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rr ------ PACE EICHT' "EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS I ------S---- rganize Club Peterborough. -- Captain G. Monkman was elected president ot Peterborough Garrison Bad- minton Club which met recently for the annual meeting. Plans were discussed for the forthcom- ing season. It was decided that schedule play will be commenced following the close of the Made- in.Canada Exhibition in October. Otter officers elected were as fol- lows: Vice-president, Major C. Stuart, secretary-treasurer, Cap- tain G. 'EB. R. Munroe; execu- tives, Major F. Stinson Major J. Dewart, Captain R. J. Bolton and Lieut. F, Brooks. Struck By Lightning Lakefield, -- In a severe elec- trical storm that passed through the northern part of the county about 5 p.m. on Sunday, Bruce Fitzgerald's barn near Selwyn was struck by lightning and wholly destroyed. All the cut crop was in the barn and went up in flames. Except for ome calf, the stock was saved. A few implements were destroyed. The loss is partially covered by insur- ance. ; Seven-Pound Bass Kingston. = Alan Cliff, on of Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Cliff, Brock street, caught a seven-pound big smouth bass at Grippen Lake last week. The catch was made be- fcre seven o'clock in the morn- ing, a bass-oreno being used as bait. This is one of the larges: bass that has been reported caught in this vicinity. Honored Priest Renfrew. -- At the conclusion of high mass on Sunday mrning in St. Francis Xavier Churcn, Ren frew , Rev. A. J. McKennirary, former curate of the parish and | HERE YOU ARE FOLKS! Step right up, hit the nigger in the eye and win a cigar. Over here, ladies and gentlemen, we have Baby Stella, in this cage the wild man, he eats raw meat, Horse races, thrills' ga- lore and plenty: of fun-- that's Oshawa Fair, When you're tired out after the day, drop around to the Rexall Store. Here a pleasant smile and a cheery word you will re- ceive and find most refresh- ing. Here is a good place to leave your parcels and meet your friends. Besides our counters and windows are full of hundreds of bargains that will be most interestng to you. 'When at the Fair Shop and Save with Safety at THE REXALL STORES Jury & Lovell Simcoe 8S. Phone 28 Phone 68 now stationed at St. Jeau Bap- tiste parish, Pembroke, was pres- ented with a substantial cheque on behalf of the congregation as a tangible expression of its affec- ticn and esteeem. Has Coloured Corn Belleville, -- John MsPherson, of the fourth concession of the township of Sidney exhibited 8 wrist of corn of the "Rainbow Flint" variety, there being ten ears of all colors of the rainbow the colors being in different pro- portions. These ears are at least twelve inches long and the color effect lives up to the names Mr, McPherson has one acre of this corn, He also showed a sample of the massive ears of 'Bloody Butcher," ensilage corn, these be ing 12 to 13 inches long. One ear for example has eighteen rows and 47 kernels to the row. He has a large field of this coru. Plan Big Bridge Cornwall. -- Immediate stepe are to be taken for the incorpora- tion of the Cornwall Ma In- ternational Bridge Company, fol- lowing a meeting of promoters of the company here. In view of the fact that the proposed bridge will be partially in Canada and partially in the United States, charters must be secured in each country. Many Attend Ceremony Bellevillee. Many from Belleville were in Kingstoa on sunday afternoon on the occas- fon of the laying of the corner- stone of the new novitiate of the Sisters of the House of Provid- ence at thefr new property on the York Road. The ceremony was performed by His Excellency, Most Rev. M. J. O'Brien, co-adju- tor Archbishop of Kingston. 'rhe sermon of the afternoon was de- livered by Rt. Rev. J. F. Nichol- son, V.G. $3,000 Fire Loss Lindsay. -- An estimated loss of $3,000 was caused when light- ning destroyed John Thorne's two barns, near Omemee yesterday, together with this and part of jast year's crops. One animal was killed near Sunderland, and (eorge Downey's house near Rea~ boro was slightly damaged. Fair Shows Profit Picton. -- That Picton Fair, Leld recently, will have a good surplus after all accounts and prize money has been pail, was revealed by Secretary F. H. Min- aker though definite figures were not given. Attendance during the two days equalled that dur- ing the three days of the 1930 Tair. Making Good Progress Kingston. -- The work paving the highway between Napanee and Kingston is making-good pro- gress. The surface of the round has been laid from where paving was stopped last year to the vil- lage of Odessa and the road, east of the village of Odessa, is realy for surfacing. The contraciors expect to have the paving pro- gram on this section of road com- pleted by the end of this month Successful Fair Perth. -- The 85th annual ex- tibition of the South Lanark Ag- ricultural Society which opened Lere on Thursday concluded Sat- urday. The number of entries