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ABBOTSFURD, SUMAS AND MATSOQUI NEWS

WORLD HAPPENINGS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Henry James Cambie, pioneer rail-
way builder and explorer, died at his
home ingVancouver, at the age of
ninety-one, after a brief illness with
pneumonia.

Coal production in Canada during
March was slightly less than in Feb-
Tuary, Alberta produced 616,063 tons.
“British Columbia's output was 251,-
82 tons.

Capt. George H. Wilkins, scarcely
landed from his great feat of flying
across the top of the world by acro-
plane, alreally is planning a mew alr
venture—this time over the Antarc-
tic at the other end of the world.

The government is of the opinion
that women should have the right to
sit in the Senate and means will be
devised to amend the British North
America Act to permit appointment
ef women to the upper chamber.

The resignation of Sir Henry Dray-
ton as member for West York was
announced in the House of Commons.
He has accepted the appointment of
chairman of the Ontario Liquor
Board. :

A notice of motion for the tabling
ef correspondence between Canada
and Great Britain on the subject of
titles for Canadians has been given
by C. H. Cahsn, Conservative, St.
Lawrence-St. George. The motion
nlso calls for a list of foreign honors
‘and decorations conferred on Cana-
dians since 1919.

Dr. Henry M. Tory, president of
the University of Alberta since its
organization, 20 years ago, is tender-
ing his resignation, to take effect at
the end of the current college year
next month, in order that he may

Small Town Papers

FRANK PARKER 8T

WHERE WILD ANIMALS BECOME TAME

he Curt
delphia.

(Continued. )

“The total circulation of these 11,-
500 country weeklies is about 9,500,-
000, an average of a little under 1,-
000 copies each. That doesn’t sound
like much to a New Yorker, accustom-
ed to circulation figures in the hun-
dreds of thousands. But there are
only about 600 dailies in the United
States which have as many as 10,-
000 circulation, and the whole list or
ene circulates only about 33,000,-
“It doesn't take a inrge circulation
to make a country weekly profitable.
Bert Mills and some of the rest of
you chaps here are the magnates of
the business. Remember that an in-
come, net, of $3,000 a year in a vil-
lage“of 500 population is a whole lot
of money; it’s the equal of at leas
$10,000 a year in Chicago or New
York, in what it will enable a man
to do for himself and his family. It’s
a whole lot more than the average
man in the same sized town makes;
@s much, I should say, as anybody
else in town is likely to make, in-
cluding the banker and the general
merchant. And I don't think I’m far
wrong when I put $3,000 a year as
pretty nearly the minimum net profit |
for country weeklies, with hte aver-
age closer to $5,000. If I’m wrong)
Somebody correct me." |

Sounds all right to me,” sald an)
Towa editor who had been doing noth-|
ing but listen. “I personally know at |
least fifteen country publishers in|
Towa who make more than $5.000 a
year from their papers. It's a poor
paper—or, rather, a poor editor, who
can’t earn 20 per cent a year on his
investment in this business, and 1
guess our average plant investment
ae nearer $20,000 than it does $15,-
00."

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“That will come pretty close to it,”
sald one of the others, who turned

out to be the representative of a con-
cern carrying a general line of print-
i fi

eccept the
of the National Council of Scientific
Research, with headquarters probably
at Ottawa,

To Beantify Ottawa -

Proposed Outlay Of Three Million
- Dollars To Burnish Up Federal
Capital
Plans ,for the federal district com-
mission for the beautification of the

city of Ottawa were laid before the {

House of Commons by Premier Mac-
kenzie King.

The bill, a Government measure,
proposes:

1—To reduce from $250,000 to
§200,000 the annual amount eranted
to the Ottawa federal district com-
mission.

2—A further expenditure of $3,000,-
©00 for expropriations of the Russell
House property.

The plan—sketch maps were dis-
tributed among members that they
might better follow the scheme—is
to create a large park in the centre
of Ottawa, opening up the approach-
es to Parliament Hill.

A feature of the park scheme is a
large circular space, after the style
of Piccadilly Circus in London, around
which one-way traffic will move. The
centre of the space will be the heart
ot the capitol. There, in all prababil-
ity, the national war memorial will
be erected.

“A country {s known among the
citizens of the world by its capital,”
eaid Mr. King. The capital of Can-
ada should be second to none in the
British Empire. The various pro-
vincial capitals were a credit to their
provinces, and it should be remem-
hered, he added, that Ottawa wag the
federal capital for all the provinces.

Genius At Mental Arithmetic

Scientists of Europe are interest-
ed in the case of a woman in a Welsh
hospital who can neither read nor
write but is a genius at mental arith-
metic. She can solve mathematical
problems in 30 seconds, and is said
to never give an incorrect answer.
She also can recall a large number
of historical dates at will.

