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and it pays to buy a good 'brand. The
pastas come in tubes and if earefullY
ha'ndl'ed, a tube of rade will Last a
long 'time.
-Family Portraits,
Have the players -eel whom there
can be arta even ,number—sit in two
straight lines) facing oath other.. Give
each player 'pen.dil and a piece of
paper and tell him to .draw a picture
of the person opposite him. No mat-
ter whether he can draw or not, he
mu's't make an attempt. Of course if
everyone were sal artist there would
be no fun. It is often the .pictures
that are drawn by those who know
beast about art that ai'e the most
n3• amusing.
After the pictures are fttiished, col-
lie the papers and display then' for
:he alt to see. The picture that is voted
h to be the 'best likeness wins tho gate
mt and the prize, if there is onc.. '
If Caring for . Your Piano.
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I , ;YSTER-Y OF "TIE
GREEN RAY
By William lee Queux- • • •
SIR A. PEARSON,
:FRIEND 0. FTIIBBLIND
▪ Synopsis of Preceding Chapters, that troaeltormis beast. The Ba'ientore.
eutbreals .of
Louden b rriatter,at glided a erfelto oa andl l with the
game muni,'
the • IIlghlt ails to say g.oee bye to his and fie we passed ;the jagged women
fiancee, Myra McLeod, On the trill' tory she was eomnng up about thirty
he meets Hilderman, whe cella himself yards behind us.
an American and a stranger in those "Ohallehge ltim, Ron," Myra .ex,
rts, but later Ronald finds that, he claimed;' `.`you've met bilin,"
has built a but on a dire above the I turned, and gwW IIiklerniere and
falls opposite General McLeod'e lodge. two other men in the boob, one a
While fishing in the river Myrasa friend apparently, and the other the.
suddenly blinded by a flash of green medhamc. I stood up and waved' to
light, The physician advises consult- hem. , I
ing a London oculist. Gen, McLeod "we'1'1 race you to Mallet?
tells Ew ssr't of a curious experience gloated,
at the Chemist's Rock, "It's a bet," he agreed readily at
the top of his voice, wa ling back.
CHAPTER V, It was a'ding-dong'business across.
Is More Mysterious, the mouth of if anything,, sIte e Ballimore
t we had.
I• at and stared' at the o'id'man was of Pada' to go, anour e'pponents had
in y oonvin ed t Obviously he'
taken a course a geed • dea8' farther.
luely eoaeoueatd that he was giving out.. to sea than we were. Coming
me an eccumate aooattnt of what had by the lighthouse however, the Btvlutl�
happened, and equally obwsously he more drew in vat a magnificent pace,.
was perfectly sane.d and ,swept In to pass inside the light -
"That is de" he said presently. house rock Hildeirman, who was quite'
FOUNDER OF ST. DUN -
STAN'S HOSTEL.
A
Glorious Monument to the
Great English Newspaper-
man and Philanthropist.
.pt Although most people try "to take
tet every are of their pianos, especially
the in these drays of high prices, they do
not alivays succeed.. Pianoa, like Ite-
ms man beings, are very sensitive to their
rty. 'immediate surroundings, and must be
. et pr0p'erey ".placed" in order to retain
tee_ Their proper volume of tong. ,
A, very common, although pardon -
ret,, able, weakness is to regard an ifistiu-
dot merit first -of all as a beautiful Piece
'Sadfurniture, quite everlooking the
fact that ,its chief f'un'ction is to pro -
say duce perfect musical notes, chords,
in,
harmoteles, , and nuances.
