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lOITf AQT gPXHgHWL* n^^ Rain Favors Crops Bain in tbe West has decidedly im- proved the crop prospects there and the harvest is now expected to be excel- lent. There has been almost a super- fluity of rain iu many parts of On- tario and tiax was thought to have been imperilled. Wheat is looking very well in York and Soarboro. Hessian fly is seriously injuring the crop in Elgin and Norfolk. Hay has been delayed by the rain and has overlapped the \^heat harvest. Tobacco has been a marvellous crop in Xoriolk, leaves mea- suring '2-i inches long and IS inches across with IS inches stalk having been found. Potatoes are described in the government bulletin as a generous yield. Peaches and plums will be a good crop in spite of heavy dropping. It is noted that milk has in some cases failed to slow a proper percentage of butter fat, with the result of shipments being Our Growing Population In 1820 the United States had the same population approximately as Can- ada has today. The United States fig- ures at that time were 9,538,453. In 1830 this had grown to 12,866,020. It may reasonably be expected that Can- ada will do as" well or better. In 1810 the Uuited States had 7,239,881, and in 1911 Canada had 7,204,772. At these stages the growth is at about the same rate. The advantage is now with Canada ;ig compared with the United State? of a century ago. We have the only good vi-cant land left on the continent. We htve a big nation beside us whose peo- ple are overflowing into new settle- ments continually. We have richer re- sources than the United States was kEown to have in 1820. We have a far greater system of railroads than the United States had a generation later. We have electric power, which was then an unknown quantity. Shall we have 12,000,000 in 1930. Most undoubtedly, and Toronto will be a city of a million people. Several Ontario cities will be expanding towards the half -million. Toronto Hydro Success For the ninth time the Toronto Hydro Commissioners have issued a report of their operations in the city, and the fact that the city is a predominant partner of all the other municipalities linked up in the Hydro union make it of immediate interest to the greater part of the province. As usual, the re- port shows a surplus after all interest, depreciation, exchange, sinking funds, and debenture payments had been pro- vided for. This surplus of net income for the year was $4,151.32, and it is to be remembered that thos is the re- sult of giving the people the power at as near absolute cost as possible. The total reserves amount to $300,062,- 865.60. The net reserve is this amount less $62,999.28. The report treats very fully the details of operation, power cost, operating expenses, which are 2S.1 of the gross income. The cost of power had been increased by the Commission to the city from $14.50 to $16.70. Be- sides thid and beyond which is re- quired of private management the ac- counting of the Commission includes not only a sinking fund to retire the debentures but a depreciation fund to keep the plant in perfect repair. At the end of the life of the debentures, therefore, the plant will be wholly paid for out of current revenue; it will also be in perfect condition, so maintained out of current revenue, and a corres- ponding reduction in rates will then be possible. It is stated that the in- stallation of a steam plant is uuder consideration, owing to the shortage of power, which the government is doing nothing to remedy by its new policy of investigation. A tribute is paid to the general manager, Mr. H. A. Couz- ens, who is being mentioned for the joint managership of the street rail- way when it is taken over, along with the other Hydro utilities, Mr. Couzens has been offered the management of the entire underground railway system of the City of London and is now in England on :; vacation, the first in sev- eral years. sentative body of men, and their in- terest in good roads bespoke for them a hearty welcome. Like the compan- ions of Joshua and Caleb of old, they came to spy out the weakness of the I land in the matter of roads. We were I at least able to satisfy them of our I good intentions, but they went through : several bridges and culverts with the I heavy motor trucks on which they car- â-  r.od their field kitchens and other im- pedimenta in a northern district. The •â-  Hamilton highway of concrete is sup- I posed to he one of the finest things in : Ontario in the shape of a road, but it IS too narrow for the traffic on it and in places it is not even widened with ordinary macadam, so