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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-7-15, Page 3Dardanelles to be Forever Open to "florid Co ,merc '''lie Dardanelles Is 10 have t1 small leteenaf.i0lal force of 0101 troop ana Canstentlnaple a einlilar garrison to guarantee tree passage to the slips of all nations through the strata; stud .the ,S'Oa 0 Ai:aa•tn0ra, press desaetCh0s., statin, Mention of the Dardanelles couinres before our mind the story of a %levee "and tragic fight i'n'1915 and 1916 aup a history which trails beck into dill mythological times, when Leander swam across its three -quarter -rade width at Abydot'every piiglit to tell the "Same 016. story" to 1-Iero, wino hung ber Ilebt put to inform' him she wanted to hear it. Lord Byron, not to be outdone as a swimmer by his amorous predecessor, "did" the Hellespont in 1810. Though It was regarded as rather a prodigious feat when these two acconn1.illshe d it, Many modern athletes' could don their trunlzs and visit their lady loves tied regard the effort as a part of . their training to keep physically fit. Xerxee, in 480 B.C„ lashed boats to, gather as a bridgeway, which Herodo- tue tells us groaned for seven clays and nights during the unloading of Asiatics on the soil of Iourope., Alex. ander the Great, about 100 years later, tried out the thrill of Xerxes by lead- ing Ilia Macedonians into Asia. The approach by which tourists en- ter Constantinople may well be liken ed to the entrance to a dwelling -house -the Dardanelles being the outside or storm door, the Sea of Marmora the vestibule and the.i3oellar1s theinner door. That gtortn floor is commanded by the Dardanelles Castles, built by 1ltolnirn- mod 11. in 1470, One fort !s on the )1 ui'opeau sloe and Due on the Asiatic, Mealy guidalicoks punished before 1914 carried this ominous and pro- phetile sentence: "Tice chi ties on both sides hays been lately restored and armed wits) Krupp guns," Aceot'ding to the treaty et July, 1841, and the Paris peace of 1850, no foreign•khila- of.wa.r was allowed to enter the strait without the permission of Turkey and merchant vessels only, during the atty thine, - On the Asiatic side a short distance from the fort lies the town of Darer ensiles, Which was named for Darden. us, the mythologicai ancestor of the Trojan kings, Aeneas, . and hence of r theRelict people. This city of 1a, - n 1 prettily n a QOO inhabitants, situated pt y a fertile " stretch of land, is the point from which most e$ the excursionists start for the plains of Troy, a short distance beyond, Here, too, ships must stop to show their papers. Across on the European side is Gallipoli, or "beanti_el town." It was the first European town to be cap- tured by the Turks in 1357. Superbly located on the steep projecting coast of the Gallipoli Peninsula, it com- mands a view of the Asiatic side -the Plains of Troy and the. broken .',c:• hills of Mount Ida. On this narrow peninsula, in April, 1915, Allied forces were landed in an attempt to capture the Dardanelles. FLAT BACON PRICE TO SE REMOVED British Food Ministry Action Benefits Canada. A despatch from London says - Good news for Canadian producers is contained in an announcement of the British Food Ministry that the price control of bacon, ham, and cheese is to be removed. The maintenance of one fiat price for all qualities of bacon having proved unsatisfactory, it is proposed to fix differential wholesale prices for Danish, Canadian and Am- erican bacon. The Canadian price will be higher, it is understood, than that for Amenloan, as the bacon is of bet= ter quality. The grievance of the Canadian pro- 'ducers against the British prices con- trol will not be entirely removed, how- ever, until the regulations governing wholesale prices are to be abolished. The matter is one in connection with which much dissatisfaction exists, and is to be brought up by representatives of the Montreal Chamber of Com- merce at a meeting of the Imperial Chambers in Toronto this summer. The intimation of the Ministry of Shipping that the shipping control will be relaxed will not greatly affect Canadian trade, though the action would have been very important a year ago. Controlled freight rates have of late been higher than the ord- inary market rates on account of the drop in