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V f ; : y IKE SEASOIKW NOME, ALASKA WltU th© breaking of the ice In June ronvee the flrtt boats briDclns from the Unltad Staf.eu long-awaited con- DtCnmciDtfi of mall, fresh egga. oraBCfH, eight or lautft of which NomeHee have been denied for many months...- The Htlle Arctic town suddenly awakes as from a long nap an<i Ix-glna strenuousr ly tldylAg up In preparation for Mim- raer acUvitlee. Nature, an eve'r efflci- ent housekeeper, btKins busily to per- form her Beaaonal duties ; carpeting the tundra with a brilliant array of b'.ue- bells, forget-m«riloU and violets; and uelng tlie foothills at the back, of Nome on whtch to spread patcbee of sweet blueberriess, and bathing them ail in ubundant warmth and light ; for the mimmer days lii Nome are tweoty-four hours long, the sun hardly sinking lo the fcoulhwe»t before it' is up again. Already the lilekimos have arrired and- are encamped on the beach at Nome to barfer their wares with the white Inhabitants. Tourists on sum- mer pxcursiona through Alaska are •topping off at this far northern town to observe with wide-eyed wonder- ment its curioftitieA. They go first, perhaps, to the tnlnea scattered among the fo-othille back of Nome, where they see quantltiee of gold dust taken from the sluice-boxes, afterward to be cou- vrorted into bullion. At the EJskimo vil- lage on the Sandpit they se<e the -na- tives in their daily- haunts; see-them eat their blubber soa-ked in S4jal oil, watch them carve their Ivory, wears the beautiful headed baskets, dance their weird, grotesque dances to the tune of tom-toms, and race in their kyaks â€" small water-tight skin boats â€" on Belling Sea, Perhaps, too, the tourists will haive pointed out to them •everal small schooner.^ anchored in tlio roa4st€ad and will be told that thoy belong to an exploring party v.hich has made Nome its headquar- ters before sailing fa;rther north into un'chart€;l Arctic wastes. The long, warm days of summer pass aJI too qulcWy, and it 1» not long be- fore the last bo»t in the roadstead elves a farew*'!^ blaat <rf the whlsUf. : tiUDH 8<mthward and taU»'i» into tli-i distant horiz<Hi. It meann the sevea-- Inar, for ten long months, of the last link b«tw«'en ih<* outsid*? world and Nome. October Is jtpproachlng and thciv l3 a touch ot frcet in thc>,alp, with now azKl theu a light fall of snow i that liielts eto it reachC'S the ground. ! Cira<i:Hily, tribe by tribe, the Eskimos break c:imp and piiddle nortliward lo , th«ir native haunts, their oomjake ; Ioad«<l with the white nian's flour, ' sugar and other foodstuffs, the result of the summer's trading. ' The days grow graduaUy colder and Snake River, flowing through Nome into nerlng Sea. Is covered with a' sheet df ic^;. and skaters skim ,for .miles along its cletr. blue coirsa. their skate« clinking gayly in the bit- ing air. Bering Sea, for the lost month tosssvl by heavy storms. Is Incoming daily more stjhdued. until finally It lios completely ImshF-i, hardly a rip- : pie on Its surface. A skim of thin Ice i appears, and shortly Nome is com- j pl«tely locked in by a barrier of solid ' ice stretching as far as the eye ca« ; see. The thermometer ha.s dropped I below zero mark. Then one day a fine ! dry snow ixglns to fall, accompanied \ by a wind that sets in motion a swirl- j ine wall of snow-dust. This may lasit | for tlireo days, .and on the morning of ; thef third We cfpen