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The Clinton News Record, 1924-04-17, Page 3he W rec Easter Sarah Bernharcit1for-short, as Miss, ose called the small Polish maiden: In place of the long string of con- sonants that was be' real name, stood looking in the v,tindow Of the \little candy store next. door' to the Ilesterl HOW SC11001. As -,she stood there, her small ragged person pressed close against the -window, Sarah's anxious eyes follotved the bird -like `nand of Mrs. Wiener, the tiny old woman who kept the store, as it occaSionally reached into the window from within, hovering perilously over the object of the child's solicitude, pre it escaped with some other object inits grasp. The treasure in the window, that so obsessed the ternpestuOus soul of the POitsh.girl was an egg, an Eas- ter egg, but not at all like this Ordi- nary chocolate kind with their nn- vwrying white and yellow insides. This was different. The .outside was Of a snow-white, glittering Sub- stance that shone in points dike dia- monds; a border of'lace paper girded the middle. And it was hollow -With a tiny bit of magnifying glass fastened in ono.end.. You put your eyo to the glass and 'prestolyeu were transport-. ed to a wonderful oval fairyland all the more enthralling to the iinagin- utive becausethe egg had been so placed that evert -if you pushed" your, face so hard egairist the window you! would think either it ,or your nose Wolild have to give way, only ,a tiny .egg was revealed. corner et the int,erior of the wonder! "Shame on you litty children actin so ha. wit sech a nice young liddy teecher!" exclaimed the,big policeman, "Ain't you. shamed to be wurryin' her SO. In "--,11 I red y tie big of "sergeant" flattery, he, delivered quite a lecture to the unappreciative 01101, and then with atfew more words of warl}ing an- ent their fliture conduct he took his 'looming bulk away. When he had gone Miss Rose turn- ed to the two culprits and • sternly looked,thern over. - 'Miss, leinme tell yer,".Michael ex- plained hastily to her look,."hOriust to gaw --seuse me, miss--honust, wuz only stringin' her when sez wilz genner buy de yegg. An' enyhow I Myer had no more'n a jit fer a moon ' agate." "What really happened, Michael?" Miss Rose asked. I "Miss, de fust eing I knoved, Sarah I some rennin' in de store an' sex she wanted to buy ,dat yegg an, . she snortched de yegg an' or lady Wiener- wurst grabbed her an' a box er pen- cils fell On de el' lady's head an' :she ,kermeneeti ter holler. She -kept .a- hellerin' "riefl T'ief I Viefl' `HELLupp ! IIELlamp ! IIELLupp I" Michael's yoke rose ..With dramatic -fervor. "That's enough, Michael, .said Miss Rose coldly, "unlese you want ta bring the officer back." The young narrator looked uneasily toward the doors "Au' den, Miss," he 'went on in a more repressed style; "I remembered bout youse saym we wuz anus. to hellup de or ladies an' gents an' I got erhoit of Sarah an! miss, look -wot she done ter met" • 7 The chivalroue youran. his finger over his gory wounds and pathetically held it up for iniapection. "I see nothing but dirt," answered M' R calmly, Because of the difficulty in tearing! herself away from the atore window, Sarah had been late .at school every .day for a• week, but Mise ROSS, fearfel •of a clash with her most difficult pu- pil, weakly ignored the defectibn. One afternoon, several days ,before • Easter, when. the Primer 'Class had . just settled down to work,. Sophie Itallnsky, the class historianrappear.' ed at the door. Sophie's two little stigtaile were trembling ,and her speech -sputtered excitedly through the placewhere two front teeth should have been. ' • e "Oo-h! Mimes Itozyl" she cried. "Sarah iss gIttinttooked upley th' per - lies fer atealunI" At the news-, one hundred awestruck eyes rounded lit o saucers. • "Yiss um," Sophie continued unctu- ously, enjoying the sensation she was awaking. "We truss lookin' in tit' winder down by oP Mizzis Wiener's sled Sarah sez she iss'gonner kill any- body Wet boughtd thategg in there und Mikey McCloskey heerd wet she iss Sayin'-und he sez he iss gonner git It hiss -self und Sarah rosined in th', store after him und--und--" „ Six feet of blue uniform looming behindher caused the cessation , of Sophie s .narrative. At the, bulky ap- parition, the fifty Primer Classers made themselvee as small as Possible, and even Miss•Rose trembled. Every- orie recognized the intruder. He waS .