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The Brussels Post, 1928-12-26, Page 6WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26th, 1928. .ma...Zinionum ,ewepvauaxamnupwd,.uwu„uw.. Builders' Supplies E. C. Red Cedar Shingles Asphalt Slate Surfaced Shingles In Red, Green and Variegated Colors Seaman Kent Hardwood Flooring ;;Cedar, Spruce, Hemlock and Fir Lumber 'F, have a large stock of Flooring, Siding, Mould - IF IF inks, Lime, Insulex, Gyproc Wallboard, Doors incl Combination Doors on hand and can supply eVery- thing required for a House, Barn, Hen House, etc All orders delivered an Short Notice Mori our expense, for prices R. J. HUESTON & SON GORR.IE - ONTARIO Phones—Gorrie 5 ring 3 - Wroxeter 23 ring 9 TOBACCO LEAF EXPORT GROWS Trade in 1927 Thirty Times Total of 1921—This Year's Quota of 6,079,606 Pounds Slightly Below '27 Ottawa, Dec. 6,—The value of the tobbaco growing industry to Canada is rapidly assuming an im- portant place in Canada's export trade. In 1921 the total export of Canadian tobacco amounted to 200,- 153 pounds whilst in the fiscal year 1927 it had reached a total of 6,- 330,972 pounds, or more than 30 times that of 1921. The exports in the fiscal year 1928 show a slight decline of over 250,000 pounds as compared with 1927. INCREASE SHOWN The following table prepared by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows the steady increase in exports of Canadian tobaccos during the last seven years, 99.6 percent of which at the present time goes to the United Kingdom. Fiscal Years Pounds Value 1921 .... 200.15:1 e 130, I i 7 1922 .... 471.991 175.820 1923 .... 1,100.007 297,923 1924 .... 2,055,337 a75.562 1925 .... 3,531,442 738,166 1926 .... 2,800,413 1.045.678 1927 .... 1,300.972 2.569,300 1928 .... 6.079.606 2,2155,916 EXPORTS GROW The increase i. exports corresponds to the increase :n production. The total production ::,r Con ads Inere- ased t 43,916,700 pounds in 1927, from 33,600,000 pounds a 11'20 and 13,249,000 on the low crop year of 1921. Ontario lee chiefly- -eeponeible for the increase. Of the 1927 production, Ontario had 35,6.32,400 pounds of an estma- ted farm value of 87,556,301. Que- bec producing 7,824,300 pounds and British Columbia 470,000 pounds. Ontario has by far the largest tobac- co growing area -3,050 acres, com- pared with 10,018 acres for Que- bec and 60 acres for British Colum- bia, the other two tobacco -producing provinces. In 1926 the acreace for Ontario was 23.493. The farm value of over Ontario tobacco crop in- creased by over 82,000,000 in 1927 over 1926. USED IN CANADA Of Canadian raw leaf tobacco used in Canadian tobacco factories, much the largest portion goes into smoking and chewing tobacco. In 1927, 20,684,711 pounds of Cana- dian leaf valued at 57,040,538, was used in Canadian factories compared with 16,484,936 pounds of imported leaf valued at 512,535,736. In 1926, 19,514,543 pounds of domestic leaf and 17,309,361 of imported leaf was used, Thus domestic leaf is gra- dually replacing the imported art- icle in the tobacco manufacture of this country. For smoking and chew- ing tobacco about twice asmuch e imported domestic leaf is used as mp leaf, but for cigarettes almost three times as much imported leaf as dom- estic leaf is used, FEW ER CIGARS Canadians are smoking more cig- arettes and fewer cigars than in former years, and are gradually giv- ing up the use of chewing tobacco, while consuming more snuff. Cigar production fell from 206,517,000 in 1919 to 148,811,000 in 1925, rising in 1917 only to 171,161,000. Cigar- ette production reached its maimum in 1927 with 3,613,194,000, com- pared with 3,096,650,000 in 1926 and 2,963,905,000 in 1919. Chewing tobaeon production dropped to 5,- 69480e ;69480e pounds in 1927 from 5,709,- 581 in 192,Ie and 7,367,774 in 1919. The production of snuff last year was 1,112,134 pounds compared with 750.000 pounds in 1919. The increase in the value of ma- nufactured tobaccos in 1927 over i926 was 85,940,744, cigarettes ac- counting for 54,826,224 of this. CLEAN VS. DIRTY VS. WASHED EGGS FOR STORAGE. Experience has shown that weehed e *gs are eultabie only for immediate consumption. and ti+'ill not stand tip under `torn:;g.e conditions for any length of time. Although the wash- ed egg may get by a short time, and be