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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE. WEEKLY PAPERS GET FREE ZONE FOR DELIVERY Government Adopts Sug- gestion of G.W.N.A. and Amends Postal Regula- tions Giving Weekly Publishers Just Awards. As a result of representations made to th« Dominion Government by the Can- adian Weekly Newspapers' Association, through Mr. E. Boy Saylos, Manager, every weekly newspaper in Canada ha« been benefited to the extent of several hundred dollars a year. This was due t« the amendment to the I'ost Office Act, euggested by the Manager of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Associa- tion, which provides that weekly news- papers in towns of le«s than 10,000 population with a circulation of not more than 2,500 may be transported within a radius of 40 miles free of charge. . For some time it looked as if the free zone would be abolished alto- gether. The Canadian Weekly News- papers Association officials immediate- ly got in touch with Ottawa and after numerous interviews succeeded in hay- ing the above amendment carried in the Uouso. This benelits every weekly publisher and not only those who are members of the Canadian Weekly Newepapera' Association. During the discussion of this pro- posal some interesting facts were brought out in the Uouaa. Eeferring to the proposed increase in postage on daily newspapers from three-quarters to one cent per pound, Dr. Michael Steele, of South Perth, cited the re- mark made by Hon. Mr. Lemieuz, that the public waa being plastered by taxes His experience, Mr. Steele said, would lead him to the conclusion that the big- gest plaster that was plaeed on the public at the present time was the tax that the people were required to pay in order to give daily newspapers al most free transportation through the mails. He found that it required about $35,000,000 a year to carry the daily newspapers, over and above the rev- enue derived from them. This deficit, he claimed, was nothing more or less than a method of subsidizing the daily newspapers and it wa« a subsidy that could not be justified at the present time. The financial position of the country could not permit it to continue. Eeferring to the Montreal Star, Mr. Steele said that the Montreal Star, uu- der the proposed amendment, would pay $144,000 instead of $24,000 per year for carrying its paper. This, he claim- ed, WU8 a direct subsidy of $120,000 a year. The Montreal Gazette paid $1,739. If they were paying a cent and a half per pound, they would pay $11,250. The Gazette thus was being subsidized to the extent of $9,500. The Toronto Globe paid $12,985. Un- der the amendment it would pay $75,- 000. The Globe, therefore, was being subsidized to the amount of $62,000. The Toronto Mail and Empire jiays $7,577, whereas under the now arrange- ment it would pay $57,000, a subsidy of nearly $50,000 a year. He referred also to the Ottawa pa- pers, which, ho claimed, wore being sub- eidized to the extent of $20,000 a year. I>r. Steele claimed that the contents of the daily press of Canada today did not justify the taxing of the peo- ple of this country to the extent of between two and three million dollars. Misleading Articles. Dr. Steele claimed that those who read the newspapers knew that the daily edition of almost every dally newspaper wag filled with misleading articles regarding what was going on in this country. If these articles were cut out it would reduce the cost to the country for carriage and would also reduce the size of the newspapers, thus causing a saving of newsprint. In his opinion, newspapers should bo placed on the same basis as any other busi- neos. They should improve their busi- ness methods in order to meet the sit- uation and should receive no favors. Dr. Steele referred to the fact that advertising catalogues were charged eight cents a pound for carriage through the mail, whereas advertising matter that appeared in the daily papers had been carried at the rate of one-quarter cent per pound. He road an extract from a United States magazine giving a list of Canadian newspapers in which United States firms should advertise, and said: "What docs this meant It means that, nt a time when there is a general desire among the i)Co- plo of Canada that Canadian goods shoulil be bought by Canailiau peo- ple, this subsidized press of Can- ada is sending out to manufactur- ers and business men of tlio Uni- ted States this appeal: 'Give us your advertising; advortisc youfi goods in our papers that wo may get you customers in Canada and thus encourage