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°.+E TO, DETAILS .ADDS COMFORTS TO CAMPING.
A veemierful factor in automobile the .tope of the front and rear seat*
camping is that nobody needs to be One possibility of this plan, .although.
left out of this great outdoor sport<, not necessarily un argument . in rte
Almost :everybody can, afford to go: favor, is seen m the space between the.
on tour. Motor camping can be very;' front and rear seats where small 'chil
inexpensive or it can be made to cost dreh of the fami;,y might find repose,
a lot. However, the enjoyment of the' TENTH OFTEN usnin
trip costing the least may be beyonSome have triedvarious kinds of
e11, expectations. tent arrangements, by which canvas
Camping autoists are inclined to too i is stretched from the top, side or end
much paraphernalia< Of course it isof the car to the ground:, Others have
better to take enough to camp in awns- built a lean-to of branches and leaves
fort. Equipments for camping vary which protect only partially ,in case
all the way from acompletely outfit- of rain. Still others have sought the
ted trailer to the very minimum outfit more substantial shelter of a friendly
which consists of practically nothing barn or farmhouse. But .that takes_
except the car and its occupants. The. much of the fun out of camping;
more elaborate outfits are designed' The clothes requirements are not
especially for long trips of a monthj'� extensive. For a. weak -end trip light
oe more. ! underwear, flannel shirt, khaki. troll.
For a week -end trip of a few days sera, heavy shoes and socks and a
to one a fortnight in length a good.' woolen sweater are sufficient. This
rule is to take only enough to provide" goes for both men and women.. For
comfortable shelter and good food. those who may not want to depart
CAMPING NEEDS DEFINED. from so usual a habit as undressing, a
Food, shelter and clothes are the pair of pajamas will be in order..
primary needs in camping. , Each Woollen blankets should be carried in
member of the party should have an' sufficient quantities to insure keeping The new, Canada. Hoose in London facing Trafalgar Square,
outfit of dishes including a non the body comfortably warm while .which contains the offices of the high and trade commissioners and
breakable plate of a deep soup pat. sleeping. It is a handsome addition to the eity's<architecturu.
tern, a large non -breakable cup, al Then there are a few miscellaneous ammenemeeemea
knife, fork, large and small spoon. necessities. Included' in these are
For general use of the motorist group handkerchiefs, toilet soap, comb,
the cooking utensils should include brush, tooth brush and paste, bathing
some sort of a grate under which a' suit, towel, mirror, dish towel, watch,
fire can be built and on which fao'd ,hash lamp, piece of rope, matches,
can be cooked. Other necessities tamer and some loose change with
along this line are a frying pan, boil-; which to buy gasoline. Some fedi-
ing :kettle, toaster, coffee pot and a thous folk may need a few other mis
pair of pinchers for removing hot cellaneous articles, but not many.
dishes. 1 It is taken for granted that -c rap -
Shelter is an important considera- ing enthusiasts <who propose to use
tion for the camper. Some folks have their ears for conveying them to their I
declared it to be possible to sleep on happy camping grounds will give their
the seats of the automobile. Their automobile a careful "once over" be-
number, however, is not legion. There fore starting. Car trouble on a camp
are a few who have worked out a sys- ing trip is apt to take a good deal of
tem whereby the cushion of the back' the joy out of life. It is worth while
seat of an enclosed car is taken out' to have the machine in the best pos-
ted laid lengthwise of the vehicle' sible condition. This is a matter of
alongside of the removed and similar -1 great importance, since nothing is so
ly placed back cushion. By reversing calculated to mar the enjoyment of
the two front seats the bed is corn-` such a vacation on wheels as frequent
pleted and is fairly comfortable. This mechanical difficulties with this me -
plan has the advantage of being quick- drum' of transportation.
