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fi er Fhe 'talent they decided to ask Captain - Ltd., papermakers, of Dingley Place, "red when Gardiner, who was working ~ 1 girl of his own age. He divorced a chill " ~ lecorated for bravery in the war. lover and main sex appeal, can give "Johnny Weissmuller cards and spades, "might shock even Clark Gable's lady . pressed the belief that his son was 'staging - some "scene" - in order to ' roadman named Martin, of Charlton its whistle shrilly, The peasant was chargéd headlong for the. train, Boy's Fingers Worth £748 London. -- Willlam Alexander Gar. diner, aged 17, of Guiness Bulleiogs, Lever Street, St. Luke's East, awarded £748 damages in the King's 8 Bench: division recently for the loss of two fingers. The defendants were F, 8. Williams, City Road, East. The accident occur- at an embossing machine, caught his left hand in the cogs. ° Dead Woman Unknown London.--The identity of the woman who was takeh ill in a restaurant on the arterial road at Billericay, Essex, and who died without recovering con- sciousness, was not established at the inquest recently. She had on her a West London card bearing the name "May Jackson." Her age was about 83, and she had fair hair and blue eyes. Dr. Wells said that death was due to diabetic coma, and a verdict in accordance with this svidence was recorded. Is 20 Years Old, Has Fourth Wife Belgrade.--Rada Topitch, of Jamar- Ja, has married forthe fourth time, al though he is only 20. He was married 'first, at 14, to'a girl of 21 who brought him a dowry of eight sheep and a heifer. After a year she ran away with a grown-up man, 5 A few months later Rada married 1€r.. 'For some years he remained single, )ut- married once more at 19, Two nonths later his bride died. The fourth Mrs. Topitch is a rich rillage girl; aged 16. Married, Died and Buried All Within ~a Fortnight : Melton Mowbray, Eng. -- Walter Rowe, a roadman, was married a fort: 1ght ago At the wedding reception he caught' 'Pneumonia developed. "Watter-Rowe was buried at Stones: »y, near here, yesterday, at the same jour and by the same clergyman who »fficliated at his wedding, 'Malay "He-Man" Really English London. -- Ahmang, .a Malay native," the star of 'Samarang," a film about-péarl divers in the South Seas, 1g a British ex-officer who was He is Captain A. V. Cockle, M.C shief inspector of police in Singapore, He is now on leave in England. One day a company of screen per jonalities, who included Theda: Bara, )ne-time "vamp" of the silent screen, arrived in the East. After a fruitless search for native Cockle. Captain Cockle agreed to play the part, but was surprised when later he began to read in the Hollwood film journals: "Ahmang, number one pearl diver, not only on: physique, but on aquatic performance. This 'boy 1a doing his stuff as only a Malay native, built like this one, knows how to do it, He's the perfect amphibian; he cuts sharks' throats before and after breakfast. And he has a way of making love that friends, but is strictly a la: mode in Malaysia." A Hanged Boy Puzzle London.--An open verdict was re- : turned at the inquest recently at Portsmouth on Douglas Saunders, aged 16, who was found hanging from a banister at his parents' home in Compton Road, north end, Ports. mouth, with a dressing gown cord round his neck, His father, who described the boy as strong, healthy, and bright, ex- trighten a boy friend, who was to call for him, Roadman's Lucky Find Blandford, Eng.--An elderly: Dorset Marshall, near Blandford, has re- ceived a cheque for £60 as reward for finding a pearl necklace worth £1000, which had been lost by Mrs, Lister, wife of Lieut, Col. Lister, of Hanford House, Blandord. Martin found the necklace in a gut- ler and gave it to a farmer's daughter, who. wore it a number of times before her father saw a poster announcing the reward and took it to the police tation, ; Mall Van Too Fast Cardiff, Wales.