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HORSE TAIL:
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Invert Theta From All Over, the
World and Also Export Them-
An item that seemed odd 11), tale utani
fest of a steamer lately arrived from
d'.apanese and Chinese ports was this
In.. the list of her cargo from Tientsin:.
ifiifty-lyeclues of horse 'tails.
As a matter of fact. -horse tails or
the hair thereof are a common article
of importation into this country frons.
China and from pretty much every
other country on earth. The American
market gets large quantities of them
Von) China, but more from Russia,
and horse tails are imported here from
every other European country and
from South America, from Australia,
from all round the world,. On t,at,
er hand, there ire :afore er ,leas „Armee
can horse tails exported,
From various causes the supply of
horse tails, like that of anything else,
may in one country and another vary
from year to year, and there may be
years when tbe world's supply is short
and years When it is plentiful, with
corresponding changes in the range of
prices. Horse tails have sold as low
as 20 cents a pound, and they have sold
for as much as $2. If stocks are scarce
and high in London and ample at low-
er prices bere New York importers ship
horse tails to London. In the contrary
circumstances London importers might
ship horse tails here.
Horsetail Hairs are sorted for length
and colors, and they are used either
alone or mixed with other fibers in the
manufacture of various sorts of brush-
es and mixed with other materials in
tbe manufacture of haircloth. —New
York Sun.
A VERSE FOR THE BEGGAR.
Victor Hugo's Response to the Old
Blind Soldier's Appeal.
A. Frenchman, writing recently upon
"The Mendicants of Paris," recalls a
pretty anecdote of Victor Hugo and an
blind beggar. The beggar was an old
soldier, very feeble and quite sight-
less, who was led every day by his
little granddaughter to a certain street
corner, where he waited patiently for
suck scanty arms as the hurrying pub-
lic might drop into a small box that
hung from his neck.
One day a group of gentlemen halted
near him, chatting, and he heard the
atame by which they called the one
who lingered longest. Reaching for-
ward as be, too, was about to go, he
caught him by the coat.
"What do you want, my good man?"
asked the gentleman. "I have already
given you 2 sous."
"Yes, monsieur. and I have thanked
yon." replied the vete: en. "It is some-
thing else that I want."
"What is it?"
"Verses."
"You shall have them," said the gen-
tleman, and he kept his word. The
next day the blind soldier bore on his
breast a placard with a stanza to
which was appended the name of Vic-
tor lingo. and the alms in the box
were quintupled. The lines may be
thus translated:
X.iker Belisara,s and like Homer blind,
Led by a young child on his pathway
dim,
The hand that olds his need, pitying and
kind.
He will not see, but God will see for
him.
ass
How One Word Was Born.
The two fries ds bad been dining on
divers and sundry strange dishes at
the Cedars of Lebanon cafe, in the
Syrian quarter of New York, They
were drinking their coffee, thick with
+coni black grounds, and wondering
whether they really enjoyed it. when
Smitbers suddenly cried out:
"Pataug! Pataug!"
The waiter hurried away and came
back presently bringing an ordinary
corkscrew.
"I was just testing," said Smitbers
to his companion, "the truth of the
story that the first corkscrew seen in
Beirut was brought there by a Yankee.
It was a patented American contrap-
tion, and the Syrians were amazed at
its convenience. They spelled out on
It the mystic words, 'Pat. Aug. '76,' and
took that to be the name of the imple-
ment. Now, I believe the story that
patang Is its name all over the Levant."
—New York Sun.
The First Quarantine.
From all accounts the custom of
quarantine originated in Venice some-
where about the beginning of the
twelfth century. All merchants and
others coming from the eastern coun-
tries were obliged to remain in the
house of St. Lazarus for a period of
forty days before they were admitted
into the city. Taking the idea from
Venice, other. European cities, espe-
cially port towns, instituted quaran-
tine during seasons of plague, and well
down into modern times most nations
adopted the system, applying it when
it was deemed necessary.
Youthful Wisdom. -
Father—Why did my little boy send
his papa a letter with only a capital T
written on the page while he was
away? Little Son -Because I thought
!you'd go around among your friends
with it and say, "My boy le only four
years old and just see the capital letter
be writes!" ---Judge's Library.
