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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930 Eastern Ontario News Shot With Air Rifle Brockville.--Shot with an air cifle in the bands of a youthful companion, Ellsworth Blair, a lo- cal boy, it is feared, may lose the , sight of the eye. The other boy did not know that the gun was loaded. ' Stove Blown To Bits Smiths Falls.--When a small ennex to an electric stove exploded in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E + Morris, Mrs, Morris 'and her 11. 4 "year-old grandson, Allan, had nar- row escapes from injury. It is thought that pipes at the rear of the heater had frozen. The stove was blown to bits. The walls and floor of the kitchen were damag- ed. Bishop Confirms Son Brockville.--When Right Rev. C. A. Seager, Bishop of thé Dio- cese of 'Ontario, held confirmation services here one of the candidates confirmed by him at a special ser- vice at St. Alban's school was his own son, a pupil at that institu. tion. Honeymooners Injured Brockvillo.--Returning toward Brockville from their honeymoon trip to Boston over the week-end, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cameron of this town met with an automobile accident near Nel N.Y., thelr car skidding on the slippery state road. Mrs. Cameron sustained a fracture of the right wrist and the groom was slightly injured about the chest. Cheesemakers To Meet Brockville.--The first annual convention of the Eastern Ontario Cheesemakers' Association is to be held at the Kemptville 'Agricultur- al School on Dec. 11 and 12, Am- ong the speakers will be Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Ontario Minister of Agriculture; J. P. Griffin, of the Ontario Milk Producers' Associa- tion and Professor W. J. Bell of the Kemptville Agricultural School. ir. Ferguson Congratulated Brockville.--Before concluding its regular session, the Leeds ana Grenville Counties Council adopted a resolution extending congratula- tions to Hon. G. Howard Fergu- son, on his appointment as High Commissioner for Canada in Lon- don. Mr. Ferguson is a former member of the Council. Grand Old Man Passes 'Marmora.~Another of Marmora's grand old men has passed to his et- ernal reward in the person of William Knox. His death occurred just a month after the 91st anniversary of his birth occurred and two and a half months from the laying to rest of his beloved wife. Case Dismissed Trenton. --The case of Arlie Beech who had the misfortune to knock down Mrs. Mary Crowe on Dundas St.,, about two months ago, came up in court here and the charge against Mr. Beech was dismissed by the Magistrate as the evidence failed to show that he was in anyway respon- sible for the accident. ing-up were received by the occup- ants, 4,500 Pounds of Whitefish Belleville. --Large hauls of whitefish were lifted at various places at Mil- The largest lift on record was made by Mr. Joe Bandy of Deseron- to, a few days ago with a haul of over 4,500 pounds of whitefish in one Moore of Point Petri lifted with over 1,700 pounds. ford. life. Mr, Charge Dismissed Lindsay.--William Baldwin, Sr. of Laxton had all charges in connection with the still seized in Laxton, on Nelson Prices at CHRISTMAS ~ Astounding "Crash" of THE ARCADE DECEMBER CLEARANCE SALE ESTABLISHING NEW LOW LEVELS FOR PRICES ON MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S WEARING APPAREL, DR YGOODS AND FOOTWEAR. Sale Starts Thursday, December 4th, 9 am. THE EARLY SHOPPER GETS THE BEST CHOICE COME WITH THE CROW DS -- SHOP NOW FOR GET OUR LARGE SALE BILL--SEE THE BIG DISPLAYS (0 ... ready packed in a pretty box | N extension telephone for mother, wife, sis- ter, is a Christmas gift of all-year-round use- fulness -- a continuous reminder of your ! You can have the telephone (all packed in a pretty box) delivered on Christmas I] ft { ! % ldea Wednesday, October 29th, dismissed against him when he appeared in pol- ice court before Magistrate Jordan, Bobcaygeon. -- The Bobcaygeon Curling Club held its annual meetin| at the skating rink last week and el- ected officers for 1930-31, as follows: President, E, C. Anderson; Vice: President, William Fulton; Chaplain, Rev, L. M. Hinton; Secretary, G. B. Moore; Treasurer, A. E. Bottum, Ends Service Kingston.