ly arranged and also of being mom Even if the owner of the car consid-
comfortable in case of rain or a heavy, I ers himself a pretty good technician
evindstorm.' It also eliminates any along automotive lines he will do well,
inconvenience from bugs and the like after going over the machine himself;
that are sometimes to be found on the to take it to a good service station for
ground. On the other hand, inwarm a final checkup. Of ecourse, if the
weather the • inside of the car is un-, prospective 'tourist is merely a fair
usually warm, and unless mosquito' mechanic or worse, as many are, he
netting was used at the windowsthese should certainly have his car carefully
mosquitoes are likely to be annoying. inspected by some reliable service sta-
Some admit that they have found coni- tion expert before starting out on a
fort in rolling up in a blanket and long trip. It should be said also that
reposing in the open field. This .is when on a long tour the mechanical
not bad after onegets need to it. -.The
first few nights will be the hardest.
Same have found satisfactory sleep-
ing in a patent bed arrangement which
unfolds and stretches in the car over
features of the . auto should be . gene
over frequently by a service station
expert, so as to keep the machine con-
stantly at the highest point of effi-
cieney.
Royalty's Home.
This year witnesses the centenary
of Buckingham Palace, perhaps the
best known of all the Royal residences.
It was in 1825 that building operations
were commenced to convert Bucking-
ham
uckingham House into a home "fit for a king."
The site has a somewhat varied his-
tory and is intimately connected with
an industry which has been well in the
limelight of late—silk. In the reign of
James I., where Buckingham Palace
now stands were the Mulberry Gar-
dens, which had been laid out to pro-
vide English raw material for our silk
manufacturers. The experiment failed
however, and the gardens were con-
verted into a pleasure resort a sort of
seventeenth century Wembley on a
small scale.
Later, Arlington Douse was built on
the site of the gardens, and then, in its
turn, gave way to Buckingham House,
erected by the Duke of Buckingham
in 1103. It was this house which was
rebuilt, one hundred years ago, to
make the palace we now know.
The rebuilding, which cost about
$2,600,000, was commenced under
George IV. but it was not until Queen
Victoria's reign that the new palace
was occupied by Royalty.
It was this circumstance which fn-
a••pried "The Times,' possibly for the
first and only, time in its career, to a
conundrum. / "Why is Buckingham
Palace the cheapest ever built?" asked
the great and usually grave news-
paper; and replied; "Because it was
built for one sovereign and furnished
for another."
sesoss
The king and queen opened the building,
the emigration and war pension departments:
The Fighting Vipers.
The great wastage of pipers during
the'war proved*that they belong, un-
like' the British bandsman., to the fight-
ing ranks. Some five hundred of them
fell chfring the four years' campaign, scenesof their crimes:"
and most of • these were playing an Him—"Yes, .that's where I aiu going
heroic part, like the piper at Dargat now. I stole a kiss last night."
It is their business to lead tho van and
Natural Resources Bulletin. r Wee Hughie.
He" Ona ' school wee. Hughie
The Natural Resources Intelligence
Service of the Dept.„ of the Interior
at Ottawa says:—
Canadian weekly newspaper men
have just concluded their annual- con-
vention at Winnipeg, and have dis-
oussed fully the many problems which
the• weekly newspaper has to meat.
The %weekly is undoubtedly very close
to the hearts of its readers, and is
meeting a want that can be supplied
from no other source. Particularly is.
this the case in many ori. our. newer
settlements, where the discovery of
new natural resources or the develop-
ment of others is taking place. Many
of what are to -day Canada's most
progressive towns and villages owe
their inception to the opening up of
mineral developments, such, far in-
stance, as those in Northern Ontario,
while the exploitation' of the forest or
the harnessing of- water -powers has
established settlements in all the pro-
vinces of Canada. Into these"places
have gone enterprising editors to
establish newspapers to meet the
needs or the''set'tlers
Development of natural resources
has thus been the means of creating
many. locations for the weekly paper.
