The Seaforth News, 1927-06-02, Page 3TIRD PRIZE ESSAY
By (Mabel Shaw', Ieimburn, Orate, •Aged Sixteen Years,
"Canada." •
At.the present tima, when elaborate British • Columbia wee, trade a crown
prepaa'atione are under way far' the colony
cerebration of that momentous event It became increasing apparent to
in Canadian history, the passing of the each of diose widely separated
British North Artifice, Act; which link- eolonlee that some .form of co -opera-
' eel together and co-ordinated' the dos- non or unity was alesolutel'y essential,
tines of the several.Brite'h Dominions' if really satisfactory, progi?ese%was to
in the North America continent, It be made. Accarding' a cenfereaoe was
is. most fitting that we, es young Cana- held in the City of Queheo ,in 1804 fol.
dlans, shcultl give mere than a passing lowed by one' in London in 1866, the
thought to r'hat we 'may, justly claim dolebeeations of those two oen•ferences
a our oominon•.lueritage.,,, Tennyson being eryetallzed into.lary by the pari-.
has said, "Let the dead past bury tie hag of .the British North America Act
dead.'' Bat a little retroepeet can 1n,1807r which united the'provinoes of t
verve at least one, useful purr:mee,. In Upper ' and Lower Canada (which ,1
so much as. th.e progress we have made were then changed. to Ontario and .
_-(• in the past, furnishes us a yard stick Quebec), Nova Scotia and New
B'rttnsweck under the name of the Do-
minion of Canada. In 1$08 the North
West T,erritoiri,es. were added, in 1870
Ma.netoba, in 1871 British Coltuj bin and
in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined
the Confederation making Canada, a
s.aikl block of •territory from coast to.
eoast.
Since Confederation Canada's pro.
MOO hasp been phenomenal.. Icer Mil-
lions of acres oe fertile soil hue attreet-
ett a very desirable type of agrioui-
tiural hn algrant and to -day Canada is
'you have just enljoyed the'�great pr
lege of hearing.` And the unwor
thought persists that the ratite
nouncee is a little claque all by h
Broadcasting .'companies 'expend
Vast sun* for entertainment silo
realize that the personal opinions
announcers concerning,esrrent even
the musical classics, prominent p
sons, or nonentities, are both offers
and intrusive. To listen to, -music
one thing, to have everytive-mina
of a musical program freighted w
three minutes of mispronuncleti
pi-
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momonic wit,"cheap flattery, or mis
formation Is something eIses
Listeners'' Know a Little, '
The uncomplimentary assumpti
hat radio listeners are lgnarant
uninformed is wearisome. Discov
ng for the first time some stand
composer, aslnouncers proceed to
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struct' audiences; either by readi
Grove's'Diotionary Without due'Cre
or with many inaccuracies of their o
fertile imagination,
We are tela, for example,
Smetana's `Barbered Bride' is a
opera' given its `first production
season';. the history, of T lger's 'Po
sad Oieoumstan'ces' is relabeil a doz
times a month,' with some change
acts and dates; sometlmee Sir
ard's march le :anuouncod as o
posed for the coronation of Queen V
aria, at other times Icing Edward
Icing George share credit fo"r •tiro
ignment," •
-
Mlepronunclation of the most, co
monpiace English words, uncoil
nunctation and a halting or nasal d
very, are things charged against t
renounces•,' if his back is able to• boa
ny .more stripes:
Ilk by which, we may.mea-sure what the
future mayreas•onabl. be ei to
Y neo d t0
hold In store for us,
Histalians differ•ae to whq"tms the
first 13nrepeaie to set foot on Canadian
soli; but the first successful effort at
Permanent settlement was made in
1803 by• Samuel de"Champlain, when
he established: a settlement at what is
now the town.. of. Annapolis to Nova
Bootie. The history of* the colony
from this date was one of almost eon-
tlnual ws,rfaa•e, between the French
settlers and the Indians, and -also be- referred to as the granary of the Dm
tween the French and the English set, lria'e, and taleee. first niece amongst the
Nero in the New England States. wheat •exportingflatione'of the world,
-At the concluslou of war between while Canadian cheese, butter, baeon
England and'T'reace 1713 England. and apples are held in High esteem in
reoeived by the Treaty of Utrecht, the markets: of the world.