--Miss Elizabeth Thomp- son, for twenty-four years clerk and stenographer at Rockwood Hospital, has started on superannuation and severed her connection with the in- stitute. Miss Thompson took over her duties at Rockwood Hospital one year after Dr. Ryan went there as superintendant, Conducting Inspections Kingston.--Brigadier W, B. Ander- son, CM.G,, D.S.0, Officer Com- manding M.D, 3 is conducting his an- nual inspections of the Department Corps. The inspection will last over a period of about two weeks. Degrees Conferred Kingston--Exemplification of de- grees marked the assemblage of three hundred members of the Knights of Columbus order in the K. of C, hall in this city when visiting knights were present from Cobourg. Peter: borough, Trenton, Kingston and Brockville, Curling Starts Kingston.--The Kingston Curling Club officially opened its season this week when the schedule of Club Championship games commences, The curlers started using the ice about the middle of November and a num- ber of friendly matches have taken place. . PRODUCE PRICES TORONTO FARMERS' MARKET The following are quotations, re- tail, in effect on the St. Lawrence Market, Toronto. Produce Butter, dairy per pound 0.28 0.32 Do., Creamery, per ] pound 0.40 0.45 Fruits and Vegetabl®g---- Carrots, 6 bunches .. ... Beets, doz. bunches .. +». Onions, dry, 11 qt. basket Do.. firste, per d Cabbage oe Cauliflower ....4.¢¢.. Spinach, peck Mushrooms, per pound Leaf Lettucc, three for ... Head Lettuce two for .,.. Parsley, per bunch .. 0.06 Onions, bunch, three for ... Eggs, extras, per doz. 0.65 Cress, three for ... Celery, head .... Squash, each ... Parsnips, basket ..... Beets, basket . ees Peppers, each Herbs, bunch ,..co00e sss Radishes, bunch ,...v «+. Oranges, per doz. .... 0.235 Honeydew Melons, each 0.25 Grapefruit, 3 for ..... Potatoes, bag Cucumbers, six for . lemons, per doz, ,. Bananas, per dozen. , Apples, bus, Do., Snows, 6 qt. .. Oranges, doz. Can. Green Peas, 8 qt. basket Eggplant, each . Green peppers, basket Poars, basket Cranberries, qt. .... 0.15 0.25 0.5L 0.66 0.10 0.35 0.40 see. 0.70 0.10 0.26 TEER sree "ee | Sweet potatoes 6 lbs | Pumpkins, each | No. 1, 80cc; No. 2, 27c. Eve, or at any time you choose, or you can present it yourself, to be connected whenever it is most convenient to the recip- ient. Call at any Bell business office, or telephone us and we shall call on you at your convenience with | full information -- and a specimen gift telephone for your inspec tion, 'H. M. BLACK, Manager, OOPOHSO OONOOOHOOOOOOOOII90¢ BN AN. TANNA D EON TORONTO PRODUCE Toronto dealers are buying pro- | duco.at the following prices: Eggs--Ungraded. cases reiurn- ed, frosh extras, 69¢c to 60c; fresh firsts, 61c to 52¢; seconds, 32 to | 35¢; pullet extras, 46¢c. Buter--No. 1 Ontario creamery solids, 30 to 30%c; No, 2, 29 to 29%e. Churning Cream---special, 31c; Cheese--No. 1 large, colored paraffined and government graded, 14 to 14je. Quotations to poultry shippers are as follows: Poultry---- Alive Select M.F. Fatted hens, over 6 1bs., each .... 19 23 23 'Over 4 to B lbs. 14..19 .-30 EARRING | 10". 18 Under 3% lbs. ea. 13 15 Spring chickens, over 5 lbs. ... 24 26 Over 43 to 6 lbs. OBCR si i0vts 23 Over 4 to 43 bs. each 18 20 Under 4 lbs, ea. 15 Broilers, 13 to 2% lbs. each .... 24 2 Ducklings (white), over 5 lbs. ea 22 Over 4 to 6 Ibs. each v...iis 16 Colored, 2¢ 1b. less. Guinea fowl, pair ...ev0e... 1.60 Geeso and turkeys. market prices. Selling ' Toronto dealers are offering pro- duce to retail dealers at the fol- lowing prices: Eggs--Froesh extras, in cartons, 62 to 66c; fresh lextras, loose, 2c; firsts, 62¢; seconds, 38 to 40¢c; pullet extras. 