The protection of these natural re-
sources thus naturally --becomes' of
deep interest to the weekly publisher,
as without these the sett.e—ment could
not survive.. Many' villages and towns
have as their principal supp;t one or
-more of the industries depentent for
their raw materials upon natural re-
sources; whiletsurrounding farm -
he
At the beginning of its career as a ing areas have' increased the circula-I
Royal residence, Buckingham Palace tion field for the IoeaI paper. Tice
was by no means so well organized as weekly .press is giving its support to
it is to dap. Division of labor, for in the development of Canada and her
stance, was carried to altogether .too natural resources. In turn, therefore, i
great extremes. It was the duty of the weekly newspaper is deserving of
the Lord Steward's department to lay and should receive the, upport of the
business interests and individuals of
the fires. but they could only be lit by "its local field.
the Lord Chamberlain's department.
Then dishes from the royal 'kitchens
had to be carried through endless Cor-
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ridors before they were served,. so that
they rarely arrived at table in perfect
condition. —
Most startling of all, it seemed pos-
sible for anyone to 'enter the palace.
Shortly after Queen 'Victoria's mar-
riage, a great sensation was caused by
a 'boy named Jones, who 'claimed to
have gained access to the private
sg to,
An' him not four,
Sure t saw the fright was in him
When he left "the door,
But be took e hand o' Denny,,
An' a hand o' Dan,
Wi' Jee's owld coat upon him—
Och, the poor wee man!
He cut the quarest figure,
More stout than thin;
An' trottin' right an' steady
WE his toes turned in.
apartments of the palace, and to have
overheard conversations between the
Queen and the Prince Consort.
Buckingham Palace has been the
scene of many magnificent Court func-
tions, and is also intimately associated
with the home Iife of our Royal Family.
Most of Queen Victoria's children Fere
born there, and it was in the palace
that King Edward died.
Poland. Has 69 Holidays.
There are sixty-nine holidays an the
Polish calendar.
Attractive Gtri.
She—"Her father is a steel mag-
I watched him to the corner
0' the big turf stack,
An' the more bis feet went forrit,
Still his head turned back.,
He was 1kn,' would I can him--
Och, my heart was woe ---
Sure it's lost I am without him,
But he be to
I followed to the tarnin'
When they ,passed it by,
God help him he was cryin',
An', maybe, so was I.
—Elizabeth Shane.
Health in Strawberries. -
The other day a doctor stated that
if strawberxin ►p?tltl be grown; all the
year round, an,xl became as staple an'
article of diet as potatoes, his profes-
sion would be ruined!
Strawberries are something more
than a luscious fruit; they are a vain -
able medicine. In a strawberry are
lime, phosphates, alkaline and mineral
salts, iron, manganese, and a special
kind of sugar, constituents that are so
well proportioned that they do their
full share' of good.
Diseases particularly susceptible to
the strawberry cure are rheumatism
and gout. That is because of the salt
cylic salts. in the fruit. In -Europe doc-
tors have established special hospitals,
set amidst miles of strawberry beds,.
for the cure of the most acute forms of
rheumatism. Anaemia also yields to
the strawberry treatment.
Some people find that strawberries
upset them, and that they cause an ir-
ritating rash. In such cases straw-
berries should be left alone. The trou-
ble is caused by the .body being in-
tensely antagonistic to `. the salicylic
salts.
Finally, the sugar in strawberries is
so energizing that if' the, red berries
contained nothing else they would still
.rank high as a medicinal food.
nate, of•`cou�now
rse you 1?'
He -"That's why she's s
to me, I -suppose."
o attractive
The man who makes light of every-
thing does not set the world on fire.duct
The production of zinc in Canada
Royal Palaces Form City. has steadily increased. since pre-war
The royal palaces of Bangkok form times. The 1913 output was 2,800
tons. This was increased to 17,500'
tons in • 1918 and it is estimated that
the 1024 production reached 49,000'
t
a city in themselves. They consist of
several hundred individual palaces,
surrounded by magnificent gardens
and pagodas:
A Procession of Engines.