quite acceptable on the fresh egg market, its inferiority is immediately evident after a period of storage. Experiments carried on at several Dominion Experimental Farms have shown that clean eggs which graded 75 per cent. specials and 25 per cont. extras before, and 3 per cent. weak and watery after six months storage. Dirty eggs grading similar- ly when placed in storage came out emetically on a par with the clean eggs. Washed eggs, however, stored under similar conditions g'r'aded only 15 per cent. extras, 24 per cent. firsts, and 31 per. cent. weak and watery, or nearly 50 per cent. in- ferior to both the clean and dirty eggs. Evidently the washing of eggs detracts from their keeping qualities to such an extent that it may be considered to be bad practice. It is advisable by cleanliness and sanita- tion on the poultry plant to avoid the producing of dirty eggs, Dirty eggs, when obtained, should be marketed as such. 13y washing them the poultry -man is placing a product of inferior quality upon the market, ,.e ,u+LOOK AT YOUR LABEL Pn ...44,v741-,j%-Aeftt'F+t•'r ,'`` the 4'6".44e1;',#, aJ l 1. ted We pay Highest Cash Price for Cream. 1 cent per lb. Butter Fat extra paid for all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guaranteed Brussels Creamery. Co. Phone 22 Limited Nommianiamimaniimmiolor ,i''''ee''eeee'eeeeeeeee.reeeeeeeeeeeeee.eee.eeeee*t Wedded Enroute By SAIDI E L, BALCOM (Ospyrtght, 111' 101 tau eastern paper tenon.). 'rhe newly ee(eehed ,ict'gyinatn for 6A'rlun ctvrul iouking dicuially, urraes a barren ei(,ttn e of meadow, sparsely sheltered 'petite of ,t hutu'd serurutr,, one end "f ghieh lyes eulitely eepeeed to the eit'utrit10, TIe had been inl'oruu'd by letter 1'y his neve ptu'ishitners that he would he met he' wagon or by ri light hauul-eau' altirh twh'e a day hrougbt frolglt4 and eemetinu'$ paeseng'rs, from Merton along a seven -toile ebanduwc I narrow- tcuuge epee. Neither wagon nor Raoul eiu had 'ppeared, and almost with re- sentment Itev, ,fuel yinoulerre stand viewing the unfamiliar hralseap". Re rat out lite the twiddle of the rind told waved his arllla 111.1an auto- mobile driven by as pleasant -faced young man, n very c'ha'nting girl of about sevente011 at Itis side, slowed alt. "Please excuse toe," spoke die far- iorn one. "but I am a stranger, and was to have been met here by some. body. tam the new praetor of the Mer- ton church, Can yon direct me how to rear•Ii that town?" "Why. jump right in I" cried Alan Ware, open-heart edly. 1t t. "I think I uuderstauul " spoke up Ln- rille I) u•lend. "\\'e passed it wagon broken down in a rut some ways dawn the road, and It must he the one dole - ratted to se,' that you were taken euro of "As it is, make y'ntu'self comfortable In the hack seat and we will g,et you to welcome and comfort in a jiffy'!" saki Man. "I inn not much of a chore r man, but Lucille, here. Inas devoutness enough to make up for a whole neg- lectful community." It was very plait to Reverend Man - Mere than he was to the c"Inpnny of two heartsome beings, very nnu41 in love with eneh other. Lucille told lthu a int as to his new charge, end the clergyman warmed to- wards the bright -spirited young follow, who kept up an anhunted conversa- tion until the reverend gentleman was landed in the hotel at Merton. Alan and Curio,' were seel•etly en- gaged. She lived with her stepfather at the edge of Merton, and behind her home was a shed where the hand -ear was stored. Lucille's another was dead and her stnpfatber, 1 crusty, exneting old tyrant, and a servant were her sole home companions. Alan left her n few hundred feet from (he house, for 51r. Initiate' had n derided an'ereinn to heanx, and had told Lucille she mast not tltinli of eneneement 11r 11111 111111g0 for at least two years to come. "\\'ednesdtty Nate -neon, l.u0nle," were Alan's parting words. "Yee, if you 1111101 hnt-e your way. Oh. dear! I fear there will he as seewe when father learns the truth," "It's the only way to Insure our hap- piness," insisted Altus. "111 runt' art about three, in the iuitomnhiie, \-nn he all ready, and 11th spit to Verden :and he hack, mon and wife, before your father gets home." And Wednesday at three ci c•lnek Alyn Waive drove up in creel of the htn9and leave. The servn,t liked hien and, admitting him, toll