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The Seaforth News, 1928-09-06, Page 7This Rot About the Modem Boy t "At the Age of Four -and - Forty 1 Cannot See Much to Wprry Ahout—Thera is No Sign of De- generacy" By GILBEFIT FRANKAU The famous Novelist whose new novel, "So Much 'Good,"was published recently. Nothing is More surprising to me than the taunts which are daily hurl- ed against our modern boye, They are supposed to be long-haired, nary row -chested, namb1y-Pambly, sissie- teh, good-for.nothing and oven incap- able of kiseing,a girl under the mistlo- toe, "Don't make any mistake about it," a friend told me the other day. . ,,Theo to the very rank growth:' of; straw, and modern girl may bo., all right. But the continued wet weatliei; many fields the modern boy to .the limit:" Andof spring' grain are s0 badly down and another of my friends, with psycho tangled that harvesting is very dila - another forrc4 stock a'b0000 of nine ajlarce 'VITAS F/ Y DELICATE Common will be Issued, Li According to finally revised statie- ttea Inst Issued by the Mining meta NOW Health, Cance Through hirgleel and Chemical branch of the 1 . 'Using Dr,, Williams' Pial!: Dominion Bureau of Statistics at Otta- pills further advance In cement pro* duction in Canada was recorded in Mrs, Casper ,1Yfiller, Lourdes, N,S., KEEP ON KEEPING ON Aprioulteral Conditions In Ontario.;, 1027 and as a result a nnew high says that twice in her lifetime alio Quite Favorable , WL, . L1Ov. (ON WITil LAUG14TER' maria was set up for this industry, ' lute Melee tc be thankful for }what If the day looks kinda gloomy Agricultural eouditions in Ont 'erre Shipments daring the Year reached Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did for her, An the pzospeet s awful grim, have been greatly 'jmprovecl by the a grand total of 10,964,066 barrels, She says:—"I was a very delicate If the situation's puzzlin', excellent weather of the last ten days. valued at $14,301,937, - as comparedi girl going ' into womanhood, when I An' Yer chances kinder slim, •i 1 been with 8,707,021 barrels at $13,0'13,233, first found benefit from Dr. Williams' An" Perplexities keep pressin' vnttmB 02 au winds of gza n las Nirilc Pills, l was a sufferer with pretty well completed in Western 0a, shipped in 1929: tario, with the exception of the most British Company Rumored In Market cramps and Paine every month and. for Assets of "Industrial Alcohol" was hardly able to move around at Montreal.—Accompanying the recent all. One day when I was very sick a advance in the shares of Canadian Industrial Alcohol were rumors sug- Where winter injury was not too se- i gesting that an attractive Offer had yore wheat has,turned out well, rang- been made for the purchase ofthe ing frons 20 to 45 bushels per acre. company by Britieli distillery •tutor In some districts rust 'is causing gists. Officials of the company would serious' injury to late crop. Owing not confirm this report. Earnings, however, aro understood to be run- ningat a, high 'level, and in some quarters there continues a disposition to look for an increased dividend rate or some special disbursement before the end of the year, northerly part. Threshing has been general in this district, a great deal of wheat and barley having been hauled to machines frons the field. analytical leanings benevee' that the cult. whole of ,modern boyhood is degener• Pastures aro in good condition andwhole ate owing to the war. "Natural reaction," says this friend, "you cannot expect anything. 0120." Now I am not going to pretend—1 never was much use at pretending— that there is not some justification for this and similar sayings. The long- haired, narrow -chested, nambly-pambly lassie does really exist, and a nasty creepy-crawly sort of young animal it id. But this young animal exists only as a very small minority. You will find a few of him an Loudon, and a few more possibly et the universities. But such young animals do not repre- eent tbank the Lord for it—our mod ern boyhood, which I maintain is splendid. Such creatures are only the scum which has floated to the surface dur- ing a rather queer period of our na- tional history. They get a good deal of publicity—as all freaks get a good deal of publicity. They are only freaks, however—only, as it were, the mud on Great Britain's marching boots. And you must not be misled by this minority If you would judge the future men of our race. I know many such future men of our race. Nor am I in the least pessi- c mistio when I compare these with the boys of my own boyhood some five - and -twenty years ago. There are two young subalterns of infantry, for instance, twenty and twenty-one respectively, with whom I went out dancing the other night. As jolly a pair of lads as