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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1912-10-3, Page 6THIS IS A TIME FOR CAUTI DEADJ.IY TOADSTOOLS ARE A AIJTU:1IN MENACE. Care Should Be Exerelsed at 'I' Time of Year in Gathering Mushrooms. Botanists have classifiers mot than two hundred varieties of funs that are popularly called nets rooms or tuadstools, about half than being more or less edibh many being absolutely deadly, great n ore apt cue di g at 7auy m, j to cause tress after eating, and still atht'l with no very zuarked characteristic either way. Nevertheless, with a their information on the subject toadstools, botanists admit the they are deficient. They know lift about the (habits of most of it mushrooms, when they will fruit c under what conditions, whether drought (se moisture, heat or colo and whether' they will reappea every year, as many do, or ever four, five or sixyears,as other do.. William Hosen allon, a American authority on the sublets says that either the Government c Some millionaire should establish 'bureau of mushroom research, fc he believes that a tremendous foo supply might thereby be developer WHERE THE DANGER LIES. Autunm is mushroom time, and is usually in late autumn that t newspapers have to record fat ties arising from eating toadstoo in mistake for mushrooms. Th reason for the greater number mistakes being made toward th close of the season is due to th criminal cupidity of the men wh gather mushrooms for marks When the edible varieties are pie tiful the gatherers do not tak chances with varieties of which the know nothing, but when the mars rooms disappear some of them tak risks on specimens of which the know nothing. or sometimes, it feared, of which they know to much. In Europe this practi would not be permitted, for nearly all European countries th mushroom vendors are keens and their mushrooms are imspecte before they can be, offered for s Not, only would the inspector tiro out any toadstool among them, an incidentally cancel the collector' license, but he would reject an bruised or broken specimens of ble mushrooms. The consumer thus protected. and there are fe fatalities as a result of eating to stools. EVEN ANIMALS DECEIVED. Animals, as a rule, have an sti'not that warns them of the f difference between mushrooms a toadstools, although sometime they make mistakes, with cone quences se deadly to them es the. would be to human beings, for th really poisonous mushroom is abou the deadliest plant known to cod encs, and kills every creature the eats it from ants to cows. Squir rels are extremely fond of mush rooms, and make few errors, bu the fact that they are sometime deceived shows how very close th resemblance is between the mush room and some varieties of toad stool, Even an expert tremolo cannot always be sure of the differ ence, and would require to make microscopic examination of th fungi before giving an opinion. Th old rule of thumb tests are wo than useless, since anyone familia with them may sometimes he in clined to rely upon them. OLD TESTS USELESS. • For thnatance, there is a notion that the matter is decided by th peeling or not peeling of the fungus .in question, or by whether it will cause silver to turn black in the spider. The fact is that toadstools and mushrooms will both peel, both will not peel; both will turn silver black, both will not turn it black. It aII depends on the varieties. Nor are the most minute printed des- criptions to be thoroughly depend- ed on, nor the colored prinrte in the books on the subject. Fortunately, however, the toadstools that are the .cent.monesrh in this country offer come points of marked difference to the mushroomne that are common- est, and there ought not to be many mistakes made if the collector has had any experittnce. The toad- etools that cause 90 per cent,• of the deaths belong to the genus amanita. Their caps and etems reauclily sepa- rate; in tack, the stems usually fall out of the caps unless carefully handled, The ,stern sits in a cup fixed under the surface of the soil, and when the specimen is perfect it hes a ring or collar near the cap. The difficulty is that bath bulb and collar may disappear in maturity, thus removing the marks that'. should warn the collector away. THE DEADLY AMANITA. There is an edible variety oome- what closely resembling the ama- nita, the chief difference being than it has no