• the officer' 'who stood down on the corner from the Hester. Ihiw Sehool, and helped small persons through the traffic.. The big policeman paused wkleerardly on the threshold of the room aed propelled the two effendersi forward at mighty arma' lengtls. In that terrifying gasp,., the two captives were trembling visibly; Sara wiped furtively at tears that made pathetic track e down her grimy face and, beneath -Ms flaming 'hair, Mi-. chael's yellow freckles stood out in the unaccustomed pallor of his engaging countenance. He also bore, several gory cratches, . "Mittlaire--Miss—" the big officeri s stammered sheepishly as 'he looked down on -little Miss Rose. He never I Lad had prisoners of such tender, years.in tow and he felt mortified. Ile, stood teetering to and fro on his huge I feet, like a swaying elephant, and 'swung his stick in embarrassment,! Then he welcomed the faint glimmer!. Itt Miss Rose's eyes with a grin of i.e.- I lief. "Well, ma'am, Pin thinkin' ye'll Imoet how to deal° wit th' young UTIS betther than tit' majusthraate cud,"; he conceded cheerfully, "specially as th' sveret damege I seen is this here litty rapscallion's face. Iris, ma'am, I dunno whin I iver come across a wulmse scratcher thin this litty, gurrul." • Sarah accepted the tribute with mod. cetly downeatt head, stoning hash: fully on one ragged foot with the other. "Just what was the trouble, °BI- cor?" asked Miss 'Rose with duo 'res-, peat, I "Ma'am, an' thet's somethin' I . might be askin' you," the big fellow acknowledged, • "Furst t'ing th' oold, liddy bust out th' stoore yellin' ipo:t lace!' an 'murtherr an' I t'ought it, wuz a coupl' holdup men an' I tome% runnini an all 1 seen wuz these litty •Ioung un s pitchire into each other."; "I'll see that they are peuished.' Thank you, sergeant," said Miss Rose, F who knew quite well he WOSS't zergeant. She pene hintto his seat without further comment. She also dismissed Sarah to her place. She needed time to decide hew best to deal with the turbulent little girl. In a few minutes the Primer. Miss was back to norreal, happily copying down on a length of wide -ruled paper, the repeated declaration that "Baby loves mamma.," or, as the dilligent fat little fist of the email boy who sat in front of Sarah rendered it, "Bby Ives Timm." This little boy; eluting clean, White -headed, and with round china - blue eyes, was little Frederick Vogel- sang. Several years ago, when Herr Stork had brought little Frederick -Co his proid parents, he had also been given a middle name. But shortly afterwards, Father Vogelsang,:thirdt- ing it best to 'become areal Canadian, discarded this middle name of his son's and altotit the same thne he turned down the ends of his whiskers and invested the profits from a flour- ishing cafe in Victory Bonds. Later, the cafe was auteeeded by an equally remunerative eating -house, but Miss Rose, viewing his offspring's appetite, sometimes wondered that there -was anything left for Mr. Vogelsang's pa- trons. Except for a propensity to nibble at the other dutch:en s lunches, the little German boy was her gest be- haved and Mast dilligeet pupil. At about his sixth record of Bby's" de- votion to "mmm," Miss Rose noticed Frederick's china -blue eyes raised im- ploringly to hers. The color flooded his nice, clean little face. "What's • the matter, Frederick? she asked. He pointed to Sarah, eitting innocently back of him. • "She iss p-pultins" me where my pants iss," Fre'derick quivered tear- ' "Mfg., id's liest 1 ain't dote' nuddins to him!" cried Sarah; sticking out her tongue naughtily at Frederick and the world in general. a This disturbance had hardly been straightened • out when pretty little 111tuniehell, a dear little golden -headed I girl who sat behind Sara, buret into tears. As she bent her diligent 'head over her week, a large piece of Ine..