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CANADA
THE COUNTRY DOCTOR
Country doctors have led the way
more than once. Dr. Rech, the Ger-
man 'who identified and isolated
the tuberculosis germ was a country
doctor, Dr. I3eauniont, a rural phys-
ician in the province of Quebec
nearly a century ago, studied the di-
gestive processes of a patient
through a bit of glass over a period
of ten years and then wrote a book
that is still regarded as a basic work
on the subject. The stories of these
country doctors prove that in medi-
cine or surgery the man who counts
is the man who is not satisfied with
what he is told but who makes his
whole practice a great laboratory
wherein to gain fresh knowledge.—
EaiEon Jurnal.
THE HORSE
Farmers are eepiacing gasoline
tractors and trucks with "hay burn-
ers," .for which they can grow the
necessary fuel and at the same time
cut their fertilizer bills. And in the
city streets, nobody has yet built an
automobile that will move on to the
next house by itself while the milk-
man is making his morning deliveries.
It takes too much gas to start a car,
especially in cold weather, to make
it as economical as a horse in any
kind of business that calls for fre-
quent stops and starts.—Wingham
Advance -Times.
BEAUTIFYING CEMETERIES
Nothing is more gratifying as one
motors through rural' Ontario than to
sec* the remarkable improvement that
has taken place in the care of the
sleeping places of the dead. It is to
be hoped that the movement will
develop into a veritable religious
and patriotic crusade, until through-
out the entire province these burial
plots will become places of beauty.
rhe citizens of to -day owe this much
the pioneers who founded Ontario.
—Brantford Expositor.
THE KING'S ENGLISH
His Majesty- may be said to be
eithout an accent, and certainly he
a not handicapped with that in-
'ringement which tries to ordain
:hat only a certain accent is the at-
tibute to polite society.
By nature and by life's environ -
Bent he himself happens to be a
Ban of culture, and that is convey-
ed without being emphasized in his
mice. He does not employ it to pro-
elaim his rank and position. He
i:;6,e:ak aieta:e.. re eneeitates_._.hise SYnrci _-'
what is supposed to be the Oxford
`accent, nor trims and clips his words
as noodles still do in the services,
icor on lofty occasins does he intone
she depth of his sorrow or the ap-
preciatin of his approval.
The King is an ,Englishman who
may be claimed as the sovereign ex-
ponent of the best English. He speaks
neither as of Marylebone nor of
Mayfair, and because his voice may
be imbued with the modulation de-
rivable from the moderation of the
climate of his native land, it need
not be, and His Majesty would be
the last to expect it to be, the ac-
cent of refinement prevalent in
other countries where climate and
other contigencies make good speech
and pleasant voices sound different-
ly without being less cultured.—
Winnipeg Free Press.
A TEST
Try chopping up your winter wood
instead of having it sawn, and then
see how you feel about the machine
age.—Kitchener Record,
DANGEROUS PRACTICE
The motorist who drives past stop
denials is imperiling the lives of ped-
estrians and the lives of other motor-
ists as well. He would be, if we had
proper punishment for the offence
In police court, a disappearing men -
see to human life. But he is not a
llsappearing menace. His tribe is
nultiplying and it will continue to
multiply so long as contempt for the
stop signal scarcely provokes a
frown in the police court. Some of
our people must die, it appears, as
those two young people died in To-
ronto before we recognize defiance
of the stop signal as a major offence
'remanding exemplary punishment.—
Winnipeg Tribune.
BLACKMAIL
As a result of the convictions
that have been made, and the dras-
tic punishment imposed, it is to be
hoped that the death -blow will be
given to all such attempts in the
Province fo Ontario. The practice
of blackmail is an exceedingly des-
picable crime and deserves no mercy.
—Brantford Expositor.
KRUPPS PROSPEROUS
So well did the famous Krupp
works of Essen in Germany do last
year, the employes have been grant-
ed a bonus. Workers and craftsmen
will get from 10 to 40 marks; cler-
ical employes will receive from 10 to
25 per cent of their monthly pay.
The bonus is a form of profit-shar-
ing with the company distributing
the cash to all workers. The Krupp
organization is the famous arma-
ment firm of Germany. Evidently
things are looking up in their line.
—Border, Cities Star.
WORSE THAN EARTHQUAKE:
In five years motor accidents
have taken 11,988 lives in Califor-
nia and caused injury to 213,959.
The automobile is a far bigger risk
to human life in the Golden State
than earthquakes.—Kingston Whig
Standard,
NOT SO EASY
"I always pay my taxes with a
smile," says a well known statesman.