CanadianH to huy Ameriran goods.' This increases competition with Canadian made goods; it tends to counteract the propaganda which is being jnit up in a Bi)londid spirit by Canada at the present time to encourage the purchase of Canadian goods and it is done for what purpose! It is done merely that these newspapers may increase their revenue without any thought on their part as to what the result will bo on ('anadn or the Canadian people, knowing that if they can add several pa- pages ns t>Jvcrtising matter to each issue that will bo carried through the mail at the expense of the Can- adian people. ' ' How does this compare with the - action of the weekly papers that I spoke oft There is not, in Ontario at least, a weekly paper that will ac- cept an advertisement of a depart- mental store in Toronto. Perhaps this U too sweeping a statement. I have aot full knowledge of that. But Little Dolomite the Adventarer of the Stars stories and Pictures by Williaim Stevens ' '^^di. CHAPTER I. msmtmammim^mmmL i^ma^a^m^mmmMm tr, Even as a child â€" gazing up among the stars, wondering â€" I felt that somewhere, out there among the vast, boundless spaces, lived another Soul who would sometime tell me of the mysteries of the worlds that are without end. Through all my life, in mist or storm or in shimmering noon- day sun, I have known the pres- ence of a Spirit â€" a living mys- tery, friendly but unseen. I have felt the nearness of One who is neither light nor bhadow; who walks with me wherever I go â€" an invisible and silent compan- ion, ever present, even in my dreams ! In dreams, together, we have witnessed the life and wonders of worlds, strange and more beautful than can ever be upon this Earth. Together we have wandered in the uninhabited, still and si- lent, golden, moonlit lanes of cities that are â€" no more! Yet, until now, this shadower of my inner self has ever re- mained silent and invisible. Now, after 40 years, my phan- tom comrade has torn aside the veil â€" that I may have a fleeting glimpse of his unlimited realm of life!" "Little Dolomite now speaks, Earth-man! He has come to tell of many things. He has come to make visible that to which your earthly eyes are bUnd" Like an echo from the chimes of a great clock, a silvery "voice" tbiit seemed not even to break the stillness of the room, pervaded the quiet of my inner mind â€" the voice of Little Dolomite, the Invisible: •^I come from th6 Sylphian realms of" the Stars and Worlds that are without end. Behold, oh Earth-friend, «nd fear not!" There was a violent flash of blinding flame, like a livid ball of lifjhtning, but with no sound. Gradually a seething brilliance softened to a golden glow, with- in a radiant halo of violet rays. And I beheld a Being â€" beaute- ous a.s an angel, but unlike any earthly idea of a living soul of this or any other world. In the center of the golden flame, there gleamed, like lilies of colder light, the hands of Lit- tle Dolomite â€" his fingers tipped with ultra-violet stars. While from beneath, fluttering like spirit wings, his tiny feet hung brows that terminated in lumi he will speed through the bound- ' 'I am as aged as the rocks â€" yet forereir as joram in spir- it as Spring. I am an Eternal Child, whose plaything is the Universe, whose mind is Fancy, whose soul Is Truth. I am an Adventurer among the Stars!" A veritable an- in the atmos- above the floor, gel suspended phere ! Above and btyond this mel- low fire, there beamed a smile nous antennae. A being half- les8 immensities from Star to moth, half-human â€" an animated Star, with the swiftness of light, glory, wondrous, quiveringâ€" a Without eyes, he will see all Fairy of Living Fire.s. things visible and invisible to "From world to world, Little the eyes of men. He will hear, of angelic, of unearthly beauty; Dolomite will go â€" clothed In a without the organs of sotmd, the a smile of radiance ineffable; a living flame, that he may jour- harmony of L&e, and forever â€" countenance of light â€" but with- new in warmth in the cold of smile. out eyes ! Yet with up-curved outer space â€" and by this means 'And Little Dolomite will re- turn to you, that you may tell the Earth-men of his adventures among the Stars, that are mora wondrous than any known in the Earth-man's world. "Even as you, my Earth- friend, who have so often di- vined the presence of the Invis- ible Friend, so I, too, hear the call of some far-distant Voice! For thousands of years I have heard this call to me â€" so far re- mote in the Universe that, no matter where nor how long I speed, with