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'RING ON THE STRING" MUST
BE CAUTIOUSLY PASS? D.
A. great "sitting down" game to,
follow a running game at a party inti
doors or out is "Ring on the String."
The players sit in a circle with a;
string passing in front of them. Sonne-,
where on the string is a gold ring'
which may be passed from one player!
to the next. In the centre stands "it,",
in a sharpeye on the players to'
keeping Y
find who has the ring. The tokeul
should be allowed to pass for a few.
the leader shouts,t
pe guess is allowed. I
s "It" does not name
a the passing goes on
0 one who has the ring
ght goes in the centre
guesser.
the game is that one
e hands sliding in a se-
er whether the ring be
not. The one who does
e secret away is the one
eceive and pass the ring
eying surprise or delight.
greaser and greased the griddle. But
the grease did not sizzle at all.
"0 dear," sighed Sally Fox. "Will
that pancake griddle ever get hot?
Why doesn't the fire burn' faster?"
That time a tear stole out of one
of Sally Fox's eyes and ran down her
cheep, but she was too much ashamed
to wipe it off.
"Perhaps," whispered another little
fox, giving a pull at Sally Fax's
apron, "perhaps the ashes need tobe
raked out."
"Weil of all the wise little heads!"
said Sally, "Why didn't x think of
that before?" -
Then such a raking and shaking as
Sally Fox gave the grate of that
stove! Hess and heaps and heaps of
ashes poured down into the ash pan,
and then, at last the fire began to
rattle and roar. Oh, how it did shout
y
up the old chimney!
The grease began to sizzle and spit
as Sally Fox hastily lifted big spoon-
fuls of yellow batter and poured them
on the hot griddle. The little foxes
eyes danced as they saw tiny holes
appear in each round cake. Their
noses twitched as they smelled the de-
licious odor of frying.
When at last a whole big platter
was filled with big brown pancakes
T£IE TONGUE. and the maple -syrup jug was put on
The Crowning of the Year.
The orchard trees are bare; their lac-
ing limbs r .
Trace weblike patterns on the gray-
ing sky;
The northern winds creep through dike
murmured" hyalins
Or sober chant that ,softly rise and
die
And yet the ruddy apples that they
bore
Have caught and field the sunshine;
and they bring
The morne and nights of June to us
once mare
And all the blaseom breath of early
'spring.
The fields are still; where once the
wheat and corn
Laughed in 111e gladness of the
summer noon,
And waved saluting banners to the
morn
oneless"tongue,"so small and the table and the shining eyes of all
weak, the little foxes were fastened upon her
Sally Fox felt very happy and well
Can crush and kill;' ".declared the paid for all her trouble. And every
Greek. little fox declared that even Mother
"The tongue destroys a . greater Fax could not make better pancakes
horde," than those.—Mary Laurence Turnbull
The Turk asserts, "than does the Tufts, in Youth's Companion.
sword."
A Persian proverb wisely said, Music a Precious Asset.
"A lengthy tongue—an early death;" "How much even a little musical ae-
Or sometimes takes this form instead, 1 that possess no voice to sing,
complishment means to young men east walls of the cloister aro now prat•
"Don't let your tongue cut off your, was : effectively demonstrated during Dr. Katz; a Dutch investigator, has ticaliy finished," he said. "The last of Chant many a long forgotten thing
And whispered softly in a twilight
croon—
There, now, the barren stubble meets
the eye,
And there the end of harvest days
is told;
But granaries are heaped both wide
A Great Legal Wit
Justice Darling, a famous British
judge, who has just resigned from the
bench. Re was so famed for his wit
that'it is said humorous cases always
found their way to his court, but he
was also a great lawyer, for his cases
and high, were rarely appealed. It was said that
As crucibles that catch the finer his bubbling wit prevented him from
gold
So sun and rain have wrought their
yearly task,
Have given of their bitter and their
sweet;
The earth, that yields as freely when
being elevated to the post of Lord
Chief Justice.
;'-
llonfloan'<s.Oldest Church.
The exeevations in the cloisters at
we ask, the Church ,_1 :St. Bartholomew the
Has left her summer fruitage at our Great in West Smithfield, are now
-feet, practically finished, and all, that re
And now the trees and fields have mains to be done is to restore the
earned their rest vaulting of the east cloister.
