The Clinton New Era, 1921-1-27, Page 5WANE 4
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SMED FROM
LIFELONG MISERY
And a Dangerous Operation, by
Tatting "FRUIT-A-TIVES"
MRS.' M. J. GORSE
8928 Union St., Vancouver, B.O.
"I suffered with all the symptoms
.of female Trouble, with ehronie Con-
stipation and •constant Headaches.
T
had pains 'low dews in the back and
sides of the body. 1 tried various
,rewedies without relief, and then put
myself under a doctor's care and he
aadpised,me•to have an operation. 1
nefueed.
Then, fT Started taking `Fruit -a-
,, tires{',; and 'from the outset, I felt ,
;better, andthis medicine has completely
dickered me of all my misery and
:suffering. 'My weight was only 143
+poundsandmowit is 168 pounds. I
;ars fiee•of pang and headaches and the
tearable Constipation; and what saved
ane from misery is the splendid fruit
anedieine, Truit•s-fives'."
ACRS. M. J. GORSE.
'SOo. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by
Fruit-a.tives Limited Ottawa, Ont,
''HE FINANCIAL
SITUATION IN CANADA
The address of Sir Edmund
-Walker, President of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce, delivered at
the annual meeting on Tuesday,
presents a particularly illuminating
review of the financial outlook in
:Canada. Sir Edmund is looked
upon as one of the best informed
authorities in Canada on problems
of commence and finance, and for
this reason his annual survey of
conditions is looked upon as an
authoritative pronouncement that
is especially valuable to all who
wish to gain an accurate knowledge
•
:of the trend of financial affairs in
the Dominion. His long experience
in dealing with questions of fin-
ance, combined with the dis-
tinguished position which he has
occupied, entitles his views to be.
treated with consideration and respect,
.At the opening of his address he
drew attention to the difference in
•general conditions which existed a
year ago, and those which prevail
to -day. One year ago the country
was in the full tide of high wages,
high prices, supplies equal to the
demand, "inefficient labor, inferior
transportation, reckless spending
and all the other concomitants of
•world-wide inflation, This Itb-
normal condition was based, sot qts
industrial enterprise, but on the
creation of so-oalied wealtlt from
tile, evidences of debt issued by.
Governments engaged in ex-
travagant expenditures. There was
also widespread unrest in Labor
circles and demands for wage in-
creases, followed by increased
prices for commodities. The con-
dition of credit became more
stringent because the banks . could
not grant the credits sought,
which were steadily made larger
by two factors. larger quan-
tities, and higher prices, The cur-
tailment of credit became neces-
sary, and fortunately this was ac-
complished with the minimum of
disturbance.
',4t the beginning of 19z1 it is
possible to say that there is less
disturbance in Labe/ circles, and
Substantial improvement in the at-
titude and efficiency of workers in
general. This•'is due to the 're-
instatement of , large numbers of
workers released from service in
the war. Moreover, the adjustment
of prices, for labor and corn
modifies, is well under way, and
this affords a solid basis of hope for
future happiness` and prosperity. A
further factor is found in the decline
of prices for raw . • materials in staple
industries, many of which have reach-
ed pre-war levels, and the process is
still going on.
One adverse feature is the great
excess in the value of imports over
exports, a condition which appar-
ently can only be remedied by
sheer inability to buy. On the
other hand there is little shrink-
age in the purchasing power of the
Canadian people, owing to the
gigantic harvest of field crops
which, in spite of the lower prices
prevailing, aggregate an increased
value estimated at the least at
$184,000,000. In addition to this
the mineral production of the
country has been a record yield,
amounting to 9200,000,000. These
are steadying factors in the process
of readjustment that is going on.
Over against this is the impaireeent
of purchasing power caused by
lessened production and consequent
unemployment.
The question of taxation must
be studied and mastered, so that
a scientific System may be devised.
which, while it • will provide the
buoyant revenues which are ab-
solutely necessary to' carry the
burdens entailed by the war, will
bear equitably not only upon the
average citizen, but upon finance
and busineess in general. When
this is accomplished, and the price
of wages and commodities reaches
a reasonable basis, a general era of
prosperity can be expected.
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a ' d safe, reliable re9u.atiee
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No, 2. $3; No. 3, s5 per bort
Fold by all dze6atsts, or sent
'Anatole( on recotpt of price,
Fres pamphlet. W Address:
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SINDAYSCIIOOL
LtssoN
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D, D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the 510041
Bible Institute of Chicago.) .