-1 ture chewing gum had been firmly stuck in her shining ringlets. During the next how! Sarah contint bed to kick, scratch, pinch andeslap all within reach, finally eluding Miss Rose's detaining hand and rushing in; a tornado-like herd •of weeping froni! the room. Miss Rose was so worn out that she scarcely regretted the escape.' Some time later, as she walked wear.! ily home, sho. caught,sight of a little figure squeezed 'with painfnl tense. ness against ..the window of the Candy shop. As she looked a bony old hand appeared within the 'window 'end a vigorous fist, was shaken at the en- emy, who returned the saluth with grimy thumb lifted to a defiant little face. Miss Rose hastily crOssed the 8€1'eheta.t evening, the O That man who kept the second-hand shop down the'street from Sarah's toneinent received a cus- 11 THE g 081' CANADIAN AUTHORIZED FLAG TO FLY OVER -TFIL, DOMINION.' ,,Above is st.lown a design 02 the new affidial flag et Canada, the firsi, authorized flag of the dominion, which is now 1-1-1e only 0110 permitted to be flown over government buildings. The main figure on the new flag is still the old Union Jack. Tlie only change is the use‘of the Iltir CPatadiall coat of 811/18 design that has been authorized by King George. The use of flags bearing tied 00(1 shield was permitted up to March '31, 1924. • • .. tomer. The old fellow had semedWet , I of a "fee-ii-fo-funi" reputation among the juvenile circles of the neighbor- hood and when Sarah, holding a pack- age wrapped in newspaper, marched boldly into the store, a deputation of her acquaintances peereci goggly-eyed throughe dirty window in the hope- ful expectation of seeing their col- league devoured. The intrepid, des- cendant of Thaddeus of Warsaw reached up and laid the package on the eminter. • muchd. she inquired straight to the point. The old inan unwrapped the bundle. He had a great curly beard like" the stuffings in a mattress and he wore a long clean coat. The opened pack - 'age revealed a fine bisque doll, un- elean but expensively dad. Sarah had ce ve d pertinent. C Gentle little Mary Placid° was Henny Penny. The following spir- ited dialogue ensued: "Oh, Benny Penny, de sky iss fallin'1" - "Ow you =know, Sheeken Leet'?" "I aaw'dsid witt znyeyes, 7 heard id wid my ears---" Here the action was interrupted by the jealous 'Sophie. "0 -oh, Mizzis Rozy," she cried. vir- tuously, "lookit -Wet she iss sed. Ain't you anus tell'd us it ain't nize ftttle gurls und boy-esswot sez 'saui'd'?" Miss Rose' frowned. "Go on, Sarah," she encouraged, "you are doing weir" As the tragedy of' the irresponsible Chicken Little approached its climax all eyes were fixed on the actors; that is, all with one exception. For that one member -of the audience was im- the.doll at the Christmas en- pervious to all thrills save those of tertaliment of the Empty Stocking the palate and in the general absorp- Club and strangely„enough--when one tion he saw a Chance of providing him - considered her unvarying hostility to self with a distinct thrill—a treat, in all the "friendly; advances of that fact, The first intimation of the ter-. young woman—the doll's name was rible catastrophe did not occur until IMititzielaioazdyy. The cld man examined the Sarah had resumed her seat, a shy detachment's ofleagsphaynsclicibaondYatIbitdiahti; smile at her teacher's words of praise lighting up her tragic little face. noels; then he looked at Miz ROSy'S The griefs of sbc, while transient, soiled finery with a shrewd calcula- are usually intensely vocal, but the t" Primer Class had never betere echoed to a cry as.heart-rending as that sole outbuist. After that first bitter la- mentation, Sarah, holding the ruin of • r y cent, Sarah threw back as her happiness in• trembling hande, quTickheaosldg a ofiarseh.raid miz Rozy downs gave_ an agonized arid terrible look around in search of the. destroyer, spread out his hands in a disowning Fortunately, her stricken gaze did gesture and assumed an afr of ie. not take in the `significance of this difference.