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Beâ€" fore the invention of the electric teleâ€" graph, stockbrokers and financiers kept themselves in close touch with the latest market quotations by this means and a New â€" York newspaper once "scooped" its rivals by interviewingz erlebrities on incoming transatlantic liners and then rushing the copy to the editor via pigeon post the ship docked! The Homing Pigeon Of all the methods of communication used by man, one of the most interestâ€" ing is the homing pigeon. The us> of pigeons to carry messages is as old as Solomon, and the ancient Greeks Timmins Stamp Club Column ITil® DANM 1sS regularly making personal loans to salaried men and women, to wageâ€"earners, to business and professionâ€" al people and executives. The terms are simple, the interest rate moderate, and r spilen{did courage in every kind of obstacleâ€"storin: shellfireâ€"is well known. Th listance ever flown by a hom pIig P E R S 0 NA L LORNSI 1€ 200 has the remarkable adâ€" including many strange and creatures that you could re else. What other zoo0, C coOVv that NCity mile uch 1¢ reons have proved invalâ€" tim»> and rendered conâ€" ice during the Francoâ€" of 1870, when Paris was urroundedâ€" by beseiging than 350 birds were sent y in balloons, and a good them managed to return te of gunfire and the is that the Germans sent hem. â€"Nzedless to say, military pigeons did not in their beaks, as is the purely allegorical pigeon > Paraguay stamp above! T‘he Griffiin NTREAL orous training peri0d 4s ire four months old and ke@n only short distances t. These distances are ased and in Belgium the n racing has been deâ€" h high degree that the ver 500 miles in a day t a homing pigeon atâ€" y of 30 yards a second, ndid courage in flyving im Algi Y‘ Modern, Experienced Banking Service . 120 Years‘ Suscessf{ul Upn.u:“ JC st photographed ed by microphoâ€" lly thousands of en entire newsâ€" sed in a small ESTABLISHED 1817 a bank where smaill acctounts are welcome" C â€"= n« :A he bird ersonal are put period as 18 r0t For centuries this m more particularly his be sin the white swan, h admiring attention o has been the subject pooms and has inspire musical composition Saintâ€"Saens and in tur . Griffins were ancient Greeks historian Hsrod desolate steppse: the Black S2a. to stand watch! quantities of gc ever, that that this ed by pro to keep uj of‘ great Or ol â€"Duils or of <Intg, s0 that men make cups out of them to drink from; and of their ribs and the feathers of their wings men make bows full stronsg to shoot arrows and On t] Austral tm»> mo Arima th2> g1 with â€" found The Manager at any office of the Bank of Montreal will be glad to have you call and discuss your finanâ€" cial requirements with him. Since these ferocious animals have long been extinct, it is difficult to get any accurate information concerning them. The last griffins were appatâ€" >ontly seen durinz the 14th century by that famous mediaeval forerunner of Baron Munchausen, Sir John Mandeâ€" ville, who describes them as follows: "Men say that griffins have the body upwards of an eagle and beneath of a lion and this is true. But there is one griffin that hath an even greater body and is stronger than eight lions or a hundred eagles. For this griffin will fly to his nost carrying a great horse, or two oxen yoked together as they go to the plough. He has talons so large and lonz as though they were horns of great oxen, or of bulls or of kine, so that men make cups out of them POstLlL £. ind beau there is no service charge for example, contains a specimen 0 that grotssque and terrifying monsicr the griffin? Even the circus sile show knows him not, yet every stam;] collector can get a fair idea of hi general appearance from the Hungar lan postag> stamp that is shown above Since these ferocious animals hay long been extinct, it is difficult to ge any accurate information concernin: them. The last griffins were @appatr ontly seen durinz the 14th century h nd i t riffin 1 We uUp WA tention Oof mankKkIind. :2 _ _subject of songs and as Inspired that beautiful position "Le Cygne" by ind in turn the celebrated him not, yet every stamp get a fair idea of his arance from the Hungarâ€" tamp that is shown above. e ferocious animals have . ‘r2stIng speciIt bird of mate he black swan .l‘l 11 1¢ kep 111 HC ed the Outcome of C iJ SWn oll known by the d according to the they inhabited the ween Mongolia and ere they were said ruard over immens»e ind precious stoncs. d men called the constant war with casionally made off r treasure, which ward to Greece and fair to state, howâ€" tical scholars claim zx story was inventâ€" nd traders in order nas ULUTaACULE of