that a slip from it means at these points a drop into tlie ditch. In the gravel and macadam roads of the province as well as in the coiitrete the prime error in their man- agement is lack of repairs. Old Country roads are kept in their perfect condi- Itioa by a system of unceasing repair. Xo sooner does a soft spot or a de- pression develop than it is patched up with new material and the holes never get a chance to wear into ruts or be- come puddles for the water to lie in, and soaking into the foundations be- comes the means with the deeper frosts of tearing the road to pieces when all this might be avoided by early repairs. Sugar Ascending Sugar has gone up from five cents a pound to 26V4 cents a pound. What used to cost a dollar now costs five dol- lars and a quarter. The commerce board authorized the elevation of the 1 price. The only way for the public ; to deal with the matter is to boycott I the sugar basin. There are many tea- 1 ''.'•inkers in the sexagenarian class who acquired the habit of omitting the 1 sugar when sugar went to 25 cents a pound during the civil war. There is I wonderful efficacy in doing without 'and the increase in the price of sugar I by five hundred per cent, is not due to any law of supply and demand. I Sugar is typical of a large number of other commodities, and there is no eco- i nomie cure of the situation so long as j St Hers are iu a position to exploit the I wish of purchasers to possess and pay for their desire. The consumption of sugar in candy and other forms of I'oufections is an astonishing feature of Canadian life. We cannot eat our cake and have it. i proposed radical lines in Ontario the comparison is seen to be still less rea- sonable. Mr. Gaby, the engineer of , the Hydro Commission, has also leen pointing out that the bogey of motor j competition with radical roads need j not be thought of for a moment, as every motor transport company in the j States had gone bankrupt. It is im- I possible, it is found, to operate a pro- fitable service with motor cars on ac- count of the high cost of mileage. This j removes another bogey from the list of j those hostile to radial railways. It has i been declared that with good roads j motor traflfic would monopolize all the business. Parmers everywhere have shown their preference for the trolley j car by giving it their express traffic, j milk, dairy products, garden truck, I fruit, etc. Just why. the Farmer Gov- I ernment should delay this advantage ! to both farmer an<i citizen requires some explaining, not to mention the distribution of cheap power which ac- companies the radial lines. The Winnipeg' Decision In the deci!5ion of the Law Lords of the Privy Council not to inttrfere in the appeal case of the Winnipeg labor men against their con\iction on criminal charges there may be groui us for anticipating a wider application of the principle laid down by Lord Dunedin. "A matter of this "kind is infinitely better determined by the peo- ple on the spot than ever we can be able to do. ' ' Again and again in re- cent years have causes been determine in direct opposition to all the courts of Ontario, and if • * the people on the spot" are not in a better position to know what Ontario litigants and On- tario lawyers understand or mean in plainly written agreements there is surely less basis for trusting them in the interpretation of conflicting verbal testimony and of unuttered and unre- corded motives and opinions. It was obviously the right and proper thing to do to leave the trial of the Win- nipeg prisoners to the Manitoba au- thorities. It is equally logical to ex- pect that the determination of Ontario legal documents, contracts and acts of parliament should be left to Ontario courts. Foolish Francesca By Olive Wadsley IContinued from last week.) Marie^ Dunn GoLDWYN Pictures Playing opposite Jack Pickford in Double Dved-Deceiver. " She passed down the huge, staring I golden hall to the revolving door with its liveried sentinels. One giant gra- ciously swung a panel round, she slipped in and found herself gently .pushed out onto the wide, glittering I steps. Heaven opened again before her; up the steps Kit Wyntuu came. 1 Frankie saw only his laughing face. She did not notice the slender, beauti- ful woman to whom he was talking. She saw only him, as one sees a god iupon earth surrounded by mortals, wHo do not count. ' A i She flew down the steps and caught his arm. â€" -'Oh, Kit!" she half sobbed. The slender woman turned and, flushing deeply, went delicately on up [j â-  the wide steps. ' , Wynton stared at Frankie. I '"What on earth â€" '' he began, and ,then