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THE RAILWAY AND THE WAR . . . By Thur'starn. Topham
Canadian Railwaymen were quick to respond to the Ditto Arms ..5134 Employees
of the Canada National 'Railway System Have Enlisted for Actiue Seru'ice
iN TH i1 NAVY -719
iee THE ARMY -2375
IN THE AllieFOIlit1E-1540
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Joined the NAVY are sufficienI
tome.).. FIVE DESTROYERS -
Those who have enlist ed
in the Armv would form
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TIC HER INSPECTORS.
What Science
Is Doing
BAMBOO
Grasses that are real trees are
a common feature of the part of
the world where war rages most
fiercely at present. These gras-
ses, of course, are the bamboos,
says Science Service. W e of the
Temperate regions commonly
think of bamboo in terms of fish -
poles, or at most of the slightly
stouter vaulting poles used in
track and field meets; but these
are only the middle-sized members
of the tribe: The giants are of
real tree size, and are as much
entitlea to be called trees as the
palms are.
Bamboos aright fairly compete
with palms for the title of most
useful plants. Like palms, they
.are used in a thousand ways by
dwellers in the tropics and sub-
tropics, where they grow most
luxuriantly. They supply housing
:materials, tools and weapons and
food. Bamboo -built houses are
common in all the warm lands.
The framework, walls and floors
(if floors are considered neces-
sary), are likely to be built of
bamboo, whole or split, lashed
together with tough natural ropes
that are the stems of twining
bamboo vines. There is likely to
be a fence of bamboo poles, to
keep children, poultry and small
livestock from straying, or per-
haps cages of bamboo under the
stilted house.
Bamboo -shafted spears may
serve for hunting and fishing;
bamboo -handled tools for agri-
culture; bamboo -fibre snares and
nooses for trapping. The hard
glassy edges of split bamboo
sometimes serve as primitive
knives. The big hollow joints of
giant bamboo stems, cut off to
suitable length, do very well for
water pails, baskets for grain or
other dry material, household con-
tainers of all sorts so long as
heating isn't required. In the
Philippines, the music -loving nat-
ives contrive whole bands out of
bamboo instruments.
Bamboo shoots, cut very young
like asparagus, are a favorite Or-
iental vegetable. And the seeds,
borne in crops at intervals of
several years, are rated as the
tastiest of grain.
Oxen Being Used
To Replace Engine
"Gee", "Haw" and "Whutt"
are commands now being heard
on roads and hi. fields as more
and more farmers and lumbermen
turn to the faithful ox to take
over the problems of transport
now that the private motor ve-
hicle is becoming a war casualty.
Oxen were much used in the earle
days on the south shore of Nova
Scotia as a beast of burden ann
survived here and there througn.
out the years, according to J. M.
Nickerson, Canadian National
Railways agent at Shelburne,
N.S. In recent years they af-
forded a tourist diversion when
seen on the roads, but now the
oxen have a practical use. Ola
time farmers assert that oxen
are steadier with the plow In
hilly fields.
Didn't Know There
Was A Canada
A Nazi airman, captured on
111ritish soil, was truculently loyal
to his master.
When interrogated, this is all
he would say: "Tho Fuehrer
saved me from Poland . The
Fuehrer saved me from France
the Fuehrer will save me
from. England!'
"He'd better be quick," re-
marked the examining officer,
"You're off to Canada tomor-
irow,"
The Simple Life
We used to think that the livery
stalble was gone forever. We are
not sure about that any more,
says The Trenton Courier -Advo-
cate. If there are no tires until
three years after the war, and the
war lasts indefinitely, there may
be livery stables, many livery
stables, throughout the land. And
there may be harness shops and
harness makers, and advertise-
ments in the papers for circinglos
and hame straps and breeching.
And the sweet young thing of the
family circle may know without
asking that a martingale is not
a song bird, but a wide strap that
runs from a horse's belly -band be-
tween its front legs to the neck -
yoke.
And what about the blacksmith?
We vision the blacksmith lugging
his anvil and his bellows out of
the corner behind the pile of un -
Saleable auto parts. We vision
him gathering up his hammer's and
his long -handled tongs and his
sledge and his clinching iron, and
putting in an order for some horse-
shoe nails and some angle iron.
