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. MARJE ANN BEST Then give to the world the best yot | illa, have, and the best vill come back to you--M. 8. Bridges. Monotony Isnt' it amazing with every kind of work we have to do no matter how pleasant it may be, we find if it is taken really seriously there come times when it palls onone and the work seems like drudgery. To the wife and mother especially it is difficult to get away from monot- ony. The days to many mothers are filled with the performance of getting she be looked had meals, eating them, setting clean dishes on the table, washing them af-| yon terwards, then putting on baby's olothes and sending him out to play, eweet and clean, only to bring him in again t6 wash the grimy little face and hands, Then for a change there are more dishes, cleaning, baking, ironing and the little face is dirty again and there are more dishes, So monotony, stalks along while do- ing the home duties; it also accom- panies all business efforts and is close by while one is acquiring an education The routine must he done and the wise man or woman is the one who keeps steadfastly in view the finished achievement. If we can only visualize the flower while the ground is being prepared the digging does not seem so irksome or the aching back so painful, It is true that after climbing. one hill another looms up unexpectedly cast ing its shadows of doubt, while after those are dispelled another hill is there to climb with its new species of drudgery, but nevertheless as you look back down the flight of past years you see many important bridges have been those 1 as she what M pushed it very any Th were would ma He pin on accomplishments as only a pastime. We call it "playing," or the "art of singing," and give them a very super- ficial study, often thinking they are that w ouly the "frills." The study is hap-, hazard and anything ds considered could, good enough. This is why most of us | other « never get past the primary stage. We, put are afraid of the monotony and drud-| one wc gery of real work. Naturally the | when children acquire the same idea and; while do not see the importance of down- right hard work. Avt is not play and. yet it is wonderful, soul-ingpiring play | | after sufficient time has been spent] in study with sometimes its hours of take monotony and so-called drudgery. We can't get away from it altogether. After all is it worth while? True, it 1s from the daily household task has; come the more beautiful well-ordered | home and those grimy little hands | have grown big with promise. The business grows bigger and better, tak- ing an ever more important place in the community. The accomplished artist, mastering his art, can thrill others as well as his own being with the out-pouring of his soul and thus the world is a little better place to man's you k live in. Yes, it is worth while. "Why, hello Tommy!" said one old cat to another in one of the alleys where he lived. "How is it you are so| was o fat and happy? 1 have been away | close with my mistress and when I left you were starved and miserable, and now | nap. you are fat and hapyy. What has Nex happened?" "Oh," said Tommy, "it is the Star boys and girls, They come around and feed us with milk and fish, then they put out water to drink and bits, of meat, and in cold weather they fix us beds in boxes and don't we love to see them coming around? They t:ke good car: of us, Well, here comes one now. Good-bye." The common cat as well as the per- slan is the best rodent destroyer wo| have, but they need systematic fot) | to do their best work. A humane society in your town teaches the children to be kind to anl- mals. A Good Cherry Cake for the Holidays 114 cups butter, 1 cup white sugar, 14 cup milk, 10c citron peel, 1 cup of any brown sugar, b eggs, 2 cups raisins, him 3 Ib. candied cherries, 1 teasp. van- ing -- GHome Chats 1% pr wder. Twilight Hour Story--The Chickies After a while Mamma Hen thought naw babies staying on that nest for such a long time but she stretched her wings, then her body this way and that way, and soon felt alright again. up and looked at the nest where she been sitting other four eggs lying there. will remember eggs, didn't she? ed at them and didn't know what to do about them for they took up a lot of room, but just then Miranda Spar row flew in. I should say saw the other four eggs there she knew right away what Mamma Hen should do, so she whispered in her ear again and then out she flew and away off into the blue took one of the e~ Do you know why? yon just as Miranda Sparrow did to Mamma Hen. would be awful, and then--well, Mam- they couldn't