collar *ft any stage of its existenoe. Still closer in point of rosemblomee is the genus lepiota, It has ail the features of the arm,. Oita, except that it has no valva or tens at the bottom. Many edible mtaltee0rn4 very olosely� resemble the poisolllons, hidtoidta, eg' death C11p, dis,#,izlgvtablo by tea white. far the NI cap, gills, and stem Safe" amateur lies in nut gathering ally mushrooms with whits, gills, col- saes around the steins.,slid bulbs 111 the ground. He may miss many N edible mushrooms by following this rule, butt he will also miss most Of the deadly toadstools that het is likely to mistake for mushrooms. He shonld also be ca.rnful about eat is Ingpuff balls, all varieti=,wE Of wllicli, thappens,. p1'actically, disc edible, It however, that young amanitis inay be mistaken for puff balls, There- e fore small puff halls should be re i suspicion elimi- gelded with su j ton and 1- slated by the mushroom eater. >f & at is of t' h- 5's In + edi- tv FL{1- m ata,] e- e— gid e e rse r e MAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS _ SOME FINANCIAL TECHNICALITIES EX. PLAINEO. _ Tho man Who Thought the Term Cold Bond meant a Bond Secured on Real Estate Made a very Poor Otiose -"And Interest" Does Net Imply a Bonus for the Purohasor-Quito the Reverse, "^ Tba articles contributed b' "Investor yrs for rho solo purpose et geiding pros poetive Investors, and, If poesiI o, of acv ung than from toeing mquey through placingit in "wild cat" enterprises, The mpartiat and sellable ohmmeter of the e Information may bo relied upon. The writer of these articles and the publisher of this paper have no Interests to serve� in connection with this matter other thanf�, those of the reader. —"Investor,") y The other do a man wont pito a bond bones in Tgrnito, and, before investing, asked a few enoetiono about bonds, wltioh shoved at once that oe was entirely un. iiquainnt horvth thatform of cup ofst S. puzzlhig to the uoiniti= aro Hoch or- dinary expressions of every day 3.150 10-d finnatcaolr cairfilancaaltmtanstomeymat• tern to a layman who has ]tad absolutely fe v experience in financial affairs in a Now, the first question this man referred to a wawawas,dodohe 'Gold Tont; estate," mo secured real ee to_I ens that it is sen od by kava nc hideae oiiroulnret vionor nag t 0ola bond" merely moans that the bond is a t8loui mo tUati whentitt tali8 ueyiti nr i 00• went may be demanded In gold if the bondholder so desires. Some years ego, when pee now e papoTemnes' 'had la very uncertain value -sometimes paper our- dollar," Indeedt dui ng the wars of thee Rebellion in the States lu the last days of the Confederacy, the papor money of the Confederacy was no dper money? for ierredited that b° pallid fora man di91 goi00,000 hioAtltthn ould Isar pia wbo loaned good money to corpora- tioengs did not like to feel that perhaps their vlgand in d coount d tpape acuurrency or in silver come worth 40 cents on the Soltheyasmaadeeprovmisioii th totheytowe to be regale in gold and thus there came into existence the gold bond." lu Can- adaL- at present it is merely a name with- out significance; but some day, perhaps mOOQy mayr1013 bee worth- 0see or the dollar, and then the torn "gold"on theD faaeo eacitan n Nellowner; s¢atrt �oldf fecal• ways • worth its face value -520 an °tune -as it is the standard of value and it alone does not fluotnata is value so Par as iia sash price ie concerned. • • "Wisat does 'and interest' •mean?" was the next question, The bonds to which the investor, referred were quoted at 100 tly oppoe toly enough,his idea wand interest." thought that it meant that when he bought bonds now whcee interest had been iron that d to uy toe thetpresentn ns a sort of bonus, John pSmitli nowt ed $10 000 of i ha bonds then.