Montreal witness and Canadian homestead the people's paper, 16 août 1922, mercredi 16 août 1922

[" soun DOUGALL & GO, Publishers + Ke Wechs EsxtFie Giving an Account, 8 the Witness was going to press last week, the leader of the Government and he of the Opposition, were using the first moments of freedom from parila- ment to broadcast their principles, or, at all events, their policies.Mr.Mackenzie King spoke at Seacliffe Park, & well-rail- wayed point near the western end of Lake Brie, a good centre for a purely agricul tural population of confirmed Liberal preferences, a faithfui bottom land, from which he had culled no less than threg of his ministers.It was in the parlieus of Kingston, the ancient capital, a vicinity where ail is blue, that, aided by a dance and barbecue, at the east end of Lake Ontario\u2019s shore, another lion gave a louder roar.Mr.Mackensie King told of the wonders the government had done, or had been about or going to do, during its short and distracted tenure of office.Mr, Mel- ghen told of much more that it had not done, of those things which, In courting the people, the party had set forth as its policy.In a later speech he expressed distress that\u2018the new Jerusalem bad not come.With most of us our ideals surpass our achievement, even when there is nothing but our own limitations to hinder.How much more when we find ourselves in the same boat with people of very dit- ferent ideals.Indeed, when did a govern.meat carry out .its whole programme?\u2018What is intevesting in the Prime Minister's speet is what he sets forth as the aim and purpose of the dovernment He SAYS as its governing principle a deter: Jpination to carry out the will of the peo fie.Delay of action, he ssid, was sometimes noasssary tn oréte'to mata sure what is \u2018the people's mind.\u2018This ie à pringiple that can easily be made the ex- cuss for any imefficiemcy.À govermment to lend as well ai to follow.Mem legisiators, not oaly to do their will automatons, but te tMek and act them Mr.King coulé not, with Sir Lomer Gouin in his cabinet, declare for free trade; so he rang a clear note on reciprocity.He dwelt om the mischief the rejection of it has wrought, and announced Canada\u2019s readiness to acoept it, indeed, the Government's eagerness to gain the ground that has been lost.At all events, it had been wise to let Washington kmow, through Mr.Fieléing'a visit, that, if Canada was seeking openings for her trade elsewhere, it meant no defiance of her maighbor.There were, he said, differences between the people as to government ownership of railways.He might not have besa wrong in adding, sharp differences aldo within the cabinet.It was one of the Government's watchful waiting points.But they were giving their best endeavor to make public ownership as jt exists a auc cess.To this end they were creating a new bonnf-ef management with abeolute- ly no rallway interests of their own.To get am executive management thoroughly expert yot emtirely disinterested it might be necessary to go abroad.This last was equivalent to an announcement of ig- tention.The coumtry at large will probably comcur im his assumption that such « course would give satisfaction.The Bow Bond fesus.EADING that the Government was offering new bonds at the same rate of interest to replace 178 million maturing on the first of December next, we read on with anxiety to know if exemplion from taxation was also to be renewed.it was a relief to learn, not only that it would not, but that no more such loans would be is sued.The issue of big domestic loans free from taxation is a fine way of enabling capitalists to eacspe incomd tax.The ex emption is of amall advantage to the man à ordinary income, as such incomes are | affairs, MONTREAL WITNESS CANADIAN HOMESTEAD = The People's Paper voL.LXXVti =.MONTREAL, taxed lightly.The r the income the higher the taxation\u2019 Wherefore the richer thy man the better ft pays him to put his money into non-taxable debentures.So that the very part of the mation\u2019s possess: ions which ought most to be taxed, namely, the surplus of the rich, is provided with a way of escape.Why should the capital which is taking the risks of the mation\u2019s industrial activities be taxed, and that which is lying (die tn the shape of govern: ment bonds not be taxed?! We have always been in favor of government raising its loass directly from our own people, for the double reason that it gave the people a personal interest in the goverament's and that it tended to promote thrift.To brimg the mation into a common sympathy two things are necessary.Oa the ome hand, ali capitaliste should be workers, oa the other, all workers should be capitalists.It is umwholesome for any class of the people to be what used to be called \u201cindependent; tbat is, living without working.It is bad for that class them- seives, as every one sees who notes how many rich men's sons and grandsons, and daughters too, go wrong.It is equally a bad thing to have classes who are at com- stant war with capital because they have none, although none of the enterprises by which they live could get on without capital.\u201cGive me neither poverty nor riches,\u201d was the prayer of a wise man of old, and such is certainly the ideal condition for society.Antipathy agaisst Capital O long as there are \u201chaves\u201d and \u201chave mots\u201d some will bave so strong a sentiment against capital that they see In its sinister spirit nothing bus malevolence.Such people precept to economize s design of the capitalist on tbe hard-earned savings of the workman \u2018the farmer.Thess rich people, we have seen it said, want the farmer to save that he may be able to buy the bonds of the great industrial and financial corporations.We do not suppose there are many farmers going to follow that reasoning.Assuming that one bas a surplus, he is mot going, out of mere ill-will to the moneyed interests, to refuse to share the fruits of capital.Apart from the direct claims of the Kingdom of Heaven, always the safest and surest investment\u2014a tremsure im the heavens that falleth mot\u2014a farmer's firs¢ use for capital is in equipping his farm and improving his stock.The next best use is \"Wm co-operative money-lending\" among his neighbors.In Germany be tore the war, and Denmark, there was plenty of money for the farmers\u2019 real needs.It was supplied through groups of tarmers who had their own money in the business, who knew those to whom they lent, and whether they were using it wisely.A wholesome interchange between tows and country interests is also for the public good.But investments should be well advised.Numerous are the cases of persons unaccustomed to finance being tempted, sometimes honestly, into flighty and ruinous {investi- ments.A veritable deluge of mining \u201cbonamsas\u201d is looming on the horison.Gold there is, and oll there is, but the mine and well promoter who cackles loudest has probably least to show.These promoters have am sys on the farmer's income this fall.\u2018There is their mine.Vistory Bond Conversion.NE of the advantages of the war is that so large a percentage of farm: ers and others who had never seen a real live Bond, became possessors of Victory Loan Bomds\u2014and oa the whole they have found such an Investment a far better way of saving money than to leave It in the Savings Bank at three percemt.The sogriin.the AUGUST ts, 1922, Victory Bond, by its small denominations, and by the facility with which it can be soquired, not te speak of the patriotism with which it was gilded, paved the way for & more popular appreciation of this form of investment.Once having tasted the fruits of safely invested money, working night and day for the investor without intermission, regardless of rain or shine or frost ar drought, and persisting into old age, his natural desire is to increase, as he is able, his hoidinge in such investments.Of course the farmer will require to use most of the capital be has im the great enterprise of his life, but a certain per centage of his profits invested each good year in such securities will serve ws an insurance againt hardship in hard years.tory Bond, or even less, have, since the first investment, added other bonds till they have am asset that will stand them ia good stead whem they grow too old to farm.The government's decision to exchange new bonds at the same five percent, plus one month\u2019s interest to the good, in exchange for the Victory Bonds maturing December first, will probably be taken advantage of By most holders who have not other plans for the money when it falls in, next December.These Bonds were issued and absorbed in the excitement of war time and of victory.They are still a patriotic as well as & profitable in vestment and should prove to be extreme- ty popular.That they are fesned to Canadians on the basis of Canadian currency ensures Canada against having to pay excessive exchange rates ia the event of U.8.funds being again at a heavy premium.The Book ef Chronicles.- R.Elayd Georitf has sucéumbat to the Funk and Wagnall offer ot ninety thousand pounds for his memoirs of the war period.Milton got five pounds for \u201cParadise Lost,\u201d and up to twenty should it sel! well.But as the Highiand boatman said when tempting the tempest, \u201cIt is not for your silver bright, but for your wimsome lady; so, of course, it is not the big fee that tempts the great soul, but the winsome opportunity to express himself, to broadcast his vindication of his doings.Self-expression is life.A man lives for his fellow-men or, humanly, not at all.To a man who has boem the very centre of events, who has lived on an eminence where he has been lashed by every wind of detraction, the chance to speak for himself is an unspeakable temptation.No one can question the desirableness of such & one as he putting into writing, while the events are in progress, the inner aspect of those events and a record of the facts and motives which determined decisions.The difficulty is as to their immediate publication.In all human counsels there are confidences that may not be betrayed.Such confidences censé to be such aftar the actors in these negotiations are dead.Many of them can be released much sooner.It must be à delicate matter when a diplomatic states men is making a speech to determine exactly to what length he can go ia explaining his own position.He is not only limited by his confidences but also by the ef- tects of his words upon events, by the interests of his party and his own political safety.One who has spoken so very much must have had great experience in such anxious piloting.Such will need to be the limitations of a book lasued thus in the middle of things.There are things that could be told.There are things that may not be told, and those that will not.The book will be of sensational interest in proportion as it tells things tbat have mot been told; of hidtoric interest as it mar shalls in order and revivifies the facts that lie like scattered bones about our memory.M beyond this man's ol .\\ Many who began by a hundred dollar Vie-| CENTS, $2.48 A YRAR wi and Suberde.TLIO A Wide Misgion.HAT seems to us the fact most unexpected interest is the way in which tbe adventurous publishers dis tribute the prospects of the book, looking for twice as large a return from the United States ss from the whole British Empire.The publishers in question are very experienced in measuring the appetite of doth populations.No doubt, being Ameri can in their tastes and ways, they bave found a resdier response to thelr enter prises in their own country than i» British lands.There ts also the difference in the habits of the two peoples.Americans buy books where English peaple, by long use, seek them im lending libraries.But, while aliowing much for these things, we note with satisfaction that those most competent to judge look for as large an interest in the British Premiers career among the reading class in the United States as in that of Britain itself.This seems to augur much good.While it has been ignorant prejudice on the part of the average voter that bas kept the Un ited States out of her great place in the.comity of ustions\u2014prejudice which has seemed to be inveterate\u2014it is evidemt that among the reading classes there Is ot w à very lively interest in the things of the rest of the world.It can be trusted that this intelligent interest, which the Great War has done so much to stimulats, wifi percolate down to the mass of the people, replacing rooted antipathies with sympathy.Nothing is said about what the publishers expect from translations.We may be fairly sure that all tbe European peoples will want ie read it But fortunately many of them cam read Eag- lish.Arthur Gerrrnn.+, N spite of his untimely death, I prdy tat rot mes PE \u2018 peace for which he labored.\u201d That Is the prayer of King George.\u201cOne of Ireland's most loyal, gifted and courageous sons.\u201d \u201cone for whom my admiration has grown steadily since I met him.\" These are the words of the Prime Minister.Perhaps never since the death of Lord Kitchener did the English-speaking worid experience such a shock, so much had the man done, and so very much more there seemed to ba for him to do.Arthur Griffith was one of the creators of the mew Ireland.He represented .a movement which undoabt- edly caused Ireland great anguish, but which now bears rich hope for Ireland's future and Irish people, indeed, we believe, for the future of the Empire and the world.At the beginning of this century Ireland had reached an unexampled era of peace.Mr.Wyndham's Land Purchase scheme had been inaugurated.There was talk of semi-Home Rule\u2014Devolution, Mr.Redmond was pursuing his stow, cautious constitutional course at Westminster.It was then that the young Dublin journalist, Arthur Griffith, came out with his articles on \u201cThe Resurrection of Hungary.\u201d and boldly advised that Ireland's representatives, far from seeking favors from Britain or allegiance with British parties, should absent themselves from the Union Parlin- ment and depend on their own hand.Bleth of 8inn Fein.T tirst the voice of the prophet tell on deat ears.\u201cPeople who valued their politicians by the sops they were able to extract from the wealthy neighbor could not appreciate a gospel of independence.\u201d But here and there were those who did receive it.Eoin McNeill summed up the ideals of the vement in a word in a Gaelic poem, \u201cSinn Fein\u2014We Ourselves.\u201d The Gaelic League, working along artistic, social and individual lines, had been ant- mated by the same ideals.The two movements coalesced and grew stronger.In all this, Griffith was a leading inftwe ence.He advocated a broad matiosslism WO taking in all Irishmen of all classes and creeds, He was, however, à strenuous oppoment of Jim Larkin, his One Big Un- lon and his strike policy.But politics have always been the absorbing Irish in: terest, and of the early ideals ot Binn Fein, one becams predominant\u2014entire separation from England.The physical force section precipitated the rebellioa of 1916, and carried the dreamers and poets with them {a their wild pap in the dark; some of them to their death.Griffith was deported from Ireland for his share im the enterprise.By this time Ireland 1517, and im 1919 was appointed acting president of the Dail Eireann in the ab released im 1921, and accom- Valera to London in the first conferences with the British prem- beginnings\u2014of Ireland's emancipation, as those engaged in it look at it now.The loss of him, worn out at the early age of fifty, at the very péak of his efficiency, will be a staggering blow to Mr.Collins, who, more of a man of ready action, but less of a rock of reliance] wilt feel the need of his guide and friend at every turn.Indeed, all Ireland's well-wishers will be desolated at the oes of Arthur Griffith.Modestly educated at a Christian Brothers\u2019 school, he grew up in the enlightening at mosphere of a newspaper office and became a competent writer, author and student of the nationalist movements of the past century, whoee success stimulated him, as his will stimulate others.Whether he was or was not too marrow a aatiomalist, who is to judge?Natioralifm was the very spirit of the age in which he lived.\u2018Whether he was or was not too much of an optimist im his youthful confidence that Ireland was capable of self-government, time will show.What appears is that, as the sf e went on, he became more and more ling to follow O'Connell, Parnell and Redmond in accepting, at least for the time being, the greatest measure of aslf- government compatible with continued fellowship between the two British Isies.The more his negotiations brought him into touch with the prevailing British feeliag the more he would feel that way.Collapes of the Rebellion.HE capture of Cork by the Irish Free State government seems like the tins! doom of the rebellion, however long it may lurk tn Any form of brigandage.There, as elsewhere, the demon didaft go ont withont tearing its victim, to the grievous loss of the city itself and of Ireland\u2014Ireland whose name was blasphemed in doing such things in it.Till the news came, the last we had from Cork was that the Irish Republic was functioning ia Cork and Kerry having collected about five hundred thousand pounds in taxes, and business men were welcoming their new iiberty by closing their shops and offices.it was not only the bourgeois who were suffering.A document was found on am \u201cirregular\u2019 prisoner, signed by aa insurgent commana dant who bore thie old Bazon name of Ayl ward, conveying orders to \u201chave all avail SNE Te M \"HF AC able moa and commandeered labor work- Ing day and night to make thess roads absolutely impassable,\u201d and further im- structing the recipient that: \u201cthe man who does mot obay at present must receive the extreme penalty.You are at liberty to inflict same on any who disobey orders.\u201d To such a depth had the country and its peo- pie been plunged by the mingled ambition and idealism, unbridled and unbalanced, of the insurgent leaders.Cork.ORK, the metropolis of Southers ireland, stands où an d washed on either side by \u201cthe pleasant water of the River Lee.\u201d It is traditionally knows as \u201crebel Cork,\u201d aad many wild scemes of tumult have from time to time been wit- messed in {ts streets.Streets, however, whose enthusiastic people gave woa- derful welcomes to Queen Victoria, King Bdward aad King George on their visits to the city.The recent history of Cork has besa tragic and troubled.Two or three years ago the Lord Mayor, a moder ate Sinn Feiner, was murdered in his own house by & band of rutfians whose identity was asver discovered.His swccessor, Mr.McSwiney, died om hunger strike, Dur ing \u201cthe Terror\u2019\u2014as the Irish people call the Black and Tan regime\u2014severai members of Crown forces were murdered im Cork and its meighborhood.Their comrades got out of hand, and bent on revange Tan riot through the city.Since Cork fell Clonmel and Fermoy have capitulated.So has Youghal, a ssaport east of Cork.Oa the other hand, Dundalk, the largest port between Dublin and Belfast, has beem seised by rebels, who *-ve also surrounded Drogheda.trregularities.N war the devil is uuchained.Things | muet were hideous in peace become common-placem even virimes.To people brought up under what used to be normal conditions, all this seems abnormal, and we naturally look with confidence to sea the world retcrm 0 its steady-going ways.But what of a whole generation fledged during, as ia Ireland, eight years is which men went qut te kill as a duty, in which aesassimation and wanton destruction were ail in the day's work?patches when aimless and purely stapid destruction and vindictive or wanton ass- assisation are spoken of as the work of \u201cIrregulars.\u201d it is difficult for majority to use = worse word of hustisg big game, common to most men, found at that time abundant scepe im making war upon the King\u2019s uniform and on British Government property, they are now assassiuating their own couatry- men and wracking property that bas been handed over to them.As the \u201cIrregulars\u201d see it, however, it is they only who have been true to Ireland.Those whom they Are fighting are traitors woh have gone over to the enemy.That mayapply to peo ple but it cannot apply to the Irish property they are destroying, and for whose replacement the Irish people will have to pay.In ali that has happened, both in the Great War and in this littie one, we cannot leave out of account the spirit of destruetion that a gentleman finds in shooting elephants or grouse, which, in common folk, is apt to break out explosively, whether in strike riot or rebellion.The lad who, in the name of Ireland was, at twenty, rollicking in mere lawlessness, may at twenty-five have some sense of the mesning of his acts; bat he will not with a good grace condemn his younger cousin who is today following the same wild path.There may be a purifying effect in the farnace of war.Good people looked for that.But its immediate effect is to lower every standard of morals and leave a trail of loose living and crime far in its wake.Let us seek how we may commead the Gospel to those who have lost its anchorage.It will not be accomplished by \u201cThou shalt mot\u201d omly by turning the Ude of sdventure and heroism inio the way.of service, spirit- Looking Férward.O we must bope that this most dis treesing Irish rebellion is mearimg its end.The remnant of the so-called ropub- lican forces is withdrawing into the wilds of Cork and Kerry.Here, as in the case of guerilla bands from time immemorial, \u201cevery one that is ia distress and everyone that is discontented,\u201d will gather themselves umto them, and for a While they will defy the authority of the government.But the country as a whole is sick of fighting and bloodshed.Mr.Col lins and his colleagues have thelr biggest task ahead of them in binding up the ne- tion's wounds and buildiag up the things which have besa destroyed.Six years of war have wrought much physical damage to the country and worse still, bave ac customed the minds of the rising gemers- tion to ideals of violence and destruction.To tura this misdirected energy into healthful channels, to replace violence by industry, to educate towards unity instead of toward division, to cultivate the arts of peace where war has bees held a sacred thing\u2014all this calls fer inspiring leadership like that given el by its ancient prophets.It is a to which the best statesmen of the world to-day are, amid the most aggravating distrac tions, bemdimg their emargies.The bereaved Irish government may realise that they will have the sympathy of the world ia their endeavor, the prayers of the world for thelr sucooss.The Best Fer Ireland.T ta a queer thing this irish Repad llcanism.It is aa exotic.The Irish Celts, whem they first appear in bistory, had their kings.Ireland had four or five kingdoms, often at feud, but generally knit together in a loose federation aller the fashion of the Sazom Meptarchy.We find the Irish treated badly by the Stuarts but remaining utterly loyal te the same Stuarts and their descendants im the days of their calamity.It is ameng the sturdy Ulster Protestants that the Republican idea seems first to have come into { being.There was much sympathy be - tween them amd their kimired who formed a couviderable portion of Washington's fighting force, and troopa returniag from America had to suppress risings ia Bel fast.Later still, Southern Protestants, Lord Edward FitsGerald, Woife Tone and Robert Emmet, allied themselves with the Republicans of the French Revolution for the purpose of effecting a similar overturn in Ireland.The Irish patriots who accomplished most for Ireland were loyalists, though oftea stigmatised as rebels by political opponents.One of Gratlan's famous resolutions was \u201cthat the erows of ireland is and ought to be inseparably united to the crown of Great Britain.\u201d O'Conmell said: \u201cThere lives not a man more deeply convinced that the eomnection between the two countries, established upon the basis of one king and separate parliaments, would be of the utmost value to the peace and happiness of both countries amd to the liberties of the civilized world.\u201d The Redmonds, in the Great War, were \u201cloyal to death.\u201d The receptions accorded to British sovereigns on their rare visits to Ireland, George IV.Queen Victoris, King Edward, King George were enthusiastic in vite of James Larkiz and his One Big Union, Sovietism found Ireland but « poor recruiting ground\u2014this was the verdict of the late \u201cCastle Government.\u201d From this we may hope that tbe de Valera- Barton- Childers separatism will be but a passing phase, and that Ireland wili find her way to loyal participation in the affairs of the Empire.The Irishman has little regard for Communism but be bas come to be an ardent believer in co-op eration.The constructive work of Sir Horace Plunkett, with his Farmers\u2019 Banks, creameries and other co-operative enter prises, is one of the most living, most hopeful, things in modern Ireland.Co operation, for its perfection, \u201cdemands tdealism, but it is the very amtithesis of (he erratic fanaticism which has been the bene of Ireland in the past.MK hoids abundant promise for the Ireland of the future.Press Pewer.HE extent to which homage is being paid by the néwspaper world to an acknowledged chief of the craft is a meas wre of the mastery the great publisher attained over the minds of men.Discussion is rite as to whose hands that dictatorship of his will now fall imto, or, if indeed it can be grasped by any man.i might be well for the world indeed, It it should be found to be a personal gift, not trausfer- able, a3 no greater peril seems to overhang the civilisation of the present day than that such a power over men as js wielded by the newspaper press chould fait into few hands, and these representing capitalistie or personal despotic\\interests, the former the most elusive therefore the moet perilous.The newspaper press is Row anh versal, and is in & semse the light of the world.If it shine from every corner due may at least say that in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.But if the press follows the tendency of this day, te momopoly, it is beyomd the reach of he redemption that is ever in view whese facilities or imdustries become by general coalition, practically nstioasl imstitetions.People say, in the last resort the govern ment will have to take comtrol That would only crown the evil in the case of the newapaper press.A momopoly is ascessarily a tyrant When it seizes the press it becomes s Grant over men's minds and souls, who will iz large num ber bow dowm and worship whatever image it sets up.It seems as though in some way or other the light would have to be rescwed from the arms of mammon or those of wiltwl ambition.A Grestyy Epoch.LESSÆN art Thow, Oh Lord God, that hast preserved us to reach this season! The Lord has chosen ws to wit ness the great miracle that Israel has perienced.Ob, ff wo could fesl what 66 on our ask thee what it means, tell him that after 1852 years of exile and wandering \u2018 the peoples of the earth, Israel ceases to be the distetefited child\u2019 the family of nations.We are restored to our patrimony.The ratification of the mandate gives back our national status We are henceforth registered as à nation in the book of the nations.The days of our aatiomal salvation have dawned.\u201d Such, in tewer words, is the psalm-editorisl of the Canadian Jewish Review.\u201cThe man date,\u201d it says, \u201cgives the Jews the right te be regarded as the political equal of other peoples.\u201d \u201cThe Jew, as a small aation has demanded the right to live his own 1e ua trammeled.Today this demand je admit ted\u201d\u201d Anybody reading all this in its en Ginary sense would understand it to mean that the Jew, being a citizen of the happy: nation se described, fis of mecessity an alien as regards other nations; and he \u2018would hardly be relieved of that distressing codclusien by its being called \u201csilly.\u201d \u201cThe.mandate,\u201d says the Review, \u201cia careful te specify, 80 that there may be no misunderstanding, that this right ls it no way to interfere with or affect the status of fres citizenship, whenever enjoyed by the Jows outside of Palestine.This specification, coupled with the friendly and sympathetis attitude expressed by all the great cour- tries of the world towards Jewish national redemption, makes the argument, so pre- vokatively and coatinuously raised by a handful of assimilated Jews, that Ziomtsm isvoives a domble patriotism, ete, both silly and unwarranted.