"TOWN REPRESENTATIVES; y 33 St. Johm St, Montreal. W. 308 King Street, W,, * are published actual name of the job Spring 1 still four or five Bns fastest. Hypocrite: A man with gold fill ings in his false teeth. note: The human race is the | Lgboring under a delusion doesn't beget a pay envelope. Few good cooks can write short. hand or use a typewriters, 3 The world owes you a Mving but Jou must show it what for, front row could tell about. "A husband has no chance. If he decides to hold out, he is held up. son The 1935 cats sfe more gaudy, - 4 moral etnilat aa. prosets Mem = A hick town 18's place where they still wear toothpicks down town af- er lunch. English-speaking peoples will triends. Blood is thicker than A "funding operation," in simple "ldnguage, means borrowing money to pay a debt. ¢ The cross word puzsle is doomed. "The best minds are beginning to all it helpful. : * Two can live as cheaply as one, #but it's hard on the grocer who lets ~ them charge it. y ~The only truly brave men in _& fit is the one who knows that is gong to get Hoked. \ a A ---------------- hd One reason. why girls no longer ' ature! is because men would act natural - You can't always tell. If they have Shah for. each bedroom, they may * walt nntil Saturday night. . The ultra-radical's ides of fair play is to let a small country wrong a great one wilh impunity, Another time when man gets the Word is when he says: "All | Tight, then, I'll buy a closed one." - men seem to think that they ! | present use. paARM LANDS. 'When a farmer borrows money it .lcosts him anything from § to 10 per cent. The farm property which he buys with this loam yields him not more than three per cent. Farm- er and financier alike have pondér- ed over this appagent anomaly. What are the compensations which geand the price of farm lamds so much above their rental value? In the American Heonomic Re- view, Professor G. O. Virtue, of the University of Nebraska, makes an apparently authoritative examina- tion of this question. He belitties the popular explanation that. it is the security of farm investments which leads men to pay what ap- pears to be an excessive price for such lands, It is true that no one ean steal away the hundred acres by night, but a thriftless or dishonest tenant-farmer cam steal thelr strength in a few seasons. Add to this the danger of foreclosure to the farmer who borrows money to buy a farm, and it must be admitted that security of investment is an almost mythical factor in farm investment. The prestige of owning land is often put forward as an explanation. But the prestige of "owning mortgaged acres is at least dubious. "Of what ! use is the vastness of the world to a man whose shoes pinch," says the Chinese proverb. And the man who toils day and night, year after year to keep up payments on his mort- gaged lands knows much more of serfdom than of prestige. Professor 'Virtue is driven to the | conclusion that it is the lively ex- Pectation of a general rise in'prices that impells the farmer to bid up the price of land above its worth for That great friend of all landowners, "the general pro- gress of soclety," is looked to to re- imburse the investor who pays more for the land than its present value, But if this 'be true, if the farmer is just a bit of a speculator, what becomes of the plea that he shoul be allowed to borrow money at a cheaper rate than ordinary people? For that agitation is founded on the fact that the profits on a farm are not ordinarily sufficient to sup port the family and cover the in- terest and capital payments. If the farmer is bidding land up to the limit, cheaper money would simply send up the price of 16fids to further altitudes. A YEAR OF RECOVERY. The barometrical indications for the business year now commencing in the United "States are more de- finitely favorable than they have at any time since the middle of '1919, which was the beginning of & boom based too . exclusively upon American local conditions and there- fore necessarily of short duration. This time the rest of the world is in much better shape to participate in American prosperity, and a longer swing of the pendulum geems there- fore probable. Definite long-swing changes in the business trend usual- ly commence towards the close of the year; and their first indicators are the turn in the price of com- mercial discounts and the turn in the amount of unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation, In the middle of 1924 both of these in- dicators were lower than they have been at any time since the first year of the war, béfore foreign orders be- gan to pour the wealth of the world into American industry. In both there has now been for several months a definite thend towards higher levels. History 'shows that while a slight indeterminate fluc- tuation may occur in these items from month to month, a tendency once established for several months is practically certain to be continu- ed during the whole of a "major" swing of four or even five or six years. The last peak of prosperity in the United States. was the very artificial one of 1020, just referred to, in which Canada participated and from which Canada reacted to. a painful degree. There was a minor recov- ery in the United States in the win- ter of 1922-3, in which Canada did not share, and which was untimely and not very ( even to the States, since it did not include the basic industry "of agriculture, It did not go very far, but it produced an unhealthy stimulation of certain types of urban industry and a dis PropoTUUBALSly wage level in certain cities, and led to a regret- of be looked for. The establishment of a decent price level is far more fmportant for us'than the accident | of a single year's crop. Export trade fe far more important