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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1927-04-28, Page 8Your Groc r For '?'7E ""Soagseerlaoire to alta,' ender greera tea told FOREST FO ICY OF a sane and healthy Pot ic with regard of Canada is endeaveringeto'follow to its .forests rind, the insurance' of ONTAIZIOfifi future. supplies.':' The pulp and paper' - indestiy has in record Manner reach- ed the leadership among Canadian in - Secure Co-operation of Town-, dustrial ativities and, it is felt has shi sMunicipalities' and attained adequate heights of"produo- P ,tion having regard to forest resour- Farmers to- Aid in Work. ces. ' Nothing in. Ontario, according to.the Minister of Lands and Forest's, STOP EXPORT OF PULP- - has done more to stabilize industrial WOOD TO CONSERVE conditions than the pulp and paper�•• S industry, but now, following the _ex - TIMBER ample ;of Quebec, the Governmient shesitates to make further commit - Revision of their forest policies t nfents seems to be in order in the great tim- i hersro ince of Canada to the end ' n v that their forest wealth may be fur - tiler assured o£ preservation -arid their forest industries of stabilization and perpetuation. ' The Quebec Govern -'t fiient recently moved to take steps to! protect its forest industries by follow- ing up more actively its policy of 1 safeguarding the forests through re -I', plantingand ensuring an abundance• of supplies for those mills already int! existence before favoring the estab- lishment of other mills. Now the On- , F Aerie Government, 'which has always shown itself progressive in forestry matters, Is inaugurating a new and novel policy of conservation calculated to further preserve and perpetuate the province's forests to the -people through enlisting the support of the general public in the praiseworthy work:. "Ontario leads the world in timber wealth, in spite of the enormouscom- mercial demands being made upon its resources and a fire menace which has destroyed many millions of acres and is still a problem of great con- cern to the Government," stated the Minister of Lands and Forests pre- A 55 senting to the provincial legislature ASMART BLOOMER DRESS FOR his policy which aims at further in - THE SMALL GIRL. creasing this wealth and at rehabilit- ating the forest lands within the lien This charming little frock is re - its of the province. The amount of freshingly new and very attractive, white and red pine alone in the pro- The skirt and peplum 'are Slightly. vines he estimated as sufficient to flared and are joined to the bodice, last for fifty years without counting having short .kimono sleeves, or long on ned growth, ensuring vast.revenue ones attached and gathered to 'narrow' to the province. wrist -bands. The, dress opens et the COMMERCIAL DEMAND $EASY. back. and may be worn with or with- out a round collar.. View A. has but The commercial drain on the tons sewn at the front of the bodice province's timber resources Is very and View B is effectively trimmed large, both through the lumber and with timid. NO. 1685 is In sizes 4, the pulp and paper industries. The' 8 and 8• years. Size 6 requires 814 5 (ContinuedeFrom Our Last issue) .And Ray's hands 'fell from her slio`ulders as he' heard' the incredible answer from the shore' of the lake. ocnfing, Beatrice," someone ;said in 'the coverte. :llor ries, ut- tered when her - father fell, had not gone unheard. 16011 tl drsh� Ut i3O1i-leselseheen Ir Can esin) he could in case the pack, forgetting its master's master, might turn on himself and the girl, Ile had reach- ed the knife hilt and severed' the ropes about the girl's wrists. "Stay behind me," he cautioned. "Don't move a muscle." • Ho saw Chan go down, seemingly Ben walked quietly 'into the circle in a single instant, and ' he 'braced of firelight and stood at Beatrice's himself against attack. "Down, Fernier he shouted. 