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It's the. M' est 'pVhol+esoote; Happy, ''Various Hit in His Entire Career.
HuROLD LLOYD inin, THE CAT'S PAW'
with .ALAN DINEHART . - UNtA MIERKEL
CA,RTON and. COMEDY
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
From the famous Novel by Charlotte Bronte
"JAiNE EYRE"
Starring VIRGINIA BRUCE, COI:IN OLIVEz BERYL MERCER,
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The Week In Ottawa.
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THE WEEK IN OTTAWA
The 'fine days of summer lend them-
selves admirably to the Canadian el-
ection campaign, which, though not
yet is full swing, is under way. Pol-
itical ,picnics are being held every-
where. The list of party nominations
is filling up. There will be many
three or four -cornered contests, as is
natural when four :parties are in the
.field. In ,parts of the country, how-
ever, the Socialist and the new Re-
.•eonstruction parties will leave it to
the older and major parties.
In the Liberal campaign there is
frequent reference to the mission of
Liberalism; much recalling that when
thatparty was in office there was
usually peace and prosperity. Peo-
ple are asked to return it to power
to 'bring back' condition's' as they
were. Few thinking people imagine
that recovery can be accomplished so
quickly,. regardless of what party is
running the works, but the • fact that
the Liberal predominance in the past
usually synchronized with good times
is impressive.
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Liberals Sweeping Provinces
The• current, as has been, noted be-
fore, seems to be running the Liber-
als' way. The Prince Edward Island
,provincial general election showed
that anew. Liberals captued every
seat in the Legi4ture, caged
shade -a 'veery dein job of it, wiping
mut not only the Coabgervative gov-
ernment, but all its adherents seek-
ing election. There is now a Legis-
lature and government, but no effrc-
nal opposition.
Throughout Oanada provincial Con-
servative administrations, one by one,
have folded up and departed. This
happened suceessively in Nova Scotia,
BritishiOolumbia, Ontario, Saskatch-
ewan, New Brunswick and now in
Prince Edward Island. The Liberals
are in the saddle in'•'every province
but one and there--Alberta,--the
Farmer government is likely to be
dislodged next month.
An this is taken to indicate a ris-
ing tide of Liberalism which may
soon engulf the government at Ot-
tawa. Just possibly, it may not rise
so high. A. few have the notion that
the Liberal monopoly of government
in the provinces may produce a cer-
tain reaction at Ottawa. Again, it
may be an arguhnent for completing
the task by ousting the federal govs
ernment as well.
May Aid Constitutional Reform
From this provincial monopoly the
Liberals May draw a strong card a-
part from the psychological effect on
the people. Amendment of the Can-
adian •constitution is insistently de-
rmanded. It is 68 years old and
doesn't fit. Many reforms -are bar-
red by its conflict of federal and pro-
vincial, jurisdictions. Attempts here-
tofore to change the law have been
abortive. The provinces would not
agree. Usually this happened when
one party was in office here and an-
other in office provincially. If the
Liberal party comes to power, with
its friends in office everywhere, agree-
ment ,may be reached much more
easily.' 'Beyond a doubt, that argu-
ment will be exploited fully by the
Liberal party and the others cannot
match it.
. U. S. Trade Pact Discussed
Noran Ambmous, distinguished car-
eer than in the United States diplo-
matic service, has taken over the
American Legation here. He brings
words' that "within two months" a
trade pact between Ottawa and
Wlasikington will be concluded. This.
is news. Negotiations were began
last winter but preparation of data
has been the total of activity so far.
The idea is prevalent that the Unit-
ed States authorities, aware of the
current trend of things in Canada,
are not too keen to conclude an ar-
rangement with a government in
peril of defeat.
l:f an agreement is possible, it will
be hailed with satisfaction in all
parts of •the country. It might be of
considerable political 'benefit to Pre-
mier Bennett and his party. Again,
it might not be, because the Liberal
would be able to say that reciprocal
trade.. as something they always fav-
ored and something chat the Conserv-
atives always opposed and that,, if
the latter have now recanted a ad
gone in for it, the Liberals would be
disposed to do considerably better.