the swiftness of light, it seems no nearer to me. It is this that is the mystery of the soul of Little Dolomite. "The Voice now calls to me. So I go to the Luna volcano, 'Plato,' by the dead sea of Im- brium, on the frozen Moon." There was a deafening roar, as of a thunderbolt. I was left in black darkness! I turned on the switch of my electric lamp, but no light came. The fuse had blown out ! I lit a candle. And there, upon my writing table, lay my fountain pen across the first message of Little Dolomite â€" the Adventurer of the Stars: "I am as aged as the rocks â€" yet forever as yoimg in spirit as Spring. I am an Eternal Child, whose plaything is the Universe ; whose mind is fancy ; and whose soul is truth. I am an adven- turer among the Stars. I am Little Dolomite, from the worlds that are without end. "I come to the Earth-man's world to tell of the good, of the great, of the wondrous â€" of a ro- mance that is immortal and is the Soul of the Isflnito. "I will make clear to the eyes of the Earth-man's mind, the beautiful that is In all things. "I will transport you, in mo- ments of human time, to fair worlds among star-clusters that are countless trillions of giant suns in boundless space â€" where human ages are but fleeting mo- ments. "I will guide you into the un- known, teeming with beauteous life and motion, that is all with- in the smallest grain of dust- where human moments are as centuries; where your minutes are ages ; where your day seems an eternity. "Little Dolomite will show you that all things Uve. That thoughts are tMngs â€" hving things that live forever. And that each thing, great or small, plays its eternal role. That each thing, great or small, has in it â€" good!" (Next week, Little Do- lomite will tell what hap- pened to him on the Moon; how this world looked to him from the mountains there; and of his adventure upon a Fly- ing Mountain.â€" The Edit- or.) V. T«: W •• V know many weekly papers thnt con- tinue to refuse largo, well-paying nd- vertisoments from largo departmental stores in Toronto. Why do they re- fuse these advortisomontst They say: 'We are going to protect onr business men against these advertisements; we are going to encourage our readers to buy goods at home.' Uut these pro- vincial dailies, with the subsidies which the people of Canada pay them, go out into the United States solicit- ing advortiscmenta in order that they may encourage their renders to buy American goods from American manu- facturers and biisincHs men. There is no comparison to bo made ns regards the method followed by these two classes of papers. For these reasons the smaller daily and weekly papers are entitled to consideration at the hands of the government." Couldn't See It. Mr. Kiclinrdsnn of Winnipeg took exception to Dr. Hteelo's remarks, es- pecially in connection with the daily newspnpors. IIo said thnt daily news- papers never made a dollar Because they had always sought to deliver the papers to the people nt cost. lie said that if postal rates were increased It would put a largo number of daily newspapers out of business. For the life of him he could not see why the weekly newspapers should go scot free. Mr. Armstrong of Lambton paid a tribute fo the value of the weekly pa- pers. Ho referred to the many advan- tages which resulted to the people, es- pecially in the rural districts, through the circulation of local papers. lie thought the increase on dailies should be gradual and that the figures on weeklies should be increased from one 1 1 thoniand to twenty-fly* hundred. Mr. Cockshutt of Brantford thought the advance should have gone into ef- fect at least five years ago. Hon. Martin Burrell said that week- ly newspapers should bo carried free because they did a groat deal of good. To which Mr. Richardson took a great objection. The amendment, however, as suggest- ed by Mr. Burrell, was carried and the debate concluded. Back To Rob Roy. If Qermany had over been frank and trustworthy there would bo little hes- itation about accepting the statomonts made by her Foreign Minister, Dr. Koester, as to her inability to pay indemnity or to observe the terms of the treaty that has been signed. Dr. Koester says ho will point out the con- ditions ho believes can bo fulfilled, and the conditions he believes cannot bo fulfilled, and lot the Allies say what they want to do. The Allies, however, have already considered this, and said what thoy think. It is Germany that demurs. The delay in doing things that certainly might have been done, such ns reducing armies and nrnia- ments, and in