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In some northern countries nsidered « crime to shoot a Tobin. If a farmer or his sons destroy ome of these birds, it is said that in future the milk given to their cows . Birds of Ill-Omen In some parts the cuckoo is regard- ~ ed as a bird of ill omen, while in other 'countries it is thought to bring good duck, It is a common custom for coun- try maidens and their sweethearts to count the number of cries the bird gives when they hear it first in spring, for they believe that in the same num- ~ ber of years they will become man and wife, I tried it myself several years ago, but when the cheerful bird had passed the fifth hundred I thought it| time to give up counting! Others, more pessimistic, say that the first calls of the cuckoo denote the of years they have to live. . Birds with black, or almost black, _plumage, seem to be the more unfor- funate where superstition is concern. ed, and the raven, crow, and rook suf- fer most in this respect. The raven is now so rare that stories connected with it are dying out, yet in the Middle | | Ages it was found nesting in trees all over England, and was looked upon a8 a hird which portended death if it set- tled on or croaked over a dwelling- house. In Denmark to this day it is believed that if one of these dark-pl a books ol . ° . Saris dedicated to you. 3 are yours the asking... Simply fill outthe coupon below. : e oe Here are maps that intrigue yous pictures that entrance you; descrip tion that lifts you into that warm, "sunny region of Californie and Southem Arizona. oe © Here are chapters on California seashore, desert and mouniains--= on. Death Valley--on Southern Arizona and Dude Ranches--on prehistoric cliff cities--on ancient Indian pueblos--'on Indian cere- monials--on Grand Canyon. An yours for the asking. birds is seen in a village the priest will die. In other parts of the Con- tinent the souls of the damned are sup- posed to enter into the bodies of rav- ens, while priests who do not do their duty while on earth are thought to re- turn after death in the form of these - birds. There is an old country saying that ¥ rooks desert their rookery the own- er of the estate will 'die soon after- .wards. When I was a boy this was be- Meved in what was then a small vil- lage only nine miles to the north of London. There were two instances of this in that district within a few years. Legen dot the Empty Nest Rooks which had lived in the old elms for many years left suddenly, and shortly afterwards both owners of the grounds on which the trees stood died. To most country dwellers all large black birds are "crows." 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Send for our Free 1931-1932 Raw Fur Price List, Shipping tags and 08 VIN PUR COMPANY LIMITED, King Street East, Toronto, Ont. > L east coast air mail and 8 service from Miami, Fla, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, was completed and the dream of encircling, South Am- erica by American air transport lines became a reality. The extension, inaugurated on No- vember 2nd, increased by 1,254 miles the route from Miami via Brazil and connects the cities of Paranagua, Florianapolls, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande and Montevideo with the United States, Canada, Central Am- erica and the West Indies on the North and Buenos Aires on the south. The planes will fiy over the entire route once a week. The new addition to the east coast route pro- vides a long-needed service and taps one of the most important districts 'of the continent, which up to now had been lacking in air connections with business and industry of North America. . Business interests here hail the . 'tant step portends the fulfillment of another great need to trade on the east coast--twice-a-week service to and from the United States. Inanguration of the new line will connect every country of the West- ern Her y in of Bolivia and Paraguay r, 88 American Airways now op- When TEETHING makes HIM FUSSY One of the most important things you can do to make a teething baby comfortable is to see. that little. bowels do their work of carrying oft waste matter promptly and re- gularly. For this nothing is better than Castoria, a pure vegetable pre- 'paration specially made for babies and children. Castoria acts so fants to relieve colic. Yet it is al- ways effective, for older children, too. Remember, Castoria sustains no harsh drugs, no marcotics-- absolutely narmiess 'When