’ PIWGE. FOUR 7 "mm cunt.‘ W. WN GUARD l IAN JUNE 11, 1926 ilil [llllllllllTEiiWN BlilllilllN IuW-Gloehr Idllor and lounges, 1:3. lid-lam Lhfl-OOLD-l. Barnett. Yin-Indian!» I. Insllnnon. D. l. 0. lllllllo Llano! FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 192s obs stat-ire necoomzzo “That this Conference expresses its sympathy with those provinces, which by reason of conditions pe- collar to them have not progressed as anticipated, and urges upon the Federal Government that it should favorably consider affording relisfibfllce or their Supervisor, Miss for ihomes of this province and conu- ‘try. estimated nor its future possibili- ities limited. iselres b)‘ helping them. who are doing so much Their work calrnol The Women's institutes are 10s», iing much in the retirement Idlhr, D. I. QIIHQ the be over- We shall help our- from ‘ N oii§s iifthéhwai" The Government's old age pen- sion bill, which passed the House of ' Commons some time ago has been than two-thirds majority of 46 to 21. The basic principle on whlcll such pensions is founded is sound enough and measures founded thereon are and have been in suc- cessflli operation in various Euro- pean countries and Australia for years past. But it has not yet come into general favor in Ameri- The King Government's bill iwas in several ways crlrde and im- practicable. By being ‘made de- pendent upon the joint support of both “the federal anti provincial t lca. to each oi such provinces in aformiHelsn Mathleson, who has wisely authorities, a condition to which that tions." This resolution, of utmost inrport-ied ‘by Miss McKenna, who, we loci‘ ant-e to the tMuritimt-s, and especi- ally to Prince Edward island, was moved by Atitrrrley-ilelleral W. F‘. Nickle, of Ontario. by Premier 'l‘ascheresu, oi’ Quebec, alld seconded and was adopted unanimously. ‘So far as the Premiers’ Collier- ence is concerned. the matter of our claims for consideration is set- fled. vlnces have unanimously recogniz- The Premiers of all the pro- ed otlr claims for compensation. it is now up to the federal govern-v meat, and that body cannot wt-ll afford to overlook it. Premier Stewart and his col- rhilsasues. Hon. Adrien Arsenault and Mr. George D. Pope. .\i.1..A., this province, are to be congratulated who presented the case for on this unanimous recognition by the other Premiers. Premiers Bax- ter and ‘Rhodes, also pllt up a strong will ahleilorate these corltil-jatid tactfully guided thorn for tilt-i ipast several years. She is succeed- sure will receive from the member- ship the loyal suport and co-opera- lion which has brought the organ- izatlon to standard. its present excellent -——-—~<nDO1I———-——— ABANDONED 'I‘be word. abandoned. is a mal- odorous one. Yet witll all its trf- fensiveness it is written large across the history of Looking ' backward session, how the present Government. over the previous many abandoned measures do we find. The provincial premiers were to be called together, according to a promise ‘by Premier King. for n conference 0n Senate reform. The conference and the v abandoned. Adjustment freight rates was abandoned. of ocean Any pleil for the joint claims of lire, Mllrilimflfl. and they also are (‘ll-i titled to the hearty cnmlnetltiatitrm of their respective provinces. The Maritime case has- been ably| reduction in existing duties would be submitted to a tariff- board be- the reductioll. This l)\'t§l‘l1- fore making was uba-ndtrned anti the ti meni proceeded to reduce the lariil" without tronsulling tbt» board. not half the provinces would coll- lscnt, it was destined to fall still- born even if both Houses oi‘ Pur- lialrletit hall passed it. The call for age pensions was pressed upon the Government main- ily by ‘Progressives and organized ‘labor. it passed ill the House of ‘Columbus on sufferance, as other bills frequently do, partly because hardly any member cared to on- pose the principle atld partly be- cause members voting for it be- lieved and hoped that the Senate would reject it, as has now occur- red. in the game of politics it is not a new thing for a member ul‘ the majority who passed n bill through the Conlmons to after- wards use