--Ernest Fackerell, a Royal Mail van driver, was fined "20 shillings' at Cardiff Police Court re- cently or driving his mail van at over 30 miles an hour, "Post office van or no Post Office van," sald the magistrate, "you have got to keep to the speed limit. Do not harbor any idea 'that you have im- munity or licence other people have | not ° Buffalo Charges Rallway Train Cairo, Egypt. -- A water buffalo charged a rallway train near Cairo, with the result that four women were killed; several other passengers weré seriously injured; four coachea were overturned: The buffalo was' Belg tldden along the permanent way by an Egyptian peasant, An approaching train blew thrown from his seat as the buffalo 'The animal's head struck between "handsome | (Private Company) CENTRAL McWATTERS MINING SYNDICATE BUY AT THE MARKET . THE BEST BUY IN QUEBEC dad INFORMATION ON IEGUEST PATRICIA ROUYN EXPLORATION COMPANY Sulte 411-13 Bank of Hin ig Limited Toronto Ont. Pithy Anecdotes Of the Famous 'The power house. of of the eleetrle eel '| 1s situated fn its tall In & soft, jelly kind of substance, and it is no joke when a well-developed eel gives you a shock equal to some 400 volts of elec tric energy, declares Gertrude Gleeson (in her fascinating book, "London Z00."") The shock given varies in in tensity according to the way in which the eel administers it. When both head and tail are in contact with the victim, the shock is greatest and a bluish flash is sometimes then visible. L] L LJ * Then there's the lobster: "Have you ever tried to mesmerize a lobster?" asks Miss Gleeson, Our answer is, No! It's the other way round, But it is nice to know that it can be done, Here's how: "It you stroke it .gently in one di rection (before it is cooked, of course) it falls into a trance-like state and does not budge. It can then be made to balance, tajl upwards, standing on its head with claws outstretched." "This trance does not last long and the lobster is exceedingly warlike when it come to," warns Miss Gleeson. 8 ' ® L LJ "Among the records of the Zoologl- cal Society is a list of the contents of the stomach of one ostrich which must surely hold the record for adaptability in feeding. There was nothing. finicky about it, for it had swallowed three gloves, two handkerchiefs, three feet of stout twine, a spool of films, a draw- ing pencil, half a comb, a bicycle tire L.yalve, two long nails, a glove fastener, a large 'key for winding a clock, . part of a rolled gold necklace, two collar studs, balf a foot of wood, a penny, four halfpennies, two fapinings and a franc." ing of a digestion like an ostrich, ask whether this record isn't a bit beyond hind. 2 2 2 : * LJ [J ® One ot.the amusing stories told by Alice Roosevelt Longworth (in" her rather Lreath-taking reminiscences, "Crowded Hours") is of her first meet- ing with F. B. Smith (later Lord Bir- kenhead), the English statesman, jurist, and wit. dress party at the Cornelius Vander- bilts' at Newport. _ "My room was used for a coatroom, » recalls Mrs. Longworth, "During the night I went there to repair my make up, and was sitting at the dressing. table, when a voice behind me said, 'If you don't mind, I'll take some of your powder,' and a man in Chinese costume proceeded to powder his nose. PINE L ; STN, SAME, Tito: ei "That was my first meeting with F. BE. Smith, who was stopping with friends in Newport. It was at some moment in the course of the evening that he drank a toast 'To the intoxicat- ing women and the intoxicated men of Newport,' at which the place buzzed with indignant appreciation," * $$. » Then, too, her,story of a Washing: ton dinner party during the Reduction of Armament conference at which Arthur (later Lord) Balfour and Sen- ator Borah were among the guests. After dinner a moving picture was shown. It was "Orphans. of the Storm," with the two gishes playing the leading roles. "I watched it seateu on a high gilt sofa, 'between. Mr. Balfour and Senator Borah,' ~u.ys "Mrs. Longworth, "and most entertaining it was to observe the different ways the two, men were affected by it. LJ J * . "It was a big spectacular perform- ance with lurid scenes of the French Revolution: Mr, Balfour would nur- Next time you hear: someone boast- |: It was at a fancy- Ey mer from time to time, 'Very moving, very moving,' in a perfunctory way. Borah, on the other hand, b "aved 23 it the scenes had-been taken on the spot and became almost emotional about them, blazing with indignation at the cruel behavior of the Irench 'nobility,' fi rly palpitating with sym- pathy at the,vicissitudes of the popu: lace and heroines," 3 ei» [) [] Then her comparison between King Edward and his