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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1912-07-04, Page 3ORONTO COIIRESPONDENCE New Head of the Works Department -City Pays Big Salaries--.Simeoe's New, Member -- An Interestfrig Move. It le only a few short years einee there appeared in the Toronto City Solioltoll 01- flee at the City Hall a new office h03'. .,„. was so round and,well fed that he was immediately nielcuained the 'fat boy from - Pickwick." ..When- it was found that his first name was Roland it was ate's, mit down to "Rely," and Rely it re. mauls to this clay. The'bor's mother was a widow, and had been caretaker of the old' city hall for many years. She was very eroud of her son, and when it came time for him to be -in to do something. for himself he had • no trouble in getting him a position in one of the offices at the Hall, whieh she looked. after. ' NOW GETS 10,000 A YEAR.' To -day that boy is, known officially as Mr. It C. Harris, head of _the Works De Partment of the City of Toronto, and the salary he is to draw is. $8,000 a year. He has never held any position outside of • the zulluiellial administration of the city. He has never run for office, Ile has just attended to the business that lay at his hand in his civic, service Rib. and he has cot on. Each year has term a new admin- istration installed. but the goog.natured fat boy. and the man he developed into, quarrelled with noue of them. At the same time he had initiative to formulate • plans and the force to carry them into effect. He was some years getting to be a .ohief elerk, but from that point bie progress has been rapid, The control of ' one department after another has been .put under his central until now Ile has the management of the chief upending et. aces of Toronto, whieh spends more money In a year than does the Government of Ontario. MANY OTHER GOOD SALARIES. Hr. Harris' example ,demonstrates that a successful career is possible in muni- cipal service. And he is not the only Toronto official getting a good• selary. The City Treasurer, Mr. R. T. Coady, who is shortly to sail for England' to sell more City of ',Toronto bonds, gets $8.000 a year. The salary of the Mayor is now 87,500; until laid year it was $5.000. The Assessment Commissioner gets $5,600. The Med1e,a1 , Health Offieer gets 85.000. The City Soli- ' Mbar gets $4,500. So does the City Arai- ' tea. The City Clerkand the Chief of the Fire Brigade each receive $4,000. Police Magistrate Denison's salary le $6,000 year. Ent the highest priced man in the eity'e employ le the City Couneel, M. 11. L, Drayton, KM.. a comparatively Young man, who gets 810,090 a year as City Conn - eel, and draws another $4,040 as the Pro. vinelal Government's representative on the Toronto Hydro -Electric Commission. making $14,000 a year in all. This figure, Ito doubt, explains, in part, Why he de- clined the Chairmanship of the Dominion Railway Board, which, amending to re. Sort. ,was offered to him. • - 'TENNIS MAMMON NOW M. P. Some local interest 'has ,been aroused ..Blethe announeentient that the'vatiancy in the Dominion House in South Blume, , caused W." the elevation,,of Mr. am -times Lennox to the bench, hae been filled by Mr. W. A. Boys. It is recalled that he wap for many years one of the leading athletes of Canada, being an expert hockey player and holding .for.eeveral seasons the, tennis championship of Ontario. Mr. Boys is still young -he ie only 43 -but he hail given up tennis and hockey. He has now taken to golf and ourling and politico. MINISTER OF EDUCATION MOVES. As soon as the new wing of the Perlis. ment Buildings is contpleted there will be O more than usually interesting moving. The Education Department, which for half O century has occupied quarters in the Normal School building, occupying an en- tire bleak between Gould, Gerrard, Church and Victoria etreets, will at last'make its hemlquarter0 with the other departinents of the Government, in. Queen's Park. This will, no doubt, he some oonvenience to the Minieter and the etaff, who have been obliged to make a half-hour's journey every time they wislaed to consult the Premier or the other departments; but it is safe to say that the old Normal School buildine will be left, with many regret. The chief. educational associations of the, Province cluster around the building. Minister's quarters there have long been famous for their eineeiousnese .and game, and it is doubtful if the depart- ment will find as much comfort in their new quarters