(5, 1920, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR'JANUARY 30.
JESUS' '9l' FICIAC- PRESENTATION
AS KING.
LESSON TEXT -Matt, 21:1-46. ••
• '•GOLDEN TEXT -Blessed is he that
oometh in .the name of the Lord. -Matt.
21:9.
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt, 20:
29-24; Luke 19:29-48; John 12:12-19; I Pet.
3:19,
PRIMARY TOPIC -The Story of a Won,
derful Procession,
JUNIOR TOPIC -A Wonderful Proces-
otto.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-honoring Christ in Our Lives,
'YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Tse Lordship of Jesus: Its Meaning for
Us.
no Clinton New Lira
THOUSANDS ON FARMS
Aver 7,500 Persons Were PIsced
on Farms This Year,
watCrt was jusr as acceptante. ta.ntm,'
To give what we have and to do what,
we can is all that He demands of us.
8. The city shaken (vv. 10, 11). This
was a stirring time, but one more
stirring is coming. That will be when
the Lord carnes In sewer and glory.
111. The King Rejected (vv. 12.17).
The immediate occasion of this re-
jection was the cleansing of the tem-
ple. •A like cleansing had been made
some two years before (John 2:13-17),.
but the worldlings had gone back to
their old trade.
IV. The Nation Rejected by the
King (vv. 18-46).
Having in thls official presentation
shown their unwillingness to receive
Christ, He turns from them and by
parables makes known their awful con-
dition,
1. The barren flg tree cursed (vv.
18-22). It was on the morrow after
His official presentation as Jesus was
returning from Jerusalem that He oh -
served the unfruitful fig tree. Be-
cause of hunger He sought for figs,
and finding none He caused to fall
upon it a withering curse. This fig
tree Lull of leaves but barren of fruit
is a type of Israel. With Its leaves
It gave a show of life, but being desti-
tute of fruit it had no right to em
cumber the ground,
2. The parable of the two sons (vv.
28.52). Both sons were told by the
father to work in the vineyard. The
one, like the profligate publican, re-
fused outright to obey, but afterward
repented and went. The oilier pre-
tender) willingness to ohm'. int In real-
ity ma not. 'rule nt'$t one represents
the publicans and harlots; the seernu1,
the self-eigittenue, proud phcriso88,
pri Ogee 6118:1 elders. The 1.014 (lectured
thn 1 the puhlienns and lin riots would
go into the kingdom before them.
3. The parable of the householder
(vv. 83-40).
(1) The householder, This 81118 God
himself. (2) Tee vineyard. This
means israel (see 1818. 5:1-7 ; Jer. 2:221 ;
Ps. S0:5). The Loral went to particu-
lar pains to gather out this nation
and nuke fl• separate, bestowing pe-
culiar favors upon it. This vineyard
so well kept and provider) for did not
bear fruit. (8) The husbandman.
These were the spiritual guides, the
rulers and teachers of Israel, the mem-
bers of the sauhedrin, (4) The serv-
ants sent for the fruits of the vine-
yard. These were the various proph-
ets whom Gad sent to the nation. The
maltreatment and rejection of the
prophets Is fully set tdrth In the
Scriptures. They were beaten and
killed. (5) The Son. He is the Lord.
Jesus Christ, God's ouly and beloved
Sou. He came into. their midst.
I. The Preparation (vv. 1-6).
1. The sending of the disciples for
the ass (vv. 1-8). Ile told them just
where to go to find it and tolyl them
how to answer the inquiry of the one
wain owned it. This shows .how per-
fectly our Lord knows our ways. (nod
uses unlikely and appnrently insignifi-
cant things in the nec0mplishment of
his purposes.
2, The fulfillment of prophecy (vv.
4, ,). Some five i'nch'ed years before
lids Zechnt'lah had made this predic-
tion. If the predictions of TIis first
corning were thus literally fulfilled
there is no alternative but to believe
that those of His second coming will
be literally fulfilled. The prediction
of Zechariah 14:3-11 will be just as
literal as that of Zechariah 9:0.
3. The obedience of the disciples
(V. 0). The request may have seemed
strange and unreasonahle, but they
fully obeyed. True dtsciples will ren-
der fell and glad obetlience no matter
how strange the command m6y seem.