• sticky whiteness around little Vreder-I 'She—she sheds her °pie an' she's ick Vogelsang's aniall pink niouth. god real hair," remarked Sarah coldly. The dismissal bell breaking in oppor-i A terrible tearing feeling came into tunely upon the renewed cries•of deso-1 her thin little chest as she remember- lation that `were coming from this ed the doll's attractions. true daughter of a pillaged race Miss' The old man turned his back and Rose speeded the reluctant grimer with meticulous care began to brush Class homeward; Frederick, however, dust off a greasy striped waistcoat, she quietly detained. Sarah, in her Sarah gathered up AIM Rozy and abandonment of her grief, had cast started out. • hereele upon the fleor and reeused to "Ho hum! Goodnessbe!" the aid be dismissed or uplifted. From beside man suddenly roared with terrible the Prostrate little figure, Miss Rose ferocity. The noses glued to the win. dow outside turned pale with fearful antieipation. "Aw ri'. Terty cents, you leetle When the thirty cents had been sat- isfactorily prodeced, Sarah laid Mit Rosy tenderly on the counter, as on a bier. Takmg a last dimmed look at the loved but betrayed features, she your candy. See, here's plenty of your ran otit. egg left," She held up a tempting pieee of rook sandy. A. muffled Iv - iteration tame from Sarah. - "He bit -ed de angel's head off1 kIe bit -ed de_ angers head off I" she moan- ed over and over. It was true. The gluttonous Frederick's small white teeth had decapitated the shining figurine. "He can hal' id all now," sobbed Sarah. "I don't wand efer to look ad id no more' In exhatiated silence, she wrapped her ragged little shawl about her small body and began to gather up hsr ,things. Although she had an impede- gogieal desire to spank him, Miss Rose tried ,net to make her leeture to the little German ,boy too severe. She realized that the wrong was mostly of so e gasoline u ect of pon it. " "Twent' fif tent," he announced, He spoke as one who has been insulted. ftmn rescued the' brokentreaeure, several pieces of rock candy, a bit of tinsel, some lace paper and frosted glass, and a tiny papier-mache 'figure. "Come, Sarah, don't cry so," Miss Rose pleaded at die tried to lift the small convulsed body. "Why, you are always soleind 'and- generous svith The next clay being the final one be,fore the Easter holidays, the Primer Class spent the closing hour in having an "entertainment." First, Miss ROSS told a few seasonal stories, Molly Cot- tontail and 'Phe Pea Blossom. Then several song's were sung and the fin- ger play of The Five Little Rabbits. Then•indivIdual performers mere call- ed for and immediately the loquacious Sophie came foath ana started upon an original story wherein the Kann - sky family skeleton was , exposed. "(Ind MY fah -ter SCZ tO 111§ =Adel! 'Shut upp,' '" she chanted in rat hyp- notic sixtgsong, thesrapt exprdsion of the creative artist on her small smug features, "end deri my =udder sez to my fah -ter 'Shut upp,' und my beeg brudder sec—" , At this point Miss Rose tapped her little "attention" bell—it was ,a ole. (.15170 tap. . "Ma'am?" the interrupted one came to attention with aggrieved look and tone, Thank you, dear," said Mid Rose hastily. "That will do. We will have a song next, children, Who would like to sing `Springtime's Coming?'" Michael McCloskey volunteered. Ho had a willing monotote. Springtime's cornsnun into -de -woods," "Springtime's commen Sprier,' wit' _ her herds, Mister green's tresses, wi-o-luts dresses, carolled this sunny -bedded and heart- ed harbinger of the vernal equinox. Miss Rose again expressed her ap- preciation.. Next followed a popular number, The Drama of Chicken Little. As the star of the production, Mist Rose selected Sarah and in so &leg she knew that she was • giving the greatest possible reward to tho Tittle Polish girl for her late excellent de- .I.eatNNse FLieP'PesiR, IS COMING IN AS USUAL fare, p, 6F.AND' ----aLta1-1a./aNce. Mentreal's New Mayor C tarle,s" DequettO, who ilefeated Med. eric Martin by over 3,,009 votes. IN R—A-B1,BITBOiffor- wr__ ) Lt.., sHe. ....... ,....r...a 'c E.RTAINLI{ HAS ,..