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The Brussels Post, 1920-10-7, Page 7ti met • +fir. CANADIAN BOOT AND SHOE INDUSTRY SUPPLIES 95 PER CENT. OF OUR NEEDS. Took More Than a Century to Overcome Preference for Inaported Shoes. The Canadian boot and shoe Indus- try at the present time holds sirfth place in importance among tho indus- tries of Canada. A clelvll% Into hls. tory reveals the fact that as early as 1667 the making of shoes In Canada was established, and at that time, in the entire country, there ware some twenty shoemakers% So that the shoe industry Is not only oto of Canada's oldest manufactures, but has always been, as it is to -day, ono of the most important. From 1667 with its twenty shoemakers the shoe industry has de- veloped year by year until today it is found to be a highly organized and perfected industry producing goods which campfire very favorably with the product of any other country. In the year 1870 the first official figures are given, and the modest be- ginning of 1667 Is found to halve de- veloped until in 1871, in value of out- put, It was tate third largest industry in Canada, with 4,150 establishments. Their total combined oapltal amount- ed to some three and a quarter mil- lion dollars, the average value of their output being $3,850 and the average number of workers being slightly over four, The Introduction of Machinery. The shoe Industry at this time was, as can be seen, a small shop proposi- tion, but an advancement on the early days when the travelling shoe maker went from ]rouse to house supplying the needs of the people. It was well after confederation before machinery beonrne e. great factor in the develop. meat of shoemaking and the first work was all Ruud -made, By 1870, however, the advantages 'of making shoes in larger units was well recog- nized and the hand shoemaker was gradually eliminated, until in 1890, twenty years later, establishments em- ploying less than live people had only increased to five thousand, whilst fac- tories employing five people or over •numbered 269. Tea years later, in 1900, this number was reduced to 179, indicattng that many of the smaller factories had to close up, being un- able to compete with the development of the larger plants, where production on a greater scale had brought about economies Impossible in the little ors - tom shop. 13y 1900, shoe factories, in tate larg- est moauing of the term, were a well established and developed factor in the Industry, and frons that time de- velopment has continued speedily and steadily until there aro now 160 fac- tories in the Dominion employing a capital of more than $33,000,000, with au annual output of about $50,000,000, paying more than. $10,000,000 annually in wages to shoo workers alone and buying materials at over 027,000,000, much of which is produced by other Canadian industries. Nineteen Million Pairs of Shoes. It is interesting to note in consider- ing tate development which has taken place, that the 179 factories in 1900 produced shoes in value only alightly less than the entire output of the 5,398 shops which existed in 1890. Frcm records obtained from the United Shoe Machinery Company, Canadian factories in 1908 turned out approxmiately 10,000,000 pairs of shoes, and in 1919 the total output had increased to well over 19,000,000 pair. The development of the present modern shoe factory was only made possible by the introduction and 1m- provemout of shoe machinery, and in this respect the shoe industry is still comparatively young. The very foun- dation of modern shoe machinery dates back only to 1858, when the in- vention of the Mel(ay sower made pos- sible great strides in progress, In 1862, the curved needle sewing ma- chine for tura shoes was invented, to be improved later by Charles Good- year, To -day Canadian factories are sup- plying 98 per cent. of the shoe re quarontants•of the country. Thousands of Canadians are dependent for their livelihood upon the industry and the production of every grade of footwear. For many years the industry got little credit for the high character of its product, and it took more Cham a cen- tury to overcome the prejudice in favor of imported shoes. Now, how- ever, the high quality of Canadian footwear, as shown at the recent Montreal Convention and Exhibition of the National Shoe Rotations Awe - Outten, is universally recognized, and has made the industry the sixth in Im- portance in the Domtniou with a value whtoh is increasing every year, The Fading Honeymoon. The June groom had returned to Work, — About the middle of the second • Week the telephone rang as usual, and the stenographer said; "Your wife wishes to 'balk with you, Mr, Green." "Tell hor I'm busy now," fro replied, !