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~ ag 5" tlie uve of , btm To be . uN "know how to tempt us to read their * '@ tinguished guest how he liked~ the ¥ se Ra gE" Bigs aii Be to 1 rown paper, on all 7 books brought into the home, ang 0 write the title of the book on the outside of the cover, " Ei * » If it was a book that my father, in * his wisloms deemed unsuitable for my . reading, he would imscribe on the _ cover some such title as "Commentary con the Book of Common Prayer." That was enough for me. The book was never opened. , The modern "jacket" with its blurb, is only a de- velopment of my father's line of rea- soning, with the difference that he knew how to prevent my reading cer- tain books, while the publishers to-day ~ offerings. The test now is for a book to live up to its "jacket." * * * It was always a difficult job for an editor to get "copy" from O. Henry on time, and no one knows that better than Robert H. (Bob) Davis, who, as editor and friend, handled many of O. Henry's famous short stories, Davis tells of an amusing occasion when he called upon the writer at his New York lodging to inquire as to the pro- gress of a certain story promised for a specified date, but which bad not turned up. "Going fine! Got a great start. I could sit down any time and finish it," bubbled O. Henry, "Can I read the first page?" inquired Davis, "Certainly, Colonel, here's the manu- script." . . . O. Henry tossed over a sheaf of yel- low manila paper, the first page of which contained the numeral 1, and the title. - "Before I had time to expostulate," relates Bob Davis in "The Caliph of Bagdad"--a perfectly corking biog- raphy of O. Henry done in collabora~ tion with Arthur B. Maurice, "he gent- ly took the sheaf from my hand and continued: " 'And what's more, I can go right on with 'this story, without the least esf- fort. You'have already seen page one. Now here's the second page. "With marvellous deliberation he wrote 'page 2' on the next sheet. "'And so on. Page 3, 4, 6, he con- tinued. 'I think I shall stop here, if you don't mind; and rest'." * * * Asked why he always dressed his heroines in dimity or crepe de chine, 0. Henry once said: "That's all I know about women's clothes, Athol (his first wife) always wore dimity. We couldn't afford bet- _ter.. And my second wife wore crepe de Chine." Ld x LJ . . One week-end =O. Henry visited a friend who had a manor holise in the hills back of New England, recalls Judge Thomas A. Jones, of Asheville, North Carolina, ("who enjoys the dis- tinction of having had for a client America's most celebrated short story writer," as Bob Davis puts it), The room in which he slept was unduly spacious and contained at one end a larza fireplace. * At breakfast the host asked his dis- sleeping accommodations. © "Extremely," answered O. Henry. "The open fire was so hot that I was blistered and the bed was so far north that my breath formed icicles. A man occupying a revolving chair in the middle of the room could be fairly comfortable. Never before have I met a barbecue and a blizzard under the same roof." * 0. Henry, of course, 'was the pen name of William Sidney Porter. There are many conflicting accounts as to when, where, and why he adopted it, and it does not look now as if the reason will ever be known, beyond dispute. § "His own specious explanation was that he picked the name out of a news- paper when he was in New Orleans," pays: the authors of "The Caliph of Bagdad," but they do not themselves 'accept that explanation. - * . * * Great Lakes Region Has Wide Appeal Many and Varied Tourist Attractions in Area Bor- dering on Great In- land Waterway The Great Lakes region of Canada embodies a truly wide range of scenic and recreational attractions and through its accessibility is one of the most favored tourist districts of the Dominion, By motor, steamship, and rail this enchanting area . may be reached from any of the Canadian pro- vinces and from the United States. Fishing, hunting in 'season, canoeing, and bathing, as weil as such organized sports as golf, and tennis, may be en- joyed under the most ideal conditions, A central highway route traverses the whole of the southern section, af- fording a splendid motor drive from Montreal, Quebec, to Windsor, Ontario, a distance of nearly 600 miles of smooth travel. This route parallels the St. Lawrence and the shere line of Lake Ontario, and offers splendid views of the river, the Thousand Is- lands playgrounds, lake vistas, and pleasing . rural scenes, interspersed with alert communities. Side trips can be made from Kings. ton through the Rideau lakes and from Port Hope to the Kawartha Lakes dis- trict, two spots rich in canoe routes and places to hunt and fish, North from Toronto, Muskoka and Lake of Bays are districts of particular charm. There, nature has designed an out-of- doors particularly qualified to meet all the requirements of a summer va- vation, West from Toronto to Wind- sor the trail leads