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BANK MERGER
WILL BE MADE
The Standard Bank of Canada is
to be taken over by the Canadian
Bank of Commerce.
The directors of the latter bank
are offering each shareholder of the
Standard Bank of Canada stock in
the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
share for share, and the consent of
the Minister of Finance has been ob-
tained to a merger on that basis,
Shareholders of both ba'tke have
to endorse the proposal before the
merger is finally effective, and these
meetings will be called a'c an early
date.
No Obstacles Forseen.
Executive officers of the two banks
foresee no obstacles in the way of a
final consummation of the merger
by October 31.
Shareholders of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce are expected to
approve the decision of 'their chief
chief executidi:s, such approval has
already been given in th mead when-
ever bank directors have made :Arils
lar arrangements.
33 Bank Mergers Made Since 1808.
The list o thank mergers 11 Can-
ada since Confederation is as follows:
1868—Merchants-Commercial.
1870---Commerce-Gore
1875—Standard-St. Lawrence
1875—Imperial-Niagara Dis:rlct
1883—Union, P.E.I.-Nova Scotia
1000—Provinciale-Jacques Cartier
1901—Commerce-Br. Columbia.
19C2—Union,' Halifax-Cotnmerciai
Windsor.
1903—Commerce-Halifax Banking
1903—Montreal-Yarmouth.
1905—Montreal-Peoples' 1J. B.
1909—Standard-Western.
1910—Royal-Union, Halifat •
1911—Union-United Empire
1912—Commerce-Eastern Twps.
1912—Nova Scotia -New Bruhs-
`\wick.
1912—Royal-Traders'
r t. 1913—Home-La Banque Interna-
' tionale.
1914—Nova Scotia -Metropolitan
1917—Royal-Quebec.
1918—Royal-Northern Crown
i a 1918--Montreal—B. N. A.
1919—Nova Scotia -Ottawa
1921 Montreal -Merchants'
1928—Commerce-Hamilton
1924—Hochelaga-Nationale.
1924-1VIontreal-Molson's
1925—Royal-Union.
1923—Commerce-Standard.
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OPTIMISTIC
Hon. T. A, Crerar, heed of 'the
United Grain Growers, who declares
that western farmers will find a wide
market for their wheat this fall.
The automobile is said to be rnp-
idly developing Western Aastraita.
Rovno, Lithuania, is considering
establishment of a nlittticipal laun-
dry.
SELECT B A C ON
HOGS
'Money talks', quite as loudly to
the farmer as to any other class. To-
day the farmer is fully conversant
with the trend of the market, pre-
vailing prices, and supply and de-
mand. He is just as keen as the
manufacturer, and when he knows he
has produced an article of the size,
type and quality that is in demand he
has a perfect right to expect and to
get his share of the price premium
the consumer pays for that article.
There are some engaged in the hog
business who do not see or appreciate
the full value of grading. The ques-
tion must be considered in a broad
sense, because. the actual market re-
quirements, domestic and export, are
the basis for all standards covered by
the regulations under the Live Stock
and Live S'cock Products Act.
In the production of bacon hogs,
the farmer's objective is 'selects',
because that grade is in demand, and
commands the highest price. There
is no doubt in the producer's mind
as to the value of grading hogs, but
'there is occasionally some little diffi-
culty in getting a price back to the
producer commensurate with the
quality of hog marketed. This is be-
ing overcome, however, and today the
compulsory grading, or marking for
identification and grading on arrival
at the yards is working well, and this
combined with the producer's know-
ledge of market conditions is mak-
ing for improvement in the quality
of the abcon hogs marketed.
INFANT DEATH
CAUSES NAMED
Feeding Responsible For Many
Fatalities in Canada.
Following closely upon 'she dis-
turbing findings 92 the maternal mor-
tality study, published this year by
the Dominion Department of Health,
comes f a report issued by the Cana-
dian Council on Child Welfare, on
the investigation of 1,168 babies'
deaths in the city of Montreal, made
by the Montreal Child Welfare Asso-
ciation.
This total is said to represent a-
bout one-half the infant deaths oc-
curring in Montreal in 1925. Visits
Were made to the homes of 1,850 of
these babies, and full information ob-
tained about the illness and death of
1,168 infants.
The findings of this survey coin-
cided remarkably in some ways with
'che findings in maternal mortality.
The survey shows clearly what the
maternal mortality showed, that was
full resources must be directed m
Canada towards pre -natal care, not
only from the point of view of saving
'the mothers, but of saving the babies.