-.,..".... CLA557 1. .4 ...4.., 1 eitr 1'4 Is N'T HER. NEW GONAN AFeRFF...cT soNci ? the spirit and therefore not to be understood by him. Ile, had merely helped himself to something he want- ed; that a fair world had beea de- stroyed in the attempt, Meant nothing to him. • What was to he eaten. was to be eaten. That was tell there was to it and as Miss Rose, scolded the entail gourmand, sthe riotked that even as he' wept, his pink tongue crept out to result the whitish stickiness iti -the cerners of his mouth and his innocent round eyes were fixed longingly on the piece. of candy she had laid on the) edge of her desk. When he had gone she turned to Sarah. After all, at elx the world is never irrevocably shattered. "I know a store not so far off, Sarah," she eoftly told the scirroveltig maiden, "where they have the most beautiful eggs and you and I are go- ing there and buy another fairyland -- maybe twol" -- The,First Bluebird. .Test rain' and'snovel And' rain again! And dribblel drip; and blow! Then snowi and thaw I and sluelil • and then— , Some more ram and mow! This morning I was 'most" afeaVed To wake up—when, I jingl I seen the sun aline out and heerd The first bluebird of eprIngl-- IVIother she'd raised the winder some; And in =oat the orchara come, - Soft as ,an angel's wing, A .breezy, treesy, beeay hum, Too sweet ter any thing' The winter's shroud was rent apart— The sun burst forth in glee,— And when that bluebird sung, my heart ' Ho ed out o' bed with' met eddy Market Rep TORONTO. hear—No. 1 North., 51.09. Man. oats—No. 2. CM, 42a; No. 1. 41e, Man. barley—Nominal.,' 'All the above, c.i.f., bay ports. Ontario barley --55 to 70c, American CO111--No. 2 yellow 9S1/2c. Buckwheat—No. 2, 76 to ilee. Ontario rye -74 to 75. Pelle—No, 2, 51.45 to 51.50, Millfeed—Del., Montreal froirlitl, bags included: Bran, per ton, 527; shorts, per ton, $29; middlings, $35; good feed flour, $2. Ontario wheat—No. 2 white, 93 to $1,02, eatside Ontario No. 2 white oats -19 to 410. Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour- Ninety per cent. pat., In jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, 54.60; Toronto basis, 54.60; bulk, seaboard, 54.25, Manitebo flour—lst pats., in lute sacks, $0.10 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $5.60, Ilay--Extra No. 2 thnothY, per ton, track, Toronto, 514,50 to $15; No. 2, $14.50; No. 3, $12.50 to 513; mixed, $12.50. Straw—Carlota, per ton, $9.50. Standard recleaned seeeenings, to, b. bay ports, per ton, $20.50. Cheese—New, large, 17 to 18e• twins, 18 to 19e; triplets, 19 to 193.6c; Stiltoest 21 to 22c. Old, large, 24 to 26c; twins, 26 to 27e; triplets, 26 to 28c. • Butter—Finest creamery print. 88 to 39c; NO. 1 creamery, 87 to 38c; No, 2, 34 to 35c; dairy ,28 to 30c, Eggs---Extrlis, freah, In cartons, 32 td,38ct extra loose, 29c; first, 27e! seconds, 24 to 25e, • Live poultry—Chickens, 3 to 4 lbse 28e; hens,00ver 51bs.,2e6c.; do, to lb3d 24c; , 3 t0I4., 1he; spring chickens, 4 lbs, and over, 25e; roosters, 15e; ducklings, °Vex. .5 lbs. 19c. da 4 to 5 lint, 18c, • Drespecl poultry--Chleicens, 9 to 4 lbs 30e; hen, over 5 ISa, ; do, 4 to 8 lbw,- falai do, 9 to 4 lbs., 18c; spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 322; roosters, over 5 lbs. 18e; ducklings, over 6 lbs., 24c; do,'4 to 6 lbs., 25c. Beans—Can., haed-picked, lb., 61/4c; primes, ilea Maple products—Syrup, per imp. gab, 52.50; per 5 -gab tia, 52.40 per gal,; maple sugar, lb., 25.e. Honey -00 -lb, tins, 11 co 11c» per lb.; 10-15, tins, 11 to 12e; 5-1b. tins to 12c; tins, 121,4, to comb ,horley, per doz. No. 1; $3. 6 • $4; No. 2, 55.26-00 4.50, Smoked ineatre—liams rned.. 23 to 4e; cooked ham, 24 to 36e emoked -u11s, 17 10 i°11g, I9G. 200;breatfvstbacon,2D2;SPe- mai brand breakfast bacon, 28 to 30c; »ache, boneless, 28 to 33c. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 80 to 70 ibs., $18,50; 7000 90 lbs., $18; 20 lbs. and up, $17; lightweight rolli, in !tenets. 