And the garage sign over his front
door will come down and there will
be another to take its place, a
sign that will tell the world that
"horse -shoeing" is his specialty.
And the children will come to
the smithie's door, just as their
dads used to come in the days of
yore; and the sparks will fly as
busy hands turn out the things
that time demands; and the
smithie, too busy to talk of strife,
will lead us hack to the simple
life.
NAZIS GIVE HIM KEY
PARIS POST
Prince Josias of Waldeck and
Pyrmont, above, commander of
the Nazi Elite Guard Corps, has
reportedly been named new high
commissioner of police in occu-
pied France and sent to Parte
with orders to crush anti -German
groups in France and Belgium.
Science
"In the hands of evil men sci-
ence is being used to destroy all
that is good in order to dominate
and enslave."—Rt. Hon. Anthony
Eden.
HOW CAN I?
Q. How can I be sure of a
brown crust when baking sponge
cake?
A. Granulated sugar, sifted over
the top of sponge cake before
putting it into the oven, gives it
a rich brown crust when baked.
Q. How can I utilize leftover
coffee?
A, Do not *arm up leftover
coffee for drinking purposes, as
the delicately fine flavor departs
soon after being made. Leftover
coffee may be used for mixing gin-
ger bread or gelatine desserts. It
also may be used in the rinse for
tinting curtains or doilies.
Q. Ilow can I pierce a hole in
the sewing machine belt?
A. A new hole can be pierced
very easily in the tough sewing
machine belt by heating a hat pin
very hot and then thrusting it
through the leather. It will work
like magic.
Q. How can I remove all the
sand from spinach?
A. When it is the intention to
cook spinach immediately, wash
it several times in hot water in-
stead of cold. The hot water is
more effective in removing the
sand and dirt.
Q. How should chamois leather
be washed?
A. Wash chamois leather in
warns soapy water to which a
pinch of baking soda has been
added.
Rain And Oysters
Though they spend their lives
on the bottom of the sea, well
protected from rain, oysters grow
plump in rainy seasons, lean in
droughts, so claimed the New
Jersey Agricultural Experimental
Station last week. Reason: rain
washes minerals from the soil
into sounds and ocean bays, where
they fertilize the microscopic
plants which oysters eat. Time.
Bicycles were first used for
military purposes by the British
Army in 1887.
The area of the Pacific Ocean
is about 41,000,000 square miles
square miles for the Pacific.
compared to some 68,000,000
6, staying at
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Have You Heard?
"They say that Jones is devoted
to golf and that his wife is equally
fond of auction sales."
"Yes, and the funny thing about
It to that they both talk In their
bleep. Tho other night the people
in the next flat heard hien shout
'??ore!' and immediately after his
wife yelled 'Five'!"
Softe: "I don't know any-
thing worse than letting the
wife find a letter you've for-
gotten to post."
Hardt: "Oh, l do."
Softe: "What is it?"
Hardt: "Letting her find
one you forgot to burn.
A Scot was engaged in an argu-
ment with a conductor as to whe-
ther the fare was 25 or 30 cents,
Finally the disgusted conductor
picked up the Scot's suitcase and
tossed it off the train just as they
Passed over a bridge.
"Mon!" screamed the Scot. "It
isn't enough to try to overcharge
me, but now you try to drown my
little boy!"
For his gallantry a Scottish
soldier was given a decora-
tion. A week or so later a
pal asked him:
"And what does the wife
think of your medal, Sandy?"
"She doesna' ken yet," was
the reply. "It's no' my turn to
write."
"I'm discouraged," a pretty
stenographer complained to her
girl friend. "Every time I meet a
chap who tells me how nice I am
it turns out he's broke,"
"Yeah, I know," sighed her com-
panion. "He peppers you for dates,
hands out a lot of sugar, but can't
earn his salt."
Husband: "Come back for
something you've forgotten as
usual?"
Wife (brightly): "No, I've
come back for something I've
remembered."
Johnny heard in class one morn-
ing an explanation of the dogmas
of Communism, Fascism and Naz-
ism, and seemed interested. "Now,
Johnny," said the teacher, when
his exposition had ended, "what
would you do with all these isms?"
make them into wasms,"
was his prompt and wise reply,
Customer: "Come, John, we
are ready to go."