the latter. The British public is now success- fully fighting the attempt to run up prices on the part 'of the farmer as a result of the d•ecantrol of home - killed meat last week. On the advice of newspapers they have been buying imported meat rather than pay the exorbitant prices asked, and as a re- sult the latter are tumbling down again. —^-�----- Canada Contributes $200,000 For Typhus Campaign A. despatch from London says: -The Secretary of the League of Nations intimates that the Canadian Govern-' melt has decided to contribute $200,-1 000 to the League's campaign .against typhus in Central Europe. James M. Cox GOverndr of . Ohio and Democratic nominee for Presidency of the United States, Like the Republican nominee, W. G. Harding, be Is a newspaper pro- prietor. Canada's New Prime Minister Honorable Arthur Meighen, called by the Governor-General to form a new .Cabinet,. is a native of Perth County, Ontario. Born at Anderson, on dune 16, 1874, he is in his forty- seventh year. He received his educa- tion at St. Mary's Collegiate Institute and Toronto University. For 50010 Years he practised law at Portege la Prairie, which constituency he now re- presents in the House of Connells. He was first elected to Parliament in 1908, and two years later moved a re- solution to remove the duty on agri- cultural implements. He was return- ed at the general elections of 1911 and 1917; appointed Solicitor•Geberal, June 26, 1913; Secretary of State' and Minister of Mines, Aug. 2S, 1917; Minister of the Interior and Superin- tendent -General of Indian Affairs, Oct. 2, 1917. Mr. Meighen is a aeon debater. In religion he is a Presbyterian. Excess of Boys in London's Stork Record A despatch from London says: The stork has been busy in England just recently, nurses are booked up months ahead and doctors are in great (le - mend. The Lancashiire midwives' com- mittee chairman said the birth rate hacl risen in almost every district and is now up to pre-war rate. Figures issued by the Registrar General show that births recorded ineight weeks in 1920 exceeded those of the same period last year by 1,442. • The births in London in the last few weeks show an enormous excess of baby boys, indicating that nature is restoring the population to its normal male and female constitution. University to be Opened in Holy. City in 1922 A despatch from London says: -The Edueatidnal Committee' reported at the Zionist Conference that prepara- tions were progressing -for the estates lishment of a- Jewish University lin, Jerusalem, whieh• "must be built up gradually, although a mall beginning must be made in the near future." It is expected that it will require several yeatetZ complete a building necessary to house the research i.nstdtutee for physics; chemiatry, nnio:o-hi0Sogy and the Hebrew language, which will be the first efforts, of. -the Educational Committee, and it probably will be opened in 1922. 1 Anconcagua, Chile, with an altitude of 23,088 'feet, is the 'world's loftiest volcano. , LAUNCHING OF Miss TORONTO Launching of the new Hydroplane Miss :Toronto Secola who Matte t hp world's record for one Mile with an average speed of 67 1.10 mil09 per b.oui. d Fisheries of the Northwest Th.e northern area -of the prairie provinces with the numerous n#nighty lakes dotting a tt ng its wide expanse, has of recent years jurnaed into prominence as a fish producing area. Remarkable strides were made, notably in the last year, and during the waiter, 1,650,000 pounds of white flea from 13nifalo Lake was; shipped to various points in Can- ada and the United States, on'e single conneigmhe0t of seven cars for Winni- peg and Toronto accounting for 231,- 000 •pounds. Middle We -stern cities of Canada and the United States are coining to leak. more and more to the lakes of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for their supplies of fish, and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, even New York provide ready buyers for the province's inland fisherypro- ducts. The progress of the industry in the Northern territories is being duly recognized this summer by the establishment of a fish_ cannery on Lake Athabasca, a region yet beyond the fringe of any other phese of pro- gress. The three prairie provinces of Wes- tern Canada produce more than $2,- 000,000 2;000,000 