587; heavyweight rolls, 532. Lard—Pure tierces, 14% to 15000j; tubs, 15 to 151/2c; pails, 1514 to 12c; prints, 18 to 181/2c; shortsning tierces, 14 to 14l4c; tubs, 145 to 15c; pails, 15 tO 75%c; mints, 191/2 to 17e. Heavy steers, choice, $7.50 to $8.25; butcher steers, choice, $7 to 57.50: do, good, $6 to $6,50; do, med., $5.25 to 6; do, corn., $4.50 th $5; butcher heifers, choice, 56.75 to $7.50; do, med., $5 to $5.75; do, coin., $4.50 to 54,75; butcher cows, choice, $5 to 5550; do, med., $3.50 to $4,50; can- •ners and cutters, $1.50 to $2; feeding steers, choice, $5.50 to 56; de, fair, $4 to 58; stockers, choice, $4.55 to $5.25; do, fair, $3.75 to $4.20; milkers and springers, choice, $75 to $90; calves, choice, $10 to $11.50; do, med., 37 to $9; do, ton, 55.50 to $6; lambs, choice ewes, $15 to $15.50; do, bucke, $13 to $18.50; do, culls, .$8 to 159; spring lambs, each, 58 to 515; sheep, light ewes, $8 to $9; do, culls' 55 to 55.50; hogs, fed and watered, $7.75; do'f,o,b„ $7.25; do, country points, el; do, off cars (hang haul), .$8.15; do, .selecta, $8.60. • MON'ISEAL. • Ota, No. 2 CW, 52c; No. 3 CW, 4906c; extra No. 1 feed, 48c; No. 2 local white,. 46c, Flour, Man. spring wheat pato., bits, 56,20; ands, 45.60; strong bakers, S5.40; yainter pats., choice $5.55 to $5.65. Rolled oats, 901b, age, 52,80 to 52.90. Bran, 527.25; shorts, $29.26; niiddlings, 885.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $16,, Butter—No. 1 creamery, 441/2 to 35e; ands, 83 to 34c. Eggs, fresh extras, 310; fresh firsts, 28c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.25. Dairy type cows of -slightly better than cutter quality, $3 to 53.25; med, to good calves, $6.75; do, com., from Imo, $5 up; thick, smooth, and shops, 58 50 to 88.65. BRIEFHALTS IN CANADA BY BRITLSH FLIERS' Longest Stop Will Be Two Days at Ottawa to Install • NewEngine A despatch frotii Ottawa says:— The paseage across Canada of the British airmen who are flying 'mound the world will be a race againat time, the similar flight begun by United States airmen having started a com- petition between the two countries. The itinerary„ which provides for the landing of the British flyers at Prince Rupert, B.O., and their depar- ture from Sydney, 51.5,, for Europe via Newfoundland; has been complet- ed by the Royal, Canadian Air Porce pp which will stxpply the airmen ai —James Whitcomb Riley. Prince Rupert with large-scale maps The Lord is risen indeed, and hath of the country' they will traverse. ippeared to Shuon, The longest stop in Canada will be at Ottawa, where about two days %dB The remarkable growth of Canada's be consumed In instelling a new en- gine. The airmen will melte only the briefest stop at Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Sault Ste. Marie, Montreal, Riviera de Loup, Fredericton St. John, N.B., Amherst and Sydriey, N.S. In the awakening Voice of Spring, we seem to hear that mighty resur- , double the output of 1916 and over 60 rection call: "Awake, thou that 'per cent. ahead of 1921. steepest!" newsprint industry le evidenced by a report recently issued by the Federal Government ohms ,that the produo: tion of newsprint in 1910 amounted to only 216,000 tons, whereas in 1916 It had grown to 608,000 tons, In 1920 to 875,696 tons and to 1,261,051 tons in 1928. Production last year was sit tines the production of 1910, over BUDGET OF 1924 REMOVES SALES TAX FROM FARMING MACHINERY A despatch from Ottawa says:— Acting Pimlico Minister Robb pre - seated the Budget of 1924 on Thurs- day. The implements of the following ineltietrie8 'will, 11 15 proposed, receive hay reduetions averaging about 0 per cent. on the preferential tariff, and running as high as 121/4 per cent. on the general tariff: Farming, freit- growing, poultry raising, dairying, mining, lumbering and fishing. The resolutions dealizig with the, changes in the sales tax show a .geti- eral reduction in the tax from 6 to 6 per nide; exemption of a large num- ber o:f items. i ncluded in the. indestriee above quoted from the operation of the tax; a reduction of 50 per cent, on boots and shoes, biscuits, cannel ;vege- tables, canned fruits, jam and pre- p opo o 1 e o mann 00 tuaiis iere.eel,hofw,haenu gric:ci Itttiin•thealrn iipn:ta etitus_ "free entry" On pig iron, bar iron and S tare of mowers, binders and reapers, -in lieu of. it drawback of 99 per cent. The "free entry" is also extended to these raw materials when used ifi the