Newfotrndlantl and Acadia,. which is Industrial development has kept
' now the previnees of New Brunswick, Deere with agricultural development.
Nova Scotia and Prime Edward Island. We have now the geoateet publicly
• The Seven Year Wal'between England owned transportation system in the
and France brought about a renewal worOci. Canadian electrical develop -
of hostilities in Canada, ouluminiating 010015.elceed In horsepower those of
' in the memorable combat on the any other' nation, while 'the as . yet
Plains of Abraham on September 13th, undeveloped power resources are prac-
and the surrender of Vandreitll at timely undimlted. While the value of
Montreal. By, the Treaty of Paris our annual prodnctton of pulp wood,
which closed this war England seemed lum'bei andminerals almost equals the
possession of practically the entire value of our agriculture production,
North American Continent. " our resouree5 are estimated to be the
Considerable dilliculty.was at first largest in the world. All public ser
experienced in trying to adaptBr1tish vices essential' to the transaction of
customs to the nary colonies. By the business or the pleasures of life, are
Quebec Act of 1774 the Preach -Cana- as thoroughly developed and as child-
deans were given the freedom to enjoy ant as are: to be found in any part of
their own reltgion, and their own civil' the world, while our educational
laws, Li `1701 Quebec was divided into faellities are unsurpassed.
Upper and Lover Canada, -the name Ganef the greater advantages.witioh
Canada being derived from the Indian Canada possesses is the type of Cana -
word Canatha, meaning a .collection (Ran citizenship. There is i respect
ref hubs. 'Each province was given a for law and order a security of life and
property which is the envy of many
loss fortunate people, In no other.
plaoe is better provision made fpr the,
care of the afflicted.
There is a most commendable"emirit
of National pride coupled with un-
swerving loyalty to tho Brll,ish:Crown,
a desire to be in. the forefront oe the.
cominouwealth of nations, forming the
British Empire. In all, peaceful pur.
suits of life, Canada's sons uphold her
honor, while when put to the supreme
teat ou the blood stained fields of
Flanders they won undying fame.
Theme is. every reason to believe
that the coarsing years will demonetra•te
to tlte world the truth of Si_tWilfred
Laurler's famous utterance "The
Tw•eutieth Century belongs to Can-
ada."
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separate parliament'but this arrange-
meat proved unatiseactory, finally re-
sulting In the Rebellion of 1837 und'
1888 following w'hlch.the twa.provinces
Were reunited by the Act of ' Union of
1840,
At this •limo Upper Canada had a
popmlatlon at four hundred and fifty
thousand, mostly English speaking,
.u-hlle.Lower Canada hod a population
of six hundred and fifty thousand,
mainly Fronds -Canadians.
While the "foregoing events were
transpiring in Upper and Lower Can-
ada, the colonies ax{ the, Atlantic Coast
(flow known are the Maritime Pray
inces), were rabidly, growing in im-
portance. 'Tha discovery of gold on
the Pacific Coast led to.a'rapid in-.
crease In population there, and in 1858
BROADCASTING
The "Listener In" Has No De-
fence Except to Switch Off.
GOOD ANNOUNCERS ARE
LACKING. .
British and American writers are at
hast recording a protest which we in
Ontario can heartily ouderse, flood
entertainment from our Canadian sta-
tions is not lacking, but we certainly
have to endure our share of "an-
nouncer evil:" We append an article
appearing in the current Literary Di-
gesrt winds certainly is worth close at-
tention by our broadoasttug companies,
The announcer's, we suppose, will each
and every one say "This applies to the
ylr other fellow," where as a shatter of
faot they could all read and profit; na•
turally some more than others.
