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i Several members

‘when the port of North Sydney lNewfoundland with the mainland

wiand Joined Canada were

iproved rail services in Newfound- lland. A recent report from the

‘Newfoundland train recently were

I Transport

icanals could force the officials to

| However, the

R possible that the

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O'I'l"AWA. March 38 —- (GP)- in the Com- lngona are seeking sdditional in- lformation on railway services lwithin their own provinces. Gordon Higgins (PC-St. John’: East) urged improved railway ser- vice between Loulaburg, N. S. [and Sydney, N. 5. He said that

is lcebound, the ferry connecting

is forced to dock at Louisbourg.

Adequate facilities at the altar nate port had been ysfiflllled when the terms under which Newfound- being discussed but he found that in going to Louisbourg, travellers from Newfoundland had to use the Louisburg-Sydney railway.

The raiiway's stock was outdat- ed. They were lighted by oil lamps and heated by stoves at the rear of each car. Passengers from the ferry had to wait from 8:45 a, m. until 2 p.m. before it train came along.

Mr. Higgins also requested im-

lsland told how passengers on one

forced to travel for miles in the dark because the lighting system had failed.

: There was a mental patient in ,a strait-jacket aboard and many of the passengers were afraid that he might break loose in the dark and hurt some one.

‘ Gordon lsnor (L-Halifax) sought information on Canadian National Railway coal purchases in the Maritimcs. He said the GOVOI'n- ment had declined to give him the names of the firms from 'which the C.N.R. buys coal- in the Maritimes.

Minister Chevrier said C.N.R. officials had told him that for competitive reasons they could not make the information public. He told Mr. Isnor that the committee on railways and

give the information.

officials might have a sufficiently good reason to deter the committee from forcing it to give the information. It was publicly-owned C. N. it. should not be forced for competitive reasons to d‘ ‘ a its suppliers to the privately-owned Canadian Pacific Railway.

Mr. lsnor said he did not be- lieve the reason was sufficiently valid and felt the information should be made public.

H. H. Hatfield (PC~Victoria-Car- leton) asked for action to correct the shortage of refrigerator cars in New Brunswick.

Mr. Chevrier said the C. N. 11. had informed him there was no shortage in New Brunswick, but he would make further inquiries. He told of a letter from Prince Edward Island's director of trans- porution stating that the refrig- erator car service was the best in years.

CLASSIC LEGEND The idea of bull lighting is be- lieved to have originated in Crete. the ancient land of the Minotaur.

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO

one January 7. 1949. the 13.600- foot volcano of Manna Los, on the island of Hawaii. erupted for the

first time in seven years.

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HOW T0 KEEP GHAIGKS ALIVE Mill HEALTHY

ivory year countless chicks die b olhau manage to stay alive but they will never, because of poor health, be profll makers for lhalr owners. Success! ' poultry forming demands tho lype of good management outlined below. Check to. no if n neglect oi any basic rule is costing you money. ,

IIOODIR NOUSI — Un- ions the broodor house is now. it should be thor- oughly claanaltl and disin- fsctad before chicks move in . . preferably a month before to allow Wash down ipnferalily wiih a pressure host) and run a strong hot lye solution and stiff push brush to rsrnova cakod material. Dininlact when dry. All equipment should be thoroughly cleaned and

-1-’ meme _ Chicksshould

2 . be fed before thcy are an hours old. Allow each

rhlck one inch of hopper

sub.

allow two Inch-. Until chicks

old, food Illroda Chick Starur. Ii perfoetly balanced and scientifically tuisd feed. Miracle Chick Starter contains Ill tho olunonta noedod —— proteins. carbohydrates. fats. vitamins and llsaarals —- to bring your chicks through the dangerous early stage in good honlth and vigour. Food chicks Ihply onought so that they will not eat the litter. Also see that thoy have floaty of fnah waur. Iuko-warm for the Int Ive days, and sprinkle grit on top of Miracle Chick Starter three

CHANGING l.IT1lI -— Chaago littar when too dirty or damp. Disinfect

kesp littc absoluulr dry by tn:-dag avsry dny and stirring thoroughly

IIOODII ‘IIMPIIATIIII an ruined by too ranch boat and also by too little. The hroodor tom-

Ilhseaboat 1' a day not! shleka an

of faulty management. Many

seven to eight weeks old when tho hroodsr should no longer be bonded.

~?' I VlN‘lllAT|ON —- Chicks ~ 5 ' need plenty of hash, puro air. Broader houses should

be adequately vsntilalatl and the vanlilntlon should be gradually increased to aoellslatlao birds to natural weather condition. A foot-high guard around the hovu will proucl. chicks from draughts.

