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: a 5 ¥ » : §% ; | | ¢ - A 62 3 5 _y re EA is delicious 301 REEN ; by The Stuart Martin Lea a a * - Ban ae mo 2 GHOST SYNOPBIS Maud Barron and Hughes return to monition of disaster. She hears padding footsteps. Rushing into her father's study she finds him dead. ' Dr. Sidney Foster. a friend, Is joined by Detective "One Eye" ttock, a mulatto, who has never lost a man Maua Barron awakes With a pre. Bugland. Dr. Foster gives Maud his address in case of need. He receives a telegram Informing him . "The Ghost has reappeared. Foster takes Elsle Monteith for drive. She confesses her love for him. He staggered to his feet. His head was singing like a kettle. His wounds had ceased to bleed, but his fingers went up to the spot in his neck where he had felt the stab as "the hands touched him. He pulied out his handkerchief, moistened it, and rubbed it vigorously over the place. The pain this action caused was intense; when he brought his handkerchief away he saw, by strik- > A dn 4 hd tugged furiously at the door handle. and heard it ringing far away in the depths of the edifice, There was strange darkness about the place. He had expected fo see lights, but the front door was closed and there were no lights. : "A nice business for a hospital," he muttered with grim vexation. Presently a light appeared and a porter opend the door. Foster was holding to the doorpost, swaying on his feet, a ghastly spectacle, all blood and mire. "Fetch the surgeon! Quick!" he cried, but his voice was tremplous and weak. The porter * stared him. ; "Take me inside! Quick! Take me!" He staggered forward and almost fell on the man. "The theatre--operation! Hurry!" in horror at ou know my name? I don't remem- er you." "Oh, I took a ecard from ypur note- book after I'd finished working ou you. I wanted to see the name of the person who staggered in here with a stung neck and all blood. Never know. It might have been an inquest. Now I understand why your neck was all slashed; you did it your-! gelf. No other man would have] known so much. And then I remem: | bered your name. I joined the hous: staff of Bart's the year you left. Bloom is my name. We used to watch your papers on tropical poi- sons and snake bite in the medical "Good, Then it saves me explain- ing all you might have wanted to know. : tient in Surbiton, and 1 was asked to come here. I got a telegram. Here it is." watched Bloom's facé assume a queer expression. He gave the form back to Foster, and scratched his head. "Funny. You won't find any pat- ient here of that description. We haven't any patients, The porter and I are th only two persons in the building." "What? Isn't <this vate hospital?" "It is. But the Luss private hos- pital happens to be an entirely new institution. The place is newly fitted up, and we aren't having any pat- jents in for a few days. It only got its name less than a week ago. I happened to be here looking after some of the advance stores and get- ting things into .ship-shape. They gave me the job of medical superin- tendent." ; : "Then this telegram----' "Looks like being a hoax." Foster was silent, speechless at the news he had received. Bloom was wiping his hands on a towel. "On second thoughts," said Bloom, "TI rather fancy it was a trap, judg- ing by the state in which you ar- the Luss pri- sheets. I've read most of them." | come extinet in WRITER SEES END OF NOVEL Tarkington Believes It Poetry Doomed To Extinction INDIANAPOLIS. --- Booth Tark- ington looked into the future of literature and predicted the ultimate doom of the novel and the .poen. "The novel and the poem may be- 200 years, 100 years, or in much less time," the writer opined. "Radio and talking pictures already have displaced books and "I'm staying at the house of a pa-'in many homes, and television---near the threshold of American homes now--will injure the popularity of books. = Other unforseen inventions Tarkington, who has just return- ed with hi wife to their home here, declared, "there always books, but perhaps the only books in the future--far away though it may be--will be reference books, scientific books and research books." He explained that novel reader ment, and with a television box in The Well-Dressed Male Will Go In LONDON, -- Men's dress is to be gayer! 