Trade Trouble Acute
Trade trouble between 'Japan and
Canada has 'become acute. For the
.surtax imposed by Japan, the gov-
ernment 'here 'promptly retaliated
with one 'of the same kind. As these
almost prohibitive imposts do not ap-
ply to goods in transit and since
Tokio is prepared to negotiate fur-
ther, the bitter end may be avoided.
If it is not, then 'gaanada's sixteen
millions of export trade to Japan and
the latter's four million of exports
to Canada may be pretty well shot.
As explained before, the difficulty a-
rose from Canada valuing the Jap-
anese currency at par for customs
duty purposes, whereas it has de-
preciated to half that .value. More-
over, a iduriming duty is applied. A
Toronto importer . paid $500 for a
couple of bales of • Japanese silk.
When the duty was paid or asked for,
the ;cost of the consignment was 81,-
600. It had to be sent back.
That is what Japan and the 'Can-
ad,ian importers, as well as the ex-
porters, are kicking about and with
reason. A duty, it is urged, can be
highlyy protective without needing to
be prohibitive. This fiseal policy of
abnormal protection is seriously af-
fecting Canadian trade because Can-
ada cannot sell if buying is barred
by the tariff. 'Much of this argument
is heard in the election campaign.
Moreover, it is likely to be effective.
The only cry that protection is need-
ed to guarantee workers their jobs
loses its force when, after five years
of it, the jobs in so many places have
almost entirely disappeared.
Taxpayers' Strike Threatened
The economic situation is improv-
ing only to the extent bf about 2 per
Dent. More than a million persons
are on relief. The improvement, such
as it is, occurs in Ontario, where the
Hepburn government is commended
for its policy of "work or no relief."
This applies to able-bodied men_ The
•strikers or trekkers or hunger march,.
ers as they are variously known, have
alienated public sympathy by declin-
ing to work when so many harves-
tere are needed. The taxpayers show
signs of going on strike, with relief
costs the great source of, the inor-
dinate increase in their tax bills.
The Dominion government, whose
head promised five years ago to
"cure unemployment," is being vic-
iously assailed, not so much because
of this exaggerated undertaking as
for the fact that the problem has
never been approached constructive-
ly in the last five years. The pal-
liatiee of relief is the sum total of
activities. The situation has never
been attacked at its "social or econ-
omic base, except creation of a syss
tem of social insurance which will
become effective in October.
TUCKERSMITH
:Mrs.' L. Doig and Miss Janet re-
turned home after a very pleasant
Vacation spent at Niagara Falls, Ro-
chester, N.Y., and Belleville, where
they had the pleasure. of attending a
reunion held at the lake.
Mrs. Grace Ross of Seaforth was
renewing old acquaintances in the
neighborhood recently. •
Miss Isabelle Armour of Detroit
visited with her friend, Miss Janet
Doig, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bell return-
ed home from London where they
spent a very pleasant visit width rel-
atives.
HULLETT
,010 401 Wood,
fan.
POndeachere. IA0 PriedeVeaxred
;her foto xh. age, . ee when she
44) heir Bottle°` With .her ,dengirber,
Weodmaan WAS • v1 ethodist and
;later United Church ,end Slime going
to. Gunton was a member, of Wesley -
`Willis United Chua'eh. She is sur-
vived by ono 'brother, George Cooker-
line; Toronto; two eons, Louis Pingle,
Rullett, and iSamuei Woodman, of
Londesbloro; and one daughter, Mrs.
Tbamm! ''SHrilv+er, Clinton. There are
three 'grandchildren. The funeral was
held on (Monday afternoon, Rev. F.
G, Fwnrill of Ontario Street United,
officiating in the. absence 'of Rev. C.
'W. D. 'Oosens. Interment was made
in
Blyth,Union Ceritery. The pall-
bearers were Harry Riley, Archibald
Webster and 0. Weymouth,. Londes-
boro; Wm. Stevens, Seaforth; Ainos
Cartwright and 'Howard Brunsdori,
Clinton.