As a part of the celebration of the
centenary of the opening of the first
railway line, the London :and • North-
eastern Railway will run a procession
of early engines and coaches, led by
Stephenson's No. 1 locomotive.
Fair Exchange.
Waiter—"This money is no good,
sir."
Diner—"Then we're evoo—.Sour ciiu•.
ons. y ner was no good, either."
MUTT AND JEFF—By Bud Fisher.
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(On With ,Laughter)
The hardest job in the world is staff-
ing a rat hole full of bot butter With a
red hot poker.
The Steno—Why was it that Venus
de Milo was so popular in the ' old
days?" .
The Boss—"Be'cause,. when a fellow
wanted to hug hei be hat no arms to
make him stop."
Girls used to marry for wealth, Nov
some of them seen to be satisfied with
just an automobile.
He (speaking of recent murder rnYs-
tery)—"Chiminals always return to tin)
to cheer on the fighting men at arms Extract from a southern paper -Gen-
even in the thick of battle. Hundreds' eral Lee wore a brand new Confeder-
of pibrochs exist and every regiment ate uniform with grey sombrero, eha
has its own special favorites, which mois riding gloves and black boots.
probably are endeared to it by itis- Ali that General Grant wore was a
toric association.' In the Indian dirty old Union suit.
Mutiny, the besieged garrison at Luck -
now were gladdened with new nesse"I'd liko to yat,'" triol,
when they heard -the pibroch of the the jealous ]overcut, "buourt I throdon't want to
Highlands as the relieving force came ruin your, neck." '
over the hills.
Purists may complain that the bag- A cross-eyed „man is always in da.n-
pipe is only a barbaric bunch of reeds ger -af getting arrested for looking
and can never be classed as a genuine crooked.
instrument of music, , It eertainly la a
thing apart with' Its monotonous
drones, two in the case of the Irish
pipes and three in that of the Scottish;
but its chanter or "warbler" is capable
of wonderful results, despite its un-
orthodox tuning, in the hands of a
skilful performer, andfor range of'
effects and stimulating' power on. jhe
listener's it is unique.
A Murderous People,
Per thousands of years the island of
Sardinia in the Mediterranean. has
been considered one of :the most beau-
tiful and fertile islands in that part of
the world. The fertility of the' land is
remarkable, and the coast fisheries un-
surpassed. Meanwhile the poorer land
of Italy, while not so fertile,shas been Few people suffer more than some
overcrowded to suck an extent that to- of our citizens when there's a stranger
day very little is left for the common ine town and they can't learn his busi-.
people. nese.
Despite its many favorable condi-
tions, Sardinia, with 9100 square miles What happens to a man's word when
of land and with 381 towns of various he won't keep it and nobody else u 11i
sizes, had, in 1772, only a population of take it?
409,050 persons. The causes of this
remarkably small population were We believe that a man has to be
found in the great amount ` of land raised to it to enjoy loafing.
owned by the nobility anfl;•th.e taxes
imposed by the church and state: It Lova and porous plasters, son
is _alleged that "private vengeance" Are very much alike.
started in the island, the natmve Balm- It's simple to get onto one,
ly-"murdering each other in order to get But getting off—good night!
money with which to pay the taxes.
During two years of hard times the There is no dog in dog -biscuit, so
murders on the island of Sardinia why ;should one expect chicken in
averaged 1100 a month, which means chicken pie?
that 'approximately every eighteenth +.
person was murdered in the two years. Poets Without Descendants.
There are no living descendants ,of
When Ears Get Tired. Shakespeare, Cowper, Dryden.,` Swift;
Science always has maintained that Chaucer, Pope, Shelley or Byron.
the human ear, unlike the eye, cannot
ed. Now as a result of ex -
d
bl
We wonder whether a cross-eye
person, would beruledout of a cross
word puzzle contest.