smell ft, crossed in the humdrum of life, couldn't put on a clothes pin, could Have you ever noticed in studying she? Because her nose is very dif- art that so many people think of art ferent from our noses, isn't it? I won- der if you have ever noticed what the chicken's nose looks like. ! time you get out of the nest just as carefully as she them off in the corner where no | and wouldn't smell any vou did break them. | Mamma Hen started "out to | a walk with her thought around in the: straw in the big barn and looked so little and cute while | they were having a good time. then the door opened and the farmer Then cups flour, 1 teasp. baking Chapter 6 tter get up-too and show her what the world really like. She felt pretty stiff after 'When she got she noticed the Perhaps the laid eight She stood and look- Say, didn't she think ittle chickens were cute? Well, she did, but when she sky outside. As soon was gone Mamma Hen did Iiranda Sparrow told her. She + and rolled and nest and she did 1 wonder why? I'll whisper it to it out of th carefully, too. "Those eggs didn't have tle chickens in them so they bad--Oh! Oh! And if one break--Oh, dear me, the smell n would have to put a clothes all the little chickies' noses so but then she Look next a chance, won't you? So as why Mamma Hen rolled it Then she came back for an- ne until they were all out and wuld touch them. She was glad got rid of them. After a| dried up inside the shell | she they babies. They it was fine and scratched Just | little boy, Billy, came in, and when he opened the door a big cold wind came in too, and that old wind felt awfully cold to these little chicks. Besides that they never saw a little boy before and he looked terribly big to them, Hen before Billy saw them, so they ran back to Mamma And do now what she did? Well, she just sat down on top of them like she did in the nest and there they were all safe and as warm again as could be, and they didn't care how cold it utside for they just all cuddled together and went to sleep like you do when you have your afternoon t Week--"What Did Mamma Hen Do About the Cold Wind?" "I'd like to know if George has bad habits." "In that case, you'd better ask to tell you the things he is go- to swear off in the New Year." MUTT AND JEFF-- By BUD FISHER © frm HE BOYS THE MINUTE IN THEY HAVE HOPPED BAY DIET TAT WAS LAUNCHED BY, DON'T GGT IT or BE THE ARE RIGHT UP TO EVERYTHING; HENCE, ETHEL BARRYMORE « OF rorr avo seer SYLPHLIKE FIGURES COME oN; JEFF, AND You'Le A PounD: TODAY : | SS SJ i more even if | World's Fastest | Warship Tested | By Gt. Britain ,, ots ie Ensily With [lust No Pressure on Engines . . London--What Is' ieved to be the fastest warship By world, has just completed her triale for-the Bri- tish Navy, reaching a speed of forty knots at times without pressihg her machinery in any way. This is the new destroyer ota! leader, Codrington, 1,520 tons, com: pleted last June at the Swan &! Hunter Shipyard in Glasgow. To the Admirality officials her speed came as a revelation, for she obtained an average of 38 knots dur- ing a four-hour test, and reached a speed two knots higher at times. In conformity to the Admiralty"s regula- tions, her engines never were let out to. full power, though if they had been there is no doubt in the minds of British naval men that the Cod- rington would have smashed existing records easily. The most remarkable feature of the Codrington's achievemeft, in the opinion of the Admiralty, is that she reached the forty knots without ex- ceeding the designed horsepower of 39,000, although she had been de- signed to reach a speed of only thirty-five knots. Nothing in the other navies has been produced to outdistance this British whippet, which with a full load could streak across the Atlantic in threa and a half days if top speed could be main- tained. 3 Centenarian Dies At Home In Ontario Smith Falls, Ont.--Robert Smith, 100 years old, died here on Dec. 15th, Two weeks ago the most serious ill- ness of the few which came to him in his long life, forced him to cease do- ing light chores about his home. The centenarian had always been proud of his record of seldom missing a day's work. To hard work he attrib- uted his longevity. ¢ He died shortly after expressing softly regret that he was unable to be "up and about". feature. service, bust. this model. with "Hey, Pop. Kin I stay up and see the old year out?" "I should say not." "Hey, Pop." "Well." * "Kin I stay up and see the new Toronto, of In Buffalo Alley Buffalo, N.Y.