he saw Lady Fane's vanishing j form. I "Good LordI'' he burst out, "sure- ly you have enough sense to know that I you are doing an impossible thing, Lesson VI. August 8. l^uJ^Lyou-'' "^^"""^ ""Pleaaant sit- THE KINGLY KINDNESS OF DAVID I Frankie loosed his arm. She was Anguish was in books," she told herself â€" "always; and I 11 try and have it now." The cab was held up at Hyde Park corner; close beside it a luxurious lim- ousine waited. Francesca could see inside it. She noted the fawn corduroy upholstering, the silver vases filled with pink roses, the big fawn suede pockets with letters crammed into them, and, most of aU, she noted the woman in the car. She was pale, and her eyes were dark. She was not specially good- looking, and yet her face expressed a great deal â€" power, luxury, tempera- ment. She was studying the score of "Parsifal," a part of which riveted Francesca a eyes. Was she a singer? The car window was down, so Fran- cesca leaned across hers and said in a rather husky voice: "Are you a great singer f" The dark-eyed woman started vio- lently; the score fluttered to the floor of the car. "Quick, quick!" Francesca im- plored. "That big thing in front of you is just going on. Are you?" "Of all the egg-straordinary ques â€" " (To be continued.! Printed Textâ€" 2 Sam. 8: 15; 9: 1-13. Golden Text. â€" "David executed jus- tice and righteousness unto all his peo- ple." (2 Sam. 8: 15). Historical Setting. Time.â€" 1042 B. C. (I). Place.â€" Jeru- salem. Daily Beadings. ^ Monday, August 2. â€" The Kingly I Kindness of David v2 Sam. 9: 1-13). j Tuesday, August 3. â€" David's Prayer I (Ps. 26: 1-12). Wednesday, August 4. â€" "Ye did it unto me."' iMatt. 25: I 34-401. Thursday, August 5.â€" David's Joining Lakes^and^Ocean At the Detroit conference on the deep waterways projects in connection with the St. Lawrence river developments it transpired that the United States j lake ports .were quite as anxious to â-  have tbe plans proceeded with as any of our Ontario ports have been. The I prospect of ocean steamers of thirty feet draft coming up into the great lakes has been put down by many as 1 ia wild lireani of fanatics. It is the I I dreamers that keep the world mov- j iug, anil it is even understood in some i quarters (.not political ones) that a | dear and definite and reasonable dream I is merely the forecast of a business i reality. Linking up the Great Lakes \ with the .Vtlantic means for the States i and Provinces around the Great Lakes | the opening up of opportunities akin • to those which are possessed by the ; nations that inhabit the shores of the ; Mediterranean Sea. To compare a body ' of water of close to a million square | miles with the 71,290 square miles of the total area of the Great Lakes may seem absurd, but the effect of the pos- session of ocean transport can scarcely be over-valued and may very easily be underestimated. The co-operation of the United States brings the scheme appreciably nearer adoption and com- pletion. Good Road Pikers The Michigan pikers who toured tl rough Ontario were a fine and repre- Farmers Want Radials Sir Adam Beck continues to furnish the information to the people which the government appears to think can only be obtained through a new commission. Comparisons between radial railways operated in the United States, where power is rated at an average of $100 with operation in Ontario, where power averages $20, is clearly unfair. Wheu the capitalization and dividends of the United States lines are compared with the absence of these handicaps in the Mrs. Housewife, B.W. B. W. is a degree that should be given to every housewife. It stands for "Busi- ness Women." And a successful house- keeper these days is a business women ace high. Budget systems, account books and close figuring all help her to keep expenses down; but first of all she is a wise, shrewd buyer. She keeps in touch with the lowest prices, best qualities, and newest commodities by reading diligently the advertising columns of her daily newspaper. Every one can profit by reading news- paper advertisements. Advertised pro- ducts are dependable products. Learn about the new things, the good things that stores are offering and manufactur- ers are putting out. Read advertise- ments and you wiU save money. Russia Stiil Bolshevistic Lenin, Trotsky and Tchitcherin ran true to form in their reception of the overtures from Britain for an armistice with Poland. The situation is one which it is easy to obscure or mis- ir.terpret. Poland has unquestionably been to blame in insisting on fighting when all Europe w;iated peace, and Poland's action