The Clinton News Record, 1920-9-30, Page 3IIIGH COST OF LIVING APPEARS
ON DOWN GRADE IlttINITED STATES
•
Two of Largest Mail Order F inns in the World Announce
1Reduction-Authorities Believe Peak of
* Rices Has Been Passed,
A, despatch from Now York sepia-
13asinese MU aro wondering if Herne?'
Ford started somethingo Ming down
Prices, or whether ho made his cola-
brated oslashinge announcement at
•
the Most dramatic time. Reports
gathered here indieate that a good
many more articlebesides Ford mo-
tor ears aro coming down.
, General belief that the peak of high
prices has been passed and that the
direction of the curve is now down-
ward was expreseed jy businesemen
M many cities of this country.
The H. H. Franklin Manufacturing
Co„ makers of the Franklin autenn
bile, was the first of Mr, Ford's com-
petitors to follow his lead, and ea-
nounced cuts in the priee of its cars
from 17 to 21: per cent.
Two of the largest mail order hous-
es in the world, Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
and Montgomery, Ward & Co., both of
Chicago, announced substantial reduc-
tions in• many lines of merchandise.
"The list included men's and women's
clothing, shoes, furniture and a few
staple •foodstuffs.
How soon the consumer might ex -
peat to benefit directly and the high
cost of living cut to the average rat-
zen was a matter of speculation. There
was a general agreement that the con-
sumer would benefit eventually, but
could not expect to get the full ad-
vantage the wholesale reductions
at eine,
The consumer was expected to bene -
lit first in lower prices for clothing
and other manufactures of textiles, as
the reductions ain the textile trades
have been more marked than in any
other. Lower clothing prices are not
looked for until next spring. In other
manufactured textile goods farther
retaif reduction may be looked fot,
earlier,
Despatches from the larger cities of
the country showed that substantial
retail price reduction's had taken place
or were expected, the teadency toward
lower prices having been in effect in
some cities for several menthe, be-
cause of an increasing tendency on the
part of the public to refuse to buy
anything but necessities.
Many Former Russian Nobles
• Work to Earn Living
A despatch from Palle says: -Many
aif the Russian nobility who fled from
Bolshevism to France now meet its
ohlef -requirement, that all must work
With their hands that they may eat.
The rdster of deposed royalty is
long, but every few days there comes
-to public knowledge the situation of
another Russian person of prominence
whom adairsity has not conquered.
A large dairy farm haw been estab-
lished near Paris by Count Pain Tgna-
tieff, where members of that family
and some of their noble friends are
reconstructing another fortune.
The Duke of Leuchtenberg-Beanhar-
. nais is -farming near Tours. The
Prince Lyszezynski is a bank, clerk.
Princesa ldestchercky and a number
ef others are commercializing tbeir,
knowledge of art, doing interior de-
corating. Prince Goudacheff, once
Russian Ambaseader to Spoilt, is a
farmer. Gen. Nicolajeff drives a truck
and many Russian officers are me;
chattier, and some are taxicab chauf-
feurs.
PREMIER'S APPEAL
• REJECTED. BY MINERS
Government Proposals for In-
dependent Tribunal Are
Turned Down.
A despatch from .London says: -
Premier Lloyd George made another
appeal on Thursday to the miners to
accept the Government's proposal and
refer the question of an increase in
wages to an -independent tribunal, or,
as an alternative, to meet the owners
and agree upon a scheme increasing'
the output, which the Government be-
lieves would give the miners more
wages than they are' demanding. •
But the Premier's appeal was futile.
The miners insisted that their de-
mands for a two shillings increase
should be granted immediately, and
ptissed a resolution refusing to with-
draw the strike notices, which expire
Saturday.
Thus, unless the Government re-
lents within the next -forty-eight hours
the miners will, after the last shift on
Saturday, lay down heir tools, and the
mines will be idle Monday.