through areas of intense agricultural and floral de- velopment, the early history of which is pleasantly associated with coloniza- tion days. East from Hamilton is the Niagara peninsula with its four major claims to distinction--the high de- velopment of fruit culture; the twin cataracts of the Niagara River; the Queenston - Chippewa power develop: ment; and the Welland canal. The shore lines of lakes Erie and Huron have many bathing beaches and snug summer colonies which find much fa- vor in the eyes of tourists. The central portion of the Great Lakes district is traversed by both rail and motor highway. Ottawa, the Do- minfon capital and site of the Parlia- ment Buildings, is the gateway to the Rideau lakes, the fish and.game re- gions of the Gatineau, and the Lauren- tian hills, a vast playground of river and lake, rolling hills, and green for- est. Westward from Ottawa-the rail- way runs through and the motor route passes close by Algonquin Park, an extensive provincial reserve rich in fish and wild life, and threaded by in- numerable canoe routes. Farther west lies Mattawa, the starting point of many expeditions into the big game country 'beyond. North Bay is the meeting point of three roads with out- standing attraction. To the south is tk» beautiful lake district leading to Georgian Bay and its island paradise; to the north the softwood forests and gold-bearing rocks beckon to the ad- venturous; while westward the trail passes through the famous copper and nickel belt and skirts the southern boundary of a district noted for its variety and quality of fish and big game, : in years ago Charles J. Fin- gers, in J letter to the London Ob- serv te: a "Regarding the O in O, Henry, fit stood for an exclamation and nothing more. cowboy song called 'Root Hog or Die,' in which is this: Mong came my true love about twelve o'clock Paying "Henry, O Henry, what sen- * 'tence have you got?" d "From that he took his nom de ARO ! Xe mmm pine. "Paimy Days" Fo . Monkeys tropical heat, has been appealed to me as the logical ex- 'more delicate and for wading Sidney Porter heard the old; And seeing that Sidney Parker had ' been a cowboy in Texas that has al ", at a essnssiesers Address. sures oe Made by the makers of Kraft Cheese and Kraft Salad Dressing » . g 3 On the eve of their execution, an ene han voted fo "1 oted for Irish stew, 3 te Scots 'wr 'a bottle of Scotch | whiskey, and the Jew fancied straw- Derren ana steam; La Warden (protesting) --'"But, straw- berries are not in season." + The Jew--"That's all right, I can wait." > | Semmes | Sing dong, sing & song, "| Ring the glad bells all along; \ | Smile at him. who frowns at you, He will smile and then they're two. Laugh a bit, laugh a bit, | Folks will soon be catching it, J Can't resist a happy face; | World will be a merry place. Laugh a Bit and Sing a Song, Where they are there's nothing wrong; Joy will dance the whole world thru British Population [But Jt must begin with you. "Numbers 44,790,485 Increase Lowest Since 1801, but Density is Second in Europe to Belgium Although the main statistical points in an analysis of Great Britain's population at 44,790,485, according to| 'The wealth of the average American the censes just completed, an inter-, has been set at $2,977. My gosh, some- pretative analysis has been made by body been short-changed!--and how! 8. P. Vivian, the Registrar General, serving to modify the diScouraging| Lampson--"Have you ever been at features--the lowest increase since a telephone in a storm?" 1801 and the declining birth-rate. | Harrell--"Oh, yes! My wife occa- He declares that the total 1s the sionally calls me up." largest ever recorded in the country, ---- and adds that its density of 685 to the! Kayo -- "They gave Six Second square mile, with the exception of that | Smith a present of a bathrobe before of Belgium, is the highest of any coun-! the fight last night." try in Europe, Okay--"Yeah. And he got a beauti- Other points in hig analysis are: ful pair of socks later on, too." "The numerical increase is less than that of any decennium since 1861 First Tramp--"After I had given her back her lost purse, she put her hand in her pocket and said: 'Take this for a hot drink'," Second Tramp--""What did she give you?" First Tramp--"A lump of sugar." Call the Police! Clothes make the man in some en- its present dimensions) with the sole doesn't keep a circular out of the exception of the war decade, 1911-1921, ' Waste basket. while the percentage increase, with the same exception, is-only half or less ! than half of any previously recorded. bappy this morning. But for the exceptional loss of men good news?" during the war the present decennial] Mrs. Gabber--"Just wonderful. My rate of increase would have been the |husband has just had a nervous break- lowest recorded in respect of England |down and we're going south. and Wales since census taking was in- troduced in 1801. "The full significance of the fall (in business revival needs the help of births 16.3 per cent.) will be but dim. | Psychologists and not economists, Per- ly appreciated for many years tq haps a few buyologists would help. come; any temporary satisfaction felt in a reduction of the number of un.