| Mr. Shepherd says that i-n the hun- dreds of rings in which French boxers have appeared with Ameri- cana in the past eighteen months it has been observed that below the waist th F ` \/ai, prec- given bu: _ it f no war for not and °'“ to the ports Of were 8! Clemencesll en _ _ _ :Spiga -which tevqwveoiilie tsupposed them capable of, that we take leave"` “ _,O suggest that Mr Shepherd is uu- duly pessimistic and that if another war comes along soon the French will be able to wi-n it by baseball _.like the late war. i Too Rough for a- Game We are told that th_e French con- sider it -an extremely rough pastime. Not long ago a dougblioy was struck by 'an automobile; his clothes were torn; his scalp was cut; blood flowed freely. A Frechman pushed his way through the crowd that sur- rounded the tinllortunate-' and inl- quired, ‘~Biiseball?" The French people whether they have tried t_o take part in the exercises or liavc been mere spectators. have some reason for doubting that ‘baseball is more of ii sportthan a iight. They see the opposing teams with grim faces, the howling partisans in the bleachers. the desperate efforts to intimidate the umpire, thd natur- ally they fail to understand that this is all part of the game, part of American psychology. and can be forgi'ven_if they prefer something a trifle less strenuous. particularly after a war. Those who have tried to play have as a rule broken or dislocated -fingers to show for it, be- cause the Frenchman tries to catch the ball "girl fashion” and a slight error of judgment 'when the hands are, in this position is certain to be attended with 'painful iresults. Like to Kick the Ball Another thing- Mr. Shepherd no- ticed _ was that ..the . Frencfimen seem- ed unable to pitch a ball; they could throw round arm with a ,motion of bowling or lobbing, but found it dliiicult to throwp with the neces- sary snap and bent elbow effect, which they call “throwing with the broken arm." Perhaps -the reason for this is that " in‘ most of their games _the ~ Frenchmen have found it more necessary to use their legs than their arms. The little French boy- kicks as naturally as a little American boy throws. On one c- casion. when a lot of balls were lost -by being knocked but of the lot, the military police, who were detailed to find them, reported that in every case the boys who has -picked up the balls were usng them ss foot- balls. For generations the French- man has been notoriously clumsy with his hands, from the boxing pojnt lot |vle\\1. liiit equally adopt with his feet, as their rough game of savate testifies. It ought to be mentioned that this disability to make a good showing in the ring has passed with the present genera-‘ tion, for in Carpentier, the French have one of the best men living of his weight, Better Leg; than Americans e renchman is usually the t.iat general on ‘ ob,per_v.iti-ans from ' by an effort more great ox- Eatne th-it extraction as is _hlave lieanl- 'so much from other- sources oi"'the~en- thusiasm wi-th _which the French have hailed the game. and we 'have me 'French o such marvellous -3, , » . 0,-,°_'fs ' 'WRlTE IDU \ A i we §~ _ v i - MAKES Cl"lll.DREN ROBUS1' - fit’ ' tc-:':.= A '£3' ‘.1.¢‘:._ A s \u ~ Q ". . 1 THE COYYAN OOHPANY LT-P TORONTO _ -¢' Just as often the Ainerlcaii fiiiis' hcl? ter shoulders anti is stronger. There can be little doubt tha: the games for this difference. Oi' course. in baseball, speed and well-musclco legs are desirable either in running tho bases or in fielding a hit ball. The Frenchman has these qualities in as great perfection as any- peo- ple on earth. He has also a good eye. Ii' he had been taught io throw and catch a ball from child- hood there can be no doubt that in a few years we might find the French meeting the Americans on equal terms at baseball. Of course it would also -be necessary that base- ball should become a national obses- sion with the French as well as with the Americans. Train Up a_ Chlld‘ ' ' -But considerations which make it highly improbable that the French poiln will ever become'an expert ball player apply to all games' in all nationali-tiesu it is extremely rare