At a meeting of the miners' repre-
sentatives during. the day, Robert
Smillie reported on the position taken
up by the Premier and his offer. Ile
said the committee could not recom-
mend the acceptance of either of the
Government's proposals. A lengthy
discussion ensued as to whether the
Government's proposal to submit the
question of wages to an impartial tri-
bunal shouldbe referred back to the
districts and a vote taken.
Mr. Smillie, as president, submitted
a resolution to doll -tie; but 'en a 'card
vote it was decided that nothing had
happened that required such reference
back. Telegrams were sent to the
various districts, calling on all -work-
ers necessary for the maintenance of
the pumping and coking plants and
other machinery and the .care of the
horses to continue working until fur-
ther notice.
Princess Mary Lures Scots t
- to "Swimming Match."
A despatch from Salmeral, Scot-
land, says: -Princess Mary tore Scot-
tish hearts this week. • She
hooed" for a side show blatantly la-
belled "Swimming Match," and from
each of scores of sporting Scots this
inexorable Princess extracted a three-
pence before she would let them in.
They entered the show and saw a two -
foot tub of water in which bobbed en
ordinary lucifer blown hither and you
by Capt. Ramsay and John Stirton,
The exit from this• led to Prince
George's booth, where that amiable
young man extracted from each Scot
another threepence before permitting
them to leave. However, before they
left he let them sit in the Queen's
musical chair.
"
'Twas- grand, but when ye break
o saxpeuce-bang!" said one of the
victims.
America Expec led to Make
• Up German Crop Shortage
A despatch from Berlin says: -Two
fallen tons of breadetuffs must bo
impo-rted by Germany, chiefly from
America, as- the 1920 crop will be con-
eiderebly 'short of the country'a re-
quirements, says an announcement by
the president of the Imperial al -min
Department.
The ryo crop has been a disappoint-
ment and thisyear'e harvest of bread-
stuffis calculated to yield only 7,000,-
000 tons, while land devoted to bread-
stuff production has diminished more
than 7 per cent. ..„
New President of France
Premier _Alexandre Millerand, who
succeeds M. Doechanel as Prnident
of the French Republic. '
Deliveries of German Coal
Proceeding Satisfactorily
A despatch from Paris saysf-Coal,
coke- and lignite to the total al 1,975,-
000 tons was despatched by Germany
to France, Italy, Belgium and Luxem-
bourg during the month of August, ac-
cording to official information leaned
by the Reparation Commission. Your.
fifths of the amount was allocated to
France and about equal shares of the
remainder to Italy and Belgium, ex -
pt for 90,000 tons, which went to
Luxembonrg.
Sixty-three por cent, of the fuel des-
patched was coal, 29 per cent. coke
and the remaining 8 per cent. lignite.
A detailed Programme for the de-
ltvery of 2,000,000 tons of fuel during
September, in accord-ara-0 with the
Spa ametecol, has been fixed, and de-
liveries are proceeding satisfactorily.
Right Royal Welcome
for Empire's Ambassador
A despatch from London says ;-The
Daily Sketch is 'promoting a plan for
a civic welcome to the Prince Of
Wales when he returns home. It an -
flounces that the King has approved
the scheme and that the matter is now
being pressed with the Government.
Local authorities in London are en•
thusiasticsily taking up the proposal,
and plans are going forward. They
will bo qualified only by a coal strike.
The Daily Sketch says it is not to
be thought that the "Bnipire Ambassa-
dor should return without a right
royal welcome."
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DELEGATES To THE NINTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF THE EMPIRE IN TORONTO
Group of the British delegates taken on lawn at Queen's Hotel, Toaento. Fro111 left ta right: Mr, Ohaa,
sene, Aldershot; Mr. Chu. IL Musgrave, London, Honorary Secretary anal Convenor of the Congress; Mr; Stan-
- ley Machin, J,P,, London; Lord Desborough, InCS.0„ London; Mr, Albert J. Hobsom J,P., LL.D., Sheffield, Vice -
Chairman of the Congress; Mr, D. I. Bruce, J.P„ Huddersfield; Mr. Arthur H. Smith, President of the Alder-
shot Chamber of Commerce; , Mr. J. A. Darracott, Aldershot .