`and cannot leave to come to the tole - phone, but be sure to add that I love her just as much a3 over:' Ninety-nineer seat, of th p the ,yyottlep CAunot! read Ar Write, A FINE PATTERN FOR A SUIT • IIPALLID CHEEKS PARTS BIRDS PLAYED I MOTHER! MEAN ANAEMIA IN THE WORLD WAR � ... "California Syrup of Figs" 9666-9374 embroidery llealgn No. 1044 9666—Misses' Suit -Coat. Price, 35 cents. In 3 sizes, 10 to, 20 years. Size 16 requires 1% yds. 54 ins. wide. 9374—Misses' Two -Piece Skirt (in two lengths). Prices 20 cents. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Size 16 requires 1% yds. 54 ins. wide. Width, 11/2 yds. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond street, Toronto, Dept. W. Old British Wedding Customs. There is an old belief that a mar riage should take place when the moon is waxing, nue not waning, If it to to be n lucky match, and in many north country districts a strict inquiry is made as to the state of the moon before the wedding day is fixed, In the north of England, too, no wise bride will asit an odd number of guests to her wedding feast, for an old superstition has it that 1f this is done one of the guests will kite before the year is out. In the Highlands it is taken as a terrible unlucky sign if a dog should run between the bridal pair ou their weeding clay; while, in Derbyshire prospective brides still tell the bees of their wedding and decorate the hives for the occasion. In parts of England and Scotland there exists au ancient custom for which reason is hard to find, by which part of the wedding cake is broken over the head of the bride and the guests scramble for pieces. Bees Faster Than Pigeons. A farmer in Westphalia laid a wager that twelve bees of his, released at a distance of three miles from their hives, would travel as rapidly as a like number of pigeons over the same course. The first bee, properly pow- dered for purposes of identification, did arrive at its hive a quarter of a minute before the corning of the first pigeon to its cote, and there were three other bees that canto in before the second pigeon arrived. A curious form of race is some- times indulged in to India—the Noah's Arlt race. At one recently run near Calcutta a goat prayed the victor over an elephant and a horse, the latter being a bad third, The slowest races In the world are the snail contests, which in normal times are held In certain parts of Ger- many at what we would call county fairs. The winners are mach es- teemed and frequently fetch high prices. p It Wasn't Toothache, A wild, haggard -looking man strode through the streets with quick, ner- vous steps. Hie face was drawn with agony. Suddenly his eye lighted on a house with a brass plate attached to the door, and, with an audible sigh of re- lief, he rushed into the dentist's, for such was the house. He buret into the consulting -room, "My clear sir," said the dentist, "what—„ "Do you give gas?" asked the Ulan, cutting film shoat, "We do," replied he of the forceps, "And Lite charge—" "Will it put you to sleep so that you can't possibly be aroused?" "Yes; but I—" "How long does the sleep last?" "The physical insenetbility produced by inhaling gas lasts from half a minute to seventy aecotucle," said the dentist. "Perhaps you will take a seat, sir, and allow me to examine the tooth?" Tooth!" shrieked tee visitor, tear- ing off hie coat and vest. "Who eald tooth? I want you to pull a porous plaster off my hack!" Two California bakers have patent- ed a self -oiling machine that clips the tops of loaves of bread before they are baked, producing an ornamental and touch better browned crust. "He who educates the young shapes the future," AUTO SPARQ PARTS for most makes and models or oars. Tour old, broken or worn-out parte replaced. Write or wire as deserib- Ing w t you want,. Wo carry the largest and most oomlote stook in Canada df slightly used or new parte and .autontoblle equipment. We ship a.0,D, anywhoro in Canada- Sails- fpaotory or refund In full our motto. Sidtw#0 Auto ,1$eiva a Part duPplS, I112-Il31., lottff.sli, Ms., T4r'olttd, pat, New I4eaith ('an Bae Obtained by Enriching the Blood Stipply. Wiese a girl In her teens becomes peevish, listless and data, whet& noth- ing seems to Interest her and dainties do not tempt her appetite you may be oortaln that site neocle more end blood than her syr•tem is provided with. Before long