hint that 1.ti- cille would be downstairs he a f,'w minutes. Alin was impatiently await- ing the app'an•ilnee of hi. Inrly incn when the servant burst Imo his pa'es- enee, alive with exeit"ntent. "\[r. W'an'e," she fluttered, "Mr. Cur. land is coming tearing down the street like mad. 1 don't know why, hitt if you do, and your idea is to go sontew•here with 1,ncill', you pad better harry." "'Phut fellow, Ware!" panted lir. Durlend, a few minutes later d,(shieg into the house. "'(hat's his nutmno- bile outside. lits trying to steal a march on rue 1 Where is he, Lucille?" ".lir. Ware was here n minute ago," reported the servant, "and 'Miss Lu- cille was up in her room," But Alan had disappeared, and, Lu- cille, too. Mimed by the servant, they had stolen nut the back way. The dauntless Alan resolved that the elope- ment should not be n fizzle. Had he net the taa'riage license in his po'k- et? Lucille was all unaervecl, but she followed his instructions. They had reached the hand -car shelter. "It's the Only way," declared Alan, and settled the old but light v'hic9e across the rails. "Now, then. dear, for trininus anti a dash on foot to Ver. an before your father can overtake us!" Richard Outland uttered a hollow roar of rage and tliscoe,fiture its he saw his stepdaughter and Alan speed, ing down the rails. Then he hurried around the hoose and jumped into Al' nil automobile. obil' From the band -car the fugitives could diseern rind comprehend this nul- nc'uvc'r. Whenever the read beyond the 'tit carte within view of Alen, he could see the autoruobile keeping pace with them, Turning a curve he made out a figure walking between the rang. "Oh!" spoke Lucille. "It's Mr. Man- niers!" "What luck! lid, get aboard l We need you," cheerily hailed Alan, end the hand -ear slowed down, and then dashed On again, with three passen- gers aboard. The automobile reached the end of the spur first, As the hand -car arrived T./inland made a dash for his step- daughter. "Reached you in timet" he shouted, "No, too late," dissented Alan, all smiles. "Mr, Duriand, allow ole to In. troduce yon to our accommodating friend, Rev, Mt•, alenniere: Ilte has just married us, en route," TNM BRUSSELS POST HAS RESIGNED Premier Coates, of New Zealand, who was beaten in a recent contest called a meeting of the House to see whether he was licked or not. Now he has gone down by the count of 50 to 28, Here arid There 1241 Queb1ec city's new grain elevator will be completed in January, it is now thuugtlt. All that relna-ns to be done to the :,000,000 bushel struc- ture Is to complete the three gal- leries and the uterine tower. A Chicago Holstein breeder has made a special offer to B. H. Thom- son of Braeburn rearm, Boharn, Sas- katchewan, for his world champion Holstein cow, Canary I(orndyke Alcartra; but rel,;rscntations Itr)) being made to the Provincial Gov- ernment to bare this famous ani- mal retained in the province. "You don't have to sell the idea of game protection and conserva- tion to sportsmen," said Ja.mrs \iT. Stuber, well known sporting writer who attended the recent banquet in Montreal of the Quebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Ga- me. "The problem is to convince the settler and guide in the back- weeee that a sure:as of game for the attraction of the hunter means money in their pockets and a sour- ce of revemle to many classes in the community," The' Santa Claus team of fairy reindeer must be Raving an exciting time these days in keeping pace with modern delivery methods, for Christmas presents shipped by (Ca- nadian Pacific Express are being speeded through the clouds by air- planes. Between Quebec, Mont- real, New York, Ottawa, and To- ronto, in the east and Win- nipeg, Regina, Calgary, and L:d- monton in the west, airplanes have been busy this season carry- ing air snail and express matter and many belated shippers have been aisle to have their presents delivered before (.Christmas by using the air express service. 