BRUCEFIEtD
The Women's Association hell' its
regular monthly meeting on Wednes-
day afternoon in .the school room with
thirty-one mem'ber's and one•-eisitor
present. The first part of the 'after-
noon was spent in sewing. Miss Jean
Murdoch and Mrs. Stevens were in
eharge of the devotional exercises and
the President, Mrs. Bert •McKay con-
duueted the business session. Ar-
rangements were made to have an
exchange of baking to the value of
twenty-five cents at the next meet-
ing. Mrs. L. Forrest and Mrs. Janet
Ross are arranging for a quilting bee
in the near future. Mrs. W. Elliott
and 'Miss Edith Bowey are to be the
flower committee for the month bf
August. At the close of the meeting
a dainty `lunch was served by Mrs,
Bert McKay, Mrs. '117arthe, McDonald,
Mxs. Janet Rose, Mrs. James McQueen
and Mrs. Jack McBeath, 'with 'Mrs.
Hohner as hostess.
Rev. W. A. and Mrs. Bremner and
Miss Edna, R.N., have gone to their
cottage at Bruce Beach to spend their
holidays. s• .
.Mrs, Alex. Ross had a visit from
her grandson last Sunday `in the
person . 4 Mr. Godfrey Ross, of Fer-
gus, son of Mr. John Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Monteith and family
of London spent the week -end at the
home of- Mrs. Janet Ross.
Mr.. Jr. Denfield and Mr. R. Newton
sang a duet last Sunday morning in
the United Church, • it being the
familiar hymn entitled, "I Need Thee
Every Hour," which was mueh ap-
preciated.
'Mr. and Mrs. John McIntosh of To-
ronto spent the week -end with friends
in Tuckersmith.
Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas and
Mrs. Lindsay Wyre and daughter,
Nora, attended the funeral at London
of Rev. and Mrs. Lorne •McAsh,
Mrs. Ann Hudson, -Mrs. James Log-
ai,, Mr. and Mrs. William Carlyle, of
Ilervall and 'Mrs • Thomas Hudson of
Flint, Michigan, were guests on Sun-
day of iMr. and Mrs. Lindsay Eyre.
Another Huliett township native
born pioneer passed away on Friday
evening last in the person of Martha
Cockerline, widow of John 'Tingle
and of Samuel Woodman in her 72nd
year. . Mrs. Woodman who had for
the past few years lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Oliver, Clin-
tsn, was taken ill two weeks ago
with a cold from which pneumonia
developed. She was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. George Cock-
erline and was born in January, 1863
near Londeaboro. In De'cem'ber,
1886, she was married ,to J. N, Pingle
who was deceased in 1895, and in
June, 1900, was again married, her
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Barnum and the Swedish
Nightingale
(Condensed from "Barnum" in
Reader's Digest.)
The history of Jenny Lind's tri-
umphs is the story of one of the
world's great furors, its spread was
so wide and its legendary develop-
ment so exalted that even to -day we
who have no impression of her voice
know the name of Jenny Lind.
Born in Stockholm in 1820, by the
time she was '19 she was idolized by
the Swedish public both as a singer
and an actress, and was famous
throughout every country in Europe
as The Swedish Nightingale. And
when she went abroad this'pale, thin,
plain girl, with broad Scandinavian
features, who looked at first glance
"like a very shy country school girl"
was accepted by kings, 'queens and
critics wherever she sang. Her career
became a series of unbroken triumphs
through every country she visited, and
praise of her personality and of her
voice were equal. -a combination
whicli no other singer had achieved,
and which none has since surpassed.
Yet as late as 1850 Jenny Lind was.
unfamiliar, even as a name, to most
of the people in the United States.
Strangely enough, • it was P. T. Barn-
um, the famous showman, who,
abandoning for the moment his Am-
erican Museurn, his "wooly horse,"
his "stuffed' mermaid" -and similar at-
tractions, first conceived the idea of
bringing Jenny Lind to the United
States to sing; and despite the fact
that music in general was far from
flourishing in the country, Barnum
exploited her as successfully as his'
circus.