that we ever find a man be- coming an expert who has not taken gp his particular _game in childhood olf is one of the few exoeDfi0“9 W this i-ale. ln Canada. for instance. we have found it rarely. indeed, that any but the native-born really ex- cels at our national games of _la- crosse one recalls Fred Stagg and in profession-al hockey Joe Hall, who with the handicap of birth 0\lfSil»€ this country became noted .pll1Y€\'S More than 90 per cent ct the glen!" est baseball players were born lu llic United States, und perhaps eight DPP .cent box-n"in Canada, where the game is almost universally. Played- leavlng just two out of the hundred to be provided by Europe 11i1tl'-‘\Slf=\- FIJI FASHIONS Mr, R. W. Dalton. in lils reD0l`l ‘lf the trade of the Fiji islands, swys:- "Skirts are gradually gatiniiig in DUD- ularity among the Fi1ia_llB~ All kmfls of soft tennis shirts with collar a.id pocket or collar and two -pockets sell freely. These shirts are usually worn for dressy occasions. when' the nat; lves are generally clothed -ln white or cram. There is an increasing de* inaiid for khaki shorts and trousei's.| The sliorts are eltlier -plain or with buckle knees and are being Worn by Fijian men beneath or instead of ti loin clitli. There is also ii ‘large Sale of umbrellas. Hs Couldn't C°ugh y 'The King-“l must have g0ld Will lmbecile! Cough up!" Primo Minister-“B\it.y<>ur Majesty. Biliierior in muscle and in speed. shiftier on his feet and QUICK" \ r- aj '___ ._ . , ` ` y. ~ , l , * Society hundreds, if not thousands, of . / ° ` ` . . - y 2 Growing- v jg Rompmg _'_' oungsters 5 thrive Splendidly on A '_ cream or -a't'Gr°oce'rs. ' ’ Mau liyésauiisn Postum Cereal Col.td.Wln€NéA‘FiitfG"FoR o|i=FesEN'rl A sou purport of by the U. inerce. T the rnva feasts on taste. T makes no legged cre wood sho The ter makers, must oison all stand kllii di-ying, if they cater to the wants of the nth Ameicla This is the an egg shell. No varnish protects. The only woods that escape destruc- o ' . tion are the Spanish cedar, resinous a bulletin issued recently|Geoi~‘gia pine. and others that con- S. department of Com- tain a substance disagreeable to the his is necessary to thwart taste of the termite. ef ll" W00‘|§ lhill almelll U’ ll-“ The man who nia.'.e up his mind to gee ofthe termit which _--~~"*--~- h 9 h¢U‘d“959 Of the W°0d breed up his herd and uses good, purc- dlU`€l@!1CP l-0 the lime Six' bred sires persistenly, generation al- lure. Which begins 6811118 ter generaaion, will have a good herd W llflef being hafchei- free from unprofitable cows in due mite W0t‘llB Secretly. buf- time, provided he raises the calves a rt l‘0W|l\8 in umerable tunnels. running well rleveln s and feats the cows usually w n ' it only a. thin Fuiniture uooils wit will with expect to peole of S % ,». » Grote at . Delicious-Economical ,F perhaps it was the clear subconscious grasp of business detail-of a Rus- sian banker who was addicted to the \ habit of getting up at night and -look- banker had been examining the pros- pectus of an oil company about to be formed, in which he had planned to buy an interest. But after mature de- liberation, lwlth his obdeqtiyg mind ' (the mind we use while awake) he decided not to “take a chance” . "However, a few days later his ag- ents told him they had -followed his ' instructions and had bought heavily l '- -ing this purchase. Th-is _letten he had written while asleep, and ho had not the slightest .recollection oi"it. With- in two years the banker had added two and a hair mtiiam dollars' to his already. overswollen account-which puts him in the championship class 'of » . sleep-walking money-mskers.’_' ~ Hind-Btlrrupc ' good milk. “See any fancy ridin’ while you ‘ws-'g _ east?" ,asked Three-Finger 3gm_ , ' ‘ "l sure did," answered Cactus J°¢_ ' ln the' cars have to hang on will; their wrists in straps." . f “Jes' think of that. Usin’ the gq|».it; rups for their hands instead of their y feeti,'_’--Wuhin|ton18toi° .1 Nia!- ing over his papers while asleep. -The ' 0 » _` ~ for his account in the proposition, at :‘"'-- r.