"So this is civilization. 'It takes about a week to dodge 3 day's work. 'Lots of people are going to jes without cough drops. the Fable: He went broke, but his 's people admired him still. Spring dresses are straight even though cut by designing creatures. F No man gets an ardent following by using soft words ou the opposi- Novelists no longer travel for lo- color. 'There is scandal every- You must get down to brass tacks 'order to make a man see the t worry about posterity. This y serving it well as a. horrible LL i sa, al citizen: One who thinks pet law would hasten the mil- iu @ nice thing about getting old. : you give a pretty girl is ply." : all of the laws requires ban sense of duty or a keen sense Lm the bonds now consider- 'below par are the bonds of has pretty Sorry specimens THOSE SURPLUS CARS. Just now theve is a large surplus .| of raflway ears. When the layman reads a fact of that nature; he is un-| concerned. Not so the rallways. It means a lot to them. It stands for | one of the acute problems in the | 'operation of railways in Canada. Idle | cars, in the vernacular of the roads, | "eat their heads off." They not only | deteriorate, but the loss of their | 'earning power is an important fac- tor on the 'revenue side. They are like empty dwellings on the hands of a landlord. This surplus of equipment grows very directly out of the North West situation. In order to be able to handle the western harvest expe- ditiously, the two big 'rallway sys- tems require to have on hand mang more cars of a certain type than they would otherwise need. The period of special pressure lasts from about the middle of September to the closing of lake navigation early in December--say three months. During the other nine months of the year, these extra ears are not used. As an aggravation of that adverse condition during the wheat move ment eastward there is a very heavy movement of empty cars westward. At times the number of unloaded Cars amounts to sixty per cent. of the Aggregate car movement. The situation as to idle cars ex- tends across the boundary to the western states, and is thers due to the same cause. It grows out of the necessity of serving the Interests of the farmers, who, at the same time, |{ enjoy special rates for the move- ment of their products. The railways are not complaining; but the farmers are. . They want still lower rates. In that relation it is worth remember ing that' the Canadian farmer has been conceded lower rates thafi any other producer in the country, and back of that is the broad fact that railway tolls fo Canada are much the lowest in the worla. WHAT IS TRUTH? Most of us to-day can sympathise with the old pagan, Pilate, who ask- ed "What is truth?" ; Perhaps there were nd profession- al\propagandists in Pilate's time, as thérs 'are to-day, but he had heard many conflicting statements as to a matter that, interested him and he was sorely perplexed. Professional propagandists in recent years have béfuddied the public as to a good many' things of more or less vital concern. Every newspaper office is flodded with literature, both pre and con, on a variety of subjects. Conflicting interests, contending forces, are at work in all countries, and each side gives out its own ver- sion of affairs. "The dveriage man does not know which is true, and perhaps he has not been given the truth at all. Is it any wonder that as he finishes reading the morning or evening paper, he asks, like Pi- late of old, '"What is truth?" The suggestion that versities should adef system and be sentation in J ne; with 'the peCent trend in university affairs. "The plan has two features which recommend it strongly. The first 16" that centres of thought ought iz FReisie fehl : victims, | such lors. THE DAILY Highways of the province is a dis- play of sound common sense. The roads are built and maintained out of funds supplied by individuals to the government and if individnals. can be taught to preserve their roads it will mean more - money in their pockéts. The department realises that much of the traffic in- juries to roads are the result of ignorance. Most people have not learned that the traffic laws are made as much to preserve the roads as to prevent accidents. When no traffic officér is in the vicinity and no danger of accident is apparent they enjoy "stepping on it" and the road suffers. The widespread ad- vertisements will make such ignor- ance inexcusable, and the fullest pen- sities can therefore be imposed on those who continue to abuse the roads. , But the Highways Department has a much larger aim in view than sfmp- 1y to restrict fast driving and héavy loading. The campaign will bring to the notice of thé public many beauty spots in Ontario which are al- most unknowu, and will point out the existence of many miles of im- highways throughout the TISH WHI not afford to lose anything that science has to contribute to it; and it is really finding new channels al- most every year in which a profitable use may be mad- of technical genius. The reflex of this new attitude on the part of the railways, as well as industries in general, is a call upon the universities to study the special needs of all such agencies, in order that they may adapt their curri- culums. to the growing need. This implies co-ordination as between em- ployers and the schools, and that séems to be assured. The colleges must understand industry before they can be In a sound position to equip their students for special work. At the meeting to which al- lusion has just been made, it was admitted that "at no time in the history of techmical education have the colleges and universities co-op- erated so fully as now in self-ex- amination of their 'methods for im- B leading industries are apparently ob- taining a clearer conception of their own needs, as well as the desirability of co-operating with these great training agencies." That's ft--co- operation. It is the royal road to larger results. varions counties with which the. average motorist Is unacquainted. It will lead many Ontario people to know Ontario better. The advertising programme falls three divisions, spring, sum- mer and sutumn. " y In the spring 'the advertisements' will deal specifically with thé re- strictions in force at this season re- garding the loading of trucks. In