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.e quality were u .40 to $430 9“ extra. <1th :0 d fair to media 7 per m- “m d at 3275 t" 9 ’nttle Act 1703" at Buffalo. r cattlc- ~dead? 3*: ' American steels. n swcra‘, 10%“: ‘9 tr bet-L :Jc per 11). to $4. ooooooood KC! b'l'OCh {1831' zem ). Lama-‘1. uI quotations 8 q :06 ems! fufures I" my. mixed. March. MM N3 Sr tham new émistry in I’nivca (on. announced 15¢ armally chm to another. Frm .cr radium he .1?“ ”inAph‘ m Trannnutation. . o 5 .~ William Ramsay's lecture has? truth in common with a. splendid ar- : “Cl". that was published in the 1215: | «umber of tho. Edinburgh ReVieW. He! is probably the writer. The fact, announced in the lecture, that rad- lum could be changed into helium is i .one for which the scientific world , pas prepared. In the Edinburgh Re- .view article we find this sentence: l"Recent discoveries. however, comâ€" p21 a suspension oi judgment as to; the feasibility of some modified kind‘ of transmutation." Further on in the article is the following passage about radium and thorium; “RO- markable, abOVO all. is their osmi- ‘ttion with thei: better-known ro- latives of the inert family. Sir Wil- liam may and Mr. Soddy obtain-v led decisive, specuoscopic evidence ”that. the gases evolved from radium bromide by solution in water in- clude helium. It seemed. moreover. to develop from the emanation. A lumber of characteristic helium ms, "at first invisible. were derived tron: been collected, and allowed to stand tour or five dayS. Prof. Rutherford ‘h A? nnininl. that the emergent my nature 0: ex you: Sim-(- Sir ‘an 3.25 cbsex d aha-“"5035: it led 3151!. t<= the known-v stat? mm ‘nMH’J‘S t] I‘lit' vb ‘( ‘ I1"? :.:-.me if '51" "“137 (73‘ "I-Md’J‘t‘: “filling Tn“ {HCOIy Luov s um: um 19 undecomposal Ms wither to astronomers cicmfsfs that we owe the di his 2hr result of investigati the manure c: electricity. It ILA gent. The pro mdizzm into hulil ht. for the 2 [mm .1)». A (fr-s. And been collected. and tour or five (19.33- is of opinion th helium was really the emanation. For this is apps?- ently a fleeting form of matter; it u breaking up into others, and its break-up is accom 'ed by the Emission of Alpha-rays. Now Alyheâ€" rays are, as we have said. atonpc 1n wmposition, and the. weight amped t9 the atoms composing them 1308- 31ny agrees with the atomic welght °f helium. That they am. in “0?. heHum atoms the Canadian- invest:- “tm' is persuaded, and we can rely upon his neglecting no experinmntal 'm'co for testing the truth of so izmcant a. View.” _ 'g m...» summon. . 3‘30 cmdian investigator’s theory PM proved. not by himself. but Mm}? by the very writer of the gbn‘mns passage. by Sir William “Manny ate. Eustated in “m mum-31.2w; DU““’.“.- UM paoveo av eumsm HSH scuemns'r 0 :l'IP'HlC MU v“ wâ€"-_. mtaneously by radium. No-WARDER, DECEMBER 17th. 1903. I. a. ‘0. ‘0 ads fmh from this is appar- of matter; ituil that article we are told that the? analysm o! the effects manifested in! radioâ€"activity has beenle due; I “if : My W‘Mg . min ‘ ; to the splendid york carried on at i Montreal by Prof. Rutherford. with 3 I the able co-operation oi Hr. Soddy. j "8e (Prof. Rutherford) employed, tor the tint time in such rcsearohel. ”T a quantitative method. lie precisely measured result. The scale by which he gauged their intensity was the ionisation. hr a mam‘dM“ of a given quantity 0! air. And this in turn was known by the reading. or an electrometer. The rate of leakage oi electricity. then, under 9 the influence of emitted rays. suPPIiOd the standard for determining their ,emeiency. And it in one eminently trustworthy and refined. The elec- tric test for radio-activity is of al- most preternatural delicacy. Quan- = titles of matter can. by its aid. be A detected five thousand times smaller than those revealed spectroscopical- ly.” Credit is given to Prof. Ruth- erford for elucidating “with brilliant success," the nature of theemanaâ€" tions, " ‘Atomic disintegration,’ " i we are told, “is the motrde l’enigme gin the new 'Canadian’ theory; and i the Canadian theory, for the present | holds the fiel ." “A gramme of rod- ! ium, according to Prof. Rutherford’s indisputable statement. contains a store of power sufficient to raise 500 i l tons a mile high." .â€" lit-n may Isn‘t): tho Department of Educauo- Jut Row. The establishment of school garden: is engaging the attention of the Edu- cation De‘partment. Some explana- tion of their purport was given re- cently, by Mr. John Millar, Deputy Minister of Education. gun.--- ' v _ v‘ “School gardens," said the Deputy Minister, "have been in existence in some other countries 'ior several years. In. the Eastern States much attention has been given to the movement, and much advantage is said to be the result. Any movement is deserving of consideration which ted: to make children fonder of the country and less disposed to feel that everything pleasant is to be found only in the city. ' ‘ P A _nLAn‘ i l l or“; in LJov -_-_,. "In the establishment of a school garden a. fairâ€"sized site would be de- sirable, but much may be accom- plished with the present school grounds it the matter is taken up with interest. Portions of the school grounds may be cultivated in comâ€" mon by the pupils under the teach- er’s direction, or, what is probably better, plots may be assigned to difâ€" ferent scholars, who will then dis- play much pride in having the price of ground kept in good shape. Flow- ers and vegetables are grown in such school gardens. and