The Broadcasting "Moron,"
"A moron broadcasting for morons"
is- the unflattering description given
of the "announced" of :some, if not
many,. -of our - broadcasting Stations,
The Vigilant (Now York), which. des-
cribes itself as ''a journal of opinion;'
Is frank in Its Indictment of this func-
ttonary, and lays the blaane at his door
for the revulstoh of sentiment against
what secmed,,so short a time .ago, a
"magic. toy." H. G. Wells has eport-
el on the same stale at mind In Eng-
land, while here, the writer in Tho
Vigilant declares that "radio as an
entertainment is losing caste." Not-
Witltstauding oeetalanal programs of
real distinetiore—and it is reported
that the National Broadoaating, Com-
pany will spend this year $2,700,000 for
talent— "many listeners financially
able to purchase the flneet-equipsnents
are stigmatizing radio broadcasts as
'vulgar beyond description,' '0ffensive,'
`tedious,' 'intrusive,' and 'mediocre,''
The Main Issue.
IL is the auuouneersWho come 10 for
criticism bee'aause. they intrude "into
all programs- their gown uninteresting
personalities, their mflne1. ties, and
their gratuitous lnialnformatioh:" "The
etnulaunoer''15 a artsnonuer. Moto mei
more he assumes to be a, composite of
patronizing tutor, amateur entertainer, b
after-dinner wit, and the 'life of the 1
party,' " "There are a scant few
among the announcers who obviously
have sumc•Jent acquaintance wi'ih cul- 1
taral subjects to make them 4/chatelaine t
In some of the gatherings, which, un-
seen, they addreas,' Yet—
How True.
"Ie radio, all announcements are
elitborated, reiterated, explained, and
qualified; broadcasting for morons,
frequently by morons. Facetious ,cons,
mouts, 1`edolent of the smoking -mem,
eemotimes punctuate otherwise in-
nomibus programa. Intimate person-
alities of tiro jazz -band personnel, their
Infante, their families, even their hang.
overs; are interluded in the'progranls,
as th'oughet any interest. Every mo.
meut is filled with chatter.
"It is obvious that announcers. are
etI'iving net to altnonnce but to popu-
larize themselves after the fashion of
some well-known columnists. Forget.
ting that the eolunuhni'st even in his
egotism bus a grace of utterance; at
least a modicum of wit; always a time -
1111085; and 'that he is an adept in the
business of writing entertainingly,
Also—and this ie not entirely unimpor-
tant—the columnist is an educated
man! When the journalistic vices of
the columnists are imitated by an
nouucers possessing bone of their vir-
tiree, the result ie execrable;
Too Much Talk:
"The redundancy—.pears--of radio an-
nouncers is as: .great 8 cfetr1inend to
broadcasting as is their spurious wit.
The' circ4unlocution of announcements
is reminiscent of the old childish dog-
gerel `Tile ilea on the hair of the tail
of the dog' of the child of the wife of
the wild man o•8 Borneo!' Thirty words
aro' used whore six would suffice.
Superlatives never 00in0 singly but in
Pairs. Numbers are named both 'be -
fere end• alter delivery; names are ie-
110011101; artists are flattered ad nails
onium irrespectiveroe professional stand-
ing; every song 1'e very, very famous
and all unknowns ase celobeeled or
very, very Patnous and all unknowns
are celebrated ar very, very wendoe-
fula'tlees condescending to perform
for a palpitating, breathless audience_
WIy,`Oh Why?
Audiences are instructed to sig
airy, not their approval'but their ap-
preciation, their �gieat appreciation,
their very great appreciation 'of hear-
ing Madan! Gaaink of Podunk, or a
would-be' minas donna. or some llas-
een eerier. 'It is my honor and privi-
ege to introduce' le frequently follow
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d a few'mosnolits ealth 'it Is
again my very great boxer and privi-
age to introduce,":.to be eoltoweit at
ho conclhtsion 01'an off leey emu by
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Educationally Wrong.
"Announcements are made matte
rely, with pauses to alter the origin
words. :Songs are ADOPTED, u
ADAPTLD; unprejudiced becomes 1
rejudiced; the superlative `ex•eellett
qualiaed by very, very; we are to
f the `charming nayvette' of so
sive diplomat: We learn that Mlc
ems is Known to these widely re
nnounoers aS enicaeme.y; We a
retried' to'.a filmed `paraphrase'
e prison scene from 'Feast,' to b
°Bowed by ,a rather different type
umber called Bamboonal` An o
asion becomes an '0 cash on'; an o
metre is au 'a1-TIES-tra,' pos-i-TI
and so on ad infinitum,
"Added to these is the atrocity
arbled foreign titles, French, Spa
h, Italian, and German are attempte
manly by these persons, and the r
It is an indult to adult fneelligeno
res translations 'are made regar
ss of accuracy.
