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The Wreck of the
Easter Egg
rah Bernhardt -for -short, as Miss
Its called the small Polish maiden
in lace of the long string of eon-
sonants that was her real name, stood
looking in the window of. the little
•candy store next door to the Hester
How School: As she stood there, her
small ragged person pressed close;
against the window, Sarah's anxious
eyes followed the bird -like hand of
n. Wiener, the tiny old woman who?
kept the store, as it occasionally
reached into the window from within,'
hovering perilously over the object of
the child's solicitude, ere it escaped
with some other object in its grasp.
The treasure in the window that so
•obsessed the tempestuous soul of the
little Polish girl was an egg, an Eas-
ter egg, but not at all like the ordi-
nary chocolate kind with their un-
This egg was different. The outside
was of a snow-white, glittering sub-,
stance that 'shone in points like dia-'
monds; a border of lace paper girded
the middle, And it was hollow with al
tiny bit of magnifying glass fastened
in one end. You put your eye to the
glass and presto! you were transport -I
ed to a wonderful oval fairyland :all'
more enthralling to the imagin- I
relive because the egg had been so
placed that even if you pushed your
face so hard against the window you
would think either it or your nose
varying white and yellow insides.
with a few more words of warning an-
ent their future eonduet he took his
looming bulk away.
When he had gong Miss .Rose turn-
ed tothe two culprits and sternly
looked them over.
"Miss, lemma toll yer," Michael ex-
plained hastily to her look,'"honust to
gaw'-scuse me, miss -honest, I wuz
only stringin' her when I sez r wuz
gonner buy de yegg. An' anyhow I
niver had no more'n a sit fer a moon
agate."
"What really happened, Michael?"
Miss Roae asked.
"Miss, de fust t'ing I know d, Sarah
come runnin' in de store an' sez she
wanted to buy.dat yegg an' she
snortcbed de yegg an' ol' lady Wiener
worst grabbed her an' a box er pen-
cils fell on de ol' lady's head an' she.
kermenced ter holler. She kept a-
hollerin' 'Fief I T'ief ! T'ief!' an'
'HELLupp ! HELLupp I HELLupp P
Michael's voice rose with dramatic
fervor.
"That's enough, 1'':ichael,"'said Miss
Rose coldly, "unless you want to bring
the officer back."
The young narrator looked uneasily
toward the door.
•"An'• den, miss," he went on in a
more repressed style, "I remembered
bout youse sayin' we wuz ailus to
hellup de of ladies an' gents an' I got
erholt of Sarah an' miss, look wot she
would have to give way, only a tiny, done ter me!"
corner of the interior of the wonder' The chivalrous pine', ran his finger
egg was revealed. , over his gory wounds and pathetically
Because of the difficulty in tearing held it up for inspection.
herself away from the store window,; "I see nothing but dirt," answered
Sarah had been late at school every Miss Rose calmly.
