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THE PLESHSRTON ADVANCE Public Ownership To Pay Its Way A resolution was passed by the Aa- sociated Chambers of Commerce, at the Instance of the Belleville Cham- ber, to the effect that in the operation of public utilities, whether by tlie na- tion or the municipality, a self-sup- porting policy should be followed, with such charges for the service given as would be sufficient to pay the actual cost of operation without leaving a deficit to be made up by taxation It Is probable that the resolution was in- tended to support the Increase of rates on the national railways, but one speaker directed attention to the To- ronto street railway, which is to be municipalized next year, and by his remarks seemed to suggest that he was not a l)eliever in municipal car service. The rule of service at cost has been fundamental in public owner- ship operations in Ontario. The Hy dro Electric system is unassailable in this respect, provision for mainten- ance, replacement and sinking fund being made beyond the custom of any private concern. Mr. Fredericks, of Belleville, predicted doleful things for the Toronto railway under public own- ership, but to judge by the papers of that city, conditions could not be worse. He anticipated a fare rate of four tickets for a quarter, but even that would be an improvement over most of the privately owned lines as they are run at present. The new transportation commsision in Toronto is alreaHy at work, and it the success of the local Hydro system and the civic railway lines is to be accepted as a criterion, Toronto will not suffer from public ownership. With respect to the present civic lines, which show a small and annually decreasing defi- cit, which is likely to become a surplus this year, it is to be remembered that these lines are little stub lines intended to supplement the street rail- way companys lines when the com- pany refused to extend its service. Passengers on the regular lines are entitled to a transfer to any part of the city. They are actually charged two cents for their extra ride. The traffic is increasing so enormously that, as said, the original loss grows less every year. The percentage paid by the street railway to the city un- der the loosely drawn contract may legitimately be drawn upon to balance these temporary deficits. The city loses heavily under the contract by which the city maintains the pave- ments for the tracks. When the con- tract was made, no thought was taken of the type or weight of cars to be used. The cars now in use are four or five times the weight of the former cars, and they tear the pavements to pieces, for which, of course, the city has to pay, while the company packs the huge cars JuU of people and gath- ers In an immense revenue. The To- ronto street railway franchise, if set up for tender at the present time, would attract many interests, and Is estimated to be worth easily $100,000,- 000. If it be worth this to a corpora- tion as a source of profit, it Is cer- tainly worth it to the citizens as a means of service. Heavy Crop Yields. Less wheat is anticipated in next year's acreage than in the 1920 crop. Some alreadv up looks well. The big crops are still keeping the factories busy, corn and tomatoes particularly running strong. Tobacco and flax are two crops that have done profitably this year. Flax is reported as bring- ing in exceptional proflU to planters. A school report mentions the result in scholars' plots, one girl getting 325 pounds of potatoes trora five pounds of Green Mountain seed, while another got 237 pounds from five pounds of Irish Cobblers. Apples are very plen- tiful in the country, but very scarce In the city. Many farmers are willing to give visitors as many as they can carry away in bags or boxes. Scarcity of labor and of containers is given as one reason for the dearth of ship- ments. An outbreak of the corn-borer, a European pest, near St. Thomas, has set the United States authorities all agog. It has already been noted in New York, New Hampshire, Massachu- setts and Pennsylvania, and all dis- tricts where it has been found have been quarantined. The St. Thomas discovery is the farthest west appear- ance the borer has made. Fire Prevention. An effort Is being made to bring home to the people of Ontario the frightful