'Down—got down!" The great wolf •started at the voice, then stood beside the fallen, gazing speakable thankfulness.. at Ben with fierce, luminous eyes, The man was exhasted---helpless `Down, down, boy," Bob cautioned, their hands - All R y's aims had i a softer voice "There old fellow side. But while Ray and Chan gazed at him as if he were a spectre from the ,.grave, Beatrice's only impulse was one of immeasurable and un- fleet sale of pulpwood was made in the province in 1891 and to -day, of the $500,000,000 invested in the in- dustry, Ontario is represented by about $175,000,000. Of the nearly $210,000,000 invested in the lumber Industry of Canada, almost $56,000,- 000 is concerned with Ontario ojfera- yards 86 -inch material, or 1% yards 54 inch, and 4 yards trimming braid for View B. Price 20 .cents the pat- tern. The secret of distinctive dress lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- penditure of money. Every woman tions. For the last five years the should want to make her own clothes, average: annual value of, the produc- and the home dressmaker will find tion of".1umber, laths, shingles and the designs illustrated in our new' ties has been approximately $37,500,- Fashion Book to be practical and simple, yet maintaining the spirit o3 the mode of the moment. Price of. the book 10 cents the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your'name and address plain• ly, giving number and size of such patterns aa you want. Enclose 20o In 000; pulp and paper, $66,642,000; pulpwood exported, $3,800,000; acid fuel wood, $12,229,000;. or 'a total of approximately $120,000,000. One compensation /or the depletion ofdthe pine resources has- been the rapidity with which other timbers, poplar for instance, were taking its place. Poplar is now corning greatly stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap Into demand for the manufacture of it carefully) for each number and fine paper and this fabrication has been successfully inaugurated In the province. At the same time it is the deelared intention of the Government to stop the e;cport of pulpwood as rapidly as possible. While it is rec- ognized that Ontario has great timber address your order to Pattern Dept, Wilson Publishing Co,, 78 West Ade- laide St, Toronto. .Patterns sent by return mail. In the Dear Dead Days. Little Ears was having a great treat. resources yet, Northern Ontario, for She hada gone to stay, with her aunt in instance, having vast stretches that the country. The -treat consisted not are barely scratched, the Government sci much , in peeing auntie, who was • thinks it advisable to take early meas -hardly a treat to look at, but in the ures not only to conserve this forest' xn sir . a n been attained. With Ben's death the -down—down." claim, a fourth of which had been Then Fenris whined in answer, his motive when he had' slain Ezram, and Ben knew that ho wes no longer would pass entirely, to him—except to be feared: The three lesser wolves for such share as he would have to Seemed startled, standing in a nary-' give Chan., ous group, yet growling savagely -and Neilson lay seriously wounded, eyeing him across the dying fire. perhaps dead by now. Whaterver his Fenris trotted slowly toward Ben, Injuries, he would not go back with them to share in the gold of the claim. The girl,, siso, was his prey— to do with what he liked. Ben's face hardened. "There is nothing I can do, now. You came too late.-. But I would have bad something to do If I had my .rifle." "Oh, youdepraved dogs!" -he told them quietly and distinctly, "You yellow, mongrel cowardelf' Ray straightened, stung by the words. "And I'll make you wish you was dead before you 'evr said that," he threateped. Chan—put a rope around his legs • and a gag in his rotten mouth!" tact that she possessed a pony and; wealth but ens trap in which she took the little girl' pulp and paper industries, and the for driveo, • new measures of . the Minister of Ono day they were out ion an expedi-r; Lands and Forests are filmedat this. tion to it neighboring village and step NEW REFORESTATION POLICY.• ped at a cottage to have tea, is directed at se - butter usual boiled eggs, bread and The, new policy.butter-and tea were provided, but the curing the co-operation of the town - little girl did net make moan pro -rasa F sh s and municipalities of the pro- I -with her egg. ,vine and the farmers of the southern „may dou't you cwt your egg, dear?" area to .aid hi the work. These ese will be invited to set aside tracts of land asked auntie. reforestation station purposes, farmers I dont want it" came the reply. being asked to devote- ten acres, the i "When I was your age said auntie, s to 6h1 ur- I ehoulsi have been glad to eat that ciorest. on their.' farm , s p p pose =:The Governmentegg, will; 'provide s it wen fresh then, the:trees and attend to the r planting, But perhaps auntie dear," answered the "little girl at the same time givingthe growv'ers gently. ihi:ee •: options. After a period of thirty yeare the growers can take Y Bull. 4vei',the tracts planted entirely from Had to pia all e•afternoon the •Government, or return them: to It was a • lovely mm r fternoof the 'C.Gevernment, or enter' into part- and adhool was nearly over, , Jo es nership with the Government in the was, looking'foiwas"d to ay game of babas reforestation plan. ball veiny soon — and .then the blow .'While thi will go a long way to- fell. a lords' building up Ontario's forests, "Jones," geld the mastem shortly, it does not affect the proeinee's great- yYour, last sum le wrong, you'll have to, est menace, that of firma but it is eth,,y behind and work it out again." gratifying to ,-learn that itiergetic /calm gulped and toren he acld, 'Hon?' measures are resulting in a diniinu- much'Wats i wrong by, sir?" tion of the annual loss by this means. • "Three cents," reaped the master. ' :Xis 1928 Ontario lost 2,120,148 acres "Well—welly sur,' etamaneretY the g�( Sorest land through fire; In 1924, boy ask he ,pact hie hand in his trouser Id6,000 acres; In 1925, 187,000 aeon; pp000�eat, "do you mind if I pay,, the dii- until he saw Ray kick the helpless and in 1026 the efficiency of fire pa- ference? e.L've got a match on thus form before him. -that "of the god trol reduced this to 82,000 acres. The evening," that Fenris, for all the wild had Ontario Government bad gradually n . claimed hila, still worshipped in his built up and ,deveioped a very able ONLY GOOD TEA GOOD VALUE, - inmost heart. With, fiendish, mane-, aerial forest patrol seevice, and has In tea, a in everything also; you get *teal fury,. die had sprung to avenge at Sault Ste. Marie what is claimed Sonly what you pay for. Tea of good trio blow. to bo the greatest areodrofne centre quality is satisfying and economical— And his three f611owers, trained by in America from which fire -fighting poor tea is a costly disappointment. A the pack laws to follow where he led, forces' are able to epot'flres sad ex- 1'ot oP poor garality cheap'toa is being and keyed to the highest pitch` by tinguish them before any great dam- age is done. In 1926 the cost of fire protection amounted to about $1,000,- 090,$300,000 of this being contributed by lumbermen' who hold coneesblons In the, area. the passenger a the enc o jour c A SANE AND IiEALTIme' POLICY. After their Canadian visit the boy Choristers of the Royal Chapel return.: ezaot amount of fare due. taken what .,measures o, se -t to Enland, some of them equipped with spates they secured le the Dominion. ,-They =dyed toward him simul- taneously' and Ben summoned the last jot of his almost -spent -strength' to hurl them off.. They did not need deadly 'weapons for.. this wasted form. Yet for the duration of one second Ban fought with an incredible ferocity and valor. But such an unequal battle could last only an instant. Ray focused his attack upon Ben's injured left arm. Chan struclf'once at the girl, hurling her to the ground with a base blow, then lashed brutal blows into Ben's face, The burst of strength ebbed as quickly 'as it had come: his legs wilted under him, and he sank slowly to the ground, For a few minutes they\took little notice of the prone figures at the far edge of the fading firelight. Atten- tion could be given them soon enough. Thoth_ own triumph was beginning to give way, to deep fatigue. • Ben and Beatrice had talked softly at first, accepting their fate at last and trying to forget all things but the fact of each 'other's presence. His right hand held hers close to his lips, and only she could understand the message in' ri its soft pressure, But presently her gaze fastened on some object In the grass beside him. "I see a way out for ua both," she told him, She knew he would not misunderstand and dream that she saw an actual avenue ``to life and safety. "Don't give any sign." "Then hurry," he urged. "They may be back any instant. What is it?' "A way to cheat 'em—to keep them from torturing you -and to save me—from all the thinge they'll do to me -when you're dead. Oh, Ben—you won't fail me—you'll' do it for me." He smiled, gently and strongly. "Do you think I'd fall you now?" "Then reach your good arm on the other side. There's a knife lying there—your own knife—they knocked out of my: hand.' You know what to do -first me, in the throat—then, yourself." He turned, groping with his hand, There was no use of waiting longer. The knife lay just beyond his reach and softly he moved his body through the grass. but with the true Instincts of the wild his followers knew that this was no affair of fangs and death. He. came in love, in a remembered com- radeship, omradeship, just