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Te oe Fan v aa . auch personal Se ERR AES A rab ete War Brings Hopes > To Hapsburg Heir Archduke Otto Is | Is Planning for The Day When. He May Wear Crown of Hungary Again The war has brought new hope to 27-year-old Archduke Otto, pre- tender to the throne of Hungary, who lives the Chateau. Steendckenzeel, 12 miles from Brussels," Belgiuin, with his mother and seven broth. ers. Ce Belgium For Ten Years In a settjng like that of a ro- mantic novel this ex-royal family has lived for ten years, planning "Hor-the day when Otto could have a crown, Trips by members of the family have taken them to many coun- tries, Returning they report to ex- Empress Zita, who-in the family cabinet fills the duties of foreign minister and, minister for home affairs, Archduke Robert-Charles, 24, is the English "Ambassador" and Felix Frederic, 23, is on a lecture tour through Cdnada and the a: ited. States and recently was" guest at Government House, ot. tawa, = Teucks Haul F ruit To North Ontario Five Thousand loads of Vege- tables, Fruit Have Gone Up From Southern Ontario This Year Shipments of fruit and vege- tables by truck to Northern On- tario this year will show substan- bal increases, judging by informa- tion received by P. WW, Hodgetts, director of the fruit branch On- tario Department of Agriculture, Forontor-tp-untit-the week end- ng Nov. 18, 707,023 packages had passed through _. Sunset Camp, Gravenhurst, the inspection -peint for all truckloads of produce: going nto Northern Ontario. The total rolume of packages for 1938 was 537,821, Many Loads "Reconditioned" Inspectors William Bowman and N. Wade had their busiest weeks - in September when over 120,000 packages were inspected in two wecks, These included a sreat many peaches, New James Bay Bishop The _ Papal legation in Ottawa has announced the appointment of Rev. Father Henri Belleau as the first titular bishop and apostolic! vicar of the new James Bay vie- ariate. Father Belleau, 43-year- old notive of Ottawa, has been an blate missionary in Canada's northland for .the--past 15 years. He will be consecrated in Ottawa, Soldiers Must Do : Their Own dwn Laundry Soldiers are ¢ Having to. wash 'issues as 'socks, | <hirts, towels and underwear, or pay for. having them washed, ac. cording to regulations laid down #5 National 'Defence 'Headquart. Hs at Ottawa. ; Articles that may be washed at (public expense .are overalls, ser- vice trousers and service shirts and also certain articles of beds ding. in genteel poverty: at' year." Canadion Ex-Servicemen Fall In "As Patriotic Frontistsmen -- RE ,. arse numbers of Canadian men ready to serve in the present war who for various reasons or another are not Frontj eligible for admission into the Active Service I"orces are being recruited for service in the Legion of fmen, an organization granted a Dominion charter in 1934; whose duties involve reinforcing the civil, authorities, in time of national emergency. A Frontiersman, to be fitted for service, must be given training in police laws, duties; fire protection and extinction, anti-aiv raid precautionary service, first aid, military drill ete., so that he stands within the community as a trained reserve, ready to reinforce the authorities in case of necessity, The Dominion Headquarters are at Edmonton, and the present Divisional Commandant is Lieut.-Col. Louis Scott, D.C.M. The various provinces are governed by a Provincial Commandant, the Head. uarters for Ontario being located at Toronto, under the present supervision of Major G. R. N. Collins, Senior Officer. within the Province. (P.O. Box 4, Station "A" Toronto). Squadrons of the Legion exist in every Pro- vince and at most of the large centres. It is hoped to blink units in smaller centres, A 6) Have YouHeard -- The machine-gunner had just come out of action Somewhere in France. For hours he had been burning up ammunition, and he was tired 'out. : > Eagerly he stepped forward as the mail was distributed. One postcard was handed to him. Forwarded from the post-office in his home town, iit read: "Dear sir, this is to notify you that your gun- license has expired." . es Teacher: "Now, Freddy, why does a polar