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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-12-20, Page 6for a trial plc t e of GREEN TEA emelt If you enjoy green tea you will be sada%) other blend. --'Tyr it today. lied with no ¢� $° theHouse About �I u DOES YOUR CHILD DO WELL, IN SCHOOL. • It was a blow to the family pride for the Hardys when young Johnny so utterly to failed make good in . school. The Hardys were smart people. pieces on, the tea wagon, and after- school. wheeled them about to the var- John, Sr„ was a township trustee; sous cupboards, drawers and closets where she put her freshly ironed clothes and household linens. LEFT -OVER VINEGAR.. v kitchen and bathe it near the range, with no danger of its taking cold. Another use for this same tea wagon was on ironing day, As the mother ironed she put the finished Mrs, Hardy, an ex -school "teacher. What law of heredity or power of en- vironment could be operating to ptit little John in the "club" class? Fifty paces away stood a billboard with circus pictures on it. Idly throw- as he stud- In many households there is ofton a ing stones at the elephant quantity of spiced vinager left over red over little John's report card, from sweet pickles of various sorts. Hardy landed one right on the tip It needresent no problem to the of the animal's' trunk. thrifty housewife, and she does not "Try that, Johnny," he cried."Hit need to throw it away. If, after heat - the elephant right on the tip of his sneeze; like your dad did." "How d'ye know that's his sneezer? How d'ye know it's an elephant, standing way off like that?" demurred Johnny. "Can't you see it?" exclaimed Mr. and tasty addition to almost any kind Hardy, a great, light dawning upon of sandwich. him. "I' can now!" admitted Johnny, hay- HER MAGIC SECRET. ing gone within thirty feet of the billboard. That made the diagnosis. His dull- ness was explained. That very after- noon Jchnny was sent to the oculist. When he started to school again on the following Monday it was a new John who took the seat in the "dub" row. And it was a new John who jumped with astonishing speed and question as a joke, in these two agility over row after row until he articles really lay the secret of her reached the "king" row. Spectacles trim appearance. Once her hair had had wrought the miracle. Properly been neatly arranged the hair net kept fitted lenses had opened the window, it so. It was the work of a moment of a new world for little John Hardy. to adjust the fresh, becoming white This is no uncommon incident. In- collar, yet it gave a note of distinction telligent parents often take it for and character to the simplest house granted that their children would corn- dress. plain if they needed artificial help for their vision. But children who have A NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE always had a certain range of vision, SCHOOL DRESS. children whose eyes are impaired' by astigmatism, do not realize that they are under a handicap. They are see -1 ing with just the sante accuracy that they have ahvays seen; how are they, to know that the object that is no -1 thing much but a blur to them is clear and distinct to others. They make not complaint, because their conception of good vision does not lead them to ex -t pect anything better. There is no' greater tragedy in our schools to -day than the child who is weighed down by the stigma of 'dullness, when his real trouble lies in the fact that he cannot see the letters and figures that are placed on the blackboard by the. teacher, or has difficulty reading the books that are supposed to be the source of his information. If your child does not do well in school give him the inestimable bene- fit of a very careful examination by a conscientious doctor. ing it, she will add enough dissolved gelatin to make quitea stiff jelly she will find it is a delicious relish to serve with cold meat. Or she will find it makes a pretty salad garnish or, cut in thin slices, it may make a novel A mother who always managed to Iook neat and trim in the midst of the rush of things was once asked her magic secret. "Oh, there are two of them," she replied laughingly, "a white collar and a hair net." Although she seemed to consider the WHAT EVERY MOTHER KNOWS. Oh, gracious goodness, I 'declare! Discouragement will o'er ins steal, When T see Molly sitting there And never touching her oaemeal. Oh, Jack, how can you hope to grow To be a man and join the navy, When you are so eternal slow In eating that good bread and