~_Mac p the some time showing him aietter, , _ , `; " _ _ , written in -his hand-writing, euthorls- ' " ul ' food » » ¢ ,ry _ i . a I h the grain, and lea'vini;;pi'opt=rly and guu.i'd.s against _disease sliell on the outside. Oi- getting into his cattle. -n 1 -- .J v -_-_'Jr-_-Q ‘GU€SSin DO€SH’tllt-P 0 '- TH AME:-iic/in rss-r Iron its presence is not noted num* _, Maniiims oiv|Ei.'E'r‘rEs _ ‘ some person takes hold of ai chain! ---- ' _ - p _thc top of a desk, or the panel of al The “Pele lldele" (Paris) states int ii a clieiiiicsl poison that bureau and the object cruiiclies like.a recent issue’-‘-,that the eggs of »the _ __ :_;__ __-a I* _ `-_ __ __ _V --_.__ e ' 'Q_- tlog-fisli possess. all the nutritive qualities uf ordinary farm eggs. Until lately, the dog-fish was quite neglect- ed by ilshernien and flung back into the sea as worthless, but today the flsli is being actively _sought by ships specially fitted for this class of lish- ing. The eggs of the dog-iisli 'are fre- quently found as large as lien's eggs. Tortoise eggs are 'considered a great delicacy, and make excellent omelettes. They are, however, under- stood to be not adapted for boiling; the wh-ite of the egg does not harden as in the ordinary breakfast. table 955- . ‘ -‘$-'it l-_ m Authority _ Take this yrubber plant into the fgai-deli . " “.’\iisti'css said I wus to put it on the balcony, sir." “Do as l tell -you. You will put it in the- garden first. Alterward you can put it on the balcony."-Boston 'l‘i'unsci'ipt _ _ Monkey-Talk Pi'oi‘c;»-sox' Garnet' reports that the female ape says “Moohoo/'A and the male ape replies “NVahoo." Evolution doesn't aippt.-ar to have carried us very tar. A chap on the moonli-tbeach ia.-at night said, "Who is oo? and the slrl replied, "l'i-i oo's."-San Francis"- eo (lhmniclo. g=s= ' %1 ... ~- ' - _Y " .'__'. il g Y Accurate Weighing Soon Saves Cost of ;Scale "‘Absui°d, foolish ideal” That’s what you would very I000\-I5 properly say if your dealer proposed to guess the weight * of your seed grain that you pay good money for. deed-you demandtit weighed, and accurately weighed, too. l c _ Then why in the world is it considered safe tosell thousands of dollars’ worth of live-stock by guess! Don?t lose money any more by guessing the weight of what you sell--weigh everything! Know to a pound where you stand. 'I‘hat’s business! Get a. 4 -/f___ With an easily contrived extra platform you can weigh cattle, horses, sheep and swine. ,You _can wheel the scale to any spot on the gprm and weigh grain. 'Just slip the nose of the truck under th _bag and tip_1t up ontothe scale. That is easier, surely, than lifting it bodily onto a platform scale. In the pictures you see how the Renfrew is tested. Note that it will weigh accurately ‘on the corners as well as on the No in- . -.___‘__,’ l'-_-_. : `.lf ',\"' LT 5< A t . `.§ r- -- _-l \. . s§_ ~ /_ centre. It weighs correctly on uneven ground--a platform scale must be level i And the Renfrew Scale takes up no valuable floor space. Just tip it up on end anywhere out of the way. It is built for a lifetime of knocking around. It’s not heavy for it is built of the very strongest materials that combine strengthwith light weight. It is accurate as a watch. Every individual scale is tested by a government inspector and ii certificate _ of correct weight comes with every scale. Can you afford to be without one any longer? Write now for free illustrated literature and name _of nearest dealer to you. _ _ Renfrew Hes`d”Qfii:`e and Works, ' Renfrew, Ont. VBrsnc|\"cs` almost everywhere in Canada. Eastern Branch,“SUSSEX. N.B. Quebec. Brsnpli,,,¢MONTREAL Oihu lines: R¢¥1"'cav`C1eam Separator, "But everythings topsyturvy_ people ' fflffjt 610801 T1‘dCl01. ‘ _ ,_ -_ -it 1 ~r . .iff l s ,__ Erecting Tests-Every Renfrew Truck Scale is tested by ii govern- pictures show some ment inspector in our factory. The of these exacting tests. Not only do tli_ese tests include those for various weights up to 2,000 ends 500 LBS pounds, but for _cor- rect weighing on sides. l and corners. Every Renfrew carries a government certifi- cate of correct weight. -\. /`§ i"i_ ' " BU __ . » au, a ft 'fp--__ t .LM ,WE -_,,. ` »‘..~'=~ .,_v ,;, ,tag ig § -jig( .-1 _