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and oneh miles at normal cruising speed, which | motored, low-wing monopldne, incor- For a porating several advanced features of . range of 620 miles, it carries a pay aerodynamical designing, 118 about 100 miles per hour. Junkers "freighter" 'plane, in Northern Canada. The machine, known as the is prin - freight a tbns for more than 600 10,000 Hens Lay Fgus In Old London Buses : 1 Londoners have often inquired of their favorite papers what had become ! of the old horse-drawn omnibuses which used to crowd the streets of the metropolis, while writers to poultry | papers had inquired why the hens of Bedfordshire always carried off the prizes Tor egg-laying at the county fairs. A reporter who was recently sent to Bedfordshire to investigate the latter problem solves hoth in the {issue of! Aug. 20 of The Daily Telegram. He visited a farm in Bibbleswade and found that the poultry there lived, laid! eggs, and raised chickens in the miss- ing buses. He thus describes his find- ings: "The chickens do not take posses- sion of their homes just as they come off the road. Some of the buses I saw were being stripped of their seats, straps and handrails and engineers were dismantling the engines. They | are left with their wheels to enable | them to be moved easily about the 'land by a tractor. | t "In the place of .the engine a water tank is placed under the bonnet, which feeds a drinking pan beside the bus. Witla the bus I saw speclal trap nests, by which a record of 'every hen's egg-laying standard can be kept. "It is no !dle joke to say that every fowl there knows her own bus. There" are 10,000 of them, ail pedigreed birds, -and while I wag thera J. A. Whitehead, the owner, had all the Rhode Island Rads and the White Sussex hens fed together. Hundreds of them scratch- od and scuttled for the grain, and then brown hens and white ones dispersed in various directions down the avenues of buses until they reached their own particular homes. Mr. Whitehead told ! me he paid out £5 for each bus." - -- a + Hurzarian Aristocrats Enter Business or Trade Budapest--The end of the war brought great changes to Hungary. The loss of Transylvania and Slo- "vakia, in particular, meant that many of the leading families saw large parts, of their estates pass into for- eign hands. Their wealth decreas- ed, and in consequence many of the younger members were forced to fend for themselves. Formerly, it was considered quite undignified for a Beginning In a world that simply teems with, books, many of which are procurable at prices so small as to. be within reach of people with the most slender means, it is disconcerting to learn from a recent statement, made upon the authority of a number of uni- versity teachers, that the average stu- "dent of the present generation does not know how to read:for himself. There was a time when poor stu- dents hdd a greater' familiarity with books than their more fortunate suc. cessors to-day, They had not the same advantages but many of them seem to have been endowed with, or early to have acquired, a book-sense, which led them to collect for themselves curl- ous little libraries, which they gleaned from secondhand book-shelves or book- barrows at the expenditure of a few of their never too plentiful coppers. . And there are at the present time, possessors of fine libraries, who can 'point with pardonable pride to a hand. On Northern Trade Route n the aviation fndustry load of 32 per cent, Bt the op! by 'the purchase, | weight. Alrways, Limited, of a] | in Budapest society has ,become a The 'plane is an all-metal mono- Hungarian aristocrat to enter trade or business, and even becoming a civil servant was more or less a con- cession. But today things have quite changed writes a correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor. The sons and daughters of the highest familtes are in public service, banks and Industry. Countesses and bar- onesses, and their daughters are do- ing applied art work, interior decor- ation, fancy leather work, while oth- ers are -busy translating novels and general literature. A popular: figure guide for foreign tourists in this capi- tal, using his linguistic gifts to great benefit. Though they regret the circumstances which have compelled them to adopt such measures, few of them would say that they are any leas happy thereby. smeestfmeregion The Penny Whistle The new bugle In the naked frosty hlue; And the ghylls of the forest, already blackened By winter, are blackened anew. mson hangs like an ivory The brooks that cut up and incréase the forest, As if they had never known The sun, are roaring with 'black hol- low voices Betwixt rage and-a moan. But still the caravan-hut by the hollles Like a kingfisher gleams between: Round the mosséd old hearths of the charcoal-burners First primroses ask to be seen. The charcoal-burners are black, but their linen Blows white on the line; And white the letter the girl is reading Under that crescent fine; And her brother who hides apart in a thicket, Slowly and surely playing On a whistle an olden nursery melody, Says far more than I am saying. --Edward Thomas, in Collected Poems, meetin "The most disappointing thing re- sulting from an examination of the history of treaties Is their imperman- ence."