as they are leaving in the' old. The final dispoeition of the museum and at gallery., which has long been one of been anal • decided. • It may remain the BhOW VII0013 of Toronto, bas not yet where,it is, or it may be divided between the Art Museum. that now finds a beau. tiftil home in the late Goidwin Smith's old residence. the Grange, and the Pro - 'Metal Univereity Museum in Queen's Park. DOMINION DAT. Canada' if own holiday, year after Year, paases In Toronto without the slightest celebration of the day as a real national holiday. As many people as can get out of town, and when the day falls on a Monday, as this rear. the number 10 un- usually large. Those who remain arouse themselves as beet they can. It is safe to eay that every canoe, rowboat, bow- ling green, tennis court, or pieeicking site within reach of the city is fully co exuded all day. • For the ownere of 'the amusement franchises the day ie one of the biggest harveats of' the year. A fine, day will take front 11,0000o MOO people to the afternoon ball „Immo alone. Even lacrosse, which is .intiking desperate el. forts to get off the down grade to popular favor, MaY get as high as 10,000 spode. 0070. • Ent as for a real national celebration there' is nothing. No one wants the spredd-cagleism of..the American Fotirth, but many people regret ,that some effort' !Mould not be mad to make the day in Canada's second city in a way that would be dietinetively Canadian. High Court Canadian Order of Foresters. • The thirty-third annuel Conven- • tion of the Caniadien Order of Rie- • se:fere was called to order by the High Chief Ramger, Mr. J. A. Stew - •art, of Perth, Ont., a few days ago, in the City of Hamilton, Ont., over • 500 delegates being present. ' The Annual Reports of the High Court Offieers were submitted by the4ollowing:-Mr. 5. A. Stewart, High Chief Ranger; Mr. Alf. P. van Soraeren, High Necretary; Mr. Robert Elliott, High Treasurer; Dr. U. M. Stanley, Chairman of the Medical Board; Messrs. W. L. Rob- erts and T. P. Hag, High Audi- tors, and Mr. W. G. 4trong, Super- •. intende,nt of Organization. Other officers present besides those just referred to above, are: Mr. 3. A. A. Brodeur, Montreal, Que., High Vice -Chief Ranger: Messrs. W. M. Couper, Montreal, • Que.. ' N. J. Stevenson. Toronto; IL T. Kemp, Listowel, Ont.; A. R. Galpirn, tendon, Ont.; b'. H. David- '. son, Winnipeg, Man.; Diet. H. Chief R. Members of the Executive Commiteeef High CourteMe. 31174.1.- iivan Walter, Montreal,- Que., High Registrar; Rev. W. j. West, Blue- vale'Ont., High Chaplain; Mr. D. E. McKineon. Winnipeg, Mane District High Secretary for Mani- toba; Lyman Lee, Hamilton, Ont., H, Ct., Solicitor, and Mr. J. B. O'Regan, Qiiebee, Que., Chia • Agent for the Province of Quebe,o. Many matters of interest to the membership generally were dealt with in these various reports and they cover a great deal of detail, all of which Indicate marked and -steady Progress in the nffairs of this National Fraternal Insurance Association. The officers of this • . Older have been able from year to • year to indicates conclusively, by their reports, satisfactory progress in certain •Imeetions, but those of 1911 indicate progress in every.de- partment of this Order's opera- tions. The Comedian Order of For- esters confine their business entire- ,. • 1y to the Dominion of Canada, and if one may judge by the results attained, the policy adopted in this regard, at the inception of the Or- • der, in 1879, would appear to have been a wise one from a prudential, es well as a patriotic, point of view. • To deal with 4 few of the points brought out by the reports of the various officers., first might be men- tioned the fact that during 1911 9,333 new members were initiated into the Order, a larger number than has been admitted in any pre- evious year of the Order's experis , ence. The net increase in the mem- bership for the year under review • was 5,022, beieg 903 in excess of the previous year's net additions to the Order. • The total membership at the end of 1911 was 83,128; • In respect to the Insurance Fund, 495 Death Claims were paid during the year, amounting to $500070.68. When A is considerecl that in 1910 three more Death Claims were paid, amounting to a alightly larger gross total than that paid in 1911, such • a favorable showing reflects credit- ably on the physical selection made, of business taken by the Or- der. After paying this sum of over half a. million for Death Claims out of the Insurance Fund the Order we's