0s Tarn Joivarea n advance "HE EE Fubitshed hed Daly and Semi-Weekiy by WRITISE WEIS oF UBLISHING Seen llott id 23s. es PROSE amar a: Gull. "Managing Dir i Birsctor - BRR Telephones: ' FTION HA £ me in elty ...... ". sresense 243 ms' Ariss shan ns B29 Greta ease hasvenenss 292 6.00 330 { Year, 8 Year, t ad tn ad nce Year. to United Sta Sivane 1, throe months pro rata. REE # on f the b I er Rls Vt V. anager Tribune Bld rani " Northrup, Manager. ., WHAT WOMEN CAN 00, Word domes from Uttawa and to the eficct that some of the improvements ff eomiménded by the Prison Reform ' fommission will be carried out at ouce, and the rest will be held over for consideration later. Now this is coinot what: the people want and expect. . The xevelations, in connection with our prison demanded radical reforms-- at once, and they would quickly fol low # the 'federal government had in some official one of the characteristics of Dr. Katherine B. Davis, who is the . vomumissioner of correction under the new civie government. She bus. been in oflice only four months 'and in that time she has beén busy. Ber acdowplishments have been summarized: by the N#w York Times, and embrace. the following acts : Pro- hibition of all smuggling of goods be- in tween the ontyide and inside; employ - fume ment of boys: upon the farm, in heal- I "proyide 'to: thy, open-air: exercise; employment of structors in 'sewifig po that the ark: fetrony may be able to larger - extent for the Fite of ib committed to their charge; compte study of the dictaries | and hate: sore of food supply at a sav- * busing to the people; tests of blood for § i $ { £ meientifio purposes aud so as to save Abe city from suits for alleged con- { tamination, ~ new record, to guaid , against imposition and repeating; shop work for the, sufety. of the inmates "dnd: the good of the state; suppression weet Loe dredge fraflic 'adoption of inde- Apa terminals system of government, and honor roll; and the introduction of new accounting in all prison depart. © ients, : J All this outline a woman with ideas 7 and the capacity Aor patting them Hh uote ose, and hier example is surely in- spiring. © Canada has no woman the government. feels like raising to a ition 'where she can gain distinc- Bn The women of Canada, thanks the hostility of the politicians, are held back and hampered a good deal. "But in the United States they are getA Sing their dues, and they are making |. good. #Manitoba's local election occurs on sJuly 10th. Same demand by the op- position, "Abolish the bar.". Mani- toba, some years ago, had a refer- endum, And the people voted prohibition' by a large majority. And Siz Rodmond Roblin vefused it. Did pol think it would be a good thing for the province. for irons. NEW SCHOOL ATTRACTION. "Have you read anything about the | Little Mothers' meetings ?"' asked "a Edity physician of the editor of this i 3 54 paper a day or two ago. The editor ¥, candidly admitted, that he had not. # The papers . were full 'of news about u:tho election and the need for. political reforms, The "Little Mothers' were : ly with the suc " I parties but. they \| indirectly, and the force or effect of the new movement was accentuated by some experiences through w 'which the the wabject in a most Fiteresting man- ner. The meetings of these little mothers are simply class meetings at which the nurse attached to the school staf takes some bouncing baby and washes and dresses it and turns it over for the admiration of the class. Why have wich things in the' schools ? some one asks. Why give the girls dolls which they wash and dress and "rock to sleep" as-the mother washes, dresses, and rocks to sleep some younger sis- "pers ? 