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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1912-4-18, Page 6MODISH FAN 'OES. 1teatures of the Spring. Suits and Wrap s--Sh nl.Draperies. Novelty features in suit and sepp,. rtrute mats consist of the sloping Shoulders, belted and collarless ef- $eets, long rolling revers, side button - Ing apd large armholes; Shw! draperies reign triumphant. They are made of the daintiest laces, rich brocades, soft silks and chiffons. Hardly an erenhig gown appears without Ibis form of trimming: The tunic dress Is one of the new- est and prettiest for little girls. Thls one Is equally well adapted to one material throughout and -to combina- tions. In the illustration it Is made THE EXETER T m E ,S BASQUE EFFECTS. Fac- tor lmo ac anp rtant for of Summer 'Frocks.. TUNIC DRESS ron LITTLE e2Rn, of striped voile, and the tunic is on straight lines, while the skirt is on the Bross. It is a charming model for 'wash r Jtterials. JUDIO CHOLLET. This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes for girls of eight, ten and twelve years of Age. Send 10 cents to this office, giving jtumber. 7319, and it will be promptly for- warded to you by mail: If in baste send an additional two cent stamp for letter postage, which insures more prompt de- livery. When ordering use coupon. y\To• Size blame Address SNAPSHOTS OF THE MODE. Colors That Will So Modish This Spring—Smart Trimmings. The new colors are prune, plum, rai- sin.. bordeaux, stone and taupe gray and are very stylisb both in plain and in changeable taffetas. White and ecru are strong favorites in cotton fab- rics. ' Fabric trimmings are 'largely used in small finger thick tubing or colored cord; also motifs and buttons. There is an increasing representation of fancy trimmed styles in tailored suits. Deeply plaited frills of net and lace, mounted to either high standing collar bands or very low hands, are expected to be fasbionaiee. The plain shirt waist that is made in mannish style is a smart one for many MANNXSn SHIRT wAXST, occasions. Dere is a model that is made with the new turnover cuffs and collar, but the collar is adjusted over a neckband; consequently if it isnot becoming it may be omitted. .LUDIC CBOLL111 T. • This May IV/entree pattern Is cat in sizes from 34 to 44 inches bust measure. Send 10 cents to this afire, giving number, 7313, and It will be propony forwarded to you; by mall. If in haste send an additional two Cent stamp for letter postage, which Insures more prompt delivery: 'Sieben or. elerleg use coupen, ,;;t4o.,.....,..,. SIre..r.....4.......a.... t." 1L�atnd ...•u./..r :A'ddres's . s.....•,.•.........,., //M.1./:�./l./1JU1 DELIGHTFUL COSTUME OF TAN NET. Basque effects are being pushed by designers of costumes this season, but it remains to be seen whether the idea is going to "take" with their patrons. The gown illustrated shows the Basque notion in its incipient stage. The ma- terial employed in this costume is a pale tan net trimmed with bands of venise lace. The lace of the bodice id also mounted on the tan net. A. very. modish toucb is to be found in the plaited frill at the foot of the skirt and the slashed trimmed velvet coat, with button trimmed coattails at the back. For the Girl Who Sews. A bright young girl whose pet fad is harmony in the matter of the little details of dress, devising always some original touch whicb will tell those who see that her costume was design- ed as a whole, not being merely a chance collection of dress and .acces- sories, evolved a charming and grace- ful Bohn and cud set to which any color touch desired can be . added, Re- cording to the dress with which It is to be worn. The 6chu itself is of the usual drap- ed surplice shape, curved to fit over the shoulders and trimmed with dainty lace frills. The inner edge is also of lace. Along the middle of the fichu following its longest line is a strip of velvet ribbon or folded satin. of a tint to match the gown, tbat is held in place by little cross straps of lace about three inches apart. out from which it can be drawn when the fiehe islaundered or when it is to be re- placed by some other color. The cuffs to match this were .deep ones, turned back, with double rows of lace frills an inch deep at the up- per edge. Around the body of each cuff went the strip of satin or velvet to match that used on the echo, and this again was apparently secured by the tiny straps of lace which crossed it, but which was also, as in the case of the Beim, caught bere and there by an invisible stitch to prevent any acci- dent or slipping from place. The nar- ' row