her pallid cheeks, frequent headaches and breatltlece- nose and heart palpitation will confirm that she is anaemic. Many mothers as the result of their own girlhood ex- perience can promptly detect the early signs of anaemla and the wise mother does not wait for the trouble to de- velop further, but at once gives her daughter a course with Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, which renew the blood sup- ply and banish auaemle before It has obtained a hold on the system. Out of their experience thottsands of mothers know that anaemia ie the sure road to worse ills. They know the difference that good red blood makes in the development of woman- ly health. Every headache, every gasp for breath that follows the slightest exertion by the anaemic girl, every pain she suffers in her back and limbs are reproaches if you have not taken the best steps to give your weak girl new blood, and the only sure way to do so is through tlto use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. New, doh, red blood is infused into the system by every dose of these pills. From this new rich blood springs good health, an increased ap- petite, new energy, hdgh spirits and perfect womanly development. Give your daughter Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and take them yourself and note how promptly their influence is felt In better health. You can get these pi11s through ails dealer in medicine or by mail postpaid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The D. Williams' Medicine Co.. Brockville, Ont. About Eggs. An egg with a white shell doesn't contain so much nutriment as a brown - shelled one. There 1s more water and less fat In it. Knowing this, and realizing that most people prefer brown eggs, some unscrupulous tradesmen make a prac- tice of coloring eggs with coffee or cold tea. A hen does not lay the moat nutrl- tioue egg by a long way. Only about one-fifth part of a hen's egg is non, !siting, One -ninth is waste, and the rest water. Geese lay the best eggs from the point of view of noturlshlnent. Then come ducks and Guinea fowl. Hens are fourth ou the list, with turkeys and plovers following on, Did you know, by the way, that eggs are good for the complexion? They contain a certain amount of sulphur, which purifies the blood and so keeps the skIu ntce and clear. Where Board is Cheap. It is refreshing In these days of high prices to learn that somewhere it is possfbte to get one's daily bread and its accompaniments at a low figure. The place is China—Tengs. chow, in the province of Shantung. There in the mission school a girl may have three meals a dny for $18 a year. The mems sounds strange to the school girl of the Western world, but to the Chinese student it is highly satisfactor. Steamed corn bread and raw turnips that have been kept in brine and thou chopped quite fine com- pose the regulation breakfast almost frit the year, For dinner there is us- ually millet cooked dry 11120 rice, and some hot vegetable. Twice a week the vegetable is cooked with fat pork instead of In bean oil as usual, Sup- per is the same as breakfast, Perhaps half a dozen tines a year, however, they celebrate with more luxurious fare, Life. This life to a skein of tangled thread Where the strands get mixed in doubtful way% The far end hid in the knots some- where, The other one lost its the twisty maze. None of us knows how the strands are spun, Nome of cls knows how the twists get there, tut all of us find when the tangle's done The end that was hid In the knots somewhere. PARIS WARNED OF AIR. Child's Best Laxativw CRAFT BY PARROTS. Canariee Saved Many Lives but Homing Pigeons Did Biggest War Work. Parrots went tried out early in the recent European conflict as war birds. A number of them were kept in cages ott the Eiffel 'Power, in furls, to give warning of alpproaching alrcraft. They acquitted themselves wonder- fully, announcing by their squawks the approach of an airplane or airship twenty minutes before its coming could be detected by human oyes or ears. Unfortunately, however, they were unable to distinguish between enemy and friendly aircraft; and, growing indifferent after a while, they ceased to be trustworthy, The big war work was dopa by hom- ing pigeons. Even when badly wound- ed, they would do their best to deliver the messages they carried. A remarkable case in this line was that of pigeon No, 2709, which, on Oc- tober 3, 1917, flying from the front line to divisional headquarters, Was struck by a bullet that broke its leg, drove the metal cylinder containing the