A Better Figure.
r"In .your sermon this Morning on
P,' y
spoke of a baby as 'a new wave on the
ocean of tile.
"Qeite so: a poetical figure."
"Don't you think 'a fresh .squall'
'Evonld hare hit the Mark better?"—•
AtOStou Transcript.
Pretty Dig,
'''Tlp new hat le pretty big"
"I thought so, too, hilt When 1 got
..the hill for ft ft Made Font" .hat loo*
Ulm t* tread w+" a Af '-.-Bo'oleaf.; ,..,,,
f. FASHION'S FORECAST.
mop Skirts Not In. 81ght: R.usti
Crash riowne,
There Is not the slightest Dint of
wider Ocilla. indeed, skirts are mere
tapering than ever, and, though dra-
peries are being introduced, by most of
the couturiers, the fabrics are so soft
and clinging and the petticoats so few
that the skirt reveals the lines of the
figure even 'more definitely than did
the straight bolster slip model of the
winter.
Velvet and silk, are modishly combin-
ed in good looking spring gowns. The
THE EXETER TIMES
COSTUME OF SIDE AND TIELQE'L'
costume seen in the illustration shows
how attractive this combination may,
be. JUDIO CHOLLET.
These may Manton patterns are cut 11s
sizes for the waist from 34 to 44 inches
bust measure and for the skirt from 22 to
82 inches waist measure. Send 10 cents
each for these patterns to this office, giv-
ing numbers, skirt 7273, and waist 7158, and
they will be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If in baste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
insures more prompt delivery. When or-
dering use coupon. .
No Size.............-••••••„•.»
Name Y••••.•.{
Address
VOGUE POINTS.
000
Charming Combinations of Fabrics
Appear In Wedding Gowns.
Mfany wedding toilets display a min-
gling of soft satin velvet brocade and
plain velvet, together with lovely laces
and filmy chiffons.
Especial note should be made of the
long transparent sleeves, slightly
mousquetaire, cut with a single seam,
in a new blouse, and also of the high
neck of the transparent waist.
Scarfs are an important article of
the toilet this season. The straight
satin scarf, which is from nine to
Blit/RT WITH INVERTED PLAITs
twelve inches wide and 100 inches
long, Is not only fashionable and pret-
ty, but serviceable and practical.
The skirt- made with Inverted' plaits
at the sides is much liked for the
spring. It provides for the straight
lines and slender effect that are so
fashionable and at the same time al-
lows freedom in walking. The skirt
illustrated is in four gores.
JD'DIC CHOLLET.
This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes
from 22 to 82 inches waist measure, Send
10 cents to this office, giving number, 7287,
and it will be promptly forwarded you
by mail. If in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
Insures more prompt delivery. When or-
define
rderine use coupon.
No.,.......... Size
Name ..s.rW.•....•.:.,,i,.r.i•. i..•..eei.+.Meq
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PROMINENT
RAILROAD MAN
STRONGLY ADVISES
ILLS RTKII
"I have been a Pullman Conductor on
the C. P, R. and Michigan Central
during the last, three years. About.
four years. ago, I was laid up with
intense pains in the groin, a very sore
back, and suffered most severely when
I tried to urinate. I treated with niy
family physician for two months for
gravel in the bladder but did not
receive any benefit. About that time.
I met another railroad man who had
been similarly affected and who had
been, cured by taking Gin Pills, after
baying been given up by a prominent
physician who treated him for Diabetes.
He is now running on the road and is
perfectly cured. He strongly advised.
me to try Gin Pills which I did,—with
the result that the pains left me entirely.
FRANK S. IDF, Burs'AI,o, N. Y.
5oc. a box, 6 for $2.5o. Sample free.
Write National Drug and Chemical Co.
of Canada, Limited, Dept. A Toronto,
If you suffer with Constipation or
need agentie laxative, take NATIONAL,
LAZY LIVER PILLS. 25c. a box. 105
A Canadian Psychologist.
A good side partner for Mr. H. Ad-
dington Bruce, the Canadian who
writes so vividly on that abstruse
science, psychology, would be Presi-
dent G. B. Outten, of Acadia College,
Wolfvilie, N.S. The boyish -appearing
president is a giant; so is Bruce.