--One of -the mas- sive gates from historic Newgate Prison in England hangs almost un- noticed in a Buffalo alley awaiting transfer by its owner to the building of the Buffalo Historical Society in Delaware Park, The gate was purchased in 1903 by George E. More, of Buffalo, who hap- pened in at an auction in England when the relics of Old Bailey prison were put up for sale. Bidding a small price for the gate, which weighs 1,800 pounds and requires a two- pound key to unlock it, Mr. More's offer was accepted. It cost him $150 to ship ft to the United States. pe ee LESSENS NOISE If you are bothered by the rattle of dish washing, you can get a rubber mat for the bottom of your dish pan, or better still, a fiber pan and a com- position drain mat. trols, den. smirns so fipirimmatinin little care. A famous golfer has been presented with a completely furnished home. But what does a golfer want with a home? INHALE THIS SPINACH NEART, MUTT! REDUCE NNAYELTE WORTHINGTON 7 rated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nighed With Every Pa'tern It has the Russian spirit that ia everywhere fashionables gather. It's slim, gay and so easy to wear. It takes just a minute to slip into it. The belt is adjustable. shows a smart becomingness in its rolled scarf collar. buttoned closing is decidedly slimming The under skirt is attached to a slip that is cut with armholes to prevent its slipping off the shoulders. t's a dress that will give excellent It's dark green wool crepe. The contrast is strikingly smart in green crepe with gold pin dots. green buttons have gold rims. Style No. 2847 may be had in sizes 16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches Canton crepe, supple tweed, maro- cain crepe and velvet also suitable for Size 36 requires 3% yards 39-inch % yard 3 17% yards of Provincial Air Fores Ont.--Flying the Provincial now been suspended for the season. The last plane of the fleet has re- year in?" ported at the base at Sault Ste.|three years and becomes effective a Marie, Ont, for the reconditioning| Immediately. : &: program that is undertaken every Sm---------- Famous Gate Hangs winter. Egmont Portraits This year the service broke all pre- vious records: were devoted by fire-suppression pa- which is an increase of 2,500 hours over what was thought to be the unbeatable mark of 1929. ef een. New Air Service . Toronto--An Canada and the West Indies linking the Federated Islands to the Domin- fon is the hops of Col. T. R, St. Johnston, Governor and Commander -in-Chief of the Leeward Islands, who is here to promote commercial rela- tions between the two countries. An airliner landed at Croydon re- cently, with a cargo of watches. another proof that time flies. ---- ein One of the best plants amateur is the Amaryllis, peastrum, for use in the window gar- It is easy to grow and needs the progress of the' giant flowers on long stems. various shades and markings. Run Modern. Factory 5 Near North Pole Xa canning factory, equipped with machinery and operated by el _has been established within few hundred milés of the North Pole. It fs operated entirely by Eskimos, mostly women. x The factory, financed by the Dan- ish government, draws its power from the nearby rivers and is equipped with up-to-date dynmamos and oil en- gines to cope with emergencies. It is located-in Holsenberg, Greenland, which has a population of about 250. A fleet of modern motorboats keeps the factory supplied with halibut, the principal catch of the vizinity. cl ee Bs Empire Service League Invited to Toronto Toronto--The British Empire Ser- vice League, embracing ex-service men's organizations throughout the Empire, has been invited to hold its biennial conference in Canada next year during the Canadian National Exhibition. The Ontario Govarnment, the mu- nicipality of Toronto, and the Cana- dian National Exhibition authotities joined in the invitaton of the Cana- dian Legion to 'hold the conference Phere. The Empire delegates would take part in a Warrior's Day parade at the National Exhibition. ---- flit tm. Russian Inventor Designs New Electric Train Moscow.--Russia may give the world a new electric railroal train which operates on ball bearings in- stead of wheels. - After the first test of th» invention of N. G. Yarmolchuk, an expert com- mission studying its possibilities has recommended that the government undertake practical experiments. Yarmolchuk has worked almost a lifetime in an attempt to perfect such a train, He believes his work will prove revolutionary and his conten- tions appear somewhat sound in view of the expert committee's report. ie 3000-Year-Old Barley Presented to Ontario Toronto. -- An interesting exhibit has been placed in the museum of the Ontario Agricultural College. It is a sample of barley taken frori the grain pits of the time of Solomon, the tenth century B.C., at Tall-Fara, Egypt. The grain is blackened with age, but has retained its natural form through 30 centuries. It was presented by the director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology. i Trade Treaty Signed By Japan and Panama Panama City, R.P.