day for a week, but Miss Rose, fearful( She sent him to his seat without
of a clash with her most difficult pu- further comment. She also dismissed
pil, weakly ignored the defection. 1 Sarah to her place. She needed time
One afternoon, several days before to decide bow best to deal with the
Eeater, when the Primer Class had' turbulent little girl,
just settled down to work, Sophie( In a few minutes the Primer Class
Kalinsky, the class historian, appear- was back to normal, happily copying
ed at the door. Sophie's two little down on a length of wide -ruled paper,
the repeated declaration that "Baby
little fist of the small boy who sat in
pitcails were trembling and her
speech sputtered excitedly through loves mamma or, as the dilligent fat
the place where two front teeth should
hae been. front of Sarah rendered it, "Bb y Ives
Mizzis Rozy!" she eried. mnun." This little boy, shining clean,
"Sarah iss gittin' tooked up by th' per- white -headed, and with round china-
liss fer stealunl" blue eyes, was little Frederick Vogel -
At the news, one hundred awestruck sang. Several years ago, when Herr
eyes rounded into saucers. Stork had brought little Frederick to
"Yiss um," Sophie continued" unetu- his proud parents, he had also been
ously, enjoying the sensation slie was given a middle name. But shortly
awaking. "We wuz loolcin' in. th' afterwards, Father Vogelsang, think -
winder down by of Mizzis Wiener's ing it best to become a real Canadian,
• , und Sarah sez she iss gonner kill any- discarded this middle name of his
body wot boughten that egg in there son's and about the same time he
und Mikey McCloskey heerd wot she turned down the ends of his whiskers
iss sayin' und he sez he iss gonner git and invested the profits from a flour -
it hiss -self und Sarah runned in th' ishing cafe in Victory Bonds. Later,
store after hint und-und-" the cafe was succeeded by an equally
Six feet of blue uniform looming remunerative eating -house, but. ,Miss
behind her caused the cessation of Rose, viewing his offspring's appetite;
Sophie's narrative. At the bulky ap- sometimes wondered that there was
petition, the fifty Primer Classers anything left for Mr. Vogelsang's pa -
made themselves as small as possible trons.
rid even Miss Rose trembled. Every- Except for a propensity to nibble
on recognized the intruder. He was at the other children's lunches, the
the officer who stood down on the little German boy was her best be -
corner from the Hester How School hayed and most dilligent pupil. At
and helped small pereons through the about his sixth record of Bby's" de -
traffic. The big policeman paused votion to "mmm," Miss Rose noticed
awkwardly on the threshold of the Frederick's china -blue eyes raised im-
room and propelled the two offenders: ploringly to hers. The color flooded.
forward at mighty arms' length. his nice, clean little face.
In that terrifying gasp, the two ` "What's the matter, Frederick?"
a tives were trembling visibly; Sara , she asked. He pointed to Sarah, sitting.
d furtively at tears that made innocently back of him.
aaahetic tracks down her rim face! "She iss p-pullin' me where my•
g
beneath his flaming hair, Mi-, pants iss," Frederick quivered' tear -
eh Tsel's yellow freckles stood out in the fullba
unaccustomed pallor of his engaging' "Miz, id's lies! I ain't doin' nuddins
,:ountenance. He also bore several to him!" cried Sarah, sticking out her
gory scratches. I tongue naughtily at Frederick and the
"Madam -Miss--" the big officer world in general.
stammered sheepishly as he looked, This disturbance had hardly been
down on little Miss Rose. He never straightened out when pretty little
THE FIRST CANADIAN AUTHORIZED FLAG TO FLY OVER THE DOMINION.
Above is shown a design of the hew official flag of Canada, the first authorized flag of the dominion, which is
now the only one permitted to be flown over government buildings. The main figure on the new flag is; still the old
King George. The use of hags bearing the old shield was permitted up to March 31, 1924..
Union Jack. The only change is the use of the new Canadian coat of arms design that has been authorized by
He had a great curly beard like the
stuffings in a mattress and he wore
a long clean coat, The openedpack-
age revealed a fine bisque doll, un-
clean but expensively clad. Sarah had
received the doll at the Christmas en-
tertainment of the Empty Stocking
Club and strangely enough -when one
considered her unvarying hostility to
all the friendly advances of that
young woman -the doll's name was
Miz Rozy. The old man examined the
little -lady's legs and body with the
detachment of a physician at his diag-
nosis; then he looked at Miz Rosy's
soiled finery with a shrewd caleula-
tion as to the effect of gasoline upon
it, 1
"Twent' fif cent," • he announced. Ile
spoke as one who has been insulted. ,
"T'irty cent," Sarah threw back as
quick as a flash.
The old ogre laid Miz Rozy down,
spread out his hands in a disowning
gesture and assumed an aiz: of in-
difference.
"She; -she shuds her eyes an' she's
god real hair," remarked Sarah coldly.
A terrible tearing feeling came into
her thin little chest as she remember-
ed the doll's attractions.