| Joe--"Hullo!" Bought a saxophone? productive mouths to be filled during| Moe--"No; I borrowed it from the the present period of economic stress |™an Text door. . HL must sooner or later be qualified by| Joe--"But yo ucan't play it. a r.alization of the profounder secular | Moe--"Nelther can he while I've got issues involved. The births ot today | 1" govern the population of the future, and, just as the nation which faced the . Mother jo idle datghier reraing upheaval of 1914 to 1918 was the pro- from Sunday school)--"Well, duct of the birth rates ae ' was your lesson about this morning?" ward the close of last century, we are Little Daughter--""A man named Sol- now observing the conditions which |omon." will shape the generations charged| Mother--"And what did you learn with the national density in the latter Bbout Solomon 7* Th task " part of the present century. Little Daughter--"The teacher sa "The deaths registered in the inter- he had 300 wives and 700 cucumber censal period were more than half a | vines." million fewer than those of either of the two preceding decennia, This numerical reduction of more than 10 per cent, which, it allowance be made| Ralph--"Did he get anything?" for the increasing age and numbers of | Harry--"Rather! You see, my wife he population exposed to risk, repre- | thought it was me." gents a reduction in true mortality a t Bites to. the hotel of more ltke 20 per cent, compared gues urr up to the hote with the oll ol 1911-2- ey clerk's counter. H6 had just ten min- of deaths on active service) or 30 per | utes to pay his bill, reach the station, cent, compared with the last pre-war and board his train. decennium 1901-11, affords nothing but satisfaction, indicating, as it does, a something. Here, boy, run up to my definite advance in the general vital: | room--No, 427--and see if I left my ity of the nation as'a whole." pyjamas and shaving outfit. Hurry. Mrs. Blabber--'You're looking very Have you had Harry--""A burglar breke itno my house last night." php EE (when the population was but half of Vironments, but an air mail stamp | The Guest--"Hang it. I've forgotten Pve only got five minutes-now. Show [some speed." ; The boy hurried. In four minutes , he returned, empty handed, and out of breath, The Bellhop--"Yes, sir, you left them," io ------ The girls are not going to about the washout of the cotton erop If some men would spend as much 'time. doing things as they do in tel: ing about the things they have done, a lot more would be accomplished. Few "| things are as painful as telling a funny story to a person who has no sense of humor. An egotist is a person who thinks he is as clever as you think you are. It may be all right for people to love their enemies, but it has been our observation that mighty few of 'em do it. --p Hospital Night The ward is never dark; here patient skies Lend not their night to sweep £moother than feathers over shutter ed eyes In silver fronds of sleep. There i8 no silence in these corridors, No ageless quiet like rain Descends in ice-clear beauty here, and pours Through the unshuttered brain. But these are shells, the bodies that rest here, Still lips that shape no cry, Pierced flesh, and wounded feet that cannot stir, Torn hands that useless lie: For like a flock of birds their thoughts have flown Beyond the world; and free, Travel the silent dark roads unknown, Embrace eternity. --John Barton, in The Spectator. --y The New Education Bertrand Russell in the New States- man and Nation (London): (In their school in Sussex Bertrand Russell and his wife aim to bring up their pupils with a real knowledge of the world, instead of in ignorance of it). In or dinary education the child is brought up to believe, or at least to pretend to believe, that his parents and teachers are impeccable, that his country is always right, that statesmen of his own country and political party are in- variably high-minded, that the wicked Mr. Warburg, a noted banker, says are easily disferned and invariably, defeated in the end, and that only persons of rare depravity such as one is very unlikely to meet would be guilty of any sexual irregularity. Cap- | tains of industry, proprietors of great , hewspapers, admirals, generals, Privy "Councillors, and such, are represented las invariably guided by the loftiest ' public spirit. 