The Exeter Times, 1919-12-25, Page 2The March of the White ward
By SIR GIJ�RfERT PARKER.
SIR GIL'13ERT PARKER.
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CHAPTER ;III. --(Conte!.) I had (levered wide areas of country, di -
Immediately ad'.tee, et .a sign Iron , Weller and meeting again after stated
ate Sub -factor, Cloud -in -the -Sky beed poutsof ttaivele but not a, sign had
to tr nsfer the burn.ng wood been seen; neither cairn nor staff nor
"Z Otte fire to the other until only any mark of human presence, submitted by the Superintendents of
Wiet ashes were left where a great t Hyde's Jasper i'aeelums when itiad was turned to thed e the Bank, dealing with trade and farm -
awe had been. Over these ashes pine edying drifts d the north, and he ing conditions ift the various provinces
fryer and branches were spread, and of the Dominion. These reports cover
ever them again ,blankets, The ward understood what was in the experienc- the particular aerations carried out
Was then given to turn in, and Jefi'; ed huntsman's mind, Tie knew the•. in the various sections of the country
Hyde, Gaspe Toujours, and Late Cars severe weather was before them, .a and this account become of very
eallen lay down in this comfortable. te'a't the greatest difficulty of the jour-�Qand of interest to the mercantile and
Ibed, Each wished to give way to their ney was to be encountered. Yet, some -1 i) --i communities ties desirous of
captain, but he would not consent, and how, the fear that possessed him when :I 1tPeping iu touch with the important
andhe Cloud -hi -the -Sky wrapped the
d left him, andheas reapedfrom lie in his act! t evelopa tC t Canada. are
occurring
themselves in theireblanket lo ke mumi of self-sacrifice a larger courage and! tales, covering their heads completely, rarer strength than that which had; tendettt reports as follows:
end under the Arctic sky they slept heretofore stayed pini en this cheer -1 Ontario:
alone in sn austere and tenantless less journey, f Manufacturing in Ontario has been
world. They never know how loftily i That night they saw Manitou Mount! limited only by shortage of supplies
seenVardriic nature can be the have not; t3in, cold, colossal, harshly calm; and; and disturbances in labor: Govern -
seen that land where mercury jointly with that sight there arose a; ment credits for goods sold to Europe
freezes in the tubes and there is light shrieking, billing, fearful north wind. i have stimulated manufacturing, . and
but no warmth in the smite off the It blew upon thein in cruel menace eel
domestic demands have been insistent,
>sun. Not Sturthein the heart the conquest, A in piercing inclemency. It New . industries have been started,
lever with the mercury bursting the struck a freezing terror to their hearts I and 'a number of successful manatee -
fevered tubes, with the finger -nails and grew in violent attack until,as if have { curing concerns in the United States
breaking
drying (instantly on the pein with repenting that it had foregoe its; intention of locatin ng in Ontarip with the
the hair falling off and fading, would, power to save, the sun suddenly gsew; Ontario farmers have been steadily
red and angry and spread out a shield, position in recent
if he could, have exchanged his lot re of blood along the .bastions of the f betteringtheir
in that
ozen endlessnesshite l that stretches west. The wind shrunk back and grew!
and improving heimiodern eoP equipment
living.
away to a world where never voice of less murderous, and ere the last red 1 The past year has been one of fair
man or clip of wing or tread of animal • arrows shot up behind the lonely west- crops and high, prides. A wet sPriug
is heard. It is the threshold of the ern wall of }white, the three knew that ; .was followed by an exceptionali dry
the worst of the storm had passed and' tq
undiscovered country, e that it summer, and grain crops, with ate ex -
touched north whose fields of white that death had drawn back for a time.i caption of fall wheat, fell below the;
are only furrowed by the giant forces What Jaspar Hume thought we shalli average, Root crops were good; corn:
of the elements; on whose frigid gather from his diary; for ere he, and tomatoes were a record yield: the
hearthstone no fire is ever lit; a place crawled in among the dogs and; season was poor for all fruit except
where the electric phantoms of a stretched himself out beside Jacques, i grapes. Cheese production showed
sightless land pass and repass, and are he wrote these words with aching' falling oft There is a shortage of
never still; where the magic needle fingers: , hogs; sheep raising is on the increase.