were incresged over former years and the quality of the farm pro- duce was equal to previous exhi- bitions, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry were shown in large num- bers. The horse exhibit was very large this year and some fine specimens were on the grounds and greatly admired. Dedicate New Organ Peterborough, --George Street United Church swung open its doors Sunday to its large congre- gation for the first time in ten weeks, during which time the gi- gantic task of installing the now organ has been in progress. IL was a service of dedication and the great church was thronged with worshippers at both morn- ing and evening services despite the intense heat. The day will long deserve a bright page in the history of the church, marking Travel The King's Highway OSHAWA -- TORONTO DAILY COACH SERVICE COACHES STOP AT ANY POINT TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. SIGNAL PLAINLY BY HAND TO THE DRIVER. Tickets and Information at GRAY COACH LINE Genosha Hotel OSHAWA Phone 2325 'been granted--to another great step in its forward march, Record Attenrance Cornwall. Speedy horse races featured closing day of Cornwall exhibition Saturday. The attendance was the highest ever recorded at the local fair, more than 6,000 persons passing through the gates to bring the total attendance for the three- day show to 11,000. Fire Damages Plant Kenora. -- The planing mill, box factory and boiler house of the Keewatin Lumber Company plant here, were destroyed by fire. No estimate has yet been made of the damage to the plant which was covered by insurance. The origin of the blaze was not determined. Fire Destroyed Home Arnprior. -- Fire starting in the attic of the home of David McConighy, Pinegrove road, just outside Arnprior, destroyed the tuilding, woodshed and garage at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening. The loss is estimated at $1,600 partly covered by insurance. Has 21 Years Service Ottawa. Congratulations were extended on Sunday to J. Ldgar Birch, organist and choir- master of St. Andrew's Presby- terian Chureh, on the completion of 21 years of continuous service in this post. Mr. Birch is ons of the best-known and most popu- lar organists in 'Ottawa, and feli- citations ate being received by him from many, friends outside his church as well as from the people of St. Andrew's. Fidd Day Kingston, -- Under the aus- pices of the Seeley's Bay Hockey Ciub, a very successful fleld day was held at Grippen Lake on Sat- urday. There was a very large attendance and the various events were entered into with the great- est enthusiasm. ---------------------- CENTENNIAL OF CANADA'S FIRST WOMAN DOCTOR Mrs. Emily H. Stowe Was Ministering Angel to Early Pioneers Toronto, Ont, Sept. 12 -- Fred Williams, in The Mail and Enmpire, points out this is the centennial year of the birth of Canada's first woman doctor. Emily Stowe was born in South Norwich in 1831, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solo- mon. Jennings. For 20 years be- fore that the only person who look- ed after the sick was Mrs. Adam Stover. who was a capable and skil- ful nurse, having received special training in New England before settling at Norwich in 1811. She was in great demand, going early and late, travelling on horseback over rough roads, through storms, braving danger, for at night the forest was swarming with wolves. She always carried with her a satchel filled with infants' clothing, for it was rarely that the mothers in the bush had opportunity to pro-, vide any sort of layette. Emily Jennings began her public life as a teacher, when 15, and con- tinued to advance in her profession until she became the first female high school or grammar school teacher in the Dominion. She mar- ried, was the mother of three child- ren, was an excellent wife and mo- ther, a model housekeeper, so that her intellectual qualifications and aspirations did not unfit her for domestic life. After she had been married a few years her attention was directed to the fact that wo- men were needed in the medical profession. y As there were no opportunities cation in Canada, she attended the New York Medical College for Wo- men, graduated from that institu- tion in 1 and commenced to practise in Toronto, thus being the first woman doctor in the Di ion Her subsequent struggle for the right to practice medicine left no trace of bittérness, nor did her part in: the long struggle for the ad- mission of women into the Uni- versity of-Toronto, b om -------- AERIAL RIVALR BETWEEN THE SEXES London, Sept, 12--"The air riv- alry between the sexes has been carried a stage further by the an- nouncement that the 10,000th Royal Aero Club aviator's certificate has a woman," says The Manchester for women to obtain a medical edu- _ "Many women are now in train- ing to become air pilots," an air authority said to a reporter, "but whether the number of women will catch up with men is a matter for the future. Women make very good pilots because they have a very light touch, but I