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i 3 t i ling, and it is common belief that beâ€" fore the Conference opens the Bank of England note will be worth par in the foreign markets of the world.â€" Sherbrooke Record (Ind.). Empire Preference. Within the month the adoption of the principle of an Empire preference by Great Britain has added millions to the value of the British pound sterâ€" If the Lindbergh babe has been in halft the number of places reported, it soon will be as well travelled as its distinguished father.â€"The Globe, Toâ€" ronto. For nearly six months a boy, Clarâ€" ence Hastings, existed in a respirator in the City Hospital, Syracuse, before he succumbed to infantile paralysis. So far as he could coâ€"operate by keepâ€" ing his spirits up under there condiâ€" tions, he did his best, earning the title of "the Gamest Kid in America," and receiving thousands of letters, teleâ€" grams, etc.. from all sorts of people, important and unimportant. While hel1 put up a great fight for his life, science put up a still greater.â€"St. Thomas Timesâ€"Journal. | Better Prospects in Saskatchewan. The Susiness situation in Saskatcheâ€" Chicago now owes its 14,000 school teachers an amount close to $25,000,â€" 000 and there are no prospects of the bill being paid. A community which cuts its salaries and then pays the reduced amount is just and merciful in comparison.â€"S‘. Catharines Standâ€" ard. In the United States income tax colâ€" lections are $86,000,000 behind the total of the same period last year. In England the estimate of £272,000,000 for the entire year has been passed with ten days yet to go before the limit period elapses. John Bull conâ€" tinues to come back faster than any of themâ€"Brantford Expositor. J There is an old saying that in war Great Britain loses every battle but the last one. Apparently the same thing is true in the species of econâ€" omilc welfare from which the world is suffering today. Great Britain carried the load for a long time. She acceptâ€" ed sacrifices no other nation was preâ€" pared to make. But when it came to the pinch, when her own stability was greatly threatened, Britishers rallied to the need as they do in war Mld| fought their way through. When the,‘ history of this period of international economic adjustment comes to be writâ€" ten as a whole, as it will be some time.. the story of how Great Britain fought | her way into the leadership in the‘l short period of six months will be its | mosi! interesting and perhaps its most entertaining chapter.â€"Winnipeg Triâ€" . bune. Making Good. City people sometimes forget that there are many small telephone sysâ€" tems in the province as well as the large one. A remarkable report has been issued by the Bruce municipal line which shows that out of $161,400 borrowed to construct the system, only $14,918 remains unpaid, and "conâ€" sidering the surplus account of $13,â€" 643, there are almost sufficient cash accounts and other liquid assets to‘ retire the total obligations of thel company." It will be only a few years until this public venture, originated by a few citizens in 1912, will be enâ€" tirely free of bonded obligationsâ€"a reâ€" markable record.â€"Toronto Star. now the Ontario Educational Associâ€" ation accords him simf@r distinction. Thus, in two of his chosen fields of activity Malcolm MacBeth has reached the top. And through it all the Milâ€" verton Sun continues to shine.â€"Toâ€" ronto Globe. J For some years the new President taught school, and his square jaw and ample shoulders ensured peace and order in the classes. As with many teachers, he heard the call of the press; and at once secured control of the Milverton Sun. Milverton became his home, and that community has honored him in many ways. In time he became President of the Camdian‘ Weekly Newspaper Association; and , EmE . oi Een Te he generally was found in opposition to any proposal; but time has exerted upon him its customary mellowing inâ€" fluence, and now Mr. MacBeth is ready to support worthwhile proposiâ€" tions. Science and Poor Mortals. CANADA, n wan is sound. There is, of course, a =â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" similar condition to that which is preâ€" Onward and Upward. valent throughout the Dominion, but Election of Mr. Malcolm MacBeth trade is improving and prospects of Milvrerton as President of the Onâ€" growing brighter. It is the farmers tarlo Educational Association suggests who are still the principal sufforers, that this sturdy Canadian is worthy ‘ but their troubles will pass â€" away of some personal attention. Mr. Macâ€"« should there be a favorable crop this Beth is one of the Bruce County old‘ season.