49 to 63c. : Butter--No. 1 creamery prints, 33% to 34c; No. 2 creamery, prints, 32%c¢ to 83c. Cheeso--New, large. 17¢c; twins, 1%3c; triplets, 174c: stiltons, 20c Old, large, 27 to 28¢; twins, 28 to 29¢; old stiltons, 28c, Poultry ry Dressed Chickens, 5 1bs up vo... 32-84 Do., 4 to 5108. sues s «36-28 Hens, over 6 1bs. ,..044 Brollers «eo iviivieneee DUCKS «veut vssssanssves TUPKOYS sin visrranaes Geesg tess aree «21-23 «28-33. CHICAGO PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago, Dec, 3.--~Fresh market on eggs has not for several days exhibited characteristic firmness that might be expected for this season of the year, Futures were quiet with lower prices through- out; closing with slight rally. Con. tinued strength was apparent from opening on spot butter, offerings being noticeably light with bids in line with or, better than close of Jonday. This was not the case however, so far as active futures were concerned. Both opened low- er due to disappointing storage reports . and moderating weather. The close was ¢igher than Mon- day, later strength being attributed to light offerings at a time when buying became rather general. Open commitments--Dec, eggs, 621; Jan. ref. eggs. 17; Dec. but. ter, 270; Jan. butter, 412. Two . market receipts -- Buttor today, 26,880; last year, 23,666. Eggs, today, 27,201; last year, 15,826. Chicago spot market--Butter ex- tras, 33c;' standards, 31jc; tome steady to firm. Eggs, firsts, 34 to 36c; tone barely steady. Toronto Grain Quotations Grain dealers on the Toronto Board of Trade are making the following quotations for car lots: Manitoba wheat--No. 1 hard, 66%c; No. 1 Northern, 66c; No, 2, do., 633c; No. 3, do, 60c; No. 4 do., 68c (cif. Goderich and Bay ports). Manitoba Oats--No. 1 feed, 32¢; No. 2, 31c. Argentine Corn--760" (c.i.f. Port Colborne). Millfeed. delivered Montreal, freights, bags includod--Bran, per ton, $20.26; shorts, per ton, $21.- 25; middlidgs, $29.26. Ontario grain -- Wheat, 68¢; barley, 32c¢; oats, 29c; rye, 4bc; buckwheat, 50c. COCOA SUPPLY IS BELOW DEMAND Research Being Started to In- crease Crops in Trinidad and Other Colonies Trinidad, Port-of-Spain, Dec, 3-- Increased cocoa crops are wanted by the coacom manufacturers of Great Britain as well as the cocoa growers of the colonies and a research scheme is now under way to this end. A, J. Pound and E. E. Pyke, English bot- anists, have arrived in Trinidad i connection. with the cocoa research scheme. Mr. Pound is a genetist of Reading University, England, and Mr. Pyke is a plant physiologist of the Royal College of Science, Lon- don. The research will include the cocoa soil: as well as the plant iteelf, and for this purpose A. J. McDonald, who was educated at the Imperial College has been recruited. He will work under the direction of Prof. F. Hardy, who has already made some preliminary investigations inf cocoa and forest soils. Colonel Evans, Principal of the Imperial College, in an interview with the Trinidad Guar- dian, said: "Sufficient contributions have been received to warrant the recruitment of these officers, as it is felt that considerable preliminary investiga- tion must be carried out in the first place. Later on, the acquisition of a small area on which cocoa can be grown under controlled conditions will be necessary, and it is the inten- tion-of the governing body of the col- lege to. accumulate sufficient funds for this purpose as it is recognizad as an integral part of the research scheme. The whole object of this re. search is to investigate the possibils ities of increasing the yield of cocoa per acre. One of the chief factors involved: is certainly botanical and in other cases soil conditions are very important, | . "Half of the expenditure of the scheme is financed by the cocoa manufacturing firms in Great Britain and the remainder by contributions from cocoa producing colonies inside the Empire. It is interesting to note that of the colonies, handsome con- tributions have been promised from Trinidad, Nigeria and the Gold Coast, while the smaller producing L.colonies such as Grenada and Ceylon, arg giving financial assistance on a smaller scale." 