The chief materials used in making
Ith plans, are highly-seaeoxed wood,
cth steel, iron, 'bras, and various lends
of felt and cloth, each having its
hey exact relationship to the instrument
nr a t as a whole. In .consequence, a piano would be better m a don or two.
niW is susceptible to atmospheric indica- we arranged that I should take her
ences, wavoided
vanish can, however, be up !'.n London the next day, and leave
"Grad heavens!!! eave to me."heavens!!! I exclaimed sod- distinct at the short distance, etood
in the scorn of the Baltimore- and,
Cyril Arthur Peeler= was best
known to Cauadleue as the founder
of St. Dunstan's Hostel for blind sol.
diers in London,
Born in 1866, the eon of a clergy
man;. he was educated at Winebeater
School, At 18 years of ego he won, a
olerkghip of 100 pounds a Year in Sir
George Nevem' publication,' Tid Bite
—won.it by answering ten searching
questions a week for throe mouths.
Then young Pearson became manager
of Tid Bits, and held that post for six
years, when lie -started Pearson'8
weekly. He followed this. with several
other weekly and monthly periodicals,
and finally established the Daily Ex-
press in 1900. Ile acquired control of
St. James' Gazette, the Morning' Stand-
ard and the Evening Standard. But,
itis said, these ventures swallowed up
a large part of the fortune he had ac-
cumulated.
Then, a few years before the great
war began, fate struck . him a cruel
blow in an incurable affection of the
eyes. By • the time, the first British
men blinded in battle were sent home
from Belgium and Franco Sir Arthur
had not only become totally blind him-
self but had made and won his own
struggle with all tate forces of doubt
and despair that attack the sightless.
As he was wont to say, "He had learn-
ed bow to be blind," and he was eager
to show these blinded soldiers how
they might ovea•came their terrible
handicap.
denay brought to. me senses by 1 aked at u's, We were making good
sound of has voice, "Whet an extra-atime, but we had no chance of out.'
ordinary things" distancing his powerful boat, But, as
"For m'om'ent I thought I was he liooked at us, erred ants evidently
mad, orad som'etimues, when I have ,about to shout same triumphant
thought over it tinea—end tire- Lord greeting, I saw lkim oa'toh eight of
g
knows how many, times I've done that Myra, lying at my "feet, her face hid'-
--.I've come to the emteli siB that I den in the shade oven her eyes. Sud -
must have fallen asl�ee'p• But even denly, without the slightest warning,
n e., tine. fear lamas me that my mind he swung the tiller, and, turmiung out
may be goig.' again, tools, the bong course routed the
"'You Inurnn't imagine anything like lighbhousa, and we slid alongside the
that, General," I advised ser•hovely. fish-table.n good minute ahead of him.
Whin 'ever you do,don't encourage Myra was delighted; she had no sue -
any doubts of your own sanity. ^There scion that we had virtually lost the
must be some explanation .of this, al- ztce, and the trifling excitement gave
though I can't for the moment innn her a 'real pleasure. Angus, I could
ine what it can possibly be. It is a see, was puzzled, but I signed to him
remarkable thing, and I fancy you to say nothing.. My heart warmed to
will find, -when we do know the ex- Hiiderman; he had seen that .Myra
planation, that anyone else standing vas not well, and, divining that it
where you Were at that time would would give her siome pleasure to win
have seen exactly the r'ame thing. the race, he hard tactfully, given way
The meld s'an'ds oat of the water;'It to us. I was really grateful to him for
is just above a deep pool, and probit!'- his kindly thought, and determined to
ly it was a sort of mirage effect, and thiol' him es soon as I cowid'. We had
not by any 'imam a figment of your nearly half an haver to wait for the
brain.' • mid-day train, and, after seeing Myra
To my surprise the old man leaned and Mary s'afely ensconced in the
back in his timer and burst out laugh- Marine Hotel. I went out with Sholto
ing. „ to get true tickets telegraph to Den -
"Of course," he exclaimed. I never . nis, and express 'ray gratitude to Hil-
Well,h of teat—a sort of mirage. derman. But when I stepped out of
Well; I'm begs -1 th'an'kful yoix sv.g- the hetbel he was standing in the road
geste'd that, Ronald. I've' no doubt waiting for me.
that it was something of the sort• "Good nnorning, Mr. Ewart;' he
What a bt our
fool I am, Let us to
pray that o d poor little ears ha d• co"Is theforward L hingflthe matter
trouble," he added solemnly, ,, with Miss leteLeod.
have eome equally simple asolution. "Stile's not very wee," 1 replied.
