oie of her most brilliant Fremeh- Canadian sons, and § man who in the esteem of his fellows stands a goc] deal higher than the same Mr. Btevens. 5 : What the outcome will be it is hard to predict. At the time of writ- ing 1t looks 'as 1f tis defeat of the government {is assured. Perhaps even that will not be an unmixed evil, It will serve jo clear the air. The position of the Prime Minister must have become nearly intolerable. Those who are 'close to him know | that the charge that he was hungry tor power is false. He did the con stitutional thing and summoned Par- liament to decide who should rule. DAILY BY W WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Don't say "it is plainly obvious." "Plainly" is redundant, ss "obvious" medns immediately evident; apparent; clear. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: "ver" is preferred. OFTEN MISSPELLED: mesmerize; z, not s. SYNONYMS: pain, suffering, #che, torture, tress, paroxysm, WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it js yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering ome word each day. To-day's word: BARBARIC: rudely striking, or picturesque: savage. "The sound of a wild, barbaric music was heard from behind the LESSONS IN ENGLISH | advertisement. Accent on the wiz | No Wonder If You Cant LT HELA published or are the name eof Fg i Bureau of THE SITUATION AT OTTAWA. The situation at Ottawa is critical ihe extreme. For several days parties have been battling over Customs Report. On Saturday the Government was defeat- two motions, but succeeded in by the narrow majority of i 8 motion to adjourn, which was ly the only motion of that hectic \ing fathered by the Govern- Canada has been shocked at revelations disclosed before the stoms Committee, but the attitude £ Mr. Stevens, from the start investigation till he presented cent amendment, has been so y and bitterly partisan, that 8 estranged from himself a lot pathy and appreciation that d people were inclined to PF. Stevens' idea right from the Ing has been to endeavor to it the government. He has 'the impression of being far in that than in ex- i and saving people of Canada. He 6 government that had d 'by officials in the 'ernment and acting on He was accused on the use of Commons by ir of Customs of dealing ates of the mifilster "them to secrecy. Al- Btevens does not emerge investigation wearing any- Tesembles either a halo debate the Prime Min- out in a careful and fair "of the government's they had done every- le! manufacturers and association had urged 0, and had co-operated in th Mr. Sparks and other pointed out the difi- a with the case, 'conclusively that the making very sub- in the matter. the attitude of nent. Mr. D. M. River, who prac- seat to-day to the od he would have the government. Mr, inal higher-ups." | 2° ook to speak for The majority voted in favor of his government. Since then he has en- deavored to carry on. And he has done well, He has given the country the most popular budget since Con- federation. He has done many other things, but if he had done nothing else his tenure of office since last October has been worth while. Wo believe a general election would result in something more de- ¢isive than we have at present. Bither Mr. King or Mr. Mejghen should bé elected with a sufficient majority to be independent of small- er groups, who cannot be relied on. The British Whig would naturally like to see Mr. King returned, but if the country decides for Mr. Meighen wo hope that he has a sufficient ma- Jority that he will be able to give the country strong government with- out the necessity of Mr. Guthrie mak- ing pitiable bids for Progressive support, -------------- THE DAYS OF CHIVALRY ARE GONE. So far as the Conservative party at Ottawa is concerned the days of chivalry are gone. They have for- gotten the meaning of the word. ° When the Rt. Hon. Arthur Mei- ghen was lying ill at his home dur- ing the close of the Budget debate the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, consented to pair with him on the Budget vote, despite the fact that Mr. Meighen had said at the begin- ning of the session that there were to be mo pairs. On another critical vote a few days: later, although no agreement as to pairing -had been made with Mr. Meighen, Mr. Mac- kenzie King refused to vote, because Mr. Meighen was not yet able to be in his seat in the house. Bven in the heat of pasty warfare, Mr. Mac- kenzie King never forgets that first of all he is a gentleman, Contrast the very considerate treatment accorded Mr. Meighen by Mr. King, with the treatment meted out to Thomas McMillan, the mem- ber for South Huron, last Friday by the Conservatives. Mr. McMillan had been summoned to the death ped of his wits. She died shortly after his arrival. Despite the fact that Mr. McMillan was bowed with grief under the greatest tragedy that can come to a husband, he was refused a pair by the Conservatives, and because of the critical situation at Ottawa, had to leave the death chamber of his home and come 300 miles to the capital for the vote Friday night. This treatment of an hon. member in the hour of his great sorrow will go down in Canadian history as the meanest thing that was ever done by one party to another. 4 Mr. King may be defeated in the house to-day. He may be thrown out of power, but his friends and followers from one end of the Do- minion to the other will still be proud of him as a chivalrous gentle- man, who would scorn to stoop to such unutterable meanness, as the incident recorded in Saturday's de- spatches from Ottawa. ¥ Monday is the saddest day of the week, jaded and worn scores begin the week's toll. Sunday is not used as it is intended to be. And the indis- cretions and injudicious acts make the resumption of work harder than ah Lo TIME FOR REST. 