'According to a current story a Brooklyn woman tied herself to a tree in order to keep her husband home. 8he should have tied the husband.--Detroit. Free Press. Beautiful and Reliable . The Patrician A modern Pen for modern men. In five beautiful col ours----cach pen with a matching cil. Distinctive design. 'aultless balance. Liberal ink capacity. Per- fect ink feed. And a sturdy nib especially handcrafted to render you years and years of wonderful writing service, Pens $10.00, Pencils $5.00 The Lady Patricia small, Other models of reliable Watermen Pens, $2.75 to 87.00. Pencils to match $1.00 to 00. AT THE REXALL STORES Jury & Lovell King E. Simcoe 8. Phone 28 " Phone 68 . . The Secret of MARGARET YORKE By Kathleen Norris " % Story Thus Far: Margaret Yorke, an attractive young woman from New York, is companion to Mrs. Cutting, in Californias, and governess to Mrs, Cutting's small, adopted 208, S140; Mrs. Cutting knows nothing of Margaret's antecedents. Margaret takes a dislike to Mrs, Cutting's nephew, Stanley Crittenden, be- cause of his apparently idle hab- its. Stanley is curious about Margaret. At a bridge game he is much. attracted to Margaret, but she is coldly Indifferent to him. Mrs, Cutting comes to Margaret's room at night and tells her that Mrs, Cuyler Theo~ bald of New York, the former Shirley Wilson, 'and once Stan- ley's fiancee, is coming back to get a divorce. At the mention of Cuyler Theobald's name, Mar~ garet turns pale. The family go to thelr ranch at Uplands, and Margaret, driving with Stanley tells him what she has heard sbout Shirley's coming. Stanley takes the news calmly, Margaret, at the farm, finds that her dis. like of "tanley Is being over- come. Margaret establishes her- solf as a favorit: with the week-end guests at Upland, Stan~ ley returns alone to the farm, after the gests have departed, snd he and Margaret find them- selves falling In love. Back at Briingame Shirley Wilson Theo- bald has settled in the Ferguson house. Society decides not to forgive Shirley buts she Is de- termined to be recognized. Bhs attends a strawberry fete where she meets Margaret and ques- tions her about Stan. A week after the strawberry fete Shirley goes to the country club and sees Margaret with Jim. She tries to find out from Margaret, Stan's attitude on Mra, Cutting's adop- tion of the child, She meets Stan and has a talk with him and for the first time recog- nizes that Margaret Yorke is her rival in securing Stan's affec- tions, INSTALMENT VIII After that Bhirley sometimes met Stanley in San Francisco for luncheon, He reminded himself of her history, but' her insidious |charm began to win him in spite .of bimeel; and he found that he: constant invitations and her im jportunity made it unusua! for him {to live for twenty-four hours witkout at least a» glimpse of Shirle;. . sand dollars in bills--imagine it! I'd never seen so much money in my life, 1 didn't give Mama all of it, you may be sure of that! Well after that I liked bim. And so, two weeke before our wedding-- yours and mine--when 1 was all excited and tired anyway, he came to me suddenly--" She paused. Stanley, who was looking down at bis locked bands, did not look up. "He came to me," sie went on, "and 1 honestly think be mesmer- {zed me, Stan! He sald I was to leave with him for the ea :, next day, and he gave me tickets--! simply obeyed him like a dummy." "Well, the glamour didn't last long. He bad promised t¢ put me on the stage, you know, and buy a big play for me--I1 remember he always maid, 'A marvellous story, like "Outcast" I didn't know anything about the way plays were bought, 1 believed he might launch me! "He DID give me money," *"# added thoughtfully, and some- thing deep down inside Stan win ced and revolted, "But what could 1 do with money--a child my age in a New York hotel? I cried for weeks, and that wade him furfous. Finally, he said