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haxis Torâ€" dlars CO. m devie tischweâ€" Ad The number of hens and chickens at 43,526,600 was 6.$ per cent. highâ€" er than at December 1, 1938, and it was at the highest level since 1985. The turkey population at 2,641,000 was 18 per cent. higher, on Canadian farms on December $ A 1939, totalled $,224,100, an increase of 1.6 per cent. over $,091,000 on the ne Bflflk She" L same date the previous year. The number of milk cows was 3,â€" mss 933,300 compared with 3,961,300 and of other cattle 4,290,800 compared smnnl;:}zzmcl)ggaflow with 4,129,$00. 3 C A slight decline was shown in the By A. Frederick Collins number of sheep, the total being For the home handyman this 2,653,000 compared with 2,671,600 volume is indispensable. In easily in 1933. nndaretandahls Tawile n e e The Dominion Bureau of Statisâ€" tics reports the number of cattle Canada Has More 7229 teachers, of whom Bg v;a‘:; university degrees, while city schools have 5,045 teachers, of whom 490 hold university degrees. DIFFERENCE IN OPPORTUNITY To e Hdlel7,, Nt e maarcinet ow B CC L the average woman teacher in country school gets $675 a year; the city school, $1,546. Ru schools in Ontario have a total coldemnuinan, ge s l onl once olmoinen EOe for 186,143 boys and girls in rural «istricts of Ontario is one room, while 186,408 students in public schools in cities have buildings of 25 rooms on the average, a study of educationai opportunities by M. A. Campbell, secretary of the Ontario Trustees‘ and Ratepayers‘ Associaâ€" tion, reveals. Rural Pupils Lack Benefits assume his new Australia‘s first high commisâ€" sioner to Canada, Majorâ€"General Sir William Glasgow is pictured here as he arrived in Ottawa to * GemiminciR se o ns 22s The average size of rural schools _ ied en o ie 7 _ °A~, iL Yery accurate idea of the actual range or numbers of the cariâ€" bou as they wandered over wide areas, but with the large number of permanent white residents now in the North and airplanes passing over much of the region in summer and winter it is possible to make fairly dependable estimates, which place the number of barren ground caribou at about three million. SE U narre td oo contrmetri dn O along the Arctic coast. In some ‘cases this shifting of range is causâ€" ed by northern development and in others by the destruction of winâ€" ter forage of lichens by fire. Until a fow years ago it was impossible to get a very accurate idea of the actual range or Rumbers of tha aa.t ENN TYb aBiantaiscian dR . port a better than usual fur catch with the prices remaining fair, The barren ground caribou, the most numerous of all caribou, range in summer over the barren lands of the Northwest Territories, and miâ€" grate south for the winter. These AHimals are nnurt Lolconcamh ogste Most Attending Oneâ€"Room Buildings in Ontario; Equipâ€" ment Scant some years. The pend on the fur country for a 13 alo,.. _ _ 6 i4 B6 vicip. ity of Nelson House, Manitoba, & remote trading post about 400 miles morth of Winnipeg. The caribou came farther south this year, with the result that the Indians secured en ample supply of meat and are bettor off than they have been far Farther South Cursually +s3 are now rare much of their f; seen in Greater Abundance This Winter Numerous of All Indians also show that duties. The Indians, who deâ€" fur resources of the a livelihood, also reâ€" than usual fur catch &s remaining fair, large migrations of t ns their former a total of : 69 have they Statisâ€" cold. cattle ber 1, rease n n the as 3,â€" 0 and ared ) 1 the o B or missing volume is mdzspensa.fie_' E_.ea:i‘l‘; understandable language, Mr. Colâ€" .ins. eprams what to do when the blink, when a window mcksâ€", wl;e_; the radio breaks down . . . when when the hotâ€"water been for 1 m d L 2062 200 CApPRCEIRCUL, o ie sen ranteenianie About the only solution for foot | that he can trouble is "shoes that fit," Dr. tion he has fones concluded, adding that per. | times. ons with aching feet should go mvemmmmmmmmm m o bed and rest their feet, just as hey would go to bed with a bad RE old. T2 [he Book Shelf.. E SIMPLIFIED HOUSEHOLD _ N MECHANICS + By A. Frederick Collins For the home handyman this lume is indispensable. In easily [A eroamdemon e y ing n e t pne iis y mt Plowing, says Dr. Russel Jones of Indiana University School of Medicine, is "perfect exercise" for feet and legs. He also advanced the theory that public speakers "should sit while they speak; it certainly wouldn‘t hurt their ideas and would do their feet a lot of good." Best Exercise Says Plowing soon of the Great Lakés-S‘t'.ii;a:v: rence waterway treaty with the ed U. F. 0. â€" Labor candidate, at some date in ;he future; signature At home in Canada, publication of the soldiers‘ vrote results showed that the election standing in no constituency was affected . . . Preâ€" mier Hepburn of Ontario declared "the complete solidarity" of his