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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-5-7, Page 3Building in Canada The pronounced revival in building in Ottnede evidenced in 1022 was cat'. ri.ed into 1923, which, in spite of de- clining values, en the wlr0le, recorded .an teroaso of new eoustrnetien under- talren within the twelve months. New •epnstreetton. duringthe year 1923 amounted in veluo to $314,204,300 as eetimatod, in comparison with 3311e 843,800; an increase of 32,410,500. The value of building permits in 56 Cana. dean cities, for the year amounted to 3180,230,885, as against 3114,423,974 in 1922. Taking only the 35 principal -cities, however, tete permit value is found to bo. $111,422,522 in 1921, as age -lest 3122,644,500 in 1922. This re- veals that the increase inbuilding re- corded during 1023 was accounted for 'by the smaller cities;' towns, and gen- eral construction. Estimated coat of :canetructton un• ,dertakon'"in 35 principal Canadian cities, amounting in value to 3111,- - 174,325, is distributed among the pro- vinces as follows:—Nava Scotia, S69,1,- 861; 69,1;861; New Brunswick, 3743,961; Que- bec, 335,358,862; Ontario, 357,311,438; Manitoba, 34,867,134;; Saskatchewan, 32,405,976; Alberta, 32,310,510; and British Columbia, 97,678,582, Taking this larger civic building, Quebec was the only province tp record an in- crease In ealtte during the year, Of the total value of now building in Canada in ,125 an:cunting to $3'4, '254,300, 397,645,200 is accounted for by residential construction, 380,430,800 by bualiless conetriiction, '.327,022,000 by industrial eonstruotion and 3109,100.' 800 .by engineering. Comparing 1923 with previous years, on the basia of construction le 35 cities, it is found that wbilst the total value et 1223 ie sightly less than 1922,.in this ono com- parkaoit only, it is substantially greater than 1921, 1920 and 1913. It Is about three tines as great as any year from 1215 to 1918. Figures for 1923 are ap- proximately theeitame as those of 1910, and one•tlerd lower. than .those of 1911, 1912 and 101.3. . Aceordiug to "1We-clime's Building Review" conditions are distinctly an. couraging for building 1n 1924. Itis expected' that residentialconstruction will continue in at least two-thirds the volume sif twat year, and from all he dioatione there will be increased ac- tivity in tate erection,pf public works and utilities, It is now considered that cost has receded to a point where government end municipal work can be undertaken on a sound basis, A forecast is made of new construction in 1924 to the value of 3300,000,000, divided as follows:—Ontario; 3150,- 000,000; Quebec, 3100,000,000; Mari- time Provinces, 37;000,000; and West- ern Provinces, 343,000,000, All in all there 1e, every prospect of the initia- tion of -a volume of construction in Canada during 1924 as large, if not larger, than in 1923. . More Men and Boys Taking Up Music. From the heads of music conserva- tories, music tettehore, music lec- turers and others in a position to voice an opinion, it la learned that, at the Present time, more mon and boys in Canada are taking up music, either as a profedl1On or as a hobby, than ever before. One piano teacher recently ventured the assertion that at Ieast 45 per cene of, his pupils :were boys, whereas, before the war the percent- age of boys taking' piano lessons was not Any than fifteen. There are various explanations,. of •course, for this growth. Probably one of the most important reasons is the much wider interest taken in music generally by all classes of people. The time was when music was followed chiefly by the wealthy classes, and par- ticularly by the lair sex in any com- munity.. The advent of the player piano, phonograph, pipe organs in the movies and numerous other agencies, have altered this and made music a much more democratic art. Now, music is perhaps tete most cosmopoli- tan and democratic branch of art we have, And this includes the men and boys just as much as the fair sex. Another reason, perhaps more subtle but nevertheless important, is that music is not considered nearly as "ef remfnate" as it was not so very long ago. It is within the recollection of many of va that men and boys who were studying music were often the subject of uncomplimentary remarks from their fellows. "Sissy," "effemin- ate" and other adjectives were in numerous cases applied to them. Tho 'triter once heard of a youngster who deolined to accept a leather music roll awarded him as a prize in a piano solo competition, explaining with some em- barrassment that he preferred carry - lug his musto wrapped in a newspaper ee other boys could not know what it IMO, This lad at the very saute time used. to make it a point when he prac- tgeed in broad daylight to pull down the shades, close the shutters