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INSECTS ON VEGETABLES 3-1-1“ Department of Agriculture,. “we, 1g distributing gratuitously mlfletln o! about 75 PEI". Which insured of a warm welcome by p, gardening fraternity. This neat Ind well illustrated booklet is Bul- pun lol. New Series, "Vegetable meets and their control," by my, Alan G. Dustan of Ottawa. The bulletin opengwith a con- virious insecti- and stomach pois- of applica- bucket Wm, m the power sprayer. The mung of spraying and dusting an? nlflflflffid in an interesting general kgugioll. Clean cuitu r practlcs m ghown to have a strong bear- m‘, on the control of most insect

We can learn a great deal about ‘ flies or plant lice Mn 31,15 bulletin. In ivy-zone dsyc m, writer was under the imprew m "my all green flies were of the altered in Juices of the plant finch they lnfflbfll. PBX. DiLStl-D Wu all doubts p! cnnrnmihle “h; 4151mm», gpecies infesting gar- m mu field planil. and cnc c? those, the turnip aphid, is of par-

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ticular interest to the farmer a; well as tho gardener. Thc m, beetles, too, are well represenled P“ i" W?’ "m1 be specially mentioned, the potato and the cabbage flea. beetle: these very small beetles make “piri-holcs" 1n the seed-leaves and young follagg I11 ("W171i P515119!) seed (which ripcns readily here) the writer has been very much troubled with l; caterpillar which forms a web about the flower head, and flygg inside the “tent" until full grow-n, This is the larva oi’ the parsnip Web-worm, and it pilpilteg in the hollow stem of its host-plant, The bulletin, whilst admitting that @1115 insect. from lis'mode of lifo, 1s difficultto Voontrol, offers some good austestions to reduce the loss it occasions. ,

The Pea Moth is another annoy- ing insect. The writer secured a small quantity of what was gup- POsed to be the best wrinkled nar- row pea in England, and can certi- fy that it lived up to it; fgputa- tiwi." The pods contained 8 to 10 1018c peas but quite a portion were injured‘ by a small yellowish-white caterpillar. 'I'hi8 again is a diffi- cult insect to control as the larva from its position cannot be poison- sd. some years ago -an attempt was made to deal with the adult moth by means of a sweetened poison bait, but this method seems to havebeen discarded. One might multiply ir ‘ troubles experienced bulletin goes far to mitigate, but spars forbids. The reader is advis- ed to gend to Branch, Ottawa, work, which may be studied with advantage in the winter months.

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The January Thaw. Jany 11th and 12th, i983, were days to be rc- membered. The rain fell till our little "creek" (or more correctly, brook) was a foaming flood ten yards across. This was the January thaw, which, according to the En- oyialopacdtl- Britannica, is exper- ienccd generally throughout cana- da. On tabulating the dates of the thaw for the last eleven years, it seems that January 13th may be claimed ll the average date on which the great thaw galres place. In 19M, however, there was a thaw on the 6th Jany. and another on the‘ 19th, with ordinary winter wea- ther between. It is extremely like- ly that other recurrent types of weather would be discovered if one had time to devote to the search. It will be noticed that the bad weather was again coincident with full moon on this occasion. Refer to Dec. l2 and Nov. 11 for rainy weather.

The sleeper of Ephesus. Theft! lately appeared a quotation from

an exchange which spoke oi {The

Sleeper of Ephesus who slepi

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seven Christians oi’ Epiieius (Asia M‘nor) are said to have taken rc- iuse in a cave“near the city. Their Enemies discovered them and wal- ied up the entrance to the cave with the object oi starving them to death. The imprisoned men, however, were cast into a super- llliiural sleep which lasted llli the R1811 oi the Emperor ‘rheodosius II. 44'! A. D.. when they sin-dire. A5 in other stories of< this kind they imagined that they had slept but one night. One of the “slcopcl-s" volunteered to go into tiic city for Provisions and was as much aiton- ishod at what he saw as the citi- zens were at him. ‘There were Christian churches instead of pa- znn temples. and the pllllcipul buildings were surmounted by tile Cross. The messenger‘; anllqunted Barb attracted a crowd, and when he attempted lo pass r coin of the Emperor Dcc‘us he was arrested. Taken before the Emperor, he m peated the strange story of the long sleep, but was only believed after he had led his captors lo the cave where his companions await-

the truth of their story, they sank again to a sleep vvhich- will con- tinue till the Resurrection momlng.