' f‘ -' SELECTION OF LITTII — _ 5 No mm is perfect, but tests have shown that

llttera made from either

Ki shavings. peat neon or straw. no more add tbn asos other types. A doop layer with good absorptive power is noco-ary. To ensure cluniinaaa. litter can be covered with newspaper for first law days. and top sheet of paper rsneovad once daily or oftsnar.

7'36 TO I Will! —- When . 7 -, chicks an all to sight weeks old. keep building a profit-making look by gradually raising in Miracle Growing Mash until this is the complete dist. Miracle Growing Mash is ipooially mmpoundsd to supply all the needs of pullata . . . to mature than sarlisr and gas than into production around Ova months. Pulloll H00 davolop a sturdy fkano capable of withstanding heavy laying.

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cided nothing until the evening ar- rived. Not without research she resurrected the some gown which she had worn on that earlier night _.which was also a way of (Mill late a hand. Having got hsrlull thus arrayed. she nsturally went to a couple of the festivities. Ind found them dull. 591350“ 5*“ found them dull she left earl!--I little after two, in feet. In 03“ into might be inclined to play Ill!’

II. C. VAUGHAN. C.M.G.p

who was elected a director of Commonwealth International Cor-

poration Limited at the annual meeting. Mr. Va-ughan recently mks mm the mum" Lem!“ retired from the chairmanship of

"en in’ me curled up m . hr“ the Canadian National Railways. chair near a front -window and fell - 0 - asleep. she swokie hwith $120 id‘:-I liberate cumin 0 oovss :‘ care. Along the street came the milk wsgsnh with s J shafts w c was no I out of indigestion by Mince Pie. but an ,. distlngulahod looking bl¥- . R “°pp°dep‘ip§d°:i:l.- . ul Suppose:

Fear ew a's so . Wallis and got over in suppose he Infegggiygégfrac of ocfinmoxflveatltg VIII“ I1“ '40 M “"7 5“PW". (a mutual r doirp :8 Mia "mt! he had become interested in some-, “mm meal?“ thW‘1’€, W hlel :5 one else? Supjole it had never at me me 1 hi i fiance t e meant to him what it did to herfl be“ Ygfll‘ On €€~ 31. 19_49. um". “me out 0, one heinum rdo shares outstanding buemem. Iwppd ,0 gm “,3 mg 028 aarlicrergse from 1,852,857 to _2,- vaniehed into another. He was , - an mini net assets, taking wearing his Mllkies. How she had "“l'°3l'm°n'~‘ 33 9|-I0?-Ed market detested them. now could she ever, 11:3“:-9. lied increased from $6.788.- have left that way? Now they‘ 0 S .62fl.097. seemed the shining ralnrnont of a, ‘It was reported that durinz the lost paradise. mat? Not if Maids first two months of 1950 new ad- (bwkad up_ of mm-“_ 1,, (gm) glitiona to the Corporations port- coum ml’ 1;; olo were i.925 shares of Domin-

The bay moved on. Timing her- ion Foundries and ‘Steel and 140 salt for the drivers next dlssppea‘r- shares of lnternationai. Business nnce. she darted -down ...io, Machines. Several additions were steps and established her-‘ made to amounts of issues already self on the drivers seat. Across held. while $200,000 Government the way she could hear Wallis in of Canada 1 3-4 per cent bonds of conversation with old Chris. the 1950. 110 shares of Guaranty Trust special watchman. He came ban.‘ of N.Y., 2,675 shares of lndustrial went to the rear of the --. --.A¢¢9l>loance Corp. and 105 shares loaded himself with a two-house, of steel Company of Canada were supply. Maids aaid:"Oh. Mr. Route eliminated. Salesmnnl"

He stopped dud. slowly‘ he came around to the front. ‘Oh! said he in a tight voice. “It's you.

Hello." ,3 M _m_, H ' h . llckowledgement "1 hope you're we ' o supp.e- _ -— manm pouw]y_ I To publicly acknowledge and sin- "Yel. thank gel-Ely‘ than} tge "Geraerous Barle- -- g,|-flgd t?" h asl:- ac " o everen Cornell MIA" W“ "' y° 4 ° Pinesu, s. .i., Island Missionary ix: “No... NEED behind the Iron Curtain of

M China.

