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or E 8i!8id HATS NITY _ at tho " and happen! T-""' onldm Fred Nehe NORTH may: Ira! than “‘7 32) plaza if a! ‘9)4) bl Jillian and Peru, 4; Belgium and New Zealand, 8; Italy, 9; Estonia. 11: Hungary. 13; Canada and Switzorland. IP, Holland. tr, Ger. many. 19; Luxembourg and 3380' Slam; (Belgrade). 21: Mil. M; Turkey. 29; Poland. 82; and Bul- luria. 42. The countries in which Post ot living increased were Cttttt, Phim, France. Portugal and Dem mark. , "il'.1 ("w out of thirtyone ",,. z < in" which complete " '." ' ,,'t' Awnilable. living costs in Hi? I. y', from 3 to 42 per cent. 1mm . 'lngm in 1929. This is tttttmt i:, r'vc;rvitt.c, mmpiled by the Inter n.::1:~:;..l Labor Office. Geneva. in Norxvay living costs averaged n.» mime as in 1929, but Brittl- My?) Northern Ireland, Ant!“ “I. 'ic'coslovakia, showed a dorm of 6 no? cent. Percentage were” in othtur countries were: tmited Smut-s. 15; Ireland and Dan!!!- 3: Japan and Peru, 4; Belgium nnd New Zealand. 8; Italy, o; m“. ll: Human-v 'e. “--“" “‘" ' Ott" of the greatest needs in the world today Is more sociability among the people. Everyone seems to be in a rush all the time and I don't think half of them know why Hwy go rushing around the II! they do." said R. n. Pomeroy, Clerk of Fullarton Township in Perth County, for twenty-seven years and now in his 80th year. He had been talking about the days when folk went by horse and wagon over the corduroy roads be- tween Fullnrton and Mitchell. In those days. he said. it one farmer met another they would stop and have a friendly chat. It Will the right thing to do and it brought about a tine spirit of triendllneu. something which senems to be lack- ing today. In Xhosa days, mused Mr. Pom-my. a pnrsrm wouldn’t drive the horse and “am-n to Mitchell without “druppin; in" on friends More Sociability Is Needed To-day Cost of Living', Down From 1929 An interesting feature in can» tion with the winning ot the wheat and oats championship at the 1938 tntrwnational Grain and Ray Show hrld at Chicago by Lloyd Ruby and Justyn Rixby of Wembley, Mo tu-rtn. is that both these boys are mi-nlbm's of the Canadian Bars' and Girls' Far Clubs. Lloyd Rigby who won the Wheat Championship w now 20 years old. In 1937 " a 'nn-mbm' ot the Grande Prairie Gmin Club. he was on the team Thur. won in the provincial contest and went to the Royal Winter Fair and was a member of the Grande l'mirif: Grain Cinh of the Canadian I'm} s' and Girh' Farm Club Com t. .1: tt' thr, Royal Winter Fair In Aged 20 and 23. Two lev, Alberta, Youth Boys Are Champs At Grain Show IL was said there had been a mnwuwm for some time past to i'rszrl'xt lake trout fishing during it": spawning season in the late fall. The delegates laid bushel- had not been good in the past few years and that they could not “lord an amp fishing at a time of the year n m: trout are plentiful, More than 100 fishermen, attend. mg the annual meeting at Owen Sound last week. or the Lake Hor- on and Georgian Bay Commercial Fisherman's Association. expressed :ho-mselves as opposed to crestlon or a closed season for lake trout Lshing by the Ontario Department of Game and Fisheries. Trout Fishing InOwenSnmdAma- otNetsNeUeaint The driver was Peter Koon- man, whose car had been recov- ered shortly after it was report- tul missing. spotted the wanted ear sfopped for a tram: light at the four corners. The chief comman- tleered a car driven by Fhnrie Qucon and after a ten-mm ehase caught the wanted car at the Leamington turn-off. Notified that a car owned by Peto. Koopman. Amherstburg, had been stolen, Chief Babcock closely watched all traffic and They Find Owner In Stolen Machine A kcen memory for numbers Mi Chief Constable J. C. Bab.. cock, of Kingsville, Ont., on a futile ton-mile chase last week. That People Rial. too Much ---Spirit of Friendliness I! Ever Available Members of Farm Clubs The emotions that cause decay are those that depress. Those same emotions depress the action of the para-thyroid glands which regulate the calcium metabolism of the body and establish a balance between the acidity and alkalinity." Maintain An Even Keel "it a young man is disappointed in love, his teeth mar decay in a few months," he continued. "lt a young woman is disappointed, her teeth will decay even more rapidly. Women seem to be affected more than men, perhaps