points not toward the north but darkJanuary 10: Camp 39,—A bitter; The cattle situation is somewhat un -
y downward, downward—where the' day. We are facing three fears now: I settled, owing to the limited amount
teem never stretches warns hands to' the fate of those we left behind; his • of feed available for carrying through
flint who dares confront the terrors
fand the going back. We are, the winter.
of eternal snow. t thirty miles from Manitou Mountain. The production of lumber has been
The White Guard sleeps. !If he is found, I should not fear at all: seriously reduced owing to shortage
i the return journey; success gives bore. of labor. 1919 has been an excellent
CHAPTER IV. i We trust in God:'
No, Captain; leave ire here and i Another day passes and at night,: marketing year. with heavy sales to
' after a hard march, they camp five Great Britain and the United States,
push on tthe '.'t i Manitou days.
Mountain. You anda steady domestic demand for all
ought to make it in two days. I'm just miles from Manitou Mountain. And classes of lumber. Prices have been
as safe here as on the sleds and less not a sign! But ,Taspar Hume knows unusually high, there is no accuzinula-
irouble; a blind man's no good. I'll . that there, is a faint chance of Varre tion of stocks on hand, and notwitle
have a good rest while you're gone, : Lepage being found at this mountain. standing the scarcity of labor and in -
and then perhaps my eyes will come . His iron frame has borne the hard- creased costs of operating, the year
out right. My foot is nearly well; ships of this journey well; his valiant has been a successful one. Pulp and
now;' , heart better. But this night an un- paper have been in large and increas-
Yes, Jeff Hyde was snowblind. This, accountable weakness possesses him. ing demand, with soaring prices for
the giant of the party, had suffered: Mind and body are on the verge of the latter.
most.:, I helplessness and faintness. Jacques Mining production during the year
But Jasper Hunie said, "r went; seems to understand that, and when has beep curtailed. The demand for
leave you alone, my man. The dogs': he is unhitched from the team of dogs, nickel fell off after the Armistice;
mai carry you, as they've done for the now dwindled to seven, he goes to his strikes lessened the silver output.
Last ten days." + master and leaps upon his breast. It
But Jeff replied. '`I'm as safe here was as if some instinct of sympathy,
as marching, and safer. When the dogs i, of prescience, was passing between the
are not carrying me, you can get on; man and the dog. Jasper Hume bent
ester; and that ?cans everything to l his
anteand down.reto Jacques
kindly; then
in-
ns; now, don't it?" Jasper Hume met the eyes of Gaspe! he said, with a tired accent, "It's all
Toujours. He read them. Then he; right, dog; it's all right!"
said to Jeff Hyde, "It shall be as you i Jasper Hume did not sleep well at
wish. Late Carscallen, Cloud -in -the- i first that night, but at length oblivion
I Sky, and myself will push on to Mani- i came. He waked to feel Jacques tug-
tou Mountain. You and Gaspe Tou-t ging at his blankets. It was noon.
fours will remain here." Late Carscallen and Cloud -in -the -Sly
Teff Hyde's blind eyes turned toward ` were still sleeping --inanimate bundles
Geste Teujours, and Gaspe Toujours !among the dogs. In an hour they were A Unfque Party. "Tables were now Brought an; 'and
said, "Ys. We have plenty of tabac." on their way again, and toward sun- «
A tent was set up, provisions were set they had reached the foot of Mani- What kind of a time did you have for two hours progressive games fol -
put in it, a spirit -lamp and matches; tou Mountain. Abruptly from the a~t El; zabetli's- last night?" asked lowed. See our score cards?" and she
-were added, and the simple menage, plain rose this mighty mound, blue: Mary's mother.dangled from her finger a cat about
was eoinplete. Not quite. Jasper Hume: and white upon a black base. A few "Susi the jolliest kind of a time four inches high cut from black card -
looked round. There was not a tree: straggling pines grew near its foot,; imaginable! Betty is so original. She board, with eyes, mouth, and whiskers
n sight. He stooped and cut away defying latitude, as the mountain itself ! never does things like anybody else. drawn in with white ink.