The General was so relieved that I "She has something the matter with
had given bio', l any rate, some sort her eyes. It was very good of you
ofw reason to believt that his Drain to let us vin our little race, Every
was not yet going, that he began to little pleasure- that we can give Miss
declare that he was convinced Myna McLeod just at bilis time is of great
value to ns."
CANADA'S PROBLEMS
nal by earefut "placing" in the roost.
aue I Never keep your peen in a damp
h' is rooms, also never have" it next to an
ee intrude wall, or near a window or ton-
e. servatory. Avoid draughts; a "cross-
cornier" position' is nearly always bet -
the ter than against a wall..
be These are the chief cortdibions to be
be !-observed, and the rest can •be left to
the discretion or taste of the owner.
()se' Not only should every cane be taken
d' to preserve your piano from damp,
ed.': brut it shaved be oecasionttl'ty ventilat-
ed by opening the top. Condensation
eth of the air can take place inside a
1'd pianofoate on the ono1 metal verbs
jwsit,as easily as on the window -pane.
they It dons not alwaye follow that your
lug piano is out of order if some of the
notes don't sound true, Very often
e. blria is due to some object in the room
ene yebrating in sympathy with certain
odd notes when streak. The key left in
or bhe. boort of the piano will give a such
ed an effect, or it may be date to the
instrument not being evenly placed
on the floor.
Heavy ornaments, flower -bowls,
hes becks, etc., should never stand on a
the piano. The lightest ornaments only
,ns- should be allowed -on a piano -,top, and
her . even thes-e shouldstand on a soft mat,
es, if je'e'ring noises are to be prevented.
see Preferably leave the piano -top quite
me bar, of any decoration.
ew. Finally, never neglect to have your
lily icaptruinent tuned at regale. intervals,
to ireespeetive of how often it is used.
Avoid inexperienced tuners as you
would the Algae. More often than
tete. not, they strain the tuning -pins no
leir that the instrument will never again
ive, remain properly in tune.
be -
der
her in charge of her aunt, Lady Rus -
lot, and then, as soon as we had heard
Sir Ge ire's verdict, I was to -bring
h•er'back again. General McLeod had
been anxious at first to come with us,
but I pointed cut that ira would be of
more ease to Myra if he stayed be-
hind, and ke'pt'am eye on her interests
in the neighborhood. I promised to
wire lois.' the result of the interview
with Olvery as soon ars I knew it.
And just about a quarter to ten we
went to bed,
"Ronald," said the old man, as we
shook hands outside my door, "there's
just one thing I wasn't frank with
you about in the matter of the Chem-
is't's Rock. I am anxious to believe
that it's tt point of no particular ino-
porbence. You knoyv bhe hock •is a
sort oe sasrdstone, not grey like the
rest, but nearly white?"
"Yes." I answered, wondering what
could be coming next.
"Well," said the Cold man, "that day
when I saw it appearing to come to-
wards me it was not white, but
green."
"No," I said at last, when we had
s'pen't another twenty minutes discus-
sing this new aspect in my room. -"It's
beyond me. I can't see how the two
events can be connected, and yet they
are so unusual that one would think
they must be. I certainly think it is
a point to put in detail'before Olvery."
"On- the whole, I. agree vitt you,"
staid the General. "I am rather afraid
he may take us for a pack of lunettes,
and refuse to be tethered with the
case."
"I'm sure be won't do that," I as-
serted confidently. "Anil he may have
some medical knowledge that will just
shake the puzzle into piece, and ex-
plain the whole mystery to us. It
seems to me 'a meat retearkable thing
that these two strange affairs should
have happened in exactly the same
place. Zhat it is some strange freak.
of mature I have no doubt, but I ani
absolutely at a lose to think what it
can be."
It can hardly be wondered at teat,
EIS d have said before, • sleep and' I
were strangers that night; ate. Lyras
glad enough when the time came for
me to get up.