And, like Bruce, he is a very promin-
ent psychologist—an authority in fact.
His three books, "The Psychology of
Alcoholism,” "The Psychological Phe-
nomena of Christianity," and "Three
Thousand Years of Mental Healing,"
are known to scholars the world over.
Dr. Outten is a home-grown Nova
Scotian. He is a graduate of Am-
herst College, and Yale, where he
played on the football eleven. Bea
spitehis deep thinking, he hardly
looks his thirty-seven years; appears
more like a half -hack than a famous
psychologist. A feature worth noting
abort him is that he has not re-
nounced Canada for the American
literary mart. ' he quiet peace of old
Scotia has suite ; ;,i, kind of mental
gymnastics, which are bringing hon-
or to Canada r,: ' n held where her
litterateurs have r'ot ventured far.
Dr.
Dr. Vogt of Tir.
the Mendelssohi
brought great jos
great credit to
may find ample ;
in the joy of
other reeognitini
such things are '
plishment—a k e i :
men who have
ment mergers, Jac
beings in battle.
sands and thous:.
are no tears on
sides he has sly:"•
ada in the field
nown where, in •
not too much h -
Sullivan .was
made music thsr
made music live;
tation of music
masters that marl
by, won a bay lc ,1
Vo_t.
to, the father of
l_ivdir, who has
Canadians, and
nada, though he
.and for his labors
ess, well deserves
He has won—if
' prize of accom-
';loed, as much as
e money, or oe-
7illeci many fellow
•i. has made thou-
•; happy — there
laurels—and be-
lle blazoned Can-
e' t; won her re-
-..y• ung country,
'n accomplished.
r.rted because he
ill live. Vogt has
leas even interpre-
i thy of the great
it; and has, there -
or two.
Vegeta! to Ivory.
Large quantitre: ut vegetable ivory,
grown from a text in Ecuador, are
taken into Great L'ritain.
M'BRIDE SWEEPS B.
Not a Liberal is Thus Far Re-
ported as Elected,
Popular Railway Policy of the Pre-
rnier of British Columbia Has rov.,
en a Universal Appeal to the Elec-
tors—Former Opposition of Three
Members Has It Is Thought Been
Wiped Out.
Vancouver, B.C., March 29 -Premier
"Dick" McBride has swept British
Columbia again. Just how complete
the Conservative victory is cannot be
determined as yet, but the returns
received indicate that the Opposition,
which at dissolution consisted of one
Liberal and two Socialists in a House
of 42 seats, will be wiped out. All
seats thus far heard from have gone
Conservative on McBride's railway
policy.
In Vancouver the five Conservatives
lead by 1,000. They are W. J. Bowser,
HON. RICHARD M'BRIDE.
A. H. B. MacCowan, Dr. M. A. Mc-
Guire, Harry Watson and C. E. Tis-
dale.
In New Westminster final returns
give Gifford, Conservative, 1,010, and
Kennedy, Liberal, 385,
Others elected:
Nelson—McLean (Con.), 528; Wright
(Ind.), 196; Harrod (Soc.), 177.
Rossland--Campbell (Con.), 336;
Taylor (Lib.), 168; Casey (Soc.), 95.
Fernie—Ross (Con.).
Comox—M: Malson (Con.).
Cowicham—W. H. Hayward (Con.)'.
Delta—A. 5. Mackenzie (Con.).
Dewdney-W. 5. Monson (Con.).
Greenwood—J. R. Jackson (Con.),
Islands—A. E. McPhilIips (Con.).
Kamloops—J. P. Shaw (Con.).
Lillovel—A. Macdonald (Con.).
Saanieh—B. M. Eberts (Con.).
Slocan—Wm. Hunter (Con.).
Ymir—J. R. Schofield (Con.).
With finals from Columbia, Esqui-
mault and Newcastle yet to hear from,
Conservatives are elected in all . other
ridings. Pooley, a Conservative, is
leading in Esquimault. No Liberal
has apparently been elected anywhere.
Senate Is Determined.
Ottawa, March. 29.—To break the
deadlock between the House of Com.
mons and the Senate over the High-
ways Act, it is very possible a con-
ference may be held between repre-
sentatives of both parties from the two
bodies. The Senate amended the
Highways Act, and yesterday the Gov-
ernment refused to accept the amend
ment, and the bill was sent back to
the Upper Chamber.