gravy? Now, Fred, it's no use looking hurt, -And putting on that dreadful frown, fkou know you won't get your dessert Till all your vegetables are down, —Alma Manley Born. THE USEF 1L TEA WAGON. The tea wagon has many uses. A rather novel use is that to which it was put by a woman with a email baby. Her tea wagon was of enameled metal and was easily cleaned. She put the baby's clean clothes on the lowers shelf and put the baby's bath tub on the top shelf and found it very easy to bathe the baby. The tea, wagon was of such a height that she did not have to bend over, thus saving herself backache. She had the baby's clothes near at hand, and since the house was not always warm enough it was pos- sible for her to take the baby into the s 4253. Blue or brown serge would. be good for this style. It is also nice The Hidden Hour `" BY J. B. HARRIS-BURLAND - - i CHAPTER XV. -(Cont'(.) detective in England. Ile had a sa Perhaps, thought Ruth, Trehornlow complexion, black eyes and vague= was right when he held suggested that tache, and black hair, streaked. here she should tell her husband everything atn d lock ear his forehead Ting e —throw herself on his mercy and tell q h s Mag - him everything.She would have liked fzzends he was lingo, as "the Ma - to talk at ver with Trehorn. She'P1° r He had Como down from Londe r had no friend but Trehorn—no one in to have a chat with Detectipe-Inspee. whom she could confide—no one she tor Kane" and was now personally in could ask for advice. And Trehorn share oil the 'Men ington case. was a man- She really longed for "Tao point is this, Kane," he said. some friend of her own sex. .oils' we to believe everything we are rt "„ Bradney returned and said, A nice we believe everything, it is chap, that Trehorn-.-very deeent fel- certain that Ditton left here by that , early train,. and in that case he either lett'—and clever at his job." Alec? Then left the train at some station between "Why didn't you wire I'd have got a jolly little,dinner ready here and London, or when he reached for you" London he did not come straight to "Oh, I'll take pot luck," he laughed,. us:" and then, after a apse "B Jove, you.. That, sir," said . the grey-haired look ever so much. Guth " man, "Is the most likely. Ditton, when "I feel better, Alea." ' t he arrived in London, went off on some business case." He went to the window and looked - connected with this out across the sea. "You Crust stroked his black moustache. " ,,, I You-sa Going to be a rough night," he y you have evidence that Did said after a moment of silence. "A ton did arrive at Victoria?" he queried. regular sterni, I dare say. I suppose I Yes, sir. One of the railway de- saw him get out ofthat we've had too much sunshine lately. tectives ', train." We've dot to pay for that." "And who saw himgeti it " He art a cigar andseated himself into i ? by the Sire, g n "The stationmaster and the porter "Thepolice," he said after a pause,at Dedbury, sir, and a farmer saw hien " runningto the station and no one u have got smething very queer to the linsaw him getp tackle in this Merrington case." aout. Besides,,sir, "Somethingveryqueer?" Ruth' he was recognized at Victoria, as have told you." echoed. "Oh, yes, of course they have.' "Have you m ``You've` heard me speak of Ditton," ode with the haven't you—Detective-Inspector Ditlandlord?" ad? queried the superintendent ton?" after apause. "Yes of. course Alec. I know whom �. Yes, sir—we got on very well to - you mean." ' gether. He's done all he can to. help "Well, the fellow has disappeared -1 us. "Of courseyou searched altogether. He left Dedbury Iton's lu a directly you( rr v pit - vanished by an early train on Wednesday morn-' "yes gorse ge arrived?" ing and he hasn't been heard of since." "Nothing of interest, eh?" t Ruth ensiled. But don't detectives " dc that kind of thing, Ales?" she ask -Nothing, sir. Of course, Ditton ed. "I mean, don't' they pretend to. quest course.ave taken s notes with tum." vanish, and all the time they're work- I was corning up to in hard on their job?" give us important information, as you S J know. It's that which makes me cer- "Well, Scotland Yard doesn't know where he is." then twell, that Ditton has died in "How do you know that, Alec?"' performance of his ,duty. He's "Another (been done in by detective came round to' those who wished to see Trehorn—wanted to know if Tre-1 keepMr. shookth shut." horn could give them any information. not Kane his head. "It may I wonder Trehorn didn't say some- be so bad, as that, sir,"he replied. thing