2 Whatever the cause, they are talk- ing and showing color along the murky confines of Saville Row and old Bond Street. "Elephant's breath," the popular RE i He handed over the wire and probably will have the same effect." | experts, knows how to put technical will be the average | "reads for "entertain- | HIGH SPEED SKI-ING, by Peter Lunn (Reginald Saunders, Toronto), $1.25, written by so great an author- ity as the Captain (for thé whird year in succession) of the British team, is one handbook ali keen ski-runners will want do read. As a matter of fact, all lovers of the sport should have a copy. Reasonably priced, handy sized and well printed ave three factors in it's favor and, to top all, Peter Lunn, unlike so many and lucid idens in clear language. CAEBER AREER EEE ERREEE EE - The Book Shelf BY MAIR M. MORGAN CERRO ECE ERE EEE EEE EEE BEE EE EES What more could you ask &s a re- commendation? Received too late for review, "DOWN THE ICE" by Foster Hewitt (Reginald Saunders, Toronto) $1.50, by a quick perusal looks like a book that will have a big appeal both to hockey players and hockey fans. The author, with his close contact with players: coaches and hockey authori- ties is probably better qualified to write on these subjects than any other person today. What Is Uniform Living Allowance? (From the Owen Sound Sun-Times) A Stratford despatch tells us that the Relief Committee of the. City his home, he will be able to get his' Council has gone on. record as fav- entertainment cheaper." ' toring a resolution from Windsor Tarkington said that television calling on the Government to .in- might eventually displace the thea- stitute an investigation by ¢compet- tre. A ent persons with a view to estab- lishing an adequate and uniform scedule of living allowances for all persons in receipt of Government allowances. That committee, if appointed, is For Gayer Colors going to have an interesting time. [It will have two questions to an- swer. What is a uniform. living al- lowance? Is there such a thing? IMivst of all, what is a "living al- lowance" -- or a "living wage?" Opinions differ. One says it is an allowance or a wage sufficient to keep the recipient and his family, if any_ in necessary food, clothing and So the poor hath hope, and in- iquity stoppeth her mouth, -- Job 5:16, Cl He who is evil, is also in the pun. ishment of evil---Swedenborg, Don't Guess But Know Whether the "Pain" Fur Wealth in the Northern Marshes C. J. W, writes as follows in The Winnipeg Evening Tribune: Marshy delta lands of the Sas- katchewan river extend in the shape of a great fan east from The Pas towards Lake Winnipeg. The Sas- katchewan in this area is divided into several different branches which meander across the marshy level, Hundreds of watercourses connect countless lakes. Ee In the days when fur overtopped all other sources of wealth in Can- ada this area was one of the great- est trapping sections in the North country, The delta was well eover- ed with water twelve months in the year and wherever water was avail. able muskrats swarmed, The or- dinary seasonal yield of rat pelts for the lower delta was then over 400,- 000, even though the price was low, The post-war boom "in fur prices caused increased trapping. This, and a series of "low-water seasons, forced the Delta rat to the verge of ex- tinction. In 1029 the district was trapped out. Thomas Lamb, a young man wh» saw the possibilities of this district, was born at Grand Rapids on Lake Winnipeg in 1808. Two years later his father opened a fur buying pos: at Moose Lake, 40 miles from The Pas. In 1927 Lamb bought the post, which included post office and general store, from his father, . In 1929 the Saskatchewan delta on which Lamb relied for much of his fur was so thoroughly trapped out he decided he must either seek newer fields or else secure control of a block of swamp land. He ap- plied to the provincial government (for a lease of 54.000 acres and the following year renewed the appiica- tion. } BR Profit Out of Wastes The lease wos granted in 1001, cand Lamb, virtual owner of a wild»r- ness no one wanted, started in io Ed . was staining the bush.--To Be Con- May Be Overcome ing a match, that a purple-biueness tinuel. . "Good God!" he cried aloud. Then -he began to run; that is, he staggered along in the direction of the hospital. Suddenly he stopped, took out his pen-knife, which was fitted with a fine, sharp blade, as keen as a scalpel, and deliberately slashed at his neck, where the pain was now increasing. He cut with a desperate courage, and as the blood raced down his shoulder to his jack- et_he groaned with relief. : "If only I can hold out!" he mut- tered. He ploughed along, running zig- zag like a drunken man, shaking his head from side to side so that the blood splashes struck him now and then-in the face; but he did not mind this, for he wanted tHe wound to bleed. 