worth of fish per year. Of this substantial output, whitefish, the typical lake fish of the north, accounts for the greatest aggregate in pro- duction and revenue with _12,500,000 pounds given to the international food market. It is caught in Lakes. Super- ior, Winnipeg, Athabasca, La Plonge, Lesser Slave, and a host of smaller water's scatterer' over the northern area. This territory is literally dot- ted with inland water bodies and strung with a network of rivers. On many of these, commercial fishing concerns 'nave been establtsh ed, 'whilst the Same atmest naless li it others offer 1 possibilities, only waiting ruihvay ser- vice and transportation facilities to develop them. As a general rule, the large: lakes and those containing the coldest water have the best fish, though there are some notable exceptions, and the pro- duct of the ems 'ler lakes find as ready a market• as that of the larger water 'bodies. Northern fish average from 2'Ia to 3 pounds, though many are taken from 10 ft 12,pounds. Operat- ing companies maintain their own fish- ing fleets and plants, but buy also from boat fishermen wile hold licensee -and who choose their own fishing grounds. Given good fishing, a com- pany take average catches of from 1,000 to 3,000 pounds per day. Ship- ment is macre in rafrigoretdr cars by freight in winter and express lin sum- mer, and with proper cleaning and packing, the fish carry satisfactorily to either side of the continent. Chicago is the main distributing centre for the American uncle, and takes the bulk of the export. shipments. Though whitefish is the greatest factor of fish production in the north- ern territory, many other species con- tribute largely to the commercial value of the northern lakes. Lake trout comes second in production and value, the fish often weilghing from 30 to 50 pounds each. Pickerel and stur- geon are also important, whilst on the McKenzie river, the hereing and inco'nnu, ae yet only taken by Indians, hold great possibilities of development. Some Big Things in Canada Canada Possesses the Largest Pulpwood Resources of Any Country in the World. Canada has the largest bascule or one-way lift -bridge in the world at Fort William. Canada has the largest fish hatchery in America at Port Arthur; capacity. 90,000,000 eggs. Canada has the largest grain mills in British Empire. Canada has the world's highest lift lock at Teterboro. Canada has the largest buffalo herd (over 4,000), and the hugest elk herd (6,000-8,000) in the world. Canada has the r;chest nickel and asbestos mines in the world. Canada has the longest bridge span of its kind in the world at Quebec. Montreal harbor has tine largest grain conveying system in the world. Canada has the most extensive sea fisheries in the world, Ontario's Hydro -Electric Power transmission lane is ane of the longest in the world, - Ontario's Hydro -public ownership is, as a hundred million dollar propo- sition•, the largest public ownership scheme in the world. Canada has one of the highest tides in the world -591/ feet -in Noel Bay, Bay of Fundy. Canada possesses the largest pulp- wood resources of any country in the world. Canada hose one of the thickest known coal seams in the world --47 feet -at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada has the largest combination elevator in the world at Port Arthur; capae,ity, nearly 10,000,000 bushels. Toronto's Industrial Exhibition is laigest in world, based on attendance of over a million, receipts and area. C.. P. R. dam at Bassano, Alta., is the largest individual project of its kind on the. continent. Canada's new dry-dock at St. John, N.B., will be the largest in the world. Canada has the second_ largest tele- scope, at Victoria, B.C. Niagara Falls has the largest step- up transforming station in the world. FRANCE IN A'a;IUAi'3UARY "What shall I dol .If 11 deetroy linin he will never pay me, and .If I let h m live ho will finally destroy ,me. Salmon mid, herring fisheries' in the Arctic seas ot'er a virgin field to the white fisherman, and the reg ins of Hudson's Bay and the Barren Islands are ilea in. lake and sliver resources, a 17 awaiting exploitation with thead- vanee of modern progress and settle- ment. • WORK RECOMMENCES ON CH!PPAWA CANAL Large Force of Men Returned to Work on Big 'Project. A