would not say they are as capable as men in an emergency, because they do not seem to have that self-command which a man possesses. They are liable to lose their heads. The am- jority of women who fly are young peqple who find aviation a fine way of passing their spare time," REINDEER MEAT MAY TAKE PLACE OF BEEF STEAK Sir Wilfred Grenfell Sees Labrador as Centre of Activity This article in a recent issue of the London Times is jointly writ. ten by Sir Wilfred Grenfell, head of the missions in Labrador which bear his name, and Dr. F. Fraser Darling, of Edinburgh University. The Terra Nova portion of La- brador is a territory as great in extent as the United Kingdom and lies for the most part in the same latitude as middle England. The coast line is barren' and ex- cessively cold in the winter sea- son. Inland are great stretches of coniferous forest and Sub- Arctic vegetation, providing a large amount of potential food, which is at present untouched. The country round Lake Melville, west of the Hamilton Inlet, also enjoys a less severe climate than the coast, and at North West Riv- er oats were grown and ripened years ago. The Grenfell Mission has at present a growing farm at this point where a trained agri- culturist is assisting the doctor in charge of the Hospital Stata. In this area there is much rough grass, at present quite empty of stock, In view of the possible world deficiency of beef, a growing ra- ther than a transient difficulty, there seems reason for describing as one of the potentialities of La- brador its possible supply of meat, using the one domesticatcd animal which could sustain f{t- seif throughout the year in that country without adventitious aid. The reindeer of the Old World and the caribou of the, New are varieties of the same species. Rangifertarandus, which is the most widely distributed of all mammals, occupying in greater or lesser numbers the sub-Arctic Jand areas of the world. In the 0)d World the reindeer has been a domesticated animal for many thousands of years, but in the American sub-Arctic regions the caribou has always remained wild. The reindeer of Europe and: 8i- beria was unknown in Amerjca until 1892, when the United Sta- tes Government imported a few hundred animals into Alaska for the benefit of the Eskimo popula- tien, The Alaskan effort has far out- grown _ the original intention. There are now nearly a million reindeer in the territory, and the husbandry of these animals on the ranch system has become a profitable investment for the white man's money and energy. In 1909 Sir Wilfred Grenfell im- ported Norwegian deer, accompa- nied by Lapp herders, into North- ern Newfoundland and Southern Labrador. Though 70 were sold to others and spare stags were regularly used for meat the origi- nal 300 had increased to 1,500 be- fore the War in 1914. The ex- periment; though on a small scale was entirely successful. There was ample food for the deer and their numbers doubly increased in less thaw every three years. Experiment Justified The main idea of that impor- tation was to provide means of transport, food, and milk, and to dispense with dogs. From that point of view the experiment was justified. It was apparent, how- ever, that the usefulness of the reindeer was not limited by its transport service, but that meat, hides, and horn were marketable products. The Newfoundland Government gave the herd no rrotection, not being willing for political reasons to forbid killing deer in a territory where (though caribou were almost non.exist- ent) electors objected to mot be- ing allowed to shoot deer. The husbandry of the Grenfell Mis- sion deer was suspended during the War, and on Sir Wilfred's re- turn to Labrador he found it im- possible to contince ranching the animals. Of the deer that could be rounded up, the rest having dbeen destroyed 130 wege caplur- | } ed and consigned to the care of the Canadian Government, who placed them on Anticosti Island, where they have multiplied. The time may have arrived when use of these great areas of sub-Arctic vegetation should be made by the only animal able to ulilize the food and country eco- nomically. The present Govern- ment of Newfoundland is pre- pared to give protection and every facility to the enterprise. In Alaska the native caribou has been successfully bred into the demesticated herds during the last few years. Northern New- foundland and Southern Labra- dor are the home of the wood- land caribou, the largest and strongest variety of the reindeer species. It is considered that wild stags of this variety might be used to advantage with herds of domesticated reindeer hinds, so that the average size of future glock should be greater than the present-day Alaskan and Norwe- gian deer. The food supply fur- nished by the reindeer in Alaska has proved a valuable factor in the development of that territory. Five thousand men are perma- nently employed in the industry, nearly half the total population. Natural Waterways The Labrador coast is full of navigable creeks extending far