Canada From Coast to Coast
Vanyouver, B,C.-S. Johnson, a Wy-
oming reacher, who runs 16,000 head
of cattle on his home ranch, has pun.
chased 730 acres on Armada Island;
In the Fraser River, and proposn
breeding pure. bred Holsteins. He
paid $520 a head ter the initial herd.
A Manitoba farmer, H. House, who
went to Austatilia some years ago, has
returned' to this province and bought
a forty -acre randh at Milner, con-
vinced that Wes -tern Canada ensures
greater future prosperity for him.
Calgary, Alta. - A - manufacturing
business- which promises considerable
developments has just been e.stablish-
ed in title city for manufacture of hats
and caps. All clashes of hats for both
men and women are manufactured
and business. has prospects of becalm
ing a flourishing industry.
Regina, Sask.-"Tlie field of the
cloth of gold" is how one delegate of
the Imperial Press Conference des-
cribes Western Canada, moved with
enthualasm over the rich golden
prairies of the western provinces, All
were deeply huprossed with the in-
dications of agricultural wealth in the
vast granary of the world..
Winniped, Man. -Tho investment of
a large amount of American capital in
Western Canada is expected from 'the
reports of members of the special
farmers' touring car which travelled
from here to Prince Rupert. The train
to which this ear was attached bore
about 150 land seekers and tourists
from North and South Dakota, and all
were favorably ilk -pressed and con-
templated heavy investment.
Toronto, Ont -Beet sugar acreage
in Canada in 1919 was 24,500 and the
average yield an acre 9.80 ton, com-
pared with 18,000 acresand an aver-
age yield of more than 11, tons in 1918.
The-1918-erop of 204,117 tons sold at
the factoaies for $2,93,715, or $12.22
a ton.
Montre•al, Que.-TM Canadian Pa-
cific Ocean Services- announce- that
their new steamer, the ',Empress ,of
Canada," was launched in England on
August 17th. She is the speediest and
largest vessel in the C.P.O.S. fleet.
The big liner is scheduled to make a
tour of the world befo-re taking up
her regular run on the Pacific route.
Her speed is 22 knots.
St. John, N.13. -The Cuban Consul,
St. John, announces that he is in re-
ceipt of advice from the Cann Con-
sul General at Ottawa that the Gulf
Navigation' Go. of New Orleans has
inaugurated a steamship service be-
tween Canada and Cuba. The head
office for Canada will be in Toronto.
The first steamer to be placed in the
service, the S.S. "Gonzaba," 2,500 tons,
recently launch -ed from the Dominion
Shipbuilding Co.'s yards, is now in
Cuba. The regular ports of call will
be Toronto, Montreal, St, John, Hali-
fax, and Cuban. ports, With Halifax and
St. John as the Canadian terminals in
the winter months,
Dartmouth, N.S.-The Imperial Oil
Company, whose daily output of oil is
16,000 barrels, are. making such addi-
tions- to their plant as will enable
them to increase their output to 23,-
000 barrels, The Oil Company is or-
dering entirely new machinery
throughout, and sufficient tank ma-
terial for storage purposes,
"WHY IT IS GOOD
TO BE BRITISH."
Navy League Essay Competi-
tion.
lst prize, $50.00, for pupas of the
High Schools and of Upper Schools in
Colleges and Private Schools in Om
tario, also to boys and girls who are
1;n.s:
educating
themselves through home
and prize, a25.00; 3rd prin, $15.00;
4th prlz-e, $10.00: For pupils below the
High School Grades in Public and
Private Schools.
Read carefully the last paragraph of
Archdeacon Cody:s address to the An-
nual Meeting of the Ontario Division
of the Navy League, May 12th, 1920.