Saleslady: "Pardon, madam,
here's the hat you bought;
that% the box you're wearing."
Traffic Cop: "Use your
noodle, lady! Use your
noodle!"
Lady: "My goodness. Where
is it? I've pushed and pulled
everything In the car."
Best place for a radiator is
under a windiw, worst place up
under a window, according to the
University of Illinois.
A Sound Idea
There is quite a story -70S
Elmer Torn, the fat man who
"dieted for defence" and lout 54
pounds and seven inches of waist-
line. My. Torn, agricultural di-
rector of the East Texas Chamber
of Commerce, now down to 170
pounds, finds his energy has in-
creased, his disposition improved;
and he has 'become a better citi-
zen.
"There are at least 5,000,000
overweight persons in the na-
tion," he says, "who would profit
by working out a defence diet.
Self -rationing of food would eon -
serve annually about 130,000,000
dozen eggs, 130,000,000 gallons
of milk, 130,000,000 pounds. of
cheese, 195,000,000 poundal of
sweets, 195,000,000 pounds of
pork, and 260,000,000 pounds of
beef."
Modern Etiquette
1. Is it proper for a young wo-
man to refuse to danee with some-
one she dislikes?
2. How may one recall invita-
tions to small informal affairs?
3. How should one eat hot
bread?
4. When one's partner has un-
wittingly given information about
his hand during a bridge game,
what should he do?
5. Should a servant always knock
on the door of a room before en-
tering?
6. Where do the relatives of the
deceased sit during the funeral
service at the church?
ANSWERS
1. Yes, she may make some
polite excuse; but she must not
accept someone else's invitation
at the very next moment. This
would be exceedingly rude.
2. The invitations may be re-
called by brief notes, or by tele-
phone.
3. Hot bread should be broken,
or torn apart, with the fingers;
never out.
4. He must disregard it. Under
no circumstances must he take
advantage of such information, as
this would be not only bad man-
ners but poor sportsmanship.
5. Yes, and he or she should
wait to be told to enter.
6. The relatives occupy thefront
pews on the right of the centre
aisle, while the pallbearers sit lot
the opposite pews on the left side.
SORE FEET
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ydeiis
FINE CUT
Located ort Big Hill Creek,
Cochrane, Alberta, the Oxyoke
Ranch, founded in 1887 im-
mediately following the Riel
Rebellion, is still maintained
by W. Hutchinson, one of the
founders. Comprising 10,000
acres of range land, the ranch
annually grazes more than
1,000 head of fine beef cattle.
BRAND OF THE
OXYOKE RANCH
C.N.H. Announces
Higher Net Revenue
Canadian National Railways
announce increase of $1,491,552
in net revenue of $6,423,606 for
March as compared with net of
$4,932,055 in the similar month
in 1941.
Operating revenues rose $5,-
177,994 to $28,706,00z from
$23,528,006 and operating expen-
ses $3,686,442 to $22,282,394
from $18,595,951.
Aggregate net revenue for the
first three months of 1941 was
$4,533,593 higher at $15,225,159
operating revenues up $14,924,-
533
14,924;533 at $79,623,000 and operating
expenses $10,390,940 higher at
$64,397,841.
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BAKERY EQUIPMENT
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'MEDICAL
IT'S EXCELLENT, REAL RESULTS
after taking Dixon's Remedy for
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Munro's Drug Store, 336 Elgin,
Ottawa.
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ANGORA. WOOL
$14,000 A TON, ANGORA WOOL!
Read "Angora Wool Ranching
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Hutch Plans, etc. $1.00, postpaid.
Otto's Angora Ranch, Drawer 6W,
Colborne, Ont. (Established 1928.)
GAS SAVER
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MEDICAL
FOR STOMACH TROUBLES,
heartburn, acidity, nausea, ulcers,
furred white tongue, upset stom-
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DYEING & CLEANING
HAVE YOU ANYTHING NEEDS
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RHEUMATIC PAINS
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Lets M111 & Grinder parts, car.
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Write me your requirements to-
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SUMMER SCHOOL
MIDLAND SUMMER SCHOOL —
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teachers include: (1) Refresher
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For information write the Sec-
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