Montreal weekly witness and Canadian homestead, 16 avril 1912, mardi 16 avril 1912
[" FEARED THAT 1,200 HAVE PERI \u2018than 280, and, Montreal Weekly Witness urnes.Vel OF, Me, 16 TITANIC SANK IN FOUR HOURS Only 866 Passengers Escaped-Big Liner Went Down Before Rescuing Boats Arrived +044 040000060000 0 \u201cCarpe break.Fou yland position of disaster.whom $65 are on the \u2018t'arpathia.\u2019 QO POON OPP POPOEPOPIPOOES THE OFFICIAL REPORT.The following message from Capt.Maddock, of the White Star Liner \u2018Olympic,\u2019 was received at the White Star office in New York last night: ia\u201d reached \u2018\u2019Titanic\u201d positi boats and wreckage only.about 2.20 a.m.in 41.16 N., 50.14 W.All her boats accounted for containing about 675 souls saved, crew and ers included.Nearly all saved women and children.Le liner \u2018\u2019Californian\u201d remained and searching exact Loss likely to total 1,800 souls.\u2019 Reference to the adjoining coiumns will show that the ofi- cials of the White Gtar line regard this estimate of the loss of life as exvessive, as the passenger list and crew only totalled 2,170, of POPP CL R020 202400000 020200024 n at day- \u201cTitanic\u201d sank + $ à \u20ac à $ à à + + + à à + à à à 6 + Halifax, April 15\u2014The Canadian Government Marine Agency here has received a wireless despatch that the \u2018Titanic\u2019 is sinking.The message came via the cable ship \u2018Minia, off Cape Race It is said that the steamers towing the \u2018Titanic\u2019 were endeavoring to get her into shoal water near Cape Race for the purpose of beaching her.A despatch from Canso states that the \u2018Virginian is towing the \u2018Titanic.\u2019 The White Star liner \u2018Titanic,\u2019 the biggest vessel afloat, collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage at 10.25 last night, when about 350 miles south of Cape Race.First word of the accident was received by the wireless operator of the \u2018Virginian\u2019 at 10.30 last night, and was forwarded to Montreal by wire.It stated that the liner had struck an iceberg, that she was sinking by the head, and that women were being put off in the lifeboats.White the fate of the majority of the 2,100 persons on board the mammoth White Star liner \u2018Titanic which sank earjy yesterday, on the New- foundiand Banks, after a collision with an iceberg, still remains in doubt, it is feared more than 1.200 persons were lost, a note of good rheer came from the ocean ways hy wireless between one and two o'clock this morning.It was In thé shape of n wireless message from the White Star liner \u201cMymple* one of the vessels hovering near the scene of the disaster, fiagshing the news thal 866 of tha Titanic's\u2019 passengers, mostly women and children, were heing brought to port by the Cunard liner \u201cCarpathia.Other messages later brought confirmatory tidings.First reports were that the \u2018tarpa- this\u2019 had saved but 66 persons.The new figures reduced the list of tho for whose fate fer was «It Ly more as seems probable, practically all thora saved Were pase wengera .Ît would appear that alt but approximately 450 «f thi veswls pas.wengers re arcouncrd far.A martial list of the wuriivors received from the \u2018Carpathia\u2019 includes the nsines of many women of prominence who were on the steamer.DESPERATE CALLR OF \u2018TITANIC\u2019 FOR HELP.After tho first desperate calls of the \u201cTitanic\u2019 for heip hed been sent fying through space and brought steamers for hundreds of miles around specd- ing to the scene, what veeins to have been an impenotrable wall of silence was ralscd becween her and the anxious world.The giant liner, so far as last night's advices appear, went to her fate without so much as a whisper of what must have been the scenes of terrific tragedy being enacted on her decks In the lack of even a line from a survivor, Imugina- tion pauses before even trying to cone Jecture what passed as tho inevitabl frecame nown, and It was seen th of the more than 2,000 human lives with which she wan frelghted thera could be hope of saving, as it appears, far less than half.Other than 4he early news fast evening that 675 persons, largely women and children, had been remcued trom the liner\u2019s bouts by the Cunsed- er \u2018Carpathls,\u2019 more than six hours of the night passed without & word es to the fate of the remainder of those who were on boerd ber at the time of the fateful crash.Along the enti Atlantic coast wire.lose apparatus was attuned to catch teom any source the slightest whisper vf hope that possibly on board one of the many steamships which eushed 10 the assistance of the stricken Titen of the seas were other sirvivors of the sunken vessel.But from none of the ships reported 4n he at or near the scene of what, viewed in the light of the probabilities, may be recorded 88 the world's t mere horror, came the slightest syllable of encmur- agement to the anxious! waiting wortd until news of the addition of more than two hundred to the number of thoue saved by the \u2018Carpathis\u2019 brought decided enco! ANX! Y DEEPENED AND DESPAIR CAME.Warly last night there was hope that any moment might bring word of cheer.But anxiety deepened and Many iriends and relatives of those vite anited en the \u201cTitanie\u2019 began to do spailr as hour after hour passed and the nixht grew old without word from either of the Allan liners, \u2018Parisian\u2019 or \u2018Virginian.\u2019 believed to be.with the exception of the \u2018Carpathiu,\u2019 the veanels nearest the \u2018Titanie's\u2019 ocean hurial Plare when she her fateful Plunge, Af the \u2018Titanic\u2019 sank before 3 o'clock in the morning.and it was not hoped during the day that the :Vtrginian® roulé reach the mcene Lefore 10 a.mat the earliest, while the \u2018Parisian\u2019 wan sald to be some distance farther away, i was feared even by the White Star officialn.trying their best to calculate differently and yet ur- curately, that they would not have reached the scene in time to be of service, The steamer \u2018Virgiglan® was finaky heard from at 215 o'elnek this morning.Rhe did nnt report the presence of any survivors on hoard, the message from her stating that she would bring to Bt.John's.Nfid.much sur- vivora of the \u2018Titanic\u2019 as she \u2018may rescue.\u2019 The fact that the \u2018Virginian® was to go out of her course to put intr Kt.John's on her voyage to Liverpool was taken as a favorable Indication, arousing the hope that after all she might have picked up somo of the vletima of the wreck and was bringing them to port.TITANIC BURIED TWO MILES BENEATH SURFACE, made The \u2018Titanic\u2019 hernelt Hes buried two miles beneath the ocean's surface.midway between Fable Island and Cape Race.Mer position when she struck the icederz was given as lati- tuds 41.48 north.longitude $0.14 west.According to the \u2018Carpathia's\u2019 advices, the liner.which atruck the icehberg at 10,26 o'clock Sunday night.sank at 2.20 o'clook Monday morning, neariy four houra later in the latl- tude «41.16 nosth, longitude 50.146 west, Or not more than half a degree south of the point where the collision occurred.It seems improbable from this that the liner after the macident made much headway under her own steam.WERE 2.190 PEOPLE ON THE LINER.Tt seems established that there were about 2.100 persons on the liner, This was the estimate of the line officials in New York, who gave Lhe number of passengers as 1,320, the remainder of 860 making up the crew, PEOPLE FRANTIC.New York Offices Crowded with Relatives.\u2014 New Tork.April 15.\u2014-News of the probable terrible lors of life in the sinidng of the \u2018Titante* was limited In ite ciceulation in tha early evening, but by nine o'clock it had brought a Rreat rrowé of persons to the Mte Star line offices near the foot of Broadway, Women were In tears, and men were frantic after thelr ples for assuring news was met with the frank admission that very Mttle was known of the fate of passengers who were not in the first or second cabin.All of the White fMter line officials and subordinates available were on duty at the offices and placned.to and Canadian: Homestead.\u2018MONTREAL.TUESDAY MORNING.APRIL 16, 1912.5 THE LAN WHITE STAR LINER \u2018TITANIC\u2019 3 porters, relatives of passengers and others.By midnight Hewling Green.in front of the White Star fine offices, was the parking place of à lirge num- der of automobiles of prominent residents of the city, who had driven down town for frat hand informs- tion.Wealth d society rubbed elbows with poverty in the crovd that besieged the steamship line otficlals, and both classen were in deep grief.There were many instances of fash- jonably gowned women going inte hysterics when the hopeful reports of the afternoon were blasted with ths news that only 6:5 persons had probably been suved.Vincent Astor.only mon of Colonel! John Jacob Astor.sorompanied by A.J.Biddle.af Philadeiphia, and Col.Astors' secretary .weré among the crowd at the offices and left with tears in their aves after a fiftorn- minutes confer.mce with Vice-Presi- dent Franklin.Relatives of Isidor Straus and a number of other prominent passengers had similar conferences with Mr.Fgunklin and cam away with the same dejection.FALSE HOPES.London Believed All Saved, as Papers Reported.London, April 16.\u20148ome of the London newspapers went to press this morning under the belief that nll aboard the \u201cTitanic\u201d were safe and that the vessel was proceeding for Hali- fux.These In editorials congratulate all concerned that man's Inventive ronius has reduced the perils of a sea voyage to a minimum.Later despaiches recording the sinking of the \"Titanic* with loss of life appear only in the very latest editions and the horrible extent of the disaster will tot becoma known to the British public generally until much later Im the day.Ail news on the mibject still comes exclusively from New York.No wirciess communication appears to have been established with this side, A despatch just received from Liverpool says thut the White Biar officials have received Information from the \u2018Olymple\u2019 of the sinkinæ of the \u201cTltante* and of the saving of many of the passengers and crew, and adds that the offices of the company are be sieged by friends of the passengers making inquiries, Writing under the impression that the 'THanic\u201d was eaved, the newape- pers call A to the absence of any drydock on American seaboard large enough to.accominodate such a ve-sed, and uino to the coincidence of accidents happening to the mister shins \u201cOlympic\u201d and Theoic.\u201d Exciting scenes were witnessed at Lioyd's underwrit- ng roms yesterday.Insurance losses in the last six months havr besa unparalleled in the ¥istory of Tdoyds in tiners of the biggest class.Kince the \u2018Olympic\u2019 coiliston doth the \u2018Delhi\u2019 and \u2018Oceana\u2019 have hea wrecked, and now comes tha disaster to the \u2018Tania,\u2019 When businesa opened there was a rush to reinsure.Fifty gninnaes per- cont was charged and this rapidly rope to vixty., but igter dvopped to 25 ont the news that {IP \u2018Titaglic\u2019 wes being towed (no Halifax.- 2 It © und monds and otber vaiuudiea in her onrgo.PLAUSIBLE THEORY.That Iceberg Caused Disaster by Tremendous Suction.London.April 16.Up tn 3.38 o'clock this merning the White Star officials at Liverpool had no further news concerning the \u201cTitanic Brief wireless messages from Cape Race tave heen received, but they are identical with those from New York.Practically all of the \u2018Titanic'e\u2019 crew belong to Routhampion, where the greatest anxiety prevails as to thelr fate Interviews are published here, with experts relative to the possible cause of the disaster.d'onsiderable attention is called to the question as to whether it was pu-rible that suction could have had anything to do with it, and It ia pointed out that thls question came up In the Inquiry into the \u2018Olympk\u201c-\u2018Hawke\u2019 collision.It {s con- sidercd by some not Imporsible that the effect of the xnction near un fee- berg might be to draw the vessel out of her course, Kir Ernest H.Shackleton points out that the acene of the \u2018Titanic\u2019 disaster was fourteen miles south of the æupPosed possible range of Ice flelds, Sir William White, the famous naval constructor.considers that there can be no questinn of suction in tue case of the \u2018Titanic\u2019 because aucy suction, he says, depends upon rein- tive speeds, and an Iceberg js almost stationary.He thinks that the \u201871- tanic\u2019 simply struck an iceberg.* theatrical manager: MESSAGE FROM \u2018VIRGINIAN\u2019 Steaming for St.John's With Any Survivors Picked Up.St.John's Nfld, Aprli 15.-The ste.mer \u2018Virginian* will proceed after daylight to-morrow miorning for this por.bringing ewch survivors of, steamer \u2018Titanic\u2019 as she may be al to rescue, ucrording to wireless advice\u201d.received here late to-night.These advices did not clear up the uncertain point am to whether or not the *Virginian' had on board any of the passengers or crew of the \u2018Titanic.\u2019 The message nus laken us indicating in tre words \"Which she may rescue.that there were no survivors aboard at the time.Tne only Information reveïived here to-night regarding the \u2018Titanic\u2019 disaster wus that the \u2018Carpathia\u2019 had 675 persons on hoard, including passens- ers und & me of the crew, and was proceeding to New York with them.Tae steamers \u2018Parisian\u2019 and \u2018Virgin- lan\u2019 were reported searching for others of the \u201cTitanic\u2019s\u2019 people.The \u201cVir- Eintun\u2019 was to give up her search after daylight, and proceed here on her way to Liverpool.Being a mall bon.she is forred to make the utmost huste to her destination, \u2014\u2014 PASSENGERS INCLUDE C.M.HAYS AND W.T.STEAD.The White Star liner Titanic, tbe largest vessel afloat, left Southampton on Apri 10 on har maiden voyage for New York.When she left Southampton she had about 1,300 passengers on board, of whom 350 were in the first cabin.Among these later are F.D.Millet, the artist and president of the Consolidsted American Academy at Rome;! Major Archibald Butt, military aide to President Taft; C.M.Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Rall- way; J.Bruce Ismay, chairman and managing director of the White Star line; Henry B.Harris, the American .T.Stead, who is due to speak at the pesce Conference in Carnegie Hall, New York, on April 21: Mrs, Isslor Strauss, Mr, and Mrs.John Jacob Astor, Mr.and Mrs.George D.Didener, Benjamin Ouggen- heim, and Mr.and Mrs.Harry Wide- net, THE TITANTIC COMPARED WITH WORLDS HIGH BUILDINGS make à night of LL under slage by 20 10% ° 7 THB \u2018TITANIC\u2019 IS 88814 FEET LONG, 9214 FKET BROAD, 45,000 TONS.L Bunker HU! Monument, Boston, 171 fest 3.Publie Bus 1 ashe Inston\u2019 Monument, Washington: MS feet high { Metropolitan: Tower Now Yorn.We feet run Lone Wom Torin, Buliaing.em TER TO Jest high \u20ac While Star Live's Triple Berew Steamers OL) end TITANIC Roh 6.Be Peters Chari ait tes igi fast Ba A Grand Pyramid Goh Airis, 61 teat REPORTED SAFE Cope Lave.NAD, April 12- Fallow- Ing Is a partial lint of the Hrst-class Lo were rescued from Edward W.Appleton, Hose Alsbutt.Miss 6, M.Burns Miam Je, Ds, C'annetyere.William \"Larke Mrs RC an, Miss EU.Crosahle, Mise 11.E.Crosshie, Mises Jeun Iippach.Mra, Henry KB.Harrie, (Wireless version, Mrs.I.Y.B.Farris), Mrs, Alex.Halverson, Miss Margaret Jays, Afr, Hruee Ismay.Mr.and Mrs.$4.Kimberley, Mr.¥.A.Kenyman, - Miss Emile en Miss G.F.Lemaæley.Mrs.A.F.Leder, Miss Hertha lavory, Mrs, Ernest Lives, Mra.BRusan P.Roxermn.Miss Emily B.Rogerson.Mri, Arthur Rogerson.Master Allison und nurse, Migs K.a Miss FE.W.Allen.Jr.and Mrs.&.D.Bishop.Mr.H.Blanks A.Bassina, James Baxter.Mr.George A.Bayton, Miss CU.Bonnet, Miss Ruth Taussig.Mis Era Thor, Mr.and Mrs.E.Z.Ta: \u20ac.Gilbert AM.Tucker.Mr.J.B.Thayer, Mr.John Rogerson (probab\u2019y wson), Mrs.M.Rothschild, Miss Madeiein Newell Mre.Marjorie Newell.Mre.Helen W.Newgsn.Mr.Flennad Omond.Mr.E.C, Osthy, Mrs.Mamma J.Renag.Mile.Olivia.Mrs.William RuckelL Mrs, Carl H.Behrd.Miss Dessette.Mr, A H.Barkworth.Mr.H.B.Steffuson.Mrs, Elsie Bowerman.Mrs.D.W.Marvin.Mr.Phillp Emock.Mr.James Googht.Miss Ruberta Muimy.Mr.Pierre Marschul, Mrs, W.E.Minarhan.Miss Appie Ranelt.Miss Monahan.Major Arthur Peuchen.Miss Edith Re baum.L.Mrs Grorge Rheims.* Mra.George M.Stone.Miss Emma Fengesser.Mr.Frederick Relard.Mian FE.W, Shutter.William T.Rinper.Mre Frederick Jowel Swift, Mrs Paul Schabert.Mr.and Mrs J.4».Spedden.Max Stahelin.Colonel Alfonso Simonius, Mrs.Lucien T.Smith.Mrs.Walter P.Stephenson.Abraham Solomon.Mra.John Jacob Astor and maid.Miss Margars* Frolicher, Mes.Jacques FE.Euteelle.Cotonel Archibald Gracie, Mre.William Graham.Miles Margaret fL Graham.Mr.Graham.Miss Lucille Carter.Master William Curler.Mrs.Churchill Cardell.Mr.E P.Calderhead.THREE.dfvensegstera Mrs.Victorine Chandason.Misa Robert O'Connell Mrs.R.«©.Cornell).Mra.Tyrrell Cavendish and maid.Mra.H.F.Chaffee.Mr.Thomas (\u2018ardeza.Mrs.J.W.Cardeza.Mra, J.R, Cummings.Mr.Washington.Ar.and Mrs.C.E.H.E.Sten.} Ry- (probably aire, W.A.Spencer and mald Rabert Dougiars Sheddell.Mr.and Mrs, Jnhn Snyder.Mr.Adolph Raalfield, R.8.Niiverthorn.Miss Augusta Kerepeca.Miss Alicea Fortune Mra.Mark Fortune.Miss Mabel Fortuna.Henry W.Frauenthel.Mrs.Frauenthal.Mr.T.G.Frauenthal.Mrs T.(3.Frauenthal Mile, Haussiz.Mrs, J, Mt, Brown.Ming G.©.Bowen.Howard B.Case.Mr.and Mrs R.1.Beckwith.Mre F.M.Warner.Miss Helen A.Wilson.- Miss Wallard.Miss Mary Wicks, Mrs.George D.Widener and maid.Miss Mary Clines.Mrs.Singrid Lindstrom.Mr.Gustave J.Lesuenr, Mina Georzietia Amadiil.Madame Melicatd.Mrs.Tucker and maid.Mrs, J.B.Thayer.Mr.J.B.Thayer, Jr \u2018Mr H.Woolmer, Miss Anis Ward Mr.R.M.Willjam, Mrs.J.Btewsrd White, Miss Marie Young.\u2018Mrs.Thomas Potter, ir, Mrs.Fans M.Roberts.Countess of Rethes, Mr.C.Roimane.Mrs.Jacob P.-=- (ward missing).The abore Hel was received hy wireless at (\u2018aps Race station from the steamer \u2018Carpethis.\u2019 In spellings and initials it does not enprespond with the list ap cabled from London to-day.Boston, April 15.\u2014 Amo the names of survivors of the \u2018Titanic\u2019 picked up by wireleas from (ha stem- er Carpatime\u2019 bere to-night were the following: Mr.and Mrs.1.Henry.Mra W.4 Hooper.Mr.Miler.J.Fionn.198 Alice Fortuna.Mra.Robert Dougias, Miss Hilda Blayter.Mra.P.Smith.Mrs.Braham.Miss Lucile Cartgr.Mr.William Carter.Miss Roberts.Miss Cummings.Mra Florence Mare, M'ag Allos Phillips.Mea Paula Mange Mies Rosie \u2014\u2014 n À > îâ § ee rom amd) SONTABAL WESEKLY WITNESS 01.00 Pout-Paid; 56 à 0099.SHED Mign Phils 0, \u2014 Miss Berthu - (Last four nnmes wera missed) ork, April 16, There wus Here ufter the receipt of ineanplete list of the survivors the ## to whether or not the first names which first eume through, \u2018Mra Jacob PS with the next word missing.was net probably Mrs.John Jacob Astor.PROBABLY NO LOSS OF LIFE, THOUGHT MB.HANNAH Mr.Gco Hannah, of the Alam Line, stated lo n \u2018Witness\u2019 reporter this marninæ, that although the accident which had occurred to the Titanic was A most serious one, it was probubla that as the weather fair and the great steamer wag 1 provided with \u2018ife boats that uo less of life might ocur.Mi.Han stuted that the fact that the bow of the steamer was sinking did not ne- cessurily mean that a head on oollis- ton had occurred, tut if ao the crew and the steer:ge passengers in the bow of tha sienmer would have beun the ones Lo suler, .OTHER INSTANCES OF TX COLLISIONS WITH ICEBERGS.Mr.Hannah then mentioned the steamer \u2018Africa\u2019 of the Cunard line, which struck an iceberg and put safely into St.Johns, N.I.in à crippled condition also the steamer \u201cArizona.\u2019 of the Guion line, which, about 30 years ago, when a new vessel ran full speed into an iceberg, but was also able to put into Rt.Joha's Newfoundland.The \u2018Ediniurgh\u2019 and the \u2018City of Berlin\u2019 2lso fared fortunately in this respect.(mn the other hand Mr.Hannah recalled the \u2018City of Glasgow,\u2019 the \u2018City of Koston\u2019 and the \u2018Pregi- dent\u2019 which sailed away, Lut were never heard from, probably sunk In collision with icebergs.All these cases, however, occurred hefors the blessed Invention of the Marcon! method of sendiag messages.Mr.Hannah stated that the \u201cTitanic\u201d was probably the finest equ'pped vessel afloat, and that with her present number of passengers, provided calm weather continued, she should be able to put ail her passengers and craw into the boats.but this would take some time.and with a large number of passenzers and sarge crew confusion might orcur.The last sig- nels which ware received from the \u201cTitadic\u2019 vhich were Murred and cut off, he said were ominous.He stated that it was aan unfnriunate that the, collision had occurred at night, as the vessel mizht have been im dark- mesa somes timo As a result.SISTER SHIP \u2018OLYMPIC HAD TWO ACCIDENTS.The \u2018Tianic's\" sister ship, the \u2018Olympic,\u2019 has suffered accidents on two ocaslons since she was buf, There waa the collision withm H.M.S.\u2018Hawke\u2019 Jast September, which is still engaging the attention of the courts of law on the other side, and then only this year she struck some submerged wreckage which broke s hlade of one of her propellers and necessitated her going Into drydock at Belfast ' SUCTION OF THE \u2018TITANIC CAUSED MISHAP IN STRAIT fm leaving Ronthampton last Wednesday the \u201cTitanic had a rather exciting moment while procecding down Southampton water.Passing the White Btar liner \u2018Oceanic\u2019 and ths American liner \u2018New York\u2019 which were herthed alangside one another, the suction of the \u2018Titanic's\u2019 triple ncrews draxted the \u2018New York® from her moorings and seven of that ves sol\u2019's stern ivpes parted.The stern of tha \u2018Now York\u2019 swung into mid stream and narrawly escaped striking the \u201cTitanic.\u201d which had to stop until the \u2018New York\u2019 was towed to & safer \u2018EMPRESS OF BRITAIN\u2019 : ENCOUNTERED ICE FIELD.TAverponl, April 1 \u2014 The Canadian Pacific Steamship Company's liner \u2018Empress of Rritain,\u2019 which left St.John, N.B., on April § arrived here to-.dey, snd reports having encountered an ice field of a hundred miles in extent when threes days out trom Halle ax, , GIGANTIC PROPORTIONS = OF WORLD'S LARGEST LINER The \u201cTitanic.which 18 à sister ship of the \u2018Olympic wes only put to service this month after beng built at Belfast.Bho Je 883 1-3 feet long, 92 1-3 feet broad.45,000 trom register, 66,000 tong displacement, with a height from keel to top of funnels of 175 fest.She is ftlted with elevators, private promenade decks, Turkish bethe, squash racket counts, verandah café and palm gardens, gymnasium and other novel features.fhe is a triple acrew etramer, with 50,000 h.p.engines and could travel at a speed of 31 knots, Her crew numhers $90.The Titanic\u2019 is divided Into thirey- eight water-tight compartments, so ne matter how saverely damaged the \u201cTitanic\u2019 may be from her impact with the icebent, she would be able to keep aficat until the \u2018Virginian\u2019 reaches hee, The distance from Halifax to Cape Race Is 463 miles, which is more then an average day's run for even such & fast boat as the Virginian.and as she was only fourteen hours out.H la certain her distance from Cape Race though romparatively little for à Mar- conigram to be sent, must actually have been by no means inconsidersbie.THE WIRELESS OPERATOR Now York, April 18.The wireless operator on the \u2018Titanic.\u2019 who sent out the C.@ D, when she struck the iceberg.te J.4.Phillips, formerly employed as a wireless aperator on James Gordon Bennett's yacht.Later he worked on the steamship \u2018Oceante.\u2019 fram which he was traneferred to the new \u2018Titanic.SCULPTOR ON \u2018TITANIC.\u2019 Quebec, April 16.\u2014Amonget the sengers on the Titanic\u2019 is Mr.Paul Chovrs, the Parisian souiptor.whe wan coming to attend the inauguration of Ais work, the Mercier monument, erected In front of the Quebes Pare Hament buildings (See Alse Page 1) er 2200 A pomme PP THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS APRIL 16, 1912, STILL IN THE RING Col.Roosevelt Tells the Central West that He is Out for the Nomination \u2014 Tafayetta, Ind, April M - AU day tong Cal.Honsevelt foight as hard 18 fiv could fight for victory in to-day\u2019s presidential primary in Linas, In; fia opinion, ax he expressed i, the grault of the ficht will bo of first m- Puriance in determining the oulceme of his whale campaign.When lt was alt over and the colonel was ready © board his train to pass out of the etats, he sat \u201cMy hat fa In the ring, and tia goo fnx to stay in the vin In one of his apeeciios yesterday oud: We look te Ilinoia to sat the key note of this campaign.Vilineis stands in the most important position of any State in this campaign.\u2019 th ant a other states.he said.supporters had been defeated far tactics he his un- < = and by ather methods which Reo - acterized as improper.Raferring to whe presidential peimary to de held to-day in t sad Af wou ax inst me in a fair vote 1 shall e ruthing ta sav hat $f you are fer me and the borses Pe- cord you Aint me.| shall have « great de Toma ; Col, sourit hand'eä his opp nente without gluxes esterday.He nés Tiled Congr axon Mo Kimdes, can EARN manager for restent Taft, un & steech mo ME MO Kinley's own dis trict, and put himself on record as opposed to President Taft an regard a- to peciprocity 1e reseatol Lis bre pide against Senator Lorimer and 1 Bi: Péeapeoix cure more to the cour ary's multi-millinnaires and the heads of corpatations, saytot It would oe for their own snd ta fel the polis Ce he adv vated.The Cu'anei made nearly a dozen Azhting speoches, The day's run took fim not anh through the distriet of Congress nan MeKinley, but a'se tha of former NSpeak-t Connan and he od fivered a spre hoa 4 ivecks from air.Cannon's dwelling in Danvilée, M.He ai de addresses at Clinton, Decatur.avan, Tuscoth, and Urhana.After leaving the state! he made several spreches in induans.DENOUNCES RECIPROCITY.To a large crond \u2018n the Opera House at Decatur, the Colonel made one of the most vigorous spesches of his campaign 1 see tht Mr.MrKinley 3 peoplel said he.\u2018have bean sending amen the farmers statements about Teeproe- © etty.My dorire was to support the eUministration an ever: point whe» 1 possibly could.and at first [ supe | posed that the reciprocity agreemen?| was one upon which 1 could support and was glad 15 do sa, 1 have look into it carefully and under na cireum- stances, as far ax 1 have any power WT ever sanction the reintroduction : d of such an agreement \u2018I am perfoctly wilting, and I am eure | ospeak tor the farmers.when say it, that the farmers should pair their fair shar, but they ar> not he required tn pay everything for an agreement like that.\u2018And in any future tarif agrernent ; T wisff tu gee It ma + square deal In the interest of al The Coisnet then turned to the suh- Jeet of corporation control, clared that if the rich men af the country were wire they world sap- 1 he advoaceesl ove the canis port the pales w \u2018When 1 merk te of justifiable eamplgint.of fustith:iie 3 discontent with the men nf great 0 | tune.I am doing them the grestes possible service, use | am seekine tu have this country fi moa by; In whic! their children can dive come fortaidiy, and they won't be able live comfortably if the bulk of ¢ people fecl a sullen hostiiity and ran.© cor and feel they are being maltreated and ground down.The d'olunel brought ent a shout of Iaughier when he introduced a new figure of speech, Spoaking the canal, he auid: \u2018Komebody asked me why T1 did not me an azreement With Colonibla, They might fust ax well axk me why [ do net mail cranberry Jelly ta the wall.It woutd not be my fault or the fault of the nail, It would be the fault 2 the jeliy.\u2019 ot TAFT AGAIN.Alexandria, 1a.April 9.\u2014Rix Taft delegates from the slate at large, ine structed to vote as a unit for the Pre- stdent as long ax his name is before the Chicago convention, were elected nt the Loulslans Republican States Convention.rontroiled by the Hahert- Lnirelle faction, here yesterday, Mev- eral negtres who declared they were delegates were not seated, A sergeant of the Alexandria police force w stationed at the door of the theatre whera the convention WAS In session and instructed to admit nn negroes.He auld his instructions came from Sergeant-at-Arms Cambon.The negroes had an Informal conference out- All the negroes said they came hb instructed for Taft.After the convention adjourned, John L.Rogers, who headed the negro delegation from Caddo Parish, deciar- ed his constituents would send a rival delegation Lo Chicago from the fourth district of Louisiana instructed for Rooesveit.Greensburg.Pa.April 10.\u2014 \"We slug- aed them over the ropes\u2019 This was Theodore Roosevelt's enmment to-day upon his victory in the Iflinols pri- martes of yesterday.The colonel was se high spirits over the news from Chicago.The first speech af Cnl.Roosevelt in Sis two days' tour through Pennayl- vanie wes Jeannette.\u2018I want to see Pennsylvania dn on Saturday what Itlinots did yesterday and declare for Loss of Appetite 2 Joan of vitality, viger or tone, and is often à fererumner ef prostrating dis- \u201cse It fe serious and especially se to pesple that must keep up and doing or set bebindhand.The best medicine te take for & is the great soustitutional remedy Hood\u2019s Sarsaparilla Which purifies and enriches the biesd and dulids up the whole system.Get % today.Seid by ofl druggiels \u2018 anpeils everywhere 100 Doses One Dellas, the peoples against (he politicians,\u2019 he said.Pau.Apr! 9 \"Ne More e if federal paironage en thai we have seen Ptitehuræ, scandalous ab has ever heen here in the Jast tae months\u2019 sald dob) Roosevelt, tn reforring to the govern: ment aervica in a njpreeh hers to night.Col.Ranass elt of tional Taft 1 effort to debaus ged that the Na- was making an the \u2018arcat xervive Acting \u201cWithout the cardi! support and Approval of the administration\u201c He niga asserted that in Kentucky postmasters.ac cording to advices which had reached him from Kdward «1 Rear, former chief Justter of that stute.had been \u2018engaged In the Lowest Kind or elec: tion frawds\u2019 ihe bureau VAANOIS FOR ROOSEN FLT Chicago, April 16, \u2014 Roosevelt heat Taft by 26,000 In this city and In most sf the other counties by 2 to 1 in to day's primaries.Champ Clark 16 1e Mag Wilken hy nearly tOé600 In Chicage and 3 to 1 in other counties, VERMONT DELEGATION DIVIDED.$- Half th Vermont delegates to the Chicago Republican comention were hope teaday and Taft and Roosevelt sup posters split even in the struggle {or control.The delegation will be completed to-aporrow at the atate conven tv with the choles of the four dele at la The Taft tl Arse district by \u20ac, while Rousevelt men nd district by a mar Montpslier, Vt.April natarity ven In the sec Rin ot 30 votes, ROTH CLAM MICHEGAN.Dotrit, Mich, April 8.-Foth Taft and Roosevel tres are claiming oie tory In the Repubibican stats conven.tin tr he held in Ray City Thursday.and each faction is expected ta put up a detsrmir Alt ta must an its me tention.The Tut men to-day claim £31 of the L212 delegntes ta the con- vention, The Rocnece't followers in- nt that they hava 840 Jelegutes plede-d ta their cause, and with the del ef 132 fam Wayne county, @ total of $42.The Tuft forces are cant.sting le Roosevelt delegation from Wavre and have thefr own dele.Bstien =\" representing the county, Tree stute leaders af the opposing factions le \"ep far Tax dits to-night Phitadolphis, Pa April 1A Across the state of Penuayivanu.from Pirte- burg te Phitadeipiia, Col, Roosevelt Ven Sainpaleninæ 10-day.making bis T Support ut tie primaries on Saturds it was the liveliest dav of his campaign thus far.In no other Blate Which he han traversed since he begun his fight haa he found the crowds so large and demonstrative.Wherever he spoke Col.Roosevelt Rekud the peuple te de où Saturday what Hinde did yesterday, \u201cWe sluggrd them over the ropes in Nous\u2019 he sald.\u2018amd 1 want to see then take the count in Pennsyivama\u2019 \u2018After what 1 have seen vestevdsy Cand to-day.he said, nc another time, \u2018I believe that on Saturday Pennayi- tania will do what [lincis did yester- ti his address here to-night, Colonel Rovses elt made a detalled exposition of the thesrier which he has pre- pounded In regard to the courts.He again directed severe criticism against Joseph Choate, John Gi, Milburn, and ths: anther New York lawyers, who have formed an association to com- t his Jdeas.lie said that these men, whom he termed \u2018embattled at- torneya for the defence of special privileges.\u201d In taking the position they dv.\u2018nakediy champion vested wronk.' declured that they \u2018are atand- Hee ing cheek by ow] with cur worst re- Presentatives In polities when they » to keep the courts in the grasp of privilege and the politicians.NOT IMPORED BY HEAVEN.\u201cThess worthy gentlemen, he added, \u2018anak as if the judges were somehow imposed on us by Fleaven.and were responsible only to ITeavens Later Colonel Roosevelt brought tn the name of President Taft.Ho asserted that this country would not Le a gond place to live tn if we permit our Government tn he twisted awss frum its original purposes and ta hecome a Government auch as Mr, Taft.Me, Choate.Mr, Lorimer.Mr.Milburn, Mr.Penrose.Mr.Guggenheim and their allies wish to make it a Rovernment be oarporation attorneys on the beach and off the bench.\u2019 An Colonel Ronsevelt was whisked across the state he found crowds at the large points of such size thet many of them were unable to get with earshot.In Johnstown, Al.toouna, Marlsburg und Lancaster, the Les: vantage points were thronged eo that (he aireets were simost impassable, When he reached Philadelphia anather throng was waiting for him.Four hundred policemen lined the strectp to keep hack the crowds along the three squares from the station fo the hotel.The Metropolitan Opers Hours, in which he spoke lo-night.was filled an hour hefore the Colonel's arrival.and the street in front of the building was filled with a jostling crowd.After completing his main Apeech Cal, Roosevelt went to Labor Lyceum Hall in Kensington, the northeastern saction of the city, where he recelved an enthusiastic welcome.Col.Roosevelt was accompanied on his trip to-day by a train load of his supporters, who represented every section of the state.Father Curran, of Wilkesbarre, an old friend of the Culonel, who is best known for his work among the coal miners, made part of the trip.VERMONT DIVIDED.Montpelier, Vt, April 11.\u2014 tbe Canadian Society af Civil nears, Thursday.Crossing this river was described as one of the grea\u2018est obstacles the road had to overcamu, since it involved the construction of à viaduct over 4,000 feet long, with & height of 300 feet above the river.This necessitated a vast amount of work.including over 2.000 cudle yards ooncrete, 15,000 cuble yards of exon- vation, 13,001,310 pounds of structural steel and 618,041 feet of timber.The work would cost 9687688.In the course of the disrussion which followed, Mr.H.H.Vaughan, of the C.P.R, made the remark that Canada was not ealy building the longest raliways in the world, hut aise the longest vieducts in the world Mr.J.M.Shanley presided, and at the conclusion of the thaals mostiag à vote of Mr.Uniache was te \u2014 WANT TEN PER OENT INCREASE American Miners and Masters , Settle Down to Disouss Matters Amicably \u2014 Folladelphis, Pu, April 11.-~ Pros- pocts of pesos with an early resumption of aathracite mining grew much brighter yesterday after the miners and the eperstors decided to ait down together and talk over their differences When the negotiations, broken off on Mesoh 15, were resumed in the Reading Terminal here yesterday af- terncos, Mr.George F.Baer, president of the Reading Company, proposed, on bebaif of the opsentors to arbitrate their differences\u2014thet is, to let the anthracite coal strike commission, which settled the strike of 1902, inves- tigste present conditions and decide whether any modification of the com- gotsalon's award is necessary at this e In the Gscussion that followed the miners practically threw this offer asids, and the conference agreed finally to appoint a sub-committes to take up the demands of the miners with power to make recommendations for adjustments.The sub-committees were immediately appointed, and after a brief joint session they adjourned until this afternoon.Me.Alvin Markle, of Haselton, an independent operator.wil act as chairman of the joint conference, but will bave no vote.Aside from the offer to put the settlement of the differences up to the strike commission, neither made & proposition.but the willingness with which they sgreed to further discuss the demande is looked upon as a good sign.It Le expected that concessions will be offered in the eub-committes sessions.The miners\u2019 representatives said yesterday they fully expect a ten percent increase in wages.Aside from the wage demand, that of the recognition of the union appears to be the stumbling blook in the way of an agreament.UNION LUEADBRS STATEMENT.President White, of the miners\u2019 union, and members of the operators\u2019 committes who would talk, expressed themselves as well satisfied with the progress made yssterday, and the conference broke up with all concerned in a hopeful mood The best of feeling prevailed while the opposing sides mere together.President White took up four propositions, the award of the anthracite strike commission, treating with the minerw organisation, the conciliation board snd the wage question.He sald the award of the strike commission \"was never considered just and fair by the mine workers.