in a flew places the products have been sold and have realized quite a little re- venue, which is spent for the im- provement of the school. "The subject' of Nature Study, which is engaging so much attention, could be taken up with much great- or zeal if school gardens became gen- eral. It would be exceedingly desir- able if the operations oi agriculture could be made more attractive to pupils in the rural districts. Nature} study will do much in this direction, and, with the establishii';r-Ilt of a school garden. a. teacher will have additional facilities for making a ‘ success of the subject. "That, the Legislaturth is alive to th(- importance of this matter is shown by the fact that $1.000 Was vniod last year for the purpose of making a beginning. Already much has been done to create an interest. I in school gardens in the County of i l Carleton by Inspector Cowley. It is intended to make a grant to each ‘ School that establishes a satisfactory I v I school garden. Too oiton the school : grounds are far from being at- ' tractive. Much has been done al- ‘ready by tree-planting or. Arbor -~ --â€"u c-.. unnh gI‘ULllLUD uni -._. re 7 tractive. Much has been done al- ready by treeplanting on Arbor Day. but it still remains for such to be put in still better saape by the establishment of school gardens. The farmers of the commun- ity will doubtless be ready to assist teachers in this movement. Certain- ly the way is open for doing much for children living in the country.” Hydnulic Lin Lock. The students of the School of Prac- tical Science, Toronto, recently paid a visit to Peterboro. To them the wonders of the hydraulic lift lock on the Trent Canal, the highest lock in the world, and the peculiarities of â€"e;plained fully by the entnu: chief of the engineering st‘afi‘, Rogers, assisted by his staff, 1 whom are graduates of the s â€"‘ ' -_A ‘E CD13] 01 Luv wu5._v-__c 9 Rogers, assisted y his staff, two of whom are graduates of the school, viz., Messrs. Francis and Easson. Studing on the top of the central tower. which has a very pleasing out- line, it was very hard to believe that the lift is only 65 feet. It is simply g tremendous height, and it, is mar- vellous to think that it is proposed to lift a vessel up this with one lock. ‘I‘his must revolutionize the system of canal construction. and it is pleas- jystem of inland navigation. This novel lock, with its massive masonry. its gracdtfl lines and proportions, it. pretty grassy slope! gnd tasty white fences combine to make a. sight that u waxy pleasing and impressive. fl nevoral yards. nan Hazel knows its 0‘ has “meant reason behavior. It desire! in new ”“1 unoccug The propulsive power of the Witch Hazel seed pod is' extta'brdinary. It [lies open with a. click like a rifle. and fires its need to ; distance’ of several yards. Naturally the Witch and knows its own business. and SCHOOL GARDENS. wnch Inor- cun- Bond-ll; Belles at inn-ct Take on low Kuhn-ouâ€"Irilnalt Contracts 0! lent-lot. nnd an... The searching, penetrating air of winter persistently impresses the uni- versd law of change. It comes supremely indifferent to its welcome, ind ragardless of the petty human uti‘iti- it interrupts. The remainâ€" _ n AII‘ The searching, penetrating air of! winter persistently impresses the uniâ€" i me! law of change. It comes i supremely indifferent to its welcome, ‘3 end regardless of the petty human 3 utifiti- it interrupts. The rcmainâ€" { in; relics of summer take on a new! interest. Birds are not careful glean- i on, and the berries still clinging to i the solomon’s seal and wild lily of; tho valley betray their negligence. g Even the lively-displayed berries on i the Viburnum have been overlooked 1 in my plane. The Wintergreen and { partridge berry reveal their brilliant. ; contrasts of scarlet and green in perâ€" ‘ fact indifference to the passing sea-i Ionl. But the most brilliant display 0! the closing year is made by the Hitter-sweet. u it‘clings and strug- gigs over mm unable to with- atimd its ”angling coils. m vig- orous climber sbmotimel ‘ sways loose. in apparent indinerence to the My‘tree that swmorts. it. A blight hold. on a. branch. in a lofty. ‘ spreading tap. in all. the support it damn“, and it swings togthg ground fisa'eâ€"Ervrilrclasp a. true - -- 9- M large as itself. ' ' round about it. like a serpent. slowbr strangling it to dead and attenuated victim may re- main in the great overgrown coils. while the serpentine trunk rewhes up mnong‘the branches of other trees. Its handsome display of rich. red fruit is now revealed among the naked branches, and. in spite of its teml‘ting appearance, is carefully neglected by the birds. The threeâ€"t valved. spherical orange pads that cluster irregularly on tho smaller branches are now open and turned back, displaying the bright red pulpy ‘ covering of the seeds. This limit. has ‘ the reputotion 0! being poisonous, but. while birds oVoid it, other biped: collect it tor month. pun-es. It is very enduring, and dries without The bright. losing its for: or color. colors now displayed ,m the nak- ed M are an attraction to the ‘W (WI. but while they mun‘l ‘CI-IVI.J. ..__- , liltinguished by 3 little black dot in the cult" 0'! his otherwise plain breast. mm! to take specnl delight ignore. his most The temdning robins m congregat- . .a........: W for the buy. Vita .nd inquired: “Wt“ they mature»? “'I don't know: Ia“ “'0 W9 "' I’ll find out! a boyretnrnednnduid: .HSeveneenuaponnd! - ~ g “'Sovencentllpom' ail!!!“ ‘mmwhflgthomn’sw -. Lâ€"m