\u201d It looks as though this silly handful, who are, we presume, when it cemes to close quarters, the great majority, are the only ones who face the facts.According to the sentence quoted, all but a few provokingly silly Jews ame unsssimilated; that is, they are not genuine members of other nations.AH of these are going to belong to the Jewish nation and yet retain their claims to citizenship in the lands of their wanderings and exile.Would not that be a claim to a double citizenship?Lord Balfour bas generally managed to drown any precise conception of what has besa conferred om the Jews in an ocean of graceful megations.But we do mot note that the emancipator has anywhere attempted to confer om any ome Jew two nationalities, two cltisenships © and two allegiances.Whatever the mandate means it cannot mean that Jews, we gather, can be one thing or the other, British, say, or Judean as they wish, The Jewish Homeland, T hes become binding upon Ensisnéd, the mandatory power,\u2019 says the Jew- tsh Rovlew, \u201cto assist in the establiahment of Palestine &s thu national homeland of the Jewish people.\u201d There is every svi dence that the mandatary power is going to have ita own trials in giving concrete | meaning to that oracular phrase, \u2018a homeland for the Jewish people.\u201d With the mandate in their hands,\u201d the Review says, \u201cthe Jews proclaim, wot merely their his torte rights to Palestine, but their politio- ally assured ani legally secured rights to the country.\u201d Lord Balfour, who appears to be the Cyrus or Artazerxes of the present return from Babylon, is et least ex plicit as to the limitations of Zionism.He is eloquent as to the absolute liberty and equality as well as the unexampled prosperity which the Arabs, \u201cthe inhabitants of the land,\u201d are to enjoy under the mam date.He dwells with the sympathetic piety of a Cécll on the sentimental claims of all classes of religionists upon the holy places, all of which will have to be care fully guarded.Mr, Churchill, under whom, _ a8 Colonia] Minister, comes the administra tion of the mandates, put forth recently a carefully worded definition of the Governments understanding of its relations with Palestine.The Balfour declaration, to which the Jews appeal as their \u201cmagns charts,\u201d \u201cis mot susceptible of change,\u201d but, \u201cHis Majesty's government have no such atm ag that Palestine should become as Jewish as England is English,\u201d aor do they \u201ccontemplate the disappearance or subordination of the Arab population.language or culture.\u201d No section of the peo- pie will have any privileged status in the eyes of the Law.There is to be full self- government as soon as possible, with immediately a legislative council having a : Epajority of elected members.A committee of these elective members is to confer with the administration ou matters atacting migration.Contending Ideals.I ERE Le trosbie enoush, and met far olf.This logisietive council will, we presume, have omly advisory fumctioms te begin with.Such bodies exist in crown colonies to give the peopie à constitationai means of expressing tbeir mind.As being such expression, their voice is meces- sarily potent.As, at present the Arabe are in the great majority, if there is anything like equal suffrage, this voice will be theirs.Lest they should be overwhelmed by concerted immigration, their advice is tu be given special significance in matters of immigration, which in any case is noi to be permitted to go où any faster that the country Is capable of absorbing it.Here is where we have always sven the difficulty.Plainly the British government could take no other course.It is coastitutional, and in its oùtiines is, still more than the Balfour declaration, imsusceptibie of a change.On the other hand, it is impossible to co-ordinate it with the Jewish traditions, with which we are all so familiar, under which such of tho inkhabitants of the land as were not driven out were to be hewers of wood aad drawers of water; under which the high places of fales wor- hip had to be torn \u2018down.But as the referred to says, the Jews will the best of the coaditions imposed.are of necessity remote from their ; and when they sing psalms it will , 88 with the case of the prophets of old, not to the present facts, but to their glowing visions of the UUme when the Mountain of the Lords houses shall be established on the top of the mountains.(iH The Return.UCH evidently depends the numbers and success wi the Jews go in and possess the land.Of those who of old became acclimated im Babylon, Isaiah said & remnant should by saved.À big carsvar went wp with Zerubbadel: but few compared with the \u201cassliinted\u201d who remained in the land MUNTHEAL WITNESS AND CANADA that had long been their home and where they were prospering.It was to these to whom Zachariah appealed: \u201cDeliver thy- selt O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.\u201d The returned Ziomists managed after long delay to rebuild the temple, under the smile of the Persian monarchy, whose policy it was to court the favor of all deities by restoring all shrines, But eighty yesrs later, a pious Jaw, eminent at the Persian court, heard 8 most discouraging tale of the condt- tions at Jerusalem.The returned ele ment apparently did not count for much.It is \u201cthe remnant that are left of tha cap Uvity in the province\u201d that \u201care im great affliction and reproach.\u201d After Nehemiah had incited the people to finish the wall, be tells us that \u201cthe city was large and great, bat the people were few therein, and the houses were mot built\u201d in Uke manner we have noted great Zionists building them great houses in the lands of their dispersion, which, \u201cupon Mount Zion, would have been great and goodly to look to, with evidently mo thought of laying their ows bones in the sacred dust.The problem with which the Zionists are wrestling is how to combine the piety which draws their people in heart to the dear stomes and dust of the Holy Land with the economics: which will enable thétu to live there.Where there is plenty of money great things can be done.Palestine was in ancient days the centre of the world, the highway of nations; though Jerusalem was comparatively sate from the ravage and clash of armies, being up in the hiils off the track.It might aguis become more than a many- sided shrine to be quarrelled over; though perhaps ita desolation has preserved better than its restoration ever could, the associations that are dearest to us.Blunders in Egypt.BINGS are very unrestful There are those who say that to aEtFlat id umbrage at a newspaper article, he refus- od to mest his ministers, over whom he was to preside, and proposes to change his prime minister, apparently for one who will act as grand visier.There would seem to be something of the same Oriental atmosphere about British rule there; for British rule is there still, in spite of the proclamation \u2018of \u2018independence.Zagloul, who was the Griffith or de Valera of the independence movement, is still in durance in Seychelles, a group of coral islands near the equator in the Indian Ocean.In response to an application from his wife to be with him, General Allenby says he is about to be removed to some more healthy | quarter.A number of his party have been sentenced by a military tribunal to death for sedition, commuted to seven years with twenty-five thousand dollars fine each.A new batch has been arrested for repeating the offence by declating that such a sentence was an insult to Egyptian inde pendence.We cannot judge at this dis tance.Britain has had enough of experience, one would think, to act wisely; but one would be inclined to say that the charge in question was warranted.What of British jurisdiction remains in Ngypt agems to be the worst form of it, that of militarism.Drugs and Drink.RUG poisoning, the hospitals report the worst scourge of it the city has ever known, is prevalent just now in Mont- real\u2014Montreal, the city that ought to be the most immune on the continent, 1f so be that prohibition is the cause of drug poisoning.Three cases of these victims brought into tbe General Hospital are given in the Star.One of them was a cook in & tavern, He at loast ought to have been doubly secure.It was touch and go with bim.He had to be walked up and down in the hospital for hours.Another had come N HOMESTEAD, AUGUST 18, 1922.| from Ottawa, which is under prohibition.He had gone to a hots] and had \u201cs drink or two.\u201d Strange that did not protect him! On tbe contrary he explained that he felt bad after it and so had resorted to the drug.He recovered only after the doctors and nurses bad worked over him for hours.The other case, saddest of all, was & woman picked up at half-past two in the morning.She had first taken two bottles of beer.She Lad left a baby at home.She had to be: pinioned to her bed.No doubt there are victims of drugs who do not drink, but drink is a usos! incentive.If it is right to forbid the sale of ons poison why mot of another?Both poisons are mo doubt useful in their place.Jt is plain that one is no protec tion against the other.Crumbling?D RVOUT people in Engiand are de ploring what is spokes of as the sesilarisation of the Lord's Day.Places of smtertainment are being opened without hindrance.The ban on outdoor games is withdrawn, The press for the most part hails Sunday cricket.It is regarded as an outward and visible sign of the great wave of materialism which has followed upon the Great War, when all wen looked for a revival of spirituality as a result of & period spent either persom- ally or by proxy, face to face with death and hell\u2014a terrible disappointment.Peo- pls are dropping away from the Church.A generation bas everywhere grown up since 1914, ignorant of the very alphabet of religious belief, portending danger both to the Church of tomorrow and to society.\u2018We shall be held responsible if we do not discern the signs of the times.Are the facts here given a true picture, and what do they bode! Those who were of old upbraided fer not reading the signs tu the spiritual heavens, were the representatives of 8 petrified system né riet- isme which they regarded as fined and otermal, whereas He who had vision saw that mot ane stone would be left om another of all that venerated structure.He came not to destroy it, but to piace reality where there was only wumnreality.That old system of usages was the indurated wine skis that dared not admit the new wine.In the growth of maxy low orders of animals the same thing occurs.The oid skin, or the old shell, has to be given up.In higher organisme the process is less notiesable, because they are endowed with the power of continuously throwing oft the old gad adopting the new.But in the history-@£ civilisation and the history of the Chureh we note many occasions when there was a sad shaking of \u201cnot the earth only but also the heaven\u201d to make way for \u201cthose things which cannot be shaken.\u201d The central idea in the Saviour's teach ing was to pierce through mere forms and find the soul of things\u2014the reality\u2014the truth.It is those churches which have been most largely malters of pious form: that have suffered most from the highly electrified conditions which uncomsciously ap plied the test: How much of this is reality and how much of it mere perform ance?Is it true, or have we been care fully nursing a wsage or à form which has Jost the soul that gives it lite?Broken Lights.HE Christian Church has passed through successive phases of in creasing light, some of which we look back upon as dark ages.There was a very early period, dominated by the philosophical Greek mind, when the effort was to analyse and classify God, distribute His personality in compartments, and inclose Him in utterances, which, except a man believe he cannot he saved.Thess atterances were never stumbling blocks to people who accepted them without question, without attempting to fathom them, only to those\u2014an ever growing number\u2014 who have attempted to understand them.But they were a great mis apprehension of, and obstruction to, Chris tlanity, in so far as they were accounted 48 the necessary and one way of salvation.No man hath seen God at any time; no one has ever understood Him.If sah vation depended om comprehending Him, ey THrES quaintance with God is altogether a different thing.It is a spiritual relation ship, 8 reality, possible to the most ia- fantile soul.When the Roman mind dominated the Chureh it became a great organisation.To be im It was salvation, to be out of it, perdition.That became a shocking delusion.I'ractically the ome mortal sis was to deny or defy the authority of the Church.Be om hoard the ship and it will carry you to heaven.There could be no greater misreprerentation of real religion.There came à time when the ship got so infested and unfit for good men to travel in that it was foresd upon them that religion was à persons! matter, between man and God, whether one coulé stay om board or had to get off.That discovery was a tremendous reformation.Personal religion im turn developed inte intense selfconscionsness, which bred new {llasions.Mea felt it thelr duty to live for another world, and to trample this world beneath their feet as am evil thing to be shunned and abborred.The hymns of that period, which still survive, were efforts to regard oneself as anxious to leave this world for the bliss of heaven.That was a piety which was generally a self-deception, & morbid unreality, and in- deod spiritually selfish when attained.It was full of misgivings as to wianiag out, and full of selfcosseting in the pros pect of bliss, \u201cWhen I can read my title clear To mansions im the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear And wipe my weeping eyes.There would I bathe my weary sow! In seas of heavemly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast some way, oven that does nat satiaty.Man has higtier ambitions and nobles longings.He knows nothing of the lite beyond, but he finds here around bim à world that greatly needs him.What le Troms.T fa one of the characteristics of what fs called a materially minded age that it enquires into everything and asks what is real im it.That is not so far frem the Masters teaching The Hermon on the Mount, from the salt.that had lost its saltness to tbe house that was founded tm the sand, is a piercing through shams te get at the reality.So were all the com- minations against what is translated pocrisy, by which was meant ligious performances.So make people free.\u201cThe truth\u201d\u2014the Saw four's oft-repeated watchwordé\u2014means ia modern English, that whick is real.80 it seems to bave been left to this materialistic age to discerm\u2014not that it was self-denial; that is, not self-distressing, but self-forgetting, renouncing heavenly as well as earthly selfishness, leaving self here and hersafter to Him who can care for it, and obeying the two great com wandments\u2014Serving God through serving man.It seems to have béom à revelation .t0 mankind in general.Bee how many torms of service\u2014service of the lapeed classes, \u2018chiefly service of the childrem\u2014 have, as it were, broken out all over society.The impuise of these without doubt came from religion.Many of those who bave been doing wonders of beneft- cence that will in no wise lose their r&@ ward are beginning to realise\u2019 that the oil can is going to run low in their cars unless they can repleniah it at the Church.As for the Church, its New Jerusalem has been coming down ont of heaven.It is discovering, as the service clubs are discovering, that there is ne dividing line between the sacred amd the secular\u2014that to divide them biasts both.What God hath made sacred that call thou not secular.With regard to the Sabbath, with which we started these studies, it is the Labor men this time, not the pietists, who are raising the demand for the greater enforcement of the Lord's Day Act by imprisoning such as work om Sunday.If man was not made for the Sabbath, they will at all events insist the Sabbath was made for maa.But would that proceeding set out to empty the poek ft would bo beyond human reach.Ao .rooms or to fill them? FOUR LETTERS ces FROM READERS.MONTREAL WITNEBE #50 \u201cENGLAND\u201d FOR GREAT BRITAIN (To the Hditor of the Witness) Gtr:\u20141 netice that yeu, like many other writers and papers, are sliding isto the inexcusable error of substituting the word Bagland where it is obviously intended for Great Britain, or more correctly for the Kingdoms of Great Britain & Ireland.In December last I wrots our Prime Minister a strongly worded letter om the matter, {I send you a few quotations to show my view).] was induced to do so from a quotatioa i saw in my daily \u201cSoots man\u201d as follows\u2014iaken from the London Times\u2014\u201cHeow to Help Bagiand.\u201d: \u201cIn à leading article the Times observes that Ulster's Prime Minister has shows that he appreciates the obligation upon his followers to help Engidnd.They can fulfill it in no other way than in abandon ing the sterm aloofness that has hitherte been their only answer io England's ur- goat and vital need for am Irituh Settle ment.Let them think well befere they allow this fleeting opportunity to pass un- seized.It is a moment when help freely and generously given wonid help England as few parts of her Empire bave over helped her.at ly goiag the full hog.R is 2 3 ï 5 à RURAL SCHOOLS (To the Editor of the \u201cWitness') tttr,\u2014I£ it ie true that the State owes at ast an elementary education to every child wikin its borders, then 1 am afraid the State is not measuring up to its ooli- @atione in many rural sections of Canada.In New Brunswick there are many repel schools which are practically closed be cause of the inability of the districts to and from reliable infermation the same condition of affaire exists in other provinces.The total property valeation of many districts in this province does not reach $10,000, and sone of the smaller districts do not reach $5,000.So it will Teadily be seen that (hy \u201cinançini strain un the smalles country distriets constitu\u2018es a reai hardship und 18 au active agency In the work of rurel depopute- tion.I de not believe the remody iles in at- temptinx io reduce ihe salaries paid to teacherr, who, as à class in the past have been undospaid, nor in Lieeding the districts whi\u2018s in order to maintain imerfi- cient schools, but in mors adequate gov- emment oki to small districts, or better still, by a gemeral reform of the sysiem, making the province the unit of taxation for schol purposes, thus Macing the rural districts on a level with.the cities and towns, and making it possible for the children on the farms te enjoy in a measure the same educations! facilities enjoyed by their urbana cousins.CHARLES PATTERSON Note: We would like to hesr from other places with suggestions.WAR (To the Editor of the Witæess:) »\u2014I have no intention to be critical rather te sesk to place matters in igut FF, EF my opinion that the teaching of the ptures is the essence of simplicity, and so intended that a child may readily what is meant.We have arrived at ge when novels, that have the inten- of being explanatory and a moral ben- have merely supplanted the Word intended to teach.BEERIT PH 1 8 : i i 8 > that meaning, as it comes fn direct eon: fist with the teaching of the bealitudcs.ft acome to me it is à much casier matter to reconcile such passages to the bes- titades than it would be vice verss.Christ Dy referring to tha \u201csbsme\u201d of (he cons quences.Peter, evidently, had the same opinion as the writer\u2014he drew his sword, but Christ was there to reprove him.The question may weli be asked, What was the intention of the Cross and the suffering of the apostles by martyrdom other than to teach this truth\u2014\"He was led as a lamb to the slaughter\u2014yet He opeaed not his mouth\"?As this would iuvoive the question at conscription it becomes a very important ome, and one that concerns us ali, therefore all should have a say as to the in- forcement or conscription.So far ns 1 koew, no effort has been made to remove such a government privilege\u2014for 1 hold that {it has been that\u2014 to settle international disputes, disputes that our democracy has had no say in formulating.If this spirit of Excelsior and the spirit seen in the youth when \u201cgoing over the top\u201d is scrip tural, or a \u201cpassion of God,\u201d as many authors have told us, it ia time the electorate were given a chance to express their opinion.It is folly to keep repeating that war is à relic ot barbarism unless we make some effort to \u201ccut it out.\u201d R.W.McMORRAN Note:\u2014We have great sympathy with Mr.McMorran's pacifism, but none at ali with his oft-reiterated assertion or implica tion that the war was none of ours\u2014that it was a quarrel betw two parties who were both in the one with which we had nothing to do.We have bad to refuse space to some letters which went to show that Britain was as much or more to blame than Germany.Whatever Is good in his abstract theme is vitiated by this distortion of plain facts.The simple fact is that William and his gang of me- after getting a stronz nation in the world, and went forth trampling all before them in à bestial way.There was RO free nation under the sun whose quar- Tel it was not to whom the choice did not the following extract taken from a letter in the Lomdon Times Supplemest, 36th March, 1922, is of interest: \u201cThe South African Federation srri at à comcordat oa religious teaching in 1910.which might well form a model for à Similar scheme in England today.As à resuit of an agreement between the Anglican Provisiomal Synod and the Dutch Reformed Church Symod a commission Was appointed, with representatives from the following bodies: \u2014 Anglican, Dutch, Baptist, Congregational, Lutheran, Pres byterian, Wesleyan, and from the two Teachers\u2019 Unioms, i.e., Dutch and Rog- lish-apeaking.After several months\u2019 session a syllabus of Scripture lessons :,- .Was agreed upom by the ministers of ali these denominations.This wis submitted to the State, and im 1910 was ratified and passed by the Union Parliament for use in all the State schools.Opposition came from à very small Unitarian and Seculariat minority, but this case was met by a special conaclence clause.Hers is an agreed settlement which bas worked satisfactorily in South Africa for twelve years\u201d The Rducatien Commission set wp in Seuth Africa declared in favor of Scriy- ture instruction, but reported wafavor ably, or against, local school committes control of religions instruction.(Bee \u201cTimes\u201d Educational Supplement, 4th June, 1912.) This last paragraph shoulé be soted as New Zealand echoo! committees control, to an extent, religious tustruction in schools under the Neison system.The fact that nearly 70 per cent.ot paremts voted for religious Instruction in schools at the polls taken \u2018a 13313, ia Wellington, is an indication that public opinion is against the present purely secular system of national education.The lending edueationiste of Great Bei- tain have declared recestly for the use of the Bibie in schools, und thelr decision has been backed up by the Lapdom Times, 10th November, 1921.See lead: ing articls .a Literary Supplement; also see the report of the Departmen mittee om tbe Teaching of Bagiish ln England (price 38 cents).procurable from H.M.Stationery Office, No, 115 Imperial House, Kingsway, Londom, W, ca AN OBER VER.Wellington, New Zealand, July 14, 1924 Note\u2014Is there no separatist chureh in those dominions to ban the Bnl.?OLD TESTAMENT ETHIE (To the Déiéer of the Witaess) Sir \u2014Some months ago, it will be re membered, Mr.George Elder wrote to the Witnees requesting opivions on the ndvis Ability of teachiag children shout certain ancient Jewish customs which are alleged to have been authorized by God, but which have been greatly discredited by their evil effects wherever imtroduced.{Bome of the most striking reswits are: The Crucifixion of Christ and the perse cutions of His followers, the MoLamme- dan \u201cHoly Wars,\u201d and the outburst of fanaticiam in 1914.) This discussion, which was intended to be à serious and friendly investigation of this important problem and might have been of value to all Witness readers, has been raed by appeals to prejudice and supers us Tour, to an endless discussion of the ln errancy of Scripture, a subject which is Hke its twin, the Infaliibility of the Pope, frequently causes resentment and misunderstanding in those who hold such views, and everybody has a right to his epinion cn these questions.On looking over the letters on this nide- Issue it appears that the chief strength of the anti-critics is is a perpetual motion chats of verses, most of which are really insinuated ansthemas which they have cleverly converted to their use, but which have no real reference to the points under discussion.In & rather able letter Mr.Telford says he hasn't time to go into all the passages in question\u2014or apparently any of them\u2014and Mr.Panl admits he bas the same difficulty.Having challenged for à decision of this question Che anti critics now find they \u2018haven't time\u201d to defend their own artificial theory of the Infaïiibility of the prisets and scribes, hy- bocrites! Obviously, if this Infailibility ts Lo pasa as authority on the original ques tion, they should prove their contention to the satisfaction of both sides before it can be accepted.If they can't do this they should withdraw the point and lee.us proceed with the really impertant cog- sideration.Mr.Paul quotes a long list of passeg- es (some of them highly figurative) which have no consection, that 1 can ses, with the \u201cpogroms\u201d of Joshua or the blasphemies of the scribes (the \u201cBrood of Vi pers\u201d) which Mr.Paul is to explain when be has more leisure, to agswer Mr.Porter.Mr.Paul also complains that the critics haven't said much about Salvation yet, but be shomid metice that they have not dame any \u2018damnation\u2019 either, and, sinee Tacial and religious animosities are among the chief things we need to be saved from, their removal will be a step in the right jon\u2014slow but sure.ia the meen: time, Witness readers should investigate Numbers, CI 81, which tike an account or aot whic =F still being perpetrated fm Asla- where the \u201cON Dispemsation is still in effect.Anticritics should settle among - seives the point as to whether or not \u201cOld Dispensation\u201d is still authorised.Mr.Hokensellern's views on this abe well known.Witness readers will pay Mttle attention to the obstruction of those who haven't time for anything but cheap per- ties.senalities.W.8.WATSON Colinton, Alta, Aug.4th, 1023._ Note:\u2014Mr.Watson, as we understand his letter, moves the previeus question, namely, bow far certain proceedings recorded in the Old Testament.with approval, or with divine warrant, can profitably be taught now as lessoms in.porale.This question is naturally related to that of the inerrancy of scripture, which, however has probably been discussed long enough.We would draw attention in this connection to en admirable serise of Old Testament studies by Dr.Patterson Smith of Bt.George's, Montresl.When a correspondent says he has not time for x re view which could be endless he probably means also that the Witness has not room for detalls of any sort.I AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY (New York Evening Mail) \u201cThe campaign for pence bas only just begun'\u201d declares Lioyd George.That sentence should ring around the world.It should be taken ep in this country with a determination second to that of no other nation.lf in America no voice equal- Hug Lloyd George's in power of command will echo bis slogan, them the people themselves should do so.Numbers will count in time.America can wo longer drift.We have our responsibilities to the world, te civilisation.Sooner or later we must face them; the sooner the better for us and for all others.We cannot from à world war the richest and most power- fel of nations and declare indifferently that the squabbles and problems of was aftermath are mo concern of owrs.We sald that in 1915 and 191\u20ac of the war in Europe to our heavy cost.With vision blurred by \u201csafety first\u201d timidity, we Inaisted that the blood of Berope, \u2018hen %0 freely flowing, should mot sed would not reach our shores.We elected a î'ron- ident in 191¢ on tha declaration that he had kept us out of war and the hope that he world be able to contique te do so.Pat ble Fate had decreed other wise Inprepared da every way but in aptrtt.