because they're so emotional. On the other hand. it you are dis. appointed in love and start bleeding your heart out about it, your teeth are likely to give you all kinds of tribulation and pain, Dr. Briggs lays. That is the prescription ottered by Dr. E. F. Briggs, a dental sur- geon ot Bangor. Me. -- It you would have good, solid, glistening teeth, tall head-over. heels in love right away and May there. Emotions That Depress A Per- son Are Said to be Responsible Addressing the meeting on the question of empowering municipalities to regulate ped- estrisn traffic as a means of reducing auto accidents Con- ant was asked whether it would be possible to force persons “over a certain age" to secure licenses to walk on the streets and to carry lights " night. “The queStioi) deserves sideration," Conant said. .5. " Is better merely to ask it he prefers light or dark meat. If there In but one turkey. and six guests would request a log. it would be embarrassing. Worry Causes Tooth Decay Pedestrians carrying license plates and tail lights in Ontario might not be a bad idea Gor- don Conant, Attorney General of Ontario told a traffie safety conference in Toronto but month. Answer: 1. By making himself useful In his hostess and agreeable to her guests. or by sending tlowers to his hostess on speeiat occasions. 2. Cut the apple into quarters and eat it win] the fingers. p,. Not mill-:5 the visitors speak than and then the child must not. he permitted to monopolize the con- \‘ersatlon. 4. The ties. gloves. and bouzou- nieres: and he usually gives a gift ot a small piece or jewelry to each one. Wants Tail-lights 3. Should children be permitted to converse with visltors? 4. What should a bridegroom pro. vide tor his best man and ushers at a church wedding? 5. When carving a turkey should a host ask the guest which piece he prefers." a small silver fruit knife Is provid- ed? t. How can a bachelor repay his social obligations it he is a man ot limited means? 2. What is the correct way to cat a small apple at the table, when Early in January Steps will be taken to renovate Rideau Hall, Ottawa, om muir, Governor-General of Canada. to put it in readiness to receive the King in Canada next May. The king's birthday celebration, 1t,"g,.5,ig,ti for May' corned, will occur while their majesties are visiting the ominion's capital. Pedestrians wheeeninaoueeaiiiiiiari'i7ii"iG",7ii7ii',c,t- This lost star lies in the coal sack. acordtng to telescopic clues explained by Dr. Bart J. Bot. The coal sack is the most conspicuous black patch in the Milky War. The sack ts located next to the South- ern Cross. where it stands out " an intensely dark field in a. very bright portion ot the Milky Way. SEARCH "EMBE0DED" STAR Search for an "embedded" star. a sun believed to be hidden behind clouds of dust. is being pursued at Harvard Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. _ Heparin, a powerful coagulant. has been definitely established as of gerat value in all opeartions on blood vessels and the heart in we venting the formation ot clots. Dr. W. E. Gallic, dean ot the faculty of medicine and head of the depart. ment of surgery at Toronto Univer- sity announced last week. While the wounds of operations are healing most of the patients were able to walk around with. out pain. They hare not had to stay in hospitals, and economic losses have been further reduced by re- turning them to work earlier. A local anaesthetic. one "shot." of which stops pain for two or three weeks. has been developed at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, PIGEONS CARRY MALADY Discovery of sleeping sickness among pigeons is announced by two scientists of Harvard Medical Schol. The pigeon sickness Is the same thing as human encephalitis, the highly fatal disease which frequent- ly ‘leaves minds crippled tor We when it does not kill, Horses. phea- sants and pigeons can give the dis- ease to humans. STOPS PAIN FOR TWO WEEKS Artificial spawning and hatching ot lavge-amrstnallunouttt black bass - a teat believed impossible by ex- pert fish culturists, has been derer oped by the fisheries division of the Win-0min conservation depart. mum. PREVENTS CLOT FORMATION FISH ARTIFICIALLY HATCHED 10. On rural . highways always walk on the left. Doing traffic. 9. Ride bicyrles on the right side or roadways. and obey traffic sig- nals and Mop signs. 