inland, and all the freight would be water borne direct to the mar- kets, The great natural water- way of the Hamilton Inlet and Lake Melville would provide a route for the transport of car- casses from inner Labrador. Sub- cepots could be arranged on this waterway with a main depot at Rigolet, as well as in Sandwich Bay and other fiords. The intense ccld during the winter months provides cold storage at a low cost: Europe is only 2,000 miles from Labrador and the journey j* not equatorial. Labrador is part of the nearest British Do- minion that could export meat to Europe, and this great geographi- cal advantage and those topogra- phical ones. already mentioned are important factors pointing to the success of the scheme as soon as conditions become sufficiently favorable for it to be undertaken. It is probable also that Newfound- land would want to utilize a quantity of the meat produced. It is estimated that a deer weighing 2501b., dressed, costs $3-$5 to raise, and weights up to 400 1b of dressed meat can be developed. The animals do not need artifical food. Years ago a misguided effort was made to raise reindeer in Baffin's Land. The country was unsuitable and the animals did not relish the coastal vegetation. The deer all disappeared inland owing to the extreme cold and lack of food and shelter near the seashore. Now Canada is initia- ting a scheme of reindeer hus- bandry in her North-West Terri- tories. A survey was carried out in 1926-28 and a herd of 3,000 deer was purchased from an Al- askan corporation and driven from Alaska to the eastern bank of the Mackenzie River. Reindeer meat is quite unlike venison and might best be like- ned to a meat intermediate in texture between beef and mutton. Reindeer steak appears as ang item in the menus of many Am- erican hotels, where it is consid- ered a delicacy. The scientific aspect of reindeer husbandry as an Imperial project presents many fascinating problems par- ticularly in the field of genetics. ARE SEEKING LOST PIONEER FILMS London, Sept. 16--Famous pi- oneer films, basee on incidents of H.M.S. Crescent's cruise under the command of the Duke of York, now King George V., in 1898, and shown before Queen Victoria at Osborne, have been Jost for some time, and the own- er, Alfred West, is anxious to re- ccver them. Mr. West, one of the earliest of the "movie" men in this country, is 74 years of age, and at present is on a visit to his son in Australia. The films in question were of a noted series, "Qur Navy," presented for many seasons at the London Polytech- nic Institute and elsewhere. Historically these films, which extend to about 2,000 ft., are of great value as a permanent rec- ord of the Royal Navy as it was at the end of last century. When Mr. West retired from business some years before the war, he left his show in the hands of a licensee, who has been dead for some years. Inquiries hive failed to reveal the whereabouts of the films, but it is likely that they are in the hands of some private individual who has no. idéa of (heir importance. Mr. West's first moving pictures were taken half a century ago. They show yachts racips ju the Boleaty So this was Julie Parrow! a wo- man whose love affairs were notor- fous although she was afraid to be only eight and twenty, a woman for whose worthless sake only six months ago a young fool had in a moment of hysterical disillusionment taken his life. Giles Chittenham put down his iced drink and shifted his position a little in order to get a better view of her. She was very plainly dressed. She was entirely without jewelery of any kind, without even a wedding ring. Rodney had complained that Julle Farrow was not interested in diamonds, "She won't let me give her any- thing. She says she hates diamonds. She won't take anything from me. I only wish to God she would." This woman was certainly unique; there was nothing of the stereotyped adventuress about her, and possibly therein lay her chief attraction. Rodney at any rate had adored her, adored her so madly that one night, convinced at last that she would Have nothing to do with him, he had upset a skiff near the weir at Maidenhead and put an end to his life. Rodney was a powerful swimmer, but a coroner's jury had brought in accidental death, and only Chitten- ham knew the truth, only Chitten- ham ever saw a letter which the boy had posted to him in America, an hour before his death, declaring his intention, "She's done with me. She's for- bidden me to go near her again." Chittenham had destroyed the let- ter as soon as he had read it. Of what use to stir up muddy water when Rodney was gone? Chittenham had been out of Eng- land for nearly two years looking after interests in South America, and he had only returned on ac- count of Rodney's death, and in order to wind up his affairs. Rod- ney and he were half-brothess. Giles knew that he would be treated to a week of hysterics when he and his mother met. He was sorry for his mother, but he had always found her wearisome. In his heart he was amazed that