The preventable illness of the mother
is a large Teeter in the death of these
babies. In no less than 79 per cent
of the cases the mothers had no pre-
natal care. Only 16 per cent of the
mothers had any trained nursing care
at the baby's birth, the rest being
cared for by relatives or friends or
unlicensed midwives, it is stated.
The other great cause of infant
deaths wad artifreial feeding. Of the
babies who died, 79 per cent were
li9tefl as having been artificially feel
babies who cried were found to have
I been weaned before they were siti
weeks old. When it is considered
that 42 per cent of the total number
idle(' from gastro-intestinal disorders,
the relation of this unnecessary wean
ing of tlhc babies to their early
deaths is quite Obvious.
MAKES FORECAST
Hon, James Malcolm, Feder 1 Min-
ister el' Trade and Com -Metre, speak-
ing at Lendnn last 'fhu,-lav 11(11 ct•
d t'hit tclibie 'h:• .•d 3.1
elmada would become tiu+ in!iu 1r'a!
hub of the IlridP h Enlpir.. 11r, Mal-
colm Made a strong ple.t for ex-
pansion of the Domin:,n'e fcrign
trade.,
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REMEDY FOR
POISON IVY
(By "Caltha" in Mail & Empire)
MOW that the exodus from the city
El has commenced and tired peo-
ple are seeking the balm to be found
in distant quiet places, the danger of
poison ivy looms up, and it were
well if the seekers of out-of-doors
carried with them a description and
picture of this (to some) very dan-
gerous dweller of our woods.
Poison ivy has three leaves,
A five -leaved vine is harmless,
Poison ivy has white berries.
"Berries red
Have no dread;
Berries white
. Poisonous sight;
Leaves three
Quickly flee."
Some people cannot come within
a wind -drift of this plant, without
suffering swollen faces, eyes blinded
and an excruciating rash.
The writer has ever been immune
having travelled through dense mass-
es of the beautiful growth, at all
hours and all seasons. I think Dame
Nature is very unkind to some of
the humans and very hind to others.
If readers should chance that any
of my readers fall into contact with
the plant, here is a recipe for its cure
that has been tested. The active
principle of the poison is a volatile
oil very acrid.
12 a saturated solution of, sugar -
of -lead is made, and an equal quan-
tity of this solution mixed with al-
cohol, bathing the afTectecl parts fre-
quently will prevent the rash from
spreading and give relief from the
terrible irritation. A saturated solu-
tion means tatting, say, a pint of hot
water and adding powdered sugar -of -
lead, till the water will not dissolve
any more of the powder.
In the far north Ichthyol (an ex-
tract of fossil fish) has been used
to eradicate the poison with good ef-
fect, I have been told.
From what I have seen, it is a
most uncomfortable thing to have an
attack, and so I would suggest to all
those who contemplate seeking the
wilds for vacation. that they study
up the looks of poison ivy, so as to
avoid trouble.
RECIPE FOR
HAPPINESS
Here is an Englishman's recipe for
attaining happiness:—
Laugh
appiness.Laugh wherever you go; it is in-
fectious.
Don't lose your temper.
Look every man straight in the
eyes. That is the quickest and surest
way to a mutual understanding.
Never be ashamed of your opinions
simply because you are in the minor-
ity.
Look at marriage• as the beginning
not the end, of alt adventure.
Never use the words "settle down"
until you are at least eighty years of
age. To settle down is to stagnate.
Get into the fresh air. When you
are depressed, summon the body to
the help of the mind,
Never admit you are beaten until
you are ba'cterod to bits. Then go
away, heal your wounds and fight a-
gain.
Rise every day like a man who is
going into battle.
Don't be ashamed of being an
idealist.
Think and dream on the grand
scale.
If every shred is taken from you,
keep your honor.
Don't analyze your emotions.
Nearly 190,000 automobiles and
truelcs were produced in France last
octet•.
Ten surviving ineinbers of t Cam-
ilo in England have a total age of
753 years.
1'•'I(,H'1' AGAINST LlVl'Cld(,
O5echtede'akht Are Educating ntrr;.4
I'aeple Evil,
Poun(1+•n ill 1945, th ta, cl.:; lovak
$nelety of Ttd,l! A(:1 iln,,r, Irl:; outdo
r,•ntarkabl,• prove'+io in i'o e,.rk of
edlle:t515:.: tee dit., .1 CO 11, 51'.111)11,
and asp:,idlh' li 0t11,g C,i,11..•
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gone,' hl alcoholle
Lu repast:. pr,:uni..0 to lin ,ir.-r 1a-
1.1„nal eutl [t reF'a, 0...01ly le i'l 111
Yra gni e.