'ever. The pace of the week-end makes Monday a smileless day. Can- Canadians" make the time from Saturday noon to Monday morning, a joy and a delight, with invigorated minds and bodies to carry on with pleasure the week's work ahead of "| them, tents." - J EDITORIAL NOTES. Wear a maple leat oft Dominion Day. The Boy Scouts could run some of the countries of Europe better than the present reigning houses do. Don't blame the weather bureau for the cool weather. It does not make the weather; it simply fore- casts it. An Alumni Association of former cabinét. members in France would have a large and constantly growing membership. Things for sale In dry goods stores are down in price. Porch furniture is lower than usual. This is an excellent time for the hotise- wife to stock up on many things--- An American exchange deprecates the unlimited amount of gadding and gabbing In that country, as if at- tending conventions were the chief occupation of the American people. A vandal in Canada devoid of all honor pried off, a few hours after it had been erected, a bronze memorial tablet placed on a boulder, to commemorate the resting place of the heroic dead at Stomey Creek, Ont. 5 The Detroit Automobile Club had inaugurated a state-wide campaign in Michigan for better brakes. Fifty- two stations have been established throughout the state and all pass- ing autoists are asked to take the tests. A good brake is a friend especially in an emergency. The enormous volume of trade in the United States to-day is proof of the stimulating force of advertising, said Louis Wiley, business manager of the New York Times, in an ad-, dress. It has "increased consump tion, raised the standards of living, and added enormously to our wealth." i pia , e---- The Oswago, N.Y. Palladium Times insists that the Stock Mz- change is no longer a - dependable barometer of business, if it ever was. The less America keéps its eyes glued to the ticket. tape, and the more it focusses on constructive jobs, the better for America. Mr. Robert Forke, Progressive leader, says that some people in the east think it a foolish dream that wheat will ever go through the Hud- 'son Bay, but if Western Canada de- velops as it ought to develop in the next ten years every outlet possible will be required to carry out the wheat produced there. p-- Canadian newspapers are asking. Where is the barefoot boy? If he has disappeared in the Dominion, says the Watertown, N.Y., Times, the condition does not apply in our North Country. One of the refreshing things of an auto journey through the country of a June afternoon is the sight of a barefoot boy here and there scudding through the fields or driving up the gow. Am--_-- 4 At Bethany, Mo., the ministers will not marry divoreed persons. The Kansas City Star belfeves that the most effective way to reduce the number of divorces--aside from the better training of children--is to throw stronger protective measures A rs rrirny Pree * " ry { An Eastern Ontario Board i Seta a {Brockville The formation of 25 Bastare' On- tario Board of Trade is a step which cannot fail to be welcomed through- out this part of the Province. The problems with which the different municipalities are confronted are for the most part common to all of them and through the presentation of a united front much greater progress may be made towards their solution. Take the question of hydro-electric power along. = The proper authori- ties dealing with this question will be more inclined to heed the repre- senthtions of a central board of trade speaking for all of its "constituent members than those made by indivi- dual boards of trade or municipali- ties. And by providing an annual meeting place at which Bastern On- tario problems may be discussed, an exchange of views and a settlement of policy are possible. The central Board of Trade which has been or- ganized in Western Ontario already has proved its worth in bringing about marked improvement. It 1s not too much to expsct that similar improvement will follow the efforts of the Eastern Ontario Board of Trade. Its creation is the fulfilment of a meet of long standing and those who have been the leaders in the movement are deserving of 'the thanks of all of those living east of Toronto. * { Simplified Spelling (New York World) The Simplified Spelling Board has met and reviewed its progress, but 80 far as the layman can see its pro- gress has been nil, and for that we can be thankful. Here is something which for Some strange reason en- ers; "simplified spelling" is taught in many of our school systems and hence thousands of official recrufts every . yepr; vet of news- Papers; mugazines and books fn gen- eral circulition few make use of it. Why don't people like it? Probably because it is unsound and against sense. word with re language, "through." The simplified spelling is "thru." Yet this fairly 86ts the teeth on edge. It does not represent the word as it is pronoune- ed, for what we actually say is "throo." Furthermore, it offends the eye, for it has a queer look to it; seeming more like some cheap in- vention than an authentic word. The same objections can be raised against "thro," the new form for "thorough." This does not even ap- proximate what we Say: our prod nunciation, as nearly as it can be represented, sounds more like "thurra." And there are the same objections to its appearance as hold for "thru." When it comes to forms like "en- forct" for '"'enforced." the case is still more sérious. This form does violence to grammar, for we are ac- customed to thinking of weak verbs as forming their past with "ed," and the simplified form is confusing. Fin- ully, the movement, did it actually gain + would tend to produce sloppiness of speech. So long as spelling tends to remind people of the etymology of words th speak with some precision; but with derivations obliterated by " fangled spellings our language will tend to become corrupt patois. ing, the oaly desideration is uniform. ii the board only makes for con- tusio: no. ) Y cheat yourself of hours of sleep? Why lash your nerves with drug-stimulants such as tea and coffee until long-suffering Nature finally withdraws the power to relax? Tannin and caffeine found in tea and coffee are artificial stimulants which - excite the nerves. Arch-enemies of sleep! With you these agents fray work fast or slow, Yet sooner or later their poisonous effects are certain, sure! Make this easy and convincing test. Drink Instant Postum for 30 days long enough to throw off the effects win " of tannin and caf- feine, Learn how good it is. Learn how.-Postum soothes the ot: ---- CEREAL CO. LTD, ° || STEER TERY, TIRES ST I want to make a fest of Postum. 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