and turn op the lights, so other boys wee were passing might not discover' hhn in so humiliating an occupation as playing the teazel Fortunately, through various in- lluences at work, music has been exalt- ed in the eyes of males these last few years, and to -day, for a man or boy to follow music, is a mark of distinction. Men and boys who study the piano, take vocal lessons or follow any of the nusloal instruments, no longer go ground feeling that they are "el -endue ate" or "sissified,' but rather,do they feel that in studying music they are adding to their refinement and malrieg themselves stronger and nobler citi- zens, Washing the Dishes. When we on simple rations sup Hovr easy is the waahing tip, But heavy feeding complicates The task by spillug many plates, And though I grant that. I have prayed That we might find a serving maid; I'd scullion, all my days, I think, To seg Ilei smile across the sink, I wash. She wipes. In water hot I souse each dish and pan and pot, While Taffy mutters, purrs and begs And rubs himself against my legs. The man who never in his life p FIas washed the dishes with his wife Or polished up the silver plate; Ile still is largely celibate. One warning; there is certain ware That meet be handled with all care; Tho Lord himself will give you up If you should drop a willow cup! —Christopher Morley. Peace. Toy soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skillful In the wars, There, above noise and, danger, Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious Friend, And, 0 my soul, awake!— Did in pure love descend To die here for thy sake. If thou caust get but thither; , There grows the dower of Peace, The rose that cannot wither, Thy fortress and thy ease. Leave then thy foolish ranges; For none can thee secure But One who never changes- Thy God, thy life, thy cure. —Henry Vaughan. Propagating Salmon Trout. A total of 40,000,000 salmon trout eggs has been collected during the last see,son- by the Department Of Marine and Fisheries le Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and Lake Superior. The collecting and hatching of these egg: ,Is oonservation in the highest sense of the terns, asthey are obtain- ed from the commercial catch of fish and if they were not saved would .go into the offal barrels and be a total lose so far as reproduction and the' maintenance of the fisheries of the Great Lakes is concerned, The total number obtained compares favorably with the average collections of recent years and is sufficient to 1111 all the hatcheries, on the Great Lakes en. All Aboard• ael'r: George Robb of Auchterrnuichty withhis wife and six children, photographed on board the Canadian Pacific M liner "Metagama" at Glasgow en route f or Canada. Thisfamilyparty isproceeding toBraeside, Saskatchewan. Captain Kidd's Burial Gold The patenting of a grappling- device fit out the expedition, which starts seems an unromantic transaction, but shortly, when the ice will have melted it hides one of the most romantic off the river in the bed of which the quests of modern times. It means a treasure is believed to lie. determined effort to locate the secret Jewels as Well? hiding place of Captain Kidd's buried treasure of gold, which he hid snugly somewhere in the Sheepscot River in 1700—the year before he was cap - This is not the first attempt which has beenmade in the locality to re- cover Kidd's hidden gold. lured b a British fri ate immediate- Seventy years ago a party of men Like fingers of the dead. y g , believed they had located the spot And furtive seconds tiptoe in, ly after he had pirated a rich Indian 'inhere the chests had been sunk, and clipper:and was making the captain Then softly tiptoe out again, g P elaborate plans were made to recover and crew walk the plank. them. The old wooden sloopin which our That the buried gold exists is cer- the art sailed is still laid Thirteen past five thickest n mahawn, , "song party and up in a That dew lies on the lawn, tain enough. His Song of the Boldsmall shipyard close by, baying only And shadows crouch beneath the treea Buccaneers" has been handed dowel retired from service up and down the As hiding from the dawn. The Clock. The clock has stopped. --The running wheels That ground the seconds up so small, The slowly -swaying pendulum,. They do not move at all. Anil one would think—so still and deep The hush—that clay had gone to sleep. The slender hands that used to mark The hours and minutes as they sped Lie, listless in the lap of Time for generations:— "I'd ninety bars of gold as I sailed- as I sailed; I'd ninety bars of gold as 1 sailed! It's ninety bars of gold and dollars manifold, With riche: uncontroll'd as I sailed!' Pians and Maps. , Sheepscot River a few years ago. This vessel was named the "Glory," and there is still living an old man of ainety-four