wet weather water lurks in the founda- tions of all road and softens them. Even though the surface is hard the foundation will "'churn' under heavy loading and soon becomes fractured. In the summer the advertisements' will be addressed to the drivers. of passenger cars. There will be invita- tions to the public to see Ontarto, il- lustrated with sketches of a few of the lesser known beauty spats throtghout the province. In each ad- vertisement the advantages of mod- erate driving will be taught. The autamn advertisements will be designed to extend the usual tour- fog season by pointing out the bean- ties of Ontario during that season. They will contdin a special appeal to tHe farmer who has more leisure at that time of year. Thus the people's roads will be made more available for the use of their owners. ------------ THE WHEAT SPECULATION. The recent collapse of the Chi: cago and Winnipeg wheat pits no doubt carried with it serfous losses to many, and probably ruin to a few. Such an episode is always regrets table; but it is almost impossible to summon genuiné sympathy into such a situation. The speculator in wheat must be assumed to have gone into the venture with his eyes wide open othe da te chances he was tak- ing; and, moreover, the ethical as- pect of the whole matter puts him in the position of a gambler in the peo- ples bread. Hi# success could only be achieved at the expense of the many. 'We may find some way of stopping gambling of that nature. It would no doubt be difficult; but it probably could be done; for it is unqualifiedly wrong. 'When organized groups of men get between the people ana: their f00d supply, for the purpose of bringing uneafned gain into their own pockets, the thing scarcely falls short of being orfminal' The bandit Who, at great personal risk, robs his is a hero compared with heartless and cowardly gamb- Civilisation will always seem to be making slow progress while such eems to have de- of the scotfers, . Thay io sow freaky ro By James Health Surveys. Everybody interested in the health | of the people generally, has been watching the experiment in Fram- ingham, Mass., where tne Metropoli- tan Life Insurance Co., has financed a real health survey of the people and the town itself. The town lent itself to the experiment by hearty co-operation, financial and other wise. Although the study and stamping out of tuberculosis wus the main idea in the survey, it was found that this really involvéa a general health programme, and®he same was carried out over a period of seven years, that is from 1916 to 1923. The local physicians, TufSes, health department and other agencies, got in behind the move- ment, and aided by the advice furn- ished by experts, careful, thorough, and sclentific work was carried out. The cases of advanced tuberculosis, the beginning cases, and "arrested" cases, were searched for ghroughout the town, so that inst of finding three cases for eyery oie'death, nine cases were found. wi Then at the end of the experi- ment the number of cases found was again three to each death, because, despite the Increased number dis- covered, the proportion who recpver- ed showed this tremendous increase. The infant mortality in the final two years showed a reauction of 40 per cent.' The general death. rate showed a decrease of nedrly 10 per cent. under the average rate for the ten years previous to the experiment. Now how 'were these things ac- complished? : The sanitary conditions in the homes, fac and schools were investigated, /and the suggestions for improve: t were followed as far as possible. The heating, ven- , drinking, and toilet accom- modations were inspected and im- provements made. The children in the schools and many of the adults submitted to a physical ation, and at the end of the é ment about thirty per cent. of the adults were reporting to their own physicians for this an- nual inspection. : 'What has been the effect of this experiment at Framingham? Stmiply that other centres, farger and smaller than in the United States and Canada, con- ducted campaigns along similar Hines, with practically the same re- sults. ' It is not hard to see what is going to happen to a village, town, or city if the mayor, aldermen, school trus- health department, women's . } 4 0 parting knowledge, and, in turn, the |} BIBBY'S DRESS WELL .AND SUCCEED ~~ Correct Styles for 'Men and Young Men A 'Showing of Suits and Topcoats that is well worth while travelling miles to see. A real beauty show. Wonderful suit value--- $18.50, $24.50, $27.50, $29.50, $32.50, $37.50 The CLUBMAN Dress up for the holidays. Inthe CLUBMAN, smart tailoring and fine material are combined at a price that's easy to pay. Grey worsted, all- easy lines--comfort--dis- tn i STANFIELD'S SILK AND WOOL Underwear | $2.50, $3.50, for Spring $4.50 BIBBY'S " One Price and Plain Figures English Broaddoths ~ Shirts On the contrary it is ungraeetully thrown across the shoulders like a coarse woman's shawl, and looks anything but well. Doubtless, as fashions travel from New York, every young fellow and every boy| in Canada will deem it imperative to wear a shawl during the coming winter. FAINT PRAISE. Nov. 14---Mr. Duff has kimlly sent us a copy of the directory of the city of Kingston. It is a first at-|. tempt of: the kind and = therefore should be received by tne inhabitants with encouragement. Otherwise, we. should say that it is grossly, incor ~~ rect and scandalously partial. 5--Brick dwelling, York Street-- $4500.00. ! §--Brick-veneer dwelling, Union] ¥ 4.855 Bear Queen's University-- T. J. Lockhart Reel Estate and Insurance Agent §8 BROCK ST., KINGSTON Phone 322) or 17197). . lB March 21st. On this day in 1889, Borel receiv- ed its charter as a city. The history of Sorel dates back to 1647 when Fort Richelieu was built on the Richelieu River, as a defence against invading Iroquois. The fort was re- built by M. de Saurel, a French offic- er of the Carigan regiment, who re- built and renamed the fort in 1665, when he established his seigneury there. In 1780 the British purchas- ed the site and fortified it against possible invasion from the revolting American Colonies, the Richelieu River being one of the three avenues of attack upon Canada. Loyalists were afterwards settled around - FLORIST | § LH : bi ETH