The tax collector, however, insist
that we pay ours with money.—Ot-
tawa Citizen.
The average witness in a traffic
case is useless. Thr, accidents happen
so suddenly that even if he wishes
to tell the truth he has often only
had time to perceive part of the
truth. As for testimony concerning
speed, it would probably be safe to
say that 90 per cent. of witnesses
wilfully or otherwise. underestimate
speed. The only reasonably reliable
evidence is to be found in the nature
of the damage to the cars, or the
resultant personal injuries.
CHURCH BUILDINGS
The Church of Scotland has for-
ureitett5 plana eraeredy -erase eearn'.
type of church will diappear from
the land. New buildings will con-
form to a definite Gothic style, and
if there is not enough money to de-
sign a fitting exterior, it will be pat-
terned in such a way that the church
can be transformed into a beautiful
sanctuary as funds permit. Old
churches are to be made over when
possible. In this country there are
very many churches which can be
described as depressing.—St, Thom-
as Times-Journa.
STERN SENTENCES
The heavy sentences imposed re-
cently on a number of bank robbers
have served notice in the plainest
possible manner that these gentry
are not wanted in Ontario, and that
if they value their freedom they will
stay away.—Brantford Expositor.
TRAINS HIS CATTLE
The problem of straying cattle on
the highways is a serious one in all
Canadian territories and no brain
trust tries to solve it. Nor is there
any enforcement of any laws for
the safety of the road traffic. There
are some solutions, mainly practical
ones, but there are also freak ideas.
Thus a West Australia dairyman
has educated his herd to divide on
the approach of motor cars and,
afterwards, to resume in close for-
mation. His extraordinary feat was
one of the most discussed events at
the recent Perth agricultural show
PicTe
tamer
We couldn't be sure, but t is the expression one usually sees
on the faces of the lucky ones a eace tracks. Anyway, Al Jolson and
Mrs, Jolson, the former Ruby Ieler, are happy about something as
they view race at Santa Anita
attended by the Duke of Glouceste..
—Brantford Sun.
THE EMPIRE
POLICING THE SAAR
British participation in the inte-
national force to police the Teri -
tory does not imply a reversal of tae
sound policy of avoiding new con.:
mitments on the Continent. It 'Ila
in fact, a gesture of recognition d:
the duties imposed by membershii
of the League, and it is a small b
ginning in the way of collect ve
tion which has every chance .of .proT
ing succesful. It clears up a situ .
tion of dangerous tension.—GIasgcy
Herald.
"A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS:
It is a long time since the Area.
about "a nation of shop-keeperee
was first heard, for various Frenel:
men who are said to have applied #
disrespectfully to England may lis'
borrowed it from Adam Szn
"Wealth of. Nations," and a De
Gloucester with a taste fen pu
economy is said to haveused it
fore Smith, One thing is certain,
it is to be reckoned as a characte
istic of this country the cap still filj
and even does so more tightly tha
it did.—Manchester Guardian.
first-rate pictures than ever before.
But its output has to be appaised on
the basis of the average film, and
not: in terms of masterpieces which
are pace -setters for the industry but
do not represent its general stand-
ard. -Trinidad Guardian, Port of
Spain.
HERE, THEREWHERE AND EVERY
Johannesburg, according to recent-
ly published statistics, is one of the
most dangerous cities in the world
in respect to traffic accidents. We
doubt whether that is its only unen-
viable distinction. I1 is probably al-
so one of the noisiest cities in the
world of its own—or, for that mat-
ter, any other — size (always, of
course, excepting New York). And
no real or organised effort has ever
been made here to fight the noise
-npisance.—Johannesburg Times.
Pioneer Is Now
HATS
British hatters meet today. They:
complain that a man is too indiffer-
ent about his hat. Hats are not 4
ways a natter of indifference. When
the straw boater went obit it caused
great distress in Luton, which makes
straw hats. The Turks used to wear
fez caps because the Koran forbids
sheltering the face from the sura:
Kemal abolished the fez as a re1i
of superstition, and thousands of,
hatters were ruined in Central Eur-
ope. The idea of a hat is modern.
It is seldom mentioned in the classics.
The word "hat" occurs only once in
the Bible.—London Daily Express.
BRITISH FILMS FOR TRINIDAD
Not only is more of the British at-
mosphere desired on our screens, but
there is a growing disgust with the
treatment of the subjects presented"
in many American movies, We' are"
not among those who assert that
nothing good can come out of Holly-
wood American studios have given
us many fine things, and in some
respects United Kingdom producers
still have much to learn from them.'