a pole that was used for strengthen-' defied the calculations of geographers i You know,she and Edith Carlsongave "It must have been a lot of work for
ing the runners of the sleds; fastened, and geologists. A halt was called.;„,
it firmly in the ground, and tied to it j Late Carscallen and Cloud -in -the -Sky i this party together, and we were all somebody, said Marys mother.
a red woolen scarf, which he had used ; looked at the chief. His eyes were: consumed with Curiosity from the Oh, the girls worked together get-
ter tightening his white blankets; scanning the mountain closely. Sud-` moment we received our invitations. ting things ready, and they said it
Lound him. Then he said, "Be sure : denly he paused. Five hudnred feet You recall how the envelope was seal- was great fun. The plan was carried
and keep that flying, men.” up there is a great round hole in the with a cat cut from black paper, out in the dining room, too. The cloth
Jeff Hyde's face was turne.1 toward: solid rock, and from this hole there: and two black cats decorated the head and napkins were decorated with black
the north. The blind mgr.'s instinct! comes a feeble smoke! Jasper Humes. of the sheet on whichtie note of „cats, and the cookies served with they
CRO ' AND TRADE CONDITIONS.
THROUGHOUT THE DOMINION
Bank of Montreal Annual Me sting,
IComedetepReports Subhnitted an Conditions in . Various Provinces of the
Dominion at Annual Meeting of the Bank of Montreal Will Be of
Special Interest to Mercantile and Farming Communities.
At the .Annual Meeting of the Bank
of Montreal complete • reporte wore
Both these situations are improving
and larger production has taken place
at the gold mines.
Both wholesalers and retailers re-
port it easy to sell goods. Credits two
shortener) and bad debts negligible.
Larger expenditures were generally
made by rnunicijiailties this year in an
effort to overtake works postponed
during the war.
Population shows a general increase,
with a tendency to drift to urban and
manufacturing centres.
There has been a continued exten-
sion in hydro -electric power during the
past year, and works at Nipigon and
Chippewa, as well as at other places
less important, will within the next
two years add very largely to the
available power for manufacturing and
other purposes throughout Ontario.
Generally* speaking, the year has
been one of great activity throughout
the Province.
Prairie Provinces.
During part of the past season ex-
tensive areas in Saskatchewan and Al-
berta experienced, in common with the
North-Western States, severe drought
and loss of crops, but owing to good
yields in other areas and to high
prices, the value of grains raised ex-
ceeded that of the year 1915, when the
largest crops in the history of the
West was produced.
Failure of pasture and hay in cer-
tain districts caused anxiety to ranch-
ers, and while autumn rains brought
relief, the scarcity and high price of
feed for winter use forced the sale of
some unfinished cattle at prices ad-
versely attacked by worse conditions
in the United States. •
The \Vest on the whole has had a
prosperous year, exceptions being the
districts in which crops were lost
through drought.
British Columbia.
Grain crop's were affected by drought
and were below the average. Fruit and farm affords power as well as light.
vegetables have been good crops with Pumps, washing machines, separators, ruling high. More attention is
being given to agriculture, and farmers churns and a wide variety of other
and growers generally have had a light power appliances are run to -day
profitable season.
Wholesale trade has been good and
retail trade active.
The population has increased, and
further immigration is expected dur-
ing the coming year.
Conditions throughout the province
on the whole are bettor than they have
been for some years, and prospects'
al,' ear good for continued business
activity into the new year.
.........ter-. �.. .. -..,- ,•.-
ever-present fire hazard. To be sure,' col' Sting of a gcnt'reting,' Unit and ft ! A •r ai,i 9 A p t�'d i'1 ., " '
they were a lot blither than the candles s<.•', of storage eleui ria planta in the ep fil ! .r'.,,, i • ;.. ', i
and tallow dips of the generation be- !lust few yun tee!: to-diy they uroCV". . et {:,.
fore, but they left a lot to be desired, .More easily tkcfn etre of than the ' 4'
too , nurse e f'ar.itt ixi.1/leieeet•. 'they in -
In the barn it was a more set•iot s corporate the best feitta+•es of meth- -_-
MINERS' S'T'RIKE IN : HE
UNITED STATES.