about that to. you—no, of course bythe Crustea d seatedmhimself in aa chair. he didn't. Why should he?" fire Mr. Cruinseveral there was no sound in but the rustling of paper as for a couple of seconds, and then it the room began to thump'violently and there the Intpector turned over the pages of his notes. throat. It was a w as almosteas ng thouin h her her "You've searched this room pretty husband had said. "He told you every- thoroughly?" queried.Crust abruptly thing else. T wonder he didn't man-, Yes, sir, I've even had the carpet tion this." And the pause the "No, i UP. It did occur to me that it was of course he didn't"—almost as waste of time, but I've tried the floor though ''her husband had suddenly boards and the panelling." realized that he was giving away ids Thinking that something may have secret—the knowledge of her guilt! happened in this But still he one The fear vanished—not as swiftly 1 "Exactly, sir. But still—the one as it had come, but while Ruth, to b ithat train.in " gain that Mr. Ditton left gain time before she replied, took a; Mr. Crust smiled. "Yet at the back cigarette from her case and lit it. hof your mind, Kane—there's "I wonder Dr. Trehorn didn't say doujust a bo uric?" something about it," she said. "What a ,' an excitement for Dedburyl" 'T d hardly call it even a doubt, sir," "Yes, I Well, a . sort of feeling—quite I expect the police will be busy' against all reason, of course. Instinct, didn'tthere for give me ine ime on to details Trehornbutit perhaps." - seems odd that the deteetive the `i.es, if I were a dumb animal, sir, folk would call it instinct, the train and never arrived to report "Oh, we are still animals, Kane, at Scotland Yard. What do you say though we're not dumb. No doubt ifl to a game of piquet before dinner, oor Ditton's dead his ha Ruth? I've got to win that money aunt this room." g st would back from you." , "Do you believe in ghosts, sir?" She laughed. She was no longer"Yes—certainly—after what I saw afraid. It seemed to her that no lip-�to-night.".- man being could possibly have behaved , "What did you see, sir?" queried Mr. and spoken in that quiet, pleasant way ;Dane with an incredulous sails. ix he had known or even suspected the I trl the good luck to see poor horrible truth about his wife. lli"I had I must first see if there epllegoing to "You sato Ditton?" queried the'in- be any dimer, Alec," she replied."T specter, rising to his feet. mean—enough for two. You can pull "Yes, or rather the ghost of Dit- out the card -table and shuffle the pads" ton,„ Mr. Crust replied. She made her way downstairs, and Mr.Kane was silent. But to himself when she returned, ten minutes later, he said, What a pity! Such a bril- liant man, tee! Takes drugs perhaps.” she found that her husband had drawn "The gyltost of poor Ditton," Mr. the curtains and lit the oil lamp and Crust continued, "about twenty miles arranged everything for the game The wind was rising and the rain from here. He suddenly came out of beating against the window. As Ruth the darkness, as the lights of the car seated herself at the table there came showed him up by the roadside. He a gust that mads the house tremble. was walldng towards London. I pulled as quickly as I could, jumped out "I like to hear a storm" said Brad - 1, of the ,car and ran after him. But hey, when one is snug and safe on he had disappeared. 1 ran for half a land. Cut for deal, Ruth." mile and overtook no one." An hour and a half later Ruth hand for velvet, knit woolens, and taffeta. I ed her husband thirty shillings the "You must have been thinking of amount of her losses. She had not him very hard sir" The sleeve may be in wrist or in elbow won s single game and had been • length. In black velvet or blue jersey, bo'd ll ether things, Kane. I ran the car on 0Never in all with collar and trimmings of suede,hrulcnin athree. er life had she played so badly. Both into Maidstone and gave a few in - this style would be unique and at•iin playing the card d ' 'd- d• structions' A good many people are ( "Yes. But I was able to think of •s fel ]n di mg 1 k' f Ditto to•1 " ' 0o ing, of n-nrgrt. racttve. them she had made the most . chaffed - "I'm glad: he's alive, sir, That's real - The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 8, lows mistakes. Her husband chaffed ly good news." 10, 12 and 14 years. A 10 -year she', her about it, but she was on the verge "Ahdnewt is he alive, my dear Kane? requires 8 yards of 40 -inch material. of tears. It seemed to her that this 1 wish' I