"News itemsrani from a,legitimal
awe service are elaborated with
nnounper's personal opinion: Darin
e early weeks of the coal striker las
a1', • the New York American new
•vice was read o'vsr.the radio by
credited broadcasting• station a
unser,' The Union League Clu
eating between poerators and mine
as announced with the state/ten
his of course ends the coal stripe b
use, etc„ etc„ etc. An astonished
diem* heard the merits and 1
silts of the controversy summed. u
an announcer supposedly retrain
he American's, 'copy.' 'lepth the prole
and its solution were expounds
a tone of finality. Just like that
an afterthought the announce
ale the casual mention, 'That o
arse is .my own opinion; it is no
ntained in The American% report
t there 1s no doubt that the 'atilt
over and that the settlement wJl] b
I have explained to you.' Thereup
this modest statesman and emelt
e genius, ternporarily incognito a
annouuoes`, continued his reading 0
ho newsy service.'
'Tell the psuedo-seientists and I
hats, the counterfeit encyclopedia
d men of letters who are announc
your programs, that dile 'unseen
(thence Is competent to do its own
lilting. It is not as Ignorant as the.
nouncer credits it with being. Nor
es it, despite his amusing aftecta
ne estimate the announcer at more
u his eorrect cultural rating.
'Radio is the greatest boon ever
vet
re the sack, to dwellers in
mote plaoas, to the lonely, the aged
d the imprisoned, Ile reportorial
entry, coupled with 'lbs possible en-
tainment value, should make the
to an important if not a necessary
unat in every home. Some notably
e programs 'come over the ether;
h weep more artists or high calibre
added to reclio's roster," In many
[mets programs Have been better -
With increasing frequence events
notional importance are broadcast,"
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Short Courses in This Valu-
able Husbandry Held During
Season Just' Passed. .
•
Au interesting series'' *8 sh
coarses in' sheep ralsing' has moon
been concluded in Western and No
ern Ontario., 'Commencing in Janu
•oattreee were held at ,twenty points a
were concluded late 10 April,
The courses in the ,alder parts
the province were held in, conjuncts a
by
re.' By Kathleen Norris
th,
Ilene is one, of the :gimpleet rules'
n- for popularity ever discovered. Be
01. romantic! .
Be romantic and you don't have to
on bo pretty, or smart, ox suo0ess8nl, or
rich, or weld -dressed. The romantic
women have always caught be men, in
was droves and dozenm--and the other
00 women, ne mater what else they have,
s• have always been Wallflowers;
115 When men don't like a girl they
er fregruently don't appreciate the read
reason. They simply know that—some-
0- how --they don't like her. But the
u- reason always is the same. She lacks
et that sweet, elusive, variable quality we
o melt romanoe,
r• But don't confuse romenee with yen -
at timentaiiam, or seneebiltty,'Or emotion.
alism, or hysteria, or any of the other
eat unfortunate characteristics that we
suit . up In the term 'told maidiele."
Roman a is a Yery definite and healthy
t and beautiful thing; a legitimate thing,
art
tly
rth-
arY, •
ltd BE ROMANTIC AND LET
of WHO WILL BE WELL
a DRESSED.
POPU.f
ITY MAY'BE'ACQUIRED
BY GIRLS WII0 FOLLOW RULES
The Rules by Which This De-
sirable Characteristic 'Can
be Had.
With. ^the aitort cinereas organized'
the Ontario Department of'Agrtcuitu
In the •newer country, farther nor
the m 011110e were planned and co
ducted' by the Live Stock Branch
the Department -of. Agriculture,
taws, under the Immediate direoti
of Mr. James A. Teller, Sheep From
o-
tor, of the Branch at Paris, Ontario.