able to add the very substan- tial sum of $330,754.64 to its Insur- ance Fund on hand, being a larger addition to this Fund than thet made in any previous year. The total amount standing at the Credit of this Fund on the lot of June, solo, was 83,740,359.97. In respect to the Sick and Fuller- • al 'Benefit Branch, this department • also, has shown satisfactory pro- gress. There was a net increase in membership in this department for the year of 4,120, showing it total membership on the 31st of Decem- ber, 1911, enrolled in this depart- ment of 53,448. The net amount added to the funds of this doped - meet, after paying 6,638 claims, amounting to $161,485.95, was $38'- 460.23, the poeition of this fund on the let day of June, 1912, showing a credit balance of $251,769.36. In- terest earned by this Department on its funds in 1911 amounted to $9,716.16. It will be seen from this foot that interest earned is becom- ing an important factor in this de- partment of the Order's work. The General Fund of the Order is also in a good position, and on the let of June, 1912, showed a credit balance on nand of $24,127.28. The funds of the Order are all invested in the best securities procurable, being almost entirely in Municipal and School Debeetures of the Do- minion of Canada, The ,average rate of interest realized from the Investments in 1911 was 4,62 per cent., a rate 'which, taking into con- sideration the gilt -edge nature of the investments, is a very advan- tageoue one, and it is interesting all note that interest earned on the surance Puede of the, Order, le the emu lell, amounted to $149,- 755.60, and paid 29.9 per cent. of the Death Claims on the Order. This is also the largest return, in respect to interest, in the Order's experience, and the largest pereen- 'Mae of Death Claims that it was able to pay from this. soured of in- come. The important beating this revenue has o11 the stability of the Order may be illustrated by the fact that ten years ago the amount realized from interest on invest- ments was $38,283.34, showing an increase in thoee ten years in reve- nue from this source of $111,472.26, • A feature of general interest to the insuring public, indicating as it does the careful selection of risks, is the death rate of this Order. For the year 1911 it was 9.95 per thou- sand, and in this regard the Order shows, for their experience of nearly thirty-three years, the very low average.death rate of 5,24 per thousand of their merabenship. The above facts will indicate that the Canadian Order of Foresters, during the time of Canada'sproe- perity, ha e been obtaining their full share of material progress. [tis gratifying to mote that in this So- ciety, which has never attempted to enlarge its scope of operations out- side the Dominion, \such splendid and erieouraging results have been attained from the conduct of its businese, and at no time in its his- tory would it appear to have been in as strong a position v,s it is to- day. • OF COURSE NOT. • "Do you think any girl ever pro- poses in Leap Year, as they say, Jennie 7" he asked. "Not unless she is obliged to," answered the maiden. "H'in 1 I hadn't thought of that." he said, after a pause. "But, George," she said, laying her hand affectionately upon his arm, and looking into his eyes, "you, I am sure, will never force me to that humiliation?" "No--er-that is to say -of course not, I--" The ice was broken, and three minutes lat- er George was Jennie' s accepted. TO CROSS GREENLAND. The Danes eme resolved tot to be beaten in the race mercies Green- lenclei ice wastes. The Swiss Dr. de Quervain will endeavor this gum - mer to cross Greenland from west to east under the sixty-seventh par- allel, and now a Danish expedition is announeed which will make an at- tempt to eross the great islandat its widest, 10 degrom further north from Cape Bismarck on, the e coast of Upernavik on tho west sothet, a distanee of roughly 700 THE SUNDAY SCH001. STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 7. • Leseon Le -Malian -ant unbelief, Mark 8. 20-35. Golden text, John 3. 