The more people talk back the bet-
ter the auctioneer likes it.

A girl often discovers the mau af-
fer her own heart doesn’t want it.

“T was only punished by my father
once, and that was for telling the
truth.”

“Yes, and I suppose that cured you
permanently.”—Vilingen, Oslo.

w

1S y. “Take the main
items and check me up. First is the
typesetting machine, a line caster
just like the big city papers use.
Mighty few country papers haven't
got one machine, many have two; the
average is about one and a quarter. |
Three thousand dollars is cheap for a
typesetting machine; the $4,000 ones
a@re more in demand. So put it at
4,000 per paper as the average of
that item.”

“Then there's the press. There may
be, somewhere in the United States,
a newspaper still being produced on a
hand press, but I don’t knoxy where
it is. If I did I'd hunt up the editor
and sell him & powep’press. The old-|
time country paper could be, and of-
ten was, printed a page at a time on
an Army press that cost $50. More of
them used the. Washington hand
band press, invented by Ben Frank-
Im, which cost $300 to $500 and print-
ed two or four pages at a time, Then
the cylinder press came in, with a!
boy to turn the crank while another)
fed the sheets, or a little steam en-/|
gine to turn the press over. But all
those are obsolete now. The two-re-
volution press is the minimum, an
from that up to the flat-bed perfect-)
ing press, printing from the roll.|
These types of presses cost from §2,
500 to $20,000; I think a fair aver.
age here is another $5.000. |

“There we have $9,000 in only the|
two main items of the plant. But!
we've got to put in hand type and
cases for the ads, imposing stones, |
chases, a folder, a motor for the)
press and another for the machine,
and all the rest of the necessary
equipment including stereotyping ma-
chinery in many instances. Certainly |
there's another $4,000 there. That
makes an average investment of $13,-
000 exclusive of building. More coun-
try publishers own their buildings
than rent, and $2,500 is surely not
too high for an average figure of the
value of the building, counting in|
those who don’t own their own, |

“Yes, I agree with our friend from
Towa that the average investment in|
country weeklies runs well above|
$15,000, and it is increasing all the
time.”

‘The advyertising-agency man had)
been teetering on the edge of his
chair, eager to pick up the conversa-
tion again. |

“Let me give you some more fig-|
ures,” he insisted, “You're wondering |
where the country editors get the|
| money to invest in their plants, and
| where their profits come from. Here |
| are some government :MMtistics: There |
‘are nearly 60,000,000 people—more |
than half the population of the Unit-|
ed States—who live in these small
| towns or in the country around them.
|There are still 27,000,000 on the
farms, although 500,000 farmer fam-
ilies have moved to town since June,
| 1926, But where did they move to?
| To the big cities? Don’t think it; they
| moved to the small towns, where they
| are still readers of the country week-
lies."

“And these 60,000,000 people, in-
stead of being the poorest part of our
|population, are pretty nearly the
| richest, on the average. There aren't
|many millionaires among them, bur
| they'll average a higher cash income
| per family than the big cities ayver-
| age Here’s a survey of Edgar Coun-
ty, Illinois, which shows an average
| cash income per family of $2,500 a}
| year, in addition to the rent for most
| of them and a large part of their food |
|supply for many of them. ‘That's a |
| big income f you consider how
| small the living expenses are in rural |
| communities.
| “Here's another survey, made by

the General Federation of Women’s}
Clubs in July, 1927, of towns under |
5,000 papulation—the exact territory
jwe are talking about. It shows that)
in these towns there are 127,885 fam-|
lilies owning phonographs, 104,410
| with pianos, and 68,400 with radio
ts.

| sel

“Here are some more government |
figures, from the Department of
Agriculture: The farmers of the

Jasper National Park, which will
be visited by the members of the
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Asso-
ciation at the completion of their an-
nual conyention at Edmonton this
year, is Canada’s largest and finest
game sanctuary. Within its 5,300
square miles, guns and hunting dogs
are forbidden, and he who would hunt
bears, deer, mountain sheep, moun-
tain goats or other animals must do
so with the camera as his weapon.
And there is as niuch thrill in bring-
ing home a good snapshot of a bear}
or a deer, as there is in bringing noite
the skin or head of such a trophy.

There are 10,000 mountain sheep
and an equal number of deer In .las-
per National Park, according to an
estimate made by J. B. Harkin, Com-
missioner of National Parks, tn his
annual report. Dealing with wild life
in the park, Mr. Harkin states:

Wild life generally is increasing
rapidly and all animals seen were in
good condition. From the observations
of the warden staff, it is estimated)
that there are between 800 and 1,000)
elkain the park. Herds numbering as|
many as 70 and 100 have been seen
in the vicinity of Cabin Creek.