Hollywood today is probably turning
out a larger proportion of relatively
106 Years Old
Fredericton.—Often referred to as
the "Methuselah of the Nashwaak,"
Robert Evans, a nativeof Ireland,
although of Welsh ancestry, celebrat-
ed here recently what he claims to
be the 106th annivesary of his birth.
A pioneer of the Nashwaak Val-
ley, Mr. Evans is a member of a
family noted for its longevity. A
brother, Richard Evans, who was
popularly known as "Uncle Dick,"
died in 1933 at the reputed age of
107.
.For a centenarian Robert Evans
enjoys good health although he pre-
fers now to spend cold winter days
by his fireside. He spent Christmas
with Richard Evans, a nephew, of
Zionville, York County, enjoyed a
hearty near and chatted with callers
who wished hien a Merry,. Christmas
"With many Mere to come."
He comes t� Fredericton occasion-
ally and maintains interest in the
events of the day.
Would Compel All Cars
To Halt At Crossings
Petticodiae, 'N.B.—A rider recom-
mending the passing of a law forc-
ing all motorists to bring their cars
to a full stop at all railway cross-
ings was 'added to a coroner's verdict
here which found no blame attached
to anybody in connection with the
automobile -train crash near here in
which five persons were killed.
Ki g Edward and
Queen Ye an ra
Danish Princess' Arrival in
New Country Recalled as
Recent Royal Bride Reach-
es England
Manchester — "Marriage of the
Princess," a short special broadcast
devised by Kenneth Adams, recently
brought much delighted comment.
The Manchester Guardian says:
"This was a flashback. in extracts
from diaries and newspapers of the
time to the arrival and the wedding
of Princess Alexandra of Denmark
in 1863, (To 'Prince Edward, after-
wards King Edward VII),
"The program started with fore_
casts from the contemporary papers
of the coming engagement, and It
gave some descriptions of the Prim
cess and her life in Denmark. Then
from Queen Victoria's diary came
-extracts relating to her first meeting
with the Princess. All the extracts
.rn^, the Queen's diaries were de-
lightful t}le precise vivid phrases
sounded most effective. A speech in
the House produced with the echo
effect and there were rapid reports
of fstivities all over England, includ-
ing a distribution of soup at Aber_
clean.
"Ott the arrival of the Princess by
boat one noticed many likenesses to
the description of Princess Marina's
arrival; there was Prince Edward
standing up on the quay, his Prin_
cess standing at the rail of the boat,
but there was one marked difference
—Princess Alexandra was dressed
all in white with a warns white
shawl.
"In fine crescendo the program
traced the progress through the
City and the scene of pageantry at
Windsor, where the wedding took
place. In the chapel before the cere-
mony there was great surprise when
Lord Palmerston took out a comb
and combed his hoary whiskers.
More extracts from the Queen's
diary told of her impressons and her
feelings and the end was on a sub-
dued reminiscent note after the bri_
day couple had gone.
"The four speakers were Kate
Cutler, Nesta Sawyer.°, Ben Webster
and Carleton Hobbs."
British Educators
Seek To Keep Idle
Longer, In School
Manchester, Eng.—Although the
British Government appears ad-
amant against raising the school -
leaving age from 14 to 15 or 16 in
order to ease unemployment, edu-
cationists are persistent in their ef-
fort to change the official decision.
Members of .the Workers' Educa-
tional Association, in conference
here, carried without dissent a reso-
lution in which they recorded
their conviction that school -leaving
should, in spite of every official thing
that has been said against it, be
postponed until the child has
reached the age of 15, or even 16,
and that adequate maintenance al-
lowances should be provided.
Dr. J. 3. Mallon, of Toynbee Hall,
London, suggested that public con-
science had been too readily satisfied
by the proposed establishment of
more, and possibly better, juvenile
instruction centers, designed to care
for the increased numbers of young
uneneployed persons between the
ages of 14 and 18 who will, under
the new Unemployment Act, be coni-
p•elled to attend them.
But, he said, Juvenile Instruction
Centers will never reduce unemploy-
ment .and will never take the place
of ordinary schooling. Moreover, he
pointed out, the establishment of
such centers is likely to absorb
money which might otherwise go to-
ward the lengthening of ordinary
school days.
An unquestioned authority has
stated, he said, that the centers
may cost as muck as £5,000,000 or
even £6,000,000 a year. The cost of
extended school -leaving has been
estimated at £8,000,000—frons which
might be deducted the saving to
the Unemployment Fund which would
be caused by the check on the flow
of labor into the over -stocked market
Under prevailing economic con.
ditions, said Dr, Mallon, the ex,
penditure of a sum whioh would
probably not exceed an extra £1,000,-
000 appeals to those who are in
touch with the hea>'s of great cities
as exceedingly reasonable.