as often he had led them to the mouth of the cavern, and they did not understand. They. slowly backed away into the shadows, fading like ghosts. Ben's arms, in unspeakable grati- tude, went about the shoulders.of the wolf. ' Beatrice, sobbing uncontrol- ably yet • swept with the `infinite thankfulness of the redeemed, crept to his side. Fenris whined and shiv- ered in the arms of his god.' Quietude -came at last to that camp beside the lake, In the far, hidden heart of Back There. - • The wolves had gone. Ferris's three brethren had slipped away, perhaps wholly mystified and deeply awed by their madness of a moment before; and from the ridge top they had called ' for their leader, to join them. He bad done his work, he had, avenged the base blow aathat had seemed to strike at his own wild heart, he had received the caress he are the future of the She srniled,, with an infinite tender- neaa. .Dimly though his spoke, *he heard him, every word. "I love yea," he told simply% 'ifs _thee, ce, aer intently as tiro three Wise Men watched the East, for a sign. And 'he, saw it, clear and ineffably wonderful, in the stars that came into her eyes.. • "I love you," she answered, •with equal simplicity. They lay a while in silence, blissful in thie`ewonder' each had for the other, wholly con - tont just that their hands and lips should touch. Tho same miracle was upon them both; and the girl's thought, ranging far, seized '\u,,on a deep and moving discovery. "All this belongs' to us," she told him! Indicating with 'one movement of her arm the. boundless solitudes ',bout them. "This is our own country, isn't it, Ben? We can't ever—go away." The fire burned down. The moon wheeled through the sky, ''•' The tall spruce saw the dawn, afar and itockoned, THE, END. With fiendish, • maniacal fury he had sprung to avenge the blow. had craved: and there was no law for him to stay, : The female called enticingly; the wild game was run- ning for his pleasure on,the trails. Ben had watched the struggle in his ilezce breast, and Beatrice's' eyes were "soft and wonderfully lustrous in the subdued` light as she gave the wolf a parting caress. He °could not deny the" call of his followers on the ridge. .It was like a chain, drawing hien remorselessly to them. Whining, he had sped away into the darkness. The fire had been built up, Bea- trice had rallied Ater spent strength by full feeding of,the rich, dried meat, and. had done what . she could for Neilson's injury. Ben, exhaust- ed, had lain .down. in some' of the But this gate to mercy was closed blankets 'of his `enemy's outfit, Neil - before they reached it. A sudden' son wae not mortally hurt.. The but- flaring of the fire revealed them --the, let had coursed through the region gleam of the blade and Ben's stretch -I of his shoulder, missing his heart and ing hand—and Ray left his log in a lungs, and, although he was all but swift, catlike leap.' I unconscious, they had, every reason With a sharp oath Ray crushed to believe that, a few weeks of rest the blade into the ground with his! would see him well again. heel; then kicked viciously at the Beatrice bathed the wound,' ban - prone body of his enemy. daged it the beat.she could,'. then cov- His eye fell on 'a long, heavy club ered him up .warmly. and let hint go of spruce that had been cut for •fuei.I to sleep.. And the One came at last, He: bent and his strong hands seized long past the midnight hour, that it, ` she crept once more to Ben's side. the girl As he swung it highh g There was:little .indeed for them leaped between with,a last, frantic to say. The stress of the night had effort, wholly instinctive—to shield taken from them :aInsost all desire to Ben's body -with her own. Chan had talk, But Ben ;took Ilei hand in his followed Ben, and sharing Ray's fiendish mood, jerked her aside. - Yet it was to be. that Ray's mur- derous blow was never to go home. A mighty and terrible ally had come ,A mighty aid. Ile came pouncing froth the 'darkness, a gaunt and dreadful 1 so code"of death was as avenger, w xo renxor'ddless as Ray's,. own, It was Fenris the wolf, andhe had found his master at last. Missing him at the accustomed place in the cave, ho had; trailed him to the lake margin: a smell on the wind had led him the "rest of ,the way. Like a ghost he had glided almost to • the edge of the firelight, lingering there —until he had made up his brute mind lh regard to the strangers in the camp. But he had waited only feebly;' and held it against' his