she had ever managed to find two husbands. Rodney had been like his mother, The boy's tragic death had been a severe blow to Giles, and he had subconsciously determined that if ver he met Julie Farrow she should not be allowed to go unpunished. He knew that she was a divorced woman; he knew that there were many unsavoury stories told of her, although Rodney had always been her loyal champion. "If you saw her you'd under stand," Rodney wrote. %She's s0 wonderful. All women are not as rotten as you think they are. You've probably been unlucky, but we don't all have the same experi- ence." Giles had certainly been unlucky, but Rodney had not known of his brother's marriage at all, and nei- ther had anybody else in England, His wife was an American girl named Sadie Barrow, whom he had married because she had amused him, and because she had seemed to expect him to marry her. That was a year ago, and they had lived more or less of a detached life since. She did not want home- life, she wanted to be here, there, and everywhere, and when Giles ob- jected she reminded him that she was financially independent of him and meant to do as she chose, After six months' bickering, Giles gave in and let her go her own way. ' They met occasioally, and then always by Badie's own request. She was in New York when the news came of Rodney's death, and Giles had cabled her that he was going to England. Her reply had been characteristic. "Your funeral, coming." Chittenham did not care; as a matter of fact her refusal to ac- company him was a relief. He wish- ed to keep his marriage a secret. 1t was on his way across the Atlantic that a sudden distaste for the rea- son of his journey seized upon Giles. So he left the ship at Cherbourg, andered up to Paris and ran into * Harry Lombard whom he had not pm -- -- not mine. Not seen for five years. Lombard had a business in Paris, and although he had not met Rod- ney for some time, he apparently knew all the details of the tragedy and a great deal about Julle Far- TOW. Chittenham suggested that they go alofig to London together. He rather liked Lombard. Lombard shook his head. "Sorry, but I'm off to Switzerland tomorrow on business for the firm," A sudden bright jdea came to him. "You come along with me. I shall only be gone a few days. There's no hurry to get home, is there?" "None. A few days one way or the other can make no difference." And that was how Fate bent Giles Chittenham to her will. He went off to Switzerland with Lombard same night, and a day or two later met Julle Farrow on the steamboat between Lausanne and Montreux. It was Lombard who recognized her and pointed her out. "Well, what do you think of her?" he asked, "You might introduce me," Chit- tenham answered, and a moment later the two men were crossing the deck together. Julie Farrow smiled and held out her hand. Lombard presented Chittenham. He glanced enquiringly at the woman beside Julie, who was look- ing on with calm eyes. Julie intro- duced them. "Are you staying long?" Lombard enquired, The two women looked at one an- other and smiled. "If Julie's wfraid to tell you, I will," Bim Lennox said in her calm, unruffled voice. "We're out here to settle a mad wager. Julle's got a car and in a moment of mental con- ceit she made a bet with me that she would drive from Villeneuve right up through the St. Bernard Pass and back again." "I've been through the Pass twice," Lombard said. "And there's nothing very alarming about it if the weather's all right. I should sey that you will lose your bet, Miss "By taking me with you to-more row through the St. Bernard Pass." She stared at him for a moment. "Are you daring me to take you?" She Asked quietly, "Yes" For a moment longer they held one another's gaze. "Very well, but I make one con- dition--that you do not tell either Bim or Mr. Lombard until we re- turn. It is not that I care in the least what they would think or say, but I have a reason of my own for wishing them not to know." "As you please." She went, on calmly. "I am leaving at seven o'clock in RZ 4 Pi the morning." Bs So this was Julie Parrow! A woman whose love affairs were notorious. | ee RE Julie took off her hat, letting the cool breeze from the lake blow through her hair, and Chittenham saw that she had beautiful hair, a queer mixture of brown and golden and coppery shades, "Dyed, of course," he told himself, and knew that he lied. Julie moved her chair back a lit- tle and spoke to Chittenham, "Isn't it a perfectly glorious day? she ask- ed "And don't you love these sort of plages, and the blue sky, and the bluer lake and the sunshine? They all make me feel so excited and happy." Chittenham shrugged his shoulders, * "I love Switzerland," she sald. dreamily. "I haven't seen a great deal of the world, but every bit I see I love a little more than the last. I love everything." "And everybody?" asked. She laughed and shook her head. "No. I'm afraid I can't say that. In fact I dare say you'll be shocked when I tell you that in all my life I've never really