girdle was also of the same ma- terial as the colored "inset." Concerning Women. • Miss Louise. F. Brown. an instructor at Wellesley college. is the first woman to receive the Herbert Baxter Adams prize of $200 offered every two years by the Am.erlean Historical assoriation for the best essay on European history Miss Brown's essay was one of a very large number submitted by represeuta Lives of many leading colleges through out the country. The Countess of Warwick le plan- ning a lecture tour in the Onited States and Canada, for which she has pre pared three subjects. One deals with womac suffrage and the otber two are on communism and celebrities she has met. Miss . Harriet leeerer bas recently been appointed Superintendent of schools in Cleveland, 0. A woman Is tenement inspector in that city, staving charge of the smeltery potieemen; a woman is assistant librarian, a woman has charge of outdoor relief, two wotrl• en are on the sehohl board, one having been eieet'd clerk, making sis impor- tant positions filled by women le a city vrhirb two years ngo bad but one woman in public office, a member of the board of education, Mrs. Sarah Platt. Decker of Denver, ex -president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs and a possibility as United States senator, In a recent in- terview said that a woman's party is under consideration in Colorado, its they have found bah of the old polite, pxrtiae permeated with corruption. 'I WORK HARDITECILVE Little jests Brighten he Pays 1n the. Mouse of Commons, Cheerful little remarks and FORepisodes M LIVI ' H tend to lighten the most dreary days in the session of a legislative Body. H. W. Anderson in The Canadian AND NEED GIN PILLS I94 GORDON' ST., STAnneero r,N:Y.. " Will you kindly inform me if your' GinPills are sold In New York City ? I learned about them last , Summer. M daughter went to Kingston, 'Chita' rind spent the summer there. She got some of your Gin Pills and sent them to me and I tried them and found thein to be the best medicine that I ever used for Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Oh ! they did me so much good and I am so much better I hope you can fix it so I can get Gin Pills in New York". CHARLES COIYI,INS. Sold everywhere in Canada at 5oc. a box, 6 for $2.5o. Sample free if you write National Drug and Chemical CO. of Canada, Limited, Dept. A Toronto. • If you need a gentle laxative or some- thing to stir up the liver, take National I,azy I,iver Pills, 250, a box. 106 An Old Trick It Has. "In some progressive schools they are teaching history by means of the phonograph." "Just another case of history repeat- ing epeating itself." Result of Expectancy. "You are always looking for some- thing. Yon find it too." "What do I find?' "Fault." Knew About It. "I see your finish." ' "I hope it is a fine one." "It is. I am about to polish it uti' thyself." Resenting the implication. "Some things that are ugly are really blessings in disguise." "Quit knocking my wife." The Reason. "She wants a divorce." "Why 7„ . . "Because she is married." - Good Rule. "Never marry a roan to reform him," "I never do unless there is some (Ab- er consideration." The Able Fire Starter. Be truly is a hero Who's first to leave bis cut When it is minus zero And warm the house and lot. Doctors Condemn Oily Liniments The Public are Warned to Be Careful of These Strong - Smelling Oily Liniments Containing Harmful - Acids, Ammonia, Etc. Many people have clung to the old- fashioned idea. that a thick, greasy liniment is the best kind. Doctors say not—and they know. Recently a number of these white, oily liniments were analyzed, andthey were found to contain an enormously high percentage of harmful acids, and such irritatingchemicals as ammonia, etc. For the moment they may cause a warns sensation when first applied, but their continued use never cures rheumatism, and only deteriorates the. skin, sets up inflammation and causes endless. trouble. 3 When a doctor warns you to quit using a white, oily liniment—do so. He knows that a thick liniment can't pen- etrate, can't sink through the pores and reae1 the seat of the pain. 