•matter, A lantern' was the poorest ani sal. anti cilectl.cal deetign.
kind of a makeshift. Large open pas -1 a -••
sag;eways' and open lofts. without any.. tainesire eeeeeret Q•erex; r.ii,l,;Merl",,
the lantern a mere point of light, the An cetinatte of the total wheat pro-,
rays froin which settle t-...te ,lig .qty, -deletion for leaSieene Ceriati.i• £pr l fill.)
mediately absorbed in .the darkness. is 100,225,000 bushels.
papered walls to reflect the light made
It was a case of holding the lantei:ll
1tl " le . h'a 1 "n order to
Dominion; Feeling Pinch of
Shortage, Plans Enlarging
close to .•l�„xvor„ an nt, . .1
see at all. The 'la`"n'tesioi 1 a. ire era- ,,.- '' _. Her Own Output.
ed up and carried front job to job, and
this made a man one -handed• and coin
sunted a lot of extra time. Finally in
the barn the fire hazard was immeas-
urably greater than in the house. A
lantern balanced unstably on a straw -
covered floor lutd an excellent ohance
of being upset. And once turned over,
the burning liquid kerosene had every
chance for destruction.
What a difference there is now in
many country homes. Instead of the
coal oil lamp lighting just the centre
of the living room, carried from room
to room when light was needed, and
cleaned and filled every day, we find
elegant electric fixtures. On the liv-
ing room table is a reading lamp with
a shade that softens the•bright rays of
the electric bulbs, but allows them to
reach the farthest corners of the room.
Bracket Lights on the walls and a
special lamp on the piano give plenty
of extra light whenever it is needed.
Simpler but just as effective flxtuies
are in all the other rooms of the house,
upstairs as well as` down, in the hall-
ways and basement and on the porch-
es. Hall lights can be turned on from
upstairs or down, and verandah lights
are controlled from inside the house.
In the barn the old lantern is known
no mere. Electric lamps are strung
everywhere they will do the most good
and the switches are conveniently lo-
cated. No more carrying lanterns or
worrying about fire.
The farm of to -day is enjoying just
as complete electrical service as the
city home,• because electricity on the
with small electric motors at a great
saving of both time anti labor.
All this service is developed right
on the farm by a small electric plant
VRIL
The great " key
food" that makes
other foods more
nourishing.
Body-building
Power of
Bovril token
When
rktigue
AcupofOXO
is both re-
freshing and
invigorating.
Ready in a min-
ute—the minute
you want it.
Tins •, '�t •�7 c
100,. -5c„ $1.15, $2.25. tri;
Assessment System
Whole Family !insurance.
The Order furnishes= insurance to its
thealibeh•s at Ontario Gyvernnlont, Stand-
ard rates. r•
Sick and Funeral Benefits are also
given if 'desired:
The •Juvenilo Department furnishes
the best possible insurance benefits to
the children of_ our adult members.
The' Order has already paid over $630,-
000,00 in Sick and Funeral Benefits, and
surance.
nearly oven Millions of Dollars in In -
600 Councils in Canada. If there Is
not one in your locality there should be
the following Officers
For full information write to any of
:
J. L. Davidson. W. F. Mc'ntague.
Grand Councillor Grand Recorder
1 T, F. Campbell, J. H. Bell, M.D.
Grand Organizer. Grand Med. Ex,
HAMfLTON - ONTARIO
You want him good and healthy,
You want him big and strong,
Then give him a pure wool Jersey.
Made by his friend, Bob Long.
Let him romp with all his vigor
He's the best boy In the land,
And he'll always be bright and
smiling,
Vile wearse Bob Long Brand.
