ie 87 a Though 'there "are many beautiful Efiropean cities" few bave more trinsic charms and repose thigh the city of Gen- | eva, Because of its Wiany fine, broad streets, handsome honses, shops, parks! ard gayesy, thls Swiss city is often -call- | ed Little Paris. "It has a0 unusual sit wation, 'for '# has a large, hand:ome lake backed by mounthing that make | the scenery grand &mi majestic and give | it real commercial "Importance, Tt is! placed at' one end of the lake, on al somewhat inclined plateau. Ir is divid ed by the River. Rhone into two ung- | qual parts, On clear days the Alps and Mt. Blane™stiind forth proud and defiant like & conrageous battalion, On the op- posite side -are the "equally. lovely Jura mountains... The two parts of the city are spanned hy seven handsome bridges, There are several islands in the lake, of one ja a high jet of water that plays every funday afternoon. On the other side if a small island well protected by shade trees wl ornamented with a handbonte "statue of Rousseau. Along the lake is a store balustrade and are tistic looking bronze lamps. In the cens} ter of the Place Neuve, - where the Rhye empties, is a large statue of a great French General, Dufour, The pose is gentle and at the same time en- ergetic, 'he horse is shown in mo- finn and the movement is really remark able. "This monument was erected hy a public subscfiption and is the hand- smest of its kind in Europe. The fin- ést square is the Place Neuve, sarrotids ed iy thany Splendid buildings, In one corner 8 a masenm arpamented with 'otinshiap columns, At the other . oe RAR ares a targe" common known as University . Grounds. They are large though ®not especially heau- tifnl | Thise are Hpen to the public but are whed mostly by the University sti dents. When college is in [ull swing the citmpos if @tbwded with "students tard at work: Students going to classes gather into: Witle groups, The college 1s limited to four or five large build. Litigs built of brick, certainly very simple, } hot serving their purposes. 'Lhe most interestiug of these is the library, which has a wonderfnl collection of hooks, origindl documents "and. archives. In the same square is another beantifi 1 ilding know 4s the Conservatory of Music." Tt 18 devoted to all kinds of instrumental and vocal music, and stp dents come here from all parts of Switz. erland ta take advantage of the. splen- did instruction The Rue' ve Mont Blanc is a superb artery of approach The street is flanked on both sides by a double row of shade trees, with many shop n the baekground: Pwo large huildings stand forth from all the others: these are the fiew postothce and the Eng? lish "Church. * At this point the hand: somest of the brdges affords a splen- did 'view of 'Mt Blanc <hinimering in the distance Here the cye (an gaze on a long live of snow covered moun: tains. On {ooking down in-the cleéir water vou find it covered with tine FWans, (reneva gardens, the Englidh gardens, | some" statye showing two « beautiful girls embrdcdioy euch other . These symbolize thie tine when Geneva joint ed the Swiss confederation. Agother | fascinating Watue is that of Queen Elizabeth of Austria, who was assass- has & number of attractive "The most interesting are Here 1s a hand- - ppc -------- SIMPLIFIED SPELLING. Seeme Ao be Gaining Serious Recog- . nition iw Englaud: Buffalo Kxpress Ih implied spell Ld} init SOTiOuS recog: sgl. 1 don't mean. hy Ty tant. publications i ol what the English news ty delights in describin 2 ling but the subject real wl at the stage of sepious i 8 cw distinguished wi rv Archer, secretary -- ing | A nition this tha have 1 vist by as vour wide Jane, well knowd on "i we aly had the rown up gone i] ration to consider, 0 BANE, TIT not be worth while to make any 3 at we have '0 take into aegount is the time of the chil dein, 18 {8 SRtimated that every child wastes a fall year of his school time learning our and nnsclentific spelling. The foreigner, too, wha I Jdearning English, finds in our spelling 1 stumbling block ia the anderstanding nad speak: Big, i the reform of owt spelling Will come from below, chiteven ciatses will be the first to ™heitute for Sit on a derge sends, Certainly uo will not ys authority from | neighboring tows Lausanne. and of in irpesprassible demand for it from be: EE whose work as a oribie}, | of the Atlantic nv wn Bog : more or Tex unletfaesd | igated hy Luccheni in Geneva in 1808. | Across the lake is Park: Moneéan. It is a large pleasure park with public} grounds, tea rooms And temic court. | Itis situated in the hewer part of Gen | evatand ig a favorite resort of the peo- | ple, who come in great crawds on Sun- | day and make a hehiday, By four o'clock the place is thronged with, people sqnntering over the grounds and drink ing afternoog tea, Jp the quay on the other side is 'another charming park called Mon Repose. It is situated on the lake and though once a private place has heen convertell int@ a public garden, The most untsual of these parks is Ariadne given .by a Swiss gentleman in honor of his mother whose name was Ariadne, The grounds have beén set out as botanical gardens with rare plants und flowers, Beyond is