you could meet. And a night or two later I fell in with a boy twenty-six twent -six who is con- ducting a great business single-handed -and verynearly tripped me over a question of national finance. While just before sitting down to write this I have been defeated six- love six -love on the tennis court by a kid of fifteen who may one day be an English Tilden. ._ Personal experiences, needless to say,, do not count for much in such a matter as this. But the, opinion I hold is confirmed by the men who en- counter modern boyhood. en masse. Such men—the heads of our Public schools, the managing directors of great businesses, the, colonels of our regiments and the captains of our ships—are unanimous that modern boyhood, taking it by and large, is all right. Modern boyhood, of course, is not quite my own boyhood. Because it reacts -and naturally—to the present age. We were more brutal to one another, I imagine; and possibly more sensational where the other sex is con- cerned. And I fancy that we were more certain than the present' age of boyhood that everything was for the best. Nevertheless, 1, at the age of four - and -forty, cannot see much to worry about. Except for the very few of the over -rich and over -educated there is yet no sign of degeneracy. Age aldays girds at youth. Our Fathers, I have no doubt, thought pri- vately that we were not a patch on the young men of their " own epoch. But their fathers, I am equally: pure, thought the same about them. . Those who dislike modern boyhood are only jealous of it—very jealous. Will all pessimists kindly note. all kinds of live stock are doing well. The second crop of alfalfa is excellent and farmers are hoping to experience' more favorable weather to balance the losses in the first cutting. Considerable plowing has been done for wheat, but wet weather has inter- fered with cultivation and many early plowed and summer fallow fields are quite weedy, and if dry weather con dittoes continue ,will be difficult to work. The .picking Of peaches has com- menced in the Niagara district, and it is expected that the harvesting of early tobacco will soon be started in Essex. Total Trade ,Was Higher In July For the month of July, the summary of Canadian trade, as just issued by the Department of National Revenue, shows a substantial increase in total trade, when compared with July of last year, standing at $228,934,440,, as against $170,63,708 in the correspond- ing month of 1027. Excess of exports over imports amounted to 522,127,142, while in July last year there was shown an aderse balance of $11,973,- 626. For the first four months of the fiscal year ended with July, total trade amounted to 5815,828,651, as compared with 5733,221,169 in the -same four- month period of last year. For the same four-month period of this year there is shown a favorable balance of 53,468,391, as compared with a favor- able balance of $11,096,929 in the cor- responding period last year. The Canadian Mines Investment Corporation, Ltd., has been organized for the purpose of conducting the busi- ness of an investment trust. The company claims that diversification, inasmuch as not more than 10 per cent. of its funds will be put into any one mine, will be obtained. Capi- tal is set at 51,600,000 614 per cent. cumulative first preferred shares with a par value of 56; 5400,000 7 per cent -non -cumulative second preferred shares with a par value of $5; and 200,000 common no-par value shares. With every 20 shares of first preferred stock issued a bonus of three shares of common stock, will be given and with every 20 shares of second pre - The Nightmare of Examine- :u tides , When yo , Rev, the Hon. Edward Lyttelton In ren r- 1t tho Quarterly Review (London) : So s far as possible, every pupil should be •pg9 allowed to imbibe knowledge at his own pace; that is, the one salutary safeguard against over -pressure and distaste for learning isthat the medi- cre'and the slow should be allowed to take in what they can without being buffeted, chaffed, penalized, or. con- vinced of their inferiority by recur- rent .competltiofie, As to the consti- tutionally finer boys, a certain number of whom at fifteen will probably be h'responsive, a policy allowing of sono temporary marking -time will bo ad- visable. The slow boy, though he will not be a monument of learning when he reaches eighteen, will know somo- thinrr,;. and what he, knows.will be me turally and spontaneously acquired. r Baby has little upsets at times. All your care cannot prevent them. But you can be prepared. Then you can do what any experienced nurse would do—what most physicians would tell you to do—give a few drops of plain Castoria. No sooner done than Baby Is soothed; relief Is just`' a matter of moments. Yet you have eased your child without use of a single doubtful drug: Castor's., is vegetable. So it's safe to use as often as an infant has any little pain you cannot pat away. .And it's always ready for the crueler pangs of colic, or constipation, or dim. - 111 ]England the courts have ruled heat' effective, too, for oldera children. tl:. t it is against the law for a wife In go through her husband's pockets. 