The Liberal Senators said last night
they would not back down, and the
measure, which is one of the most.
important and most popular of the
session, will have to be dropped un-
less an agreement is reached. A mil -
1 lion dollars has been placed in the
estimates for the improvement of high-
ways in Canada, and this item will
have to be dropped unless the bill is
;,passed.
Catarrh and r I Rise In Wholesale Prices.
Bronchitis j Ottawa, March 29.—Yesterday morn-
The Bane of Thousands, and has
fltherto Baffled the Skill
of Medical Science.
Catarrhozonc
Dry air treatment is the one treat -
moat that will cure these diseases.
What stomach medicine has ever
been known to cure Catarrh or Bron-
chitis?
Catarrhozone is not: a *stomach medi-
cine, but an air medicine, that carrics
to the remotest parts of the throat,
lungs, and air cells little drops of heal-
ing so curative that whenever it
touches germ life it kills and eradicates
them from the system.
Thousands of doctors and patients
have been disappointed by using
stomach medicines for . coughs and
colds. Have you not found it a rather
rorrntlabout way to reach the diseased
portion of the throat and lungs?
Why not use Catarrhozone, which is
breathed to the very root of the dis-
ease and heals so quickly and per-
fectly that every spot is rebuilt with
new healthy tissue?
Catarrhozone is the only medicine
that will cure, Thousands have testi-
fied.
Think for a moment. le it not sense?
Little drops of healing -the air car -
Hai them just where disease exists,
That is Why
Catarrh
ozoneCor
es
Price. 25c, 50c, and OM, at alt
deugeists, or by !nail postpaidront
The Catarrltoarme Co., Buffalo, IT.'X'.r
and Wooten. Ont.
ing Mr..Crother7 tables a special re-
port on wholesale prices with spe-
tial reference to the high cost of liv-
• ing. It shows that prices now are
j considerably higher than ever before,
the advance in ten years having been
some 45 per cent. The raise in retail
prices in the year was five per cent.
and in wholesale prices three per
cert.
The 1911 prices reached a higher
level than within the present gener-
ation. As far as the. Department of
Labor can find out, the only years in
which those compared with 1911 were
1882-84 and 1872-3.
Killed by Elevator.
Toronto, March 29.—Israel' Zinger,
144 Williams street, was instantly
killed by an elevator at Grand (Sr
Toy's warehouse on Wellington street.
.Just how the accident occurred is un-
known. The elevator man was work-
i.rg at a bench and the first he knew
of the man's presence was when he
cried out. The hoist had come down
and crushed the Hebrew's chest. The
man was a rag picker, and an hour
after the body had, been removed to
the morgue, his horse was found
standing on Jordan street.
An inquest will be opened at noon
by Myer.
M er
•
- Strike Situation Better.
London, IViareh 29,—Acting on theQ
advipe of Lord Lansdowne to accepts
the situation, painful and humiliating
though it is, all the Oppositfoi i
amendment
aer
w e either negatived gat vod tif;'
withdrawn, and the House of Lor ,e
last evening .'
passed the third r
ea�
ing of the bill
1 without division;'
A WINDOW GARDEN.
Northern Exposures Ideal For Indoor
Blooming Bulbs.
People who like to replant and grow
hyacinth bulbs indoors will find help
in remembering that there is likely
to be •trouble if the pots are at once
brought into a strong light, as many
times the bud refuses to come out of
the bulb until the flower spike is
formed, in which case there will be a
deformed flower.
You can prevent thisby placing on
the pot a paper cone, fitting the top
inside its rim, made of any paper
which is opaque, as blue, green or red.
The cone should have an inch opening
at the top, and the effect will be to
make the bud draw up toward the
light. When it bas cleared the top of
the bulb remove the cone.
There is no fertilizer to be given
the bulbs when they are brought in
for blooming, as any given would
have no effect on this year's blooms.
The flower is made or spoiled in the
growing of the roots. If a fine, large
mass of fine fibrous feeding roots are
grown while the pot is in the dark
tbere will be a large, fine flower; if not,
it will be in proportion to the, mass of
roots. This is why the addition of
fertilizer after it has been brought into
the light has no effect on the blooming
of the bulb.
