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FARMER BROWN"S BOY HAS TO INVESTIGATE For we hear or see "A plain or hidden cause must be. --Farmer Brown's Boy. Farmer Brown's Boy was picking ipples in the Old Orchard. It was uv beautiful day. The apples wére lendid fruit and he was picking them with care. He whistled as he worked. He had been working for some time when he became aware that over in the Green Forest there was considerable noise. He stopped to listen. "Sammy Jay and Blacky the Crow wre having a great time over some- hing," said he. "It sounds as if they sad all their relatives with them. I vonder what those scamps have found iow. Probably it is Hooty the Owl ind they are just making life miser- able for him. If I had the time I would go over and see what it is all about, However, Hooty is able fo take care of himself, so I'll stay, right here and finish my job." For a time he paid no more atten- lion to the screaming of the Jays and the cawing of the Crows. After a while, however, a Merry Little Breeze, hurrying from that-direction, brought the sound of those voices very clear and strong. Once more Farmer Brown's Boy paused in, his work and looked over toward the Green Forest. " There was a note of unusual excitement in those voices. He wasn't so sure now that those Jays and those Crows were teasing Hooty the Owl. Then he noticed something that he had failed to no- tice before. Right above the place where those Crows and Jays appear- ed to be was a speck high in the blue sky. It was sailing round and round, round and round, right over one spot. "That's OI Mistah Buzzard!" said Farmer Brown's Boy. "He's watching something down below. He's sailing round and round just as he does when he 'sees 'something gn the ground that may "give him a meal after a while. I wonder if what he sees has anything to do with what those Crows and Jays are screaming about?" Farmer Brown's Boy went on with his apple-picking. At 'the same time he kept looking and looking over to- ward the Green Forest. He was growing more and more curious, Fin- ally he stopped picking. apples. "It seems fo me I never knew those Crows and Jays to keep up such a screaming for so long a time," said he. "I wish I counld understand their language. If I could under- stand what they are saying, I would knpw what it's all about. Ol Mistah Buzzard hasn't lost his interest either. He hangs right over that spot as if he were ®inned up there in'the sky. I don't believe it is Hooty the Owl at all. Or Mistah Buzzard wouldn't be interested in Hooty the Ow). Perhaps it is Buster Bear. I've just got to find out what it is. Tt won't take me long to run over there and when I get back I can pick all the faster." AN NOT JUST ONE KIND BUT ALL KINDS OF LUM- BER PRODUCTS, PROP. ERLY STORED, CARED FOR AND SERVICED ON ACTUAL CASH GUARANTEE WHICH WORKS. (Oshawa Lumber COMPANY, LIMITED 25 Ritson Rd. North Telephone 2821.2820 .to be cautious. Now, by this time Sammy Jay was getting discouraged. He left the other Jays and the Crows and headed for the Old. Qrehard to see what Farmer Brown's Boy' Was doing. He reached the edge of the Old Orchard just as Farmer Brown's Boy started for the ed and flew back: as fast as he could; screaming louder than ever. He told the other Jays and the Crows that Farmer Brown's Boy 'was coming, and they all screamed louder than be- fore. course, that made Farmer Brown's Boy hurry. He was just brimming over with curigsity. But, with all his curiosity, he didn't forget When he reached 'a point: where he could catch glimpses of the Crows and the Jays, he began to move slowly and carefully. He knew there might be other Green Forest folk around and he didn't want to frighten them. And all the time he was filled with a great won- der. What could it be that was caus- ing, such excitement? resently he noticed . that the ground was all trampled. Then, in an opening among the trees, he saw Lightfoot the Deer and another Deer the size of Lightfoot, They were ly- ing down, head to head, and when they saw Farmer Brown's Boy, they made no effort to get to their feet. Then, Farmer Brown's Boy under- stood the cause of all that excite- ment. » (Copyright, 1930, by T. W. Burgess) The next story: "Farmer Brown's Boy Saves the Deer." Thornton's Corners, October 10-- The annual chicken pie supper was held last night at Thornton's Cérners community hall and was a most suc- cessful event, The supper was serv- ed from five o'clock until eight, dur- ing which time, the long tables were continually occupied. Between three and four hundred people were fed. There was-a splendid programme which consisted of a comedy in three acts, "Marrying. Anne," put on by the Solina young people. Between acts the audience was entertained by Mr. Norman Irwin with some clever slight of hand tricks and by Mr. Harold Smith, as elocutionist, gave two selections, "Rosa" an [Italian story and "The Student Prince," both of which were well reecived. Mr. Roy Lick acted as chairman. The cast of characters in the play were: Mr. Oldays, very fussy and irritable, Chas. Shortridge; Aunt Rosie, his daughter, given to' weak { Oldays, son in disgrace, Allan Bal- turns, Ruth McKessock; Anne, flap- per step-grand-daughter of Mr. Ol- days, Margaret