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2 large number of boys who read this organization {3 revealed in a report to column week after week, and although the National Office of the Boy Scouts they are not Scouts, they very much of Amerlea from the Scout Executive those boys to realize that the Lone Voss, He stated as follows: Scouts have been organized especially | Yesterday, in Judge Vicker's court, for them, and all that they have to do here in Manilla, Attorney Charles Mc- is to spare a moment to write a note ! Donough, while questioning a diminu- to Lone Sceut Headquarters asking | tive brown-eyed boy, asked: "And why for full particulars, and then they, too, | are you here as a voluntary witness can share in all the fun that Lome! in this criminal case?" The boy proud- Scouting brings to any boy. {ly drew himself erect. "Because, Sir," It is not very difficult, is it? Why [sald he, "I am a Boy Scout and I pro- not write that now, at once? The ad-| mised on my honor to do my duty to dress is given below. God and my Country, and to be trust. * Lone Scouting Grows Apace worthy." During this past week we have re- News From the Provinces ceived applications for membership| "Lone E"" has received a letter from from over a dozen boys in various Mr. Robert F, Middlecoat of Hemming- parts of Ontario. Five applications | ford, Quebec, who was formerly a came from Colborne, four from Lucan | Troop Leader in a Troop in London, and the others from Merrickville, Par- | England. Mr, Middlecoat read about ry Sound and South River. We wel the Lone Scouts in a local newspaper come all these recruits to our ranks, |and did not know that the Lonles were and we know that a good time is in! flourishing so wonderfully in this coun- store for them. try, and we can assure him that Scout News From Overseas--More Scouts | ing is very much alive In Canada and Down Under especially in our Province. Sir Kelso King, Chairman of the Perhaps some Lone Scout would like New South Wales branch of the Boy | Scouts Association, attributes a very substantial increase in the number of Australian®Scouts during 1931 to the visit of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. A Major First Ald Test A motorcycle accident at a country erossroads in which two girls suffered broken legs brought an unidentified English Boy Scout a major test of his some interesting experiences to tell, Scouting experience. Lonles Please Note: Lord Baden-Powell. training. He acted immediately, and A Thought For This Week gave effective first aid with improvised "The player who smiles most enjoys splints and bandages. : | the game most." Famous Admiral in Boys' Work How to Becomes a Lone Scout Admiral of the Flest, Sir Roger| p,,, 4 line to The Lone Scout De- Keyes, famous for his services during the Great War, especially in connec: tion with the operations against Zee- brugge, on St. George's Day, 1918, has become Assistant County Commission- er for Sea Scouts in Buckinghamshire, Scouting Influence An interesting incident demonstrat- fog the results of Scouting as a char- ticulars, which will 12 and 18 vears of age who ara no able to join a regularly Troop, and is especially meant fo villages. Writs to-day.--"Lone E." ---- It is very probable that there are a acter building and citizenship training g ~ wish that they could be. I would like! in the Phillipine Islands, Mr. Ernest]. to write to Mr. Mlddlecoat, who has and who would probably he able. to give some very useful hints from his On February 32nd, Scouts all over the world will celebrate the 75th birth. day of the Chief Scout of all the world, partment Boy Scouts Association, 330 Bay Street, Toronto 2, and ask for par- be gladly sent. Lone Scouting Is open to boys hetween organized boys living on rural routes and small ------ Two young ladies aged twelve a Cecitia Colliege, representing the pi fn a smiling mood at Lake Placid. nd eleven respectively are shown They are Megan Taylor and ck of British skaters. Saved From the Sea' Are summer storms more danger- qus than those of winter? t| The contrary view is the general one, yet figures just published show ¢! that during the four summer months of last year English lifeboats rescued 107 persons, while the rescues dur- ing the first four months of the year were 104; This seems to suggest that, 16-Year-Old Aviatrix Mount Vesuvius' Light Goes Out! Naples, Italy. -- Mount Vesuivius,! after centuries of quiescence, present- ed a new problem following fresh: rumblings and explosions last week. | The curious thing in connection with | the event was the discovery that as} goon as the explosions ceased, the crater, which always has been lit up| at night by internal fires, was cold dark. Natural scientists have begun an investigation -to- (Sterne why. An observatory, a . military police tion protected them, observers sald. Attendants at the observatory after working through the night, learned little except that the epicenter of the quake was within, or under, the moun. tain and it apparently affected only & small ar>a, : : parracks, a convent, a railroad and a 3 hotel on the voleano's side were ¥ shaken, but their quake-proof construc: ol Compulsory Voting Approved in Peru Lima, Peru.