-w8ob Long.
was coming to hint. Far off white ed- hand points where his eyes are fixed.;
iQ
dying drifts were rising over long hal-, The ether two see. Cloud -in -the -Sky,
invitation was tidritteli ,dust the word -
of snow. When Jeff turned. gives a wild whoop, such a whoop as: ing of it led us to expect one of Bet -
round again his face was 3hi„ fitly only an Indian can give, and from the; ty's unique affairs. Don't you rem -
ice cream were cut in the shape of
eats. I don't see where they found so,
many different shapes, but there seem -
troubled. It grew more troubled, then raorntain there comes a moment afterember, it read, "Two black eats invite ed to be no two alike.
It brightened up again, and he staid to a faint replica of the sound. It is not you to spend the evening of December "After supper we did one more.
Jasper Hume, "Captain, would you: an echo, for there appears at the' tenth at The Elms, 203 High Street." stunt: Betty and. Edith gave to each
of us a large sheet of drawing paper!
and a stick of charcoal, and told us;
to ilhistrate the jingle we found 'on
the -back of our sheet. Mine was:
ePussy cat, pussy cat, where ha,ve you
been?
I've been to London to visit the queen.
" "In a few minutes the girls celled -
ed our sketches and exhibited them
one at a time, asking the audience to
guess what Mother Goose or nursery
rhyme the drawing was supposed to
represent. If the sketch was so im-
possible that no one could guess it,
the artist was compelled' to rise and
recite his verse. Some of them were
very cleverly done, especially:
"Heigh. diddle diddle, the cat 'and the
Siddle,
The cow jumipedl over the moon.
"Ding, dong, bell, pussy's in the well.
"It certainly closed one of the jol-
liest evenings we've had this year,"
and Mary cleaned back in her chair
with a sigh of satisfaction.
leave that book with me till you coma h:ouch o, the cave an Indian, who sees', The girls showed mo some of the notes
bade—that about infirmities, dane^ars, thorn and makes feeble signs for them
ard necessities? I knew a river -boss to come. In a few moments they are` of acceptance they received, and they
who used to carry an old spelling -book' et the cave. As Jasper Hume enters, were quite as original as the invita-
round ;with him for luck. It had be-Coif:len-the-Sky and the stalwart but; tion. Clark Leeson wrote:
°_
longed ' to a schecemaster. wee eerier rated Indian who had beckoned to "I'm glad to find I'm in good grace
him in and did for him ell ie his father them speak to each other in the Chi-! With two black eats about this place;
and mother went into ICil=.rear: Come. 'me -t !ere -nage, the jargon common to; And since I find I'm on their slate,
It scents to me as if that book of =t11 Indian" of the west. i I'Il meet them on the given date.
yours, Captain, would bring luck to' Jasper Hume saw a form reclining "Did . they carry out the idea
this part of the White Gnard, that ole a great bundle of pine branches' „
bein' out at the heels like has to stay, and he knew what Rose Lepage had: thraughou the evening, Mary?
behind." ; prayed had tome to pass, By the: "Indeed they did. During the half -
Jasper Hume had borne the suffer flickering light of a handful of fire he; hour while the guests were assembl-
ings of his life with courage; he had saw Varre Lepage—rather what was'•, ing, envelopes containing pictures of
lei this terrible tramp with no tremor left of him—a shadow of energy, a? cats sliced in irregular sections were
at his heart for himself; he was seek- heap of nerveless bones. His eyes handed us, and w`e wotked'together in
ing to perform a perilous act without' were shut, but as Jasper Hume, with. little groups of tvrvo' and threes to
any inward shrinking; but Jeff's re-!' a quiver of memory and sympathy at.lace them correctly.This broke the
quest was the greatest trial of this his heart, stood for an instant and'; A e and reverted anystiffness at the
momentous period in his life. This' looked at the man whom he had cher-' p '
book had not left his breast, save when ished as a friend and found an enemy, I beginning. Soon after the last ar-
he slept, for twenty years. To gi"e it the pale lips of Varre Lepage moved! rival we were each given a card about
up was like throwing open the doors and a weak voice said, "Who—is: six inches square, decorated with two
' of his nature to such weaknesses that, there?" i black cats, and containing a list 'of
assail and conquer most men at some; "A friend." ; twenty short definitions describing
time or other in their lives. "A friend! Come near me friend!"i some word the first syllable eofs which
Jeff Hyde felt, if he could not .see, I Jasper Hume made a motion to Late! was 'cat' Let me get mine and see if
the hesitation of his chief. His rough' Carscallen, who was heating some I
but kind instincts told him something liquid at the fire, and he came near! you can guess any better than I did."