However, there should be an abun-
dance of water given the bulbs, and it
should be kept in mind that for the
best effects we must simulate nature's
way of growing them as far as we
can.
In a state of nature they bloom out-
doors early in the spring, when the
ground is wet and cool and the sun
heat -makes little impression on the
temperature. In order to reproduce
these conditions we give the pots plen-
ty of water and keep them out of the
direct rays of the sun. A north win-
dow is an ideal place for spring bloom-
ing bulbs when being grown in the
house.
SPRING BLOUSES.
A Craze For Color Follows Long Reign
of White.
Many women are engaged nowadays
in mating blouses for next summer out
of gayly striped bandkercbief linen or
else embroidering a tiny colored picot
scallop for the edge of a blouse ruffle.
There is a craze for color after the
lengthy reign of white, so the stripes
are wide, and their colors—pink, -cur-
rant, blue, green or yellow—are by no
means of the pastel order, but quite
deep enough to stand a bit of fading
and still be good to see.
Those who make a point' of keeping
up with the modes are not putting the
ruffles on their blouses yet, and some
are merely tucking the sheer goods in
blouse lengths and rolling them up to
be cut when Dame Fashion has said
her final word for the season. Others
will make tbeir blouses up in the style
they consider most becoming to their
particular style of beauty, trusting to
looks rather than modes.
For the southern wardrobe a dozen
white china silk shirts made exactly
like those of men are not considered
too many.
Since the all white blouse has ceased
to be considered smart when worn in
combination with a dark tailored cos-
tume there has been room for as many
substitutes for it as it has been possi-
ble to devise. One clever modiste has
created a charming and unique affair
of white crepe de chine striped with
half inch bands of velvet in a color to
match the suit. It is made in a soft
Russian style, with a heavy velvet
cord marking the waist line, coats now
being long enough tc bide a blouse of
this kind.
New Bath Accessory.
Wooden bowls to float in the bath
carrying one's favorite soap are an ob-
vious device that might have been in-
vented long ago, it seems. Some are
beautifully carved, 'others stained to
match the prevailing color of the suit,
and each has the owner's initials burn-
ed in or riveted on in foetal.
The Thrice Practical Blouse.
The lucky possessor of a. three to
one blouse can wear it in three differ-
ent ways. This waist is particular..
ly useful to the woman who rocs on
short journeys. with per belongings in
a suit case or trareling 1ncg.
The blouse proper Is a dainty. 4hmee
affair ot cream c•nlured not .it"itett cvit {1
all over cream colored lace. The trio .-r
1
Vltts[: IN OM WArst.
fastens at the back, though' there for 41
n row of earl buttons down
n I in
front in aceof :ince with new leI
ion. The sec blouse feature is
,
i
jumper of dark chiffon, which furls h,
slipped on over the lace 'waist with "r
dark tailored suit of a poj)ular worstoct
mixture.
The third feature 1s ,all tndjrl teblc,
befit and cuff set of deep trema reeisr
Ince, which makes the dark chiffon
jumptyi' 01 the 'Staple lace Wulst dtntbl,y
deeaay and ddhit3'. ..� -. .
INSTEAD OF FLANNEL.
Virtues of Half Cotton Cashmere Are
Marifotd..
"There is oue material," said the
wise house mother, "which to the
modern woman takes the place of the
old fashionedheavy flannel for under,
garments and evert for negligees,
without having the disadvantage o
and re
bulk a great capacity for shrill
age if it has to be sent to the laundr'
often. That is a half cotton cashmere
which can usually be bought in writ
and delicate colors for 25 cents
yard, yard wide. it washes beautiful•r
ly' and wears so well that to put n
little handiwork on it will prove no
waste of time, while the proportion of
wool in it gives the needed warmth.
"One of the prettiest and best wear-
ing.`limonos I ever had was made,
from fihe half cotton cashmere, in pale
blue. The color was a trifle more bine
than I would have preferred atfirst,
yet not at all garish. I trimmed it
with two inch taffeta ribbon in tbl
same robin's egg tint. It has done,
service for four years, having gone ie
and out of the tub unnumbered times,
graving softer and prettier—to my
mind—every time. During the lasd
year it has grown so pale in tint til'a
I've had Margery use an extra alio l r
ance of bluing in the rinse water, butt
that has been all it needed to restore
the charming color. When I eat
'growing softer; by the way, I mead
in texture as well as hue.