â€"Regina Star (Cons.). boys who may be found all over the! * ww countryâ€"any countryâ€"and, as with] Failors decree that men‘s clothing the real Scots from the original Scotâ€"| shall be brighter this summer. Have land, generally in the high places. In you had your blue suit shined up?tâ€" the rather long ago he held high rank | Toronto Star. as a boy orator, and many a time the _â€"â€"â€"L walls of the Walkerton High School * EMPIRE. resounded to his fiery, and usually deâ€" British Films in British Guiana. nunciatory, eloquence. In those days' We should like to see mara Rritich e e e e of some personal attention. Mr. Macâ€" Beth is one of the Bruce County old rGitrrtinaet T Onward and Upward. Election of Mr. Malcolm MacBeth of Milverton as President of the Onâ€" tarlo Educational Association suggests that this sturdy Canadian is worthy Te es o in 2 John Bull Leads the Way Teachers‘ Salaries. Britain‘s Comeback contribution to the happiness of others.â€"§Sir John Lubbock, | _ "Furthermore, there is a special rea-l son why Ireland is not free to secede and become a foreign nation. Hunâ€" !dreds of thousands of Irish subjects ; living and working in Britain, many |ot them in the Government services, | would be liable to deportation as aliens | | and to loss of employment if the policy j | aft nanummeskcl x css I brighter if people were taught the duty of being happy, as well as the happiness of doing their duty. To be happy ourselves is a most effectual contribution to the hanniness â€" af "It follows that Ireland is not free, whatever her legal status, and she never can be free no matter how much impassioned rhetoric her leaders use." ol s oo S o ol of separation should be carried to the bitter end. "Britain may be willing to conduct any number of friendly negotiations over the oath or land annuities, and she is now giving the Free State every advantage of her own market of fortyâ€" |five millions. But if the Free State ; Government cuts its ties of willing al-‘ "leglance, however shadowy they may be, Britain will be prepared to clamp !down the tariff against Irish products, i95 per cent. of which go to Britain or Northern Ireland, by the automaâ€" tic device of removing the preferenâ€" tial treatment all the Dominions now‘ enjoy. , OTHER oPinions Ireland and Great Britain. ‘ A London correspondent of the New York Times cables: "The United Kingâ€" dom has the whip hand and Mr. De ’Valera knows it. The Free State may be legally free to secede, but all exâ€" cept her most extreme politicians reâ€" alize she is tied to Britain by bonds of iron. She can no more escape from Britain‘s economic orbit than the moon can cease being a satellite of the earth. | Disarmament. f ’ Disarmament is becoming increasâ€" ‘ , ingly good party politics since Govem-I ments which can achieve it may look !slmultaneously for prestige and for a‘ muchâ€"needed saving of expenditure. Just as the depression has entorced; & fashion in economy and in home buying among citizens, so it may tend to enforce a fashion in disarmament ; among nations. There is, then, reason to hope that in spite of a most disâ€"| couraging start the men at Geneva may be forcedâ€"by sheer fear of the consequences of failureâ€"to show reâ€" sults even at the cost of real conâ€" cessions.â€"Weekâ€"End â€" Review (Lon~|, don). | | Tariffs and Foreign Industries. | Foreign firms are making haste to lacqulre factory sites in this country |that they may have the shelter of ‘our tariffs. That will provide employâ€" ment for our workers, but it will also provide most active competition lor‘ our manufacturers. If British firms are not to be ousted by competltorsl operation on British soil, many of them will have to revise their marketâ€"! ing and advertising methods, and ln' some cases their manufacturing proâ€"‘ cesses, for they will have domesticated ‘ their rivals in their own back garden.i â€"Spectator (London). [ l "Colonial" Preference. | _ The Dominions have grown to man‘s ‘estate and because they have discoyâ€" ered that their interests are not alâ€" ways