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rv ddr Te # Sparks from the Press * CANA DA Their Reward Girls who are golf sensations get their pictures in the newspapers, but merits of a good pumpkin pie maker get no .recognition at ail.-- Sault Ste. Marie Sar. Tut. Tut. Doesn't she get her name in the Fall fair prize lists?--Stratford Beacon- Herald. El The Calta al Ideal Are school studies to be scaled down to the capacity of the listless and incompetent, and is the cultural ideal to be abandoned? The civiliz- ing influences which have trans-. formed the world came to birth when Rome, eminently practical and hard-headed as she was, tugned to tore imaginative Greece, -and the intellectual refinements it had to of- fer. gtear for----pure gulture-- must neve allowed to be sacrificed. : : "We. still retain the Te Wd Tae demical" in our educational Clot. but are more turning away from ¢pirit connoted by the name. Democ- vacy must combat such demeaning tendeneies; if {, hopes to survive the challenge of the times.-- Hamilton Spectator. Shouldi't Be Published There was something in the paper 'about the driver of a car who ran his machine into a railway engine at a level crossing near Chatham, and the railway engine was disabled and had to be towed in, whilzs the auto not "seriously dar @% d. Nor was tha driver. We "doubt much ° whether oh items of news should ever be print- ed in the papers. Some person is almost bound to come to the con- clusion: "If aman near Chatham can do that, so can 1.' _It-is much safer to have the public glued to the be- was Racipe For Education If Lord Tweedsmuir never .did anythin more iRafangds than to snake gpeeches such as the une 3 made the other ev ening before stidentseand 'graduates of Victoria -. University," his tonure of office would still be worthwhile. For this speech outlined a purpose and ideal "im education which we, in this coun-- try, ofSo 8G apd vo forgeti =v & Lord Tweedsmuir did by. tell Vietoria University that the purpose of educhtign was to train young men for "success' in life, to make money. The principle of the. "living phileso- phy" instilled by a university should be "gn tke one side reverence and godly fear; on the other a ceel, sane and clear-sighted - aftitude to' the world around us." : : gf. 1 om right 'in' my darvey." continued Lord Tweedsmuir, "then "we* have a philosophy of life, a philosophy based upon a humble and reasoned antic dt The duty of a university to transmit to the next generation the philosophy which we have learned from our fathers, widened and deepe ned, by our own experiences." It" will be good for our cultural development, for the whole future of education among~us, if we keep is these tyuths in mind.--The Ottawa Journal, ¥ Rag ets ose L Ln A Rail Problem Siamese twing presented a prob lem to the conductor of an Ameri- can railway when only otie of the pair bad bought a ticket. It seems railtoad troubles of late seldom como singly. J Hn rt---- Men Singing in Choirs The Ontario Music Tes Torts, Tare been" in < Torsnto, ' whenever the conference oria conv enti~= be certain some perso; 1 and say something ¢ al, Harry Holgate of S es, claimed "it is almost get even third-rate ch: churches today." And cows OT- ganists and choir masters started at once saying yes and no. The.frouble seems to be in getting mal@ voltes. The young men find so mang other things to .do today they have no time for choir -practice.~--The e Petor- borough Examiner. , 4 ; . The Ny His Method o village blacksmith cockney Ennlishman with a & humor. One day a customer ¢ icc and 'asked his. price for welding a piece of iron, a 'very small job and went into detail . by asking 'the smith how he' «arrived ab charges* whethér he charged the time consumed, or had fla for the different jobs, ete. The smith replieds "When Hl its 'me job done, hi looks hit hover, charges hall that niy co Sen ~ Dronangd. if a car and a at a level crossing ti gine "will deal woug ser contender and at may demolish the driver. C--4 of the What the Academy at Athens| tant i] _There are & drivers doing so many wild things on our roads today that it is not well to encourage the belief that the lesser force can succeessfully con- tend with the greater.---The Peter- borough Examiner. " Thrill of Death The craving for "thrills" cost the lives of ten young people near Pitts- b¥ »gh, Penn., on Sunday recently. 44 thrill or your money back," was slogan which induced them to 'go for a ride in an airplane. A few moments after the plane left the ground it plunged into a woods and caught fire, and then the ten excur- 'sionists were given the "thrill" -- but it was the thrill of death. It is such incidents as this, which are keeping a large number of persons from becoming air-minded. The air- plane is a wonderful invention, and it is destined to occupy an impor- place =in the transportation =~ e¥~mg of all countries, but it is a 2 to regard airplanes as in- ants for producing "thrills."