II. The Entrance of the King (vv.
7-11).
1. The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord 888'0l'
+hem (v. 7), This act shaved 1ha1 they
rn.'o'rnteed 111818 815 1h:lt' Ding (Tl Hinge
1):111).
The 1)1110Pnde, Some spread then'
{{.•88who h6r1
ga�•1ne In the way; ethers t
no moment:: `0 Spare tel, down
hwtnelles and o.J the game With them,
Experience Shows ("old Nights Loa•
ers i)fi11t Flow .When Cows Aro
Left In (Fields,
(0o11te1butgd by Ontario Department of
, Agriculture, Toronto,)
1NOE Oct. 31st, 1917, the On -
tarso Government Public EM.S
ployment (Bureau have secured
employment for 19,000 per-
sons, of which 7,016 were men, and
11,984 women, This work has been
accomplished for the most part
through the efforts of the offices at
Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton and
London. Since April, however, new
They That Deny.
They that deny a God destroy man's
nobility, for certaluly man Is .of kin
to'•the beasts by his body, and, 1f he
he not of kin to God by his spirit, be
is a base and ignoble creature.—
Bacon.•
bureaus have been opened at Kluge
aton, Pott Arthur and Fort William.
In order that the beat results might
be gained through the campaigns for
farm laborers the efforts of the
Trades and Labor Branch, the Organ-
ization of Resources Committee and
the Agricultural Representativeawetee
co-ordinated. Tho province waa di-
vided.into six districts, each center-
ing around one of the bureaus. The
organization is now such that each;
county, through the Agricultural Re-
presentative,.. Is kept in touch with
one of the Employment Bureaus,
Thus the surplus labor in one part of
the province may be shifted to a
part where. a scarcity la. felt. Any
farmer in Ontario, by communicating
with the Agricultural Representative
for his county, may learn how farm
help can be obtained.
To date 7,800 moons have been
placed on Ontario farms. Of these
some 3,800 were men, 2,140 boys
and 1,260 women. Several campaigns
have been launched including, "Sol-
diers of the Soil" (boys between 14
and 19 years), "Haying and Har-
vest,"
arvest," "Sugar Beet Hoeing," "Thresh-
ing and Fall Ploughing," and "Flag
Pulling." Over 250. boys were sent
to the sugar beet fields of the Chat-
ham district, and 126 are now pull-
ing liar,
Of the 1,260 women sent the ma-
jority are on fruit farms. An effort
was made at the Toronto office to
send women to assist in the farm
kitchens .with the result that 70 wo-
men bave gone to this work. During
the winter a class was organized for
the purpose of giving girls a train-
ing in chore work on the farm. In
Aprll a course was opened, at Ole On-
tario A gricultural College, where
about 160 women and girls have gone
out to assist on mixed fart's through-
out the province. The results achiev-
ed by these women have been satis-
factory from the standpoint of the
farmer.
It Is tate desire of the Department
that every farmer in need of help Is
supplied with suitable and satisfac-
tory assistance, and it is toward this
end that our offices are organized and
Into the fulfilling of which practically
all the energy of our staff is put.
On account of the supreme import-
ance of food production the greatest
amount of effort, in all offices, has
been put forth toward recruiting and
placing men on farms, yet a large
number of people have secured posi-
tions in other lines of work. )tight
hundred and seventy-one men have
been placed at factory and munition
work, 3.200 general laborers, 3,000
builders and 1,624 at miscellaneous
nominations, Women have been plac-
ed es fellows: 1,690 domestics; 1,273
munition and factory workers, and
1,700 at clerical and miscellaneous
ncenpstions.—Dr. W. A. Riddell,
Superintendent, Ontario Trades and
Labor Branch.
"NEURITIS" FO THE FLU.
Skin Sufferers
Read—
"1 bad a severe attack of Eczema,"
says Mr. Michael Tapley of Radisson,
Stek, "My body was simply covered
with eruption, I had tried every salvo
and skin soap that money could buy be-
fore I hit upon lam -Bok,
"Zam-Buk proved the very treatment
I needed, I used Zam-Btik Medicinal
Soap for bathing and afterwards applied
the Zam-Buk balm in liberal quaetity.