complementary to those of the , Motherland, they have gradually | sought and been given autonomy. Such freedom cannot, of course, be oneâ€" sided. If the Dominion are free, then also is England free. The Crown Colâ€" onies, on the other hand, are neither free nor is England free, England must stand or fall with us so long as we are governed from Downing Street. This means then that we can ask and receive of Englandâ€"and Engâ€" land can ask and receive of usâ€"quite‘ independently of what the Dominions may think about it. â€"Trinidad Guardâ€" ian. word woulgi be ‘ better and m BEING HAPPY. i a special reaâ€" free to secede nation. Hunâ€" Irish subjects Britain, many Any fullâ€"blooded boy should be proud to be a Boy Scout, and there is plenty of opportunity and room in the ranks _ "No individual man has exerted such a worldâ€"wide influence for good on such a vast number of people of all nations as Lord Badenâ€"Powell. His name and example will be remembered when the memory of many of his comâ€". peers has faded into oblivion. It is | indeed a privilege for any man or woâ€"| man to be associated with such a movement." | h e u+ "1j0ws it thoroughly will soon find that _ Quite a unique method of holding a |this duty of being useful and helping Dog Show, isn‘t it? 'others will turn into a very pleanant _ Don‘t forget, Lonies, entries must be pastime. in not later than Saturday, April 9th, Scout World Meet to Boost Hungary A Prominent Canadian‘s Tribute Hungarians predict that Godollo, to Baden Powell near Budapest, will earn a place in Read what the Hon. Lieut.â€"Col. J. H. history alongside Arrowe Park, Engâ€" Woods, Managing Director of the "Calâ€" | land, when the fifth world gathering gary Herald" and Provincial Commisâ€" of Boy Scouts is held there next year. sioner of the Boy Scouts of Alberta | They are counting upon the presence stated at a Baden Powell birthday banâ€"‘ of Canadian Scouts. quet: l T on e "Stannkie se qed ie B iss l & Class Three is for the best snapâ€" shots received of a Lone Scout in Uniâ€" form with his Lone Scout Dog. ' The Lonies have been asked to write ‘an essay of not more than 200 words, |describing their dog, stating all parâ€" 'tlculars about him, such as his size, color, what tricks he can d»o, what , work he can do, why he is specially {ntted to be a Lone Scout Dog, and why his owner particularly likes him, | , That is Class One, and prizes will‘ 'be awarded for the best dogs, judged from their master‘s description. Class Two has prizes for the best worded, written and arranged essay, so that if "Fido" does not win a prize, perhaps his master will be more lucky and get one instead. We may be experiéncing all the blasts of had to be cooled off with an occasional shower ‘ There are three classes, and any dog can be entered, irrespective of his pedigree (if he has one) or color or size. is not such a big task after all. You see, like a great deal of the activity of the Lone Scout Department, this "Show" is being held by mail! The Lone Scout Dog Show It sounds like a very ambitious unâ€" dertaking to hold a show for the pets of the Lone Scouts of Ontario, scatterâ€" ed as they are all over the province. But when operated on the lines which have been circulated to the Lonies, it Wize awim e 3P *BELONE SCOUTS :J impererh® T. . h *\ A splendid display of jump for the annual soci ndid display of horsemanship by the annual society circus. ' Lone Scouting is open to boys who cannot join a regular Troop, and is inâ€" {tended primarily for those living on rural routes in small villages. â€" The programme is carried on through the mail, and Lone Scouts are in constant touch with experienced Scout Leaders “who assist them in every way possible. |The "Lonies" have opportunities to pass tests and obtain badges, and to lattend Scout Rallies and Camps just as the city Scouts do, and Scouting provides for them a congenial, instrucâ€" tive and healthful spare time activity, The Scout Programme is essentially one of activity, and the boy who folâ€" lows it thoroughly will soon find that this duty of being useful and helping others will turn into a very pleanant pastime. Scout World Meet to Boost Hunaarvl P P I In useful activity a contented mind is born. _ Discontent is only found amongst the lazy and amongst those | who have nothing to occupy their time, and Boy Scouts are not to be found 1nl this latter