'When asked his epinion a few days ago, Dr. Roberts stated that he conside ered a strong, penetrating, pain -sub- duing liniment such as "Nerviline," to be superior to any of the white, am- monia. liniments.In his twenty-five years of lyiacttee he had witnessed cases of rlmumatfsm, sciatica, and lumbago that simply would not re- spond to ordinary treatment—but Ner- viline cure& them. The same physi- cian also spoke of the great advant- ages of keeping a' preparation like Nerviline iitr the house always, be- cause of cramps, diarrhoea, stomach disorders, earache, toothache, .head- ache, and such minor ailments. Ner- viline is a first-class cure,_ There is scarcely an ache or a pain, internal or external, that Nerviline won't cure. In thousands of bermes no other pain - relieving medicine is used. Fifty years/ continued success and the en- dorsement of the profession are proof that Nerviline is the liniment for the home: NCURED IN 24 HOVELS you cariainlessly remove any corn, either hard, soft, or bleeding, by applying I'utnam's Corn Dxtraetor. It lever burns, leaves no sear, contains no acids; is harmless, because composed only of healing guts and bairns, Fifty years in use. Cure, guaranteed. Sold by all . druggists; 23c bottles, 1tefuse substitutes, • PrV.. TNAM' PAINLESS • CORN EXTRACTOR Courier recounts a few of recent vin tage in the Commons at Ottawa, It was the early morning hours following the recent all-night sitting of Parliament in which the Manitoba school question was under debate and discussion. It was, moreover. the sit- ting at which Hon. George P. Gra• ham had 'resumed his seat in the House as the newly -elected member for South Renfrew. The vote upon the ,amendment of Mr. Mondou, the Nationalist member or Yamaska, had dust'; been takei'i, tend 'the members were" trouping out into tli,. corridors, tlee majority on their Wei to the res- taurant for a sandwich utu't a cup of coffee. The ex -Minister of Railways and Canals was strolling down the corridor with a frown upon his face.. when Dr. Michael Clark, of Red Deer, accosted him. "Wherefore so downcast, George?" he queried. Mr. Graham shook his head. "It's pretty hard lines," he responded, "to have spent the past few sveeks zeal- ously endeavoring to defeat the Gov, ernment, and then come here to -day and have to cast my first vote in support of them." One of the most ardent of the Op- position newspaper men was review- ing the supplementary estimates in the. Press Gallery. He was checking off item after item with keen critical comments. Very little seemed to meet with his approval. "Gross extrava- gance," "A patent political vote catcher," "Another useless expendi- ture," "Automobiles indeed; they'll be buying aeroplanes next," were the caustic comments which from time to time fell from his lips as he diligently conned the items. Finally, however, he paused, and read slowly: "Gratu- ity to the dependents of an official who served for over twenty years in the House of Commons and is now insane." He looked out over the House. It was a tedious afternoon and a western member, who can scarcely be accounted a brilliant speaker, was in the midst of an extended disserta• tion. "Well," he commented, "I think that vote should meet with un- animous approval. They were Conservative members, and they had harked back to the vic- tory of September last with its cam- paign stories. "Well," drawled Col. Hugh Clark, "the mast genuine congratulations I received were written a month after the election. My admirer mentioned that he would have written before, but had just come to. He had been celebrating for the intervening weeks." About Ambergris. A press report from Victoria, B.C.;. the other day stated that a piece of ambergris estimated to be worth $150,4 r 000 was taken from a whale killed by the whaler Pretriana, which ars rived at that port on July 5. Thiel is said to be one of the largest pieces of ambergris ever found. Ambergris is supposed to be a mor, bid secretion of the liver of the spermaceti whale, found floating or washed ashore. It is a little lighter, than water, and might easily be taken for a piece of the bark of a tree. On examination, however, it is found td be of a waxy nature, streaked with gray, yellow and black and emitting a peculiar aromatic odor. It fuses at 140 to 150 degrees Fahrenheit and at a higher temperature gives out a white smoke, which condenses intd a crystalline fatty matter. It is found in all sizes, from one pound up to twenty or thirty, but occasionally pieces weighing onehun. dyed or two hundred pounds are found in whales. Ambergris has been known from an early period, some pharmacopoeias' prescribing it for fevers and nervous•. complaints. It is sometimes mingled; with the incense burned in churches,, and is also put in certain kinds of wine to improve the bouquet." But the great use of ambergris is in the manufacture of perfumery'. Not that its fragrance is either very pow- erful or pleasing, but it possesses the! peculiar property of causing other in -i gredients to throw out their odors and' 'making them more specific and dur-' able. Mr. Hanna's Tact. Hon. 