The old man turned his back and
with meticulous care began to brush
Idustoff a greasy striped waistcoat.
Sarah
had had prisoners of such tender Mamiebell, a dear little golden -headed
years in tow and he felt mortified. He' girl who sat behind Sara, burst into1
stood teetering to and fro on his huge tears. As she bent her diligent head
feet, like a swaying elephant, and over her work, a large piece of ma- I
swung his stick in embarrassment. i ture chewing gum had been firmly
Then he welcomed the faint glimmer 'stuck in her shining ringlets.
in Miss Rose's eYes with a grin of re- I During the next hour Sarah contin-
lief. "Well, ma'am, I'm thinkin' yell ued to kick, scratch, pinch and slap all
kno ^how to daale wit, th'. young uns within reach, finally eluding Miss
bettlier than th' majusthraate cud," Rose's detaining hand and rushing in
he conceded cheerfully, "specially as t a tornado-like burst of weeping from
th' wurat damuge I seen is this heie the room. Miss Rose was so worn out
litters.rapscallion's face. Yis, ma'am,: that she scarcely regretted the escape.
I Mine whin I iver come across a Some time later, as she walked wear-
wuurse scratcher.. thin .this litty ily home, she caught sight of a little
gurrul." Ifigure squeezed with painful tense-
Sarah accepted the tribute with mod -a ness against the window of the candy
estly downcast- head, stepping bash-' shop. As she looked a bony old hand
fully on one ragged foot with the' appeared within the window and a
other. vigorous fist was shaken ,.at the en -
"Just what was the trouble, offi- emy, who retuned the salute' with
i : sere? asked Miss Rose with due res- j grimy .thumb luted to a defiant little
eist.I face. Miss Rose hastily crossed the
"Ma'am, an' thet's somethin' I street.
might be askin' you," the big fellow I That evening, the old man who kept
acknowledged: "Furst t'ing th' oold the second-hand shop down the street
liddy bust out th' stooge yellin' 'po- I from Sarah's tenement received a sus -
lace" an' 'murther P an' I t'ought it tomer. The old fellow had .somewhat
wuz a coupl' holdup men an' I come of a "fee-fi-fo-fum" reputation among
runnin' an all I seen wuz these litty the juvenile circles of the neighbor-
young uns pitchin' into each other.". hood and when Sarah, holding a pack-
"I'll
ack "I'll see that they are punished! age wrapped hi newspaper, marched
Thank you, sergeant," said Miss Rose, boldly into the store, a deputation of
who knew quite well he wasn't a' her acquaintances peered goggly-eyed
sergeant. 'I through the dirty window in the hope-
"Shame on you litte children actin'' ful expectation of .seeing . their col-
id • es-
s,.intl.e d d
0The baded. T
-wit each a nice youngIiddy league devour P
g
teecher'!" exclaimed the, big. policeman. cend:int of Thaddeus of 'Warsaw
"Ain't you shamed to be wuryin' her, reached up and laid the package on.
s0?" ( the counter.
Ins "• g "' "How muchd?" she inquired
pined by the big of--Sei,,earit � Flow q
flattery, he delivered quite ,a. lecture straight to the point.
to the unappreciatii'e ones and then I. The old man unwrapped the bundle.
gathered up Miz Rozy and
started out.
"Ho hum! Goodnessbe!" the old
man suddenly roared with terrible
ferocity. The noses glued to the win-
dow outside turned pale with fearful
anticipation. "Aw ri'. T'irty cents,
you leetle t'ief."
When the thirty cents had been sat-
isfactorily produced, Sarah laid Miz
Rozy tenderly on the counter, as on
a bier. Taking a last dimmed look at
the loved but betrayed features, she
The next day being the final one I
ran out.
before the Easter holidays, the Primer
Class spent the closing hour in having
an "entertainment." First, Miss Rose
told a few seasonal stories, Molly Cot-
tontail and The Pea Blossom. Then
several songs were sung and the fin-
ger play of The Five Little Rabbits.