category. _ But the Scout should always be on the lookout for an opportunity to asâ€" sist, â€" He should have no time to be lazy, and of course he helps just beâ€" cause he is a Scout, and has no thought of reward. c |_ At his initiation as a Scout, every boy promises his Scoutmaster that, !among other things, he will "Help lother people at all times." Thus it [will be seen that one of the keynotes of the Scout Programme is "Service." to put oneself to inconvenience, and To help someone else often means thus the spirit of unselfishness is fosâ€" tered. . We all know what a miserable type is that person who is always too lazy to do. anything for another, or who only offers help in the expectatlonl of reward. of the Lone Scouts for boys who wish to join the movement, This Week‘s Scout Law No. 23â€"A Scout‘s duty is to be usefu] and to help others, "Way Down Under" of iceâ€"cold winds but Coming and Going the crack calvary unit Boost Hungary| that Godollo, arn a place in always be on rtunity to asâ€" no time to be helps just beâ€" in the Melbourne Zoo this elephant _ "Sports are proving to be one of the best promoters of good and friendly relations between the people of the world," Chancellor Bruening wrote to the Federal Committes of Athleties recently. "Sports appeal to the masses and devote themselves primarily to the youth, the bearer of the future. The Oympic Games have grown into a festival of peace among the youth of the entire world. I am happy that the German youth will participate in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 and will weave new and strengâ€" then old ties with the youth of the United States." at Fort Myer, Va., in their crissâ€"cross The increase in the population last year was only 15,800. ‘The total popuâ€" latlon, including Maoris, is 1,521,000, which is only a fraction of what this country could support. Owing to the present un ment, immigration has pra ceased, and in 1931 there wer more departures than arrivals _ Auckland, N.Z.â€"For the first time for about 40 years, departures from New Zealand in 1931 exceeded arrivâ€" als. ‘The Dominion enjoyed a long spell of prosperity prior to the war, and in some years many thousands of immigrants arrived from Britain. | _ Ottawa.â€"Practical television within ‘ten years was recently forecast by Colonel A. W. Steel technical adviser ‘to the House of Commons committee | on radio. _ More optimistic forecasts were made by representatives of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters who added their support to that voiced by those who are urging the retention of the system of private ownership of radio broadcasting. H. S. Moore, Toronto, leader of the delegation repâ€" resenting the broadcasters, suggested practical television within five years and declared that the proposed seven 50 kilowatt stations would be of no use in the operation of television, Colonel Steel declared that television used radio channels that were not used by ordinary broadcasting and that the two would not conflict. | Immigration Ceues which will help them to fit themselves for their place in life after they are grown up. Particulars may be obtained from The Boy Scouts Association, Lone Scout Department, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2.â€""Lone E." Television Peace Promoter Practical In Decade In New Zealand ved from Britain, present unemployâ€" has practically there were 1,400 trouble is that so many ar to be cranked.â€"Henry Ford. | Berlin.â€"Germany publishes about | 30,000 books annually, or eighty a 'dly. Much of this is very serious literature. There is an _ immense amount of books investigating the present political, economic, social situâ€" _ation in Germany, in Europe, in the world. There are candiq books on the horror of the last war, on the life of the proletariat, on the crisis of culâ€" ture. German book shops reflect the sentiment of the people which is wholly stirred up. Even fiction deals only too often with a problem. â€" Inâ€" vestigation, criticism and the search: for something better characterize a large portion of presentâ€"day Germany‘s book world. | Serious Litent-ure Favored . lf By Germans of Today Lord Strathcona and bas announced that his tate is for sale. He is now offering for valuable estate of Inver: contemplates â€" further disp his holdings. The Duke and Duchess of Montâ€" rose, jointly two of the