8. Play in safe places - play- grounds, play Myeets, vacant lots - not on dangerous slreets. 6. Obc-y the officer or safety-pat. rol boy on duty at the crossing. 7. Don't hitch rides or dart out onto the street from bphind park. ed cars or hedges. fr. Always cross at the crossing. never in the middle of the block. 4. Cross only with the safe lights. 5. Be alert at all times when cros- sing the streets. l. Start to school early enough so that you will not have to rush. 2. Plan the safest. trip to and from School. and follow it every day. Here are 10 rules for children to observe as their part In "playing safe." They were issued recently by Dr. Herbert J. Stack. director of the new National Centre for Safe- ty Education at New York Univer. any. Ten Regulations Are Issued By Director of Safety Education Traffic Rules For Children What Science * Is Doing * 1.fltterac?meia1 yeflenee of Lord Tweeds- A tew years no a like occur- rence caused considerable conster- nation " no cause for the death ot the minnows could be found. The samples of the fish and of the wa. ter were sent away tor main“. " it was thought factory refuge in the river. which enters Lake Huron at the harbor mouth, might have caused the minnows to die by thousands, but this was not borne out. Gulls. usually avid seekers ot the minnows are leaving the dead fish alone. Thousands of dead minnows. cow ering the waters of Klttearditte, (Ont) harbor, are a puzzle to fish- ermen of the locality. Much more is being done in the war of attetupriaon care than here. tor a gemi.otrieiat home has been opened tor released prisoners where probation officers endeavour to find tor them suitable work and Latvian employers are showing a much greater disposition to employ men who have been in prison. Dead Minnows Cause Mystery Latvia has been going in tar pen- al reform during the past tive years and the results already arebeing seen in reduction in the number of offenders and the closing of some prisons. says the Niagara Falls Re. view. in that country there is prac- tically no unemployment and it ac- tually was necessary to import 60,- 000 farm laborers from Poland and Lithuania to work in the fields dur- ing the past summer. Commenced In 1934 Prison reform was started in the year 1934 and it has had a benefic- ial etteet. Criminals who have serv- ed their terms in prison without showing unmistakable signs of be. coming useful citizens are kept in protective custody for from tire to ten years otter their sentences have expired. Vagabondn and beg- gars who are "work-shy" are kept in workhouses alter their release and in that way the country is kept free of undesirable elements. Jails are Being Closed There As Crime Decreases - No Unemployment Reported Latvia's Gone In For Penal Reform "Our Battle" by Hendrik Willem van Loon . . . Toronto. 1938: Mus. son Book Company. Ltd, . ' . $1.25. Ag this “you of our disgrace" 1938 draws to its close. there is still time for action. Dr. van Loon says. mng ia -4iFeriierGes" liii"vr, M.ay' 20 " far as Canada is con- Adolf Hitler in the book which he called 'My Battle" (Mein Kampf). told the world what he intended to do with his talents. Encouraged by success in Central Europe, the Fuehrer now turns his eyes toward world domination. Dr. van Loon shows there is no escape tor us on this continent from the strangle- hold ot fascism unless we care enough. do t-noug‘u to take up the struggle against Hitler's growing palm: And Musso)lui's. too . . . "OUR BATTLE" by Hendrik Willem van Loon At last someone has taken up the cudgols for democracy in a big way. Hendrick Willem van Loon, Dutch. American historian ot note who is nothing it no'. l'met'al-aninded, makes a brilliant attack on the principles ot dictatorship. sounds the reall for democratic action ag- aim: the menace of Adolf Hitler and all he signifies. The value of building represent- ed by permits taken out in flity- eight Canadian cities during the first ten months of the present year was $52,696,759 compared with $47,362,820 in the corres- ponding period of 1987. A. When sewing lace on linens or underwear. turn the hem up on the right side and sew the lace over the stitching. Both sides ot the material will be neatly finished. Q. How can t teat mushrooms? A. The healthful parts of the mushrooms can be tested by Mir. ring while cooking with I silver spoon. It there is any foreign sub- stance in the