And may we read the message that Mr. E. A. Webb, the antiquary, who
The Sexton's "Chronometer." 1'
One day, Saye a •contributor to the
Cornhiil Magazine, I overtook a "moor
Pout" Who was stridingalong the
Yorkshire moorland road and asked,
after tho health of his wife and daueh-'
1
CANADA LEADS IN
BUILDING WOODS
nee
ter. Without troubling to stephe kept In developing natural resources, in The selection of the best varieties
onetthe same pace and answered MY order to recti re the test results, two of wheat for growing in the Canadian
questions over his shoulder. His eat oonsideratione, :have to be kept in West may be considered one of the
struck me as beim rude, and
days later 1 spoke to him about it, or extracting thope natural resources; the agriculturist has to deal. In years
His explanation was simple- He and second the utilizatlon of the pro•
Was sexton of the moorlau+l ohurcii, gone by :Red Fife wheat r as consider-
and his task was to keep the cloak in
'duct thus scoured. So tar as Canadian ed to be the best wheat for western
ardor. But he ahs to watch. He used
forests are concerned, the first is the conditions, when the wheat growing
to walk eight miles over the : Ile moore t0 function of the various forest authors area was small. This old Tied Fife
the nearest town every weak to make. ties, federal and provincial, and the was only suitable for southern die -
to return would note the correct time Forestry Branch of the Department of and to districts where earliness was
of day by the post-oface clock, From
long experience he knew almost to a
minute how long It would take him,
Walking at a fixed pace, to reach material is an important considera-
homo. The clocks of the dale were tion, hence reliable flgnres on strength
then set by that highly unscientific are very valuable. Over fifty thous -
method. 'Nevertheless, they were re -
and tests on strength have been made
markable for the correct time they to date at the Laboratories by modern
kept. standardized methods"and authorita-
tive figures relating to the mechanical
A Slave. properties of all Canadian woods of
commercial importance are now avail -
An independent man and free, able. An illustration was given by an
Here where the flags of freedom wave, incident which occurred a short time
No man need struggle as a slave, ago of the practical value of these fig
And yet this liberty's a sham, urea, A Canadian corporation using
t ered self I ani' = f a purpose
A bound and let large quantities of wood or p rP
Humble and meek and chained of limb, where strength is very important was
I eerve a little tyrant's whim, advised to use Douglas Sr in place of
the imported timber employed up to
What matters it that I would read? that time, It was objected that the
Sbe would go prancing on her. steed, Canadian wood was not nearly. strong
And I'm the horse upon whose back enough. The matter was referred to
She'll gallop. Should the pace grow the Laboratories when Douglas fir was
a sew mind; Asst the methods of harvesting i
most important questions with which
the Interior.
In a large number of uses for which
wood. is employed the strength of the
I know that I'm supposed to be
is sent; has been connected with' this work for This little monarch knows Just what
When we have done our all, and done 38 years, working in conjunction with will bring me to a faster trot;
our best,
shown from recorded tests to be clear-
ly the better wood and the result was
the adoption of Douglas flr with an
his, brother, Sir Aston Webb, press And though my poor old body tires annual saving of thousands of dollars.
We, too. ay fold our arms and be dent of the Royal Academy, and the I wait to serve her next desires. As stated above, figures relating to
contemnt. actualarahftect of the work of restore- all Canadian woods of commercial !ra-
tion, mentioned some of the more re- I that am awkward, dance about portance are now available at the La.
cent facts. "The excavations in the That she may put away her pout, boratories. Several bulletins have
been issued on the subject,
Keeping Bread Fresh.
head." the war;' says a writer in Canadian been trying to discover what makes the secular encroachments was re Te please her fancy; or I crawl
"The tongue can speak a word whose! Home Journal "he boys in a rei- bread grow stale. He has found, it is moved when we bought the freehold Bear -hike about the room and hall,
speed,,,
Say the Chinese, "outstrips the steed."
meat who wore definitely euro of popu- reported, that low temperature is.the of the stables which were in the Here is a tyrant absolute.
laxity were those who could Play some chief cause. Bread lcopt at 140 de- cloister, There had also been a black• who masquerades as sweet and cute -
While Arab sages this impart, . instrument or other, or sing a song: grecs Fahrenheit was quite fresh at sr -i'rk's forge in the north transept,
"The tongue's great storehouse is the It was falai that a great many had the end of forty-eight hours, but when schools in the' north triforium, and a Las monarch on a self-made throne
heart." the iYt of playing rho piano by oar; the temperature was reduced to 122 fringe factory in the Lady Chapel pro- hays wilful claim to all I own,
From erew with the maxim sprung, g who could really play un- degrees the bread began to grow stale' jetting 17 feet into the church. (My fine gold' watch is nothing more
but the las
„ enol continued to increase in staleness j "In excavating the cloisters we had junk to throw upon the flexr.