only served too well as an excuse for further Bolshevik en- croachment. Lenin refuses an armi- stice to Poland through Britain but says he is willing to treat with Poland direct. The refusal of the Russian sov- iet to treat with Poland has precipi tated the state of open war between the Allies and the Bolsheviks that has been threatened for some time past. Allied missions in Poland have car- ried assurances of military assistance to Poland in the event of tile Bolshevik army persisting in the invasion of dis- tinctively Polish territory. Premier Lloyd George moreover declared that all trade negotiations would be off with Russia if the conriict with Poland were not suspended. It may be that the ex- hibition of a firm hand by the Allies in the Polisli situation may serve to compose both the Russian and German complications, just as the firm stand taken with Turkey has led to the sign- ing of the treaty of peace by the Sul- tan. But the ground swell of the late war, it must not be forgotten, still agi- tates tlie whole of Europe, and many shrewd observers do not look for an established and accepted peace for twenty years to come. The League of Nations is finding itself gradually and i'j certainly gaining respect. Is Radium Talismanic New York State has bought 38.57 grains of radium, the largest amount said to have been purchased yet by anybody. The cost of this precious treasure has uot been revealed but rad- ium has been priced at millions per ounce. There cannot be many pounds of radium in the globe to judge by its scarcity and the difficulty of isolating it at present. It is used in the cure of various diseases, being applied to the affected part, or rather the affected part is subjected to the influence of the radium. The metal is always send- ing out a bombardment of infinitesimal particles w-hich have been found to hi;ve a more or less curative effect. If science was not aware of the char- acter of radium its use would be ex- actly the same as of those of old who wore talismans of one kind or another for the purpose of averting disease, healing sickness, restoring wounded or infected tissue. Many precious stones were worn for this purpose, and it is not clear that further scientific in- vestigation may not establish for dia- montis, pearls, opals, emeralds, rubies and so forth similar characteri.ttics or at least powers akin to those that are now attributed to radium. It is un- questionable that the wearing of jewel- lery was originally founded on this belief in the efficacv of amulets. De 2 Sii 1-11). Fri- day, .\ugust d. â€" Blessings for Obedi- lence. i.Deut. 28: 1-14). Saturday, I .\ugust 7. â€" A Heart of Kindness, (Col, 13: 12-23). Sunday, August S.â€" Royal I Precepts (1 Thess. 5: 14-24). I Comments. I 8- 15. David's career on the whole 1 was interesting, spectacular and iu- I tensely human. The most estimates colorless, but she smiled. gripping her, but she played the game. "Pray do not let me detain you," ihe said with a little shaking langh, a pitiful attempt at dignity. Before he could speak again she had leaped the last two steps and l^Jed a taxi. Her pale little face showed for an instant, then she was whirled awav. CHAPTER VI. London at Last! Frankie found Mr. Salter waiting for her on Charing Cross platform when she arri/ed the next afternoon. Shu had driven straight back to the little hotel, and had lain, wide-eyed and sleepless, until it was time for "her to catch the early boat-train from the Gare .'u Nord. A fine drizzle was fus- ing at Boulogne: she saw her first glimpse of England through a thin opposite I _â-  i i "? 1 , J , J 1 â-  I mist of gray rain. tjii.uuiua have been termed ot his i r^u .. T^ t^ career, depending upon the point of L ^''=*' unutterable sense of complete, ,view. He was ?our^eous. At times ^"'''"'"F^"^"'' '^'^"^ ""^''"^ "^"'y '''^'y I he was exceedingly cruel, yet he ruled I with gentleness as well as by force. : I'rom our standpoint he had both moral courage and moral cowardice. He was a faithful friend and a dangerous en- emy. He was an unqualified success lii. enlarging and strengthening the j kingdom. I 9: 1. The people did not feel kindly : enough toward Saul to enable David to do this in the early part of his j reign. But David never forgot Joua- I than his friend. Verse 2. Ziba was a well-trusted [servant of Saul, and acquainted with Soul 's family. Verse 3. David had probably never heard of this son of Jonathan. When i the news of the death of Janathan and Saul come to the servants, a nurse fied with Jonathan's little boy,, let him fall and crippled him for life. This was Mephibosheth. Verse 