lips. • "We're safe now," Beatrice told him, her eyes still bright with tears • "We've seen it through, and we're safe." - Presently she saw that he was try ing to speak to her, whispering; try- a • own is The Joyous Wanderer. I go by road, I go by street Lira,; la lar ' O white high roads, ye know my feet; A loaf I carry and', all told, Three broad bits of lucky gold Lira, la lal And h within m flowering heart Y g (Sing , dear ' nightingale!' is my:. Sweet, A poor matt met ire and begged for bread Lira, la la! "Brother, take all the loaf," I said. "I shall but go with lighter cheer" Lira, la la! And oh, within my flowering heart (Sing, sweet nightingale!) is my Dear. What They AreSaying. Life is too short to waste it on be- ing miserable unless you really. enjoy being miserable.—Miss . Dorothy Dickson. The present generation is a very bright generation. It is better- looldng, healthier, stronger, and keen- er than 1t4-predeoessor.—Lord"Riddell. People have no more right to be ii1 than they have to be criminals. --Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane. Nine -tenths of the things an adult does are done because other people do them.—Dr. J. A. Hadfield. The world is much the best univer- sity. One does not begin to .learn until the gates of the college have closed behind one for good, and the problems of life are met in actual experience.—Lord Abercronway. We are still a very long way from having exhausted the possibilities of wireless to anything like their full extent.—Senatore Marconi. Hard work is the friend of the soul, the guardian angel of the conscience, medicine for the body, and protection 'against all sorts of temptation.—Gen. Bramwell Booth. LOUR MING IN - DUSTRY„OF CANADA' Competes for Leadership With the Pulp ;and Paper Industry. REMARKABLE GROWTH OF FLOUR MANUFAC- TURE. .The Canadian flour xntging lndee. try le one of the main retirees of Canadian industr`lal xavenue, this manufacture vying with th:e pulp and hi among Paper n ustr for leader I P i d Y s P g Dominion industrial, activities in point of value of annual production. A re- cent Government survey covering this industry since the first Dominion census was taken in 1871, reveals the remarkable growth of flour manufac- ture in Canada, which has 1n the time placed its product on markets all over the world and made it as potent an advertiser of Canadian quality' as, the country's wheat, The develop, ment of the -manufacture of flour in Canada,,has, in fact, very largely cor- responded to the settlement and''culti- vation of 'the great wheat -growing territory of Western Canada, and it is, reasonable to supposo•that the fu- ture' of Canadian floixr._ production will bo gauged to some elctent by fur- ther settlement in the wheat growing areas, which have recently been con- siderably expanded. In 1871 the capital invested in the industry amounted to 'only 9,929,898, and the production to $39,185,919. BY 1891 the capitai'was $23,089,041 and the production $52,429,286. In 1911 capitalization was $42a905,689, and production $82,494,826. In 1926„t'the capital invested had grown to $60,- 104,258' and production to $187,944,- 781. Analysis of investment shows it.to be over fifty per cent. Canadian and the rest mainly United States. In this last year' a total 0 6,166 persons were employed in the\industry and paid $7,190,'022. The cost of the raw materials used in the industry 1a 1925 was $168,164,668, making the value added by manufacture $24,780,068. Iai the flfty-four years since the first census was taken the capital in the flour milling industry of Canada has increased by over 600 per cent. and the production by over 880 per cent. Friends. After all this, treat thy friend nobly, love to be with him, do to hint all the worthinesses of love and fair endearment, according to thy, ca- -parity and his.. , . Give him gifts and upbraid him not, and refuse not 'js kindnesses, and be sure never to despise the smallness or the impro- priety of them.... So must the love of friends sometimes be refreshed with material and low caresses, lest 'by striving to be Coo divine it becomes less human: it must .be allowed its share of both: it is human in giving pardon and fair construction, and openness and ingenuity, and keeping secrets: it hath something that is di- vine because it is beneficent; but much because it Is .eternal. --Jeremy Taylor. Paper Fagots for the Grate. When a grata fire is wanted and neither coal nor wood is at hand, paper fagots may be quickly made from old