•Myra came down after breakfast,
wond'ereatlly brave and bright, but
there was no sign whatever of her
sight returning to her. The lea`vo-
ta'king was a .wretched..bustn,ose, and
I carnet dwell on it, Sandy started
early to sail to Madiaog with the lege
gage, and we followed in the motor-
boat, Angus et the engine, olid Mary
MaNiven in the bows, while I took
the tiller, and Myra lay on a pile of
cushions .at my feet, her head resting
on my knee, her arm round Sho-to's
neck; for she had wanted the dog to
see her off at the stallion, The old
General managed to keep ea -a cheery
manner as 'he said good -byre at the
lending -s'ta'ge, but he was'loalcing so
care -worn and haggard that I was
glad that he had been persuaded not
to come up to London with us. He
Was certainly not in a fist state for the
fatigues of a long. journey. As we
passed Glasnabinnia the Baltimore
did oat front the side of the shed that
stood on the edge of the miniature
harbor which Nature had thought-
fully beseowed on the p'la'ce,
"I. can hear a motor -boat," said
Myra, tliddenly Setting up..
"Yes," I replied `It's Iiildernran's,'
"Is site ahead of sus?" the asked.
I looked round-, and saw that the
Baltitn.ore was putting out to round
the point,
"No, she's about level," I answeted,
"She's evldently malting for Mallaig.
We arc, if enybhing, ss. Nene ahead,
but they will soon pass us, I should
think,,, r, eland.
Oh, Rost, elect Piles, with c d
itch oxobteansnb, "don't- let there beat'
sus. .An ue, put some life into her.
We mask 'stake the harbor first,'
Angers did hie been end '1 sett Iter•
course CM' near in there es I dared on
e.
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a
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s
nr
n
lately characteristic in each iudivid
nal.
As regards the detecon of counter-
feit handwriting a method has been
worked out that is both mathematical
and scientific. It hese been applied to
UM detection of freehand forgeries
not those made by treeing or the
changing of letters which are easy to
detect. It is based on the hypothesis
that everybody's handwriting shows
certain 'constants that can be mea-
sured. This method is called grapho-
metric, ,,on, enlarged photographic
reproductions measurements are made
of the 'height of tlfe letters, the trace
of the curvature, the slope of the
downstroke, and other details, .and
they are with standards that.
have been established by a study of
the genuine handwriting.
0
When the Forest Lookout.
Goes Blind.
eil= the forest lookout goes blind,
that is wheh the pall of smoke pre-
vents the lookout man on tower or
mountain peak from seeing w'hare the
fire is, then comes in the opportunity
of the airplane observer, This was
proved during the past summer in the
Dominion Forestry Branch work cen-
treing at Reeleop5, RC., At a period
when a smoke pall hid the more dis-
tant pointe from the lookout stations
the airplane observer. was able to sly
over the einem soreen and get g good
view Of the whole, distrlet, 'EIe "wits
Able to inform heedgltartors of all in-
cipient fires and these to secure their
extingutsbmont bifeee they lead roach•
ed daligusrous prop0ttlon,s. One satis-
factory feature of this. patrol was that
tlse ebsereer Was able to see the Piro
fighters actually alit worse and thus In a
pcM,tl$is to direct thein to trine best ad-
vantage,
"Eyes?" said. Hilderman, thought-
fully, with .the same dreamy expres-
sion that Dennis had pointed out at
King's Crone. "What sort of thing
is it? I know something about eyes."
"I'm afraid I can tell you nothing,"
I replied. "She leas 'suddenly lost her
sight in the nrc'st amazing and ter-
rible manner, We are just 'baking her
up to London to'see;a specialties."
"Had she any pain? " he asked, "or
any dizziness or fainting, or anything
like that?"