\u2018The anthracite mine worker,\u2019 he said, \u2018continually chafing under the objectionable provisions of the award, does his work in a state of subdued redetlion.The kind of peace prevailing is, therefore.that which foHows the reluctant com- Dilance with en unjust arrangement There can be no genuine, permanent abiding pe co until the award is supported by o direst joint agvee- ment.\u2019 \u201cThe sole question fnvoivel is\u2019 Mr.White seid, \u2018will you treat with your own employes through their organisation?\u201d He declared that the red tape and technicalities Incident to the handling and consideration of ds putes makes the conciliation doard impractical.This accounts he said, for the decreases in the number of cases Vverore it.OWNERS WANT PRACKH, TOC.Afr.Baer, veplying to Mr.White, sald: \u201cWe cannot arbitrarily advance the price of coal.\"The public will not permit us to do that.It might involve possible legislation which wouM be drastic if we attempted it; and (n addition to that we are met by campeti- tive conditions all around us.You know that in the strike of 1902 it le currently reported that the ditumin- ous coal operators\u2014ons of them admitted to me that he did\u2014contributed freely to your organization to keep up the strike in the anthracite flelds In order that they might profit by it.\u201cThese are conditions that are never considered by the man\u2014I say it with deference to Dr.Beth Low\u2014of the Beth Low type, who only are idealists and seo an ides] world instead of an actual world of men who have to deal with practical prodiems and obtain practical results\u2019 SUB-COMMITTEES WORKING HARD.Philadelphia, Aprit 1L\u2014The joint sub-committes of the miners and owners, appointed nt yesterday's conference.will mest at the Reading terminal this afternoon and begin & practical discussion of the demands of the anthracite mine workers.A survey of the situation by those interested in the labor troubles in the hard coal fleid leads to the belief that before the sub-committes gots through with its work it will have arrived at 8 working arrangement that will meet with the approval of the general committees of the operators end miners.The submimion of the dispute to arbitration by referring It to the anthracite coal strike commission, 88 proposed by the opsrstors, will not come about unless there is absolutely no chance of the sub-committee coming to s antisfactory understanding Indianapolis, April 12\u2014 Thousands of ballots cast by union soft coal miners of the United States and Canada, on whether or not they shall ac- copt the two year wage scale proposed by the Cleveland conference of miners and operators, were received to-day st the headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America.The seals on the envelopes containing the wote of the Individual unions will not be broken until the tellers in their work next Monday, but in Perry, secretary-treasurer the Mine Workers, ssid he had no information changing his estimate that the new wage 3 t Is approved by ninety percent of the miners.FU- teen hundred local unions and about 250,000 miners voted on the referendum election.The tellers, who are expected to complete the count of the ballots by Monda, night, are Thomas Holliday Granville, 1; William Young: South Ford, Pa.; and Thomas Pascoe, Shew- nes, Ohio.When the result is known.4 M be favorable to the pro Scale, the miners\u2019 representatives in the several bituminous coal distriets will sign contrects with the mine e as soon as local questions as to conditions are adjusted.All the mines will be sending up eoal by the month's end, the m lenders believe.Now 166,660 soft coal miners are idle, pend) the ne- tiation « wage con > Sood the ehe that expired om March spareiore dy Bey are Id on the bas! .hota Bh Oe peat 7° ANTHRACITE WORKERS.Philadelphia, April 13.\u2014 The sud- commit of eight representing the miners and operators who are an- deavoring to reach an agreement on à new wage arrangement for the anthracite mine workers went into ses: sion shortly after ten am.to- A with the prospects that they will si\u2019 All day.Bevaral of the members before entering tha conference room In the Reading terminal.sald they expected it would be several da: before they will be able to make re full committee.When they are ready to report an agreement or failure to arrive at a satisfactory understanding, a call will be sent out for a meeting of the full committee in this city.Nothing concern! the work of the aud-commities will be given out until it reports to the general committes of miners and opera- rs.Philadelphia, April 18 \u2014 The œut- committes of miners and operators which is endeavoring to agres upon & new working arrangement between the anthracite mine workers and coal companies, held two long sessions yesterday, and when it adjourned to meet to-day the committes reported that good progress had Leen made.Nothing occurred at the meeting yesterday to indicate that a peaceful and early mettlement will not he reached.The committee gave out mothing official, and will not have anything to say until a report is made to the full commities of miners and operators.Yesterday's discussion, it was learn- od, had largely to do with the demands for an eight-hour day for all men in and about the mines, the rn question, some of the physea of the demand for recognition of the union and wmodifiomtion of the methods of the conciliation board.The question of reommition of the union may not be settied by the subcommittee.The four representatives of the cos! operators on the committee are genaral managers and practical mining men, who are in about the collieries every day\u2019.Recognition of the union is a question of policy, and it may be left for final discussion between the miners and the presidents of the cosl raiiroads coal companies.MGILL TO HONOR CHIEF JUSTICE Sir Melbourne Tait to Have Honorary , Degree of Doctor of Law a meeting of the tion of mos University held on April 10th, it was unanimously decided in view of the forthcoming retirement of Chief Justice Sir Melbourne Talt, of the Superior Court to confer upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Law \u2018on the grounds of his high legal distinction and his services to public life\u2019 The degree will be conferred at the annual convocation of the University on Friday May 10th.It was also decided that the Chan- esllor Lord Strathcona, Principal - ersor Profeasor John Cox, Inte of Me- Gill and now resident in London; Dr.den of the Royal Victoria College, should mct as the representatives of MoGill University at the Congress of Universities of the Empire, which opens in London on July 2nd.Appreciative reference was also made to the action of the Provincial Government in voting the sum of $25,000 annually In ald of the operations of the univereity, and it was pointed out that this grant.taken along with the Income which wiil ae- crus from the subscription fund recently contributed by the citiaens of Montreal and other friends of the university, will bring, for the first time In recent years, considerably above the current expenditure This margin of Income wili probably be used by the authorities to meet some essential needs which for a long time past have been clamoring for recognition.On the report of the committee of selection.it was resolved to recom- W.Buell Meldrum, for the p offered specially to McGill University by the Comm issloners for the exhibition of 1861.Professor Dale reported on the establishment of certain summer schools \u2014(1) For apecialists in French; (2) for Art and Drawing: and (3) Physical Training In schools.He also reported that thers was considerable growth in the work of the Univer- ity Settlement, the workers now numbering 60, and the children In attendance 300.Those present at the meeting were: Dr.W.Peterson, Principal.In the chatr: Dr.C.E.Moyse Vice-Prinei- pal; Dr.F.D.Adams.Dr.FP, Walton, Dr F.C Harrison, Prof.H.M.Mackay, Rev.Dr.James © McLeod, A , Dr.Prot.A.McGouin and Mr.J.ALL DAIRIES NOT INSPECTED Milk Shippers Want Discrimination in Favor of Ontario : Farmer Removed Mr.W.F.Stephens, of the Montreal Milk ppera\u2019 Association, has written to Dr.Hood, chief of the Pood In Department, asking that some means be taken to enforce the inspection of stables where cows are Kept in Ontaris.The present law pre- vides for the inspection of cow atab- les in Quebec, but tt has no effect In Ontario and the farmers of the sister Pravince ship a large quantity of milk and cream to Montreal.By Teamn of \u2018he Iniaunity of their barns from inspection and their consequent escape from enforced expenditures to improve them, Mr.Stephens says the Ontario farmers are enabled to send in milk and aream to Montres! cheaper than the Quebte farmers can.He asks that messures be taken to protect the Quebec datrymen.Dr.Hood is studying the question.and it 18 that Nir James Whitney.Premier of Ontarie, be ask- od to introduce legislation permitting Montreal inspectors to visit the stad- les and barns of Ontarc farmers and order improvements.Dr, Louls Laberge says that the chief complaint arises from the practice of a creamery of shipping ite surplus, milk and oream to Montreal.He says that in the pew health by-law 8 clause will be inserted empowering the city te refuse licenses to dealers who sell milk and cream from pro- 81.Many thousand otbere Are om- under temporary arrangements J.B.Porter and Miss Hurlbatt, War- | ducers whose barns are not properly ingpepted, 02 errant 0 ot mr $=.HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS THE TENTH.CITY EXCITED OVER RUMOR THAT THE POPE IS DEAD Report From Madrid Said Private Message Was Confirmed at Nunciatare There, But Rome Officially Denies it.Rome, April 11.\u20144.27 p.m.\u2014There is no truth in the report circulated throughout the world based on a telegram from Madrid that the Pope is dead.The Pope continues his daily audiences, He received to-day Cardinal Della Volpe, Prince Borghese, Senor De Estrada, the Argentina Minister at the Vat- can and his family, and Count and Countess Jonghe.Afterwards the Pontiff greeted a number of Italian and foreign personalities.Considerable excitement was caused by the receipt in Montreal of a press despatch announcing the demth of the Pope.The first despatch, received shortly after nine o'clock on Thursday morning, read: Madrid, April 11.\u2014A private des- toh received here from Rome, which is confirmed at the Nunciature, announces that the Pope is dead.The newspaper news to passersby, and the unconfirmed rumor spread umil its authenticity ceased to be doubted, with the result thet a deep feeling of sorrow entire Roman Cato secure direct information from the Ttalian capital.Paris secured a long distance telephone connection shortly before noon, snd was informed that the Madrid report was untrue.Immediately following this telegraph and cable despatches direct from Rome gave the same information that the Madrid report of the Pontiff\u2019s death \u2018was un Nothing ve me ue fow gars as indicated t the Pope was tient condition, although his health has for some time been unsstilsfac- tory.On March % he was compelled to suspend his audiences for a few days owing to & slight cough.accompanied by catarrh.On March 77 he was sufficlently improved to resume fs audiences.\u2018Those he grested on s t pallor and that day noted a en the Pontiff's of serious physical dis ability.The Pope went through the fatiguing ceremony of.gresting 200 persons without & eign of exhaustion.BRUSSELS ENOWS NOTHING.Brussels, April 11.\u2014The Papal Nun- olature hers up to $ o'clock this afternoon had pot received any news regarding the report from Madrid of the death of Pope Plus NO NEWS IN WASHINGTON.Aington.Apr 1L\u2014The Charge ee the Papal legation, who is directing church matters here pending the errivel of the succeæor of Cardinal Faiconio.no evidence that rumors had from Madrid thet the POPE'S HEALTH RUMORS Unfounded Stories of His Serious Illness Causes Worry Pope Leo, especially in the latter years of his Pontificate, was accustomed to go to bed quite well and wake up to find himself reported at the point of death.So accustomed did he become to this that he used to scan the papers \u2018to find out the state of my health to-day!\" Up to within & year or two, Plus X.was aimost free from this kind of annoyance.and when such s statement was made, bljéwed himself to de seriously discompo and took the trouble to try and discover the source of the yarn.Once a rumor of the kind reached his sisters.who, hurrying to the Vatican, fnsisted on seeing him, although there is a strict rule that they raust give notice of their visits.Thus some difficulties were made for them, but when they did enter his presence their surprine at his robust condition vus 60 grert that Plus X.laughed with amusement exclaiming, \u2018Did you expect me to be shrunken to a shadow?By your eroressions I would say that you are disappointed to find me well!\u2019 At the present moment something of the kind is taking place.Of course, he 1s not the man he was, and the trouble can be desrribed with oue word\u2014gout.There ls sbsolutely nothing else the matter with the Pope, but those who watch him find that he recovers ever mors slowlv from each attack, and in vonsequenrs is more languid, takes more rest and does less work.But this is only natural, and when his 76 years are taken into consideration, it must be acknowledged that he has wonderful strength and vitality.Plus X.1s essentially a genial man.He loves his kind and enjoys the breath of fresh air which he gets from the outside world threugh audiences.For this reason he is apt to prolong the receptions, and so uses up the time that he should be resting.but all remonstrance is in vain, the usual answer being, \u20181 am not made of paper: let me enjoy what I can!\u2019 Recently the visita of his sisters, who tive \u2018just around the corner,\u2019 have oeen more frequent, but his health Is not discussed, as he does not like the topic.\u2018Just as though I were an invalid.\" he cried the other day.Thus the good ladies confine themselves to pleasant gossip about the \u2018home\u2019 affairs.His Holiness still takes a most affectionate interest in all the members of his family.Tho latter, however, do not profit by his exalted position.The inn at Riese is kept just as before, his nephew's wife still teaches the primary class in the village, and his brother is still a postman.Plus X.certainly can- tot be accused of nepotism.NOT THE POPE: HIS OWN FATHER Attache at Madrid Nunciature Interpreted \u2018Paps\u2019 as 4 Pope.\u2019 prit 12-\u2014The erronsous re- to an attache at the Papal Nunciature, Manouncing thu desth of hie father.The word used was \u2018Paps.\u2019 which means either \u2018Pope\u2019 or \u2018father.\u2019 The attache assumed that it was the Pope who was dead, and he so Inform- od the Spanish Government.Premier Canalesas, in turn, communioated the news to the reporters flashed the report over the world.King Alfonso and members of the Cabinet ware informed, and sent meseagw of condolence to the Nunciature.The Papal Nuncio was absent when the messages arrived.and the mistake was not discovered until returned.WHAT FOLLOWED.London, April 13.=The greatest consternation was oaussd this morn by a despatch from the vert-orsctal nowp agency in Madrid stating thet à get e telegram received there from of Pape and that the news had been the Spanish eapitel Later in the day came the welcome news feean Rome that the vepart vas was In good health, The explanstion of the report that had shocked the world followed.The error arose through a mistake in de- cipharing a message received at the Nunciature in Madrid as a result of which the Papal Nunecio announced to the Bpanish Government that the Pope was dead and thls news wae handed by the ministry to the semiofficial Bpanish news agency and the Madrid newspapers.Bvening papers in London and through the country had in the mean- timo published the news broadcast in extra editions and there was a general inclination to give it credence in consequence of the elose relations of the Spanish Government with the Vatican, Clerical and lay circles everywhere were appulled by the news as no intimation had reached them that the Pontiff was in a critical condition of health.It was known that he had auvered from weakness à few weeks ago, but since then he had resumed his daily recaptions.Anxiety was not allayed for some hours until the message received from Rome over the long distance telephone by way of Paris \u2018The Madrid report of the death of the Pope is untrue\u2019 was {ssued by the papers In lat- or special editions.In the meantime urgent requests had been telegraphed to Rome for conrmation or denial but thers was a long delay on the cables, snd it was thought that the strict censorship imposed in Italy on war news from the had perhaps been extended to the news from the Vatican.When the news came that the Pope was In his usual health and had held his dally recepudon thers was & great fecling of reitaf.EARL GREY COMPETITION Programme for Musical and Dramatic Events Includes Local Players Ottawa, April 11.\u2014The programme fs announced for the Earl Grey Music snd Dramatic competition In the Ruc- sell Theatre next week.There are thirteen productions for the six nights, and the entries from outside cities are billed to go on thus:i\u2014 Monday\u2014The Hamiiton Operatic Soclety; the Montreal Thesphians Tuesday \u2014 Brockville Presbyterian church choir.Wednesday \u2014 Strollers Dramatic Club of Winnipeg.Thursday\u2014Ronayne Amateur Fiay- ers, Montreal Friday\u2014Loyalist Dramatic Club, St John, N.B.; Edmonton Dramatic Club.Baturday\u2014The London Dramatic Club; Captain Prideaux Company.Kingston.PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER DEAD The Rev.J.Myles Crombie Passed Away in Hospital.\u2018There died at the Royal Victoria Hospital late on Tuesday the Rev.J.Myles Crombie.of 1109 Qussa Mary Road, Cote des Nelges, & retures Pres- byterlan minister well known and highly esteemed In Montreal.The Je- ceased, who was fifty-six years of age, entered the hospital on April 1 and on the following day underwent a serious operation.Despite all that medical skill and careful nursing could do his condition became more and more serious, until last night the end came.The Rev.J.Myles Crombie was a graduate of 8t.Andrew's University.St.Andrews, Scotland, and came to Canada about twenty-five years ago.Upon his arrival in this country he was connected for a short time with the Presbyterian Church in Kingston, THE LATE REV, J.MYLES CROMBIE, after which he spent & number of years as bastor of the church in Cumberland.From Cumberland he eame to the Cote des Neiges Church in Montreal, where he remained for about eight years, after which De founded the Presbyterian Mission in the Annex, and had charge of the work there for two or three years.Following his work in the mission the Rev.Mr.wis called to Victoria Church in Point St.Charles, where he remained for about six years.A few years ago he retired and has since lived in Cote des Neiges.The decensed\u2019s widow ig the only near relative left.The funeral will be held from his late residence on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with servica In the Cote des Neiges Church at 238 o'clock, \u2014\u2014r_ THREE YEARS.Ottawa, April 10.\u2014'Pooh! Three years; that don't bother me\u2019 With à laugh and a cool shrug of his shoulders, Alphonse Larocque, 61 years old, and grey headed, listened to Magistrate O'Keefs, in Police Court yesterday sentence him to three years in Kingston Penitentiary for seriously wounding his younger drether, Noe Larocque, and whey the Magistrate was through.made the above remark as he stepped from the prisoners box.Larocque was ch with wounding his brother with intent to do grievous bodily harm, but the Ma- sistrate reduced the charge to one of wounding without Intent.He de- elared that the accused, who In Io killed \u201cTrickey\u2019 Burke, and five years in the penitentiary for manslaughter, was à dangerous per son to have his liberty.Throughout the court Larooque laughed end mmesred at everything that happened.He was clearly heard to speak to other pris snners in a jovial manner of his sentence.declaring that it was a poke for him.\u2018I'l only serve about a year and a half, and them I'll get my revenge when T met out\u2019 he tolé - - THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WTTNESS, \u2018APRIL 16, 1912 \u2014_ ee \u2014 \u2014 mpm = \u2014 \u2014 == with the whieh entirely unfounded and that the Pope sprays Itself with oll all the time The aslf-oiling system starts spraying the working parts \u201cSTANDARD\u201d Cream Bepsrator with oil the instant It stops oiling when you stop turping.lubricatore that demand continuous attention the cranking system locks after itself.closing the working parts, yrevants Tne oil-proof and dust-preof It\u2019s running of the ou start turning There are no \u201cSTANDARD old casing, en dust and dirt clogging up the me chine and oil getting où te the floor, Because of tha self-olling system, the \u201cBTANDARD\u201d bearinge-\u2014e There is always a body ef oil in the teeth of the cog wheels when the the different gears are sot sudjeci rune easier.the \u20182 lways oil between mesh.This means that the to the ordinary wear.The wear, the easier the Beparator will run, and the longer it will last When changing the ofl in the oil cham- Ler once every two or cleanse the world eupful of coal ot thres months, parts by running a or gasoline through the machine à few minutes.That will [2 nt tern ts only otis of the outstanding your \u201cSTANDARD\u201d running at t efficiency.The self-olling ow a tures of \u201cThe World's Greatest Separe- tor.\u201d Others are described in our booklet.Write for & copy.The Renfrew Machinery and Werks 1 Company, Limited Renfrew, Ont.Sales Branches\u2014 Winnipeg, Man, and Sussex, N.B.HUNDREDS OF SLEEPING SWANS DASHED T0 DEATH OVER FALLS AT NIAGARA Mr.J.R.Innes, secretary of the Quebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Game.has on his office table, a beautiful white swan, measuring from tip to tip of its wings, six feet or so.It is one of two hundred that sailed down from Lake Erle, placidly, on Good Friday morning, and were dashed to death over the falis at Nlagara.The question naturally arises, why did they not raise their wings when they realized that danger was at hand?The lm- pression is that after their long ight from whatever place they had spent the winter, these swans bad settied down on the smooth water which lured them to sleep, and carried them to death.What wes lef; of them at the foot of the falls was gathered up by the fonidenta and sold at the rate of two lollars apiece.Many of them broke their necks In the fall.One of the Fish and Game employees who was up at Niagara bought two of the birds and brought them down with him.\u2018It seems a pity,\u2019 said Mr.Innes.\u2018that nothing can de done to save them.Each of these birds would prohably have laid a dosen eggs, and thus the loss rune into thousanda of swans.\u2019 DISSOLUTION EXPECTED SOON Prospect That the Provincial Elections Will be Held on May 14th or 15th.Reports from Quebec state that the dissolution of the Legislature will be announced within the next few days.and that the Provincial elections will be held on May 14th or 15th.In, the campaigns in Montreal and Quebec the candidates will have to make some changes In their plans of organization owing to the recent le- gisiation which limits all candidates in either of these cities to two com- mittes rooms each.The penalty for violation of the law is a $100 fine or three months In jail.In the past some candidates have had as many as 6 to 8 committes rooms scattered over thei electoral division.Mr.8.Letourneau, the Liberal or- [real ganizer 1s spoken of as the possible Liberal candidate in LaPrairle, in opposition to Mr.Patenaude, the present member.i er ' TORONTO STRIKE \u201c'oronto, April 9.\u2014In deflance of one of the city's by-laws the mriking cloak makers of the T.Eaton Company had eightesn men stationed on the streets on Baturday collecting money In sealed cigar boxes in aid of the strikers.The collection was counted yesterday, and it was found that it amounted to $54.51.We're going to make a test case of this,\u2019 said Mr, James Stevenson.\u2018After I had a number of boxes made I wrote to Chief Constable Brassett for his opinion.and he repiled by mying that the city solicitor thought that it would be contrary to & city by-law to station men on the street for receive ing contributions.The Salvation Army and other so-called charitable institutions do It, so why ean't we.We will have fifty men out this week,\u2019 (concluded Mr.Btevenson.NARROW ESCAPE.Fort William is Saved by Lack of Wind When Arena Rink Burns.Fort Willlam, Ont, April 11.\u2014 The Arena skating rink.one of the largest buildings of its kind in Ontario, was burned to the ground to-night.The fire was the most spectacular Fort William has known in ten years, since Flevator B bummed.Had there been the slightest wind there 1s no doudrt that a large portion of the city would have been destroyed, and fire would have developed Into a most disastrous conflagration.The less fe placed between 330.000 and $35,000 covered by Insurance.i OBJECTIONABLE BOOKS.Toronto, April 10.\u2014In so far as the statement made that the books for which Bookseller Britnell was oon- victed for a third time were secured at the Methodist Book Room is con- cerneC, the report is absolutely wun- true.\u2019 \u2018This was the reply made dy the Rev.W.H.Hineks, D.D., to the statement fn the Toronto \u2018World this morning that two books taboned by the public library had coma from the Methodist Book Room.and that Mr.Britnel] had secured his supply from the samc source \u201cThe desler in ques- 4 not get Mis dooks from the Book Room.but from a New York firm.and when be found what they were he doxed them up and cndea vor- od to rvetorn them.je books were not for sale and he was caught in à carding the report of two besks mi admittance to the sheives of the publie library coming from the Pook Room, I cannot mare à definite statement.1 have been trying ali mening to ot re Dame of the hooks in question, ave teen uneuocog- 1 am sure that nothing of a damaging nature 19 aflowet te issue from Constable » fnstance, nine Beige found the Book Room, and know that in one yours ago, when Dr.couple .of ohjestionnble paragraphs in 6 hook, he destroyed the plates at a loss of $2,000.If the books not admitted to the Hbrary were secured at the Book Room, they could not have been printed there end their contents were unknown to those fn Charge.Even that I bardly think possible.\u201cThe matter will not be brought ap in conference, as we hold Dr.Briggs in too great esteem to deliove that he would allow literature to issue from the Book Room which is not proper reading.\u2019 \u2018I have nothing t* say.I don't hmew what the bnoks ere.If you weat-ae- \u2014-~ statement you had better call up Ur.Hinckæ\u2018 was the statement of Dr.Briggs to interviewers.Chief Librarian Georges W.Locke could not be located to verity or deny the \u2018World\u2019 report, rotwithstax fing the fact that half a dozen newspaper men and the Rev.Dr.Hinoks were endeavoring to locate him.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 i MISSING RELATIVES.Information as to the following im- quirie- from the Old Country may be sent to the Editor, \u201cWitness\u2019 Mont- Payne (Alexander) was Li with his aunt, Mma Kate Stow, va West, » two and a hal! years ago.Sister Aonie aske, Peal (John Jour Christopher) wrote Reidow Ferry, 1910.Mother asks.Ontario, to Canada two years ago, are sought by Bieter Nellie.Wiliams for Canada, 18399: Cramps at Night Require Prompt Remedy Agonising Pain Prevented hy Keeping Nerviline Handy Oz the Shelf.\u2014\u2014 À Cass ln Poist Illustratod Deadly cramps\u2014the symptoms not to be mistaken.Seay ant without warning the tient .ences such agony in & ato, as te contort the countenance and cause him to cry aloud for help.\u2018Then it is that the Won: power of Nerviline can make itself felt\u2014it cures so quickly.\u201cLast summer 1 was stricken with à frightful attack of eram 1 feared the pain in my stomach.would kl me \u2018My eyes bulged out ané the veine my forehead stood out like whip.= \u2018My erfes attracted a neighbor, whe \u201cIt seemed as if an angel Bad charm.ré away the pain.In ten seconds I was well.Netviline has a wonderful name in this lecality.and is con- dered bent for \u201cWillameburg.\u201d Ne home is safe or eam afford te mies the manifoid Avantages of have Tor Nervitine on hand of amily tris! i Tr emergent ticknevs.pas Me, 1 diers Tas TY beton \u2019o.Duifsio M.FT, aoû Hingaton, Canaés (Thomas Henry) teft Bol- THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS APRIL 16, 1912.S\u2014\u2014 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES \u2014\u2014ALL IN ADVANUE \u2014\u2014 DAILY WITNESS.$3.00, WEEKLY WITNESS AND CANADIAN HUMESTESLD, $1.00.WORLL WILE, $1.00, NORTHERN MESS: GER, 40 cents, @.8.clubs, 10 vuines vf Moule Lu wile wus areas al Uc pel sUlwdiption.For Bpecial Ciubuing vuvis vue BNC Rwuncelmeuts sisex nets an Liu paper, oF Welle lur particulals PBostige incivadud tor Canada (Mont- peu) was Suburbs vxcopted), Auwivund- and le Beith talon: 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specimen Copies ment tn friends.need only send upon & port-card the neme addresses to which he would like papers sent.EXPIRING SUBSCRIPTIONS Would each subscriber kindly look at the address tag on his paper?If the date thereon is APRIL, 1912 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 4t 1s time that the renewals were sent in so as to avoid losing & single copy.As renewals always date from the ex.try of the old subscriptions, subscri- Bore nae nothing by remitting a little in advance, While the publishers of the \u201cWitness exclude from iis columns all financial and oiher advertisements which they consider calculated or intended to take advantage nf or injure the reader, it must be understood that they in no WAY rantea advertisements, and must eave their readers to exercise thelr own discretion In the way of putting faith In them.It is, of course, Impossible to know much ahout mining advertising, which offers DProbadly the most apecila- tivé and.therefore, the most risky of all investments.The great chances of gain are balanced by the great chances \u2018of less, and no one should invest in a very speculative property more than he can afford to lose 2 The TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1912 We are receiving many more letters to the editor than we have space for.Some of them, though longer than renders like to face, are Important and admirably fucid, We commend some of those which appear in thie paper to careful study, Home are much fonger than they need be\u2014would indeed be more easily followed and more convincing as well as more likely to be read in a third of the space.M the writers of long letters would, when they are finished, throw them aside snd, wih their thoughts on the subject thue matured, write them over again they would find that they could say all they had said du far less space and more clearly.We have to make selection\u2019 batwean letters received, and naturally give the preference to {hose which say belefly and clearly what they mean, assuming that what we find dilficuit to follow will be difficult for other readers.Nothing tends so much to make à reader shun a whole department than anything that thus tires him.What makes some letters unavailable 39 the discussion of something that has before appeared as though the reader must have it as much in mind as the writer who has it before him, and has given it speciel attention.Every letter should as far as possible be self contained.A challenge for à reply, however couched, has to he excluded, as we cannot commit ourveives to yvinlLing whatever answer may come.On a subject hat hes heen well threshed out, further letters wil not be read.A large proportion of the letters that we print de not apposr until a week after the day for which they were te have been written.We judge this from the number that reach us from Thurs day to Monday.Theme letters are in good time fer the following Saturday.M ie human \u20ac put off what one 4b piscning te do, and a common ex- perience to find that the time for ae- complishument has ftown, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 + Is there @ limit to the higness of ships that may sad in limited waters ?The \u2018Titanic.\u2019 about the biggest ship aftoat, {n making her way out of Bouthampion, tore, iy the suction she created, another steamship from her moorings aod caused her to swing almost against the giant liner.This experience throws light on the extraordinary accident to the \"Titanic\u2019a\u2019 sis- tar ablp, the \"Olympic, passing out of the same harbor, but further down the Rolent, when for Teusons none could explain, the \u2018Hawke\u2019 ran into her, 1t would seen as if all river channels and harbor entrances Might find new quea- tions in vessels which are not satis.fled with sufiicient sea rom to awim in, but must disturb the bottom to unknown dstances from thelr keels.The screws of the \u2018THantc\u2019 are capable of developing Afty thousand horse power.What an encrmous effect this would have on creating à current can be pletured by relating it to the flow in our vivars.Were the Back River dammed acress und canalized for Ka whole length its fall at the outlet would not be equal to the \u2018Titanic's* power.If held in place whke le screws were set poing it would encate A current equal 4n power to about om-&3th of the yush of water down the Lachine Rapide.1s Montreal to become some day, through the growth of ehips, a discarded port.like some of the river purts that were great in the days of Queen Elizabesh, and are now ncglect- ed villages ?\u2014\u2014 The letter of \u2018Poiitious® xiving clearly and succinctly the Libera! view of Lhe Home Rule question, is most interesting reading.We are not sure that the fact that a bishop did not give tu Mr.Redmond the names of the persons sud Ly the bishop to have been mo tcrrorized that they were afraid to go to church is proof positive that there was no such terrorism.When people are terrorized they do not want to be made any more than they already are the targets of the opposite party.(On the other hand we take small account of such vague charges, for often the less people know of an evil the more they dread it, and when there is ill-will on one mde there is often some cause for ft on the other.The plea attributed to à Dundee paper that a certain un- provable story was not an injury because it was used for political purposes, is probably given more baidly than the lawyers defending the newspaper ventured to state it.The pub- Me 18 certainiy in the habit of discounting much that ls said by party Journals in the heat of cnmpalgns; but no decent paper would ciaim this as an excuse for a slander, as the fact that it was meant to influence directly the minds and actions of readers could only add to the !njuriousness of the error.Un the other hand every journalist realizes in what peril he Is placed, not knowing what carelessly accepted commonplace of general belle appearing in his columns may be made use of to subject him to ruinous damages.* ' \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 We are always inclined to horry the spring.nce the winter breaks, we want the snow to go uway in a fori- night.We may be thankful, however, that every sharp thaw brings its sharp raction.The warmth of the sun on freczing days takes the snow away fast cnough for the sufety of our river shores.and when there is any more rapid melting, it is well that further flow should be locked up for a time.