his influence toward tie- feating it in the Upper House. The defeat of this bill in the Senate may have ‘been tirade doubly sure lll that way. lt was not on party lines that the pension bill reyurm we“. was finally defeated. The Conserv- should fill up and then empty it- ative majority in the Senate has been much reduced "by the appoillt- nrenls which the present Govern- imellt has made and it is quite up parent that a considerable number ot‘ Liberal isenators must have vot- ed to defeat the Governlneirfs old age pension bill. Has Canada too many port: of defeated in the Senate by the nlore ‘ ‘Trr F iliibat Evin‘ of _ forties W.Qarfon,MQ ""1"" .. WATCHING THE TEST MEAL l often tal-k about the X-ray meal, which as a‘ matter of fact is sllll ply [W0 0i’ three 01inch‘; of hut-mm, a white substance something like little. which nrlxte-i with a pint of’ blittermlk will make n dark shadow all the way through the intestinal tanaL Thus when taken into the mouth you can watch lt by means. of the fiuoroscope, and sec it ruzi down the tube from the month into the stomach. if there is any obstruc- tion on the way down you would see ‘the black shadow bulge hack- ward and then pass down through the narrowed opening i-nto the stomach. ‘After it is in the stomach you would take a look about four hours after the meal was taken, and find- rrrost if not all of ii, had passed in- to the small intestine. -Whllst it was in the stomach you could sea the ‘shape 0f ‘the stomach and whe- ther all parts ot‘ the stomach wall were working properly at their churning job. Then its course through the small intestine would be watched, the lelrgth 0f time it takes to pass through, and the shatpe of the small intestine itself will -be shown. This is where the nourishment ls absorbed from the food. Then as it approaches the large intestine and passes through the valve imto the large intestine, any delay or extra speed in this vicin- ity will ‘be noted Almost immediately after arriv- ng in large intestine at lower right side of alhdomen it reaches the appendix. anti that ‘little organ self again, if it is in normal condi- tion. Alter passing the appendix, it al- most immediately climbs upward .fully realized that it was made by At Work Condensed from Nature Magazi (May. '26.) L. W. Browneil Anyone who has" ever closely examined a bird's nest and it“ two little creatures with no other tools than their feet and bills must admit that it represents no insis- nificatrt job. Not long ago it was by privil- ege to watch a pair of Red-eyed Vireos. one of our fairly common small-sized birds, during the entire time that they were occupied ill the building oi their nest. er small, cup-shaped affair hanging pendant from some small crotch. usually at or tlear the extreme end of a branch. lt is a real marvel of symmetry and neatness. About two and one-halt inches across and the sanle, or nearly so, in depth, it is compactly and strongly built and will withstand the storms of winter so well that it is often in almost as good condition the following spring as wbenit was first built. However, it is never used a second time by the birds, although, occasionally, a pair of white-footed mice will cover over and occupy one of these dur- ing the winter. lt is constructed of coarse gmss- es, strippings from dead weed stems, the inner bark ot‘ cedar. strips of grape-vine bark anti sim- ilar pliable material. The birds frequently exercise their artistic sense by adorning the outside with small scraps of paper, small co- coons, bits of spider's web arid egg sacs and other like articles. The situation of the nest was at the end of a low hanging brancll of an apple tree and not more than ill the larger intestine on the right side until it reaches a point under, the liver, then curves ‘sharply and] goes across abdomen, untlerneathl ll normal stomach to the left side.‘ where it again makes a sharp curve, ‘this time downward, todower; left pill‘! 