mee- sage into its breast and passed through its body. Nevertheless, it struggled home to its loft, nine miles away, and delivered the message, dy- ing soon alter Its arrival. It is now in a museum at Whitetail, stuffed, with a label, "Died of wounds received in action." A soldier who had done like service would have received the V. C. Aided British War Loan. In 1918 a pigeon post service in Lon- don carded messages of subscribers to the war loan, delivering them at the Tank Bank in Trafalgar Square. The Germans sometimes camou- flaged their war pigeons with coats of paint, and, In some instances at least they made the cotes gasproof. Canaries, ova is well known, saved the lives of thousands of fighting men by the warning they gave of poison gas. A percentage of It in the air im- perceptible to human beings caused them to drop off their perches—a sig- nal that it was time for the soldiers to put on their gas masks. But in many cases the birds .became such pets that the mon would keep them in planes as safe from gas as possible, thus negativing the purpose for which they Were meant to be need, Gulls, actuated penha•p1 by curiosity, had a way of following and hovering over submerged U-boats, thereby be- traying their whereabouts in a way tnoet unsatiefactory to the Germane, but highly profitable to the Allies hunting for them. As far the parrots, a joker offered the clever suggestion that they might to advantage be crossed with the hom- ing pigeons, so that the latter could deliver the messages. WHEN BABY IS SICK - When the baby is sick—when he is cross and peevish; Dries a great deal and is a constant worry to the mother —he needs Baby's Own Tablets, The Tablets are an ideal medicine for lit- tle ones. They are a gentle but thorough laxative which regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach, banish constipation and indigestion, break np colds and simple fevers and make teething easy. Concerning them Mrs. Philippe Payen, St. Flavin, Que., writes: "Baby's Own Tablets have been a wonderful help to me in the case of my baby and I can strongly recommend them to other mothers," The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ti Some Car. "Hoe/ do you like your new car?" asked the Lizzie driver. "Great," replied the -Big Six driver. "It runs •so smoothly you can't feel it. Not a bit of noise, you can't hear Perfect ignition, you can't smell a thing. And speed—why it whizzes! You. can't see it." "Must be some car," ventured the Lizzie driver. "Can't feel it, can't smell it, can't hear it, can't see ft! How do you know it is there?" Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper Manufacturing in Western Canada The western provinces of Canada are generally considered as forming a purely agricultural area, and in the occurrences of new land settlement, increased cultivation and bumper yields, the progress of this region in industry and manufacture is often lost sight of. Nevertheless, the west is making phenomenal strltlea in manufacture and week week 13008 re- corded the establishment of now in- dustrial concerns in the progressive townie of the western provinces, An indication of this progress whteh the west holds in common with the rest of the Dominion is tete remark- abie,,enlieitneet of the Met decade in the ra)ilis of the 'Canadian Mantrfao- tttrers' Association. The Dodtlnion membership, Which lit 1910 numbered 2,000, new totals utero than 4,100, Ih 1910 there were in the province of Manitoba 102 members; there are now 343, Alberta and Saskatchewan a de- cade ago had but 16 members between them; they now have 173. British Columbia's membership, in the ten years, has grown from 113 to 162, Whilst in the e decade, tho Dominion increase was 1,500 or approximately 58 per cont„ the foto' western pro- vinces combined have, in the sumo period, increased their membership by 447, or 190 per cont. Tho rapid development that etas taken place in Western Canada cur- ilig the past two decades le well il- Iuetrated by tho records of progress made in the various manufacturing in- dustries, the value of whose products In 1900 Was hilt $34,880,000, wherefis In 1917 it was $405,557,000, Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only --look for the 1111100 California on the package, then you are Sure your child Is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stom- ach, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. Ieull directions on each bottle. You must say "Cali- fornia," Secrecy in Wireless. Successful demonstrations of a new wireless invention