- Ho had 510,000 Invested and his in- sod the bonds on'Januar9 65013 1 a won d have received the Pull six months inter- as uaiy tounonea But he sellattllamt1,i October first. let us say. He has had his 510,000 i ve td Oc€ hie ntes'ost ne re 0ha0 length of time. He can't out cif the 0050. pons for they represent the whole six months interest, so the pulobaser pays him his 510,000, aad also the hiterest for three monthsat six per cent., or 5150. On January Bret the purchaser gets his interest from the coupons–$300, which, less the 0150 he paid John Smith, leave 000 for Othot�thr sumo then Prom Ootobor first to January first. So 1118 IR not out of pocket, That is 'what it means to sell bon de at 100 and intereot.' Soomtlmse one 8558 that bonds have cold at 100 "flat," In thte thee eat for aresoldat months- or for whatever time it has accumulated 15 thrown in; but in that case the mar. ket price usually adjusts the interest. Thus, six per sent. bonds= which sold at 100 on the test interest date usually sett at 103 on the day before the next one, and bank at 100 on the day after, PENALTIES High closed vital Wales quarters living, The ten thoughtful national expressed- to fonndi French present ing bate respect yearsage tion census ologist the explained cal "that thepenalties high Every being the requires notice bringing-up that There too the acy ial diligence. pective are sically of also, point paired meet entailed, backward. compensations ties,and off,so no civilizations upon however, rate Germany of portion living practical suggest habits it sial national sources am turn account, that from marriage. imparts degenerate births leakage by entage. ours races the Added the represents death diced hygienic nursing of to acquire, prurience A except the The battom reason tearfully "You, "Less I;' ' I,',J y'P ,�h't �° " (J / ( h (,,I T P r4 r! t,1 ,�t ', �. il, 11(r y , t !,(i p (j 4 Ir � �jt) i f• 4.iiil�' i I1 i1!ll);' hl' i� if, III, fl s ! ;� ., IN r f 1. JI ti, t+ytJy��t tLl+th `"! ; 1 .. j ilii ''rhjl!)l t �l),�t)If. 'i.+•�:... r,.''i, 1�j .ia,/'r�,!, , u.,:,r os 1j,;; •' • 0 ', 'l y,,'�r!�fS,ll�.{{ : (t)� 1. „1,1'rl� +It;'(t.r //pi i � ir"t ,l) ll pll�t }'; rl)t,„hrr'4 r rr'.i” r 1 �r`.�,q"t � ', ` '•i a ty,",v ->;; i ;: rs , •: m� P�jur'fhl t •z s Rt. (Ion. Joseph. Chants Who is reported to be f m , a e- SOCIALISM AND CRIME. Figures Both s g t 11 creasing in Germany. >f Socialists are fond of proclaiming tt that their creed furnishes a com- e plate substitute for religion and for le morals as taught by religion in its law-abiding effect upon. the people. >1 German Socialists, moreover, have l, asserted that criminality is due tr largely to the illusion and hypocrisy 'Y of religion, and that it decreases t9 as Socialism advances. That contention is disproved by a series of statistical figures just tr made public, which show that Crim- a inality in Germany has increased IT in rapid ratio with the spread of d Socialism, In Prussia. where the 1. Socialist vote increased from 7 per cent. in 1884 to 26 per cent. zn 1907, .criminality increased from 1,033 per 100,000 population to .e 1s In Berlin, where there has been a socialist increase of from 34 per e cent. to 66 per cent. in the same period, erimtnality has increased o' from 1,216 to 1,522. In the Rhine e Province the Socialist increase has o been accompanied by a growth in crime from 673 to 1,270. In Bremen, where the Socialist e vote rose from 23 per cent. of the Y total population to 51 per cent, criminality jumped in the same e period from 1,295 to 2,101. In Po- Y sen, on the other hand, where the Socialist vote is only1per cent., 0 crime shows a decrease from 1,679 to 1,449• In Saxony, where Social- ism -increased from 35 per cent, to 0 58 per cent., criminality shows but a slight increase, 928 to 960. In all Germany the Socialist vote • in the period named has increased w 29 per cent. and crime 20 per cent. - The statistics quoted show that in- s s stances of bodily injury inflicted in- Y creased 50 per cent, throughout the empire, while robbery, larceny and s swindling increased 75 per cent„ with a. particularly large growth in strong Socialist centres, as against a comparatively small increase in places where religion is still a strong factor. While it is not asserted that the increase in criminality is duo to the spread of Socialism, it is declared s by students of these figures that they do show that Socialism has F failed to prove, in Germany at all events, that it is equal to or an t adequate substitute for religion as -0 a moral and law enforcing factor in t the welfare of a nation. - OF CIVILI>r "- Living and Low Bii England. The decreasing birth - -1 in the Registrar statistics for Thight, in 1910, is attributes to :the higher stn says the London E marked falling off in years is regarded 1 people as a syr decay, and fears 1 that it may be resort to some of the m 1 favorcin recent e i@ye statesmen. It is pointed out, in fact income tax system to middle-class paren of £10 on taxable r of