0f fllbdOmen, whgre l1 five feet from the grollnd. l was fortunate in having found a pair of birds ‘that continued undisturbed with their building operations while l stood, with my camera, only about three feet away. Feathered Architects ’l‘he nest of this species is a raih~ The Public Forum UIIIIUOUI“ not annually endorse the or hum o! unanflidanll. .cv~rwFOOQOOO©QQ44FFO§§@. FLAGRANT RAILWAY DISCRIMINATION Sir,—-l would like to drawjourat- tention to the gross discrimination which is being pllt over on the Maritime Provinces by our two Railways in the matter of Sam‘mer excursion [ares from Winnipeg and the West. The regular tare from Win- nipeg to Vancouver is 5 96.75 The Summer excursion fare, Winnipeg Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle 3 76.40 A reduction of i 20.35 Regular fare from Winnipeg to Halifax. $117.55 Slimmer excursion {are Win- nipeg to Halifax A reduction of .95 Summer excursion lures quoted by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, Winnipeg to ‘Boston vltl St. Paul and return $104.05, while the fare by Canadian Railways to St. John is $109.40, and $117.55 to Halifax. The regular fare from St. Paul. 'Minn., to Boston is $102.00 and the summer excursion fare is $83.11. reduction of approximately $20.00, while all that our own Rail- ways give Maritime traffic from Winnipeg to Halifax and ‘Maritime points is a reduction of 95 cents arid then advertise it as Summer Excursion fare. This certainly is discrimination against the Mari- times as a Slimmer Resort. There are thousands of people in West- ern Canada who would visit the Maritimes in the summer if they were given an excursion fare. Yours truly, (Sgd-L. H. C. HODGS 210 Cllrrie Bldg. Winnipeg, (it is understood on information on BANK-staccato --- Summary of Assets and Liabilities 30th April, 1926 ASSETS Gold, Dominion Notes, and Silver coin . .. Deposit with Central Gold Reserve Diposih made with and Balances duo Eon other laulninCanuh . . . . . . Balances duo by Banks and Banking Corru- pondonls elsewhere than in Canada Call and Short loans on Bonds, Debentures and Stocks tics . . . Railway and Stocks Canadian Munieip Bank Promises . . . . credit (as per contra) . . . Notes in circulation . . Dopnlih . . Letters of credit ouhtan s}... Dominion and Provincial Gout-amen! Securi- hi... 1...; 5.14s..." his Ll 's'.'...§i'ti'.'.' Lia 5.11‘... Foreign and Colonial Public Securities other than Canadian . . . . . . . . . . . . Nola: and choquu of other Bani“ . United Stain-and other foreign cur-ran Loans and Discounts and other Assets Liabilities of customers under Intern of LIABHJTIES TO PUBLIC --.--....-st. Other-liabilities ........-....-..-..--.. Exceu of Aesehovcr to Public ......--...............$61,673,300.16 _ . a 14,520,050» i5 . ,:t . . . t). ‘T. - i ‘ti-slits 11324.net»; 142,490,850,“ V03,408,444,y| 55.555.104.08 ' aa,a9s.as1.1o 2l.501.szz.ea Lasssraas 317,820,20l.83 11,950,000.00 s... 12.501.891.90 -.$Z4JLL3Q51. 1 2 iii $ 4i ,674,442.00 332,412, 155.75 1Z,581,897.90 790,561.31 —-—————~—_-_ 8ss1,4s9,ose.9a -...»- W. u given us by Mr. .l. O. Hylltldllilfl that Dr. Hodgson is following the matter up. slid has been in com- munication with tSir plenry Thorn- ton and the Railway 'D€l)l1l‘lll19li1 as well as Maritime reprcserlt- atives at 0ttawn.)-—Ed. G. with a new piece of material would. after first attaching and partly weaving it into the body of the YES We l-lave it drug it commonly happens that we are asked if ‘we have some particular medicine or other Vand- when we say that we have it the customer article replies: Well, I .. "lakes a" ,S,, curve) and thence out have looked ail over town for it. t, th m. the body. The beginnings of the nes e You can readily see that a lot Mlfoundation so to speak, were made. informant)“ ca,“ 1b,, gathered h-omiirom long. course; dead grassesi watching this test meal trowel theiTliese were laid loosely over the‘ fiiyriléggghh “iiifhcrniiiik Niilwylorks of the crotch. occasionally S ‘.~i on 1B a f) w Q have chronic indigestion, cosnstatt-tiwith u mm or ‘W0 amum] the ‘wig pains in the abdomen in any partto hold them in position, anti allow- thcreof, chronic coastlpatioma fearied m hang down 1n 100p; and of chronic illlpendlcilifgghould. have l e a v ‘a series oi’ pictures taken of the s r “met ' test imt-ur on its journey, and "m5 Gradually, as the birds continued help their physician in tanking hisito bring material the loose ends of presented; m‘ merit“ have heeniThe Old Age Pensions Scheme entry’! The question is raised by Twilgiiileii hi‘ a" ii‘? Ollie!