4. Machir, a rich man (.2 Sam. 17: 271, took the lame lad to his home The boy was dependent upon friends. Verse 5. This a due to David's memo friendship between J self. For his friend's sake he was showing every kindness to his friend's son. Verse 7. David promised three things to Jonathan 't sou: his own personal regard, the restoration of a rightful young, highly strung natures can ever feel pcssessed her. India, Phrynette, all that part ni her life seemed never to have beca; she cculd not believe now, as she stood. drenched and forlorn, watching the gray, sullen waves, that she had ever felt gay and careless and happy. No tears came into her eyes â€" she had cried all the night before, and dnce then she had done with tears. She welcomed Mr. Saiter apatheticallv. He was feeling impressed with hi.~ own sacrificial goodness in having given up his afternoon nap to come to meet her, and he could not refrain from mentioning the fact. "I seem to have been one long trial to you ever since you said you would chaperon me back from India, don't If she said wearily. This was so true, in Mr. Salter's opinion, that he hazarded no reply. A porter fetched out the two boxes from the piles placed on the wooden "customs" benches and placed the ctlon" was 'wholiv ''icl'er-basket assortment on the top. lorv of the warm . ''^"".^ V"o ^f ." ^^''' "" ^"^^ ^'°" ronathan and him- \°^^f^t"i ' ^"f'', ^'- ^""" ""'>'' "It II be dear, I dare say: but it's quick. We sent Mrs. Baggs a wire, telling her you'd missed the train and would arrive this afternoon; so she'll be expecting you. "Most remarkable thing how you inheritance" from Saul," and a placV'ili" i "°*°^^'^ '° ^<' ^^' i'"rancesco; so absurd David's own household l""^ ^-'^ '" l"^^^'*^ ^^^ "'ai" ^^ all when ; Verse 8. Crippled and dependent. I y°" ^^^"^ '* ^*« -1"^' starting. I sup- ithe iron of miserv had entered Mephi-jP"** -^"" passed a pleasant night?" bosheth's soul, aid he spoke iu terms I ^'â- a°^'« stared at him and then be- lof the utmost self abasement. l^'^ *° '^"6^- Verses 9-11. Ziba and his large fam-l. " P'-^asant ?" she echoed. "Oh, yes, ily were placed in charge of Mephibos- i" ^'^* 'â- 'SV entertaining, I assure you heth 's estate. Verses 12, 13. Throng this boy, Mica, the name and memory of his ntble grandfather Jonathan were pre- served (.1 Chron. 8: 34, 35\ Illustrated Truth, Though we can not pay another off for kittdness done, we nwy put our appreciation into deeds (v. 1). Illustration. â€" It is safe to say that the name of Lafayette has been spoken ami written oftener in the United TO OET RID OF MITES. Clean out the house and thoroughly sweep, not forgetting the windows, walls and ceiling. \Vhen this is aU swept out clean, use a garden hose or a stiff brush and hot water. See that everything in the cracks and crevices is washed out. After this is done al- low the house to dry for a while, and if everything then appears to be clean, use a good disinfectant, and be sure that the solution is forced by the spray or brush right into the cracks and crevices. If the mit*9 are bad, use boiling hot water followed by coal oil and a liquid lice killer or lice paint. Be sure that this goes into the cracks and crevices, and when you have gone over your house thoroughly according to the above treatment, in all probability the mites will be exterminated, but it is advisable in the course of three or four days again to inspect for the mites, and perhaps to repeat the dose once more. and, as I know Mrs. Salter will be glad to hear, the entertainment was of an instructive nature." "I don't really know what you mean, Francesca," Mr. Salter said tes- tily. "I'm afraid you don't realize at all the debt of gratitude you owe to Mrs. Salter. ' â-  W'e â€" er â€" that is to say, she, my wife, has been most anxious about you, though she owned herself that you were more than capable of taking care of yourself. Still, a little gratitude, 1 States during the past four years than j ii.i.iit, ^.g had a right to eipect." It had been written and spoken iu all i He stood, looking injured, while ot the years that precede,! them. While Francesca arranged her curious luir- nged her curious lug gage in the cab. She looked up at him. He was, after all, the one person whom she knew in The rear and crash of the station sounded around her. .'Vt the .Vuierica has never ceased to pay tri- bute to the generous and noble French man, it took the need of the French republic to bring our appreciation to (London, aitual expreseiou. When France was iu dire -'traits the >,..,,tioii arose naj end of the little open passage she turally: "What can