19. Verse 20. The last sheet sentence of verse 19 belongs with our lesson passage as an introductory sen- tence. Into a house -Probably the hone of Simon Peter in Capernaum, The incident with which our Jenson be- gins follows immediately upon the return of Jesus with his newly ap- pointed apostles from the naountain retreat. • The Multitude cometh together again -It was during the period of our Lord's greatest popularity in Galilee. Tn their eagernees to hear his words and to see the works which he performed the multitudes -followed him even into the 'privacy of the home in which he evae enter- tained, crowding about hint and his disciples so that they could not so much as eat bread. ' 21. His friends -Probably his mother and brothers, mentioned again in verse 31. These apparent- ly had come from Nazareth in search of him and anxious for his safety. Lay hold on him - So absorbed was he in his work that it was nec- essary to touch him and take him I by the hand to gain his attention. Beside himself -Actually uncon- scious of his own need of rest and food. 22. The scribes -Really the sophe- rim, or "men of book learning." They were the editors a,nd inter- preters as well as the scribes and eopyisto of ancient and current writings. In the time of Jesus they were' among nth° reeognized teach- ers of the law, aid therefore also among the recognized religious leaders of the people. • Came down from jerusalem - For the purpose of watching the public activity of Jesus and seek- ing occaeion for public accusation against his life and teachings. Beelzebub - Greek, Beelzobul. Beelzebub is the mine given to the god of Ekren (2 Kings 1. 6), and means probably the god ef flies. The derivation and • meaning of Be,elzebul are both uncertain. From its use in this passage the name is supposed to signify the lord of the underworld,. who is at the same time the prance of demons. (For a note on demon possession compare Introduction to Lesson Text Stud- ies for March 10.) 23. Called them -Instead of driv- ing the multitude from him and in- sisting on an opportunity for rest and refreshment, Jesus invites them to stay and bids them draw near unto him. Parables --The word is here used in the general sense of an illustra- tive or analogical statement. Among the various meanings of the word are the following: M sy- nonymous with proverbs (1 Sam. 10. 12; Prov. 1. 2); in the sense of dark enigmatical utterances Psa. 78. 2; Prov. 1. 6); for mystientle propeti- oal intimatiems (1ina. 23. 1; 18); in the sense of a figurative narrative (Beek. 17. 1-10); for illustrative statements or comparisons (Matt. 15. 15; Luke 6. 39); for institutions, persons, or events of a typieal sug- gestive character (Heb. 9. 9; 11. 19). • Satan -Literally, adversary, 24. If a kingdom be divided against itself -The argument be - glinting with the preceding verse is developed in three particular and parallel cases -a divided kingdom, O divided house, and a divided ad- versary (Satan). In each case the result of 'division is the sarae. It leads not to conquest; but tontine euption. "If Satan were in collu- sion with Jesus and lent him -his power, he would be his owe destroy - 27. • The strong man -Another concise parable, emphasizing an- other aspect of the incoegruity in the accusation of his enemies. Jenne is not only not in league with 'Sat- an, but is actually his destroying fee (compare Isa. 49. 24, 25). 28, 29. All. their sins . . • and their blaephemies-All their wrong- doings end their impious and irrev- erent language in speaking against God or secrecl things. The point seems to be that all manner of transgressions, including even the kind of class which might seem worse than others, are, under cer- tain conditions, Such as that of sin- ceee penitence and a discontinuance of the offense, pardonable. Yet to thio general rule there is a single outstanding exception, that of blas- phemy against the Holy Spirit. Such blasphemy consists essenti- ally in the conscious and persist- ent evil speaking against the most saered and hallowed influences making for righteousness and holi- ness of life. When a man reachee that point of moral delinquency and intellectual insincerity at which it becomes possible for him know- ingly to call goad evil and to call the. recognized workings and influ- ences 61 higher spiritual forces vic- ious, the trend of his moral and spiritual development is beyond re- call downward. The impossibility of forgiveness grows out of the con- dition of heart. and -mind which un- derlies this offense, rather than out ofan unwillingness on the part of God Mansell -to forgive. Such an at- titude constitutes the esseaeo cf eternal sin, because:the fixed trend of such it tile is in opposition to ad the forces which make for trete and righteousness. 31, 32. His brethren -For their names compare Mark 6. 3 and Matt. 13. 