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’ Ueiliom» has the community in which he lived been more genuinely mm“ 111 mum-thy and sorrow thin at ‘the wholly unexpected Filling of O. Burton Dignan, only In of Mr. and ma. J. R. Dlgnan as l-Iowlan, P.E.I., on December am In" Prince County Hospital, . m; lerverai weeks he had been sick with and convalesolng from double

Plmlllllwlllal when an operation to l drain one lung became neoesary.‘

This was performed with appgnnt. iy every success on Saturday morn- ing. Sunday afternoon he suddenly showed signs of collapse, from which the beat of medical and tlllrsing- attention failed to rally him. Being forced by death to give up the struggle early in the evening Burton Diirhan was one of the fine spkits of his generation which by his passing at the early age of z; years. has been left a good deal

poorer. His genuine spirit of helpfulness and good fellow- ship: his unimpeachable moral

character: his fine sense of loyaltv to the finest and best in life all made him a prime favourite with all his friends. and a. younq man that will be verv greatly missed in circles that in these days loudly call for thc. exhibition of such Qualiﬁes as he possessed in high delrcc. and to the wrest comfort and peace oi‘ those who remain to mourn his passing. he died in tho some leaﬂess. simple. trusting way in which ‘ho lived. His name was on the mcmhewhin roll. and he was a member nf the choir. in the United Church of Conoda at Bloomfield. He was a valued mclnber of OTﬁarv Dwlslon No. :40. and of the Grand Division of Prince Edward Island of the Sons cf Trmnerancc. and 0' the 0’Lea'r lillnlc Chorus; and in all these spheres of activity he will be wrentlv yniswd. and not easy to replace, But. of course. from no sphere of ltfc will he be so greatly mlsrrri cc from his own home. frrm which his passing has taken the last iunior YflQ”"bl3'l'._COYlS9!1\l8l'itiY a verv lame Cil"‘i8 of relatives and {ﬁends sympathize most deeolv with the family in their bereave- ment. The funeral. in the numbers which gathered to fill the church to its. utmost capacity and more. and the‘ floral expressions of love and svmnathy in their number and beauty. were mute evidence of “how greatly (thrvi lover Hinaf’

The service at the church was QQTVTHMPIY hv his minister. the Rev. A."1‘. ‘Faker. assisted bv three min- isters from gpivhborlng churches. 115v. w. .1. ‘Phillips, Anglican; no». J._W. Turnlm wlazerine; Rev. ‘f... W. Parker. riniteci.

The nTcary ‘Male Chorus in full strength song the hymns "T to the 1111's"; "we are col down the valley one ‘by One"' and “Only a Little Vftllie".

The words of aoolooiotion and comfort expressed in the funeral addressed centred around the (Mirth word of the text. "WI-ll Done ‘Firm! Good and Faithful Scrvant." "good" was a word unsnol-inlzlv used of him by all those who lmcw his life.

The order _ _ perance .p~ovirlcd- honorary" 1E1)" bearers. and double g-anksfo‘ me ‘- hers throughwhlch F. his emalifi? were carried from the strcettddshe church. Followtlgthe serviccﬁt . Order. leading the. oroc marched‘ to the grave side, where committal, service by the minister. the funeral, service of the Sons of Temperance was beau- tifully carried out under the dlrec»; tion of Mr. Rupert M. MacNeili, Worthy Patriarch of the Division.

The Honorary Pail Bearers-w fellow Sons of Temperance, were; Elmo Crozier. FﬁYﬂB-ll MwNﬂll. Alvin Palmer, Fred Matthews. R181! Boulterand Earnest Phillips. The acting Pall Beale . who were cousins of the deceased were? Pena-icy Hardy. Herman Leslie and Edwin Dilman. .

‘Ilhe ﬂoral expressions of love and gym thy were from: The Family. (a pillow); The Sons of Temper- ance, (emblem of the order); sprays from the choir of Bloomfield Church; The Ulcary Male Choir; The Session of Bloomfield Church; Mr. and Mrs. L. EL Profitt and gap-lily; Uncle Ervin Ramsay and family: Russell. vem. Linnie and Wallace Raynor; Mr- and Mrs- Bylopn Gallant and family. (wreath); Miss Llnnie Platte‘. (cresdspt)

of the Sons-hf Tem-

Besidféhis parents there re- mains‘ o

mourn their loss one ‘sister, 1111' Alban Craswell, Bloom-

: n1. These have the un- ‘htlnted sympathy ‘of a very large iuianpdnlty of people of various murmu- . Interment was in Bloomfield ‘United Church oemetry. .