d'esp'atch from Niagara Falls, Ont,, says: --Tho big shovels startea to dig into the rock again on Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, after baying been idle since June 15. There was -a large force of men, although not all of the employees turned out on ac- count of the late hour at which the decision to return was made, Meet- ings of all the unions were held Wed- nesday.,n:,ght, and at a later meeting it was decided by a narrow majority to resume on Thursday. Large parties of men began to ar- rive and more will continue to come until Monday, when it is expected that the construction work will be in full swing again, A party of 200 laborers arrived Here Wednesday night and started next day. The new machinery is expected Friday and the management are con- fident that with an end of trouble the big cut will be completed on schedule time. Information received at the local Hydro offices was that about 800 of the men had returned to work at the Chippewa job on Wednesday. Tale normal staff numbered about 2,000, but many of the laborers have left the j'iiagara district. Two conditions were not acceptable to the men, namely, the ten-hour day and no increase. They returned to work, however, although under protest, and will look to further negotiations to settle the two disputed points. The conmiss•ion has agreed to the eight-hour day iii the machine shops and other places, while the rest of the work is on a ten-hour basis. SEES NO DAMER OF COAL SHORTAGE • Present High Prices in United States Due to Government Agitation. A despatch from Washington says: -There is no shortage of coal, nor any danger -of one. Present high prices of coal are due to Governmental agitation. These are the two outstanding as- sertions in a statement issued by George H. Cushing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal As- sociation. "During the Inst eight months," de- clared Cushing, "there has not been a day or even an hour when some Gov- ernment agency was not agitating about coal and predicting a coal fa- mine." he added. "Those who neer' coal have been thrown into a panic, To -day they are frantically bidding against each other in every market. Some even will sign blank cheques and allow the coal man! I to fill in any anoint which satisfies hint. Of course, prices have risen - in the open market -to the highest level in peace times in history. "I have investigated nearly every alarmist report. Not one of them will stand scrutiny or analysis. Broadly speaking, the actual facts are that the consumption of bituminous coa•i.for the coal year April 1, 1920, to Manch 31, 1921, will not exceed five hundred and thirty-five million tone. Because of labor unrest everywhere, it is more likely to fall than to rise" Disaster of Poland May Begin New War A despatch from Loudon says; Confidential official military telegrams received from Warsaw on Thursday state that th-e situation an the Polish front is very critical, and a cetae- ttophc is feared. Copenhagen de- spatches from the Warsaw press say Poland expects Allied military fi ter- vention. In some circles in'Lond•on the Polish calaimity is looked upon as the beginning of a new war. Markets of the World . Wliraleealo .(grain.. Toronto, xuly 18 -Men, wheat No, 1 Northern, $815' No, 2` North- ern, $8,12; No. it Northern, $$8,08, in store lapel Wilhelm, Meniteb.a outs No,' 2 CW, $1,271 No, 3 OW, $1.26; extra Nee 1 feed, $1.28; No, 1 feed, $1,06; No, 2 aced, $1,22, in store Fort William, Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, $1,78; No, 4 CW, $11.40, In store Fort William, A.merlcon earn -No, 8 yellow, $3.$0; t 0mbeel, track, Toronto, prompt ship- n1Cnt, Ontario oats -No. 8 wviiite, nominal, Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per ear lot, $2,00 to $2,01; No, 2, de, $1,98 to $2,01; No. 8 do, 911.92 to $.1,93, f.o.b. ahlppiug points, aecdrding to freights. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, per car lot, $2,02 to $2,03' No. 2 do, 131,98 to $2.01; No. 3 do, $1.05 to $2,01, fail/. shipping points, according to freights. Pear—No, 2, lumina]. Barley Malting, $1.84 to $L86, ac- cording to freights outeido. Buckwheat -Ne. 2, nominal. Rye -No, 3, $2.20 to $2.25, accord- ing to freights outside, Manitoba Hour -Government stand - art, 4314.85, Toronto, Ontario !tour -Government-- stand- ard, $12.90, nominal, Millfeed-Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per -ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good feed four, $8.75 to $4.00. Hay --No. 1,•per ton, $81; mixed, per ton, $27, truck, Straw -,Car lots, per ton, $15 to $16, track, Toronto. Country Prodbce-Wltolesule. Eggs, selects, 57 to 59c; No. 1„65 to 57e. Butter, creamery prints, 57 to 61e; choice dairy. prints, 49 to 51c; ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 57c; bak- ers,' 35 tq 40e, oleomargarine, best grade, 84 to 38c. Cheese, new, large, 32 to 33e; twins, 83 to .34c; old, large, 84 to 35c; twins, 35 to 36c; Stilton, old, 351/ to 36% e. Maple Syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3,40; 5 gal. the, per gal., $3.25; maple sugar, 27 to 30c. Procisi ons -Wholesale. Smoked Meats -Hams, med., 45 to 48e; heavy, 37 to 40c; cooked, 63 to 66c; rolls, 83 to 34c; cottage rolls, 37 to 39; breakfast bacon, 48 to 58; backs, plain, 52 to 54c; boneless; 58 to 64c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 27 to 28c; clear bellies, 26 to 27c. Lard -Pure tierces, 28 to 281/e; tubs, 28% to 29c; pails, 28343 to 2914c; prints, 291/ to 30c. Compound tierces, 26 to 261%ie• tubs, 261/ to 27e; pails, 26% to 27'2c; prints, 271/ to 28c, Montreal Markets. Montreal July 13• -Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2, $1.48; do, No. 3, $1.46, Flour -New staudard grade, $1.4,8-0 to $15.05. Rolled oats. -Bag of 90 lbs., $5,85 to $5.95. Bran -$54.25. Shorts - $61.25. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, $20 to $30. Cheese -Finest easterns,, 28'/e. Butter -Choicest creamery, 59 to Boc. Eggs -Fresh, 571/ to 58c.' Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, $4 to $4.50. Live Stock Markets. Toronto, July 13 -Choice heavy steers, $15.50 to $16' good heavy steers, $15 to $15.25; butchers' cattle, choice, $17.25 to $14.75; do, good, $13,50 to $14; do, med., $11.75 to choice, $112.25; 0 to 1$12 25; do, 9 to good, $0.550 to $11; do, rough, $6 -to $8; butchers' cows, choice, $11.50 to $12; do, good, $10.75 to $11; do, come $6.50 to $7.50; stockers, $9 to $11; feeders, $11 to $12.50; canners and cutters, $5 to $6.25; milkers; good to choice, $100 to $165; do, tom. and med., $65 to $75; lambs, yearlings, $12 to $13; do, spring, $16.50 to $17.50; calves, good to choice, $15.50 to $1(1.50; sheep, $6.50 to $0; hogs, fed mrd watered $20; do, weighed off cars, $20.25; do, f.o.b,, $10; do, do, country points, $18.75. Montreal, July l3 -Good veal, $10 to $12; nred„ $6 to 43101 grass, $6 to $8. Ewes, $6 to $9; lambs, good, $14 to $15; come $12 to $14. Hogs, off -car weights, selects, $20.50; sows, $16.50. Premier of Quebec Resigns Office A despatch from Quebec says: --Sir Lamer Goein, -for fifteen years Premier of Quebec, Thursday after - 110011 tendered h's resignation to the Lieutenant -Governor, Sir Charles Fitz- patrick. His successor will bo the Hon. L. A. Tachereau, for !many years a member of Sir Loaner Couin's Cabinet. It s a Great Life If You Don't Weaken.' . IT MAKES i3UT 1OLJ Mrs. Arthur Rogers of Winnipeg, who has the hong' of be- ing the first woman to be elected to the legisietnre in the history of the province of Manitoba. By Jack. Rabbit SUGAR BEET COW..: INC IN CANADA CAN BE, CULTIVATED IN NEARLY ALL PARTS. Canadian Fame ' is Assured of Good Prides For Sortie Years to Come. The question of sum beet growing in Canada is of mutinies' interest at the present time, with the ever.rising trice of the rellued product and the periodical uncertainty of supply; and it is eonsoling to learn of the increased acreage in the beet 'growing distrie'ts' of Canada which will -this year be de- ! voted to this crap. Europe was, of course, the great sugar beet producer er of the world, an d in addition to the small plots' of the vegetable to be found' on every small French, Belgian, and German Darn' the bigger estates devoted huge areae exclusively to this production•, Now, besides the ruined fields and generals upheaval of conditions these continent- al countriee are faced with, therd aro other conditions, including the parcell- ing up of many of the larger estates, which tend towards lower productivity for some time to come, There is no doubt but that many years will elapse before Europe