3 He reached the front of the build- ing that looked new and white, He Catarrhal Deafness If you have catarrhal deafness or head noises go to your druggist and get 1 oz. of Parmint (double strength), and add to it % pint of hot water and a little sugar, Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day. This will often bring quick relief from the distressing head "noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breath- ing become easy and .the mucous stop dropping-into the throat, It is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone who has catarrhal deafness or Head noises shoultl-give this prescription a trial. Those Leisure Hours Why Not Employ Them Pro fitably? Specialised training 'leads to Increased efficiency. Increased Efficiency means Increased Earning Capacity. Overcome Inferfority Complex, develop mental power, and equip = yourself for better things, Study leisurely in the qule of your own home. Write or particulars of fascinating correspondence courses -- The Institute of Practical' and Applied Psychology 910 Confederation Bullding MO 1 NTREAL, QUEBEC The porter. woke up out of his scare. He saw that this visitor was not drunk, as he had suspected. He wohderéd if the person who was now hanging heavily on him had been trying to cut his throat and had re- pented it. But he dragged Foster in- doors and hurried him along to an empty room, : "Wait there," he cried; and ran out, refusing to listen to Foster's feeble demands for him to return. Steps came__ hurrying along the flagged floor of the hall and a young man wearing horn-rimmed spectacles came in. He was dressed in a white coat that reached his knees. "Hullo! What's this? What have you been doing? Good Heaven!" "Poison," groaned Foster. "Poison --in here. The neck. It's all right, man, I'm one of the tribe. See my card later. Here, you!" H¢ lifted a shaking finger to the porter who had come at the sur- geon's heels. i "You'll have to suck it out! Suck it out!" And once more Foster collapsed. He woke up, this time lying on an operating table, white cloths and towels all around him, two men standing 'by his side. His eyes fell on the surgeon, who was wiping his in- | struments over a steaming bowl. The porter was rinsing his mouth at a basin, There was a strong smell of disinfectant in the.air. His neck and throat were bandaged tightly, but there was now no singing in his head and there was no pain in his neck. : "Thanks," he said. The surgeon turned quickly, then smiled. "Feeling all right?" "Fine. How did you do it?" "The tube. And him." He jerked his thumb towards the porter. Then he looked at Foster again, "How did the snake strike you? = Do you keep them, or what is the story?" "Never was a snake near me, old man. Not the kind you mean, any- way. Give me a hand to sit up, please." The porter came over just then and Foster held out his hand to him. "I won't forget," he aid. "You won't regret it. As for you, doctor, I want to have a talk with you." ~ "If you feel like it, go ahead now, Dr. Sidney Foster. I'm wondering if you are the toxicologist." ""All there is of him. How did lue THE FINEST QUALITY COAL MONEY CAN That's why millions have confidence in the blue colour that guarantees the quality of this finest D.L. & W. Scranton Anthracite, coal' PT YS SE - SEP ST) 1 TIVE, -- 10 Dt Conumueu; Crown and Courts (From the Manchester Guardian) An unattended post oflice van ran away in Wiganslately and knocked over two people. On Monday its driver was fined 10 shillings for not having its" brakes in efficient working trates asked, "Are the post office authorities" disclaiming all respon- sibility 7" Counsel for the defence replied: "Yes. If they had been or- dinary employers they would have been brought here for permitting the offence." The case is a minor example of the long-standing legal anomaly that "the King can do no wrong." No Government. ; department can. be sued in the ordinary way for dam- age it may do to the citizen. A remedy is provided by means of a "petition of right," and in grave cases a Department of State usually accedes to such a petition and grants compensation as an act of grace. But many eminent jurists, Lord Birkenhead and Lord Haldane among them, have urged that since the State in modern time sconcerns it- self more and