. . OITAWA, Moderate increases

.1084 by the Dom Statistics.

,. Production of creamer-y ibutter in “as totalled 230.348.1115 ownda 2335mm as 1884

pétfwelit while m estimated

qomporod with an increase of so cheese production

for i085 at 100308.28! with 90,846.01’! pmmdr our yell‘, an lnwedle ofi

somewhatigshy

‘dress. she has her ovzn ideas, and

Jan. 37-— tor.) -f in the produc- tion of both cheese and butter in

Canada are reported" for 1935 over lnion Bureau of

Dowager

George, who became Queen on his ‘death, is the daugh- ter of Francis Paul Charles Inuis Alexander, Duke of Teck. e was born at Kensington Palace n May 28, 1967. and was chrlsten Vio- torla Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes.

A Princess in her own right by

her direct descent from the Duke of Cambridge. son of King George I'll, she was a. cousin of her hus- band. She was married to King George, then Duke of York, at the Chapel Royal. St. James Palace, on July 6, 1893. m 1901, soon after the death of Queen Victoria, the Duke of York was created Prince of Wales and his wile then became Princess of Wales. on the death of her father-in-law, King Edward VII, in May. 1910, she became Queen of England, and was crown- ed with King Gwrge at Westmin- ster Abbey on June 22, 1911. Her Majesty is Lady 0f the Most Noble Order of the Garter, of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, of the Royal Order 0f Vio- torla and A'b'.*rt, of the Imperial Order of the Clown of India. and Dime Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. she also has the decorations of the Royal Red Cross and is a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John of Jeru- salem; has the Legion of Honor of France and the Order of El Kemal of Egypt. She is Colonel-in-Chicf of theThirteenth-Eighteenth Queen Maryis own Hussars and o! the 100th Brigade, Royal Field Artil- lery, and Commandcr-ln-Chlef of Queen Mary's Women's Anny Aux- iliary Corps. She has received hon- orary degrees from the Universities of Wales, London, Glasgow, Edin- burgh, Oxford and Aberdeen.

Educated Partly Abroad

Queen Mary. who is two years younger than King George, was

attained a high degree of popular- ity. being generally known as "Princess May.’ In Deccmbzr, 1931, her engage- ment to the Duke of Clarence, eld- er son of the Prince of Wales. was announced and the wcddlng was set fonFebruary of the next year. Jan. 2'1, however, the Duke suddenly alter a short illness. Her ellllg-{Sfllfllt to Prince George was anncunced in May, 1893, and they were married two months later. The Princess of wales. Prince George's mother, was at first opposed to the marriage but its popularity with the p:op‘e and the strong attachment of the couple induced her to give her consent. Brcliight up amidlthe traditions the V qtollan courtgﬁgqlzen Mary re- .0

tainedmispy of the ions of that period." Shh has alwaqmbeen of a and retiring disposi- the same time she

tlon. "out; t

visits through- has displayed

.Onher

quently enadc; unannogiped

to the homes cf work jg -people.. Although extremely cratic in her contact-withlhcy, iects. the Queen is strict in hex-i insistence that correct procedure be followed in formal matters. Ill, matters of

women presented at Court are re- quired to conform}. ithem.

The Queen ims s ' _ astly set her face against many ‘y -_the present- da/y customs._In is of dress she has set her ownyéashion. and. although her dough r, Princess Mary, the Countess of Harewood. and her daughter-lli-lpw, the Duch- ess of York have tened their skirts, not mite so’ h, however. as many of the resses, the Queen still subscribes to the style

always carries a parasol; - :

. The modern dancing choc never won the Queen's approval, and it is said that she frequently remonstra- tad with her eldest son preference for dances that origin- ated in America. ' '

‘l’ Her ‘Affection for Children

,3." By no means Queen Mary for to be, she has friends who know her at range, as being

Cunliff- ~ “Queen

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A True

Born A British Princess, Mary Has Always Been _Popular With The Masses. “Masterful In Man- ner”. She Compensated For Earlier Delicate Health By Vigorous Self-Education.

widow of King Dowager

carefwly educat/sd both in England. and abroad, and while quite young‘.

o; tightly over the head.

lackedﬁiorlge of the dignity that hen

‘until

stre

that ‘leaves them buton inch or! two from the ground. And in day-_. light hours in public the _Q110Ql1|

the aloof woman nored. long wu rWuted been described by male salmon vary. close hatoberles abvlmdantly worm- hearted. Some years ago it. was cut their written ofrlwr by the late rredcrfck

v u. f stream mold day. ‘ P will It than , wido mother-in-lavl reas and disposed to show co ~ blamed for a

1 _.ind oe- and. forbearance mo ""_ . Shelia masterful s ‘ from onnea- and her speech,

Q u e e n Helpmate

invites obedience and profound m spect rather than adoration, and suggests exceptional common sense and level-headednesa rather than feminine elegance."