This appears on page 10 of the printed
report, a copy of which you may have
upon request. Study carefully Chap-
ter 21, of "Flag and Fleet" (Wood), a
book published by Meseta, McMillan &
Company, Toronto, endorsed for
school reading by the Ontario De-
partment of Education, and other Pro-
vinces.
Now write a short story of not less
than 200, and not more than 500
words, telling in your own way what
event in the "Flag and Fleet" -chapter
you think best explain& "Why It Is
Good To Be British," That will be
the title of your eseay.
Remember, it is not the boys and
ghas- who say the most, nor who tell
their story in tho nicest way, who are
sure to win the prizes, The prize win-
ners will be those whom the judges
consider feel most sincerely what
they write, and who take the most
pains to express themselves clearly
anal accurately.
'Address Tho Navy League of
Canada, 34 King St, West,- Toronto.
Supply of Canadian Shoes .
Greater Than Demand
A despatch from Montreal says: -
The Canadian demand for shoes has
been satisfied, and the warehouses are
filled up with all styles and grades
which will not sell at present prices,
an authority declared here. He said
there was no prospect far finding a
market overseas.
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HURRY !
Germany Pays Cost
of Occupation
A despatch front Paris says: -
Frederic larancois-Marsal, the Finance
Minister, roplyinato a question sub-
mitted to him by a' membor of the
Senate, said that the expenses incur-
red through the Rhine occupation
were estimated at the end of March
to have reached 18,000,000,000 fr. The
amount paid by Germany on account
was 13,08S,000,000 marks at the end of
July, the equivalent of 402,000,000
francs, M. Mars -al added.
French Discover New Process
to Utilize Waste
A despatch from Peale eays:-A
notable example orconservation is- to
be found in the scheme just an-
nounced bythe Paris Municipal Council
for the use of the city's rubbiala hich
ie gathered daily in trucks from apart-
inents and builtliaga. Henceforth this
will be heated to a temperature of 200
degrees. Fahrenheit and then chimical-
ly treated until it forms a pulp to be
mixed with•chalk found in abundance
near the city.
Special milla have been constructed
to transform the, garbage pulp into
bricks for the reconstruction of homes
and streets in the devastated regione.
Experiments have proved that such
bricks have- greater wearing qualities
than those of ordinary red clay and
can be manufaatmed at one-tenth the
cost Tho heating' process also re-
leases electricity used in the operating
of the garbage destroyers, with a bal-
ance left for lighting the streets of
one of the city's largest suburbs.
Plenty of Time.
A long-haired man :net a little boy,
who asked him the time.
"Ten minutes to nine," saidThe
"Well, replied the may, "at nine
o'clock get your hair cut," and he
took to his heels and ran, the ag-
grieved one after hint.
Turning a corner the man ran into
o policeman.
' The man, very much out of breath,
said: -
"You see that young urchin running
along there? He asked me the time.
I told him, 'Ten minutes to nine,' and
he said, 'At nine o'clock get your hair
cut!' "
"Well" said the policeman, glancing
at his watch, "what aro you running
for? You've got eight minutes- yet!"
Heads Soldier Settlement Board.
Major John Barnett, who has just been
appointed Chairman oE Soldier
Settlement Board in Canada in eucces-
sicnt to Mr. W. J. Black, who has be-
come an organizer for the National
Liberal -Conservative party in Ontario.
He was overseas with the 50th Bat-
talion and' was woundoa at the front.
Since returning home- he has. been
general counsel for the S.S.B. in the
West; with headonartors at CalgarY.
Afber You have finished starching,
-if you set the basin or bowl aside until
the sedintent settles, and pour off the
water and leave the white substance
fot a day or two, it will harden into
crystals again, and can be lien re-
peatedly,
CANADIAN WHEAT
BEING SHIPPED
Western Fanners AKP Rushing
Grain to • Lakes Before
NIvigatioo Closes.