risks and actual dangers in- curred through carelessness about fire. Fire losses run into billions annually, and those who contribute to this often suffer comparatively nothing while their victims as frequently lose all they have. Smokers as a class do more to promote flres than any other people. This is merely the result of carelessness. Matches are thrown away careless of where they fall; ciga- rette and cigar ends are tossed aside smouldering. In the woods casual campers are the authors of frightful disasters and losses. In handling stoves and furnaces people take un- accountable risks in their cellars by careless storage. Stoves are as care- lessly handled and flres lighted with the assistance of the kerosene oU can not Infrequently carry the house away. In the motor car another danger is to be ni«t. In the garage, and espe- cially when the garage adjoins the house, the greittest care should be oh- serred so that no sntoklog or other means of ignition should come near the gasoline. And when efrerrthing is made sate, a «re iMwanoe poUey â- honld b« Uken out. tn t1«w ot what the other fell«w may do. Political Camp Followers. It has been charged against the Farmers' party in Canada that it has been supported by Sinn Feiners, pro- Germans, revolutionaries, Bolshevists, and Adullamites of various descrip- tions, the camp followers of the new political force thar shows some ability in conquest. Too much should not be made of such a charge. Any respect- able movement will always attract the unprincipled of the old who see their opportunities with the failing cause vanishing. It was a reproach hurled against the Whitney Government af- ter some months of office that the barnacles of the previous administra- tion were gradually transferring their allegiance to the new ship ot state. It would be wiser, perhaps, if we judged our opponents by the best men among them and their leaders, or at the very ^ least by their average merit, than to scale them all down to the level of their worst. It would be as reasonabla to attack the highly respectable Re- publican party in the United States because the pro-Germans, the revolu- tionaries, the Clan-na-GaoJ, and all the guti-Wilson forces have combined to support Senator yarding in opposition to Governor Cox," as to censure the Farmers' party in Canada for a simi- lar reason. As long as our voting me- thods make the two-party system a feature of our politics, so long will all the outlaw, irregular and ultra-radical forces attach themselves to that party with which they estimate their weight shall have most influence. A Sheffield Magnate's'Views. The meetings of the Associated Chambers of Commerce brought a large number of highly distinguished men to Ontario, and as is usual, sev- eral of them spoke in public on otlter occasions than at the conference. Mr. Albert J. Hobson, whose remarkable record as mayor of Sheffield and dur- ing the war as treasurer of the Shef- field munitions committee, is well known, as well as his chancellorship of the Sheffield University, appeared at the Canadian Club of Toronto and talked in a general way of contem- porary problems in the world of com- merce. He avowed himself altogether in favor of getting back to the opera- tion of the law of supply and demand, except in the case of coal, of which he would make an exception and leave under Government control. He de- nounced state socialism in every shape that it had been adopted by the Brit- ish Government, and pointed out the mistakes in policy which has accom- panied its operation since the war. Wool had been held to the extent of two million bales, instead of selling it when it was required, with the re- sult that the Government missed its market. While tlie stores were burst- ing with frozen mutton, none could be had to buy, and then "they made us eat it a year later and stale." Coal was £3 a ton for domestic use. but bunker coal was £7, and export pri- ces were £5 and £6. If coal was permitted to go out at the natural supply and demand price, the domestic supply would be so diminished that he did not know how they would carry on. Mr. Hobson did not make it clear how a similar difficulty could be avoided should it arise in the case of other commodities in which he might not be so directly interested. He recognized the coal situation as pivotal, and