+ te he He ten one MATUAN HOME LI LAD A ST EAN ECIAN VON ET ET Or a rar es yoar late; and we paid fer the folly delay.It is sot war that aow beckoms America to the post of duty, but peace.Yet Ame erica dodges and gives excuses, Burope must be peaceful itself before our cout try will endeavor to bring peses to it people! When that time comes America's \u201csafety first\u201d help will not be needed; ft ; may be spurned, Lloyd George, who through war ant peace has carrie?itore responsidliitien than any other man in the world, has the courage to fight for peace.* The tan who \u201cad the courage tu demand of all England ia its hour of deepest gloom that they unite for a \u201cknockout blow\u201d against kaiseriam, now stands as the oqually unconquerable champlon of peace.His Is An inspiring figure as he rises amid the chaos, derkuces and hoplessncas of Fh Topa\u2019s present needs and declares that the battle for peace has only just begun, To date we have had only a skirmish! His utteramce is a call to ail nations: but to America it je a esll that mubt not 80 unheeded.America ia the nation to lend the world to peace.We must be the leader, net a follower, in meat.We should seek it as a privilege, but we face it as a duty.Our governs the cause.All that we so solemnly pledg- od to war in 1917 should mow be pledged to Let the battle begin.The pes ple are ready for any sacrifice needed to rid the world of war.They are tnrough with war and preparations fce war.Îte sseiens : Vaal is staggered by war's awful toll of e.The people have ao desire to be tax baréencé with baitleshipp and srmies whose menace to pence je greatest whea they are greatest.They have no Iaith in the old theory that armies and navies Are aa jesarance against war.They bave Jess fecling that war must always Le and that it is useless to struggis againet it, WAR MUBT NOT BB! We made a ing at the Wa ton one EE insp'ring eno.time and the failure en our.part to lené on further.\u2014\u2014 IRELAND IN A SAD WAY (The Irish ; Hamestesd) caçontom oth Br Gover Taig antagonism to the y Government they kfew and to is fu Ireland, that id will teke some time to get rid of à ntal attitude which bas become ha- .A good many peeple seem to be an.tomatically transferring to the Oxisting Irish Government the hostility they felt to the Government which preceded it.et us admit frankly the country is la & vory bad way.Trade is decliaing.Tliére are large and increasing numbers of unemployed.The markets that we mid in have a declining purchasing power The state of Kurope Is such that am economic collapse might occer at any time and it might be followed hy social revalntion.\u2018The state of the exchange between Ruru- poan countries makes it difffcull or impossible td\" buy or sell.We will nied ail our wits, all the pow of government, 10 pull oarvelves cut Lhe mass er a itarists have got us into, and to buttress the economic lite of Ireland so that world conditions will not affect us stiii noe grievously thas before.In the ares out aide the six counties agricultare must be our mainstay.It is the agricultural out put which sustalas urban life, and as the farmers prosper and are able to buy the Goubiad the embers.a ourselves never ubted y the m in I land but we have prie retail = have a higher percentage of political lus atics of both sexes than any Suropesa country today, unless it may be Poisnd.POLITICAL PRISONERS (New York Bvening Post.) The President states he will never pardon any man \u201cguilty of preaching the destruction of the Government by force.\u201d Certainiy there must be mo.action that could he construed as weakness upon so vital a matter as this, but we trust that the President will pardon those ho, witbeut advoosting such destrue were sentenced for violations of the Be plonage Act, now not in force.Very few of those now in prison can bave been suilty of preaching tbe forcible overthrow of Government.Buok offemces as ob structing the draft would not fall in that category, and It was for obstruction of the draft and expression of opinion against the war that the convictions of I.W.W.mea at Chicago, Wichita and werd made.All European Governments bave released political pris oners of the type we still hold in dur ance.Public sentiment in favor of an act like President Johnson's ammesty in 1666 has steadily risen\u20148fly C including two holders of the Croix de Guerre, recently petitioned fer it.It je to be hopad that Prosident Harding will act soon ond 211 generously, A SPIRITUAL LEAQUE Addrosaing à large gaiberi in the Burns Hall, Dusedin, New Zeatand, Mr.William C.general secretary of the World's Sunday.school Association, said it was certainly siquificant that ia the year 1863 Abraham Lincoln made his famous Uettysburg speech, breatbing \u201cmalice toward none and charity for ail,\" in the midat of a heated civil war.Tue apeech rang itself out through the whole national lite, and a0 mam could measure the profound tafluence of its altruism.In the very same year Bismarck made his famous \u201cblood and iron\u201d speech.Lincoln became the idol of the boy life of Ameriez, Bismarck the idol of the boy lMe of Germany.Frances Willard and Helen Hunt asd Neitsche were coatemporaries, and while through the former sciemtific tem- Porance teaching was iutroduced into the American educational system, Neitache's doctrine of the superman aad \u201cmight makes right\u201d was being taught in Germany.Forty years paseed and Germany did as she had been taught, began a war that prived to be a world war.America he gan what would prove to be world peobi- bition.It was time that mem of brains and power and money realised that world peace could only be vouchsafed by teach ing world pemce to the child of today.In the past century more thas 100 na tions had moved up into the column of democracies or free Governments, and that brought the problem of universal education.In a free State, every boy and girl must be trained to the discharge of the highest duties of cltitenship.But where there was full religious Hberty it was absolutely impossible for a Statesup ported system adequately to \u2018teach reli- gton.That rested upon tbe church and not upon the State.So, ia the United States, they were having the fact of a dual nystem of education.For the teaching of intelligence they organised the \u201cTittle red schoolhouse,\u201d and for the terching of righteousness they organized the \u201clittle white Sunday school\u201d The great problem of civilization was to make righteousness co-expemsive with intelli- sence, to teach religion as effectively as they taught intelligence.A good, ignorant man had not a great deal of influence, investment PRIVILEGE.new iseus.Dated at Ottawa, 8th August, 19232.MONTREAL WITNESS AND CANADIAN HOMESTEAD, AUGUST 16, 1922 and à bad ignorant man was not very dangerous, but it was the intelligent man who was bed that was dangerous.An ignorant thief might eteal a ride oa a railway, but bo knew n high financler with a post-graduate legal education who stole a railroad! The whols world had mow become a big neighborhood, as those who travelled must vividly realise.They must apir- ftusily traln all the children of all the world in order to safeguard their country.The owner and proprietor and edit or of one of America\u2019s greatest daily Dewspapers had gone to the trouble of promoting Sunday school work by em: ploying & Sunday school editor and featuring Sunday school news on his front page day by day.Bolshevists had strongly opposed this policy becsuse they knew that Bolshevism and Christianity were diametrically opposed to each other, and both could not live under the same flag.Bolshevism stood for creature comfort, while Christianity stood for sac- riticial service.They must make it as disgraceful in the community to raise & family unapiritually as it was to raise a family unabie to read.The World's Sunday School Association was not an accident, but was most carefully plaoned and built up to meet felt needs.The first World's Convention was held in London, because, though the organizers were American, they felt they had a world task and that the na tion that bad contributed most to the extension of Christ's kingdom was the British Empire.The next World Sunday School Conference would be beld in Glasgow in June, 1924, and he issued an urgent appeal that New Zealaud should be strongly represented there.The Worlds Sunday School Association had grown out of these conferences, and he was now seeking ta link op all countries in the world with that association to form a spiritual League of Nations to help one another in discharging the great task of teaching the childhood of the world the Gospel of the grace of God.The Italian paper, Il Passe states that the Government has concentrated troops and a mountain battery at Auzto, 33 miles southeast of Rome, fearing a possible landing of Fascist! for a march on Rome.5: per cent Canada\u2019s Victory Bonds ABSASSING MANGED Reginald Duna and Joseph O'Sullivas, condemned to death for the assassination of Field-Marshall Sir Henry Wilsen, wore hasged oa Thursday morning at Wandsworth Prison, London.Long before the tolling of the prison bell annoumced that the death penalty had been enforced a crowd of Irishmen and women prayed and sang hymns outside the prison gates.It was a mixed crowd, but yonng women were im the majority.Two of Duan's brothers and two of his sisters and one of Sullivan's hroth- ers aud three of bis wisters were among them.In front of the crowd a little lame girl girl held the gold, white and green colors of the Irish Republic.Young men sans with fervor one moment, the.next moment they were sobbing a prayer with tear : reaming down their cheeks.Women held their heads upraised with tears streaming down their faces.A small force of police guarded most of the approaches to the prison and its grounds, and a strong cordon was drawn across the road near the prison gates, but there was never any suggestion of dis An hour or so before the execution a layman named O'Leary, an Irishman living in London, robed in a cassock and surplice, took up « position in the centre ot the road before the gates of the jail and soon fifty or more men and women and young girls were imecitng before bim, praying for the souls of the condemned mea.The Marcon! Wireless Telegraph (om- pany of Cabada, with headquarters in Montreal, faces the prospect of a strike involving about 300 employees, about two- thirds of whom are on sailing craft.The clash is the result of the dscision of the company to reduce wages 16 per cent.Times are changing.American Rabbis, meeting in Comvention ia July, passed a resolution declaring that in view of Jewish teachings and traditions, women cannot be denied the privileges of ordination.The Anglican Church is progress ing along the same lines.Issued in 1917 and Maturing 1st December, 1922, CONVERSION HE MINISTER OF FINANCE offers to holders of these bonds who desire to continue their in Dominion of Canada securities the privilege of exchanging the maturing bonds for new bonds bearing 5} per cent interest, payable half yearly, of either of the following classes: \u2014 as) Five year bonds, dated lst November, \u2018 1922, to mature Ist November, 1927.(b) Ten year bonds, dated Jst November, 1922, to mature 1st November, 1932.While the maturing bonds will carry interest to 1st December, 1922, interest from 1st November, 1922, GIVING A BONUS OF A FULL MONTH'S INTEREST TO THOSE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE CONVERSION the new bonds will commence to eam \\ This offer is made to holders of the maturing bonds and is not open to other investors.The bonds to be issued under this proposal will be substantially of the same character as those which are maturing, emcept that the esemption from taxation does not apply to the PROPOSALS Holders of the maturing bonds who wish to avail themeeives of this conversion privilege should take their bonds AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30th, to a Branch of any Chartered Bank in Canada and receive in exchange an official receipt for the bonds surrendered, containing an undertaking to deliver the corresponding bonds of the new issue.Holders of maturing fully registered bonds, interest payable by cheque from Ottawa, will receive their December 1 interest cheque as usual.Holders of coupon bonds will detach and retain the last unmatured coupon before surrendering the bond itself for conversion purposes.The surrendered bonds wili be forwarded by banks to the Minister of Finance at Ottawa, where they will be exchanged for bonds of the new issue, in fully registered, or coupon registered or carrying interest payable lst May and lst November of cach year of the duration of the loan, the first interest payment accruing and payable 1st May, 1923.Bonds be sent to the delivery immediately after the receipt of the surrendered bonds.of the new issue will The bonds of the maturing issue which are not wil! be paid off in cash on converted under this the lst December, 1922.W.8.FIRLDING, Fivû THE GOVERNMENT'S CONVERSION SCHEME The attention of the hoiders of the five aod a half per cent war loan bonds maturing December 1.1922, is directed to the offer of the Minister of Finance to renew the loan on favorable terms.The inst Canadian loan was placed in New York at à satisfactory price.The Minis ter ja making his present financial operation entirely a domestic one by offering to exchange the maturing bonds fer new bonds bearing tie same rate of inter eat, running for either (ive years or ten years as the bondhoider may preter.A further inducement to the lnvestor is that he receives a bonus of one month's interest.The terms offered are decidedly favorable to the investor and it is probable that a large part of the maturing loan will be renewed.Arrangements for the exchange of the bonds \u2018an be made at any branch of the chartered banks.Holders who do not wish to reinvest will be paid in cash on the 1st December.- The Gresks on Thracian Border Aside from scattered incidents between Turkish gendarmes aad Greek troops, all is quiet along the Thracian border.Ne reply has yet been received from the Greeks regarding the neutral xome of four kilometres between armies, but the Allies are backing their suggestion wi] action, having fixed their own lines t kilometres back from the border, maintaining only Turkish police between them and the Greeks.All available troops have been entrenched in this defence line, however, and the Greeks will meet a stubborn resistance ~ it they attempt to force an entrance into Constantinople.- M.Demuyter, pilot of the Belgian balloon Belgica in the James Cordon Bennett Cup race, has been declared winner, says a despatch from Geneva, the starting point.He was credited with having covered a distance of 1,309 kilometres.It is a great point gained whew we look the facts squarely ir the face and cali a thing by its right name.\u201cWoe unto them that call evil good, and good evil\u201d au au ey bearer form banks for a Ue TRE Ire FE) D el ex MUNTREAL WiTNES6 AUD CANADIAN HOMMES CAL, Alita LT td, MONTREAL 1 J AUGUST 16, 1922.THE CONFERENCE OF PREMIERS The conference of Premiers which has been in session in London for a discussion of German reparations was still on Saturday in a state of suspended animation.The spokesmen for David Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, and Raymond Poincare, the French Premier, declined to commit themselves on the situation further ttan to say that they eould pot faithfully declare that an agree ment was yet assured.M.Poincare, however, remained in London.Premier LloyC George on Thursday se- | cured the full support of his Cabinet for | whatever policy had been decided upon by the British delegates to the confer ence, while the French Cabinet also gave Premier Poincare a free hand.Thus, a deadlock seemed to have been reached | which in the opinion of observers would only permit the winding up of the conference.Immediately after Thursday's Cabinet council, Mr.Lloyd George reported the position to the King, and then notified the officials of the Ristedfodd that he \u2018hoped to be in Wales Saturday to attend the annual Welsh festival, According to information received from a French source, the British counter-pro- posals to M.Poincare's plan include a moratorium until the end of 192% condi tional on Germaay executing her deliveries in kind, especially coal and timber: enforcing laws probibiting the export of capital; establishing the autonomy of the Reichsbank and the consolidation of Germany's floating debt; permitting the Reparations Commission to exercise effective comtrol over German finances and to retain the proceeds of 26 per cent.on exports and the proceeds from German customs.The most urgent crisis, due to the a that Germany was expected to pay 50,000, 006 marks in reparations on Tuesday, has been temporarily bridged over, however, By an agreement between the Allied governments to authorise the Reparations Commissions to permit a suspension of the payment of this amount pending some decision of the conference on the ques tion of bow to deal with Germany's request for a moratorium.This decision is expected to be made known within a few CONFERENCE ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT s \u2018Thé thirteenth Allied coaferemce on German reparations broke down on Moa- day, \u201cagreeing te disagree,\u201d as the spokes men for Both France and Great Britain put it, there having been a complete lack of unanimity on the important points dis- cnased.To what extent the recent note of the Earl of Baifour contributed to this result ia partly evidenced by the line of tbe eleventh hour attempt by Signor Schansor MR.LLOYD GEORGE'S MEMOIRS Wilt Receive $480,000 For British And American Book And Serial Rights The Press Association has issued a statement that \"Lloyd George's book of memoirs has been\u2019purchased for £90,000\" (mors than $400,000.) The Daily Graphic supplements this report of \u201cthe biggest deal in the history of publishing\u201d by the assertion that the figure has been arrive od at in the following way: American ser lai rights, £40,000, Anierican book rights, £30,000, Britiah book rights, £16,000.British Empire werial rigbts, including Canada £15,000.The paper adds: \u201cThe contract was made between Curtis Brown and 8ir William Berry, who was acting partly on his own behalf and partly for Messrs.Funk and Wagnalls, American publishers, who will issue the book in America.At will be serialized.by the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.\u201cLloyd Georges ls finishing the first volume in time for publication this year, and the second will be done for publication in a year's time.The House of Cay sel, the controlling interest in which Sir William Berry, and his brother, Mr.J.Gomer Berry, acquired about a year ago, will publish the book in England, where it is looked forward to.as indeed, it is right acroes the civilized globc, with interest greater than that aroused by the announcement of any other book ever printed.\u201d The reputed price of $400,008 for the Prime Minister's memoirs is twice the sum recently paid for those of the ex- Kaiser.DEATH OF LORD NORTHCLIFFE Viscount Northcliffe, the noted British publicist, died in London on Monday morn- Ing.The end came peacefully, after a long filness.The death of no other unofficial personage could have made a deeper impression ia England than that of Lord Northcliffe.The news was not a surprise, as the bulletins issued by the doctors for the last week plainly imdicas- od that their patient was dying.An Editor at Ssvemtesn Vineount Northeitére, was the som of an Irish barrister, and am editor at 17 years of age.He became the owner aad publisher of the London Times and Daily Mail, the moulder of public spinion, a man of powerful influence in the making and unmaking of British cabinets and with David Lloyd George, contributed in a great measure to arousing Bagland to mote vigorous action during the war.Bern in Chapelisod, Ireland, July 15, 1866, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth started ble career as a subordinate editor in a publishing house, writing answers to correspondents.This suggest- the leading Italian delegate at mwdistion with Premier Lloyd George at Chequers Courth Sunday, when the Italian foreign Minister proposed: that discussion of a moratorium for Germany and coguate matters should be adjourned until after the various countries had carried cut their debt funding negotiations with the United States.Mr.Lioyd Ceorge submitted thig_proposition the conference on Monday, but although it was supported by the other delegates, it was opposed by Premier Poincare, and therexpon Mr.Lioyd George declared he was ungble to agree to an adjournment of the conference \\-ithout a moratorium.The situation now appears to be that the conference has separated without any idea o! a8 new conference.The British Government insists upon & moratorium as an imperative precedent to any further negotiations.On the other hand, M.Poincare, resolutely refuses a moratorium un less it is accompanied by what be calls \u201cguarantees.\u201d The ratification of the Washington Treaties by all the Dominions of the British Empire has been completed.Necessary legislation, passed by the respective Parliaments, has been endorsed by the King, and copies have been de spatched to Washington in exchange for the ratification by the United States.rer Wool for Sweaters $2.80 a Pound Delivered Superior quality, Koglish spun, 4-ply, Hand Knitting Wor Basis \u2018ior colors and hemther mixtures direct from moelle hinnera.Write for FREE sam) , showing 32 ahades in actuel Weel fer Aute Knitters.3-ply yarn for machi i brown heather mixture yn re.m= Sample pound .$1.80 English Wool Company ed to him 3 newspaper career which be embarked upon by publication of a weekly magasine called \u2018Answers.\u2019 Sucoeed- ing in this and other ventures in publication, be eventually founded the London Daily Mail, the first London morning newspaper to ssll for a halfpeany.He is said to have been the owner of some sixty periodicals having à circalation of 20,000, 006 copies.» In 1888 he married Miss Mary Elizabeth Milner, daughter of Robert Milner, of Kindlington and St.Vincent.His daughter is the wife of Lucas W.King, princk pal of a medical school at Madras.One of Viscount Northeliffe\u2019s brothers is Baron Rothmere, of Hemstead, who, with another brother, Hildebrand, was associat- br with Viscount Northcliffe Ia journal- im.Created a Baron.He was created Baron of the Isle of Thanet in 1905 and made a Viscount in 1917 after he had served with distinction as head of the British Mission to the Un- {tod States to consolidate British interests there during the war.To Viscount Northcliffe is ascribed the arousing of the British public to a knowledge of the fact that the British army in France waa insufficiently equipped with high explosive shells, that British suns on the French front were short of ammunition and that Lord iKtchener, then Secretary of State for War, was sending the British gunners shrapnel, while Sir John French, the commander was appealing for the same kind of high explosives that Germany was hurling over the lines in Yast quantities.as one of the ontsanding feats of the war.It resulted in the appointment of David Lioyd George as the first British Minister ot Munitions and put him on tbe road to become Prime Minister.With the armistice and the subsequent appointment of Winston Churchill as Min- Ister of Munitions, Viscount Northcliffe who long had been hostile to Churchill.t against Lloyd George and attack.tim.This evoked from the Premier in the House of Commons à scathing speech Dept.D.276 Craig @L W., Mentreat of criticism againot the mewspaper pre wrietor.This exposure has beem characterized DEATH OF DAIL PRESIDENT Arthur Griffith Called Buddenly in Dublin from Heart Attack.Dublin was shocked early on Saturday to learn of the sudden death of Arthur Griffith president of the Dail Eireann, and everywhere it was commented ou as one of the moet tragic and wholly unexpected events in troubled Ireland.Death came at & nursing home apparently from a heart attack, following an operation a few days ago for tousilitis.Few people in Dublin even knew that the ardent worker for the Free State cause had been ill.Inmediately signs of mouarn- ing were displayed, and flags were set at half-mast on buildings and ships in the harbor.Mr.Griffith appeared quite well Saturday morning, as prior to leaving fou his office, just before ten o'clock, he cheer fully bade good morning to the nursing staff.He stopped to tie a shoe lace which had become undone, when he suddenly fell forward unconscious.The members of the staff rushed to assist him.He regained consciousness, but s00B alter collapsed agaia, when blood was seen coming from bis mouth.Three physicians rendered ail aid possible but without success.Father John Lee, of the Marist Fathers, administered extreme uaction, and Mr.Griffith expired as the priest was reciting the concluding prayer.A great crowd followed the cortege which conveyed the body of Arthur Griffith to the city hall, where it lies in state under a guard of Free State troopers.The funeral will take piace Wednesday.The death of Arthur Griffith has bad a stunning effect upon a majority of the people of Dublin, who recognized in him the greatest force behind the Anglo-Irish treaty.Prayers were said fn all the Catholic churches today for the repose of his soul, and thers were cS gs mourning throughout the city.\u201cwe, Messages of Sympathy Mrs.Griffith was the recipient of hundreds of meessges of sympathy, Many were aleo addressed to the Michael Col- Uns\u2019 government amd the Irish people.King Georgu sent an expression of peo- found sympathy to the bereaved widow, accompanying it with this prayer: \u201cMay Ireland scon recover the pease \u2018and welfare for which she labored.\u201d Lioyd Geo: also telegraphed, and the French and can consuls in Dublin.Mr, Lloyd George's telegram sald: \u201cMy admiration for bis single-minded patriotism, his ability, sincerity and cowr- age, has grown steadily since 1 met him first less than a year ago.His charac ter made à deep impression upon the British ministers who shared with him those unremitting labors in which he was called upon to play such a testing and difficult part.His loes will fail heavily on Ireland, but I trust his work will go on to complete success.\u201d The premier also telegraphed his condolences to Mrs.Griffith, saying: \u201cI am certain Ireland will always reverence his memory as one of her most loyal, gifted.and courageous sons.\u201d The provisional government records its deep sorrow, its senss of bereavement, and its firm determination to carry on to achievement the work of Griffith's lite.The effect of the death of Griffith on the general political and military situation cannot be indicated just yet, but it is remarkable that of the five signatories to the treaty document, Giiffith is gone Duffy has retired from the ministry, and Barton has repudiated his signature.NATIONALS ENTER CORK It is officially announced that National troops ebtered Cork Thursday and were given an enthusiastic reception.Seven National troops were killed, many were wounded, and some of the (troops are missing.It is reported that three of the men were murdered by Irregulars.The retreating irregulars burned six barracks and three bridges.The frregular casualties, according to the oficial announcement, were six dead and twenty wounded.The National forces are ia full possession of the post office and the customs house.They took 50 rs.The correspondent of the Daily Mall, telegraphing his papar from the head: quarters of the Natiomsl troops said: \u2014 \u201cAn expedition is landing on the Kerry coast which wiil close all the gaps and hem the rebels in on the Maliow-Fermos- Mitchelstown line, where they must make their last stand.There are many desertions from their ranks.