‘ Pi" kmed‘ n (“hills Commercial Protective Associ- "invfli: iS‘_H,M_ m, n", 58mm?‘ nation which has made a series oi’ strnngsr? we ghnl] ngw 100k t-(n-nscheme which. Md H hecome ‘aw. recommendations to the Commit- ward Wm! assurance mm m“ fHL-Ewnuld tee oi the House ot‘ Commons now eral government will comply witlli structure, settle down into the nest, shaping it with its body anti at the some time twitching and pulling the piece into position. Often out‘. of the birds, usually the female. would remain in the nest while her mate brought her material. She would turn round and round, pllil- ing at this piece, giving a tug at that, tucking in some loose ‘end here and another there, llnttl all w“ as rkmy These customers and other; ‘will save time by remem- bering that this ia the store that has ‘it. The White Drug Store l. a. lAllillESON DRUGGIST what t-lainl could be have meant that the pro- ii, investigating the administration of the Department of Customs anti Excise. The Protective Association recommends a drastic reduction oi‘ the number of (‘anadlarr ports of entry. Tilis may seem tn be an vinccs wilich would rlol ildnpt the spirit and letter ot‘ lilt- reuniti- tiotl. ,arrd none of them would-except iihe prairie provinces, wllich had wow ‘ A GREAT CONVENTHJN ‘tlemandcti it-mtlst pay the old age I the better citizenship. the healthier ' was ill progress. fllf-Ehfiilllli-l for thc one or two atlopl-l Fifteen thousand dollars raisedilng provinces. There were other‘- it should itillcti,| dollars of this amount expended Ofkfllld no reason at all why it should during the past year, ten tirollsartd reasons why be improving school surroundings andipass either the Commons or the equipment and general cornlrrilnitylSenats. The ‘Rural Credits schema up-iteep-a voluntary donation ttriwoultl provide loans debtor help. where help was needed. Sucliifarmers in the western provinces. 1n substance, though not in illestylnd the rest of Canada would put words-was the modest report giV-‘UD the Ihtthey-and EB! "tile. ii I f0T en ‘by the Supervisor of Women's any, of it back. This, too, We trust will meet n violent death in tho Senate if it is not abandoned ‘be fore it gets there. The Alberta School question has been referred to the Collris and the Alberta Re sources question has been Fifteen tholtsand dollars t-rttrrn dolled until after the session. 'l‘he thrown Into the somewhat nleagraflileiliiiin 0i Maritime Rilliilfl hi! revenue supporting the social, ctltl-iiwifll handed 0V8!‘ l0 8 ROY“! C0"!- lniltslon and now, the Government institutes at the public meeting on Wednesday night in connection with the Provincial Convention of Women's institutes, or most important conventions over held in this (city. one the aban- caiional and elevating ltndertak- is trying to rush through the busi- ness of the session in order to es- lngs of the province is a very con- siderable amount. especially when we realize capl- discussing the report 0i‘ the that the amount was raised in small amounts from the Customs investigation Committee. For its own sake the Government has acted with the cunning of a practiced trickster. it has evaded every responsibility, no doubt be- lieving it has cleverly avoided "putting its foot in it," while its press and its sponsors are joyous- proceeds oi‘ entertainments of varl' nus kinds held in- the rural dis- tricts. Had the "lords ot creation" by similar means, raised anti con- tributed such an amount for such purposes, the weikin would have rung with their praises. The contribution of this cqngmuly admiring its acrobatic stunts. arable sum for purely community with! d0 the 11501118 0i Canada betterment was the smallest part think of the Performance? will of the achievements of the Wo- they stand for such a thins. and men's lnstltufas during the pnat continue calling it a Government. year. in tact it was only incidental to the greater work, to the com- munity trpllit, the better schools, some of them even, "the best Gov- If this