It would be sweet of a landlord to
give you a coupon each time you fin-
ishedpay,•ing for a house.
If a popular girl had three gentle-
men friends whose names were se
spectively; William, William and Wil
liam, could it be properly said that she
had the willies?
"There is something in that, too,"
said the ,burglar,'as he put his hand
into the spittoon.
be fatigu ,
periments with radio apparatus, it is
asserted that the ear apparently does
become physically tired.
Straw Hat Marks Mourning.
When in mourning for a male rela-
tive the Korean wears an immense
straw hat shaped like a toadstool.
Air Route Popular.
Some 50,000• passengers havo 'flown
across the English Channel since the
armistice.
Bed Quilts as Legacies.
Sheets blankets, pillows and coun
terpanes were frequent subjects •: of
bequests in the middle ages.
Twice Niagara's Height.
The lower fall of . the Yellowstone
river, in the Grand Canyon of the Yel-
lowstone,
eilowstone, is twice as high as Niagara.
L`se•the pleasures ti.at areyonrs
to -day so as not to mar the pleasures
that may conic to -morrow.
Jeff's Brain is Dormant Again.
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The best photo yet received here of
President Von Hindenburg. It was
taken on the grounds of the Prete
dent's Palace, Berlin,
Hundred Years of British
Railway Transportation.
The completion of 100 years of the
use of rairways in Great Britain was
celebrated .,during the first week of
Wulf and these celebrations centred
in Stockton because it was there that
the first railways came into existence.
There was a procession of railway
engines, rollingstock, and- material.
estimated to be more than six mile's'
long,'which pictured the development
ofe railway transport during the past
100 years. It included Stephenson's
locomotive No. 1 which drew a replica:
of the load which it hauled on Sep
tember 27,. 1825. In connection with
these centenary celebrations the Inter-
national Railway Congress was held
in• Great Britain.
British transportation experts say
that the greatest of all tasks that face
the. -railways of the present day is
that of recasting their system to meet
new competitive conditions. It is not.
just a matter of adopting themselves
to the changing circumstances of the
day, but of reorganization on fresh
and modern lines. Among other things
there is the turnover from steam
power to electricity. 3t is . felt that
this surely will have to take place, and
that the method of financing so de-
sirable a result must be developed,
for it is seen that electrification will
not only benefit the railways, but will
help in electric power consumption in
the towns, will give cleaner towns, a
cleaner countryside, -cleaner railways,
and greatly increase the inducement
to' travel.
Two Charities Profit by
Gifts Made to Prince
Twocharities, one in London and
one in South Africa, will benefit to
the 'extent of $35,000 as the result of
gifts invade to the Prince of Wales by
one of his South African admirers.
On his birthday a few days ago he
received a cheque for $10,000 from
Mrs. Reed, a prominent South African
woman, as a birthday present, with a
suggestion that he "buy a good horse."
The prince, however, decided to don-
ate the cheque to the British Empire
Service League of South Africa,
whose annual congress he attended
during his visit to Bloemfontein. Mrs.
Reed is herself a great contributor to
South African and imperial charities.
During the earlier days of the
prince's visit she sent him a cheque
for $25,000, to be given to his favor-
ite charity. He passed it an to St.
Dunstan's, the famous British school
for blind soldiers in London,
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The GToe]
een lMonth ,
What of all the o]brs shall I bring'fo't`
your fairhig
Pit to lay your fingers on, tine enough
for' you?---
Yellow for tlio ripened rye, white for
ladies' wearing,
Red for briar'oses, or the skies oan
blue?
Nay, for spring has touched the elm,
spring has found the willow,
Winds that call the swallow holds sway
the'cloude apart;
Green shall all my curtains be, green
, shall be my pillow,
Green I'll wear within my hair and
£xeee, '::¢o * lar !tort.
.. -Madhrie, l.'fals.ti?a1,L