\u201d The Provisional Government's swocess at Cork must make the whole resistance on the principal front hopeless.It takes the enemy in the rear at its geographical, political and military centre.The coup bas been carried out by a resolute young officer, Major-General Dalton, who dim tinguished hinf elf in the Great War and fs now turning his military experience to ac ont All of the eastern county Cork has new began {aken by the Nationals.oughal, on the coast north of Cqel, was entered without a shot being fired, National patrols were fired on three times on Sunday.Rebels Capture Dundalk A large force of Republicans entered Dundalk at three o'clock Monday morning taking National garrison completely by .The attack was successful apd the town is now isolated, with Repudiiéan troops patrolling the streets.The Re\u2018 publicana seized a railway eqgine.whieh was dispatched south with a view to blocking the rear and preventing the Free Staters from sending up reinforcements, The irregular troops who seized Dem dalk have advanced south to within four miles of Drogheda, and the Nationale are actively engaged in placing the town ta a state of defense.Dubtin Post Office Attacked Twenty irregulars entered the post of fice in Amiens street, Dublin, on Friday night, disarmed the sentry at the ew trance, and overpowered the inner guard of seven soldiers, one of whom was she and seriously wounded.They rushed the Instrument room and, after scattering gasoline, set it on fire.Considerable damage was done to the floor and Î ture.The fre brigade arvived promptly and put out the fire.Thus the main object of the {rregulars \u2014destruction of the telegraph sinstrw- menté\u2014was Bot accomplished.Normal service was resumed oa Saturday.Ome member of the raiding party was arrested.The recoavenisg of the Defi wreak scheduled for August 13, has been postponed uml August 28.MINERS OF NOVA SCOTIA QUIT WORK Settlement Negotiated by Executive ne pudiated by the Men A general strike of the miners of the South Cape Breton coal fields went ito effect at midoght om Monday.Disregarding moticen that the strike order had been rècalied, and fod pa the settlement negotiated by their tive with the British Empire Steel Od poraion on Sunday at Sydney, the mem commenced leaving the pits with thelr tools on Monday afternoon.At midnight every mine in the Olace Bay and New Waterford sabdistricts was reported idie.District 26, United Mine Worker's head quarters, stated that it looked as If the whole 12,000 membership of the province would be out on strike by sunrise.Coming on the heels of the morning's optimistic announcement of the Syduey tettlement on Sunday, the walkout of the Cape Breton miners came as a paralysing blow o the general public, although i nas far from unexpected is mining ole os.: at New Waterford United Mine Work ers\u2019 locals met on Monday night and pass od the following resolutions: 1, To reaffirm the Phalen Resolutiom calling for a strike for 1921 rates of pay snd to go on strike at midnight.| 3.To give the company twenty-four bours\u2019 notice of Intention iy withdraw em gineers and firemen from the company power plant, which also supplies the town, (This would leave New Waterford with.°% electric light or water services).To glve the company twenty-tour hours\u2019 to get the horses out of the pit.(Presumably fn preparation for the withdrawal! of the pumpmen and engineers).4.To give the company twenty-four hours\u2019 notice to get its locomotives into the yards.After that time the miners will not be reaponsible for their proper housing during the strike, : On Monday evening 5,000 miners haid a mass meeting on the grounds of the South Street School at Glace Bay and passed resolutions repudiating the Agree ment negotiated with the British Empire Steel Corporation and demanding that the strike so op as scheduled for mids nig President Baxter attempted to address the crowd from an automobile, but had difficulty in making himself heard and did not talk at any great length.Secretary J.B.McLachlan had little better luck, but managed to explain to the crowd that, although he was not em tirely satisfied with the settlement n.tisted with the British Empire Steel poration, it contained so many Important gains for the miners that he did not feel like repudiating it on his own responsibility and had decided to give the mem themselves a chance to pass upon it, Numercus interrupters in the crowd exclaimed that they bad been doing nothing else but voting on one thing and another for moths past and they were sick of vob aK.They wanted action. 4 COAL STRIKE IN NOVA BCOTIA TO BE CALLED OFF The gravity of the situstion in the coal mines of Nova Bootis, where the miners were threatening to strike on Tuesday unless a satisfactory wage .acale was Grawn up and agreed to by thé Brit.fash Empire Steel Corporation, caused the Government to communicate with the company and executive officers of the employees in an effort to prevent a cessation of production in the mines.In a telegram which was despatched by Right Hon.W.L.Mackenzie King, Primes Minister, to Roy M.Wolvin, president of the Britisù Empire Steel Corporation, J.B.MacLachian, secretary district 36, United Mine Workers of America, and Robert Baxter, president of district 128, the Premier anid: \u201cOa behalf of the Government, 1 de- sive ts inform you, as reprossnting one of the parties concerned, that in the event of negotiations now in progress not resulting in a working agreement by Monday, the fourteenth instant, and the employees agreeing to postpone the contemplated strike pending a joint conference to be arranged by the Government, the Government will immediately, following the election of the executive committee entrusted with ths m ment of affairs on behalf of the employees for the ensuing year; summon to Ottawa the representatives of such newly slected executive committee and representatives of the company, for the purpose of framing à new working agreement to be sub tted to the employees for their approv- and the Government will not hesitate to use its whole influence to secure for the workers such advantages in wages and conditions, including regularity of employment, as the situation may appear to Juatity.In his reply, Mr.Wolvin said: \u201cI fully realise your anxiety over coal situation fn Canada and necessity for continuous production in Nova Scotia.We are most anxious to avoid any interruption Of work that will decrease coal sup plies, and we are prepared to co-operate the year, and with the object of providing employment for our workmen and keeping the industries of Eastern Canada in opera- me (e)\u2014The mintmems be $335 per day; this 40 cents per day, the te all datal rates, and 52 cents ney Mines, in similar manner.(b)-\u2014Contract rates to be increased 10 per cent.(c)\u2014Coutract to include all classes of workers included in the Montreal agree mont of 1921.S (4}\u2014Contract to be retroactive to July 1, 1932, and to extend to December 31, 2928.It is understood that both President Ro- Secretary JF.B.MecLach- the ers, will sign their names the_recommendation asking the men the new contract.The executive te recommend the new offer to the rack and file of the mine workers.\u2018The next step will be to submit the new soale to the 12,000 miners of Nova Scotia for rejection or ratification, but fn the meantime the immediate menace of » COAL WILL BE SCARCE THIS COMING WINTER In a statement issued at Ottawa on Friday evening, the Federal Advisory Feel Committee draws attention to the fast that there is now over four months\u2019 shortage in the production of anthracite, aad an equel period ia respect to say sixty per cent.of the bituminous produo- The utmost care should be exer eised to conserve supplies for use during the winter.The strike ln the United States coal mines, it is pointed out, dated trom April 1 last.The stoppage in pro.Guctios, which will be five months if the mines do not resume work before Bep- tember 1, cannot be overtaken in time to meet the needs of this coming winter.\u201cActive cooperation betweem local dealers and municipalities is asked for.Co-ordinating their activities will be the provincial authorities, who will have to de with distribution withiz the province, and with financing, so far as public financing may be necessary.That of course, will be a matter of arrangement between dealers, municipalition and the provinces.The functions of the Federal Advisory Fuel Committee will be largely supervisory.\u201d - H.M.8.RALEIGH WRECKED ON LABRADOR COAST The Raleigh, flagship of Admiral Sir William Pakenham, ran aground on Point Amon in the Straits of Bell Isle early on August §, and became & wreck.The number of men missing stands at eleven.The ship, messages state, struck on a shoal, and is lyjng eusily about 200 yards from shore.here is a possibility that she may be refloated.The 800 officers and men of the Raleigh, who landed safely on the bleak coast after their vessel went aground, were taken on board on Friday by the steamship Empress of France and will be ianded at Southampton, England, THE WHEAT BOARD Mr.H.W.Wood, nomines of the Alberta and Saskatchewan goveraments for chairmanship of the wheat board, and Premier Herbert Greenfield, oa Friday conferred at Winnipeg with represents.tives of the Saskatchewan Government, snd with Mr.C.Rice-Jones, who has been uoniteated for the vice-chairmanship, Premier Dunning, of Saskatchewan, #00 to the coast, but was re at the conference by Attormey: Cross.A TRIBUTE TO DR.BELL Mr.C.H.Bonte, writing in the Public Ledger, Philadelphia, says of the late Alexander Graham Bell; \u201cCelebrities are frequently genial to journalists, particu larly when they have some personal axe to grind, but Dr.Bell's reception of reporters, even of the humblest, was ever of a sort which set him a; He was not only genisl in the sense of being entirely approachable, but he ever treated news papermen as it they were personal friends of long standing.He had an extraordinarily vivid personality and one of such | magnetic qualities that in a few moments\u2019 conversation he coulé win the most pessimistic of misanthropes.His voice bad an almost feminine gentleness and one felt his greatness in his supreme simplicity of manner, \u201cIn giving technical interviews, and it was on such an occasion that I was with him for over an hour, he always gave the utmost clarity to bis points.He had the facuity of couching abstruse electrical and | phonetic discussions in popular terms.\u201cThis is the way you will probably wan! to write your story\u201d Le would say to interviewers, dropping into their own vi nacular, \u201cand before we proceed kmow if I have made everything you.Your usual selontist is te0 apt to ® for granted that he is readily -ander- stood whea using the language of his \u2018profession sid he is the first to complain it thé reporter inadvertently misender- stands and perhaps makes a pardomable error ia his subsequent report.Not #6 Dr, Bell.And be could do these things without the slightest suggestion of condescension.He was as great in hin per sonal nature as in his scientific attals- ments.It might be sald of him: \u2018Greatness and goodness are not means but ends, Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The good, great man?~ One Cont Stamp Sold for $32,077.For a little scrap of paper, about an inch square, with job office printing on one side, blank and gummed with mucll- age on the other-$82,077 cash! That is if the news ths cables flashed from Paris the other day when the only known copy in existence of 8s postage stamp which cost the original purchaser one cent in the South American colony of British Guiana in 1856 was sold at auction by the French government for 300, 000 francs, plus a luxury tax of 52,000 francs.Who paid the money is only a guess, but stamp experts declare they have reason to believe that it may have been King George of Engtand.The British Guiana onecenter, dark rose in color, bears a cancellation In inf tials, \u201cED.W.\u201d ani an indistinct date, \u201cApril 1, 1856.\u201d The few who have seen the stamp say it is badly rubbed, so that the year can scarcely be made out; and these experts in philately speak of it technically as \u201ca poor copy.\u201d A few cya fcs even doubt if it is genuine .The picture of a ship in the centre of the design was printed from a small line cut borrowed for the occasion from the \u201cOfficial Gazette\u201d of the colony, which used it as a heading over shipping adver tisements in the newspapers.A shipment of stamps expected from England was late in arriving at the British Guiana capital, and the colony had to get out an emergency issue.As soon as the engraved stamps arrived, the forms from which the type-set fsaue were printed were broken up and the \u201cprovisional issue\u201d promptly withdrawn, Thence came about the rarity of this, the most precious \u2018stamp in \u201c worid.\u2014Charies Phelps Cushing in Leslie's Weekly.About 13,000 harvesters left the various railway terminals at Montreal on Friday HEAL WITNESS AND GANAGIAN HOMMATRAN-AUQUNE- 16, 1828, \u2019 SEVEN THE RAILWAY STRIKE President's New Proposal.The executive hesds of 148 American railways on Friday conditionally accept- od President Harding's second proposal for settlement of the nation-wide rail strike.The conditions which went into the sc- ceptance, according to unofficial sources, are (1) That the President's request that the strikers be taked back should be interpreted that as many strikers should be re-hired us should be needed by the roads to bring their shop forces te A (3) That such atrikers, pop be taken back unconditionally and the Railroad Labor Board.lates deter mine whether they were te regain their seniority privileges.Haley Fiske, president of the Metro politan Life Insurance Cgmpeay, which is a large investor im railroad securities, went before the conference shertly after noon.It was reported he carried an important message te the exacutives frem financial interests.Heads of 17 raiiroads labor organizations, including those on strike and the larger opersting brotherhoods, comsidered President Harding\u2019s latest strike settie- ment proposal for more than two hours at Washington on Friday, without reaching any decision as to what Tesponie should be made by the men om strike.Every wnion official participating in the meeting was Teticent concerning the course of discussion, an agreement having been reached to let Mr.Stone make public any information the conferees decided to release.It was clear, however, that the heads of the shop crafts organisations were unchanged {a their determination to require that all of their men be replaced in the seniority status they held when they went on strike.Heads of the seven railroad labor organizations now on strike were declared by one of their chiet officials on Sunday, after à final conference, as decided to re ject completely the last strike settlement proposal put forward by President Hard- The striking unions in & written re sponse sent to the White Housr, were said by this official to have told the President that they would not ol oft the atri ess a guaran was given that all of their men would be reinstatod in service with seniority rights unimpair od.New Brewery for Montreal A new brewery is to be established at St.Denis and De Valier street, Montreal, where ap artesian well has beea tapped by thé Burton Brewery Company of Can.ads, Ltd, which is about operations.The company, recently formed, has for ita directors, B.H.Anglin, former president and general manager of the Citizens Brewery Corporation of -New York, R.Percy Sims, C.E, of Montreal, R.D.Ward, and Elbert Moxham, of New York.8.E.Chariton, Mayer of Galt, Ont., was elected president of the Union of Canadian Municipalities at the closing session on Friday of the Union's convention held to conduct for the western grain fields.at Winnipeg.FORGOTTEN INDIANS RE-DIS COVERED \u2014 \u201c Wharton Huber, assistant curator of the ornithology section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, returned recently te Philadelphia from hitherto little known \u201c| regions of Nicararus, where he assembled & large collection of birds, beasts, fish and reptiles, a number of which he be Heves have not yet been classified.He also claims to have penetrated ta the villages ~~ Sumo Indians, who rarely had soe a white man.The scientist's spect mens include 600 birds, 40 rare mammals amd 2,000 fish, reptiles and insects, all of which will be placed on exhibition in the local ins\u2018itutiom.My rescarch work was dome about 180 miles inland from the Nicaragu.- coast, said Mr.Huber We established our beadquar.ers at à small mining camp wheace we made trips further into the country.\u2018The aversze annual rainfall here is 147 inches.From the time I reached the interior until I left there never was a.dry article of clothing oa me.The country is irfested with red bugs, smaller than flea .which burrow under the skin and inflict serious wounds.1 went up the Prinza Polka river for 180 miles in à pitpan, an open boat made of a hollowed-out mahogany log.Them in a smaller pitpan I ascended the Ban- bans river to Mininda.The district is hilly, and covered with tropical forests »0 dense that :t is impossible to enter them until a way is cut by Indisms.The only inhabitants are a few scatter ed (ribes of Indians apparently of Spanish and Miskito Indian descemt.With a body of these Indians as guides I peme- trated to certain villages of the Sumo Indians.The Sumo mer are very skillful humt- ers, but the tribe is rapidly becoming extinct.With all their ability ia hunting and their courage in facing \u2018iid animals, they are excessively timid of strange human beings, and will run away evem from members c.other Indian tribes.Miskito Indians sometimes walk into their villages and take anything \u2018they want without meeting resistance.Tha Sumos, numbering about 600 souls all told, have the slant, aimond eyes of the Chinese and their skin is about the same color as that of .Chingman.Mr.Huber bad with him s nimber of dogs, two of which were killed by jaguars.The scientist believes that fully 40 pe~ cent.of the birds and an.mals he shot were lost becaus.neither cogs mor In- dicns could make \u2018weir w .into the Jurgies to the point where they fell.Hq used dynamite to sccure his fish speci mens.Mr.Huber emerged from the jungle \u201cua region weighing 40 pounds less when he entered, at whic* time weight was 180.Although he warded off {liness during his expedition, he was taken down with fever immeuintely it was over.Montreal cannot legisiate as to Same day observance, this being reserved te the Federal Government, Recorder Bem ple said on Thursday ia a judgment dismissing prosecutions against two dance ball proprietors or Keeping opea oa Bun Er T JOINY OWNERSHIP Knquirer, Ont.askes:- Siz years ago.& joint deed of property was given to four people.Since that time three of these have lived on eaid property and have paid all taxes.The fourth bas neither paid taxes nor collected reat for his share.(1) Under these conditions, has he for felted al! right to property?(2) If not, how long would he have a claim on prop erty if these conditions prevailed?(3) Uf he still bas & claim, could he hold Rt by taking à yeariy rent from the three, and would it be necessary to have an agree ment concerning rent in writing?Ans.:\u2014(i) No.(23) and (3).pot see that he is required to do anything in order to preserve bis title, possession by the others of the joint owners being im point of law possessien by ali four.ANDREW CARNEGE 8.B.\u20141 shall be greatly obliged if you wili give me the address of Mr.Andrew Carnegie?Ans.:\u2014Apdrew Carnegie died at Lemox, Mass, on 1! August, 1919.We do CORRESPONDENCE COURSE \u201cAn Interested Friend of the Witness \u2014 Can any of your readers suggest a course tn the study of Engilab Literature for one unable to attend regular classes, and wishing to pursue à definite coufse during cdd moments?Are there any schools offering such a course by correspendenwe ?Wih the course in mind would be required suitatle and imstructive notes for the assistance of the student.who is desirous of obtaining a dofinite knowledge and clear understanding of tbe best standard Literature.Any suggestions will he grate fully received.\u201cSERMON IN THE HOSPITAL\" G \u2018 1 it H sbi § THE POET LAUREATE P.M., British Columbia: \u2014Will you kindly give the following information fa your Questions and Answers column asd oblige (1) Who is the present poet Laureate?(2) Es the French poet.Paui Verlaine, since 1913 has been Robert Bridges, formerly a physician practising in London.His poetry has long been appreciated by a Hmited but cultured class, but bas nev- (2) Paul Verlaine, the POEM WANTED , Ont.:\u2014\u2014Willà you please inquire none 6 any render could veppir poem nnées, kpew a man, asd bis same was Her net weed 4» AOR, \u2014vn kindly print words the poem by Nila Wheater Phos ship drives east, another drives went\u201d and oblige.(hme.The verses asked for are as foi- ws: Que «hip drives east and another west With the seifsame winds that blow.Tis the set of the salle And not the gales, Which tell us the way to go.Like the winds of the sea are the ways As we journey along through life, \u201cTis the eet of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm ar the strife.Referring to this poem.which is now so trequentiy quoted.Mra.Wilcox herself said im 1913: \u201cIl was written twenty years ago on the deck of the Richard Peck coming to New York from New Haven.and wae inspired by my husband calling my attention to the fact that one ship went east and ancther west fn the same wind.1 asked him for a paper and neneii from his notebook.sad wrote the two verses just as they mew stand.| do net recollect where it first appeared as I was at that time writing a poem almost every day.\u201d WORDS OF HYMN Mrs.C.M.Que.:\u2014Would you kindly publish In the Montreal Witness the hymn called \u201cFace to Pace,\u201d amd oblige Ans.:\u2014The words of this hymn, by Mrs.Frank A.Breck, which will be found in \u201cSongs of Service,\u201d with music by Grant Cotfes Tullar.are as follows: FACE TO FACE .Face to face with Christ my Saviour, Face to face, how can it be, Whea with rapture I bebold Him, Jesus Christ who died for me.historical setting.paratory note, whea Testament for the Goths, whose Bishop he was, omitted altogether, the four books of Samuel and Kinga lest lhe stories of battle should stimulate too much the tierce spirit of the barbarians.He knew those Goths.It had bean well for their deacendosts of today If they bad had such solicitons guides.Dr.Patterson Smyth would mot cut it out, but palls before the of.tbe task im posed in this section.And well he may.Tae story of Saul and David is the most ancient intimate personal history in ex- and bids one linger.Territly is the teach ing of Haul's end In des air impressed on Most easantly are we David the was ancinted, would affect him.As it effects all men.High dopes and aspirations, mew powers awak.once despened.\u201cThat gift i much com moner than men think today.\u201d Tn'what natural language for boys, yet bow suggestively for life today are we told of the revolt of the ten tribes.\u201cServe them and they will serve yon.\u201d said Reho- boam's ober counesiiers But he would He called his young comrades, Popularity Ever Incre sing \u2014\u2014 The Pure Deliciousness of \u201cST pe A n à\u201d 4 Natural Leaf Green Tea is reco as the tremendous increase in des mand for it shows.\u201cpe Try it to-day You will like it deal more to be feared than your father; COSYLY BATTLESHIPS NOW USED And the silly young fos! of a king thinks K sounds quite grand to tell his people: \u2018My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.\u2019 To fesl with asd for others and put ourssives fa their place, to treat them with respect, would wake the world a great deal a happier place.\u201d bright and sympathetic of each episode is brought home to the young mind.THE CANADIAN PRAYER BOOK Living organiams cannot but change; not to develop ia to be dead: to be dead is to decay.We had therefore to look for occasional revisions of the Prayer Book adapting it, not only to a mightily changed order of things, both im ths intellectual and the material world, but to new countries.Dr.Dearmer has pro pounced the English church prayer book the best in use anywhere.consent the Elizabethan speech in which ft ta couched, which was in its own day calied the vulgar tongue, has become a standard of melodious sposch to which our own is vulgar in the modern sense of that word\u2014s sacred language from which M fe profane to depurt fn religious use even where it {ails to fuifft the firat pre scribed desideratum which gave it birth, mamety that it should de in speech under- standed of the people.It most even retain such words as \u201cghostly\u201d, such words as \u201cJet\u201d and \u201cprevent\u201d which have exchanged meanings since the days when the book was made.Surely the common people ot our own day bave rights as well as those in Tudor days.[a the veneration of form or the continueé use of sacred writings no longer underwicod, ome might well say \u201cthe letter killeth.\u201d We have before us a copy of \u201cThe Story of the Canadian Revision of the Prayer Book\u201d by Archdeacom Armitage, who was secretary of the revision ocom- mittee, an elaborate and detafled work of 411 pages, with a careful index, evidently meant to be a monumental re cord of a great achievement.The work had îte initiation io the quiet but determined insistence of Dr.Matthew Wilson, a lawyer of Chatham who introduced !t in the Huron Synod in 1896.Thence a memorial went before the General Synod, asking for a revision.An amendment proposed instead an appendix containing all the preyers and forme of service that bad been authorised.This was voted down.Yet the House Blabops sent down a message purporting to concur in the message of the Lower House, and approv- fng the apopadix.A great committee was appointed to prepare the Appesdix, with Bishop Kingdon of Fredericton as oom- vemer.That prelate weat at his work with great ses] and accomplished it pretty much all by himself, as be could mot get his comumittes together.It was dose with grest erudition but some distaste.Dr.Kingdon thought the mame Appendix smacked tos much of current sarçefy.The Appendix must have fallen pretty fiat ter when later the real revision was entered on Dr.Armitage made great search for a copy of it.No copy could be found even is Fredericton until one day Archdeacon Vroom \u2018of Windsor, Nova Sootis, walking on the banks of the Ste Croix river, tm the diocese of Fredericton.came upon the coveted relic washed up by the Bay of Fundy tide and laid at his test.When the Appendix committee reported, tbe Upper Fouse séut down a curt message \u201cthat the intarests of the church will be best conserved and promot- od by deferring consideration of the whols subject.The Appeadix was dead, but not the revisal.Mr.Wilson was stiil alive and in 1008 another great com- mittes was mamed by the Lower House to prepare a Canadian edition of the Prayer Book, enriched with the prayers and services that had been authorised.The movement now had encouragement from the action ef the Lambeth Confer ence of that year.The fina) resolution orderiag the Canadian Prayer Book was passed st Montrsal in 1911.We wish we had space {to pursue this fascisating and ocomsionally diverting study\u2014-some- times distressing, as in the case of the dis cussion over the Athanesian creed which of that creed could be cujsvd By common ?| AS TARGETS Porte.Like the United States snd Britana hen à dozen or more speciaiiy fine cruisers and one-time dreadmoughts which us, Lion, Ajax, Centurion, King George v, Princess Royai, Erin and Orion, monsters of 30,000 or more tens, onve the pride ef the Seven Sess.are all doomed.Rach costing more than $15,000,080 originally, junk dealers have offered the Government only $20,000 agiece for them.The Davy is now engaged in a series of target tests on the famous battleships Agamemuon and Superb, which, like sister ships.are to tind their graves in ocean at the hands of the gunners manned i « report to the Magyarorssag pest.The prisoners are said to have shat ome by one while proceeding mader escort from the prison camp at Julawa forest to Kishineff.where they were to be delivered and released.have outraged the Bessarabian Jews, who threatened te expose the authorities who condoned the tragedy.An investigation the King who, the correspondent asserts, is negotiating a foreign lean in which the Rothschild banking bouse is to posté cipate.The Roumanian authorities are alleged to have suppressed all accounfs of the tragedy lor this reason.The Labelle Contest The slsction campaign in Labelle, which ends on Thursday, has developed en amount of heat and' interest greater than a Quebec provincial contest hes shows for a long time.The vomination day meeting on Thurséay was of the \u201cold tashioned\u201d kind, amd drew a lsrge gather sg to hear what the rival candidates and say of and for hold in ili Li È t $ 363 ST, JAMES ST.MONTREAL CAMADA Sunday at Dome, MONTREAL Wirt Ré + THE PRAYERS OF ELIJAH {By Rev.John Jacksos, Minkomas, Man.) \u201cHe prayed earnestly that it might not rain: add it rained not.He prayed again.and the heaven gare raia.