'W. J. Hanna, Ontario's Pro- vincial Secretary, is not famed as a "mixer," and the general impression seems to be that he is a hard man to approach. But he knows how to mix among country folk at election time. Mr. Hanna first ran for the Ontario Legislature in 1902, when he opposed Mr. 1+. F. Pardee, then member for West Lambton. It seemed very doubt= ful that the latter could be defeated, and some of Hanna's friends were sotuewhat dolefully discussing the candidate's chances. Then a hopeful member of the group spoke up. "Pshaw l" he said. "Hanna's chances are all right. He knows how to handle the farmers. When Pardee calls at a house on the side lines the people won't know what to do with him—he's. so well dressed and nice in his talk. Along will come Hanna the i,oxt day, and when the farmer will, direct him to go up to the `spare room' to wash for dinner, do you think he'll go like Pardee? Not on your life. • Hana will yank off his boat and say, 'Spare room nothin' I Show ine the pump and 'some soft soap. That's what I Was used to when I was a boy," And sure. enough Mr. Hanna won" the election. Common Narnes Lacking. The prresent Ontario Legislature does .not' contain a single Smith, Brown, Tones, or Robinson. The Do- in nfoi:t Parliament has a Brown and a Smith (also a Smythe), but neither a Tones nor a Rollinson,, The Senate has a Jones; but neither a• Brown, l: ith, nor Robinson, although it has a 'Robertson. WHEN KENT WAAS NERE ;FATHER OF QUEEN VICTORIA MADE MANY FRIENDS. Great -Grandfather of the . Present Sovereign Spent Some Timo In the Dominion Many Years Ago, and Was Widely Popular With Ali Classes—Was Very Quiet and. Re. served In His Manner. When the orders of the day were •called in the House of Commons dur- ing a recent sitting, .the Hon.. F. Monk, Minister of Public Works, rose and said: "Mr. Speaker, before'the House pro-, seeds with the orders of the day, I would like to announce that Her, Royal Highness, the Princess Louise, has been pleased to present to Can- ada, through His Royal Highness,. the Governor-General, for our pc*lonal gallery, a valuable portrait in oil of the Duke of Kent. This painting, exe- euted by Sir William Beechey, will .form a very acceptable addition to our national gallery of art at the Victoria Meriiorial Museum, where it is on view, The Government, in accepting and acknowledging this welcome gift has asked His Royal Highness to con• vey to the donor, the Princess Louise; the thanks of the Canadian people foe her generous remembrance." - This gift recalls s Many memories s ns• sociated with persons and places that have contributed to our History. The Duke of Kent is best remembered as the father of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria. He was, therefore, grand. father of our Governor-General, and great-grandfather of our King; and for several years he was a resident of this country. The gift is from Princess Louise, now the Duchess of Argyll;. and a granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, who for five years was mistrese of Rideau Hall,. when her husband, then Marquis of Lorne, was Governor. General of Canada. The picture carries one back in Canadian history more than a century, to the days when Kent House had u royal master. Let us glance briefly: over those far away years. Edward Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George III., was born at Buckingham Palace on Nov. 2, 1767— just one hundred years before Cana . dian Confederation. When a boy he was sent to school on the continent under Baron Wan genheim, with whom he spent twq years at Geneva. The Dictionary of National Biography says that "Wan genheim treated him with needless rigor, allowed him only a guinea a week pocket -money out of an annuity of, $30,000 provided for his mainten. ance, and intercepted. his- lettere home. `?In June, 1790, he came home front Geneva without leave. The King was much displeased and gave him per- emptory orders to embark for Gibral: tar. At Gibraltor he was put in com- mand of the 7th Regiment of Foote known as the Royal Fusiliers. Iri May, 1791, he was sent to Canada." Then opened the chapter of his life that forms part of our history. It was on August 11, 1791, that the Duke of Kent, with the Royal Fusi- liers, arrived at Quebec from Gibraltar on the warships Ulysses and Resist- ance. Quebec harbor presented a brave eight on that long ago midsum= mer day, for besides the ships that brought the duke and his Fusiliers, there were then in port five ships -of - War belonging to Commodore Saw- yers squadron and four transports fill- ed with