our door to be con- ' fronted by a solid wall of snow. We ' tunnel our way out and break through Into a world burlpd.in a "grt-at white sifonce." The snow Is piled in huge drifts on houses, bams and streets. It Is a different Nome from that we Bedruthan Steps. j Par from tlio rr-)wn;nK coaet, thei CONVERSATION FOR THE COMPANY DINNER waveo have rcire«t''jd, l<daviii« the MUida expoi«-<l, warm, lioft and yield- ing to <mr feet. The hurtling rv-ks In his esfvy on frlAndr^ip EmeriKm him. If h« t»a miis^ian she can ap*)^ , giTe« 'an interetxing picture of ih« u{ ihu apeotai tioid in which h» 1» look down up<»n us frr.m above I'ke pr«pajaJiouM whifh a household makes working or of mod«ira ten»aen<He8 ia giants in haughty .soJtude. some ff^ th^ arrival ot expected guests. It music. If a wcjn.ui ia l>eing taitlclztsd twiste<l by tlw sta. to-dsy so gsutle in : jg jg.ua,:.:y uptn Ite wife and iMher the how^ae caa mm the coovoraatioo its m<M ions. Its aurvin* ripples. rUs- ; that Uiese pU«,<uruble duCi< a fail, toward woman's place in world affaine. leniiiji In ihe sunimer sun. lap the Moreover, l< is ihe ftirther reeponiri- or toward Impa-ovtl edv.cali< iml meth- Hh<..re in (â- Â«>asel£-ss ili.vUimlc How. Half *.i,^,-i,y j,n^ prlvilf-go of the b<i:<:^,»8 to txiu fr.r chlldTt ji, or toward the value mothttrty and teaidcr do we feel h*rlj.ipgr., tj,g trend of ite ronveroatiou . of the radto it» tie h<iuie. to be ae each wavelet rolls, t-areseing. j ^cer her gtieeia have arrive!. ^ gaiuleman who for nuuiv year* iy over us, rt-freehing us as «ne takes i .^ w^^man'of -the vvrlter.. a<-«i,ialnt- ' con^UKlted a c-ourse of convei^saiion in UB to her bosom. The s.ty flt-cked ; ance who. having de^-oted lierr^lf for ,^„^ ^ ^i,^ re;>ogT.l«ed »cho-.Ja hi the with lleecy clouds ml^^.^» it^ blue | ^^^ y^^s to bringing up her fainUy. l-„i,^., 3,^^^ g^^t. i-.is. atndcuta m«»y upon thoccean swell. ^ad fouud little time during Ma .tui.fm hiau upon th's «ibjec-t. Xo^ Oh. gloo-ioufl .summers day, by . ^„^^^ ,„, ,,^^.y „f ,„,i^ uto. began ^^ding w his opinion, couvti-sation ie iTxick..; and p<«v.s and fa^ry grot youT , ^^ (^^, .^ ^er family grew <.!der a lack ^ i,., ,,^^ ,,.y,^ ,^^, j^^ ^^.^ ,i^ ^^ happy votariea frolic and ganibo!. On | „f ,^^1^,1 f,i,culiy and kiiowle-tge of ^'^^.^ y,^^ ^.^^ the broad and even golden sande our children doff their age and iirtlllclal dre-'.-t, and he-re in nature's happy I playground, their hearts become once I more the hearts of little children spon- I taiu :.'iis.:y happy, thankful that in this bu.sy worlil ono secl:ide<i spot has been l'9ft unspoiled by the devices of men. Music Refreshes the Mind. Ari-:tot!»^ in hJs '•politics," classilies music as one of the four branches of oducatixML "The first question is whether music is or is not to be a part of education. Of th-e three things men- tiioncrt in our discus.sion, which la it â€" education, amusement or intellectual onjoymeu't. It may be reckoned under mors Ulan eight peopla aire piieseat. current affairs. She consulted a friend (.Viiiversatlon Is a haU (so h;> Uiinka) whose home was a centre of happy ; j^ j^, ^^^^^ rollius. Pertiape it may be so<.'