\u2014Jatmes 6:17-18, memory of noble deeds or achievements, and aa inspiration which will bring us now vigor and a larger spiritual life.* Ta commencing this study we are perhaps amased to find how very little is recorded in the Old Testament of the prayers of Elijah.Five verses, Imdicating three varied experiences, sumamrine brief Blijah\u2019s requests to his God.he first of these experiences is during & = i Ë i : re ï i g i : à : § a Eo Hi HE hea in few words called to his swer in the presence of the mul- ad the fiery reuponse was given, welcome smoke ascended, aad resewed in the hearts of men.second time Etijah had prayed and a ma time his prayer was ans N fs yet à third prayer of Elijah.most miss it.so brief it 1s.Almost wallowed in an expérience of which le thought him capable\u2014an exper- of cowardice\u2014and the prayer itself pressive of a haunting fear.The man whoih we have expected so much has heart and hope, and utters & much- taken peayer.The man who is exait- as the Old Testament exemplar of , has ome prayer out of three wnan- God never answered this prayer, had for Hlijah a better transiation the prophet in his best moments had er dreamed.In vain do we scan the pages of the Old Testament for accounts of other prayers of Elijah.Three prayers, \u2014two of them relating to miracles, and the third hopelesaly mistakes, and unanswered,\u2014constitute the sole Old Testament record of the prayers of the man who is later set forth as a great cxemplar of prayer and what is more amasing in to find that the Now Testament refers to two prayers previously warecord- ol, snd on the streagth of these alone gives rophet the highest place on the cousiderations ould lead the in- give such examples?It be easy to answer (hii as Riijah prayed abeut conditions which principally 1 à widow and her boy, or im- the leaders of Israel on ii I den 4} 2 whole; or to argue that prayer was with kim 50 much a habit of ite that it would De unnatural for him not to pray.But there are deeper reasons than these, and ftrmer assurances tbat the New Tensta- price.How than did God sppear te Miijak with the Laformation chat raim ahould be witheld for & term of years?Did it cost ! Biah anything! A cowmtrynman ls he, à patriot, deeply interested in the nation's wolfars, aad withal he is & man of God.\u2018Reniote from courts, corruption, crime, In that high shepherd land, \u201cWith God alone his soul had grown To stature bold and grand.\u201d mate veus do reviews the mation\u2019s fmmed- views its present, his heart i» sadéenod beyond all tolling.His very soul is wrapped up in the bumdie of lite with Israel.He loves it almost as Gud loves it, with ail the inteasity of Lie be- lbs.Yet Israel has sinned: Her igner- sance and olatry and iuditference reveal to the prophet's mind her \u201ctato and destiny; and his heart cries out in agony.Can wothing be done to save her?How may ber idolatry be abolished?How may Israe: be\u2019 purified and cleansed and brought back to God?And as he muses, the fire barns.Deaper and deeper the conviction grows that there is only ome cure, only one remedy.Dare ke pray for 1?Dare he utter the word describing it?it is too terrible.gave Jehovah's message to Ahab, haughty king.Who shall doubt that W- jah prayed! again and the heaven THE RING (By Rev.Arthur B.Rkinew) sounds of merrymaking had died away.Even tha father had retired, hushed chooks of the Proce Tar mt chee! .Th t vas pire ° The brothers were aloms.The elder wag less sullen, but net yet reconciled.\u201cBut why the ring?\u2019 he demanded.The Prodigal looked up questioningiy.\u201cThe ring?\u201d he repeated, as thowgh groping to understand.- \u201cYes, the ring.\u201d The eyes were defiant, © + sev softened when he saw the marks of hs brother's suffering.\u201cI can understand why Father gave you a new robe, for you were in tatters: and sandals, for your feet were bare end bruised; and food, for you were tamished.But a ring?Did you need a ring?\u201d The Prodigal looked away, out at the stars, his companions of many a night, when he was homeward bound, rehearsing his confession.They seemed to uu- derstand.He did not answer, but he kissed the ring.The eider brother urged.\u201cWhy the ring?\u201d the Prodigal answered softly.\u201cBrother, I was in need of the ring more than anything eles.\u201d The elder brother was pussied.\u201cI was thankful for the robe amd the sandals and food; but, when my band feit the ring, I knew 1 had my fathers love, the oid love of my childhood I was accepted mot as a hired servant, but as his child\u201d \u201cI have come back to you and Father and to God.And brother, God too gave a ring.He gives not merely Eg An HOMESTEAD, AUGUST W, ive.REVIVAL REMINISCENCES (By a Seotcimnan) Reading se much about revival of late, my memory goes back many more years than I care to count, to the Moody and Sankey revival of 1570 and again of 1874.The impressions then made upon my mind will mever fade, the lapse of years only seams to despen the sacred associations which cluster aromnd the \u201cgreat days\u201d through which I then passed, a even after such a long interval | can re to mysoll the scenes and recall the names of those, long since departed, who Were prominent and leading figures in the times ot Messing then experienced.The spiritual awakening of 1876 was à mever-to- beforgotten time.The recemt revival spreading over the Northeast ané West Country Pas been, it ts true, a time of blessing and of refreshment, but ft can- Bet for a moment compare with the wave of religions feeling which manifested itself in 1870 and 1874.I can yet remember the acemes emacted in the quiet ard remote countryside where 1 then restded as a ind, not far removed from Aberdeen, \u2014how the people gathered from distant hamlets sad farms to the lochside to hear D, L.Moody preach, and even more te hear ira D.Sankey sing the Gospel.It was a scenes never to be forgotten.Old and young, well-to-do and poor, ming- Led cn the ones ion, and over ali was 8 3 expectation and deep simcerity, as if they felt that \u201csare- ly God is in this place.\u201d Moody preached mol 30 much with eloquence as with fer- Yor amd earnestness.He had no new Gospel to deliver, bat only \u201cthe old, oid story,\u201d and yet his worta were fresh and keen with the man's own conviction and experience behind them.Sankey sang with bis heart and from the heart, and very many unresponsive to the spoken word yielded wp heart ard life to Christ while he did so.Shall we ever again have such times of revival and awakening im Scotland?Will our hearts ever since then, and the Savior's love and compassion for sinning, sorrowing humanity is the same.Why should we not have the old-time revival days fn this year of grace 1982\u2014V.B.THAT QUARTER \u201cYou have a quiet talk with a quarter one of these days, and if it is discouraged at its modern limitations, just combort it by recalling how big it makes you fes] when you substitute it for the usual micke! whem the plate comes round im your Church \u2014 Exchange.Bible-Reading Some peopie\u2019s Bible-rending is a sys tem of perpetual dipping snd pickiag They do not seem to have an idea of regularly going through the whole Book.This is a great mistake, No doubt in times of sickness and affliction it is allowable to search out seasonadle portions.Bat with this exception 1 believe it is by far the best plan to begin the Olé and New Testaments at the same time\u2014read each straight through to the end and then be in again.This is & matter in which everyone must be persuaded tn his own mind.I can only say it has been my own plan for years, and I have never seen cause to alter it \u2014Bishop J.C.Ryie, D.D.HE LOOKED TO THE LIGHT He looked to the light forever when the shadow dimmed his eyes; Singing ever a song of sunshine whem the rain was in the skies; In the dreariest dawn of winter he had ever & dream of May: \u201cThe light is there in the darkness\u2014O, the light will shine some day!\" What to him were the shadows?\u2014They were ever fast in flight! The world a thought of heaven in that beautiful dream of light! And what of the thorns that reddened ever along the ways, When he saw the later roses that come with the brighter days?O Light of Love! be with us when we reach the vales that seem To cast\u2019s dreary shadow over Life's sweetest dream! NING PERNICIOUS LITERATURE A Mrs.Gems Stratton Porter, whose Limberiost\u201d books have revealed a new world of life and beaûty and wonder to the young people who have been wise bax upon ail that carry lawlessness into the hearts of and girls.Mrs.Porter writes: \u201cPersonaily it is difficult for.me to derstand why indecencies that be permitted in life, and characters would uot be admitted into a home or the real purposes of living through having had books filled with prurient descriptions and suggestive and intimate ée- scriptions of men and women living #- legally and immorally.\u201cIf I do not want my daughter to carry a flask, smoke cigarettes, appear ia pud- lic \u2018half-clothed, and carry on fllicit love affairs, then I should not pat into ber hands books, magazines or newspapers filled with descriptions of people who live suck lives.There is a certains amount of authority that goes with matter which someone has thought enough of to set it in type and bind between the covers of a book.Printed matter has its infiu- ence even im magazine and newspaper form, and while the world has been goiag mad with unbridled sensualism, immodest dress, and risque dances In some guarters, it has gone equally far in others by patting these things into print.I could name half a dosen publications that shock my old-fashioned soul almost to paralysis.\u201d\u2014 The Baptist.THE CHRISTIAN'S COMFORT Afflictions may press me, they cannot destroy; - One glimpse of Thy love turns them ail fmto joy: And the bitterest tears, if Thon smile but on them, Like dew in the sunshine, grow diamond and gem.Let doubt, then, and danger my prôgress They sal meks heaven more sweel at the close: Come joy or come sorrow, whate'er may befall An hour with my Ged will make ap for .It all \u2014Lyte.\u201cW's End Corner.\u201d Are you standing at \u201cWit's né Corner,\u201d Christian, with troubled brow?Are yon thinking of what is before you, > And all you are bearing aow?Does all the world seem against you, And you in the battle alone?Remember\u2014at \u201cWit's End Corner,\u201d Is just where God's power is shown.Are you standing at \u201cWit's End Corner,\u201d Blinded with wearying Feeling you cannot end i, You cannot bear the strain, Bruised through the constant suffering, Dizxy, and dazed, and numb?Remember\u2014to \u201cWit\u2019s End Corner,\u201d Is where Jesus loves to come! Are you standing at \u201cWits End Corner,\u201d \u201cYour work before you spread, All lying begun, unfinished, And pressing on heart and head, Longing for strength to do it, Stretching out trembling hands?Remember\u2014at \u201cWit's Bnd Corner\u201d The Burden-Bearer stands.Are you standing at \u201cWit's End Corner,\u201d Yearning for those you love, Longing for strength to do it, Pleading their cause above, \u2018Trying to lead them to Jesus, Wond'ring if you've been true?He whispers, at \"Wit's Bad Corner,\u201d \u201cIll wis them, as 1 wom you!\u201d Are you steading at \u201cWit's Bad Cerner,\u201d Then you're just in the very spot To learn tbe woudrous resources Of Him whe faileth not! No doubt to a brighter pathway Your footsteps will soon be moved, But only at \u201cWit's End Corner\u201d Is \u201cthe God who |s able\u201d proved! The word Amea wh ple\u2019s allegiance to the L ic ig yl; ih fi urd fi i ; Man\u2019s Greatest Privilege.THOUGHTS FOR SUNDAY, AVG.27 It is impossible to concsive of any higher honor that could be conferred upon & human being than that which God bas offered to every one of His children oa earth by giving them the What is the great work of Christ?the redemption of the human the restoration of the lest image tm man, and the bringing im Kingdom of God om earth.For accompiimhment of this glorious k, the Bon of God gave Himself maa without reserve.He became man that He might reveal to mea character and thoughts of God might set before men the pattern perfect human life, and He gave life for man to make atonement 's sin and to reconcile man poires STEREF t He did long ago.It is all in but it is not all of Christ's man; for after His resarrec- tion He ascended into Heaven, where He is, seated st the right hand of God and \u201cever liveth to make inter for us See Col 3: 14; 1§ i gh m of His life and death could not understood tilt after His resurrection and ascension.Crowds had flocked to Him to witness His mir acles and to hear what He bad to say for Himself, but the largest number of! acturl disciples we read about up to the time of His death is \u201cover 500.\" But He had dome all that mem could not do, and He committed to His foll.wers the task of giving effect to the great purpose for which He had lived and died, and within à few weeks after His depar- into closest fellowship with Christ and have the fullest partnership ia His work is by giving ourselves to intercessory prayer.It is our duty to be on the watch for opportunities to be helpful to others by deed or word, but we may pot have large capabilities of usefulness in that way, and we may lack wisdom to direct such efforts as we may make in that way.But the opportunity for inter ceasory- prayer is always opea and we have no cause for fear that we can do harm instead of good by prayer.it it is offered in submisgion to the will of God.Moreover, if we earnestly strive to have fellowship with Christ in inter cessory prayer, that will open to us opportunities for sirvice and give us wisdom to ase them aright.Note: All the great prayers of the Bible are intercessory prayers.See Abraham\u2019s prayer for Sodom, Gem.18: 20-32.Soe the prayer of Moses for Israel, Ex.32: 7-14 and 30-33; Deut.9:18, 19, See Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temple, 2 Chron.¢: 12\u20147: 3.Bee the prayer of Daniel for tbe restoration of the Jews to their own land, Dan.9: 3-23.See Nehemial's prayer for Joruss- lem, Neh.1: 4-11.Bee the wonder ful prayer which Jesus offered for.His disciples just before His crucifixion, John 17.Panl's phenomensl success as a preacher was due to the fact that he prayed without ceasing for those toc whom he preached as his letters prove.There is much to be learned from theses grest Intercessory prayers in the Bible.See how Daniel and Ne bemish prayed! These are two of the noblest characters portrayed m the Bible, and both of them were free from any fault or failure, ag far as the record goes.Yet see how each of them identifed himself with the sims of his people for whom he prayed.fo also Christ in His great prayer identified Himeeif with all beiiev- ors, and identified us with Himpelf.These hely men assumed responsi bility tor the sims of their people just as Christ aswemhed responsit:: for the stns of all who would acoept Him as their Saviour from sin.It is in that spirit, and mot in a spirit of self justification or of superior merit that we must plead with God for others.And Nehemiah, like Daniel and like Moses, claims favor for his people on the ground that they are God's people who were heirs of the promises which He had given to their fore fathers.In like manner, we can claim for all God's children the fuil benefits of the covenant sealed to us by the blood of Christ.Nehemiah was in deep grief; there fore he felt the need of prayer.His grief was not selfish; therefore he could pray.He belleved in God with all his heart; therefore he could pray hopefully.He Ddaelieved in God's love for His people and in God's faithfulness in keeping His promises, thorefors he could argue with God sud claim with confidence the help that he needed to rebuild Jerusalem.His desire to rebuild Jerusalem was animated by the thought that Jerusalem was God's city: therefore he felt that he was in league with God.The prayers of Moses for lerael are perhaps the most remarkable pray- ors ever offered by any human being.for no other man ever occupied the same position that he occupied.Standing midway between God snd the people, as it were, Moses repre- seated God to the people and represented the people before God.God gave him full authority as tescher and leader of the peopie and beld him responsible for them.And Moses stood up before God and argued boid- ly that tor Hi» own name's sake God must perdoa the people and fulfil His promise to them.was offered a Uious #; ; for PÉ had a fig oni mt \u201clI exhort therefore frst of all, that supplication, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivirgs, be made for men .this is gcod and acceptab! in the sight of God our Saviour, who willeth that all men should be saved.\u201d (1 Tim.2: 1-6.) Thirteen years elapeed between the coming of Esra to Jerusalem and the coming of Nehemiah.Ezra had come and restore order\u201d and discipline.~Ezra, on bis arrival, had made à great effort { bring about a revival of reverence for the law, but he does not seem to have accomplished very much, and nothing is said about him from the time uf his first efforts in Jerusalem until he appears again im company with Nehemiah at a much Inter date.Esra was very pious and very rned in the lew, bat he had not the forceful \u201cwill and tremendous energy that enabled Nehe- mish to overcome all difficulties end complete the extremely diffiowlt task which he had set himself.Ar ardent patriot, with great zeal lor God and faith in God, courageous and clear headed, but modest and seif-denying, Nehemiah is one of the grandest characters in all history.He had been acting as butler or cupbearer to the King which was a highly honorable and responsible office, given only to persons in whom the King had \u2018Le greatest confidence, aud he had evidently won the King's favor to = very remarkable degree.A special body guard of soidlers was even sent with him to Palestine.Golden Text: The supplication ef « a righteous man availeth much in its working \u2014James 5: 16.SCRIFTURE RRADINGS Monday, Ang.31\u2014Neb.1: 1-11; Tuesday\u2014Esra $: 5-15; Wednesday\u2014 Gen.18: 28-42; Tharoday-Jud.\u20ac: 28-34; Friday\u2014Eph.3: 141; Satur day\u2014-Mat.\u20ac: 9-15; BSusday\u2014-Pralm 16 RRAYER O Lord, who hast lavished upon us the gifts of Thy grace, \u2018Thy free, unéesery- ed, forbearing love, and hast given to us all the fulness thereut fa the gift of Thy dear Bon who hes been made sin for us, that we might be made the rightecusness of God in Him.Help us, we beseech Thee, that we may truly drink in thc fui- neas of the streams of Thy grace, nor ever receive these in vain.Through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amun.A GREAT JAPANESE IDOL (By Rev.Albertus Pieters, Fukuoka, Japan.) .Bast Park, in the city of Fukuoka, Je pan, lies opposite the College of Medicine of the Imperial University of Kinshia.À little further om are the Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture of the same great and thoroughly modern institution.And yet, in the East Park itself may be seen a hoary form of heathenism, essentially the same as that which stirred the heart of St.Paul, when he saw the city of Athens, \u201cwholly givea to idolalry.\u201d.The !mage worshipped is & statue of Nichiren, the founder of the \u201cHokke\" moct of aro «s lt ia alsc called, after ita ~ \u201cNichiren\u201d sect.This great man Was born in the year 1238 AD, and died at the age of fifty- eight.His name is eminent not omly in the religious development of Japan, but also in its political history: for he pre Hence his states is at the same time a memorial to the victory over the Mon- righteousness.It ia a very fine statue, a worthy tribute to 8 great man who deserved well of his : country.But it is not merely a statue, | it is aiso an idol.This comes out strikingly in the contrast between this and the bronze statue of the Emperor Kam- eyama, & cgutemporary of Nichirem, which stands in the same park, about a hundred yards away.That also is of bronze, and it is not very different im size aud workmanship from the statue of Nichiren, but it is not an jdol.It is \u20ac statue pure and simple, such as one may find in dur parks at bome.It has none of the paraphernalia of religion, not even & Shinto gateway as an approach Lo it.Men sometimes take off their hats and make a bow when they come near, but no one assumes an attitude of prayer.Most people walk about it with their hats on, with the utmost unconcern.Very different is it with the image of Nichiren.Here the worshipper feels at once that he is on holy ground, for to the right, as you approach, appears the great laver, just as in the court of the Jewish Tabernacle.This has a bronze lotus growing out of the water in it.The lotus is here not only a symbol of Buddhism in gemeral, but especially of Nichiren, whose name means \u201cThe Sun Lotus.\u201d At this iaver the devout wash their hands betors proceeding to worship Next 1» the little shop where candies and incense are sold\u2014those \\Invariable accompant ments of religion where worship \u201cin spirit and in truth\u201d is unknown.Here also is a little room wheres thoes may be accommodated whose prayers occupy them the entire day, or as sometimes happens, several days ia succession.Per- baps it is not sitogether correct to call them prayers, for they utter nothing but the incessant droning repetition of the sacred formula: \u201cNama Myo Hob Renge Kyob\"'\u2014\"Hail to the Doctrine of the Wondertul Law of the Lotus\u201d Vary tall of meaning, as one siands asd listens to thie droping chant are the words of our Lord Jesus: \u201cWhen ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do.\u201d One could almost imagine he must have deen bere and seen th.worship of the Néichiren beliovare : 5 ot ogbt that na a ey and by \u2018Lis alone, ren -\u2014uld de saveût To the loft, & 8t:;; or two ie the graat collection bax of bronzer Mito which the coppers jingle merrily, for uo one ia Jugan thinks »f coming to wor:hip empty.barged, Ip front of it are twu glass show-cases in which lighted candles and Incense are forever burning.Finally, up two or three stepu, and nt the vory base of the granite pedestal, is another Laver, a swail une, not uniike the stone bapti mai fonts in some of our churches, from which tha worshippers anoint their faces with holy water.The scene that meets the sye of the visitor here is precisely that found fa Sunday school books to illustrate the lines: ; \u201cThe heathen in his blindness Bows dowe tc wood and stone,\u201d only it la tn bronse in this case.Ou asy fine day men and women may be seen worshipping the Idol, some standing, others sitting oa beaches, kmeeling, oe squatting, but all with aa attitude of im tense earnestness and reverence, with thelr hands together.and their Meads bowed im the attitude of prayer.The thing that savéd the Prodigal Soa was that the husks did not satisly, but the pitifui thing about many of the Japanese whe worship this great idol .is that the husks do satisfy.The religious vease is debased by its us0 tm counéction with sm image \u2014The Christian Intelligencer.THE FRIENDS WE NEVER SEK -| Around the corper I havs a friend, in the great city that bas no end.Yet co by and weeks rush os, And re ! know it à year is gome; : And | never ses my old friend's face, And he rang mine.We were youngse then, .\"And sow We are busy, tired mea\u2014 .Tired with playing o foolish game, .Tired with trying to make a name.\u201cTomorrow,\u201d 1 say, \u201cI will call on Jim, Just to show him I'm thinking of him.\u201d But tomorrow comes and tomorrow And the distance batwees us wows a grows.5 Around the cormer\u2014yet miles away .\"Hare's » telegram, sir\u201d \u201cJim died $ 7!\u201d : And that's what we.got and deserve iM the emd\u2014 \u201cAreand the corner à vamished friend.\u201d \u2014Selected .\u2014 \u2014 TEE CTHEFAMRLY: at, 3 bs aden vey of life that.is taken the National Ca the Protestant Episcopel Church in MB port to be presented to the church's zege eral convention in September.It speaks of the home as \"In a state of chaos\u201d and refers to \u201cthe broken, discordant home life of the American people\u201d The cos demnation thus expressed has more or less real basis.Many others have noted it.The \u201closs of sufficient leisure for mental, moral and spiritual culture due to the spesding up of the industrial pace\u201d is not more striking, if as striking.as the similar loss due to the mental specialisation.has gone on at the expense of gem culture.Though many will think the council's expressions in regard to individual habits and recreations rather too gloomy, the things that provoked thems are serious and merit careful study.\u2014New York Sun.Cod\u2019s providence never places .yeR where His grace cannot keep you.BENEVOLENT FUNDS Contributions sent through us for any of the following funds shonlé bp made payable to John Dougall & Bon and plainly designated in socompany.ing letter.All such will be duly acknowledged in these columns and forwarded to the Official Tressures of the fund designated.i THE FRIENDLY HOME areavacsuoracss 0001000 ame 0 Adérens 000800000000 crow ULEVEN DB AUQUET 16, 1922, MONTREAL WITNESS AND CANADIAN HOMESTEA or \u2018 Le 111 ET files] Loin \u201cal hi i hat BILE : fj ihe i rid Fgh ial di nh do bt ly ik 1 in fi br le ji i sits i pi ml nn El lpi «pis iii | \"ri 1 tim a fel i! git uen, he lint Hl Halli fH : lithe pl nj! 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be reduced with B a BSORBINE also other Bunchegor Swell ings.Ne blister, ne haie Bone, and horse kept at work.Feoaomical only a fee requi at an 2.50 Soba delivered.\u2018Boek § rear.Beauti -any producers who request it from the WF.TOWN, Ios, 404 mans Bid, Wentrenl, Oa 00 DER fu Feed the Cows Before Milking When ! was a boy father fed his cows well and always when he was ready to milk he mixed a mash for each cow eat while he milked her.She bad her mind on thet feed and when it moved away from her she would follow.In get ting dowa to the last bite she would twist and turn in a way to make milking uo pleasure.The other day ! discovered a young farmer putting feed in the feed troughs for bis cows ready for miiking operations bat imetead of milking them while they ate it he let them have plenty of time to finieh with the:r meal and get to quietiy dosing in thoir staile.Then be would milk them with Lo wearisome, temper destroying activity.He finds it not only makes milking easter but the cows never get idea that if they Co not have feed they Will not give down thelr milk, as our cows were prone to do cow and then.He never has xay trouble at all with cows holding back thelr rilk.They never connect milking and feeding as our cows always did.\u2014L.H.C.Progressive Hog-Raising A revised edition of \u201cProgressive Hog Raising, by Edward N.Wentworth, published by Armour's Bureau of Research and Kcunomics, is now ruady fur distri- Dution, and à copy wil be distributed to Burcau, Chicago.The volum: comprises à summary of the breeds aad breeding of hogs, their marketing and the general factors in the pork and live hog trade.There are excellent illustrations of the principal uf mar ket types of hows, and a great deal of statistical information that is of particular value and interest to hog péoducers.* _ KWteg Hog Ligs Coaltar itis, properly weed, are excellent sanîtary - pr and in Combating disease, bub of.Étie use ust ; on WC ending, Yom Hew Hs Harp The wing be.be most practi ; plies.