British regulars for service at different Canadian posts. On the following day there was a levee, attended by the authorities, civil and military, the clergy of the city, and all the gentry. At the levee were men whose names will ever have a place in the history of Canada. Foremost among them of course, was the Governor-General, Lord Dorchester, known a few years earlier as Sir Guy Carleton -the man who, .in 1775-76; had held Quebec against Montgomery and Arnold, and who had finally driven from Canada the forces of Congress. Near Dorches-, ter stood a tall, athletic, military man, Sir Alured Clank, who, a week after that levee, became, Deputy Gov- ernor-General during Dorchester's absence in England. And around were the judges, the executive councillor,' the seigners and the other lights of Quebec society. Every tourist visiting Quebec a: - ways goes out to the Falls of Meat• morency, about nine miles below the city. Close to the brink of the cha'm into which the Montmorency Hi•. ei • hurls itself there stood in 1791, se there stands to -day with some a tions, •a country residence of wad. two storeys in height, pininle bu''t, and yet not without a certain air ef beauty and dignity. Its builder res • Gen. Sir Frederick Haldimand, Cicv ernor of Canada during the e:r' :.'. years of the War of the Revnlut:re.. To this building, Haldimand gnve t e name of "Mansion House," and h re he resided during a number of;,e.oe. In December, 1791.—that is, al, of three months after the arrival at Q.r,: bee of the Duke of Kent—the pro, ,•r• ty was offered for sale, s.e the f -,::',t- ing advertisement reads: "Foe ee:e, the elegant villa of the late Sir Fred- erick Haldimand; IC. B., del ightin!ly situated near the Palls of Mortar' i'- ency, with the farm house." The property passed int , the pet• session of the Duke of Kent, arae it became his favorite summer residc.,re.. It was called "Kent House," tied 41' it is known to this day, A :ars e wing has been added, practi doubling the capacity of the hove, but most fortunately the new part... built in exactly the same style as t'.. t of the old part, so that the she, e beauty of the building has not be,.•t destroyed. To -day Kent House f:; a place of public entertainment. . The duke's winter residence steel nearly, opposite the old Quebec Covet House, which was burned in 1872. Kamloops Growing. Kamloops this year rattles the) arnorig the oitieo of British Ctliitnta in proportional growth. T'kliiltSDAY A'PR,II1 16 i1!1 , ;. a UIN •1 Fre-erve Has .a Host of .;,.;,'.n> Denizens.. ..t,.i l -, t onaI Park comprises r tzt zeal n half million acres of `';:y ter lcls and gleaming lakes. l,l life is protected there, As a -•'s +lt the: wild animals and birds heva become quite tame, so tame in lac'. that some of them have no hesi- tancy about visiting the tent of the camper and making themselves at; home. Deer .often appear before a party of dining campers in broad daylight, bat most of th . animals' prefer to satisfy their curiosity and carry on their investigations of the camp at night. Sometimes one of the little visitors will take a notion to help himself to a.,bit(l,of,bacon or, serail of biscuit or ven' go, so far as to cut a hole in the 'sugaiasack, but his visit'being prompt- ed, snore ,from curiosity than hunger, he seldom does any harm. Of course at the slightest stir from the camp, the visitor is gone, melt- ing like a flash in the shadows -from which he may peer with little eyes wide with wonder, for a time, before continuing his regular night rounds. Sometimes, if he chances to be a creamy utile ermine or its first cousintion., a weasel he may return to continue ' his interrupted investiga- ' The experienced camper is quite willing to have the email ermine . come as a visitor to his camp. Well he knows that' that little .pest . the pack -rat cannot carry on his wasteful work among his effects, if the red eyed killer of pack rats is hanging about; and the ,ermine is quick and sure death to pack rats. Perhaps the most frequent visitor to camp is the ,porcupine. That ins teresting animal, who has a habit of (taking his time about everything, is, liable to roll into camp at any hour of the night. He conies in leisurely and departs leisurely and he is too bound up nn' himself to ` take the slightest notice of anything else, be it man or ani -r' mat. Neither curiosity nor interest in the strange creature, called man leads the muck respected porcupine into camp; he is too selfish to think of anything but himself and he comes into camp ona selfish mission. He is after salt. For salt he will brave any danger and if there