\u2014 Mr.Bonar Law, the new lender of the Unionist parliamentary party, who acceptod a guard uf honor of drilled Orangemen on landing at Larne, did not shrink at Belfast from joining Bir Edward Carson and Lord London- derry, and the unspeakable Rudyard Kipling, in inciting armed rebellion in Ulster.Supposing Ulster to make her claim to self-government, exactly as Ireland as a whole has come to the verge of doing\u2014and those who have asked this for Ireland as a right would need strong ground for refusing it to Ulster as a right\u2014what would be the result ?There are probably, ¢ all were polled who would have votes under the new ruffrage law,\u2014more Nationalists than Unionists in Ulster.What then?r\u2014 To be elected Papa Is to he con demned to life-long imprisonment.There Is no outside force confining the Pope to the Vatican.If he was to run away to his dear Venice for a month, or to Ms birthplace on the danxs of thé Po, no gendarmes would be ment after him to bring him beck.It is » purely voluntary incarceration.Pope Plus Ninth, when the crown of Italy took possession of the States of the Church and left to the Pope only the Vatican grounds, within which to exercise the forms of regal sway, chows to consider himself as imprisoned within those confines.He had the more reason tn do so on account of the enmity of the Romans, who would have greatly humiliated him in any attempt to go among them.His successors have kept up the same fiction, with possibly seme remnant of the same (incentive We doubt if the present Pope would receive anything but à welcome anywhere.Although his diplomacy has, through Mar.Merry aol Val, been more assertive than that of his predecessors, he is personally known as a simple, kindly, very human man of the people.He has pined and pined, io his imprisonment, until now thez are afraid to let him hear the bells of Venice by telephone for fear the emotion would kill him.\u2014\u2014pnmem In the work of puiling heruelf together, the New China Le having bother with the usual wily tactics of the bear.Russia's way with swr- rounding countries, so far es memory goss back.Bas bees to sesury the ad.way from thelr former allegiance Bhe has in these tactice been pecu- larly successful with the Tartare.We presume, indeed, that as feu- datories these Tartar chiefs count themselves as more or less free to change thelr amliion whenever they can do so without danger and to thelr advantage.Yuan Rhih Kal has sent.as appears, rather a gracious Invitation than a mandate to the chiel- tains of Mongolia to join the repub- He.One of the principal Khens has Teturned answer with similar Orlental politeness that In recently declaring the independence of Mongoila he had had to bow to the will of the people, but that China might think ft to submit the question to the tnter- ested powers.This, being bluntly interpreted.seems to mean, not that the Tartar people had had any say in the matter, but that, as a -republlc implieg election by the people.he would see to It that his people elected not to join China, The submission to the powers means that Russia is now his adviser.He presumably has no idem of subjecting his right divine, cr right by imperil! recognition, to popular election.1t ls pretty difficult to imagine Tartar clans as part of a republic.If China can adapt herself to that form of existence, we should fancy that she would do it much mare satisfactorily without Tartar help, On the other hand.the Fa-tars have always found themselves at home under Russia, and the mountain khanates of northern Mongolia are now, through railway connection, in far closer touch with St Petersburg than with Pekin.\u2014 Sir James Whitney has taken to himself great praise, and on the whole deservedly, for his enforcement of the prohibition laws in local option dis- tricte His plea for the three-fifths clause in the local option law was the difficulty of enforcing a law In a district where there was pot a strong public sentiment for it.In fact bis whole objection to further temperance legislation has been based on the difficulty of enforcement and the pled that no law is better than a law that 1s not enforced.It 1s rather a volte face from such a polley to propose to make a law against treating.The State of Washington passed # law against the smoking or selling of cigarettes which the\u2019 police made a brave show of enforcing.Many were arrested and taken to the station.In a week the people were smoking cigarettes wrapped in tobacco leaf that did not come under the law.In another week the law had become a joke and was repealed.While the treating system 13 undoubtedly one of the gieut evils of the saloon that it would be well to ses put an end to, there is a serious dau- ger that such a law may meet the fate of the Washington anti-cizar- ette legisiation, and by making a laughing stock of one restrictive measure discredit the long ght that the temperance forces have waged.Had Sir James seriously proposed this measure as one for the good of the community it would be different.He bas, however, only Introduced fi, despite his known antipathy to laws that are hard to enforce.as an offzet to Mr.Rowell's bold stand for the abolishment of the bar \u2014 a stand which for a generation back the best elements of the Liberal party have been vainly demanding of their leaders.While we have little faith In Sir James' way of increasing the restriction on the liquor traffic, 1t will undoubtedly be a great boon If he can devise a practical measure and enforce It.But of all measures proposed, that proposed hy Mr.Rowell is the sim- piest to enforce.¥ t\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2018The front steps are @ feature of the Church of the Gesu.If they were a feature that added to the beauty of that fine edifice we ahou!d not have had the same ill wHi towards them.Rut architecturally they area blemish.We do not know whether In the space beyond the present street line anything more stately could be devised, but when the street was widened some twenty-five years ago we were able to say, on the authority of an architect, that at least as worthy a portal could easily be substituted within the new line.Had the church been In some Emropean towns the municipality would not only have\u201d insisted on puch a change, but.If need were, would have tunnelled a footpath through the towers.We are weil pleased to learn that the Jesuit fathers do not desire to be the cause of this great hindrance and danger to public trafic.and see their way clear, for a good round sum, to withdraw the approaches to the church beyond the bounds required by the street.They have an alternative offer to silow the city to do the new work on plane that they shall approve.The Board of Control has wisely preferred the former terms.Though the amount arked in large, the bargain 1s a clear one; but it ought to Include finally af! questions as to the safely of the structure.The clergy would no doudt have been willing to make as reasonable a bargain from the first, but there Is no bargaining with some al- dermanic committees.\u2014 The trick\u2014and we beg no man's pardon for calling it & trick\u2014of registering on & single property a sufficient number of names of non-resl- dents as those of joint owners vo be able tp outvote à wihole village on the matter of license or no license was a common enough one in the bad old days ot British Toryism when & nobleman would register what was spoken of ss 8 fagot of votes on\u2019 some part of his estate to outvote the popular candidate and retain the seat for his nomines- soe one Who would vote straight for the classes and aguinst the masses We do not know that it te fair to secuse the munieipal coun- ell of Lennoxville fer Raving oon- nived at this fraud upon the electors.Qesion te har interests of jesal magnates \u2018ty corrupting them ip some ers\u2019 list all persons who legally held enough of property so to entitle them.The venus of cheating the electors out of thelr rights must bs with those who conspired in this way to tender their votes nugatory.We are using very strong phrases such as throw us open to legal proceedings from any of those who knowingly was a party to this method of eioction, for wa are certain that no Canadian jury would Elie them any damages .eee All Montreal will be giad if any res ponsible group of capitalists is seriously willing to undertake to run a line of auto-buses with five cent fures and transfers.Any relief from the present congestion of trafic will be welcome.The crowds that wait on the street corners, and the crowds that jostle and push for even nu foothold on the step of a cur, are an eloquent admission on the part of the street rallway company that it is unable to cope with the press of passenger traf- fio desiring to get away from the centre of the city at the Tush hours While the city is ready to Welcome almost any attempt tv make an improvement there must be guarantos that the Improvement wil he a real one.What is wanted le not a service to add danger to the turmoil of the most crowded streets, so much an one that will carry the exzess cf travel by easler ways.A fine day or fine season service that would lapse when most needed would be an {illusory boon.But a service that would run on streets not already occupled winter and summer from tho centre of tho city to its outskirts with transfers would be a great thing for the city.A dus company, however, necessitates a charter, and a public service charter is a thing which confers on private people enormous unearned value that cun be trafficked in ty them to the disadvantage of the public, Tho city could da nothing more foolish than to grant a right that would only bs used to biced the Tramways Company.If any group of men are willing to put up good security thal they will maintain a five cent service summer and winter, and if the city can devise an untransferable charter that cannot be used simply to forces the hand of the Tramways Company, all wiil welcome relief {rom the present congestion.\u2018 eee No fact {8 more fam;liar to city experience than that a considerable proportion of boarding-houne keepers do not succeed Ju making ends meet, and that rent day is often a terrible day to them, for the landlord must get paid, whoever else suffers, The gTO- cer and butcher may lose, but the owner of house property must not.He has the firet claim on everything found in his house.There is no doubt a certain advantage in this to tenanis, as without such security it would be bard for many of them to get houses at all.It has now been found to be the law thet, not only the goods of the tenant are liable to seizure but those of her iodgerts, unless the latter aave gone through some unheard of process of notifying the landiord, « personage of whom they are as a rule entirely unconscious, that such and such goods are theirs.The safety of most lodgers is that they do not usually take into a boarding-house any possessions worth seizing.Their clothes and toilet agticles, valuahle to them, wouid bring the landlord very lutie.But let hin who has furniture or anything of realizable value In his rooms heware, Our laws respecting the ownership of \u2018real\u2019 property were made by the proprietor class, and con- alder nobody's interests but those of the proprietor.Still, the proprietor would have no security at all, in the case of those people against whose shifts such laws are framed to protect him, if.when he attempied to seize, he should find everything In the house held in the name of someone else than ki» tenant, wheather a furniture dealer or somes confederate who had leg hie name for this purpose, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Action has heen taken against a manufacturer for employing boys under age.We presume that there are not à few concerns in the city tn which a disaffected employes could not give the management trouble in this way.The foreman asks & boy applying for work if he is over thirteen, gets an affirmative reply and takes him on.Boys are scarce, and he knows of no way to assure himself further.This is due ton defect in our law.In other countries having en age limit to the employmem of children the foreman lo required to see & birth certificate before employing & ohlid.Our law ought to require this and define clear- iy what, especiafly among Immigrants fer from their parish registers, would he accounted valid as such.Bo long as this te not required by Law and usage the careful employer who ehould demand such evidence would lose meny à tikely boy, whose parents might not know how to go about getting such à document, and who in any cass would easily find other employment, to say nothing of the fibbing boy who would thus be snapped up months before he could honestly seek employment.\u2014\u2014 THE \u2018TITANIC\u2019 It is painful to contemplate what would have been the hardships of the \u201cTitanic's\u2019 passengers, had her disaster happened ten years ago, before the days of Marconigrams.1t is probable that never before.unless at naval manoeuvres, was such an ss.semblage of great ships on the high seas, ae gathered dround to give what help they may to the shipwrecked.It was 8 Marconigram that brought the news of the disaster.Because of Marconi's discovery a number of ships veparated from her by from three to seven hundred miles Immediately started to the rescue.Had there been no Marconigram, some of these ships were on distant tracks and would have missed the \u201cTitanic by ns great éistance.The \u2018Olympic\u2019, which could have run on the sams track, was the furthest off, She might in time have sighted her.Mad the passengers on board the \u201cTuasic\u2019 felt the donslation of lene- lineas on the trackless ocean.they would have cortainly known fear sand possibly pantie.RBecauss of Marconi, thelr captain was able at once to assure them, that their rescue was but u matter of time, Hurely these people and their friends vwe to the inventor, whose marvellous harnessing of physical phenomena has buoyed then with hope and made certain their delivery, a recognition worthy the event, Mr.Marconi fs un Îtallan of Fologna-cducated al Leghorn and Bologna.Jt was at his birthplace that he first carried on his experiments in Hertzian ether waves.Bologna, being an intand town, a statue raised in his 4 honor thers, would be but litlle seen.At the busy port of Genoa, however, in the square, where stunds the statue of Columbus ths ploneer of Atlantic navigation, a statue could be most npproprintely erected to this other Italian who has given to ocean trafic such a reasuring security.The \u2018Titanic's\u2019 curious misadventure at Souvhamplon may well he attributed to untried condi.ions, this being her mniden Voyage.But such @ collision ns occurred some three hundred and eighty miles south, south east of Cape Race might, one would, think, have taken place as easily on her fortieth voyuxe as on her first What is discouraging about it is the fact thal after Lclng provided with a honeycomb ste~l structure such as would seem to make sinking impossible she was looked con as in euf- ficient peril of sinking to put all her passengers intu boats.She was to all appearance on the regular Ocean route, and just 4t that point where Îcebergs are most to be looked for us they puss from Raffin's Bay along the Newfoundiand coast, ant thence southward.\\WLy, in these days when the presence of in iceberg is signalled by thermomelers six miles off, should the \u2018Titanic\u2019 have struck at all?and why, having struck.should she sink?The failure of the temperature WAarn- ing may be a question of sea currents or a penalty of speed.lt is hard te compute the titanic momentum with whica such a teemendous ship at twenty knots would meet an ice mountain of many times her weight.Can it be that her great hull was so strong and 0 solidly braced together Mthat, instead of caving in like an egx- sheil at one spot leaving the rest of the ship sound, the wrench tore her joints through x great part of Ger length?Another danger to such a ship under such circumstances would be the weight of her engine, which in case of a sudden arres: of the vesrel's motion would be jolted forward wrenching its fastenings.\\ \u2014\u2014 A BAD ARGUMENT.Whoever was the father, whether the Duke of Wellington or any other noted morulist, of the declaration that \u2018He \u2018was not particular to inquire about \u2018methods, he looked to resulta\u2019 on which our eminently respected correspondent, Mrs.Chesley, of Lunen- burg, seems to base her defence of suffragette methods, that declaration 18 s'wply a negation of morality.It may apply in a rough way to military tact'es, whict are notoriously non- moral, but as applied to any behavior that comes within the moral domain it would suggest, could we imagine those who use it to represent the coming vote, that nothing will be Bained to national morality by the coming extension of the franchise.Fortunately we think too well of the expectant electorate, to think of them adopiing the motto: Let us do evil that we may gain our ends.We know the lawlessness and rowdy- tem of certain women, as well as their unfair political tactics, have caused griovous disappointment to many who looked for great moral results from the new vote Their discrfmination against the party which contained practically all their political friends.which had an enormous budget of dras- tle political and social reforms already on its hands, and which they knew had no sort of mandate on this question.and could not carry it, revealed unceasonableness the reverse of sweet It \u20ac: axperated many who would have willingly supported the cause.The last outbreak made many intended votes for that cause impossible, Britain is undoubtedly conservative in its nature and ways, but if countries with lesa venerable Institutions have been readier to adopt the change, it has not been ohtained by rioting.Pos æibly the London ladies, who have Adopted these heroics, have set the fashion, for it 1s reported that some Chinese women went on the warpath.Another thing that has worked against the adoption of woman suffrage ideas among people with any experience of the parliamentary system is the extraordinary notions a great many of its leading advocates have of what it will do for them and for society.They may, ae others do, think many sxist- ing things deplorable; but they can only get them altered by framing feasible measures and securing the support of the couniry to them.\u2014r HOME RULE, In the Introduction of the Home Rule Bill\u2014called oMclally \u2018The Government of Ireland BUI'\u2014Mr.Asquith has brought forward a measure, every Inch of the progress of which will be sturdily contested by the Opposition.As the Irishman himself is \u2018never at \u2018peace except when he is fighting,\u2019 so it Is & matter of history that no important measures affecting Ireland have ever appeared in Parliament without setting every one by the ears.The path of Irish measures has been marked with ruptured friendships, broken parties and defeated governments, Gladstone's first Home Rule Bill was Gefeated in the Commons by the defection of the Liberal Unionists, lod by Mr.Joseph Chamberlain, who have since practically swallowed up the old Tory party and outrun that party In the advocacy of privilege.His escomd Home Rule Bill was de fenteé by the Peers Both of these \u2019 condition of validity of any marriage.defeats were endorsed by the people of the United Kingdom in the subse~ quent general elections.With these facts in view it would be foolish tu lnok upon the aucvess of Mr.Asquith\u2019s mesure as u foregone conclusion.Btill the time has coms when all are realising the hopelessness of carrying on the government with a dissatisfied Ireland.The only hope of the opponents of the measure lle» In the delay which may be caused by obstruction and opposition by the Unionists In the Commons, and by the exertion by the Peers of their privilege of sending bills back twice to the Commons before they become law.If the Home Rule Bill was \u2018hung up\u2019 {a this way for any length of time and a government crisis took place on some other question, the hopes of Nationalist Treland might be ngain disappointed.Mr.Asquith\u2019s opponents denounce the measure as a time serving one on his part in which he doss not himself believe.He haw challenged them to repeat in the House their charge that he wes betraying his country for reward.Buch language ls simply meaningless.It is the part of a ateeraman in a rapid to take the best course he can find.The language used by Mr.Bonar Law was bitingly characterized by him as \u2018the new style À very Important feature of Mr, An- quith's introductory speech is the assumption that runs through his argument, that the measure is only a\u2019 portion of a general process ef devolution of government upon the various parts of the United Kingdom.It has, therefore, no doubt been constructed in full view of the fact that what is done with and for lreland may have to be paralleled elsewhere The bill 13 an attempt to relain asecur- ity of essential union with Britaln and of all the constitutional rights of the minority.The Lord Lieutenant is, for Instance, t» have power to veto or suspend any bill on the instruction of the Imperial Exedutive, And, again any question regarding the interpretation of the Home Rule Bill is to be settled by appeal to the judicial been two houses in almom every legislature in the civilized word, there never has been a satisfactory ssoond house yet.The House of Lords could only exist by mot exercising ita pow- ors.When it became the tool of the party which has s majority in it to endorse sll the actions of that party and foil all those of the other, it became & recognized inipossibility.The House of Lords itseX has frankly rv- cognizad that it is an anachronism and ncods à new constitution.But we have heard of no change suggested that would nut make that house mote despotic and obstructive than it ha.been.The Canadian appointive Senate, after which that of Ireland has been modelled, has the Alsadvantuge of being also at the beck of à parliamentary party.In Canada, a new government finds itself legislatively apeaking in place but not in power, because & Senate named by its enom'en vetoes Hs important measures.When that majority dies oft and ig replaced by the nominees of the new party, the Senate becomes Inert az far as party measures are concerned, and becomes simply « useful committees for hammering out non-contentious measures and for a calm review «f more exciting ones for flaws overlooked in the whirlwinds of the house below.Almost ail proposals for the mending of these bodies suggest some form of election.The election of the House of Lords to any extent by the peers of the realm would make that house tu that extent seven-fold more a stronghold of class privileges than it is.There are now many Liberal peers\u2014 many who put the people's interests\u2019 before those of their class; but none such would appear in a house where the peers were represented by process of electon, We have In the United States an example of an elective Benate There has always been agitation fur some other method of election than that now in use, which is that of election by the legislatures of the states.We had in Canada en slective upper house, but we discard- od It for the present method.Any system of election for an upper house committees of the Privy Council.The Irish parliament Is, moreover, debarred from altering the Bill, just as our parliament cannot aRer the pro- visfons of the British North America Act.More important still, provision is made for the protection of rell- gious equality in that it is stipulated that the Irish Parliament cannot make laws, directly or indirectly, to establish or to endow any religion, or to prohibit the free exercise thereof or to make any religious ceremony a This security against any form of religious aggression or inequality should have gone further than it does in the bill.so far as it has been unfolded to us.It should have forbidden the granting of public precedence to the representatives of any form of rseil- gion.With regard to the financial arrangements, along with critles both in England and in Ireland, we have failed to grasp their purport.We are, however, far from agreeing with Lord Macdonnell in calling them niggardly.It they err, it is on the side of being eleemosynary.Asking for home rule Ireland ought to be Prepared to support her own government.Instead of that, she is to be for a time the bene- ficlary of Grest Britain.It will, of course, be her ambition to release herself from this condition as soon as æhe may.But Ireland is a poor country and does not now contribute nearly enough money for her own housekeeping.The situation is much more, difficult now than it was in 1893, when Gladstone Introduced his blll, for then there were no Land Purchase Scheme, no Governmental assistance to fishermen and others, and no Old Age Penslops.Exactly what power over customs tariffs has been granted her we fall to make out.It seems to be very strictly limited.We deprecate exceedingly any Infringement on the customs solidarity of the United Kingdom.It ts freely claimed that there will te many reductions in expenditure under Home Rule.This is the sort of hope that all political agitators sincerely cherish.This is where they will find themselves egregiously disappointed.The Celt has a genius for politics where (t means getting money out of government.Local self government has already been tried in Ireland, and has not been noted for careful expenditure.The \u2018Quarterly Review\u2019 lately pointed out that even if a quarter of a mililon pounds per annum were saved by reductions Ire- tand would practically be mo nearer financial salvation.\u2018Great Britain\u2019 says the \u2018Reviewer.\u2019 \u2018unless she is pre- \u2018pared to permit thé disgrace and \u2018danger of a bankrupt dependency be- \u2018ing created beside her, must find \u2018from £4,000,000 to £5,000,000 per \u2018annum for Ireland, and must band \u2018over its control to an Irish parila- \u2018ment.This is a height\u2019 of altruism \u2018hitherto unattalned In politica or \u2018business\u2019 This means a ceaseless agitation for what we in Canada are femillar with under the name of better terme.But it also means «& very practicel bond of union betwean the two islands.+ } \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 UPPER HOUSES.A weak point in the new Irish constitution is the Senate, which is to be constituted similar to oùr own, Criti- clem of this arrangement comes from Canadiens, with whom it is an almost universal opinion that the Canadian Senste ought to be constituted di£- ferently.Which of these critics, however, has suggested a better arrangement?The fact thst Canada bas long been eonvinosd that her Senate ls on wrong lines, and yet has discovered no Way of mending the matter, suggests that the way selected in the government of Ireland bill 1s about the best that has yet best discovered, The tact ie that, though, eves since the English partiament divided Hasek inte Lords and Commons, there have puts behind that body a moral force which it cannot have as a hereditary or appointive body.An elective house is necessarily much more assertive.the result being protracted deadiocks such as that which now prevents ail important legislation in the United States, where every measure that passes the Democratic House of Representatives ts killed in the Repubdil- can Senate.We certainly do mot think the Irish Senate will prove satisfactory, but that is a pretty general complaint against ell upper houses.Like all other countries, Ireland will be able to rub slong for a time under illogical conditions.! ee TREATING.On the day that Mr.Rowell announced his intention to make in the Ontario Legisiature, s motion for the abolition of the bar, it was seen thai he had placed the government of Sir James Whitney in a quandary.The government was content with what it had done and had no intention of touching the liquor question again for a long period unless forced.But this abolish-the-bar proposal seems ti have stampeded the party following.It was admitted that every one wanted greater restriction of the trade.\u2018The first \u2018ruggestion was to propose 3 new plebiscite.That was the counse: of despair.Ontario had had enough af plebiscites that did not result in legislation.She has twice shown that when given the chance she will cast a majority vote for provincial prohibl- tion.The government could not without atultifying itself sak the people ta vote again and then not give effect in law to the decision of the majority.Clearly If effective ilegisiation Te- stricting the traffic was to be avoldci à pleblscite was not the method.The next golution of the dilemma proposed was & law to prohibit treating.It would be putting it mildiy :o aay that the ealoonkespers ares surprised.They are shocked and astonished that Bir James should suggest trying to do them this bad turn.However, they take consolation from the consideration of the impossibility of framing any such legislation so as to make enforcement practicable.Mr.Hasserd, president of the Toronto Ho- telkeep ra\u2019 Association, expressed his surprise in the words: \u2018We were not looking for anything like that\u2019 \u2018We did not expect anything, to tell you the truth.\u2019 Many Interviews with keepers of bar-rooms brought forth a consensus of opinion to the effect that it would be impossible to enforce an anti-treating law.As one put it: \u201cI cannot ses that the government can hope to enforce such a pr.posal.It will be Impossible.As ad experishced hotelman, 1 can say that tt le not feasible.Imagine, for Wn- stance, & bar crowded with three hundred men\u2014thers would bave to be a policeman thers all the time to enforce the \u2018sw.What could the bartender do?Mr.Fieiding.treasurer of the Commercial Travellers\u2019 Association.and en active temperance worker.tiiinks the (dea absurd, and says: \u201cTreating can never ba staphed as long \u2018as five and ten cent pleces are manu- \u2018tactured,\u201d as & man has but to hand the soin to his friend.The abolition of treating, were tt possible, would go a considerable distance toward stopping the drink evil.To enact legislation thst cannot be carried out is, however, not only useless, but actually mischievous, as :L helps to discredit all restrictive leg.falation.Pertaps the most effective form this law could take would be to anact that essh individual should par over the bar the money far the liquor consumed by him.Even that coulé be evaded with esse.À man coulé invite his friend to drink, and the friend would marely have to say in reply, \"AI you lend me ten cents?Such » formula Would be quickly recognised.re THE MONTREAL WEFKLY WTÎNESS.APRIL 16, 1912, \u2019 friend was felt to be en obnoxious as to prevent the offer of a drink, the man wi was offered the drink would soon dearn to wait untll the time came to pay to ask for the ean.Then the man who had undertaken to pay would put down the money for the two on the counter, and when the har- tender, who had heard the arrangement.had made change for the real rurchaser, he could push toward the other man the cost of his drink.so that the man treated could push it tack and make hia individual payment.Treating is.however, as a rule reciprocal.and the bartender would learn to wait for pay till each had ordered and swallowed two drinks, a ( RUBBER STAMPS.No man likes to find himself doing the work of a rubber stamp, still less does he tke to he thought of sas do-, ing the work of a rubber stamp.hut above all, he hates to think of him- \u201cof as a mere rubber stamp to be used hy others at thelr discretion.ta produca tha Impression they want.\u2018The phrase had a considerable vogue during the recent elections in Rritish Columbla, Mr.McRride, having msde Ma purchase of the electorate, wan nsking that not na single Liberal be returned.He achiaved his object, so that now he has behind him a solid phalanx te turn into law for him anything he may propose, and override without gainsaying the solemn, silent opposition of the empty benches on the other aide of the house.The McRride representatives have Rritish Columbia at their mercy.It is even worse than that.There Is not a Conservative paper In the province that will deny that the so-called Conservative representatives ave completely under the control of tha cabinet and that this la dominated by Mr.McBride and Mr.Bowser.Te all intents and purpases British Columbia has at the present time an autocratic government.The elactors have virtually mage a single man dictator for the next five years.Even the Conservatives were aware that in voting for him they were putting In power a eolf-willed man who is angered at a breath of opposition or at the voicing of a view that differs from his own.They knew that in ciecting him with a solid following they were staging in their beautiful capitol mt Victoria a farce upon the British ParHamentary system of gov- ornment that has lasted 30 long and suited so many nations.A premier, an assistant and forty rubber stamps is hardly the equipment with which to govern a country of the size.wealth and progresaiveness of British Columbia.It 13 hardly to be supposed that the people really approve this form of government.A large num- har voted for it because they are Conservatives, and can not vote any other way.It waa only necessary to secure enough other voters in each riding, by employment on roads, or promise of mpilways to rake by addition to these regulers à small majority.Only a majority of one in each riding was necessary to entirely prevent the representation of the opposition.Despite all the thousands of Lih- eral votes that were cast in British Columbia a few weaks ago.not a sin- sle Liberal sits in the Legislature, Surely that fact alone suggests the necessity for some change in the electoral system.There 1a, however, an almost more real need for this in the position of tbe forty men who stand hack of Mr.McBride, and register their votes at his bldding\u2014of speech making there is little need.These men, supposedly holding an honorable position, have no more independence of action than clerks in a large business Independent views are the last thing dezired of tham.It Is extraordinary that theses members do not themselves demand a change that will give them a larger liberty.If, however, they are not of a calibre to chafe under such restraint, the constituencies are surely beginning to feel thay they would like to have independent individuals representing them instead of rubber stamps, or parts of a voting machine.At the present juncture proportional representation should make & splendid plank for the Liberal platform In Britiah Coluen- bla \u2014 ILLINOWE FOR ROOSEVELT.\u2018Having carried Illinois, the keystone of the Missiseippl States, and Maine, the essternmost atate of all, Mr.Roosevelt ls carrying bis populist campaign through Pennsylvania.In- ntead of tackling the questions that are well before tha country, the tariff and the trusts, Mr.Roosevelt lets these sleep and takes for his wac horse an attack upon the judiciary.His ar- ralgnment fes been that the judges decide according to law and not according to the conviction of the people.This is simply a war against law.It is possitile that the judiciary of the United Hates has Called to obtain the rever- enoe due to it.Elective judges areiiable td be made up of mere politicians fresh from the caucus and from the wire pulling and the hustings and Hable to return to there beugariy elements.Even »6, we Are not sure that Mr.Roosevelt 10 in agreement with St.Paul when he riéteutes the Idea that judges are from ' heaven.There were Pontius Pilates and scourging Philippian magistrates in the day when he told his disciples that the powers that be ace ordained of God.Certainly the Judiciary is not going to be redeemed by incressing its dependence on eiec- tora} whim, by making it.not only periodically dependent on electioneering for ita appointment, but liable to have any of its ndings made the sub- Ject of 8 popular vote That would He the last degradation of judicial independence.This appeal of Mr.Roosevelt against the judiciary je \u2018Pure mountebenkery.Another of his fighting principles la the direct primary.It is a poor showing for the direct mode of selecting candidates that so important and pivotal a State ss fiiinolp should, so fay, as it could speak, Save placed of te nation between Mr.Roosevelt and the equally reckless Ms.Champ Clark, Mr.Roosevelt was a supporter of President Tafl's reciprocity policy, probably on the genéra! ground that it had for its object the lowering of the tariff, which as a well-read man he could nnt but approva, especially as it was a lowering of duties on things to eat, st a tims when the nation wes clamoring much about the high cost of living.Moreover, it was what calls itself the progressive wing of the Republican party which had demanded a lowering of the duties ae a condition of supporting Mr.Taft's election, and Mr.RooseveM's naturel fhrewdness showed him that that was the path of victory.It turned out, however, that Mr.Taft's reciprocity policy, instead of confirming the al- leglance of the progressives, turned that element bitterly against him.The progreseives were the farmers, The farmers are the burden bearers who uitimately sustain the whole weight of the tariff, as theirs mre pretty much the only exportable products, which must pay, in one Way or another, for all imports pius the duties on the same, and the only unprotectable products, which must ultimately pay for all those that live hy protection.It Was natural that these should be in the field to demand & lower tariff; it was & wonder that they accepted hizh protection sn long.But when the lowering took the form not of lowering duties on anything they bought but on everything they raised, it was equally natural that they should rebel atili more.This revoit has of late taken active life in pledging the delegates from the wheat states to Mr.Lafol- letie and It is evidently spreading rapidly into the corn beit.Ro Mr.Roosevelt, has taken back his approvel of the reciprocity treaty.He says he has looked Into it\u2014probably with the eyes of Dakota and Wisconsia\u2014and finds that he cannot approve of %.In other words, he bespeaks for himself à reversionary interest in the votes pledged to Mr.Lafollotte, should that leader, as !s probable, he found at first in a minority.It might turn out, however, that the Roosevelt votas should go over to Mr.Lafollette, who has been, a steadfast progressive throughout \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 MR.ROOSEVELT.The principle of the United States constitution, as designed by ite found- ors, was that the people should elect electors, and that these, being the wisest and most trusted men of their various localities, should in their wisdom elect a president, It was not even imagined that the people generally were competent to make such a choice.It did not take lang for the électoral college so ardained to become a mere form.In marking his batot for the Hon.Timothy Jones or Judge Snooks the voter knows that he is voting for the well known candidate of his party The only thing secured by this clumsy aysteni fe that ' the Present, Instesd of being elected by the ma- Jarity of the people of thn country is elected hy the state majorities, each state casting its vote whole on one side or the other.But back of the election is the choice of candidates by the parties.This has by custom been done by party conventions, held firet In the several states and then by each party for the whole nation.These conventions were the real electoral colleges, which decided for each party who should be ts candidate, and there was in that fact move or less su- pariority of intelligence as compared with a purely popular selection.Mr.Roosevelt has been tearing the power from these canrventions by joining the very popular western demand thet the choice be made at the primaries.The primaries are the local meetings of the members of a party to choose delegutes to conventions.These delegates may go instructed or uninstructed.Ry throwing his hat toto the ring.as Mr.Roosevelt put ft, he was before the voters as a candidate.This forced Mr.Taft and others to enter the feild without nomination and so the voters have everywhere had the perworml issue before them, and cannot but choose their delegates in the Hght of the rival candidatures.Mr.Roosevelt's demand that the people should themselves decide was tne that no candidate could smfely oppose.In this manner we are to have on this occasion, in rome of the etates, a verRahble expression of the choice of the people as between self- nominated candidates.The usage in the past was for meetings of local or- senizations, largely self-appointed, to da the selecting of delegates, the voters generally taking nn interest or share in the matter.The direct primary is en institution which has been of late years spreading eastward from the westernmost state of Wash - ington.It is simpty an organized alec, -tlon in which every one may vote who claims to belong 0 tha party.The result Of thie system will be the ultimane test of democracy.Mr Roowevelt's victory im IHinois, #6 the |very domain of Mr, McKinley, Mr.Taft's election manager, is significant of very much, Ut ls also the domain of Bpeaker Cannon, the prince of Re- pubHoan stand-patters.Where he fo mn this contest we have not heard.He is strongly opposad to Mr.Taft for his tariff reform prochivities, and would ceriainly be to Mr.Roosevelt, if he believed So hm, for his radicalism.But no one knows exactly where Mr.Roosevelt ie on the central question at issue, namely, the tariff and the trusts.These are far less afraid of Mm than they am of Mr.Taft's mor- erate but slendfast effort et progressive reform.