Ile, ill•elisitiv 1''nustlea. head of the
Czuchnvlovah t,•olp..rarlee n,,,„eu:d,
pointed nut thet. Ili i' o. i, ut,,.•.
than 1,fron ins,'! u11111 of 11„• noeL4y.
with se,000 adult inemsec': an0 more
than :1,'.,11011 x011,1 children ,•nrolird,
190+ ”, •i•: c's r,f;iciaJ pr ipi,.taeda „r-
gnn, years old and
has a whin circulation. Pictures and
leaflets are 100d tocols ir. ter
Of 011.00:1' ,4e • 1) Id 0I in, i', •i.103,)
republic, the don: ors.
.Prof. I•'ous'k,t, as gn,.trrl In the
Prager 1'r,'l,', sees ill:, u 1Una te •'rt• -
liv,rance of tin• nation from Ill,
senor:, e1 1110„101," not 1:1 • a llptu-
nry 1:111("1, but in Pl•.•i,.ttn. Ih,r
Sntl for 111 • ey,,n11111l al e•i l ine of
fie 1 11 111c hr"11• h ,•1nr1:1ten
ba 10 d ort ,usli, ,:, td, ac,• ui lite ad-
rallta!',•i of t tnieiraiee,
Anwlti the ninny prominent
Cznehoslovak slatl•slnnn and oth'°r
public nlen listed as supporters of
the 5 111 dertnc,.e movement 00 Thomas
0. MMlasaryk, President of the repub-
lic, and Eduard Benes, Minister of
Foreic;n Affairs.
191GHT-HOUR-DAY FOR HORSES.
Six -Day Week Also Advocated In
Plan by French League.
An eight-hour day and one clay off
a week for horses is the starting
point of an animals' Magna Chaeta.
The French League for the Pro-
tection of Animals ]lopes eventually
to get the League of Natitns to sanc-
tion these proposed rights of dumb
animals.
Dr. E. G. See, head of the protec-
tive society, is actively seeking sup-
port for his plan. His proposal is
that a number of laws applicable to
the labor of man be applied by the
Government to the four -footed beasts
which are protected now only against
extrema physical abuse.
The eight-hour law, he says. and
the six-day week, are needed as badly
by horses as by man, The difference
is that the horse has no vote and he
doesn't go on strike for better work-
ing conditions and more play. He
work, for his board and sometimes
doesn't get it.
Italy's Largest Telescope.
The largest telescope in Italy, with
a mirror 40 inches In diameter, is
now in use at the Merate Observa-
tory, in the foothills of. the Alps,
about twenty miles northeast of
Milan. Ordered in 1921, when the
dust and smoke of llfilan made it
necessary for the Observatory at
Milan to move to a better location,
the new instrument embodies all the
latest improvements. It is a reliect-
Ing telescope, in which the 40 -Inch
concave mirror takes the place of the
convex lens in the more familiar type
of telescope, The moving parts of
the telescope weigh over eighteen
tons, yet so perfectly are they bal-
anced that a ole -half horsepower
Motor is adequate for turning the in-
strument to follow the stars across
the sky. The instrument was built
by the Carl Zeiss Optical Works in
Jena, Germany.
Philosophy of Life.
When a loan is little, the big girls
kiss him; when he is big, the little
girls kiss him.
If he is poor, he is a bad manger;
if he is rich, he is dishonest.
If he needs credit, he can't get it;
if he is prosperous, everybody wants
to do him a favor.
If he is in politics, it is for graft;
if he is out of politics, he is no good
to his country.
If he doesn't give to charity, beds
a stingy cuss; if he does, it is for
show.
If h0 is actively religious, he is a
hypocrite; if he takes no interest in
religion, he is a hardened sinner.
If he gives affection, be is a soft
specimen; if he cares for none, he is
cold-blooded.
It he dies young, there is a great
future for him; If he arrives at old
age, he missed his calling.
425 Below Zero In Berlin.
The coldest spot on earth is a new
laboratory in Burlin to study strange
changes that take place in substances
exposed to temperatures as low as
425 degrees below zero — within
about eight points of absolute zero!