who remembers - the ex - Declaim and the excitement it created. He says that the party spent many weeks investigating the bed of the river, but without success. The plans now possessed by Ting Before the gallant Captain was show, however; that they were work - turned of at Execution Dock he con- ing the wrong part of the river. Kidd's fessed that his vast treasure of gold plans are unusually clear, and .,al - was still safely hidden.. Being told though time has somewhat altered the by the Ordinary (or Chaplain) that bed of the river it is believed that the he should confess its location, Cap- precise spot can be located without taro Kidd remained silent for a few moments and then broke. out: "But no! Let those find it that have the secret!" Immediately afterwards he Was hanged. Now there has come upon the scene a very old man who declares that he is ready to get the gold. He has cre- time the King'scommission, and had dentials-unusual ones; and pluck as the sloop of war, "Adventure Galley" well, fitted out at Portsmouth. Ile was sup - Por years he has been laboring at posed to sail to Madagascar to hunt a grappling device, which he declares pirates, but when he arrived there is absolutely necessary to secure the he turned pirate. treasure of golden barswhich He Terror of the Seas. hidden beneath the ice in the bed of His first prize was the "Quedhad the turbulent 6lieepscotRiver• Merchant,",whse crew he murdered, It is said that, being hard pressed In this ship he sailed the seas as a by a pursuing frigate, Captain Kidd pirate "of great renown," and col ran his black pirate craft up the ]ectad immense booty.In one year it river and sunk' his bars in the bed of the stream, intending to return, and collect them. He was cheated by Fate, 1 The secret of the, hiding place was !confided to his lieutenant in piracy, one Jeremiah. Trash, a tough old sea - dog who had mutinied on board one of. the King's ships, deserted, and taken service with Kidd. Financing a Dream, much difficulty. It is confidently expected that a vast store' of jewels and gold dollars will also be found, as it is established that Captain Kidd was unusually flash ,with booty when he, was per- sued into the river. He held at one Worldly wise is but half witted at gaged in the propagation of salmon 'its highest praise. I trout. Li Captain Mdses King, "ninety years young," as he describes himself, is a great-grandson of Trash. He claims to have in his possession the original maps and plans made by Kidd and handed to his lieutenant. King was notorious pirate has aroused great bred and born at Wiscasset, on the interest throughout America. If it is river, and came across the plates some found an interesting point arises, as time ago, although :it had 4rhvays been .to whether it could not bo claimed by a tradition in the family that Kidd's the. British Government as "property treasure charts were somewhere of piracy" forfeited to the Crown by stored away, While examining an old the conviction of Kidd, bureau, he found the papers in a se- cret drawer. From this it would ap— pear that the gold bars etre concealed Au Englishmen who was given to in two vast chests sunk deep in the drawing the long bow told at a dinner bed of the stream. one clay a thrilling tale to a tiger How. Ring got funds to begin his which measured thirty feet in length search afresh and got his grappling and which he, alone and unaided, had apparatus patented is in itself a rom- caused to depart this life. ' ante. Among the guests was a Welshman, A banker living hi the neighbor- who listened, apparently unimpressed. hood of the home of old man King to this narrative of adventure. met him at dinner one night. The "Heard any of ye ever of a skate,. financier began to speak of dreams, caught oft the coast el Wales, that and mentioned that he had Mid a most, two acres when it was spread peculiar one concerning the fishing up' on dry laud?" he, ingnired, in a clear, from the river of a big iron -clamped' innnceut voice a moment later, box containing bars of gold, I The hero of the tiger tole flushed Ring grew, quite excited and told and looked much offended, and ono of the backer that he was merely "see -i his friends glared acme 'the table at ittg in advance," for, he added, "if I the guileless Welshman, had the fund: those chests of gold would soon be a realty.." The banker was interested, examin- ed the plans, hecame enthusiastic,. nrld man. Placidly, "hut le 110 inclines to A berta le fest becoming it leader in 0170 production of saddle horses and was alio impressed with King's de. faire ten feet front his tiger, 1 will do pole punkas, Photograph sburva nir, Il. 0, Munroe hunter, ,lnnunckburn, vice for grappling the chests: In the mo beet with the lista, out of remelt. 