A despatch from Ottawa says; -Sia
far Ele Officials of the Department of
Railways have been informed, the
Movement of grain over the 'railway
lines on the prairies is progressing
satisfactorily, There le known to be
an immense demand fot wheat cars
now that thrashing.is well wider way,
this demand arising from the fact that
all the farmers who have finished their
thrashing are attempting -to get their
grain down to the head of the lakes
before the cloee_of navigalon, }Tow -
ever, every effort was made before
the opening of the grain movement
to marshal a supply of grain cars at
Western points, and there are, it is
thought, still considerable cars on
hand. It is pointed out, however, that
complaints of car shortage on any of
the various lines serving the wheat -
growing districts would be handled
by the Canadian Railway Association,
and these matters would not come be-
fore the Railway Department to any
extent:
SIX CONSTABLES KILLED
IN MOTOR CAR
Houses Fired and Civilians
Shot Dead Near Lahinch,
A despatch from Dublin says: -An
official report issued at Dublin Castle
on Thursday evening shows that the
attack Wednesday on a motor lorry
containing six policemen near Lahinch
was more serious than previously an-
nounced. Six constables were killed,
while soldiers who fired on their as-
sailants assert that they saw four of
them drop. The police allege that
their assailants used dum-dum :bullets,
and that the wounded were fired upon
and killed.
A despatch from London says: -As
a reprisal for the shooting of police-
men near Lahinch, says a despatch to
the Central News from Lahinch, a
party of uniformed men during the
night set fire to eighteen houses in
Milltown, Malbay, Lahinch and Ennis -
town. Three civilians were shot dead.
Castle Mary, the seat of Col. Long-
field, dating from the reign of King
John, was set on fire and destroyed by
raiders Thursday night. The raiders
gave the occupants of the castle ten
minutes in which to leave the build-
ing.
Cork Prisoners on Hunger
Strike Suspected of Murder
A despatch from Dublin says: -Sir
Nevil MacReady, Commander in Ire-
land, said on Thursday that the Cork
prisoners were among twenty or 'Ewen-
ty-five suspects, the others having
been weeded out when an investigation
showed there was no thence of suc-
cessfully prosecuting them. But
against the eleven hunger strikers the
Government -considered it had -a strong
case in each instance, and every case
involved the taking- of life.
Weekly Market Report
Wholesale Grain.
, Toronto, Sept. 28. -Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $2.7314; No. 2
Northern, $2.70,4; No. 3 Northern,
$2.651/4 • No. 4 wheat, $2.491/4, in store
Fort William.
Manitoba oats -No, 2 CW, 77%e;
No. 3 CW, 76%c; extra No. 1 feed,
75%c; No. 1 feed, 75%c; No. 2 feed,
69%c, in store Fort Wilitaill
Man. barley -No. 3 CW, $1.14; No.
4 CW, $1.07; rejected, 99c; feed, 97c,
in store Fort William.
American -corn-No. 2 yellow $2;
nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship-
ment.
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 70 to 75c.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per
car lot, $2.30 to $2.40, shipping points,
according to freights.
Peas -Ng. 2, nominal.
Barley -$1.30 to $1.85, according to
freights outside.
Buckwheat -No. 2, nominal.
Rye -No. 3, $1.75, nominal, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Man. fiour-$13.25, new crop.
Ontario flour -$10.40 to $10.50, bulk
se eer ged.
dh-Car lots, delivered Mont-
realts, bags included: Bran, per
ton, $52; shorts, per ton, $61; good
feed flour, $3.75.
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Eggs, selects, 65 to 67c; No, 1, 61
to 63c. Butter, creamery prints, 60
to 630; choice dairy prints, 49 to 51c;
ordinary dairy prints, 45 to 47c; bak-
ers', 35 to 40c; oleomargarine, best
grade, 34 to. 38c.. Cheese, new, large,
28 to 29c; twins, 29 to 300: Stilton,
old, 35% to 3614e; old twins, 34c.
