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VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE •Vj- THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS CANADA Those Millions nrst we have the drought and we •re tol^ It la going to cost the coun- try milUeiis of dollars. Then we bare a shower and It U described aa worth a million dollars â€" « shower la never worth two mil- lions nor eren half a million, It Is al- mya an eTeii mlllloii. Then we have a rain, and It Is worth a nlllian, too. Then there U anether drjr spell tbat Is to cost miUiens, which are partially wiped out by another mil- lion-dollar rain. What we want to knew Is: What becomes of all these millions, and who keeps tabs on them? â€" Windsor Star. Smart Exporting The Canadian Wait Comt>any, Ltd., of Montreal, one of Canada's oldest exporters of ladles' dresses of all kinds, has Introduced a new Idea In- to the packinx of goods for export trade. Their new shipping container embodies in a packing case the prin- ciples of the wardrobe trunk, the ar- ticles being hung Inalde instead ot packed, as Is usual, thus eliminating creasing and damage, and landing the goods ready for the show room or window. â€" Canada's Weekly. other places besides Scotland. Scotland, however, has been suf- fering economically as a whole and the Highlands and Western Isles are described by one authority aa a "tru- ly dlatreased area." The population Is statutary at approximately 4,9UU,UU« persons being threatened at the same time with decline. The new campaign Is Intended to create a desire to develop the coun- try's great resources In coal and Iron as well as shlppiug and agriculture. If the slogan Is taken up seriously beneficial results should be obtained, as there is nothing like getting all classoa aroused with the need of pro- gress. â€" St. Thomas Times-Journal. "Easy Go" The estate of the late Arthur W. Cutten, former Guelpb boy, who died m Chicago, is estimated at ;350,000. Considering the fact that at one time, when the late Mr. Cutten wan a suc- cessful operator In the stoc kmarket. he was reputed to be worth a hun- dred million, the old adage "Come easyâ€" go easy," seonis still to express a great truth.â€" Chatlinm News. A Sb-ange Case A strange quirk In the law ot Can- ada Is revealed in a speeding case dismissed by an Ottawa magistrate. A soldier of the Permanent Force was arrested for driving a truck at an ex- cessive speed. Whe uLrought before the court, the magistrate found that the Bon3i(.-r bail been driving too fast and in a manner dangerous to the public. Vet, because the driver was a soldier and bccau.se the vehicle was a govfcruiiiont truck, the magistrate found that he had no jurisdiction. The case was dismissed. That may be sound law, but it is not sound common sense. Supposing a soldier In a govf?riinii'ut truck killed some- one, it would be of little consolation to go to the bereaved and tell them It was all right, tlie victim was killed by an army man in an army car. The mourners woulil get no consolation from that. Ju.st becauKc a man U in tho Per- man-nt Force, ho should not enjoy unbridled license to go careening over the hiKhways to tho peril of ev- eryone; else â€" Windsor Star. Insulation of Houses Th'' tiaiiil Star argues that use of insulation in al lliousus in northern dlalrlcla should be iiiado compulsory. That mislit bo going a bit too far. Uut anyone who can iio:;sihly carry the extra initial c.\|icnse would be foolish not to have a now homo Insulated, for tho saving In fuel would pay tor It within a roniparutively few years. The .H:iving Is marked even If it Is an old bouso that is ln.sulated. Ed- monton Journal. McGill's Comeback Heartening news comes from Mc- QUI University. For tho llrst lime In over a decade, during the past financial year McGlll met it^ biKlgot without dipping Into capital funds. The annual dcllclt was cut from $:io:{.000 to ?181,0U0, and this remaining dollcit was met by the gov- ernors out of their own privuto funds. That shows both generosity by the Kovornora and real co-operation be- tween the university staff and the board. For note that the dollcit was cut by $122,000, Involving the strict- est economies, In which tho staff loy- ally CO operated.â€" Montreal Star. Too Much Speech-Making TelllnK of the visit ot the motor party of English tourists to Ganon- oque and the Thousand Islands, our GanonoQue correspondent writes that some of the guests "stated that they thought future parties from England could re-arrange their visit bo that there would be less speech-making and more time to view the scenery ol this beautiful country.'* â€" Kingston Whig-Standard. Our Language We do not bother to hold conver- sations any longer, but we do make certain animal sounds in our throats which we can interpret and which can communicate simple Ideas, while we reserve our better notions tor pol- itical si>eeches, letters to the editor or for sale. By this means, we have reduced communication of thought to a remarkably brief and compact pro- cess. Where a man like Dr. Johnson would require several hours and prob- ably twenty pints of tea and several loaves of bread and a couple ot cheese to convey a thought to bis companions ot the coffee shop, a mod- ern young person can do the whole job in a word or two, ffl 10 "Zat you, baby?" "Yeah." "llow- ya?" "Okay." "Howz ever'tbing?" "Swell." "Ugh." "Ilunh?"' 