newspapers. Two or three sheets only should be folded together in the original folds and then twisted very tight. It is surprising how sue- cessful such a fire will be, and how enduring. It. is also very beautiful, for the printers', ink contains chemi- cals which produce` the most'unusual green and blue flames. If one cares to take the trouble, such fagots may be made in quantities, thoroughlysoaked in water, and dried. So,lnade they will -be found to be almost as ;hard, as wood and quite as'lastiug fos "fuer. This is not difficult" to under - stead when one remembers that the paper itself is Made from wood pulp ` s Canadians LikeEggs. :1 a breakfasts and egg - nogg . - -'�l o supply the •Bg I nags, ate, of the Ganatllan homes near- ly eleven million dozens ,01 eggs _ars I kept in storage. This Is :over a dozen for: every man, woman and child in I the country. Bienilarly nearly five - pounds of meat per capita, excluding Poultry, are avatable, and 21.4 lbs, each aP bwttem and clieesa. 1111 IIIlh1iII1111 1' 111 91LEX LI cI. AB01 F® SfPFTENS 'Val AT E R ..nF;Ilex ff @verywomerh Heid'of efl rvorh 1111116 1111 .The Adventurous Brook The tiny, excited brook romps and gurgled with delight at the prospect of seeking adventure. Its exalts babble mingles with the lowingap- proval t g of the cattle in the near -by meadows, , It wends its irresponsible way in a lurching, twisting, carefree manner. The silly little brooklet has not a 'single worry. Bushes line the banks in an effort to ward off possible harm. Their slender arms wave a farewell to'the stream as it rushes by. . The tall proud trees on the hill seem to:`smile at : its childish antics. vIXIRTE= HUNDRED MILLS OPERATING. In 1925 there were 1,810 mills in operation in Canada, 455 of them be- ing flour and grist mills and 855 chop- ping mills. Ontario is most active in this industry with 664 mills, followed by Quebec with 892 mills. Alberta has 65, Saskatchewan 61, Manitoba 86, New Brunskick 85, blova Scotia 28, Prince Edward Island 24,'" and British Columbia 5. Tho total mill- ing,capacity in Canada, per 24 hours, in 1925 was 120,751 barrels, of which Ontario accounted' for 68,'063 barrels, and Quebec 22,264 barrels.• Western Canada's daily capacity -aurae 83,486 barrels and that of the Maritime Pro- vinces 1,933 barrels. The tendency of late years would seam to have been for new mills to locate in the Prairie Provinces, in the heart of the whept country from -which they draw their raw material. In the production of 1925 the out- standing item is that of wheat flour which amounted to 17,769,366 barrels with a value of $181,870,175. In the manufacture of this flour, 95,750,772 bushels of wheat worth $112,419,521 were used, This amounts to very nearly 80 .per cent. of the Dominibn wheat production of 1924 which would be utilized in the manufacture of dour in the following year. Of this manu- facture in the year 10,318,840 barrels worth $74,819,169 were. exported, or between 58 and 69 per cent. of the total volume of production. At the same. time 51,697 barrels words $450,- 161 were !mutated, making a Can- eaten an 'adten demotic consumption of 7,602,- 223 barrels worth $58,001,167, or a per capita. domestic consumption of .81 barrels worth $6.26. moue EXPORTS AND crisreMERS. Wheat` flour exports from Canada. increased in volume' in 1926, though on account of lower prices prevailing the total value was .slightly lower. Shipments from the Dominion ite that year amounted to 10,466,916 barrels valued at $71,993,608, as compared with 10,318,840 ; barrels worth ' x $74,- 319,160 in 1925, and 11,476,868 bar- rels worth $64,295,686 in 1924. The value of Canadian flour exports has practically doubled in the past ten offered to the public:to-day, , their 'leader's fury, leaped like gray r. demons of the Pit in hie wake. As a young tree breaks and goes Your Bill, air?' down in the gale Ray Brent went A novel type of taximeter supplies down before the combined attach of t tl 1 f histhew lves t] Ben had nay with a;prtnted ticket. showing the Before e'er Ric fell, Ontario, in coalmen with the rest f ` elf -de Pieces of flotsam retreat' to tiny; quiet bays as though trying to catch their breath. They then again join their joyously carousing comrade who has swaggered on alone, A leaf from a neighborly tree is aroused from ltd lethargy and swirls down -to take part in the fun. A twig comes hurrying” after in an effort' to join then; strange playmates. A motherly bush reaches out watchful arm and steps the tart w ,p r i nil admonish i. ion enough 'to 0 g B' gently behave. She then, reluctantly re- leases it to resume its wild gambols, Tho brook passes beneath a frown* ing bridge, giving its base ami ehiovous slap as it swishes along. 