the deer park, extremely popular with 'the chil- dren, who, tome in great numbers. to feed the deer. * Theti there is 1 beanti- fully bile museum, striking because of its large dome 22d rotunda Within are four rooms full of all kinds of rare laces. Meissen and Japanese prircetain, Greek and Etruscan ware and valuable Terra Cotta. Above stairs are rooms: Alled with rare examples irom the great Italian, German and: Dutch mas- ters. Tn front is a large halconys which commands a maguificent "view of the low. The literary classes, as un whole, will hang back as long ns theps can; but when it is realized that reform will practically add a year to the tine. available for education in the life of all coming generations ui Eag- lishespbaking © children, ; ime enhancing the efficients of Ax on world-speech, 1. believe their Sbhasision will be Swept away in x rash of national feeling, and the sxibtiag spelling (while jt will be 5 or | 3 hee: ; Dendgive. USE ALL SUBSTITUTES { beaut ify! Mont Blans. Within is the stately Chateau of Rothschild," In front is with fine woods sloping At one end are the English "gardens with fountains and a lage grotto. Here also an unusos agnarium that contains rare collgetions gf birds and fish bronght from. many parts of the world Another sting estate nearby is Feeney, It neighborhood that miAnly splendid estates are found... The (ost unusual is the home in which Vol: tare spent so many years in éxile; how the property of a descendant. Ia an open. Square is a handsome bronzé statue of Voltaire The house though simple 1s largd and comfostable look- ing. "Tn tee hall 15 a small mausolenm which contains Voltair®s heart." The adjorning room' wat his bedroom. In one corer is the cl shimmering stone's throw the Baron de a large park down to the lake a inte 5° ths hair and bed in which the great French philosopher died. The ald fa med 1 has some interesting alabaster urns. The walls 'dee Hung with pictures of him: self angl friends, Even, more interesting is the charm- ing Chatcan of Coppet." Here ~it. was Madame deStael spent So many years in exe. Tt was alte a worthy retreat marble mar plece Madame Recamier rooms are large and very comfortable easily readable at: all} will be prac thoed only by a few of the dilettantes who would like, if they dared, to re turn to kiee-breeches, © hair powder and fritled shirts. » "No dditors or publishers wiil adopt a Tew amendments, however obviously reasonable, and whatever the weight fof 'scholarly authoFity behind them. They, (the editors and publishers), very pertinently ask, 'Why upeet eur- rent usuage for what is, 'on the face of it, such a very small gein¥ When we ly, Ab, but © this is only the thin 'edge of the wedge," their answer is: 'Before admitting the thin edge of {the wedge, we should like to sre the thick eid, and vas yet we have' no thick eid to show." ~The argument. that the reformed dence of the origin of words contain- od in the orthography of today ceives unexpected aid from a piece of ological information which -1 have st rant aeross. It is no less than the ight of the word "blazes" as an sletive and comparative, and the ine formation' became aviildble in a dis oussion about the proposed extinction of the teense of a London saloon, ich rejoices in the name of Bishop aise lie was martyred by B.3er200, Afr KINGSTON ONTARIO, SATURDA --_-- --_-- - ---- > -- pledge tora Presiton man named. Tor- jotit sid dub' joften that the word toetotal re | patron saint of the wool combers, | NOVEMBER eae. « Llomurrnerd In the hall is a figure of her Necker, 'a represented 4s. a The chairs and divans rk wood and are npholst fashioned horsehair. The large room crowded with Only a few of these books The chairs and the large ¢ are made of handsome t. The plain' writing table in the 1s the desk used by her father, leather box containing the of Louis IX. 1e loveliest drives in Gen- gh a forest and np one of From 'the summit you get « view of the fown below and ge divide of the Rhone river : But Geneva is mote than a city of bean (ty itas a large, energetic place, The two principal trades in this city are en amel work and witch making. The fin- Lest school ol watch making=in Europe fib laos fer ple in. Fart ae large technical school where are taught designing, working iim brohze and iron. earvig in wood and enameling. Some the very finest artists in Switzer {land have their spddios here and work nt school. Then there school of chemistry 2nd one of bu where all the coninon msiness are tanght The and towns this splendiit lake are ful as Geneva itself. One of the near- est 1s Genthod. It was here that Bon net, the great Naturalist, lived and en (lertained many of his friends. Then i looking i Ai n senator is a SHIESS, branches of cities scattered on almost as beauti- ! | ! | 1 i i ot {there is Nyon, an extremely picturesque (Spot on a hill that overlooks the lake Voltaire found this town so attractive that he would have bonght an estate here but that the authorities objected Within 'a stone's throw is the famous capital of: Prangin, where King Joseph Bonaparte once lived, Another attrac- tive town nearby is Rolle. 