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«| Western f the war in 1914; famine was in the fall of 1916. In addition every battle during 1917 and the ~1917-20--1921-28--1929-33 mocracy with capitalistic basis, but failed and lost power. ; 'hands of a socialistic government into.communism. ~~ - Jackward country in Europe, should hy \ § into communism. ©. 1. f A was not an industrial country, what in- dustries she did h: were highly concentrated. Over 1000 work- -in each factory. - When the revolution came, there were over 4,000,000 men who were intensely class-conscious and prepared for | eommunigm- acted | a body. ae : 2. m class was weak. In France, United States and - England revolutions were based on a.strong middle class who con- . trolled and directed its course, but in Russia there was no strong 'class to stem the tide and the revolution swung into communis. ! -First Period--1917-1920 Characterized by incessant warfare both within and without: and this was the period when attempt was made to carry com- munism as far as' le. Nationalized banks, money, lands, industry, For three years Russia lived on hope and' promises. : ' Second Period--1921-1928 This was. called the seven full years--full in the Russian sénse, for d _this period people até occasionally, while in the - former 'period thousands had starved. It was characterized by the adoption of a new economy . There was a swing from ~communism~back to capitalism. Allowed profit-making ctitu. tions -to come to ; ign engineers and capitalists were. invited to set up industries in Russia. Result was an improve- ment in conditions. This period of regression from communism caused a split in the Government: from 1924 on there were three * wings. The right favoured the new economic policy, the - left were the radi unists, and in between was the mode- by Trotsky who advocated stopping oo fin ent pe TR on--d¢ peasants would outnumber work- industries were 'increased. He -advised leaving the alone and eohoshttaling ou oe world revolution first. then the peasan between is led by Stalin the present dictator. He : farmers are a most conservative class in Russia--believe ETB op wae Dee Soin after the it. Declaring comes first an er she has ommunized, then attention should be given to the pri rs were persecuted because they belonged to the 'Who favoured the new economic policy and leaving the save the revol alled the "liquidation of A F200 % of production goods. (Consumption s : A vivid, thin red line of flame the a any formulate a platform up- on which they are willing to stand or fall. It should be a platform big ough to meet Canadian require- ments and should not he of such a character that it can be used in one mannet to play upon the prejudices of nada and in another to arouse the feeling of the people of the East, In a serious time like this we ought to quit winning elections on slogans HOPES By Molly Bevan I hope I never grow so old 'That I can watch without a thrill Munch the brown grass off field and hill. 1 hope I never grow too deaf To hearken eagerly as now To the first robin's whistled note 'From some bud-crimsoned maple bough, « I hope 1 shall not grow so stiff, In later years, I may not kneel To touch first-found- hepaticas To prove their miracle is real. 1 hope I never grow too blind Throughout my earthly Springs to i see v Grass-fires and birds and early bloom In all their April ecstasy. Pp TREATMENT OF LAWNS By Special arrangement with Arcadian Nurseries, Islington, Ont, No part of landscape architecture is more important than the lawn. It 'forms the main background on which you paint your floral picture. It is the . carpet on which every visitor passes inspection. Its quality is all important. ~ So let us see what can he done to make the lawn perfect, The first operation is to remove all leaves and foreign matter and mow the grass. Next rake the lawn light- ly. This removes dead grass that has been winter-killed and breaks up the top crust of soil. It should then be rolled both ways. The reason for the rolling is that it brings the roots back 'in contact with the soil. It should be understood that the action of frost often raises the grass in places leav- ring little fissures in Spring. The several parties to make proper ex- ination of their platforms at their own expense. This information should The next most important ste, should be some form of compulsory voting. The very least penalty for not voting should be that the vater be disfranchised. Provision should be made at the Government expense for proper transportation for old and other persons who would not. other- wise be able to reach the poll. This may all seem like a great deal of expense but the fact is that we have been very unfair to our leaders, The regular meeting of the town Council was held on Wednesday, April 5th, and an adjourned meeting on April 7th, Chief among the items of business was the fixing of the tax rate, After careful scrutiny of the estimates it was decided to make the tax rate 50 mills for 1988, On motion it was decided that the Collector's Roll for 1932 he received and that the unpaid balances be sent to the County Treasurer for Tax Sale, except where otherwise noted on-the Collector's acconnt, Mr. Wm, Neshitt .was appointed weed inspector. School estimates to thé amount of $6225 were passed. expense and really hduld not com-{ plain if the parliamentary representa- tive takes us at our own face valua- tion which really admits that there must be "something in it for him." We are more than startled when a man is honest enough to admit that he has an interest in a company which may profit by Government patronage. The is that many representatives So the same things which might result in their unseating, but they do them nuder cover. So long as we continue In our pre- sent method of elections and so long as party comes before country we have but little right to criticize our parliamentary representatives for acts which are common in all business cir- cles. It is tragic to note the indigna- tion expressed regarding political mis- takes or scandals by people who daily gain luxury and affluence at the ex- pense of their fellow-men. EE ---------- TAX RATE for 1933, 50 mills Three Months' Rebate on Water : Rates. It was decided to collect all cor- poration accounts at the office of the town treasurer, and suitable office alterations will be made for that pur- pose, « A rebate of water rates for April, May and June will be made to all con- sumers who have paid their accounts in full to March 31st, 1038, by 80th of April next, mt NS min tain WATER RATE REFUND On all consumer's accounts paid