!al Ih'e. even likened to a iuiowl>aU, to aoo d This frt.'nd advisai he-r to give f j^„, o„^ ,^y ,„ another. As each r«- thouglu and t-ime to the matter of con-; coivea the Ijall hs throws it t» the versafion and to make definite ptans j ,^^3, ,,„j ^^^ ^^f^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ for its diroctkm whenever she was ex- handful of s^now and pj.i:«d and preee- pecting guests. Certainly what was to ^.j ,^ ,,n(^ sha-pe. FLnoUy. It become* t>e said at her table and carried away q, g^^,^ proportions, big and round. ilhe result of each taking p.art in the exhilarating exercise. The ball Is not to stay in one spot too hung. The en- deavor of the skllfu'l hoRtees will be to see that each guest does his part. Evei^'one sufHcivnily weU eeieemed to ture of all of them. ".\inusenient is Cor the sake of re^ laiation; and relaxation is of ru:ce&- i sity swe^st. for it is the reme<ly of pain MARRIAGE TRAPS A Lcotcer-cn Tells Young Mar- ried People How to Keep the Happiness They Have Won. V=: i^ I am a distJict nurse, and am thus brought in very closs touch with the homo life of hunSrtds cf people every year, far too frequently I note, with regret, that husband and wife have drifted apart. Now and again the chance offers to bring them together, but, as they say in Cornwall, " 'Tis easier to crack a pot than to m-snd it." Tlie numtMT of unhappy marriages could be greatJy reduced if all brides and bridegrooms were given early warning of what 1 call "marriage traps," 80 that they might avoid theim. ^V'ivea a:i.d husbands do things which wrpck happiness because they don't reiliz© wliat will b? the effect. t>o now. if the orportuntly ofCciTs. I warn them. To wives I say: When a Kttle one comes never let mother-love so cvershadcw wife-love tliat it treems to have departed. In othcir words, if baby pushes your husband into a back (scat .vou are asking for trouble. Don't Settle Down. Men are pjcu'iar. hook aft-sr your baby, but keep hold of your hu-sband. It's rv.aUy a great comp-iment to you that hs resents having to give up his place to "baby." True, he doesn't un- dtTsland mother-lcve, but he re.ionts baby lieing first and hinns&H nowheps. Then, don't tlo your man (o your apixn-S'triugs, Most Imsbauds have to acquirs th-o homs-habit. It's the free li'usband who doesn't ttray. And don't "s*'ltle down"; remain his sweetheart. To huslwinds I say: You've been, during the courting days, on a pedes- tal. There was no man like youl Keep en it. You've secured the girl you wanted ; now you've got to keep her. Ee her swp-theart still, and don't "settle down." It's when married life becomes hum- dnim- no c.vening walks, no little pre- stc's, and so on â€" that lh«a-e is always th.-* pcc-'-iibility of the failure which is 1'..- d of disil'uslonment. So, be careful. Hold on to the color ar. t :.jau;!ic:> that were yours in court- ing days. They may save your happi- ness from shipwreck. The Mother Land. It is a strange feeling that comes over the western Saxon as ho strolls first along the green by-lanes of England, and scents the hawthorn hi its April blocin, and lingers at soma quaint stile to watch the rooks wheeling and caw- li:g around some lofty elm-tope, and traces the carved gables of some old country mansion that lies In their sl.adow. and hums E.