every child and is a step in of methods for impr figures. A well-kn expressed the opi matter was too camp by ordinary p theories, '`I I am afraid,"he a falling birth-rate we must a standard of ei e year the standard o raised, especially middle and working c1 no great discern the contrast bet o of children bia- of two or three dem is too much pampe little hardihood nowad result that physical must inevitably set in Rome was a victim of s The parents parents of to -day, not becoming demorat by the eomparetiv modern life, but thei as regerded from th of eugenics, is seri by the incessant st the high cost of lii "Be this as it may we C Civilization as well as ' if the birth-rate has thedeath-rate the lowest on record. it is risky to g racial conditions. the fact that t here is declining, a shows a similar late years almost direct to the higher star which latterly prev eugenist would a return to the mo of the early Teuton not even be expedient, interest, to engraft u physique the v of the seam -barba afraid we should he such a suggestion to "The dominant fact see nations, like familia the effects of continuo A fresh scion fr life blood to an 0 stock. The pa is symptomatic of a that should be rep the admixture of a stun Happily, in this Ei we have many mea that may well con'tr vitality of the British to thee let us remem infantile mortality; w 20 per cent. of o -rate, can be appreei by the fuller know treatment and methods which the, -day are showing an eh - t ' g DRINKING VESSELS. - Tankards, Pewter and Earthen- l ware Mugs. - The tankard, which still holds I, its own in these days, is on@ of the oldest of drinking vessels•. The old tankards were vessels of great ea. pacity, and as they held more than one man could imbibe they were pegged; that is to say, they were divided into equal parte, each part being marked with a peg of wood or silver. Thus, when several were drinking from the tanked, as was the custom, each was supposed to stop drinking when he reached his peg, so that all might share alike. The custom of pegging tankards is said to have been instituted by St. Dunstan in order to place some check on the amount that was drunk, and thus obviate brawling. Few vessels can compare with the old-fashioned pewter muge, either from an artistic or epicurean point of view, Unfortunately they are vessels, and are seldom met with nave at old-fashioned, :hos- telriee. Some of them are fitted with glare bottoms for those who like to gaze through a glass, even if darkly, It was customary in old tavern to place rows of glistening pewter mugs along the mantol•piecos, and these, along with bright candle- sticks, and other shining utensils, ing. formed a delightful contrast to the oak beams. The "mug houses" were a feature of London during the early days of the lath century, They were the resortstrong ad- who House he or is oftheo se of Hanover, and were to be distinguished by theYoung. prominent display .they made of the pewter mugs. the Earthenware mugs held an upas. sailed position by reason of their indorsed cheapness. The two-handed mugs Schmidt. which are popular in Somerset, and ing-teller from which a couple are wont= t<, to drink, perpetuate an old enstom, was Our forefathers were greatly at- tachtd to tygs, which were large way," earthenware mugs equipped with have half a dexen or mere handles, The mug was passed round, and eaeh check 'took *different handle and applied a different pert of the rang to his and lips. CEYLON COCOANUTS. Description of Process for Malting Copra, Forty full-grown Ceylon cocoa- nuts will produce one gallon of oil. It requires 170 to 200 nuts to make 172 pounds of dessicated cocoanut, One hundred and twelve pounds of oopra will produce four or five 'gal- lens of oil. There are 750,000 acres planted with cocoanut in Ceylon, No machinery is used in Ceylon for drying copra, which is either sun- dried or dried over slow fires. A platform seven to eight feet wide of laths one-fourth inch apart is erect- ed five or six feet above a pit in which are fired cocoanut shells fit- ted into each other in two or more parallel lines two or three feet apart. This gives a white, clean copra due to the fact that the dry shells do not emit smoke, while they generate considerable heat. As lung as copra, thus dried, obtains good prima the plantation owners are content with the old means. The lines of shell's take five or six hours to,burn out. After. the second fire the split nuts are.turned over on the platform, the third fire re- leases the kernel from the shell and three more fires complete the dry- The whole process takes no more 'than 48 hours. GRAINS OF GOLD P y demands of c Caz ro odoration t woman is not a leader in so lar as she leads little finger,—Lady Tree feet that truth lien of a well is probe, why elle truth is c watered.