mankinc tage stamp from o acgluirs one of pecimens in the matchless grace tic bird, and ‘â€"known couâ€" uttracted thke Eudbury Star:â€"The new gold strike in Clerque township, near Monteith, may prove to be the spark that some are anticipating, to put life into the mining market. The wild boar has ceased to be an important game animal in Europe, but boar hunting is still pursiuzd by British cavailry officers in India under the unâ€" romantic name of "pigâ€"sticking." In pigâ€"sticking the boar is followed on horseback and killed with a long spear, It is a dangerous sport and great care must be taken to select a horse that is fast, alert, and able to reverse his course quickly, for the boar when at bay will turn in his tracks and charg»e desperately. His unflinching courage and short, saberâ€"like tusks make him a formidable opponent, and many a wouldâ€"be pigâ€"sticker has hmself been badly "stuck" before winning the covâ€" eéted trophy of a wild boar‘s head! L. C. McMahon, director of McBine Porecupine Gold Mines, Porcupine disâ€" trict, advises that recent work has unâ€" covered some interesting showings north and west of where previous drillâ€" ing cut a 50â€"foot ore zone in which a 30â€"inch section assayed $10.55. Juns 1 cption payment on the Magee, Skyner and Hennessy ground has been made and as there is but one more payment of $1800 due within a year, manageâ€" ment expects treasury will be amply financed to undertake diamond Gdriliâ€" ing program shortly. Sudbury Star:â€"This is also the seaâ€" son of the year when your neighbour goes out to dig in his garden and throws back to you all the rocks and junk you threw over to him last fall. Danec eof the Dyving Swan, made ‘aâ€" mous by that greatest of dancers, the late Anna Pavlowa. All male members of the pig family, including the wellâ€"fed and. sluggish porkers to be found on almost every farm, are called boars, but the domesâ€" tic boar (like the bull)} is used for breeding purposes only. Those imporâ€" tant meat products, pork, bacon, ham and lard, come exclusively from sows and barrows. Wild boars are of little commercial value, although their tusks are sold as a rather poor substitute for ivory and are highly prized by the naâ€" tives of North Borneo for decorative purp@ses. In anciont times the wild swan was hunted for his economic value. His soft and fluffy down was prized as stuffing for cushions and pillows. Quills from his wing feathers wer» used in making pens, and as contairnâ€" er tubes for carrier pizeon messages. The meat of the young swan or cyenet was consicered a great delicacy. In modern times, however, wilC swans are few and far between, and the domesticated is raised purely for his ornamental value. No pond or lake, in private estate or public park, stems quite complete without at least a pair of these exquisite creatures, gliding to and fro over the surface of The creature that we see galloping across this postage stamp from North Borneo is altogether different in charâ€" acter from his domesticated cousin, the common hog. The wild boar, in fact, is one of the most ferocious animals and is considered even more dangerous to hunt than a bear. Hunting the boar was formerly a favourite sport among the Eurcpean nobility, and gave riso to the old English ceremony of bringing in the boar‘s head for Christmas dinâ€" Interesting Showings on the McBine Porecupine the water, eliciting "ohs" and "a from strolling couples and providin favourite target for amateur plc graphers. Many legends have sprung up about the swan. <~In ancient Gtsece swans were venerated as sacred birds and emblems of the goddess of the moon. An old Rusisan belief was that chilâ€" dsn who looked upon a swan killed by a hunter would quickly dis. In early England, no subject might own one of these regal birds except by special perâ€" mission of the king. Most persistent of b2gends is that the swan sings m>loâ€" diously when it is about to dig, and from this anceint fable comes the modâ€" ern expression "swan sonz" applied to the last work of a poet or composer produced just before his death. The philosopher Socrates remarked gloomily that "men should imitate swans, who perceive the advantages of death and sing with joy as they approach its pleasures." About a century ago, when Westem Australia was settled, the Black Swan became its official emblem, appearing on its coat of arms and many Oof its postage stamps, until the various states of Australia merged into the Commonâ€" wealth. In 1929 the postage stamyp shown above was issued by the Comâ€" monwealth of Australia to commemorâ€" ate the 100th anniversary Of the setâ€" tlement of Western Australia; and appropriately it portrays