govâ€" ernment, ridiculing reports of his early resignation . .. provincial byâ€" elections were postponed for the time being . . . Rumored during the week were appointment to the Senâ€" ate of Miss Agnes Macphail, defeatâ€" THE WAR wWEEK Shortly after U. S. Undersecreâ€" tary of State Sumner Welles arrivâ€" ed back in Washington, President Roosevrelt declared he "saw scant hope for peace" in Europe at the present time. Germany officially charged, during the same week, that the United States policy had had a big part in causing the war, citing contents of documents seized in the Polish foreign office archâ€" Ives"...." avned; when rumors of a new Russoâ€" British trade rapprochement flew about; and when Soviet Premier Molotoff proclaimed Russia‘s desire a way as to squeeze Hitler into 2 corner, from which he would bhave no choice but to try to fight his way out. wWAR WITH RUSsia? The fear of approaching war with Russia (as well as with Germany) abated somewhat last week when the affair of the seizure of Russian vessels in the Pacific was softâ€"pedâ€" alled; when rumors of a new Russoâ€" British trade rannrorkeawane Semc: ade against the Allies). _ But the Supreme Allied War Council decidâ€" ed that it preferred to â€"run the risk of losing friends among neutral countries than to sacrifice a million lives trying to blast a path through the German Westwall. The strategy adopted was to use econâ€" omic strength and seapower in such Indiana "U" Expert Holds It Finest For Feet and Legs _ â€" _ _ "Esterm Front stalemate and recover the initiative in the war, carried the conflict into a new phase and opened up possibilities of war in the north, in the Balkans and in the Near East. NEW STRATEGY Prime Minister Chamberlain‘s deâ€" claration that henceforth the Allies would wage economic war to the utâ€" most preceded tightening up of the blockade to pinch Germany where it would hurt most â€" interfering with her supplies of iron ore from Scandinavia and edible fats from the Balkans. In this most important action Britain was seen opposed by the noutral nations, chiefly the Scandinavian countries (Sweden warned that any attempt to seize German iron ore ships in Norwegâ€" ian waters would find the Reich hitting back with a counterâ€"blockâ€" WÂ¥ e U eveap . t The Allies began fighting with their gloves off â€". on the economic front â€" as the war with Germany entered its eighth month. The deciâ€" sion taken by the French and Britâ€" ish to use their economic and naval superiority over Germany in an atâ€" tempt to strangle the Reich, end the Western Front stalemate and recover the initiative in +tha «.. NEWS PARADE dourmemniiaman RerthenortIt is AEC T ARHSSU® ‘ Qllw ment flew et Premier sia‘s desire / M lity and to cipation in C| ime iussia , t her lost | rom Rumâ€" | ndersecreâ€" y lles arrivâ€" ;e-na President ihei-' aw scant nss pe at the Ax;: officially its 0‘ me week, with oliey had h<;us« the war, c ond its seized origh ice archâ€" of pr iblication owx{l: s showed I;es $ in no in the Trela. ence decliared sulls t his govâ€" lots 0: s of his To wer ncial byâ€" ‘The for the rough ring the langs" politan C eosx;{ The N inlty | has start] and voice and od." . ory. He s: & station w unâ€" and readi the cal instru his reach. that he can reproduce any selecâ€" tion he has heard two Or three and readily picks up every musiâ€" cal instrument that comes within his reach. On his mother‘s pians he plays classical selections by ear and his teachers have not yet attempted to have him read music because his memory is so retentive 3x‘ 0 Eoo 1 Bobby Connor, nineâ€"yearâ€"old boy tenor, does not consider himâ€" self a child prodigy but has the same ambition as Eddie Johnson of Guelphâ€"to sing in the Metroâ€" politan Opera. The Newtonbrook (Ont.) boy has startled music critics with his voice and retentive musical memâ€" ory. He sang over a Toronto radio station when only two years old Ontario Boy 9, Aspires To Op« hoi d d and at sports events are now comâ€" ing into their own for office wear and business use. There is an ui)turn' in the use of rough materials. Tweeds and shetâ€" lands that were seen in the country Looo Ens Sb ! { Comfort, conservatism and qualâ€" _ ity may be said to be the three esâ€" sentials most desired by men in their suits and topcoats this spring. For the first time in some years, American fashion is coming inrto its own. With Europe at war and with its mills and manufacturing houses operating under wartime conditions, the American fashior originator has a great opportunity of producing and popularizing his own merchandise. MORE ROTUGH MATERIALS Results of this condition are seen in the decline of the English influâ€" ence on men‘s clothes. This spring sults are cut with wide shoulders, lots of arm room and trousers built to wear well and fit easily. Men‘s Fashions Conservative Here, also is valuable informaâ€" tion on how to repair and keep in working order all of the most common