'The *'maternal instinct," it is ex- plained; "is in all the girls, and the idea, (a good ome), is to cultivate it in a rational and useful way. This cultivation is the result of the Little Mothers' Meetings, and in Toronto, within a year, there are twenty-four schools which have held them. The lesson may have been on "Growth and Development," under any one of its subdivisions--weight, muscular strength and exercise; or, perhaps on ohe of the special scnses-smell, sight, hearing, or speech; or, on "Bathing and the Value of Water," "Clothing and Clean- lines," "Sleep and Quiet," "Fresh Air," or, "How to Feed, the Baby." And "First Care of the Sick Baby" is one of the most important of the sub- jects. The lessons are very interest- ing and surpass the cooking classes in the eo tration. of the girls' at- tention. Rowell, says Le Temps, the Ottawa French paper, is the enemy of the French-Canadians. Just what the Whig has beet saying all along, and because he is for English schools, and English schools only, for this pro- vince. . ---- ee TOURING IN THE WEST. The premier of Canada will take a run over Canada west, beginning in July. and will see for himself wheth- er the time is ripe for another elec tion. The excuse in Ontario for the contest which ends' with to-day is that the people have lo be consult ed about political matters seeing that the basis of representation has -been altered by the redistribution bill. The people were making no com- plaint, and they would have been perfectly satisfied had the legislature continued until the end of the per- iod for which it was.celected. Party interests suggested an early appeal to the electors and 'it remains to be scen whether the government showed wisdom in making the plunge. Some things have been happening in the west,. and of them Sir , Robert Borden will be sdée" 'fo take notice Two. bye-eletions have taken place 'in Saskatohewan. In North Qu"Ap- pelle, where a conservative member retired. on account of ill-health--and he would have held the seat had he expected a political turnover--a lib- eral was elected, changing a former majority of 44, against his party, to 204 in favour of it. In Rosthern a liberal was elected by a majority which increased from 120 to 271. And this, mark you, despite the powerful influence of federal patronage. This' would indicate that public sentiment is not changing over in favour of the federal government in Saskatchewan. There are no signs of a conversion of the electors * to conservative ways in Alberta. In Dri- tish Columbia, thanks to the co-oper- ation of jthe local government, ° tlie federal government has had afitrong support. But the popularity of the McBride government is waning, and the popularity ' of the Borden gov- ernment sullas through its manner of dealing with the labour issues. Sir "Robert Borden, however, wants to see things for himself, and--there will not be an election pext October. EDITORIAL NOTES, The federal government for tle per- iod running from Sept. lst, 1913, to June 6th, 1914, borrowed, to meet demands for which it has not the cash, $00,005,000, or $224 per min- ute. High financing, eb? The grafters of Britain, in the pub- lic offices, have brought scandal on themselves and the! nation.' There has been so much petty thieving that the government will have to make use of efficient engineers in order to put an end to it. The postmaster-general has. in an arbitrafy way, raised the newspaper rate, and practically says tu the vress, "What are you going to do about it?" The journalists can bide their time' and & little later write Mr. Pelletier's epitaph. The Hemilton Herald is coming 'around to the Whig's conclusion-- that a commission can run the civic government better than a council. The : Somimission in the cities of the tates is certain] ving it- self to be the supetior' ? ponvins Harald in a kindly way for. sinister purposes. Well, the Brockville Times cannot - bp accused. of currying. any an editorial from this paper and re- fers to it ds 'the leading liberal pa- per in Bastein Ontario, and edited by a strong and! consistant, temperance man." Abem | Laugh and Be Merry. By John Masefield. Laugh and be merry; remember bet- ter the world with a song, Detter the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong. Laugh for the time ie brief, a thread the length of a span; Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. Laugh asd ie be merry remember, in olden t. God rir heaven and eatth for joy He took in a rhyme; Made them, and fill them full with the sfrong red wine of His mirth, The splendid joy of the stars; the joy of the earth. So we must laugh and drink the deep blue cup of the sky, Join the jubilant song of the great stars sweeping by; Laugh and battle, Wd