-- A News." Wrong Setting In Spokane, Wash., a thief was subjected to X-mys and seven dia- monds were discerned in his interior. It was the conclusion of the judge that this was not the right setting.-- Brantford Expositor. ~ Fuare Aviators One thousand students are to be se- lectad from South Africa universities fo | raining in the .new Air Force Re- serve. Pilots will be {rained at the raje of 200 a year. It may be re- marked that response in Britain to the governments appeal for youths to join the Royal Air Force has been immediate. France also = is making great efforts to "catch them young." . Canada hag a notable-record for carrying freight and passengers up in- to -the northern mining . sections, Otherwise aviation development here lags somewhat. We might take a leaf out of our sister Dominion's book and encourage the light airplane clubs more.--Montreal Star. --- a" sa Uphold British Traditions J With the lifting" of "depression eoriditions & there is evident in differ- ent. parts of the DIimpire realization that the question of migration must With abundance of Je woniderad "Jjroom, thie bars czanot Le lepl up in- definitely. And it 1s a wholesome sign that all discussions stress the wisdom of filling these vacant spaces with, settlers who will uphold British traditions.--Toronto Globe. 4 The World's Best Seller The extraordinary demand, all over the world, for the Holy Bible is well illustrated by the fact that the Bible Society last year issued over eleven and a half million copies. No other work printed, old or new, enjoys any- thing like such widespread reading. Part of the demand, no doubt, is for weplacements of worn-out copies. and part represents new readers won through the spread of literacy. But, as the London Spectator remarks: "At a time when the decay of inter- est in religion tends to be taken for granted (far too readily and on quite insufficient grounds) this ceaseless | and increasing absorption of copies of the Bible is a fact of some signific- ance." --Montreal Star. 5 The Empire Betrayed We usually think ye children when envisaged. And what do children (and also their parents), when they fit their gas-masks and do their fire T drill, think of the world inte which hey have been burn and that last | war 'which 'was to make it "safe for SaatEy Tiles 'Kong Press. the new war on the civilian front is. Win England-Africa Air Race C. W. Scott, Melbourne air race winner in 1934, and Giles Guthrie, with their "Vega Gull," $20,000 air race. cial speed prize. in which they won the England to Johannesburg The pair, with their plane, received $20,000--the spe- chokes women and children, that shows no respect for important di- rectors of important companies, "con- stant readers" of the Daily Miracle, church wardens and deacons, the man who hears the chimes at midnight, the man who keeps the Stock Ex: change busy and the man who never misses a cup match or a Covent Gar- den ball, no respect at all for all the props of the British Constitution and Britain's greatness--such a war is a new and terror-inspiring idea. A wa. which is not confined to profes- sionals is no longer a gentlemanly war. It has ceased to be glorious and honorable, ar become insteac bes- tial, a crime against humanity. The devil that lives in the profteer is definitely frightened. Better he thinks to be cut off from desirable profits than to lose his own life. Profits are still at.ractive if they can be made out of honest neutrality, as, fr instance, by a scrap between Italy and Abyssinia, but this business of being dragged in is quite another mat- er --Calcutta Statesman. 15-Hour ur Trip Montreal To West Coast Main Line Via Armsiz Service Later To Dorehiaed Cities oh Head rong--=I esnes A fast Trans-Canada air service, handling mail and passengers, wiil go into operation July 1 next from Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver, Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of trans- port, announced at the Head of the Lakes recently. A fecder service will be provided from Armstrong to the Head of the Lakes, although this may not be in operation by July 1. Technical ex- perts of the department still have to determine whether hydroplanes or land planes should be used on the route, the minister said. Hon. Mr. Howe received with evi- dent satisfaction, news that the city councils of Fort William and Port Arthur had approved the principle of leasing land tor an airport at inm- tercity. Da'ly Rorvice The Trans-Canada service will be daily each way, flying the distance from Montreal to Vancouver in 15 hours. Connection will be made for we Sp x Warfare War beh e front, war that, drops out of he blue into jolly war that Toronto at Scotia Junction, north of Toronto. When airports have been completed, a service will be operated also from Montreal to Halifax. Five planes, two flying and three standbys, will be requirec for the through service. At first it is like! that Locklieed Electra planes, with