Scott; June, a friend of Anne's, Helen Baker; Mrs. Chubb, who manages house and occupants, Vera Baker; Dr. McCallum, a friend of the family, Sam Dewell; Bob son; Mrs. Steele, shocked at presefit day styles, Ruby Dewell; Lizzie Steele, her daughter, Evelyn Tink; director, Mrs. Arthur Millson. . Fhe evening closed with the sing- ing of the National Anthem. A HELPFUL HABIT John sighed--it was lonesome with his best girl away. Nothing weemed to appeal. He wanted to talk to her--that was all there was about it. Then his eye fell on the telephone. "Well, why not?" he thought suddenly. And in a few moments he was talking to her, "This is great," said John, "may I call you often?" Mother--"After all, the boy is only sowing his wild oats." Father--"1 wouldn't mind, if he did not mix in so much rye" Green Forest. Instantly Sammy turn- | § Scout SCOUT EDITORIAL In every Troop there is a, boy who finds it difficult to grasp his is given up as hopeles by his Patrol Leader and brother Scouts after a long period of endeavour in the conventional; way to teach him the few things required to make him a Tenderfoot, But ig he hopeless? Perhaps the reason that' he can- not grasp the work he is required to learn is becauge he cannot devel- ope any interest in it, , It is possible that the way it is being demonstrated to him is not for the various-trials and tribula- tions that. hé must undergo to be- come a first class scont. Then it is apparent that the fault lies not so much with the hoy, as with the Patrol Leader and thcse who 'are teaching him. It this is the case, how can the THORNTON'S CORNERS Patrol Leader teach him this work?' { Of course, the first step must be hs personal study of the boy and of his hobbies. |" When this study has been nade, an approach must be attempted through the channel which most in- terests him, A practical application of the hobby* must be found in the {sach- ing of the Tenderfoot work, After this, the rest will be cosy because the subject of the experi- ment will being to understand the reason of the various things and will cease trying to learn them auto- matically. SCOUT NOTES (1) The third Scout Law. "A Scout's duty is to be useful and to 'help others." In other words, 8 Scout must re- gard it as his duty to think of the safely and comfort of others before he thinks of himself, He must delight in bringing hap- piness to others even if he experi- ences discomfort in so doing. About the best example, of the collective effort of Scouts in obey- ing this law is the Toy Shop. In this Toy Shop they work to bring happiness to hundreds of chil- dren each Christmas, by repairing old, broken and disused toys and putting them in new condition for distribution to needy families. The local Toy Shop will soon be opened up in the basement of the in the basement of the Fire Hall and work will be started in the near future. Can any fault be found with this law? The fifth Troop und Seventh Troop met for the first time as & single unit in St, George's Parish Hall on Friday last. The Seventh Cub Pack with a membership of about forty boys met trom 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m, after which the other Troops which num- bered about forty-seven, most of whom belonged to the Fifth, held the fort until 9.00 p.m, It is hoped that more of the Sev- enth Troop will come back And start with the Troop again if they have not already afliated with other Troops. A Father's and Son's banquet for the two Troops will be held on Nov. 28th at which time the Fath ers of the boys will have an opport- unity of meeting the Troop Com- mittee and the officers of the Troop. Last Saturday was a busy one for the Fifth. A large collection of newspapers was made and tied in packages in the basement of the Y.M.C.A, A load of cardboard was also tak- en out to Jamboree Hut so that A. 8. Ms. R. Way and H. Hutcheson could continue the work of insulat- ing the hut so that it could be used in the winter, . It is hoped that hikes may be held out to this hut after the spow is fallen, so that the tracks of the animals in the woods may be stud: fed. (3) We saw some members of the Third Troop who had been out hiking on Saturday last. We also saw some members of the Eighth Pack who were evidently going to have another kite flying practice. os For the rest o fthe time we were so busy that we probably missed the rest of the hikers, TROOP NOTICES Fifth and Seventh Troops: The Fifth and Seventh Troops will meet on Friday next in St. George's' Parish Hall, i Court of Honour (Patrol Leaders and Seconds) 7.00 p.m, Troop meetings 7.30 p.m, : Boys are asked to bring their run- ning shoes, and enter quietly by the side door to the North Room and remain there until the Wolf Cub meeting is over. SRD Oshawa Met as usual on Friday at Al- bany St. Church. The patrols were re-arranged so that instead of hav- ing four patrols there will be only three; Wolf, Owl, ane Eagle. "If there areiany boys who wish to join they should do so now as the Reg- istration Forms are ready to be sent away. As yet there is no assis- tant in this Troop but we hope-to have one very soon. ®Any boys hav- ing Handbooks out should bring them in immediately, - The next meeting will be held at Albany St, urch at 7.30 p.m. on Fri _ Let's have all the boys out. 4th Oshawa troop will meet = Hall, Duty '+ ; Beavers, wo SHOP pts. Mr, .G, | a Bs Activities News of what the Boy Scouts of Oshawa are doing contributed by the scout lead- ers. Contributions to this column will be 'welcomed. and should be sent Times office not morning each week. Tenderfoot work and sometimes he | showing him properly the reason: day, Oct. | to the later than Tuesday Lang will be in charge of the Sig- nalling Patrol and Mr. A. Russell, the Ambulance Patrol. All boys are requested to be pres- ent and bring their running shoes. SOVIET SLAYERS ARE INTURN SLAIN Killed Czarist General Then Recalled to Russia and Executed Paris, Oct, 14--Vladimir: Bourtzeff, a Russian refugee in France, has told French newspapermen a new account of the disappearance of General Alexander Koutiepoff, successor to the Grand Duke Nicholas as leader of the White Russian military forces in' exile, Beurtzeff says that the General, who disappeared in Paris last Jan- uary, died from the effects of chloro- form administered to him when he was abducted by Communist agents and was buried in, France. He said his information came from a man named Fikner, a former Sec- retary of the Soviet Embassy in Berlin, who claimed to have helped to organize the abduction under or- ders from the Russian secret police. All other members of the group that carried out the abduction were said to have been recalled to Russia and then assassigated. Bourtzeff asserts that Fikner refused to return and remained in hiding. LONGER LIFE I$ USELESS WITHOUT A STRONG BRAIN Extra Years Only Burden for People in Second Childhood Philadelphia, Oct. 14--Lengthening human life is of little use if the brain does not keep pace with the body, .in the opinion of Dr. Charles H. Mayo of the Mayo Clinic, Ro- chester, Minn, Dr. Mayo made this statement af- ter he had given some brief com- ments before the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. "Undoubtedly," he said, "a human will be able to live longer in the fext half-century, but the problem of the medical profession is to build up the brain so that it advances in develop- ment with the Lody. If Brain Becomes Useless "Should we advance human age if the brain becomes useless at the end of the normal life span? In institu- tions and homes we see scores of old people in their second childhood, pos- sessed of a strong body but with a brain that is almost through func- tioning. There is little use in a long life if, for ten or twenty years one is senile 'and helpless mentally. "Indications are, however, that the span of human life is increasing here. In India the normal age is 20. Here it is 50. In the seventeenth century the 'average age was only 20 in this country. "The advance noted has come chiefly through community teaching principally lessons in the care of in- fants and small children, so that they grow up with strong bodies and minds. Later on the medical profes- sion will be able to concentrate on teaching the individual man and wo- man how to care for themselves." A Note of Criticism Dr. Mayo criticized hospitals for encouraging poor people to take costly accommodations, and sajd this was a matter for the surgeons, who know the nceds of the patients, to correct. Dr. C. Jeff Miller, President-elect of the college, told the meeting that |. legal restrictions should be placed on the practice of surgery by doctors who "are still in their medical teens." BRITAIN HAS MANY DIVORCE CASES Yearly Average of 5,000 Will Be Maintained or Increased London, Eng, Oct. 14.--The law courts have re-opened after the long vacation, and the number of divorce suits entered indicates the annual av- erage of 5000 is likely to be well maintained and perhaps increased, this year. Factors in the increase are the Act of 1923, which gives women equality with men in respect of cause for divorce, The trial of suits at the as- sizes, and the cheapening of facilities for getting divorce." Not only does the person who is not possessed of more than $250, or who has a week- ly income of $10 or less, receive help but substantial provision is nowadays made by various voluntary agencics for helping the middle-class "new poor" who cannot qualify under the poor person rules. The large majority of divorces fol- low after 10 years of married life and in about half the cases coming before the courts there are no chil- dren. Young Farmhand Dies Orangeville.--Edward Aveyard, 22-year-old farmhand, died in Lord Dufferin Hospital here yester- day, as the result of an accident. Aveyard, who was driving a mot- orcycle, collided with a horse and buggy, driven by Manson Madil), of Melancthon Township. Hotel Men Fined Niagara. Falls, Ont.--Following a raid on the Fox Head Inn, by Provincial Police, three men were fined a hundred dollars each for having liquor in an illegal place. Hotelman Gets Jail Term St. Thomas.--Harry Lang, re- puted proprietor, of the Queen's Hotel, was convicted by Magis- trate Maxwell in city Police Court of having liquor for sale, and was sentenced to four months in the county jail. Gent (as he paid a small newshoy for his paper)--"l see that you are putting up a good many new build- ings in your town." 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