Then individual performers were call-
ed for and immediately the loquacious
Sophie came forth and started upon
an original story wherein the Kalin-
sky family skeleton was exposed.
"Und my fah -ter sez to my niudder
'Shut upp,' " she chanted in an hyp-
notic singsong, the rapt expression of
the creative artist on her small smug
features, "und den my mudder sez to
my fah -ter 'Shut upp,' und my beeg
brudder sez---
At
ez At this point Miss Rose tapped her
little "attention" bell -it was a dc-
cisive tap.
"Ma'am?" the interrupted one came
to attention with aggrieved look and
tone.
"Thank• you, dear," said Miss Rose
hastily. "That will do. We will have
a song next, children. Who would like
to sing `Springtime's Coming?"
Michael McCloskey volunteered. He
had a willing monotone.
Springtime's commun into -de -woods,"
"Springtime's commun, Spring' wit'
her burds,
Mister , green's• • tressus, wi-o-luts
dressus, '
carolled thissunny-headed and' heart-
ed harbinger of the vernal equinox.
•
Miss Rose again expressed her ap-
preciation. Next followed a popular
number, The Drama of Chicken Little.
Asthe starof the production, Miss
Montreal's New Mayor
Cha'i•les Duquette, who defeated:Meti-
eric Marttinby over 3,000 votes,
Rose, selected Sarah and in so doing
she knew that she was giving the
'greatest possible reward to the little
Polish girl for her late excellent de-
portment. Gentle little Mary Placido
was Henny Penny. The following spir-
ited dialogue ensued:
"Oh, Renny Penny, de sky iss
fallin'!"
'Ow you
know, Sheeken Leet'?"
"I saw'd id wid my eyes, I heard id
wid my ears-"
Here the action was interrupted by
the jealous Sophie,
"O -oh, Mizzis Rozy," she cried vir-
tuously,
irtuously, "lookit wot she iss sed. Ain't
you allus tell'd uss it ain't nize little
gurls und boy -ss wot sez `saw'd'?"
Miss Rose frowned. "Go on, Sarah,"
she encouraged, "you are doing well"
As the tragedy of the irresponsible
Chicken Little approached its climax
all eyes were fixed on the actors; that
is, all _with one exception. For that
one member of the audience was im-
pervious to all thrills save those of
the palate and in the general absorp-
tion he saw a chance of providing him-
self with a distinct thrill -a treat, in
fact. The first intimation of the ter-
rible catastrophe did not occur until
Sarah had resumed her• seat, a shy
smile at her teacher's words of praise
lighting up her tragic little face.
The griefs of six, while transient,
are usually intensely vocal, but the
Primer Class had never before echoed
to a cry as heart-rending as that sole
outburst. After: that first bitter la-
mentation, Sarah, holding the ruin of
her happiness in trembling hands,
gave an agonized and terrible look
around in search of the destroyer.
Fortunately, her stricken gaze did
not take in the significance of the
sticky whiteness around little Freder-
ick Vogelsang's small pink mouth.
The dismissal bell breaking in oppor-
tunely upon the renewed cries of deso-
lation that were coming from this
true daughter of a pillaged race, Miss
Rose speeded the reluctant. Primer
Class homeward; Frederick, however,
she quietly detained. Sarah, in her
abandonment of her grief, had cast
herself upon the floor and refused to
be dismissed or uplifted. From beside
the prostrate little figure, Miss Rose
rescued the broken treasure, several
pieces of rock candy, a bit of tinsel,
some lace paper and frosted glass, and
a tiny papier-mache figure.
"Come, Sarah, don't cry so," Miss
Rose pleaded as she tried to Iift the
small convulsed body. "Why, you are
always so kind and generous with
your candy. See, here's plenty of your
egg left" She held up a tempting
.piece of rock candy. A muffled re-
iteration came from Sarah.