65. Standing without -The •orowd proiented their entering she !mime. Sent unto him -Passing the mes- sage by word of mouth from one to another until it reached those near- est to him'and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy breth- ren without seek for thee. 34. Looking round on them . . . he saith-A dramatic way of an- nouncing the new spiritual relation- ship existing between himself and his followers. 36. The will of God -This is cen- tral in the message of Jesus. THE SEA IS CALLING YOU. Much interest is being taken in the district contiguous to New Ions don, Conn.'Ily the summer resident if requests for literature and iefor motion is any criticism. Thousands of copies of the booklet, "The Sea- shore," which may be had for the asking from Grand Trunk Ageats, have been distributed. The book- let is profaselY illustrated and also contams valuable information as to IlaMennel 1Pi1,-rilTase dee - Nw London is only twelve hours from Montread and a new through train service will be inaugurated from Montreal on 'June 23rd. Features of this district: warm sea bathing, deep sea fishing and splendid hotel or cottage accommodation. Industry is the magnet that starts things our way. AKING SAFE INVESTMENTS Ilow One Should Invest to Secure Greatest • Proportion of Safety There A; No Investment Absolutely Safe ITmier All Conceivable Conditions -Care- ful Distribution of Capital Lessens the Risk in Proportion to Number of Invest- ments. The articles contributed by "Investor are for the sole purpose of guiding pros. pective investor% and, if possible, of eat. leg them froin losing money, through Placing It in "wildcat" enterprises. The Impartial and reliable character of the inreenntion mar be relied upon. The Writer Of thee° articles end the litiblieher of ibis paper have no intereste to eery. in ecumenism with this matter other than those of the reader. Is there any investment absolutely with. on redo To answer this question one must know exactly what is meant by rile:. I title& it le !cafe to say that for the men who may want to /manta on his in- vestments in a hurry there is no ahem lately safe investment. Suppose, at the present time, he bought Britioh Consols- & gilt edged investment if there ever was one. Their price is the lowest it hoe ever been. The yield, however, is only k33 per cent. -by no means exeessive-fer they boar only 21.1 per cent, on their par value. Formerly, when they have carried a higher rate they have sold at a price approximate/y as low, taking yield into cobsideration. But suppose a man bought these seourities and Great Britain was in- volved in a war with Germany, Why, there would be a sharp drop at once, and it 110 wanted to, or had to, -sell the in. venter would experience a eevere loss. or supPoso he bought City of Montreal Bonds. A German fleet might sail up the St. Lawrence, and all the combined et. forts of the Niobe and Rainbow would not prevent a bombardment of Montreal and a consequent drop in Montreal bonds. Is an investor never safe? you say. Has he no 321043111 of avoiding, snob a, catas- trophe, Of course he has, and the means more- over are in his own hands. Those who have read this column during the past year will remember the oft.re. pented admonition against keeping sal one's eggs in the same basket, lest the brisket bo overturned and all the eggs broken. The wise farmer avoids such a loss by nutting his eggs • in different crates, eme egg in a compartmett hT BO OW one might be broken, but the rept eseape. Now, that is exactly what Cle Witie investor does. Ho buys a small amount of Montreal bonds to yield him 414 per cent. To Offset the chance ?very revicte to be sure) of an invasion of a hostile fleet up the St. Lawrence River, he ImYS Rune City a Toronto debentures, Yielding 42-4 per tient. But an Toronto ose g part co, ge• - may, at some future titne, be affeMed he lust such an induetrini aridaaa London England, le now threitened hr. he buys the bonds of Victoria, 8.0, and so he spreads hie risk. He,busoe Winnipeg bonde, which 10 the centre of the grain trade, and those of Yorkton, the centre of a farming dis. triot. Then he ehifts hook to Ontario oities and towne, and so he spreads his riek over a multitude of different and di- vergent interests. Perhaps, to offset hit bends' lie buys a few mortgages, and to increase his income he.takes. on acme in- dustrial bonds. But the wise investor is easeful to distribute his investments not only over a, number of different smut. ties, but geographically over a wide stretch of territory, avoiding too heavy bonds of one class. Then, no matter what happens, he