J4ve would gO abroad, I never had been. And a few days later he was t:ken ili; we got a doctor and 8 nurse-- they both thought I was his dau. ghter. And he gave me a check for ten thousand dollars---it bad gust come in; I think he knew he seriously-- and they have. The least--the least that Cuyler Theo bald can do for me is give me & fresh etart! Don't you think 80 Stan?" She was very feminine, very soft and eppealing and young, under the mellow lampligbt, and Stanley, watching her smilingly, found it hard to judge her dis passionately. The half-hour after tem struck; Stanley rose. He bad to go, he said, instinctively stifling sn im- pulse to add that it was to the ranch, t "Don't forgei," the said, com- ing close to him for farewells, and laying ber white little hand against bis coat-lapel, "don't for- get that I'm to be asked down to 'Uplands' one of these days!" "You know you're in Aunt Hat's black books, Shiriey!" "Yes, but aren't you master there?" she asked, ssuclly, "It seems to me I would be, in your place!" "Oh, you would, would you? You could run the whol» place with one finger, couldn't you?" Stan asked, looking down at the' tluffy golden head, H "And you included!" she answ- ered, with a demure upward sweep of her lashes, "Don't forget-- when wou're married to your quiet dignified, cold-blooded Margaret," she added, naughtily, "that bad little loving Shirley ls your falry~ godmother! Kiss me, Stan!" \ "Why not? he sald laughing. He put his arm about ber, and she quite readily raised her soft, childish little mouth. Ten minutes later the roadster was flying down the empty road, in cold clear autumn moonlight, toward the ranch, The dark Or« chards ruehed by him, the cross roads glimmered whitely acro them, at sharp angles. Stanley, was going to die and leave me, went to Europe. Theobald in Italy--he had been getting a divorce in France. He was a sport, Stan, a heavy eater and his wife still refusing a div-| orce! 80 that was all of that, sent i SUIKISE M8 ad 8 "My mother came east, and wo 1 met Cayler [9°F shaking off water, drew great breaths of the softd head now "Whew-w!" he sald more that once, aloud, "I wonder why I lel myself in for that? Whew-wl" ) and drinker and gambler, but he was handsome, and he liked me from the start, I married him to try to make a success of my life, and his, If it was possible, "Jt wasn't possible! I had al- ! most four years of it, Stan---four | years in be!l. And then, suddenly, this spring, it didn't seem to me worth while. 1 gave up! 1 told him I'd had enough--I1 couldn't stand any more, So I came home. | "I'm not going to try to cop- !vince most people that I'm not "One night, wnen re got home, |gimply a bad woman, running a- at the farm, to which they hail taken Jim and a few small friends that morning, for an all-day part) Stan stood with a thoughtful face considering the message, It was just six o-clock; he could an hour. dinner. tele- | phone "Uplands" and be there in {ghed Shirley, very low, "that I He could run over and see Shir- threw away. ley for five minutes and still be at the farm for a half-past-eeven |denly faced him were smiling, buff {there was a flesh of tears on ber he foupd that Margaret and his'way with one man, and then div« aunt bad unexpectedly remained 'oreing another. But you know better, axd | am going to try to convince you. I want you to know [thet if ever a silly, blind girl "paid for her folly, I am that girl! And the tragedy of it all is-- "The tragedy of it all is," fin- have come to see, Stan, what I " Too late! The eyes with which she sud- So he ran over, just to see her lashes, itor a few minutes before he tsle- 'phoned to "Uplands," She was alone. | Stan rushed back to the Louse @t ten minutes past seven and dressed for dinner, and he and Shirley had it alone In her ex quisite dining-room, After dinner they went into the adjoining room, and shirea the fire with their coffee and lig- ueurs, Shirley admitted that she had been depressed all day; she