mushrooms, the all- ver w ll turn color. A. Clean each one thoroughly: then rub with kerosene or with grease. and more in a dry place. It, How can I keep green peppers trom turning brown when baking them? Q. How should lace be sewed on "hen? j Q, How can lprevent colored handkerchiets from fading? A. When washing linoleum that Is stained. try adding a. tablespoon of paraffin to the water. This will also preserve the sum“: of the linoleum. Q. How can I treat garden tools when putting them away tor the winter? A, Oil the green peppers before baking and they will not turn brown la the oven. A. Soak the colored hamiketu chiefs in cold water containing a little malt betore they are washed. Q. How can I remove obstinate stains trom linoleum? In kitchens the swiich should be placed near the entrance into the space used for dining. In almost every case where rooms have an outside and inside entrance. the most mnvonlent location tor the room light switch is near the in- side entrance. In living rooms. switches are tre. quently located near the outside door. whereas they should be plac- ed next to the living-room entrance. The vestibule light or street mum. ination will provide sulficient light for the living room to prevent dan. ger from injury when entering from outside. REMEMBER . . . . Lighting switches in rooms that have more than one entrance should be placed near the entrance most used after dark. Loeation Should Be One That Is Most Convenient ”Qumran Tonal. SIov wanna.“ it is impossible to estimate with any degree ot accuracy the number at cattle. sheep. and pin in the world. states the Imperial Economo is Conference. tor in many are“ the figures are either incomplete or entirely lacking. At a rough esti- mate. the number of cattle may be in the region of 800 millions, ot which about two-fifths are in the British Empire. Sheep may num- ber about 750 millions. with be. tween one-third and two-fifths in the Empire. and pigs perhaps total about 250 millions. ot which about 5 per cent. are in the Empire coun- tries. British Empire Owns Two-Finns in countries engaged in interna- tional trade for meat products and furnishing reliable data. it appears that cattle numbers tended to de- cline (mm 1925 to about 1931-32. but that the numbers of sheep and pigs in these countries expanded during the same period. Cattle and sheep seem to have increased in number in the past few years. but the number of pigs in several of the more important pig-produc- ing countries. especially the United States. has been reduced. in 1938 in Canada. hogs. cattle. and horses on farms showed decreases compar- ed with 1937. Sheep increased by 75.100. The decreases were, horses. 62,290; cattle. 329,300; hogs, 476,. 400. Light Switches Near Entrances Says Imperial Economic Con- ference - Figure [M to Estimate World Livestock Total Unknown Issue No. S3---'38 HIGH IZUMJD 1'itF3tPo1UP.H--wtti'rru* for free booklet und full particu- hm rr-uurdmz our amazingly nur- nu-Aful hyhlood treatment. Pedi- grreed Products. SuBLtoonJ-{uk_ BELL? HEAVES POWDERA' WILL ttIvo Immediate rand. Rummy mix in Hun-u” Toad. Prire H Powder. “.10. Post Paid. With free book on "Animal Ailments." mm & 80M. ((‘nnndn Hmlmd. Mam-mount" " Vetnlnnrv Median", You“. Quo. Dept J te. TWO FARMS. ONE GARNER AND one burhvr shun on highway. Wiite _to H. R. “unable. Hhelhumm Hm, AN "Hr'ert To r." KI." INVI-JNTUK. List ot itteetttionr: and full intur. maxim: rem free. The Rummy Pom. puny. Registered. l’ulem Allurlwyl. 2T.'t _r'1atrCtu.. (mart. ('nn. Larger Market Needed “Fisheries export trade in 1937 Increased by nearly $3,500.000 over the total tor the year befnm" The basic problems ot the lndurtry he beliruved, lay in larger markets. Other trro'olems would soon solve themselves if larger markets were available. F'ArPI.,rtuItIh8rss"rs- CAN um; FREE - L000 (THlt'Kh‘. BRAVE "lv: Annual {this}: Contest. A mm: for ovary mun. wumnn or child that enters. 20 mu Primm for the Witt- new. Ftrst prlle 2m: "my chickte, Hrcond prize “it! "my rhicke. " other prizes ranking from 25 to 100 “my chit-kn. Even if you're not “mum: the first 20 winners Jou Bet. a credit ttrate entitling you to 10 wtm vhlckn on your regular Hray order. There are no "Hum: to this r-nulast. nothing to buy hr sell. Get in the runnlng (or one of tin-n- finu prizes. For full Inturmnlion and on- try torn: cll_p thjg ndrrrtlnemrnl The general fisheries smazion in Canada has shown steady improve- ment during the last month, Mr. Michaud stated. “Last year Can. ada’s fishermen received more mon- ey tor their total catch than in any other year since 1830," the Minis- ter said. C'anada'it exports of fish mowed a sharp Increase this year. Fisher- ies Minister Mlcbuud said at Ot. tawa last week. Sharp Rise of Nearly $3,500.