largest landâ€" owners in Scotland, are planning to sell most of their estates at Drymen and build a house much smaller than Buchanan Castle. The duke already has disposed of thousands of acres of Scotland‘s most historic and fertile land. The territory â€" inclues Ben Lomond and a large part of the doâ€"| main around Loch Lomond, where Rob, Roy had his haunts. j Londonâ€"Oneâ€"sixth of Scotland is for sale. _ Some fo the biggest landâ€" owners north of the border are beâ€" ing forced by taxation and the inâ€" evitable inheritance duties to put their estates on the market. Sixth of Scotland‘s Acres Being Offered for Sale ers, at least seven of them are unâ€" married Bridge is all right for bachelors, I suppose, but no married man ever gets very far at it." "If a husband and wife must play brige; although I can‘t see why they should even want to, they should never be partners. They shouldn‘t even play at the same table. If they do, there‘s bound to be fireworks. I have seen countless cases of jangled nerves and serious disagreements reâ€" sult from bridge table arguments. It is my advice to married people not to play the game at all if they want to stay married. "Marreid folks don‘t make good bridge players They‘d be better off if they didn‘t even try, You‘ll notice that in a list of the ten best bridge players, if there are any best playâ€" ! Chicago â€" ‘The bridge experts finessed into a blunder when they inâ€" vited Judge Joseph Sabath, famous divorce court jurist, to make a speech at a contract tournament. "Bah, bridge," said the judge, "that‘s the game that has caused nearly as many divorces as motherâ€" indlaws." Judge Sabath, who has issued more than 50,000 divorces, turned down the invitation and took the opâ€" portunity to issue the following stateâ€" ment concerning bridge tables, husâ€"‘ bands and wives: | Bridge Too Quarrelsome For Married Folks Says Judge God of the open spaces, Of land and skies and sea, Though earthly power may fail us Our hearts have faith in Thee. Heart that was pierced with sorrow, Heed thou a mother‘s questâ€" For the heart of the world is seeking This eaglet, lost from his nest. Tender allâ€"seeing Father Comfort an eaglet lone Protect him, love and guard him And send him safely home. God of all creeds and races, Heeding our humblest plea; "Guiding the course of the eagle Over the lonely sea." The prayer of many hearts finds echo in these lines in the Worcesâ€" ter Evening Post: knelt Beside the Tomb wherein they laid your Son, Pray that the strength once given you be hers Who, with another life beside her heart, Kneels now in anguish waiting for her son. Oh Mary Mother ..... you who knew the pang Of bitter travail centuries ago And yet more bitter anguish as you must be a selfâ€"starter the paper." And thus as on a million other days, The little rite of Laborâ€"forâ€"Oneâ€"Loved, "‘The Lindbergh baby?" â€" And my heart stood still! SELF STARTER, "Here is your coffee, Dad, and here‘s A NATION‘S PRAYER, By Katharine J. Cronin The Lindbergh Baby By Laura Guyol Wolfe. 0.. â€" o C Oe Inversnaid gnd' Bueno§ Aires, Arg.â€"Argentina disposals of its civil servants, its army and 118,640,000 pesos ($30,000,000) in nd Mountroyal Ppay, the Finance Minister inf, is Glencose esâ€" Congress recently, urging speed A thorization of the proposed 500,0( | peso loan to meet salary arrea» Eutm | _ _The monthly pay roll of abou : Favored | $00,000 has not been met since Ja1 is of To*’ 1, he said, and in addition may; f the provinces are behind in their iblishes about salaries, particularly those of tea. _ or eighty a and police, lishes about or eighty a very serious sale the London.â€"One of the British expediâ€" tions which will investigate polar mysteries during the second internaâ€" tional polar year will concentrate on a theory that aurora borealis is caused by rays from the sun which have been stopped by the soâ€"called "Heaviside layer," This was revealed in an announce ment that Mr. J. M Stage. the noted meteorologist, will lead 1@ British ex» WeniHione C se CC Northern Lights to be Studied B’ Bl‘ifilh Expedifion $30,000,000 In Salaries Owed By Argentina â€",, the end of May, and Cladiolus and C Tulips also work in well "For best ch results in keeping down weeds in perennial or shrubbery borders," * writes Professor A. Tomlinson of the ed Ontario Agricultural College, "it is t necessary to