of household appliances, from sewing machines and food mixtures to burglar alarms. And a complete picture is given of your heating system, water supâ€" Ply, refrigeration and airâ€"condiâ€" tioning units, and electric power, An excellent gift for Father, or that mechanicallyâ€"minded . housewife! "Simplified Household Mechanâ€" ics" . . . by A. Frederick Collins «+ . . Toronto: Ryerson Press, 299 Queer St. West . . â€" $3.00. Newtonbrook â€" Lad Starties Music Critics With His Voice and Retentive Musical Memâ€" REG‘LAR F ELLERSâ€"Utopia anything goes wrong i home, 200 en ing part in the 4.ag3%: _ I, 2il2abeth are shown bidding goodâ€"by to the clergy at Westminster Abbey after taking part in the traditional Maundy ceremony in symbol of the Kinfi’s humility before God. The royal couple, at high noon, on March 21, stood with 44 aged men and 44 aged women while the King handed them pouches containing 44 pence each, in specially minted silver coinsâ€"the 44 matching his age. The ceremony dates back 600 years in which the King was obliged to wash the feet of the most wretched of his subjects. This part of the ceremony, however, was abandoned by King James II. L (Otrcomntimmmmnpememenmennys on Bm n Eag 1 Did Comfort Essentia n how to repair and keep in hg order all of the most on of household appliances, sewing machines and food King Ggorg'e and Queen mfort and Quaiity Are Alsa sentiais in Spring Mode Their Majesties After Traditional Maundy Ceremony o in your _ _ev/iar season, some late. Cobs have been lengthened, â€" kernels made bigger. One can enjoy the finest table corn for over a month instead of but a week or two as in the old days. Impatieat Beginners The beginner is inclined to rush the season. It will not hurt to plant peas, spinach, lettuce or radâ€" ish, just as soon as ground is ~~C ardeners spread out the garden fresh vegetable season by taking advantage of new, later and earlier varieties. Corn is a typical example. At one time it was only possible to get one variety of Golden Banâ€" tam. Cobs were short and the seaâ€" son also. Now there are offered three or four different Bantam types â€" some extra early, some regular season, some Jate. Cobs have * beenâ€"lenmppnn aprodgmiaane s Old Gardeners spread garden fresh vegetable s taking advantage of ne and earlier varieties. Gardening .... In these unspoiled waters from the Atlantic to the Pacific the angâ€" ler will find unexcelled sport for many varieties of game fish, ‘said Mr. Poole, for there is in Canada a species of fish to suit the taste of every class of angler. Ail these speâ€" cies are not found in the same watâ€" ers, nor even in the same province, but each has its habitat somewhere in Canada. man who seeks real sbo;-r\;'lth rod and line. e are regarding their fishing tackle with contemplative eyo and enterâ€" taining vague ideas of where to go for their first 1940 fishing expediâ€" tion. "With this in mind, the Fish and Game Department of the Canâ€" adian National Railways have for the past few months been amassing information concerning the better localities in Canada the sportsman can visit and in bringing upâ€"toâ€"date particulars respecting the fishing and hunting regulations as apply in the various provinces of the Doâ€" minion" stated Ernie G. Poole, Fish and Game Representative of the company. "This information is conâ€" tained in the 1940 edition of the booklet ‘Hunting, Fishing and Canâ€" 0e Trips in Canada‘ which will be found as accurate and co:rplote as any publication of this nature can be" he said. NEW FisHING LAKES In addition to the regular waters for game fishing from coast to coast, new fishing lakes have been discovered and opened to sportsâ€" men; new waters have been plantâ€" ed with game fish cnd in many ways the fisherman‘s map has been rolled back, providing an empire of fishing grounds for the man or woâ€" BY VIC BAKER NTARIO UTDOORS T8 mecnt REH! Tomco _ 2Carest to those of wolves. ‘ During training each dog is also handled by only one soldier, who 12â€" ter controls him at the front. THEY CARRY DISPATCHES __ Dispatch carriers are trained to run from advance posts to company battalion or regimental headquartâ€" ers, making use of trenches or covâ€" ered terrain wheore they escape be ing seen or shot. They carry messages in a pouch worn around the collar. Red Cross dogs are trained to find wounded soldiers and lead stretcher bearers to them. If there are enough volunteers, France will maintain an army of 1,000 dogs, natural camouflage color éli}i'be- cause their natural talents approach nearest to those of wolves The French army has opened a recruiting station for army dogs, Dogs will be accepted either as gifts or on loan for the duration of the war. They will be concentrated at a training camp, where they will receivre special instruction, which, in a fow weeks, will turn them into specialists for patrol work, Red Cross, dispatch carriers, or for obâ€" servation