was wrong in his request, and he hast-; and stooped and Iifted up the sick Mary ran from the room and quick-
ened to add, "Reg your pardon, sir, it man's head and took his hand. ly returned 'with the card from which
ain't no matter; I oughtn't to have
Ilene you for it, But it's just like me;
I've been a chain on the leg of the
White 'Guard this whale tramp."
The moment of hesitation had pass-
ed before Jeff Hyde had said half -a -
dozen words, and Jasper Hume put the equality between the lengths of the so simple. Let me read you several
aitsoa iii Isle bands with the words, "No, necks and of the legs of both birds from the list just to show you what
Jeff Hyde, take it. It will brine' luck ,Oriel quadrupeds. Whecher they be hey were like: 'An unconscious state,'
to the White Guard. Put it where I long or whether they be short is de- 'A "aiasnity, Ax ancient burial pilacet,
have 'carried it, and keep it safe.until i termined, it. seems; chiefly by the man.to beam at a ,ship's ennd.', No Amer 4141
I come back."
=•-a' t'* 1 ner in which the animal feeds. over seventeen of a tweii:ty correct,
.,eat £zfd$ placed the book in his
bosom, but hearing a guttural "Ugh" I Crocodiles, lizards and fish have but we had lots of run figuring them
behind him he turner! round defienthr. virtually no necks. Fowls that feed in t. If we ;had b gp talibowed to con-
lh.e Indian touerftrd Me arm andsaid.? the water also offer an example of this sult the dictionary we might all have
ttGood! Strong -back book ---good. Jeff i correspondence between the members, done much better: We were allowed
was satisfied. I with the exception of swans and geese. twenty minutes in which to make our
At. this point they patted,,3'eff Hyde: ..._en___ attempt, and then Betty read the cor-
and Gaspe Toujours
his 'followers The first postage stamp was printed rect nca endar with a pictureand we checked uof kit-
asper Hume a
going on toward Manitou a Mountain.. in Great Btif ta,in in 1840; it was black tens on it was the first prize, while a
There seemed .little probability that in color. copy of the `Black Cat Magazine,' tied
Varre Lepage would be found. In their; '>
p,;;greu eastward and northward they ir:,trtil'8 X.iacin.cait Cures CoiSn, 3,a
s
(To be continued.)
Legs and Necks.
Naturalists assure us that, with a
few exceptions, there is a marked
Light for the Short Days.
she read, "A waterfall:." It is a rather strange thing that
"Cataract," replied her mother with tremendous improvement along
promptly. "That is easy," every other line of agricultural activ-
"They made the first easy to en- Ity the provision of good modern light -
courage us, I guess. They are not all ing systems ishould have been so long
in corning. Until the last three or
four years the great majority of farm
homes still got along with the old
kerogne lantern for barn and yard
,week and with the ramp for the house.
In the house these lamps were not
very satisfactory at best. Cleaning
and filling, them took a lot, of some-
one's time, and unless there were a
number of them used, it was usually
a matter of those nearest the lamp
getrtintg the light and those farthest
away getting along without it. There
had to be lamps to carry upstairs at
bed time, one for each room. And
these meant more cleaning and filling,
with black riljpon, was the consolatifere it'op 's derable inconvenience and an
Independent scientific experiments have
conclusively proved that the Body-butldln$
Paver of Bovril is from 10 to 20 tinter
the d,novnt of Bovril Taken.
All grades. Write for prior.
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ToaoR'TO - . CANAOIA
t43 Look for the Label
seileilisegeiese
The, recurrent slltrtagtas I.n fuel give '
rise to a renewed movement to make
Canada more self -dependent so far as
bituminous coal is concerned. Officers
of the mines department are authority
for the statement that there is as
much soft coal hi Canada as in the
United Status. half a billion tons, it
is asserted, could be mined annually,
if necessary. tit all reduces itself to
an economic questlol of getting labor
to work the mines,, equipment to de-
velop them and, above all, a market
for the product.