Barnum was prepared to lose $50,-
000 in bringing to this country "the
greatest musical wonder in the
world" for, irked by the fact that his
name had so long been associated
with ,humbug, he felt it would be
worth that much to him as an en-
hancement to his reputation. And
although he was to pay Jenny Lind
the staggering sum of $1,000 each for
150 concerts and all travelling ex-
penses for her company—Barnum so
skillfully built up her reputation in
'America that the tour was a great,
financial as well as an artistic suc-
cess.
Perhaps the one thing which turn-
ed Barnum's speculation into a cer-
tain success was the extent of Jenny
Lind's charities, which Barnum men-
tioned casually but pointedly in ev-
ery publicity notice. Intensely ..re-
ligious—she gave up singing in opera
as 1849 because she felt that the
opera was immoral, and she would
never sing in Paris at all because she
was horrified by the frivolity asd
restless love of excitement of the
French—something in Jenny Lind's
character made charity necessary for
her. She accepted Barnum as her
manager because he was the only
would enable her to endow a hospital
the profits, and because his contrast
American impresario who did not ask
her to share in the losses as well as
for poor children in Stockholm.
,Barnum hired a newspaperman whd
-had heard Jenny Lind sing to write
•one ors two newtspaper Columns a
(Wee'k about hen Elk .'-ung is her in -
genktity and eammor
held out. Tha artialeSillitich a1? -
peered uu4er a 'I,ttndgn, tlt 'te line, 'told
of her 'personal charkterisilcs, of the
warmth of her receptions. in- Europe,
of iter fabulous laeaeirole?foe.. Barn-
um offered f200 for ax► .ode of greet-
iug'te• America to be sing by Jenny
Lind on her arrival. At the same
time enterprising pulb'ishets were
bringing out 'brochures on her life.
Her portraits were in every shop win-
dow. Jenny Lind 'M'usical *nthlies
and Jenny Lind Annuals were an-
nounced for sale six months before
her arrival. A few days before she
landed in New York the Morning
'Courier and Enquirer told its readers
that "she possesses a greater com-
bination of greater excellence than
all who have gone before her." These
and other advance ecstasies, eoncern-
ing Jenny Lind's voice worked up
newspaper readers to a high pitch of
anticipatory delight.
Incidentally, the Jenny Lind fever
is interesting in artistic annals, be-
cause critics and connoisseurs • joined
in the frenzy. tier voice must indeed
have been one of the best Europe
ever heard, for Chopin, Schumann,
Richard Wagner and other promin-
ent musicians 'y hyo acclaimed it ex-
travagantly mild not have stamped-
ed by the popular enthusiasm. She
had a 'brilliant and powerful soprano,
dramatic, flexible and rich. Said
Mendelssohn, "She is as great an
artist_ as ever lived." o�
Thus heralded in- advance BarnWn's
"Jenny Lind Boat,"..:the Atlantic,. ar-
rived in New York harbor September
1, 1850. It was greeted by a pende-
inonium of whistles and foghorns,
while more than 30,000 persons shout-
ed their welcome from the docks.
West Street was thronged for a doz-
en blocks, windows and roofs were
crowded, and spars and rigging of
nearby vessels were covered with the
reckless. A large bower of green
plants adorned the dock, and trium-
phal • arches bore t,"'.scription:
"Welcome Jenny'Lind!" Barnum
had arranged for the building of these
but quietly, so that the- impression
was that of an official greeting.
On the doV;•k Barnum had lined up
some of his Museum employees, and
as Jenny Lind approached her car-
riage, they threw bouquets into it,
making the ,public and newspapers be-
lieve it a spontaneous tribute. When
the party finally arrived at the Irving
House it was • necessary for the po-
lice to clear a passage before Jenny
Lind could proceed to her room.
Cheering crowds continued outside
the hotel all day. At half -past 12
that night, the N. Y. Musical Fund
Society began an instrumental sere-
nade, escorted by 300 firemen in reci
shirts, bearing lightedtorches. Broad-
way was completely 'blocked and the
spluttering torches revealed figures
on the roofs, and hanging to lamp
posts and awning frames. At a quar-
ter past one when the music was
finished, and Jenny Lind tried to go
to bed, the crowd was still not ready
to leave.