"Nb," I said; "there is absolutely
nothing to go by. It is a most extra-
ordinary affair, and •a very terrible
blow to us all;
"It must be," he said gently, "very
very terrible. I have heard so much
about Mese McLeod that I even feel
it myself. I am d.eply grieved to heat'
this, deeply grieved.' He spoke very
sympathetically, and I felt that it
was very kind of him to take such a
friendly interest in his -unknown
neighbor.
"I think you'd better join me in a
brandy ante s'oda., Mr. Ewald," he said',
laying a 'hand on my arm. "I d.on't
suppose you know it, but you look
ten years older than eyov did yresber-
day."
Ye'al'emday! Good heavens! Had all
this happened in a day? I was cer-
tainly feeling far from myself; and I
accepted his feeling,
readily enough.
We turned into the refreshment room
-outside the station. atxl I•had a stiff
whisky and. sada, realizing how far
away Rae London I wee 'When the
mon gave me the whisky in elle glass
and the soda in another.
"Tell ref" said Ilddernran, "if it is
not very rude of nee to asic, or too
t
rise Meseainful McLeod speak you to ing a when this
ha'ppetoed? Readingen. what?" I gave
]rim a rough outline of the circum-.
stauee.s, but, inview of what true Gen-
eral had told me the night before, I
said nothing about this Mystery of the
green ray. We wanted to retain our
repu'hation for meaty as long es we
could, and n0 outsider who did not
know the Genes+al personally would be-
lieve that hie astonishing experi'en'ce
was anything ether' then the strange
creation of a nor ve••wrough1 brass.
"And that was tel?" he asked
thoughtfelliy.
"Yes, that was a11," I replied.
"I suppose you leaven -it decide'.l
what specrallsb you 'will take her to
when you get her to Lenten?" he
queried. 8 was abed to reply whet
I heard -Shelia in a hearted argument
with some other dog, end :fleeted out,
with a harried eacu_c, to bring him
in. Are I renamed, with my hand on
his scalar; the barber -master greeted
Inc. and told me we might have some
diftleuley en reaching London, as the
train service evsa likely to be dtc-
argamized owing to the-txanspart o;f
troops and munitions. Witob I re=
jeis'ed' Hildarm'an I was fuel of 'this
new 'development, It would be both
awkward and unplea's •rat to be turned
out of the train before we reached
London; and every lttottient's delay
might mean injury to my poor Myra.
"I don't think you need worry its
all, Mr. Ewart" my new friend as
sired me. The trains will run all
rig'h't. They may alter the sa'vice3
where they have too many trains, but
hero they are not likely to do so.
Thank heaven, I shell net be tiiavdllling
again for 510035 time; I hate it, al-
though I have run about a good deal,
I have a few modest iauvostusenba that
take up t4 conlsidera'ble portion of nny
time. I figure on one or two boards,
yott know."
History of St. Dunstan's.
St. Dunstan's was established in the
early spying of 1915. Set in the heart
of London, this spacious house with its
fifteen acres of beautiful grounds,
gave to Sir Arthur, at the very begin-
ning of his work, the establishment
and the environment he sought,
He almost filled the gardens with
workshops, class rooms, offices and
other buildings; he made additions to
the house itself. As the work grew
a tali dozen or more houses near by
were loaned or taken over, and several•
large establishrnents at the seashore
or in the couni:;•y were given or loaned
by individuals and associations to bo
used as convalescent or holiday re-
sorts. "In days when I could see; Sir
Arthur has written, "I 'had the direc-
tion of some big enterprises, but St.
Dunstan's became the biggest individ-
ual business that I have ever conduct
ed."
When the hospital was established
there were only sixteen men to care
for, but by the end of 1918 more than
600 men had,. as Sir Arthur put it,
"already learned to be blind and had
returned to their homes." Then 700
were in training and 200 mere still in
the hospitals, were soon to go there—
a total of 1,500 men, whom Sir Arthur
bed enables to put despair behind
them, and to become busy, self-sup-
porting, instead of the helpless de-
pendents they had thought fate had
made them.