capacity for ten passengers, will be used. Later the 23-passenger Doug- las planes may be used, the smaller planes being put on the feeder lines. The service will not be operated directly by the government, but probably will be let by contract "to a company close to thz government," the minister said. The railways may be connected closely with the oper- ating company, he intimated. Hestesses for Planes It is likely that hostesses, which are used on all the long distance air lines in the United States, will be part of the crews in Canada. On a 15-hour flizht there must be some srovision for serving meals, and other services, and hostesses do much to inspire public confidence in the service, the minister said. The new scrvice would briny back to Canada nail and passenger busi- in the ness now going to air lines United States, Hon. Mr. Hows de- clared. It would not mean any loss in business for the railways, but on the contrary the airway feeder lines would A business to the rail- ways, he HN ut $7,000,000 has been invested by the Dominion in the air- fields, most of it being spent for re- lief work. An expenditure of a fur- ther $1,080,000 would be required on airports, beacons, and equipment. Personnel of the service had not been chosen yet, the minister said. In fact, he said, the pers sonnel pre- 28 PE sented a difficult problem, particu- larly. in the ground service which was very technical. The develep- ment of air service would open a new field for young men, with much op- portunity. Flying services now em- ploy about ten men on the ground for every one in the air, he said. Just back from inspection of the major United States air routes, the minister sz2id that he was impressed particularly by the sleeper planes used on the transcontinental service. He spent a very comfortable night in one of the planes, he said. Dur- ing his inspection he flew in almost every type of equipment in use on the passenger lines, and endeavored to determine the successful features of the American airways, he said. Fall Bulbs Need Plenty of Food Bosemeal Is Excellent Food; Avoid Fresh Manure An impression is often hald that bulbs which are newly pianted in the Fall do not require plant food. It is true that mature bulbs have stored up food in themselves which largely spunlies the energy for early spring - grown, and which may be sufficient to produce a flower. But this is only part of the story. At the time the flower is being produced a large number of roots are being formed. These rcots seek in the soil for plant food and water which they supply to the growing plant. If thewe is a deficiency of plant food in the soil, the growth of the plant is greatly hampered. The production of a vigorous, perfect flower of normal size and color re- quires this additional nourishment taken from the soi, without which the flower will certainly suff.r, and my fall entirely. Fully as important as fower pro- duction is the development of well matured bulbs for the following year's flowering. Bulb plants that are neglected soon become worthless. Since bulbs start to grow so early in the Spring, it is difficult to work plant food into the soil so as to get it down to the bulbs before growth starts. It is therefore advisable to mix a complete plant food thorough- ly in the bottom of a trench at the rate of two pounds per 50 feet of row before planting the bulbs. Also give a light feeding in the early spring. Sprinkle the plant food around the plant shortly after it comes through the: ground. Practical Marvel A magnet that keeps a cord of light straight is one of the irter- esting and practical marvels recently produced by a famous electrical firm. "Osira" discharge tubes, which are well known in the lighting of many of our streets, have been adapted to floodlighting, and large numbers have been installed for spectacular colored lighting effects. These discharge lamps have no filament, but consist of a sausage- like glass tube containing two elec trodes immersed in mercury vav ur. The electric corrent passes frum one electrode to the other, forming a cord of intensely !uminous vapcur about the thickness #nd length «f an or- dinary pencil, and giving a light of nearly 2,500 candle power. When used in a horizontal posi- tion, it was found that the cord of light bent itself upwards at the risk of damaging the glass, but scientists discovered that if a suit- able electro-magnet were placed be- neath the amp the cord of light could be held centrally within the glass tube In floodlighting projectors. this magnet is arranged to swing so that whatever the position of the projector the magnet is always rectly beneath the lamp. di- Boy Overcomes Bh go iis Handicap Mary's Lad Lacks Use of Limbs. Takes Honors in Examinations a St. STRATFORD -- Little boys who don't like school and who grumble when mother asks them to run to the store should knew Myron Angus, 10- year-old St. Mary's boy. Myron has never known what it is to have the use of his