Not only the commen people be-
sieged Jenny Lind. The Mayor call-
ed upon her at her rooms, and she
was visited all day and part of the
night by people of varying degrees
of distinction. Millin* tailors and
furniture dealerh sent her articlles
which they had named for her; wa-
ter carafes with her face and name
were sold. Songs and poems were
dedicated to her,`' dances named after
her, and she conquered the kingdom
of man when a cigar was called the
Jenny Lind.
Determined to exploit this extra-
ordinary popularity to the fullest,
Barnum decided to sell the tickets
for the first concert at auction. Four
thousand came out on a rainy day to
this auction, and bidding from the
start was lively. The first ticket was
finally sold for $225 to Genin, the
hatter, whose establishment adjoin-
ed Barnum's American 'Museum. This
was the best stroke of business Gen -
in ever did, for more than two mil-
lion readers, knew the next morning
that he was a hatter. A few days
later in Boston, wheer tickets to the
first concert were again auctioned,
the first one sold for $625. When
Jenny Lind was told of this she said:
"What a fool!"
The New York newspapers of Wed-
nesday, September 11 1850, reflect
the feverish excitement that was in
the air. The Herald wrote: "Jenny
Lind' is the most popular woman in
'he world at this moment—perhaps
the most popular that ever was in
it"; in the excitement of the moment
apparently forgetting the Virgin
Mary.
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Barnum and Jenny Lind spent the
next evening in the private circle of
the President at the White House,
and she was charmed with the sim-
plicity of her reception at the • Am-
erican court. Henry Clay and Dan-
iel Webster asked for appointments,
and it soon became a matter of state
importance for the most prominent
senators and representatives to visit
her at the hotel. '
But despite the tremendous ova-
tions she received in many other cit-
ies, and the immense popularity of
her concerts, Jenny Lind became dis-
satisfied with Barnum as a manager.
His theatrical methods, the high pres-
sure publicity and ballyhoo, and the
unceasing crowds of the curious who
followed her everywhere, were dis-
tasteful to her; While Barnum realiz-
ed that if he were to give a classical
singer a circus appeal—which he had
to do in order to pay Jenny Lind the
sums which •her contract called for—
such methods were necessary.
This dissension came to a head in
Philadelphia when Jenny Lind dis-
covered that •Barnum had hired the
Niational) Theater, which had. been
used for a circus only a short time
before. The dressing room smelled
like a stable, and assuring him indig-
nantly that she was not a horse, Jen-
ny Lind shortly afterward terminat-
ed their contract after giving ninety-
three concerts. .
lfter her break with • Barnum, her
success in this country was only
moderate, but the original Jenny Lind
tour, besides the financial profit to
the two principals, had an effect of
great importance upon the history of
music in the United States.
America had .hitherto been disre-
•g,arded by European stars, but the
success of Jenny Lind, which was, so
much greater financially and emo-
tionally than any of her European
rriumphs, opened the eyes of other
foreign celebrities to possibilities in
an American tour; it also awakened
American impresarios to the oppor-
tunities in this country. New music
halls were built in New York, Phila-
delphia, and other cities.
Barnum's ability as a publicity enl
trepreneur caused thousands to re-
alize for the first time what pleasure
they had been missing in their ignor-
ance of music, and created for the
first time a large-scale demand for
it. Though his intentions were by
no rneans philanthropic, music in the
United States was advanced many
years in its progress by Barnum's
unique exploitation of Jenny Lind.
Seven thousasd persons attended
the first concert and it took a dou-
ble row of 'policemen to regulate the
stream of carriages. About 200
boats were anchored as near as pos-
sible to the hall. which was on the
shore, and more than a thousand peo-
ple caught e,caping strains of music
from this vantage point. Inside, the
hall was a mass of gas light. A• large
bask of flowers, spelling out the
words, "Welcome Sweet Warbler,"
was suspended in front of the stage.