The 'interest In sheep raising -
•unusually keen ,and as high as 3
were present at some of the meeting
Partichlarly in .the north count
fammt-pro travelled long. distances und.
dluloulk' oouditione to attend the
tures and demonetrattons. In •the d1
brict west of Fort William great 1
terest was shown, as In that dtetrl
olovers do particulanly.well, pravldin
the best possible •somt of sheep fodde
Mar1eeting here is a matter of no gee
difficulty, as by co-operating one wi
the other shipments may be s
eitjser to Toronto, or, west to Wanni•
peg
The courses were for the most ;par
of •.two days duration, morning
afternoon s'eseions heing held. Pr
grams for the fleet morning consist
usually of lectures and dlenuesions o
sheep ralsIng in general, breeds o
sheep, and selections for establlthi
flocks, feeds and feeding, In -the alto
noon local echeep men usually brought
specimens of their flocks which were
used bra demonstrate the handling of
sheep, and to provide material for der-
cuesion of market types and k0 Show
peeper n'uethods in shearing and
slaughterlag
On the second morning opportunity
was taken to discuss external parasites
and to explain how these may/ be over-
come. Docking and other necessary
sheep surgery ,w0s'also taken up. The
afternoon lectures of the second day
included the grading and cutting ue of
lamb carcasses, questions relaing o
he fleece, and is preparation for mar-
keting.
At almost every meeting inquiry was
keen as to Niters breeding stock to
establish new flecks may be procured.
aced and-11berally—the thing that makes
G• the, world go round;
ed Rontanca! .That's what a we seek
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to • Cost of Apple `Thinning.
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To thin or not to thin is necessarily
a question of impos'tant& to growersof
apples MY' commercial' purposes, In
an his latest report, the Dominion Rodi-
n_ cultwrist goes some What exhaustive.
b 1y into the subject beset' upon expert-.
miner -ments condtteted with the 'Wealthy
1, meaty. Not only is the question con-
e- sidered as regards quantity and gaulity
but alto in reference to cost and pro
n. at. ...As or the couunercialgrower the
p Iatter. is the leading point to be 00n -
g steered the following remarks from the
reports ars quoted pretty well 111 full
q as indicating the conclus•ious reached.
"It should be pointed out," he
says, "htat the operation o thinning
does not cost the grower any more
than not thinning. The apples oil the
trees must be picked at harvest time.
If a certain numbers are picked in
- early, summer and dropped these do
not have: to be picked again. It is
s easy to See that picking •and dropping
f the fruit on the ground is much less
expensive than picking in the fall,
in- careful placing inabasket, handling
a to the packed shed, grading and pack-
ing. If •a largo number of these apples
are threes and culls, and have ..to be
discarded or sold as elder apples it is
apparent that this expensive handling
can coma to more than the small price
received for such prothece. Here in the
Horticulturist opinion lies the great
advantage of thinning --by reducing
the number of eolio the cost of hand-
ling and .ploklog. is bhought down to
the -minimum. Growers do'not always
appreciate this point, needing that
cost of removing the fruit in the sum-
mer inept be added to the test of pick-
ieg had dile trees not been thinned.
If .this were the case the thinnd crop
would be asked to 'bear the cost of
picking a percentage of the fruit twine,
which does not happen,
lem Those Who Do.
A Home Made Aquarium
Castle. '
YOU can buy all slate of castles for
aquariurne, but a homemade model of
cement. is just as good. least, make a
form by twisting cardboard IMO the
of 33a inches; a top diameter ot 2
inches and a height of 4 Metes. Them
eand anti cement; equal- parts,
and add .enough water to make
castle .wiele. ermine the cardboard.
form, with •corner towers, Alio* the
cement to net, but eefeene aas be.
cora° very hard lake an old knife and
time must' be people here. see0 eereet arched doorways and the windows and
work Meiee mille What do they tier, • finish off the surecte,es,
"Do the people. who work 111 the
A witty marquis was asked by
L,ouis XV. for an epipaum, "Give me
a subject, Sire," said the nobleman,
"Name it on Ineteelf," said Louis,
` iie, le king is not a subject, was
the pleasant reply. "divide and conquen"
DiVide and Conquer. '
Washington Poet: ;When the Can-
tonese were about to receive. a jolt
from the powers they eaddenly &lidded
;into en many facteene ,that the powers
didn't enew where to shoot It's the
Chinese method or applying the rule.,
eternally in books and plays, • that'e
what we travel for; all our lives long
we are true to the quest; we are 1
searching he beaui8ul, the lovable, the
fragrant and eweet and, dear and
perishable ingredient that tutus hum-
drum lite tea fairly kale—romance.