--Compulsory voting for men between the ages of 21 and 60 was recently approved as part of the new Peruvian constitution in process of adoption by the constitutional cqn- Joy sticks are' nothing new to Mary Equi of Portland, Ore., Who, in 1931, at any rate, summer was as bad a time for sailors as winter. | In all, the lifeboatmen rescued 269 { parsons. from . shipwrecks last ' year. ; They also saved twenty-six boats from destruction or helped them to safety. But resoue work was not carried out only 'at ses.. A Whitby lifeboat was taken inland a few months ago to save (ood victims, The Royal National Lifeboat Institu- tion now has a fleet of 184 lifeboats, of which 107 are motor lifeboats. Six- teen of the latter were added to the floot last year--the largest numbe ever built in one year. . TRUTH i a crooked stick Is before us we need not explain, how crooked it is! Lay a straight one down by the side of it, and the work Is well done. Preach the truth, and error will stand abashed In Its. presence.r- Spurgeon pen "Glamour only makes husbands glummer, Be yourself, and as nice;a one as possible.'--Faith Baldwin. rman. pee For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting wth difficulties of their own Ground Glass Road vakia and colored roads in Scotland are the latest experiments to be tried by European highway engineers, All sorts of surprising materials have been tested in Britain recently--cast iron, molten stone, rubber, cotton, and Brass. secret ballot also was ap after two years of instruction, be- | making, and rendering success impos- proved. Voting will be optional for| comes youngest aviatrix In 'the sible by their own cross-grained un. 5 men over 6), Last week the con-| northwest at sixteen gentleness; 'whilst others, it may 'be gress rejected equal suffrage for . much less gifted, make their way and women, but women over 25 vears of TT achieve -success by simple patience, age will be permitted to vots in mu-| 20 P.C. Added to Import Duty | equanimity and self-control.--Samuel Tested in Czechoslavakia London.--Glass roads in Czechoslo- wuod--in the hope of finding an ideal track for motorcars. In the Czechoslovak experiment ground glass was/mixed with cement, and the resulting surface is said to have been found very durable and not susceptible to the heat of the sun. ----rer fiaiee Stilton: Cheese Once Quenby London.--England's famous Stilton cheese did not originate in the town of that name, although it did become famous there. What is today known and acclaimed by gourmets as Stilton cheese was originally made at Quenby Hall by the Ashbys, who owned the; placa many years ago, and it was then known as Quenby cheese. An enter prising landlord of an inn at Stitlton bought up large quantities. of the cheese and made it famous under its 1 -esent name. --v----- Other Uses of Paper Pulp The enormous use of paper for newsprint has overshadowed its many other vital uses, say the Canadian News Letter. Other uses include ce- ment and flour bags, rug pads, cur- tains and blinds, serviettes, handkor- chiefs, towels, doillies, cord, contain- ers for food and drugs, packing cases, wallboard, cores, upholstery, drinking cups, plates, dishes and spoons. The paper milk bottle is meeting with Ya- vor in New York, although its use in allare® Su a BA "All young ladles accomplished? My dear Charles, what do you mean?" "Yes, all of them, I.think. They all '| patut tables, cover screens and net | purses, 1 scarcely know any one who cannot do all this; and I am sure I never. heard 'a young lady spoken of for the first time, without being -in- Torment that she was very acoomplish-}" accomplishment," sald Darcy, "has too much truth, The word is applied to many a woman who deserves it no otherwise than by netting a purse or covering 8 screen; but I am very far trom agreeing with you in your estl: mation of ladies in general. I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen, in the whole range of my ac- qualntancs, that are really accom plished." : ley must comprehend a great deal in your: afterward y {dea of an accomplished woman." Jane Austen, in "Pride.and Prejudice." dam . construction, new automobile increased the bumper, have greatly out put of Algoma Steel Corporation lately : Rich or poor, he must work by brain or 'brawn, or there is no satisfaction, no happiness. * turn bring