--Japan and Pan- ama have ratified a trade treaty giv- ing full rights of travel and commerce to nationals of both countries. Ar- ticle 10 of the treaty provides that the provisions of the agreement do not apply to the Canal Zone where a most favored nation clause 48 dependent up- on "stipulations agreed to or jn the future agreed to between Panama and the United States.' The treaty covers The neckline The side The -inch contrasting and Ends 1930 Season operations Air Forces have Bring Some $40,000 London--The sale of the art collec- tion inherited by the former Canadian rancher who is now known as the Earl of Egmont has come to an end and the coffers of .Charles John Per- ceval, ninth weares of the coronet, arg richer by 8,640 guinaes, or about $40,000. A little known canvas by Reynolds briught 2,800 guineas. A family group by Hugh Barron reall- zed 460 guineas. Sissies Berlin Palace Purchased By the United States Wash.ngton.--The Bleucher Palace in Berlin, bought for an American 14,160 flying hours May Be Operated air service between 800,000. The State Department recently an- nounced the building would be used ag a residence for the Ambassador as well as an office. Yet for the or Hip- mmm fetes: A Pessimistic Farewell 0ld 1930, as you depart, One thinks of many ills endured; You were a bad boy at the start And grew much worse as you The pleasure is watching They may be had in Embassy, cost the Government $1¥ "I Historic Flight Gifts Total 1943 to be Handed Posterity St. Louls, Mo.--An inventory of the decorations and gifts presented to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh following his flight from New York to Paris in May. | 1927, has recently been completed by Mrs, Nettie H, Beauregard, archivist and curator of the Missouri Historial Society. The number of trophies in the Lindbergh collection, which are housed in the Jefferson Memorial here, totals 1943. Pictures, poems and music lead the list in number, there being 523 articles under that classification.. Miscellan- eous items are second and hooks and games a close third with 298 and 287, respectively. The list of articles compiled by Mrs. Beauregard contains all of the gifts which have been placed in the Lind- bergh collection, none of which have ever been removed. "The complete list follows: Medals, 118; silver cups, trays and-so forth, 37; statuary, plaques, 55; watches, clocks, 13; keys to cities, 18; stick pins, 6; rings, 9; pens and pencils, 15; miscellaneous jewelry, 39; coins, 9; badges and lodge emblems, 38; purses and pocketbooks, 21; religious articles 26; lamps, 3; membership passes, 44; testimonials, 195; maps, 40; model planes, 48; hardware, wrenches, 17; laces and linen, 57; toilet articles, 5%; clothing, 82; hats, 11; sporting goods, 24; ornaments, 8; dolls, 26, and tables} ° own to Among other articles in the collec: tion is the map of Colonel! Lindbergh used during his flight, the aviation suit he wore and the water canteen carried in the plane, LE GL $71,003,828 Decreas= In Trade Is Recordad Ottawa---Canadian trade declined during the month of November by $71,003,828 in comparison with the corresponding month last year, ac- cording to figures published in the current issue of the National Revenue Review. In November, 1929, trade for the month was valued at $221,979,- 663; last month this had dropped to, $150,975,835, Export from Canada declined in! value from $111,068,871 (exclusive of $2,177,634 foreign re-exports) to $73, 060,871 (exclusive of $1,651,182 foreign re-exports). At the same tfme imports into this country dropped from $108, 733,697 to $76,363,802. Illustrating the effect of the low- ered price of wheat, the figures show that while $28,560,931 was received for the export of 22,444,000 bushels of: wheat in November last year, only $21,676,080 was received for the ex- port of 31,217,294 in November just passed. asiah Gabby Gertie "The Happy New Year sometimes fills one's conscience with forebod- ing chills, one's tummy with diges- tive ills, one's mailbox with big Christmas bills." mr snes Ladies' shoes are to be more point- ed. Husbands will probably continue to make tactless remarks at dinner parties, but their shins will find them out. matured. A We've Seen Better Ones. WHY, THIS DIET DOF IS A GREAT Lo NOY EAT THES GE Deucious In "Health of Eskimos | ; Relics of