declared there would be no strike, as the men had onlv five weeks' strike paj^ on hand, and their ballot was only a bluff, as it was taken by open vote. His confidence that Mr. Smillle would not face a strike, fearing a fiasco, was not shared by other observers. Mr. Hobson was opposed to any plan of nationalization of the railways in Britain. Seven dis- tricts had been created, one for Scot- land, one for London, and five for the rest of the country. There would be no competiyon, rates would be fixed, and it would be "good-bye to special rates for large quautities." His gen- eral conclusion was, "If we can get the Government out we will put busi- ness right." In this respect he ap- peared to join hands with the Labor party. His explanation of the effect of failure of United States trade with tropical countries, which in turn re- acted in cutting down their trade with Britain, was an interesting side-light on the inter-locklng exchanges of com- merce. His chief criticism of the la- bor interest was the "deadly canker" he recognized in the "ca' canny" pol- icy. In business, he said, everybody got as much as he could. What he ob- jected to was the giving as little as one could in return. He instanced the tally of the bricklayers in England, which had been reduced to 400 a day, while in America 1,000 were laid. In the labor situation the tail was wag- ging the dog, and if they were not careful would wag it to pieces. He did not believe, however, that tijc party of force had any hold on Eng- land. The most conservative element in the country liad been brought into political action by the enfranchise- ment of the women. So Mr. Hobson is not unduly alarmed. Mistaken Identity. < Morris Fox has been released from detention at Montevideo, where he had been confined at the instance of the New York police on suspicion of being Eugene LeRoy, wanted in con- nection with the death of Mrs. LeRoy. Fox was entirely cleared of any pos- sible association with the matter, aiid it was obvious that another case of mistaken identity had been detected. A couple of years ago a well-known Toronto business man was arrested and held. for a long time by Un'teU States detectives, who were confident that they had identified a notorious forger. Tlie real forger was sulise- quently caught and his innocent sub- stitute indemnified. There have been several cases recently nearer home. The deplorable riot at Thorold was due to what must be regarded mean- while as a case of mistaken identity. Indeed. Judge Lynch is only too fre- quently guilty of this error. While nol strictly due to mistaken identity, the arrest of the young man and the condemnation of an innocent victim is in the same class and is. unfortunate- ly, too common an occurrence. It ;s to this cause that is attributable thi> mental malady of tlie ex-Piesiden- of France. Monsieur Deschanel.. He does not believe in capital punishment, and in one case he was convinced that i evidence of treason was insufficient. He desired to exercise tlie executive clemency, but the administration over- i ruled him and insisted that the man should be shot. After his death, evi- dence turned up completely exculpat- ing him. The incident so preyed upon the mind of the President that he fell into melancholia. His fall from th-e railway train, reported as locidontal. was really deliberate, and he after- wards repeated his attempts at sui- cide. Few officials so fully identify themselves with their offices as to as- sume '{jersonally the onus of guilt or error in general official decisions. Madness lies that way. rglPIN. top, spin! Circling out and in, Whirling 'round before my eyes, Like a fairy in disguiseâ€" Who would believe a common string Made you start to dance and sing? SjMii, top, spin! _ FM ieur MtKr <»«n« Uppm wit itim. m mmm. i^»g *k <w. ^I-S J^* mt*«Mi\\. ana tide don tk>at kcad >a<l simidcn. upper side tan. ilvt b*0 â- MWHiHiuHmiinimmiuiimmuwimHiiiiiHimmuiiHiUMniMnnHiB Graham Raisin Bread. If the family is tiring of white bread tr>- this simple and delicious recipe for brown bread, which is easily made: Sift together one cup of white flour, quarter cup sugar, half teaspoon "a, one and a half teaspoon of hak- g powder and quarter teaspoon of salt. Add one and a half cup of graham flour and one cup of seedless raisins. Mix one cup of sour milk w^ith half