"For little embroidered underskirts
or combinations this cashmere is most
desirable, and I have seen a reall/i
Frenchy negligee made of the cream
white variety, embroidered with hese
white and black fioss and trimmed
with a heavy creamy lace. When T
say that there is almost no 'wear putt
to it, I mean that to my personal
knowledge four years of hard service
from a garment made of it is none too!
much .to expect."
The Cordeliere Parasol. -
What a handy notion it is, this swing
ing of the parasol from the shoulder oil
PARASOL SWINGINU FROM SHOIILDBR,
a long cord handle, as the reticule bail
been swinging all winter., •
Such new cordeliere parasols are
.smart affairs with long sticks and cord
handles that match the silk cover.
An Afternoon Cup For the Sewing Meet.
If the afternoon cocoa served in
place of tea at the sewing meet or at
the little supper is especially delicious
it might be well to inquire into its se-
cret if such familiarity is warranted
by acquaintance with the hostess. The
mixture of some such delicious cup is
often a surprise to women who have
always supposed that chocolate is choc-
olate and cocoa cocoa. For instance,,
one woman flavors her cocoa with ein-
namon, sherry and vanilla and often
adds a cupful of strong coffee to the
potful. And she gives a creamy con-
sistency by using a tablespoonful of
arrowroot for'every quart of hot milk.
Four tablespoonfuls of cocoa are al-
lowed to this amount, and it is cooked
slowly for twelve minutes with the
cinnamon, arrowroot and about three
tablespoonfuls of sugar. At the end of
this time a tablespoonful of sberry is
stirred in with a teaspoonful of vanilla
and a saltspoonful of salt. Then the
cocoa is whipped with a revolving egg
beater until it is a mass ot foam. The
coffee, very strong, is turned in at the
very last if it Is wanted.
Cough Sirup.
The following is a faintly recipe for
cough sirup: Have ready one stick oll
black licorice, 5 cents' worth of hore-
hound, the juice and rinds of two leen
ons, one pint and a half of molasses
and one Targe onion. 13o11 the• bore -
hound, the• onion and the rind and
juiceof
juice the lemons in a quart of water
until the
wholeis
redllCP.f1)
tc onen Int
Then pound the licorice to a powder
and put It into the molasses. Let the
two boil until the licorice has been dis•
Solved In: the molasses, Then strain
into the other mixture and poor in into
wide mouthed bottles. The bottles
should have months that are largo
enough to permit the entrance of a
'Spoon. The dose 18 one teaspoonful ev.
ery two hours. For a very mild cold
oat duly occasionally when staled. ..
THURSDAY APktIlA IOU
BOOK CENSOR NV( `t
British Authors Up In Arms Against -
the Latest Bogey.
At • the. very time when the well»
wishers -of the British drama: are pre•
paring a petition to King George for"
the abolition of the theatrical censor-
ship, authors are threatened by a
similar bogey.
The well -kept se: ret came out where
a deputation of ,.nt;lishers acid news-
paper editors a al.ed upon Horne Sec-
retary McKenna to protest against)
the circulation of poisonous print. It.
was left to Edmund Gosse to point
out that not a Bingle author was in
eluded in the deputation, an extra»,
ordinary omission in view of the na-
ture of the protest lodged with the•
Minister of the Crown.
The Home Secretary promised- ai
more . xigereps,- eA49rCeip,at a Ow
present law in regard to the supprh
:son of demoralizing literature, and
expressed the hope that the hill which'
lead been drafted to carry out the
recommendations of the Joint Select
Committee on this subject would
shortly become law, Ila effect, the re-
commendations of this bill will con
atitute a literary censorship, 'quite•
apart from the amateur censorship.
established by the various large lend -
in ; libraries in 1908,
' It is the duty of the police to prose-
cute the vendors of obviously obscene,
books, a duty that has been rather'
neglected in recent years, and th4
Home Secretary is now Conferri1l
with Sir Edward Henry, the Commie
sioner of Police, with a view to speed-
ing
ing up police action.