REVIEWED
BY OFFICIALS OF :BANK OF MONTREAL
The ,addresses of the Pr'esid'ent prevenient can bo oxpeotedin the
and General Manager of the. Bank
of Medved, at theennual m'eeting
of sllaraholdel's of that institution,
were the autitoriti,ttive pronleunoe-
meant of man of international stand-
ing in matters of ilu'anoe, anti as
mole they w111 nndoubteelY be fol..
leveed with much interest both in
this eounlrY and abroad, I.berY
Year the'eddres'ses at this annual
meeting are locked forward to with
keen anticipation by merchants and
manufacturers because of the conn -
present btlydimaa1}10 sand:tlono BO
long as the rami( d+uutinee(. un-,
der peella--Yeice, ns he sail,
Meana paiitteal -- oWseitlen .and
operation, Britt Greet Britain and
the .United States lento reunited
the finatioial chaos lnes•parable
from molt owiiif rselp and opera.
tion, anti have adopted' the only
remedy.
Retail Forces Out of Line.
Sir Frederick Wiliiapmeeltyler
undoubtedly placed Ills finger on
one of the weak epee in our, pre-
peedienelve analYa'ls that they pro. stoaat'nide detainees when Ile raid
'aide of finpaciad conditions. in Cana-
da, . and beoaiiae they afford guid-
anee in the general buaaness policy
to be fo11gssed during the coming
year,
Must Deal With Railway Situation
In the view of Sir 'Vincent Mere-
• dith, the way to sustained improve-
ment in tirade is not yet clear, rot
that tmprovement WW1 be haste. tined
' when labor realizes •that war Mild -
ed wages cannot continua, and that
more •ofltoiouee and- greater produc
tion are absolutely necessary in or-
der to bring 'prices doyen to a level
that will stimulate consumption
and thus provide increased employ-
ment. His warning as to •tile evil
effects of heavy taxation in stifling
industry and enterprise is ono that
will • be cordially endorsed by all
thinking man, and one which those
who direct our public affairs surely
will not dare to ignore. And Sir
Vincent 'merits public thanks for
the courageous way in which he
dealt with the railway problem;
in .pan'ticular for hie uncompromis-
ing dedlaration that no marked tin -
'that while an the one •leech the
ptrrcha'sing power of the Rode
of our natural resources was at the
losorso pest, ht.level otheredireettone we
d ter malarial
yearns aact', rices, and retail
still had high 'p
prices were conspicuously out
lino, ft is on the-purchaalee Peeler
of, the preclude of our natural re-
sources that we roust place our
main dependence for. a revival in
trade and it ie. obvieus that there
can be no Ysustatmedteprevement
untietheetrlee of•oth!er oommeiiitiea
are. oommeneurate with that putt-
chasing power,_
Summed up, the most obvious
Heade of Canada at the prasent,
time, in the *pluton of these two
emtineut flnamciera, are drastic
economy in the conduct of public
affaire, a soautien of the ecttlway
problem on the basis•' of private as
against political ownership and
operation, a vigorous immigration
policy for the peopling et our waste
spares by diverting to Canada the
stream of immigrants that formerly
stowed elsewhere, and deflation in
the cost of labor.
great work that bas been done for the
blind throughout Canada since the
early clays of the war, owes its in-
spiration to Sir ,Arthur and to the
Canadian smelters who were his
greets at St. Dunstan's.
That was the sort et thing Sir
Arthur accomplished after sustaining
an affliction which would have render-
ed many leen almost helpless, and
which stands to hien as a monument
greater than all his financial and jour-
nalistic success,
Wonderful Range of Activities.
The Hien at St. Dunstan's are
taught shorthand writing, telephene
operating, massage, poultry farming,
joinery, matntaking, boot repairing
and basketry. Sir Arthur considered
poultry farming to be a particularly
(Tg be cen:hated.)
Convictions for Starting -
Forest Fires.
Citizens Hurst have been struck in
the past few weeks in reading of the
large number of prosecutions and con-
victions for, wilfully or by careless-
ness, setting fires to standing timber.