- 000 Over the Previous Year Cagadian Fishery od mail to ihrriiv. why Lmiirii, '" John Street. Nor In. Hamilton (mmriu. Plowing w" under way in almost every part ot the province. Decem- bor 15, the ground was said to be free of frost. enabling farmers to make good progress with the work. _ V,___._._.._..... - _...... m... Immediate delivery on threshing marhmen. hay presses. root rune”. feed cutters. cor" sin-Hers. rolleru. drmg saws. mnweru. hlndH-s. pom- tp, Mtge". polnjo gurus", etc. "A light covering ot snow fell last week but soon melted and at. though this aided the tlow of water into wells. the quantity was not enough to reduce the rummage of water any appreciable amount," .V. _.-..,-.-. yvuuu 5|)!!ch It‘ll. Price: lowest In Canada. If“. n few demonstration muchinru at bargain prices. Will Fell farmer. direct ut agenlu’ mire.- "here we have no dealers. Sprain: New C' 4-ply Rubber Ben. G'.'.'" a foot. he. tyrttslnguett on mum->1. Matthew Moody & Suns t'rvnwuny. Tune- hmmo. Que. IhsCayli,uhitd 1MB. Many counties in Wontcm, Cen- tral and Eastern Ontario are ex- perieneiatt a serious shortage ot water supply for livestock. the Ou- tario Department of Agriculture said in a recent crop report. Serious Short-3e of Water Sup. ply for Livestock Reported From Many Districts Ontario Farms The "Little M093" It is not only in places like the wlld. ot Eire, the mountains of Wales and on the Comm: can“ that people still believe In the ulst- ence ot these lltlle people. There is in Kent I Fllry tuvetrtigation Soc- lely. to which belong scores ot ra- llonal members. all sure that the "Little People" are still in be found. But apart from “Semi-tn pure and simple. there are other. who believe that fairies still exist. And years ago the late Mr Arthur Cantu Doyle submitted to the world ttho. tomb: and facts about fairies. In spite of this. most people are still sceptical. miEit-uROuT-c'n theOrig'nofO-m in F" Sei I'ISu Scientist. tell us that many year- no a. plum race spread Ill over Europe. They were credited with tnttrernatttrtst potent. and it II from them that we get our belief in tam”. ' PigmyRaeeOnce LhmdinEumre FON NAt.b'. "II I‘l\I‘IIA\I-I'I "th "LIN!" PHI-ESQ! 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I puts them in regular as the clock strikes eight. and 1 takes them out without fail when l hears the down train go by." F “N! WANT AN AFtPt'YNtoN. at. Pmyt!lc ty"'ettoyrru. with 1:10."th 'tri/e.: Mnrym Leie' -....._. ..ew'.e run HRla'4 kit ottett, W. who [my Mum"! mic-es for !unk. t‘nntnIMnled Iron MIC Mend. " Slocum-1 Nu: m. 'thrrotrro, "and: 'u caii c I-mu.~-N2m u. arr i iAGTiiei "Mary, how is sometimes boiled times quite hard' A Scotsman rushed into hwy]- tal bleeding from a cm In the cheek. "Not tu'eersttriV," replied the Scot. "t was just wonderin‘ how much you paid for Hood trans- fusions!" "Done wlnilu Shaina I :13]!- pose'." said the doctor. "You l an: me lo stop that for you'."' “Why on earth did you buy rt: pngulu this rize?" “Because the salesman mu rather niee--and I didn't mm: him to know I'd married ra.h a little whippeturtuspper." Aimed at Rabbit, Brings Down Deer "Your, Honor," deduced the prizoner. "nobody's perfect." LYONS mm: CO. 41. I” St.. Toronto "What's the matter with you? Can't you behave your- Iclf foe one week? You've. been befor- this court at lent Mt times. You've been cure. " with drunken-cu. chop- liftiag. burglary. assault and new you are accused " bent. ing your wife. What have you to My for your-elf t" The old vagrant stood be. fore the magistrate. win boomedt " 'Cause att duldy'u letters have got from windows ia them," reriied the child. I" u whit?“ h mm A“; GPJIEIANR own-Alu- HAVE Said the dd“: to " host'- littU girl: "How d, you Lnow that if. the first of the mouth t" At 1 recent sport- media: . well know- uhlcu u- in tho wrong heat cf the lam-- dred yards. Jun :nothn winter's error. Hunter POTATO BAtig LQXRD I'IZIIN|\ AI. LYCNS qOU liffol d Ashton. of it the on: are soft and mum-- SAL E og-if.