111 this country itis merely a waste el lime it' most cases. The output of creamery butter for Snaketchewan in. June Was over 11276,- '197 ba nes, an incisate of 149 per cent, over the previous !month, .o Twenty-five million bottles were bought last year, It is reported that Hollinger's aver- age for July was 4,600 tons of $5.40 ore daily. No official statement has yet bean made. If this report is cor- rect July was ahead of June on grade and about the same on tonnage. Con- siderable low-grade material is being drawn from the "summer etopes." A report from the north states that the Coniagus is negotiating for control of the Trout Creek property, the scene of the recant sensational gold discov- ery. Samples of gold from the show- ing have beenmost spectacular and the formation and geology is said to be similar to the producing section of the Kirkland Lake camp. Canadian Charter Granted to British Film Co. The Gaumont-British Corporation of Canada, Ltd., has received a Canadian Federalcharter which empowers the onpany to produce, distribute and present motion pictures throughout the Dominion, as well as buying or building theatres. Tho new company is closely affiliated with powerful Brit- ish motion picture interests, and this would see mto nark their entry on the American :continent in the various activities of the motion picture indus- try. The Gaumont-British Corporation of _Canada, Ltd., will have its head office at Toronto and branch offices will be opened at St. John, Montreal, 'Winni- peg and Vancouver. The company will release from 24 to 30 feature pic- tures each year. These releases will not: only be pictures produced by the Gaumont Company, Ltd., England, but will be chosen from the best British pictures that are produced: Report Ankerite in Deal With Abana, - Abonde Mines Timmins.—Members of the staff of Ankerite Minas have recently com- pleted an extensive examination and sampling of Abana and Abone copper - zinc properties, and it is reported that several companies are now in prog- ress, if not concluded. The Ankerite property has been meeting with con- siderable success in new ore develop- ment during the last few months. Ankerite Mines, Ltd., is the only own- ing and operating company formed In Canada by well-known British in- terests, and it appears more than a rumor that It will shortly become the pivot of much larger operations. - Canada and the Empire Toronto Saturday Night: (In an editorial, the Post of Cairns, Queens- land, rebukes Canada for being selfish- ly, indifferent to the importance of the Suez Canal to the Empire and especi- ally to Australia.) Canada has of late gotten herself in wrong in more quar- ters than one and seems' to have quite innocently managed to become misunderstood on the matter of Egyp- tian policy. , . . On his visit to this country last year Hon. Stanley Bruce privately made it clear to many public men how deeply his Commonwealth was concerned in the maintenance of a firm Egyptian policy which would assure security to the Suez trade route. The Misapprehension with re- gard. to Canadian sentiment on this question is probably due -to the cease- less and inconsequential chatter about our "status" which does not in any; degree represent intelligent opinion in this country, These vaporings seem likely to get us in bad odor with our best friends in the world at large and the sooner they cease the better. friend came in to see' me, and she said to my mother, 'Why net try Dr, climate here is salubrious, isn't it? Williams' Pink Pills, I know they Native—That's a new bit o' swear - will do her a world of good." The lug, Mister. It'sbeen called every - result was my mother got six boxes thing else. and I began their use, and I soon found benefit from them. By the time You may reasonably expect a strong I had taken them all I felt an alto, friendship between two girls to last gather' different girl and no longer a6 long as two weeks provided the same man doesn't take to going with both of them, When a woman says'she: hasn't any- thing to wear, that is, of course, an exaggeration, but not much of cue, Uncle—Well, my boy, you look pen- sive. What's on your mind? Bobby—I was just wondering if a wasp landed on a nettle, would the to any of my friends who may be wasp sting the uettle or the nettle sickly.'' I sting the wasp? Till all hope is nearly gone,. jest bristle up