bear wear a furl coat?" Freddy: '"Oh.er, well, 1 --suppose he would lesk funny in a tweed one!" --0-- 3 The old shepherd's daughter was-going to marry a town-dwell- er. Wishing to. make her father look smart when he gave her away at the altar, she got him to agree to wear a hat. The shepherd went into a store: Clerk--"What size, please?" Shepherd--"I don't know." . Clerk--"We'll try a six and a half first." Shepherd--*Six and a half be hanged. I wear a 16-collar, and I know my head is bigger than my neck." --- Si Two -mind-readers met aft- er an interval of some months. One of them immediately ex- "claimed in a hearty voicei-- "You're all vight! How am E} § Ee RE Ne Vow a Qe t Hiram Hornwoggle - had Se very impressed by his visit to the city. "Some of them bank fellows dare pretty slick counting notes,¥ he said to a friend one day. "I saw a feller in one o' them banks, and blow me if he didn't have to keep a wet sponge alongside to . keep his fingers from getting red- . hot. He-told-me so himself." --0-- "What an interesting life you are living these past_few weeks. How do you explain it?" "I'm-trying to do things that will make interesting reading in my autobio. graphy." Are Measuring 10,000 Women 1 - Ethel M, Harlan, state supervis- or of the U. S. Work Projects Ad- ministration anthroppmetric sur- vey, announced last week that a new project 'has-been opened, sponsored by the Bureau of Home Economica of the Department of Agriculture, The project, which Is to be carried on in seven states, will measure 10,000 women, in or. der to get an acetate size form- 'ula for women's clothes, "Moet women's clothes," Miss Harlan explained, "must be altered before they can be worn, Garme ents labelled the same size, but made by different manufacturers, vary enormously, and losses du to return or alteration of -misfi is . estimated at $10,000,000 a. 'The Book Shelf "THE BOOK OF FISHES" (National Geographic Society) The National Geographic Soec- iety has just published the book every! fisherman has been waiting for. Written by recognized auth- orities on marine lifé, the eleven chapters of this entrancing new' voluine are a treasure-house of information, accurate yet non- technical, presented in a popular, pleasing way. "Amazingly illuminated with color and monochrome illustrations, the hook contains 1056 pages of full- color plates, showing and easily identifying in lifelike hues 231 species of salt-and-fresh-water fish and other forms of marine life; and 162 action photographs of various fish notables, from the lordly tarpon, fighting. sailfish and, swordfish to'the smaller gamesters of river, brook and lake. This new "Book of Fishes" is by 'writing to the National Geo- graphic Society, Dept. FF.2, Wash- ington, D.C. Price, $3. 75. td Flies 5,000 Miles Inside 37 Hours was needed by Allan Graves on the more than 5,000-mile trip from Edmonton in Northern Alberta. a United States oil firm, missed a boat in Colombia, so decided to fly home for his vacation. Travelling by . Pan-American Airways into the United States, he used other American lines to get to Winnipeg where he board- ed a Trans-Canada Air, Lines ma- Shifig for | Edmonton, TR How Can' |? BY ANNE ASHI EY Q. How can I test the age of an egg? A. Place the 'egg in a deep pan full of cold water, An egg that lies on its side is strictly fresh; if it stands at an angle, it is three or four days old; if it stands on . end, it is over ten "days old; an egg that floats on the top is seldom fit~ for use, Q. How can 1 clean a suede jack. et? * A. Some people claim that the ~ host and eafiest method' of ¢lean- ing a suede. jacket is to rub light ly over the entire surface with a fine grade of sandpaper, Q. How can I keep potted plants moist? A. Water-soaked newspapey twisted around the roots of the plants, against the dirt, will keep the plants moist, Q. How can I clean steel knives? ' A. Powdered bath brick rp. plied with a large cork dipped in water and then\in the powder is flat on thq drainboard, or some other solid surface, when scour ing, For obstinate stains, rub with a cut potato "dipped, in scouring 'powder, Q. How dan I dye washable white kid gloves? A. White kid gloves can be dy- id a tan. color by