food, fuel, clothing, amuse. "Your list of the common extent of "Nor I, I am sure," sald Mise Bing- "Then," observed Elisabeth, "you Silver Lining BY HECK. ; Everybod ys goal in life is "Happl- "Anybody is hap "who is able to play the role "which best satisfies him "in his own eyes." --Van Jom in The N. Y. Tribune. * . To "play the role," means W-O-R-K. * * - " ments. . . . - Some would have us believe that in most countries, work, wages or profit are very, very scarce--if so, happiness must be on the decrease. . » * »* NEWS, the kind that informs us why, where, when work can be had, will help to keep mankind working and happy. A broadcast, a print, a speech, a wire or wireless to the effect that there is a scarcity of any one thing or commodity, helps, because capital. ists will hire workers, start machinery to fill the scarcity, supply the de- mand; wages flow again, and happiness be restored. If word is passed around that there is an over- abundance of a product, means are, or should be, at hand to remedy the condition. That is the purpose of this Silver Lining. Through the me- dium of news, good news will a proper, sane balance of supply and demand--informing those: who want profit, work, service, where they can get it and find the Happiness they want, * . -. * Even news of this kind helps the shut-in, the cripple, the old, whose active minds. derive satisfaction in the knowledge that those who care for them ave in a position to get work, . . * *® Sault Ste. Maile --Special mater- mnicipal elections. By Norwegian Government Smiles. ee -- aa Good Trade Balance ' Reported by Bulgaria . Sofia--Bulgaria has a very "fav- orable" trade balance. During No- vember exports exceeded imports by more than 100 per cent. Merchan- dise worth 713,000,000 levs or about $5,000,000 was seat out of the coun- Oslo, Norw.--An increase of 20 per cent. on import duties was recently approved by the Storting. An important provision authorizes the Government to exempt goods re- gulated by treaties and goods not pro- duced by Norway. The estimated revenue from the new duties will amount to 9,000,000 crowns try and products worth 351,000,000 levs were shipped into it The 'sums recelved from this ex- cess ofexports over imports all go to pay Bulgaria's debts abroad. Rigid regulations make it impessible to ex- port money for private transactions. Ee. Latvia and Estonia Lift Export Duty on Timber Riga, Latvia--In order to assist . the Latvian timber exporters, the Latvian Government has abolished the export duty on various kinds of goods, and especially on pulpwood. wood. In Estonia various facilities have "also been granted to the timber ex- 'porters. {The reason for the additional duties is ; | Jordan. 2 (about $1,680,000) the first halt year. the deficit in the last half year's bud- get. A royal proclamation was pub- lished, bringing the new scale luto of- fect immediately. | ae French Pilot Tests Feasibility Of Air Line to gascarcand return with. inc i passenger ce. Tha outward t was accomplished in ten days, stops along the route. The di jected line could be run without culty, y Sy 5 i pf. - le % Le Bourget, France--Captain Lu dovie Arrachart landed here recently after a trail-blazing flight to Mada- Aviation authorities believe the pro: : ey or | the civilized 'world o | engage In a lifo-and: with any other pa yr 13 dying. It dies because a it can It dies because Canada is at present negligible. Draws Metal from Eyes J ials, re-inforcing steel bars used in nr. provement of her 'mind by extensive reading." " ; ' "J am mo longer surprised at your knowing only six accomplished wom 1 rather wonder now at your knowing any." ' ; sex as to doubt the possibility ot all this?" 2 'saw such capacity, and taste, and ap- plication, and elegance, as your de- scribe, united," ¥ cried out against the injustice of her implled doubt and were ing that they knew many Wome answered this description, when Mr. Hurst called them to order, with bit- for complaints of thelr inattention to beth soon showed very substantial increase. in authorized building in Ontario, Que- bee, Manitoba, tario's gain was $342,857. last Wednesday stated that Canadian banking. system had not suffered one single failure during the previous twelve months, while over two thou- keep | to the Government Loan three weeks lething more substantial in the im- "Are you $0 Severs upon your own "I never saw such a woman. I never Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley both tely. . » a J . Building--Decemiber of last: year New Brunswick. On- . . . . Banking--Premier R. B. Bennett sand had failed in the same time in could do and | still waste an enorn its energy. Do 1 than gne-thousandth part of {delivered by your W ; : loudspeaker is doing useful work? You waste current every time you