an' grit your teeth An' keep on keepin' on. Newly Arrived T.)3. Patient—The suffered from cramps and pains, Then a few years ago I. was at- tacked with influenza, and was sick for six weeks. Again I started taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and again they brought mo good. health. I am themotherof a family and do all my own work, so you see I have to keep in good health, and depend upon these pills to keep me so, Now I always recommend Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Turn, Fortune, turn thy, wheel, and lower the proud. Turn thy wild wheel through sun- shine, storm and cloud; Smile and we smfie, the lords of many laude; Frown and wo smile, the lordsof our own bands, For man Is man, and master of his fate. —Tennyson. Can anybody . remember when the times were not hard and money not scarce? -Ralph Waldo Emerson. A reputation of over thirty years is at stake every time a package of Red Rose Orange Pekoe Tea is sold. So highly is this reputation prized that .the makers have authorized your grocer to replace, airy package free of charge that does not satisfy you in every particular. ' 6-E If you are suffering from any eon- 1 Opportunity sometimes has to kick dition due to poor, watery blood, or a man before it can wake him up. weak nerves,begin taking Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills now, and note how your strength and health will Improve. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or at 50 cents 'a box from The Dr. Williams` Medicine 00„ Brockville, Ont, "Young Ambassadors" on Tour The tour of a group of fifty British schoolboys and schoolgirls across Canada, as "young ambassadors" of the Empire, will include an inspiring meeting with a representative group of youth from the United States early in September at Niagara Falls. The two groups are to meet on the Inter- national Bridge, which is surely sym- bolic of the building of the bridge of understanding between Great Britain and the United States. Before reach- ing Niagara Falls, homeward bound, the "young ambassadors" will have journeyed through every province of the Dominion, from Quebec to the Maritime Provinces, and from Halifax to Vancouver, enjoying the glories of Canada. They are to visit the ranch of the Prince of Wales in Alberta, stop over at Jasper. Park in the Cana- dian Rockies, bathe in the Pacific Ocean, see the harvesting of the wheat crop on the prairies, attend the Cana- dian ..National ,Exhibition in Toronto,; and generally learn about the oppor- tunities for. British enterprise in Canada. The educational value of travel in broadening the outlook has long, been. appreciated by leaders of opinion in the British Isles and in America. The Empire free travel and scholarship scheme, organized by a group of British newspapers, in co-operation with steamship and, railway interests in Canada, -must have served greatly to stimulate the interest of many -young Britishers in the nearest Do- minion. The possibility of extending the scheme to provide annual tours to other parts of the British Common- wealth—South Africa, Australia and New Zealand—has been mooted. Whether the "young ambassadors" are led to return to .the countries they visit, to make homes for themselves, or to be satisfied with opportunities for service in the British homeland, the benefit of such educational tours in promoting unity within the British Commonwealth is apparent.— (Chris-tian Science Monitor.Editorial.) "A mean who is drawn Into a duel asks for seconds—because he Can make a got -away im lees than a minute." Let Minard's Liniment Relieve Pall. Western Canada's Air Service Victoria, B,C.-Western Canada's Pioneer aerial passenger. mail and ex press service has proved a remark- able .commercial success in its initial operations. Travel on the 12 passenger Ford tri -motor monoplane of the British Columbia Alrways. Limited between Victoria, Seattle and Vancouver hits far exceeded expects tions, and at its present rate of bi- crease will soon teat the service to its utmost capacity. . WHERE'S THE OTHER MAN? Two Aberdonians were brought be- fore tho Police Court for being drunk and disorderly. During the hearing of the case the Bailie asked the Prose- cutor: "But where's the other man?" "What other man, sir?" "The man who paid for the drinks!" If you think men are bosses still, observe how few now sit on the front verandah 'without their shoes. The low price of hogs never affects the high price of hog meat. It's easy to find your way into trouble—the bard part is finding the way out. "I would like you to paint my wife's portrait." a' "In oil?" "Yes, but it might be more like her, perhaps, if you added a clrop of vine- gar." Just Married: "This steak tastes queer." She: "I can't understand it, dear. It