'It has a beautiful position on the lake and is shaded with many trees Near the tow is a «mall 'Bland with a strange ooking obelisk dedicated to the mem- rye of the French scholar, LaHarpe. i to this sland 4s an unusesd feudal castle, now used for a school, court of justice and a prison, Bevond is Lausanne, which is the most. interesting 'city after Geneva, and 1s often called the twin city. Tt is built on almost 'as many hills as Rome itself : it has five insteal-of seven. The bean {tiful location near the lake the cathe- jdral; castles, fine public buildings and thandsome villas add much to its beaity { i i jClose } for many of her friends, including the [Tt is one of the oldest towns in Switzer- | Village surrounded By high. mountains, : The (land, and was wholly destroyed by te On whose stecps are seen great groves Germans only tobe later rebuilt. © Late ---- Sp ---- ---- time a Cappadocian wha had exceed ed his allowanee. was desori as "dennk' a8 blaizes."" Of course, in time, the ter came to. Eugland, and the i" was dropped and the good bish- op's name meidentally appropriated for what is known here as a_"pub."' Aungther. philological disedVery in the same vein is the origin of the term teototal. Joseph Livesey was a famous temperance reformer in the town of Boston, in Lancashive, and he hag the eredit of inventing the term. He didn't invent it. He was giving the ner, who stutfered badly, © and who declared that he 'woild be "real down toetde-totul for ever Livessy™ told the story passed aid ever," into the, language, large | 25,1911. it became 'the Athens' of "Switzerland, | scholars, philosophers and* waiters com- {ing here from all' parts' of Burope. ® jcontinues" to-day as a "grest center of learning. Its 'schools "are Ja 'fine that girls and boys come here from all parts fof Enrope and America to: study is the | {private schools and highest schools. It {has a large university, which has just {been housed in a'new building. . A no- {ticeable feature of the university is al j handsome pcre gallery. <The city 'has | also a large industrial school, a scien- tite gymnasium, an indasteial school jand a fine school of engingering, A {most picturesque spot 'is St. Saphorin, which 1s year the lake and backed up 10se to steep rocks. Here snowy peaks {4f¢ seen in full spleador; It is "hear ito. Vevey, another beantiful village cn {the lake, Vevey is known for its splene did vineyards; behind the lake the: land grows narrower and stegper until seven peaks loom up 'to views® ie " of these is tie Dent. du Midi. ore i135 an odd looking building known as the Inn of the Key. It was a favorite | jresort of Kowsseau, Clarens, another small place, is situated on a small bay {it is made up of many old interesting streets. Clarens: bas grown $o popular | in the last féw years that touch of its {old interésting look is being taken away {to 'give "¥oom to large and spacious jbuildings. It also boasts of having had many famous visitors in bygone, days. | {The most "famous of these was Lord iByron, who wrote his Childe Harold here, The gen 6% the lake is Mon- treux. This plice was started as three temall - villages, now considered one Once "there were narrower strees there, but they have been widened t {make room far beautiful hotels. shogis | {and public gardens. During the summer | this place is crowded with tourists, who | | {come to enjoy the scenery dnd con! {breezes from the lake and' mountains {It is one of the most poplar and mos cosmopolitan places in Europe. | Somewhat farther up the lake is the historic castle Chillon, -.1t "is: built' on a solid rock and is washed by the wavet| tof the lake. It: was here that Count | Bonivard was kept a prisoner so many | years, and fmally escaped by jumping | out of the window.: The place has been | restored. Here are now seen great din- | ing hills. with there large spits fof | roasting meats, and long. tables fot! serving many guests. « Looking at the | {Opposite you see many soow. covered {mountains that defy even heat and sun- | shine. The last stopping place on the | ISwiss coast is Bouveret, It is a small | of walnut and chestnut trees S---- -- ONE ON HIM. Irishiman's Ready Wit Confounde! the Priest. 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Mike said he remembered, but i wis castomary to get un pail of bebr wit Tuweli time, The clergyman talked. to him wo while and soon had the best of his good. ng. ture. He then said: i "Mike, if you are' a mean you will enter the contents of that pail in the gutter." ' Ile was just shout ready Yo comply with the good men's wishes. when Wt streek Rim that half that beer be longed to Pat. Turning to. fhe min. ister he said L "Pat js 'waiting for me, and paid dor half of this beer, snd my halfis ot the bottom." w A pessimist is a person who around lopkin fie gine in the mith of human ki - nen haven't ch to sover OWR sine, HEALTH IN PURE SUGAR Sugar is one of the best, and most widely used foods. Waoitld "you risk your health for the sake of a few cents on a hundred pounds of sugar? Buy only EXTRA 'GRANULATED SUGAR Its Purity and Quality cannot be questioned. Compare it with any other And pote the difference mn color. 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