to us than to | the United States, and an era of | prosperity with wheat prices out of line with the rest of the price sche- dule is unthinkable, The results of the sentiments] improvement are al- ready visible in the inoréase of our own pig-dron production and the slow but definite growth of our building activity. The year 1925 can hardly fail to be definitely a year of recovery. THE CRAZE FOR PLUOBISCITES. It would be simost incredible that any Ontario politician should ser- {ously propose a referendum on the question of the free importation of liquor into the Province of Ontarlo, less than half a yéar after the prov- ince has at great expense declared itself opposed to the free sale of Hquor even by ite own gavernment dispensaries, if it were not for the fact that the first instinct of every politician when the liguer question crops up is to seek for some means of throwing the responsibility upon somebody else. The tmportation of liquor into a province is controlled by the Dominion; the Dominion has provided that such importation shall be prohibited whenever the electors of the province call for its prohibi- tion, and permitted whenever the people of the province call for its permission, with the limitation that they shall not change their minds more than one in every three years. The three-year limit has now expir- ed, and it would, go far as the law is concerned, be quite feasible to hoM a referendum on importation during this year. A large amount of public money, apparently out of the federal exchequer, would be spent in taking the vote. There is not the slightest probability that it would be any more in favor of a change in the present situation than was the last referendum; and if by an odd chance it should result in favor of a change, that change 'would be one which would practically destroy foy the whole province the prohfbition for which the rural districts at least voted with almost perfect unanimity a few months ago. The sole result of this or any other general referendum on the liquor question in Ontario, as pub- lic opinion now stands, will be the emphasizing of the unfortunate situ- ation whereby the urban and rugal sections of the province are eet in opposition one to the other, and the will of one is necessarily imposed upon the other against its own de- sires.. Of the two possible results of this situation, the one - which now exists, namely the enforcement of prohibition on urban communities which do not want it, is probably less tyrannical than would be the imposition of a free trafic in Mquor) (by importation) on those parts of the province which are determinedly opposed to all toleration of alcohol. Indeed we will go so far as to say that the repeal of the ban on impor- tation would be a gross breach of faith with the prohibition forces, who fought and won their battle in the recent plebiscite on the full assurance that they were upholding not merely the tario Temperance Act but also anti-dmportation law without which the O.T.A. is a mere farce. And if the repeal would be a breach of faith, it is equally a breach of faith to cail on the pro- hibitionist electors tp fight another campaign to prevent it. If there is to be any remddy what- ever applied to the present condi- tion in the province in respect of alcohol, it cannot be along the lines of pleblscites whose results must be appHed indiscriminately tp AT parts of the province. The sole remedy is to be found in sonly measure of local option; but #ince any local option measure must necessarily be formu- lated and enacted by the legislature upon its own responsibility, it is hardly likely that our present rulers will summon up enough courage to tackle it. . By Jdmes W. Keeping the Muscles Warm, You have attended a ball game and as the pitcher finished the inn- ings, §e walked over to the bench and put on a sweater, or else pulled the sleeve of the sweater up over his pitching arm. Perhaps it is his turn to bat, and you notice that he is still 'wearing the sweater. Why? - Because he has learned from ex- perience, as have other pitchers and athletes, that as long as the muscles ||! are warm, they are pliable and in good shape for working. More than one pitcher on a cool windy day has neglected to take this precaution, with the result that his pitching arm has "gone back" on him perhaps for weeks, Track athletes before lining up at the starting point will sometimes wear their long trousers until the very last moment. Then they ram up thé course for twenty or thirty yards. Other track men will keep walk- ing around, with a bath robe about them, between heats. Si Boxers who have put their oppon. ent down, will. walk around their own corner of the fing, until he rises to his feet again. Now why all this precaution? Simply to maintain warmth of the muscles, because as I said above, warmth means pliability and the ability of the muscle to respond in- stantly to any call made upon it, What happens i this precaution be not taken? When a muscle works, it manu- factures products that should be carried away by the circulation. By moving about and keeping these muscles warm the circulation is maintained, at its best, and thase fatigue products are moved away and fresh blood repairs any worn issue. What happens if the muscles are not kept warm? These products accumulate and interfere with the ability of the muscles to contract. In a fatigued state, a muscle takés much.Jonger to respond, than when it is Aresh and untired. Further, the cool air striking the muscles when they have this accu- mulation of waste products, retards the circulation there, and the stiff- ness ensues. » If at such a time a very sudden movement {8 made, the muscle might actually be torn. : The wise pitcher or athlete always keeps his muscles