could think see, For collar of contrasting material 40 was the sort of thing that might hap- The ins ecior was justly irritated, pen in that greater, more l inches wide 35 yard is required. complex but disc]p ane forbade him 1.0 say wha game she was playing against Fate. Pattern mailed to any address on "The wind. makes such a noise, was in his mind. receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by Alec," she said with a smile "and I Poor Ditton may have gone off his the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West can't help thinking of those ,at seal' bend, sir," he suggested: „ -. , » . Yes. ---that' 1 entry. "Well, the storm can't get at lumps out o'f t1e train between tool Adelaide Street, Toronto. Allow two/ Shipwrecks, eh? he queried pleas- d s pi sstb e. He may have weeks for receipt of pattern, stations and hurt his head, And, talk- ing of heads, Kane, I suppose you have not seen Mr, Merrington?" "No, sir. But I have hada long Mlnard's, Liniment Heals Cuts. Soon Put Right. us, Ruth." CHAPTER XVI. A tai], lean, broad -shouldered man talk with Dr. Trehorn:" Pat Macree was In search of a new of sixty sat at is table in the bed- (To be continued.) house, and at last; after many weary 1 sitting room occupied not so vary long '' some pages of a note -book --pages cov- Little Dorothy's mother was show- ered with his own neat, small hand rug her new dress to some of the writing. Standing with his back to the neighbors, "Oh, mother, what a :pret- flre was another` man, wearing a suit ty dieser" cried Dorothy "Do wear months of unsuccessful search, he ago by Mr. Ditton and turned over Dignified, But Funny;' ound one which he thought would be ust the thing. Accordingly he went off at once to ee the agent about "it. We'll ublish Your Songs We will also put WORDS—TO YOUR MUSIC MUSIC—TO YOUR WORDS Writo'for. Particulars. TIP-TOP- MUSIC COMPANY ".t � 70 Victoria . Toronto ISSUE No. G1—'23, That gentleman at once gave liar grey tweeds. This was no less a person than Superintendent Crust, at the key and accompanied him on a that thee considered to be the ablest tour of inspection round the premises Looking out of one of the back win- dows Pat remarked that the railway ran rather close to the house. "The trains do make rather a noise," the agent admitted. "They may inter- fere with your sleep at first, but you'll`. get accustomed to that after the first two nights." • "Arrrah, shui'0, (11'11 not want to get accustomed t s cit at all i• " a 1, answered' Pat "'cause 01 can easily go an' alape in me aunt's house Elim couple o' eightsl" NURSES 2hC anl11 Hospital for Incur. shim! :n ,ilf Irl fou r110t Bellevue and. *5111 ed Hoy to tale, Now 'fork Clty otters , t h o tor', Cmfrs4 of Trai in - Ing t" y, hl0 C(nnlell, having the re- quited nvl- th n. 1 dvnIrnog of 'be.comma.It Thiq Iln0pltai 'ham' 0 rinptwl tl . 1' hl Il ❑ evert n• Th^ pupils , - r eiorere, ,i (' rice t;hhgof; a to I itad irevellieg rxp 00.•0'1:1111,.1 n Now 'Work. Por futlh r to °netll11, apply to the Gulyrl'nir.,,r, nl ,. At Annual, Mooting of Bank of Montreal" Sir'Vincent Meredith,'4Art., the • President, Reviews Business and Agricultural Conditions in Canada mut Deals With Principal Features of Revision of Bank Act. Sir Frederick Williams -Taylor General Manager Emphasizes Necessity In Cahadaa'for Reduotlon In Cost of Living and Taxation. Alt ointortunitr of obtaining a thorough knawl- cdge of present conditions, as well es to gauge the oittlook for the next year 1n Canada, 1000 afforded - et the annual ntno,.ag of the Dank of Montreal, The ear PInaontMeredith, Dart,, President, 1n ids address to oltareholders, said. in Parti -- "Our banking year has been one of 'many per. idexttloa.. Que profits, incommon with banks at home and abroad. aro not so largo as during war and succeeding yearn, but 1 feel sure 00 has been 0 eratlfcatien for ybu fn know wo have .hems 4110 to pay. our usual dividend es Nell as a two per cent, bonus. The lessened prorate era dao partly to the foot that our customers have leaned less 2:1,00»' upon us, 14' chiefly he00000 'w'° 'felt that In view o1 the possibility of untoward developments In the bade ing world, our cosh 0600000 Mould be kept ex- ceptionally strong to unable us to lend aid If and when called upon to do 00. - - "There is also the incldeneo of much heavier taxation to be considered in connection' with Ute balance shoot Our resources however, aro- 00 largo and our earning poser so constant teat 1 11070 010 misglrings an to the maintenance of sub- stantial prod,,. The 'Rank Aat - Revision. ''Tho revised Bank Act :embodies no novel prin.