Than
Though feet should slip, ne'er let the familiar compositions and could vary
tongue." the usual fare by something 'high- down to about three degrees below the to remove about seven feet of earth:Would I lie down and close my eyes—
The sacred writer crowns the whole, in a while etl honored: freezing point. Beyond that staleness from the door. This depth of earth Not if she wills it otherwise!
class once
"Who keeps the tongue doth keep his "Nei did the soldiers always insist grey less until at the temperature of . was partly due to the fact that Lon- Freedom no more Is mine to claim
soul." , on something lively. I have heard of liquid air the bread had again become don increases a foot in every 100 I fact it when thebaby came•
one young Canadian officer, awarded Perfectly fresh. It is suggested that years, through falling dust and ether' —Edgar A. Guest.
the V.O..posthumously for superb bread can'be kept ,fresh by placing it causes. It may not increase so fast
bravery during the great advance of in a" fireless cooker immediately after in the future owing to the greater ease t Musical Memory.
it is removed from the oven.
PANCAKES FOR SUPPER.
Since Mather Fox had to' go to town,
Sally Fox, who was aching to use the
cookstove, promised to get supper.
"Are you sure you can do it?" asked
Mother Fox just as she went through
tate ldtchon door.
"Quite sure," answered Sally Fox,
all in a flatter to begin. Then to the
little foxes she said, "Now what would
you like for supper?"
"Pancakes l" answered all the little
foxes.
"Then pancakes it shall' be," ans-
wered Sally Fax, and she bustle:]
about importantly. First she Bunted
in Mother Fox's old recipe book for a
good recipe for pancakes. Then she
went to the cupboard for flour, salt
and sugar and to the ice chest for
milk and eggs. That done, she began
to put everything together just as' the
receipt" book said. Oh, how she did
beat that pancake batter!
All the" little foxes looked on in ad-
miration, especially when' she lifted a
big spoonful high above the bowl and
let it slip back, -plop, plop, all smooth
and shiny and without•any lumps.
There never had been such pancakes
'as those that Sally Fox was making.
But she had forgotten one thing.
You must have a very hot stove to
cook pancakes on, and, alas! the fire
had not even been lighted:
"Oh, well," said Sally Fox, "I'll soon
have that going. Now all you .little
foxes keep away while I light the fire."
Sally bunched up some newspapers
the way Mother Fox didandput it
into the stove. She put some dry pine
cones on top. of the paper and then
some fine split kindling wood on top of
the cones. "That should make a roar-
ing fire to cook the pancakes with!"
All" the little foxes cried, "Let me
light it."
But Sally Fox only, answered, "No,
indeed! You keep away, I will light
the fire."
So the little foxes sighed a longing
sigh while Sally Fox struck a match.,
"There!" she said, "You'll soon hear
it crackle."
The little foxes opened their eyes,
verywide and cocked their ears very
eocky, but the fire didn't crackle at all.
Meanwhile Sally' Fox had brought out
the big pancake griddle and sot it on
the stove to heat.
"Why, what is the natter with that
fire?" said Sally Fox, impatient to
grease her griddle and set the pan-
cakes to frying.. She lifted tire, lid
and saw that only a part of the paper
had burned. With the poker she poked
up a little flame.
"Perhaps it will be all right now,"
she said and replaced the lid.
The littlefoxes kept their eyes open
and their ears' cocked, but nothing
• startling happened to the fire.
"Why doesn't that fire burn? asked
Sally Fox, almost ready to cry, "What
Shall I do?"
"Perhaps," suggested one • of the lin
tie foxes timidly, "perhaps, if you
open the drafts, it would burn better."
"Of course," answered' Sally Fox.
"slow foolish of me not to think of it
before!"
So she turned on all the drafts, and
the fire began to crackle.