A gentler appraisal has come with Kfeater knowledge of her deep sym- pathy for tbs people of the slums and her particular affection for children. Universal admiration was shown for her display of fortitude the King's critical illness in The World War brought her sym- pathetic works into full play. She inaugurated Queen Mary's Needle- work Guild on Aug. l0, 1914. to "organize a collection of garments for those who will suffer on an- count oi the wa-r." Ten days later the Queen opened the Work for Women Fund. establishing some seventy special relief workroom: through which 9.000 women passed before the following llbbruary.

The Queen has always been a familiar figure in tibe West End shopping district of London, select-

ing her purchases with great care ,

and with due regard to economical prices. She has always mode a point to buy only British-made articles and her presents to her re- latives, friends and servants at. Christmas and other occasions have always been bought by herself.

Throughout her married life she proved a true helpmate to Kin; George, who in his first public ad- dress after his accession to the throne said: »

"I am encouraged by the knowl- edge that in my dear Wife I have a constant helpmate in every en- deavor for our people's good?’

Reclaiming Land For Half Million

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 27-—-H0lland ls going ahead with its plans for the complete reclamation o? the Zuydcr Zee, its huge semi-inland lake. -

The Government ha". decided that work shall be started on the north-eastern "polder, an area. of about 117,500 acres. This will take five yearscnd will ccst. about $85.- 000.000. When it is ﬁnished there

On died will be land available for 500,000 le

The. cniirc reclaimed Zuyder Zeﬂ area of 600 0E3 acre; will give shel-

iter to 2.500.000 lYOlVC.

Two islands will become part of the mainland when the work i5 finished. They are Urk and Schok- land. The people of Urk still wear illc Dutch national, costume, the women spsrting c. lacecalp drawn

The‘~work of reélclnlation started in 1920. It took ll years to turn the north-western polder intoler- ti‘e land and the complete recla- mation of the north eastern poldor. .._a5 apart from draining-will take 1950. _ The reclamation work will give

employment‘ to 5.600 men. and when

ﬁnished, provide room for young er: who can find no scope now bec use of the thickly populated condition of the country.

.. .3

Bears Tito Good. ,

Asqiisher llolks

was skeptical when _ _ salmon tossed up on the bank of a am within a few yards of one another in the Queen Charlottopls- lands by an anglinpbruin. it was disclosed in n. report issued by the Fisheries Department. '

While the department makes evely effort to keep the repmduc- n of salmon adequate, which is ential for successful maintenance iCanada/s Pacific coast salmon ‘ , it m believed black been ake a heavy toll of spawning al.1- mon in the Queen Charlottes and probably in other parts cf British

about his Columbia.

Fin narrow and shallow streams bears find it easy tn scoop up fish with their powerful paws and fling them ashore, mine of them to be devoured at leisure and others ig-

the number 0f eggs in fe- at one fof the the svm-ze for son was 8.350 Prey!!!

While

stantiail at one _

t0 MIPWM

in the locum of salmon

Electricity Drafted Ut-l- t- For Killing Flies l ma m“ Seen

CAPE TOWN. Jan. 27--The game of ‘xwattlng the fly" will become ‘a thin; of the past. if experiments being carried out by the gntgmqj- cgy section of the Demrtmmt of 118569111111. South Africa, are suc-

and soap were needed for school, it W98 moved and seconded that we get samc. The sick committee re- __A‘p_ortcd they visited sick and gave ‘tnsm Christmas treat. It was re- Dorted all bills were paid. Committee appointed for next month were Sick: Mrs. Gordon Mc- Lean, Mrs. Roland Easter; school Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. George bean; Lunch: Mrs. Bert Lone, Miss Alvlna Easter and Mrs. Bruce Mac- Donald; Program consisted of a Solo by Roms. Mitchell. Through the Rye" and a Question naire on Public Health under the leadership of Mrs. Gordon McLean Collection amounted to 50 cents. Meeting closed with the Lunch was served by the committee. Mrs. Roland Easter invited the members for next meeting. (Patriot Please Ccpyl

PRAISES RAILWAYS OF SOUTH AFRICA

12.11550: Radium Given by Storms

‘CAPE TOWN. Jan. 27—(C.P. world traveller is full of praise for the south African railways:

"South Africa L; proud oi its railways." he writes. "They are sur- Druingly cheap after my recent European experiences. Instead of $25 for two nights’ sleepers, which is the Spanish rate, the rate here for two night , believe 1t =11 not. is 75 cents. Instead of ex- ' pecﬁlng 75 cizlts a night tip. the rortn- expects six.

