too. One wife out of every three is the ideal helpmate, we are informed. But how many of us can afford three wives? Our idea of an ideal marriage is one where the husband is treasurer and the wife is a treasure. A man's ideal wife is one in whose society he can spend a whole evening and not no- tice it. It may not be polite to stand around with your bands in your pockets, but they had better be there than in somebody else's pockets, A man who falls in love wilh himself never has any rivals, People with lots of pepper in their make-up are the salt of the earth. The strength of a building is in fits frame; the strength of a salesman ig in his frame of mind. Jt takes the present-day girl to get fslown to cases--"vanity," "cigarette" and 'divorce." Johnny giggled when the teacher read the story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast. The Teacher--"You do not doubt that a trained swimmer could do that, do you, Johnny?" Johnny--*No, sir, but I-wonder why he didn't make it four times and get back to the side where his clothes were." Vacation is a short period during which the college student wears no collars or pants except his own. Lady Speaker--"Now, is there any man in the audience who would let his wife be slandered and say nothing? It so, stand up." A meek little: man rose to his feet. Lady Speaker (glaring at him)--"Do you mean to say you would let your wife be slandered and say nothing?" Meek Little Man (apologizing) -- "Oh, I'm sorry. 1 thought you said slaughtered.' > Average Am:rican Eats 106,400 Lbs. of Food If you were served at a single meal all the average person eats in a life- time, you would sit down to a break- fast weighting as much as six dressed 257 When To Say "No" Mary Starck Kerr Mrs. Wilderson was almost distract- ed. Her three children were continu- ally running jnto the house to ask "Mother, may I go over to Bobby Brown's ' or if it were one of the girls instead of the boy, "May 1 go home with Mary, and stay till supper time?" Or perhaps it was a request to use some of Daddy's tools or to get some pleces for dolly's dress out of Moth- er's pece-bag. At any rate, Mrs. Wild- erson was warn out with her own con- tinuous stream of No's, followed by the childrens pleas, then tears or re- bellious cries. Very often, just to get peace, Mrs. Wilderson would finally say "Yes" instead of "No." Then during vacation, the time she most dreaded because of baving the full care of the children, her sister, a student at the kindergarten training school, came to visit her, and relieved her of the burden. While Mrs. Wild- erson sewed or rested, she observed her sister's methods with the child- ren, and the atmosphere of peace that prevailed. What was the secret of the change that had come over the children? They never teased Aunt Margaret and seldom cried when with her. At first Mrs, Wilderson thought it was because of the newness of Aunt Margaret, but as the' weeks passed and the newness wore away, the child- ren were still on the same good be- bavior. Then the mother began no- ticing that whenever the children asked Aunt Margaret to let them do some definite thing, or to go to some particular place, she took a moment to consider before answering, and then usually the answer was "Yes." Yet she was not spoiling the children; they were more obedient, as well as more quiet and less mischievous, Mrs. Wilderson noticed, also, that when her sister said "No," it was al- ways after consideration and for some good reason. For instance: it was too near dinner time for Donald to go home with Bobby Brown--then the gave Donald something interesting to do until the meal was ready; Helen could not get pleces for her doll's dress just now because Mother was lying down and they would not want to disturb her, but after Mother was rested Aunt Margaret would ask if Helen could not have a little bag of pieces of her own, and then she would always know where to find a piece of material when she needed it. When the vacation was over, Mrs. Wilderson did not lose the benefits of her rest for she put into practice the lessons she had learned, chief among which was when to say "No." Before this, she, like many another mother, had thoughtlessly said "No" to many appeals which should have been grant- ed; now, only when the best interests of those concerned weculd suffer by granting the, request, did she refuse. Besides this she explained the reason, and so, to a very great extent, peace and contentment reigned in her house- hold, where once there had been frie tion" and turmoil.--Issued by the Na- tional Kindergarten Association, § West 40th Street, New York City These articles are appearing weekly in our columns. samt Nearly 200 Jand-locked salmon (Sal mo salar Sebago) were caught by ang- ers in Chamcock lake, New Bruns wick, last year. Efforts by the Domin- ion Department of Fisheries to build up the stocks of these fish in Cham- cook have evidently been productive of steers, confront a giant potato too big for a two-ton truck to haul, cut slices from a loaf of bread higher than your head and your milk from a bottle as tall as a bungalow. | In the fifty-six years that the aver- age American lives, recent statistics compiled by the United States Depart- ment of Commerce show, he consumes 106,400 pounds of food--enough to load to capacity several freight cars, says "Popular Science Monthly." On other dishes at this 1 1 feast there would be a halfton block of butter and a 224-pound slice of cheese. The sugar bowl would be six feet high and the salt shaker would weigh 800 pounds. There would be. an egg 12,000 times the average size, | and apple seven feet in diameter, any orange. weighing 1,100 pounds. Around your table would be piled 1, 120 tins of canned fruit, 124 cans of salmon, 600 tins of sardines, 336 lbs. of dried fruit, 888 cartons of break- fast food, and more surprisingly still 280 pounds of rice. To top off your meal you would find a 672-pound box of candy and near 6,000 sticks of are no temporary relief. They banish chewing gum, not to mention 56 pounds | the condition by creating new blood, of walnuts and 1,176 pounds of which im: health, vigour and vi- ETapes, .:: "amy tality. 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CHARLES McCREA, Minister of Mines. oh we The Golden Province of Canada In the midst of a world of depression, the Gold Mining in- dustry of Ontario has risen to a new record production, The Gold Mines of the Province in 1931 produced precious metal to the value of 43 Million Dollars, which is 20 per cent. in advance of the output for 1930, and four-fifths of the total gold production by the Dominion of Canada. For Geological maps and exploration reports of specific information, Acting Deputy Minister of Parliament Buildings, Troonto, Canada, Ah vor apply ou. F. nes, THOS. W. GIBSON,