uehioves hex pre-war figures in beet production, and the Canadian fanner growing •sugar beets, besides performing a valuable work, is assured' of good pricesfor sometime to come. First Sugar Beet Cultivation. The first record in Canada of then growing of sugar beets for faoLory'1 purposes, according to governmenar figures, was in the Province of. Quebec' in 1881. During the next decadea three sugar factories were erected int that province, at Coat:•eooke, Berthier,1 and Farnham. These' closed down otter two seasons, and it was not until 1901 that the cultivation of the beet was revived sufficiently to warrantl the opening of plants. In that yeara four opened up at Wallaceburg, Dress' den, Weirton, and Kitchener. In the; year 1903, a plant was erected shit Raymond, Alta. The plants at Dres-! den and Wiarton ceased to operate very shortly, and the ons at Kitchener eventually came into the hands of the Dominion Sugar Company, 'smelted.' The plant at Raymond closed down at', the outbreak of the war. ' Successfully Grown. In Canada. Sugar beets can be successfully , grown in almost every part of Canada. Teets made with beets grown under! iriiigation from five different kinds of . seed at Lethbridge, Alta., :showed a yield of 17%, 16.1, 15%, and 9% tons! per acre, with a sugar percentage of 15.84, 10.42, 17.85, and 16,25 respect-' ively. In British Columbia, the soil' of certain districts appears to be ad- mirably adapted to this culture, and a large acreage is being put in this year in various districts. In Quebec. whilst grown extensively, they ora used almost exelusively for feed and not mach effort has been put forth on commercial production. In Saskat-' chewan and Manitoba, they have been grown successfully, bit little has been sold for sugar purposes. • In Ontario in 1919, 19,000 acres vrere sown to sugar beets as compared with' 18,000 in 1018. The total yield from' th:'s acreage was 178,000 tons, or about 91a, tons per acre, worth $1,780,000. In 1018, a total of 204.017 toms of beets was used throughout the Do- minion in the manufacture 01' s.Ugo.r, the cost at the works being $2,593,715 or $12.22 per ton. BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREADS IN TEXAS Eight Cases Reported, With Three Deaths. A despatch from Austin, Texas, says: Eight cases of bubonic plague have developed and three victims have died to date at Beaumont, Texas, the State health Officer announced here. At Galveston there have been three cases of plague, with two deaths so far, he added. The Health Director declared 20 per cent. of all rats killed at Beaumont were infected with bubonic p'legue,1 which he considered "a decidedly heavy rate." Considerable progress is being made iri rat extermination campaigns at then Texas ports, he said, but added, that 15,000 more traps were needed at Beaumont, .where State and Federal Health forces metro being increased.." • Hail and Snow. Offspring of a fleeting cloud, Begotten in mrd. -air, I often wonder why they are So contrary a pair. •• For Hail is noisy, hard, and cruel, a 01 desolating power That wounds and strips the teaidea) branch, And mars the beauteous flower- ' e It reve4a in a summer's day When warm !.aerial currents play: ti Whdle Snow is quiet, soft, and kind; Protecting by its fall i• The bounteous earth's frail progeny Beneath its shelt'ring pall - Its gleaming crystals deck the ground When winter spec -ads her chills around,_ Influence. `bra •eentter seeds with ca2e105s hand And dreary, vre neer shall see tire3Y more; But foe a thousand- years Their .frust appears; Ill weeds that mar the laic_ llealthftnl •at:are. --ICelile. • Canada has 824,886 automobllust1 valued et $320,000,000. fi Tens of thansands of German het.) mets that had aecnmuleted at a (1)170 , for captured war material in England have been put to 13210 in paving ab street The helmets wero laid clots together- by hand and a tractor waist driven over thele book and fo•tit until; all were firmly imbedded. 