switch on the electric You real of t wireless set - even a pocket 1p, for] now we have dis- man who lors of electricity. Professor Andrade has recently pointed out that lead wire at a temperature of 268 degrees Contd grade below zero becomes three mil - lion times as good a conductor as cop- At this temperature, a thousand miles of lead wire would. offer no more resistance to electric current than & single. Inch of. copper. . Some day--aod , it may. be very. soon--we shall find how to make an alloy that is a perfect conductor at ordinary temperatures. Then electricity will indeed be har nessed. : Another discovery waiting to be made is a method of using the real power of water, "head" of water to drive a turbine or a water-wheel, or by heating water We can use now & until it becomes steam we make drive huge engines. But neither of these methods enables us to employ more than a fraction of the power that is actually there. Yet water contains tha ingredients of a fuel that might re- place petrol. It is a combination of two gases, oxygen and hydrogem, Work, then, symbolizes Happiness. | the U.S.A. which when mixed in certain propor. It brings wages or profit, which in . Ao tions, can form an explosive. No ° Trade -- Parliamentary ical mothod of obtaining these have resulted in shifting the halance of trade in Canada from an adverse balance of $73,000,000 to a favorable balance 'of $10,000,000 is another statement by Premier Bennett. . . * » Transportation--A couple of weeks ago this column stated that there was a rumor of amalgamation in air, rail, and truck transportation. Yestarday, January 20th, Sir Henry Thornton advocated such a measure. - * * . Orono, Ont.--Christmas presonts to be distributed among the poor of this town had to be salted away for an- other year, as nobody could be found poor. enough to enjoy them. . *® . Here is one you cannot dismiss with a yawn. More than half the popula- tion in Sault Ste. Marie'have.a sav- ings account: in the banks .and post- office, This city subscribed $500,000 Le. * .« » * New York. -- For two months de- pression will not be using rough tac- tics on the City of New York, because eight banks, on aJnuary 19th, loaned condition. i * . ® the year 1931 over 1930, bringi colume 'to the $2,000,000 m: of their offices is reported as saying that the. last they saw. of the depres- gion she was walking away with. only one spat on, M . . $013,928, 3 Ce ow tion of : Marine E strong protest in the * . . * Telophone--* 'and largest ita i soo the City of New. York $12,000,000 to tide them over a serious financial Breweries--Canada Bud Breweries Ltd. show an increase of $405,000 in One|. ortgage Corporation--Let us give the spotlight to the Canada' Perman- ent Mortgage Corporation, whose gross assets have grown meatly $4, 000,000 during 1981. ~ Profits were Lake Shipping--National Associa- ngineers. make a Federal House against the cutting down of crews and overloading ships in the Canadian Telephone Company, world's SEERA gases from water is yet known, but it will come. i gd Any day now an invention may make the television screen as finé a provider of home entertainment as the loud- speaker. The broadcasting of sound fa possible because the microphone fs a close electrical copy 'of the humam ear, and the loudspeaker an equally good copy of the vocal chords. To perfect television. the electric eye Is needed. Medicine is likely to announce Im 1932 wonderful discoveries for the pre- vention and cure of diseases. The as- tronomer, the chemist, the electrician, the metallurgist, and the engineer may, all have wonderful messages for man kind --"Tit-Bits" (London). Topics in Brief ; Careful nursing 1s about the woret thing you can do for a grouch.--Arkan- sas Gazette. The chief objection to & materialis- tie country is that a few people get all the material --Publishers Stndl cate. 'Japan. says she wouldn't have Man- churla as a gift, and that's not the way she is getting it either.--Dallas News. be used as fuel on the Brasillan rall- ways. The result, it is hoped, will be a run on coffee.--The Humorist (Loa don). Are we quite sure the Tower of Babel wasn't just an old-time League of Nations?--Dublin Opinion. So they want a new. tax that will be painless. Well, the fellow 'who left the estate doesn't feel anything. -- Milwaukee Leader. That man who said we would never have another panic! It is possible that he was misunderstood. Maybe he sald "pleale."--Industrial Relations. Thirteen years since the Armistios, aud Germany is still trying to win the war.--Toledo Blade, The trouble with the world seems to be that frozen assets have been accom- panied by cold feet.~--Dallas. News. There are two kindseof people--good and bad, The. classifying is done by the 'eo 8 We read that surphis coftee is to