which marks a step towards the secrecy of wireless tele• phone and telegraph messages have taken place in England, and Senator Marconi is at present conducting fur- ther tests at sea in his yacht Electra with a view to its wider application. Details of the Invention are secret. It may be stated that an apparatus has been devised which, by what ex- perts call an "electrical method of concentration," propagates the elec- tric wireless wavee to a "beam" in any desired direction, and 1n tbat di- rection only, Hitherto the electric waves sent out from wireless stations have spread out in all directions and all who "lis- tened -in" could hear. The new inven- tion will mark the end. of the wireless eavesdropper." When, it is perfected a wireless station will be able to send out Morse or spoken messages which will be heard only by those for whom they are Intended. The new apparatus, which is being worked at an experimental station in England, with a shortwave length, has recently been demonstrated to a num- ber of expetrs, who expressed the greatest interest in the discovery. It is known that German wireless research has been lately closely di- rected to this problem of the "eaves- dropper," for the Germans realized that we were able to pick up with our listeners set much valuable informa- tion about Zeppelin movements dur- ing the war. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited, Gents, A customer of ours relieved a very bad case of distemper in a valuable horse by the use of MIN- AItD'S LINIMENT. Yours truly, VILANDIhI FRERES. Hope and Memor,'y. What would life be For ht. mwhom death bereaves Of comradeship supreme - Had he not hope again to meet? Abiding in that hope he lives. Bleet be„that hope, What would life be Could memory not recall With ever ready spell Her voice, her smile? His lonely days would not be worth the while. Blest he memory. Alloy Stronger Than Steel. An Italian engineer has discovered a new alloy of zine and copper which is stronger than steel and less corro- sive than copper, says the Scientific American. The most important char- acteristics of the new alloy, which has been named "Binh -metal,” are the highest known breaking point, the highest limit of elasticity. perfect homogenity and higher resistance to both heating and chemical action. It has been stated that it can successful- ly be cast, machined, rolled, forged, drawn and stamped. It is expected that it will prove an acceptable substi- tute for steel, bran and aluminum. CASCARETS "They WOrk while you Sleepft � ae. Ili- lit Do you feel all tangled np---bilious, constipated, headachy, nervous, full of cold? Take Cas:earets to-itlgbt for your liver and bowels to straighten you out by morning. Wako np with bead clear, stomach right, breath sweet and feel- ing Otte, No griping, tie inconvenience, Children love Cascarots too. 10, 26, 80 cents. ISSUE No. 40-»-"20, mori FfO1,4 HERE &THEi3E ( Probably. Bobbies; 'What don title author 111101)1 by saying that the hero had 'well -curved' features?' nobbles.-Per/mita he shaved him- self." A Practising Physician, Patient—"I want to see the doctor. Be this the place?" Doelor—"This is where I practise." Patient.- -"Don't want no person for to practitte on me; I want a doctor for to cure me." Looked the Part. Walter found his mamma talking to a very stout woman. "Waiter," said his mother, "that is your great-aunt," "Yes," said Walter, gazing at her ample proportions, "mho looks 111" What Tommy Learned. "Well, Tommy, did you learn any- thing at school to -day?" asked the proud father. "Yes, dad," replied the youngster with pugilistic ambitions. "What was it? History, geography, grammar—?" "No, dad. I Learned that Sam Snoggs, the butcher's son, has an aw- ful punch with his right," A Youthful Genius. Puffkins was a proud father, "Yes, sir," he boasted, "that boy of mine is a piano player. Why, he can play with his toes." Blowntan was also a proud father, and he looked at the other with half- hearted enthusiasm. "How old is your boy?" he asked, 1a the tone of one who must be polite. "Fifteen," returned the first proud father, unabashed, "Flfteenl" openly scoffed Blowman. "Why, my little boy at home can play with his tees, and he's only one year old." Biblical Note. A bastlul curate found the young ladles in the parish too helpful. At last it became so embarrassing that he left, Not long afterward he met the cur- ate who had succeeded him. "Krell," he asked, "how did you get on with the ladles?" "Oh, very well, indeed," said the other, "There ie safety in numbers, you