"He bit -ed de angel's head off! He
bit -ed de angel's head off!" she n'oan- things.
ed over and over. It was true. The
gluttonous Frederick's small white
teeth had decapitated the shining
ii ori
The Week's Markets
TORONTO.
Man. wheat -No. 1 North., $1.09.
Man. oats -No, 3 CW, 42c; No. 1,
41c
Man, bailey ---Nominal,
A lythe above, cad., bay porta:
Ontario 'barley-65"to 70e.
American"corn--'No. 2 yellow 98%c.'
Buckwheat --No. •2,' 76 to 8Cc.
Ontario rye -74 to '78e.
Pea s -No: 2 "$1.45'to $1.50,
Millfeed-Del., Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $27;
shorts, per ton, $29; middlings, $35;
good aged' flour, $2. '
Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 98 to
$1.02, cutsidet
Ontario No. 2 white oats -39 to 41e,
Ontario .corn -Nominal.
Ontario flour -Ninety per, cent. pat„•
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship-
meat, $4.60; Toronto basis, $4.63;
bulk, seaboard, $4.25.
Manitoba hour -1st pats., in ante
sacks, $6.10 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $5.60..
Hay -Extra No. 2 timothy, per tor.,
track. Toronto, $14.50 to 816; No. 2.
$14.50; No. 3, $12.50 to $13; mixed,
$12.50.
Straw-Carlats, per ton, $9.60.
Standard recleaned screenings, f.o.
b. hay ports, per ton, $20.50.
Cheese -New, large, 17 to 18e;
twins, 18 to 190; triplets, 19 to 191/ac;
Stilton, 21 to 22c. Old, large, 24 to
26c; twins, 25 to 27e; triplets, 26 to
m t 28c.
"He can leaf id all now" sobbed Butter -Finest creamery prints, 38
toSarah, "I don't wand efer to look. ad2to 38e;
No.84 to 35c; dairy 28 to 30c.
id no more!" I 2, 3, No. 1 creamery, Eggs --Extras, fresh, in cartons, 32 •
In exhausted silence, she wrapped • to 88c; extra loose, 29c; firsts, 27c;
her ragged little shawl about her seconds, 24 to 25c.
small body and began to gather up b •rI Live poultry --Chickens, 3 to 4 lbs.,
things. Although she had an unp^da 25c; hens, over 5 lbs„ 26e; do, 4 to 5
gogical desire to spank him, Miss Rose lbs., 24c; de, 3 to 4 lbs„ 15e;; spring
tried not to'rnake her lecture to the chickens, 4 lbs. anti over, 25c; roosters„
lbs; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 19c; do,
little German boy too severe. She 4 to 5 lbs., 18c.
realized that the wrong was mostly of! Dressed poultiy-Chicken,, 8 to 4
the spirit and therefore not to be lbs., 30c; hens, over 5 1bs, 28e; do,
understood by him. Ho had merely 4 io 6 Iba., 24c; do to 4 lbs., 18c;
, helped himself to something he want spring chickens, 4.l s3 , and over, 32c;"
ed that.a fair world had been de- roosters, over 6 lbs., 18c; ducklings,
over 5 lbs., 24c• do, 4 to 5• lbs., 25c.
stroyed in the attempt, meant nothing
Beans -Can., hand picked, lb., 6%c;
to him.
primes, 6c.
What was to be eaten was to be Maple products -Syrup, per imp.
and as Miss Rose .scolded the small gal.; maple sugar, b., 25c. $
gourmand, she noticed that even as het Honey -60 -lb. tins, 11 co 11%c per
lb.; 10 -lb. tins, 11 to 12c; 5 -Ib, tins,
wept, his pink tongue crept out to 11% to 12c; 2%-1b. tins, 12% to 13c;
re,ish the whitish stickiness in the comb honey, per doz., No. 1, $3.75 to
centers of his mouth and his innocent, $4; No. 2, $3.25 to $3.50.