All reputable authors are anxiou
to make oommon cause with the aut , -..
orities in the suppression of poisonou
print. What authors are afraid of i
the interference of Government o
rials with the fearless development o i
fiction along new and unconvention
lines such as H. G. Wells is identifie
with. As the most effective eenso
ship is public opinion, most author
feel it would be a retrograde ste
to establish a kind of Star Chambe
where books could be suppressed be
fore they had received the verdict o
the readers.
The Home Secretary forsees dif6
culties, for he said, "The great stump'
ling -block has always been the argt'i
mentative person who wants to draaa!
a rigid line between the artistic an
the obscene." In other words, ther a
is a danger, if the new bill become
law, of fine literature being sacrifice,
to merely "goody-goody" susceptibilii
ties. If Mr. McKenna is granted f$
cilities for his bill during the present+
overloaded Parliamentary session, thec
spokesmen for the authors in thd"
House of Commons, such as Sir
bert Parker and Stephen Gwynne'r
will put up a good fight to keep th6;
literary craft free from undue official,
control. There is also a censorshil
proposed for picture theatres, but i j
that the proposal meets with suppo
from all the reputable men concern
Lloyd -George Smiles.
It is to Julius Caesar th- 1 spinster ,
owe their gratitude as the inventor o
Leap Year, although it was left to S's
Patrick of Ireland—so legend record
—to decree that for .all time wome
should have the right of making Lea
Year proposals to men of their choo'
ing. But even Julius Caesar, in hi
moments of 'alen ar calculation
could never have dreamed what A'
difference his plan of giving an extr j
day to every fourth year would mak
in the ages to come to the little islan
he once conquered. Some idea, o
what Leap Year really means in modes;
ern England, so far as commerce is•.
concerned, may be obtained from th&
following figures. The extra day of
Leap Year is worth over $17,500,000 int
imports and exports, based upon the
annual trade returns of the United
Kingdom. .During the working hour*
of Leap Year Day, Feb. 29, somethin
like $200,000,000 will pass through the
wonderful centre of the banking worl
the London Clearing House. Thal
Chancellor of the Exchequer no doub
rubs his hands when he thinks o
Leap Year Day, for it implies th
following approximate increases i
some of the' revenue collecting d
partments
Customs and excise $1,000,006
Postoffrce and telegraph se; -
vice 330,000
Estate duties ... .. ... 345,000;
Stamp duties.. .. .. 130,000'
Of course, there are natioral e
penses for one more day, but th$
country's balance -sheet receives rougli.l
ly, on the day, $400,000 upon the ere:
dit side.
Tragic News of a Rising.
The adventure in strange lands off
Lord Headley, who has entered upeti;
his sixty-seventh year, • would provide,
material for more than one fascinat
ing volume. He is by descent a Wyn
of Gwydyr, one of the branch whc``;
quarrelled with the parent house irtl
Wales in the sixteenth century, set:
tied in London, and substituted air;
"i" for a "y."
It is an open secret that one of hit
adventures
1 -
adventures forms the mainspring of
Mr. Norris's delightful novel "Thi"
Credit of the County." This was hif
expedition to the site of lost civilizafi
tions in Mashonaland, and news came
that he had been cut to pieces in t;4
native rising. Biographical notices o
his career were still being publishe
in country weeklies when he returne
safe and sound to England.
Perseverance.
Robert Louis Stevenson tells of d
Welsh blacksmith who at. the age o1-
twenty-five could neither read nolo'
write. He then heard a chapter of
"Robinson Orusoe" read gland, It
was the scene of the wreck, and he
was so impressed by the thought o
what he missed by his ignorance tha
he set to work that .very day an
was not satisfied until he had learne
to read Welsh. His disappointmen
was great when he found all his play
had been
thrown awy, a
tor he con'
1
only obtain an English copy of tai:
book he was so anxious
to read, Not
ing daunted, he began once more an
learned English and at last had th
joy and triumph' of being able
read the delightful story for hfmse
A Hank of 'darn.
In the west of England the t
yarn measure known a9 tbli
It hi.31,0 Yet& ds to rg.
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