is salt within a quarter of a mile of him, his blunt nose smells it and points the way to it. Perhapsi the camper he; left the wooden box, in which the pork has been packed, just outside the tent door; or the. frying -pan in which the supper had been cooked on the ground. by the camp fire. If so, Mr. Porcupine rolls up to the box and proceeds to get busy on it with long, •.chisel -like teeth. He makes all the noise he feels like making and' iif thecamper comes out and attempts to drive him away, he looks up at the intruder out of sleepy eye; and stiff: ens his long quills a little. He don't intend to leave until he has reduced that box to slivers and he feels pretty' certain the camper knows better than to attempt to make him. If there happens to be a dog in camp, and he is a young and inex- perienced dog, the chances are he will try conclusions with the • porcu- pine. If his owner is alae• inexperi- enced he may Iet him do it. When bhe dog attacks him, the por- cupine rolls himself up into a round ball and the dog recoils with a howl, quills sticking in his tender nose and mouth. These his master may he able to remove, but usually, if deep, they work through`the flesh until they come out on. the opposite side from which they entered. Sometimes they work down the dog's throat where they fester and choke him to death. The rangers of Algonquin rational Park have a wholesome respect for th% porcupine and are most careful not .to anger him in any way. He is a peaceable animal and fond of minding his own business, but he will not permit of the slightest fami- liarity. Every animal of the wild knows the danger he runs in disput- ing rights with this spiny, peace - loving little animal, and they are most careful to let him severely alone. Monopoly Failed. Two New Brunswickers went to To-. ronto recently in control of the potato trust oftheir province. Ontario pota- toes are . apparently ' a thing of the past, and the easterners felt that they had a market to themselves. Pota- toes was raised daily, and the cora- mission man was compelled to ask two dollars a bag. Having made a market and with a good supply on hand, the New Bruns- wick promoters sent out peddlers through the city ,and reaped a har- vest by disposing of their stock at $1.80 a bag, thus cutting the feet from under the commission men. But the commission hotees got busy. They imported Irish potatoes, and they then went after the English ar- ticle. By careful computation it was found that English potatoes could be landed and sold in Toronto at $1.65 a bag, and the corner of the New Brunswickers has been broken. The next episode in the potato business will be watched with more than ordin- ary interest. McBride Bros., whole- sale commission men, are the respons- ible esponsible parties for the importation of Irish, Scotch and English potatoes. Sport In British Columbia. With the exception of antelope and nlusk-ox, British Columbia has every species of big game that exists on the continent, even the rarest of them being found in fair quantities. 'In ad- dition, there are wild fowl and game birds of various species, some native and others acclimatized, that furnish 'sport; while the waters are said . to afford the finest trout and salmon fish- ing.' in the world. Some 70 miles up the river from Fort, George the "Grand 'Canon" is reached, and from there a magnificent moose country • extends as far as the Little Smoky River, Whether the horns attain the large size of the Caseir lnootc hos yet to be determined, bet some very fine heads have been .seen. In this district Caribou are 'veryplentiful on the higher plateaux, . and in ,places both grizzly and black bears are numerous, —A AA ria tri (TVAEl SAtAVAL9Y. Interesting Winter Military Expert.- ment Made In Baste -ten Ontario.. i' Two parties of Canadian,in litai y of- ficers engaged in a novel tactical exercise Between Ottawa and Prescott on Marchi 9 and 12. The parties were commanded respectively by Lt. -Col." Morrison, D.S.U., of Ottawa,, and. Lt,. Col, Buell, df Brockville. The idea was to test the possibility of using snowshoers as a "cavalry screen" fat forees operating in winter. The manoeuvre area was 52 miles in length, and varied from four to eight miles in width. Each party of seven hauled its blankets, cooking utensils, and two days' rations on ,a toboggan. The advance was made a 8 a.m. on March 9. Marks we awarded for tho:m.14 rtiM,,of seneV en route, keeping up lateral comm ication, comfort in bivou,aomg , g est . penetration of area tonn • steatf point, and driving in enemy "screen." The Ottawa party made 22 miles the first day, and