Nature, who is a much more just and
impartial mother than we generally
give her credit for being, strews ro
mance everywhere. In Anne and fac-
tories and humble little villages the e
priceless .harvest is casually sown_ h
and the little ,girl at a loom or in a y.
cottage gets twice her share, and the a
little girl at the palace gets nothing 1_
at all—starts innocently and uncan- u
aciously into life without One grain--.
one tinge—of:.romauce in her make-up.
Dou t we aft know girls of both c
types? Almost every: girl belongs very c
deoidadly and distinctly to one 08 the
other. a
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For instance, ere is Mary Gray. a
Mary has lovely regular` features, big, t
clear eyes and bright, well -brushed,
well -bobbed hair; she has a Mari ,biro n
Cher, with whom she ismerryand cons- h,
panionabe; she always is, cltarmiwgly o
and correctly dressed, she has a bril-
.limit college record behind her, a fine a -
home, and an intelligent interest in ar
erary sport, every. curenit political is-
sue, books,rnuSic, languages and the o
arts. a
And yet nobody ever says that Mary s
is pretty, nobody invites' her to arty- e
er mental vision is looking Pea be
thing but the largest and eeast intereating pasties., and, white the girls "in a way" like Mary, •the bays. simply take a no %three in her at ell. Dainty, chic, ti her big eyes eager and her ready flow s, of pleasant conversation going on a sneoethly, Mary has the seprenee•Ileneta iation a seeing the boy to whom she of Et le
kieses her little shabby shoe, .3r her
sabot er her sandal om het 'jeweled
,Betty Smith has straight hair and
casual inakesliiet--..a middy blouse with.
a velvet skirt and *port stockinge,
an evening nailer Neat wae just eix
yards of eheesecloth three hours ago.;
But what of it? The boys surround
her like bees, drivingher hems In their
rattling care, crowding about her in a
black mob at dances, packing her little
And as nothing succeeds. like eue.
ea*, eeery new boy who comes lute
the group falls a victine, en. turn, to this.
deliniously friendly, gay, conftdent,
confiding, popular eitbleeBetty Smith,
aid whatever Betty's later troublee
may be In life, she Oen 11.1Waye look
hack 'to the glory a- a brimming and
oloadiese girlhood,
Dvery woman ought to have that
memory. And, every woman could if
ahe would. Because the only person
reeponsible for Mary Grayer lack of
popularity he Mary Gray.
f3be -isn't enema. She isu't ample.
She Mutt •really entereeted. in whet
boys say to her, In what leer friends'
problems are She lan't a good list-
ener, She Is. aniteus.—lirst, east and
all the time—to neake aa Impression
herself, rather than to take an Mere's-
Deep in ber heart Mary Gray teals
sersele superior. Her intellect mekes
these boys appear like mere' children;
her 'college achievements and her
knowledge of hinguages and plays and
pleturee are always in, the background
01 her thoughbe.
To appear popular, she will eretend
he -likes Tom and, ja•ck anal Billy, but
while her physical eyes are eo dutt.
ally, so attentively fix -ell report them,
mall -town riffraff is all very well, I'll
Mil something better offers—but irate
gine marrying one of theee yokels:"
The boys, sense this, although they
ouldn't define it exactly. And theY
ardially dislike Mary, just as Mary,
De all her pre‘tty, chummy, responsive
ir of being all the boys' confidante,
ad no boy's sweetbeart, despises
Item
A Story for the Children:
asked Jean, leaning lovingly alma -let
Grinedmies knee.
'"I'm afraid el* well be late to -night'
honey. What is the matter with bee
doleies? Are they tired of ;so mech
"N• o, but I am. Mae theee some.
thing I eoalti do to surprise Mother?