,_ u?sr Wm“ d°'‘ “ °°"‘° ° M; gndlrew Gallant. Souris,

asked with an elaborate assumpt-

ion of making conversation. 519-00 "Don‘t ydil read the newIDI9¢"7" :mI““' swth "There is some of nlwl TM '11 ' ' 1°-°°

. -. Teac era and Pupils of

one doesnt look 1'0!-

,, ,,, “L Ruatioo Cross school 700

°*'- “'4 ml‘; ‘i"u';“‘ §,;, The Pupils of Grade v. v1.

1'fx’)'°'“°"hm‘ ° W V1:I,.Sl.,,Aus'\1§tine's"donvent 5.00 Wm” “M. "No me.‘ mow“ in lb;-tcgulixid, Charlotte. 500

°‘“' “'“'°“"" Miss Helen Gallant 'oyster I "You're throwing me out?" I '

“Company rules." massed §;l8g:lil"loP. gamli hnrd 500

"Well it *5“ "1! W‘ °’ °°‘ Ohsrlottetown. P. E. 1. ' 5.00 operation." said she sorrowfully. Mn momm Domm’ Hum”,

Two qus.r‘ts gfharsldada muirflflll mm. _.,_°o Ind°flIh- H’ '“"“ .Mi.s .1 hi Blanchd Mr. Motslser hfd Men “'0 MW-‘ll arid gsziaiis u 4.00 for the bearers strained nerves; um mm“ pm‘ owm.

"There's a proverb about that. sad Bridge. P. E. I. 2.00 said Maids. " Mr. William E. Toombs. Char-

"Well. rm not crylns. r°l=iiI'n- loiteiovm, P. E. I. 200 ad Wallis doggedly. Mrs Joseph Leclalr Martin,

"1 did. when I left Bermudm Lot 23. P. E. I. 2.00 And again. prsl-t! H0011. at the Mr. Hubert Blanchard. char- ms-tonengnn the othsr.day- 11": lottetown. P. E. I. 2.00 you seen the wondertrip picture? Mg'dE%lllcd Gagsrg, Oyster no

--yes, r ge, . . I. .

“What did you think ot it?" Mr. Theooolrice Dmlcette,

"It hurt like blues.“ South RAIBUCO, P E I .00

“Yul. Didn't it!" Mr. Ernest Gallant. Oyster

“yam wow Bed Bridge. P. E. I. N

awn“ ‘:3: you 5:31:31 Mauggitgor; trziallant. south 00 um: our no you . - - - . throvvrrlr1:.a.\vay the real with thst—- Mr. Augustine Arsenault, that oplsode....Wsily. this is all‘ South Rustico. P. E. I. .00 pm“, alum unvg 1"" Miss Alfreda Pitre, South

rswh.L1.?,, Rustico. P. E. I. 1.00

"om. y""ndm' my ,on‘..._-; ‘ .MIl".'uI‘l.':z:I)’lldEPl§leIl1. South 100

1"“ “V” v"“nd.d ‘ on" Iair.mAngl;ia Gailianvt, R»ustieo- .00

,,' - v e, . E. I. 1.

“k§°"n.N:'“‘°‘:o hn.:.;|u‘&‘ Palm" Mr. Dominique Doiron, South

' Riustioo. P. E. I. 1.00 on own’ u" ‘wen!’ ‘aloud other contributions from friends

;‘;:’m":|‘,"‘ 3;; Tag”: 33?," ,3; in 5J;oAugustine's Parish. ~ Soutlh , ’ ' - given in enonymousy M, "' V‘’“' w'‘' "my M" "M amounted to $10.00.

"Good morning, Dliris. I want to to Bermuda."

"You're on the wrong boat."

Wallis dropped three more bet- tlea. "Now look what you've made me do! I'll lose my Job." hould w him." re-'

t s orry marked the wstchmsn. "How's, l

my nevvy doin' up at the lane ""1"" hi said w ms" .. “,." ' ‘ '“"" (0l0A'll'S urvv nroeoemr

He considered them doubtfully. "You're ‘both over twenty-one, ain't you?" he inquired. .

“That's -what started it an." ‘id

Klldl. Till) END

‘To drive milk routes?" asked

Maids inoosotly; “as-sy. this milk route stuff is t play-aotin'."

if. you don't want your punched."

__ M M ogueigrnortcrioiu

s - v I

ugfiomf éa.u£"';°‘:.'w ::| Cheeks Persplretlea .» Quickly - llioetlvely

beet unifies in the distrflttilf 1- ao luv it u sls1uldn‘t." same steps Missile, Oder '33:-n ‘Mn I instantly - So oly _.