yielding up war material as promised, does not oncourngo tho Allies to hope for satisfaction in the future. The great and obvious diffi- culty is the utter exhaustion of Prance and probably to a large extent of Ger- many. Franco faces ruin without tho indemnit3- due from Germany. Ger- many understands very well what France's embarrassment and even bankruptcy may moau, and she will not rendtT any assistance to Franco that she can avoid. There is nothing of th« Good Bamaritsn about Germany and never has been. She despises all such behaviour as sentimental non''<!n8e. Unfortunately, so does the rest of the world. People admire German shrowd- ness and admit that she would be fool- ish to help to place France on her feet again. And they do not blame France for trying to get all she can out of Qermany. It is this that renders any hope of an amicable settlement rather remote. Wo are not acting under New Testament impulses, but under the Bob Roy code, "that he will take who has the power and he will keep who can." Crop Reports Good. Crop reports for Ontario on .lune 22 were as favorable ns they have been for many years. The rainfall came a little late for hay, clover and alsike, but sweet clover and alfalfa have been satisfactory. Potatoes, in spite of the potato bug and the flea beetle promise well. Tho dry weather has been hard on sugar beet and mangels, and tur- nip seed is con8P(iuontly in demand. Wjreworms and cutworms have been getting in their usual ravagoa. Oats, corn, cabbage, tomatoes have chiefly suffered. The grain crop as a whole is in exccllont sliajio. The fruit yield prospects are iiighly satisfactory. Strawberries have been excellent and in strong demand. Reports indioate that the co-operative movement among farmers is spreading. The resiilts of co-operative selling have pleased Dun- das farmers, having been ahead of re- turns from drovers. In Grey co-opera- tive buying has been adopted for bind- er twine, hog feed and salt. There is no reason why Ontario should not have as extensive and beneficial a co-oper- ative movement as Ireland has, where the farmers have carried it into poric- packing as well as in ordinary farm- ing lines and dairying. Facts About Fertilizers. Of the many substanoeie that are es- sential to a plant's welfare, nitrogen, potash and phosphoric are the most important. Nitrogen, or ammonia, en- courages strong leaf, vino and bush growth, potAsh makes firm tubers, bulbs and fibre; phosphoric makes blooms set, and seed and seed pods form abundant- ly- If the wild growth on the farm is profuse, and the tomato and other vines run to leaf, the soil is rich in nitrogen. If trees do not thrive, onions seem soggy, and tomato vines lack sturdiness of stalk, the soil needs pot- ash. If tomatoes, melons and grain fail to "set" plenty of fruit and seed, phosphoric acid is called for. If one expects to take from the farm a crop rich in leaf, such as lettuce, increase tho proportion of nitrogen in the fertilizer. If potatoes or onions are desired, provide plenty of potash. If abundant corn, wheat, melons. peaches, strawberries or tomatoes are wanted, see to the phosphoric acid. It takes twenty years for a mother to make a man of her son â€" but a pretty ramp can make a monkey of him in twenty minutes. The first wax preparations for the use of students in anatomy were made by a woman. The number of women wage earn- ers in the United States has doubled during the last tea years. The real test of the song's popularity is the parody. THE PORTS OF CANADA By CAPTAIN GEO. S. JJOSQ, Merchant Marine. In these days of trade expansion, one of the ^rst questions that a skip- per of sea-borne goods wants to get information on is. Uow arc ship cargoes handled in Valparaiso, Adelaide, Cal- cutta, Cape Town, or wherever the de- stination happens to me f The reason for such a query is simply because dif- ferent harbors or docks give different services which hinge on two main pil- lars â€" topographical conditions and dock accommodation, the latter depending entirely on the latitude given to that energetic person known as the harbor engineer. This marine scholar is con- versant with building such structures as lighthouses, breakwaters, piers, wharves, wet and dry docks, sea walls, cribs and so on. His work also merges into elevator construction, hydraulic cranes, and hoists of all descriptions that may be used in loading and dis- charging vessels â€" which in itself is a great story. To show how different the condi- tions may be under which one 's goods may travel abroad let us cite two ports having