'Vancouver is rolling up its bell bottomed trousers in preparation for the four day Sea Music Festival to take place at the Hotel Vancou- ver from January 23 to 26, The cheery sea chantys and famous salt water ballads that have been sung by sailors for ninny centuries will be •presented at this novel music festival, which promises to he one of the most popular and important events of the season in the west. It will be preceded by a Yuletide Festival at the Empress Hotel at 'Victoria when Christmas carols will he sung by well known aetists and many quaint old customs will be revived bgt the players. The finest show herd and the only shipment of its kind ever sent out of Canada is now on its way to Australia. Twenty seven animals, three bulls and 24 females, the cream of James D. McGregor's famous Glenearnock stock farms, have been loaded into C. P. R. cars and started on their long journey to New South Wales. Twenty of the animals will be used for the foundation herd of the government animal husbandry department, while seven others will go to priv- ate purchasers. All are of the fin- est stook raised by the leading Aberdeen Augus breeder and most of them have won prizes at fairs anal stock shows throughout the continent. LIME BURNING Line is burned in every province of Canada with ,the exception of Prince Edward island and Saskatc- hewan, Both high -calcium and ma- gnesium g hetes are produced from the limestones of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Manitoba, but in Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia high -calcium limes only are produced at present. G PRODUCTION OF GRAPHITE .Canadian graphite is marketed as refined flake, the product of • con- centration 0e, of disseminated r ' No lump crystal -line graphite (plum- boga), is produced in Canada. The mines and mills are situated in the Perth, Bencroft and Calabegie die - Wets in Ontario, and in the Book- ingham, Guenette, and St, Beni districts in Quebec. glareLOOK AT YOUR LABEL 11 1\'Ih4 111:.Yr M 1('IIIN'c d. Englttaul Is Still 7,8i2ing Ilcuttl- \%'tonghl Nulls. One of the (eve crafts that have 101reIved the are of tuaeltiuery is that of utak Int; hand -wrought nulls, 110101 Is still c.u•rleci on at Lye, in the Mid- lands or h:uathsta. Although auteltiuery eau produce flans at a fill' greater sp,'etl 1181): they eau be nettle by haul. It entitle( equal them for tuaµaur'as; and Hand - wrought nails are tspe'lally used for shoeing horses, to obvint • the dan- ger of at broken nail in the hoof. There are Will about a scute of natters working at Lye, one at whole is a woman; they can each make, 1)11 au average, 20 pcclitds of nails a day --a small quantity compared with th, 24,000 malls tt hfrlt it modern ma- chine turns out in ala hour. In Wales and Durham "Quilt Wives" still practice Ole traditional evert of quoting, the art of which has been handed down from mother to daughter. The wool for wading is bought locally olid is fu'et washed and carded; it is then placed in the frame between the two outer cover - lugs of the quilt, and the whole ie ready to be stitched. Yowl -turning, at one time a flour- ishing craft In F,ngland, has now nearly died out; it is said that a bowl - turner who lives in Berkshire is the last one left In England. The bowls, which ler made of elm - wood, are survivals from tate days when everyone used wooden plates, cups, and bowls, "treen," as they are called. Bowl -turning has declined since the time when pewter, tand lat- er china and glass, came into use. The ancient craft of tliut-knapping dates from the Stone Age., when cave- men split the hard Witte into arrows and spear -heads, To -day it Is chiefly carried1 i os -- o t n Suffolk. It was a pros— perous perous industry in the days when flint -lock guns and tinder -boxes were universally used; but now it exists chiefly on the sate of gun flints, which are sent to Africa- end other parts of the world where the natives still use the old-fashioned type of weapon, 'THEATRICAL F'OR'.