more with the day-to- day affairs of the citizen it should be as readily liable as he, if it in- flicts damage, to face the conse- quence in court. As matters stand, if the citizen has a quarrel with the income-tax authorities, or has suffer- ed wrongful imprisonment, ~or is seriously injured by an army wagon or a Royal Air Force 'plan, he can take proceedings against the appro- priate Department only by consent of the Crown; he must pay his own costs throughout, even if the cas2 goes to the House of Lords and iy won there, and he cannot compel the Crown to produce any documents that may be relevant to his claim. Lord Birkenhead set up a Com- gnittee of Inquiry into this stultifi- cation of justice so long as 15 years ago. As an outcome of it a bill was drafted to set the matter right. But no Government has given facilities for the bill. The Wigan case is a trifling one, but it is 'a reminder that the reform .to which it calls attention is long overdue, They're Congenial Because They Don't Play Bridge St. Louis.--Carl and Lester Hop- kins, brothers, married twin sisters on December 21, 1934. : The brothers work in the same man- ufacturing company as machinists: The sisters continued to work side by side at a wholesale drug company. The couples took adjoining apart. ments and are together nearly every evening, _ At a party on the first annivers- ary of their marriages, they asserted they never became tired of each oth- er's company. "What's the reason for this congen- fality? "Because we do not play bridge," they chorused. 2 -- order. The chairman of the magis-| rac for or now being listed as a potential rage for next season, Checked camels hair, spicy. chev iots and homespuns, with checks and squares and dabs of. red, are being picked for overcoats, Suitings ordin- arily reserved for sports wear are coming into more general use. | TP NN 4 1 OHST=ETray tweed; 1s in color the style of suits and over- coats is to be more loose. Raglan sleeves in overcoats are popular, Dinner-jackets and tail-coats of midnight blue or raven-blue have a developing appeal, with the double- breasted style of diner jacket popu- lar. among the younger men: The top. hat is going out in favor of the soft black felt with dinner clothes. The new rules for correct dress, according to. west end standards in London, include the following: Be sure to have half an inch of shirt cuff showing beyond the coat sleeve. Neckties must contrast, not blend, with the suit being worn, but the contrast must be soothing and not glaring. Brown shoes must be worn only with brown or light-grey suits, otherwise black are correcct. Woman Wins $10,000 oo New York.--The $10,000 prize of- fered for the best first novel in-the Pictorial Review-Dodd, Mead contest has been awarded to Margaret Flint, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, it was announced here last week. She is a middle-aged woman, the wife of an engineer, the mother of six children. Her book is titled "The Old Asburn Place." Several years ago the prize wag won by Martha Ostenso with "Wild Geese." Religion 'and Morals In common with all great prophets and teachers since the world began Isaiah was sure that a vital religion could not be separated from a genuine and honest morality. The one true and accepted sarifice is a good life, and nothing can possibly be made to take its place. Men have tried all sorts of substitutes, but tried alto- gether in vain, That truth, learned so long ago, is just as emphatically true as it ever was.--The New Outlook. | - WASTE OF COAL TAR Up until about the middle of the 19th century coal tar was regarded as a waste product and thrown away, or burned under the retorts, but be- ginning in 1846 its value was dis- covered and it was first used in Ger- many for making roofing felt. Remember that life is neither pain nor. pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and | in a spirit of self-sacrifice.