There was a breathless moment of
silent anticipation. The doors at the
hack of the stage opened. Jenny Lind
in a white, virginal dress,'came grace-
fully down between the music stands.
That placid face, with its oval sim-
plicity-, stared out with frightened,
earnest, blue eyes at this immense
gathering, which rose to its feet in
tumult, cheering. She curtsied deep
ly in appreciation. But it was im-
possible to stop the riot of enthus-
iasm. The screaming; the shouting,
the waving and wild cheering fright-
ened her into an approach of panic.
On' the first notes of Bellini's Casta
Diva she trembled and wavered until
those 'who listened feared that she
would. break down co% pletely. But
she soon regained' her self-possession.
After the program Barnum an-
nounced that "although Mademoiselle
Lind had begged him not to mention
her deeds of beneficence," she would
devote her share of the proceeds of
the first concert, ,$10,000, to charity.
Barnum admits in his autobiography
that without his persistent publiciz-
ing of her benevolenee he could not
have caught the popular imagination
and could not have made •her am-
bitious Annerican tour a success.
In Washington Jenny Lind became
a national character. The morning
after her arrilval President Fillmore
called at her hotel and left itis 'eart
Take Them Off The
Pavements
dies each waiting for some kind lady
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to write and invite them to her 'benne.
Over 600 have been sent away on
holidays to date; but this year the
need is greater than ever.
In two little attic rooms live a
little girl of 2, and a boy of 4. Their
mother is in the hospital. Their
father is desperate because they
are being forced to move and, with
the two little ones .on his hands, he
is unable to go out and look for
other quarters. They are too small
to go away on a train alone. If only
somebody within motoring distance
could come and get them! What a
relief it would be to the father and
mother to have them out of town for
two weeks.
On a blind street --a hot, narrow'
little street—there are two olittle
boys, five and six years old. There
was a chance for one in their family
to go away, so they let their little
sister go. Now they are eagerly a-
waiting her homecoming, so that they
may hear the stories about the trees,
the flonvers and the good times she
had.
A mother brought her two little
girls into the Neighborhood Workers
Association office to get their rail-
way tickets. Their littlebrother, just
five years old. wept bitterly because
there was no ticket for him; no place
for him to go. To dry his tears, the
Neighborhood Workers Association
gave him a little blue card on which
they had written, "Come back next
week." He stopped crying and smil-
ed through his tears. He's depending
so much on that little card. Who will
offer him a home for two weeks?
Two disappointments in a row are
hard to bear. Here's a little lad who
missed his train the first time and
another boy who went in his place.
The next time there was a chance for
Sim to go, the Doctor noticed he had
a cough and wouldn't pass him. 'Now
he's better—'but unless somebody will
write and ask him to visit them, it
looks^as though he's missed out.
There's only august' left in which
to take care of these kiddies. At
least 230 people will have to get
busy and write invitations if the 500
are to , he taken care of. Will you
write yours to-riay? Just mail it to
the Neighhorhood Workers Associa-
tion. 22 Wellesley Street, Toronto, (to-
gether with a letter from your clergy-
man or a prominent person of your
.district,. The kiddies are medically
examined hefore they leave,.and their
:a•anspnrtation is paid. They are de•
pending on you! Please don't fail
them. There are ever so many little
toys! Wouldn't you like a couple?
G'ratefuil letters of thanks come
daily to the Neighborhood Worker:
office, from parents of children who
have returned to their homes after
two' weeks or more in the country
through the generosity of some kind
hostess. '
Mothers who were afraid of what
the coming winter would do to their
children, now feel reassured as they
gaze on sunburned bodies and rosy
cheeks.
Kiddies tell exciting stories of
where they went, and what they did.
They tell how they gained firre, seven,
rine pounds in two weeks. The
Neighborhood Workers Association
wish they could feel assured that the
500 kiddies still waiting for the good
fairy to come their way, would, be-
fore the end of the summer, be tell-
ing them tales of joy.