round eyes were fixed longingly on the Smoked meats -Hams, med.. 23 to
piece of candy she had laid on the 24c; cooked hams, 34 to 36c; smoked
edge of her desk. ! rolls, 17 to 18c; cottage rolls, 19 to
When he had gone she turned to 20c; breakfast bacon, 21 to 25c; spe
ax a or i sial brand breakfast 28 to 30c1
backs, boneless, 28 to 33c.
eaten. That was all there was to it gal., $2.5 ; per 5 -gal. tin, 2.40 per
S ah After all at six th world s bacon,
I never irrevocably shattered. 1 Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50
I know a store not so far off, to 70 -bs., $18.50; 70 to 90 lbs., .$18;
Sarah," she softly told the sorrowing 90 lbs. and up, $17; lightweight roll;
maiden, "where they have the most in barrels, $37; heavyweight rolls, $32.
beautiful eggs and you and I are go- Lard -Pure tierces, 149', to 15i/ac;'
ing there and buy another fairyland--' tubs, 15 to 153 c; pails, 15>/E to 1Sc;
maybe two!
The First Bluebird.
Jest rain and snow!. And rain again! , da, good, $6 to $6.50; do, med., $5.25
And dribble! drip! and blow! to $6; do, com., $4.50 to $5; butcher
Then snow! and thaw! and slush! heifers, choice, $6.75 to $7.50; do,'
and then- med., $5 to $5.75; do, com., $4.50 to
Some more rain and snow! $4.75; butcher cows, choice, $5 to
$5.50; do, med., $3.50 to $4.50; can-.
morning I was 'most ,feared ners and cutters, $1.50 to $2; feeding
This
iswake up -when, I sing! steers, choice, $5.50 to $6; do, fair,
S seen the sun shine out •sand heerd $5 to; $5; stockers, to $4.20;2mil to
$6.26; do, fair, $3.75 milkers
The first bluebird of spring!- and springers, choice, $75 to. $90;
Mother she'd raised the winder some; calves, choice, $10 to $11.50; do,
And in accost the orchard come, ' med., $7 to $9; do, com., $5,50 to $6;
Soft as an angel's wing, lambs, choice ewes, $15 to $15.50; do,
A breezy, treesy, beesy hum, bucks, $13 to $13.50; do, culls, $8 to
r $9; spring lambs, each, $8 to $15;
•
prints, 18 to 18%c; shortanine: tierces,
14 to 14%c; tubs, 14%to 15c; pails,
15 to 15%c; prints, 16% to 17c.
Heavy steers, choice, $7.50 to $8.25;
butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.50;
Too sweet fee any thing sheep, light ewes, $8 to $9; do, culls,
The winter's shroud was rent a art--- $5 to $ hogs, fed ono wo
P $7.75; do, tered
f.o.b., $7.25; do, country
The sun burst forth in glee,- points, $7; do, off cars (lang haul),'
And when that bluebird sung, my $8.15; do, selects, $8.50.
heart --s---
Hopped out o' bed with ine! MONTREAL.
-James Whitcomb Riley. Oats, No. 2 CW, 52c• No. 3 CW,
49%c; extra No. 1 fees{, 48c; No. 2
The Lord is risen indeed, and bath local white, 46c. Flour, Man. spring
appeared to Simon. wheat pats., Ists, $6,20; 2nds, $5.60;•
strong bakers, $5.40 winter pats.,'
The Easter Resurrection proves to choice, $5.55 to $5.65. Rolled oats,'
us that what seems defeat is but the 901b. bags, $2.80. to $2.90. Bran,
opening of the door to higher, grander $27.25; shorts, $29.25; middlings,'
$35.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, ear lots,
$16.
Butter --No. 1 creamery, 34% to'
35c; 2nds, 33 to 34c. Eggs, fresh'
extras, 31c; fresh firsts, 28c. Potatoes.
per bag, car lots, $1.25.