warm. . tetas WHY THE WEATHER ? DR. CHARLES F. BROOKS Secretary, American Meteorologioul fety, Tells How. Our Rainy Seasons. "Those who live in the East expect rainfall in some form- at any time of the year. The occasional drouths or wet spells do not occur on sche- dule. On the Pacific coast, sum- mers are dry and winter is the wet season. Indeed, in the central and soutiern portions of the Pacific coast region less than 20 per cent. of the annual rainfall occurs during the warm half year and in some lo- calties but 10 per cent. Thus Cali- fornia depends on the Water stored ia its winter rains and snowg fdr general water supply and for irrigs- tion and power. Though Seattle, with 37 inches average rainfall has less total preci- pitation per year than New York or Boston, it seems a very rainy place to the winter visitor, for at that season it offen rains every day for long periods at a time. In the great plains region, on the other hand, though the total rain- fall Is small, 70 to 80 per cent, of it falls between April 1 and Sep- tember 30,--the crop growing sea- son. In some parts of Montana and the Dakotas, the winters are éx- trémely dry and cold, and less than the equivalent of one inch of preci. pitation occurs on the averagé dur- ing ech of the three winter months. Jaseotn rainfall difters hath from the, c and Plains n sonal aon ost places east of the Misstssippl there is no distinct rainy season, but precipta- tion is distributed rather uniformly throughout the year. However, it may be noted that rainfall ddring the autumn months is usually U{ght. er than during any other season. Last fall no exception. Happenings. Harlowe, . 5.~The wether has changed and is quite mild. Sleighing is good here. The men Se---- ---- \ OVERCOAT is on. $7.50, $9.50, | IB BIBBY'S | Il BIG JANUARY CLEAN.UP SALE IS ON ff I overcoats | SALE These Sale Overcoats are in our windows now. The fine qualities and the fine styles attached to. the greatly lowered prices certainly do coax the value seekers in, and the good value judgment of such seekers does coax these Overcoats out. Average savings of more than 25% at these new prices. *14.75, *25, *30 BOYS' SUITS AND OUR MEN'S SUIT SALE IS ON! Wonderful ranges of Suits. $12.50 BiBBY'S | KINGSTON'S ONE PRICE STORE | ODD FACTS ABOUT | YOURSELF" By YALE 8. NATHANSON, B. Sc, M.A. of Psychology, bi Pennsylvania Your Dreams and What They Mean, Will my dream come true? The dream {interpreter in olden days was a most important {ndividu- al. Joseph won favor with the Pha- raoh of Egypt because he interpret- ed his dream. Most of our dreams, if analyzed, can be interpreted and we can un- derstand them. You dream that you have been in an automobile aeo- cident and your right arm was bro- ken. The chances are that you have been lying on your arm and the feeling of numbness has caused the thought. _On the other land, people ask, how do you account for many dreams 'which come true? An apparently healthy man dreams that he will get {ll and later it. proves true. The reason for {he dream is that he has actually been suffering some bodily ailment, but the busy activity of the days keeps him from feeling ~ it. At night, however, when all is quiet and he is not otherwise interested, it makes itselt felt. Olgero tells the story of a' man who travelled with a friend to a nearby city. The friehd stopped at the inn for the night while the othér spent the night at the home of a re- lative. The latter during the night awoke terribly « frightened. He dreamed that the: innkeeper had murdered his friend and was going to take his body from the city come cealed in a cartload of straw. The next morning, on going to the inn, the friend the body concealed as he had desamed. : A woman dreamed that her ser- vant had come into her room to mur- 's Wile dooamet. of her Bus, } fore Brutus killed him. The explanations fof t are fot as IM seem. Cer- tainty Satter wife pated. some- ng was going to n fact, The trouble df the day KINGSTON IN 1858 Sidelights From Our Files-- A Backward Look. A STIFF SENTENOE. Bench rose on Saturday afternoon after a very short sitting of six days. is that of Charles B--, for stealing money out of a letter, sentenced to penitentiary for life. 4 A DISTINOT NOVELTY. May 8.--The ship Eliza Mary left this port for Montreal on Wednee- day. Two incidents occurred prev- ious to the departure of the ship which we have much pleasure in recording. Captain Gaskin, who is a teetotaller in practice, was pre- sented by the Frontenac Division No. 2 of the Sons of Temperance, with a handsome Bible, accompanied by sn address suitably imwcribed. And on Wednesday he was presented by Mr. Sheriff Corbett with a splen- did red cross flag. t ; GREAT BOSH. May 8.--"It is in contemplation to erect an observatory in Kingston. When completed the university of Queen's College will undertake the to Daily. i Very great bosh. Why should an observatory be erected in 0 when one already 1s erected, vis. the dome of the Market Bullding, whichis: wholly unused snd unoe~ cupled? . FSH NUMEROUS FATALITIES. May 15.--Many of the stréets are literally covered with dead cats, a very pleasant reflection for spring time, independent of the flavor. There is no possibility of their being removed, unless the board of health send out an exploring party of civie ppefs to socomplish so desirable an end for the public good. May 7.--The Court of the Queen's |i Among the other convictions '} care of the observatory without any || charge to the subscribers." ---Toron- || $14.75, $25.00, $29.50 Abdominal Support- ers, Shoulder Braces, 'Elastic Hosiery. Private office for dis- play and fitting. Ex- perienced fitters. DR. A. P. CHOWN ' +186 PRINCESS STREET * It is so good we cannot help talking about it. The price 60