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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., NOV. 17, 1938 God give A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith And ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie. Salesmanship is a great Mrs. Brown (to grocery clerk)--"Can you pick me a melon that will be just right for breakfast in the morn- Edith -- "Don't you ever get Johnnie and Bill confused?" Ruth -- "Yes, mother, I get Johnnie confused one night and Bill the next." Speaking of pioneer hard-chips, many people yet living can remember when they toasted their bread on a fork over the fire, and even had to cut the slices themselves. The submerged customer replied, faintly: "Excellent. You must come and have lunch with me sometime." Said the circus proprietor to the lion tamer: "What do you mean by going off to dinner and leaving the cage unfastened? Anybody might have nipped in and taken the "How did George break his leg?" "Well, do you see those steps over there?" "Yes." "George didn't." Toronto Baby Rated Genius Eighteen-ir«nths-old Lillian May Bobson of Toronto is a . imant to the title of >" Dr. Aian awn, Toronto eh! ! peclal- ist says the child "is definitely in the genius class." Lillian, brown-eyed daughter ot Ukrainian parents, last week gave an example of her skill by spelling out each letter of a front-page news-papre headline with clearness and confidence. She named a dozen objects in English and Ukrainian without a mistake. Br first interest in the English a.il libet came when she asked about the letters on a set of building blocks. Her mother named the lev ers and was surprised a few i later to hear Lillian repeating n with perfect accuracy, 'l-.hin a month the baby knew English alphabet and now picks e out with unfailing accuracy hatter where they are. r. Brown says such intelligence i child of 18 months was "very da; Husband Gives Up Cave Scrumptious Scorpions Myarbekir, near Istanbul (Tur-:; i, was troubled for years by I lague of scorpions. Tahir Baba mm along, began to scoop up :crpions and eat them. Said a tin "They taste like shrimps." Mrs. Anne Thavis who last week married Alfred Staples, Colling-wood's "Blue Mountain" hermit. She has persuaded her husband to stop living in a cave where he ate berries, rabbits, vegetables. Farm Column (Conducted by Professor Henry G. Bell with the co-operation of the various departments of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph.) 1. Q.--Some of my neighbours have been asking a lot of questions since you grew the oats and barley plots in the county last summer, and I am going to pass the questions on to you. "What do you think are the best kind of oats for our conditions in Ontario?"--J. W., Durham Co. A.--Modern investigation of crop varieties indicates the impossibility of naming one variety of our standard crops as the best for all conditions. In co-operation with other institutions, the Field Husbandry Department of the O. A. C. is dividing the province into climatic and soil zones for which different varieties appear to be specially suited. According to tests conducted in your own locality, this year, Erban Oat seems to be outstandingly superior to Alaska, Banner or 0. A. C. 72 for your section. 2. Q.--Will fertilizers increase the weight of the bushel of grain?--J. W., Durham Co. A.--Fertilizers will distinctly increase weight per measured bushel of grain. In tests on your own farm, the maximum increase this year is 3.5 lbs. per bushel, and the minimum increase about 1 lb. per bushel. 3. Q.--"Which of the oats made the most grain feed to the acre?"--J. W., Durham Co. A.--The Field Husbandry Dept. publishes a five year average per cent, hull of the oat varieties tested on your farm this fall as follows: Alaska--27.3 per cent. hull. Erban--29.8 per cent. hull. Banner--32 per cent. hull. O.A.C. 72--29.4 per cent. hull. It is clear that the variety which gave the largest yield of comparatively low per cent, hull, is the one that will produce the largest amount of actual feed per acre. This is Erban oats which yielded as an average unfertilized 67.8 bus. per acre, and fertilized 76.2 bushels per acre. If you multiply the yield per acre by the weight per bushel, which was 32 lbs., and subtract the weight of hull, which was 27.8 per cent, you will have the approximate weight of grain feed produced. Of course, the oat hulls contain a small amount of feed in addition. 4. Q.--"Why did you choose 0-12-010 fertilizer for our field?" --J. W., Durham Co. 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Pipe- Trees Give Birds Food and Shelter Jack Miner Provides Lots Of Red Cedars On His Sanctuary at Kingsviiie By Lance Connery Jack Miner is a keen student of the feeding habits of the birds on his sanctuary at Kingsviiie. Ample food is provided for them, much of it through trees like the red cedar. Its blue berry has a seed highly nourishing to the feathered feeders. In addition to their food value for the birds, the trees with their golden foliage are a definite attraction to the many human visitors to the bird refuge. Their variety is such that every kind of bird is found on the sanctuary which crosses the Southern Ontario area. Buying Beggars Auctions at which cripples are sold to be exploited as beggars--■ the most wretched-looking fetching the highest prices--are held in the heart of Colombo's beggar-land, in Ceylon. ITCH toV^Sdw'fh th !t1hNUtTf ■ ■ t d"«kui.0nci< TIRED FEET Issue 47--'38 BOYS' TOWN H-Meeting the Boys "Any poker players in this mob?" Whitey is introduced to everyone in the Town and immediately takes a dislike to Mo Kahn (Sidney Miller) whom he accuses of poking his big nose into things. Whitey sneers at everything, particularly at the appealing statue of the boy at the gates who represents the generous spirit of the place. He hasn't the heart to be mean to little Pee-wee but simply ignores him. "I'll give you odds I leave." Father Flanagan calls Whitey into his office that afternoon and casually asks him what he thinks of the place. Whitey tells him flatly that he's on his way any time. Father Flanagan challenges the statement, informing Whitey that he has a hunch he's going to want to stay there. But secretly he is uneasy. If Whitey should go, he will be the first boy that he has ever lost. Nicest teeth I've ever i Dave Morris (Henry Hull) Father Flanagan's friend and financial adviser, now enters the office with the banker, Burton. There's a lot of red ink being carried on the statement and an accounting is called for. But Father Flanagan takes care of the important matters first, such as seeing whether Pfee-wee has really brushed his teeth so that he can have his daily ration of candy. "This stuff is baby food." Whitey is walking toward the big gates when Father Flanagan sees him from his office window. He thinks fast. Suddenly he runs out, and orders the dinner gong to be rung an hour earlier. And so it is that Whitey's empty stomach rather than any liking for the place brings him back. He is a little annoyed though with the milk. He's been used to beer. Read the next dramatic episode.