use a hoe, preferably a a Dutch or flat tywe, quite frequently * during the growing season. The orâ€" : dinary hoe is liable to go too deep and ,. Usually much more time is required." eâ€" s 1 A Word About Soil | A light, deep, sandy loam containing y plenty of humus is the ideal garden y soil. If ours does not come up to these d specifications it can easily be correctâ€" ‘t ed. If too light, dig in strawy manure y or if the plot is very small add a few I loads of clay. Strawy manure is also d advised for improving heavy soil, as * well as sand and even a light applicaâ€" t tion of coal ashes. Always dig in vege t table refuse such as tops, leaves and t lawn clippings. Plenty of this maâ€" terial, plus frequent cultivation, will 1 put most soils into ideal gardoning f© condition in a few years, although if ° the subâ€"soil is very heavy clay, it may : be necessary to instal tile underâ€"drainâ€" * ing. Never work the soil while it is ° moist enough to stick to the shoes, ~When it crumbles if pressed in the _ hand, it is ready for the spade, but not before. ‘Too early working will cause even light garden soil} to bake later on, ' Rotate the Vegetables | It is advisable to move your vegeâ€" tables around the garden from year to year, the practice being known as roâ€" tation. One vegetable grown in exactâ€" ly the same location each season will soon exhaust all the particular nourâ€" ishment required, and may also fill the soil with disease, This is particularly true also of some flowers, especially the gladiolus. Then there are legum inous crops such as peas and beans which add fertilizer to the soil and should be moved around so that the whole garden will benefit. ‘These will offset the inroads made by such heavy feeders as COMK, DOGLS SA trourks Perennial Climbers , Nothing adds quite so much to the attractiveness of any verandah or wall es as a climbing plant. ‘This acts not only as a screen, giving privacy, but * also provides the desired shade and a d permanent appearance to the residâ€" "> ‘ence by breaking harsh lines and takâ€" I'l" away . bareness from featureless walls. In this country more attention " , might well be paid to climbers. Moreâ€" ‘over, if we are only renting our home we should not run away with the idea " that climbers are not for us because there is a very generous list of annual id climbing plants, as well as those of a ! permanent nature. Of course, where " ~one is the owner, a screen that will ‘last indefinitely is advised. In this t conection the Dutchman‘s Pipe, a very 'brond-len'ed plant, is recommended, or ", we may use the Virginia Crecper, ‘upid growing and now secured in a variety which is selfâ€"clinging on rough 8 surfaces. In the warmer sections of " . the Dominion, Boston Ivy will grow. In this connection also roses of the rambler type are very satisfactory, providing sereens form May until Ocâ€" tober,; and a profusion of flowers durâ€" ing the early part of the season as well. The semiâ€"climbing Paul‘s Scarâ€" let ro#6 is a beautiful type with large flowers on long stems. Trellis work is usually used to suport all climbers and particuarly the roses, although many of the annuals, as well as Virginia Creeper and Dutchman‘s Pipe, may be trained on wires or strings. Ivy does best on the wall. Of annual climbers, we have the rapid growing Hops, Scarâ€" let Runner and Hyacinth Bean, Mornâ€" 'lng Glories and Wild Cucumber,. ‘The latter is a very rank growing plant and is inclined to spread indiscriminately, Fill In With Annuals Until the perennials have occupied the full space in the bed the vacant spaces muy be filled in with annuals such as Sweet Alyssum, in the front, and Gypsophilia Elegans, Portulaca, California and Shirley Poppies. _ Anâ€" nual seediings such as Petunias, Asâ€" ters, Clarkias, Zinnias and Verbennas may be used for this purpose : about Garden Chats , beets and caâ€"r;-;u 4>, urging speedy anâ€" e proposed 500,000.009 éet salary arrears, Ppay roll of about $9,â€" en met since Jnnmix,\' in addition many of t‘ â€"Argentina owes its army and navy ($30,000,000) in bacy _ Minister informed id in their civit ose of teachers the soil and so that the â€" These will y such heavy Mb Bui Na mt 1 the thei arm Kis dri fro To this and Ind 38 and Ord e rl rail But low bea mo ijsle glir Cor and unt able fre of : pu‘ J&D @iF, Are and Cal Em ven ng. jun the Guil the the the ds o