work, drink of the wine outpoured Tn the dear green earth, the sign of the joy of the Lord. : Laugh and be merry together, brothers akin, Guesting awhile in the rooms of a beautiful inn, Glad till the dancing stops lilt of the music ends; Laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friends. from and like and 'the In a Dangerous Way. son who sucks his thumb. The lit terateur said to him one day: "Now you-must stop sucking your thumb. If you don't you'll swell up like a~balloon and burst. Mind what I say!" The urchin was most inmipressed. He promised to do his best io break himself off his bad habit. It happened that Gilbert G. Ches- terton dined at the litterateur's that evening. With the dessert the lit- tle chap came in. He looked at favours from the Whig, and it quotes} A London litterateur has a little |- Chesterton, who weighs 300 pounds, and started. He turned pale. Then he sidled up to the mountainous writ- er and said in a compassionate and yet reproachful voice: - : "You suck your thumb, don't] you?" Call All "Engineers." Every now and then, we are con- fronted with a new species of "engi- neers," which it is difficult for us to recognize. We have published fre- quently letters of protest from engi- neers who- object to being classed. with engine-drivers, cranemen, stake drivers, concrete foremen and the like. With the constantly increas- ing number of business specialties new kinds of "engineers" are con- stantly into print, whose connection with real engineering is far-fetched, to say the least. The newest brand to come to our attention is the "rural engineer," who, according to newspaper advices has become "a new and vital ele- ment in the development of coun- try distriets." It is explained that this work'is being taken up by the Young Men's Christian association, which sends out country secretaries or "rural life engineers," men Who "are generally college trained with agricultural educations." We do not question for a minute the good work done by these country secretaries, but to call them "engi- neers" is overworking a much-abus- ed name. Perhaps it illustrates not only a misuse of the words, but a po- pular fallacy, very current nowadays that all problems of the human race may be investigated, studied and an- alyzed with matBematical precision, and solved and remedied and curbed by the use of statistics and data with as much ease and certainty as engi- neering problems are solved, or as the public thinks engineering pro- blems are solved. --- Engineering News. PUBLIC OPINION No Welcome. Ottawa Free Press When they let the Hindus into Van couver we don't anticipate any torch- light procession welcome. When? How? Hamilton Spectator Women mean well when they inter: ject themselves into politics. But what a wess they make of things ! He's a-Doins, A Montreal Mail Edmonton's former chief of police says he was told by the mayor and several aldermen to pull off occa- sional "raids" so as to make a splash. In how many cities is the same practice followed ? Do You Hear It? Montreal Star > Mr. Roosevelt considers that the present United States foreign policy 18 iaking thet country a joke in tlie cyes of the world. The trumpet is al- ready heralding the approach of 1916. A Problem of Empire. Toronto- Globe. il « About five-sixths of his malohiy' 9 Tae ith 10 Erch Tora vce. Th ma r'wi ang u ad creates a problem of of empics uh is not simplified by projects for Hindu emigration to, Canada. oe Very Much. Montreal Herald. . Sir Donald' Mann remarked to un interviewer here yesterday that the arrangemefit his company had made with a government might as will "help well tell him] Tan - 'that the Sxpit. that #5, Can 0 tw hele 9 No: woman talks all the time. When eA Tarte wth, heh wale SATURDAY, JUNE TWENTY- SEVENTH The Rev. Dr. Albert Carman, the grand old man of €anadian Method sm, is eighty-one years of age to-day. He is a native of Iroquois, On- tario and in early life was aschool- master. He he- came connected in a professional capacity with Al bert College, Belleville, In 1887 and did 'much to bring that institution to' the fore Through his agency it was erected into a University and ho was made its first chancellor. He 'ad meanwhile: been ordained