There have been convictions also for
refusing to assist forest rangers in
putting out fires. In some cases this
may seem hard on the individual, but,
on the other hand Boers has to be con•
sidered the loss sustained, not only by
an individual or company, but also by
the whole country 1n the burningof
forests.' There is another considera-
tion, also, namely the loss of_ life
caused by forest fires. The record is
not yet complete, but it appears that
at least two men lost their lives in
forest fires this season, Then there
were the numerous families burned
out of house and home this year, the
members of vthich suffered in health
as well as in property. Fines and jail
sentences are not pleasant things.
There is no one who does not feel sym-
pathy for those so dealt witin, but once
the people make tip their minds that
fo'rest fires mast stop fires will come
to an end, and these punishments are
one way in which public opinion
mattes itself heard,
Old Foes in New Places.
The rat is a great danger to the air-
ship and the aeroplane; the mechan-
ism is so dellcabe that one rat on
board can do serious mischief. If it
bites through woodwork, or tears the
fabric of the wings, it may cause the
vessel to collapse.
Words.
Words are colored beads
I ,otring upon a chain.
Some are gold with sunshine..
Some are bright' with rata.
Words are splendid pictures
Banging on the wall.
Some ere big with mouutaliti,
Some are hushed and small. ---
Words are waxen candles
hhining on a tree,
I's: the dale to ,see itself
And wish a. wish fur me.
Sir Arthur Pearson
Founder of St. Dunstan's Hostel for
the Blind, and himself a blind man,
who was' accidently drowned in Lon-
don. Ile was famous the world over
for his works COT the blind.
suitable occupation for the blind; he
was proud that all who studied at St.
Dunstanls proved succesefel in prac-
tice.' Shorthand writing In'1n-aillie, a
difficult 'art, has been art important
study at St. Dunstan's, and dozens. of
men Have gone from there to their old
places as private secretaries, er have
found n.ow ones; all of them have suet
every standard required. Some• of diem
now earn higher salaries than they
did before. boy were blinded. And
this lends steengbh to Sir Arthlu"s
contention that there aro certain adr_
vanages in being blind, since it cone: of n t patted trim on the bond.
eels him who is thus handicapped to inemlieretl. that the Conference also "What's your name and rank?" the
developin dormant that otherwise would I brought out the fact that nine -tenths littlo boy 'salted.
remain dormant, and to train all his of the timber brought to market all Ile told bhn,
capacities to a higher degree of pro- r the world Is softwood, then the „Aro on married?" was the next
iicipecy, As reach importance is at. eveY
etched at Sir Dunstan's to 'leeching importance of Canada as A, !entree of inquiry,
timber supply is appreciated, This is . No, I am not" was the reply.
the men to play as et teaching them wily the Conference laid such st'ese Then the child paused a moment
to work. They learn to dance, 11 they span the meed of forest conservation end, turning to his mother, said:
do not alanese know how, and ACs.' its Canada, Canada's coniferous or ,'ghat else must I ask' him, men
y dances are held; they aver' softwoacl timber is rt great source of et,?„
have fancy daces balls, abseil they en- ,0.—
strength both to the Empire anti to d.
herself. - Sir Jemes Gentile, -a noted Pawnee
' surgeons and physical culture anther.
Queen Wilitelniin9 of the Nether- ity, is seventy ,years old and as sup.
lands is an expert iinguist. She is an pia 05,an athlete, He conducts e ehySi.
exert horsewoman, draws cleverly, aril culture clam for men who are class
p to their eightieth yeas', and. a class
is a fairly necatnplshed musician, end g
has au intimate aequeinitattee with for elderly women, Some exerciser
all of the detaile of practical'souse. he prescribes are the carne as those
used by the Ohleoaia 0,0011 b ears ago,
Words are whisper-threeet.
I think of in the night,
That walk about with gladness
Soon as it is light.
'Words are gay balloot.s
Bright against the snow.
I loose their strings and watch them.
Sailinghit•h' and low.
Words, words, words—
How I love you, words!