Lindbergh' s Flight New Medical Pos Post Established 'Being Safeganrded at Chesterfield For¢Dept. of the Interior Dr. L. D. Livingitone, Chief Medi- cal Health Officer for the North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior, recently returned from the North on board the patrol ship, Boethic. Dr. Livingstone boarded the ship at Chesterfield where he. had been einve the begin ning of the year establishing a medi cal post for the benofi: of the na- tives and white men of the region. He was succeeded by Dr. D. S. Bruce, who will remain at this point for the next two years. The immense valu'. of the medical posts maintained in the North by the Department of the Interior is illus- trated by the number of cases at- tended by Dr. Livingstone during his four months at ChLesterf'eld. Dr. Liv- ingstone left Ottawa for the Hudson Bay Point early in the year and travelled by rail to Churchill, making the latter part of his journey from the Pas 'o the terminus of the Hud- son Bay railway ir twenty-seven hours. He reached Churchill on April 12 an? was held at that poiut by extremely cold weataer and a gale until the 20th wher he tegan the 450-mile journey by dog-team north- ward along the west coast of Hudson Bay. wring this trip Dr. Livingstone visited native _ettlements at Nunulla, at a point some distance inland om the Tha-anne river, at Eskimo Point, at Mistake Bay, and at Travane. In all about twerty-five families were visited, representing about 100 na- tives. This is about one-third of the estimated Eskimo population of the coast, the majority of the natives having not returned from their in- land camps. At Checterfield the na- tive population numbers about 150, while the number 5 white men sel dom exceeds twelve or fifteen. These latter include Government officials 3 such as the wire.ess operators, the toval Mounted Police detachmerct, and the' medical officer; those in charge of the trading posts; the mis- sionarie and transieng mining men. , Immediately upon lis arrival Dr. Livingstone proceeded with the worke on his dwelling anc surgery, the con- struction of which lad been begun the previous autumn. [It was com- pleted hefrre he left Chesterfield early in Septembe'. A severe eyl- demic of influenza. which broke out shortly after the airiva. of the first ship, spread aloag the Hudson Bay coast from as far south as Churchill to as far north as Southampton island. Fortunately the outbrsak reached its peak at Chesterfield dur ing the fine weather in July and that period of warm, dry days was an im- portant factor in the low death rate. 5 ---- Paris Puts One-Man : Auto Bus on Trial $ A one-man autobus is receiving its first trial in Paris. It has only sec- oid class accommodation, and passen- gers enter through a door near the driver's seat. Since bus fares are usually paid with tickets rather than coins, the driver is too busy to attend to the stamping of the tickets, a spe- cial machine is situated at the en- trance in whicli passengers insert their own tickets for cancellation. Tickets are sold from automatic vend- ing machines located at bus stops. The one-man bus, if it proves success- ful, will make possible a considerable reduction in staff. The Societe des Transports en Commun de la Region Parisienne, which operates the buses in Paris, estimates that 70 per cent. of its expenditures is for wages and salaries. en ---- 600,000 Homestead Entries Made During Thirty Years Ottawa.--The day of free home- steads, at least so far as "Dominion lands" is concerned, has passed with the handing over to the prairie pro- 2 vinces of their lands and other re- sources, and to British Columbia of the Peace River block and the railway belt. In future these provinces will fix their wn land policies. Some idea of the important part "dominion lands" has played in the development of Canada is gained by finding that during the 30 years be- tween 1900 and 1930 nearly 600,000 homestead entries have been made, representing at 160 acres each, nearly . 100,000,000 acres of land. tse Ap eee. Do Not Drive Through Fog But Wait Till View Clears : No lighting scheme has been devised that will penetrate a heavy fog. Whea large river boats encoynter fog the run slowly or anchor, sounding & warning at short intervals, When & motor car operator continues to drive in a fog he endangers the lives of all in his car and of others on the high- way, as the view ahead is shut off. Ne . one can drive with safety without a clear view, and when such view is not available the car should be parked ia 2 safe place until the atmosphere clears, 4 In the latest official estimate of ada's national wealth, a value of We