‘Hill! I! ‘I'M- wy" sold the girl. "1 can't do it. g.,g.|,,...n,,¢,, lwmu,‘ ‘ohm. im at thstrfl O-nllflirnofmsl .- ’ *..:.-.z':.a-53.“-.:.~-.:.. ::.-'.~ -'-W-~ harass." .aaaaaos- '

GUARDIAN.

WN'

_l'leneer lien in P. E. I.

Dy r. s. renal-um from this brief amen the read-

over a century ago.

During the fifteen years that lie Rev. Francis Mothenll lived at Vernon River, a very strool

Newfoundland is running “greatly in excess" of estimates malls in

place.

how to obtain the lasting riches. d ‘h M t th no“, The! M -mv-‘hind with him in. ii!’ i.'e':i. iinhuxsi in as- ln his many hartbhips. and had 1 t: d 1 d1 .1 1 up , sa nc t uroun an n siven nun some 0! their meagre estimator oWl:‘O‘il they were pro- acilueatlglu: for than were times pared by the Labor Dopartbrr.ient. _ w an e usonaga , ‘ was Mr. Abbott said it will no- u bare asvlvfother Hubbard’: cessary to ask -for a aupplemen-’

On a certain occasion when tary amount at a fairly early date.‘ gtueots wfyre sf.-xlpllecicd at tliehmanse. r"ETrile;, ‘Ifialtior tMai.srtce’i‘- te su o o tuned sc ose a a the logic) loaf eautlenv.v”lie¢’i‘wl wen; were 13.600 Nfiwfollndllnders rel-I ilsc strangers to be fed? That was glen‘! ‘°"t,°mPl'\;’:’t’l':,":'.l‘ “"E""npl2: h _ overnmen s . ‘ G ‘M quemgn an! am“ My ment Service offices. The figure .ep:eao'nt;o’i “atpproatlimaiteiy 17 [per con 0 e oun an 's amp oy- able population of 112.000.

Mr. Mitchell said 18.720 of those seeking work ar cit or in re- ” "'k° '1 b" “l '.l°“’ 3° H“ 9"‘ celpt of unemployment assistance ‘°"""' . ‘ °"‘‘° 5"" “ “me, 1°’ or insurance benefits. or are wait- the evening meal. and the visitors “,3 for their chum to b. D", ‘”‘’‘'° ‘'-“"‘*‘5- "*‘"°1-V l3”°""‘ °’ ceased. The total expenditure on the circumstances under which it ",1, mcoum go, much would be had been attained. almost S1.000.000.

There was little money in cir- culation in those days; the mis- sionaries belng paid in the ex- change then current — produce. Indeed. in order to exist, every preacher had to have enough agri- cultural experience to cultivate

his own plot of ground. 0-1-rAwA_ Much 22 __(°P) _ During Mr. Metherails earlier Mo” mm .1¢_ooo’ooo ha been years on the island. he travelled counted in Nowgmmdluu 1“ cu, 10“ ¢“'li“‘°°' "1 ‘he ¢°1d¢'-It Pall toms and excise duties, incomt of the winter with ‘no robe for his mm. and .u¢¢e,.1on dune‘, in the sieigh. Think of it! When Mrs. 11 months ended pan, 3, it wu Whitlock. mother of the Rev. Jesse shown today in a Commons return

Thinking the preacher might be running low of the stall! of life, Mr. Tweedy of Gailas Point. or- dered his sons. Thomas and Joseph.

Customs Collections In Newfoundland

Whitlock, heard of this. she col- tabled for W.. J. Browne (P0- iecied money and the robe was St. John's West.) purchased. Before getting the ‘me total was made u oi: Ex-

home and sleigh, Mr. Mather-all cine taxes. $2,646,306; ex so duties.

had worked nu circuit for three $1,222,467: customs import duties.

years in fair weather and foul. $34011-714: 111001116 "let $3.445-343$ e s o and succession duties, $30,990.

In his position as superintendent

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of the dintrict, Mr. Metherall had some very trying journeys to mlkfi. eapecislly as he was. by this time, well advanced in years and the condition of the roads was terrible. to say the least. Writing in the autumn of 1845. he says: "I intended to set off for Lot 7; but finding the devil very busy in Vernon River, I thought it wise to stop over Sunday. On Mon- day. I started my -journey of ill] mllel. which I have to travel in two days. i called on some of our friends by the way, and read and prayed with them. I rode on horseback 55 miles the first day, started again next morning and covered the entire journey by sun- set.’ ' All the early preachers experi- enced like hardships. Their con- tinual hard work plus exrpoau .. to storms and cold wore them down in the end. Yes, the lifeof a mu. sionary in those by-gone days was fraught with untold sufferings, but few ever complained O

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