Could I put the kettle on? It's, nemey
supper time."
Grandma looked doubtful. ,
"Do lot ine •try, Grandma. stand
on a chair and hold the kettle und•er
the tan and riot fill it boo full."
"Well, well, I See yen know some.
thing about, aleeedy. Be careful not
to spill it on yourself."
Jean' gave a happy little chuckle as
she ran out to the kitchen. "I caul
mo%etollie:ntel:lea„ dq.elti,14`''Scit"wleh'yGoer4u141ddrilnel."1 setet
our table? Wou•Idn't that surprissa
"It would Indeed. I believe let
yea try," Grantham a -newer**,
Jean tbe kettle and: carried it
to the stove. It was. leetreY, and ehe
set it downewith grunt. "There,
Mg to • love setting the table."
It was tuts picking out the cute lettle
111143n. Meese with the daisies on therm
Geandma's fingers heel workea theta
"Arid. now the knives and thrice,"
said Grandma, "Can you tell me how
you should Place. them?"
"Well, I suppose so that they will
be easy to pick up and use," said Team
openiag the silver drawer of the but-
fet.
"Yes. If we cut with. the knife then
we shall bolsi it la the right. hand,"
said Grandma.
"And so It goes to the right of the
drolly," added Jean. "Thet's just the
way I do well nly doll's things. The
fork goes on the left. Only. I,have
trouble sometimes remembening Whica
is lett How }may spoGne, Grandma?"
Jean hustled about distributing the
sliver gleefully.
She found the napkin rings, the
pepper and salt seekers, the: sugar
bow], and the cream pitcher. And
then, Peet nhen. the kettle wee begin.
jnine to sing Mother's key was heard
le front dim.
"Sairliee! S'prise!" shouted Jean,
!running to meet her. "Come and aft
Nobody need be unpopular; nobody
eed be alone. The world ire full of
uly other heart's can give them. We
A. demure embroiaery ooller on the
face dreSS that used to he so dark--
friendty little note to tile man who
bowed some thnid eigns wanting
guring glasoes off, and the heavy,
burst of ready laughter at wealt wil-
pread over .clumsiness and Mynas -se-
t innocent, "Now, how did Yen erer
hanoe to hear that?" instead of the
1, errogane "Well, of mama, you'a
udied philosophy es we had to at col -
These are hemely things; aren't
they? Trifles? But the worid is made
up of trifles. And taken all together .
these things tend a .thousana ethers
like them spell ;something that le .not
a rile, They spell one of the great
forces of the universe:
—Philo. Ledger.
Mother kleeed her fondly and fol-
lower her to the dining room,
"Well, well, my oWn little daughter!"
sae excalmed; _looking from jean to
the neatly set ta;ble and back again.
"What a help this is! Now it won't
talse a minute to get supper. ' You.
have mad.s me very happy, darling
I Jean's eyes searkied. There wee -WE
I was going to keep et until to-nior-
row, but I guess yeu may es well have
remise—unless it woe a cemet. And
su
' this one was both, bectuse it wasn't
1 butter aad a glass of milk that Mother
instill Jelin had eaten all her supPer,
the volt cooked rice, and bread and
ibrought 4t out. Anti then, what do you
think it ease A charlotte ruse! .
cried Jean, turning the pretty, fluted
dessert around on hee plate. "We did
need the two spoons, didn't We, .
Grandma nodded aad smiled.
"I think, IVIGther, I'd. like to set the
table for you eeery night," said Jean,
as see took a btg spoontere of her
charlotte eaten
Shut Off That Engine.
Lite iusurienoe companlea are busy
waralug of the danger of 'death from
279 reports ot death &am this .Callso
169 occurred in the month of Demme.
ber, figures of ono company show. It
is significant to note that the inereaso
was progreeeive from july until the
end of December. Stant:erg with six
deaths,. there was an Morease of ono
in August, while, in Septem.ber the
of very much cooler weather, 29 deaths
nneormvelymelb•etao,.talled 12. With the comlag
were reported tor October and 56 for
There is only tine mime rot thie abate
of affable ignorant*. It is alencest al.
wan enicedel to rim an automobile
engine M. a garage tor move than the
is talking look ,beyond her—look to-
ward the door where other girls me
entering the room, aim hears his vague
uninterested replies.