-;me fragrant of Charming Kngllsh poesy that sieems made for the scene. â€" I>ouald G. Mif- iheM. in tho memory was a-s impoitant aJid worthy of care as the food to be sorvci. She was advised ti> subscribe to a good daily newspaper, a good weekly periodical and. a monthly maga- zine cf high standing. She w-as In- structed to study the n.iw3 In these 'b^ iu\-ited will have .something vaki- e»peclally through the cditoruils and ^ able and Inddvldual to ooMriinite to gen'vral anicU s, so that she could ex- ; ^he «ccasi<m and it unduCy reticent either, and seems 10 share in the aa- P^ess intslligent opinions when topics ^ shouid be stimulatsd to talk by evl- of current interest wore d-.'icussed. , ^^^^^ ^f jn,^j.est in his ta.stes. .A.ls>o, she \va» advised whenever she , knew the tastes or hobbles of her ex- Humor Is Helpful i:«'Cted gtiests to inform herself aioug j Humor is ono of the i>loa5aiLtOBt caused by toil. Intellectual enjovment : tlic«r> lanes in order to draw out com- ; and least dangerous methods of end- Is universally acknowledged to con- h'ersatjon. Her frieiiu cailtei her at- ing a dlstresfdng argument. If two tain aoi elemtni not only of the noble, tentit>n to tlie value of humor, saying guests so far forget themselves as to bnt adso of tlie pleasant; for happi- f^a-t a good story is a dainty morael ' baeomo CTSThcate-d in a diac-us5.;on, the ness Is made up of both. All mem ^° '^^P stowed away In the conversa- alert hcsites-s ciui U3ua:iy save the day agree that music is one of the plea- tibial treasure-bag. It was suggested , by a good-humored and' appropriate '•artest things wliether wIUi or with- ' that she make a point of memorizing joke. If the tw<j opixmenu are in.- o'utsong. As '.Musaeus says: 'Song is 'occasional jokes llrnt espechiUy ' duced t-i bush togeiier the difficulty to mortals of aU things the sweetest.' j P'-eased her. t^rthermore, she was to â-  ia eodedi Hence^ with good reason, it is intro- : s'-^'i^' '•^'^ ili'u&trationa in newspapers, j^ .jigai oonveisationaHsi wild be duced into soclad entertainments, be- 1 ^^ magazines with particular regard gocd-h'unore^d but not silly, truthfui \\Tiat is tiie rexson fcir the Increas- 1 «i«se- it makes tlie hearts of men glad. ; ^ ^he caption.^ under theni. These ^^j ^^^ brusciu';. witty but not oruea. ing f.ivorabie atiltude upon the value So tha.t, on this ground alcne. we may j ^""o often word.id in a ven-- spriphtly gjj^ ^,y ^ earn-??t hut not dogmatic, and imiKirtance of music to the busi- ! assume that the young ought to be ^''-^ amusing fas-hlon antl would show ^^ attentive :i.<:.:.2ner, inte.restcd in an- : ness man? Of course, much can be 'â- '"^n'Sd in it. For innocent pleasures j ^^^ ^°'^' ^° â- "^^- simple s abjects vital j other's viewpoint and lo-lerant of his ' said as to tlie inte'.lectuai value of a ^''^ not only in harmon.v with the per- ; ^^"^ interesting. 1 oi>lnion. She wiU a.lso l>e car&ful not ^ musical training. But. that is not tho f->ct end of life, but they also provide I "^^^ woman followed the advice aari ,0 gpoU a gocd story or br.ak in ca main thin:?. What business needs is 'e-axation, and, whereas men rarely ^^^ rewarded by the plsa.suro of h.r some l^U'^e.^;â- tiIlg lemark b-y urging an- jsc-ul and sentiment! Because music B'"^''! 'l^® end. but often rest by the enes<.s and also by the eni.arged and cOier guest to have some more celery j develops this In man. it Is of special : «'a>' ''^â- ^ amuse themselves, not only , enUghtened outlook on life that !t ^r a special helping 01 mca.t at this hi- importance to the business man. Of ! ^'^'^ ^ '^''^'^ 'â- ^ some good, but also New Secretary of State Hon. Fernand Rinfret, .M.P. for St. James. .Montreal, newspaperman by had Itnown. The melodious jangling i Pi'of^sioii and secretary of state In of Plelghbells Just then draws our at-' ^^'^ ''^'"^ cabinet. I3 