nchew the former German Kalser--both of whom she had dined with--is piquant, to say the least. "If you compared him (the Kaiser) and King Edward with individuals, say in the banking world," she says, "the King would be the Morgan type, while Mr, Charles Mitchell would more near ly approximate the Kaiser." oe ° . * But the best Alice Roosevelt story is one not told in her book--which rather makes me think it is too good to be true for she revels in telling stories against herself. Owen Wister says (in:"My Friendship With Roose- velt") that a friend once asked Theo- dore Roosevelt: "Why don't you more?" "Listen," he sald, "I can be Presi- dent of the United States--or--I can attend to Alice," LIE I J ° By the way, Mrs. Longworth dis- wons a famous Coolidge story general- look after Allce .ly. attributed to her, "I spent much time saying, 'No, I didn't say that. I wish I had. It is most amusing, but honestly I never said it," she explains, "I do appreci- ate what others say, but I am not a wit or a wisecracker; 'legs wit than mimic, more wit than wise,' describes me pretty accurately. ® LJ [4 LJ For example, one day I was at my doctor's. When 1 came in he was grinning with amusement and sald, 'Mrs. Longworth, the patient who has just left sald something that I am sure will make you laugh. We were discussing the President, and he re marked, "Though 1 yield to none in my aamiration for Mr. Coolidge, 1 do wish he did not look as if he had been weaned on a pickle," Of course 1 shouted with pleasure and told every one, always warefully giving credit to "the unnamed originator, but in a very short time it was attributed to nie," - * . . ° "The witty treasurer of the Fabian Society, F, Lawson Dodd, had a tedi- ous acquaintance who says Arthur Compton-Rickett (in "1 Look Back") would hold forth in and out of season upon- the hopes of reincarnation, "I might come back ar an animal--for instance, a horse, or even a sheep." "My dear fellow, not again as & sheep!" protested Dodd with a disarm. ing smile. . LJ] ® [J * In 1882, Henry George--of Single lax fame--went to London, where te 'was a guest for a month of H, M. Hyndman, great Socialist leader, re- minisces Charles Edward Russell (in "Bare Hands and Stone Walls:- Some Recollections of a Sideline Reform- er.") Hyndman afterwards spoke dis. paragingly of his guest's intellect, - "It is far from a first-class mind," he said. . . . 8 But for this low estimate allo ance Is to be made, for Henry George had wounded Hyndman's British :nsibill- ties in their tenderest spot, add: Rus- sell, "How? Why, {1 a London street one day he stoppe. and ate whelks from a pushcart at the curb, That, of course, could never be forgiven." In a foot-note . Russell humorously NOW WALKS 4 MILES WITH EASE 10 years ago," writes a married wo- man, I have suffered terribly from rheumatism, I have been in hospital and spent money to no end. I have used medicines and lotions until I was weary. - I heard of Kruschen Salts so often, that I thought one day I'd try that. By this time my knees had be- tome locked; as if in cement. I was 1 just desperate, for I felt that the day was not far off when 1 wouldn't be able to get about at all and it made me 80 downhearted, Well, I bought a bottle of Kruschen, and took a tea< spoonful every morning. When the bottle was finished I said, 'Oh, it's the same ag everything else; I'm no bets ter, But my husband. sald 'Persevere; try another!.. Give it a chance to act on your blood, Well, I got another; 'and before it was finished my knees unlocked--honestly they did. I could 'hardly believe it myself when 1 could stoop down and get up again without two carriages and it was crushed to death, help. 1 wag so excited about ft. 1 kept on, took another bottle, and be- "Since coming here from England' KNEES FELT AS IF IN CEMENT Woman Who Had Rheumatism for 10 Years lleve mé I am not like the same wo- man, I walked four miles the other day and felt fine, whereas before I could hardly walk across the floor, "My husband has bhéen out of work all winter, but I'd get my Kruschen Salts before I'd buy a thing to eat, It means 80. much to be well and able to walk, I feel I should tell you all this, it it will benefit others,"--(Mrs.) B. A. What more need be sald to convince other sufferers? At any rate, they