burned a little, but I rubbed vase - line qn it right away." BETTER LATE THAN NEVER - Abel: The.windis rising; we must hug the shore. Mabel: Maybe you will have nerve enough for that. Some worried young man writes the heart editor imploring her. to send him a formula for proposing marriage, but we imagine a young man of that kind might just as ,well save his breath. THE SECOND SALE To sell a man. once -is a small affair, Not a matter for very much crowing, And will not, in the course of a full business year, On your banks make a "er' good showing But, to sell 11102 5;rain r, 1 f"r d iferent thiug— When be 00rn1' ill td; for more, It's a token That your service is gond, and you've made him your friend; Sell him twice, be is yours—years unbroken! Eloping Bride—"Here's a telegram from papa!" Bridegroom (eagerly)—"What does he say?" Bride—"Do not come home and all will be forgiven." If you will, you caa make light of your darkest trouble. GUARD B.IBY'S HALM IN THE SUMER Red Rose Orange Pekoe —Top Quality 10 In clean, bright Aluminum Antelope and Geese Two d'a'ys oat of Ifauehow, we saw our first antelope, little scurrying clouds of brownish yellow sand blown along with incredible swiftness among the dunes. Many as we afterward saw, I never quite got' used to the sight, or lost the thrill of 'watching them scurry and stop to browse and flicker ori again in panic haste.. But the frosty morning of that day will never be forgotten for sheer ela- tion. We started an hour before the first peep of dawn in the chill, and when we got clear of the little gate less walled town :there was a quarter moon and a heaven full of stars. Then. from every side carie the clucking and subdued quackingof fat ducks and the. whistle of wrings as our cart's rumbl- ing put them up from the roadsideditcliea. But the geese! The world was peo- pled with geese, bugling and calling only fifty feet over our heads and gabbling as they grazed in the stubble. As it slowly lightened enormous wedges of them came in sight from every side, all talking and hallooing. and giving advice to the leaders as they flew. In the gray of early dawn they shone ghostly white from below. I never knew before hew many ca- dences and tones and modulations the goose language holds. They talk and grurniele sand murmur and they fairly shout aloud till one fancies them a crowd of men and women fitted with wings for a long journey. All this time phalanxes of enor- mous cranes were flapping over or alighting to graze. First an ordered company of them would flap unevenly, and then suddenly fall into step, as it were, in perfect unison for a minute; then, setting their wings motionless, would sail like gigantic platters till amounted to £611,653. they reached the ground where they The history of th, rs:lan•] gates back turned into high question -marks as big as three -quarters -grown sheep. Therm were thumping geese as heavy es a swan, and when the sun came up, smaller Lama geese dhessed in tawny red robes. There was a marsh cm either side of the road with plowed land beyond. The ducks fell to the marsh and: the geese to the furrows and the grazing. Then as the light grew more alive I began to see snipe and plover and little fat ducks in pairs wart from the rest. The summer months are the most dangerous to children. The com- plaints of tbat season, which are cholera infantum, colic, diarrhoea and dysentery, come on so quickly that often a little one is beyond aid before the mother realizes he is ill. The mother must be on her guard to pre- vent these troubles, or 11 they do come on suddenly to banish them. No other medicine is of such aid to mothers during hot weather as Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the stomach and bowels and are abso- lutely safe. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock- villa, Ont. It is a good divine that follows his own instructione. I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done than be one of twenty to follow mine own teaohing,--+Shakespeare. PProduction el lead tin and z n.p r products in Canada has ingreased from $2,181,000 in 1028 to $5,149,000 in 1927. There's many a slip 'twist the tee and the cup,' Classified Advertisements 11 ,[.41, 'CIE MOVER—PIONPIER D'iy- TANCLI movers of Canada. Largest speedy padded yang. Now !Equipment, latest' methods, Two experienced mien every trip. Alt loads Insured, Beyond compare for skill .and care. Retort) You. move• write us er wire and reverse the charges. Head ofaoa riamilton. Ontario. f1annda. 14111 the Meyer, upyrE PAY TEN TO FIFTEEN DOL-' T T LARS weekly for spare time at home. Write for particulars.: The Auto Itnitter: hosiery Company, Toronto, De- partment �7. Ti Mandate in Pacific Prospers Australia Is Largest Customer for Phosphates From Small Island of Nauru Canberra, Aust.