the emblemâ€" atic ‘black swan. apraxct, TnAnits, oftarto The announcement has been interâ€"| preted abroad as a sinister one. Other | Europeans fear that Der Fuhrer really | has in mind the motorization of his| troops. Every soldier his cwn chau‘â€" I feur. This sounds more like oomfort-i able warfare. One can imagine the‘ marching orders: ‘"Troops will report at 8 a.m. at the crossroads with full gas tanks, tirss at 30 pounds. Rations,| bedstead, tent, rifles, machine guns, gas masks, flame thrower, wife and children in the rear seat." | About Birds | The pleasure of listening to bird song { is consiG@rably dimmed if the occtasion happens to be five o‘clock in the mornâ€" ing. When poets write of aural ecstasy they invariably fail to specify that it come at some reasonable time of day, say four in the afternoon. Actuaily birds can constitute a nuisance as flazâ€" rant as the open cutâ€"out of the motorâ€" In her own best interests, Canada should combat this unjust spirit of envy. The wealth these men luse for themselves is but a drop in the bucket compared to their contributions to their country and their fellows. What litâ€" tle they do use for themselves should be theirs to do with as they please. Even that little they cannot take with them, and each leaves a heritage of inâ€" calculable benefit to us allâ€"real wealth and, above all, the incentive to acâ€" complishment, the spirit of independâ€" enc and liveâ€"andâ€"letâ€"live of the pioneer fathersâ€"for the good of ourselves and of country. The following is from the latest "Grab Samples" column from the curâ€" rent issue of The Northern Miner. Hitler‘s $398 Cars Hitler proposes to build $398 motor cars and put every German on wheels. Mass production, he says, will enable manufacturers to turn out a satisfacâ€" tcry machine at this price. He claims he wants to remove the dividing line at 8 a.m. gas tanks bedstead. ho bet riches in <mp optimism; crt and others w made â€" prospe vice to a coul tors and opet open Canada‘s str:sam of virg greater and pl up amonz th happilest peor westirn prC tor and, in lesser exten of their eas publ the lows befors, and each and all passed on with the respect and gratitude of those they had enriched by their initiative, faith and courage. They were not beâ€" grudged that part of their newly creatâ€" ed wealth retained for themselves. have changed. The qualities that another generation admired, that made a western empire, built great cities and prosperous towns, conjured up a network of transcontinental railâ€" ways, conquered desert and mountain, brought human happiness to silent wastes, are in the discard. Men with initiative encugh to leave the ruck behind, and brave the dangâ€" ers and hardships of piongering advenâ€" ture, are now largely regarded as public enemies fattening upon wealth that should be distributed among those withâ€" out imagination, initiative or intstinâ€" al fortitude. PForgotte:n is the fact that a national resource, no matter how rich, is of no value until it receives the creaâ€" tive human touch, and that creative power is given but to those of courage North The The great mines of California, of Nevada, of Arizona, of Montana, 0oi Idaho, of Utah, of Colorado, of BRritish Columbia, all had their public heroes: â€" Mackey, Flood@ and O‘Brien, Marcus Daly, Senator W. A. Clark, F. Augusâ€" tus Senator George, Nixon, Senator Tasker L. Oddie, George Wins:â€" fisld, Ed. Stratton, Daniel C. Jackling, Patsy Clark, John Finch, Colonel W. B. Thompson, Charles Sweeny, Byron N, White, Colonel A. E. Humphrey, Oliver Durant and Senator George Turner, to mention but a few. Each and all helped to make one or more mines produce where none produced befor>, and each and all passed on Hitler Now to Build Motor Cars at $398 Vien who Open North Help Whole Country Also a Few Words About Some Other Birds. i _chan( hy. Should Not be Viewed with Envy or IIlâ€"will. 11¢G U From Globe and Mail) was wliurn the man who conâ€" dormant natural rassurce into national asset, pcuring out its i <mployment, new towns, uew 1; created riches for himseif without robbing any one; rosperity grow where none forg, was looked upon as a enefactor and the recipient of gsct and admiration of his felâ€" } 1] 1 fiela 10 in W empire that true of the ind mining opereâ€" rs, to some though rarlier experiences tatypes in the rew s of Ontario since, â€"West rolled back npire of farâ€"fAlung the dividing line ve the proletariat yell as the wealâ€" cyclist who goes to work via our stree at half past six. I There is a flock of crows which ha !a rendezvous »ach morning on a bi ‘elm just outside the house. One ol crow arrives at about five and start calling up the