"At last" said Sally Fox, "we shall
have a fire to cook our pancakes,' and
ighe gave the batter a whisk with the
Wooden spoon.
The little foxes saw a bright tight
through the crack of the lid and heard
the' crackle with their attentive ears.
With a flourish Sally Fox took the
the summer of 1818, who had a most
remarkable gift for playing on that
haunting instrument, the ukulele. He
had (it was afterwards known) a real
conviction that he was never to see
Canada again, and the soft, melon
aboly strains he used to evoke from
his instrument were an expression of
his premonition. He undoubtedly gave
solace to himself and much pleasure
to his comrades by his -music, sad
though it was.
"In the trenches, there was no scoff -
Ing at music as a girl's accomplish-
ment; it was regarded as a precious
asset; and - so the growing boys whose.
Ideas of the war are vague must be.
taught to regard 1t"
If the whole ocean evaporated, the
salt remaining would cover the bed
to an average thickness of 160 feet. Consoling
The notice in the rooms of hotels "That was an awful blow. I. go
which reads, "Have you left any- 'my head,"
thing?" should be changed to "Have "Never mind, dear, you look si
thi left?" wonderful in those bandages."
ton
mply
in removing dust from the asphalt!Musical memory of various kinds.
roads.. In the city of London many of Some eeocutants" are gifted with mem•
the old buildings have sunk from 16e Dries that retain easily the music of ea
to 18 feet below the surface since the large repertoire.. asily the
to work
f et bele on; Bow Church is 18 to 18 long hours and with unremitting par
feet below the surface of the road- I severance to fix music in their minds.
We have recovered for London thea Some have a visual memory, which el-
ls
of the twelfth century, .for lows them to remember by recalling
Church of St, Bartholomew the Great r the printed notes, Others have a
Es the oldest church in London, dat- memory of association, by moans of
ing as it does from A.D. 1123, and it which they link up one thing and an -
is twelfth century throughout. It is other, while there is also a class whose
older than Westminster Abbey, The i memory is a matter of the automatic
curious thing to that there are thous•Isecuraey of their fingers. In any case.
ands of Londoners who have never , memory Is an important asset to the
heard of It, -:There are many points of
interest there."
--e
performing musician, and except in
rare cases, the only public sole per-
former for whom tradition does not
Many :ailments, including kidney prescribe performance from memory
troubles, neurasthenia, indigestion, is the organist, who for the most part
sciatica, headaches, and lumbago, have plays, even as eoncertperformer, from
been traced to the, wearing of shoddy the printed page.
boots and shoes.
A good sportsman makes a good
worker,—Lord I{ylsant.
Most of the success in the world has
been won because of the spur of op-
position.
Administrating
The 1923 expedition to the Canadian
Arctic archipelago, organized by the
Department of the Interior through
its North West Territories" and Yukon
Branch, has returned, and Mr. J. D.
Craig, D.L.S., M,E.I.C., officer in
charge, reports that with one excep-
tion the several objects' with which
the party set out were accomplished
and the expedition was very success
ful, Ice conditions prevented the
making of a landing at the site' ofthe
proposed post at Cape Sabine, Elles-
mere Island, and next year's expedi-
tion along with its other work will
probably again attempt: the establish-
ment of this post,
The work accomplished by this ex-
pedition, which made the voyage on
board the famous old steamer, Arctic,
included the establishment of. a Royal
Canadian Mounted Police post at
Pangnirtung,. on Cumberhland sound,
Baffin Island; the transporting of re-
lief police parties and supplies to
Craig Harbor, and Ponds Inlet; the
conviction and, sentence of two of the
three' Eskimos charged'. with the mur-
der in March, 1920, of the Newfound-
land trader. Robert S. Janes; visits to
Godhavn and Etah, on the west coast
of Greenland'; together with the com-
pietlon of numerous: surveys and com-,
parisons of previous observations.
The men at the posts were found to
be in excellent health and spirits, and
several members of the, police detach-
ments volunteered for a year in addi-
tion to theirregular two-year service
period in the north,
The personnel of 'the expedition
comprised, besides those mentioned;
Dr. L. D, Livingstone, medical officer;
Major L. T. Burwash,''exploratory en-
gineer; Mr. F. D, Henderson,' Do-
minion Land .Surveyor; Mr. J. D.