'Whatcha doln' fnight?" "Nothing! "IIow 'bout a show?" "Okay. About 8." "Uh huh." "Okay." "Okay." This is what we call a conversa- tion.â€" B.H. In Victoria Timles. Honey Bees on Strike The peculiar type ot weather that has been characteristic In Ontario this summer has produced quite a tow abnormalities. Including water shortage, bad crops, forest Urea and ruined pasturage. From Lindsay cornea a report ot a strike among tho honey bees tamed >tor devotion to Industry and habits ot thrift exem- plary for human beings. It seems that bcos in that district have not done any honey-gathering for more than a month. They quit tholr activities during that spoil ot terrific heat a month ago and the owners will have to provide sugar to keep them from starving. The reason seems to be that there Is virtually a failure ot Uowera from which the bees gather honey. In- tense heat and shortage ot moisture has practically obliterated wild and cultivated blooms and consequently the bees are without the raw mater- ial for their work. Tho net result will be that there will bo a considerable shortage of honey during the coming winter for It requires a percentage ot the crop to teed tho boes.â€" Sarnia Canadian Observer. THE EMPIRE Return of Canadians Tho sight of these men In their crowds in the London streets re- called vividly the war London, with Its darkness and rumors. They are middle-aged now and had little of the soldier about them except the medals they all wore^l saw sev- eral with six â€" and the look of men who had come through a lot. One remembered that it was the Canadians who withstood the first gas attack in the war and how their heroism thriled England at the time. Many of them had a puzzled look in their eyes as they went about the new monumental London that had replaced so much of the homely Lon- don that was in their memories. Some of them were taking their sons to hotels and restaurants that have long since disappeared, such as the Tavistock Hotel in Covent Garden and the Golden Cross at Charing Cross. They were relieved when they could show their sons St. Paul's and the Cheshire Cheese. Now the Canadians have vanish- ed, too, back to the land whence they had come so manfully and hopefully in 1914. The thing that many of them took back In their minds was that the men here still take ofT their hats as they pass the Cenotaph. â€" Manchester Guardian. LONDON PREPARES FOR THE CORONATION ' Thousands of plaster busts of the King are being made in the Cily ul London, tor disiribulion .. all • parts of the Empire in readiness for King Edward's Coronation. The busts are cast in molds and some of them afterwards sprayed bronze. This picture shows a workman removing a bust from a mold. Chronic indigestion may be due to the simplest of causes, we are told. We heard of one man who was a martyr to dyspepsia for years and all ing up The biblical mystery. He kept 'Hopper and Drought An American Scientist Ex- plains a Mystery of the Bible The locusts of the Bible were not locusts at all. Just grasshoppers. They did not hop. They flew. Our grasshoppers hop. Query: Why don't our grrasshoppers fly? And why didn't the biblical grasshoppers hop? Dr. J. R. Parker of the Department of Agriculture thinks he has found the answer. It has a bearing on the drought. Ask Dr. Parker and he will tell you that hopping grasshoppers can be changed into fliers, tliereby clear- because of a misprint in his wife's| Western grasshoppers in his labor- cookery hook. j atory, juggled temperature, humidi- ty, food, and noted the effect. Heat and hunger changed hoppers into fliers. Wings became longer and finer, bodies slimmer, colors brighter. What is the reason? Dr. Parker explains in terms of the survival of the fittest. When there is no food â€" the case in hot deserts â€" hopping and walking are accomplishments of little aid in the struggle for existence. Fly- ing ability counts. So the hoppers develop it. Fifty years ago â€" in 1880 to be exact â€" clouds of grasshoppers darkened the European and Ameri- can sky. The insects clustered three inches thick on some railroads. Wheels simply slipped. The conditions must be right for the physical transformation that Dr. Parker brought about in his labora- tary. Hence we are not likely to see clouds of grasshoppers, .\fter all. BHNG CHEERED Iff "Wake Up, Scotland!" in Scotland, tho land of the hear ther and thistle a now slogan is be- ing hoard on every side. It is "Wake Up, Scotland!" Such a slogan could be advantageously adopted by many By GLUYAS WILLIAMS WIUlAtlS Wl5HK1'rtEv''P65AU/AV AMDKffflWfoCHCER HINOP WO^SZ WJD WORSE, M)^^^ EUA H^5 PICKEP HIM l)P N HER lAP. CAriV SHE SEE HE Jl)5f IVANfS lb BE LEfr ALONE 600P 6WEF, SHE'S ACfO- AUV B0UHCIH6 Wea, HE HOPES HE'S rt»{- ueVikg the idea That HE POES NT LIKE If rain has been reported here and there in the West. And even though there is a drought there is still food enough. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY BILLS FOR THIS FAMILY? MeRCV, she: -dWyiXS HE 16 CRV1H6 FORr^ORE. Xm 15 U/HAt SHE Ct\li% "iJPSV-Pf^W Al* 15 rt TERRIBIE! 