is responsible government, if it is a Government for the people physical and moral life, all nfllld ‘by the petiole. then the veooie which are involved in the institute have sadly fallen, but we do not motto, "For Home and cntmtryflihelieve they have so fallen; they And all of this work was carrle-lnlre only waiting for an opportunity on quietly. unostentatiously. Wlth‘l0 niece the Government whore it belongs. ernment Canada ever had"? the exception of an occasional press notice the general public scarcely knew that this great movement for thaibetterment of home and country -i-—a-o-o---- EDITORIAL NOTES. ‘Rock island. which has sprung into fa-me as a smuggling centre. is in the County of Stansteatl, and Mr. Baldwin, Liberal M.‘P., wrote in March, i925, to Hon. Jacques Bureau, than ‘Minister of Customs. that the activity of Customs oili- clals along the border was "un- ltady tMh-oarlftllly and to, as far settling his constituency and driv- as possible, Olllf into the spirit of|lng it into the Tory fold." The y,» cd-opiraterpith the devoted Ottawa investigation shows flint if is not necessary here lo enter into details of the work of the Wo- men's Institutes. The various re- ports, published in yesterday's and today's Guardian, tell the story. and we title anon our readers to ipersons who are not familiar Wliii1 diagnosis. it is well invested money whey tllcr there is anything wron-g or‘ the facts on which ii is based, anfiol- outline of which is here suirjoincd. extraordinary proposal to maul“ O§OQ §Q§4GQ OQ- Daily Selections FOR Guardian Readers ooo++o<voo4+++o+oo++0++ Juno 1i, 1926 BllEJSSil-NG ‘AN D (J UR3‘|_N(;_ “Blessed is he that ‘hleseeth thee, and cursed is ire that curseth thee." Nu. 24:9. Oanada, with an estimated popli- iation of 9.000.000 has 681 new‘ <11‘ entry at which Customs revenue is collected, the amount so collected n the your 1924-5 being $210,215,655. The United States, with a popula- tion of 117,000,000 has only 270 ports of entry. ill which in tilt- year 1924-5 the ‘Customs duties col- lected were $543,351,044. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, ‘with about 50,000,000 people, has 80 ports oi‘ entry, which collected in the year 1923 Customs dutiety amounting lo $643,972,707. It is noteworthy al- so that the number of British ports of entry has been reduced wiilritl three years past frolrl E18 to 80. PRAYER-whiny we Lord, ever bless and never curse. THE DAY 0F SPECIALISTS Each man ills special task mugl choose, _ Tile Jack-of-all-trades is no more; Ullc man puts eyelets in your shoes, Alwiilel‘ Paints the cellar door; Tile doctor twho looks at throat ‘Can't treat you for; an injured knee; ‘ii Yvtfve a kidney tilat’s afloat ‘Slime flheciaiist you'll have to see. Canada has a port of entry for every 13,750 of its people; the lin- ited States has one for every 431,- 000 people and the United Kiniltinm only one for every 625,000. it ili pointed out that the very large number of Customs collecting ports involves the employment of 3,244 persons in tile outside service of the Department, of wllom 2.903 re- ceive more than $1.000 each in sal- ary. The excessive number ot‘ ports and outports, adds largely to the cost of collecting the revenu- es and this at a time when econ- omy is of the most vital inrport- ance to the ‘taxpayer. YOUT The mun ‘who drives in nails must not Manipulate the plane or saw; Each lawyer must devote thought To some especial branch of law. The man who works on plgton rings ‘Knows nothing else about your his car, A dozen different hands do things ln shaping a ten-cent cigar. Don't ask the man who mows the latwa To beat the hedge; The smith who fastens horse shoes on "t ~t ‘Q ‘is not the one to swing a sledge; One dentist pulls teeth out, and one Manipulator the soothing drill; iBy specialists the wolik- is done in office and in shop and mill. Of the 681 Ports, Outporto and I'll!!! 0f‘ trim the Preventive Stations at. which rev- enue wns collected last year the Maritime Provinces have 204. Nova Scotia has 131. ‘New Brunswick 56, and ‘Prince Edward Island 17. The Ports in the Maritlmes number 42, bf which 28 are in Nova Scotltl. 