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Europe was, of course, the great sugar beet producer er of the world, an d in addition to the small plots' of the vegetable to be found' on every small French, Belgian, and German Darn' the bigger estates devoted huge areae exclusively to this production•, Now, besides the ruined fields and generals upheaval of conditions these continent- al countriee are faced with, therd aro other conditions, including the parcell- ing up of many of the larger estates, which tend towards lower productivity for some time to come, There is no doubt but that many years will elapse before Europe uehioves hex pre-war figures in beet production, and the Canadian fanner growing •sugar beets, besides performing a valuable work, is assured' of good pricesfor sometime to come. First Sugar Beet Cultivation. The first record in Canada of then growing of sugar beets for faoLory'1 purposes, according to governmenar figures, was in the Province of. Quebec' in 1881. During the next decadea three sugar factories were erected int that province, at Coat:•eooke, Berthier,1 and Farnham. These' closed down otter two seasons, and it was not until 1901 that the cultivation of the beet was revived sufficiently to warrantl the opening of plants. In that yeara four opened up at Wallaceburg, Dress' den, Weirton, and Kitchener. In the; year 1903, a plant was erected shit Raymond, Alta. The plants at Dres-! den and Wiarton ceased to operate very shortly, and the ons at Kitchener eventually came into the hands of the Dominion Sugar Company, 'smelted.' The plant at Raymond closed down at', the outbreak of the war. ' Successfully Grown. In Canada. Sugar beets can be successfully , grown in almost every part of Canada. Teets made with beets grown under! iriiigation from five different kinds of . seed at Lethbridge, Alta., :showed a yield of 17%, 16.1, 15%, and 9% tons! per acre, with a sugar percentage of 15.84, 10.42, 17.85, and 16,25 respect-' ively. In British Columbia, the soil' of certain districts appears to be ad- mirably adapted to this culture, and a large acreage is being put in this year in various districts. In Quebec. whilst grown extensively, they ora used almost exelusively for feed and not mach effort has been put forth on commercial production. In Saskat-' chewan and Manitoba, they have been grown successfully, bit little has been sold for sugar purposes. • In Ontario in 1919, 19,000 acres vrere sown to sugar beets as compared with' 18,000 in 1018. The total yield from' th:'s acreage was 178,000 tons, or about 91a, tons per acre, worth $1,780,000. In 1018, a total of 204.017 toms of beets was used throughout the Do- minion in the manufacture 01' s.Ugo.r, the cost at the works being $2,593,715 or $12.22 per ton. BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREADS IN TEXAS Eight Cases Reported, With Three Deaths. A despatch from Austin, Texas, says: Eight cases of bubonic plague have developed and three victims have died to date at Beaumont, Texas, the State health Officer announced here. At Galveston there have been three cases of plague, with two deaths so far, he added. The Health Director declared 20 per cent. of all rats killed at Beaumont were infected with bubonic p'legue,1 which he considered "a decidedly heavy rate." Considerable progress is being made iri rat extermination campaigns at then Texas ports, he said, but added, that 15,000 more traps were needed at Beaumont, .where State and Federal Health forces metro being increased.." • Hail and Snow. Offspring of a fleeting cloud, Begotten in mrd. -air, I often wonder why they are So contrary a pair. •• For Hail is noisy, hard, and cruel, a 01 desolating power That wounds and strips the teaidea) branch, And mars the beauteous flower- ' e It reve4a in a summer's day When warm !.aerial currents play: ti Whdle Snow is quiet, soft, and kind; Protecting by its fall i• The bounteous earth's frail progeny Beneath its shelt'ring pall - Its gleaming crystals deck the ground When winter spec -ads her chills around,_ Influence. `bra •eentter seeds with ca2e105s hand And dreary, vre neer shall see tire3Y more; But foe a thousand- years Their .frust appears; Ill weeds that mar the laic_ llealthftnl •at:are. --ICelile. • Canada has 824,886 automobllust1 valued et $320,000,000. fi Tens of thansands of German het.) mets that had aecnmuleted at a (1)170 , for captured war material in England have been put to 13210 in paving ab street The helmets wero laid clots together- by hand and a tractor waist driven over thele book and fo•tit until; all were firmly imbedded. The resin is like a cobblestone pavement.