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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-12-13, Page 7For the- Boys ie Girls '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