[UNES. Some Stage Celebrities Achieved Great Wealth. Dame Ellen Terry's estate or 222,- 231, though not a fortune, is prob- ably larger than most people antici- pated. It is good to learn that the great actress in the evening of her clays was far from care or discom- fort --_not, of course, that lnvini; rchl- ti:•es would ever have allowed either to approach her. Her wants were always very sim- ple, and she disliked ostentation of any kind. The testimonial matinee at Drury Lane some years ago was, therefore, an act of tribute well de- served, and not,' fortunately, the se- curing for a fine artiste and faithful servant of the public of the means to live. Thus Ellett Terry died richer than her famous partner, Henry Irving, whose 120,527 repr.,+entad but a small portion of the fortune ht' was at own time worth; his losses through sip eulation were very heavy. But neither achieved the wealth of some other stage celebrities. Sir Charles Wyndham left 5197,(1135, David Gaerlek 2120,000 (an wine - mons sum fn his day), Sir George Alexander £90.679, Johnnie Toole 279,964, Sir Herbert Tt'ee 144,035, and Alfred L;ste'r 537,779. AN I.'dPOR'VAN-P EXPERIMENT. J. Spedan Lewis Makes Every Em- ploye a Pau'tnei• In Business. "I want no more money for myself. The fortune I have inherited from my father is a sufficient prepayment for my life's work." This declaration, made by Mr, 3. Spedan Lewis, head of the store of John Lewis & Co., Ltd., Oxford street, Loudon, marks the beginning of an important experiment in the Old Country business world which will make every employe a partner in the tlrm. It was from "Old John" Lewis, the founder of the firm, that Mr. Spedan Lewis inherited the business. "Eighteen years ago I thought out the plan," lir. LeW1s tells me, say's a correspondotat, "All the ordinary shares iu t1e company are my pro- perty, and I am applying the divi- dends from tbese shares to a peo0t- sha'ln.g scheme for the • employes. These shares will be allotted to the men and woolen in the business— from managing directors to shop girls and office boys—in proportion to the money they earn. This means that the business will belong to the employes." NATUR.I'S S1iCnREI` SCENT. "Portadown i'bagrance" Is Puzzling Scent -Making Exports. Scent -making experts are baffled by the aroma of the "Portadown Frag- rance," as the new prize - winning rose from Ulster is termed. It has boon likened to the perfume of stn old cottage garden, but one authority considers the fragrance a blend of verbena and tea rose, In color, the rose, which has taken eleven years to produce, le sotnething of a mystery, being variously describ- ed as deep peach and bronze. Not comparable for beauty with many other blooms, the rose was tate great attraction at the Royal Horti- cultural Hall, London, where it won the 100 grliitaas Clay Challenge Vase for the "beet neve scented seedling of the year." Educating 'ler Ghee. Afghanistan's queen is busy devis- ing measures to popularize female education in her country. Asa reisult of Her Majesty's efforts Kabul gity has now been divided into a number of wards and selected women have been -appointed to arrange for the education of city girls, The queen has selected a party of twenty-five girls, who will shortly leave fon' Tur- key for training as doctors, chemists, eta, • th Master Salesman Lo, the people of the earth do me homage. i am the herald of success for men, merchants, manufacturers, municipalities and nations. I go forth to tell the world the message of service and sound merchandise. And the world lis- tens when I speak. There was a day long ago, when by sheer weight of superior merit, a business could rise above the common level without me, but that day has passed into oblivion. For those who have used me as their servant I have gathered untold millions into their coffers. Sell Mole Mrchathse per dollar of salary paid me than any other sales- man on the face of the earth. The fabled lamp of Aladdin never called to the service of its master genii half so rich and powerful as I am, to the man who keeps me constantly on his payroll. 1 II B ysiness of the seasons in the hollow of my hand, I com•• mond the legions of fashion, mold the styles and lead the world whithersoever i go. I drive unprin- cipled business to cover, and sound the death -knell of inferior nlerchandie. Frauds are afraid of me be- cause I march in the broad light of day. 1 hev :r Makes Their Servant for life takes no chances on drawing down dividends from my untold treasures bestowed with a lavish hand. I have awakened and inspired nations, set mil- lions of men to fight the battles 'of freedom beyond the seas and raised billions of dollars to foot the bills. Nations ;and kings pay me 'homage and the business world bows at my feet. I sow broad fields for you to reap a golden harvest. I Am Master Salesman at Your Service Am Athrrtishg —_— Waiting Your Connanand —x— The Post BRUSSELS