cup ot molasses and stir into the dry ingredients. Bake in a greased loaf pan forty-five minutes. This is an excellent bread to serve with bak*d beans. of string beans, cut in small pieces; one-half head of cabbage, cut as for slaw; cook in boUing water until all the vegetables are tender, and then ; drain very dry; in one pint of cider : vinegar boil one tablespoon of sugar, j one-half teaspoon of salt, two table- I spoons of mustard seed, one whole j garlic, minced fine ; one-half ounce tumeric, one gill of olive oil and spices; place the drained pickles in a wide-mouthed jar and pour the liquid over them and mix well, then seal. THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CHILDREN By ELINOR MURRAY ^Registered According to Copyright Act. SYMPATHY AND HELP. The longing for sympathy is one of the strongest instincts of the human nature. It halves the sorrows ot the child and doubles its joys. There are twenty parents who give love to their children where there is one who gives sympathy. Sympathy with a child does not mean that you are to try lifting the child up to your plane of observation, but that you are to adjust yourself to his and see things as he sees them, instead of from your grown-up atti- tude. There is no strbnger bond of union between a parent and a' child, no other ground upon which they can come so closely together and the child be h«|ped hy the parent's superior strength. Many mothers overadvlse and over- assist their children. One of the es- sential elements in education is the training of youth in self-reliance. They are to be taught to do things for themselves. Of course the young ones take very kindly to domestic assist- ance, and like to be waited upon. But it is not good for them, all the same. Often their mothers delight to serve them, and. if they could, would keep them in the nursery till an absurd age; but it Is an ill-judged devotion. There is need of a touch of the sensi- ble idea in some of our mothers that will keep them from folding their children's napkins, or picking up their toys, or flinding their misplaced caps and mittens. In the matter of advice, too. it is well for children to learn early in lite to n»e a reasonable dis- cretion. There must be regulations regarding diet and clotHinic, but these may be traasferred, as soon as possi- bl«, to th« cbild't own decisloB, so that b« may Imtb to uwrclso bis }adr fftmX. A Psycho-Aviation Romance. "The Wind Between the Worlds" is a readable Macmillan novel by Alice Brown, who has adventured in a new field where she combines automatic writing and borderland communica- tions with aviation, pseudo-scientific alchemy and the necessary love inter- est with some exceWent character draw- ing. A good deal must be allowed to be taken for granted in the modern play or novel if any new situations are to be created, and Miss Brown makes no undue demand on the read- er in laying down her postulates. When one accepts the first postulate that the land ot romance is a real place, all the rest follows easily. Aud- rea Love is the daughter of an old an 1 not too convincing Edison who has discovered olympium. a new and more subtle radium, with which he expects to be able to communicate with other worlds, whether material or ethereal be is somewhat vague. He has had a laboratory on Lona Island, which has been burned dowujpeveral times, thus conveniently disposing of the scienti- fic detail with which .Alice Brown no doubt believed it unnecessary to bur- den her readers. One day .\udrea was out on the Long Island coast, and a fine, god-like young airman, with a lame 'bus fell from the clouds, and when he landed they ran into each other's arms. Then he flew away, promising to return, but he never came back. Andrea's father is in ex- tremity for want of a little money, and in this crisis Peter Harvey, a mil- lionaire, and a decent fellow, his wife. Isabel, absorber in the pre- vailing fad of mediumsliip. and Peter's mother-in-law. Madam Brooke, enter the story. Audrea appeals to them for money, and when leaving, sees, as she believes, ti'.e picture of her young air-god. their son, who had been killed. Her father, when he hears the story, urges her to appeal to them as the dead son's wife, and she yields to this temptation just at the moment when the dead man's brother return^ from France, who