- elides. The powers and privilege. of the bold,, remain very ,much as before. neither elllR2god 000 contracted; but provision has been made in the way of wider authority 'o1 audltare and heavier res00nsIi1111y of directors, : by which mmane. it 1s hoped to strengthen rho aafoguayde for depoea0re 0110I shareholders, It - Is - true to rely that how- ercr rigid rho lair, rho 001000oy of -banks—as for that matter, of all busfrless—depends upon use Integrity,diligence and perspicacity of the mall- . "Tho emended.. Act continues to the banlrs scope for wide and helpful operation in finance and emnnigrc0, rcetreined by considerations of safety, but not 80' limnpered as to preventtalc profit, l under prudent direction, In this connection 1t may be observed that, deer/Ito the notion held in some quarters respecting the profitable nature of banking, capital ham not greatly sought this source of Investment, In the gitart00 century, from 1870 to 1001, the capital of Canadian- banks re11102000 stationary, and In tho subsequent twenty yours of rapid commercial development, lees than 500,- 000,000 wee added.' Banking 000our000, apart from deposits have lam doriVed for rneny years past mom from urceinnutated reserve of profit° 10000 from theinvestment of :row r.apital, n enn,litlon which 1t may become desirable to correct when trade expands, la 'order to ntalnl la un. '.adequate nota; cloonlatlon. Senora! 11nu0cer s Address, Sir FrederlAc Williams -Taylor, °mural 10,nager, Jn his review of the affairs of the Dank during. the year, said, 11 part:— -'Canada's economic 1o1ltion will not - b0-'satls- factory until we succeed Inbalani,, our 1ublie revenue and expenditure, hieltutng railways, ”For the thn0 being we aro handicapped In three distinct respects, two of i0hl0,t aro oomnon to all count lux •entin6Od 00 the war front the boalnninp apd at present endrav,oing to h0lanu0 their peeve, viz„ high cost of 11ying 011d high taxation. Further, Canada is suffering from lack of :adequate Poon. 100100. ,As the first two handicaps diminish 100 Khali ddulJne attract a ,ester' volume of immigration and,,what 10 still mora important, Ivo shall ratal0 t11e. licoino 101,0'.00,110, 00 00011 as our nal0ral ln- Cream01 Thorel,' Iles 00,00alie salvation for -th0.. Dominion. The remedy is in our', hands. and 1s Practicable,: 10e have only to a naudt :oar per- sona/ and puhllo affairs morn economically than do our neighbors In that most wealthy :and free anondhig of all cotinines, the 'united Skates. 7110,1,er Advantages. ',Meanwhile we must . not min. our VI"g, nor Is there any ocea,lon for (Wing so, 'Canada hoe brleoless ndnt0tagee as a place 10 1100 in, to work In end to play In Thosa sh01114 00 ol1y000s to. 011-00 Indeed, 1110y are 10 elm friends l0 the United. States, who now have $810,000,000 or more commercially Invested is .Canada -end they will without 2000021001 attract t0 us In the fulness of time the people we need, "Prosperlty In full measure rennet, However, re - Lunt to the country nnt11 agrlcOiture, our gruel` Industry; becomes againmoreunifiable. ,The lot of the farmer In 111e'. lastfew years has been hard, 0001111 t0 low [whew for products.. and high Cost of requirements. This unfortunate' state of 'affairs stn perslits. It 1s the result of worldwide, not load, conditions, and is by no means confined to. Canada. - Agriculture, however, cannot be perman- ents depressed. In the nature , Y n , t thingse 1111. provemonE is hound to o¢eue, but 1h, burden In the meantime boars heavily noon th10 010nl Industry. For your information, of this Dani'° current 10000, in Canada, 3,0wartl,- of 588,000,000 aro to the ngrloulturnl community. "The Man of Perfect Service." From Serbia' comes an interesting account of a popular hero who lives in one of the country districts. He is a peasant nained Marko, but he is known far and wide as "The Man of Perfect Service." "With nine of his peasant comrades he was detailed during the Great War to do orderly work with a general and his staff. It was the duty of Marko and his companions to keep every- thing in order about the general's headquarters, They had not been at work long be- fore the general received loud com- plaints of their slackness. He called them before hint, "Brothers," he said, "you are here to render service to my- self and my -officers, Let it be done joyously and perfectly, That is alt" After the appeal they showed mark- ed improvement. But before long the