Soper, naturalist; Mr. Geo. H. Vali-
quette, ctnematogapher;-anti ear. W.
G. Earl, wireless operator. •
The expedition covered about 7,250
ratios during its three months absence
and in that time it reached a point
and. Exploring Canada's arctic Archipelago
78 degrees, 47 minutes north latitude,
which is some 250 miles farther north
than 'Was attained"by last year's ex-
pedition. Under the command of Cap-
tain J. E. Bernier, the experienced Arc-
tic navigator, the Arctic •completed
the voyage without serious miehap to
the ship notwithstanding the excep-
tionally difficult ice conditipns en-
countered. The only untoward inci-
dent was the unfortunate and very re-
gretable drowning of Mr. Wilfrid, Car-
on, third
ar-on,`third officer, and Mr, J. D. O'Con,
nell, secretary to Mr. Craig, on the
outward voyage near Crane Island in
the St. Lawrence River just below
Quebec city, as fully related in the
press at the time.
The Voyage.
The Arctic sailed from Quebec on
July 9 and the first stop was made at
Gaspe, where a launch was picked up
for the partywho were to work at
Rigolet"aud Hamilton Inlet. The party
and the launch were later landed at
Greedy Harbor, Labrador, and the ship.
then proceeded •to Godhavn, Green-
land, where courtesies were exchanged
with the Danish officials there and of-
ficers of the inspection ship, Islands
Falk, of the Royal Danish Navy, then
in port. Craig harbor, the most north-
erly post of[tee and customs port es-
tabliehed• on Ellesmere Island last
year; was the next port of call, and at -
ter a short stay during which a survey
of the poet was completed byMr.F.,D.
Henderson,: D,L,S., the ship sailed ,for
Etch, Greenland. At this point the
Canadian party. met.. Dr. MacMillan,
the 'United States explorer, and the
members' of his expedition, and courte-
sies were exchanged._
Sailing north from Etah, an attempt
was made to reach Cape Sabine, in
Smith Sound, where it was proposed
to establish °a post. However, although
the Arctic WAS navigated for two or
three exiles north of Sabine, lee con-
ditions prevented the vessel from get-
ting within eight miles of the cape.
For three days the ship was held in
the grip of the great foe -fields, hope
of reaching the cape this season being
abandoned finally and the Arctic turn-
ed
urn -ed` back to Craig Harbor. The expedi-
tion explored Frani and Starnes fiords
from that point before setting sail for
Dundas Harbor. and Erebus Bay
(where stands the monument to the
memory of the celebrated explorer,
Sir John Franklin), then Strathcona
Sound, and Ponds Inlet. After leav-
ing Ponds inlet the Arctic sailed for
Pangnirtung, wherea stay of eleven
days was made to erect the necessary
buildings for the post established
there and to land supplies for two
years.,.Pangnirtung hasbeen selected
as the headquarters for this district
because of its strategic position on
Cumberland. Sound in the southern
part of Bailin Island. Inspector Wil-
cox, who spent last 'winter at. Craig
Harbor, will "lake his 'Headquarters
here with three constables for the
coming year, Major L. T. Burwash, ex-
ploratory engineer, will use Pangnir-
tung as his base in carrying on gener-
al investigatory and exploratory work
during the next fifteen monthe.
After seeing that everything at the
new post was in order, the Arctic, on
September 22, was headed for Quebec, 1
which was reached on Oetobr 4, after I
a speedy and satisfactory voyage..The
trip north and return was enlivened by
daily digests of the news of the world
received by wireless. Communication.
was _maintained throughout the voy-
age, important items being received
from: Italy, Franco, Germany, Great
Britain, and the United States, while
astronomical time, for use in piloting
the shop' was received. from Louleburg,
Nova Scotia, and several other points.
let on Baffin Island, from Auguet 25
to August 30. The great throng of na-
tives' that attended throughout the
proceedings was visibly impressed by
the dignity and fairness of the trial.
Mr. L. A. Rivet, K.C., of Montreal, sti-
pendiary magistrate, presided, and
Messrs. Adrien Falardeau, Quebec, and
L. Tellier, Montreal, were counsel for
the crown and defence :respectively,
Mr. F. X.'Biron, of Montreal, was re-
gistrar; Mr. Wm. Duval, an old resi-
dent of the Arctic regions, interpreter,
and Sergeant Joy, R.C.M.P., who in-
vestigated the crime and arrested the
offenders, justice of the peace, coroner
and constable. The jury was chosen
from the oifaers and crew of the ship.