Dairy type cows of slightly better,
than cutter quality, $3 to $3.25; med.
to good calves, $6.75; do, com., from
$5 up; hogs, thick, smooth and shops'
BUDGET OF 1924 RE MOVES SALES
TAX FROM F RENG MACHINERY
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
Acting Finance Minister Robb pre-
sentcd the Budget of 1924 on Thurs-
day. The implements of the following
industries will, it is proposed, receive
!uty reductions averaging about
per cent. on the preferential tariff,
and running as high as 12% per, cent,
on the general tariff: Farming; fruit -
growing, poultry raising, dairying,
raining, lumbering and fishing.
The resolutions dealing with the
changes in the sales tax show a gen-
eral reduction in the tax from 6 to 5
per rent.; exemption of a largi num-
ber of items included in the industries ,
above quoted from the operation of
the tax; a reduction of 50 per cent, on
boots and shoes, biscuits, canne.i',vege-
!atles, canned • fruits,. jam and pre-
serves. t
It is proposed to give to ma -aurae -1
tuners of. agricultural implements
"free entry" on pig iron, bar iron and,
bar steel when used in the 'manufac-1
tura of mowers, binders and .reapers,.
in lieu of a drawback of 99 per cent
The "free entry" is also :extended to
these raw materials when w•ed in the
tranufacture of cultivatgrs,• harrows,;
horse rakes, seed drills, manure
spreaders 'and weeders: I
Materials which enter into the cost,
of the.a.faieme ntioned items and. other
implements on which the duty is to'
be reduced will boentitled 'to entre at
7% per cent. under all tariffs.
It is proposed' to grant a drawback
of 99 per cent, on materials and ,parts
of implements on hand imported prior
to this date which will have entered
into the cost of all agricultural imple-
ments on which the duty is to be re-
duced.
It is also proposed to exempt from
sales tax all the articles and materials
to be used in the manufacture of those
agricultural implements as well as
goods consumed in the process, of
manufacture.
It is proposed to remove the sales
tax from the following articles: Cer-
eal foods, macaroni and vermicelli,
sago and rice, meats, salted or smoked.
The sales tax is being reduced from
6 per cent. to 2% per cent. on bis-
cuits, canned vegetables, canned
fruits, jams and preserves.
On boots and shoes, including rub-
ber footwear, we propose to reduce
the sales tax from 6 percent. to 2%
per bent.
The sales tax will be removed .roin
milk -foods.
Woollen, and many other manufac-
turing establishments, will benefit by
a proposed clause which will provide
that materials' consumed in process
of manufacture or production which
enter directly into the cost of goods
subject to the consumption or sales
tax will bo exempt from the sales tax.
0.1 well-driling Y i
• machinery and ap-
paratus the sales tax is to be removed.
Crutches ars being iiiade free of
both customs and sales tax.
On traction ditching Machines the
value for "free' entry" purposes is
being increased from $3,000 to $3,500.
$8.50 to $8.65.
BRIEF HALTS IN CANADA
BY BRITISH FLIERS
Longest Stop Will Be Two
Days at Ottawa to Install
New Engine.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
The passage across Canada of the
British airmen who are flying around
the world will be a race against time,
the similar flight begun by United
States airmen having started a ,com
petition between the two countries.
The itinerary, which provides for
the landing of the British flyers at
Prince Rupert, B.C., afid their depar-
ture from Sydney, N.S., for Europe
via Newfoundland, has beencomplete
ed by the Royal Canadian Air Force,
which will supply the airmen at
Prince Rupert with large-scale maps
of the country they will traverse.
The longest stop in Canada will be
at Ottawa, where about two days will
be consumed in installing a new en.
gine. The airmen will make only the
briefest stop at Edmonton, Reginal
Winnipeg, Sault Ste. Maxie, Montreal(
Riviere de, Loup,
Fr
edericton
S
tyJohn, N B., Amherst Sydney,
N.S.
In the awakening Voice of Spring,
we seen to hear that mightyresur�
rection call: "Awake, tl'ou that
steepest!"
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