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 i RATS IN THN RING.Bach of the political parties in \u2018the United States has an aspiring demas- gogue as one of Hts principal candidates for the office of president.The saner clement in each party fare with reason the miooses of Sts cham.plon spell-binder.It is very generally taken for gremted that should eftherd party make it evident that Ne choice will be an Hizbalancad politician, the opposing party will put in nomination & conservative.Rhould the primaries make it apparent that Mr, Champ Clark is to be nominated, Mr.Roose velts chances would diminish.President Taft is the logical opponant of Mr.Clark, As the Republican convention will be held beforw that of the Democrats, and as it Is becoming move likely that tha ultimate choice of bolh parties will be \u2018eft to the conventiors to decide, the probe- Miity 1s that the choice Of the Democrats will be dictated by tha Re- publicana, end not that of the Repus- leans by the Demorrats.A year ago it was taken for granted that should the Republicans noni- nate a progressive of the Lafollette or Beveridge stamp, Mr.Harmon, Gov.arnor of Onlo, who Is the most conservative of all the Demncrati: pns- sibliities, would ba put up to \"ppise him.Thin is not now no certain.While the nomination of Mr, Knose- velt or Mr.Lafollette by the Repuh- licans would naturally preclude the nomination of Mr.Champ Clark ae an opponent and would he likely to put Governor Wondrow Wilson, wto has committed himself to the initiative and Teferandum out of the running, Mr.Gaynor, Mayor of New York city, Is & possible alternative to \u2018iovernor Harmon ss a conservative, The New York delegation will go to the National Convention undnstructed, hut with Mr.Charles Murphy, ths boss of Tammany Hall, and Senator O'Gorenan, formerly Grand 8ichem of the same organization as twa of its four delegates at large and in practical control sf the vote of the ninety delegates thit will be cast as a unit, Mr, Gaynor wil be thelr cen- didata 1 thers de any chance of his election.Thera is practically no doubt thet at least ame of the parties will nominate a large, sane man.A serfous question Ig, wii the enormous sporting fraternity that have devoted their whole Intelligence to the lore of the baseball diamond and of the ring, to whom \u2018Teddy\u2019 is making surh strong appeal both by his sporting lingo and the level of his arguments, prove along with all othere who shun serious reading and thinking, numerous enough to endanger the nation.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 .THE ROOSEVELT BOOM.The sweeping of Pennsylvania by Mr.Roosevelt, as Republican csn- didste for the presidency, seems to mean that there is no more a Repub- ican party.On those features of policy which have distinguished thst party Mr, Roosevelt has been silent.Every bait that he has flung out for votes has been something against every tradition and ingtinct of that party, which is nothing if not the party of conservatism and privilege.No one can well deny that the Republican party in that particular state has deserved this fate.Nothing more rotten than the Pennsylvania Republican machine was under Quay has ever been developed under free institutions, and Senator Penrose the Present boss, has pretty weil kept up the Quay tradition.The primaries of Saturday have been his Waterloo, We need not attempt to forestall the decisions of the other states.Ohio, Taft's own state, will be inclined to stand by her favorite son.Still the Republicans there have been under a machine domination not far hehihd that against which Pensylvanis seems to have rebelled.At all events.with the typical instances of Illinola, Pennsylvania and Maine before us, we may at least surmire the possibliity of a Roosevelt nomination.We have said that a victory for a radical in one party probably means a conservative choice on the part of the other.While Mr.Roosevelt was sweeping Pennsylvania in the Repub- can primaries, Governor Woodrow Wilson was achleving a still more signal victory in the Democratic ones tn the same state.There was & story some weeks ago of a combdinatigh of other candidates which was gol to leave certain states to Mr, Wilsonand concentrate on a sufficient number of others to defest him In convention.It is possible, however, that the Roosevelt successts may so strengthen Mr.Wilson as to make him, or the even moreconservative Mr, Harmon of Ohio, the choice of his Party.Mr.Wilson hes committed himself to the referendum and recall, which Mr.Harmon has not.It 1s.howaver, to be remembered that prudential considerations do not rule primaries, and there là no maying what may come of this direct veting business Bhould the Democrats put forward a safe man, whether Wilson, Harmon, or Gaynor, they would have a pretty \u2018good chance against Mr.Roosevelt, if we must judge from the latter's ex- a few years ago in the state elections of New York, when, after having ined complete control of the Republican convention, he was routed at the polis.There is no assurance, however, that that experience would de repeated.The Roosevelt appeal has been at least as much to the Democratic gallery as to the Republican one.and for every conservative Republican vote he loses he may gain à radical democratic one.Should Colonel Roosevelt, the Imper- fallst roughrider, the wielder of the big stick, the annexer of Panama, the Nobel prise pescemaker, again become president, all nations would be fn a quiver about what he mgy do next.We should look for trouble wita Mexico Pretty soon.et THE I W.W.The Il.dustrial Workers of the World ja an orgenisstion that has \u20acained for itself much notorietrŸ ot late.À few months ago the cotten workers in the New Kngland States got restless.Only a small proportion of them belonged to the regular trede union known as the Textile Union.which, es a branch of the national federation, was supposed to organise \u2018them and speak for them.The Industrial Workere of the World sent agents Inte the fleid and quickly soquired a membership suflieless de call & strike Having called a strike, they soon enrolled practically the whole Industry as members of their organisation.This angered the leaders of the regular labor organisation.Tt was achieved because the terms of membership in the new organization ware little more than consent and a dollar.It was spaemndie.hut eminently successful.The next notable hreaking nut of this organization was at San Diego, where its orators talked anarchy and railed at the flag.fan Tago has lang heen like Ton Angeles.8 non-union city.and the \u2018\"ndustris] Workers\u2019 experted annther triumph aver the regular or- œanisation.Their sprakers, however, went so far that a citizens\u2019 committee wie quickly organised that got \u2018he polica force tn join !t In making the Industrial Workers kiss the flag and In subsaquently marching them aut of town with à warning nat to return.Tt in this same organization, \u201cwith fis nperdy \u2018growth, its ephameral mera bership, and single purpass of hitting sffectiva blows at all organmzed con- éitions.that has sprung up on the Cansdien Northern construction line on the lower Fraser in British Columbia.In 8 week its trained sprakers will organise a Jocs! industry.incite the men to dissatisfaction with their conditions, cali them out on 2rike and possibly win for them an advance.Unlike the regular unions, they can make no guarantee on behalf of the men as to the duration of time thet a settlement will be binding on the men.They can but demand an Immediate increase as the condition of & resumption af work.As they collect no funds that can be paid out during « strike, the conditions of the workers they call out are sometimes.\u2019 as was the cac» in New England, those of extreme hardship.The mischief that could he wrought hy a few well train- od orato.with the backing of such an irresponsible organization.ready to %0 to the extremes advocated hy the syndicalists to secure its ends, is a danger that cannot be ianored.\u2014\u2014\u2014ae \u2018FLEECING THE LAMBS?\u2018Hteel'\u2014perhaps it will be something else\u2019 to-morrow\u2014is going up as the knowing «mez expected it would in anticipation of the bounties or protection that it Is assumed will surely be given by a pre- trotionist government.It has risen and fallen like wavelets for a long time.A rumor \u2018leaks out\u2019 that the Minister of Finance will declare a bounty, and the people rush to their brokers and those who have started the rumor \u2018reluctantly\u2019 sell them all they want knowing that in two or three days there 18 going to be « rumor on \u2018goed authority\u2019 that the Government does not intend to deal with the steel question just now, and that as a result of such a rumor they will be able to buy back at several points less all the stock they have Just sold.Indeed.knowing that they could easlly cover themselves at lower rates -next day éher sold far more than they had.Ho, on one rumer or another, up and down goes the stock for the benefit of the Insider, ti the public suspects the game, and will no longer \u2018rise to the fiy' to be caught.Then the stock goes down.the Banks squeess those who bought on margins, and the ring buys it in quietly, the while keeping it down by circulating rumors that bounties and tarifts alike are remote from the mind of the Government.Then when they corral as much as they can at low rates at transpires that the Government really haw decided to give this bounty or that protection to \u2018steel\u2019 So the ring, that has gained an average of two or three points each on a dozen steel wavelets, aggregating perhaps thirty points though tm all that time the stock may have only varied from 66 to 58, suddenly finds ita holdings jump a good many points, five, ten, perhaps fifteen in & week's time.Then they turn their attention to some other stock, and so become millionnaires.But perhaps they hear the jambs bleating wherever they go, and in their dreams does no voice ever ask them whether they are robbers?Possibly they say to themselves that these lambs are largely gamblers tn margins and are fair game.If that be the view accepted, we have on the one hand the amsteur, and on the other the knowing professional gamh- ler.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ICELAND'S CHOICE.The Scandinavians have ever been tive world's lsaders since on fret emerging from barbarism they took their piace In the world's activities, whether as the most daring of early discoverers or in the pereone of the conquering Normans, who did so much towards the development of comtitu- tional government in western Europe In our own day We Note in the Scandinavian countries the most advanced constitutional conditions, and the most advanced agricultural and social legislation.Finland was the firet country in Europe to give equality to woman.Norway and Sweden have Sevieed od.vanced temperance laws, and, whet is move, enforced (hese laws more effectively than probably any other European or American country.la Norway each municipadity can choome between the license system, the Gothenburg system, end total prohibition.The choice tas been largely between the two latter.The System of public ownerdirip of the traffic has not prov- of & success, hut prohibition has: for where a district has voted for It -| there liquor cannot be bought.Wah- in the last two yours Bweden had a pleblecite on the abolition of the iiquor traffic that resulted in gome- «ring Hike ninety percent of Whe vote polled (and # vas \u20ac lerge one) ging for temperance.In many villages Gere was not & single opposition vote.This continent is rapidity turning Ory,\u2019 as far ag outlawing tie traffic is concerned, but many torniities that have fordidden the asle o¢ Nquor might take We hail as an eddition to the renks of the wise in this matter the people of loshand Wik & deliberation that suggests steadfastness of Durposs, they pussed à law three years ago forbidding any importation of alcohotte liquore after the firm of January of the present year, snd forbidding any sale after the first of January, 1315.It fs not to be hoped for that this ls- glslation will not he arsalled.The traffic has Ka ways thera as hare and everywhere.We should expect the exporters of the countries from which they used tn buy to he plying the elec- tore with ail the same anphistries as we are accustomed to, and taunting them and gibing at them for thelr superine virtue and Utnpianiem, just a8 they 60 all over the United States and Canada.But the Irdanders, tt we rightly underwtand their national cher - acter, sre nat the penple to be tumed aside from the path of common sense by interested ineclencs, They have very defiderately put thelr font down, and will keep K down.Like thelr hero, Rigurd, they have slain the dragon, and they will not, for the dragon's sake, attampt to resuscitate him.They will find themosives much the richer for Fafnir's degth.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 RUSKIN AND POLITICAL FCONOMY.Thirty and forty years ago a great deal was said and written about John Ruskin's viaws on political economy.Everybody at that tima, including the young ladies at bearding school, was familiar with hie views, and most people regarded them ag the utopian fancies of a peel.The recently published and authorized life of Ruskin revives that far off time vividly \u2018in many lines of thought and activity, and adds some inner history of Ruskin's economic axcursions.For one thing, it appears, his sturdy father was much distressed ahout his opinions.The father was à nuccees- ful wine merchant, and well versed In the received doctrines of political eo- onomy.He thought that the son was unwarrantably attacking the establish- od principles.Carlyle, on the other hand, welcomed, applauded, and indeed steadily supported for years to come the new Luskin doctrines.While the \u2018Saturday Review\u2019 was describing them as \u2018eruptions of windy hyster- fes\u201d \u2018absolute nonsense,\u2019 \u2018utter im- becllity\u2019 and \u2018intolerable twaddle,\u2019 Carlyle was reading them with \u2018ex- \u2018Miarstion, exultation, often with \u2018inughter, with bravissimo! Such a \u2018thing flung suddenly into half a mil- \u2018llon dull British heads on the same \u2018day, will do ~ great deal of good.Caxyle, morenver, heard of the distress of the elder Ruskin, and wrote to him.The substance of the letter can Ue gathered from a letter from Froude to John Ruskin: \u2014'1 was \u2018at Carlyle\u2019s last night He eid \u2018that In writing to your father as \u2018to subject, he had todd him that when \u2018Solomon's temple was building it was \u2018creditly reported that at least 10,000 \u2018sparrows sitting on the trees round \u2018declared that {t was entirely wrong, \u2018quite contrary to received opinhm, \u2018hopelessly condemned by public up- \u2018Infon, ete.Nevertheless :t got fin- \u2018ished, and the sparrows flew away, \u2018and began to chirp in the same note \u2018about something else.\u2019 What Ruskin enforced.above all, was the need of a vast amelioration of the woclal conditions in England.This he preached with all a prophet's fire, and his works reached thousands who had not read Carlyle\u2019s \u2018Past and Present\u2019 conveying the same message.Ruskin's blographer makes a remarkable statement regarding the persistent and far reaching influence of his works: \u2018When the Parliament of 1908 \u2018was elected, there was a great hubbub \u2018about the largs contingent of labor \u2018members, and an ingenious journalist \u2018sent circulars to them asking them to \u2018state what were the books that had \u2018Influenced them?Some sald one, and \u2018some another; but the book which \u2018appeared in the greatest number of \u201clists was Ruskin's \u2018Unto this Last.* As Ruskin's teaching was social without leing socialistic In the pra- sent meaning of the term, this fact is surely significant In connection with the present progress of social legisia- tion in Great Britain.His blographer, however, draws too strong a line of demarcation between Ruskin's teaching and that of ths older political economy.The doctrine of lalsses- faire, of non interference, is a nickname for what was a demand for personal liberty.Both with Adam @&mith and Cobden, the idea made for the dreaking down of barriers and was thus a gospel of human freedom, ai- though It was only the other day that at Cobden's memory the protectionist sparrows were chirping their note of \u2018failure.\u2019 But what Ruskin and Car- Iyle presched wag not so much political economy ns & new social gospel which has left its mark, however, on political economy.That aclence has been deepening ja human interest and broadening in human scope.The publie library, the art gallery, education, peoples playgrounds and many other Interests sre now legitimate subjects tn social and political economy: and s generation which has had, perhaps, too much Kipling might profitadly turn back to Ruskin to see the good grounds for the connection.Without being an economist John Ruskin largely influenced economie thought just as he largely influenced art without being à great artist _-\u2014\u2014m 4 A GOOD MOVE The Eighth Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the British Em- Commerce of Montreal has decided to ask et À that & uniform parcel post rote de established throuzhout the Empire.It ls 04d to carry such a request to Britain.Great Britain her- te set on this line.best already.Pier request to Canada was met by the refusal of an equal reciprocal rete Canada été.however, Tofuce her rate to twelve cents » pound to Great Britain, while Great reduced Gere te an averuge seven cents @ pound to Canada, usivelia reftsed to enter inte agres- i ment as she did not want to put her post-office department in the anomalous position that the Canadian post- office at present finds itself of sending parcels to Great Britain fer à less price than they ean be samt from one part af the Dominion to another.As far as Great Briain was free to legis- lata in the matter she has secursd for herself the great advantage of à cheap parcel past throughout the Empire A a rete that varies from etght to lx and à half conts a pound, aconrding to their sizes, parcels are carried to the Fast or West Indies, and almost to the heart of Africa, through the Mou- dan or thewugh Northarn Nigeria Tn 1883 the parce! post was estah- lished tn Great Britain.In 1884 the first full year of its operation, the post-office carried twenty-three mil.lon parvals.Six years later, in 1890, this number had risen to almost double, or forty three millions, Ten years ater, tn 1900, the number of parcels carried had again almost doubled, being in that year seventy-three million.The next five-year period brought # up to the snormous tntal of ninety- seven milion, Has this resulled in à drain on the revenus of the British post-office ?It does not look like #.for during this twenty-one-year pe- rind the annual surplus has more than Goubled.In 1884 !t was but thir\u2018esn million dollars, while hy 1905 it had grown to twenty-seven milMon doliare.While any effort the Chamber of Commerce may make at the London Congress nf Chambers of Commerce wi \u2018help along the cause, the place for K ta use {ta Influence tn greatest advantage is Ottawa.[It is probably aware that ¢the same parcels that Great Britain can send to us at an average of saven cents a pound, we can only send to Great Britain at twelre cants ® pound, and, worse, we can only send the same from Montreal to (\u2018ham- bly or Rt.Eustache for sixteen cents a pound.Canadian governments have always hesn extremely loath ta lower parcel rates, and so ox- tend the service that the post-office does for the enuntry, whila at the same time Increasing its revenue; and all so that the express companies, which are but creatures of the redl- Way companies, can earn the enormous profits that they annually announce on a amall capital expenditure.\u2014 PRISON OF THE FUTURE.A remarkable experiment in prison reform 13 bein.carried on In the Ore- son Btate Penitentiary.Not so msny years ago this prison had an unenviable reputation for the brutailty of its administration.Flogging were frequent, and the prisoners were subjected to much callous cruelty in the name of \u2018discipline.\u2019 All this has been changed since the advent of Nawald Wes: a8 Governor of Oregon.He pro- cesds altogether on the assumption that convicts are men who have mistaken thelr way and who, at the bottom, would be glad to regain the path of decency and seif-respect\u2014instead of regarding them us a hopelessly dangerous class, naturally brutal and to be treated with unremitting severity, If not brutality, Shortly after the Governor had taken the oath of office the penitentiary officlals.were surprised to receive a visit from him at $ am.and a request to have breakfast with the convicts.fe came again and again, cuitivated the hablt of dropping In without saying anything about it beforehand; and the word was soon passed among the men that the Governor was their friend and was rea:ly holding out a friendly hand to them.80 the Governor got into personal touch with the men, and in the course of his association with them discovered thst, not only could he help them by aklliful and humane management, but at the same time he could save the state a considerable amount of money.So the \u2018honor system\u2019 came to be Introduced into this penitentiary.Several state institutions, including, among others, the Hospital for the In- sanc, an Industrial School for Boys, a Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and others, are situated in Salem, Oregon.besides the state penitentiary.All these have a great deal of tillable land about them.Here on the one hand were hundreds of acres awaiting crops; and on the other, in the prison, were hundreds of strong men doing nothing or engaged In useless tasks to the indignity of their manhood, and directly and indirectly to the hurt of society.80 Governor West had faith that no harm.but a great deal of good would result {f men ware given work under the free air of heaven, under a minl- mum of restraint.Mr.Jennings Sutor tells the story in the \"Pacific Monthly.\u2019 \u2018Look here,\u2019 the Governor would tell a Prisoner, \u2018the state can\u2019t afford to keep \u2018you here at fits expense any longer \u2018than necessary.You don't want to \u2018stay here.I'll make this bargain with \u2018you.I'll let you out of the prison and \u2018put you at work nearby.You will \u2018give me your word not to run away.\u2018I'll see that you are paid n certain \u2018amount for your work.enough 20 that \u2018you will be able to get to your home, \u2018or where you wish when you leave \u2018the penitentiafy.You work faithfully \u2018and I'll parole you as soon as you \u2018show you deserve i, Whether (his offer appealed to the conviots\u2019 fraternal manhood or their sporting Instincts, or perhaps merely because they saw that to take the Governor at his word would be to their personal advantage, the offer evoked & ready response.The convict above everything desired !ib- erty, and here it was offered te Mm on the esslest of conditions.\u2018To-Gay,\u2019 says Mr.Rutor, \u2018you can take à trip \u2018ever simost any road out of Malem \u2018and pass convicts at work without Veing able to tell them from the or- \u2018inary industrious farm hand to de \u2018met with in any countryside.There's \u2018ne \u201cprison look\u2019 about then.The \u201chang-éos shift 1s lacking from their \u2018eyes.There is a healthy tan on thelr Yaces.The Cesling of entisfaction that \u2018ames from a hard day's work eut- \u2018of-80ers ls nottosadle The cleverest \u201c \u2018forges, the most accomplished safe- \u2018cracker, the most daring of posehe \u2018climbers ssem to have the uwrbeakhy Ture of their crafts Grivan out of \u2018them.There 1a no roan \u2018er ams \u2018thoughts when there's a day's work \u2018to be done in the country sun-light, \u2018with the knowledge that they are se \u2018free from auspicion and survelllasce \u2018as the rich farmer, who Is working \u2018Bis own fields across the road.\u2019 Some of the convicts are employed at rosd building, soma at ploughing, some milking, soma performing goners! farm labor.Some return te the penitentiary at night and many, who are working st greater distance from the prison.camp out or are givon quarters in a house or barn, It might ha imagined that the presence of so many criminals, practically ut large, would be regarded hy the people of the nelghhorhood as a menace to thelr safety, but there {x praclicuits no uneasiness und, apparently no caiss for tt In the two years immediately preceding the adaption of the homor systam ahout thirty men esceped.of whom some were captured.more were killed, and some are still at large.8ince the syrtem has come Into operation only thre mer: have broken their parole.and ene nf them has been recaptured.Tt may be added that the state shares the proceeds of the convict's labor with him, and before Ha finally leaves the prison fe lu offered the kind of work for which he is suited, The \u2018honor system\u2019 of Governor West in but one IMustration of the new way in which society is beginning to regard the problems of crime and punish- mant.The success of Judge Lindsey with boys and girls has taught the world a lessan, Our Hoys\u2019 Farm is an eminently successful application of this principle te younz people, and il only requires public support of it and new cnergy thrown Into the exten- ston of the same principle ta all .cirty\u2019s derelicts to make our expensive prisons and our whole prison system largely an anachronism, In + tentative way we are nationally applying to adult offenders the ama principle of encouraging the better nature.Our Dominion parole officer, Mr, Archibald, has found his system work with almost invariahls sucrers.Nf course there ix all the differenca in the world between this humane treatment of criminals and a sentimentalism which makes \u2018pats\u2019 of them.We have heard, for instance, of prisons In the United States where 1he prisoners live fn the lap of luxury, have little to dn, and In general have a better time than the averuge honest workingman.The spirit which recognizes most keeniy the evil of wrongdoing, hut at the same time extends a helping hand to the wrongdoer, which administers punishment as a remedial agency rather than as revenge; which despairs of no man, and which seeks to let no man despair of himeel!, is sure to be most succassril, em it does the true spirit of Christianity and of the most scientific and enlightened sociology.LABRADOR IN NEED OF EXPLORATION.That the greatest hindrance to Labrador's development was the non- settiement of the boundary question, which has been in abeyance for years, was the opinion expressed by Dr.Wilfred Grente, CM, in conversation with a \u2018Witness\u2019 reporter on Friday.Labrador, he said.had great poe- sibilities and great natural wealth, bus ie development was being hindered hy the uncertainty of ts division line with Quebec province, which prevented factories belng opersted Dr.Grenfell is advocate of confederation, Newfoundiand and Labre- dor should Join with Canada.he ssid.But dhe Canadian Government has taken no trouble to show Newfound iand what she would have to gain.An effort should he made to show the Newfoundianders that their taxes would not be Increased, and that they would profi generally by Joining with Canada, \u2014\u2014 \u2018WORLD WIDE, The (following are the contents of this weeks\u2019 Issue of \"World Wid ALL THE WORLD OVER.Tha First Lords Sialement \u2014 English Papers.Some Opinions an the Speech \u2014 The the \u2018Morning Pont,\u2019 the 'Da.ly ph\u2018 the \u2018Daiiy Mail\u201d the \u2018Daby he \u2018Tvaily Chronicle,\u2019 the \"observer; London.Mr.ChurchilŸs Career\u2014H.W.M.ta the \u2018Nation London.House-Room for Miners\u2014From a Bro- therhnod Standpoint- -P.W.Wilson, in the \u2018Christian Worlds,\u2019 london How the Child Fares\u2014 A School Feast in CELL ia A.H., In the Daily News\u201d ndon.Cosl-Piéking\u2014Frea, Fi Wynne, in the \u2018 chester Guardian, Manchester Mr.G Re rdey Review.Industrial Malignering \u2014 nar Shaw, in the Bate \u2018London.The Defeat of the Women's Bill-The \u201cMorning Post, the \u2018Daily News, London, rien and Revalutions-\u2014G.K- Harton.in the \u2018Illustrated Lomdon News.\u2019 The Tari on Wool\u2014The \u2018Sun,\u2019 New York.President Taft's Message\u2014The \u2018Evening 1.\" New York.que Taies States and tha Ocsem Liner Eh ones Rare TT, ibn ti orien Btart?\u2014 fr DO Commercial Advertiser, New The Youthfolness of Crime \u2014 The * ,* New York., New \u201cRosas fate OW Spain\u2014The \u2018Sua, New York.SOMETHING ABOUT THE ARTS.himoto.a Great Japaness Ar: One oo Noguchi, in the \u2018Acadeay,\u2019 mdon.First Opera in rene SOINS TITERART, Amiel \u2014 Samual Waddington, ta he AWestminater Gasette\u2019 jat\u2014O.W, Firkine, in the \u2018Event Pont.\u201d New York.eo Yiddish \u2014 The \u2018Dally CONCERNING Mr.G Bernard Shaw as Wit and Moral: HINTS OF THE PROGRESS OF ENOWLEDS E.Pormed\u2014 t White Plagus Tm PIN nt ew York.The Vivisection Report-\u2014F.R.C.&, 1m the \u2018Apectstor London, ; Wed: ted Eggs \u2014 The Slerning Pest, London.LoL AND OLD.- \u2014 men, ve ep, mina Bwry in ie « eren Bord Wide' fs 8 week! or heres.18 reer.w ta Canada.or a pi BANK MANAGER TAKES CHEERY VIEW OF FUTURE Among the guests at the Windsor Hotel last evening was Mr.LA.Gray, manager of the Royal Bank of Canads at Hamilton, Ont, lle was going through the city on his return from a short visit ta the Maritime 3 where Te ound financial aa vonditions 10 a very good stare, From what he could observe he was quite autistled that the steal and coal industries In the cast are to all appearances very busy in meeting the demands of trade, and on all sides he heard expressions of optimism in connection with all matters of industrial activity.Speaking of conditions throughout Ontario, and espocialily at Hamilton, Al.Gray stated that Ontario Was certainly enjoying a prosperous Reason, and that this was not confined (v any particular branch of businean.The manufacturers are doing well, and in this connectt he referred to the growing Imp nee of Hamilton as à comnercinl centre, eral large Industries from the Unitet Rtrires are locating in Tlawmiltan, while Canadian enterprises are xrowing rapidly, say nothing the trade represented in that city by Hritish lsies firms, \u2018Au regards husiness with the banks, sald Mr.Gray, \u2018I hava treason to believe that there is not wach cause for complaint.As far as the Royal Bank in Hamilton fa concerned we are getting our share In the bus! niess expansion of the city and pre vince, and there is, 1 believe, plenty of maney for conservative and Feliat'e fnvestment.and personaity D fair nr sve any evidences of a slowing down in business or any sin that would warrant uneasiness Of?course Any unforeseen crash in the United States would have its effect mora or less in Canada, but there does not seem to ba 1NY cause to anticipate anything of this nature.\u2019 CPR.AND POWER STOCK ACTIVE MARKET QUIET Tha total volume of buslress on the, Btock Exchange yesterday was not large, and there was a lack of apecins trading.Canadian Pacific showed pronounced strength rising a point from 251 1-2, wnile Pawer was being at in at prices ranging {rom 202 to a Apart from these there was not much to attrac: attention.Ricfielleu was down to 11 1-2.Lusiness la bank shares and bonds was limited.4 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 MONDAY MORNING BOARD.Pacific\u201450 at 251 1-2, 25 at 251 5-8, 0 at 251 1-4, 50 at 251 1-2.100 nt 251 3-4, S at 253 8-8, 25 ex 251 1-4, 350 at 252 1-2, Detroft-\u201425 at £4 1.2, Rich.& Ont.\u201410 at 122, 10 at 121 3-4, 25 et 122 1-2, Rio.\u201485 at 120.Illinots, Preferred.\u20143 nt 93.Shawinigan.\u2014J75 at 135.Ottawa Light & Power.\u201440 at 152.Power.\u201425 at 202 1.2, 50 at 202 1-4, 25 at 303 1-8, BON at 202, 100 at 2023 1-2, 150 at 202 3-4, BO at 70%.800 Common.-100 at 143.Rell Telephone.\u20141 at 148, Toronto Raïiwny.\u20142 ac 135 1-4, 10 at 135.Locomotive, Preferred.20 at 89.3 Steel Company of Canada.\u2014:5 at a 1-2, Steel Company of Cannée, Preferred.-B at R9 1 2, 15 at RO RR.Canada Locomotive Company.- 5 at 35.Ecotéa.\u2014 25 at 94.Steel Carporstion- 275 at 57.Laurentide Company.\u201430 at 179.Sherwin-Willlams, Prefeered.- 13 9\u201d.Crown Remsrve.815.300 at 214.Cement Commnn.\u2014 108 at 28 2.4, at 400 at 312, 40 nt Montreal Cottons Company.10 et 48 3-4.s Spanish River, Preferred.25 at si\u201c Cement Prafeered.- 5 at 90 1-2, 10 at 90 1.4, 6 at 90 1.2, Sherwin-Wiillams, Common.-1 at 41.Canada Car, Preferrad\u201425 at 103, Kpanieh River, Common.\u201450 st 46%.Royal Rank.\u20143 at 231.Moalsons Bank.\u20143 at 207 1.2, Rank of Montreal \u20146 at 247.Bank of Commerce \u20142 at 226 1-2, 80 at 227, 2 at 228.Trion Bank.\u20148 at 148.Merchants Rank.\u20141 at 195, 194 1-3, 2 et 195.Could Bonds.\u2014§1,000 at 99 1.2, Cement Ponds.\u2014$2.000 at 100.Tron Roewle.\u2014$1.000 at § 41.2 AFTERNOON BOARD.Ontivies\u201426 at 130.New C , P.R\u201419 at 244 1-4, 2 at 244 1-2.Toronto Ratlway\u20141 at 136, 25 at 184 3-4, 3 es 13h, 2h at 134 1-2.Packers, Preferred, A.\u201476 at IR 1.2.Packers, Preferved, F.\u20148 at 100 1-2.Bhawinigan.\u201426 et 135 1-4.Ottawa\u201460 at 152 1-2: 8 at 152 fMoo-10 at 142 1-2; 25 at 142 1-2; 50 at 14% Mon.Cott-25 at 40 3-4 Paint Pfd.\u2014 at 97.PelH-4 at 144 Car Prfd.\u2014S at 1M.Can Car\u201425 at 67; 25 at 67 1-4; 25 at 67 1-2 Stes com.\u2014-10 at £7 1-2, 18 at BT 8-4.Power\u20142 at 302 1-2, 235 at 203, 25 at 208 7-8, 130 at 208 Cement pfd.\u2014485 at 91.C.P.R10 at 263, 75 at 252 3-4, 200 at 263, 20 at 253 3-4, 15 at 283.R & O\u20148 at 121 1-2 Cement com.