Soothing
and comforting,
this treatment
soon brought amazing Imprpveptent. Persist-
ence with Zam-auk rc,ulted ip my akin being
completely oared.'•
Use UM -auk for Cute, Wounds or Sores,
Its healing Dower Is astonishing 160c. all dealers,
—It's am-Buk
You Need
of a few families and the closing of the
public school, It Is a light type but
the Board, of Health is right in exercis-
ing care.
Goderich:—Mr, Geo, Wilson, of
Kingston, lately connected with the
The epidemic of "flu" left in its train
many weak hearth and serious nerve
troubles.
Ws. L. Wilson, 63 Ridout St., Kipg-
ston,-Ont,, writes:—"Over two years ago,I
was taken very. ill with Spanish influenza,
followed by neuritis ofp the head 'high
blood pressure and congestion of the' brain,
and I was left in a very weak state.
My heart and nerves were so terribbr
bad I would have weak, fainting spelt,
sometimes twice a day. It really seemed
to me my heart would stop beating. I
doctored, and they seemed to do all they
could for me, but I grew so bad, day
after day they thought I could not get
better. I had given up all hopes of ever
getting well, as I was failing very feat.
It seemed to me it was a God -send when
I looked in the paper and read about
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. I
thought that there was a little hope
where there was a spark of life left.
I commenced taking them right away
and I am now on my fifth box, and
can safely say I am . a lot better. I
truly think that if it had not been for
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Price 50e. a box at all dealers, or
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Wingham:—A quiet but pretty wed -
ling was solemnized in St, Paul's church
at 10.30 'Tuesday, December 28th,
when Miss Merle Lockridge was united
In holy Matrimony to Mr, 1-iarry Hubert
Town, of Wroxeter,
Howick Townships -James D. Edgar,
Concession C., itowick Township, has
sold his fine 100 acres to Ernest King,
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January 270, 192'f -maga*
and grandchildren gathered In the fore -
neon to convey their congratulations, a-
mong those present being Thomas and
Mrs. Clark, Morals Township, J, W,
and Mrs, Morrison, Toronto, and R, W.
and Mrs, I•Ioy, Walton. The good wish-
es of U8101e Sam were' brought by Dr,
W. L; aid Mrs, MCCutcheon, of Wilkes
Barre, P„ the latter a grand -daughter.
Dungannon: There was quite an ex-
citing time Wednesday evening as Abe
Culbert and Melville were leading a cow
Home, Theyhad a chain ,around the
eow's neck and fastened to the back
of the sleigh. When near the village
something frightened the team and they
ran away, throwing the two men out
and dragging the cow by the neck.
The teat' ran up foto the bush about a
mile and a half before they stopped
and when they were found they were
tired of their load and had stopped, and
the cow when waled, was able to get
up and walk home, not much the worse
for the trip.
Molesworth:—Mr, Henry Armstrong,
famous Lasky Film Corporation and well known farmer of Molesworth, es -
manager of their Strand Theatre there, caped fortunately Thursday evening in
what might easily have proven a dis-
astrous and fatal accident. As it was,
he suffered injury to his head that
rendered him unconscious for a time,
but from the effects of which he has
since pretty well recovered, Mr. Arm -
Strong had just finished up the chores
and was walking across the barn floor
with the lantern in one hand and an
iron kettle in the other, when he stepp-
ed into a• trap door and fell eight feet
on to the cement florring behind the
cattle. The lantern was fortunately ex-
tinguished by his falling on it, other -
has taken the management of the Model
Theatre in Goderich 'and has entered
upon his duties,
Bluevale:--;-A quiet wedling was sol-
einnized on December 30th, at the home
of L, H. and Mrs. •Bosnian, Bluevale,
when their daughter, Miss Minnie, was
married 0 Richard H. Lloyd, B, A., Sc.,
eldest son of A. B. and Mrs, Lloyd, of
Wittghatn. Rev. Mr. Wilson conduct-
ed the ceremony.
Dashwood:—Mr. Kent, our Bank
manager, has received a move to Cay-
uga and leaves this week for that place, I wise Mr. Armstrong, who was rendered
Mr. Rutherford, of Forest, will be the ed unconscious might have been burned
with the barn and its contents. He had
been lying on his back an hour when a
son, Lloyd Armstrong, and friend, Ray
Ronald, of Listowel, who had shortly
Boma in from the barn, and knew the
chores were about completed, went out
new manager here.