dipping them fron water until the desired. oh o is obtained. na available at cost, and can be had. Only 37 -hours travelling time ° equatorial Colombia to his home in - Graves, a geologist 'employed by ~ the best abrasive. Lay the knife - mer----, are pn 2 re ane [What Science "is % Doing OBJECTS MADE INVISIBLE The Herald - Journal, (Spartan- burg, N.C,), sald in a copyrighted story that a local chemist has an- nounced discovery of a substance which, when applied }ike paint, ren- ders material objects invisible at. a distance beyond 100 feet. The newspaper quoted the chem- ist, Max Gardner, as saying the substance had Veen demonstrated on ay airplane which was flown above a field. No part of the plane could be sgen after it reached an altitude of 100 feet, Gardner said. The basic ingredient of the paint is ordinary graphite, ! OXYGEN APPLIED TO JOINTS "Ballooning" of infected and broken bone joints with oxygen to bring abéut quick and effective - "healing i8 reported. The joints actually are blown. up like a toy balloon, after enough uid has been withdrawn'to create an air space. The treatment Whs ssid to separate tho parts of the bone and tissue which sometimes adhere and cause_a stiff joint, and also to aid healing by putting oxygen | in direct contact With thie bone'as It grows ~back together. Thig-stimulates. the repairing process, | TRANSFUSIONS FOR BURNS Discovery of a xew and more successful treatment for burns - - using repeated blbod transfusions -- 1s announced iA the Journal ot the American Medical Assoclation. The treatment promises to cause a minor revolution in medicine for | -jt gives an entirely different con- ception of what happens to the .is- sue and blood of burned persons. 4 1: 2 PREVENTATIVE FOR SILICOSIS Electrons have revealed a clue to the way to prevent silicosls, a disease in which "lungs are disintegrated by inhala tion of air in whith silica: dust is suspended. . SlHca! is a common rock-forming materlal, It was -ob- gerved in experiments on rabbits that if they breathed air jo which there was a. moderate concentra- tion of silica dust they contrasted the disease, but {f the alr contain. ed some aluminuid powder, about 1 per cent. of the weight of the silica, the animals did ot contract the disease, { PURE OGL PRA Ee Cansilien National Railways, Revenues a The gross revenues of the all-in clislve Canadian National Rail. | ways for the period ending De cember 14th, 1939, were Naiar ra abion . $4,200,358 "compared with v: the corresponding period of 1938, an increase of $762,121 or 21.6% ---------------------- The first agricultural school in Canada was opened in 1869 at " Ste. Anne do la Pocatiere, P.Q. British farmers, who had 60 war, now have over 60,000, rN ae tissues of the $3,528.087 "Modern Etiquette BY ROBERVA LEE ~ i SY 1, Hasn't pride been called a deadly disease, impossible sto cure? 2. Is it untactful to give money " to a friend as a Christmas gift, when one knows that she needs it? i « 3. When passing your plate for a "helping of some dish, what should you do with your silver? 4. Is it necessary for a man to rise when being introduced to anothér _ man, and also shake hands? 5. What is the meaning of a table d'hote meal? ' 6. When a bride has received'a gift from five members of the of- fice force, how should she ack- nowledge it? Answers 1. It may be called a disease, but it is not deadly. The proverb ease, how many would now be in their graves." According to La Rochefoucauld, "Pride is equal in all men; the only difference is the means and wanner of dis- playing it." 2. Yes, This would be very untactful, and likely to be resented. 8, Always leave the sil- ver on the plate. 