-\u2014#0 at 29 2-4, Laurentide\u201425 at 160, 25 nt 179 3-4, Bapk of Britsh North America at tas.Hochelaga-\u201426 at 187.@fontreni-26 at 244.Royal\u2014 at 281.gg Dlisted Waa Gas Power\u201443 1-2 at Waysgam bonde\u20143.000 at 78 1-2 Steel of Canada bonde\u20141.500 at 100, \u2018Textile bonds\u20141.000 st 97.City of Montreal 4 percent stock\u2014 $2.700 at 90 34.Textile \u2018A\u2019 bonde\u201430 at 96.Spanish bonde\u20145.000 at 97 1-2, Unlisted \u2014Wayag\u20142% at 3 1-2 Tram.Power\u201433 at 3, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 CHICAGO MARKDTS.Messrs.J.8.Bache and Com, - Mospital Strest, Montreal.reports ine eto otations in Chicago to-day, as »: Open, M Low.Cleese, what 1 a 101% 111 ; 1 108 ay FN 19 at ny 1% 18 gone.Mee 88 Bey 81 th GR EL 8 \u2026 3787 1766 1760 2765 i 1636 1196 1108 vo 1010 1008 IMT 10 ole 1 103 1956 we WT 1017 #06 1007 a.1080 1087 1017 1037 to} \u2014\u2014 Le D.U.R.PROFITS FOR FEBRUARY SHOW BIG GAIN Detrolt United Rattuniy Fehroary Erosg e4fnngs SHOW an increass of $34,110, while the February 3 1s $6.581.Nurpius after shows an ine se of $10,408, whi'e the twee months\u2019 surpi After charges, ives an invreuse +7 SE 665 BUTTE CENTRAL\u2019 MINE REPORTS A FINE STRIKE ' Butte, April 11, Butte Central has : Made at fnifertant strike on the hd the Ophie mine Ore body rt wild, running igh in lead and ever and esays 2 2 percent to 3 percent copper.This is the tirat Important discovery of capper made fn the Ophir mine, and Superintendent O'Connell predicts LUtet 1p will turn inte copper glance.G.T-R.INCREASES The Grand Trunk Railway system trafic earn ngs from April 1 tc 7 show the following increase: mw Ce ee ee 3 sat.7 Tra Lo.§R1,858 ase CN.R.EARNINGS Farnings of the CN OR, with com- © parisons are fs fellows: Week ending April 3, 1911, §328.300; 1912, $SBL bu; increase, on aly 1 to date, 1911, $11.1812, $14- 720,500; increase, $R419.500, General Trend of Business Around Winnipeg is Good \u2014 May be Shortage of Labor.Winn!peg reports te Rradstreets gay the trade aftuation has shown llitia change during the past week.Roth here and at outside points retail trada has been active.General lines have moved freciy and there has been an excellent businesa tn sorting orders.The otitloak for later buainess is, at the moment, mast encouraging.It In yet much too early to talk of coming crops, hut there are already indications that the acreage put to ared will thia season largely exceed that of a year ago.Much building wil be undertaken Here and at other centres this season, and that together with the ratl- way extension and other cutside work to be dene this season may possibly Jrad to a shortage In the supply of labor.There 1s an excellent demand for money and rates Are, as a consequence, firm In tone.Traction Service in Porcupine Considered.Tt is again asserted that the Tamis- kaming and Northern Ontarie Rajiway Commission has practically decided to give a service every hour of so hetween Golden City, Routh Porcupine, the Kchumacher and the Timmins and other districts in the Parcupine.The # vice will be of à local character, every hour at so .and will de operated by eles- triz motors.200000000000 ° ; ° $ PRODUCE MARKETS $ 0000000000005 Cowaneville, April 15.-\u2014 There were offered for aale on Cowanaville hoard on Saturday 280 boxes of butter; 2298 boxes znïd far 81 5-58c end 52 boxes were not sold.Canadian new laid eggs in yaund lets quote at 28 cents, and In single cases from 24 to 26 cents per dozen.The trade În manie product fe nov nwing tn the continued amall arrivals of the new crop.Maple syrup in wand, 7¢ ta 7 1-2¢ per Ih, and in tina, Tûe ta 5c.as to alze.and maple m- gar at fc to 9 c per 1b, as to quality.Tha demand for Green Mountain potatoes 18 fairly good and prices firm at $2 per bag in a Jobbing way and at 31.75 In car lots.\u2014\u2014ee FLOUR QUOTATIONS.Manitaba spring wheat patents, firsts, per bri, in wood.$8; in jute, $5.50\" Manitoba spring wheat patents, seconds, per bri, in wond, $5.50; In jute, $5.20, Manitoba strong clears, per bri, in wood, $5.30; in jute, $8: choice winter wheat patents, per hrl, In wood, $5.10 to $5.35; In wnnd, $4.63 to $4.55: winter wheat straight rollers, par bax, in tute, $2.18 to 32.25: winter wheat, xia, per beg.In jute, $1.90 to $1.98.MONTREAL.STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES ported by W.P, O'Brien, 67 St.Frencole xor a vires, Tel.Main SL Sellers Burere Sellers Buyers Bell Tel.Co.149 148 Dom.ik .sLPLAA .pla 103 101 [vo Ry Spee .Gan Con.ere ct LA ven Pelty, 2534 2814 Halifax Ky Crevaiire i 3 CR Hav bie.betreit Kia, % Merlip « 11.Trad pid Peal Abu m pl sm LU LUPLÉ Mul H.EP 908 T4 is Liu.U \u2026 Meat.ntKy We .be W's 00m 1390 Dow tL ity, > pd, .Moab Steel Lanz.2 aps oom W Nipusang pté w % Bac t'auio.2024 M8 Nee.Ohia., -.o BhawWaPIOK 180 on atest, Vie visé NL Jouu air.» aid ae Tolede.N.W.Laad isis Vglivisorm me) A o 88% West ludia peel we RE wharn LU INK BANKS Nationale.NwBrunsk N.Hoots, 145 ue a.Wx i Sian! os 1 orente.eee win Bt Union.coor 100) wrToNs nls pomTerst 1m 100 wy PT » se BONDS DUR BANKS HAVE OVER $100,000,000 CALL LOANS IN N.Y.»w York, April 14.(Rprclalt- large mount of money placed by Canadian banks In this y in call lvuns has created the Impression among bankers and financiers that the Canadian public is at the present time well supplied with funds, and that the excessive supply of (Canadian money an deposit here is evidence of the prosperity throughout the Domin- on, A leading banker from the Cana- cian side, who was a recent visitor to New York, in discussing the policy of tha Canadian banks In placing on \u2018all\u2019 such a large amount of money, sald It waa first of Alt considered by Canadian bankera a: a safeguard to business In Canada from the fact that these loans in New York could be N T readily obtained for use in Cansda Without in any way disturbing the Canadian monetary situation, he raid, \u2018we hove poa- York en eatt loans Around SIM, 00,000, bearing three pers cent, which If feft in our bank vaults in Canadé would not return us one dollar revenue, while the interest de rived in New York is money found.\u2018Bupposing,\u201d he concluded, \u2018that the Canadian banks had all this money out an call loans in Canada, aml pud- dently some depression or emergency occurred.it would still further prert- pltate and endanger the situation throughout the Dominian should our banks have to make the enlle in Canada hence the polley of piacing our surplus funds in New York and elsewhere\u201d WINTER WHEAT REPORT IN US.The Department of Agriculture at Washington, at 3 o'clock yesterday Afternoun, fasued ts first crop report of WIL 1t wan for winter wheat, and showed an average condition of 80.6, against 833 reported for the geain A yaar ago, and §6.1, the April aver Age of the past ten years.On Tiecem- ber 1 last the prefiminary condition repart af the Government on the grain now growing named 56.6; the present Tepart consequentiy indicates a winter depreciation In condition of approxt.mately percent, In most years there ham been a decline between December and April.the average loss between those datea for the past ten ycars being 8.3 points From a condition estimate of 80.6, the trade forecast for the 1912 winter Wheat crop was 490850.000 hushels.The harvest last vear was 431,000,000; the record harvest was that of 1906, 4923.%0.000 bushels, The estimate la made on the so-called \u2018old basis\u2019 of figurine: traders allowed a deduction Of 33.W0,000 bushels to discount future deterioration.this making the crop promise 434,M0,000 bushels \u2018Outdoor Work Begins to Show Greater Activity.Hamilton reports to Rradstreet's my general business has picked up rather during the past week, and a hetter tone is noted to the demand for seasonable lines of goods, Wholesalers report good sorting orders and they state the nutlook for summer trade a good, Outdoor work in commencing and promises to be ne- tive throughout the season, Country trade 18 quiet.Callevtions are fairly mtisfactory, TORONTO CATTLE MARKET.Toronto, April 15, \u2014Expnrt cattle, ch, 06 20 to $7.20: do.medium, $4.59 to $8.10; do, hulls, $5.00 to $8.60; do, butcher cattle, choice, §6.to $6.90 ; dn, medium, $6.30 to $5 : do, common.34.50 to $5.25: dn, cows, choice, 34.70 ta $5.45, do, medium, $3.30 to $C KA; An, canner: 1.25 to $2.50; do, bulls.$2 50 to $5.Feeding steers, $5.30 to $3.10: stock.ers, chafcs, $3.50 to $4 50: de.light, $7.50 to $3.40: milkers cholera, each, $55 to $70: apringern, $48 to $60.Sheep, ewes.§7 00 to $4.50: bucks and on 44.00 to $5.00; lambs, $4.50 to Hog, fed and watered.$8 80: do, f, pb $8.18; calver, 93,00 ta $t.00, CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicagn, April 1F.\u2014Cattle receipts 21,- 000; market steady to ific higher, Reeves, $5.60 to $8.35; Texas stesrs, 44.75 to 86.10: western steers, $5.60 to $7.10: cows and heifers, $2.48 to $7.00; atockars and feeders, $4.30 to $6.65.calves, $5.00 to $5.25 Hoga, receipts 37.000; market alow, steady to a shade higher.light, $7.80 to $7.90; mixed, $7.08 to 97.95: h v, $7.58 to $7.97: rough $7.85 to 70; pigs $5.90 to $7.26 ; Dulk of sales, $780 to 87.90.Rheep, receipts 25,000: market ateady.Native, $4.40 tn $8.30: western, $4.48 tn $6.90: yvearlinge, $5.75 tn 97.10; and Jambs native, $5.80 to $7.75; western, $6.25 to $0.00, \\ \u2014\u2014\u2014 LIVE STOCK MARKET.April 18.About five hundred head of butch- ors\u2019 cattle, al hundred calves, twanty- fi» aheep and lambs And a thousand Toga ware offered for sale nt the Point St.Charles stockyamis to-day.The offerings af live stock at thie market dur,næ the week were 1,000 cattle, 1.- 200 calves, 78 sheep and lambe and 1,- 800 hors.Trade was brisk at firm prices for cattle, Prime heeves sold at from 6 7.8c to a Hitle over 7 1.4 cents per 1h: pretty good animals.5 1-4¢ tn63-4e and the common stock.4c to Bc per 1h, CaTves sold at from $ 1-26.¢o 5 1-2e per |b, fheep aoid at about § 1.3¢ per Id.yearling lambe, at 8 1-2¢ per 1h, Gond ots of hogs poid et 9 1-4.to Rd 3-8¢ per 1h, \u2014\u2014\u2014 FARMERS MARKET PRICES.\u2014 April 1% Very few farmers hrought loads of produce to the Ransecours Market this morning, and the basket brigade did not haîf All one of the market halls.Prices of nearly all kinde of farm and ganien truck had an upward ten- dancy.For oats $1.36 the dag was asked, and 31.76 per 80-1b.hag for potatoes; dealers sell the 80-1h.bag of putatoes at $1.85, and 90 ths.at $2.00, Turnips, 600 to 750 the bag; beets, $1.25 the bag: carrots.$2.26 the bag: onions, $3.50 the bag; \u2018abhage, 33 to $3 the tarrel; celery, #0c to $1.80 the dozen; radishes, 20e the dozen bunche lettuce, 606 to 76¢ the dosen bunch rhubarb, $1.80 the dozen bunches or from 1ic to 1s the pound: leeks, 30 to 20e the bunch; sholats, 20 the bunch; dead turkeys, 230 to 260 the 1b.; geese, 166 the 1b: chickens, 180 to Sic the 1b.; live fowls, $3 to $2.50 the couple; black ducks, 31.50 th couple: tub butter, 83c te 36 per Ib.: roll butter, Me per 1b.; print butter, 30 to 40e per Ib.: egzz, 20e to 250 the dosen: cream, 206 Lo Mc the quart; THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, :.4IL 16, 1912 WHEAT PANIC OF SATURDAY AND ITS CAUSE (New York *Eveninæ Past.Chicago, April 18 There was a Panic in the wheat pit en Raturday, the excitement caused by startling ud- vances price being the greatest that the traders have known astuce the \u2018Kreen bux\u2019 period of 1m?Every one rushed to the buying side and firms in the trade were so deluged with orders that many of them could not possibly he executed.In the flrat hour of trading May wheat soared from $1 % to $1.10, July wheat to $1.06 1-8, and Eeplember touched $1.05, Last Monday July wheat sald at 9 1-4c and September at v 7-Re At times the confusion was ao great that prices varied as much as A cent a bushel in difterent parts of the pit, The vause of the a-are is the dally receipt of bad crop reprise from nears Iy every county in linus, Ohio and ndlina.The market hus been advancing al through the week and there haa been a great rush to buy, The commission flrms rec-ivef many ore ders to purohase from cunton the sections where the crap bad and the character of the mes- aaxes mado it appear as if it were a crop calamity, ticorge Lecount, who has heen travelling through lfin.os, declared that a period of growin: weather with helpful rains would lring a consider- ablo acreage out all rich.In the midat of ths excitement on turday © BE, Giffird & Co.posted tice requesting a transfer of their trades.The announcement that their losses would nnt affect the general site uation quieted the traders somewhat.BAR SILVER \u2018HIGH PRICE New York, April §,- Tha price movements in bar silver :n March exhibited a remarkable degrea of firmness, averaging at high leve! of 26 7-8 pence an ounce standlasd 0 london, and 58 8-8 cents an ounce fina at New York.The highest monthly average of thin year was attained In February, the 76 business daya «f quetaiion record at 27 2-16 pence.The month Just passed was less by & -léd, than ite immediate predecessor, and compared with January average of 25 14 164, The average tv March, 1911, was 24 5-16d.\u2014 tress tsetse The Washington Bureau of Statistics reports that the world's international trade han doubled in value in the last 15 verre, and that the figures for 911 are the largest on record, amounting to imately 17 billion doll and 18 1-2 bil Pp The American billion, it should be added, is a thousand million.) Thus the international commerce of the world last year was of the value of about 35 1-2 billion dolaire.In 1907 +4 +04H40HHHH400HH0000 P4040 404443040000 44 0 the total was 30 billions: in 1904, 24 billions: in 1901, 20 billions, and in 1896, 16 1-2 billions.« 4 444464446444 644 + t WINNIPEG GRAIN Following was the course of prices in Winnipeg this morning: Wheat.Oats.New.May.July, Mav.July.Clone .104% 10451058, b1%y 483% Open 104% .6 | 106 8 au High 194% [105% MG 481, Low ,.164% 1068 Boy (KA Noon .10ity - 105% Bly 444 INGERSOLL MARKETS.Ingeranil April 15.\u2014White wheat, 28-, ta Me, per bush; red fall wheat, 84, to Me.per bush.: peas, Tc.tn 5c, per bugh.: harley.tic.to 660.per hush: onta, 43c.tn &5c.per bush.: carn, to ROc.per bush.; oatmeal.$3.7 to $4.per ewt.: cornmeal, $3.75 to $4.00 per ewt; four, $246 to $2.85 per cwt.; bran, $24.00 tn 323.00 per ton: ahorts, $26.00 ta 27.00 Ler ton: dalry butter, Mc, ta 250.par 1h.creamery, 8%.to 40c.per 1h; epgm, 200.te 22, per dozen: potatace pg bag, $1.50 tn $1.75; live hogs, $36.75 tn $7.0 per cwt; hay, $15.00 to 16.00 per ton; hide, $9.00 to Sooo per ent.\u2014_\u2014 OTTAWA MARKETS Ottawa, April 16.~The price of maple sugar is $1.25 a galion, with ready purchasers.Rutter and exzs have made no perceptible change in price.{For pail butter as high as 3c has hean given and graded down to Me.Creamery in prints sold for from 20e to Ie.Fras went at 35¢ to 2c par dozen.tha retailers selling out at 2c per dozen.In the poultry line there was à fair Alaplay of chickens and the well fed and well dressed ones sold at 2c to 22¢ per pound.Fowl ran from 16c to 18+ a pound, and no geese, ducks or turkeys ware nn offer, Resf took an upward jump and the quality was a trifis hetter than for some days.run- ping from $8.50 to $10 per hundredweight, pork statinnary at $10 to $11 fre heavy and $11 to $12 for light.Ves) \u2018was plentiful, but the prices keep up, an high an % and Te being got for fronts, while hinds went for chofcest, as high as 120.the average of good quality heing tic a pound.Oats have heen scarce for some time and Raturday teak a decided Jump.going Up to from Bfe to 60c per bushel, Thera are sald, however.tn ba plenty of oats in tha neighhorhnnd to market.Hay hne bean plentiful ennsider- ing the roada and the price remains at rrom $11 ta 315 per ton.| \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 HAMILTON MARKETS Hamilton, Aprit 16,.\u2014We quote prices to-day an followa: White wheat, per bushel, 980 17 fc; red, Mo to 97e; apring, Me tn fr.Peas, T7o to Tho.Barley, T0e tn 726, Cats, bôc to bte.Corn.Te to K0r.Clover seed, $13 to $14.Timothy need, $8 to 310.White wheat flour, per harrel, $4.10 to $4.30.Strong hakars\u2019, $4.35 to $4.50.Dressed hogs, ewt, $10 to $11.Apples, per bag buahal and a half, $3 to $2.80.Dried apples.per pound, dc to 6e.Po.tatoas, par bag of 8 1ba.$1.7 to $1.90, Butter, in rolls, per 1b, 280 to Mo.Rutter, In firkins, per 1b, 330 to Me.Egss, per do 220 to 33c.- rt BALRD HAY PIRE A continued gnod demand for baled hay kenps prices firm.In ear los, No.1 hay quotne nc $15.50 to $160: No.3 extra, 31450 in SUM; No, 8 northern, 138 Lo $14.00; No.3 hay, $11.80 to $13.00; clover, mixed, $10.80 to $11.08 , ! OATS CONTINUE FIR.Wo, 3 Canadian western, 54 to 84 1-20; extra No.1 feed oats, Bi 1-30; extra No.1 feed oats, $ic; No.3 Canadian western, #00; No.$ feed oats, 69 to # 1-20; No.§ local, Wo; No.3 local, #0; No, 4 local, Sa \u2014 ONIONS SCARCE BUT EGYPTIANS IN FAIR SUPPLY In view of the heavy demand for onjons both in Canada and the Un- fled States at present, the following report of conditions of tha new Fgyp- tian nnion cron, compiled by Messrs.Glover Hil and Company, of Liver- povl\u2014whn have unusually elaborate means of keeping In touch with the situation in those paris\u2014will be in: tereating.Quantity \u2014As usally follvws a pro- table season to the growers, As last proved to be, plantings of onions huve heen above the average, and whilst it fa reported that only the samg acreage has bern pinnted, it 18 our opin: fon, especially considering the size of samplea already to hand, that the crop will exceed 2,000,000 haga, Tat year 1,768,249 Lugs were actually shipped.Quality Ts reported ta he exrap- tionally gnod and this has heen vori- fied by the condition of cargoes that have already landed here -of courses, tha onlons are nat yet quite out of danger: reinstorme can do à lot of damage in twenty-four houra Trices-Which opened high on mee count of the expected eariy finish of Valencias, and urgent enquiries from America, have since Hecome normal.and there is a prospect of some large business being done at reasonable figures, .Shipments-Ts date have heen heavier than any previous year, being 112.997 bags against 15.249 for the corresponding period of last year.Owing to the late spring In Canada and the United States there is lable to be a ghurtage of onlons with prices dre $5,000,000 IN LAND BOUGHT BY G.T.R.SYSTEM A wire from New York states that the deal has bean formally concluded, by which the Grand Trunk purchases the property of the Rafl & River Coal Company fin Relmont County, Ohi, The property consists of about 31,000 acres, and the operating plants, the totii being valued nt $5.000.000, Price of Butter Drops With Further Decline Probable-Produce Items The decl'na in the prica of butter which was inevitable, made con- riderahle progress on Saturday, when sales at Cowansville were made at 31 6-8, m decline of 3 7-8 centg from a week ago.It ts not at all assumed, however.\u201cthat the downward course of prices has spent itaelf.C\u2018hoicest creamery In a wholesale way is quoted at 32¢ to 32 1-2¢, and in a johbing way at 3bc.Receipts of butter for last week were 5.854, as compared with 2,450 for the previous week, and 3511 for the corresponding week last year.The arrivals since May first to date were 817.085 packages.as against 446,852 for the same period a year ago, showing an Increase of 70,233 packages.Recelpts of cheese for the week were 1.213, as compared with 226 for the previous week, and 949 for the correaponding week last year, The arrivals since May first to date were 1.833.791 boxes, ns against 1.987,030 for the aame perind a year ago, show- ink a decrease of 183,239 boxes.Cable advices from London to-day quoted Canadian cheese at 75s.to 778.There was no further change in the condition of the local market.and prices easy at 14 1-4e to 14 1-2.?OTTAWA TRADE ACTIVE.Ottawa reports to Rradatreets say business Is steady and generally of excolient volume for this time of the year.The sorting trade is active for spring goods.Retailers aay the demand for spring clothing and footwear has heen good, and the Faster trade was very satisfactory.Collections are generally fair to good.STEADY BUSINESS MOVING.London reports tn Rradatreets my a steady business is moving In ail lines of trade there.Factories continue busy and wholesalers report an excellent demand for seasonahle lines Trade in the surrounding district ta fair.Deliveries of produce good and prices generally steady, : \u2014 BRITISH CATTLE MART.John Rogars and Ca, LA cable on Saturday that there were no cattle for sale in the Birkenhead market, but general indication denote that the approximate values of both states and Canadian steers remain unchanged at from 14 3-4 to 18 1-2 cents per pound.London, April 1,\u2014To-day\u2019s su beasts, compared with ondes Tact @howed decrense of 170 head.A few Scotch beasts were on offer, and made our 1p quotation.For both prime and second quality Fnglish fat beasts a firmer trade was experienced at an ad- yance of 3d per 8 lbs.in value Irish bearts showed no alteration.Good quality fat cows and bulls met ready male, but middling descriptions fell in value Top prices paid per 8 lhe: \u201430 to 90 stone Scotch and $0 stone Devons and polled Neorfolka, ba 24 to bn 44; 05 stone shorthorn Dublins and 100 stone shorthorns, 4m 104 to 5a; 100 stone Wa- torforde.we \u201c todas: 90 stone fat , 38 o 3s ; 100 sto Sa 84 to 3x 84: rough do.2 Loge Arrivale-6 Scotch, 22 1 folk, Buffolk and Fsnex: 71 home And western counties: Increase of 980 in number nf horn ami lambda penned.compared with Monday lant.irmer trada for English sheep, \u2018hoth wedders and ewes, at 24 per f Ibn.advance.Scotch sheep made (8 per atone mara money.To-day being Men- day preciding Fanter, {a commonly %nown an great la aay; canpeqiently these predominated, supply numbering $184 head, The demand was A good one, prices ruling about 1s per atone higher Nn On rorrespondin, day last year.Teading pens made per 169.7% to § atone Down tegs, ¢a 108 elinpad, § stone Neotel sheep, An 104 to Tn: ane Down tege, 4 to ds 104: often mds out cher.shed plants of fiweet Alyssa Cy à im and Candytuft to their de- But \u2018nothing and if you get venture nothing have, in your pe: .tue npr, there is more \u20ac chance of while It is Toler, hold of the sround sou have never tried t Quinats you wil finé à ve Akon Lory Vine for vour purpose, hut the very treen Hoteyauckles are tender in your locality, and would not the variation cf the seasons in such wave vour ne our plantings in April b: means if for The root have suitable land for SEVERAL QUTSTION: Oxalie.\u2014Tt tm mont likely ira ely the bux th destroyed your plant.TS ers insidious pest\u2014fond of getting e corners of tf quiet be routed.Give ie ne oan every bart.\"and Ting vanne well soft water, The Chine o'Lity Somme ese Lil are of no further use for [FA ture in this province.In warmer ones where It is hardy, this species * wi ou arciet = | recuperate if planted n the seediing stage t gonla requires a warmer ey ao attiable temperature than the e window given, bi eanier Irom teat Scuttinem.propagates number of viguroua little will form upon the cut Veins or a single leaf\u2019'if tt 15 Pegged down upen & molst surface in a shaded mot.A light porous soll formed of gard loam, Woods, enrth.sharp sand, and well decayed manure fs best.They enjoy a moist atmosphere, he shaded from hot sunshine.do not require more water at the root than other Begoniax, but after showering at any time It in not safe to ot sunshine fall upon the leaves while wet, for It will them.ill blister and biackes \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A MANX COBBLER.: (From the \u2018Shoe Retailer.On the Isie of Man\u2014atiil a primitive place\u2014you find the village Coben He has = last for avery (man.ov nt place, and centuries h in A mies rem can efors the the village er an need to be told by Rhamus that he only a pair of boots and he \u2018went to the back of his shop and produced the lanta snd patterns.Of course with children, feet would change and eo, now and thea, he re-measured.The village shoe shop In n Man town ig apt to be the Pallying place of the unesips.It's Pleasant to sit and gop ofp while man makes a shoe, and watch t shaping.piece of footwear A RELIABLE MEDICINE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Bahy'n Own Tahiets are à safe medicine for nil little onan, They are gueranterd hy a government ane alyat ta be abeolutely free from opiate and other harmfui druxe-that isa why sm many mothers will give their baby nothing elee in the wey of medicine Conterning them Mrs, John Thompson, Coutts, Alta.says: \u201c] have given my baby, whem newd- a4, Baby's Own Tabista and think they are the best remedy for eenati- pation 1 have ever used.1 wonid not be without them in the house Tha Tablets are wold bry- medicine dealers or hy mall at 3 omts à box from The Dr.Williams\u2019 Medicine Oa, om.oa Ce THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS APRIL 16, 1912 NEWS OF THE PROVINCES.+ + ONTARIO : +.APPOINTED BURAL DEAN.Togersoll, April 10.\u2014The Bishop of Huron has appanied the Rev.R.J.M.Perkine to be rural dean of the county of Oxford.He is the young- ost rural dean in the diocese ACCEPTS CALL Brentford, April 10.\u2014The Rev drew Allan, pastor of St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church here, has accepted a cal! to an tmpretant North Cora- Una church, and leaves Frantfoni on May 8.BULL WENT MAP.Hamilton, April 9.\u2014An $500 Holstein bull, imported by the Hamilton Asylum authorities.went mad in a C.P.RR.freight car to-day, kicked a side out of the car and badly gored an asylum attendant before he succeeded in killing it with a sledge hammer.DOG BITES BOY.Windsor, April 9.\u2014Fills Cameron, the twelve-vear os ope and $1, phy.wis, fé each.WADE à , es tbe docs.fare 14.= > s right.« emphas the fireleas brooders too soon, they BONDS.sician'a fee, be enclosed with such ques re aad Reg Dr.Orewa, of Teronte.s+» 130 that for best sucvess the pouitryman geem to require constant attention.; tion.) D nm must understand his business.Artificial heat has been supplied to W.H.\u2014Flease explain the working of «1 Another problem, next to tempera- these hrooders With good results.reéeemable bonds (N, Say.25 years.What ALOPECIA.ture, Is that of foods and feeding.This tends to keep the brooders from has à man to show for his payment lluron, 8.C., had his hair falling out Valuable Book tog Never feed the little chicks too s00n.\u2018sweating,\u2019 and the chicks Seem to and ownership of them when all the about three years ago, and the truwdle .4| This ia very important.When the do well.Hent may be supplied for coupons for dividend ftnerest are used?is now threatening to return.ke 25 chick Is nearly hatched it han 8 cer- the first week or 80 by means of Anp~-He would still have the bond.The what is likely to be the cause, He has tain amo within its body.tvidend re rol an integral bean using coal oll on the .Aske a mount of food n its Y.heated bricks.or hot water jugs.This dividend coupons a * how often the scalp should ra PR 781 This food 18 contalued in the yoik system involves more, labor than the Dare of that, but separable test pure bred stock, in Rocka Wyan- : t{mac.and the remains of the yolk of Rover system.MOUS LETTER.PRE A ey of 0 dottes.Reds, Orpinetons and Leghersh, .43 the egg are withdrawn bodily into the Another system of brooding chicks ANONYMO person affected is over sixty yesrs of at the very low prise of $00 par deasm.body cavity on about the nineteenth jnyolves the use of gasoline.The chief A Constant Reader.\u2014Please note that oo nd h besn palsied for seven in lots of ¢ éosen and mers, day of incubation.The food contain- feature of this system is that the cost the heading of the column says that sll Ans.\u2014Thete sre many causes This stock is of the very bent que My, ee Tenn, 0, PT | of brooding, fo OA aif fl, Fite a, Tae, Ge \u201cre 0 .a 0 - > 81.\u2014Rhode Inland Reds to obtain fond by ita own efforts, It numbers of chicks are brooded toge- peat your ater ohgerving the reg: may e ult.Or, mors often, dan- for Catalsgue, either in nation er 38.\u2014White Wyandottes.1» due to this provision that it 1s not ther than with the round or fireless lat.ons, I shall be glad to answer it drult.At times, poor f1neral health is French, White Wyandoties.228 wise to feed the chicks for about fifty brooders.The hover here ls much She, \u201cie hesd shoula be washed.wot Essiera Te Pouitry Form.40.\u2014Stiver Iaccd W.es.22% |hours nfter they are hatched.Last larger than in the other two systems.LEAVING CARDS.once a week: if dry, once if thee -\u2014 Barred Rocks.187 week we noted that the chicks should and under the hover Is the drum aw ¥.and J.- \u2018O, let him have it,\u2019 retorted Charlie, augrily.\u2018Fred Fenton, I will not say you are & chump, but I'll predict at you'll never make a successful sinses man.You are too punctiil- « John Brent overheard the conversation.and he stepped to n gap in the hedge in order to get & lank at the boy who had such a high regard for his word, 12d has a good face.and is mate of the right sort of stuff\u2019 was \u2018the milHoanaire\u2019s mental comment, \u2018He A dollar sneezed Places & proper value upon integrity, end he will succeed in business because he ts punctilious.\u2019 The next day, while he was again working on his hedge, John Brent over- another conversation.Fred.Fenton was again à participant in it.\u2018Fred, let us go over to the circus lot,\u2019 the other boy sald.\u201cThe men are putting up the tents for the afternoon performance.\u2019 \u2018No, Joe; I'd rather not\u2019 Fred.said.\u2018But why?\u2018On account of the profanity.One never hears anything good on such occasions, and 1 would advise you not to so.My mojher would not want me to so.\u201d Did she my you shouldn't?\u2018No, Joe.\u2019 Sot \u201cThen let us go.You will not be BT Ge Giscberine her wishen* wi sobeying her wishes, insisted Fred.\u2018No, 1 will not go.' \u2018That is another good point in that boy,\u2019 thought John Brent.\u2018A boy who reapects Lis mother's wishes very rare ly goes wrong.Two months later John Brent advertised fora clerk in his factory, snd there were at least a dosen applicants.\u2018l can simply take your names ard residences this morning,\u2019 he said.T'll make Inquiries about you, and notify the one whom I conclude to select.\u201d Three of the boys gave thelr names and residences.\u201cWhat is your name?\" he asked, as he Slanced at the fourth boy.\u2018Fred.Fenton, sir\u2019 was the reply.John Brent remembered the nime and the:boy.He looked at him keenly, .pioased smile crossing his face.\u201cYou can stay.\u2019 he said.\u2018I've been suitéd sooner than I expected to be,\u2019 he added.looking at the other boys.and dismissing them with a wave of his hand.\u2018Why did you take me?asked Fred.in surprise.\u2018Why were inquiries not necessary in my case?You do not know me.\u2019 \u2018l know you hetter than you think I do,\u2019 John Brent said, with à signif- cant smile \u2018But I offered you no recommendations,\u2019 suggested Fred.\u2018My boy, it wasn't necessary.\u2019 replied John Brent.\u2018Il overheard you recommend yourself.\u2019 and as he felt disposed to enlighten Fred.he told him about the two conversations had over- is le & true atery.\u2014Philadeiphie \u2018Ledger.tanto O, fear not in a world lke this, And thou shalt know ere long \u2014 Know ho» suli \u2018me a thing it Is To suffer and be strong.RR et a .N THE MONTREAL COOKS\u2019 BADGE.The test for Cooks\u2019 Badge has now been standardised, and the Bcout who obtains his badge can at least claim to be able to dish up à few paimable things, Each Scout was required to bring two dishes, cooked at ome, and named by the examiner.In addition.a written paper was given covering the other work.Miss J.T.Dow, of the Domestic Science Department of the Technical Bchool, kindly undertook the examinations Some of the answers to the questions were amusing\u2014some of these as well as the questions will be inserted ia next week's page.The following fv a list of those successful with the total marks obtained: Bleasor, 6th Montreal.«.Griffith, 14th Montreal.Binmore, 9th Montreal.\u2026 H.Cromble, 6th Montreal.A.Corner, Sth Montreat.J.Underwood, 20th Mon A.C.Lane, 3th Montreal McDonald, 5th Montreal.D.Hardie, 21st Montreal, Bkeicher, 21st Moftreal.\u2026 F.Hales, 20th Montreal.Clarke, 1th Montreal.Bergeron, 16th Montreal.K.Falconer, ist Montreal.C.Weston, 14th Montreal.M.Btewart, Sth Montreal.McKay, 6th Montreal.\u2026 J.Roberts, 14th Montreal.\u2026 C.Handerson, 2ist Montreal.B.A.McLean, 6th Montreal.W.Munroe, Sth Montreal J.Davey, 21st Montreal.E.Riel, 6th Montreal.C.Hardiman, 16th Montreal.H.M.Elsdon, 14th Montreal.L.Rrown, 20th Montreal.E.Connoly, 11th Montreal.E.Bharpe, 20th Montreal.is Towers, 9th Montreal.i \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014t\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 CANADA 18 PROUD OF THESE SCOUTS.Scrolls of honor of the Canadian Boy, Bcouts, signed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught as chief scout, have been forwarded by the Dominion Secretary to Toromto fur presentation, through the local authorities to two boy scouts resident in Mitchell, Ont, Harry Coppin and Ira Hughey, for life saving.\u2018The former was ons of a group of boys who went swimming in a pond in May last.Une of the party, Lorne Hutchison, who was unable to swim, got beyond hiz depth and had gone under four times Lefore 8cout Coppin succeeded in rescuing him and bringing him ashore.Scout Ira Hughey's croi Le snardea for his gaîlant con- u n rescuing a little drowning, 5 sul from + \u2014\u2014\u2014r MORE BASKETBALL, A good game of basketball was - bd AZASSZTARNES layed at the Macdonald Coll mens Gym.last Gaturday.The + C.A.and 8t.Anne's troops t up the cudgels and played the Pete match.The game throughout was keenly contested, much more so than the scores would show.The Y.won for to that of \u2018the.Be home Tener of e St Enr me or ihe Annes fellows .: St.Anne's, 9; \u2019 3; BL Annes 17 o's, final, Y.)M.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u2018BEST THING POSSIBLE FOR on BOYS.\u2019 mmissioner Wanklyn atte meeting of the Executive pa che day, and was enthusiastic over the summer camp scheme.He said \u2018the idea 1s splendid.outdoor life and the camp experiences are the beet things in the world for boys.\u2019 Col.Whitehead has Instructed the committee to co right ahead and make arrangements for the camp He says, \"I will be responsible for the whole thing, and see that the finance is forthcoming, we will have no difécuity in getting support for this kind of thing.\u2019 Mr.R.L Charlton spent the weekend up in the mountains making arrangements to secure the The scheme is now well under way, and the camp committes has already met on two occasions making plans Reports of progress can be looked for now from week to week.\u201cIF If you can keep your hemd when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on ou If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for thelr doubting, too: af you can walt and not be tired by ng, Or being lied about don't deal In lem Or Gelng bated, don't give way to bat- ne And yet, don\u2019t look too good, nor talk 100 wise.: If you can dream \u2014 and not make dreams your master, If you can think\u2014and mot make thoughts your aim; 1¢ you can mest with Triumph and Disester And trcat those two imposters just the same: If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted or knaves to make a trap for tool Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build \u2018em up with worn-out tools\u201d If you can make one heap of your winninge And risk it on one turn of pitch-and- 088, And lose.and start again at your be- sinnings And never breathe a word abdout your loss; \\ 1f you can force your heart and nerve end sinew To serve your turn long after they are gons.And so hold on when there ls nothing in you Xxospt the Will which says to them: \u2018Hold on!\u2019 & you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or wal.with kings\u2014nor loss the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, 12 all men count with you, but none too much; Tf you can fli the unforgiving minute With stxty seconds\u2019 worth of distance run .Yours le the earth everything that's in It, nat And-\u2014what Is more\u2014you'l be à mas my son! RUDTAND KIPLING.J \u2014\u2014\u2014 \u201cWe must be more, and if we would de more we must more often think of our ideal\u2019-\u2014d.8.Barnett.WEEKLY WITNESS, APRIL 16, 1912.\u2014- PE Dear Sir \u2014] antirely agres with your correspondent re the higher age limit for scouts In my own particular troop we have stopped acceptiug boys under thirteen Years unless there is some very par- tcular reason for their joining.Ecouting.when it Was first started, was so much misunderstood that it was widely treated merely as 8 novel form of \u2018playtug at soldiers.\u2019 That sluge hus now for the mast part passed away.But stil] In many quarters it would, I think, he difi- cult to demonstrate that there is much more than \u2018playing at scouting.