On the other hand, there Is Bette
Smith—but we don't Mete to waste
words describing the woman who Is
romantic! She exists in.all countries
and in all groups of society, factory
worker or queen, she Personifies 00.
mance, and the 'world kneels down and
The Strawberry Weevil.
If the beolsona bucle of your straw-
berry peants aro wilting and dropping
off b &foe° opening, .a nd the flower news
of the early beass•o•ms have one or two
"ehotholes" in them, the straerbeITY
weeali is around; It is a small red -
about onetenth o an. 'nth leng, which
outs off bloesom Mute. The 'weevils
appear on the strawberry Merits about
the time the buds, are ferraing. Instruc-
tions for oontrelling weevils are glean
iu e new bulletin on The- StrawberrY
and Its. Cultivation in Canaan avail-
able art application to the Publication
Branch, Department of AgrIciatirre,
Ottawa, In combatting the insect it
ie very important to secure as Olean
conditions as Poesible aria around
the strawberry plantations. All weeds,
rubbiah and anything tbat will afford
winter protection to the weevil should
be aestreyecl. It is *so advisable not
to plaut strawberries near bush or
waste land. Almost complete protec.
Nen from tia.e weevil may be obtained
by coatiag the plants with duet com-
rased of maphur and animate of lead,
either a 90-10 or 85-15 mixture TWO
applimatione Rre usually sufficient, the
first when weevil feeding begins, and
the eecond immediately atter a wash.
ing raiti, or s.even days later than the
fleet application, if the w.eatleer is dry,
The buds should be, kept coated with
the duet until th.ey opera, and the dust
should always, b.s anal:eft with either a
power duster or a good. meke of hand-
•
s.orry," said the pitcher, "but
if Biggins is going to umpire to -day.
I don't think I'd better Mech.."
"Why not?" inquired the manager.
"Well," explained the pitcher, "Iast
winter when I was down in Floritin
IVIacDONALD GLAD
TO JOIN BATTLE
Former Premier Condemns
Trade Unions Bill and Soviet
House Raid.
London—Ramsay MacDonald, re-
turning Bons a visit to the United
Stat abroad the steamship Bereng.
aria, sent a male message to the Doily
Herald; the Labor organ, that he was
deleghted to .be corning trome to part!.
clpete in the fight aga.inst reaction
which. daina:gleg the nationel well
being and, as I iteow, low,ering it in
the esteem of oth.er peeper),"
He said ehat he was amazed at the
raid on Soviet Houma I,ondon vterich
"The Tory Government shows an
utter disregard for Ictiv and the eon.
&ideation and a wanton indifference ,to
Ottawa—Au attempt is. to be made
by the, Automobile Club of Ottawa to
have the Prescitt Highway recognizod
by its official name "Prince of Wales
Highway." Their name was given to
applied. At the aneual meeting ot
the Automobile Club recenely the eug-
Prince of Wake comes to Canada this
Year he be asked. to Mild -ally open and
dedicate the highway that links the
Canadian capital with the United
"What are those pans of oil doing'
in the corners?" "I put 'am out for
the mice. I hate to hear them
time eequIred ,to get it out or take le
le. Everyone slemild know this. eimple
but highly dreporiant fact.
Canada Increases Colom!.lia
Trade betweon Canada anal Colcrithia
n the last four yerue has inereasea
almost 10 times, accoraing te :Tome
A. Goo sales, Colom Mrs °Gaeta -general,
He stated recently that ha had retieiv-
etoek, steel rails, arid material tor
braiding purposes.
He Lluis been directed to pia,* be-
fore Canediau contractors a. propest-
tion for the building of a bog distance
telephone. eyetern that well lin,k ail
•
ne. nees, in exposits
mat imperte hire improved so' Meddle
that if there were a dimwit line from
Caeade to the mein Oentree in, Ocenen-
bia, trade welled be etill linger /or
Doctor: "Madame, your hosband is
!smoking himself to death." Wikei
How long will it take, &otos'?"