That is a very short outline the tradition as I remember it. In the course of the centuries many

says that the mill‘. is now ill Paradise!

ed of a story written Wells, about forty years ago. that time Wclls busled

the sleeper Wakes" was one

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THE GOSPEL 0F BEER

Eight of the Canadian provlncé have their own varied liquor sale lows, and the weis still fight to get more "personal liberty" by the way of moi-c to drink. In the four provinces, Nova Seo- tla, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan, neither beer nor wine can be bought by the glass, and this awful dry state of affairs is ever becoming a greater grievance, the great argument being the dire need oi a beor tax to fill the Clov- ernmcnt treasury: Quebec Province has taverns deal- ing out beer and wine by the glass. 'I'ilen tllerc arc the tlirec provinces. Manitoba, Alberta. and British Coi- umbia, that to their loss in every way have legalized bocr parlors. A writer in Tulsa (Okla-l Tribunu p111». h=5 antl-argunlents ail/er this style: _ “If ‘beer could assure 111951161115?- u the big brewers and their political; tools insist, Germany “M1111 V’ lending money i° Wilii street t” day, England has o. legalized 11411101’ tralllc. It is quite a. business. In 1929, it is ofllcially recoil-ed. the British‘ people spent $1-5°°.°°°-°°° for drink. Ycl; ilic some Yell-T’. and in spitc oi the taxes collected from blowers, distlllers anl saloonkcelie" —Iwhicli the wets of this ccnniry say would be larfle. "W151i m m“ the Government-tile British _Gov- cmlncnt was pllyillu i101“ 71° 5° m“? unemployed workers that its treasury went into a. deficit which foioed the levying of almost eenilscntcry ism upon‘ all incomes. If a 108811184 liq‘ uor trafllc could brill! i" "n! 0' prosperity, instead of faoifl! m“ condition the Enrich “@1116 11° Vi" tually tax-free and every ma" °11 i" dole should bl; independently wealthy." -

Strickland oillilcnd in Rank" tells in rhymc=

However. the beer talk iniriln" me, I once would have said interests me," bu; that is old stuff. It means tho same. but "intrigues" has it over. "interests" like a ielli- M14 11¢" 15 somgthlng 1 though about when I m. all the European bankruptcy and beer, running neck and neck, and yet heard tin clamor for. Ameri- can beer as l! Pililaiic“: l why [g Qennally ill trouble?

She has beer- why h” mrgland got it double?

B113 hi! b84313 * ‘ why is Belgiiun in distress Italy in such a mess?

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picturesque details have gathered round it. Mohammad. for instance, sleepers’ dog, Kit-

Wlien the Sleeper Wakes, when I read of tile wonderful broadcast on Christmas Duy, I was remind- by H. G. At himself with scientifc fiction rather than with social questions, and "When of his best stories. It rsrl something like this: A millionaire on n vaca- tion in Cornwall, ilollces s. lonely individual oontelnplaiing the sea, and enters into conversation with the stranger, sort of chap. is n victim oi insomnia and hasn't hnd a good sleep for a long time, the ‘millionaire. out of pity, hotel to have

must “has been gilid", for the stranger goes to of curse. won't have him disturbed. After he

has slept for two day! the local M. D. is caued in. and after I week's slumber the sleeper has attracted nation wide notice: As he still sleeps he la removed f flir- thcr study to the 0011080 of ur- geona. or some such place. where securely boxed in a sort oi incu- bator, and with all sorts of meter! attached to lria person, w; leave him to slumber for two hundred years.

‘The millionaire dies, as all mil- lionaires milet, and having neither klth nor kin, leaves his money in trust for the stranger he has be- friefided.