shown above in tention to a dog team coming toward j'i"° l^ses â€" one when formally facing; us through the soft, deep drifts its fur- clad driver caJling, "Mush on' ' to a dozen frfeking Jlalemutes. Winter in Nome has come. the camera and the other in a moment of relaxation with a canine favorite. "^ '^ Business and Music. The Moods. Clear evening sky, still water; heaven hath ptised Mood over mo«d. O, heron of my days. Come tis'h the stream and tell me what you findi, Wliy do you stand so cold, so motion- less? Is all the water barren where you gaze, Or are you blind? "Peace, trouble not the stream: Ke-;p quiet" mind." Look n<;t for petty fishee: spare me, hetpn, I The flaming salmon that outleaps thej r^ ^ F*^ i . V . ,. 1 ^'^S ">* heart factor and squeezing the Go bring her to me, heron; brooding I pen^ues like the last dixjps of blood, ^'"^ ' no matter what the human cost. They course, one hears it said that "There ^^^ pleasui-e's sake, it may be well for ia no sentiment in business." That "lem to find refreshment in music. brought to her. A Hand on the Rudder. One of the most difficult conversa- cpporiunj niomeiu. It %vou-d haxdiy 9e:im necessary to speak of this brt-ach cf goc.l taste except that one is the greatest nonsease in the world. 1 Enougii has been said to show that | tional problems that a hostess has to continually encouiitM's it at otherwise A buslnass without sentiment Is a 'uusic has power of forming the char- ; me-c-t is how to divert an unprofitaKe w^eil-roguisteji tables. On the other dead business. The idea that in order i acter and should tlierefore be Intro- ooinrersation into pleasanter channels. : haoid, a fimny stxiry which is told by to be successful a business man has^"*^®*^ into the education of the young. â-  This requires much tact and kindli- ' some guest and wKch is about to fall to be "cold-blooded" is radically wrwig. 1 The study Is suited to the stage of ! ness in order to avoid giving offen&s. ; Ai^-t. can often be rescued froiii cblivicn. Time and again businesses are run up- ' y^^^ for young persons will not. If ^ Indeed it must be done in a way to : and made to contribute tow~ard the on the basis of cold profits, ellminat Alone on deep and sihaHow. ill content, 1 y.atch the stream grow thick, I am the fool Of doubt and fear. "Be still; under the sky Tbo sireom grows oleer." Heron, look up, the salmon leaps on high: O. see her curve of glory in the adr! have failed dismally and deservedly. It makes no difference whether one they can avoid it. endure ajuything ' disguise its purpose. For example, if j happiness of the occasion liy a kind which is not sweetened by pleasure; , the talk becomes too personal a hoa- 1 and siprigliCy hostess. and music ha.s a natural sweetness. tese may wisely guide the thouglit] Like everytliiiig else worth accora-' O : away from the person discussed to-I xxltehiug, ease and d*xlorit.v in convert 'ward some idea for which he stands; jsation grow by sLudy and practice, as or she may introduce some ph.ase of a ' a,u:.one can provo .vlio wisJics to ex- Music An Investment. Two real estate operatoi-s in a sub- is seibng steel, rubies, sheet music or i, j4 , , ,^ , j =»,^^ ct..i„„... 