'Winne' of the hevlao citamptonshlp at the lldmtl,100 1 Pring Mw; Morse Sttot:nd he gave a largo sunt of nettles, to meat to Mint," is computed he looted 180 rich ships. He was finally hunted down by the Ring's ships, and sent home under escort. His trial in London created• an intense sensation, and large sums o4 money were paid for seats in Court. He defended himself with abil- ity. For long he had n passion for ac- cumulating jewels, costly watches, and snuff-boxes. That he had a chest- ful of these there can be no doubt, and there is also strong evidence that they vanished just before his capture. The search for the booty of the "Do you mean to tu4ult my friend?" tie demanded, "No, that 1 dtnt'i," Nadi the Welsh - When wakening birds begin to say "What shall we breakfast on to -day?" Victor Starbuck. A Possible Exception. Political Orator (fiercely)—"What law of universal application and bene- fit was not enacted by my party?" Auditor—"The law of gravity might be mentioned, perhaps. - a After Eight. Aunt—"You've counted up to eight nicely, dear, But don't you know what comes after eight?" Edith—"Bedtime." No Use. Visitor—"Do you go to school,. Tommy?' Small Boy -"What's the use? I can't read, I can't write, and I can't draw; so I don't go." The Rise of the Collar, One hundred years ago uien's white 'Mirka bad 810e collars attached, Then one day it occurred to a man living 1n a town on the eastern banit of the Hud. eon River that the ueefelness of a shirt could be prolonged if the epilars were made separate; a soiled collar could then be replaced with a clean one, His wife, says Mr, Lamm IVIePlierson in !Human Effort and Human Wants, made .rollers ter him that 'at'erst were attached to the shirt by means of tape.. Then she made collars that pinned to the back of the neckband and button- ed in front. They were so successful that'slte made Inhere to sell to the neighbors. The inventor of the separate collar employed women, often gentlewomen of other families, who were glad thus to increase their incomes. Not con- tent with what he had done, he took a basketful of collars to Boston, where they found ready sale; and after Bos- ton came New York and other mar. kets. Then iiuttoning at the back as well as in the front was introduced; and collars were made more durable by being manufactured of manifold Mies of linen and cotton stiffened with starch; buttonholes toowere devised that did not tear readily. Business organizations of Troy spe- cialized in producing collars and cuffs. Pattern blocks and knives were in- vented whereby plies of cotton or linen many sheets thick could be cut with one application of the knife into col- lars of a special design and a special size; Then machinery was invented for use in the various'processes of cut- ting and folding, The making of col- lars and cuffs and then shirts became the main business of the town. Tra- dition and association led young men and young women into the employ - meat, in which they obtained special- ized skill and training. Shirts are now made in nearly every town and city In the United States, but Troy continues to supply neatly all the collars worn by men in other; parts of the world. Fault -Finding. In a human and fallible world there is always Something the matter, and mortal affairs, large or little, are for- ever crying aloudfor adjustment and repair. In one part or another the machinery of civilization collapses, and those who bring experience to bear are summoned to do what they canet•even: though, after brief trial, the very ones who invited them may send them away. Nations and house- holds, business corporations and in- dividuals repeatedly invoke the aid of the wise who are able to tell them what is the matter and install a better scheme. Yet the name of fault-finder gen- erally conveys a reproachful implica- tion. I0 suggests the crabbed, shrew- ish temper of one always looking for trouble. 10 agents to mean e. spirit of nagging that brings misery by its in- cessant querulous manifestation. But this is the lesser and negative phase of every censorship. Correction by no means implies a personal atti- tude of antipathy. On the contrary, it often is the manifestation of a pro- found affection, so devoted to the'eb- jeet that it cannot bear to see that ob- ject appearing at a disadvantage. Good advice is not merely the ad- vice we like to take, which gires us the assurance that ws are doing ex- actly right. We should be as grateful when we are told that we are entirely wrong. But, because of vanity, we are sensitive, and bridle when we are reproved, letting the hurt we feel be larger than the help that was given us, 1f we would receive it. A foolish hyper -sensitiveness, oven beyond per- sonal laziness, is the chief obstacle to self-improvement. "Faithful are the wounds et a friend"—and it is a grievous error to assume that those who love us, are those who find in us no fault. —.:• The sense of humor is the one sense that grows stronger with advancing years.