=] anû \u2018diféétive treat- Drive the bogs to be trepted in a bot stall or pen which has bean well dedded down with straw.Sprinkle \u2018 thoroughly with crude ofl (crude petroleum), which costs nét to exceed 30c per gallon.Leave them thers for two hours, so that they rub against each other and some oil dropa or the bedding and therc- by gets on the hogs' bellies, between the legs, etc.Drive them back to their lot, run in another bunch of hogs amd repeat treatment.They should be crowded in as small a space as possible.Sprinkle nests and old pens with crude oil.This not only will serve to eradicate the lice, but will keep down dust in their quarters.The crude ofl will destroy the nits as aothing else will, and is more effective In destruction of lice than anything else.We have tried everything, and the above advice is from 25 years\u2019 experience in the andling of the largest herd of swine in © THE FARM AUTOMOBILE It would be difficuit to name any ome thing ih récent years that has been of more benefit to farm life than the aëto- mobile.Only fifteen years back the farmers cursed every auto that travelled the roads and streets for it frightened the horses.lu a very short time the farmers were using them themselves Instead of horses, The sentiment naturelly changed.Go where you will in the summer months and you will ses farm familles travelling by auto far from home, some Just touring to see the coumtry and some to visit friends and relatives.Never before have the farmers felt that they could get so far from home.Distance is no longer reckoned in miles but in minutes or hours.It Is nothing unusual to see farm picnics of enormous sise because families bow come from so large a radius.At a recent farm picnic at Marghall, Minn.there were over 2700 farm autos on the ground.What an op portunity fs thue atforded to extead acquaintance and knit the co-operative spirit, and also to hear the addresses of farm leaders.No hall in the country could accommodate suck a crowd.: Cattle were the first money.The Roman word for money, pecuniam, is de rived from the pecws, meaaing cattle.Welle\u2019 Outline of History.A Mionesota farmer has developed à mathod for only the roots of burning stumps when land is cleared, saving the urper parte for {trew.: 2 1 Farms Make Enjoyable Homes HINTS FROM A FARM WIFK'S NOTE.800K To bs » slave to unpleasant thoughts ts the worst kind of bondage, Stop that thought that was is your mind all day yesterday making you miserable! Summer and vacation are nearly over.It trunk ropes and straps have not been properly put away see to it now, tying each to its own trunk ready for use again.It ropes are soiled, wash in gasoline to avoid shrinking, 12 liquid blue is used for laundry work, be sure that ali soap is first rinsed out.Soap aad blue cause rust.Disreputable looking leather satchels can be made as bright and clean as when usw.Thoroughly wash with scep and water, then lot u coat of sweet oil dry in.Then apply several coats of liquid shoe dressing of the proper color and lastiy a thin coat of white shellac.Have handy a small tsol tox equipped with tack and larger hammer, a variety of nails, screwdriver, chisel, pliers, ete.Remember that the clean body (tiean outside and in) is the healthy body.And healthy bodies do not furnieh good ground for germs.Asbestos table.mats may be made clean and white dy laying them for a few mirutes on glowing coals in range or fur nace.Grass stains may be removed from white garments \u2018by rubbing thoroughly with kerosene, or with soft soap amd baking soda, before boiling.If you want to do a bit of embroidering apd find your hands are rough, rab well with coarse salt.A black straw hat that has become shabby from dust and grime may be freshened up to look as good as mew if rubbed over with n cloth that has been dipped in alcohol.Blades of knives and scissors that have become rusty may be perfectly cleaned with fine sandpaper\u2014and a little patience and robbing.No one i# so poer that he has motidag he can give.Money-value is not always the finest or most acceptable gift.H you have not a codar chest MA which to store the furs amd weollsns, they will be sado Troms muthu ais qcaces CE as a paper bags and sealed or securely.It is helpful to remember that large structures are built with very small stones, a fact that holds true im character building as well as architecture \u2014Mrs.F.A.N., in Successful Farming.ILLUSTRATION STATIONS Resume of the Work Being Done Seven Provinces.During last year eighty-six illustration stations were conducted under the Dominion Experimental Farm system, namely, eight in British Columbia, tweive Mh Alberta, twelve in Saskatchewan, ihirty- two in Quebec, tem in New Brunswick, and twelve in Nova Scotia.Three additional stations have been selected in British Columbia and im Saskatchswan for cropping this year.In the conducting of these stations, farmers set aside certain areas (or demonstration purposes asd undertake to co-operate with the of- fleora of the division im the methods of cultivation adopted.It is not only co the voil and crops that attention is devoted, but the dairy herd and poultry also cams in for consideration.Special efforts are made in the restoration of the soil, in the introduction of new crops and incressed production by the old ones, in lllustrating the value of good, pure seed, in showing the importance of keeping farm accounts, In demonstrating the benufits derived from the systematic rotation of crops, in the growing of clover seed, In proving the value of drainage, iu encouraging the growing of carn, in methods of growing and harvesting sunflowers, in summer fallow treatment, in the growing of al- fala, in encouraging the production of fall rye, in the cultivation of a farm gar den, and, in short, in helping and aiding in enything Hkely to result in an increase of information and of profit.Ia the annual report of the Illustration Division for 1921, recently published, and which can be had on application to the Publications Branch at Ottawa, a record of the work is given and justances are related of the results achieved, the knowledge disseminated, and the benefits derived.Of course in all the work undertaken, special regard Is paid to the possi bilities and necessities of the particular district ia which a station ls located.In this connection it might be noted that while a good deal of attention bas beon d to the cultivation of ths sunflower lor forage purposes in the Prairie Prov.to prove valusble enasilage crop in bec, New Brunswick and Nova particularly for those districts to corn is not well adapted.Rotation oropa is naturally a special feature of work, and a perusal of the report will veal much instructive matter, from actual experience.RECENTLY INTRODUCED WHEATS (By P.Russel Cowan) Everyone mews of Marquis wheat, ab though few persons know its origin or achievements.Marquis wheat was orig inated in 19¢3 by the Cereal Division of the Experimental Farms Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture; Ît was first given to the grain growers of the Canadian west in 1909 through the channel of the annual free distribution.Ia 1309 some 400 samples of Marquis wheat were distributed free; im 1917 about 350 millions of bushels of Marquis wheat were produced ia North America \u2018To Canada this represented by the re placement of other varictigs à gain in the Mational wealth of about 16 millionn of bushels which at $2 per bushel meant 38 millions of dollars; for the same year, ft has been computed that the gain te the Western States was 20 millions of doa.With reference to Marquis wheat, lot me quotes one or two paragraphs from Bulletin 149 of the North Dakota Expert mental Station.\u201cOf the common wheats, Marquis is distinctly superior to ail other commercial varieties, for the eastern aad southern sectioma of this State (North Dakota)\u201d, and again \u201cthere is no indices tion at present that any of the newer varieties, Prelude, Pioneer, Kitchener, Ruby and Red Bobs, can replacé Marquis in North Dakota.\u201d \u2018The five wheats mentioned above were all produced in Canada to snit certain Canadian conditions just as Marquis was But the same conclusions bave been reached.namely that at present mone of them will replace Marquis in the Marquis areas.Three of these varieties wore, originated by the Cereal Divisien of the\u201d Experimenta Vaims Branch, bamely, Prelude, Pionser and Raby.These wheats being earlier than Marquis have their place in Canadian agricultere in districts where the season is too short for the later maturing varieties.To this list of wheats should be added Early Red Fife which ripeas a little earlier than Marquis but should oniy be grown in dis tricts tbat are not subject to wheat rust, as Barly Red Fife is quite ausceptible to stem rust.Of the above mentioned wheats, Kitchener and Red Bods undonbt edly are of use, but their area of useful ness is limited; these wheats wers orig inated by Dr.Seager Wheeler of Ros thern, Sask.\u2018When considering wheats for Westerns Canada, length of maturity is a very im portant feature, Marquis, Early Red Fife, - and Kitchener, ripen at about the same time, namely 100-110 days; Ruby ripeus from &10 days earlier than Marquis, amd Prelude about 6 days before Ruby.Pio- meer, being awned, is not recommended for growth on the prairies.A HANDY STONEBOAT The following gives details for the con struction of a handy boat which will save much work ia removing large stones from fields.- \u2019 Two hardwood planks two inches by twelve inches by six feet; one hardwood plank two inches by six inches by twenty- eight Inches; two three-quarter inch dy five-lnch bolts with washers.This stone boat js very haady in moving stone which are one to three fest ia diameter, The beat asset of the machine is that it requires no labor or \u201cback work\u201d im loading or unloading.It costs practically \u2018nothing and can be made from materials on every farm.It is made dy roundiag of an end of each plank and boring & two-inch hole is (hat end for the chain to which the team can ba aftached.The planks are od side by side four inches apart.The inside edges are bevelled.The short plank is bolted across the end opposite the round points, one bolt ia each plank.When a stone is to be moved the planks are spread so that one goes om each side of the stone.A chain to which the team is attached is fastened to the hole ln each plank.As the team goes ahead the planks closs together and the atone is lifted and moved to a desired incew, it has hitherto received: little cus: | molt.To unload, the chain ie removed sideration ln the Enatern Provinces, bat , from ome pieuk s0 the team can spread that mow.through the « rk ouf the ns.the boal, allowing the stone to rest on the ground + Pi UGH AND SEHD AT RIGHT TIME Tine is à bigger element today in farm Hee than ever before.For .ealize its piace in the ploughing and seeding of cropn for the biggest yleids.The Central Baperimental Farm of the Dominion of Canada, at Ottawa, Canada, and the Okla- Roma fExzperin-nt Station have both gathered some figures that are startling and conclusive in bringing home to farmo-s the neeessity of being #0 equipped with power snd machinery that the work can de don.when it should bs done and \u2018n the shortest possible space of time.A mouth\u2019s delay will cut the wheat crop over half, while on barley and oats the lose is pear- Jy as great.At the Oklahoma station, ploughing was dome at three different dates: July 19.when the ground was in proper state ui moistuie, August 15, when it was bard aud lumpy; and September 1), when it was drr and cloddy.Hach plot was seed- od September 16, The yields were: July 19 plot, 31.3 bushels of wheat; August 15, $8.5 bushels; September 11.15.3 bushels.The rtation concludes that \u201cexrly ploughing for wheat is profitable; avd if wheat follows oats, the sgil shovid be ploughed immediately after (he ont crop is harvest- od.Generally it fs best to work down the soil well as soon au it is ploughed, and Barrow or drag it aicer each rain.in this way, weeds may be kept down and the sell moisture conserved.\u201d In other words, the farmer needs more than ever a reserve of power that crn be thrown into the stubble fields immediate ly after the grain is off far early ploughing and preparation of a seed bed to get a 108 per cent.foundation for Lie fall- wheat crop.This kind of work, to bring best results, must be done at a time when the farm labor supply is carrying a \u201cpeak \u201cload,\u201d and when it ja the hottest lime of the year on the farm.Farmers equinprd .with tractors are fortunate in beinx able elose on the heels of small grain harvest, \u2014Nationai Institute of Progressive Farm- Ploughing Stubbte Land Not Always Neceseary À very important finding of recent ex- erimental work conducted by the Do iinfon Experimental Farms, proves that in most parts of the prairie it is usually unnecessary to plough stubble land (first crop after Bummertallow) in preparation for grain.Extensive experiments conduct- od on six Experimental Farms show only farm, namely Lacombe, which repre tral Alberta, where ploughing superior yields to simply barn- kble amd seeding withomt any cultivation; on all the other the latter treatment has bees equal and sonretimes superior to hing.As these experiments include trials in which a total of 105 trials an unploughed land, the conclusion incontrovertible.in scarcely to refer to the ons saving in time and labor effect.the elimination of ploughing.In will cost most farmers about $1.76 plough each sere of their land, and, mareover, this ploughing will materially delay the seeding of their grain\u2014a de & £ sr Hi Fi 88 KB = ploughing even when all plots were seed- od at the same time.- EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSH: ROOMS (By W.8.Odell.) Mushrooms and toadstools are included under the collective term \u201cfungi\u201d.There is a widespread misapprehension concerning the character of the fleshy fungi.The public generally classify them under two main divisione\u2014toadstools and mush- rooms\u2014the latter only being considered edible, and embracing the several vari- etien of the mushroom commonly exposed for sale, and found in flelds during the iste summer and fall.All varieties out side of these are popularly called toadstools and avoided as being isonous.The question is frequently asked how can one distinguish a \u201cmushroom\u201d from a \u201ctoadstool\u201d?! There are hundreds of kinds of mushrooms most of which are edible, and but a few are poisonous.It fe then e question how to distinguish the edible from the poisonous species.All socalled \u201ctests\u201d such as peeling, dis coloration of à spoon, etc, etc, are myth- seal and afford no guarantee.The bert method of knowing them is to study their characteristics one by one, starting with à common variety: have this identified by one who knows it, and then continue oae\u2019s studies ns opportunity offers.It is etrongly advised to leave severely alone ail kinds about which there is any uncertainty.Many mushrooms are neuseatifg to some persons but prove harmless to others, while many are edible but of poor Savor, or too smail to be of any use.Unfortunetsly, popular works on fungi are bot common.but several reliable works are available to the stmdent who wishes to acquaint himsel! with the seb = as oies isetane \u2018One \u2018Thousané MONTREAL WITNESE + 40 CANAD'AN HOMESTEAD, AUGUST 16, 1902, American Pungl\u201d\u2014Mciiwaine, Bo! Mer- til Co.; \u2018\u2019Mubhrooms, Edible and r- vise\"\u2014Hard.Oblo Library Co.; \u201cMunh- rooms\u201d \u2014Atkineen.Hemry Holt & Uo.: \u201cThe Agaricaceae of Michigan\u2019 \u2014C.H.Kauffman.Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Co.In & shôrt article it in pot possible ever to describe the commonest e:lible vari- elles such as Fairy Ring (Maraamiue ore ades), Bhaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus), Inky Cap (Coprinus atiramentariua and the ordinary field mushroom Agaricus campestris).The two following deadly polsonous ones are described, and should be thoroughly known before anyone lakes to eating wild mushrooms.Two Deadly Varieties The Fly Agaric (Amanita mnacaria).\u2018This is & very conspicuous muskroom, not resembling any other variety in the whole range of mushrooms.The cap Is large, from 4 to § inches, rounded at first, then nearly plane; surface, when fresh, slight- 1y viscid.Its color is subject to great variations, ranging from orsngered to yellow or almost white, the yellow color being more common, The margin of cap in mature plants is marked with radiating lines or markings.The surfuce is cover od with thick, angulcr, persiatent scales, and easily removed; flesh white.The gills are frees, but reaching the stem.Color white, rarely becoming yellow.Stem 4 to 8 inches long, shining while or pale yellowish, becoming hollow, enlarged at the base into a conspicuous bulb, marked by prominent, concentric, irregular rings.There is a ring or collar on the stem, very soft, large, white.The Fly Amanita is easily identified on sceount of its scaly cap, brilliantly colored; large ring, and bulbous ringed base.It occurs along roadsides, wood-margins und open woods, generally from June till frost.The other deadly plant\u2014Amanita phal- loides, or Death Cup\u2014is 3 to 4 inches broad, commonly shining white or yellowish, but may be grey or brown, olive to umber.It is viscid when moist, smooth, oval, and finally extended the margin is even, not marked; flesh white, not objectionable to taste, gills free from atem, laggest at the middle, white.The stem is 3 to §B inches long, generally hollow, white.Tbe base of the stem is inserted ia a semifres white cup-shaped covering called & voiva.It is of common oecur rence from July to October, in woods, groves, and along borders of woods.It resembles somewhat the commen feild mushroom, but a slight examination will disclose in.the fleld mushroom the dark colored gills and the absence of the cup, at the base of the stem.A.Phalleides is the most dangerous of all (ungi.and Is | responsible for most of the deaths resnit- ing from eating mushroom.Tem to fif- test hours may elapse before symptoms of poisoning may appear.No antidote.has beea found.A safe rule is to avoid eating all mushrooms having white riils, à ring on the stem, and a volva at the base of stem, combined in the same plant.THE MIRED MAN ON THE FARM The \u201chired man\u201d is an institution.He isn\u2019t exactly the same kind of institution today that he was a score of years ago.He is an altoiether different problem on the small farm from what be is on the large farm.so that generalisation doesn't fit his case.\u2018When I was a child, my family lived on what is known in the West as a small | farm, in Manitoba perhaps as an average farm, a haif section of land.We had employment for one mas all the year around.In the fall we employed a second.\\The same man contracted to stay with us year after year for several years.1 remember two such.One was aa Ontario farm boy, the other a Scotchman.They had co: West with the idea of farming for themselves and of establishing homes on farms in Western Canada.|: Hired men in those days either had mot enough capital to start up farming for themselves, and were \u201cworking out\u201d until they got it, or were working out for experience.There was no difference in social station\u2014the men came of families Itke our own.They ate in the dining room with the family and were accepted as members of the household.If we were.entertaining company, the hired man joined us if he cared to, and usually he did On Bundays when we went to church, he occupied a seat in the democrat.One of them kept company with a |\u2019 seighbor's daughter.The relations between the hired men of our neighbors and those Beighbors was similar to our own.That type of hired man is being employed today in hundreds of cases.He may be English or Scotch or American or Scandinavian or from Ontario, but the relationship bdetweem his employer and himself fs just as cordial as that of twenty years ago.He is a member of the family, and as such is accepted in the community.One day soon he wiil.have a farm of his own.He will be a credit to his district.Scores of his type have become school trustees, counciliors and reeves of municipalities, and many are now and have besa members of pariie- ment and provincial legislators.This type of hired man is not & problem.He fits into the scheme of things.It is with the mem who do mot St it that the problem of hired labor in agriculture rests.\u2014 Mary P M:Calium in Social Welfare.IN THE FLOWER GARDEN We seem to live in such a hu tbe day does by with a rush.We an through a book, à picture-gallery, and a tea-party.We seem to gel so much of one thing at & time that we can't appre ciate it.We go lato a garden end we rush up one path and down another, admires.te.that, and the other, after a ance\u2014so cursory, in fact, that we've hardly taken in a Dont.tenth part of its If wo hadn't so much that ie lovel: on every hand shouldn't we admire the are Freater sincerity?We look wer- outside wind it lo ablaze with calor.the window ® show, this summer,\u201d ; we leave it at that.vo say: and If we had one root of walifiowers, and it was beginning to bloom, we could find a glory of charm about it\u2014if we really gave ourselves up to it.Have you sat down and really studied one flower?Not as à botanist, but as s beauty-finder, A reddish-brown wallflower, we'il say.There sre three blossoms tull-blown, one nearly out, and about a dosen buds, all on one stem.And we.tske cue of the full-blown.It has four petals, and they are splashed with gold.One petal has the gold in little halo-streaks with the rays about a setting sun.The second petal is quite different.There ts a bold double yellow streak and a couple of dashes, as if a fairy had wiped her paint brush on the brown beside the gleaming bars.On the third petal there is a pictured yellow leaf with a faint reflection of itselt opposite the fold of the velvet; and the fourth petal looks tired of bright das- slement and clings to its deeper tones.The pale centre is a foil: the scent, weil it fs\u2014waliflower! So much for the single flower.\u201cSweet card! Sorry ! forgot dear An- THATLEN gela! Must send her a picture postcard sarly in the New Year!\u201d This is what we say, Sometime, and leave the Christmas card with a few dozen othera scat tered ubout the mantel-shelf.Do you look into your cards, ever?Do you find ten minutes fn which to enjoy that littls \u2018country scene which meant so muck to the artist who painted 1t?These's a stretch of biue sea and.cliffs and gulls.There's & cottage in the foregrou thatched and cosy.An old man leaning on & stick sits on à bench\u2014a dear weath-\" er-beaten old man with a deepeyed dog beside him.A rose tree over a broken wall, and a few white doves hovering round a chimney.A flagged path and a mossy stone.\u2014\u2014 Woman's Magasine, THE THOUSAND ISLANDS ou wondrous night amid the Thousand es, An Seer the tranquil waters glides our The setting sun spreads opt her glow for And all is hushed save from the rippit : poling ot ome lone bermittbrush a melting Bi a Blends with the rhythmic dipping of the oars, Hig notes drop like a gentle shower of That through the leafy trees ita magic pours.And lo! the crescent mpon stoops from above Her ear bent low to catch the music sweet.One brilliant star sends down a look of ve Upon this scene of harmony compiete-\u2014 With earth so fair as on this isle } lie, 1 should be loath\u2014-s0 very loath\u2014to die, Martha Martin No matter how many farm machines you are, can increase the work for you of operating every one of them if you will type and cut cost use the right grade of Iraperial te for each.Proper lubrication with Imperial Farm Lubricants is not at all expenaiçe.The very reasonable cost of ts is saved many times over every year t costs.: IMPERIAL Lubricants FOR ALL FARM PURPOSES TMPERI IMPERIAL 1MPER: 5 - Fer.AL POLARINE IAL POLARINE vr stomebiles and trucks.MEDIUM HEA IMPERIAL POLARINE SPECIAL HEAVY OIL [For hormene-burning stationary eogines and tractors.IMPERIAL POLARINE EXTRA HEAVY OIL Fer motors roqulsing an unusually beuvy oil IMPER IE RARVESTER OIL A SAE HARVESTER OIL For open bearings of separators, binders, sta IMPERIAL CAPITOL CYLINDER OfL Foe steam sylinder lubrisntion\u2014tracters and stationary sngines ~ IMPERIAL GAS ENGINE OIL For stationary or purtable engines, koresens or gasoline.i\" | For grove cop lubrisation\u2014slsan, salidified oils. 1 4, Av dust ae æ + tAUMEE.LU, NeBB pests and Automebife equipment.We sbip C.O.D.sny- where in Canada, Satis, or refuné Is full eur motto, BHAW'S AUTO BALVAGE FART SUPPLY, 911-421 Dufferin fit., Torente, Interest your Tt rite LEFESVRE BROR nte: you 20, write \u201c North: Lancaster, Ontario.284.POULTRY POULTRY AND RGGS WANTED We want your surplus Pure Bred Stock at reasonable prices.rite us firet If you have anything to offer or want anything in Pure Bred Stock.We still lead as the Largest Peujtry Exchange in ing, purchasing and exchanging everything bearing the name of poultry, We want 106 head \u2018of colored and white Muscovey Ducks.Few pairs of Pea fowls also wanted.We want 3 weeks old pullets, all breeds.Give Sarin tor apuedy Top.TAMAGEA FOURS stam y reply.TRY FARMS, St.Hyacinthe, Que.LL.Quebec.Rearing.sell- | cast tron furnaces and stoves.Smith Foun- Fs m bears legietereé Du -Jerseys, &7.Fredericton, Brunswick.HS sale, 410 pincer off emer oul artes Rodel _ MOTOR SUPPLIES, to Kisboy, Bask.36 Spare\u201d Parts for West Makes and Medeis of WILD ANIMALS : cars.Your old, broken or worn parts replaced.The ch oicest ef greed wos Theat dsecribing what Jou want Bliver black erecting! an pe, ne oy In \"Canada of 'Sr8eet aad most com REID BROS., Bothwell, Ontario Canada.13.21 FARMS FOR BALE Vancouver isiand, Britigh Cotumbl: Ing, Doultry and\u2019 email fruit forms Climatic conditions on a par with the south of England means conteatment EK.G.- WELL, P.O.Box 1190, Victoria, B.C.For Gale\u2014100 acres of cla plenty of water, Æcod bu 3 atte tod six horses.without stock and erop: mile to school, .one desiring a farm take Ba Port\u201d Burwell.224.For sale-\u2014204 sores, sweok Included.Write wher, \"006.\"RASE Worcester, Vermont.Scrub Farm for sale in Saskatchewan.Chez for cash.Apply, Jabes Paget, Product, at For Ssle\u2014Thirty-cow farm of #14 sores: fine for potatoes, corn and cabbage; all stock and re Hounds to Sel.\u2014A \u2018particularly choice Jet: Pepe, 416.60 to 315.00, according to age and sélection (both sexes).Mature hounds: $25.08 to $50.00, according to individuality and training.Present stock very fine in breeding and Individuality.Pur nommer after the hunting\u2019 begins.NORMAN G.MOODIE.Chester- Fille, Ont, Can, RALD.No.2.218 can be Farmers and poultrymen, generally, believe that laying hens produce more eggs when given free range.The laying contests prove that this belief is not well founded.A pen of White Leghorns in the Canadian contest in 1920-21 latd 2255 test a pen of the same breed have 1844 eggs at the end of the 37th week (July 17th).In tfe British Columbia contest a pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks had 185$ eggs at the end of the 36th week.All the above birds were under strict confinement.Five birds in the Canadian contest lald every day during the 9th four- week period (June 13th to July 10th) and the winning bird in the Ontario contest had 28 eggs to her credit for the same period.Thus, the laying contests show that birds in strict confinement can and do produce eggs in large quantities.The objects of the laying contests are to assist poultry breeders in bettering their breeding stock along egg producing lines, to demonstrate the producing ability of different strains and different breeds of hens and bulld up a larger and better industry.New Use for n Hanhouse A New York business man retired from Joy the peaceful -outine of his farm at Fishkill, N.Y.; but growing tired of waik- ing around the farm to gather his products, contrived a scheme for mechanical locomotion.He had a henhouss 261 feet long, that was nat being used, and the wood was already deteriorating.He dismantled the henhouse, and from the wood alone he built a miniature railroad, tracks, car, and engine, that now runs around the entire acreage of his farm.\u2018During the week he travels around his farm gathering the products, and on holidays he takes visit ors around in his train.Some of the many wonderful features of the system are ~\u2014the tracks, ties and signals, train, engine and tender are built of wood; the passen- gor cars are capable of carrying two pas sengers, with seats built in them; one double-decker car Is five and one-half feet high, with regulation glass windows, built after the fashion of the foreign rallroad coaches.The tracke pass through the poultry yard, from which he gathers bip poultry and egg.Special flat cars are oa hand to carry the vegetables, etc.eggs and im the present Canadian con-|.the \"big city,\u201d a year or two ago, to en-| tools.F ull ars ite R.H.= LIVE ST00K ERTS, RK Do No Le Lae, Hx ROB I - DoGs improved Farms For Gale er Rent\u2014We have Jour haif-section farms at Storthoaks, Bask.on \u20ac, fall.or vil dispose \u20ac Ith § all, or w of with growing Wilt rent only to parties having good out fres fremy emcumbrance or reasonably so, Btock and equipment at present ca hand are for sale.In replying to.this ed.please give full particulars as to your standing.\u2014Apply HUGHES & COMPANY, Brandon, Mar = FARMS WANTED he ve particul and lowest - price.JOH 5 BLACK, Witness Street; MISCELLANEOUS.HONEY FOR SALE.