This is done by ldquifyini.: helium gas
under high pressure, then allowing it
to expand, explains the Popular Sci-
ence Monthly.
At such a temperature some
metals, such as silver and copper for
example, lose their resistance to sem-
triclty, becoming super -conductors. A
thread of frozen ntoreuay, it Is said,
can carry enough electricity for sev-
eral Hundred lamps. '
Paving Streets With Steel.
Steel plates may be used for paving
future streets in big cities. This is
to save periodic repair, which, as
towns- grow larger and busier, be-
comes more costly and troublesome.
Steel would bo an ideal surface,
since rubber has now largely replac-
ed metal for vehicle tyres. pipes and
electric hies could be laid beneath
removable plates, thus saving the cost
of digging tip roads,
A 800 -Ton News 14111.
A 800 -ton news mill produces suf.
fieient paper for 8,000 sixteen -page
newspapers every minute, this papot
Is made at the rate at forty-five miles
per hour.
Sweden's 110-1,'oeestrp,
LONDON TO LONDON BY AIR
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i P ^t t, s of air express, oxpfrctaity tabrtird, at the door of t0,' rargo compartment hl the express airnia0e.
lu4 .t 1'he single-rnu ori:ttrchlld cabin -monoplane landing at the Sl. &tubers air-ifeld, oat0We M0)lireal, aft.
1150 it 1151 ;^001114000s91.
e 1., Canadian Pacific nxpr, ss and customs officials at St. Iluhert superintend the tntnsfer front plane :o plane.
Less than seven days after leas-
th, ..?,per in London, Eng -
1;.e 1 leu. ?n.ekages of merchandise
tet Iling forty two pounds in
rr; i+' were recently delivered to
the consignee in London, Ontario.
This achievement was effected by
the Canadian Pacific Express in
tee regular air express service
meiintained in connection with the
trans-Atlantic liners entering and
leaving the St. Lawrence.
In the forenoon on Saturday the
• eleages left London and were
,:aged aboard the "Empress of
Australia" sailing from Southamp-
ton at noon. The following Friday
they were trans -shipped from the
vessel to a plane at Rimouski and
speeded towards Montreal. Le 1e,
than three hours afterwards at the
St. Hubert airfield outside of
Montreal the express was trans-
ferred to another machine and
carried on to Toronto. Arriving
here in the evening, seven hours
after leaving Rimouski the pack-
ages were picked up by another
airplane at the Leaside field and
taken to London.
Tho Canadian Pacific are pion-
eers in air express in Canada,
having service under a special
tariff in connection with incoming
and outgoing trans-Atlantic liners
in the St. Lawrence River,
Not only is express to and from
Eur' ' c ,:e dited by this
arrangement, but domestic ex-
press shipments mane constant use
of the bi-weekly service between
Ottawa and Montreal, Toronto
and Montreal, and down the St.
Lawrence to Rimouski, that thus
serves two purposes. Express
moving east or west between these
points may be greatly speeded in
delivery in this manner, and put
considerably ahead of ordinary ex-
press matter unaided by this
auxiliary. Merchants have made
use of the Canadian Pacific Ex-
press Air Service to ship articles of
every deacription, from flowers to
motion picture film.
MY 1 LADY'S - +
• COLUMN. +
FRESH LETTUCE
Lettuce is crisper if washed, sep-
arated and wrapped in a lettuce hag
of cheese cloth or a brown paper
sack. Sprinkle thoroughly and put
on ice.
LIFE SAVERS.
For very hot days prepare a eas-
serole dish of some creamed fend
early in the morning, put on ice and
ail you need do for supper is bake it.
COLORED UNDIES
If you put a'ciny bit of coloring in
the rinse water when undies are
brand new. they will never fade out
completely and always look fresher
than if you wait until they are non-
descript.
BRITTLE NAILS
Rub vaseline on the brittle finger
nails nightly and give them the extra
oil that your system lacks. If more
butter, oils and fats are eaten the
necessary oil will be supplied o the
system and brittle nails will be avoid-
ed.
DON'T SCRAPE.
Avoid scraping pans to remove
food that has stuck. Soak for a
while and then use cleaner and wire
wool. Scraping with a knife will
prove injurious to any sort of pan.
FRESH AND STALE
It will take away the fresh taste
from a loaf of newly -baked bread if
put in the breadbox with stale bread.
Keep the box cleaned out and do a-
way with this difficulty.
MOTH PROOF.