—Dr. Ethel Smyth. :AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME N`t'.1I i n }ov+ The Pygmies o Anda>miam. On tile.Audantan Tslande, Y.4.1101 Iia in the zniddle of the Bay of Bengal, there le' a penal eetklemetn to wheels zn'any .of the most desperate ortulinala:, trete India Etre sent. In the intoner of the :Weigle among trcpleal jungles live several tribee of black dwarfs who are among the utast primitive human anew tures on earth, They are not etttelt. more than four feet in height, but they are perfectly foruted, A. Sails• bury, writing in Asia, has lila to say about them: As we stepped ashore ane of the tiny women caught my attention lounadl ately. Site hid what appeared to be a Mtge white ornament hanging from her neck, 1 went closer and almost Jumped with astonishment, The one - went. was a ghastly human skull. The forester laughed, "rhe women wear tite skulls of their dead busbande as loving souvenirs;' he explained. Then he said that when a man dies the little people blow on his face to say good -by, then bury hint and desert the camp in which they are living. After several months they conte back, dig up the bones and wash them In the sea, Finally they hold a dance in hon- or of the dead man's skull, paint it with red ochre and white clay and give it and the jaw bones to the chief mourners, who wear them on fibre strings. round their necks. Another woman we saw squatting on the ground, apparently examining her child's arm, But whet; we went for- ward to see her she was making a row Of little cuts around it; the boys body was covered with rows of scars, The Andananese believe that every child is born with evil spirits within them; so every two or three- months the mother cuts the skin to let the spirits escape. As a result the bodies of all the men and: women are covered with scars. ' At the request of our forester the Andamauese held a mock marriage. Two who had receutly been married acted as the bride and the bridegroom, There was a dance; then tlto young man pretended to flee into the jungle. The other men ran after him and brought him back to where the bride was sitting on the ground, surrounded by the women. With loud shouts the men plumped the lad down in the girl's lap, and all, men and women alike, threw themselves on top of the bride and the bridegroom, weeping and wail- ing. Standing near the marriage ball was a girl whose•body was covered with long zigzag designs in white. Sho re- fused to enter into the fun. The for- ester explained that she was a de- butante, and that marriage was much too important for her to enter into sport about it. She had but lately re- ceived her "flower name." Every pygmy girl must be called af- ter a flower when she reaches woman- hood. She passes through an elabor- ate three-day ceremony to receive the name, and during that time she is al- lowed neither to eat nor to sleep. At the end of it a name is chosen for her after one of the jungle trees or plants in bloom; it shows that the girl her- self has bloomed into womanhood. Henceforth she is never known by her childhod name. But perhaps the strangest thing about the pygmy nomads is that they know no way of making fire. Each family has a fire of their own, which they always keep going. When they travel they carry the fire with them they think it is a gift from the gods and that if it is once extinguished they may never relight it. The Little Blue Books. The Federal Department of Health has issued new editions of "The Little Blue Books." No. 3 --How to Take Care of the Baby, 4—How to Take Care et the Mother, 5—How to Take Care of the Children. 8: H•ow to Take Care of the Father and the Family. 7•—Begining a Home in Canada. 8—Bowl to Build the Canadian House. 9—Row to Make Our Canadian Home. 10—How to Make Outpost Homes in Canada. 11—How to Avoid Accidents and Give First Aid. 12—Canadians Need Milk, 13—How Wo Cook in Canada, 14 ---How to Manage Housework In Canada. 15—How to Take Care of House- hold Waste. 16—Household Cost Accounting in Canada, 18 you wou1•d like copies of these books write to Federal Deeartment of Health, Ottawa, and mention this newspaper in your request. Letters written to a government department on teetotal business need not be stamp- ed but you must put 0.11;01.3. on the envelopes Useful Trunk. Jimmie came back from tate clrcue much excited» "0h, tuammn," he cried. as 60011 as he got in the ltouse, "Mary spilled, same nuts, and what tie you suppose' the elephant did? He lh'ked them all up an lits vaeuiuil rleauer," A Woman's Minute. Barker -"Why (1008 a Woman al- ways keep a mut waiting so long al' ter: she sn} a 00'Il .be ready til a min. *tel Harter- she pit'ks out .a , 'minute allith is about half en hour away."