> Clover honey, 80 ib.esate, S180 Frul Dieew d clover, 312.00 W.4, HARTLEY, Bex ii, sville, Ont.3-2.FOR SALE .ree as on let of usst, 08 imported shirtings.ladies\u2019, misses\u2019 and children\u2019s wash dresses, blouses and shirtwaists.We guarantees the colors solutely fast.t CG à Fire-Arms Accessories C 13 Kennington Park Road, London, B.E., Ena (Established 1389) for Guna, Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Accessories.Price list free, 273-3.roatch\u2019s Gold Seal Rat and Gooher Vires.a rapid deadly contagion .Formula given out to our manufacturers by U.8.A.Department of Agriculture.Highly endorsed by many leading .We've tested it thoroughly, greatest rodent destroyer known.You It! Large triple-sized bottle $5.00, 32.50.mailed.Both tripie strength.Canadian agente Our new fall wheat agnin proven !ts hardiness even where sown late.bald heads, red berry.Ésrrenpondences eu Med BROAPG Sein ndence solic CO'Y LTD.Moosejaw, ask.29-4 Nickel Silver Key.name and address, entifles returning, when found.Price, postpaid.Steel key-ring included.One introductory sample.stamped, per order, 15c.Coin or lc stampa.\u2014W.HARDING, 3283 Gerrard St, Toronto.33-6 AGENTS WANTED Salesman Wanted for \u2018The Old Neliable Font.hill Nurseries\u201d, te solicit orders for high-class\u2019 nursery stock.Experience unnecessary, territory reserved, h'ghest commissions paid, handsome equipment.Write for full parti- cularz\u2014BTONE & WELLINGTON, Toronto, Ont.SITUATIONS VACANT 7 Wanted\u2014A girl to hal children.Apply to North Gower, Ont.SFTUATION® WANTED Advertiser (age 65) sceks light work on farm or In a store in return for a Home and moderate wages.E.W.Berwick, N.8, EDUCATIONAL In ony method 1s the Royal cad te tin, Frencl ._ Thorou, Bal coursed RCAbRAES DeBRISAE, ta wa.Expert Optometrists (Opticians) frequentty earn 96000 a year.Short course, easy Pt: ments.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, t.14, Toronto, Canada.tf TEACHERS WANTED 2 Protestant Teacher Wantad with Elementary diploma for Indien Cove Rehoool.Gare.Term, ten months, commencing 1st- sept.1922.Salary thirty dollars (930.00).Apply te CHAS.P.BARTLETT, Orr s with howsewerk.NU rs.RB.A.CRAIG, Br, 308.The Be BUSINESS CARDS ry PATENT LICI TOR oki nheug \u2014 1 rn.Patents everywhere.vai ., Teronts; Ot Office, § Bret office resshon Canne cr ei.\u2014 ~ Pa - = Ames a A MAGAZINE PAGE FOR HOME WORKERS a MODERN MOTHERS The following article the Londoa Chronicie ahows that the same conditions prevail in England as here and it would bo well for mothers here te consider whether they need the lesson.\u201cThank goodmess I have a level-headed daughter,\u201d a modern mother remarked to me the other day.\u201cMary came home inst night at three o'clock escorted by two young men.She and ber cousin Cynthia bad previously dined with them, and gone on somewhere to dance.| didn't kmew either of the youths.\u201d \"That's the way nowadays\u201d the com tortable lady beside her\u2014it was at a (es party\u2014tok up the tale.\u201cWhen we're in Londos, and Ni : \u201cNo,\u201d her mother said, placidiy, \"I had 2°t time.\u201d She is a woman who has never had anything Lo de.The girl's fece fol).\u201cH'm.\u201d she sald, gloomsily, \u201cI shan't be asked to Wells again\u201d Later when we were alone she poured #t al out to me.: \u201cVou're a writer,\u201d she sald, \u201cyou cam say it.Can't you sound a clarion call te mothers, or something?.they're neglecting thefr duties, Svhich are light enough now, be civil to peeple who are kind to us, and s0 om.I'd like mother to know my friends and de Intercsied in them: but she iza\u2019t, uot in the very least.And all my friends are tn the same boat.\u2018Mother does nothing for us' they oy.\u2018it we want someone to take ts about we hare vo |- pursues the young acquaintanc- end heme by a raark married women of our then it we're brought strange young man, they re Nancy's outburst opered my eyes.\u2018 I looked around at the giles © knew.There was Kitty Carew.who belonged to a club \u2014=at sighteen\u2014and came back to her sup ly; there was Nancy\u2019s cousin, Cyn thia, whose parents couldnt de botLerel with young peotle ro that their daughter, when she wanted to entertain, had a party at @ restaurant and took thera\u201d om somewhe \u20ac, ax thuugh she were a married woman of forty, iustvad of à girl of tweu- ty-tive, \u201cWha! about Mucelino?I asked ewrd ous about a mutual friend.\u201cOh Nancy's stowed enthusiastically.\u201cMadeline's got the perfect\u201d mother.They're absolute comrades, you know, and she enjoys things just as much as Madeline doe She has all the virtues of their faults that | can ses.\u201cMadeline does what she likes\u2014Mra Brace says she trusts her abaciutely, and when & young man takes her out she brings him home to supper, which is mech nicer, you Know, than always having to #0 10 « restaurant\u201d Nancy sighed.\u201cIt only my mother would be interested in my friends.You see, it's particularly bard it you're an only girl.\u201d \u201cBut you have a brother,\u201d I said.\u201cOb \u2014brothers!\u201d but Namcy's remarks on brothers must be bept for asether occasion.A NOON SONG There are sougs for the morning aad seugs for the night, For sunrise and sunset, the stars and ; moon: But whe vit give praise to the faliness of t, And sing us a sang of the glory of Boon Ob, the high noon, and the dear noon, The noën with golden crest; When the sky burss, and the sun t ! arns, With Ris face te the way of the west! How swiftly he rose in the dawn of his strength; How slowly he crept as ihe morning wore by; AR, stoop was the climbing that lod him at length - To the height of his throne in the Mme semmer sky.OR, the long foil, and the slew téil, TH fhe sun Toots\u201d dow \"hom hie crown, Ta the wonder way of the weat! Then & quietness falls over meadow and The Yikes of the wind tn te fret ar The river runs softly.the birds are al Aad the workers are resting all over the world.Oh, the good hour, and the kind hour, The hour that calms the breast.Little fan half-way on the road of the y, Where it follows the turn to the west! \u2014Henry Vaa Dyke.\u2014 having ACADEMY This department prevides instruction tu ail the subjects required for matricuia- tion te McGill University.Other courses rafrovided such as Cooking, Drees- making, Mome Nursing, ete, SUGBEE SUSINES$ COLLEGE .aphy; a: ooecenp ing: Sten rants Secretariat; Pen Art Students are taught the use of the Add.Machine, Multigraph, Péiphone, Filing Devices, etc.THE \u2018AIM of the Stanstead College Is Physically, south of 8h level, used La pure ing water from the Write for Schoel Calendar to This College enters its Jubilee Year, The Fall Term begins Tuesday, September 12th, 1922.It offers splendid opportunities to both Residential and Day Pupils through its Moraily and Sociully\u2014Fourfold developm FACILITIES AND RATES\u2014The Coliege is beautifully erbrooke, on thé Boston and Maine Excellent opportunities are avaituble for Boarders and \u2018uition rates are also as low es T.A.MALPENNY, B.A., B.D., Principal, been carrying on sineg 1872, EASTERN TOWNSHIPS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ¢ Splendid courses under ent Instructors are provided in ate, Voice, Vislin, Organ, Oratory, ete.HOLMES MODEL SCHOOL This is a four room school and is an affilmtion with the College.Al men- eral public sshool courses hery available from the Kin Grade VII.to develop ita Pusile HirteHnctually, located, 36 miles - By.2 1100 feet above ven The rates are ressomadls for is feasible.STANSTEAD, Que.URSES: \u2014 ONTARIO ATLAS BE x sahoot of cLADIES\" REIT BIT Nosh nen, AM nerly penché ne -SFlhe OLLEGI Slit ul orate Gotten 3, os Fer csiender end tuokiet apply te, Rev.F.L.Farewell, 8.A, Prômoi; ton Vone pot.o£ the old-fnahioned mother, without any |\u2018 MOUSE AND HOME ! Sylvian Morton, a six months\u2019 w cushion, out {nto the kitchen.There was a strong amell of gas, and Sylvia's mother, Mra.Quilton, ber round face paie and her cont- fortable figure very shaky, was picking her seif up alowly and cawtiouwsly from amidst \u201cMother! Are you hurt?What has hap pened?\u2019 demanded Syivia breathleasly.\u201cI'm mot hurt.I\u20141 dom\u2019t quits know what happemed.The broiler didn't soem to have lighted, and 1 stooped to light it again, and\u2014something seemed to blow up and kuock me over.\u201d Her dazed voice changed, and she exciaimed.sharpiy, \u2018Byt- via! Have I spoiled the stove?\u201d \u201cStove! Thank heaven, you weren't kilt ed! The oid thing has only blows its lining out, and I'll telephone the gas peo pie right away\u2014Why, mother\u2019.You bles \u201cR matters to me.\u201d Mrs.QuiKos wns not & crying woman, but she saifted op ealy.Curivis, dear.I'm so dise thought I could be se useful! I fergot that 1 was an old-fashioned Û ood that I woulda't understand conveniences.| house Rew stoveT\u2014Yonth's Companion.HEARTS DESING À little house.deur Lord, ie ail 1 ask of Bright with Thy gracious prescace and Unik Thy call bids earthly labor cease.A little house.With flowers and sunshine Frograst with odors of kind actions OF wrongs torgotien and forgiveness will- And cheer for any who are sad and lone, A little house.A havea for tired sogis Weary with tessiag om life's stormy sen; À house whose light will show them clear the gout, Which comes to hearts that truly wait for Thee.A little house.To shatter safe and swost Thy children who have yet se far to n Along Te's colsome path with Messing Droérily gropiag ta the mist and mow.A ite house, Dear Lord, grast my re quest! Ill wait Thy ootittag with the door ajar! And long te reach that Home more Thy Father's House, where mesy man sieus are.\\ Hertha Mywater Micon.13 Spanish Oalaste women work hard their lives tad bre moarry mort Songer and better developed thas thelr Husbands.over winm they rate.\u201cGod made the flowers to beantify The earth and cheer man's carsfel mod; Aud he is happiest who bath power To gather wisdom from a fower, And wake his heart in every hewr To pleasant gratitude.\u201d \u2014\u2014 ee \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u201cThe Proef of the Puddieg?\u201d \u201cI have been using \u201cIT\u201d for some time, and find it better han say other.\u201d Mre, W.Dougherty, Sandusk, Out.THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES snd tT ert 10 ots.the best thing to-day you ever msed for thea i f E eX ï de milf ni f i ï BH it } i They wash clean, ren (moothly and are moiscloss, Hand Power, 2 4 MONTRE Ai HOME COOKING WHEN YOU HAVE SOUR MILK OF BUTTERMILK Excapt im country homes, where suur milk end buttermitk are often regarded as \u201cleft-overs,\u201d at the best second class oro ducts, and where it ia considered à inat- ter of thriftiness to use thew, these wholesome forms of milk are but seld.m used.Many city bousewives always throw away any sour milk that they way secumulate.Personally, | prefer to use soured milk or buttermilk in place of sweet milk making muffins gingerbread and some other things.Home of our readers have the opportenity of using but termilk freçrentiy, and ! am giving a mumber of recipes for its use.Buttor milk used to we thrown sway in many country dfatricts or be given to the hogs and by many persons was considered only for such uses.Even now my own Freach milk woman thinks me a little mad when 1 ask her to save some but- termiik for, me.Maay otherwise geod cooks fail whem welng sour or buttermilk through inabil- ne tralize the lactic acid and the baking powder will asaure light biscuits.A recipe may direct you to add soda te the milk er even with bot Sut this is à mistake.If this is carben dioxid ie formed aad that the leavening power is iost.ter sift the sods once or twice with the \u201cflour adding the sour milk just putting in the oven.Ila substituting for Hk wee half a tesspoon of soda of sour milk to neutralize for lightmess just one fourth baking powder the sweet 1 Î 8 ! ä pere f i: E ; ; | | I J i | E ê * + i i i i ER EE ; : i SE A Ë 9 za - or one pimesto cul fa small pieces for a change, Buttermitk Doughnuts:-\u2014Bent ome 66 very light, add te & hall a cup of sugar, haif tablespoon of melted batter, mil n teaspoon greied smtmeg or owe teaspeot of vanilia.Sift three cupiuls of flour with ome-haif tesspeom sods awd ems-half tenspoca salt and add to the first mixture alternately with one cupful of buttermik or sour milk.Add more flour if meeded, but handle as softly as possible.Kuead lightly, roll out half an tach thick, cat.Sour Milk Gingerbrend:\u2014Bofh sour milk and molasses comtsin acid so more soda and no baking powder is used in the following.Place to a deep bowl eme cup each of moiagses brown sugar sad shortening also ome tesspoca co! ground cinnamon, one tablespoon of grommd gis- together three and a ball cups of dread flour, two teaspoons soda and half a tea spoon salt.Add to these the other in- grodients alternately with a oupial of sour or buttermilk.Beat vigorously and lt is very refrenhing, and nice hot-wenther dish.It is then better if made the day before it is te be used.8erve either plata or with biscuits and \u2018Use ose amd one-ball cupfuls of make the pudding a pink celor.Dissolve the sugar in the jaice of the usally.eggs ; ating and add to the butter and sugar.Add eme cupful of thin sour cream alter been sifted, to the Hquid, besting wntil smooth.The mixture must be sufficiently thick to roti out, yet be v soft and hard to handle, Four cupfuis of flour caretully and Keep the remaining hall for rolling out.J desired very soft do not roll out but drop from a spoon om the .Bpriokle top moderately quick oven.Spiced Grmpes and Blackberries.Eh (EAD, AUGUST 16, AR.Thies is it\u2014 Darken the room as much as possible, clese the windows, raise one of the blinds where the sun shines in, about eight inches, place as many Wilson's Fiy Pads as plates (properly wetted with water but pot £ ssible on lod) on the lodge where the light is strong, Isave the reem clesed fer two or three hours, thes sweep up the flics and burn them.Bee illustration below.Put the plates anwy out ef quired in another recom.the reach of childrEn until re- copfuls of good vinegar.Tie in a cotton bag\u2019 3 tablespoons each of whole cloves, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, put meg and giager.Put the spices in with the berries and allow to stamd for four : hours, then set over the fire and bring | slowly to the boil.Simmer for fiftesn | minntes then skim or drain out the fruit and spread it out on a platter while the juice 1s boiled down to one third the original quantity.Pack the berries into Blass jars, pour over the boiling syrup and seal.00000000000 Nocdiewerk Cerner.SEWING ROOM HINTS Hand Tuchs Made Easier: The hardest part of making tucks by hind is getting them even, yet ! find them a pretty trimming and à great convonience ou children's dresses.Out of my need I have evolved this method.1 make them on the machine, using the tucker, a coars: nee die, and no thread, creasing firmiy as ! work.Then it is easy to use tee needie Doles as a guide for the hand sewing, and the result is quick and even work.Colored Thread for Basting: When sewing, use thread of contrasting color to baste with.It is then much simpler to foilow an edge on the machine, and it is easter to detect the threads when removing bastings from the finished work.Rolling and Whipping: Rolling aad whipipng lace or eatre-deax to curved or biased edges is made very much casier a row of machine stitching is first pat Our cut two pieces of the same size, turning iu the edges.Baste these one on either side of the garment alomg the shomider seam, areund the armeize, and down uwn- der the arm seam to the waistline, shaping this large patch well out over the: bust to cover ali thim places, in either Hton jacket effect, or in polats, or any preferred style.Then have the patch hemstitched by machinery clase to the edge all the way around.It will vost longer, and should the hewstitching show through a thie waist, it will leok like am added decoration om the undergarment.Problems of Homemakers Yellow and Black Lacquer J.McD.\u2014You will probably find it quite as cheap and more satisfactory to buy the all dirt.Thea hang while or barrel under which fis a pan of burning sulphur the vaper of which will bleack the straw.Egg Lotion C.T.\u2014The egg lotion or oil in an Mrs.old remedy for bruises, sprains etc, and is used for animals or mes.It is said to be excellent, but I have never used.ft.To it, beat one egg light thea add ove vinegar and one of turpentine.Put into good mised jar a bottle and mix thoroughly by shaking Keep well corked.Cucumber Cream H.N.\u2014Grind or chep fairly well-devel- green cucumbers and press the juice out, til you have 10 fuit ounces.Let this stand for two hours then strain oft through a fine cloth.Add eight owmces of boiled water in which you have dissolved 90 grains of borax.Take 30 ounces of white mineral oll, warm it and add 30 grains of bensoic acid and mine osnoss of beeswax.The whiter the beegwax the better the cream will look.Put the vessel with the wax awd oil miztdre in « larger vessel in which water is kept nearly boiling.Use a deudle boiler or some vessel which you cam fasten securely so that you cam stir hard without splashing in the outer water.Have the oil fairly warm, say about 150F, by heating the outer water, and add little by little under constant, steady stirring, the juice and water mixture.After it te all in, let cool siowly, stirring until pear- 1y cold.Some olls and waxes take less water than others 20 better add the water scantily, Perfume \u2018may be added as the mix- i about ten cents.Then cut away the old part.\u2018The garmest will wear six months The Best Tea is the Cheapest in the esd.CHASE & SANBORNS SEAL BRAND | cups bo the tare cools dows, a few drops of eil et lavender for instance.SNASE & SANBORN.Mentresh mu Le * The Home Circle.A Page for Boys and Girls.DOWN FROM BiG SHADOW HILL (By Yetta Kay Stoddard) Im Alaska live two boys, Igor and Boris.That is like saying, \u201cIn New York are two bootblacks, Joba and Jimmy.\u201d But Igor and Boris are rather famous; for their fathers\u2019 fathers have lived for long, long yoays where these boys live.And It is Bot on Big Shadow Hill, but In a Mt- tie hut over toward Naknek.It Ib only for pleasure trips that they come up to the hill where they can see the vast and mighty Smokes.\u2018The Smokes are thousands of vents in the earth and cracks in the bills, through which hot water and bot mud and steam issue.It is a very terrilying sight to those who have seen it, and they are but few persons.\u201cit looks like Bycka the Giant's stew- kettle,\u201d said Igor the first the two boya looked down into the vapor-filled valley.\u201cHe's making aoup for all the giants in giant-worid.\u201d \u201cMaybe it's just hot water to wash the giants\u2019 clothes in,\u201d eald Boris.\u201cIt smells more soapy than soupy to me.\u201d Of course Igor and Boris were in that awful place with the older men.They were the only boys, however, if you do not count Young Man Ivanf, who, tho big- gor than any ome elss, was still but Ht- tie older than Igor.\u201cThe Giamt,\u201d he was nicknamed.Perhaps they were thiching of him when the boys began to talk of giaots' stew-kettles.Al the men and Young Man Ivant went down from Big Shadow Hill to explore among some of the safest Smokes.Igor and Boris were to stay behind and take care of the camping-place and make sure the supper pot was boiling when the explorers returned.They lay on a flat high place where they could see the lower country and watched for the famillar figures they knew to come out of the mists and then disappear again.\u201cThere's our father!\u201d exclaimed Boris, first to see the man climbing around a jutting mass of earth.\u201cOh-oh-0oq) Father!\" he hallooced.An arm shot up in answer.\u201cHe beard!\u201d Boris, contentedly.\u201cThere's Old Man Ivanf!\u201d shouted igor with some excitement: It was a new game for them, findieg the omes they \u201cAnd Uncle Yaik!\u201d Igor went on \u201cAnd\u2014 who's that?be asked, peluting at a ervucking man.\u201cIt's Old Man Ivant again,\u201d said Boris.He's crawling over a bad hot place.Ses him squat and jump!\u201d \u201cHe looks like a seal flopping areusd and around!\u201d Igor and Boris laughed for a long time at Old Man Ivant.\u201cWhere's Young Man Ivanf?\u201d the boys\u2019 asked each other suddenly.They had not seen \u201cThe Giant\u201d since he had gone down from Big Shadow Hill \u201cHe's stopped to cook a gull's egg.He's grown two inches today and is hungry, perhape!\u201d Igor guessed.Then both boys opened their mouths wide and stood star- fag at something that their minds told them couid not be true, though their eyes insisted that they were really seeing it.Young Man Ivanf was sliding, sliding, sliding down the longest, steepest hill in the neighborhood.A great rope was around his neck.He seemed to be making for a wide steam vent.\u201cThere! He's gone!\" the hoys gasped, and then stood looking at each other, wondering what it meant.\u201cWe must let our father and the other men kndw,\u201d said Igor.+ \u201cBut they told us to stay here and watch the fire,\u201d protested Boris.\u201cWhen they said that, they did mot! know that Young Man Ivant was* going, to slide into a smoke-hole.Come!\u201d commanded Igor.\u201cYou amd 1 together, We mast not lose each other.Maybe we can belp.\u201d The boys began to try to descend Big Shadow Hill.Used to rougll travelling as they were, they found they kmew nothing at all about hanging om to the edge of procipices with no place for safely putting their toes upon.How they got down to the lower levels of the Smokes they never could tell.Their hands and legs were torn, and Boris could scarcely keep from shuddering at the sights, .sounds, and smells of the vapory holes and cracks about.Igor had his mouth tightly shut and kept moving ahead.They might come 10 an impassable place at any moment, or be swallowed up, or be shut off from their triends forever; and yet he felt that they must keep trying to bring help to Young Man Ivant, who might be suffering.They called, so that if any one were near, just behind « mound or down one of the gape, the news of the boys\u2019 movements would travel.\u201cOh-oh-0-00!\" \u201cIt's there! It's one of the men!\" they said.They could laugh mow as they went on, atffi caliing.The anywer was fainter and faluter.This seamed queer to them.«; there! Look, Boris!\u201d Igor was pointi: \u201cThere's Young Man Ivanf\u2014a: a rik lying below?\u201d + \u201cK'e our father.Our father! * Sure they were in a minute, for the young man bad seen them and was giving them instructions.\u201cYou igor.Lie flat on your stomach.\u201d Igor did so.\u201cNow, Boris.You are lighter.You catch igor's hands and let yourself over the Boris was again shuddering.He feared a little and yet hoped that what he was going to do would help save his father.He threw himself down and bung by Igor's wrists out over the chasm.Young Mun Ivant was climbing, as if he bad turned into a great fly, up to the place where Boris's feet were dangling.In hia teeth was a rope with a siip-knot at the end.This knot he managed to fasten about the foot that hung nearest.Then he called to Igor.\u201cPull Boris up.Careful not to hurt him! There! Now the two of you fix the knot of the rope around what you can, but fix it tight!\" \u201cThat stene needle!\" said Igor, when he had got Boris safely up beside him again, with the knot in bis own hands.\u2018Together the boya slipped iL over the pointed rock and ran k to the edge of the chasm.Young Man Ivanf had gone down to the bottom again.He was lifting the bors\u2019 father and getting ready to as cend.\u201cHe's carrying him!\u201d they whispered.\u201cOur father's hurt.He can't carry a big man all the way up hers! Oh, see!\" That day Young Man Ivanf earned his nickname, \u201cThe Glant.\u201d Slowly he came along the chasm aide, one arm supporting his friend, by the other hitching himselt up along the heavy rope.The boys, watching above, could no longer breathe, so tearful were they that one of the young fellow's feet would slip, as he changed footing\u2014coming slowly up and up.When the boys\u2019 father opened his eyes and saw Igor and Boris standing among the men\u2014Old Man Ivanf, Uncle Yaik, and \u201cFhe Giant\u201d\u2014the first thing he said was: \u201cYou bad ones! It is the last time you come to Big Shadow Hilf for a pleasure trip! You were told to stay behind and fot come down to the dangerous Smokes.You might bare, been lust or killed!\" \u201cDont say words,\u201d begged Young Man Ivanf \u201cYour boys made the first rope that came down to save your own ag hen you were lost, Igor Igoroff! The yi were ' an tor ed lo are And when he had heard the whole story their father agread with tbe opinion of \u201cThe Glant,\u201d amd promised Igor and Boris always to bring them along with him when {her journeyed away from the hut over tn sknek.\u2014Congregationalist, THE COFFEE-DIPPED GOWN (By Carrol Watson llaukin) To black cved Susan.tha oldest of the Rossiter girls, poverty wus merely wa incentive to Celghtful fern of ingenuity.To Linda, who came next, poverty was painful, La:rowing, disg-aveft'.Yet it was Lonest poverly, due mostly to the fact tuat Edward Rossiter, who was certatoly no money-mmaker, had been waiting for some twenty 7va.a for his salary to .rcrearc.Everything else, however, from fawily to houaob>ld expense.hud incieased Æore rapidir than the mid- dieaged bank clerk's recompense for faithful, it nut precisely iriljant, lahor; to, 1t lt Lrad Lot been for M's Rossite's scif«l nel.cuinbined with Swan\u2019s ingenuity, the famiiy could never Lave rerpain- free from debt.£-isan wat r.2lly quite wonderful.Whon the Hunday roast had apparently yielded its lest sc.ap of nutrimen®, Susan dished up the boues, m0 skilfully disguised as to be all hut uarecognisable.When clothes were fairly fu the rag-bag.Susan fishat them out, sat up nights with them, and nursed therm Lack to usefulness.Mra.Ros.ster wero these \u201cresurrections \u201d as Susan called them, with a sort of reverent thark.fulness: Susan herself dooned them with delight\u2014the artista joy in her own crea tion.But 1.*:.da! Poor { \u2018nar could 907 through all the dyes, the skilfully appiled triminiags, the delicate patching, nothing but the d-spised fabric ths! had several times been cast aside as ho,cless.\u201cOt course you're going to Mrs.Dixon's\u201d declared Susan, when she discovered Linda weeping over Mrs.Dixon's note.\u201cIt was nice of her to ask you to play Rose's accompaniments, and nice of her, too, to ask you to sing.\u201d \u201cI'll look fine,\u201d sobbed Linda, \u201csinging na coton shirt-waist and a last year's « \u201cIt's heavenly,\u201d she added, in a fresh burst of grief, \u201cto be cut in two in tbe middle, with the rest of the world in one plece gowns!\u201d \u201cWell,\u201d mused Susas, \u201cwhat is there in this house big enough for a obe-plece gown?Fortunately, skirts aren't very wide these days.\u201d \u201cIf it wasn't Mrs.Dixon\u2014\u201d \u201cOb, we all know about Mrs.Dixon.I quite adore her myself.What 1 can't understand about your dealings with her is this; can\u2019t you be honest about as you acually are -a poyarty-strh kon Roasiter, with no clothes worth mention: ing.no funda for the concerts and things that Mrs.Dixon is always thoughtiessly advising you to attend?That's the dear lady\u2019s one fault.She doesn't realise that you're poor.And you\u2014\" \"She's absolutely perfect!\u201d pretested Linda.\u201cI want to appear at my very best for her always.It she knew that my stockings were a mass of darns, that [ was wearing gloves that her cook would be ashamed to own, she couldnt help de spising me.\u201d \u201cMrs.Dixon would be more Hkely to despise you, not for being poor, but for not being quite honest,\u201d sald Susan.After three days of rummaging, washing, pressing, contriving, Susan hooked herself into the gown that she had made for Linda, whose measurements were the same as her own, and appeared in the living-room in what looked like a brand.new dress.It was ecru net, over figured silk, and although simply made, it pos sessed to a surprising degree the quality of style.\u201cWhat do ybu think of Linda's gown?\u201d asked Susan, turning slowly about, while the assembled family admired.\u201cSusan!\u201d cried Linda accusimgly.\u201cYou spent your own shoe-money!\u201d \u201cNever! the total cost of this scrumptious gown was ten ceats for a spool of sewing-silk.\u201d .\u201cBut,\u201d Linda protested, \u201cIt isn't mo ther's wedding-dress, or the old dining: room curtains, or Aust Mary's craps shawl\u2014\" \u201cThose went long ago.No, it's only the furbelowed top of the parasol that came with the family baby-carriage\u2014\u201d \u201cWe used that parasol only a short time,\u201d sald Mrs.Rossiter.