In packing blankets away, cleans
thoroughly, pack with moth balls
and newspapers that leave no crack,
for moths 'co enter. If done right
this is just as good as mothproof
bags.
NO CHANCES
Before pulling out Misting t1n•eeds
cut them every few inches. Then
there will be no danger of leaving
holes in the material .when they are
pulled ou'c.
DARNED LINENS.
Ono woman mends all herr table
linen on her sewing machine. She
first puts the worn place in her em-
broidery loops. Then she loosens the
tension and stitches back and forth
until the place is neatly darned. Af-
ter laundering the mended pollen is
very hard to find.
LOOSE KNOBS.
If you have Colonial furniture you
are probably annoyed with the knob:;
coaling off the bureau drawers ars
they aro wont to do. Should tins oc-
cur, place a match -stick in t.h' hole
of the knob and break it or earn
with the knob. Then place the: knob
on the screw and holding the swew
taunt with a screwdriver turn the
Sweden is safeguarding its fotest knob until it is tight to the dresser.
reeu*wineries by growing r1each
You will find it more secure than if
more noble Goet of timber sank year
than are out down. glued there.
A SHOE DRIER
A novel and good way of drying
wet shoes is to 'corn on an electric
light bulb and place it within the
shoe. The steady dry heat from the
bulb will evaporate the moisture with
out warping 'the shoes in any way.
Of course, watch it to prevent burn-
ing.
SNAP FASTENERS
To adjust snap fasteners, sats the
ball snap on first, rub with chalk
and nark on the opposite side just
whore the under pare should go.
THE SUMMER SUN.
Hang colored clothes on the line
wrongside out and in a good current
of air. Then they will dry quickly'.
Beep an eye on them so they can 1e
brought In out of the hot summer
.sun lid 00011 as they are dry.
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THE CANADA YEAR BOOK
The most authorative and valuable
volume on current Canadian affairs
is the Canada Year Book which has
just been issued for 1027-2S by. the
Dominion bureau of statistics. This
book of 1,000 pages, distributed at
cost (two dollars) 'vbrough the king's
printer at Ottawa, not only gives the
most up-to-date information and
statistics (ics immigration and trade
figures include the fiscal period end-
ed with March of this year), but
covers Canadian history and rhronol- 1 The dam to be constructed le eo_t-
og'y, geography, geology, constituc- tool floods in the Oder river, Ger-
ion and other general phases of many, will require more than four
Canadian life. years to complete.
, Special features in this year's vol-
ume include: An article on the cli-
mate of Canada, contributed by Sir
Frederic Stupart, director of the me-
teorological service; a summary of
the results of the census of the
prairie provinces, taken in 1920; im-
proved statistics of immigration, in-
cluding the languages, nationalities
and birthplaces of immigrants; pre-
liminary results of the census of
manufacturers far 1926 as well as
detailed analyses of these statistics
for 1925; an extended discussion of
Canadian 'trade; a summary of the
first authoritative .statement on the
tourist trade of Canada; material on
the traffic and the financial position
of the Canadian National lteilway;
a special article cit Can,.diee siegi•'la-
tion respecting combination in re-
straint of trade. by the leeribtrar of
the combines investigation act; an
important study of the were statis-
dcs collected at the cen=ud of 1921;
the results of a new study of the na-
tional wealth of Canada as in 1925.
The appendix contains figures of im-
migration and of trade for the fis-
cal year ended March 31, 1:125. The
volume, which is illustrated by many
more maps and diagrams than i11 pre-
vious years, also includes an index
with some 4,000 page -references and
and an eight -page statistical sum-
mary of the progress of Canada since
1871.
A Botched Job !
Is usually one done in hurry, by a cut-rate printer, who
was not able to submit a proof to the buyer of the, printing.
The price at which •;the job was done necessitated quick
work and the minimum attention to detail.
Result
The customer uses the printed matter much against his will,
and possibly to his detriment so far Its his customers are
concerned, all because the printing was done by a printer
at a, distance, rand ;that tine job was not checked before
printing.
Insist 0E'1 Proofs
Your home printer will always gla.clly submitlproofs of al!
work so that it may be carefully checked Inc errors and alt
eyed foranphnrnnn'c' if 1.mrlt,11 advisable, while any desired
additions or deductions may be freely math'. This results
in a sntisfaetory ,job.of printing, and pleases ell concerned.
See t.11at all your printing bend"i the imprint of your focal
printer.
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