—Steady progress is being made with the development of the phosphate business' on Nauru Is-' land in the Pacific under the direction of the British Phosphate Commission which is administering this former German possession under a mandate from the League of Nations. The countries represented on the commis- sion are the United Kingdom, Aus- tralia and New Zealand, and under the terms df the mandate the United Kingdom and Australia are each en- titled to 42 per cent.` of the output of the island and New Zealand : to 16 Per + cent. ' Australia and New'Zealand, how- ever, have proved to be far the largest customers. in respect to the demand for phosphates and, according to the commissioners' report, Australia dur- ing 1927 bought 60,76 per cent, of the output, New Zealand 24.97 per rent and other countries 6.27 per cont. The total output of the island for the year was 393,092 tons, of which the revenue to 1888, when the German Covera re n;t granted to a German company the ex- clusive right to exploit the dep.reits. With the approval of the German Gov- ernment, however, the right was trans- ferred to the' Pacific Phosphate Com- pany, a company registered in Great Britain, and in 1919 the interests in: 'that company were bought'by the Governments of Great' Britain, Aus- tralia and New Zealand at a cost of £3,500,000, and the thre'l commission- ers were then appointed. The em- end was a snipe -like bird, black mission is at present tarento(1 fn the and white with a crest, which waded same was as if it were private 00:11 and ran beside, very tame, and there pany, were pairs of big sickle -billed curlew The area of the island is: 2,100 ilexes. stepping about on stilts, with bodies The population • numbers, 2,16a,, of as big as our term They whistled' whom 115 are Europeans, 761 Chinese familiarly at me till I thought of the State of Maine. By now, from far- off farmsteadings, dogs were barking and cocks crowing and dmtkeys bray- ing till, with the calling of near -by geese and the garrulous gargling of cranes right overhead, there seemed a terrific din. Witiibroad daylight there was plentyof life with noisy flocks flying by and fat birds feeding in the fields. but it was all different, changed in some strange way and loss exciting. It was in the afternoon, when the countryside shifted abruptly to desert, that we saw antelope among the sand - balls. Fauns were no more, nor any tillage. The plowed land with noise of dogs and men shouting at their donkeys in 'the fields shopped to give place to a desert stretch as lonely and arid as anything in Mongolia, though we were scarce a dozen miles in either direction from cultivated ground.— Langdon Warner, in "The Long 01d Road in Chane." The Empire Settlement Saint John Telegraph - Journal: With the best will in the world to help, they (the Dominions) positively cannot afford to take a large portion of possible failures. Even when times are hard in Great Britain there is in the country a vast reserve of wealth immediately available. The wealth of the Dominions is locked in their soil. Those who will come and extract It are welcome as the sun, but not yet is there enough permanently in re- serve, to be drawn on at need by finance ministers, to support failures. The Dominions just cannot do it. They must enquire faithfully, they must see that settlers are not Iikely to become a burden to the new and busy communities whose business men already work long hours overtime on their 'own social problems. Let the right people come equipped to ,bo aseete, not liabilities, and the Dct Minions will welcome them with open arms.. For the others they have no place. A 'fool and his money are supposed io be the two things most easily Separated, but a movie actress a, -td her husband run a pretty close sec- end. M !nerd's LInlmorlt--Unrversai remedy and 1,966 Nauruan: Most of the labor is provided by the Chinese selected at Hong Kong by a, representattvo of the -commission. Educational, so- cial and sporting facilities are pro- vided on the island under the direction of the commission. Your temper is yours. it below your chin. Always lcolp' Blistered Beet If walking has blistered your feet, bathe them with Min- erd's. Sure relief. 1 "A GREAT -. TOE,' SAYS EL After Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable ) Compound Fenwletc, Ont.—"/ am taking Lydi� Il. Pinitham's Vegetable CompPound'• ..�. during the Change!, of Life for nervous feelings, loss of a '. petite and o ais strength. ,It gg great tomo 4nn4 have taken a dozen' bottles of It. It was t'a00 rzmgg3�itded to me by a friend and now I recommend. ib to all women for such; troubles up seneattidetie. r711s, W. V. ResSi;I.L,. Il„ R. No., Fenwick, Ontario. ISSUE hat C5--'213