I'm the nest from which you flee
You're my singing birds,
—Louise. Ayres Garnett.
News From -the Maritimes..___
The potato yield of the Provniee oil
New Brunswick for 1921 is estimated
to he 2161. bushels to the acre, the
highest in years and higher than any
other province iu the Dominion, ac•
cording to the Provincial Department
of Agriculture. Prince Edward Island
is said to be second with an average
acre yield of 201% bushels.
The port of St. John, N. B., is entice
gating resumption on a substantial
scale of the export of live cattle and
accordingly work on the preparation
of sheds for the purpose, 'approved by
the Federal Department of Agrieul
ture, is being rushed, Four hundred
head of cattle this week constitutes
the first shipment of the'season.
A forest nursery, operated jointly
by the Forest Service Branch of the
Provincial Lands Department and the
Forestry School of the University of
New Brunswidk, will be established
at :Frederiiton, N.B,; if present negotia•
tions. result satisfactorily. An initial
grant of $1,500 -is being considered by
the Crown Lands Department, it is au.
derstood.
It is reported that the Iona Gypsum
Company, Cape Breton, is about to be
taken over by Montrose capitalists.
There will bo.extensiv.e alterations to
the plant and in the shipping facil!•
ties. For the past few years the out•
Put has been largely to Philadelphia,
anil was found to compare favorable•
with the best manufactured in the
States.
It is estimated that 12,228,14
pounds of maple sugar were produoetl
in the province of Quebec during the
spring of 1921. In addition there were
1,375,635 gallons of maple syrup. The
number of apple trees totalled 1,231.•
857, compared with 1,000,033 in 1020;
There is a remarkable story of a
large aeroplane that during the war
was flying over mountainous country
on the Western front, Pilot and ob•
server were much disturbed at dis-
covering traces. of a rat on beard, but
they hall no means of capturing 1t.
They thought, of landing, but they
knew that their hidden. foe might
being then disaster before they could
reach the earth. Suddenly a bright
idea came to the pilot, and he began
' to •mount higher and higher in the al-
ready rarefied air. Still higher he
•'vent until lie had almost reached an
altitude higher than any that man has
attained. Both men found-breathin'g
extremely difficult: their ears felt as alum trees 322,778, compared. with
11 bursting, their breath came in tear- 267,746; pear trees 22,550, as against
18;287; and 408,707 cherry trees as
compared with 447,261.
Mitch cows in the province• of Que-
bec during the slimmer of 1,921 total--._-
letl :1,039,389, as compared with 1,030,-
800 during the corresponding period
in 1920, according to an estimate ,af
-the Provincial Department of Agri-
culture. Hogs totalled 883,920, cone
pared with 836,431; liens and chickens
8,470,729 compared with 8,177,402;
other' poultry 356,486, as against 960,•
ars.
ing gasps; but they were waiting far
something they knew must happen.
They knew that their enemy must sue•
comb before they succumbed them-
selves. Presently, with a feeble scam-
per', a large eat entenged from some
secret nook of the aeroplane and fell
panting and dying on the floor. It
was the work of a moment to fliug it
overboard.
The Empire Looks to Canada's
• Forests.
In the British Empire Forestry Con-
ference in Landau, the fact was
She Wanted t Know, ,
brought out that Canada is pre -emir- The young officer was aittiug atone
entlythe sourca of softwood supply in on the hotel verandah. Close by him
'lis IOmpire, Some peonlo are iucitned sat a young and pretty widew and
to rot her six,year-old son. Presently the
little fellow ran up to the officer, who
ret that Canada is not a comely
fie lardwoods such es mahogany,
ebony, and rosewood, but when it Is re -
jay Immensely, '.tlliey row std swim
---- And wrestle and run en try o t c
goals at football, They attend
theatres, organize o-onoerte Mang
themselves, play cines and cards and
dominoes, hold detainee indoors Mid
tug-of-war conteata outdoors, go oh
long walks and weekend rambles •lit
11te i0lnttry.
I1: is not loo limit to eay that lire were,