cannot lose every -thing. A few years ago the town of Campbell. ton, N. B., MO completely wiped out by Ilre. An investor whose whole fortune wao tied up in the debentures of thwt, town might have been ruined had not the Pre, vincial Government of New Brunswick come to its aid o,nd guaranteed the in- vestors against loss. But if he had had only a tenth, or a twentieth, of his ho/d- ings in the debentures of that place he wouldn't have needed to be very uneasy. Although unpleasant, the loss would not have been crippling. Perhaps anotho man had some of the Black Lake Asbestos Company bonds, De about 210 Canadian investors bad. If he had been wise his loss would not 'have been severe enough to have*eausea 1100 the lose of more than a year's interest on all his investments. But, you say, I have only a few thou- sand dollars, and I cannot spread that very mueh. Inthese clays of hundred dollar bonds no one need make that ex- euse. True, municipalities do not, as a rule, issue such Entail denominations, but they can be , purchased in veey small amounts. But, in the ease of moot mint. cipalities, such a catastrophe as overtook Campbellton is so very remote as to be negligible -a chance of one in fine hun- dred at the very least. And almost all industrial companies of any account issue debentures of $100 now-a.daYs, although, unfortunately few public servioe compon- tee have done so as yet. But they all are coming to it, To anyone who 08700 00 take the trou- ble, may, with the advice of hie invest, moot banker, arrange a distribbtion of his investinents so • 00 always to keep Idm from apprehension of any unexpeoted PUTTING THREE HEADS TOGETHER IN THE MED.ITERRANEAN eAannimpressionistie sketch by Miami of the London Sphere, fol- lowing the, big conference between Premier •Asquith, Winston Chur- chill, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Lord 'Kitchener, British agent in Egypt, regarding British defencemin the big inland sea. TO PREVENT CONSIIMPIMN USET'UL INFORMATION ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS. Published by the Canadian Assoeitas tion for Prevention of . Consumption. Consumption, with other forros of tuberculosis, cremes one, death in every eight in this country. Of all deaths in the Dominion between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five nearly one-half are due to consump- tion. The prime cause of consumption is a microscopic form of vegetation known as the tuberele bacillus or germ, which obtains entrance into the system by the inhalation of in- feetive dust, or by the uee of in footed food, The germ of bacillus is derived solely fr,ora persons or animals suf- fering from some form of tubercu- losis. It is contained in the dust particles of the dried expectora- tion; in the minute droplets spray- ed into the air by a consumptive when coughing or sneezing; and in the milk and flesh of tuberculous animals, which are often unwitting- ly used for food. • The invasion of the germ is facili- tated by a great variety of condi- Aleve.enuene oe....(1.). living in 'over- crowded, ill ventilated, clefire-dirlY rooms; (2) insufficient or infected food; (3) alcoholism a,nd other forms of dissipation ; (4) a long neglected cold and various other debilitating sickness. PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN I3Y PATIENTS. In the corarnon interest the best place for it consumptive is a sana- torium. If this be impracticable he should be under constant medical supervision. It is essential for the probectiou of their own families, and to prevent the spread of the disease among others, that the following precau- tions be obs,erved :- a. A consumptive must not ex- pectorate about the house, nor in the work shop or office, nor on the floor of any cab, or other convey- ance; nor an the sidewalk; nor in any place of general resort. b. He should use a soft Japanese paper handkerchief or a piece of cheesecloth that should be burned. e. In the sickroom the patient should me a waterproof paper spitting -cup, which should be thrown into the fire, and replaced by a fresh one at least every twen- ty-four hours. If a metal or china spitting-oup be used the contents should be thrown into the fire, and the cup itself should be boiled for half an hour, d. The patient sheuld live as much as possible in the open air; should wear outer clothing which may be easily washed; should not kiss or be kissed on the lips; and when eoughing or sneezing should always hold a handkerchief over his mouth and avoid coughing in the di- rection of another person; and fin- ally, the patient should wash his hands before eating. e. Consumptives should not swal- low their phlem since by se doing the disease may be conveyed to parts of the body not already in- fected. - PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. 