arms and legs, and he never will. He cannot walk and run and play like other children, but probably he is as happy as any other lad of his age. Cer- tainly Le gets a thrill out of Liv- ing. Myron is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Angus and he is a pupil in the third" book at Central Public | per School. Angus is not just an average student. He stood third in his class last year and took honors in all his subjects. This year his aim is to stand right up. * Myron writes and draws with his mouth. He holds the pencil or pen or brush or whatever it is between his teeth. His writing is excellent and some of his art work would do credit to students in the collegiate.' He has done several landscapes in watercolors and shows remarkable ability with the brush. Myron is not a care, as one might suppose, to his parents. He does most things for himself, even to mashing his own potatoes. He merely puts the fork in his mouth and mashes them that way. Chums pull him to school each day in a wagon and in the win- ter time he is pulled back and forth on a sleigh. List of Unemployed Again Shows Drop Olid Land Has 7th Straight Reduction in Unemploy- ment LONDON, Eng.--Yet another re- duction in unemployment figures-- this time of 88,132--is shown in the returns for 'August. This brings the total down to 1,613,940 and represents the sev- enth consecutive decrease this year. The big increase recorded in em- ployment in the coal mines was described by an official at the min- istry of labor as being due to a healthy industrial demand. : A contributory factor, he auded,: was probably, wet weather in Juty, when domestic fires were renewed. The month's drop in the workless total would have been much greater he said, but for the exceptionally large batch of school-leavers--more than 19,000--who had come on 'the register at the end of the summer term. More Acreage Is Advocated Government Officer Makes Appeal to Farmers In Nova Scotia MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT, N.S. --Nova Scotia farmers were urged to cultivate more land by Dr. Mel- ville Cumming, statistician of tne provincial department of agricul- ture, when he opened the annual Halifax County Exhibition here. Allowing for about one-third of Nova Scotia farm holdings of 50 acres or less occupied by fishermen or others who are not seriously in- tent on.farming, Nova Scotia rarm- ers grow about five acres of grain per farm, compared with Prince Edward Island farmers' 15 acres and 25 'acres per farm in Ontario, he said. Nova Scotia farmers grow about one-third acre of roots, P.E.l. farm- ers double this amount and Ontario farmers devote six times as much land to hoed crops, Dr. Cumming added. In this province 73 per cent of the cultivated land was devoted to hay, Prince Edward Island had 56 per cent and New Brunswick 62 cent. "And yet," He said, "Nova Scotia suffers most from shortage of hay in drought years. All these con- siderations clearly indicate that no matter what else may be done, the improvement of Nova Scotia agri- culture depends largely on cultivat- ing more land annually." "A European war means a worla war." a --Sir Walter Citrine. "The two most precious things in this. world are liberty and justices. Neither can exist apart from the other." 5 towns and gay . doings, lw pA La a | thing a rock?" nough," Fo. key she had found. _ pure gold, and locks?" hen. 'Metal en I bump Into it, or » answered the child, # Shoughtfully at the curious "I think it is it must have lain hidden in the sand a long time. How do you suppose it can, here, Billina? And what do you suppose it un- "I can't say," replied the Copyrighted 1932, Reilly & Lee Co. was no sign of any "It's metal, her pocket, and said, find some breakfast." the hen set out, " Porothy glanced around. ~ part of the country, and she reason- ed every key must fit a lock and every lock must have a purpose. "Perhaps the key had been lost by someone who lived far away, but had wandered on this very shore. Musing on these things she put the key in have a look around and see if I can There W house in that water's edge, face. fashion. plied the hen. "I "I believe I'll "Oh! Can't you?" So she and alking a little way back from the bank of white sand which secnied to have queer markings upon is sur- "What does asked the yellow hen, who trotted along beside her "How should I know?" re- I've never been to school, you know." Then, as they drew closer, Dorothy read the sign aloud. in a dignified are yol cannot read!" Certainly not; What's a Wheeler?" asked Bil- Dorothy came to a a curiously. "People who wheel, I guess," replied Dorothy. "Perhaps they're automobiles," suggested the it say?' she hex, "Several of my friends have been run over by automobiles. Where going i MarR to eat, When they reached the grove Doro- thy was disappointed for then: no fruit trees. $Look," she stil, "1 tree like that before!" "To find replied the girl. now?" + were Then Billina spoke: never saw a