Seaforth:—A quiet wedding took
place at the home of Miss M. McGregor,
Side Street, Seaforth, on Thursday, Dec-
ember 3Oth, when she was united in
marriage to Mr, A. Clarence Cully, of
Mitchell. The Rev. E. J. Roulston, of
Staffa, officiated.
Seaforth:—Mr, W. Devereux, Sr., of
the iduron Road, met with a nasty
accident white driving into town on
Sunday evening. The electric light
dazzled his eyes so that he did not not-
ice Mr, Jos. Eckart driving in the op-
posite direction, with the result that a
collision resulted, and Mr. Devereux
was thrown from his buggy on to the
frozen ground, his nose being so badly
cut in the fall that it required several
stitches to close the wound,
Walton: --On Monday, December
27th, 1920, one of the happiest events
of its history transpired in Walton, the
occasion being the celebration of the
Golden Wedding Anniversary of W W
and Mrs. Hoy. Their sons,
daughters
Keep Cows Inside During Cold
Nights.
The season for cold nights will be
here all too soon, in this northers cli-
mate. While It is true that keeping
tee COWS inelde means„more. labor in
Meaning the stable ; end more ditli-
nutty .In keeping- the cows clean, .the
extra fertieining'material collected in
this way wile probably pay for the
extra labor., If this does; not, the
extra supply. of milk received by
keeping the cows in, a comeortatble
stable et times when the temperature
drops . below,. freezing -point; will de
so, -Experience shows that cold has
a very marked effect:in lessening :the
milk Sow, particularly for cows that'
have been milking for some etitne,
when the natural .tendency dslor the'
cow to dry up: and during which time
every means ,should. s be adopted- to
keep the cow. milking. Cows should
milk at leapt rep mgnths of thei•year.
"Leaving cows Bout •o9.adoprs.,wn cold
nights, atter they have beenonilking
for , aiu, or eight months,, makes a
greater tendency for•these cows•to go
Where. cows are kept inside, the
atuble should be cleaned regularly
and some absorbent material like
sawdust, shavings, chaff, or cut -
straw, should be scattered along the
passages, on the platform, and in the
gutter. This helps very much In
cleaning the stable and in keeping
the cows clean.
Another advantage of stabling on
frosty nights, is that it prevents the
cows eating frozen feed, which is gen-
erally considered to be injurious to
liilk cows. They may be kept in the
able or yard until after the pasture
thaws, and in this way the animals
are protected against digestive trou-
bles, and conditions are more favor-
able for maintaining the health and
milk -flow of the animals. — Prof.
H. H. Dean, 0. A. College, Guelph.
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McKillop Townships—Aaron Melly,
a resident of MAKilldp Township for
the past 27 years, diets very suddenly on
Tuesday afternoon while driving hone
from Walton accompanied by his Son.
1•le tvas in his 68th year. 'interment.
took place in Brussels Cemetery an
Thursday n
r fteenoon”
Bel'gravo:—We have had a little small
pox scare resulting in the quarantining;
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Will Morning
Never Come
DOES this illustration pic-
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*hat is hors distressing
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Sleeplessness is one of the
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This is the warning that yen need
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then unable to strove, and the two young
men brought hien to the house.
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THE SEALING INDUSTRY
The seal pack in the Northern Pact -
do waters le considered to be the
racist valuable herd of wild animals in
the world, its value being placed at
176,000,000, and yearly increasing.
After a conference in 1911 between
the Milted States, Russia, Japan and
Canada, all of whom are interested
naturally of gratifying proportions,
and will be more so in the future.
It has been computed roughly that
one million seal skins are marketed
every year, and to this aggregate the
largest single collection is contribut-
ed by the sealers of Newfoundland
operating on their own coast and off
• ' The Fur Seal. 1 •-",,`,
In sealing in these .waters, '.a close
season was established for, fifteen
Fears., anQ pelagic ses)ting forbidden.
According to the treaty signed at the
' same time. Canada receives fifteen
" perr cent. of the catch of these 'tdat-
ers. The Dominion's credit has been
e allowed to accumulate, and when a
settlement is made, which will prob-
ably be done at the end of the pres-
ent year, it is expected, that Canada
will receive something like $800,000
as her share of the catch since the
opening of the season. • With 'he
beneficial effect the protection of
• the herd has had' and is still experi-
encing, it is predicted that in a few
rears Canada's revenue ' from this
eource will be in the neighborhood of
31,000,000 per year.