should give Kruschen a trial, © Kruschen Salts Is obtainable at all Drug Stores at 45¢. and 76¢. per bottle, | Farming As An Occupation By Hall Linton, in the Toronto Mall and Empire. i | What makes farming so attractive to-day.as an occupation? In the past {three years 101,766 Canadians have left the cities and towns to take up farming, according to recently pub lished government figures, What is the reason? Is it fust beeause there has been no available 'work in the towns and citles, or fs there also a greater appeal in farming as an occu: pation: than there used to bet There was a time, and not so many ears ago, when the ambitious farmer oy felt that he had to look to the city for an outlet to his ambition. Many. influences, such as the. country school, * friends who recognized his ability, ambitious parents, pushed him in that direction and it was a rare youth with the love of the soll in his 'blood who had"the courage to stick. S80 we have numbers of men heading our industries and commercial houses to-day who came from the farm, Check with any city gathering of middle age or more and you'll find that a surpris- ing number were born on the farm. One recent check of this kind reveal- ed that 26 per cent. of that particular city group were country born; other groups might show even a higher ratio. But to-day, in the words of Dr. G. I. Christie, president of Ontario Agri- cultural College, "there {8 a different spirit abroad in the farming sections." Young men are showing a keener in- terest in farming and there is not the desire to get away from the farm that there was twenty or thirty years ago. When collecting information for a series of articles, letters were written to a number of young men who have recently taken up farming, yet whose names have already come to the front in the agricultural publications. These questions were asked: "What is the outstanding appeal that modern farm. ing makes to your mind? In what de- partment of agriculture are you most interested? Is there any other voca- tion you would prefer to farming? In other worus, why did you choose farm- ing as a vocation?" This is the reply of Jim Gibson, two years ago a graduate of the University of Toronto and an ex-student of the London School of Economics, yet not above himself tending his cattle as he shows at the Royal Winter Fair: "I believe in farming because it pro- vides me with a better opportunity to express my complete personality than any other vocation' known tu me, BY that I mean that I have room to grow; I am not overwhelmed by the madness of the crowd; I am not enslaved by the machine. I believe in farming and stick to it for very much the same reason that the groundhog sticks to hls hole, I grew up with the farm and have become a part of it. After my three years at college in Toronto I felt no desire to find another vocation, Even my year in Loudon gould not wean me away from the farm; in' fact, 1 felt more attached to it than. ever" From St. Marys, Norman. McCully writes that farming never grows mon- otonous te him, aud adds: "I would 'much rither work in the glorious set ting that nature has privided than do inside work In an office or. factory, I prefer working with living things to working with machines." : Hugh Carroll of Iona Station writes: "1 like to go through a barn at night and see the cattle lyipg in thelr straw beds chewing their cuds in content- ment; the pigs all stretched out in their pens, 1 like to drive 'a tractor in a fleld when you get the fresh breeze blowing, an occasionally a flock of quail pass overhead," A'! he assert "Farming to-day is a challenge to any young man." "I think this depression has done a great deal towar' making young men realize the good fr ipendent living one can get from the farm," comes from Earl Roseborough, on a farm near Peterboro which he is rapidly making famous for its pure-bred Ayr shires. Regarding the latter he says: "I wish to suggest that anyone who has always kept grade stock will never realize how much more interesting and profitable farming becomes until he purchases a few pure breds." Jack Fraser of Streetsville contri. butes this pertinent thought: "Farm. ing must be more interesting than other lines of business or we would never have 80 many moneyed men farming for fun." "There is not the