Maple Syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3.40; 5 gal.
tin, per gal., $3,25; maple sugar, Ib.,
27 to 80c. Honey, condi, new, finest
quality, cases of 15 sections, 16 ounces
to section, per case, $8; do,No. 2, $5
to $6. Honey, extracted, New Zea-
land, in 60 -lb. tins, per lb., 26 to 27c;
Ontario, No. 1, in 24j and 5-117. tins,
27 to 29c. ChurningCream-Toronto
creameries are paying for churning
cream 61 to 620 per pond fat, to.b.
shipping points, nominal.
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked meats -Hams, and., 47 to
60c; heavy, 40 to 42c; cooked, 64 to
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A Greet Wer Worker. ,
Prominent at the opening of the War
Service Memorial Olub, Toronto, wes
Mls Madallue Jaffray, Galt, On., Wile
went overs-eas in 1915 and was serious-
ly wounded et Adenkirk, Belgium, OD
the first bombing of a 1108111101 by
Germans. She hes been awarded the
Croix de Guerra, the -first woman to
obtain this honor M the Great War,
French Service- Strip -e, Amalie= War
Service Medal and the Ensignia en
Bronze for distinguished Serrice at
the trona She is now engaged in
social work.
68c; rolls, 84 to 36c; cottage rolls,
39 to 41c; breakfast bacon, 50 to 62c;
backs, plain, 52 to 54c; boneless, 58
to 64c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 27
to 28c; clear bellies, 26 to 27c.
Lard -Pure tierces, 27% to 281/2el
tubs, 29 to 29%c; pails, 29 to 30c;
prints, 30 to 301/4c. Compound tierces,
21%±0 22c; tubs, 22 to- 23c; pails,
231/4 to -24c; prints, 261/4 to 27c.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Sept. 28. -Oats, Can.
western, No. 2, $1.02; do, No, 3, $1.
Flour, new standard grade, $14.50.
Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $4.75 to $4.90.
Bran, $54.75. Shorts, $59.75. Hay,
No. 2, per ton, car lots, $32. Cheese,
finest easterns, 241/4c. Butter, choic-
est creamery, 60 to 61c. Eggs, fresh,
66c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.65
to 81.75.
You Won't Starve.
Only one-third of the world's potem
tial food -producing area is under culta
vation, and the crops raised on that
third, thanks to agrieultural science,
increase yearly .
Only about three quarters- of Cana-
da is. explored. Of this area, totalling
1,401,000,000 acres, only 34,000,00a
acres of its 440,000,000 arable acres
are ander cultivation.
The United States has only some
400 million of its 935 million acres of
arable land under cultivation, yet it
raises, among other things, one-sixth
ol the world's corn supply. The farms
of America raise lees than half as
much wheat to the acre as those of
England, yet even with her pres-eut
stardard she could raise enough corn
to meet the needs of Europe on the
land that is now lying unused.
Ramie, produces only ten bushels
to the acre of cern, but when science
has access to other untold millions of
-acres, and brings their capacity up to
the standard of our own farms, then,
she atone will be able to supply the
world's cereal needs, with the excep-
tion of maize and rice.
Len than a third of the world's
population gets- what we should call
ing capabilities of the, from our point
Mg capabilities of the, fro our paint
a view, underfed continents of Asia
and Africa, will compare very well
with either Europe or America. The
average meat consumption of the
world is thirty-nine pounds a head, yet
both the Australian and the American
eat nearer 180 pounds. per head, and
the Englishman is not far behind with
about 120 pounds.
It is evident, then, that we can
tighten our belts a. hole or two yet
without running any undue risk of
starvation.
:..