7-25 AND NOW "RIPE A COCK* HORSEC DOESM'-f KHOW Which he hiUpl t^oRf, Um JI66LEP OP AMD loWhJ, OR HER smm W£U,Ar LAST SHE'S Wf- 1iK& HIM P0WH,5RVlK6) YrtERE'5 UO USE. mV/rfe fo CHEER HW UP, THEt"P BEtfER lEAVf Hlrt dWKt Si'AND WHAT A BAB"/ WANfS SUCKS imm CHEER- FOllV, RERECfllfe friAt SOMETIMES FAMILIES ARE PREff^ SLOW fO UNDER (Oopyright. Itt34, by ths B«li Byndioto, Inc.) THE WOr^DERLAND OF OZ â€" Based on the stones by L. Frank Bauni When .Ilnjur declared war upon Gllnda and the newly discovered Princess Ozma, Qllnda gave orders to hor soldiers to attack, immediate- ly the army marched upon the Urn- erald City with pennants Hying and bands playlri),'. Hut when It came to Iho walls, this brave assonilage made a RUdden halt, for J injur had closed and barred every gateway, and the walls 6T the tamouH Kmnrald City were built IiIrIi ami thick with many blocks of green marble. -â-  .) ,-. -• â- -â-  â-  â- . • -â-  â- '.' Cllnda bent her brains In deep I bought, while the Woggle-Dug saUt In his moat positive tone: "We must lay siege to tho city and stnrvo it Into submission. It Is the only thing wo can do." "Not so," answered tho Scarecrow. "We still have tho liump. and the Oump can still Uy." The Sorceress turned at this speech ana smiled. "You have reason to be proud ot your brains," she exclaimed, "let ua go to jlhs Oump at once." It took but a few moments to ronch Iho spot where tho Uunip lay OHuda and Princess Oznia mounted llrst. The Scarecrow and his friends climbed aboard and there was still room tor » captain and three soldiers, which Cillnda considered a sufficient guaru. At a word of command, the Uump dapped Its wings and carried tbe iiarty over the palace courtyard. There sat J Injur, conddoiit that the walls would protect her fro»n her enemies. The Oump landed salely. an>l bo- lore JInJur had lime to do more Uian HPteam, the captain and three sol- diers leaped out and made tho tornior ciuoen a prisoner. This act really end- ed the war tor the army of revolt submitted as soon as they knew ot linjur's capture. The city gates wore )pened and amidst stirring music tho Herald announced the accession ot Princess Ozma to the throno, at which there was great rejoicing among the men of the city. The Croughs Use a Peck of Potatoes a Meal and . 12 Loaves of Bread Every Day Peterborough, Ont. â€" The Milter "stork derby" is entering the home- stretch in Toronto, with J500,000 go- ing to the w^oman having the most children over a 10-year period, ac- cording to the terms of the will of Charles V. Millar, but Mr. and Mrs. James Crough of Ennismore Town- ship are not interested. * The Millar contest applies only to Toronto â€" that is why they are not interested. If they were not barred by geographical location, they would doubtless be very interested indeed; for with their 18 children, they would be rif;ht up among the leadors in th«! derby. Sixteen of their children arc living. Twins died at birth 13 years ago. The couple were married in Ennis- more Township 18 years ago last June, and the eldest in their large family is 17-year-old Timotliy Crough, at present working as a laborer and contributing to the support of his eight brothers and seven sisters. Ne.xt to Timothy comes Ki-year-old . Vincent, followed by Carniel, 15; Ur- ban, 14; Tatricia, 12; Helen, 11;" Peter, 10; Theresa, nine; Doreen, seven; Jack, five; Michael, four; Em- ' mett, three; Paul, two; and the ba- • bies, Colette, 17 months and Shirley, , four months. Ten of the children, including the twins who did not survive, were bom at the farm home; the other eight in- hospital. Every day the family consumes 12 large loaves of bread â€" representing 100 pounds of flour every ten days. A peck of potatoes is used at each meal, ; so a bag and a half of potatoes a week is just right. Fortunately, says Mr. C.'ough, his, crop of late potatoes has survived the prolonged drought. Bread and pota-- toes are their main diet, he says- adding the family is of Iri.-h des- cent. WE NEED MORE IMMIGRATION FROM THE BRITISH ISLES Toronto. â€" The British Empire should immediately face the problem of immigration and dispatcli more people from the British Isles to set- tle in the vast spaces of Canada and Australia, Lady Elibank told mem- bers of the English-speaking union here. Speaking at a hmchcoii meeting, 'â-  the wife of the 11th Baron of Nova • Scotia said the immigration subject • was a "thorny one," but unless Eng- ' lish-.speaking people tackled the prob- • 1cm for themselves, foreigners would do it for theni. Hon. G. Howard Fer-' guson, former premier of Ontario, ex-' , pressed appreciation for Lady Eli- bank's remarks. "The English-speaking union stands for the binding together in bonds of fellowship of English-speaking people of tho world," he said. Retention of world peace would be greatly assisted, Lady Elibank stressed, If all English- speaking people would continue to work together in close co-operation and friendship. Juniorâ€" Mother Dear, what Is •> "second-story man"? v Motherâ€" Your father la one. If h don't believe his flrtt story, ho almtfr has another ready. ' ~^^^