—1 , D. G i es,Prosperity SHE WAS WILLING. The cheek which the comely German woman handed in at window of a savings -fund bank other day was trade payable to Gretchen H• Schmidt, and she had it simply Gretchen The man at the reeeiv- e window called her back rectify the mistake just as she turning 1Way, 'You don't deposit this quite this he ,explained, "See, you forgotten the H." shouted The young woman looked at her yet', and then. blushed a rosy red, telling "Ash, so I hat," she murmured, wrote hurriedly i the "Age 29," ails, 3� ANSWERED. there, in the eve the cross-examinir "how much are you p ton -truths?" than you are," r witness, "or you'd be i too," berlain, inking. ZATION. thrate in ateis - d Ieneral's nd and in some ndard of t andard, the past y many nptoml of re freely lecessary methods to hat have urs with that the of allow- ts, a re- turns in uncle sixteen rho direc- oving the own soci- nion that lex to be hysiologi- declared, is one of y for our vilization. f living is amongst asses. It :ment to ween the day than odes ago. ring and ays, with degener- Imper- lmilar in - and pros - however, ized phy- e luxury r vitality e etand- OUSIy im- ruggle to ring thus annot go has its its penal - has fallen which is In older eneralize Taking, be birth- nd that tendency direct] in pro- ndard of Hs, the perhaps re simple Might is the ra- pon the ital re- rian ? I sitate to practical ms to be s, suffer is inter- equently therwise aueity of physical lenished d' 1 h 1 TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE. Toronto's Steady Growth -Hon, James quit--Raoing and Its Evils --Exhibition Aftermath-Critlolsm of Council, Ae yet therm le apparent nu lot Up. 1n Toronto's remarkable growth. Building permits issued last mouth were $2,000,000 more than for the correepondiug period lust year.'. And that these are not merely paver permits is lndlcated b0 tire' reports from all the burlUio; uncles Every d0• partlueut reports record business, Nor rs the total of buildiug ,porwi;s swollen by any twusually large individual atom - tures, The (julep Station and Youge Street Bridge are still in the phantom alas. 911 '11ausunl fasturo of the bu11d- ing uotivity is the groat uuruber of ea• 'teli51011E1 and alteratons as distinguished from now buildings that are nutlet, way, Established buemeewes are making moony their trade ie expanding and they are n'u i n e 1 growth, a[ t to talc n f the a Already, too, this tem call reeohds for nubile school atteedenco have been bro. ken and many youeg5ters have not yet returned to their classes, Early iu the month the now record of 45,656 pupils at sohoal oa ons duty, had been roaehed, and it is expeotod that the llgure will go over 00,000 oho'tly, Those signs of the times 811 business men settling down for another year's operatior♦o after the holiday sea0on with satisfaatton, One hears occasionally ex• estatedsituation,u but sso far about reals been directed obiofy to the flotation of subdivisions far outside the city. The inflated prince to which this class of real estate is raised by boom times is indicat- ed by the fact that some recent] re- y sonde'n d sales have been at rte ed in were no higher than those prices in the boom of 25 years &go. "JI3mMie" DUFF AS A LION. 5Pith the season of fall .fairs in full swing it is the turn of Hon. Jas. Duff, Minister of Agriculture in rho Queen's Park Cabinet, to step into the limelight. o4eattentionaatthe ToronWtExhibition this year, but there are other fairs in Places where votes count for more than they do in Toronto where he has been the lion of- the occasion. Not that Jimmie" Duff is much of a lion- Ordinarily be is as mild-mannered as one of the lambs that sports 011 his rich and prosperous farm up in Stmooe County. He is not feeoclous in stature, for be. is several inches under the aver- age height. But he must have a streak of iron in his soul for his full name is the Honorable James Stuart Duff, and hie parents Dame from the north of Ireland. It