----~De Toc- queville, { LE Issue No. 4 -- '36 40 Tn keeping with this new freeaom | For First : Novel shelter. Another objects that that is not enough; that there should be pro- vision enabling the 'recipient not only to support himself and family but to lay by a reserve against the time when he quits this mortal existence or is unable to work (the latter appli- es to wage; but the principle is the same). } Then what is "adequate?" this introduces the much-discussed phrase, "standard of living," for "to be adequate, the allowance must enable the recipient to maintain 'his standard of living. Which dif- fers widely in different countries and even in different parts of the same country. The standard of living in a small village, where the inhabitants have to draw water from wells and carry lanterns when they go out at night, is necessarily lower than that in a city with waterworks and street lights, It costs more to live in a city than in a village; so an allowance which in a village might be adeguate is far from it to a city dwelfed, i And vary. The money that in a Jow- price district would be ample to feed a large family would in 'an- other higher-priced section be hardly sufficient to buy food for two per- sons. And we need only mention rent and taxes which vary quite as wide- "ly as other items in the family budget. } There is no need to enlarge on the subject; but we might suggest that Windsor and Stratford are put- ting in a large order when they re- quest a committee to establish a uni- form and adequate schedule of living allowances. Such a schedule, to be adequate in all cases, cannot be uni- form; if it is made uniform it can- revile- you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.---St. Mat- thew 5:11. An avowal of poverty is no dis- grace to any man; to make no effort to escape it is indeed dis- graceful.--Thucydides, . Bests. You Again, prices in different sgctions| not be adequate throughout the] country. Blesesd are ye, when men shall Remedy You Use is SAFE? 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All "MONEY-MAKING IDEAS used more times than Use one side of the paper only. mail GIFF BAKER, 39 LEE AVE., TORONTO reste Frise teanse--He ta [ALAN SELMA] [that the dry delta lands micht be flooded from the waters sof the Sos- i katchewan and the water conserved, | With axe aud shovel he comulcted i No. 1 dam. There was no far =rvenue {that year, The counted 40 rat houcos, [In 1932 sluice ditches were cut Pand more dams: made. There was no fur revenue; 848 houses were corte ed. In 1933 move ditches were dog and dams constructed. Transit w rk and mapping were carried out. No fur revenue; 4,163 houses counted To help with expenses 12,200 pets swerve taken off in 1931 and the pro- gramme of ditching and dam con- struction continued. By fall 10 000 sacreas were flooded, it heuses numbered 8,633. This year 23,801 pelts were taken off and at the same time about 8.000 muskrats, 'niigrating from the 'eas. ~ | jr land, were caught by trappers [ (estimated at 200) stationed outside the lease. A force of 25 men is {working to increase the i now productive paren to 20,000 acres. Next year | Lamb citimates he will be able to Stake off 50,000 pelts and still leave plenty of animals. Conservation of the marsh lands for area, besides keeping local tray.- pers busy all summer, have attracted trappers within a radius of 150 mit- | es. They have come from the banks of the Churchill and the Nelson and 'from the shores of Lake Winniney and Winnipegosis. These and many more--the provincial government has {several hundred applications for leages--have declared they would stay on the delta if they coud copr- serve the flooded waters, Dut the [necessary works ave beyond their means. It takes a certain amount of money, 'in addition to knowledge and 1 determination, to duplicate Lamb's feat. In the carly days, it is true, Le began with shovel and axe. Now he employs big crews of Indians, a power drag line to scrape mud ia dam construction, canos, barges, Tt is a profitable business, of proven value, Conservation of the marsh lanlis for muskrat culture has been found to have a beneficial effect on the waterfowl count and on fur, other than rats, The Lamb fur farm is a "gunless' area. No hunters are al- lowed there, wit' the result that ducks and other game bfrds, moose and deer ave multiplying rapidly. "Just Growed" AScreen Actress Attributes Per- fect Figure To HOLLYWOOD. -- Here are the measurements "of Virginia Dabney, screen actress, put forth as claimant: to the "worl's perfect figurcd": Height b feet 4 inches, Weight 118 pounds, Bust 356 inches. Waist 26 inches, Hips 86 inches. Thigh 18 inches. Calf 18 inches. Ankle 8 inches. Her dance director in her current play said he should know something | about feminine figures, | rected 20,000 chorus girls in years of stage direction and 800 Broadway musical shows. Miss Dabney is a native of At- lanta, Ga,, she says she knows noth- ing of regulating sleep or diet, and "simply grew up that' way. Nature . He has oe wae ET Fs, 05 wy, eh a ow es FI gel i