A very gratifying increase is not-|
ed in Rocky Mountain sheep, They +

@re spreading their range annually
and previously deserted ranges are
again being frequented. An estimate
places the number of sheep within
the park at 10,000. While Rocky
Mountain goat generally keep to the
higher altitudes, they are constantly
spreading out. There are at present
believed to be well over 2,000 goats
in the park and all, including the
kids, are in good condition.

Signs and tracks seen in different
areas indicate a considerable increase
among the grizzly bear, especially in
the region of the Snake, Indian, Rocky
and Smoky Rivers and Rock Lake.
Black bear are also increasing and it
is a common sight for tourists to see
from ten to thirteen of these animals
in the neighborhood of Jasper at one
time. A very conservative estimate
places the total number of bear with-
in the park at 2,000.

Almost every lake and stream in
the park contgins beaver and they
fre increasing rapidly. Buffalo Prei-
rié, at one time one of the finest graz-
ing areas in the Park, with a little
running stream passing through it,
is now a series of smail lakes and
dams which are occupied by hun-
dreds of beaver. Especially good fish-
ing is procured in these beaver lakes.

United States—those 27,000,000 men, |
women and children—spend $6,000,-|
000,000 every year for manufactured |
goods; they earn one-sixth of the na-
tional income, own one-fifth of the}
national wealth and pay one-fifth of |
the cost of running the national and
state governments, |

“They buy everything. The Na-|
tional Automobile Chamber of Com-
merce reports that they buy the ma-
jority of all motor-trucks, more than
60 per cent, of all automobiles and,
naturally, nearly all the tractors. A)
survey by the electric-applance in-|
dustries of 750 small towns showed
that 85 per cent. of the homes were
wired for electricity. That's a high-
er proportion than in some good-sized
cities. The people who live in these
towns and in the nearby farm-houses
which also have electric current are
customers for every sort of electric
equipment. i

“Those are the folk who make the
modern country newspaper possible
and profitable.”” |

(To Be Continued.)

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Will Soon Banish Weeds !

A new law passed by the Quebec!
Government makes it compulsory for
eyery person to destroy all noxious
weeds on his property whether that!
property is cultivated or not. ‘The |
weeds must be destroyed before they
go to seed, and if the owner fails to;
carry out this work the authorities}
will step in and do the job, charging
the farmer with the cost of removal.

Don't try to do the smallest amount
of work possible for the pay you get.

|

Wise People Consult a Banker

News items about agents of phony
stock being sent to jail and about
others who escape the law, are not
infrequent today, and it makes sor-
rowful reading, for the reason that
so many of their victims are people
who have entrusted thelr hard-earn-
ed savings to these agents or pro-
moters. Yet there are many worth-
while concerns in which one may in-
vest with safety. How can the good
he distinguished from the bad? Very
often they can’t be. But those who
have. money to invest can be surer
of their ground if they will consult
their bankers or some other reputa-
ble financier,

When you're sick you consult a
doctor; when you need the law, you
see a lawyer. Financing is a specialty
about as intricate as medicine or law.
Therefore see your banker before
you loosen your purse strings.

The cries of sea-birds, especially
seagulls, are very valuable as fog sig-
nals. The birds cluster on the cliffs
and their cries warn boatmen that
they are near the land.

The man who always does as he
pleases is often displeased with what
he does.

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Exceedingly graceful is the frock
pictured here. The two-piece pointed
skirt is gathered to a bodice having
the lower edge slightly rounded,
thereby giving a graceful line. 8
attractive arrangement of the sur-
plice effect is effectively shown, and
there are lace shields at the front and
back. The long pointed sleeves may
be omitted for evening wear, if de-
sired, thereby making this frock suit-
able for many occasions. An added
note of contrast is introduced in the
| flowers placed at the shoulder and hip
! closing. No. 1501 is for misses and
|small women, and is in sizes 16, 18

and 20 years. Size 18 (36 bust) re-
quires 314 yards 39-inch material, or
|2%_ yards 54-inch, and % yard all-
over lace for the shields. Price 25
| cents the pattern.

| Many styles of smart apparel may
be found in our Fashion Book. Our
designers originate their patterns in
the heart of the style centres, and
their creations are those of tested
popularity, brought within the means

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Old-Lady: “And what should a
‘polite little boy say to the lady who
has given him a half-penny for carry-
ing her parcels?” 2
| Little Boy: “I'm too polite to tell

you, ma’am.” *

The way to get rich is to lay up
part of your income and as much as
possible of other people's.