we do to show Uou,a see one vast, struggling stream kindness to the country ot the manLf vehicles and people, who was our triendf The answer! a sudden lump came in her throat; «as not slow ,n connng. ^^e got out her hand and took Mr. Topics for Research and Discussion. Salter's. Hu6H Thompson GoLDWYN PlCTUR-" Leading Man for Mabel Xormand in "The Slim Princess." THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CHILDREN By ELINOR MURRAY ^Registered According to Copyright Act. GOOD IDEAS. For the Baby 's Carriage â€" Take one yard and a half of double-width fine white net and bind the edges with blue or piuk satin ribbon. Cover four small rtat lead shots with ribbon, and fasten to each one rosettes to match the bor- der. Attach these to the corners of the veil. When thrown over the car- riage the veil will keep tlios and other insects from the baby, will protect the baby 's eyes from dust, and, owing to the weights attached, .the wind cannot blow it off. An easy way to amuse a child when the mother is doing housew-ork, alone, is to let him cut out piefures from papers, dip them in dear water and apply them to the painted wall of the kitchen. This will afford a thild infin- ite satisfaction and keep him employed while his mother is busy. No harm will be done the wall, for by the time he is tired of his play the pictures will have begun to curl up and drop off. To induce chiKlren to "pick up" a disordered room try making a game out of it. Write on slips of paper the words "fioor, " "chairs,"' "table," and on forth, to indicate how the work is to be allotted, an diet the children draw these from a hat. Each child attempts to be first to make his portion tidy, and with much racing and rivalry the room grows neat as if by magic. -V table on which to dress little children will be found a great con- venience and will save many n back- ache for the mother. Get a strong kitchen table costing about a dollar and a quarter, and cither stain or paint i*., so that it will look neat. A shelf nmy be added underneath, where toilet necessities may be kept: a curtain hung from the top will cover it. Little children may be bathed and dressed on this table, and the work will thus be made easier for the mother. I. David's Memory of Jonathan (.8; 15-9: 41. 1. Why is tlie career of David interesting? 2. Why was a man tf David's type commended by Je- hovah? 3. What about the loyalty of David to the memory of his friend Jonathant II. Kindness to Jonathan's Son (vg. 5 9'). 4. Give a brief sketch of the life and personality of Jonathan's son. 5. How did David favor the son of his triendf III. Results of the Kindness (vs. 10-131. «. What was the effect of David 's kindness to Mephibosheth f WUd Pigeons Big Eaters. Wild pigeons are believed to be the most voracious eaters of the animal kingdom in proportion to their size. One consumed 1,000 gnrains of wheat in a day. The first children 's court in Spain was opened recently at Bilbao. "I do thank you for coming this afternoon," she said with a smile that was nearly a grimace by reason of its forcedness. "I do, indeed. Goodbv, Mr. Salter." He lifted his hat and gave the cab- man the address. Francesca looked back despairingly. He was turning away; he had not stopped to sec the cab out of the station yardi She wss quite alone then in a new world, the world which, safe in tbe shabb.v compound in Chiltahan, had seemed so golden, so full of eager chance, so ready to receive her. She gripped her hands tightly to- gether and stared resolutely at the slouched, baggy head of the taxi- driver. "I won'tl I won'tl" she whispered between her little clenched teeth, the words 10 vehement that they hissed. She did not; the tears were forced back. ' ' Grit '» • thing I 've alawys admired GRO'W THE SMAT.T. FRUITS AX HOME ., In the process of getting the most out of the backyard garden, many amateur gardeners have overlooked the cultivation of small fruits. Fresh fruit on the table has almost become a lux- ury. The high prices which these fruits are commanding, and their growing scarcity on the market, are largely due to lack of help and the enhanced cost of picking and trans- portation. The growing: of raspberries, cur- rants and gooseoerries is very simple, and their value both for use as f-esh fruit and for baking and preserving purposes, should make their cultivation much more extensive. There are no fruits that respond more quickly to good treatment, but they will " also stand a considerable amonnt of neg- lect. Large fruit and productive bushes, however, can only be e.\pect ed when they are given prop»r atten- tion. rriri iiiiiin tfaii