\u2019 The small boy has great powers of make-believe; alsn, he ilkes to put on a uniform and march about with « band and a fag.The bigger boy discovers the Illusory natu attractions, and be wants foundation than make-belleve, He scoffs at that which formerly attract- od him, and he wants solid reason to convince both his doubting seif and his sceptical friends that he is doing something of ceal value.The modern city boy is particularly incredulous, and.If he in to remain attached to scouting, it must be because he finda In it something very practical as well as romantic.Many boys ure now enrolled ae scouts at an age when.I belleve, they are not capable of doing a scout's HIGHER AGE LIMIT.work, which Le of an individual character; they increase the numbers of & troop at the expense of its prestige.and they help to make the public think\u2014as the public does think\u2014that scouting !s only an amusement for small hoys dues includes so much of value, and le so much broader in its scope that the work of a cadet corps, that 1 hope it will one day be taken up by our schgols of ail grades, but there is a good deal of ploneering work to be done first, and scouting has to prove itself a serious business.Boys\u2014who Xe not what they seem\u2014as wall a8 the public\u2014will think more of Jt if it can bear the name of work rather than play.1f acoutmasters will relegate the ele ments of purade and make-believe to their proper secondary place, and de- pote their attention mainly to producing efficient scouts, taking thelr recruits solely according to thelr abil- fty to apprecicts instruction, and if scouts will realise that their \u2018raison d'etre \u2018is to learn and practice taking care of themselves and helping other people.Then, I think, the ugv difficulty wii vanish.Possibly we may in time have junior and senior tests for all kinds of badges; which would help to distingulsh the bigger boys from \u2018kids.\u2019 * \u2018A TWO YEAR OLD W.8.M.\u2019 TE 160 16e me WHERE OTHERS HAVE CLIMBED There are moumain peaks in this world that man bas never conquered.Though men have tried to acale these heights\u2014have spent much time and money in thelr effort to reach the summit of the highest, peak \u2014they have invariably returned, disappoint ed at the failure of their venture.To climb such a mountain\u2014¢e undertake such a feat\u2014ie, of course, & serious matter.It requires more courage and greater (initiative than the average individual possesses, but once let à man auccesd in ascending these heights and the matter nasumes a different aspect immediately.Before much time will have elapsed others will have followed him, and the conquest of the mountain will have ceased to be a novelty.We are constituted like this when we undertake the physical feats in life.We feel that the things that others have accompliahed we, too, can do.Brodie's success ln jumping from Brooklyn Bridge brought many imitators, despite the fact that he could pare, no trail to muke the daring fest dangerous.It 1s a pity that we do not poy es more of this apirit when it comes to other phases of life.M ls to be regretted that we cannot find the same degree of inspiration in the wotories that men sttain by the use of their mental and moral faculties.If & man's aucosss in performing acts requiring mere physical strength and endurance appeal to us so strongly, why is ft that thelr achievements in other directions do not impress us én the same way.Scarcely a day passes that the papers do not contain references to men who have won great victorieg by their own personal efforts.Not sll of these are historic instances by any means.Many of the world\u2019s great mea are no more than forty years of age.They began their work of climbing while you atood looking og.and_jpu are still looking on while other men\u2014the gremt minds of the world to-morrow \u2014~are even now getting under way.It seems as If th are peopls who are utierly incapable of applying this lesson.Though experience trigs hard to beat tHe truth Into them that #t in the man and not the job that counts, they persist (n plugging slong in the same old rut, excusing thelr fat with the complaint that they never have had a chance.It Is true that they never have hed a chance, It ls just as true that they never will have a chance unless they turn a now leaf ln the book of life Mon make chances-\u2014not chances men % BOUNCING A WINNER.During the winter months it is not unusual to see some boy being bounced by his companions, as a mark of bonor.appreciated by the recipient provided the snow is ambitious friends Det him fall, as they sometimes do.This is generally heavy, when his CAMPING IN THE SNOW.A few of the 6th Montreal enjoying the warmth of a fire and the contents of the coffee pot.What othere have done, you can do, but you can\u2019t do # by sitting in an eary chalr\u2014or nodding over your Job\u2014walting for Chance to seize you by the collar and drag you to the top of a mountain that other men have been willing to climb.\u2014 The \u2018Globe and Commercial Advertiser.\u2019 \u2014 Puzzles ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSE! FLOWERS 1.What flower is a time of the day or night?2, What flower is a fop and an animal?3 What flower suggests an assemblage?4.What flower is an animal and a mistake?5.What flower is a part of the twenty-four hours, and to screen?& What flower Is à bird and incitement?7.What flower is a native of & British possession, and a tube?5, What flower is an animal and re- ations?BEHEADED BIRDS.1.\u2014What bird beheaded ls a very old vessel?2.~What one beheaded is what all the world kes?3.\u2014What one Heheaded Is to de 111?4\u2014What one is a measure when beheaded?5.\u2014What one is a covering for the head?6.\u2014What bird beheaded In pale?7.\u2014What one is to roll in the mire, A DIAMOND, 1.\u2014A consonant.2.\u2014An inclosure for animals.3.\u20148erloun, 4.\u2014A prophetess mentioned In Bible, §.\u2014Cultivated fields, 6.\u2014A soft substance, 7-_A consonant.the ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES REHEBADINGS.Hare, mare, fare, pare, rare, care, dare.tare, ENIGMA.1.(President) Taft.3 (Lord) Rose- bery.& (General) Booth, 4.(Joseph) Chamberiain.5 (Jack) Tondéon 6.(Karl) Grey.1.(Lord) Roberts FAMOUS BATTLES According to the regulations laid down in the \u2018Canadian Hoy Scout\u2019 (page 27), Bcouts must be ezamined apually for certain badges \u2018Thess ars Ambulance, Marksman, Cyclist and Pathfinder.By this time there must be quite « number of Scouts who should be reexamined on these subjecis or forfeit the right to wear particular badges It should not be necessary to give any boy nolice as to when these examinations will be held, Surely no Scout would wear a badge denoting knowledge of some particu- Jar subject without being fully com- betent along that line.For instance, fancy a Scout going along the street wearing an ambulance badge and not being able to give proper assistance in a case of accident.Just because he had allowed his knowledge to grow rusty.Why, fellows, vod not only would bring ridiculs upon yourself, but all the rest of the Scouts would be dis graced.\u2014_\u2014 And so, you chaps that have the privilege of wearing badges, see that these badges mean something, and are not merely ornaments tu decor- ste yews shirts.The Y.M.C.A.Hotby Bhow, the Bcouts have been aaked to make entries in K, is really golug lo Le à \u2018cracker Jack\u2019 show.Beveral troops have large entries, and are now giving the finishing tuuches in mode! bridges, camps, etc.But what are you doing?Are you going to make an effort, or are you satisfied merely to watch the results of the other fellows\u2019 work.At the next presentation of the Proficiency badges it would be a compliment to the fortunate winners If we bad a full turn out of the troops.Never mind If your troop has only Just started and perhaps none of your members tried for badges Come just the same, and show the Scout spirit, and cheer the other fellows.Perhaps next time it will be your turn The Senutmasters* Ctub are planning to have a route march and an inspec- son by the Commissioners at an early ate.It Is proposed that uoops shall carry their colors, and that the ambulance, the cyclist and the trek waggon patrols are all to parade, Yes, and perhaps we shall even have the mounted section, This will be the first time in Mont- trea) has had such a parade, so let every Scout ses thwt he Is \u2018prepared.\u2019 And that his uniform fis In such shape that he will be a credit to the movement to which he belongs.April 23 Le not very far off.Perhaps, Bcouts, you will do an extra good turn on that day.The day of all Scout days.THE OWL.ARE YOU READY TO CAMP $ The Montreal Council is making every kind of arrangement to have their camp à success.But how about you?The time to pack your haversack and be en route for the lakes in the mountains wiil soon slip around.Bo get busy, fellows, and save up your pennies because you have the |, finest scouting and the greatest of camps at you disposal this year.Don't put It off till to-morrow, commence to-day and save vour first penny towards your camp expenses, 4.Bull Run.5 Plains of Abraham.& Aime.7.Bunker Hill Answers to the pusties of March 26 have been recelved from & Alherta Richardson, Riverside, N.B.There was one error in Additions.FL A.Edmister, Cookstown.sent in the correct answers to the puzzles of March 3, but they were received too late for acknowledgment.Newman T.Hunter's answers for that date, which were correct, were not acknowledged for the same reason.Good Friday heing a holiday we could publish only the names of those whose answers arrived early.Keith Christie's answers for March 20 have also been received; thers was a little mix-up In the Step puzzle but the two others were correct.the pnzsies dt inst week have received from Newman T.Hunter.Beheadings were cof- rect; and the failurea in the Enigma were what one might call \u2018good fallures.\u2019 there were only two wrong in the Battles.The answers Some errors were also noted in Jean Cartier's set of answers.\u2018 THE ABUSED BRAVER.He Finds a Warm Defender in a ~ British Columbia Rancher.\u201cThere has been n lot of garbled stuff written in regard to the poor humble beaver,\u2019 says a correspondent of \u2018Fur News\u2019 \u2018He 1s the most abused enmmai of any in existence in British Columbia to-day.\u2018He shuts up water in creeks, OVerflows meadows, euls of spple trees if you get them ton cine to his wanderings; and, In fact, to hear the complaints about him, you folks on the outside would think he should be exterminated.Hat not so; he le man\u2019s test friend in regardé lo lhe water question.\u2018Now 1 am an admirer rf the beaver; he has not & lasy hair on his body.He works uncessingly to shut up what you have torm out; mot only for his part, but for the rancer that wants the water.As fust ns you can open their dams every morning all the summer through, they will close them again \u2018at night.But put in a good dam and fume box with gaie and your trouble is over in à grent meas- \u2014 \u2014 1 - TROOP NEWS.With 18 Scouts on the roll the St.Judes troop had a turnout of 18 um Thursday.Bvery fellow wap to anawer to the roil call, and two recruits besides.Mr.Edwards ta much encouraged, and is getting the fellows busy on some police im struction work.The Rav.F.LI.Whitley has been endeavoring to carry on the troopwork through the winter as best ha could with the limited time at his disposal.The 3rd troop (St.Clements, Verdun), bas big possibilities in the Gistriet and a determined effort to locate a good H.LI, to co-operate with My.Whitley is to be made.The P.L's are doing good work.In losing Mr.Fisher, the ist Troep suffers a distinct loss.It is pleasing to know, however, that Mr.Bowes a Beoutmaster from the \u2018Ol4 Country\", is ready and willing to take his place.The A.8B.M.Mr.Miller is a hard worker, and has done much to bring the troop to its present state of efficiency.Mr.Bowes and Mr.Miller will make & good tearm to pull the work slong.P.L.McLachlan of the 16th sends the following report of the troop: \u2014 \u2018On Friday night, March 39th, the ist Amherst paid a visit to the new 8e.Thomas Troop, and taught some of thea boys thelr kuots for their tenderfoot badge.On Baturday the two troops met again at 3 p.m., and had a tracking game.Three patrols of scouts were sent out leaving scout signe, which the others followed.After tracking them for about a mile and a half, we came to three roads we divided into thres parties and worked around by different routes back to headquarters.This track took the acouts sll over the nalghbor- hood.and {t was gond practice for their \u2018Pathfinder\u2019s Badge.\u2019 \u2018The %th troop continues its good work.Permanent seating sccom- modation having been put in the church, the troop is pow unable to use this a meeting piace, so permission has been secured to use the Strathcona Academy for the meetings.This troop has won the confidence of the penple in the neighborhood by its good works.For tmany months the boys have undertaken to do the cleaning work In the church building.Tickets were already issued by the 6th.for the concert nn tha 15th of Mav.A.8M, Coates is busily en- xaged coaching the troop In #ts signalling work.The troop is fortunate in having such a expert.Five recruits presented themselves last mest- ing.Bomething definite must now be done to secure larger headquarters Mr.Scrañeld, hrought this question up at the last mesting of the executive, and it 1s hoped that something can be done.- The function of the 14th troop (YT.M.C.A.) would seem to be the training of boy lenders for new units being rtarted, especially those in the poorer districts, and in some measure it can claim ta have realized this aim.Daville and Walford are proving useful $n the new Westmount Baptist Troop, whilst Roberts will he welcome in the 15th wheve he is to be transferred.flome tronp to train, end young men to be used in those districts where leaders are ncarce, is sorely needed, 1s not this the function of the Y.M.C.A?Five boys alreddy prepared to take their tenderfoot badge is the record nf the new Rethlehem Church petrol.Mr.Logie han decided to take up th: work of 8.M.His experience will serve him in mond stead.Bome of these newer troops are putting in wolid foundation work.The names nf 27 likely boys have heen received from Arundel.Que.and we hope a troop will soon be formed.Steps will be taken to form « focal ansoclation before anything is done with the boys.Mr.A.I.Rogx.Scoutmaster at Lachute.is busy getting the necessary equipment.This is a treon of which we will soon hear good things.We wish it success.The boys of Shawville Que.are îin- terested in the movement.and it is expected that a troop will he organized during the next few weekn HOW TO BECOME A SCOUT.For information on alt Boout mate terg write the Provincial Secretary Evans, 884 St.Catherine street, Montreal.\u2018Kind words are the music of ths world; they have & power which seems to ba heyund natural causes\u2019\u2014F.W.Faber.the box, but not often Hang up a plece of bright tin on a spring pois so the tin will swash in the water, and you will not be bothersd much at the box.Now, ¥ the rancherw left all these cuts open, which they all do, your water would all run off in the winter's thaw.Bo that is where the tesver comes to thelr relief.He ghuts them up himself, And then he gets blamed for doing it.\u2018A beaver is awful shy when he first sees man.He certainly puts out for « hole in the bank.But you chow up evenings for about a week or ten days and just waik around and pile a few sticks across their path where they are hauling down cottonwood of willows to the lake or pond and they will come and smell of the stick and got the scent of your hands snd yuur tracks.\u2018Then they will quit that place and æo make another.Well, you do the same at that place, and so on for two or three nights, and they wili get your scent so that they know it means no harm to them.They will pull sll your sticks out of the road and keep right on at work, Now thelr fear of man Le all past; they take no more notice of your being around than they would of & horse or cow., \u201cThe beaver is one of the easiest of the larger animals to domesticate.He is fond of most any kind of roots, but '{ of all the wild roots, be likes she big pond lilly root that grows to enormous sise.Some roots are ten to fifteen fest long, three to four inches in âla- meter.They criss cross and grow to gether till they are a regular mat Then what he likes next is the white carrot, aiso the red.They are poor eaters out of a dish: they want to eit up and brace themselves on that muse cular tall and take the food in their Jorepaws, or their little handa.\u2019 \u2014\u2014\u2014 , .AROUSED BY DOGS.An express train carrying two bunds red passengers was saved frori being wrecked near Gate City.Washington, recently, by the instinct of two Gags.and the quick action of two women Hearing the noise made by an snore moun log which had been dislodged by, ruin and rolled, Gown ero the ls, the dogs en and, seemingly realising the \\mpending danger, set up a furious barking.Hurrylng to the scene, one of the \u2018women succeded dy heroic efforta in flagging the fa: express n for such change.\u2019 Was there a Prosbyterisn Church In Scotland befors the time of the Westminster Assergbly?If so, did it not at that time set aside its dootrinal statements and adopt a new one\u2014the Westminster Confession?If the Church of that day could set aside its standards and adopt others, why cannot the Church to-day do the same 1f 1t noce nt?Berondly, since the doctrinal standards of the Preahyterian Chureb In Canada cannot be changed.the inference ie that they must be held as perfect What 1 wish to know is when 414 they attain to this perfection and unchangeableneas® It was not when the Westminster standards wera drawn up, for when these were adopted by the Fresbytesian Church in Canadn in the Rasis of Union, a declaratory clause was added.saying that one section was not to be understood to mean what It appeared to mean, and what the Westminster divines very evidently intended it to mean.Rut oven then perfection was not attained, for in the year 189 a Alspensatory clause wus adopted declaring that people ware no longer required to he.lieve another very positive statement of the Westminster Confession.Fach of these clauses amounts to a change and show that the standards were not considered unchangeable up to that Moreover, ag each of these clauses differentiates the Presbyterian Church in Canada from sll others which have not adopted them, it would obviously follow that the Church In Canada being the true Church, all others must be false, or less true.From which it &ppears that the true Church of Gn4 exists only In Coda.and only there since the year 1 A.H.FOBTER.Maitland.N.8., April 8, 1912.fKir\u2014The delrverance which the Union Committee of the Presbyterian church has reached to recommend to the General Assembly In regard to the organtc-amaigemation of the three negotiating bodies, fe llkely to take the savour out of further discussion of points relating thereto, at least so far as Preshyrerians are concerned.But perhaps T may be allowed to write a few concluding sentences in defence of positions ! have taken in the course of my remarks upon the movement.8ome seem to have teen startled by the view I have set forth, that any church claiming to be the church of Jesus Christ, could not In the nature of things contempliage a change in its system or make provision for a change in ita copstitution.Surely that in à nelf evident proposition.The New Testament is unchangeabls, and so must the church that is defined therein be unchangeable.Now, people of every church, 1 presume.claim that theirs is the true church of Jesus Christ.At all events, Presbyterigns do.The Westminster Assembly had the task met them by the English Par- lament, to gather from the Holy Scriptures what was taught In them on matters of bellef and conduct, and the subordinate standards of the Pres- byterisn church were the result.The right of the divines and Perlia- mentarians who composed that body to formulate a system of doctrine, discipline.and worship for the generations following has been challenged.And properly enough challenged, Every individual man to-day, according to Protestantism, and every body of men uniting to form a church.have the same right as the Westminster Assembly had, to go to the Bible and gather from it what it teaches.But the right to do #0 and special qualifications for dofng it adequately do not necessarily go together.The product of the four years\u2019 earnest deliberations of the devout and leamed men constituting that assembly speaks for itself, and has spoken for itself during the 265 years which have elapsed since they concluded their labors.It was accepted by the Scottish people because it was in substantial harmony with the system which had been adopted at the time of the Reformation In their country.The framers of the confession were the outstanding men of the several English counties contemporaries of John Milton, in the axe succeeding Shakespeare vho knew how to wield the English language, so that there is not an obsolete phrase or word in the documents which issued from them.There is no verbiage In their statements, but every sentence is efear cut and terse.The members of Assembly were profound students of God's word.They did not set themselves to pick flaws tn it, but to fathom fits meaning.This they were highly qualified to do.not only as men of learning.as the discussions they carried on shaw, Dut specially ne godly men, according to our lord's Canon: \u2018If any man willeth to do His will, he shall know the doctrine.\u2019 It may be questioned whether In any age since an equally qualified hody of men could be eollected In England to undertake the work to whith they were called.This ts the answer to the challenge; If there 1s a true onntent within the lids of the Bible, the West- minater Assembly were likeller in four years to arrive at it than any single @ivine of to.dxy.or any number of divines that enuld be collacted either in Great Britain or Canada.The fact of thelr work continuing to te respected and accepted by so large n section of the Christian church up 1 to-day, and it not the least learned or th tfui section of the Christian world, fs the best testimony to the success which lhe Westminster As meer acDieves, \u201c roule with your correspan- dents who have criticised my Bos! tions is that they have not thought closely enourh on the subject, but have been confounding In thelr minds the Presbyterian church with the Individuals who compose it at any given time.The ehurch, secarding to our theory.dosa not consist of sush and such individuals, irrespectiva of their creed.but of the persons holding the views by which the Presbyterian church is distinguished from other enmmunions.The individuals may change dut Lhe Prestyterien principles remain, ROBT.© The Re _Mabriel Manse ORL .Montreal, April 6th, 1912 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 WANTED, A NEW RELIGION (Po the Réitor of the \u201cWitness.') Sir.Tour sorrespondent \u2018Aleorne,\u2019 in laut week's \u2018Witness, after mak- Ing & number nf mare oP lese serious charges against the conduct and teachings of \u2018The Churches\u2019 concludes aa follows: \u2018And new for th conditions.Rome woutg say.faire ail (his now teaching ang adhere to the oid\" This method has been tried more then once but it has never sue- cooded, as truth will ai eng TRIS seems te me to vo Just whas vos EE RT TRIED EVERYTHING WITHOUT RELIEF Until 1 Took \u201c Fraît-a-ttres.\u201d Sarnia, Ont, Feb.kth, 1910.\"T have been a sufferer for the past 25 years with Constipation, Indigestion and Catarrh of the Stomach.I tried many remedies and many doctoss but derived no benefit whatever.\u201cFinally.1 read an advertisement of Tru! ves! 1 decided to give tives\u2019 g trial, and found they did oxactly what was claimed for them.\u201cI have now taken \u2018Fruit-a-tives\u2019 for some monthe, and find that they are the only remedy that dose me geod.\u201cI have recommended \u2018Fruit-a-tives to a great many of my friends and I cannot praise these fruit tablets too highly,\u201d PAUL J.JONES, \u201cFruft-a-tives* ja the only naturel cure for Constipation and Stomach Trouble, because it 1s the only med! cine in the world that ts made of fruit Juices and valuable tonics.Hundreds of people have been cured, as if by & miracle, by taking \u201cFruit-a-tives,\u201d the famous fruit medicine.80 & box, § for $2.50, trial else.3c.At dealers.or sent on_ receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives, Limited, Ottawa.church 1s trying to do, and the result la that a new philosophy ts in the process of being evoived.The emove- ment is siready strong In evidence ss those who have kept up to the times are well aware.The Bible says, \u201cNo one puis a new patch on to an old garment.or new wine into old bot- ties.\u201d Tha new will not harmonize with the old, so will have to grow by itself, and eventually supersede our present religious system and form a new religion.\u2019 : The formation of a new religion is not a new idea hy any means, but Is more than three thousand years old.When Moses had pretty thoroughly established the worship of Jehovah as national religion of the people of sraesl, he solemnly warned them of the disastrous results which would be sure to follow the introduction of new religions, and so left trs people with Joshua, who was to lcd chem Into full poessssion of the promised land.Joshua, having subdued the seven nations of Canaan, assembied the people of Israel shortly before his death.snd got them to enter Into & solemn covenant that they would net leave the worstip of Jehovah, and we are told that the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and al the days of the elders that outlived Joshua.\u2018Also ail that generation were gathered unto their fathers, and there arose another generation after them which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for lareel.And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and cerved Baalim, etc.\u2019 This change in religion brought serious trouble to the who were led by the force of circumstances to repent and return te the Lord.But the warship of Jehovah seamed ar distasteful to the young people !n Israel over three thousand years ago, as it seams to be with a majority of the young people in our day, consequently Innovations involving troublous times continued to recur for a perfod of nearly eight hundred years until the Babylonish captivity put an effectual cheek ie ail further desire for a \u2018new religion.\u2019 But as is the case in too of the churches of the present day, while the outward forms of the good old rell- glon were maintained.the religious.epirit wars metamorphized to such an extent that the Saviour compares fis professors to \u2018whited sepuichres.which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within ful of dead men » dones find ali uncleanness.\u2019 80 yo also outwardly appear rightecus but within ye are full of y and iniquity.\u2019 If the disastrous results which followed the adoption of a new religion by the ancient Teraellter, were not sufficient warning against similar conduct in our time, It might be well to hear what the Apostle Paul has to say about new religions.In Gal.1:8.we read \u2018But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto w than thet which we have preac unto you, let him he accursed.\u2019 In Jer.vi.16, we read, \u2018Thus saith the Lard, stand yo in the ways, and ses, and tak for the old paths, where is the 800d way, and walk therein, and ye NERVOUS DISEASES IN THE SPRING Sured by Toning the Bleed aad Strengthening the Nerves, It is the opinion of the best medical authorities, after long observation.that nervous diseases are more common and more serious in the spring than at any other time of the year.Vital changes in the system, after long winter months, may cause much more trouble than the famillur spfing weakness and wearinæe from which most people suffer as the result of indoor life, in poorly ventils ated and often overhemted buildinge.Official records prove that In and May neuralgia, St.Vitus epilepsy and ot forms of troubles are at their worst, and then, more than any other time 4 blood-making, nerve-restoring tess se .The antiquated custom of taking purgativea In the spring is uselecs, for the system really needs strengthening, while purgatives ony onl through the bowels, lea: you weaker.Dr.Willams\u2019 Pink the best medicine, for th make the new, rich, red foals the starved nerves, and cure the many forms of nervous orders.They cure also such deren: bor epee, woah o in ac! 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THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, APRIL 16, 1912.Ww W \u201cTHE UNIVERSAL PRRFUME\" v&L re Noa Le unique in quality and uni versal in popular ity.It cannot be repleced by any of its imitators.For the bath, for use after sha- down after exercising, and for general 4 drossime- tab le use, it ie matchless.Its fragrance is delightful and permen- eat and dur ing hot weather especial ly, Murray & Lanmar\u2019s Florida Was der de truly a ADOEPT MO SUBSTITUTE] 0060 BY ALL LEADING DRUGGIOTS LANMAN & KEM 126 WATER STy NEW ver.ohall find rest for your souls.\u2019 n \u201cAlcoyne\u2019 and the other restiess Wan- derars after rest In a new religion, were to cease their search after now religions and take good heed to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, they eight find It to be good for their souls end bodies.1 would specially recommend this advice to the Methodist churches who are forsaking the good old teachings and discipline adopted by John Wesley and are adopting questionable dramatic performances In the form of burlesque criminal trials as a mi 'or attracting young people to the Epworth League meetings.Such farcical proceedings may make the walls of the church ring with laughter, but ita effect on the spiritual life o the yours people te Bot wholesome.promote levity and falsehood., DAVID CURRIE.\u2014 RESURRECTION.(To the Kaitor of the Witness.) 8 ~In the \u2018Witness\u2019 of Feb, 17 there appeared a letter from Mr.Frank Holman, in which he question- od the teaching of Dr.Johnston with regard to the necessity of faith in the Fesurrection of Jesus in order to aal- vation.The question of Christ's resurrection fs so vital, and of such universal moment, to the human family, tbat I desire a little space in the \u201cWitness\u2019 in order to giye à few Bertp- ture quotations, whith show the 1m- portance In relation to individual apl- vation, and to true Christianity.And in doing wo I trust Mr.Holman will take it kindly, and welgh the met- Sor most carefully, Mr.Holman says: \u201cI can conceive «Chat It 1s at least le that the resurrection did not occur at all Am ! {then to pin my allegiance to Jesus, to base my conduct upon an event which gay never have happened?Is one to ibe deamed reprobate ¥ moral experi.\u2018ence should lead one to question the reeality of that miracle! A sufficient answer to Mr.Holman\u2018s strange state- iments will be found in the Scriptures 1 am going to quote.In L Cor- lémthiams, xv., 8 & Paul writes: \u2018For 1 delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ diet for our sins according to the Scriptures: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day.~aoccording to the Scriptures, And that te was seen of Cephas then of the twelve.After that, he was seen of labove five hundred brethren &t once.After that, he was seen of James, then af all the apostles.And last of all he was seen of me also\u2019 Paul brings forward ail the undisputable array of evidence, ns & sufficient Ges- of the false Sadducean doctrine of.\u2018No resurrection,\u2019 which had made its appearance in the church at Corinth.Again In verses 14-17, he says: \u2018And 4f Christ be not risen, then ls our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.And if Christ be not Taised, your faith is vain, ye are yet in your sins.\u2019 This shows us the 20- lemnity of the issue Involved, The forgivenness of sins as we ses depends upon the resurrection of Jesus, Christianity absolutely depends upon the two-fold work In atonement.In Acta xit., Paul says: \"They took him down from the tree and laid him fn & sepuichre.But God raised him from the dead.\u2019 Apart from the death and resurrection of Jesus there could have been no gospel of God's grace for mankind.Listen to Peter's tes- thmony In Aote Iv.: \u201cBeing filled with the Holy Ghost, said.Neither Is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name vnder heaven given among men whereby we must saved.\u2019 Again In Acts iL, Peter says: \u2018And by wicked hands have crucified aud slain: Whom God hath raised up, having joosed the pains of death, because Natural Cure for Gatarrh Obviates Taking Drugs I?HAS Superseded the Old-fashioned Stomach-desing Remedies, and In- weridbly Cures Quiskly was thelr inablilty to reach the ros! 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Witnessing as it does to.the perpetual efficacy of his one offering of Himself.Again in Romans x, Paul, On the conditions of salvation: \u2018That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou ajax be saved.The words of our glorified Redeemer to Ma servant John, in the Revelation 1- 18, claims a place in these quotations.He says: \u2018! em the first and the last; I am he that liveth and was dead: and, behold I am alive for evermore, amen; and have the keys of death and of Hadea' The Scriptures 1 have here quoted utter one harmonious voice in emphasizing the fact and the necessity, and the efficacy of Christ's death and yesurrection.Christ in atonement is the keynote of the Bible.It is the essential word on mortal tongue.The one word Doseessing the fullest meaning in huMan language.\u2018The resurrection of Jesus was God's announcement in the worid that the offering up of His Bon for sins did make perfect atonement, both God- ward and manward, and as the proof of this God raised him from the dead and exalted himx to glory at his right hand, as his righteous anewer to Jesus for having glorified him in afl the work which God hath given him to do for his glory on earth.The re- sutrection of Jesus has opened the way into The presence of God for us his chlüidren.Resurrection is the di- wine highway Into \u2018new creation\u2019 for God's people.In fact.the resurrece tion and ascension of our Lord Jesus to glory is the pledge, sample and sincerity of the believer's resurrection and glorification together with him; when \u2018he appears the second time without sin unte salvation.\u2019 Jesus in glory is the forerunner of all God's people, in every age of the world, : For my part I am pleased to S8Y that T am a total stranger to the \u2018moral experience\u2019 that can leave out of account the infinite and eternal value of the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.Mr.Editor, J fear that 1 have already exceeded my limitation; if 1 have, pardon me.I would like to answer all Mr.Holman's questions, which ares all of them important.have written this letter not so much for Mr.Holman's sake, as for the sake of God's children who may be In need of having their minds stirred up by way of remembrance.I want to close this letter in the words of Bt.Paul to the Corinthians, in view of the modern developments on every hand that le surely destined to try the faith of God's elect.Paul sémonisher: \u2018Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.\u2019 T.HYNES.Renfrew, Ont, Note\u2014Argument as to the importance which the apostles set upon the resurrection of Christ is entirely unnecessary.It pervades all their writings and records.It was necessarily much more insisted on among & people with whom life after death was still a moot point.and whose well- conned Scriptures had only the faintest and often the most gloomy refers ences to further being, than in generations which unquestioningly socept It.When any one, not à blank unbeliever, questions the resurrection it can only be a question what he means by resurrection.He does not doubt that Chriét still lives, though he may have some questionings Mke those deait with dy Bt.Paul, voiced in the phrase: \u2018In what body do they come?\u201d We have that writer's word for it that It is not the same body, but something that he wpeaks of as 8 spiritual body.That what took place after the death of the Saviour, earried absolute conviction to the first Christians that be was etill alive and with them, and that that eonvic- tion gave the first church its whole inspivation le simply beyond the region of question.