At last the sleeper wakes to a very differ-opt world. Just at this point we may recall that Wells was Writing in the shadow of the Victorian days, and when he fills the sleeper’; world with alrshipl. radio. and television, he was (like the king of old) among the pro- phets. Tile trilstees of the million- aire's money had invested. it judi- ciously in land, so that the sleep- er. afterhls long rest, finds him-

isphere. In the process of acquir- ing the land the common people had fared ill: the council had re- duced them to a condition of sla- very. They worked in bommunal factories and fed in communal dining rooms: and their lives were spent as the coilncii ordered. They sighed for a delivercr and when the sleeper woke they felt thatthe hour had come! The "sleeperW-I ivmet his name-with the senti mentalism of his own past cen- tury, sympathizcs with them, and standing in s, central tower, be- fore mouthpiece and lens, broad- casts his message to his subjects: they are to have the land given back to then-l. whereupon ' civil war breaks out between the king and the Council. It is r0 long since I read the book that the end of the story is rather hazy, but I think the Council is defeated tho‘ the "sleeper" is killed. There is, I note, a cheap edition. oi’ this work to be had in Canada.

y when the sleeper awoke, London was roofed in, to be ' “ ,. ndent of the weather, and innumerable windmills on the roof provided electricity for light and heat. There were no newspapers: while the people ate their communal dinner they heard the news gobbled by

One would think theied be sou-row

Where there's beer.

The miilenniumkl come tomorrow Ware there beer. .

Yet the countries that have brought

us To the brink where you now spot

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115. Raising bogies that have got us- All have beer! '

I'd espouse that panacea

Foamy beer. I'd believe that there would he a

» heaven here,

Were there beer. But the grieving is the deepest

Where the stufl has been the

cheapest;

Road to solvency seems steepest

Where there's beer! were that brew the magic token-

Potent beer. Then that word should soon

spoken

Over here. But those frantic demonstrations Of a. lack pi clothes and rations In thine beer-befuddeld nations-

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England's Chancellor of - Exchequer Elevated to Pecrlll

On the l. mmerldation of Pre- micr Ramsay MaoDonald, recently, Philip Bnowden, England's chancel- lor of the exohequcr, was created a visoount by King 5017119. I114 W" made a member of the House of lords. The honor ls a. deserved trib- ute to its recipient for many reis- onl. and ls especially plowing to n11 White Ribboners, since for many scars the newly created viscount and Lady Snowden have been tee- totaiers and staunch friends to the icausc of tcmpcrlnw- A 9W1‘ "1"" son, crippled from boyhood, Loni Snlywden not only acquired I 8°05 education, but has. in the words oi the "Baptist," become a foremost champion of social justice and ha! rendered such notable public service as hasvagain and again evoked the applause of the whole nation. His wife is a kindred spirit who by her writings, miloicai attainments, and social services merits the honor that has thus come also to her. The "BID tit"- editor notes the contrast whore a poor men's eon alts down with i110 rich. lud also another contrast: “One who has opposed the 11'1"" iuleinea sits down with distfllers and brewers. m such numbers have powerful liquor men been the recip- ients of such honors that not 1on8 since Lady Astor declared the peer- age might appropriately be dubbed

Where there's beer?

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rival radios. I cannot iooollect that i autocnri were mentioned. but air- Iilipe aboundcd. Perhaps cars will be obsolete in two hunted years?

Fillies of the North Atlantic. 1'1" Purposes of comparison this Nkion is bounded by the western and the eastern shores, (or as some scientists call them, the North American and the British dis- tricts) which lle, roughly, between 60 and so degrees north latitude. The fishes of the‘ North American di-"iirict generally bear a strong af- finity w those of the British coasts. for many British species Hinze completely solos the Atlan- tic, while othor isolated British Specimens are not infrequent, but fail to obtain a permanent footing. On both shores. it is to be noted. l southern glement is to be found. 0n the eastern shore there is a considerable admixture of species from the Mediterranean region; Oil the western shore these are re-

placed by West Indian species. Very few Mediterranean flshis cross the Atlantic, while the

American area has half a dozen Zenera, of few species, which are not found on the opposite coasts. The history and distribution of the North Atlantic species of fishes would furnish a most enthralling study if literature were forthcom- ing at a price within the reach cf the average purse,