your gently you can give it to yo A To many passengers making an ocean voyage it has been a constant source of wonder how the fresh flowers which appear on the dining room tables every day are kept: how the milk can be kept perfectly fresh for a period often extending over a week: how it is possible to produce ice at any hour of the day or night. This is managed through a sys- tem of electrical refrigeration that to the layman is a maze of ma- chinery seemingly extending all over the ship. In every hold ther mometers are to be found, as well in various cold storage rooms t abound in the ship, The refrigeration plant consists of two Separate and distinct units that work in shifts, and control of the temperature 1s managed through a massive control' board, by which it is possible to maintain different temperatures, not only in the cold storage rooms but also in some of the holds It has been found necessary in the carrying of cargoes to keep the refrigerator at certain tempera- tures and it will often be found that the temperature of these vary as much as twenty degrees. In this way it is possible to carry a wide variety of perishable cargoes with complete assuraac: of their arriv- ing at their destination in first class condition. , As an added protection to ship- pers of perishable goods the Cun- ard-Anchor-Donaldson Line have two inspectors from the Depart- ment of Agriculture place sealed thermographs in the holds of the various liners carrying these goods, prior to the liner leaving. Upon the arrival of the ship at its des- tination another 1epresentative of the department meets the ship and removes the graphs, forwarding them to Ottawa, where they are filed. Trade By Barter Revived in States Tulsa, Okla. = Old-fashioned flour and grist mills are grinding again in | Oklahama and Arkansas, dnd farmers, | { hard-pressed: for cash, are finding that grandfather's way of doing business by | | Running day and night, the: grist, mills are booming because they offer | farmers and millers the old-time basis | barter and trade was not such a bad one after all. of trading wheat for flour. Farmers are driving as far as fifty miles to have their grain ground into flour, and {at Altus and Cordeil, Okla., grist-mill owners are milling wheat hauled up from the Texas line, In many places the exchange rate is | three bushels, 180 pounds, of wheat for 100 pounds of flour. Sometimes the "I'mills retain the bran and shorts as' payment for milling. If the farmer needs the shorts for feed for his live stock he is privileged to pay the mill- ing cost in cash or wheat. ¥ rains has extended to othe? crops: corn, oats, garden crops, fruits --everything thet js needed to sustain life. A man has a surfeit of one, his neighbor has an oversupply of the other; ergo, they swap. 3 In Arkansas organigations are form- ing to assist the hill farmers in mak- ing their trades. Three elements are present that promise success for the undertaking: raw products are abund- ant; there are many grist mills scat- tered through the region waiting only for the grain in order to begin work; and the home market is large. In other words, there is a product and a market. All that is needed is co- operation, and the farmers, after struggling through last Winter's de- pression, are glad enough to "git to- gither.," Perhaps the hill and prairie folk will not have much money in their pockets this Winter, but they are going to have pler'y of side pork and canned beans in their cellars. na ER Poland Solves Question of Surplus Farm Products i Warsaw.--Poland, with 67 per cent. of its population on the land, has suf- fered far less from the world economic crisis than Germany and other heavily industrialized countries. Prices of farm products have de- clined to such a degree that the in- come of farmers has been greatly reduced, but instead of selling their foodstuffs at low prices the farmers send them to unemployed relatives or friends in industrial centres, or invite their jobless relatives and friends to return to the land. The government figures for unem- ployment vary from 250,000 to 300,000, or about 1 per cent. of the population. But the actual number of unemployed |i probably greater, as thousands have gone back to the farms yet never re- gistered for the dole. The Poles blame busi shrink | FT i [ber that we began in a smal | |selves." ~ "No," he said, "let us always remem- 1 Way our Girl--"How bashful you are." Boy--""Yes, 1 take after father in that respect." 