4. Yes, to both questions, unless, of course, they are so far apart that it would be awkward to shake, hands. meal that is served at a fixed price, instead of 80 much'for each dish.' 6. Write a pesos) note: to each one. FARM COLUMN SEED SHOW IN IN FEBRUARY The executive of the Ontario Crop 'Improvement :Association is co-operating with the Ontario Provincial Winter Fair in the seed show to be staged February 12-16 in Toronto. There will be classes for grains, clover and potatoes at the show. Sponsored by the On- taripp Agriculture Department, boys' grain and potato ii will enter exhibits. on QUALITY MUST REMAIN Don't repeate the mistake made during the "World War of sacri- ficing quality for quantity in ag- ricultural products, farmers were he a ES EE = SN says, "If pride were a deadly dis- 5. A EXCUSE ME - BUT BIGBEN 70PS EM ALL FOR FLAVOUR / advised in an address at Sarnia, Ont, by W. K. Riddell, agricul. tural representative for Middlesex County. Canada's reputation for certain during the World War through the neglect of farmers to maintain the standard of quality in the haste to produce in huge quantities, noted Mr. Riddell, During the present conflict, the speaker advised, "produce in the largest guantities those things that are needed most, but maintain the quality of the products." el er WINTER SHORT COURSES Wednesday, December 27th, saw many hundreds of wide awake young farmers hastening to the city of Guelph to register at the 0. A. C. for one or other of the! timely and practical short cours- es Commencing" the following morning. Running concurrently, there are five Jourses of two weeks duration, on the following lines: Animal. Husbandry, Farm Mechanics, Horticulture, Be e- keeping, and Co-operation. Begin- ning on the same day there is a four weeks course in Poultry Hus- bandry. In similar courses last winter there were more than 800 men and women registered. Mé&st types of quality goods was lost' of them were young men, but there were a number of women in the Horticulture, Poultry, and Beekeeping courses, These _cofirs- es are open to all residents of One -tario. Ontario Rains Help Farmers Rain that was fairly general all - throughout Ontario the first week in Dgcember, gave farmers relief from a month-longn drought which left wells and creeks low, and in extreme cases dry. Althugh the rain was fairly substantial -- just under half an inch -- further prect- pitation. willbe needed if an acute: water shortage is to be averted, Wells and creeks were lowest in «central and southwest Ontario. The drought 'left the land hard and far- mers, taking advantage of tho late fall "weather to do their plowing, fouhti the going difficult. ' There were some instances of fall wheat 'suffering from lack . of rain, but conditions generally as reported to the Ontario Department of Agriculture wero good wigh a satisfactory top on the crop. Most reports said the growth so far was good and would te "well able to stand normal winter weather. : \ --Classified Advertisements= "BABY CHICKS 5 SRDICAL FURNITURE FOI SALE JANUARY BRAY CHICKS SHOULD be dered Immediately. hatéhes weekly from January in Do not delay. Attach this advt. to 'your order for 200 or more Chicks and get a Bray Chick Guard free. Bray Catalog ready. Bray Hatch- on 130. John St. N,, 'Hamilton, n BUILD A HOME "ROOM BUNGALOWS BUILT ON your lot for $2,600 on Govt. Loan. Terms of $260 down -- $14.71 M.O. York Heights Development Co., +330 Bay St., Toroiito. o _CUSTOM . TANNING WB DU CUSTOM pe ~Deerskins, Beef and' Horsehldes - into Robes, Harness and Garment Leather. J. €. Hebry & Son, Mark dale, Ont. | EDUCATIONAL I STUDENTS NUW ENROLLING FOR courses Jn Matriculation, "Short Story, Journalism, Shorthand and Bpeech Culture. Make. use 'of "your pare time. Write today. Canad- an Cortespondencs College, (es- ablished 1902), 229 Yonge Street, oronto. 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Suite (1 pleees, cost new $650), buffet ® Hina -cabinet, extension table, serving ca- binet, and 6 chalrs with seats and 1 Yphiolstered in_ blue. mohair, Several odd ~ buffets, china binets and extention hid > conaiotd Bed Room Suite 18. 50 in walnut dresser, chiffoner, full 'eagless spring 9.00 odern Bed Room Bulte with Venetian mitror in "two-tone walnut finish, completély 49, 00 ¢ Beaytitul modern Bedroom oor. sample ~ Bedroom ks cans Suite, AL featertall thirrar, hiftenter sagless' spring and new tires pe erfest, cab Eretn hreakr Fe of Stove klithen ¢ SWINE Machines a estar ere, beds, ¢ o at Azingly dd Hices, celal ri tention: to" mall £bods carefully crated for rate shipment on receipt of money-drder. Money-back uarantee of , SNS tation *-LYONS ADE - IN DEPARTMENT 4 8 Yonge St., Toronto Room Suite, completely re--- % or - i, ~