«they had astembled that afternoon. world had ever seem . they espoused as their own, and to their tribute of respect. ' striking manner, (he feelings they ! gr: Maen flowers reverently on the lg. ia) Yes marked with the : PAGE FOUR A TOUCHING TRIBUTE. English Children Decorate Graves of - damadians. The following excerpts are taken from the Hythe Repo rs & o of the English school children's tri bute to the Canadians buried Shorneliffe Cemetery With the passing of the years the rising of a generatio knows nothing of the horrors of war. it may be that the loving enthus- fasm of the children to take t of laying floral tributes . of the Canadians in Shorneclif tery will gradually diminish; far as the picturesque and m ceremony on Wednesday afte was concerried there was no notice- able difference. The day was perfect, and a prettier or more touching pic- ture has seldom been presented than the one of the serried ranks of the little ones, each carrying their posy and surrounded by a Guard. ef Honor from the Machine Gun Corps, Royal Irish Regiment, 8th (K.RI.) Hus 'Sars, and Canadian Forces, whilst away on (he overlooking hill wee grouped the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and also includ- ing maay in hospital blue. Among those who attracted attention were the Canadian nurses. In the centre of the square was a distinguished party which included Sir Stephen Penfold (Mayor of Folkestone) in his robes and chain of office, with his attendant Town Sergeant (W. Chad- wick), the Rev. H. D. and Mrs. Dale (Hythe), Ald R. Price (Hythe Town Council), the Mayor (Cr. W. R. Co- bay) being unfortunately unable to be present; Maj -Gen. E. M. Perceval, €.B., D.S.0.;: Col. W. A. Scott, C.A M.C, Mr. Waite, representing the Folkestone Water Company, Mr W. E. Cross, the Amusement Asso- elation, Mr. G. Osborne, the Rowing Club, and Mr. Knott on behalf ot-Sir Philip Sassoon, M.P. There were al- #0 many staff officers, and a consider- able number of Canadian officers The excellent band of the 8th Hus- sars under Bandmaster Cheeseman, played the following selections while the children were as sembling: "Sym- rhonie March of the London Secot- tish," "0 Capada." and the incidental music from 'The Merchant of Venice." The ceremony followed the gen- eral lines of previous years ted by the band of the 8th {K.R.1)) Hussars, under Bandmaster Cheeseman, it be-, gan with the singing of "The Maple Leaf." Then came a short address from Sir Stephen Penfold. who said this was the third time he had had the privilege of addressing to them a few words on'the objeet for whieh The first and second years, as they knew, they were fully 'engaged in one of the most terrible wars the Thank God they might say there was every pros- pect that peace was in sight, and he hoped that before another week he treaty would be signed. They were all very thankful that this terrible bloodshed Wid ceased, hut they were met 'here to-day to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of those hrave men who left their home and coun- try to help the Empire In its great battle for justice and righteousness. It was rather interesting to know that after the first celsbration they had there, a lady from British Co- * lumbia sent him seme seeds for his children to plant in their gardens that they might lay seme oR the Bowers on thus: graves. 3gme. of the Seeds had teen planted ere and some of th flowers had been brought. He thought this was very Aouching, and. it mit be a solace to the men ef Canada who had new gone back iq their, own country to know that (fie iemory of their dear ' ones left herd was being respected. The mausoleuni also reminded them of those Belgians who were driven ? Booze Costs Years of Life Insurance Records Prove Moderate Drinking Increases Death-rate 35° -- excess of deaths amon to 74%. And the highest percentage applies to men in the prime of life. . from their country and wkose cause whose memory they were also paying this tribute. In conelusion, he said how glad he was to see the children bad come in such numbers to pay | The Rev. H. D. Dale said they might bs sure their Fremeh friends = not forget to lay flowers on the ves of the brave soldiers who were buried "over there." They did not | forget that they shed their blood for nee as well as for Britain, and their dear brothers from Canada had done the same for the Old, Country | and for the cause of justice. } "Maj.-Gen. H. M. Perceval said should like them to know he orylered no parade that day, bat of- eers, N.C.O.'s and 'men : had come ! there of their own aceord, { Col. Scott said they had come | thers to-day to decorate the graves | gt the Cunadlans who laid in that | utiful place. The most touching | and moving spectacle showed, in al had towards them, and the respect | they paid to those who had fallen in | the cause of justice and freedom. | When the people of Canada knew what they were doing there to-day, | they would be profoundly moved, | Beer of the Ballot The public should be warned that the Beer proposed in the ballot and described as "light" beer is intoxicating. It ic 118% stronger than the beer allowed by the Ontario Temperance Act, and over five times as strong as the limit 'allowed for beer defined as non-intoxicating in Great Britain and the United States. Beer 2.519; Alcohol b ight equals 5.46%, Proof Spirits as ar to 3500, proof spirits now permitted. "The difference hetween those who drink beer and those who drink water is unmistakable. while the loss on beer drinkers has been almost the same as among wine and spirit drinkers"'-- From the report of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York, after an investigation of classified death records among policy holders over. a period of fifteen years; These men heard the all to duty And answered, and laid down their | lives in the cause of what all proper {5 thinking people deemed to be right. For those who were left there, they | paid them the tribute of respect by | aderning their graves, and on behaif | of Canada, and on beha'! of the Cana- | dians, he enked them most pro- | foundly, The National Anthem was then | sung and whilst the band played a selection the children advanced and | ¢rosees, on which were the names at : those who had died. So many an I beautiful were the flowers that