proves to be her real hero. There is a good deal of sandy detail to cross to arrive at this situation, but it is an excellent (troblem. and Miss Brown bandies it well. Madam Brook is the biggest success ot the book, however, and will appeal to those who care for character study on lines not too analy- tical and profound. Nut Loaf. One-half cupful of chopped nut meats, two cupfuls of diced celery, two cupfuls of hot mashed potatoes, two tablespoonfuls of butter, one tea- spoonful of grated onions, one tea spoonful of salt, one-half teaspoonful of paprika, one egg. The celery should be cooked in boiling salted water for thirty minutes, then drained and added to other ingredients, includ- ing lightly beaten egg. Place in a greased loat tin and, bake for half an hour in a moderate oven. Use the liquor in which the celerj- has been cooked to make a flavored cream sauce poured over the loaf, or serve with tomato sauce if preferred. Chill Sauce. Twenty-four ripe tomatoes, two large onions, si-x green peppers, tour tablespoons of sugar, three table- spoons of salt, two teaspoons of pap- rika, one-half teaspoon of pepper, two teaspoons of allspice, two teaspoons ot cloves, two teaspoons ot cinnamon, two teaspoons of mustard, two cups of vinegar. Cut the tomatoes in halves and simmer with the sliced onions, the pepper and the seasoning for two hours. "Then press through a sieve, re- turn to the kettle and simmer another hour. Place in hot jars and when cool seal with melted paraffin. Boric acid is sometimes found ba- cniated on tb« Interior of volcanic craters. Mixed Plcl<les. Take a large, firm head of cauli- flower, and. having washed well, separ- ate into florets: to these add one quart of small button onions, two or three pods of green and red peppers, chopped fine; one quart ot the small- est cucumbers, cut in dice; one pint Rhubarb for Winter. Rhubarb is sometimes kept for win- ter by peeling, cutting up, and storing in self-sealing jars filled to overflow- ing with cold water, but it does not al- ways keep its flavor in that way. A jelly can be made from it in the regu- lar way. but not without adding any water: it can be canned or preserved. For rhubarb jam. cut up and cook six stalks of rhubarb and use the rind and juice of three oranges and one lemon. Cook together, with tour cups of sugar, for twenty-five minutes. Rhubarb should always be put up in glass. Vegetable Marrow Jam. Three pounds marrow, three pints water, two lemons, twenty-four chili pods, two ounces ginger root, bruised. Peel the marro^- and take out the seeds, cut into small cubes and soak for twenty-tour hours in three pints of water. After soaking, boil one hour. Weigh the pulp, and to every pound add one pound of sugar. Tie the chili pods and ginger in a muslin bag. and add this with the lemon juice and peel, cut very thin, then boil for about an hour until very thick. Remove the pods, ginger and lemon peel, and seal the jam in jars. Salad Dressing that Keeps. Soften half a cup of butter over gentle heat: add four tablespoonfuls of flour, and blend smooth. Stir in by degrees, one pint of milk, two table- spoonfuls ot salt, and cook until thick. Lastly, add four eggs, beaten with one cup of vinegar and two tablespoonfuls of dry mustard. Cook until the con- sistency of soft custard, and pour into small jars. If desired this dressing may be mixed with cream at serving time. Believing in^^Him THERE is no greater calamity can come to any man than that he should lose his faith in his fellow man. When that happens with any. in anything like completeness, not only does the joy and zest of life go. but any possibility of real and abiding usefulness goes also. When you hear any man questioning and doubting the sincerity and good- ness of his fellows, do not scold or censure him. but pity him as you would a lost soul, for, unless some speedy help come to him, that's what he is indeed. There is no greater peril facing the world to-day than that of the breakdown of men's faith in one another. In such a day as this, it is so easy to magnify and multiply the instances of perfidy and bad faith in such a way that it seems as if there were no longer any goodness and soundness at the heart of things at all. To resist such a tendency, and to call to our help every infhience that can aid us to resist it, is the part of wisdom and the way of safety. We may set it down as a rather sure rule that we will help the world, in this day or in any day, only to the extent to which our faith in our fellow man remains strong and vital and unconquerable. And life will have joy and sanity and satisfaction only in the same degree and way. â€" The Guardian. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONj Lesson II. O t be 10 BAPTISM AND TEMPTATiVn OF JESUS. Lesaon-Matt^a:^,,.^, f;-- Text Son'^^'nU^mT """'^^ '^ ""^ "«'«'«! (Matt! 3: 17) ' ^ '""" P'«*«ed." Historical Setting. anr^rwVerfess."'^"-^"''^^-^ \ir.«^ ^'"y Readings. ber 7.-Endurinfi- TpJn^."'?'^*^' 0«<»- 12-18). Pridav nJf K^'^""" ^^^ 1: Of Warning a' Cor "in" ^T ^^Pl« day. Octobfr 9_Ah.»?- i^^^). Satur- 9-18) . Sundav On, K "^'P ^"^^- 2 â-  and Tried (Heb.°fw%"-T«°'P'«<i 3 1" xfi *^°"""e"t«- andMV from E^?to'v °' "'''^'^ 19-23), there is no^cord n^'i^"'"' ''â-  e-xcept the incidpn/,t .1 °^ -^^^^^ "'« '%°s';rkv''â„¢"'SS' â- â- *â- â€¢â- â€¢ mother was a cou<=in nr ">^ ^°^^^ Of Mary (LuL 1 "36) '''°«^'"»an/' because o^His'sml ZtV"' "^""^^'i eternal fitness o?^hf He''se°/ th^ e.Tample for all ' '°^ reading in Mark hi, = T^^.,. "marginal Jordan^nstead'^f^^^.'^ ''''°" '^^ ^r^i^^g^rSrthfvVcrlu'^^ ^Hef '' '^' Son*ot'°G'o\ 'a'^d ''s"i'<f ^^.^^"^ ye bim" (Mark 9: 7- Luke 9 fn'reIiS'^^'^«^«-^te-a^So*ri?y f».l!. i'- ,^,^'st's temptation foUowed ^^fi'^'ely after His baptism ^e t J •''^^"/- ^'^ ^'^ck upon birist o^XnVet,°Sor^^'^'«^^^''''"'-^ Verses 5, 6. The devil here temnts through a flattering appeal to "elf glorification. He also pretends to quote Scripture (Ps. 91- n f?) *° >erse 7. Jesus refuses to'perform a miracle in order to glorifv mmself Verse 8. The devil here tealpts r^'""""" ^l ^PP^^I t" 'he desire for power. This was the last and strong' Verse 9. The devil Ued. He could notmake good on his promis^ \ erses 10. 11. Finally our Lord van- quishes Satan with Scripttire Illustrated Truth. That which is good in itself mav be- come a source of offense if it is given too large a place in our lives (vs. 3 4) niustration.-Two years ago, when the war-garden fever was at its height a large concern employed an expert to come and lecture to the men on the rrl^fllP'.. °'' ^'»*^'"- gardening Gradually the men became interested, and It was soon so that men were ris- h^^,,^^^ and working late m their back-yard gardens. The manufac- turer was jubilant. He saw the lure of the saloon decreasing. However. IS*r^J'*^° *° •'°"'« "> complaints that the men were no longer inter- ested in their work at the shop. Thev left work half done to hurry to thei'r prdens 'The thing that was excel- lent in itself had become a drawback because the men had allowed it to throw their work out of proportion. Topics for Research and Discussion. I. The Baptism of Jesus (3: 13-17) 1. How far did Jesus walk to be bap- tized? 2. Why did John object' 3 What was Jesus' own statement as to the reason for His baptism? 4 De- scribe the baptism of Jesus. II. The Temptation of Jesus (4: 1- 11). 5. What was the purpose of Jesus temptation? 6. What were the three temptations? 7. How did Jesus overcome them? 8. How mav we over- come temptation? 9. How did the devil misrepresent the truth? For the use of electric companies a caterpillar tread tractor has been de- signed that quickly bores holes In any kind of ground and then hoists and sets poles in them. Research by a French scientist has proved that paper ot every khid har- bors living and cultivate microorgan- isms that are proof a.gainst compara- tively high temperatures. Oil and ?rease proof .gloves with cuffs full arm len.gth have been patented by an Indiana man for the protection of automobilists" cloth- in.g while working about their cars. An attachment for farm tractors in- vented by a Louisiana man is intended to stop them the instant they strike an obstruction which would cause them to overturn. French scientists have found a way to protect a person working with X- Rays from harm by surrounding him with a shield of infra-red rays, which neutralize the others. Devil's Pood Cake. One and one-half caps (mgar, one- half cup butter, one cup buttermilk or sovT milk, teaspoon wda dissohrpd <n warm water, a Itttle salt, two eggs, one teaspoon clanamon, two cop* flovr, one-halt cake tni>w««t«n«d cbocolate. Add tlt« choe<dat« last ot