different marine problems. You ship cases of merchandise to Valparaiso â€" one of the largest harbors in the world. In this horseshoe road- stead the steamship anchors and after tJie captain has got pratique â€" a clear entry â€" the agent promisee that lighters or barges will be alongside next morn- ing. The wind however has jumped out of the north like a tiger and your tramp ship begins to roll and groan at double anchor moorings. Although the mate bad all the winches, derricks, slings, and hatches in readiness, it runs into three days before the surf allows the bargee to tie up alongside. The payment of demurrage is out of the question in a case like this and it is Just one of the probable and possible delays of such a port. Another point in connection with an open roadstead, the cargo cannot be so safely handled. It is whipped out of the hold and drop- ped into the barge. It then runs the hazards of a trip to the barge pier be- fore it is raised to a safe position on terra firma. •ViTiitnnt.^ of Rlsk. Against such perils, take the differ- ent conditions in quiet and snug ports Uke Singapore, Bombay or Calcutta. In any of these plaeee yon can get wharf or dock accommodation where your ship Hes as comfortable as she would on the blocks of a dry-dock, and where the cargo can be hoisted from the hatch and swung into a shed with the minimum of risk in regard to break. ake or exposure. It becomes obvious then that the packers, distributors, and shippers of merchandise should at least have a su- perficial knowledge of such widely di- vergent conditions. Of course it is always part of the mate's and Master's education to be able to grapple with the intricacies of each nation's har- bor facilities and physical surround- ings. Afte.- referring to the conditions which may be found in an open road- stead such as Valparaiso let us enter the sheltered roadstead of Eio de Janeiro in Brazil 1.. this famous har- bor the shipping is at anchor or breast- ed into wharves a^ islands, but all positions are practically as quiet and safe as an enclosed dock. Whyf Be- cause the ocean swell does not have free access to the bay as it has in the great Chilean port. Now whore is Canada In such prob- lems? Sho is in a first class position, and remember that good ports figure very largely in a country 'e development and ultimate wealth. A port is a kev to land as well as water haulage and from immigration and import merchandise to the export of our natural resources the vista must be through such places as Port Arthur, Fort William, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, and so on, embracing aU Pacific and Atlantic doors of sea communication. Winnipeg a Port. Rivers throughout the world play a great part in the marine industry, and in Canada a chain of lakes is also at the disposal of shipping. Those who think that Winnipeg is far inland must change their viewpoint slightly when they are reminded that Winnipeg is only 400 miles from Great Lake Steam- boats. These same craft make up the most wonderful short trip fleet on the Globe. Just as explorers worked their way inland by river routes to unfold the initial surveys of e«cJi continent so does man instinctively build his great- est cities on the banks of rushing streams. Bordeaux means the Gironde, Paris and Rouen mean the Seine with Havre at its mouth, London spells Thames, whilst Liverpool means the Mersev and Glasgow the Clyde. Then Montreal and Quebec are coupled to the famous river St. Lawrence, whilst Toronto and all the Great Lake Ports are in touch with the open waters of the Atlantic through the use of the same artery of transpor- tation. In regard to river ports the three most necessary items to be con- sidered are: dredging, mechanical means of handling cargoes, and ware- house or shed accommodation. To many folks it must be a puzzle to read of the expenditures on dredg- ing alqne for each year. But one must remember that Montreal, London, Liver- pool, Calcutta and similar hives of im- port and export merchandise would be closed in two or threj years if dredging was discontinued. Left to their own free will the rivers in question would throw uniform depths to tho winds, and plug up the entrance to every pier or dock with mud and ooze. The artificial channels so accurately made by the harbor engineer would also become spider-webbed with sand bars, whilst tho ticklish spot known a« the "bar" woald be worse than abolished. A ton of water taken from the At- lantic Ocean yields 31 lbs. of salt, as compared with 187 lbs. from the same quantity of Dead S«« water.