12 in New Brunswick and 2 in our own ‘Province. in many of the Outports and Preventive Stations the collections are small through- out Canada. ln the ‘Maritlmes there were 41 of these that collect- etl less than $100 each and b0 that collected front 8100 to $500, with 2.1 in the $500 to $1,000 class. This makes a total of 114 Outports anti Stations in the Maritimes not one oi which collected so much as $1000 during tho. year. The dietitian must not. try, Although your pain may be sev- ere, To tslre a cinder from your eye Or probe for trouble in your ear. These are the days of specialists. lBy narrow paths men reach suc- cells; The crook alone, if seems, insists On learning general crnoketlnettn. -8. E. Killer I ><i friendships readily, and cars a great deal for society. You have considerable pride. are careful of npenrtlncea, anti will be most hap- v tn your horns. - Be careful in money matters, and do not try to outshine others. -—- Your ‘birth-stone Is a pearl, which June "r-‘YOII are inteiiectnltaiomggng hum, lnd m" ||(q_ ’ 5 5"" ""d°'- "d ' 3°“. u °" Your flower ls the almanac You have good judgment, sad ‘Ilvor yam.‘ m,“ up," n. ,m,~'i,Y these streamers were caught up and woven in with the new pieces. The foundation began to take were settled to her entire saiis- one built by a more fi-iciion- The". ii‘ her mate had not pair anti tile design is always the brought some more material, shape. At first it seemed as though simply placing the lnuterial they what the ilnal outcome would be. Bllt, as they progressed, it could be seen that they were working with a definite nnethod and each mew piece of material brought had. its allotted position as surely as do the boards, beams and rafters ill a human abode. Nor were the pieces chosen at random but selected with some care ‘as to their fitness and l noticed upon several occasions that if a piece was brought that, after several trials, did not exactly fit the requirements, it was diseartiflli and another piece sought to take its place. But the time that ‘l left. in the late afternoon of the first day, l could sea that the birds were gradually bringing order out of chaos. Oa the second day, the nest be- gan to take a definite shape, al- though still quite unkempt looking. All the work so far had been dons by the birds while clining to the branches and bending far over l0 push and pull each piece into posi- tlon with their ‘bills, cleverly inter- weaving it with those aireadl’ there. Often they would literally stand upon their heads. This pro- cesg was continued during the greater part. of this day. hilt h! 1i"? middle of the afternoon the shell had sufficient strength to ‘bear the weight of the builder's bod!’- Thereafter each bird upon arriving o++0+0++04+0+oo++o0++¢~4' Daily Lessons -In English - ly W. L. Gordon 1 WORDS OFTEN MISUSE): Don't gay “come in the room." Sh! "into." OMEN tMilSP-RONOUNCED: ae- cept. ‘Accent last syllable, and don't pronounce first syllable as k. OPP-EN MIBSPEMJ-ID: simul- taneous. QYNONYMB: reality, honesty, nus. WORD STUDY: three times and it is your veracity. truthful- truth, "Uss a tword ' bet us in! one word each day. Today's vtord- lffitlblwh; constituting a - . ‘mil ms of 'yi 'ssttocrstfflti v faunas our vocabulary ‘by master‘ she would go to find some for her- liie bird" were W°“‘*"‘8 “i """1°"“,ae1t- Frequently t saw her pullout Dose. llllfi the birds 1111f] left it l sonre piece that had already been brought with little thought as to woven m‘ evidently unsmmucumproceeded to dissect 1L iiy, and adjust it over again 0r llis- card it entirely. Thfolighout the third day a much smaller amount of material was added. Tile birds spent mucil of their time in shaping and adjust- ing the nest. Occasionally, when they seemed to find a spot. that needed strengthening they would leave atrd be gone for some ‘tirfit. probably having difllculty in ‘filld- ing just the piece needed. During this day also they brought pieces of material that seemed to be mere- iy for adornment. These they at- tached to the outside of the nest and one couTd not lbut admit that they added to the beauty of the structure anti possibly helped to ‘blend the home with its