4; dam, causes the brook to hesitate ' moment in wonder, It becomes soh. emu and quiet for a few minutes as it struggles to understand the mate) ing of this strange obstacle. The un- daunted stream hurdles the barrier and continues its mad pace, The Bain has been too difficult for the 'ilsIdish brook to understand. The banks for the first time notice its rapid growth and draw away front it in cautious regard. The stream slows down its pace In consternations It ponders on their strange behavior', It becomes more taciturn : and quiet, brooding to' itself. The brook heal - tides, but briefly, however, only to move swiftly and excitedly onward,:• It then rushes along furiously, con- sidering its fancied wrong, tumbling' over a falls with an indignant boom!, Ing roar. It bolts with rage. The stream slowly calms down and begins to realize the truth. It has matured and is no longer a little brook but A, full-grown river. The river thoughtfully continues' on its way, a great, humble, placid stream. It gently flows along, cares. sing the soft, grassy banks, trying to. tfiake up for its outburst of childls1tl temper. ' Tho apology must have been accep44 ed, for the river continues on its way with a soft murmur of happiness. To know the happy consciousness of the thirsty animals partaking of its pre, cious fluid, tho trees stretching oub their long trunks endeavoring to so-.` cure their share of the crystal water, is its reward. The big river is at last contented' for It realizes its grand purpose the privilege of helping ethers. Utilization of Natural Gas. The low cost of production of naiu gas coupled with the belief that supply was inexhaustible has in the past led to certain abus'.ee in Canal In days gone by, In towns lighted b natural gas it seemed to he an eat travagant expenditure to pay a man to turn the gas off in daytime so the tights weee allowed• to burn through out the twenty-four hours,. And in Western Ontario, where the earliest wells were dulled from 1890 to 1896, there were few customers in Canada but) large potential markets in' the cities of Detroit and 13WDao, the para* duct of the wells Vita heavily export ed; tats export was curtailed in 1898 and 1900. Canadians• are wlselyleas•n- Ing more and more to put their raw materials to industrial and other uses at home rather then dleposing of Chem to an unmanulactured state. Distribution of Canada's Water Power. The ei iflcance of the distribution of Canadian water ^ oveer in relation P to its'.presebt and future require- ' moats, may -be 'appreciated when it years, 'shipments in 1916 amounting is realized that 82 per cent. of the to ' 6,400,214 barrels worth $85,767,- total developed water power and, 044. (roughly, 30 per cent. of the total re. United ICin gdom was Canada's sources, axe situated in Ontario and The t Hing dons flour customer in 1326,• taking) Quebec, which' also, contain 82 pe cent. Of the manufaetnring industry o 3,526,630 barrels worth $24,336,878,. -as compared with '2,657,999 barrels the Dominion. worth $18,701,281 In the previous - Year. The next heaviest importer were Germany, which similarly in- creased its purchases. Newfoundland and -Brazil and Greece each purchased Oanadian flour to the extent of over ;2,000,006' in the first nine months of the present,fiscal year, and Trinidad and Tobago, China, Denmark and the Irish Free State were responsible for 'bu"ying to the extent of about. a mil- lion, ril- lion „and a half dollars -Jamaica French West' Indies, . and Norway were all over the million dollar mark in their purchases and Venezuela just under' that figure. . Ing to draw her eat . d to h' lips. \ Silk Frorn Wood. Nearly seven tons ofwood are re- quired to produce cne'toti of artificial silk, and for the same reason that Can- ada has become an outstanding pro dueeg of n.ewsprint—nam,aly large re• seeree,s or suitable iaufp timber'ansi bonveiient• natural power sites, the Dominion is also destined to become on -e or the great rayon textile 11151'15" featuring oounrorIes, She already is a heavy producer or pttlp steed in this in- dustry and .many millions of do .ars are being invested Inc 145 11 manufacture into ree'on Salus :sei cloths, e Freshen Up with Flavored with the juice of fresh mint leaves Alter Every Meal ,AM ISSUE No. 17 t'27.