was very silent, drinking her cof: fee with half-shut, speculative eyes. "Stan, I've often wondered--" she said presently, "I know how they all blamed me! But, I've often wondered--did you blame me?" | Stan answered laugh. I "No, but did you?" she persist. ed, a little hurt. "Blame you? I don't remember, Shirley. I guess I was pretty wel! cut up." He alwayg felt uneasy, lately: with Shirley, in spite of his inces sant desire for her company. It would. be good to get to "Up lands" and find his aunt in the amiable, sleepy mood she always felt in the country, and Margaret her simple, self-contained self. { "Stan--" sald Shirley, out of another silence-- "I want to tell you something, I was more of & fool than most girls, 'Stan, I'm not defending myself, but I grew up too quickly. I had an offer of marriage before I was fifteen, and two more +before 1 was sixteen!' "Kids," Stan suggested, "Kids! One was Foster Priest --he was twenty!" "And who were the others?" Stanley asked interestedly, ter he had known her and all her circle then. "Joe Pope and Blake Pond-- afterward Blake married my sis- ter Cora," she supplied promptly. "Then you came along, my dear, and I adored you-----except that 1 was always afraid of you! Oh, yes, I was," Shirley reiterated quickly, as Stan laughed incredu- lously. "And then we had the Randolph theatricals. You remem- only with a ber that Tom Duncan drilled us, | and that I had the leading part? 1 know--I know--" she Interrup- ted herself quickly, as Stan, at the mention of Tom Duncan, made a mouth of distaste-- "I didn't like him either, Stan! But he was enormously rich, you know, an he had that alr of always having everything hie own way. And 1 was nineteen. I always thought of him as an old man--he was forty elght, "Well, anyway, he showed me that he admired me tremendous- ly. I knew about his wife and | you, "My dear girl," Stan said awk {wardly, ending it, "I don't blame God knows, or any other woman who gets rid of a brute. | You've had a rotten time, 1 only hope that in time you'll feel as 'Yappy here as you ever did." "Ard you'll be my friend, Stan?" she asked. "Well, of course, ass!" "Then that's all I ask!" Shir- ley said, with her April smile, "] am wondering," said Shirley, "ft I can't help you, Stan. I'm older than Miss Yorke, and J think she likes me. I don't think anything in the world would make me so happy now as to feel that your happiness was safe, Some time, when it's just the family go- ing to the farm, persuade Mrs. Cutting to let me come, and I'll see how the land les!" i "My dear, there is nothing do- ing there!" Stanley sald laugh: ing. "I don't know which was the most surprised at my making & pass at her--she or myself! Since then she hasn't said a word to me. She's a strange girl-- mysterious, womehow." i "Has she ever been married; Stan?" Shirley asked, presently. "Why, I don't think so!" he; answered, looking up In a little surprise and distaste, "She's exactly the type to be supporting a good-for-nothing man somewhere," Shirley said shrewdly, f believe it," Stanley "I don't wald firmly. "Well, it doesn't matter!" Shire ley laughed, "Because I am going; to be your little fairy godmother and dance at your wedding. Shall you like me for a fairy-godmother, Stan?" : "I--1 think I will!" he sald a little gruffly, smiling. i Shirley's brown eyes, fixed up-; on his, filled slowly with tears. She was still smiling, and the/ dazzle of her childish gaze through the shower was strangely appealing and pitiful, "Thanks, Tanny!" she sald soft: ly, her lips trembling, He remem- bered that she had called - hi "Tanny years before, when he ha hoped to make her his wife. ! "I shall feel so differently, aft-| er awhile, Stan. But just now it's horrid, After October twelfth-- bh, blessed day!