1 Girl--"Was your father bashful?" Boy--Was he? Why, mother says it father hadn't been so darn bashful I'd be four years older." . Sue--' What made you quarrel with Claude?" May--"Well, he proposed again last night." Sue--*"Where was the harm in that?" May--"My dear, I had accepted him the night before." to me Josie--""A boy friend Jf mine has several cups for golf, temmis, also medals for rowing." Carrie--"Well, he must be quite an athlete." Josie--"No, he's a pawn broker." The railroads say they must have increased income, But it can be safely sald that they have no monopoly on such a desire. That's what we all want. The fellow with a deep coat of tan nowadays is in the height of fashion. In the old days the fellow who was sunburned was just a "hick." A lot of people can always be found who will dance provided some one can be found who will pay the fiddler. I would rath. er be able to enjoy things that I can- not have, than to have things that I cannot enjoy. The turee R's of the modern youth's education have changed to rantin', ravin', and rarin'. Wicked movies won't hurt the morals of those who haven' 'any. No man's opinions are entirely worthless. Even a watch that won't run is right twice a day. Too many people seem to ex- pect the bread they cast upon the waters to return in the shape of a frosted cake. Those who send vaca- tion postcards don't care two cents for you. No woman is gver satisfied with the way another woman arranges the furniture. The poor ~e have always with us, especially the poor golfers. "This letter from John is very short," said a mother recently, "So is John," said the father, "or he wouldn't be writing." Mother--""Does Mamma's itsy baby want a drink?" Infant--"Sure, wadjer got?" Ye Editor's Peeve The flaming youth in the neighboring flat Plays radio till four; We stuff our ears with cotton bat, And sleep despite the roar. The imperative colonel, while In- specting the army kitchen, stopped two soldiers who were carrying a soup kettle. Colonel--"Here, taste 'of that," you; give me a upon the unsatisfactory trade relations with Germany rather than upon the general economic status. ------ ts Friend--""Why do you always ask what your patients eat? Does it help you in your diagnosis?" Doctor--"No, but it helps my charges for professional services." EN Sys oo ause. 24 hou | New¥ was TREN x expressed thi "One Hour With You." Ab 8a 3 x Fork. At Quebec when. t' 2 Empress of Britain. docked mobhéd by a crowd of enti usiastic moviefans. Much that her visit, lik~ the title of her mew picture, 13 6 was was Just The colonel was used to being obey- ed, so he received the desired taste without question or explanation. Then he spat and sputtered. "Colonel--"Good heavens, man! You don't call that stuff soup, do you?" Soldier (meekly)--"No, sir, it's dish water we are emptyin', sir," A A teacher was trying to develop the word "sleigh." "Now, Jamesie," she sald, "what 13 it that comes along on runners?" "Rum," answered the five-year-old New Yorker sapiently. Jones--*"Ever rummage sale?" Rayles--""Huh! I always have to buy my Sunday pants back every time our church gives one." buy anything at a She--""Oh, I simply adore that fun- ny step. Where did you pick it up?" He--"Funny step, hell. I'm losing my garter." Edith (sighing) -- "How grand it would be to go to Spain and meet some big, handsome, dark Spaniard." Fred--"Why not go to Africa?--they are bigger and darker there." . BE Ma Swedish Rune Stosé. Found Levene, Sweden.--Sweden's tallest rune stone and one of the most impos- ing in entire Europe has been found here, It is 16.4 feet high and dates from early in the twelfth century. DRAPERIES MADE NEW "When we resumed housekeeping a month ago I found my draperies _ had become: creased from packing. I hung them out on the line, hoping to remove the creases. Then I for- got them. The result was they be- come badly. faded and sun-spotted. "I was heartsick 'until the happy thought struck me to dye them. 1 just dyed them a deeper green, and as 1 used Diamond Dyes they look gorgeous -and new. : 1 have meyer seen easier dyes to use than Dia a mek eo, SE 3a) 'other took a more humane view. VE Wal a aA JA | A -- i i ( / 1 | Fine Cut rate 2.0 )*. 15%, and 20° y D iC be nm s [OF 4 SLA > ---- ing into use for pedestrians is mani- fested here by Mr. Robbins B. Stoeck- el, Connecticut Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, according 0 the Christian Science Monitor. 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