Women Who Live Under -
Live Stock Marketst
Toronto, Sept. 28. -Good heavysteere,
steers, $14 to $15; butchers' steers,
choice, $13.50 to $14.75; do, good, $11
to $13; do, med., 07 to $9; ole, coni,$5 to $7; butcher heifers, choice, $12
to $14; do, med., $7.50 to $9; do, corn.,
$6 to $7; butcher cows, choice, $9 to
$11; do, med., $6 to $8.20; canners and
cutters, $8 to $5.50; butcher bulls,
good, $7 to $10; do, com., $4.50 to
05.50; do, fair, $7.50 to $9.50; feeders,
best, $9.50 to $11; do, fair, $7.50 to
$9.50; stockers, good, $8 to $10; do,
fair, $7.50 to $9.50; milkers and
springers, choice, $100 to $150; calves,
choice, $18 to $20; do, med., $14 to
$17; do, corn., $7 to $18; lambs, $14.50
to $15; sheep, choice, $7 to $8; do,
heavy and bucks, $5 to $6,50; do,
yearlings, $9.50 to $10.50; hogs, fed
and watered, $21; off cars, 021.25; do,
Lombo.,n1a
$20.7e
Sept. 28. -Butcher steers,
med., $9 to $10.50; cont., $6 to $9;
butcher heifers, med., $8.50 to $10;
cont., $6,50 to $8.50; 'butcher cowS,
med., $5.50 to $8.50; caaners, $3 to
$4; cutters, $4 to $5; butchar bulls,
00111.,$5 to $5.75. Good veal, $13 to
$15; med., $1.0 to $13; grass, $6.50 to
87.50; ewes, $6 to $7.50; lambs, good,
$13; com., $10 to $12. Hogs, off car
weights, selects, $20.50 to $20.75;
sows, $15.50 to $16.50.
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Among the startling discoveries
made by Mrs. S. R. Forbes, the well-
known woman traveller, who lately
returned after wandering for several
months. from Morocco to Syria, Was
a tribe of women who. live under.
ground.
They are to be found 111 caves in the
Tripoli mountain., and come up, says
Mns. Forbes, only once in the course
of their lives. That is when they
marry and change their abode for
that of their husband,
Being continually in their unden
ground cave -s a remarkable change
takes place in. their appearance. They
become very white in the face, and
their eyes become dark and brilliant
As they grow older they are seized
with a passion for dyeing their hair
with henna. •
In the daylight these women are al-
most blind; in fact, they stagger
about as though under the influence
of drink, Their houses, are spacious
enough for them to keep all their live
stock below ground, including their
camelse.
Another curious venture of infra:
Forbes was- into the harem of the
Syrian -sheikh, Mohamed Abdulla. .41.0
a feast at whicli she was entertained
a sheep was roasted whole, and, by
way of doing tribute to his guest, Mo-
hamed Abdulla extracted the sheep's
eye whole with his. hands- anti proffer
ed it to the Englishwoman.
The Sunflower.
The sunflower is no orchid. It la
coars-e. But it ie homely and cheer.
11.11. Things which are homely and
cheering are best worth while. This.
smiling sentinel of the backyard
fence corner does not fascinate like
an orchid. 1t 10. not wrapped in its
own beauty like- a rose. 1± 15- a friend!
Champlain, found the Indians grow-
ing it three centuries ago when he ex-
plored the country of the Great Lakes.
They used oli front itssena to mix
war paint He took the _sunflower to
Europe From there it was distra
bated throughout the world, Rally, Tin
dria, Turkey, Russia, China, South
America,
Russia leas been growing a, million
acres of sunflowers anattally, oil,
fodder, fuel, They nutaeh the aeon
as other people do peanuts. From
Russia the sunflower, grown to mani.
moth size, haS bee?,i !genght hack t?1
the Slates.
T r4ars ago woman gave the
WAZorld tlni!, rod ounflower. A little lateit:.
eame the pink sunflower, both of van*
are excellent garden' plants. This goad
1,111 ;Another neWW1110Wer 111 being in.;
trance:I 0110 'IMMO 62 ilossli.ut;'
It hos hio,ssoms fully four Mabee
(Jamey, rich chestnut in color, but tip,
pea with orange. Altogether they look
very nintb Ulm gailliardia blooms, and
should bo excellent for house decora.
tine,
11 :ran want sunflower mulq tot
yam- ealocana, however, you mai
till grOW the iid-fambioned kinds. '