bivouaced at 6 p.m:, under cover in dense underbrush: The Brockville party advanced te' Spencerville, about 17 miles. Both' parties moved out two hours befor`a sunrise, and 'came in contact at o'clock on the morning of &arch 104 with the' result that the Brockville team was . defeated with the lose ofd their transport and five scouts whit were #mbiished at different points ON the line; which at that portion of the; area was four . and one half mileif wide. The'Ottawa party lost one man", and were declared the winners. Though the temperature was only four below zero, the rifle oil clogged the mechanism of the carbines S that in a number of cases the welly pons could neither be loaded nor fit ed owing to the cold. It was estima ed that the Ottawa soldiers; w penetrated furthest into the "en my's" area, traveled about 40 mile in 24 hours. 1 As a Horrible Example.- Advocates both for and ''againitl Home Rule for Ireland use Cana` to illustrate and support their 'ar� ments. Time and again the gre��t}t} British public is assured that. Mr. Aelq quith's bill will place Ireland in tile, same legislative position as Ontario' or any of the other •Provinces of th, Dominion. Equally strong assurance ! are given by the other side that tom' "= plate autonomy such as Canada en., joys is contemplated by the Minister taunts. Sir W. Max Aitken told his consti. tuents the other day that the Govern.: ment were going to base their claim! for Home Rule very largely on them version of the experiment in -Canada. Even on this ground he predicted s aster. Provincial Home Rule in Dominion, hesaid, had caused culties and disagreements from end of Canada to the other by rea of the authority the provinces . exe cised from time to time in oppositio to the Federal Government. Of course, he finds confirmation. this argument in the cases whit after going through the Canadian la .courts, come before the Privy Couzi-' cil and are entered on the Cause LiatS. as "The Attorney -General of Ontariil (or some other province) v. the Ate torney-General for Canada. Butt after all, this is a peaceful methoc - of -settling squabbles, and the ani:' munition of wig and gown and calf• bound volurde bears no relation to the - shrapnel -swept battlefieldswhich are promised if an Irish Parliament i.$• established at College Green. - • Canada's Lepers. . Sing Foo, a bright little Chinese lair': is in the Toronto .General Hospital. suffering from an advanced stage of leprosy, and his case has caused wide comment. This is not the first nor only case in Canada. Until four years ago Wit: Dominion • Government supported hospital for lepers on D'Arcy Island. just off the Pacific coast. At ons• time there were a number of cases. of this disease in British Columbid; and fearing that it would spread, th'' Dominion Government isolated the patients on D'Arcy Island. Four years ago the disease :had carried oft all its prey excepting a few Chinni: and they were shipped. to Cantons. where they are still supported by the-' Canadian Government. There is still another hospital fo these unfortunates. It is at Tracadie4 New Brunswick. This hospital was•- started about . fifteen years ago when.: leprosy broke out in that province+ Most of the patients were Norwegian who were rescued from :a shipwrec a hundred miles or so from the coast.. The work amongst these people i carried on by the "Grey Nuns," but. the Government supplies the fundii for its support. Mixed Marriages. How numerous are mixed marriage* in the Province- of Ontario is shown conclusively by the official report the .Deputy Registrar General McQr� lough, which has just been madei public. There were 665 men and 844 women of the Roman Catholic faith( who married others than members of their own church. Roman Catholic men to the num- ber of 178 married as many Anglican women: 126 Roman Catholic grooms took Presbyterian brides; 157 Catho- lies took Methodists, 68 Baptists, 1s. Congregationalists, 85 Lutherans. On the other hand, 209 ]Z,omauf Catholic brides married Anglican,. grooms; 164 married Presbyterians;.`, 203 took IVfethodists; 52 took' Baptistse. • 11 took Congregationalists; 79 married. Lutherans; 5 married Jews. Thecity of Windsor continues toe be the Gretna Green of Ontario. , Ink 1906 there were 1,193 weddings at that, place, and in 1910 no less than 2,293. There were 24,036 ixtarriages regis-, tered for the year 1910: This is an. increase of 1,670 for the year. There were 55,871 births, males 28,- 664, 8;664, females 22,207. Deaths totalled'. 33,539. Bice "Booze." Alcoholic beverages are manufactur- ed front rice by the, Chinese and dap: inose.