rest. Apparently th others live out around High Park be cause a considerable time elapses be fore the first answering calls are hear in the distance. The raucous com munications continue for about a quar ter of an hour, gradually converging o the callâ€"bird. Then a sort of geners conference ensues. There is a lengsth discussion as to where the flock shou! go that day. The listener hears th news of planting at various localitie for miles around. He gets news 0 farmers <that have guns, cof scare crows that have recently been erected of small boys that go hunting on schoc holidays. Saturday, the crows agres is a risky day to be around in plai sight. Sentries are appointed for the mc mm n ts on mm m mm mm nds uie mm on e omm n ns mm e mm mm mm e omm ns > Sentries are appointed for the day, the fligsht is arranged after cons‘derâ€" able argument. Most days it is agreed to fly northeast, for some reason. There must be good crow pickings out that direction. Recently a crow with a stutâ€" ter has joined the gang that assemble in Lawrence Park. Its câ€"câ€"caw, câ€"cay, câ€"câ€"caw seems to disturb the sensibiliâ€" ties of the other crows, which scoid it and sometimes imitate it. They do not seem to understand what it is tryâ€" ing to say and to be suspicious of its remarks. A robin sits outside the window and carries on a lyric conversation just aiâ€" ter daylight with a relative that musi sometimes imitate it. They d seem to understand what it is try to say and to be suspicious of it Sss ssm Sss s %AW,,%//////A s §§§§\\\\§\ DLE % OORA s CaANADA‘S COâ€"OPERATIVE ENTERPRISE Ey" M live somewhere about two concessions south. The music is more pleéeasant than that of the crows but it is equaiâ€" ly slsep destroying. The chanting :onâ€" linues for some minutes, by which time all the other little birds in the n:ishbourhood have been aroused and join in the hullaballoo. The atmosâ€" fairly bubbles with the competiâ€" tive chorus. A little later the lone oriole puts all the rest to shame with his liquid music. The starlings are fairly. silent in the morning. They do a little chattering amongst themselves and frequently imitate some other songsters. These bandits of the bird kingdom are more interested in stealing the robins‘ breakâ€" fast than in joining in a chorus. Som»â€" times they appear in â€"~a sinister flock and camp on the lawn, going over it with a fine tooth comb for any little edible, hopping about awkwardly and quarreling. Presently they depart for tlm> country, to come back in vast flocks in the evening when they asâ€" semble in tree groupings making a terâ€" rific din far into the darkness. Morning noises are not confined io the birds. The milk men have long had a big share in the contributioa of racket. Six of them, one after the other, visit the street. Some of thom drive rubber soled horses and rigs but others have outfits that clatter and bang, adding to the echoing din. One driver has a horse which has threr rubber shoes and one steel one. The effect to the wouldâ€"be sleeper is that of a man with a single leg and crutches. The single clop was so mysterious that it had to be personally investigated. * b., U lIfE INSURANCE This enterpriseâ€"by far the greate and most important in our countty â€"is Life / Insurance. % . s _ _ . 7 4 l [ w + * i1b . :A "!4 A N CANELDIAN HOMES Then the mail arrives in his car, bangs the door, rattles the mail box, bashes it shut, crashes his car door again and is off with a grindâ€" ing of gears.. He is shortly followed by the motorcyclist who starts off the morning traffic uproar in handsome style. Just why motorcycle drivers are allowed liberties that; would be rigidly denied a motorist is vot clear. All the babies on the street wake up when this hero advertises the fact that he is about to climb a hill. And the babies get everyvone else up. a â€" scanty enough. Globe and Mail:â€"On his honeymoon tour in Europe, United States Secreâ€" tary of the Interior Ickes refuses to be photographed without his hat on. As the groom is well on in the "sixties" there probably is a reason for thisâ€" a scanty reason perhaps but good o L i _UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OFg DOWER CORPORATIGN or Canada Northern Power Common Dividend No. 36 NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend of 30¢c. per share being at the rate of $1.20 per annum, has been declared on the no par value Common Stock of CANAlgA NOR â€" THERN POWER CORPORATION LIMITED for the quarter ending June 30th, 1938, ayable _ July 25th, 1938, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jun 30th, 1938. L. C. HASKELL, Secretary Montreal, May 31st, 1938. By order of the Board Corporation, Limited a€