} t\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 HOME RULE (To the Bditer of the Wines.) Sei have seen of late in the ooî- umns of your eorrespondence page an cocssional Satter of ladignation aroue- od dy the thought that at lest It seems a8 if Ireland ie to get her loag- demauded Home Rule: ané -I walted for some one a prevent to your readers thy case for Moge Rule\u2014bdut so far in vain.Therefore I would like to dead with Ulater\u2019s opposition to Home Rule, writing from the standpoint of a Protestant and s Liberal The \u2018ister bogey\u2019 is really the only argument against home Rule that has weathered for 1 quarter of à century the disintegrating processes of public Opinion.Tie old argument of 1806 that the Irish were not fit to govern them- soives, as having had no experience in self-government.has been buried beneath the Irish Local Government Act of M88, which was passed by the Salisbury Cabinet.The same Is true of the \u2018land question:\u2019 since 1888 it has been settled, and rack vents, the Land League, and boycotting are quite forgotten.Now at last.when this wo- mentous question comes up the third time for satilement, 1t has to be considered on Its merits and not to be relegated 10 the far-off future.Thusit 1s that the Tory party and the Tory papers are fixing their attention on Ulster.and in mad hystorics they scream that \u2018Ulster will fight\" By such ories they hope to persuade the Nonconformiste of England, Scotland and Wales that the position of the nder Home Rule that they wil fight.Nuw, undoubtedly these people come of a sturdy stock and the fighting blood 1s in their veins, but the important question to \u201cSe settled Is whether the position of these Protestants of the North will be as bad as the Tory organizers would make us believe.If the conditions of the reign of Queen Mary in England were to come back, then % Le quite possible that there might be trouble; and as n Protestant I would be dead against any proposal for Hows tule if there was the slightest chance of such intolerance.But there is none.and most of the noise consists of Orange bluster and yellow journalism.18 ULSTER AGAINST HOME RULE?In the first place, Ulster {3 not overwhelmingly Unionist\u2014it is almost certain.in fact, that the Unlonists are even here in a minority.The popu- Iatlon, according to the last census.consists of 690.134 Catholics, 246,171 Episcopalians, 421.566 Presbyterians, 48.490 Methodists, and 52,000 othere\u2014 chat ts to say, the Catholics far outnumber the members of any other re- Uglous denomination.and are almost equal to all the other denominations combined.Then of these Protestants there are « considerable number of Liberal Home Rulers; in certain parts probably ten percent are such.Thue when we come to consider the representation of Ulster in Parliament we find that it has thirty-thres members, and to-day sixteen of these are Home Rulers.In the past the Ulster Tories have sent sa many as eighteen members (ose more than now) and as few as thirteen.And there is only one county in Ulster (County Derry) which has not at some time returned one Nationalist member, and at the last election the majority for the Unionist in Derry city was only 113.As regards the exact number of voters on the Nationalist and Unionist sides, the matter {s rather complicated by the fact that at general elections some of the sure seats for elther party are not contested, so that all the funds snd oratory may be used in some doubtful constituency; but if we take the actual votes cast at the last contested election in thirty-two of the thirty- three constituencies, ws find the Unionists polled 97988.as against 90.507.while the constituency of West Donegal is so overwhelmingly Natlon- alist that it has not enjoyed the luxury of a contested slection since the last Reform Bill.Here in West Done- gal there are 6,642 names on the voters\u2019 lists, and if we take the census returns for 1911, we find that the Roman Catholics outnumber the Protestan:s by 1i to 1.On that basis we would have about 6,000 Nationalist votes and 642 Unionist.Now, we can take the total votes in Ulster and we find as follows: Home Rulers.104,507; Unionists.96,626, Thus hy taking the figures of the last contested election in each constituency, we get an actual major- tty of Home Rulers.Where.now.ie the \u2018solid Ulster?\u201d It exists only es a Cigmént of the imagination on Tory platforms and is never whispered in the House of Commons.ARE THE PROTESTANT CHURCHES AGAINST HOME RULE?Still the Tory organizers have been trying to persuade the Nonconformists of England that the Presbyterians and Methodists of Ulster are individually and collectively as church organizations absolutely opposed to Home Rule.Thus great crowds of Presbyterians met in Belfast on Feb.1st in a dozen halls and churches.and resolutions were passed against the proposal of the Liberal Government.But let us mote that the Presbyterian Assembly had notnihg to do with any such resolution As a matter of fact, these meetings were arranged for by a Unionist election agent, and many of the speakers were workers for the Unionist party\u2014at least twenty-seven out of forty-seven speakers were.Moreover.at least one hundred Presbyterian ministers refused to take part in the proceedings\u2014a clear proof that a strong minority of the Preshyter- ians were not in favor of such a meeting.Then, too, the figures of those attending the meetings have been grossly and ludicrously exaggerated.The halls and churches could not, ac- 1 [cording to the statement of « Presbv- terian mintater in Belfast who wrote to the \u2018British Weekly,\u2019 hold more than 14,000 people.and he said that many of them were not full, while the same crowds attended hoth the afternoon and evening meetings.Much the same could be sald shout the Methodis* meetings held in Belfast early In March.The Methodist Church, through its committees of public questions and privileges.which constitute the flower of ita most public-spirited laymen apd ministers, decided by a majority of 3 to 1 not to take any acton on the question of Home Rule.Thus this demonstration of Methodists was officially and authoritatively said to misrepresent the action of Methodists.Then.too.the Important Methodist clergy did not appear at this meeting: none came from Cork, and out of more than tweniy in Duh- Un, none came save only a solitary superannuate.Let us therefore be very chary about believing that the Presbyterian and Methodist churches of Ulster are opposed fo any scheme of self-government for Ireland.as the Torles are trying to make the world believe.In fact, the Torles are already persecuting some.of thease min- istere who would not attend them anti-Home Rule meetings, as these Is Sickness a Habit?With many sickness undoubtedly becomes to .-me extent & hadit They have \u2018Vilieus la.\u201d \"\u201cslok headaches.\u201d \u201csttacks of on.\" Why not shake Joose from these ailmen:s and know once more the joy of good health?It takes a little wiil power.You may have to deny yourself some luxuries which do not agree with you, but it 18 worth while to be well and tn prolong life.Dr.Chase's Kidney.Liver Pills will help you, because they act definitely and directly on the liver and thereby remove the eause of bil.tousness.headache and indigestion.Stir up the liver taking one Kid- ney-Liver pil} silly at bedtime and you will annoying ministers tell in their letters to the press.IS THE IRISH MAJORITY INTOL- BRANT?But why all this opposition of Protestants?Because \u2018Home Rule spells Rome Rule, they y.Docs it?Lat us see.Let us axamine the powers of the priests iu the past.Jt is quite true that they wielded a mighty in- fluance for reform as long as lrelsnd was oppreased.but on two ocoasions the priests have withstood the political leaders.Who has won® In the Vatican an4 the Irish bishops opposed the granting of a testimonial to Parnell, with this result that in à month after the decres the sum jum- ed from £1,000 to $40,000.Axnin im 188$ the Vatican, at the request of the Duke of Norfolk, condemned the plan of campaign, but ft did not stop.Then.too, the Nationalist party, though representing Catholic voters, has been wonderfully free from religious intolerance.Issac.Butt was a Protestant, the son vf an Ppiscopsiian clergyman\u2019 Charles Stewart Parnell was a Protestant, and at the present time aout six members of the Nationalist party are Protestants, Mr.Swift MacNeill the legal erftic of the Irish party, be- Ing one of the most noted.If these facts are not enough to obliterate the \u2018bogey\u2019 of Home Rule, let me quote the views of former Unioniats like Lord Dunraven, Bir Horace Plunkett, Judge Rentoul.a former Unionist M.P., en Lord Pirrie, who in 1593 offered personally to subscribe £50,000 to fight Home Rule.These men have expressed thelr views on the question of religious intolerance in Ireland, and the Irish Press Axency, 3 Great Routh street, Westminster, has published this statement in & pamphiet.In sun- stance they say that intolerance 1s unknown except in Ulster, where the Orange element holds away.Next let me quote from Mr.Lecky, the great Unionist historian and the former MP.for Dublin University: \u2018Among the Catholics of Ireland, at least re- 1 tous Intolerance has never been & prevatling vice.and those who have studied closely the history and character of the Irish people can hardly fail to be struck with the desp respect for sincere religion in every form which they have commonly evinced.It 18 a remarkable fact that not a single Pro- tesiant suffered for his religion in Ireland during al the period of the Marian persecution in England.But it does nat prove much to quote opin- tons, even though they are those of eminent converts from the other side.Let us now ask the Unionists to show us examples of religious intolerance.They can not do ft.In 1907 the Rt.Rev.Dr.Elliott, the Episcopalian Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ar- dagh, declared that to his personal knowledge Protestants had stated they were afraid to leave thelr home en Sunday to go to church.Mr.Redmond, speaking soon after in Long- ford, the cenire of the bishop's diocese, challenged Dr.Elliott to give him the names of the people referrsd to, and said that he thought the Rt.Rev.prelate was entirely misinformed, Mr.Redmond also promised to go to the district in question and prevent aren a thing happening.The hishop made no reply, direct or indirect.to Mr.Redmond\u2019s challenge, thus show- Ing that on better information the Intolerance was found to be fictitious.Or again, when Dr.Gregg was made the Protestant Blshap of Cork, he was presented with an address of congratulation by the Cathoile Lord Mayor and Corporation of Cork And I could give a dozen more examples of just such good feeling between the Catholics and Protestants in the south, but I am thinking, Mrs-Editor, of the space you can allow me But let me refer to only one Mare example of 2 case where the Toflès have charged Catholics with intolefance and have falled to prove their case.In the beginning of March, in the Court of Session.meeting in Edinburgh, the case of the Bishop of Cloyne va.\u2018The Dundee Courier.\u201d was tried before Lord Hunter and a special jury of Scotsmen.The \u2018Courier\u2019 in an article had accused the Roman Catholic religious authorities of Queenstown (Cork County) of driving out & certain Roman Catholic shopkeeper.who had refused to discharge.3s the clergy dictated (so the arti-le read), a Protestant shop assistant.The charge was seemingly so vague that no one could take it into court, for the whole clergy of the town were vaguely accused; but the bishop of the din:ese 30k up the accusation.brought a charge of libel against the \u2018Courier,\u2019 and got damages for himself and all the prasts of town mentioned.And the peculiar thing about it was that the \u2018Courler\u2019s\u2019 lawyer did not cven IY to prve such an allegation; he had not the least bit of evidence at his disposal, and his anle defence consisted in the suggestion that the six priests (be ng all the priests in Queenstown) were not indicated as the persons responsible for the instructions, and that as the motive of the article was political.the plaintiffs had littie or no grievance.When the witnesses were brought on.the town clerk and Mr.Stephen Gwynn, M.P.both nailed the lle; and Lord Hauter.!n charging the Jury.ssid that \u2018Politics was no excust for slander, and gave judgment for the bishop and the clergy.This trial has proved a ace:vl and illuminating exposure of the Tory cry of intolerance, and the light It has shed has heen ail the brighter, because \u2018t shines forth from Protestant Scotland.RELIGIOUS LIBERTY GUARANTEED.But the Liberal Government, who are drafting the Home Rule Bill, have promised over and over again to provide sufficient safeguards in the bill to prevent a Catholic government from harming the interests of Protestants.\u2018The powers of the Irish Parliament (and here J am quoting from the Home Rule Bill of 1888) shall not extend to the making of any laws (1) respecting the establishment or endowment of religion, directly or indirectly.or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.(2) imposing any disability or conferring any privilege, advantage or benefit on account of religious belief, or raising or appropriating, 4i- rectly or indjrectly.save as bereto- Core, any public revenue for any re liglous purpose, or for the benefit of the holder of any religious office as such; (3) éiverting tbe property.or, without its consent, altering the constitution of any relicious body; (6) prejudicially affecting the right of any child to attend a school receiving public money.without attending the religious Instruction at that school.\u2019 And these safeguards cover a page and & half of the printed bil.What do the Ulster Tories eay of these?They bluster at them.and with ridl- cule they try to laugh them out of court.But they were in the diH of 1888, and Mr.Redmond says he wishes tBem put In the new Lili, because he wishes the settiement to « national one that will satiety all open-minded people; the Tory leaders he says be despairs of satisfying And in closing.Mr.BDditor.may ! remind your readers of the stubborn opposition of the Ulster Tories to ali the reforme that have come to Ireland.They seid they would fight in 1089 if the Roman Cathollcs were emancipated from their political dis sdilities; but they did not.Again in 1900 they said they would fight (yea.one nealous Orange leader spoke of kicking Queen Victoria's orown inte the Boyne) if the Mplscepalian Church was disestablished; but they did not.Ageln in 1098 they mid they voué SN uss don fight if the Roman Catholics of the south got the right to open a Catholic university and to grant university degrees; but they did not.And 1 might speak of other vain threats and frothy boaatings of s disloys] kind, but Tonly wish to point out that the chief opposition to Home Ruie comes from just \u2018such men ss these.As Bir Frederick Pollock, a professor of the University of Londos and a former Unicnist.who has been converted Inte a Home Ruler, 80 aptly has said in the Lon- \u2018Chronicle,\u2019 such opposition 28 thess Ulsterites showed to Balfour's proposal to give the Nationalists & Catholse university, proves tn any oné who can claim to have an open mind, that the ides] of Bir Edward Carson te still that of a Protestant ascend- oT and of penal laws against Cath- POLITICUS.N.B.\u2014Just & word to \u2018Ulster Pat\u2019 He must be aware that the English Tories are just now out on a soandsal- mongering expedition, trying to find mud to throw at Home Rule.If then his story of the Ulster farmer who sent the letter to Belfast on Feb.lst has any foundation in facts, why has ft not been used?The fact probably 1s.judging by the circumstance that the story was not alred in Parliament, t.at the farmer himself has done something that made him unpopular.and that he has caused the lli-feeling à [himself.But if \u2018Ulster Pat\u2019 wants this story to do service against Home Rule.let him write to Sir Béward Carson and beg him to use it ia the coming debates.POLITICUS.Sir, \u2014I am at present staying with a friend in this country.and enjoy reading your excellent pajer.But I think, oir, there is & bit of our Irish blood in you, by the quick way In which you take up the cudgel in defence of what you publish, and your suggestion te your readers has more weight than you imagine.1 am an Irishman, and have lived In North and South, and as you remark, each question has another side.You say, \u2018An Irish government would probably have the powerful co-operation of the clergy.\u2019 That is just the \u2018target.\u2019 I think I understand the feelings of the Orange North as well as the ywest old South.Orange North would like to know why the clergy should \u2018probabiy\u2019 preach against cruelty to poor 1nno- cent animals only when Ireland should become s nation once again.A very dear old friend of mine, Father McGuiggan, of Kiires, the Gentleman Priest, as he was called, used to pray that Ireland should become a righteous nation, apd hadn't much sympathy with priests or any other clergy whe got mixed in politica Many a riot the old gentleman put a stop to es he charged Into the mob on his Iittle biack pony and a shilieghlah, laying on right and left until he had not only restored order, but good humor.Father McGuiggain was beloved by the big Preebyterian clergyman especially, and they were often arm in arm, although he (the Presbyterian) was not by any means a Home Ruler, and many a ainz-song \u2018His reverence\u2019 organized with the other clergy and the doctor of the village, with a good evening.Rut none knew better than Father McGuiggan the rash spirit of the Irish, and sny attempt to thrust Home Rule on the North, apart from any benefit it might confer, would only be convine- ing a man against his whl, and although the clergymen of the North would not tolerate any boycotting or cattle maiming amongst their flocks, and T will say that for Protestant as well as Cathalle, yot it must be confessed that the old sore of religious mistrust has been opened within the last few years, and it le little wonder that the purse strings of those Protestants who have been 30 generous to their Catholc neighbors in assisting with funds for all their charitable works, are being drawn closer.It the truth had been stuck to that Ulster was not in favor of Home Rule, and accepted as such, some plan self-government might have been amicably arranged with the South on the condition that no clergyman of either denomination should be allowed to interfere under the act of bribery, corruption or even something of a treasonable act, the people would through time have learned to respect one another, but as It im, you have only to live In the North and West at present to find that you have polar extremities.I have no doubt, str, your will 1s good, hut a nation is but 4 family, and you cannot with impunity thrust new Ideas down the throats of seif-respectinx eldeat sons, even with the view of welcoming the lovable profligate, and such is the simile an viewed by the self-respecting and atiff-necked nonconformist of the North of Ireland, who may de largely Scotch I grant, but in no doinz doesn't it seem strange to you, sir, that Bandy doesn\u2019t welcome Home Rule when he lives in the North and has his property there, so much as he used to when he lived in Scotland?Has he ceased to be as shrewd?1 wish to leave the question with your readers, many of whom are staunch nld nonconformist Ulstermen, who like fair play and honesty.\u2018LOOKER ON.THE SUFFRAGETTE.(To the Editor of the \u201cWitnese.\") Sir, \u2014One of our county weskiles republishes sn article, probably sn edi- torini, from the Montreal \u2018Star\u2019 under the heading \u2018Suffragette Inmanity.dealing with the recent outbreak of the militant suffragists of London.Will you kindly sliow me space to make à few comments on this article.The writer sys, \u201cThe uncultured minors conduct their strike with exemplary restraint and good mature; the cultured \u201cSuffragettes\u201d conduct theirs by breaking plate glass windows.Their heroic leader opened battie by throwing stones at Mer.Asquith's front door.Pat the writer appears to forget that the uncultured miners have the weapon by which they oan defend themaelves against injustice.They have the lig Thun equipped and organised can af to strained and even good-natured How different ls tbe case of the militant œuftragiets-both cultured and un- cultured\u2014for their ranks contain large pumbers of working women.They have Jong since come (0 8 place where patience cessss to be a_virtus Nearly forty yearw ago Frances Power Cobbe, urging upon English women the duty of trying to secure the vote, wrote: \u2018In a government Hike ours, where tbe basis of legislation 18 eo imapennely extensive, the whole business of lagteletion 1e cures on by pressure\u2014the pressure each re presented class to get ite grievances redressed, to meke its interests prevail, The unrepresented classes Be- cessarily sre Ignored.not hy mere wilful neglect on the part of parus- ment.but because they must attend to thelr constituents first.\u2019 The mil.tant suftragists dmply redline mure deeply then other women the need of women becoming constituents.As Klizabeth Robins, the American authorsss who spent some time In EK: studying the t.mye: However unpalatable, that to the so-called the evils (hat other women more intolerable t rest of ual Those mi! women are the women who cannot sleep is their bods as we do in ours, the wrongs that walk abroad.\u2019 The writer of the articie named ridicules the tectics of the Buffragetied in \u2018disregarding sll the Gaxsiing ar- sens! which has enabled women more or less to direct the cuurse of human- ty from the Garden of Eden down, and endesvoring to make use of the êne weapon which they expnot wisld, the bow of Ulysses.\u2019 Every thoughtful woman who reads this will certainly resent the charge of having \u2018directed\u2019 the very crooked course that human- fty has pursued and is pursuing.Not at our Goor is to be laid any share of responatbliity for the tyrennies, the Snhumantties, the savageriss, the maladministration, that have blurred the pages of history from \u2018the Garden of Eden down\u2019 Ws plead \u2018not gully.But we would like to be told which weapon of the dassling arsenal supposed to be possessed by women has not been used by English suffragists during the past forty-five years.They have used tongue and pen, have held meetings and circulated literature.have petitioned and lobbied, and have truly so far succeeded in educating public sentiment that for some years thetr bill has secured large majorities in the Hous of Commons.But 4 is only within the past six or seven years, since \u2018the appeal to force ridiculed by the writer in the \u2018Blar\u2014a femininely mild and conscientiously restrained kind of force, it must De confeased\u2014thut the cause bas recelv- ed much attention from either the publie or the partisment.He was & wise man (I think the Duke of Wellington) who once maid: \u2018I am pot particular to inquire about methods\u2014I 1ook at results.\u2019 From the first the methods of the \u2018militants have been condemned by many, both friends end opponenta of the cause.It h-s been gloomily predicted that the reform would be set back a gemer- ation, but what have been the results?First, we note the wonderful growth of the society (the Woman's Social and Political Union) which has nothing to Îts members but hard and u work, sacrifice of that which is doubtless ss desr to them as to the average Woman, Wwomesnly dignity, risk of imprisonment, with treatment resulting in many instances in Hfelong physical injury, and in some-@s in that of Mrs, Pankhurst's sister\u2014in loss of life, like the early Christian Church, grows and thrives on imprisonment and persecution.Like the esrly Christian Church, too.its members give of their money as well of their service.Contributions to the amount of $500,000 have already gone into the treasury, snd the second $500,000 is coming in.The Interest and support of working-wo- men have been enlisted ss never before, and other women all over the Kingdom have been aroused to the importance and need of this reform.Politically, the work of the \u201cmilt- tants\u2019 has made the question of \u2018votes for women\u2019 an issue that has already been dealt with seriously and re spectfully by the parliament (as witnessed by the appointment of the con- elllation committee) and thec must though dodged by tha leaders of the ent, before long receive more than falss promises and sham sSup- port.1 note that recently the Independent Labor party of England has passed a resolution stating that no bill extending the suffrage for men alone will be satisfactory to them, and bas Instructed its representatives in parliament to vote against Mr.Asquith\u2019s manhood suffrage Mill unless it is amended so as to include Women.But it 1s on this side of the water that we have the best opportumity .e note the remarkable influence of the militant movement.1 have for many years been à reader of the Boston \u201cWoman's Journal\u2019 now the organ of the National Woman Suffrage Association of the United States, and I am continually impressed by the news of the wonderful life and progress In connection with this reform fn the various states during the past six of years.Witness the victory In the State of Washington in 1910 and in California, with all the vicious element of San [Francisco arrayed against the cause, in 1911.The year will, in all probability, ses similar vic- torles in three\u2014perhaps four \u2014 other states.The women of this continent have been stirred into new life and activity by the earnestness.seif-sac- rifice and courage of comrades.These are some of the grand results that amply Justify the methods that have been used\u2014meth- ods, it may be added, that were rerom- mended to the suffragists by those who vught to know the most effective means.\u2018Keep on pestering! Keep on pestering till you get it!\u2019 were the words of Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man to a deputation that waited on him during his ministry, and very sim- ller wes the counsel given to Mrs.Pankhurst and Ger daughter by Mr.Balfour when they asiced him how the question was to be made a political issue.Naturally such tactics are distaste fui to all refined people.It seems abd- hotrent that women\u2014many of them women of culture and education\u2014 should be compelled to resort to them in order to obtaln a fragmentary measure of justice.but \u2018necessity knows no law.Buch methods were not needed in Australis, or New Zealand, or Norway, of Bwedc-.or Finland; nor will they be needed in Denmark.and the cause |s winning its widening way tn various states of the Union without thovght of resorting to them.These facts, however, prove nothing as to the necessity for their use in Great Britain; they only evidencs (reluctant as we may be to admit it) & more advanced civilisation ia the countries named, anc a consequent higher estimate of woman and regard for ner claims.As regards the recent window- bresking raid, meny.not unfriendly to the cause, will probably say \u2018they have gone too far.\u2019 I would not venture to pronounce such am opinion either as regards the expediency or the justification of this latest \u2018Gemonstra- tion\u2019 It seems to me it was necessary that there should be some unmistakable expression of resentment of the insult the government bas offered them in proposing & manhood suffrage bill, for which thers has been no mandats, instead of the woman suffrage bili that women bave been working for during the past forty- Ove years; also that tbe resentment should be expressed in 8 manner suit- od to the und and spirit of the leaders of the British Cabinet.Neither am I so much concerned about the question of property rights.humsa rights are of se much greater importance.It may be remembered that nearly nineteen hundred years ago.In the far-off region of old Qallles, there was à serious invasion of property rights connected with \u2018a derd of many swine,\u2019 which we read were caused to run \u2018violently down a place fate the sea and ta waters.\u2019 In that case, ss always.it was the human factor\u2014only twe alloted men \u2014that was considered ef importance.and so the devils were cast out though the .Many devile of the t day await the casting ont that will never be aceom- plished without the help of women's political influence.If vights of property must be igpored in order to procure {nr them that eight protective and procuratery of all rights, jet the property go: it le ef ms impart [rr Oue might smile at that paragrash their English.2 DEAFNESS CONQUERED! 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Bead for this book to-day.an jearn how hearing is bel , quickly and permanently \"any vb once believed their Deafness imouradle have already gained perfect hearing 97 following the advice given in its Write your name and address on ti dotted {ines cut out the free book cou oon.Matt to Deafasen Spysclalies 206 Trade Building, Boston.ADDRESS in the article sliuded to which speaks of the \u2018patience\u2019 of the British authorities, and the \u2018lack of sewerity\u2019 in the penalties imposed if the case was not one that calls for righteous indignation, rather than for smiles.The writer has epparentiy never Lady Constance Lytton's story of her experiences as \u201cJane Wharton\u2019 In the Liverpool jall.nor of the ingeniously barbarous device of forcible feeding, introduced for the benefit (7) of the \u2018suffragettes\u2019 in covers! of the British prisons by theeon of England's Old Man.Nor has he, I imagine, read any authentic account of the brutal of the society as \u2018Black Fridsy.\u2019 fahbuman.indesd, has been the usage of even unconvioted suffragist prison- «rs that woman of sami-civilized Russia were moved to send a protest to the British Government The entire record\u2014alas, not yet completed\u2014is one which will add one to the numerous black pages of British history.More \u2018suffragette insanity:\u2019 yes, insanity similar to that of Carrie Nation, the impact of whose little hatchet on the plate glass of Kapsas saloons went a thrill of temperance zeal across the continent.Similar to that of Joan of Arc, who evermore heard and heeded the heavenly voices though they finally led her to the cruel stake.Sim- flar to that of Ossswattomie Brown.whose soul went \u2018marching on\u2019 tif every dark-skinned brother of the Southern States was proclaimed fres, but I prefer to apply the term to those British buresucrats and lesser authorities who imagine that ideas can be kifled by incarceration and prim- ciples beaten out with bludgeons.M.R.CHESLEY.Lunenbdurx, N.S.March 96, 1912 \u2018 2er SYNDICALISM.(To the Editor of the \u201cWitness.\u201d) Sir, \u2014It has been maid that the Mth century belongs to Camade.Yes but under certain conditions, not othe wise.The conditions are that the whole people shall be united in thelr aims, and each unit working fer the benefit of all.In a word, the motto for Canadians must be \u2018Co-operation.\u2019 All the forces tbat make for amity or peace should be welcomed with hearty approval Those forces which have an opposite tendency, and make for retrogression.discord.and chaok, should be discouraged by all legitimate methods.Thers Is one thing which \u2018s of extreme Importance, because it concerns the most dangerous proposition ever sprung upon the world .at large.I refer to that delusiom, \u2018Byndicaliem.\u2019 or the new labor movement; beware of it.The idea of the leaders of this movement is primarily to eliminate the employer, Do matter how; then tn prevent the nationalisation of industries, or government operas tion, and finally, after crushing down all opposition, take over sll mines and other industrial concerns.and rus them to suit the operators, the workmen themselves.The old original standard of the British trade unions of eight hours work, eight hours\u2019 play, eight hours\u2019 sleep and eight bod a day is obeolets.The workman now wants all the profits, but does not intend to stand say loss.The policy of the new tion, which is world wide in its scape, is as follows: \u201cThe old policy of identity of Inter- oes hetwesn employers and employed be abolished and a policy of open Dostility de installed.The should, as far as possible, discard the old policy of coming out en strike for any little minor grievance and adept i tetion strike, by simply remaining at work and go contrive by their general \u2014 THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS.APRIL 16, 1912.\u201cThe irritation strike depends for its successful adoption, on men clearly holding (he point of view that their interests und those of thelr employers are necessarily hostile; further, that the employer le Vuinerahle In only one place\u2014his protite.Therefore, if the men wish to bring effective pressure to bear, they must uss methods which tend ta reduce protita Une way to do this In to decrease production while still pretending to work; that is by doing the least possible smount of wark, and thus reduce the output.\u2019 The main objective ta the establiah- ment on a firm baste of \u2018Industrial democracy.\u2019 \u2018Every Industry thoroughly organized to fight to gain control of, and then to administer that industry, leaving to the men themselves to determine under what conditions and how the work should be done.This would mean real democracy in real life, making for real manhood and womanhosd.Any other form of demo- eracy is a delusion and a snare\u2019 Such are the views of the creators of this new \u2018demucracy.\u2019 1 think, speaking for myself.that they theme selves are anared by a fond delusion.Can any system founded on hate and greed hope to endure for any length of time, and if it did, what would he the state of those who hud to uphold that system?1 say that any government which by reason of apathy or cowardice allows any movement of this character to gain headway.and become a real dan- er to the peace and prosperity of the community, deserves all the trihu- lation that will surely coms to them: and they will have no pity shown them hecause they have been warn- «d In time to apply the remedy.There 4s no need to apply the remedy ff the obnoxious thing is removed or destroyed in time.\u2018The hest way of avolding being stung by nettles, 18 to mow them down before they arrive at maturity.The proper way to prevent the effects of evil is ta remove the causa We alt know that there are two political parties in Canada to-day; some think there should be three: each of these parties when in control, are controlled by two other parties That is if they allow themselves to be controlled, which should not be the casa.On the ono hand are the \u2018interests\u2019 on the other the \u2018democracy.\u2019 The employer and the employed are each seeking to Kain the upper hand, in other words, to contro! the situation through manipulation of the government.It is the plain duty of the government to side wi.h neither, but to control both with a firm if conciliatory hand.The time to legislate for the control of tha labor situation is before such control is needed.Prevention ie better than a cure.You thinkers, vou logi- clans, you who are deeply interested in Canada\u2019s future, bring forward your best arguments against this pernicious policy, as sst forth by this epurious form of labor movement.Very little study will convince you that the ultimate conclusion of such a policy simply means industrial suicide, and the complete ruinatinn of any country which gives it shelter.If Canada loses the control of this country.and her destiny, it will be through some such delusion as this Fizht asainst It, and drive it back to the shades from which it emerged.W.H.BRAMLEY.Bath, N.R.ARCHBISHOP RRUCHESI AND THE RACE CRY.(To the Elitor of the \u2018Witness.') S!r,\u20141 have read with interest the pronouncement of 5gr.Bruchesl on the question of national unity, It is quite in keeping with what one would expect from the pen of a dignitary of the Church of Rome, who is convinced that the reactionary attitude of the Vatican since the sdvent of the present Popa, has done irreparable harm to Roman Catholiaism in Europe and America, without excepting Canada.The Archbishop of Montreal has arrived at the conclusion that the time has come to sound a different bell rem that of ultremontanism.Hence this wonderful conversion of one who has so often declared his unflinching loyalty to the principles of the Roman Catholicism with which we are wo taralilar in the Province of Quebec.Tt may still be time to undo the mis- thief done by the Eucharistic (on- gress.by Cardinal Vaughan's utter ances, by the promulgation of the \u2018Ne Temere' decree.by the antl-imper- at campalgn conducted by \u2018Le Devoir,\u201d and ather clerical papers.There are Protestants who will swallow with perfect delight the soothing dravght of Mgr.Rruches!, but we do not think the people of Ontario and of other Protestant provinces wlll bu so easily caught in the net.His Grace ia of opinion that the tUme is at hand for a greater display of mutual goodwill between different Groups making vp the population of th.Dominion.It is to be hopel, therefore, that in the future it will nut \u201cDe necessary for the majority to assert ltæelf, as it hae been obliged to do these past months in maintaining British rights Mgr.Bruchesl declares that the misunderatandinks which have arisen in Canada are due to race differen:es eather than religinus onea This is a most extraordinary utterance, contradicted by the history of Roman Cath- oHcism in France, in Ireland, in Canada, end other countries.The suicidal wars between the Huguenots and the Roman Catholic party were not caused by race differences, dirt by religious tyranny, The misunderstandings which exist between the penpls of North ard South Ireland are not those of race, hut of religion, In Canada there never arises any misunderstanding between English end French Proteatants.The latter speak their beautityl tongue whilst making themselves familiar with the Xnghsh language: they enjoy every pmgible liberty, and thelr loyalty is Ever cuestioned.If the teachings cf the Roman Church are not the great obstacle that stands in the way, why ere French Protestants excluded from the ft Jean Baptiste Society?Why, ff It is not a matter of religion.bas I: been reported ad nauseam that when & French-Canadian embraces the Protestant faith he loses his nationality?Why have French Protestants bem insulted and abused by the clerical press.for the simples reason that they professed the same religious oconvice tons as their English-speaking fellow- eitizens?Hes Mgr.Rruchest become @ convert to modernism?Has he ned the ranks of the Murris, the rreils and the Loisys?Has he repudiated the absolutism of the Vati- ean council?We would be glad to \u201cNe uaded of thie, and the Archbishop it in his power to convince the country of it.Does he wish to con- wince the most skeptical that we are misjudging the hierarchy when we say that ila teachings are not conducive to national unity, and that as Ing as UVltramontane views prevail in Quebec it will he impossible to have a great wnited Dominion?Then let the hierarchy agree to wipe out st one stroke he separate school aystem in the Province of Quebec and aid us in estab- fishing undenominationa] national schools.No agency yet known would be more affective in bringing about nity of feeling among the two races.Let the hierarchy stamd out of the way of the restoration of Ontario's school system.and thus woul the bi- Enguai difficulty be solved.Let Mani- 4 .