"But the high spot of the south African railways ls the dining oar. Here breakfast is a0 cents. ditto and dinner 95 cents. And such meafsl They put the wagon r93. tam-ants to shame. And after din- ner you may stay as late as you like, drinking first, Van der Hum, n. local liquor, and later your whisky and soda, while the trade of the world."

0f Garbage Gas

cosmic ray metresds; up 1.. the some room show that. evzxy time it rains man gets a radium bath, andi that half an hour altfrward there, is lid down on the earth an imper- ceptitfe film of radio-active lead.

These findings are described in the Phyzical Review today, as re. Wrted by Richard 1.. Donn of the University of Chicago. The cosmic‘ my metres were made for the tests hur l-l. Compton, now now measurements of cosmic rays in Canada and several other widely separated parts of the

houszwife may goon be able drop the garbage down the kitchen lclrain and get back go; m run the

ul It is hoped that the day may soon arrive when people will sit comfortably at home at night and

grinder on the drainplpe, and the lgrinders are being developed Prof. iHarold Babbitt, University o.‘ Il- ‘llnok. lnsfructor in sanitary engin- eering. rcpartrd today.

Production and disﬁiblltion of tha gas would be the community's

have rcvisediwo 3°b new types of insect killer, worked by cfectrlcliy. One is a flat; screen of elsctrifledWal-s to fit over l. window where insects are abundant. and the other a c screen around a strong e light, which attract; the Various kinds of light can be used. and any small insect coming in contact with the screens l: immed- iately burnt up. LIIBQI insects are

screens over the flash representing the death of

Fbaslbllity of such a scheme has been dcmonstra‘ -‘ by experiments at the university, bitt said. Those proved the plan would be profitab! to the munici- liﬂllty as well u the householder. Engineers. the professor explain- ed. have ion‘ , ndered the possibil- ity of disposing of garbage and lewlgo together. They first tested the practicability of collecting the garbage under the present system and dumping it into the sewage disposal plant. Th1; did not work because the garbage '.‘soured" ‘ lllﬂiiizul-ien" links and stop-

and.

‘During trial testing in .0. single mom the metres measured radio-activity of the air during and. ilut after a. rainstorm. This radio- activity comes fipm radium, and‘ radium comes 510m the earth. Q, men. Them is s. minute quantity of radium in all or nearly all the surface rockr. It takes 1600 year! for this radium to r

.___________.__. FARM EXPORTS SRO“! DECLINE

‘orrawa. Jrnunzy. 2110.2.)- The export of Canadian form p10-

NORTH WILTSIIIRE W. I. l ‘ed in value w $3.-

246306 COmpnNd with December, 1934, a decrease 754.080 or 5D per cent. The leading decreases wheat from 045030.010 to barley from 01,930,942 oats from 0358.674. to $49. 834,030 to $673, bran from $407,681 to were some notab tatoes from $20,498 to

The regular monthly meeting of the North Wlltshire W. 1. was held 0n Tuesday evening at lhe home of Mrs. Frank Mitchell. The meeting by singing God Save the King, followed by tho Creed and roll call which was answered by remedies for colds, burns. and poison. Seven members were present. The nlinutes of previous meeting were read. adopted and signed by the

letters of thanks for treat-s were then read. Also a letter from Mrs. D. Nicholson for pilnt "rt at Christmas. ported that towels -~-:."_’ _.“-i=;'__—*

—BY GEORGE MCMANU3

The screen: can be worked off the ordinary lighting circuit, and a small transformer will eliminate all danger of shocks to human be- N"

process.

The invention of an electric gur- bag. grinder, to be attached on the dnlin under the kitchen sink, was

announced. The grinder

. the d h formation of radon. a

11° Y iheif-in fut so potent ings.

Many of South pesto. however, an not attracted by ordinary um. and u» pciontiato will have to study tbs effective- nus of different lupin m-

thirlmilnotaomzchrodonua

still further product of that pa. knownurldlougﬂandrldlum

the radon gas is grace /of radium. M51 half life of

lc incrallscs: P0‘

fresh pork from 02.77 fresh beef from 811.743 powdered on: from $7.65 687. tallow from and wool from 86.773 to

I004 mm?’ new experi showed. it was assimilated with the