they | covered the ground and made it a | bower of sweetness and color. In all | 2,500 children from Cheriton, Hythe, | Sandgate and Folkestone took part, | ~ R ages folly has accredited "a short life but a merry one to those who made free with alcohol. Plain truth shows that the misery - = outweighsthe "merriment." Life Insurance figures prove thaf the g moderate drinkers overabstainers runs from 1 1% It is the business of Life Insurance Companies to know the risks a man takes when he uses liquor. Actuaries of the big companies, with access to records of many years and covering hundreds of thousands of lives, have tabulated your chances of death*by the great law of aver- ages. And thest chances vary according to your use of alcohol. Ages Total Abstainers 20-30 4,221 30-40 4,201 40-50 6,246 50-60 13,056 60-70 29,078 Actuarial Comparison of Death Records From tables prepared by R. H. Moore, Actuary of the United Kingdom Temperance and General Insurance Company, based on Records of over 60 years' experience, Excess Deaths Among Moderate Drinkers | 4,617 119 7,041 689, 10,861 : 749, 18.524 4297, 34,568 199, Moderate Drinkers / These Insurance men have no theones to prove and no docirine to preach. Their figures are as cold as ice, and they make you pay for the risks you run. To them it is simply business--a matter of dollars and cents. But to you it is a matter of life and death. Are You Willing to Die Beiore sia Your Time for Sake of Booze ? Y actual experience of the United Kingdom Temperance and General Insurance Com- pany covering a period of sixty years the number of deaths among moderate drinkers averaged 35%, higher than among abstainers. _ All insurance companies prefer risks upon lives of total abstainers:~ Some companies charge lower rites to abstainers. Other com- panies allot a larger share of the participating profits to policy-holders . who abstain from alcohol. Certain companies in Canada, several compan- ies in the United States, England and elsewhere specialize on Temperance Insurance. Their records invariably show a lower percentage of deaths among abstainers, the average for the Canadian "Companies being only 31.5% of ordinary expectation. : Every insurance company wants to know your alcoholic habits before issuing your life insurance policy. If you are and have been a drinker to excess, no Company will insure you. 1f during the working years of your life you have habitually taken two glasses of whiskey per day or the alcoholic equivalent in beer or other intoxicating beverages, your chances of \ dying before your time are double those of total abstainers. If when you apply for a policy your present - alcoholic habits are satisfactory to the com- pany, but your history records excessive drink- ing in the past, the company deducts four years from your life chances. And it has been costing total abstainers yearly millions of dollars in premiums to help pay for excessive deaths among drinkers! Ontario has Suffered, the loss of 25,000 men killed in battle We have entered upon a period of Reconstruction. Human life is the nation's greatest asset. In the face of this enormous wastage Ontario cannot afford to lose a single. life, or a single year or a day of life, because of beer or whiskey or any other, form of alcoholic -intoxicant. Ontario's men women should be 1009, efficient. : Vote "No" to repealing the Ontario Tem- perance Act. Vote "Né" to 2.51%, beer (equal to 5.46%, proof spirits) in Government Liquor shops. Vote "No" to the sale of 2.519, beer (5.46%, proof spirits) in staridard Hotel Bars. Vote "No" to sale of whiskey, beer, and all spirituous and malted liquors in Government shops for consumption in the home. Answer every question on the Referendum Ballot with an X under the heading "No," {and herein fail not, or your vote is pd any a Ontario Refe endum one which will ever linger in the | memory of those who witnessed it. : iam oceania on bs A Russian inventor has developed i a method of making felt boots wand | ait goods from dog halt, What Little Hapnd Said. i Little Harold, baring climbed to] the pinacie of the roof of a very steep | : i } a a JOHN MACDONALD, fL Chaieman, : D.A DUNLAP; ; Trearwrer, i A a (1 » ost to Temperance Progress. ry Committee ANDREW S. GRANT Vier-Chasrman Secretary. (1001 Excelsior Life Bidg., Toranto) w ae aa Ui a K-------- - shed, lost his footiug and began to | GENTLE ART QF "KIDDING. sists of sending uhwittin 'ba »s tion kidd m i - y x £ appren- Kidding rarely does harm in smal | it creates Irritation that may not [ son still" has the ability to see his{ who Is sometimes kidded reme ee Noi Iriiving swittness Seward es . . xine { tices for left-hand woukey wren- | doses, nite of the fact that it dis- | easily be cured. y [own faults--a most hopeful sign The | that it is a test tube of character A acelalls off into e: "0 Ju reat American Pastime Index of | ches and of describing to the un-| plavs a little meaxness in the natures| Tn spite of the faults of kidding it | man who can't take a joke, t be | you will read with care yout own save me! © Lord' ¢ Never mind. | 3 Humaunness. J | knowing some plausible, but unreal{ of those of us who do it. There is is an index of humanness. When we | joshed or kidded, has reached an in-| action. Detroit Journal. T've caught on a nail {vs a great' American bastime--- | happening: oe something uaworthy in holding ths| cannot be kigded at it is high | tellectual and moral deadline that is -- - i ae Th , this kidding business. It has taken! More popular than this is the kind magnifying glass "o our fellow-man's | time to examine oufselves and see unfortunate, for it fs all too likely im-~ There's always 4 reason for - iby --_-- op { the place of the old-time practieal! of kidding that makes stock of some} defects, even in a jovial manner, un-| if we do not hold too high an idea | passable. : : big advertisement. ¥ usually on : 2 : i Joke, which was rarsly a joke and | sccidestal remark or action End PTO- | tess our purpose is correction andl of cv avy worth, : If you are oue who like to kid]ries a big message. : I 3A wise barber aska the youn aman | never frastine he ---- eA he cml he wine Sahn aad ah ta aS h me beans a le mn: Bll Be: sr, Aish, | dn ri in rl bY a, Ra in im Rh inion Hamaven the early oom . » a . . 3