1* .1, „ urb adjacent to a very large city had shoe strings if the manufacturer 1 â- . • - , , , .v,.,-^v. ^.,1,. f ^â-  - . " I adjoinirtg pieces of ps-operty and de- thanks only of his margin of profit. ^ ^ , u ji 1 .1. u . „,,.., . . . , '^ " ' cided to build the same number of without have a genuinely srmpathetic >, 1 » _, , ,^ ,. <„ ., 1 ,' '^J''' '"''•'*â-  , houses, each operator appropriating interest in those who make the pro- ' i-f i "o more general subject connected with perlment with her o-.vn ebilily. A Costly Method. The philanthropic ironmaster. ^Vn- Influence of Music. A fond Canadian mother of icveral duct and those- who buy them, he is j Zr^^^Hr^""- 'ir.If.rj:- ' '^^^ ^'--^f' ^^^ '" f\ ^f 'f^T h.appy children has "tliis 'to sa7 with ing story, with a great deal of glee, lo ^..^g^,^ ^^ ,^0 Lnflu:nci>oi music in the sure to discover some day tihat the One operator hired a real architect who put beauty in his designs. The people will find out his i^l motives I ",7" """ """'"•' 'n TT, """*?"T.. " "'^ ; illustrateâ€" whatever at Uie moment ^ _ ^ and that his "cold-blooded" hu^ess ' ''"'f '"'^^ " f""^""^ •'I'rf J^'^'" °\=^ he thought it would ii:ustn./te: She b«ars redewning silver in her. „j,ethods will lead to hi, downfnM a"'"' ^'^'^'^ an architect hardly | -a man entei^ the cloakroom mouth. at I business must have a heart. It must ' T""-'' 5 '^'^ "?°'^- "'' ""f*^ T-l'f ^^ ^n^ °f " l^a^auet. and begati to I- . ,. . .. ="-;tenantab.e. but by no means beautaful.;gj„asb in silk hat after Spanning the happy rivers, rood by have a soul, it must have sentiment senti- ments. Test Stout Young Lad.v â€" "Thanks. It w^as kind of you to give me a lift up the hilL" Motorist-"Oh. that's all right. 1 wanted to so if my car would make it with you on board." Of a'll anima".s the tijjer is most susceptible to sea-sickness. ^ ., J°^l .,. I because a business deals with human Go follow her trU waters answer sky; 1 ^.e^ings. with hearts, souls and Till ou3 sweet spindle marry North ' and south. And earth sway up to heaven, stair by â- Stair, Mcod ovei- mood. â€" L. A. G. Strong. Map Tree Spread to Reduce Canadian Prairies. Mappong the spread of trees in the prairies provinces to ascertain the rate of spread is on? of the latest activi- ties in which Professor V. \V. Jackson, of thei Manitotwi Agricultural College, and other authorities on arboriculture are eoigaged. The mapping is being done in <'onn)ectlon with a campaign tio have more of the pnulrles covered >^}th trees than at present, and yet not interfere with agriculliral develop- ment. So far. the spread of the poplar has been remarkable. Professor JacJtson points out. All through Saskatchewan "poF-ar Islands" are forming and In- oreasing in size, and it api>ee.r8 that the popvnr xpreads all the more rapid- ly as new land 1b broken for agricul- tural purpcsos. It is only a matter of a few generations nntll there will be no BTich thluK ae a treeleFo stretch of t:rairle of eoy irre«t extent. Profeesoi- Jackson states. WhiCe thj pot^'.ir Is easilly first In adapting Itielf txi pralTle coikdlttons, Eatisfactorv rebuU^ also are being ob- tained with oatt and «hn. Aoorns which bavf been ssmt to Red Deer. A'ta.. have germinated, and the sap- lings pccaiic-o (iuk k dcvelopmenf. Khn seeds hJ»o p!rii>.tf--.l in Alberta likewise have germinatf-d. I The first realized nearly 30 per cent. ^ r silk hat. , "Hold on, boss: What fo' yo' more for his b«uiiiful liousss than the 'gn^ashln' all dem high. hats r dtnian-1- pracUcal man. who did ncl under- „(i ^^e attendant, stand the Intrinsic, value of beauty. « .j.„, ;.ookiug for If music were valuable for no ether g<,n,...j„a,i .