'When the young man goes out into the world and begins to see through all thes» amiable false- hoods, he almost inevitably becomes a for a fantastic ethic. Children brought up with a sense of reality will not have to suffer this shock. be "How long will | abroad?" your wife | "About one thousand dollars' worth." Looks Easy / during a rehearsal for Aldershot command horse show at Aldershot, show you how easy it is. Howemanship of rare ability was demonstrated recently by members of bth Inniskilling Dragoons Bagland. These daring equestrians To #0 long as the silk worms keep busy. | " It's Good : I's Even Better ights' " Meaford Flooring See your dealer Get our prices IT'S THE BEST me Knight Mfg. & Lbr. Co. Ltd. Meaford The Simple Things of Earth Are Loveliest #'he simple things of earth are love- liest: A fire on the hearth, the lamplight's glow; The hour when the heart finds peace and rest, A mother's lullaby crooned soft and low; The wayside blossom, stream That sings a happy, lifting rounde- lay; Soft, billowy clouds that drift as In a dream, The hush of dawn, flaming ray; tiny woodland the sun's last The friendly trees that give of fruit and shade, The tendrils of the grape-like cling- ing hands; O there are scenes more gorgeously arrayed, But these the heart has known and understands. Mankind has reached the pinnacle of power, Has conquered land and sky and ocean's crest, And yet, when comes the heart's deep, + prayerful hour, He knows the simple things are loveliest, ~--Margaret KE. Bruner, in Ave Marla, a Eh Patience and Humour Exemplified in Spain [ There is a delightful old Spanish proverb which it is wise to learn be- fore visiting the country: "Have pa- tience, and the mulberry-leaf will be- what | cynic. Cynicism is the price we pay |come satin" A tiny story illustrates this 'admir- ably. Going to one of the frontier sta- tions for a friend's arrival we saw the notice chalked up that the train was two hours late, After inspecting the church and wandering round the vil- lage in an icy wind for the prescribed two hour§ we returned to the station to find no sign of any train. The sta- tion-master, who regarded us with a pitying look, was approached, "Was the train then more than two hours late?" '"Mesdames, the train is seven hours late," he replied, "But why do you put up the notice that it is two hours late?" ' "Ah, that, mesdames--that is to give a little hope!" If you have the gift of leisure and of humor, Spain unfolds itself to you as .a country ' of great charm and character, but there must be no ques- tion of rushing *hrough it. If you have patience your mulberry- realize the graciousness and dignity of the Spanish character and will taste the full flavor of thoge delightful qualities. Indeed, in a few weeks you will come to agree with the Spaniard himself that rush and hurry are un- dignified and, in Spain at least, will ef- fectively prevent your seeing either country or people as they really are. --Mrom "Spanish Sunshine," by Elean- or Elsner. a mate com wena Canada Reserves Section British Industries Fair Ottawa, --It was announced recently by the Department of Trade and Com merce that reservation of a Canadian section at the Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair next year has been made by. the Canadian Ex- hibition Commission. The same space as was held this year has been secured and fs located in the heart of the show. Considerable attention has been at- tracted In past years to the Canadian Government exhibit which is the only minions and Colonies. London Opinion: It is said that the common fly is capable of traveling 95 miles in a single day, The trouble is, it won't, : leat will indeed become satin; you will | one of its kind from the overseas Do-' Canada Rates High In Chinese Industry, Winnipeg. -- Canadian exporig to China can be doubled and trebled in the next ten years, if the Canadian business men are willing to investi« gate the unlimited opportunities tha exist, sald Lieut.-Col, L. M. Cosgrave, Canadian trade commissioner to China, who is touring Canada. Canadians stand higher in the esti mation of the Chinese than any other people in the world, Colonel Cosgrave sald. The Dominion has had very favorable dealings with the Chinese nation. It remains only for the indus- trial leaders of this country to ace quaint themselves with the methods of dpproach made necessary by the Chinese nature, in order to capitalize their presemt--opportunities. .. Nurses Wanted The Toronto Hospital for Incura"les, in affiliation with Fordham MHospiti New York Cit offers a Three Years Course of raining tc Joung Women, having the required education, and . e« sirous of becoming nurses, This Posple Soi. nas adopted the eight-hour system. 1 mpils receive uniforms of the School, a monthly allowance and 'ravel | dn exp.nses to and from New Vork. For further particulars write or 'only } to the ruperintendeat. WES) are sure to get in even with the house screened. up Aeroxon--the fly catcher with the push pin and longer and wider ribbon. Aeroxon is irresistible to flies use the glue is fragrant and sweet and will not dry-- 300d for 3 weeks' service. At drug, grocery & hardware stores. Sole Agents NEWTON A. HILL, 56 Front St. East, Toron:tc AEROXON FLY CATCHER Gets the fly every time s - Took it Before Childbirth "I FIRST took Lydia E. 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