1. All rooms occupied by a, pati- ent should have as much sunlight end fresh air as. possible. 2. Well persons should ,not sleep in the same bed with a consumptive and when possible not in the same room. 3. The fibers of rooms occupied by consumptives shoind not be carpet- ed, but should be painted er c,over- e,c1• with oilcloth. 4, Floors, woodwork and furni- ture should be wiped daily with a diectee, moistened with a disinfect- ant, Floors should never be dry 53100010. eirehould be changed and cleaned frequently. 6; The table ware used by a con- sul:Sp-live should be kept by itself and maybe sterilized by boiling. 7. A room which has been ocee.- pied by a c,onsumptive should not be used again until it has bees thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. 8. In the event of death from consumption, ...advice, - should be sousght from the Board of Health re- garding the best way to disinfect the house. n - DISINFECTION. 1. For washing the fate and body use carbolic soap; the hands a.nd hair should be frequently cleansed with a strong alkali soap. ,Patients should not wear beards or mo is - taches. 2. All washable clothing, 1 and- kerehiefs, coverlets, sheets, and pil- low cases should be disinfected by boiling /or half an hour in strong soap suds, after which tbev shoeld be thoroughly washed 'n the usual way. 3. Bedding, carpets, curtains, wearing apparel and all &Miler ar- ticles which. cannot be washed, be- longing to or used by a patient, should be disinfected in an efficient steam disinfecter, where such is available. 4. In order to remove or destroy the dried infective discharges, the disinfectant must be applied direct- ly to the infected surfaces of the room, and inay be applied by wash- ing, brushing or spraying. 5. Among other chemical prepare - noes ueed for this purpose, a solu- tion zkonpart carbolie acid in twenty of want-ii-lireiefe.andneffiles tive disinfectant. 6. In remote rural districts when carbolic acid eannot easily be pro- cured, scalding hot water mixed with lye from hardwood ashes plen- tifully applied with a stiff serub- bing brush will answer every rum pose. Note, while a strong solutim of lye is desirable care must be taken not to make the mixture serong enough to injure the hands of the person using it. it• SWEEPING NEW LAW. No More Gambling Allowed Any- • where in Spain. • Following upon the obje,ctions 'raised in the Chamber of Deputies against gambling in Barcelona, the Spanish Government has adopted the most radical measures. Gamb- ling -has been prohibited throughout Spam even in the moat aristocra- tic 41101710. Telegraphic orders to this effect have been sent (to ell towns in Spain. All the clubs and gambling ealoons have been closed. The San Sebastian Casino has closed its doors, mid the employes have been diemisseel. The Government will study a system of regulation. Spain m one of the countries where gaming is most prevalent, and thus the measure has produe,ed an enormous effect. The great mass of opinion applauds the Govern- ment's energy. The authorities have orders to imprison persons who coetravene the legal prohibi- tion. The impresario of many casi- nos where roulette was played was a celebrated Belgian, whom the Bel- gian tribunals had already cenvict- ed SeVeral ti -mea. He has gained a large fortune tr-orrin gambling at Ostend, Monte Carlo, San Sebas- tian, and Barcelo,ir.ia. Port Jackson, at Sydney, New Routh Wales, with a water frontage of over 200 miles, is the finest har- bor in the world. The teacher was earnestly trying te pkturenthe outcome of laziness and idleness. He drew a terrible mpiactnuiwehoofhtahtees utithie. mate fate. "Now, Charlie," he con- tinued to a little boy iyhe had been looking out of the window and whose mind was far from the les- son of the hour, "tell me who is the wretched, miserable individual who gets clothes, feed and lodging and gives nothing 1 in retuen l" Charlie's face glowed. "Please 5, All bed-clothieg and body lin- sir," be replied, ";.