Mii or Daughter
Held Resp nsible
Montreal.—A Superior Court rul.
rug to the effect a minor daughter
may be held responsible for injuries
suffered by her mother in an automo-
bile accident proven to have been
caused by the daughter's negligent
driving was in effect here recently.
Mr. Justice A. Chase Casgrain, iia
a judgment recently ordered the pay.
ment of $6,097 to Anne Munro Wii•
liams, widow of Henry U. 0. Ayl•
mer, K.C., by the woman's daughters
Mary Louise Lobenstine, wife o1
Remi Boissonnas, Paris, Prance,
The judge remarked that he was not
aware that any action in 'dap ageti
was ever before instituted by par.
ent against a child based 4e n the
quasi -offence of such child..
Mother and daughter were, driving
in the latter's car Septembera8,
in Montreal, when it left tile" road
and crashed into a pole. Mrs. Ay1+
mer suffered multiple injuries.
ionteports
Low eath Rate
Deaths From Diseases 209
Below Last Year's Figurd
Infant Mortality Less
Toronto — Revealing the "best
death rate in the city's history," Dr,
Gordon P. Jackson, medical officer of
health, recently issued the vital
statistics for the year definin- the
various causes of mortality.
"The general death rate for 1934
is the best in the city's history," he
said. "The infant death rate is away
clown this year. It is the best yea/
we ever had."
Deaths from natural causes weir
G,843—a decrease of 201 under last
year.
Despite the decline in the total for
the year, 17 of the 30 classified
causes of death showed an increase.
These were: Diseases of the heart,
cancer, diseases of the arteries, ex-
ternal
xternal causes excluding suicides,
cerebral hemorrhages, appendicitis,
hernia, venereal diseases, bronchitis,
encephalitis, lethargica, amoebic
dysentry, meningitis, typhoid fever,
infantile paralysis, scarlet fe:tiz,
erysipelas, and whooping cough,
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...
Total deaths were .349. (ower in,
Toronto this year than in 1933, "ens'
there were '720 fewer births, bu
marriages showed an increase ' of
315.
There were 6,835 deaths in 1934
from all causes as compared with
7,181 in 1933; 11,085 births as
against 11,805, and 5,802 marriages
as compared with 5,487.
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Income Tax Receipts
Show Rise Of $209,561
Ottawa—Income tax collections
for the first nine months of the pres-
ent fiscal year ended December 31
amounted to $54,720,648, according to
a statement issued recently by the
Minister of National Revenue, Hon.
R. C. Matthews. This compared with
$54,511,087, collected in the same
period last year, showing a net in-
crease of $209,561.
The Toronto district leads all
ethers both in total collections, which
amounted to $16,898,168, and in net
increase, which amounted to $1,337,-
117.
Totals for other districts showing
increases were: Vancouver, $3,707,-
797, increase $329,510; Charlotte-
town, $261,684, increase $142,744;
Halifax, $893,182, increase $72,202;
Winnipeg, $1,675,786 increase $27,-
200; Kingston,, $159,161, increase
$7,012; Edmonton, $338,349, increase
$4,059,
DAVID CORP ERFIELD
Watch for Next Weei?z Installment
Based 'on the Novel by
CHARLES DICKENS
In London, David's work consists of washing
great stacks of dirty wine bottles in a tub of
itilthy soapy ;water, Mick, Walker, one of the
,older,boyys, ,bullies and torments him all day,
labvin r • him'over the tufa ands. dashing his.face,
slothe8twlth dirtsi.water.
David is told to seek lodgings with the Micaw-
bers. Outside their house, angry bill -collectors
are pounding oh the door. Inside, all is confusion..
Two screafning children on the floor are fighting.
Wonderingly IJsviCiollows 16i s k.1Viicawbez" to
illas nalLattI 1
Suddenly, a strange noise is heard from above.
It is the smiling, beaming Mr. Micawber, enter-
ing through the skylight to evade the bill-
.,colleetors. The happy-go-lucky Mica'tbers take
David to their bosoms and hp soon feels: kalniost
likejunernbet of tho.familyc
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One day, at the closing bell in the warehouse
David sees Clickett, the Micawbers' servant girl
in the doorway. She has bad news. Micawber has
been sent to debtors' prisons Mrs. Micawber and.
the children have Proved in with him. »avid!
h,Oart is_heavy. What will happen to kiim.no,t7
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