duty. ALSATIANS, sHEEp DoGs Alsatian police and sheep dogs are preferred because they have a natural camouflase mala« s23 io French Arn'Ty Recruits Dogs ithcednd Nb aie snn remn t wiil build their lawns up on two different levels with a rock gardâ€" en in between. These gardens are made to reâ€" semble miniature alpine ranges, and in them alpine flowers ave grown. These are usually tiny, short, sprawly things, that require little moisture during most of the year. They are specially listed in the better seed catalogues. To hold the sharply sloping soil, fair size rocks of the roughest possible. nature, preferably weatherâ€"beaten boulders, are buried to about twoâ€"thirds‘ their. depth irregularly throughout the slope. Good pockâ€" ets of sandy soil are arranged beâ€" tween the rocks. The flowers find a foothold here and trail over the 1 boulders. t h c ons o2 202700 mentes ns Wiiad the first batch there will be more plants coming on and the season will be lengthenced by the last part of the garden sown. Rock Gardens In recent years the rock gardâ€" en has become so popular that people are going out of their way in make an excuse for one. They wiil build their lawns up on two different levels with a rock gardâ€" Aos eer o Renhimeape c .. td Siueelabimmet 30 o ub ul soon. There és little growth in any case until the soil really turns warm. Gardeners are advised to divide their seed into at least three parts, sowing a third as soon as weather permits, a third a little later, and the bailance at the very tallâ€"end of the planting season. In this way if frost does cut down the first batch there will be more plants coming on and the season will be lengthenced by the last nslc Vansl9 L ready, or sweet peas and flowers which naturally seed themselves. For the medium hardy type of plant, however, there is no adâ€" vantage whatever in sowing too ennm BLLLL 0 gsius beâ€" Sbring fever". There isn‘t any such thing. That listless.‘ feeling you get around this time of year, three medâ€" fcal authorities agreed this week, isn‘t something that you can preâ€" scribe medicine for, or put down in a textbook, or analyze under cause and effect. Grandmother probably will never believe it but take the word of exâ€" ports â€" she was all wrong when she gave generous doses of sulâ€" phur and molasses as a cure for the "spring fever". There isn‘t any such thing. No SUCh A.iTnent As Spring Fever ‘WHY ARE APPLES SCARCE? Several articles have appeared in this paper about the apple situâ€" ation and its inconsistencies this year. In spite of a large surplus of apples and the efforts of the Dominion government to help growers market their crops, apâ€" ples have been scarce and highly priced and the quality has been poor. There‘s something wrong someâ€" where. If there was such a surâ€" plus of excellent apples, why were they not made available to Canadians who would gladly have taken more of them if the price had been reasonable and the qualâ€" ity good? ONTARIO ARCHIVEsS § TORONTO tamed until an afterâ€"dark speed limit of 25 miles an hour was es tablished and enforced. â€"Winnipeg Tribune. It is a wellâ€"established fact that the. majority of fatal accidents are due to speeding, particularly at night. In Kansas City, where a vigorous safety campaign was carâ€" ried â€" on last year, cutting the death toll in half, it was found that positive results were not obâ€" e n oo LWn m LETS ALL LISTEN In American author says there isn‘t enough color in modern city life. Why not put all the teleâ€" phones on the oldâ€"style rural party line system? THEY HAVE THE TIME We expect to hear any day now that the troops on the Western Front are doing a little knitting for the folks at home. Peculiar Feeling lence At This Sea To Change From Warm Weather LOW SPEED AFTER DARK PRESS VOICE â€"â€"Fergus Newsâ€"Recor, L. â€"London Free Press. OF THE ng We Experâ€" Season is Due Sentinelâ€"Review, n is Due Cold to e Got Some Buttons for You Bee Hive Syrup "‘That niay paéi]);_e;p]ain what you call spring fever." like an automobile that doe;r;\:. have enough water in theâ€" radiator. Dr. John C. Scott, professor 02 physiology, at Hahnomann Medical College, thinks the change in blood volume may have something to do with the case. *You need more blood in warm weather to carry heat from the inâ€" terior of the body out to the skin," he said. "It takes about five days for the body to manufacture the adâ€" ditional blood. Hence, in the first few warm days â€" before the extra blood has been produced â€" you‘re as9. . Nt ‘ NSX The focling you describo as spring fever is probably due to the ~ fact that the body has become acâ€" customed to cold weather all winâ€" ter and too suddenly is called upon to make adjustments to warm weaâ€" ther. Probably the nerves contro‘â€" ling the blood vessels don‘t make the adjustment without upsetting you a bit. CIGARETTE PAPERS NONE FINER MADE Slow Burning ib ormcrntverenatees. iCPR veivnanmatngs x!; / £"