All the year round hair seals,
which are great roamers, have been
in the habit of infesting the Fraser
River and the Gulf of Georgia, in-
habiting inaccessible flats, and by
consuming large quantities of fish
already' taken in nets, have constitut-
ed themselves a general nuisance.
Various methods of combatting this
pest have been tried unsuccessfully,
and experimentation is continuing, in
the belief that a succeesful method of
trapping will not only terminate the
mischief these animals are doing, but
result in the creation of a new and
important .industry on the Pacific
Coast.
The hair Seal is valued partly tor
its hide, which is used in making
various kinds of leather, for oil which
is extracted from the carcass, and on
tbe•sacific Coast, for use in the
manufacture of fertilizer. The hair
seas is a particularly valuable ani-
mal at ing fort as present
as time,
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'ecettt
development in the seal industry is
the utilization 0, € the skins of old
males, a hitherto unprofitable emo-
tion, which considerably c'ha'fes the
value of the seal catch to any Cotultry.
Canada dt:avts revenue frons seal fish-
ery
Pacific
cry an both the Atlantic and 1 ac
coasts, and the amounte accruing
1101n tbeete are, at the present time,
700,000 seals have been elaugbteredi
by the entire Newfoundland fleet in a.
single season.
A novel method of hunting seals,
under the auspices of the Go'rern-
meat of Newfoundland, is to be intro-.
duced in the spring by. two Nova.
Scotia aviators which, if successful„
may revolutionize the entire industry.
The party of three men, with two
acroplanee and dirigibles of the type
use,d-em.nuccessfully during the war
to "spot" submarines,, will leave
Montreal to join the Newfoundland
sealers at St, Johns, the augmented
party of thirty-five orforty, leaving
for the Labrador ice fields.
Hitherto the locating of seal herds
bas been done by men In the rigging
of ships 'whose range ie naturally
limited. ,' Title work it is intended to
do with places, "spotting" being pos-
sible by this means within a- radius
offitty,milee. • The method, then, is
as follows: The aeroplane, which;
The Hair or Common Seal.
the shores of Labrador. In the year
1919, Newfoundland's share of the
seal fishery accounted for 81,293'
seals with a market value of 3278,000.
The industry on the island accounts
for the employment of 1,685 men and
numerous vessels take part in the
often hazardous undertaking.
The seal industry originated In
Newfoundland to 1763, and for some
years after that the annual catch did
not exceed three or four thousand
skins per season. With the increas-
ing demand for oil and skins, how-
ever, the industry grew, and snore
men and vessels game to engage ex-
clusively in It. By the beginning of
the nineteenth century, the annual
catch exceeded 60,000 skins, and lar-
ger and larger vessote were built for
the pursuit, till later these were
superseded by fast steamers. At the
present time, though there are some
sailing vessels still engaged, the
steamer is the big unit in the activity
and accounts for five -sixths of the
catch.
Of lata years the seal catch of New-
foundland has fallen off somewhat
due to the heavy toll and indiscrim-
inate killing which Is now regularized
by legislation. The 111)08. Catch, for
instance, numbered 218,863 settle and
that of the following year 11109,320
animals. A single vessel has been
known to bring in to St. Johns a
'catob of 42,000 and a total of nearly
carries five men besides the pilot and i
mechanic, descends to the ice where,'
the animals are despatched by bu)..to,
lets from pump guns, The skins are t
then packed in bundles about the;
base of poles to which a flag is at-
tached. This kind of hunting con-
tinues to the end of the season when
the ice breaks up, the hunters pro-';
ceeding from place to place trans -I
ported by plane as new herds aro,
"spotted". At the close of the sea-'
son the vessels visit the ice breaks
and pick up the bundles, being mem
t�
terially assisted by the places in 10-.:
eating and signalling,
Close upon the announcement of;,
the projected activities of these avia-•
tors there arrived in St. Joha'a two
"blimps" or war airships, a present
to Newfoundland from the Imperial
Government. These it is intended to
nee in the seal fishorles in the same
manner, the cost of operation, mai-
mated at 360,000, being borne jointly
by the Newfoundland Government;
and the owners of the sealing vesselse
assisted in their catch.
The co-operation of the government
in this new venture wonld augur al
belief in the practicability and 8100-1
cess of the novel enterprise, and!
doubtlese their success, which is
highly probable, will have a marked
eftoct upon sealing on both coasts,
aid tend to bring about a revolution.
in hunting methods,