--Admiral Rodgers. a Library j ful of modest, shabby, but none the less precious. little volumes, occupy- ing an honored place upon their well furnished shelves, that had been gleaned in this way, and which repre- sent the beginnings from which their library has grown. That being the case, we venture to suggest (hat young and old alike should be encouraged to form libraries of*their own, A very good rule to adopt would be that, whenever we feel the desire to read a book a second time, to pause and consider whether | I ying | 4 The new 'plane, {he first of its we! | to be brought to America, will be used The in Northern Canada, offictals of Cana-| rplanes for carrying freight !dian Airways stated, with headquar- ? ccepted thing but the jters in Winnipeg. No definite plans}: lew machine from Ger-| for its employment have been made! ably some time in October, lag yet, and it will be operated "where. Ish, the "business on a new ever there is work for it." Becauge| ; * of its large cargo space and large pey "J-62," | load, %t will be valudble in freighting ned 'for carrying supplies and machinery in to mines] carry a load of two !and fur posts in the interior. bh that is mot a book we should buy for ourselves. The result would be that as these judiciously selected volumes gradually form themselves into a grow- | ing company of book-friends, we shall * come to realize that we are in proud possession of a librar; of our own, and th t our appetite fc: books has' been growing with what it has been! feeding upon.--From "The Art of Reading," by Henry Guppy. I HAVEN'T Gor = Two I ......... .. Who could resist the appeal of this brown bear in St. Louis, Mo, Zoo When he stands and hegs fog a bite? : stem miniren Our study d : lifted the curtain onthe early the salient factors in that growth, an; their relation to one anothe should see the outlook of the Chi We Church growing from its first Arigian ¢ Jewish exclusiveness until their 'con- ceive Christianity as the universal re- ligion, As a means of brin for- ward this discussion, you might have 1] short reports on the following topics, or.you may lead a discussion following some such sequence as is here sug- gested. i 1. The meaning of the Holy Spirit and how his presence was manifested in the work and preaching of the apostles, Note, also, what this experi- ence of the Holy Spirit meant to the Gentile Christians. 3 2. Persecution resulting" in the spread of Christianity. Note especial- ly the scattering of the disciples fol- lowing the death of Stephen with the consequent scattering of the gospel. 3. The contribution of Peter and that of Paul in extending the gospel to the Gentiles, Peter's experience at 'Joppa, and the conversion of Cornelius will bs noted; also Peter's reference to this as the Council at Jerusalem, But observe that Paul was the per- sistent champion of a wider outlook for the Christianity, and the real leader of its extension to the Gentile 4. The contribution of Barnabas t» the promotion of the early church. Besides recognizing the fine Christian spirit of the man, note how he be- friended Paul from the first, when he was rather in suspicion, and put him in the way of exercising his great|- powers to the full. Then, of course, he shared splendidly in that first missior- ary journey from Antioch to Derbe. 5. The beginning of foreign mis-|. sions. The attitude of the Church at Antioch, 'and its fine spirit in releas- ing its ablest men and sending them out on this mission to foreign parts 6. The gist of Paul's message, as gathered from his own experience and from his preaching, as seen in Acts, chapters 13, 14. You would recall Ditch Diggers Fly 25 Miles to Jobs Mishawaka, Ind. -- Modern ditch ' diggers, or at least some of them, fly to work. Messrs. Claude Grose and Frank Lipka of Mishawaka, em. ployed digging a4 drainage ditch 'at' Baldwin Lake, fly 25 miles fo work. | Both are skilled wcrkmen, but had been out of work for several months ' and took jobs on the drainage ditch as common laborers. Lipka owns his own plame, an old ship he bought at the South Bend airport three years ago. Grose has at his dis- posal a newer plane which he keeps at Mishawaka for the owner, a man who lives at Valparaiso, Ind. | The planes are stored at Eagle Point, not far from Mishawaka. The men originally flew to work only When their automobiles were not working, or when they were late, but recently they have been making the trip by plane two or three times a week. Both men hive private pilot licenses. ee Mg eee. Prehistoric Towns Discovered in Alaska Juneau, Alaska--Interesting data have 'been gathered by Dr. Ales A. Hrdlicka, famous anthropologist for the Smithsonian Institution in Wagh- ington, D.C. In the vicinity of Kodiak, Dr. Hrdlicka tells of finding relics of pre- historic villages which show Asiatic origin and had been destroyed and revived many times before passing into oblivion. Dr. Hrdlicka also said that these settlements ante- dated the Russians by several cen- turies. mm---- What a Charge! The president of the local gas com- pany was making a stirring address. "Think of the good the gas com- pany has done," he cried. "If I were permitted a pun, I should say, | 'Honor the Light Brigade." ' And a customer immediately shout- : "Oh, what a charge they made 7 li here, 'too. 