manufactute of cultivators, harrows, horse raKes, seed drills, manure spreaders and weeders. ' Materials whieh enter into the gest of the aforementioned items and ether implements oil which the duty is to be reduced will be entitled to entry at 71/4 per cent. umler all tariffs, It is proposed to grant it dra%vback. of 99 per cent, on materials and parts of implements -on hand iinported prior to this clate whieh will have entered into the cost of all agrieultural imple- ments on which the duty is to be re. duced. It is -alto proposed to exempt from salee tax all the articles and materials te be used'in the manufacture of those agricultural implements as well as goods consuined in the process of manufacture. It is proposed to remove the soles tax from the following articles: Cer- eal foods, macaroni and vermicelli, sage and rice, meats, salted or smelted. The sales tax is being reduced *Om 6 per cent. to 21/4, per mit. on bis - cults, 'canned vegetables, canned fruits, jams and preserves. On hoots and shoes, including rub- ber footwear, we propose to reduce the salee tax from 6 per eta, to 21/4 per cent. The ee.les tax will be removed sreln milk foods. . ' Woollen, and' many other manufac- turing establishments, will benefit by a proposed eland which will provide that materials eonsurned in process of manufacture or production which enter directly into the cost of goods subject to the consumption or- sales tax will he exempt from the sales tax.. On well -drilling machinery and ap- paratus the sales tax is to be removed. Crutches are being made free of both customs and sales tax. On traction ditching machines the value for free entry purposes is being inereaeed from 38,000 to $3,500. Hugo Stinnes Leading Industrialist of Ger:slaty ana one of the elilefs of the German Pee. ple's Party, died at Berlin on April 10. Stinnes' going carries a reaction into every corner of German industrial and political life. No oast man In Europe ooncentrated in hie own hands the power that lay In Stinnes'. Ever Wilco the war it has been the bla dustrisilleta who ruled Germany: Stinliese ruled the industrialists and was able to illetato policy to all sue. ceedlag Governments. Behind Gerl many's reparations policy has stood the influence ond the power of this trust builder, ----as-- Alta Dates of Royal Navy Squadron's visit to Cane.d A despatch from London says: Changes have been necessitated in th intinerary of tha special servic squadron of the Royal Navy, now i Australian waters. This alters th dates foa the squadron's stay in Bri ish Columbia %veters, %Well are no Victoria, June 21-25, and Vancouve June 254u1y 5. The light cruise will accompany the battle cruisers t Fiji and Honolulu, but on reachin Canadian 'waters will go to Raga Mault, their stay there like that of th battle cruisers elsewhere is extend° one day, and they will leave en je 5 for Sart Francisco, The light crui ers proceed via Cape Horn, wheree the battle cruisers will go via tl Panama Gene' and will visit the eas ern seaboard of Canada and the We Indies. The Resurrechon, "0, Earth, thou has not any wind th blows that is net music. 4ve • weed of thine Pressed rightly, flows in aroma wine, And every humble hedgerow flow that blooms, and every litt brown bir&thitt doth shig, Holds something greater than Use and beare "a word to every livin thing: A spirit broods umid the grm,•s, Vague outlines of the Everlastin Thoughts he in the inciting ,sh dowa as they pass. , The touch of en Eternal Prcsdh The fringes of the sunset and tl .. hills." O magic of'lltS'etelilRai. u.niblenaltoWerl Cup -bearer to the smallest flower la Stooping to pour, the gift divine In living etreams of, dewy Vine Wheao honeyeuckles leap and twine Holding the cup to thirsty leavee Of hawthorn besh and dogwood trees While little birds in eyelet lano Sing "Love is falling in the rain!" o Myeteey, to bend eo low That in a raindrop 'Vou falght go! O Love, so intimate. and striali, The breath, the bloom, the gift of aril —Margaret Prescott 11Tentague, The Easter Resurreeti—en ,provea to ue that whitt seenis defeat is but tht ciening of the door to 'higher, grande thingee