goes almost without saying that he is an Orangeman. They say there is an Orange lodge on the corner of his farm, and that thanks to the activities of the Duff family 1t is one of the most aggres- sive in the province, On the stump and in the Legislature "Jimmie" fluff is a ready speaker. The well rounded phrases that are the stock in trade of the stump- ing politician flow easily from his line. He has a 'straight-from-the-ehouldor" manner that can be depended upon to bring cboere from the boys" on his side of the House. And he has a jaunty in- dependence that sits well. Strolling down from the Parliament buildings thea° cool evenings, with his hands deep down in his pockets, his ht setting close to his ears and a half -smoked cigar in his teeth, he makes a figure that the Stranger looks at twice, though he might not guess he was Minister of Agriculture. "Jimmie" Duff's critics say he lacks age gressiveness in the management of his department. But at 'all events be is him. self a successful farmer, Politics are not kis first love, though he has been In the House for fourteen years. But 1f you wore to ask him, I think he would say he likes the game. His is a gonial soul, to whom band shaking and the other arts of electioneering come as second na- ture and of the qualifications of Cabinet timber vote -getting is not the least. MORE HORSE. RACING. The "merry-go-round" le atilt with us, "merry-go•round" being the graphic de- ecriptfon applied to the Canadian horse racing circuit, under whose system On- tario enjoys or endures, according to the sympathies of the observing, a period of continuous racing, lasting from May un- til October. Toronto gets about a month of this sport and support' it handsome- ly. The fall meeting at the Woodbine is less crowded and less gay than the spring function, but it le in its way quite as impree5ive. It providee the same crone section of society, ranging from the black leg to the society leader. I1 pro- vides the ladies who go in for tbat sort of thing the first opportunity to display their new autumn gowns and millinery. Happy is she who•has a fresh outfit for each day of the "function. Social reformers, who would abolish racing and the gambling that is rampant in connection with it, seem for the pre- sent to have run into s street with a dead end. The game was probably newer as flouriehine as it is in this year of grace 1912. And the serious-minded won- der how long the country is going to put up with it. An interesting incident was furnished the other day when Mr, Abe Orpen and one or two others pleaded ga itv in the pollee court to taking bete Contrary to the law and were fined $1,000 each. The announcement furnished a wild ease of surprise. Not because anyone doubted tho exietenae of illegal betting, but because anyone, particularly Mn Orpon, bad been "caught with tbo goods." Betting on the ponies is an. everyday tn- oident to hundreds of Toronto workmen and others who can scarcely be described. In a factory some one man takes the bete. Where he places them the others may not know, possibly do not care. Thee. are happy if the horse they hooked wins, which may not be often, The bets are paid promptly. Of course all this is illegal, but, it is not being stopped. The serious defalcations of two bank clerks gave some- promise of Sifting the lid from a serious Danker, but nothing oame of it, and. the canker remains. The youths were the victims of orookedness, and some one made a killing. Who, no one profesees to know. whoever it was took unnecessary cleanses. Because there is no game harder to beat than horse -racing, even without dishonesty. And there's al- ways a steady supply of young Jambe and old 01100 too, ready to be fleeced, DISSENSIONS IN EXHIBITION BOARD. ler par- The stories of dissension in the Board mplre of of Directors of the Exhibition Aseooia- tion continues.. It is fortunate they did $'hifioent not leak out until after this year's fair bate t0 was safely past, but the trouble may not be smoothed over m time for next year, stock. The most Interesting rumor is to the ef- ber that feet that there is a plan on foot to sup- plant ▪ Bill the two present ei0e-preuidente, who. sn the ordinary course of events, would uT total look for promotion and elevated to the abs r@- presidency Mr. J. 0. Eaton, In many re. Y speats Er. Eaton would make a 15001 50. edge of eeptable president. He is a