'the meaning of conversion, ag experienced and as preached by Paul. : 7. The Judaizing controversy in the early church--the attempt to make all Gentiles become Jews, in order to be- come Christians, Observe the reasons for such a contention, and the way it was met. Paul again was the leader againat this narrow policy, and re- mained the champion of religious liberty. 8. An interesting report might be made oft the religions of some of the Gentiles of Asia Minor, as, for in- stance, the worship of Jupiter and Mercury at Lystra, Throughout this early glimpse of the Christian Church we see that the Christian gospel is something infinite- ly greater than the men who handled it, with potentialities in it of becoming the world-wide religion of mankind; wheh alone can satsfy the life-needs of the human race. ey Why Not Live 100 Years? Some interesting facts are brought out through the perusal of the Eighth Annual Report. of the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics, Ottawa. One of par- ticular interest is the fact that in 1928 there were 79 deaths of reputed Cen- tenarians, 35 of whom were males and 44 females. The ages as given in death certificates ranged from 100 to 108 years. > 3 Each province of Canada was repre- sented in this loss, Ontario having 28 and Manitoba and Alberta two each, the others being distributed between these figures. That living for a century or over is not 80 uncommon as may be supposed is evidenced by .the following record of deaths of centenarians during re- cent years in Canada. 1921--72 deaths, 1922--63 deaths, 1923--65 deaths. 1924--39 deaths, (22 males, 17 fe- males, from 100 to 113 years). 1926--91 deaths, (34 males, 57 fe- males, form 100 to 116 years). 1927--80 deaths, (34 males, 46 feo uring the past Quarter years of the Chris Church, and]. thé manner of Ths growth and expan- sion. It should be our aim dn this re-| view to fix in the minds of ous, grou . erent members of the class make] The cross-over lines need no intro- duction, They disguise weight with- out a tell tale. The one-sidedness of the bodice with softly falling jabot rever 'deserves mention, for it is so There is still another important slim- 'ming point---the clever arrangement of the skirt fulness. concentrated at the front, : it's especially smart for all-day oeca- sions. Style No. 273 is designed in_ sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust. Size 36 requires 4% yards of 39-inch material with % yard of 10- neh lace and % yard of 35-inch lin- ng. Crepe silk in burgundy shade is an advanced fall idea, Crepe satin, crepe marocain and supple woolens are very smart. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. 'Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide 8t., Toronto. ------ a. Out of the Dingy Alleyways Out of the dingy alleyways Like Lazarus he comes A pity to the sumptuous gates, And proffers song for crumbs. O song is such a precious thing To barter off for bread; But seven cities clamour still For bards when they are dead: --J. H. Brooks, in The Crisis. * Hubby---"It's so secluded here in the ' country you could go around in your bathing suit, my dear." Witey--"Why should i? My dress males, from 100 to 113 years). is much lighter and cooler." TIMES |S TOUGH IN| MY LINES I'M THe | UY WHO PUTS ORNAMENTS ON CHRISTMAS fh -- TRees: | and flavor beautifully = detraets: 'from - breadth: In black and white crepe silk crepe, "| "I've a lullaby, too." ! | Bill shrugged his shovlders. Ri dear, I did burn it a little, but I By BUD FISHER ; = ed fruit. A simply made grape conserve is pulp of 3 lbs. grapes for about min. utes in a covered kettle. ~Remave seeds by sieving. Crush s "(tough skins need chopping) and mix 'with the cooked pulp. 'Add % oup of water, stir until mixture boils, cover and simmer slowly for 30 min- utes. Then measure 4 cups (2 Ibs.) of cooked fruit into large kettle, Add 7 cups, (3 Ibs.) sugar, mix and bring to a full rolling bol. over hottest fire. Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Re- move from fire and etir in 3% cup of liqufd peciin. Skim; pour quickly. Cover hot jam with fil. of hot pera- fin. When jam is cold, cover with 1/8 inch hot parafiin. Roll glass to spread paraffin on sides. If desired, grated orange rind may be added to the jam. This recipe makes about 10 eight ounce jars of jam. ~ Pn Britain Now' Supporting Making of Cheap Jewelry A phase of the British jewelry busi- ness which has developed rapidly dur- ing the last five years is that of the chain stores selling foreign-made imi- tation gems, according to a Depart- ment of" Commerce report." Both the number 'and' elaborateness of these shops have_been steadily increasing 'and they now practically dominate the field. ie LY The first of theses chain projects was that of a British firm, who about eight years ago instituted the guinea string of artificial pearls. At that time the trend of fashion was toward a' cheap line of pearls, and for a period of years openéd a number of shops, The pearls