Yes, its true! There are still '500
applications on filet -.500 little kid, -
which has been disco'v'ered recently is
the fact that the activity of the ovi-'
duct and ovary is regulated by . chem-
ical substances carried by the blood
stream. There are several of these
chemical snubstances known ash reeppro-
dulctive hormones, each originating
from a particular gland and eacli.
having a definite function in the pro-
cess of egg formation. Of these there
are two main hormones', the female
hormone and the pituitary hormone
originating from the ovary and the
pituitary gland respectively. The
former causes the oviduct to grow
and enlarge' until it reaches the stager
where it can produce albumen, while
the latter is manufactured and
thrown into the blood stream by the
pituitary gland and causes the ovary
to grow and develop yolks and td
pour female hormones into the blood
stream.
The pituitary gland. is the instiga-
tor of the reproductive •processes
Upon removal of this gland the re-
productive organs of both male and
female birds ,shrink to an extremely
small size; the males look like true
capons and the females like •poulerdes.
How an Egg is Made
Fall Fair Dates
The follororing is a list of the Fay
in this district with their dates. Dates
of some of the fairs listed, however,
are subject to change: .
Ailsa Craig, September 19, 20..
Atwood, September 20, 21:
Bayfield, Septemlber 25, 26.
Blyth, Sep!temsber 25, 26.
Brussels, September 25, 26..
Clifford, September 20, 21.
Dungannon, October 3, 4.
Embro, October 3.
Exeter, September 16, 17.
Goderich, September 17, 18.
Gorrie, October 4, 5.
Harriston. September 26, 27.
Kincardine. September 19, 20.
Kirkton, October 1, 2.
Listowel, September 18, 19.
Lueknow, September 26, 27.
Milverton, September 12, 13.,
Mitchell, September 24, 25.
New Hamburg; September 13, 14. '
Ottawa (Central Canada Ex.),
August 19-24.
Owen Sound, September 10-12.
Parkhill, Serptem'ber 26, 27.
Palmerston, October 1, 2.
St. Marys, October 9, 10.
Seaforth, September ,19, 20.
Stratford, September 16-18.
Tavistock, September 6, 7.
Tara, October 1, 2.
Teeswater, October 1, 2,
Tiverton, October 7, 8.
Wellesley, September 10, 11. • .
Wingham, October 9, 10.
Woodstock, August 22-24.
Zurich, September 23, 24.
It has always been 'recognized that
extremely complex processes are in-
volved in the :manufacture of eggs, by
the laying hen. The ovary and the
oviduct constitute the reproduction
tract. The yol•.ks are formed in the
ovary and pass through the oviduct
in which the various layers of albu-
men, the shell membranes and the
shell are built around the yolk. Food
materia] is carried by the blood
stream to these organs and built in-
to the egg. Different parts of the
oviduct ntanufac'ture different com-
ponents of the egg, such as thick
white, thin white, shell memlbranes
and shell. The general characteris-
tics of an egg,, such as colour, size
and shape are determined by°the kind
of material that composes the nuc-
leus of the cells of the individual het.
This material is inherited by the hen
from her parents.
These facts have been known. for
some time, but the interesting thing
THE McKILLOP MUTUAII
FIRE 'INSURANCE CO'YY
HEAD OFFICE--SEAFORTH, ONT.
OFFICERS:
Alex. Broadfoo't, Seaforth -. Pres.,
James Connolly, Goderich - Vice -Pres,
'Merton A. Reid, Seaforth - Sec.-Treas.
AGENTS:
Finlay McKercher, R. R. 1, Dublin;
John Murray, R. R. 3, Seaforbh; E. R.
G. Jarmouth, Brodhagen; Jas. Watt,
Blyth; O. E. Hewitt, :Kincardine; W,
J. Yeo, Goderich.
DIRECTORS:
William Knox, Londesboro; Geoff}
Leonhart, Brodhagen; James eon*
holly, Goderich; Alex. Broadfont, Bldg
3, Seaforth; Alexander,
R. 1, Blyth; John Pepper, e
James •Sholdite, Watt; Their Mo
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