cordial sup - sorter of the Exhibition, and if he were proper in the elder oxeenttve'e place would, no mothers doubt, revolutionize many things, not only Xi®ty t0 by reason of the resources be has at his disposal, but by his remarkable cape: cite for organization, But it le natural that the two men now in the vice-vresidential chairs lir. Noel Marshal and Mr. Joseph Other, should expect soma immediate reward for the e ,more hard work they hare put in,. lah.ad- ' In oom,ection with the eleetion :of the Board there io generally a good deal of intrigue and wir0 nulling. A Year or five Of man a. member of the Board gave offense in some quarters. He had also ambitions, him by but when the IIOxt eleetlon came .around he was quietly knifed:. The mystery is who knifed him? Undertheoiroumetaoces a�, the the exhibition has been fortunat0,in its hly the rejection of °flfcers from yyear to year sten ea and that it eentinnes to be aorvod by oahllo-spirited citizens, aStit. ATT1030IN0 CITY 0017N0I11. Oritleiom of the methods and personnel of the 01ty Oounoil has been growing in volume throwp'hoot the year, One of the leoal' dailieo hat Started a campaign of trolls " o7atemetia attack. Day after dal es f columna eontalfi violent chargee of tricorn. g ima- gist aw- pet5nce or verse, while its billboards all addfor over the city Witten the same message, Other paper' oonflne their arrtloisme td partiotolar seotions of the council, @torted lively nontoxt7next5Jeai/dare, Bttt thte e be n over- prising thing is ' bow few ere the ahanges in the Ooro0nnoi of the Council front yoat. to year, and :it le etoubtfill it this year ,,,.... o,umer,euunn,oaw' THE STANDARD ARTICLE o SOLD EVERYWHERE u Fol na i 1 SOa1Qtr „ I a„ sloftenlingll water l'o pn °vin l earn ro p, q.uuq:IVl!11' ,dt'-tan p401"" inlfe„ctin e, 1 II I I I Ip II II 1 ( I I I t I I I I I 1 1 I III C I I I tt'i + � S' uul4tlaU0lnnl�s lus� ulilpt"tSn pnpll iirainsl;� nal iron u Illll ill If t Ilrl Ii lu�� 1 I I I I III I I I I I III III pl 1 1 II I II I l any th O a 3C3 9 P� EW.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO,ONT. will be any notable exception. When a man gets to be alderman ho gets so much free advertising by having kis name con• stantly in print that he builds up a rem, tation which makes hie re-eleotion al- most certain. Even crltiaism in a city as big as Toronto, where the candidates can know personally only a small fraction of the electors, seems to help him. Uaron• soiously lie gets the reputation of being a big man. Unless he makes some mite take or is dishonest, which rarely hap- pens, he has a great advantage over all newcomers. Nevertheless, there seems to be a vague, but widely held, idea that a commission form of government would bo an improve- ment on the present elective system. Tudg• the by the vote last year on the ques- tion of establishing a harbor commission, a proposal to make the change would carry an a plebisofte,. But go the t0 exaistplc•ing council will not likely let It bisoite. Which, to many observers who believe that the aura for the evils of de- mooraoy is more demooraey, is a thing to be thankful for. TURN YOUR -TIME INTO MONEY There is a arm in Toronto who give hum. duds of men and women 541 opportunity to earn from 5250,00 to 51,500,00 every .Year with but little effort. This firm manute°. tures reliable family remedies. beautiful toilet preparations and many necessary household goods, such as baking powder, washing compounds, stove, furniture and metal polishes, in ell over one hundred proparatione that everyhome uses every day, Just one person in each looality can secure exclusive right to distribute these preparations to their neighbors. They pay 100 per cent. commission to their agents. Write and secure sole agency be- fore it 9e too late. Address The Home Supply Co., Dept. 20, Merrill Building, To• route, Ont., for full particulars, A GUILTY CONSCIENCE. A dishonest dealer at an Indian fair had an elephant for sale. 