> baby I" NEWS FROM SUNSET COAST WHAT THE WESTBRN PEOPLO ARE DOING. Progress of the Great West Told In a Few Pointed Items. ' Moeielaric:.ne Hat schools have 945 seh Dielsbury has jest installed a new . half -ton town bell, Lethbridge will spend the sum of 81,356,000 during 1912. Maelead's asses -merit this year - will be slightly over $4,000,000. Calgary's fortnightly wage chis. $96 the other day totalled iAntu:recent test the town well at Corcination yielded 25 gallons per m assk• Cityg $bn6neintrsin 0 se.ptIay instCleadnagnoreYare herpeetot fu:re. Lacombe is very active,the low - tion of the C. N. shops giving it an im Calgary Public' School Board is callin,g for tenders for eight, new sehoei buildings. • The eourt in Victoria ruled that all "piggeries" meet be removed from the vicinity of the city. - .Sinee the first of the' year 202 cases of contagious disease have been reported in Calgary. Assessor Salter of Misdeed issued 8,821 tax -notices this year. In 1910 he sent out only 2,211. The Strome Milling and Grain Co.'s 60,000lbushel elevator at Strome is BOW ready for business, A Breeden, Man., beyseof four years; named Charles Schinkmwas gored to death by an infuriated cow. n • ' - Bankersfrom Rotterdam, Hon Afaintda: will soon13•,:tablish bietneh of -their bitsinees• in• Inethbridge, " Moose Jaw is spending half a mil- lion dollars simply to supplement the water system it has at present. Vermilion's tax rete this year is quite impressive. Debenture rate 15 mills, school rate 15 mills, gen- eral rate 20 mine. Workmen excaleiting on it New Westminster street found a loaded bombshell three feet below the level of the thoroughfare. The Alberta G-overnment tele- phone will put in a line connecting Vegreville with Holden and the other'G. T.. P. towns this year. A new 100,000 ton coal chute is to be built at 'Wainwright by the G. T. P. It will cost $25,000 and will reach about 950 feet in length. Twentysfive experimental farms where extensive tests in mixed farming methods will be carried on, are to be established in the west this th •is Yielalbe Work we started this year on a $300,000 normal school at Regina, Saskettchewan. There will be voted by the government of tee province of Saskatchewan $200,000 for the work this year. .With two gushers at Boggy Creek watershed in service, the har- nessing of the several flowing wells, and the additional supply of water from the sOurges formerly used, Regina has an abundant water sup - In Brandon, Man., the C.N,R, has just cempleted a fine hotel at a cost of half a million dollars. The Okanagan distriet came through the winter well, and very little damage to fruit was done. will go to Fernie, Lethbridge, Re - gine, and Calgary, although a greet deal of it will be distributed throughout the Crow country and the smaller prairie town. About 2,000 acres -of beets have been seeded in the vicinity of Ray- mond this year. A. six -months -old ohild of a Rus- sian family was brought to Hum- boldt, the other day with a 3-itneli bolt lodged in its throat, The child had put the bolt in its mouth in play. The iron was extraetest, but the infant died from the effects. • The salary of the mayor of Cal- gary has been raised from $4,000 to $5,000. The commissioners are to get $4,000 instead of $3,000. The corner ston.e of the new pro. vincial courthouse and public build- ing. at Revelstoke was laid with an- cient Masonic rites. SIAM'S RING PAYS TAXES. Monarch Wants To Ile Like Other • Citizens. King Maha Vejiravudh, of Siam, has last performed a very graceful act in empowering the ministers ,of the interior and local government to colleet tn.:mason his lamas and houses throughovt the country simi- lar to those paid by private indivi- duals. In course of a letter ad- dressed to The two ministers in question his majesty says: "The people in general who own landed and house property, when the time arrives for being called upon by the authorities todo so, have to pay taxes on the same isa proportion to the extent of each person's possessions. Apart from the official ,side, I consider myself as , being any ordinary person., The property wthich I possess, compara- tively speaking, may be Oakb to he considerable ; and if the government would likd to have a share of the income therefrem I shall be both willing and glad to poet with the same as a 'contribution towards the Maintenance of en sl le 0,e1 na- tiOD like any ett.. .,e,eary "Accordingly, henceforth I re- quest you to levy taxes on all land- ed curd house property which are considered my personal poesession igneitlerh,e:.ma.e Dueller 00 they are levied upon those of the public in • 11, Containing 488 levers, the signal- iboiciom. xnxatSt. Enoch e Station, Gle- gow, is 8118Itergest in the United c.