Twenty.flve witnesses were heard, in -
eluding the prisoners, who demanded
to be put on the stand. Many of the
witnesses had to be brought consider-
able distances. The jury found the
prisoners Noo-kud-lab and 0-ro-reunak
guilty of manslaughter with a recom-
mendation for mercy on account of ex-
tenuating circumstances, but acquitted
Ah-to-tah, Noo-kud•lah, who admitted
doing the shooting, was sentenced to
ten years imprisonment in Stony
Mountain penitentiary in Manitoba,
while 0-ro-reunak must spend two
years in close confinement:at, .Ponds
Inlet.
At 'the conclusion of the trial Noo
kud-fah was placed on board the Arc-
tic in charge of Corporal Jakeman, of
the R.C.M.P,,and two constables. Be-
fore embarking lir, Rivet impressed
on the natives the gravity of the of-
fence for which Noo-kud-lair was be-
tug taken to prison and the manner
• in which such an offence le punished
in "the white man's country." Ile also
I laid stress on the Government's inten-
tion to have the .law respected by both
white men and natives- It is felt that
the holding of the court among the
I Eskimos will have a salutary effect
and should result in a greater respect
for the value of amine life by .the
aborigines of'the far•north,
Maintaining Law and Order.
The trial of the three Eskimos, Noo-
kud-fah, on a charge of murder, and
0-ro-reunak and Ah-to-tah, .as accom-
plices, was held in the Royal Canadian,
Mounted Police building at Ponds In-;
Douglas Fir.
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga macron -
ata) grows toperfection in the moist
valleys' and on the dower slopes of the
Coast range in British' Columbia,
where it forms about thirty per cent.
of the total stand. It is also distri-
buted through the Rocky mountains
in the southern part of the province
and in western. Alberta. Throughout
its range it grows in stands varying
from almost pure fir to mixtures of
redcedar, western hemlock, _Sitka
spruce, eta. Douglas firs commonly
grow to a height of about 175 feet with
a diameter at stump of 4 feet, ;while
it is not uncommon to find trees of 250
feet in height and 7 or 8 feet in diem -
It has been demonstrated by the re -
not ap important factor. It was soon
found, however, in the development of
the Canadian West, that an early
variety was necessary, The Expert'
mental Farms ever since their incep-
tion' have endeavored to introduce ear
ly, high -yielding varieties of good mill-
ing .quality.
The most noteworthy introduction
of the Dominion Experimental Farms,
as far as wheat is concerned, is the
variety Marquis :' phials hoe became
world famous in a very short time, In
the year 1882, numerous crosses were
made of our Canadian wheats with
early wheats from Indian and Russia,
with the result that Marquis wheat
was originated from one of these
crosses, but it was not until 1903 that
a pure line selection was obtained,
From then on, Marquis has gradually
gained the ascendancy over all other
wheats in the West, until to -day about
80 per cent. of the wheat grown in
Canada is Marquis. It le also worthy
of note that 16 per cent. of the wheat_
grown in the United States of America
is Marquis. One other wheat has in
that country a higher percentage than
Marquis and that is Turkey, a winter
wheat that is grown in the majority of
the states. Of the spring wheats, how-
ever, Marquis is the first in popularity
and leads all spring wheats by about
8 per cent. of the total wheat area of
the states. In 1919 some twelve mil-
lion acres of Marquis wheat were
grown in the United States.
The Experimental Farms, always
keeping in mind their objective of an
early, 'high -yielding wheat of good
millingqualities, have been
able to in-
troduce other wheats ofless comma',
'
tial value but still of utmost import-
ance for certain districts. Among
these other wheats iliould be noted
Ruby, Prelude,: and Huron. Ruby
wheat is a wheat which ripens about
8 to 10 days earlier than Marquis and
istherefore suitable in districts where
Marquis, in the average year, is a lit-
tle too late. Ruby, however, isnot as
high yielding or of as good milling
quality as Marquis, and should, there -
sultsof investigations carried on at faro be grown only in districts where
the Forest Products Laboratories of
Canada, that the coast -grown fir yields
a material of excellent structural pro-
perties and can be relied on, when
within certain limits of rate of, growth,
to carry a safe working -stress of 1,600
pounds per, square inch. in members
subjected to bending. The various me-
chanical and physical characteristics
are given in Bulletin No. 80 of the
Forestry Branch, Department of the
Interior, entitled, "Canadian Douglas
Fir," copies of which may be had by
those interested upon application.