--I shall be free. [Free from Cuyler Theobald, after four years! That's over. I wish," Don't be an ¢|she added frankly, "that I didn't thave to touch his money! I only asked two thousand a month, you know, that's less than a fifth of what we used to spend. But even that," sald Shirley, smiling, "hurts me!" "I wish you needn't," concurred, briefly. Stanley ichildren--I was mad about you--- iT didn't want Tom Duncan, never thought of such a thing! But Mama, who was buying my trous: seay, you know got into horrible money troubles, and you weren't ® rich man, Stan," Shirley broke off to say pleadingly and prettily. "One day I cried and told Tom "But where would my po.r little thundred be, all by their little elves?" the woman asked whime wically, "I've coms back to re-es- tablish myself, Stan, And you can only do that by forcing yourself down people's throats. I knew that if I took this place, and shout it, and he gave me a thou-|they"d all take me much more i brought my car and my maids, | (To be continued) i BRITISH OFFICIAL HAILS USEFULNESS OF MODERN PAPERS Says They Are Rendering Very Useful Service * to Public A London, Dec, 3--A few: words in praise of newspapers by Sir George Newman, M.D.,, Chie! Medical Of- ficer of the Ministry of Health and Board of Education, in a recent offici~ al report, has prompted the News- Chronicle to devote an editorial to the matter. Sir George's reference to newspapers is as follows: "In re- cent years. there has been an. enors mous extension and development: in all classes of newspapers in the pre sentation, interpretation and applica- tion of our knowledge of the science and art of hygiene, Of its education- al value there can be no doubt" Commenting editorially on this the News-Chronicle says: "So many people seem to be con= cerned nowadays with discovering what is bad in the mcdern newspaper that it is rather a relief to find a man of the eminence of Sir George New- man drawing attention to their use- fulness," Quoting Sir George's words' the News-Chronicle says: "This is the direct service which the modern newspaper renders from the doctor's point of view, Even from that limited point of view, there is another, an indirect service ug- questionably in our opihion at least as important. It is impossible to as- sess in figures the contribution which newspapers make to nation calth by helping to keep the minds of their countless readers amused, interested and instructed in the great game of life. We are miserable sinners, of course; but even the wretched news- paper has its virtues; as the croakers would discover to their cost if the' Press ceased to exist, or even revert- ed suddenly to those older conditions of which the very real sins, both of omission and commission, are con- veniently forgotten by the critics of the modern newspaper." STUDENTS TO STUDY QUEBEC PROBLEMS Montreal, Dee, 3--School problems of the Province of Quebec and in a more general way of the whole Do- minion will be thoroughly studied by graduate students in the department of education at McGill University, Four scholarships of a value of $500 each have been awarded to stu- dents carrying on graduate studies in this department for the purpose of making a special study of provincial educational problems, Professor F. Clarke, chairman of the department of education at Me- Gill, is directing the work, REFUSAL TO ADMIT HUGENOTS HAD BIG EFFECT ON CANADA Montreal,' Dec. 3 -- Canada might' $e French today had not the Catholic church of the Eighteenth Century re- fused to admit Huguenots and thus kept the population of the country so low it lay open to English inva- sions, Dr. J. A. Nutter told the His torical Association of Montreal. The subjects of his address was. Louis burg, the fortified city on Cape Bre- ton Island which was built by the French and once stood as the strong- est fortress. on the Atlantic Coast, At a time when the English popula- tion on this continent was close to a million the French population of Can- ada was less than a hundred thous and, the speaker pointed out. The reason some girls don't blush . all over is because they can't carry that much rouge around in their compacts, comments one Writer.-- Galt Reporter, .