know." "Indeed?" said the ex -curate. "I only found it in Exodus." His Cruel Silence. The mother's heart sank as she on- tered the abode of her newly -married daughter and founts the young wife 1u tears—floods of 'em, "What is the matter, my darling?" she demanded, auxlousiy, "Oh, Edward, is a brute—a brutal" walled the girl. "Why do you say so?" asked the mother, "He—he came home late for supper last night, and -,-and I scolded him a little." "Quite right, tool" agreed the older lady. "And what did he do?" "Oh, mother, ho—he---" Iler voice failed her. Did he—did the callous wretch dare strike you?" "Oh, worse than that, mother! He just sat there and—and yawned i" "Talk about opportunity! I studied law out of a forgotten set of 'Black - stone's Commentaries' I found in an old barrel;'—Abraham Lincoln. Classified Advertisements. Jl.1 hours with " y 1;A1tiv '4'ol liAMP TN A VOWt orris" enabling to ypet'son. Aro readily Play areordpaniments on piano or organ 1n every key; endorsed by leading must, clans everywhere. Agents wanted, 114- eral commissions; postpaid to any R4 dress in Canada for $1.90. 301211olp Pub. Co.. See Broadway, sydney. N.S. Rubber Clocks. The newest thing in clocks is Made of rubber and is meant especially for travellers, This kind of clock, being en -eased to rubber, bas an aimoet inaudible tick. If it falls it bounces and suffer no the jury. It is, la fact, proof agatiust or dlnary shocky. 'Mate characterlatic makes the rub- ber clock suitable for mounting on au automobile, a motorboat, an airplane or wherever vibration or shock might disturb the mechanism of an ordinary timepiece. MONEY ORDERS, Send a Dominion Express Money Order. drive Dollars coats three cents, What He Thought. The interviewer at the bedside of the aviator who fell 3,000 feet and lilt the earth asked gently: "Tell me, what was your dominat- ing thought as you fell through all that apace?" And the aviator, true to form, lit a cigarette, smiled and said: "Why, I guess the thought that lin, pressed me most was that I was about the only thing that wasn't going upl" Mlnard's Liniment For Dandruff. Dolly's Camouflage. On Dolly's birthday she was pre• senfied with a baby bulldog, and her delight was delicious to behold. It was very young, and she insisted upon taking it to bed with her, but the next morning she was looking very tired. "Haven't you slept well, darling?" asked her mother, "No, mummy," said Dolly. "Nelson was crying in the 'light for his mum. soy, so I kept awake with him for eons. parry, and I made awful faces all night to make him fink I was his bulldog muvver to comfy him!" "DANDERINE" PUTS BEAUTY IN HAIR !Girls! 'A mass of long thick, gleamy, tresses Let "Danderiue" save your hair and double its beauty. You can have lots of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair. Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly or fading, Bring back its color, vigor and vitality. Get a 35 -cent bottle of delightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter to freshen your scalp; check dandruff and falling hair, Your hair needs this stimulating tonic; then its Ilfe, color, brightness and abundance will return—Hurry1 SINCE Ie/0 STORM WINDOWS &DOORS : SIZES to suit your oposinge. Fitted with slate. Sofa de - livor, guarontend. Write for Priem Liet 101 Cut down fuel •.�.. i ^'0$ bill, louts winter • condom The HALLIDAY COMPANY, (Limited HAMILTON FACTORY DI0TOIOUTOta C NA DA d 30 WM COUGHS! £.morlen•tr Pioneer Dog 1ismodlos nook on DOO L HSEASES and Prow to Feed Mailed Free tO.any Ad- dress by the Atttl,or. O. Olay Glover Co., xao. 115 Wont 31st Street New York, ON LI( TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPiRR\ Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" The listen "Bayer" identifies the contains proper diroetions for Colds, only genuine Aspirin,—the Aspirin headache, Toothache, liaraohe, Non- prescribed by physicians for over nine, raigia, Lumbago, illtoumatism, lenri- teen yeeri nnd new made in Canada, tie, ,loint Paine, and Pain generally. Always buy en unbroken package 'Pin bbxeo of 12 tablets cost hub of "Mayer Tablets of Aspirin which a few cents, Larger "Beyer" paokagss. There is only ono Aspirin -."•Bayer""-- en host say "Bayer" AoOtrtn lo the trails marls (registered In Canada) of Bayer Mamtfaoturo of itono- aeatinheldeeter et ealloylloarldwbno it to welt WWwI% ihet Asplrtn MORON leaver rhahataeters, to 8solet the public agetntlt imltatIOt0N, the Tablets of mayor Vern0501; will La ptanipOd with, their general trade marks the/ "D_AAr arose