Complaints. began again. One night as Marko and the others were settling to sleep the dap of their tent lifted, and the general appeared. "Good- night, brothers!" he said. "I !tope all 1s well with you," "Good ,night," was the gruff rejoind- er. When the flap had fallen Marko cried, "Brothers indeed! Who's he calling brothers! Don't we do all the work! What is he a general for, I'd like to know? He's no better than the rest of us." The next morning when they awoke they discovered to their astonishment the officers' boots, brightly polished, standing in a row Just inside the tent. They hastened into the hall and found the fire burning merrily and the place looking cleaner than they had ever seen it before! They rubbed their eyes and spoke to one another of the old fairy tales of the elves that came to help the good housewife. When the same thing occurred the next morning they decided to set one of their number to watch during the night, Towards morning the sentinel saw the general appear in the tent and quietly arrange the officers' boots, all perfectly polished, in a row, As soon as. the general. had gone the man aroused hia comrades and told them the staggering news. Presently Marko was summoned to the general's presence; he guessed that the general had overheard Ills foolish words of complaint. "Marko,' said the general, ;'did you ever hear of Jesus Christ?" ' "Wiry, yes, sire!" was Marko's amazed response. "Then you remember the lesson Be gave His disciples when He washed their feet" Marko's heart was suddenly filled with shame, "Marko," continued the officer, "I am your general because a general is supposed to be able to do any of the duties of those under his charge as well as much more. I have shown you that I can do your work, but you must not think that I' have not enjoyed do- ing it!" His 'eyes twinkled . with de- light. "In every perfect service there is hidden a great treasure. Whenever a man truly serves he finds God." That was the beginning of a great change for Marko and his friends. There was never any more need of complaint, and when the war was over Marko returned to his own district to begin there a new life of cervico. So perfectly has he achieved it that many have cause to think with undying gratitude of "The Man of Perfect Ser- vice." Minard'e Liniment for Dandruff. The inert who says "Pll .think of what to say when I get there,". often thinks of what he should have said after he's left. ' London judges are sentencing men to prison instead of fining them for cruelty to animals. FARMERS 11 interested in wagons or repairs• send is your name with this ad. We will send you an article worth $1.00 to $5.00. JACKSON WAGON CO., LTD. ST. GEORGE - ONT. 1001t11 aUIUUOtu. in i awes Ilty5ltni1 MAOC O5 -alwcijs sates t/ze housewife 211nnnrmrsar"ur ran 10 11x111 1111 1 EVERYWHERE IN CANADA ASIC 100a THEM DY NAME 2 I ° 11 ,CUPS STEWS, 9 gravies, savoury dishes, and In hundreds of different ways Oxo beef cubes will make food more tasty and nutritious. In ling of 4, 00,50 sad 100. it to -night"' "No, dal -ling," said the mother, "not to -night. This is to wear at the party next week when ladies and gentlemen come to diner," Dor- othy showed her disappointment. "But, mother," she said, suddenly, "can't we ]11'etcn(I just 101' this evening that dad- dy is a gentleman?" Flexible armor was copied from the scales of the fish. Also consider our o latter day mesh -bag, milady's fond conceit. The file he anchor, 1 , ails and grooves Of guicinl ce, dovetailing, and i many manual ihctrumeiits all have g their counterpart in Nature. e. Peine Electrical Practical UI y �. its fete' make iiszaa Christmas OTPOINT Servants, the standard by which all other. electrical appliances are judged, enable you to select a suitable gift for everyone on your -list. - Irons, percolators, curling irons, chafing dishes, immersion heaters, glow lois and air heaters, all can be obtained from your, nearest dealer. "II2e 0 o4 C btaiiiiisg Accuracy in { Measuring Canada. The necessity for exact surveys in order to properly develop the natural resources of a country is everywhere recognized and it is the aim of the dif- ferent organizations entrusted with. Canada's surveys to attain as near aa Possible to absolute accuracy. Every one. knows Ina general way that 111 a geodetic surveyof`a continent or`coun- try the surface is mathematically covered by triangles, the trianglebe- ing the figure into which every con- ceivable outline can be divided. Every one knows too that if a mathematician is given the length