\u201cit was always too big and clumsy.\u2019 \u201cAnd the rest,\u201d continued Susan, \u201cis fire-screen.You remember that tail screen with the terribly- gaudy, Persian-patterned silk, gathered ou full?\u2019 \u201cBut the net on that parasol was white\u2014 before it was black with age.And that screen\u2014why Susan! The pattern wasn't possible for clothes; it was positively pic torial.Parrots\u2019 palm-trees\u2014\" ; \u201cNot after it was boiled.It tan gloriously.There's just the ghost of a pattern left, a soft tapestry effect that is love ly under this ecru net.You see, I dipped the net in coffee\u2014I've read hundreds of recipes for dipping things in coffee, but [this is the first tim> I've tried iL.\u201d At the concert, not ome of Mrs.Dison\u2019s guests was more becomingly attired than Linda.: The rules of the musical club ferbade refreshments.Notwithstanding this fact, before the evening was hall-ower Dizon's drawing-room was faintly but unmistakably pervaded with the good coffee.As the room grew the odor become more and more br st ed.Soom the guests were q sniffing the cotfee-wcented air.\u201cWhy,\u201d murmured the young who sat next to Linda, \u201cis it possible Mrs.Dixon is going to break the rules serve coffee?For my part, I hope she awfully foolish rule!\u201d ; Presently a plump matron, who had breathlessly \u201crendered\u201d a song.subsided into the vacant chair at Linda's left.In a few moments she, too, was saiffing audibly, .\u201cCoffee!\u201d said she.\u201cI'm sure 1 smell soffee.Surely Mrs.Dixba\u2014\" Thea Linda knew.Her gown was sending forth a strong, coffee laden odor, not displeasing in itwelf, but oh, how humiliating! ; Susan, in the same situation, would have laughed lighv-heartedly, asd said, \u201cWhy, it's just my coffes-dipped gown!\u201d But Linda writhed im torture.Mrs.Dixon had sald, \u201cHow very nice you look; my dear!\u201d Several of the girls, too, had exclaimed over the softly tinted gown, and linda had had the satisfaction of knowing that she looked her very best Now it was all spoiled.Some sharp-nos- od person would surely discover the true wource of that smell, and all the world would laugh her to scorn.Mrs.Dixon would despise her.And she could not escape; she was practically a prisoner, for her song was next to the very last on the long program.\u201cOb,\u201d she thought, \u201cI'l have to pretend that I'm 1H, and ask to be excused from singing.But it I go close euough to Mrs.Dixon to say all that, she'll surely notice the coffee.What shall I do?\u201d How she managed to sing that night she never knew.But somehow, assisted by Rose Dixon's firm tonch om the piano keys, her voice sounded quite natural, and she got through with no mistakes.The applause that followed was too much for her nerves, snd she burst into tears and burried from the room.Mrs.Dixon followed her into the hall.\u201cWhy, my dear!\u201d she exclaimed.\u201cNot crying! Come, I'll take you upstairs There, there, it\u2019s just nerves, you know.Dode it always upset you to sing?My dear.I'm so sorry you had to sit in suspense all this long evening.If I'd only known you shosldn\u2019t have had that long, trying wait for your turn.Why! There's that queer smell of coffees again! It's most mysterious.\u201d \u201cThat's\u2014that's why I'm crying!\u201d sob bed Linds.\"[U's\u2014Il's my dress.\u201d Then she poured forth the entire story TEE il Yourself?y can't you let her see you \u2014her poverty, her foolish pride, Busan's ! kindncss and inge 2uty, har own desire to stand well in Mrs.Dixon's optaton.\"Why, you little goose,\u201d sald the hostess, \u201cwhy didnt you speak sooner that you had a sister with a rea! gift for clothes! My dear, do you think ahe\u2019d be willing to make things over for Rose, for money?It's a perfect shame for a 1 with a talect like that to waste it on a lew small sisters.I'd love to give her a start\u2014-there's money in designing beautiful gowns.As for your pride\u2014my dear, it\u2019s all misplaced.That gown is a thing to be proud af, even it it is a bit strong of coffee.Hang it outdoors for half a day\u201d \u201cSusan was right,\u201d (bought Linda, as she walked home.\"It's wiser not to pre tend.The people that like you, ilke you anyway, evel if you are coffee-dipped and patched and made over and jüst plain poor.And it's a lot casier to be just what you are, even if you arent very much.\"\u2014Youth's Companion.\\ A GREAT SPEAR- THRUST Arad Tumo, the rhinoceros-slayer, was a mighty spearsman.Common report sald that no less than sixty rhinoceros had fallen to his thrusts, each one of which he had killed in single combat Such an achievement seems\u2019 impossible: but au anecdote of Tumo, told by Mr.K.B.Brom son in his book, \u201cIn Closed Territory,\u201d makes it comparatively easy to believe.Arab Tomo was leading a party down « precipitous hillside covered with the ghastly gray leaves and stalks of the tall elephant-grass.Amid this grass everything is shut owt your very fet à poisonous cobra or mambe may be coiling to give you a death-stroke; within reach of the mumzld of your rifle & great python may be preparing to toss his mighty folds about your neck: rhimo, buffalo, lion or elephant love and always haunt this convenient smbush, and one of them may any instant catoh your wind and be literally upon you before you have time to throw your rifle to your shoulder.\u2018When 1 was about half-way down from Ë Ë : : i a if i £ i.ë Bs ; i : i Ë § | 2 ; gs Es 4 g 2 drove its ë f 3 shoulder.ë eapon 's vi § i Ë g à [1 to g Ê § £ il Fi it i ! af i i i {it Ë , EE i i i ; i g § ê i ih i; 2 flower would grow.\u2019\u2014Abraham Lincoln.Mrs.Geo.Warman Tells How Cuticura \u2014 i : ii 0 i ir fi A VENERABLE AGREEMENT To the dwellers in the tar corners ot the earth, black or brown or yellow, Eu- ropeaus are kKuropeans only.They ure all white men and all Christians; the trifling differences between Englishman and Frenchman and German are mot under stood any more clearly by them than the distinction between Basongo and Matabele and Baganda is understood by us.An amusing fnstance in illustration is given by Mrs, Butcher in \u201cEgypt as We Knew It,\u2019 When the British troops were making their way up the Niie in a vain attempt to relieve Khartum and save Gordon, they came to à certain town and camped for the night.Some of the soldiers went off to obtain provisions, and appear to have behaved badly.At any rate, there was a brawl of some kind, and some natives | were injured.Order was red, but a deputation of village elders shortly appeared and insisted on seeing the officer in command.To his surprise, they formally remonstrated with him for breach of contract.\u201cOn our side,\u201d they said, \u201cwe had loyally kept and were keeping it.You were allowed to camp without interference, and Wo were preparing to sebd you ample supplies.Why, thes, did you break your agreement and send your men into our village?\u201d \u201cBut,\u201d said the officer, \u201cI have no agreement with you.1 never saw or hefrd of your village before.\u201d \u201cAre you not à white man and à Fran- Kit\" asked the village elders, indignantiy.\u201cIt is true we did not make the contract with you; our fathers made it with the white officer who came before you.Bat we have the contract still and can show it you\u201d The officer naturally expressed à de- tire to see the contract, and the deputation went away and brought a letter written in 1799 by General Desaix of Napoleon's army, in which he undertook that none of the soldiers of the advancing army should at any time enter that particular village so long as the camp was kept supplied with provisions.I am sorry to say that the story as told to me stopped at this point.But I have no doubt that the English officer, whose name I cannot remem.|.ter, loyally accepted his inherited obliga THE BLUE NILE IN FLOOD paratively marrow banks with tremendous | One night ve went to bed with the river The boat was lying at the bot- & high bank.Half-way up the benk 8 thriving vegetable-garden, and from the windows of our house it was In conpection with the coming of this flood.1 remember once being out on a shooting expedition about the time when the flood was expected, and camping in & dried-up channel of the river for the night At daybreak I was waked sudden- Jy by my servant, who shook me roughly, telling me that the waters were almost upon us.The camp was awake, and already the men were busy loading the donkeys and colleeting our belongings.Away to the south we could hear a dull roar, as of many waters gradually approaching, and we all had an anxious few minutes, until at last we were high and dry, out of the reach of the highest flood.We must have looked a party.of fools when the cause of the roar became appar ent.Instead of a rush of water at qur feet, the sky grew darker, and over ol heads, fiying in the direction of the river, came millions of small birds going for their annual holiday to the north.It was a most wonderful sight, and it impressed me as much as anything which ! saw in tbe Sudan.MONTREAL WITNESS AND CANADIAN HOMESTEAD, AUGUST 4, nee CURING THE CAT.That even a cat may experience sudden | Teformation fs proved by the experiment | thus reported by Mrs.Gray, writes a Com- | fit of the sulke panion contributor, I had been missing young chickens, one or two at a time, from the brood we were raising .in the back yard.At lam 1 discovered that our neighbor's cat was the thief.He was a big black fellow with & yellow stripe around his neck, and I did not want to cause his death, but I did destre very much to effect his reformation.I watched him until I found out the time he usually slipped through the cross fence and came over for his supper of spring chicken.Then I brought a large cannon firecracker and sgt down by an upstairs window that overlooked the chicken-yard to walt for him.tly he appeared.cautiously looking to the right and left, waving his tail in anticipation.He picked out his prey and crouched.I lghted the fase of the cracker and held it as Jong as it was safe.Just as he was ready to spring, I pitched it to the ground.It struck not a foot behind him, and exploded an it struck.That cat went into the air almost two feet, with a blood-curdiing squall, and slighted running.It never came back.Tt Hved to a good old age in the house next door, but it never came into my yard again, and 1 do not believe a plate- of cream would have tempted it aix inches beyond the fence.: 000600000004000000000000000 THE AMBITIOUS MOUSE It all the world were candy And the sky were frosted cake, Ob, it would be a splendid job Por a mouse to undertake To eat a path of swestmeats Through candy forest aisles\u2014 Explore the land of Peppermint ed out for miles and miles.To gobble up a cloudlet, A Httle cupcake star, To swim a lake of liquid sweet Wiih shores of chocolats bar.But, best of ail, the eating, \u2018Weuld be the toothsome fat, Triemphant hour of Ter (Tale Univavsity Press).WANTED: SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH (By Louise Caivim) If it had been anyone else, grandmother would have called him sulky, but she simply could not believe it of Lounie, \u201cPerbaps Lonnie's not feeling well,\u201d she ventured aloud, mischief in het eye.\u201cYes, I am,\u201d said Lonnie abruptly, and sald no more.He wouldn't have spoken again for anything! \"Well, I shouldn't belleve it if you hadnt told me yourself, Lonnie.And of course I must believe it if you say so.Bat isn't it a beautiful day!\u201d \u201cl don't see anything beautiful about it.\u2019 said Lonnie and closed his lips tight.Grandmother was in a dangerously pleasant mood.She chatted on regardless of Lonnie's short, gruf replies, \u201cWhat, not beautiful with the sun shin- ys bright and warm and just inviting lit le boys for a romp! Why, if I were à little boy, I wouldn't be wasting my time indoors on such a day! In just about one jump I'd be out and in it!\u201d \u201cPity you aren't a iittle boy, granny,\u201d said Lonnie, warming up to the subject of his grievance.\u201cYou'd make a one and I need one to play with!\" \u201cJust wouldn't | make a good ons, Lonnie! But I'd not sit moping indoors, not for all the king's horses end ail the king's men.Or the president's.either.\u201d Lonnie laughed, but quickly grew sober \u201cBut if you had mo other little boy to play with and were tired of playing alone.\u201d \u201cWhere's Ned?\u201d \u201cOh, he! Ned has a wea baby sister at SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BABY No season of the year is so dangerous to the lite of little ones as is the summer.The excessive heat throws the lfttle stomach out of orden so quickly that unless prompt aid is at hand the baby may Le boyond all human help befors mother re Summer is the sencou when diarrhoea, cholera infantum, dysen- try and colic ars niost prevalent.Any of those troubles may prove deadly If not During the sumn er other's best friead is Baby's Own Tab They regulsts the boaely:, sweoten the stomach and keep baby healthy.The Tablot# are sold by medicine dealers or by muil st 96 cents à box from The Dr.© ont Medicine Co, Brockvills, Out aisses he is ail promptly treated.home and he don\u2019t care about anything else any, more.And, granny, fust last week he didn't think anything about a baby sister.She didn't even exist,\u201d said Lonnie, proud of the word, \u201cand now look at him! I'd have to be 'quainted with anybody longer than one week to like her that much!\u201d .Lonnie had grown very eloquent indeed, Grandmother considered the subject as she arranged ber daffodils in the green bowl, \u201cCome to think of it, Lonnie, I'm not that way at sil.If I'm going to like peo ple I like them right away.I remember a baby boy born In this very house just a litle over seven years ago.He hadu't | been in the house an hour\u2014oh, not any time at ali, till I thought him the very grandest boy in the whole world!\u201d \u201cOh, granny!\" cried Lonnie, \u201cThat was me, wasn't it!\u201d Grandmother looked cunning.\u201cI'm not telling! But I will say this much.This little boy l'an telling you ther have you about did not use \u201cBut, granny\u2014* Then Lonnie laughed and lasgied, His was quite gone and h Ë i Ë + il + L r - 5 a Ie t-e & | Ir Hid i gE i i 7 { H Un Hi L RE 1 5 3 3 = z $ £ z it i \u2014 kp | i { B 2 ¥ ï { | i g 3 Fe & È ! i li E ! 1] | i i ei t i r Fi F i { : Fr i f i F Toronts.1 was a good whistler, the best whistler on our street, sad he said I wouidn't do.Guess he must want a reg \u2018lar professional.\u201d sll Ff] CONTAIN MNO NARCOTICS AND PROMPT TO ACT THE PROVISION MARKET.f hogs was little changed, white arent burned continues In « ne of smoked rueats.ure 8 lard ride closed a Chicago an fi :\u2014Sept.$10.- 72: Oct.$10.71.COUNTRY PRODUCE.merkst continued dull, with Toca) The Tied: anged.The market for po- Poe wan dull with New Brunswick quot: at $1 In car lots and {hey ikiihood that th could be purchased at DAIRY PRODUCE.There \u2018was noted on Saturday n better demand for butter and cheese for export, seeming refisction of the lower prices, with te delay in cables still provi an inconvenience in that department of trade.the Mercuntile Exchange there were offered 26 pounds of Eustern Townshipe butter at 8 1-tc; 100 pounds of No.1 Quebec -butter at 33 t-éc and woid nt that price: 300 poundu of No.1 Ontario at 32c: 100 pounds of No.1 Ontario at $2c; 106 pounds of No.£ Que- Bec at 33e ve: 169 pounds of No.2 Ontario at 31c and no sale result- with an offer at 3c.100 pounds of No.=: tario al 3¢ 1-2c, and 106 pounds of pasteurised Quebec at sic.CONSERVATIVE LEADER ON THE WAR PATH Attacking the Wheat board legislation of the Dominion Government, Right Hon.Arthur Meighen, Conservative leader, declared it a \u201cdeformed, infamous monstrosity,\u201d ia a speech at the Island Park, Portage la Prairie on Monday afternoon.It was delay the Government wanted, he asserted, it was a fiasco they wanted, and it was a fiasco that the people had it.lr.Meighen spoke of the changed policies that hag been promised by the Liber als and the Progressives, and the legisla: tion actually put through when the House was in session.\u201cYou expected great changes,\u201d he said.\u201cYou expected the New Jerusalem to be brought to Ottawa.the fine new day, the better life.What you have witneased, however, has been the prostitution of every change that you have been promis od, apd nothing but a clumsy, weak, inefficient imitation of the policies in every regard of the men whom the present Gov- men reviled.\u201d Discussing the railway situation, Mr.Meighen declared there were nigms that the purpose of the present administration was to maim the whole Canadian National Rallway system and then destroy it.Summing up, Mr.Meighea told his aud- \u201cim a word, you have pot precisely the result oa the wheat board that you got .oa the rallway question, that you got on soldiers\u2019 civil re-establishment You have got exactly the same fruit from the tree that I expected you would get.You can not gather- grapes from thorns, mor figs from thistles.\u201d .WORLD'S LARGEST TELESCOPE WiH be used to take Metion Pictures of Mars, Back of the recent announcemeat that motion pictures will be filmed by Dr.David Todd, of Amherst College, lies an inter esting story.The reflecting mirror of the telescope to be used was the work of the Rev.Dr.John Peate, who died in Pennsylvania in 1903, and is the largest glass of its kind In the world, being sixtytwo inches in diameter.Dr.Peate finished it when he was seventy-nine years old.All that he learned about making telescopic mirrors he taught himself, taking up that study when he saw that he must be retired from the ministry on account of age.The great mirror was given by Dr.Peate to the American University, Washington, D.C.but was never mounted: According to astronomers, it is the best reflectér in the world.Never Attended School.Dr.Peate was never in school a day in bis life except to receive scholastic degrees, of which he held many He was born of poor parents in North Ireland and came with them to Canada.He learned the trade of hricklaying and at every odd moment studied and read.His home was near Niagara Falls and when à stripling brickiayer, he accurately measured the Horseshoe Fall's receding concavity, by the aid of trigonometry, self- taught.He did college work \u201cin absentia,\u201d and was ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopai Church.He served some of the biggest churches in the Erie conference and was in great demand as a lecturer.He was a pedestrian of note and walked over most of Europe, contributing articles to many publications.When Dr.Peate had reached the age lim- ft in the ministry he inquired of one of his fellowclergymen: \u201cWhat shall T do te keep from rusting out?pry lid A telescope,\u201d was the laconic re- y.A series of telescopes, with the world's largest as the crowning achievement, was Dr Peate's answer.At the time of his retirement Dr.Peate was living tn Greenvilie, and made that town his home until his death.He found his own way in telescope making, specialising ta telescope mirrors, which demand & parabolic surface, an elunive and almost urmeasurable curve.For this reason jt requires vastly more skill and putience than an achromatic lens.\"FARMERS MARKETS THE GRAIN MARKETS The fain market on Enturday continued ia the dull manner typical of late with few Inquiries for either domestic or oxport bus {ness Cable service was again bud and those cables received wers uver a er late.RQ vices from Winnipeg point to the MNkeithood that the wheat board wil be abandoned for this year at least.which mews was hailed with considerable rellef in gruin circles here.Quotsd prices were unchanged.Prices at Winn, were na follows: \u2014 Wheat\u2014No.1! hard, 81.59 2-4; No.! northern, 81.19 4 3° 3 northern, HL Ie: 3 northern, $1.-4; Na -tei .Te dutet No.6 74 1-60; food, 68 3-4C; \u2018track, 1, 4.$ C.W., 48 6-6c; No.9 C.W., 39 Qate\u2014No.1 3.8¢; extra No.1 feed, 39 !-£c; No.1 feed, 38 1-80; No.3 feed, $4 1-88; rejected, 3 1-bc; track, 43 1-8¢.Bariey\u2014No.% C.W.8 3-4c;: No.4 CW, ss 3% rojected.48 3-4c; feed, 48 3-éc; 3 .1 N.W,C.$2.01 1.3; No.2 CW, : No.à St 81.82 1-2; rejected, Forourn Exchange Depdrtment, Beak of eal, shows Brerling, 34.4608 (par value, 4.3).New York fumds, 7-32.Great Project Ridiculed.He made one giass after another, beginning with a three-iack and in various and increasing diameters to thiriy-six inches.These were mounted and did and presumably are doing splendid service.The glass for all these telescopes had come from the 8¢.Gobain Works, France, but when the doctor demanded a nugget of giass, more than five feet in diameter and some fourteen Inches thick, Bt.Gobain shrugged its shoulders and declared it was impossible, even in the world's premier glass-casting works.In America the request was the subject of derision.However, a new plate glass factory at Butler, Pa., was induced to make the attempt and the glass trade became almost hysterical with amusement.The day came and a great mass of molten glass was poured out on the smoothing table.it cracked and faulted.The second attempt was a success and the world's greatest lamp of glass wan cast.: Shaping the Mirror The workshop devices for bandling thie great glaes and all the apparatus for grinding, shaping and smoothing and finishing the mirror were the Invention of Dr.Peate.The \u201crongh grinding\u201d began with a flour of emery many grades finer than the finest commercially known, and the smoothing process ended in rouge more delicate than milady\u2019s.It is ip shaping the surface of the mass into a parabola that intinte patience and skill are required.where the thimnest tissue paper serves as the rough measure ment and the friction caused by fine rouge carried on wax facets of the grinder form the strongest abrasive.At the age of seventy-nine Dr.Peats completed his glass.still without a rival as a telescope light gatherer.CEYLON GOING DRY (By William BE.Johnson) Ciylon, an island off the South Coast of ladfa, comprising a British colony in itself, is about to go dry, largely because of ~merican leadership and influencs, Ceylon looks ilke a smalt place\u2014a little 8pot on the map\u2014yat it is 350 miles long and 146 miles wide.It contains nearly 6,000,000 inhabitants.It is populated chiefly by Buddhists.One of five commandments of the Buddhist religion is a total abetinence law.Nearly fifty years ago, American Christian Missionaries began stirring up tem- berance activities, becanss the Buddhists then were ot all faithful to the dry teachings of their own faith.Little progress was made for a long time.Bat ton years ago, when Prohibtion in America bagan spreading so rapidly, the Buddhists themselves got busy among their own people.Then, when America adopted the Eighteenth Amendment, the \u2018people of Ceylon became aroused as never before.The occasion of my visit to Ceylon ear ly last November was made the culmination of & sertes of grest demonatrations.Great processions.headed by droves of elephants escorted me to the speaking Maces.Numerous bands of oriental mus le, flag bearers, banner beaters.athletes, \u201cdevil dancers,\u201d und all that were in evidence.I was received by the British governor, entertained at a dinner given in my honor by the Lord Chiet Justice, and the principal daily paper got out a special (llustrated \u201cPussy-foot\u201d edition, devoting more than 20 columas of space to Prohibition in America.On November 11, 1921, the day before my departure.the Buddhist members of the legislative assembly thought it an opportune time to propose a National Proht- bition resolution.The resolution called upon the government in the umual way to prepare and introduce a Prohibition \u2018bill to take effect as soon as practicable.The debate on the resolution was closed by Governor Manning himselt who {oid the legisiature of the conversation that he had with me the day previous whon he told me that he proposed to govara the people according to their wishes.He re- boated the assursdces that he had made to me that If the people really wanted Prohibition.they could have it.The legisiature took thé governor at his word and passed the resolution.This we ns that Coyjon will have Na- tés tional Proidbi: nn as soon as thev cso + + just their finau es ao as *o meet the new conditions.It is belioved that this will not require more than a year Gr two at the outside.At any rate, this attitude of Governor Manning and this act of Ceylon logisia- ture means that the coleny ia coummitted to the National Prchibition program, and a new country, with nearly the popula tien of Ohio, is soon to he added to the Prohibition area of the earth.ICEBERG TRADITIONS Following the disaster to the Titantic, the main shipping nations of the world came to an international agreement by which the United States was given the duty of scouring the North Atlantic to locate floating icebergs and warm sll boats by radio of the position of icebergs and their direction of movement, as well as the speed at which they are drifting.The cost of this patrolling of the sea is borns by the various nations entertng Into the agreement, in proportion to the amount of shipping each has on the North Atlantic.The work of thé ice patral (Mr.Frederick J.Haskin writes in the Savannah Morning News) bas served to shatter many old traditions of tho sea regarding fcaberge.It has loag been a favorite belief of seafaring men that the presence of icebergs could be detected because the floating ice invariably echoed distinctly any sound within a considerable distance of it.This has hees found to be untrue except in the case of icebergs presenting « flat wall to the sound waves, and even then the echo is discernible at such short distance that this warning is of little or no value.Little Effect on Temperature Another tradition that has long been shattered is that an iceberg chills the surrounding water and air.The facts do not bear out this supposition.Once in a while, if the wind is blowing from an iceberg toward & ship, the air may seem slightly cooler, but the water does not appear to be affected at all, except so close to the berg that vo ship could reach the cooler water without practical certainty of destruction, Still another mariners\u2019 belief touching icebergs has been that birtr.flying about and roosting on the ice, disclosé the presence of bergs by their cries, but the ice patrol has blown up this tradition along with the rest.It has been found to be without any foundation.Many bergs have been located without any birds about them at ail Collision with icebergs is not the ouly demger to shipping.Another menace ls from movement of the great mass of ice in the water.As the bergs dujft farther south, the air and water become increas- tagly warm the icp is melted in various ways.A current of warm water will = \u2026 I.me none wat nf an Icobésg eo lay Lic uoiturbau © oP the cenire of Zravity will causes She whole thing to 108) of turp over.When this occurs, as MK frequently does, graat waves are seit out.Au ordipary ship, it close to an iceberg when this happened, would osrtainiy rus grave risk of being swamped.THREE BLACK CROWS By direction of President Harding, the White House police detail! han taken the song birds of the grounds under its protection and made war on three black nongaters.; The President noticed some time ago that the song birds seemed to be loaving and ordered a police investigation.The crow marsuders ware detected, and a marksman called in, who killed them oft after stalking them for three daya Now the song birds are coming back.SILENCE \u2018Tis sweet to sit with Stience and the Sea, To linger by the rocks when all is still; The larks enthroned upon their moasy The seagulls vanished o'er the purpliag Toe sus sagulfed within (ne glowing ont, The world asleep: each briftent, dew decked flower : Dreaming of that bright Lend from whence they came, Beyond high cloudiand's utmost dass ling tower.\u2018Tis aweet ja this fair hour to sit alone Bealde the tranquil deep, which like fale mala \u2018In gentle slumber asenteth scarce to breath; 1 tremble lest the apparition fade: I tremble lest & footfall break the spell, Which holds in thrall the «rot mys terious Sea, Whose spirit wanders \u2018mongst the sun- clad hills, ; Beyond the confines of Eternity.; xp vid Horne \u201cWitneas Quinséten Home bi sm Ehe Montres) MONTREAL AND PROVINCE LINE RAILWAY GO.NOTICE beredy thet adrebiders ot tha arnt ine Pay Socapany.will be head office the pany No, Jamey Street puentreal, province of coday, ent! 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