\"a work out Îts difipational problem hout interference.After such a pronouncement as that which appeared in the public press, we have & right to expect wonderful changes, We have a!ways been met by the religious dificulty.Marriages have hean annulled because religion demanded it: eaparate schools existed because re- Ugion demanded ft: bi-lingual schools existed tn Ontarlo because religion demanded {t; many other troubles arose and caused painful mistuimienstandings Now we are told that there have heen more misunderstandings arising over di:'erencen of race than religion, As religion will no longer stand in the way, ther, is no reason why we should not at once wips od our sepa rate schools and have French and English childron elbowing one sane other in our schoola Méreover, \u2018Le Vevolr and otaer papers recommended by the elerical powers must no longer give utterance to euch statements as these: \u2018If the partisans of {mparlalisile ideals should xan the upper hand.oh.then.we would say: Forward! Let us be independent without hesitation.\u2019 Or, again: \u2018When we shall be sufficiently nunierous and strong, the [Franco- American race shall also wing 11s flight independent and unmixed to Play in the new world the glorious and sublime Tole played in Europes hy France, And again: \u2018We heilove the constitution ¢f an autonomous French state ta our logical destiny.\u2019 AN this muat be of the past.as well as Father Haman's took.in which he pleads for the separation of Quebec from the Confederation to form with the New Englund States a French Catholic state.\u2018The pubMo wl judge of the sincerity of Mgr.Rruchesi\u2019s utterances by the course of conduct followed In connection with the various points raised in this letter.CALVIN E.AMARON, Quetec.Note\u2014 We think that most will admit that, though antagonisma are due not to rave hut to rellgion, there !a quite apart from religion, à language problem in education, and that men are raturally attached to thelr mother tongue and tenacious of its righis.Also that, apart from questions of imperial loyalty, there is a religious quen- tion in education.We think most will be well pleased that the Archbishop has cut himself sharply apart from aeparaust nationalism.whose spirit and aime our correspondent #0 Futh- lessly er poses.\u2014 THE *AXE\u2019 IN THE WEST.(To the Editor of the \u2018Witness.' 8, \u2014To the victors belong the spoils, but we ventured to hope that what we have heard of being done in the east wouid not be done hers In the west, but we are being dialllusion- ed, and the vile system is spreading Like a cancer.In our town here the axe has not yet fallen, but we are pretty sure from what we witnessed last evening it is about to fall.Why cannot they let a liitle community Lke curs live in peace and harmony, agreeing to differ without planting roots of bitterness and gall?It te quite evident that it did not need reciprocity to Americanize us, and that one of the worst features of the United States methods will easily become & recognized part of our Canadian system.If those in power had the courage to say, \u2018Now we have conquered, turn out all of you, from the Premier right down to the village postmaster and constable, and make room for our friends,\u2019 thers might be consistency and system that way, but what do we see?1 went into Lem- berg and found an $nvestigation proceeding into certain trumpery charges against our postmaster, some of which We know to be unfounded.A lawyer from cutside was In charze of the case, the Investigation was being made in the office of à man who had taken the most active part in the last election in the Conservative interest.The lawyer, who was evidently partisan, was taking evidence of witnesses; he wanted to exciude the pub- de, but the boys wouldn't have it; they would have British fair play: he would only take down what he considered evidence, and the specific Question T wish to ask you is: 1.Is there any means of knowing whether the whole of the evidence submitted will go to the proper au- tharities ?2, Can we obtain à copy of the evidence so submitted ?3.With whom rests the decision of the affair?R.RAGG, Lemberx, Sark, March 27, 1912.\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.{To the Editor of the \"Witness.\" fir.\u2014 Undoubtedly the cost of living will continue high while the earnings af so many of us are apent in fancied wants rather than on real needs.Men and women too often spend money on drugs and strong drink, costing more than healthy food, and invariably degrading mind and body, while neglecting simple, cheap, wholesome food and ciothes.How often do we find the working man first opening his pay envelope at the saloon har?How often tha hox of groceries from the store contains a bottle of gin or whiskey.F.T.GRIST.Montreal, April 8, 1912, Note\u2014Penple may, far aught we know, use more drugs than they used to.That is a minor (tem.Extravagance may have increased in Other directions.Rut we do not think that they use more strong driuk than they used to.Sir \u2014I have read dozens of letters in this and other papers (oying t0 tell ue the cause of the bigh cost of Hv- fox.The letter from G.E.Ponchs., Alberta, appeals to me as touching » great part of the cause, but, like all other letters that 1 have sead, 1 find RR only intermediately the causa.Au- cording to my brain, #t does not matter how hich or how iow is the cost of living, that is easily adjusted, co long as there is no lack of produce.All that has to be done 18 to put à bigger figure on the paper we use to purchase.It makes nn difference whether a day's work cost $i or $30.What concerns the world ts: How Is tt with s0 much wealth in the world.there is so much poverty and distress 1 beHeve this root of al the evil Debt! Nearly all children are born in debt, so were their parents as far back as we can trace, and we to-day are still piling up the load for generations unborn.All the world, except the proprietors of this pawn shop, is in the pawn shop.1 will try to make my statement ao plain that the most simple must tie a bandage over his brain it he fails to understand, A man bulids à house upon n piece of land that he has paid for in full.He has also paid every cent of the cost of hullding, and yet the house does not belong to him.It was in the pawn shop before st was finished budding.The city had pawnes it.The city 1s in the pawn shop, Next, this nation has à claim on the city, à Wind of second mortgage.Now, the nation is so much In debt to the pawn brokers, which never can be paid, that the pawnbrokers seize our hard earnings to pay the interest of this debt, instead of it going to pay for improvements to our city or nation.The nation will keep on borrewing to build \u201cDreadinoumhte\u2019 to proteet the pawn shop, and the city Will heep oa Inereas- ing the det to mest the demands of the people.Luxury and vice Is the result; also poverty and despate.Do you want to know more?FRANK EAST, 84 Notre Dame street, Maimnneuve ! r\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE BLUM PROBLEM.(To the Edilor af the \u2018Witness.\") 8ir,\u20141 have read with the utmost sympathy the letter on the above subject from the Rev, Mr, C.A.Kin- sale In the \u2018Witnean' All that he says is true, and yet I fear that the most fundamental reason of all was omitted from his letter.Are we not in danger of seriously wasting our time in seeking for causes rather than the cause of the sluma?Kpace forbids anything like en exhaustive treatment of the aubject, but 1 would suggest to Mr.Kinsale and all who are in & lke perplexity that the one cause of this evil Is a lack af community of interest between the respective parties.Your correspondent truly says we cannot \u2018force anybody to build houses against him will But so long as the interests of the housebullder or owner, and the house occupler are antagonistic, as at present, so long will the housing problem remain.Similarly with wages\u2014It is to the Intereat of mployers to get as much work out of their servants for as little waxes as possible; {t 13 to the interest of the employees to get as hich wages as they «an for the minimum amount of labor.Throughout industrialism the same thing is only too evident\u2014no mutuality of Interest.Trobably all really earnest students of social affairs will go so far with me.But à great many of them will shrink from the logical implication.At bottom of all the trouble is our system of competition, based on private ownership of public necessities.I cannot prove that statement In the narrow limits of one letter, but it must surely be obvious that only co-operation in place of competition can mulve this problem, and co-operation can only be effective when public ownership of the means of life is adopted.All else is merely palilative.And on Christian grounds alone public ownership 1s justified, The gTeat revelation of Jesus was the Fatherhood of God.which was also & revelation of the human race the family of God.Surely, aurely, competition for the means of life Is un- thiniable among members of the same family! To those who are unconvinced I can oniy say: Bit down quietly and think it out.One of the finest dooks on the subject i3 \u2018Christianity and the Bocial Criss,\u2019 by Prof.henbusch, of New York.It can be purchased I know from Wm Rriggs, Toronte, for \u20ac0 cents, Including postage.Let all in doubt read it \u2014and I belleve the light will came.REGINALD M.HARVEY, Blue Hill, Sesk, March 20, 1912 Note\u2014It Le quite unnecessary ta uss space ta prove that people who make bargming of exchange have opposing interests.The question never solved fs what is the alternative.The answer given is that the public should manage everything.\u2018That ia, government of some sort should determine how much work each will do, and what he will get for it, and what every ons will pay for everything.In our days when wages are fixed hy authority, there fs still competition as to how little sach earner can do for them.And what In these days fa the rovernment that would decide what each Incality shoult get by way of expenditure, and what sach clans of workers should get?Generally, a combination of politictans who man- axe the public business an an to pet places and favorg for those Who help them to power.te CEURCE UNION.The hour comes, believe ma trua, When name nor place shail count \u2014 Bamaritan or Jew, Geriztin or Moriah's holy mount, The hour comes, now is, in sooth, Worship shall be fn spirit and in truth, Ri de that hour when we shall swe Nor Jew nor Greek, nur bond nor free, But all in one, In Christ, the Father's only Ron, In His praying, Hear Him saying.All mine are thins, And thine are wine, And then to ua, te speaketh thus: Like branch of vine, \u2018Whose root {s mine, Kach shoot, Bearing fruit Fruit that te good and tue, Abide in Me, And then you'll gee, \u2018That T'l] abide in you.My slater, brother, And my mother, Are those my Father's will that dn, If in communion, \u2018With this union In Him we would ahide, Tets try to prove Our God 1s love, However we decide.And if by casting of our vote, We seem to rend the seamless coat, Why not, by lot.de bid To do Just what the acidier aid.ONE WHO VOTED FUR UNION, AND A READER OF THE \u2018WITNESS\u2019 FROM ITS FIRST NUMBER, Lyn, March 26, 1917.LITERARY + REVIEW.++.CARROW OF CARROWDUFF.Carrow of Carrowduft is a retired British officer and Irish landlord with two children, Caasare, twenty-one.and a mad-cap daughter, Corona, about æventeen.The troubles of this choleric gentleman with his children and the Land Leaguers, the hain breadth escapes of his son, the love affaire of this much.belabored youth, and his intractable, though winsome sister, furnish the incidents of & rather exciting tale.The author's manner of picturing the most tragic occurrences does not harrow the reader in the \u2018east, he can trip lightly over the maiming of cattle, the terrorizing of women, the clubbing of young men and shooting of old men to the story's end, where the happiness of lovers softens the sorrow of bereavement, and | wherein the prospect of wealth and happiness in a land beyond seas the troubles of the old land will be forgotten, \u2018Carrow of Carrowduft,\u2019 by Louise Stackpoole Kenny (Greening & Co., Ltd., London, Eng.) CHRISTINA HOLBROOK.Not aiways is the character which tities a tale the pivot around which the tale revolves, but \u2018Christina Mol- brook,\" the story's heroine, certainly dominates this story.A woman of extraordinary physical charm and intellectual power, she passed the half of her life's allotted span uninfluenced by a love for any man, though admiration and love were often lavishly offered.At the age of thirty-eight, while fn the Isle of Cyprus, she met a clever antiquarian, Ajaric Strode, many years her junior, who carried her heart by storm, and whom against her reason and judgment she married.Three years of marital bliss, successful research work, mutual devotion and helpfulness fell to their lot.Returning to England, to find himself famous, the young hushand became slowly estranged from the wife who had lavished upon him and his pursuits, a princely income, a wealth of aftection, the strength of an unusual mind, the nobility of & lofty character and the inspiration of an unselfish ambition.Discovering his infidelity, she endures the disillusion and shame without reproach, and sets herself to win him back to his better self.After hip tragic death, apparently ac- cliental, In reality suicidal, she again defies convention, befriends the vain, frivolous creature for whom her husband practically deserted her and devotes her life to the little Alexander, his chiid, though not hers.Once with high hope she set mail for her \u2018ile aes Chimeres\u2019; weli-nigh hopeless she returns to the stately home from which ashe had voyaged and gives herself and her remaining years to preparing the child for the life before him.\u2018Christina Holbrook,\u2019 by Margaret Hope (Methuen & Co.Ltd, London, Eng.).MY LADY CAPRICE, \u2018My Lady Caprice,\u2019 copyrighted in 1906, 1907, as \u2018Chronicles of the Imp.is an idyllic littie love story, charmingly written.A very Jovely, yet by no means flawless msiden is wooed by two lovers, one talented, prepossessing but Impecunious, the othor, commonplace, overbearing but weshhy, A cantankerous, elderly maiden aunt, who favors young Selwyn, \u2018cousin of Lord Selwyn of Brankamere,\u2019 and looks with more than disfavor upon Dick Brent, Bohemian, writer -of books and occasionally of plays, and the \u2018Imp,\u2019 a small cousin of Lidheth, the heroine, furnish the spice of the tale.Through, ratber on account of thaa io spite of, the numerous Impish performances of the Imp.misunderstandings between \u2018Unkel Dick\u2019 and \u2018Auntie Lisbeth\u2019 are cleared up, the Deiter man wins the Prize and lovers set.out together to \u201cThe Land of Heart's Delight\u2019 Repetition 1s considered one of the essential elements In ch!idren's stories; but the adult reader can scarcely fall to enjoy the delicious bit of repetition in this dainty romance.Over and over again at the various psychological moments in the wooing of this capricious lady, tbe persistent, though by no means assured lover dreamily paints the picture of his untenanted ancestral home.\u2018Not far from the village of Down in Kent there stands an old bouse with quaint, high-gable roofs and twisted Tudor chimneys.Many years ago it was the home of fair ladies and gailant gentlemen, but its gloey 1s lonk past.And yet, Lisbeth, when I think of it at such an hour as this, and with you beside me, I begin to wonder it we could not manage between us to bring back the old order of things\u2019 Small wonder that the oid house kept for my lady's coming should draw her to it at last.\u2018My Lady Caprice by Jeftrey Farnoi (William Briggs, Toranto, 81.00 net).PETER AND JANE.The title of this story is not nu seductive one, but the tale 1s more attractive than its designation.It Is a story of a missing heir.Peter Ortivie 18 the only chlid of a very aristocratic, wealthy, clever, eccentric woman.Mrs.Ogifvie suffering from a deadly disease c° which her son and friends know nothing, has penned a letter of confeasion in case of her sudden death in which she mentions to Peter an older brother, who died in Spain.\u2018The last sentence beginning \u2018but he did not die\u2019 \u2014was never finished for the stately, sufiering woman died before the secret was penned.The search by Pater for the missing heir, the postponement of his marriage, the solution, after many hasardous adventures, of the mystery, the restoration to Peter of his imperiled patrimony, and the consummation of his poste poned marriage with Jane Erskine form the subatance of the novel.Peter and Jane by 8.Macnaughtan.(The Copp, Clark Company, Limited, Toronto.) THE BETROTHED AND THE HIGHLAND WIDOW, Another volume of the Oxford edl- tion of standard authors has been re- celved of similar size, type and binding to those previously noted in theses columns.\u2018The Hetrothed and the Highland Widow,\" by Sir Walter Ecott (Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, London, Eng., 2s).Two introductions precede the tales, one of 1383, the other of 1525, Twenty-five tilusira- tions and quite copious notes with @ slomary add to the student-reader's interest and coriprehension of the historic characters and allusions.ALSO RECEIVED.\u201cThe Cross.\u2019 by G, A.Johnston Ross (Fleming H.Revel Company, New York); \u2018Samples of Selected Value in Stock, Bank and Loan Papers\u2019 (John Dickinson & Co, Limited, London): \u2018Quebec l\u2019ode of CivH Procedure, by Ed.Fabre Surveyer, K.C.(John Lovei & Son, Limited, Montroai>: \u2018Under Five Reigas\u2019 by Lady Dorothy Novtii (Methuen & Co, Limited, London); \u2018From Midshipman to Fiéld Marshal\u2019 by Sir Kvelyn Wood, F.M., V.C.(Me- thuen & Co, Limited, London); \u2018The Halo\u2019 by Baroness von Hutten (Me- thuen & Co, Limked, London): \u2018Le Mtroie des Joure,®\u2019 dy Albert Loseau éimprimerie da Devoir, Montreal); \u2018The Touchstone #8 Fortune,\u2019 by Chas.\u2018 A cottage bullt on \u2018olonial lines, with simple plain slightly projected cornices, standing with the broad side of rosf to tho street and the screened piazza extended at the right side, add- tag tn the width of front, gives a very pretty and homelike cffcct and makes ths cottage look larger.The aise of the main part.exclusive of projections and piazza, is 26 fect by 28 feet, the Pizza being 19 feet by 13 feet, and ecreened in nnd also may be glazed for AR sun parlor during winter months it is eatimuted that the cuat, exclusive of heating and plumbing, In most loca- lies, will not exceed §2.500.The roof fs dambril in form, and the second #orv rooms are full in height.First story 8 feet \u20ac inches, and second story 8 feet high: there ia a basement under ths entire house.The entrance ie central through a amall porch and vestibule, Into the hall and opening at the Tight Into the living-room and at the left Into & small den.The stairs on 1.19 combination order coming back of den and next to kitchen.The dining- room with a reccased sideboard and grouped windows, is a very pretty A COLONIAL COTTAGE, COSTING $2,500 room.The finish of the first floor is In Washington fir, in mission stain, with natural oak floor, the second floor is in naturel fir, with fir floor.There are three good sized sleeping rooms and one small room and ample closets and bathroom.The foundation shows above the grade with a low double course of cobble stone and the hori- sontal drop siding up to sill course 8 designed to be stained in dark brown, alt other wood work on the outside to be painted in a light cream color and sash white, roof stained green.Major (The Macmillan Company of Canada, Toronto); \u2018Romans VI.-XIL; by the Rev, W.H.Griffith Thomas, D.D.(The Religious Tract Society.London); \u2018Dombey & Son\u2019 by Charles Dickens (Chapman & Hall, Limited, London): \u2018The Band Box\u2019 by Louis Joseph Vance (The Copp, Ciark Company, Limited, Toronto); \u201cContributions to Current Literature\u2019 (Unwin Brothers, Limited, London); \u2018In the Hand of ths Potter,\u2019 by Harold Beg- bie (Hodder & Stoughton, Torvato).++.COLI {LITERARY NOTES | E440 04660444046040000000000 In the course of an introduction to Mr.L G.Chiozze Money's \u2018Insurance Versus Poverty,\u2019 which Dessrs.âfe- thuen, London, publish, Mr.Lloyd George says: \u2018Nothing is more vital at the present time to the success of the act than that it should be widely and thoroughly understood.Whether 1t be due to misconception or to misrepresentation or t.the Inherent difficulties of the wubject, there is no doubt that a tangle of false conceptions has grown up about the national insurance scheme.If the tree that has been planted is to grow strong and bear good fruit this tangle must be cleared away.To one who plies the axe as vigorously and thoroughly as does Mr.Chiosza Money in this book is due the gratitude of all who have the success of the scheme at heart\u2014 sil, that ls, to whom the difculties and suffering that millions of the workers of this country have to face are not a matter of indifference.Mr.Chlozza Money does not confine him- welf to à bare exposition of the scheme.Te deals with the conditions that call for a measure of national Insurance, and with the fundamental principles that underlie that measure.He also devotes a chapter tn consideration of the methods followed and success st- tained by Germany, the pioneer of national insurance.In Germany the inception of the scheme was not unaccompanied hy discontent, unpopularity, and gloomy prophecies.Its success Is now triumphant, unquestioned altke by employers and employed It was from Germany that we who were privileged to be associated with the application of the principle to the Unites Kingdom found our first inspiration, and it is with her experience before us that we feel confident of the futurs.There 19 growing and spreading at the present time a consciousness that some features of the social conditions of this country are 8 blot upon the fair name of our nation.To this consciousness the national insufance acheme makes its appeal.It calls for certain elements # sacrifice from all; It asks of the indus- trisl population mutusl thritt and providence: from the state and the employer it demands the recognition of obligations hitherto generally neglected.If this appeal be not made in vain\u2014as I, for one, am confident {t will not te\u2014and the campaign against poverty, squalor and disease in our midst evokes the seme patriotism that 13 always ready to leap to the cal of external danger, then the National Insurance Act will prove to have provid- od a bette: and firmor foundation for our national greatness,\u2019 \u2018Red Eve\u2019 by Rider Haggurd, {llus- trated by Arthur C.Michael (Doubleday, Page & Co, New York) Mr.Huggard's medineval romance follows the old, estabilshed traditions of love and warfare, chiVairy and treachery, and, of course, the glories of English history.The period chosen La that of the middle of the fourteenth century, the age of the battle of Crecy, but alge af the Black Death.Lt (5 here that io Missionaries and Coal-Picking\u2014By 6 CENTS A COPY.$1.50 A YEAR À JOHN DOUGALL & SON, G.K.Chesterton.Mr.Churchill's Career.Industrial Malignering\u2014By Mr.G.Bernard Shaw.- The Defeat of the Women's Bill.Mr.G.Bernard Shaw as Wit and Moralist\u2014By O.W.Firkins.Plan to Fight White Plague Formed.House-Room for Miners\u2014By P.W, Wilson.How the Child Fares in Strike Time.Montreal and Suburbs, $2.00.Ask for special clubbing of ers, if not announced elsevhers in paper.rte fe af of of ode of she ole sf fe of fe she of se of ele dr sf THIS WEEK'S WORLD WIDE A Weekly reprint of Articles and Cartoone from the leading journals and reviews reflecting the current theught of Both hemispheres.The First Lord's Statement.Revolutions\u2014By Fred.E.Wynne.AT ALL NEWSDEALERS PUBLISHERS, MONTREAL oboe cfd fo of os oo oho fs i oe eos eRe eo tntroduced the element of \u2018occuitiom, of the plague.personified in the per- oon of a man from far Cathay, who spreads it wherever he goes, as the cholera followed Eugene Suo's Wan- derlag Jew.This visitor éronr-.the Orient has the gift of prophecy also; indeed, long ago he had foretold to a missionary in Chine, since returned to England, she events that befell Red Eve and her lover, Hugh Ge Cressi.From London to France wanders this young knight beset by many dangers, then on a mission for his king to Venice, where he comes face to face with \u2018Murgh the Death,\u2019 apd thence to Avignor, panic-swicken by the plague, and murdering the Jews by way of cure for the evil .\u201cThe Singing Bone,\u2019 by Austin Foll- man (Hodder & Stoughton, LonGon), Mr.Freeman jo (hele five stories takes ag his theme the principle Wat ithe A oriminal leaves always some track which may be followed by\u2019 the trained observer, who has, moreover, the act- entific resources of Professor Thosn- dyke, the last development of the Sherlock Holmes type.But in The angine Bone\u2019 we have an entirely ew treatment of the detectiv.Mr.Freeman first describes the rime in detail.As we follow the fafer- snces and inductions of Thorndyke we are not, as he dé, unravelling a mys- tory, but In the position of omniscients appiauding the ingenulty of thig bri.ilant little mortal probing the secret #0 completely known to us, Mark Roblason writes nterest - ing article In the April \"Rod.aod Gun\u2019 (Woodstock, Ont.) eotitied \u2018Beaver te Algonquin Park\u2019; another Stem \u2019 terest te \u2018Fishing in Antigonish ty, N.& and \u2018April Tyout J M.D.MeDonaie, .S RE of Coun- » \u2014 THE MONTREAL WEEKLY WITNESS, APRIL 16, 1912.1 A FORTNIGHT IN BURMA.The People, the Land and the Mission Romance.Ry the Rev.Albert B.Dunning.D.D, in the Boston \u2018Congregastionalist.\u2019) The .visit of the King of Great Brit- «ain and Dmperor of Indla to his Ori- vita] Bubdjeets has raised cuestions wat before thought of by many sup- osedly well-informed persons.It ly orld t 4 bishop of the Anglican + hurch in England asked one dav at dianer \u201cWho ls King of Burma\u201d y Femme one answered, \u2018King George \u2018Yes,\u2019 he repiled hesi\u2018atingiy, but | mean of Upper 8 1-ma\u2019 \u2018SHI he 18 George V.was the answer.; \u2018The bishop was elderly.He Lad nut noted that Thebaw, ast Kirg cf Burma.was twenty-five years ago taken from his throne by a British army, \u2018On the road to Mandalay,\u2019 and now is spending his declining years in retirement In India.near Bombay.His palace in Mandalay, with its many throne rooms, Ita reception rooms for iimself and his wives, (its pagodas , ind other barbaric splendors la going the way of royal palaces in Korea, t*hing and other formerly great Asi- itle empires, to speedy decay.They re All mementses of an old civiliss- tion of undeveloped peoples.Their wonderful carvings on costly wood, mingled with a vast profusion of fmi- tatlan jewels, mirrors, tinsel and tawdry ornaments, witness to centuries of hildhood passing into old age with- maturity, and now vanishing be- ore the Inrush of \\Weatern progress, \u2018I'\u2018heir endless lotus gardens, surrounded and entwined among them with lingering beauty and fragrance, avell but to witnes sthat forgetful- tress ¢s the omly refuge left to them.WHAT TOURISTS 1.00K FOR.To rome tourists Burma (s a hunting ground for hig game.More of them hunt among the natives for tiger nd leopard and panther skins as tro- phien sand, judging from thelr lgn- xuage.with greater success.Lam- ter men are interested In the noble torests of teakwood, now vanishing before the enterprise of traders.Bome Christian travellers find fascination in the missionary work that ix raising church spires in cities and villages; and all classes of visitors ira interested in the scenery of its three great rivers, ita ranges of mountains and its rice covered plains, di- versitied with tawna and villages, above which glistea the profusion of vinacles of white and glided pagodas.\u2018I'he Nuditha is pleased with new pa- and rewarda the hullders with © fortune, but he does not notice the repair of old ones.Hence they are constantly multiplying and con- EFtantly Roing to decay.ALONG THF IRAWADDY.The Frawady River 18 a great artery of Iravel smd traffic.ts express and merchant hosts go up and down its thousand nies of navigable water as fjpatine shops and homes and hotels.The Flotilla Company han à van; fleet Of steamhoats and barges, many of them with comfortable accnmiunda ins for travellers, No other means afforda so good an opportunity to see and study the people and country.One-half nur (ortnight in Burma was spent cn one of these boats.The mom interesting part of the river In the upper region.from Mandaiay to hemo, near the Chinese frontier.The journey up and down la about 356 miles, The river with its shoren is as fascinating as the Nile.As the hoat comes to a village.members of its «reve ienp into the water and carry the unchor roves aghare, and the mot- toy crowd flocks down the steep banks \u2018n trade or take passage.clothed with al! the colors af the ratnbhow.Their neighbors are squatted along the shore above them, men.women and children smoking the native cigar, ahaou t the size of an ear of corn with a cornhusk wmpper and ea filler of wood pulp nrixed with a little tobacco flavored with oplum.in the morning tha nativex come down to the water for a meditative.deliberate bath.In the early twilight ve saw wild monkeys trotting along the whore until they found s convenient place to drink.At other places elephants were at work hauling the tenvy teakwond logs down to the water op nlHnæ them on share.* The elephant is a wise fellow.and .while he obéys his master, lets him Drew hip limitations.He will not work after 8 am.He won't move a ing when told to da se If he thinks Wis master in in danger of being In- {ured by it.but he will pick up a log veighing three tons between his trunk \u201cnd tusks, will Toi! Le along hefore his proboscis and turn ft around with marvellous dexterity, while he \u201cInokx érolly at you out of his abeuré- 1y little eyes.THE KINDLY, HAPPY PEOPLE.A week nn the upper Irawsdéy fis an experience never ta be forgotten.The Rurmess people offer more fan- inating material for study than their \u2018natural scenery.They are gnod-na- tured, cara free, contented .unproxres- rive.sit on their heels for hours rmoking, tmliing or silent.take things as they come and seem to be enjay- Ing life.But they are being pushed JUST ONE MORE SPLENDID CURE \u2018Rhoumatiom Was Vanquiches by Dodd's Kidney Pills.conse Developed and Now Ne Cr hotel When Ne besd the One Lefaivre, Ont.April 18.\u2014(Bpectal.)\u2014 Another splendid cure by Dodd's Kidney Pills is the talk of this \u2018village.Mr.Amable Lamarche is the person \u201cured and the cure is vouched for by his numerous friends.\u201cIt was a sprain and a cold that was the heginning of en trouble,\u201d Nr.Le- marche says in telling his story.I ~ould not steep, my appetites was nt.fui and 1 felt heavy and sleepy after ments.I! was always thirsty, had a hitter taste in my mouth and perspired freefy.My limbs were heavy and I had & dragming sensation acrosg the loine.\u201cWhen my symptoms developed into rheumatism 1 realised that my kidneys were the cause of the trouble and T started (0 take Dodd's Kidney Pilla Six boxes made me a well man.\u201d trouble quickly develops into or nnd aften fatal diseases, To ansnre henith, cure the first symptoms with Dodds Kidney Pills.they never fall along by more enterprising invaders.Chinamen come down from the North on them and take their trade Jews and Arméniana keep shop in thelr \"rests.The Burman is being crowd.od to the wall.Yet he possesses qualities much too valuable to be Jos\u2019.which perhaps may be preserved through mingling with other nations.It is said that the oftapring of a Chinaman with a Burmese woman often produces the shrewdness and patience of the futher, combined with the kindly nature and optimism of the mother, THRE RULE OF THE PRIRSTS.Buddhiam is the prevailing religion and it seams to have more lite in Burma than in any other country.If Java appears to be without a reW- lou Burma has enough to ePare for tg needs.Priosts with their yellow robes are everywhere, carrying bheg- ing bowls, asking for foad, and they Took fatter and stronger than any other class.They go around alone or in groups with attendants, beating gongs to attract attention.going Into every house and almost overy family contributes a handful of rice or other provender.I wes told that ntnety- nine priests were counted In one morning going Into ons house to beg.where the combined wages of the family wera only five dollars per month, There ls one priest to every eighteen persons.They are present at ail fam- Illy and social functions.I have seen thres of them In one home reading the fortunes of those present, while all the household, three and perhaps four generations, were prostrate he- fore them in prayer and offerings were piled up at their feet.I attended a native dance in the moonlight in the open air with fwo or three thousand praons sitting about while a big company of priests were sheltered near tha platform.Each dancing girt as she came forward.knelt and prayed aloud that her dancing might be suc- ceanful, THE GOLDEN TEMPLE.The great Shwe Dagon Pagoda on a lofty hill dominates the city of Rangoon.The central building covered with gold leaf Tisen to a lofty yellow innacle above the Royal Lakes of the Tk.and is surrounded by hundreds of smaller pagodas, each enshrining « Buddha sitting or reclining.In other lands the Buddha is often standing or sitting with hand uplifted as though he had business on hand.but in Burma the open left hand hangs ilsticasly over the knee, while he is stretched out full length on his side with dreamy, smiling face.This seems to be his national attitude.This pagoda is the object of pligrimages of Buddhists from ail over the country And tt Is worth a pligrimage by those who have no faith in Buddhiam.It is one of the world's most wonderful temples.Those who have seen it in the sunset light or under the fuil moon can never forget the vision.while each visit to M when it is thronged with devotees, pruying, dancing, feasting.makes its character seem more impressive.NEW YEAR'S UNION SERVICES After all, one camnot comprehend Burma evén as a tourist may, without knowing something of ita mis- slonary work, Here the Baptists have had thelr greatest auccess and wor kof the century now almost passed since Adoniram Judson went there Is being crowned with sucess, On New Year's eve 1 attended the seventh annual meeting of the Y.P 8.C.E.in che largest audience room in Burma and heard addresses In Karen, Burmess and English.The next morning 1 went to à New Years service presided over by a Baptist nf- fidail.The big church wus packed with people, Burmese, Karens.Chinese, Telugus, Tamils and other races.It 1s claimed that the population >?Rangoon includes representatives .f fifty-four nations and tribes, We speak of the United Htates ag the \u2018melting pot\u2019 of the nations.but I doubt If any American city can pre- Sent as great a variety of dress, fea tures und language as this city In Burms.The view 1 had trom the platform thac Now Year's morning will always be memorable.There were yellow, brown, black, voffea-colored and white faces.The peaple were clothed with all the colors of the rainbow.Their feet nnly were allke mostly clad In native brown.A group of Tamil boys and girel sang spiritedly to the muale of drome, vinling and other instruments.The performers were rem.hers of a socinty that compose Chris- tien hymns and go about singing them and preaching the
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