In addition to its use in structural
members, such as beams, 'stringers,
Joints, poets, and columns, the wood is
manufactured into quarter -cut floor-
ing, making a very serviceable ma-
terial of pleasing appearance. The
clear lumber is also used for cross -
arms, barrels, tube, washing machines,
wagon parts, panels, doors, and Pipes,
Veneer and ply -wood are manufactured
from select logsand have a wide ap-
plication. Douglas flr is replacing oak
for car frames, since it has been
proved to be superior for such con-
struction, especially for posts. Now
that Douglas fir can be efleiently
treated with cresote oil, which pro-
tects it against the attacks of marina
borers, it can be employed for 'piles,
in salt -water harbors, and its strength
and lasting qualities in such situations
have led to a rapid increase in its use
in the constraation of wharves, docks,
and breakwaters,
Marquis is not a sure crop. The,Pre-
lude wheat is an, extremely early
wheat, suitable only for districts
where the season, is very short. Pre-
lude wif ripen about 14 days earlier
than Marquis, or 4 to 8 days earlier
than Ruby.
The above wheats are most adapted
to western conditions, but it has been
found that they give excellent results
under Eastern Canadian conditions,
especially if grown on somewhat
heavier soils. The Cereal Division,
when consideringits wheat work, has
always kept in mind the requirements
of the East as well as the West, with
the result that Huron wheat was in-
troduced for use in Eastern Canada
on the lighter' soils, Huron is a beard-
ed wheat which gives good results on
the sandy soils' that are so frequently
met with in. Eastern Canada.
The introduction of the above
wheats has financially meant a great
deal to Canada.. It has been 'computed
by various persons that Marquis wheat
alone has added to the, wealth of Caner
da some $20,000,00 par annum. • Apart
from the financial aspect, the fact that
80 per cent. or the wheat produced in
Canada is Marquis has been of great
benefit to the Dominion.
Must Have Used Hie Head
1st Player—"Yo' gotta give it to our
pitcher—he pitches wif his head!"
2nd Player—"Yea, bo, dot he -do!
Ah ain't seen him do anything lent chat
wif his hands'yit!"
The First Air Glider.
Short glides in the air were made
as early as the reign of Icing Harold
of England by a monk, named Earner,
who,.attee several successful flights,
Jumped from a lofty tower with wings
strapped' to his body "•
He glided for a furlong or more,
when, striking a cross -air' current,' or
"air pocket," he fell,• to the ground,
breaking both, legs. Ile attributed' the,
accident to his neglect "tofit on a
African land .crabs, which spend
their early life in salt water, have
periscopie eyes, and leg pads on which
Nails -That Tell Tales.
All serious diseases and accidental
are recorded on your finger-tips.'
• If you have a dangerous illness a
plain straight ridge will show itself
across your nails, Some weeks elapse
b11tore it is visible, because the growth
of the nail is affected at 'the root, .
which is invisible. But when It does
show it takes many months' before i4
grows to the top. These marks mar
remain for years, and the more acute
the illness, the more prominent are
the ridges.
-Break your wrist to -day and it will
probably be 1925before the resultant
ridges •have vanished from your nails.
In this case, however, only the nails of
the broken arm are affected. The
other hand remains normal.
Sudden diseases stop all nail growth
in the same way as they often affect
the fair, and the fingers then look as . .
1f the nails had been cut straight
across with scissors,
Nervous afflictions cause 'deep
grooves across the nails. They alae
assume a patchy appearance and will
be very brittle for sometime.
After the attack the new growth will
be very thin and Anger -tips will be ex-
eesdiugly painful,:. The thin nen
growth gives the impression.of a deep
dent over tbo "moon" of the nail,
It is those things which he is riot
compelled to do—the just treatment of
the helpless -that test the fibre of
"tan's character.
A. device that can be carried in r;
tool kit and attached with a wrench
has been invented to make an emer-
genmy repair to a broken automobile,
a'Xle