Last year Canadian mines produced
17,636,198 short tons gof bituminous
coal, 3,226,331 tons of lignite and.115,-
405 tons of anthracite, In the same
period the country bought 22,678,587
tons from the United States, of which
4,785,160 tons were anthracite.
Where the ecouomic problem arises,
primarily, is from the fact that the Ca-
nadian mines are remote from those
parts where the market is the largest.
There are splendidly productive de-
posits in Cape Breton in the extreme
east and in pritish Columbia and
northwestern Alberta in the extreme
wast. Tho biggest consumption, how-
ever, is centralized in Ontario and
Quebec. About two million tons of
Nova Scotia coal finds its way annually
to the Montreal market by way of the
St. Lawrence route, but navigation
opens only in April and closes early in
November, so with limited shipping
facilities this market never goes be-
yond a certain point.
American mines, therefore, have al.
ways been able to compete for QuefSec
business and, 'especially, for that of
Ontario, situated as it is much -closer
to Pennsylvania and Ohio. The result
has been that Nova Scotia coal does
not get much west of Moi:treat, while
the western coaladees not costa' east of
'Winnipeg, whereas It is in the central .
provinces that the demand ie the
largest. To haul eoal such long dis-
tances is regarded as impracticable
unless worst (miles to worst, and it
presents special difficulties just now
owing to car shortages.
Urge Canadian Development,
The question, however, is being. dis
cussed freely, and many people, while
net -discounting the geographical dis-
advantages, are urging that Canada
eshould develop more fully her own
mining deposits rather than face re-
cureently suffering and partial Indus-
trial and transportation paralysis
whenever trouble develops across the
border. .
Great interest is displayed in the
coming inquiry by the International
Joint Comiatision into the proposed
navigation and water power develop-
{ ments of the St. Lawrence, jointly by
1 the United States and Canada.
The general idea is to deepen the
1St. Lawrence by a series of dams so
that ocean' shipping, which now stops
f at Montreal, may go to Toronto and
i Detroit and so on up the great lakes
1 to Duluth, Chicago, Fort -William and
Port Ari;:ur. Incidental to this expan
1 sion of navigation is the development
of four millions of potential water
power, to be divided jointly between
the UnitedStates and Canada.
The undertaking would involve very
heavy expense --at least $300,000,000,
but public setiment, seemingly, is
strongly in favor of it. The new Wel-
land Canal, now in course of construc-
tion, will accommodate ships with a
draught of 35 feet, and it constitutes
really the first vit .1 link in the scheme
The questions of reference pee now
before the United States and Cane
dian governments and it is expected.
that inquiry by the International Joint
Commission will be begun very shore
ly. -
G.oif in the Royal Family.
There is a story told of a secretary
at d •well-known golf club in France
who is notorious for his dry humor
and his disposition to treat everybody
and everything with the most pro-
nounced non-chalauce. Ono day dur-
ing the war a young British officer pre-
sented himself 'at the club and in-
quired of the secretary, "Can I play
.g"
"olf?Flow should I know," came the re-
ply, "!nut here are the links." Theface'of the visitor "relaxed into a''road
smile as he remarked: "Very good,,
indeed." It was the Prince of Wales. •
The prince has spent many en;ioy
a31e hours on the private course at
Windsor, and has said that as $oon as
he can spare the' necessary time he in-
tends to give more attention to golf
than heretofore. There are now many
golfers fn the yoyal family, several of
whom can afford to give the Prince a
substantial handicap. The Princess
Royal in her younger days was prob-
ably the best golfer the royal family
ever possessed, but recently% she has
played little. a
At present Princess Arthur of Con-
naught excels. She plays well, as does
her sister, Pt neess Mand Prince
Henry is a fine player. C.arionsly
re ieugh, the .ding, who is tale. .fit
.>x;xl't1, h;tti thee liking for golf, wells
the Queen fi t: ady confessor that she
sca:'ccly kno e one club front analyse..
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