and Iu 874 was made a bishop of the Metho. yTist Episcopal Chutch. In 1883 he be. ame supérintendent of the Methodist 'hurch, a position, he has continued v'hold with great force and useful: €85 down to the present time. He 3 acstrong speaker, a 'man of ripe xperience and gified with astonish- ag energy Also _hoin today: "W. F. Allen, Bowmanville, 833. H. B. Ames, Dr. H Prof 859. bora born Montreal, 1863. A. Bruce, Torcnto, born 1868. Howard Murray, Halifax, born JUNDAY, JUNE TWENTY-EIGHTH H. D. Johnson,' M.D, one if the hest known professional men n the Ms: me Provinces, was born ifty-one vears ago to-day in Charlot- etown, PRT where he c¢ontinues to eside. As a medical student at Me- HiIl he won dis'inction as a football ind hockey player and his interest in sport has never since waned. He took 1p foldiering, entering the militia as v medical officer, and during the South African War saw active service. For aight years after his return he acted as Principal Médical Officer of Mili tary District No. 12, retiring a few vears ago. Colonel Johnson has also been active in fraternal wor and has held high offices in several orders. Also born to-day:-- Prof! W. H. Alexander, University ot, A1keria, Edmonton, born Ottawa, 878 Judge Morgan, Vincent, W.1.,, 1838, P. 1. A. Cardin, M.P.,, Sorel, born 1879. Lieut. Col. born St. PQ. Toronto, MONDAY, JUNE Racin Lieut..General \ Sir Percy Lake, for- mer InspectonGeneral of the Canadian militia and morejrecently Chief of the General Staff in India, is fifty- nine years of age to-day. He is closely related to the Price family of Quebec and his brother, R. 8. Lake; ex-M.P. for Qu'apple, has long baen a Can- 5 \adian. citizen, so that the General has many in- terests in this country. He has had a long and distinguished military career. Entering the army when only eighteen years of age he has served in numerous campaigns, including the African War, and the Soudan Cam. paign. During the South African War lie'was in charge of the mobilization "j{branch at army headquarters, Since then he hes ..eld important posts in various pants of the Empire. Also horns lo-day:-- Col. E. A, Cruickshank, hotn 1854. Sdmy, A. E. Fripp,» Ottawa, born 1868. oe T. A. Moore, Toronto, born TUESDAY, JUNE THIRTIETH This is the ' sixtieth birth Andrew Dickson Patterson, it. 2 brated -Canadiagyportrait yainter, who now resides seikcioaly i Montreal. He was born in, and educated at Upper Canada:College and in Lon- don. His work has been confined principally to portraiture and some of his paintings are of a high order of merit and will live in the history of Canadian art. Among the distinguish- ed Canadians who have eat for him are Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir George W. Riss, Sir Charles Fitspatrick and Bir Oliver Mowat. He is exceedingly painstaking and lavishes great care on any canvas he attempts. Also horn today: -- * B. Forsyth, uel ~ y! Q bo, born we Mackinnon, Sherbrooke,' born 'Kingston Events 25 TE AGO. Oddfellows service Mz. Burirty Brand Clothes Qopprigh 191% Alfred Decker Bb Cot Suit Special Price $15.00 To-day we place on sale a range of Men's Hand-Tailored Suits that are the equal of suits the cus- tom tailors are , asking $22.00 and $25.00 for. The fabrigs. are pure wool English worsteds in Tieh shades : of grey, "brown and blue, beautifully tailored by experts. The new two and models, sizes 34 to 44. three button Shirts and ~ Shoe Sale 'Men n's $4.00, $4. 0 and £5.00 Oxfords $2.50 2 to 712 Our Great oe Shirt Sale Men's $1.00 and $1.: for 69c. Sizes 14 to 18, Sizes 25 Shirts Underwear Sale values for. 25c. drawers sizes 32 to 44. ol Je Our $10.00 Outing Suits A genuine homespun suit in three different and distinet shades of grey. Sizes 34 to 46. Trousers plain or cuff bottom. Coat are three-quarter lined. Nec kwear Sale : H0e 25¢ Tie Values for Pe. Neckwear for 12 1-2 Onion Sets, Geranlum bedding, Plants, ete, ete, edding Bou- quets, Funeral Designs a Spec- F, J. JOHNSON THE LEADING FLORIST 824 St Store 239 Residence 1213 230. uses, 'Women's Pumps in Patent and Gun Metal 50 prs. of Women's Pumps in patent leather and gun metal, all regular sprog goods. Worth $2.50 To Clear Them Out at $1.98 H. JENN INGS, King Street.