surround- ings. 18y six o'clock that evening, all that remained was to fit tile lining to the nest. The lining. in the case of the nest of the vireo, is almost always composed of ‘fine strippingst or bark from the grape-vine, and is usual- ly not attached to the body of the nest but is woven together and m. ted snugly inside. The lining may usually be lifted out intact without injury to it or the rest of the nest. rut! birds worked nearly all of the fourth day on the lining. They seamed to exercise great care in the selection of the material and to use the greatest pains in its ad- justment. They would spend long periods in the nest, turning their bodies round and round and press- ing each piece dawn firmly and smoothly after it -bsd been woven In with the others. No piece was allowed to remain on edge, but all must. lie flat and as evenly platted as basket work. The nest was now a finished ar. ticle in every sense-dlrmly and compactly built to withstand all of the elements to destroy it, and with the lining as smooth and symmetrical as though it had been pressed in by machinery. in a word, it was a work 6f art design- ed for irse, and although lhad watched practically every step of its construction l could not hut wonder how they had accomplish- ed it. Not. the least wonderful fea- ture of the performance is that they ‘m do it with no previous training, for the first nest built by opal: of birds is almost. if its: gaitogag. - ‘ . 0iTsame.... experienced After the nest had served its pur- took the nest borne with rue and ‘it was necessary to use the greatest care ill order to take out each pielze whole. Ollcemore l paid tribute to the marvelous nrt of weaving possessed by these birds, arld i realized that l. nor ally other llll- mall being, with all my tcrr fingers and every tool l might bring to my aid could over hope to duplicate it. Finally, after some hours 0i’ steady work, l had it reduced to its com- Pimem Darts. ‘How many pieces were there? A total of 1186 pieces! Quite a irumber for" one pair of little birds to carry one by ‘one and weave into tlrs structure of a nest in less than four days of actual la- bor. Tllillk it over and see it you agree. General Assembly (‘By Our Special correspondent.) MONT-REAL, June 8.——The As- sembly opened on ‘Monday morning with i1 full attendance of commis- sioners, notwithstanding ‘many of them had taken Sunday duty all over the province of Quebec. The first item on the docket was the report on correspondence with other churches, given in by Rev. Stuart Parker, Toronto. The Rev. Bruce Muir spoke on this report with special reference to the rela- tion ot the ‘Presbyterian Church in Canada to the Scottish churches. The ‘Rev. Finlay Macintosh. super.- intendent of missions for the Mar- itime Synod. next gave his report. lt was most encouraging and full of optimism. He spoke highly of the ioyalpeople of ‘Prince Edward island. who amid trying circum- stances were holding fast until or- dained ministers are got for their‘ vacant churches. Mr. Macintosh intends to visit the Island soon and go to encourage all the minorityi Smalls. At the close of Mr. Mac- lntosh's address, a high tribute was paid to Mr. S. Geddes Nichol. rot Mahone Bay, Nova Bcotia, for his muni-ficent gift to the continu- ing ‘Presbyterian: there of a new church. tMr. ‘Nicol was called t0, the platform by the Moderator and; Warmly thanked for his handsome sift. Mr. Nichol replied in a very quiet. unassuming way, and when he finished the Assamibiy rose tol its feet and applauded him for some minutes. The church at Ma- hone Bay cost $10,000, and la a fine building. When Church Union ‘look place the minority who re- mained steadfast had to worship for a time in a hail, but aovr. through 1dr. Nichohs kintlnssrare ltbia to worship tn‘ pace and lin- hi‘? Y. Mr. Nichol ll-atieotlmalt. JI‘ IIOMOIMI at th ulriiut! ‘ 2.. ‘Mtisaoftlipassg, VII- culicd George Srrrith, 1).D., oi Si. Cather- ine's. Mr. Slnith passed llwtll’ 1"‘ tertltly. _ years nrinit-iter of ‘st. (Tulilerilis a. and has exerted a great influence throughout the whole Niagara Pen- insula. 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