CANADIAN FOREST WEEK

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We are the trustees, not the
owners of our forest heritage; to
keep faith with the future we must
use it wisely and guard it from
waste through preventable forest
fires.—Ri. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King,

Prime Minister. £

Canada’s forests provide employ~

ment, stimulate business, and
yield rich dividends in health and
Fire is their enemy.

Carelessness with fire is criminal

pleasure.

and offenders are justly subject to
the penalties provided by law.—Hon.

Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior.
’

Forest loss by fire is total waste.
Industrial depletion can be re-
placed by yearly growth and re-
forestation. Care in starting and
extinguishing fire would almost
entirely prevent this wi of a her-
tage of which we are but trustees
for generations of Canadians yet
unborn.—Hon. R. B. Bennett, Leader
ef the Opposition.

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London Daily Mall Pictures Events
In Year 2,000

A newspaper as newspaper men
thought tt would be on January — (
2000, has been published in London
| by the Dally Mail.

“Air fire squad section 28 files to x
fire in Regent street and quickly —
quenches a blaze with its “Anti; —
Fireo” extinguishers. :

“The big murder of the day is that
of 4 man Killed by mental suggestio:
from his enemy.

“So greatly, in fact, has the mental
power of the race increased that
school children play games during
the day and through a silent battery
of ‘memory impressors’ do their
studying in their sleep.

“Television is a routine part of the
day's affairs, A crowd gathers in
Trafalgar Square to watch a cricket
match between the English and Aus-
tralian teams playing each other at
Sydney, on the other side of the
world, y

“Captain Ralph Girdlestone’s 24-
hour flight around the world is fea-
tured particularly because a noonday
sun was shining over him all during
the flight. People have to wear ‘crash-
proof lingerie’ because flying is a part
of their ordinary daily life.

“The only thing that seems un-
changed is the civil war in China,
which is still in the news.” he

The newspaper—a full-sized one of
24 pages—was published with a Daily
Mail exhibition of “Homes of the Fu-
ture,” at the Great Olmpia.

Established a Precedent

Lady Astor Gives Clever Reason Why
Women should have Vote

The New York Times points out
that laughter and cries of “Who?”
greeted Lady Astor's allusion to the
| daughters of Zelophehad in the course
|of the debate in the House of Com-
!mons on the “Flapper Vote.” When
{she had explained, only an obstinate
‘opponent could have refused to
| acknowledge an extremely happy
| reference. Zelophehad, son of Hepher,
| of the tribe of Manasseh, died in the
| course of the desert wanderings,
| leaving no sons, but five daughters,
| and the latter appealed to Moses say-
| ing, “Give unto us a possession umong
\the brethren of our fathers.” And
| when Moses had laid the case before
| the very highest authority he recelved
|the answer, “The daughters of Zelo-
| phehad speak right, thou shalt sure-
‘ly give them a possession of a’ in-
heritance among their father’s breth-
ren.” Today, as The New York Times
says, all over the world, inheritance
means woman's right to vote. It was
very clever of Lady Astor to find
such a precedent.

Temperature and Health

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Constant Change Keeps People
Healthy Says Yale Phofessor
There will be no winter and sum- —

mer in our homes of the future, if sci-
ence can work out a plan suggested
by Professor Ellsworth Huntingdon, ~
of Yale. He demonstrates that it is
neither high nor low temperatures
that keep us healthy or unhealth:
‘but a - change in om
jme If the thermometer stayed at
either an ideal winter

high. But if ideal temperatures fluc-
tuate by even one degree or so from
day to day, the death rate drops to
almost zero. A drop from tywenty Ge- —
grees to zero means as much as a
drop from 90 to 70, he says. What
our homes need, therefore, is an
automatic device to give us these

temperature.
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‘The Acid Test
“Put up notfces that no book
agents are to be admitted to the —
building,” said the publisher. ‘
“But you have just advertised for
agents to scll our new work,” pro-

tested the secretary.
“Of course, I want to try the
plicants out. If a man could be stop-

#

What good would he be to us.”

Noticed Relationship

A conceited young clergyman, —
walking home from church with one
of the ladies of his congregation, re~
marked: “I preached this morning to —
a congregation of asses.’ p 2

‘I thought of that,” observed the -
lady, “when you called them beloyed ~
brethren.”

ee
Gilbert; “Horace is very religious,
isn't he?”
Morgan: “I should say he is, Wi
he even wears a herringbone suit on
Friday!”

stand more suffering than men?

a man wearing chiffon stock!
winter.

ten Jay

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e.

Jack: Well, I can hardly imagine

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ups and downs from a selected ideal ~ :

ap-

ped by a little thing like that notice,

Fred: Do you think women can