and truly loved any-body." Chittenham could well believe it. "A'lady without a heart!" he sald Chittenham She agreed seriously. "1 don't think I could have been there when the hearts were given out.' "It's not yet too late. You never know who may turn the corner of the street and present you with one" Chittenham said jokingly. To change the conversation he said: "May I be Inquisitive and ask who Miss Lennox is besides being a great friend of yours?" Julie's eyes followed the elder wo- man affectionately. "You'd never guess!" she sald at last, Chittenham laughed. "I should say it would not be dif- ficult. Probably she has a weird flat somewhere in Chelsea where people sit on cushions on the floor in preference to chairs, and smoke scented cigarettes, and eat strange foods . . .* Julie chuckled, "You're miles out!" she said tn- umphantly. "She hardly ever lives in London at all--she's got a cottage in the country and she's not a bit rich--she's only just got enough to live on comfortably, and she writes dress articles for papers to make a bit more, and with that money she sends crippled children from the slums down to the seaside, or some- times to her own cottage. She loves children, and she's got the largest heart in the world." "Isn't that rather a pose with some women?" Chittenham asked unkindly. "Mr, Lombard--Mr. Chittenham --Miss Lennox." "Are you a cynic as well as a wo- man-hater?" Julie asked curtly. "I only speak of things as I find them" he answered. Before there was time for a reply Bim and Lombard joined them. "And what do your people say to this wild adventure?" Chittennam asked presently. Julie laughed. "I haven't any people that matter to me ,or I to them," she admitted. "I am a law unto myself. "With a supreme contempt for Mrs. Grundy I suppose?" > "A profound contempt," agreed emphatically. They were both silent for a mu ment, stopped by mutual consent at the ship's rail, their faces turned to the mountains. "What are you thinking about?" she the | she asked impulsively. He brought his eyes back from the distant mountains and looked down at her. "I was wondering just how fa. you would allow your contempt for Mrs. Grundy to carry you?" he said calmly. Julie raised her head with a little defiant gesture. "All the way if I wish to go all the way," she said quickly, "We've only got one life to live, and what does it matter what people say? I've | never cared." Chittenham turned his back on the mountains, leaning against the ship's rail. "Very well, then convince me!" he challenged her. "Convince you? How can I?" She turned away as if the discus- sion were ended and rejoined Bim and Lombard. Chittenham followed slowly. He felt angry and yet at the back of his mind there was an unwilling admiration for this woman. He could well understand how come pletely she had mastered Rodney, and how soon she had wearled of his slavish devotion, at her feet. ed forward to to-morrow kind of exultation; he had never) crossed swords with a woman before; even with Sadie he had only made half-heatred protests; she had not sufficiently interested him for anything deeper, It was raining a little when they started, and the morning was grey and chill as Chittenham waited. Julie arrived punctually. "I did not expect to ses you," was her greeting, : Chittenham glanced casually at the car. Bhe laughed. Before they had gone very far Chittenham discover- ed that Julie drove very well ine deed. She was cool and quick and thoroughly understood the machine she was handling. "Bim thinks she'll win the bet," Juile said presently, and she laughe ed. "But she won't. I can always do a thing if I set my mind to it." "Always?" She glanced around at him. "You think I am conceited?" she asked. "No, but as it happens to be a conceit of my own--that I can ale ways do a thing if I set my mind to it--it interests me to hear you ex press the same sentiment. I wonder how we should get on if it came to a battle of wills," he added lightly. "What do you mean?" "Didn't Rodney tell you that I am a pig-headed brute?" "No. He always spoke of you as if you were one of the seven won ders of the world." Chittenham frowned. "You knew my brother very well?® he asked formally, Julie hesitated. ¥ * "I don't think I ever quite under- stood him," she answered at last. "He was such a dear boy in some ways, but in others he was almost . + « » forgive me for saying it--une balanced." Chittenham"s eyes narrowed. "You mean ... when his effec tions were touched." - "Yes, I suppose s0." "(To be continued tomorrow) SILENCED FOREVER (Tit-Bits) "I say, old man, what happened to that parrot of yours?" "Oh, I married, you know and it died of a broken heart!" "Jealousy, I suppose." "Well, not exactly. It couldn's stand the competition." ' Miss Greta: "You must have had many chances to get married." Mr. Shybird: "Oh, plenty, but you see, I'm not taking any chances. ; a Otto had a fight with my ack." N "Oh, well, boys will be boys." "I'm glad you take it like that-- I'll get the ambulance to bring youy Otto home." %