drudgery in modern farming," adds Jack Robinson of Bolton. And Stewart Bell of Barrie produces this timely thought: "Farming at least assures one of steady employment as does no other occupation," Recently the Ontario "Department of Agriculture received an interesting letter from a young man who three years ago gave up town work and chose to operate a small farm for his living, 'This man has completed one short course at Ontarlo Agricultural College, attended another held local ly, and his letter requested informa- tion regarding a third. After recount. ing some of the struggles and difficul- ties he had had to face, he concluded with this: "Do I regret farming? No! A thousand times, no! It has been a struggle, a worry, but as I look around the cities and see the hundreds out of work, the hundreds With no future or prospects, 1 can say from the depths of my, heart--Thank God for the step I took from the city to the farm. od -- -- explains, apropos his use of the word "push-cart"; "The English, in their barbarous dia- Ject, call it a 'barrow, but of course they mean a push-cart. One must make allowances for a backward race." The joke Is on Russell for the Eng: lish always call such a '"push-cart" a "gtall"-- a "whelk stall" or a 'coffee stall," etc. There used to be a popular song that began: "Ag 1 was coming from a friendly call, I saw some kippers on a coaster's stall. I asked the price of the merchant there, Said he 'Lor' lumme, they're a penny a pair." A donkey "barrow," yes, but a whelk "stall." : a -- ee ---- Isn't It A Fact, Empty stomachs are dangerous things. ' When she's in fashion she's in little else, : Who possesses most has lexst ap- preciation. People would rather be amused than instructed, = Don't mortgage the future good time now. Endeavor to 'be what you desire to appear.~--Socrates. The more happiness you give the more you have: left, When I'm afraid it's prudence, when he's afrald it's cowardice. One fallen preacher gets more ad- vertising than fifty other fallen men. The size of your gift depends on the spirit that prompts it, and on the amount you have left, ~Hush, little High Chair, don't you cry; you'll be an antique by and by. The honeymoon ig over when she gerves him bot tongue and cold shoulder, Women live longer than 'men--they are bound to have the last word.-- North Hastings Review. : a isu This Glory Th flower.and tree, though d¥ing, live again Each 'spring; after the winter's sleep ) They break in floods of glory ( o'er the earth, That we again may itoams: of heauty reap. for a long cold Since they return from thelr brief stay in earth, Again to light the world, and warm the heart Of much diviner- mold than flower or tree Have we not in this glory t00 apart? ~Frof "The Golden Goal," by Dorothy Sproule. ; The average alr passenger [8 over 40 years old and travels on business, ' RICHARD G. BLOMFIELD Vice-President, Beechams Pills (Can- ada) Limited, who recently arrived from England to direct the operations of the company and its subsidiaries in Canada and the United States. A new aggressive merchandizing and advertising program has just been an- nounced by Mr. Blomfield, : Caille Men Who prays for catt'e men? They're needing prayers! For, souls of ca.tlg men Who cares--wly, cares? 'The men at war and men at sea Have rightful place in litany Because "Prayer changes things," but when Do people pray for cattle men? * LJ LJ » Ang in their care they 'keep, Those callle men, Bewildered lives of sheep: These caltle men--- Of lumbering beuets with eyes that stare . Darkly on death and on despair; Of young things, frolicsome, - Of old things, worr. and dumb. Short lives unclionicled by pen-- I'riand. pray fcr catfle men." ~.Fay Inchfawe, in Verges (rom a Chininey Corner, PERRY YR. The real object of the drama fs the exhibition of the human character,-- Macaulay. BUCKLEY'S Gives You Far Mote For Your Money Buckley's goes many times as far as ordinacy ough remedies, because it can be diluted with ater without g its erreliony. healing nd I othine qualities, and because only a few doves are needed to put the most stubborn - or cold out of business, Even one sip of Buckley's gives unmistakable relief, That's wh 16 way Tt acts like a flash" --. rinse proves , -- ~09 Bovine sickly syrup but a als lormula' that stops the cough--heals and soothes, Play safe, Refuse substitutes, © Buckley's is told everywhere. rd his stirring conviction: |' money. MORE ECONOMICAL "Plug tobacco is the smoke for thrifty men--it burns 14 longer In the pipe' --gives 14 more enjoyment for the DIXIE ONLY 20°¢ A BIG PLUG .SMILES... "oto ve. IER ES eo 2 About the time we think an old joke has performed its last service to news- paper, magazine and musical comedy we turn the dial and there it is on our radio, Johnny (Oct, 15.)