A Decimal System for Britain? The advantages of the "dollar and cent" monetary system are so great, that the canudian is in- clined to ask why does the Briton stick_to the antiquated, cunllbrous system of pounds, shillings, and pence? In reply it may be said also that a decimal monetary system has often been advocated and four schemes. at least, have been considered, but the theoretical and practical disadvantages of such a system have not as yet been overcome. The difficulty in the selection oi a suitable unit by which to reckon, and the unwill- ingness of the people to make the charigu in gpeaking and thlnkyg

of the new system lnust first be got over. '

Of these schemes. that which would retain the sovereign or

pound as the unit of value, has been most favored, since there al- ready exlsts the iiorln. wh‘cll is

G. a. Wilson‘ is reported tcfhave said, ‘In four London brewing com- panies, I have counted among the shareholders, 46 peers, 20 peso-eases. 1G1 lords, "ladies and honorablee, 4'! baronets and 106 knights.‘ One can imagine with what consternation these aristocratic representatives of the trade will listen when Philip snowden rises in tile House of lords to declare, as he did a While ago elsewhere ‘I have marvelled at the indlflerence of the commercial and businass classes, and especially o! penditure on drink. Every penny that goes to the public-houses from tile working-class home is a p911"? that ought to be going to the KN‘ .cer, butcher or tailor; and if it were spent in that way, instead of the way in which it is spent, all those trades would receive very great atimulus.’ It is to be hoped that

men of Snowdelis spirit upon whom to barrow high honorsfl-Thhe Un- ion Slgnal, The American Nafional W. C. '1‘. U. Weekly.

0’Leary and Vicinity

The regular monthly meeting of the Dunblane W. I. was held at the home of Mrs. Percy McPherson on Jan. 5. A. pleasant evening was spent, and a neat sum added to the funds. .

The members of the United W. M‘. S. met at the home of Mrs- Wcbster Boultei- on Jan. 6 for the annual meeting. The President, Mrs. Cleo. H. Mclsaac presided. The new officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. 2.‘. L. McDougall: Vice Presdent Mrs, jv, p; McDonald; Secretary Tkcasurcr; Mrs. Webster Boulter, Temp. Secretary and Missionary Monthly Secretary. Mrs. D. A. Mc- Pherson; S. H. Secretary, Mrs. W. E. McDonald. Next meeting will be held at the liome of Mrs. George H. Mclsaac, on Feb. 1.

. H. B. Boatu, West Point, on Jan.

DIODOIed to divide the fiorln into 10 cent-i and ihe cent into lo mils- Tho cent would thus be worth 51mm‘ 3 1-3 Pence, and the mill less than a far-thing. new coins equivalent to these (and multiples of them) would be required. The disadvantages would be the gbqll- "i?" 0f i118 Denny 11nd halfpenny. tothe great inconvenience of the poorer people whose unit of value in the penny. for which there would be no decimal equlvalmt. Several other current com; would become obsolete.

Another scheme begins g1, the other end of the scale and selects inc inching as the unit. This le- rains the halfpenny and the penny, to the great convenience of the poor. the postal authorities, and many small imposis: while the old coins would still be ggzrvlcgable. But "every bean has its black", k5 the fable says. The cent or "dolt" would be 10 farthings; the florin 10 doits.‘ and the sovereign 10 fiorins. This would make the sov- creign or pound just 1,000 far-things or 20 shilling 10 pence: to the mat inconvenience_ of national finance, banking and commerce.

Tho other schemes select the half-sovereigns (l0 shillings), and the penny. respectively as the unit oi value: however we need not consider these further than to say that each has disadvantages to offset its benefits.

The adoption of the first scheme was recommended by a committee of the House of Commons about the middle of last century, but public opinion has not as yet sanc- tioned the change. And the Oom- mons could not act as the Sultan of Turkey did in lhose days. That despot.’ announced that for the space oi seven years his subjects must buy and sell all articles by his new metric system of weights and measures as well as by the old system then in vogue. At the end of seven years the old system was to be discontinued. and the decimal or metric system alone to be used: and this was done!

The delay in adopting a decimal system of coinage may yet prove to be a biesing in disguise, for the time seems to be fast ap- proaching when the whole or the British Empire‘ must re-arrangc its currency on an international

one-tenth of a pound; it is further lasis. and on modern lines. ‘

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