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LAWRENCE FLOUR MILLS COMPANY STEEL LOMPARY'OF CANADA, LIMITED Send for cul- Soptomf9®r Ltaat Canada Securities Corporation, Limited' montraal Toronto, minden, Eng, . YOUR CHILDREN'S FRIENDS A FEW BRIEF WORDS WITII THEIR PATIENTS. No One Should Ever Try to Form Friends Upon Their Chil- dren. .A lot of the very best -intentioned parents fail to do their (duty to their children where the ]attars' friends are ooalorrncd—often, in - decd, fail to recognize the exis- tence of any such a moral or peron,- tal duty, The importance of the friends made by children can hardly be over emphasized; the influence which they have upon moulding the child's character is immense. Par- ents ought to give quite as. parti'ou- 1al—indeed, more so—attention to the friends and associates of their children as they do to the clothes they wear, the recreation they take, and the food they eat, isrt _Therea r ' oo ttwn type person eon who, fully recognizing the 1lmpor- tanes of good friends to their boys and girls, declare that it is better for the ehildren to have an entire- ly free choice in the matter. To, an extent this is right, but it is an at- titude which must bo ruled by limi- tations—an attitude which speedily changes from good to had if car- ried too far. By all means, allow children to exercise their own discretion and choice in the selection of their per- sonal friends, but, at the same time, the wise parent can—and will —with tactful care guide the choice along the right pathways. Above all, no one should ever try to force friends upon their ehiklren. Friend- ships cannot, under any circum- stances, be made to order. LET THE CHICKS CHOOSE. Again, it is quite possible in- deed, probable -.that the children I may choose friends entirely oppo- site to their parents' anticipations. There must necessarily be soma die - appointment for the latter in the matter. It must be remembered that in all friendships the most contrary natures seem to attract each other. It is quite possible, too., that children may make downright un- desirable acquaintances:. When this occurs, the greatest tact needs to be exercised, if the mistake is to bo rectified. As a general thing, it is most unwise for parnets to insist upon the instant and immediate re- nunciation of the acquaintance. Whether reasons are given or not —whether the order is unquestion- ably obeyed by the child—there will ever after be a little rift between child and parent. It is far better for parents' to smother their per- sonal feelings, and—so Iong as there is nothing extraordinarily serious—to let things go on, unti the child discovers his or her mis- take itself, The discovery may hurt, but it is a good hurt to incur, THEIR RIGHTS. Another thing, Paren=ts ought more generally to recognize the rights of their children's friends, If this were done, boys and girls would be kept nearer, there would be less erying out as years go by that the children never pass their time at home. In ninety per cont. of the cases where young people prefer to spend a.11"their spare time away from home, the original fault lies with the parents—and frequent- ly ,the prime reason lies in the way the young friends were treated. The slighting—intentional or un- intentional—of n- intentionalof children's friends by mother or father sows: seeds of bitter feeling never dreamt of. When parents say : "Oh, it's only Jack's friend. It won't matter put- ting him off !" Jack begins to get bitter. It may be that the boy maks mountains out of molehills— there is little doubt that it ie often the ease in such matters—but it is well to remember that the molehills of la=ter life are the mountains of childhood. WELL WORTH WHILE. It would be well if there was a realplace in every home for the chi=ldren's friends,, It is quite a good plain to give the. children a sit- ting -room of their own, whore they can—always within reason—invite and entertain their friends. It may mean the eael'ificc of a drawing- room or a spare bed -room, het it is a sacrifice which will be amply re- paid. It is easy when a boy or girl makes bad friends for their parents to say. "they ne.ver met them at. home." "Mast such parents would find it more difficult to answer. if tasked, as to what friends they did meet at home. It is hardly possible 40r parents. to scuba too earby to bring their children into touch with the right kind of friends—such as will help thele to nobility and strength, and assist in Miming character. It may mean saoriace and trou- ble, but it is trouble which is well Worth while.--Lotelee Answers. There would be far fewer sol't'nws among mankind if men—God knows why they are so formed—made less ase of their imaginations in resell - trig the memory or fleet sorrow than in beanies na.tiontly their present• lot. --Goethe.