--"Aw, you're al ways picking on me.. Wir don't you let Sis do it?" Johnny (Dec. 15)--"Say Ma, ain't thee something more 1 can-do to help you?" You can't kill a fly that is smart enough to sit on your fly-swatter. There must be a moral to this rather important discovery of ours, but we're hanged if we can provide fit, A bishop who was feeling very ill called on hls doctor, Doctor--"You must spend the win- ter in Bermuda." Bishop--*Haven't the time." Doctor--"Well, I'm afraid it's a case of either 'that--or heaven." Bishop--"All right. I'll go to Ber muda." Many girls are getting men's wages nowadays. But, then, they always have. : A farmer caught a boy in his or- chard stealing apples, and handed him over to the police, As it was the boy's first offense the judge let him off, hut told him never to yield to such temp- tation again, adding: Judge -- "You should have flown from the evil one." Boy--""So I did, sir, but he grabbed me before I got over the fence," Grandma Tellem from Brushville says: "The woman who used to roast her husband a chicken now has a daughter who roasts her husband about a chicken." Hugh -- "Strange (thoughts go through my head." Amos--"Well, they are in a strange place." Men who used to struggle to live within their income now struggle to live without one. Youth--*A hold-up man held me up to-night for all I had." His Sweetle--"1 don't see how those fellows make a living." Lounging robes are usually given to men who have no time to lounge, Stop, Look and Listen!. "Marriage," said the philosopher, "is like a railroad sign. When you see a pretty girl you stop; then you look, and after you're married, you listen," She--""Now what are you stopping for?" } He (as car comes to halt)--"I've lost my bearings." She--"Well, at least you are orlg- inal, Most fellows run out of gas!' There aren't many people that you can find on the same side of the fence every day in the week, Visitor--"I should think, by the look | of things, that nothing ever happens here," Brushville Native -- "Oh! It's a pretty lively place for its size, Why, it's 'not two weeks since we had an eclipse of the moon." Correct This Sentence "I treat all of daughter's boy friends alike," sald a mother, "whether they are rich or poor," Producer~"If I make you a star you must lead a life of strict decorum," Actress--"But can't my double do that?" We've listened to several jazz or- chestras over the radio made up of - Classified Advertising PATENTS. N OFFER TO EVERY INVENTOR. (8) List of want: inventions any Puli information sent free. The Ramsay Come any, World Patent Attorneys "3 Hanlg treet; Ottawa, Canada ARTICLES FOR SALE. LMOST EVERY. HOME AND office needs the improved, absolute= ly fireproof. cabinet; jeweller docu- ments and ledger sizee Write 355 Greenwood Avenue, 'Toronto. 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Youngsters who have tried to seil mudecats sou © learned the same thing, As long as they called 'them mudcats, the good housewives of Lindsay shud- dered. But call them catfish or some nice-sounding name, and it was easy to convince the ladies that they were spending their money wisely in pur- chasing the little fish with sweet, white meat and practically no bones. Mention frogs' legs and many people will turn up thelr noses at one of the tastiest dishes yet served. The same thing is true of hundreds of other foods. Like babl we let a name frighten us, and obstinately we refuse to take a taste even though we see other people eating the dish with relish, | 5 A speculative despair is unpardon- able where it is our duty to act.-- Burke, CHILDREN grow up only once. The 'health giving Vitamins in SCOTT'S EMULSION helps them grow; pro- tects them from disease, makes strong bones and teeth. --, x! i . £5 Pes ALT ! 3 > =i} id UNE Ta gE : o\ LN (Aad 13 8 as