^aswered reason than it makes our home life i,y.t collap.sible, you know more beautiful -that it satisfies the natursil himian desire for soundj^. its place would be more than Justified. Parents are beginning. howe-/cr, to un- derstand tihat an Investment in music None these seem to be it'.' 80,000 Eggs a Day. j White ants are tile most productive I of any kind worthy of the name is sure ' of all Insects, having been known to | to pay dividends in life wliich will be : lay eggs at the rate of 80.000 a day for collected for years to come. 'a month. ADAMSON'S ADVENTURESâ€" By O. Jacobsson. Might Expect to be Present. . Missi'^r^ary testabllslilng feasant 1 r l9li3r>.~--"Au-J may I oxpect to be I r«cnt at dinner'" j Ctna-hrl Kia.; 'Safe ihlnt -ywi'll c, n . afti-r Ih: mi; p." Moriling, Noon, Ni|^t Moraine <f a lhre.'hold, Koon the day; Afternoon's a promenade so My- Hnf ve'rc'. nifchi After day's bazaar Brings- thought and dream.s 8tar-llt from afor. - Amy V. I/lttleJohn. k "I have foiuid diat music has exei* cise J a wcad'3-rful influence in the lives of my children. Ih has not onCy been a soii:i-ce oi culture, but a great aid in developing characte-.-. To ni?. music is the language of the heart, and 1 j know of ucthhis that Is so mwch loved my own.' the (m^j k^, ipj-g..]-,- understood by children, Its an oiiera hk niujic. Every day uiy cliU'.'.ryn sing, '' dan -e. remp and p'ay to the slj-auis of the piiiDo. They lill tlieir little minds itnd hea.rta so full of the wonder and I<)vt» of music tiiat it beccai'?: a part of thsir everyday existence. Wtvk in, and week out. there is always some time when I ha'p the children to have ia gC'.Tl time with tlie piaiko. There j is no doubt in iny min-1 but th?.t plant- tog the love and appreciation of good musio in my cbll-iren wlien they were v-ry yoniifi has be on tiltogether rs- tponsible for their fiiiding entertain- ment and diversion la music now." I' Playing Safe. Polite tourist in Kdlnburgh («p- proaohtBg a 8oot»ntan In kWts)â€" "Sir. or madam, as the caae mar be, trill yon klmdly direct me t« the cavUc?" i: World's Champion Hen. With t'ae dosing of the Kgg l-a>-ing Conict-t held recen:ly at A.«cr..sviiz. Bri- tish t'-,)lumb;a has chalked up two j worCd's rc::ords. Hen No. 6. ,-. While I IvCghoni. entered by the ifnjvorsity of j 13i-:t isll fc-'-urabia, leads the world with I 348 eggs in 36& days. Thl-i hen pro- I duceil an egg a day for 200 cou^ecu- ' tlve daj-B. Tlie pa-oviou-i rscord was j m-idc by an Australian hen in H'24 ! with 347 -ggf. I F. \V. Appilehy. cf MVwIon. B.C.. has 1 the champion i>ei!i (d a;: Canada with ; an avr-age of over 290 e,xg« p«>r bird. '. Mr. VrV'ehy began Itecplng F-if»'ry as â-  n lad of 14 ye^r«i In hie nativ j village 'of ^l«.<ion. and in i.ow L'4 years old. : IHs winn-lng pen an.i rr-:.)tr^:r''n' i?r>rk ft.T3 V."ii;io I.-?ghoras. i i Albcrla t, 3 i%^ .. : .. ^i. j What b- ciedi-iei to I* ili > larjieM potato »rfr prodncwl in .\;*»erta, one ' of th-3 KO.<t iTciurilvt potr, :r. srowltg laisca i;i AS''s;om Canada, U.ij r^icent- Vy bcrn dtiR by K. Lotsv>. rt Black Sprii«! Hidge. .-Mb»:T<s. The potato ir . woii»h<-d fc:'r and n half pexinds. It nira&-.ir!H» 2V<> inch-'s knglnv. is"» and j MVa U:ci'»-< â- â- â-  '^r- n^.:rc----r • â- -• .if It? ^Irth. * Ueavct ttO,000 to Good Cr-.ck.' A wealtb; Partasr-ii h:** left Ili'.OOO u- hin cook ber;'n'!»e ahc wc.-, t^ir- '.aly one who euuld make ioaj ic .1. .;!.» him. ^<w â- â- *- -.^j****"' ^