of one side if a triangle and the angles wbioh the other sides nlalce with that line he can • determine the length of the other two sides exactly, and, consequently, the position of the third angle. Since any • number of triangles may be built up 'qn the first one, the need df knowing; the exact length of the first line of all will be apparent. This line is called gthe roun"bad' sewiCh line" and is cctltuurflede ]Ingon the Mme, all the e . to modern serene'-! • This Measure- eat of base,line therefor r "-0 s is e;,,yfa of the features of the work o11"The Geodetic Survey of Cana- da ,and' the latest advances In science and improvements in instumon is are 'employed to secure the best results. Successful Devices,- ' evices,' A level piece ofr p airie presents ideal conditions for running a base line and where the line is 'run through comparatively level wooded country all the brush and trees are cleared away and devices are adopted to pre. vent error due to inequalities in the surface of the ground. The greateatl difficulty occurs in mountainous cp'un- tries, and in Canada there has ;leen successfully introduced a niethoesof measuring a base line ln'winter over• the frozen surface of a mountain lake.. Accuracy is attained by the exercise of the greatest care in all parts of to operation.. The standard of length of the Geodetic Survey of Canada is a metre bar made of nickel.', it is direct- ly based on the International metre bar graving beep standardized by the National Physical Laboratory at Ted- dington from the' National prototype metre of England, one •of t110 bars re- °saved from the International Geodetic Conference held at Paris in 1878. The greatest care is taken in.ohtaining the lengths of the fifty -metre tapes used in measuring base lines. The length of alive -metre bar is first 'obtained from that of 'the metre bar, both bars being placed in a solution of melting' ice at a temperature of 0 degrees Cen- tigrade. The length of each field tape is checked by reference at, regular in- tervals to these standards. Small Chance for Error. The base line, for the purpose of measurement, is generally divided in • - to kilometre lengths, (about live - eighths of a mile). Posts are placed at twenty-five metre intervals; larger ones at the even fifty -metre Lengths, and smaller ones .intermediately. A; larger post than ordinary is placed at the end of the kilometre stretches. Where the base line passes over ra- vines, creeks, or shallow lakes, it is necessary to put up bridge work and use longer posts to carry the line., Each kilometre section of thelineie' measured four times, once in each di- rection with each of two tapes. The effort throughout is to have the measurement •exaot and there is no standard maximum allowance for or- ror. At the same time it may be ex. p101121011 to the general Public that to- day error of measurement in base lines does not exceed one-twenteth of an inch per mile. A Crocodile Report. Running railways in India has cer- tain drawbacks. Witness this report that the traffic superintendent of the Bengal Northwestern Railway at Son- poor recently received from the native station master at Koparla: "Resident Engineer Mans! saw other ay a crocodile here in front of the talion borrow pit, which: contains vater to a height of about ten feetand s broad 40 feet; connected it is, be orae now only with Koel River flood }cater. Two small and one their moth - 1, crocodile Ile in it. "Last night one big crocodile cams on the station line et north end of plat= form and was lying. Pointsman' Kun- I ja 1VIa11 was going for reception of forty down that he narrowly escape of its attack. Traffic inspector saw some clays ago the crocodile injury to a kid, but could not shoot, for it went under tyle water. "This is of course dangerous to pub- lic passengers who remain at station during night, unconsciously sleeping' down on platform as well as to staff and their family and children, Please arrsnge!" We hope that the matter has been arranged by this tine, and that the mother crocodile and her two babies are not hitting on the platform, shed- ding c roeotlile teens for the etation master: Not On the Spot. Little Tommy hada sore toe, so his mother thought this a good op- portunity to make flim eat bis cereal. "Tommy," she said, "if you exit your o oatmeal, it will cure your"toe." Sbortly'afterward Tommy came to his mother with a very disgusted. air.' „. . " -00 I ate mycereal h e said "but . b my toe isn'tany butter. I guess the stuff }vent lOWII the wrong leg." fl s c e