this firm did a large business and were matufactured in France, With the decline in demand for arti- ficial pearls about five years ago, an- other company entered the market selling Czechoslovak and German brings and brooches. Ten shillings was their top price at this time, but as the volume of business increased and their sources of supply became more efficient, the greater portion of their stock consisted of the five-shilling variety. : The shops are located on the streets devoted to the best women's trade and a great deal Of atténtion has been de- voted to the arrangement of window displays and showcases, A Perfect Alibi It was the twentieth time Bill Slug- gers stood in the dock at the local police court. The magistrzts opened the case: "You are accused of robbing the de- fendant at four .'clock on the morn- ing of the temth. What have you to say?" ! 2 Rill sluggers sr:il-d triumphantly. "Not guilty, your worship," he said. | "Lullaby? echoyd the magistrate. "You mean an alibi, I suppose?" "Call it what you like, your wor: ship," he continued, "but my missus will swear that I was walking the floor with 'the twins at the holr mentioned in the charge." Summer Treatment Jam. Separate skins and 'simmer these men that garter and bull snakes and kindred spéces do a whole against this low form of 'the | kindom 1s that it scares most {peoble almost out of their shoes | when first they see it. With many people, a snake is a snake, even though it spend its entire life work 'ing for humanity. : All over the midile west »oe hears tion ani " tue k'lling of harmioad snikes en the same commen: they maka 1 spoak:ng of valuable birds. 'these snakes devour- graat nume bers ct field mice, gophers and othe'$ destrnetive rodents A bull snake 'against barn rats One farmer i reps ed to feed a family of bu snakes regularly to prevent their, leaving to search for more rats. e Spanish Town Has Many Dr. Luis G. de Linares recently gav an interesting lecture on a personal experiencse in Cevera de Buitrago, a town near Madrid in the Province of Guadarrama, which does not show o the map, having a population of only 150, according to the Madrid corresd pondent wf The Journal of the Ameri§ can Medical Association. "It provides, however, a rare casd of collective wolydactylism (a surplus of fingers)," he goes on; "all of the inhabitants have this atavistic "ten dency. , "Dride Linares went as representas tive of a medical committee to study this condition. He asked authority from the Mayor to take pictures of the inhabitants' hands, and the Mayor him. self was the first to place his hamis in front of the camero, His hand has the appearance of a crab's pinchers, "Some of the inhabitants have seven fingers, perfectly constituted and separated from one another, 'When these persons were asked whether their hand; did not interfere with their work, they answered: 'As we _have had that number of fingers slice we were born, we use them bet. ter than you use your five. "One native said: "My sister has tweiity-two and I have twenty-six fingers and toes--fourteen on the hands and twelve on the feet' They seem pleased with their abnormality. 'The Mayor sai. that when the boys are asked to serve in the army they are rejected on' the ground that they are imperfect. "The physician inquired whether no other physicians ad ever been sent to study the inhabitants. They said no. Some time agp a new teacher dis- covered tha® a pupil hd séven fin- gers on one hand and became hysteri- cal when she saw that all the pupils had a similar peculiarity... She finally left town. i "Dr. de Linares said that in most of these persons the sixth finger comes out of the thumb, sometimes united with it at the second phalanx and sometimes separated from it, but ag a rule immovable. The abnormal ~ fingers in some hands are separated from the normal ones and they may move independently. ' "Dr. de Linares observed more than a hundred of the inhabitants, all of whom had six fingers on each hand. Once in a while a normal hand was seen. The oldest inhabitant is 83. He said that the Jargest part of the popu- lation has the abnormality, though the number of persons having six fingers ig larger at the present time than it was some time ago, when few persons in town had six fingers and no one had seven fingers. He also stated that he hag observed for half a century that, when both husband and wife Mr. Newlywed--This steak tastes queer, \ have six fingers, the children have six.or seven fingers, Mps. Newlywed--I can't understand rubbed vaseline on it right away! "It only ope parent has the abnor- mality, the first child is normal but all the other pe have more than five fingers" : mn Alligators Enrich Mexico | Mexico City--During the past five years Mexico has exported more than 1,500,000 alligator skins, at an average price of 1.50 pesos (nearly 76 cents) a kilogram, figures just re- leased by the federal department of statistics show. In 1930 Mexico ex- ported 138,090 kilograms of the skins, with a to'2l vara of 205,460 pesos. - Po lot of good in the world and mighty, little harm. The only just accusav of farmers and ranchers pronibiting on the place is said to be insurance Examples of Extra Fingerd