in full to. March 31st, on or before April 80th, a rebate in full will he made for water rates for the months of April, May and June, By order of the Council. H. C. Nasmith, Treasurer to the depth of one half an inch, distributed as evenly as possible, This when rolled, will flatten out to less than one quarter of an inch. All small holes and fissures are thus filled up. Remember that grass thrown on. a lawn and not top dressed with soil may germinate,-but cannot possibly live without a covering of soil. Some of the varieties of grass seed used in a good mixture are as fine as a human hair just after they have germ- inated. What chance have they to live left to the exposure of a hot sun? As soon as the new grass shows through evenly and attains a height of two and a half inches, it is ready for mowing. This is also the time to make war on weeds in their infancy. Pon't wait until they are grown up and fight back. roots being thus become dri out and die, leaving ugly brown spots later in Summer, So rolling is im- portant. : Having cleaned, loosened and level- led the turf, then add good, numher one grass seed mixture, evenly dis- tributed at the rate of one pound to every three hundred square feet, or a There is no doubt if you follow these simple directions you will pos- gess a lawn that you have always wanted, and he yours for keeps. For those who do not want to undertake the work themselves we suggest that there are Nurserymen who make a specialty of this work. The cost is very trifling compared to the results ! obtained, Next week "The Advantages of a Plan," » If you have any problems pertain- . ing to gardening and would like ad- vice, write enclosing stamped ad- dressed envelope and tion . this paper to The Arcadian Nurseries, occasion. Mrs. Sweetman presented him with a cake with 77 candles as a decoration which he appreciated. His many Scugog friends wish him many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Stewart and little daughter, of Ridgeway, are visiting her cousin Mrs. R. Reader, We had the pleasure of having our school teacher with us on Sunday, as she could not get to her home for the week end, The children are busy with their examinations this week; but they will have next week for pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sweetman visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs. C. Graham, on Sunday, Spring is here at last, and we wel- come it &nd the call of the frogs and the song of the birds. Some farmers have been working on the land. Mrs. O. Jeffrey and little Lois were visitors with Mrs, R. Carter one day recently. Mr. Howard Lee, who is helping Mrs, Stepherison this year, visited his parents, Mr, and Mrs. E. Lee, at Utica, on Sunday. Mr. Roy Dodsley, who is* helping Mr. Carl Graham this year, visited his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Dodsley, on Sunday. . .. Mr. Stewart Graham is staying with his brother Mr. Lorne Graham, for the summer, Wy Myrtle Station An interesting Woman's Missionary service was held last Sunday evening. The President, Mrs, Totton, and Vice President, Mrs. Hudgins had charge of the opening exercises while our _| basement of the United Church. "DETECTIVE STORIES, Summary of an Address by Prof. J. H. McDonald, on Soh The last in the course of the University Extension Lectures was given by Prof. J. H. McDonald, on Monday evening in the Although the expected title of the lecture was "Contemporary Fiction" the speaker confined himself to that particular branch of contemporary fiction known as detective stories. In the old days of "Nick Carter" these stories had to be read "on the sly" but to-day they have a definite and pretty respectable standing in literature. The detective story is recognized by the Oxford Press which has issued a popular edition of "Stories of Crime and Detection. The Library Supplement to the London Daily Times reviewed this book, giving up the whole front page to the study of deteetive stories in general. To cap the climax, a Paris University granted one of its students a Ph.D. degree for writing a thesis on detective stories. So the detective story is now considered quite respectable, so much so that instead of cost- ing a dime and having a paper cover, it is finely bound and costs from one to two or threexdollars. Edgar Allan Poe and Wilkie Collins were the fathers of the detective stories. Good examples of their work are "The Gold Bug" by Poe; and "The Woman in White" by Collins. This was about 1840; and in 1843 the Oxford Dictionary introduced the Tell Jim to saddle the mules. sentences, the spell is broken. tarian" and the "carnivorous." details of the murder; and more you get for your money. sistant like Dr. Watson. White" and '""The Moonstone." Ring and the Book" questions. adolescent criminal is really, one, and does not change it. when a number of crimes are group of persons. and provide cheap, Cook's on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pilkey were visitors to Toronto on Saturday. Mr. Jos. Simkin spent a few days of last week in Toronto, with his son Wilfred. Mr. Ed Cooper of Toronto spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. Ross Broom spent Sunday with friends in Port Perry. Mr. Dave Luery was a business visitors to Brooklin and Oshawa last week. : The first man in this district to start work on the land was Joey Simkin, when he did some cultivating on Monday. Then on Tuesday it rain- ed for a change. Messrs. Wm. Martin, Ross Broom, and C. Harrison motored to Toronto on Monday. The April meeting of the W.M.S. will be held at the home of Mrs. H. Hudgins, on the afternoon of Thurs- day, April 20th.. We hope to see a good attendance, --_-- te SOME FACTS SIMPLIFIED BY DR. J. A. MeCLINTOCK, IN FAVOR OF MILK PASTEURIZATION. (Uxbridge Journal-Times) 61% of all T. B. in bones is from raw milk. In Scotland 556% of all T. B. in patients under 16 years of age is from Jaw n + In England the per cent- age is 24%, in New York 33% under 12 years of age. Of six million cattle in Canada ex- amined 4% were tuberculous. From 1919 to 1928 .there were in Canada for T. B. cattle," ¢ : 'of 840 cases of bone T, B. 13% were of bovine 5 5 There is no bovine T.B. in children stories of mystery and problems the crime is off stage, and the victim has been decently buried. Phe problem is to find the criminal. "In the "Carnivorous" type you are treated to all the grisly the more according to police estimates, sort of person, who is very sure that his method is the right Indeed he is so sure of this, that committed in a similar manner it is taken for granted that they are the work of some one person or B.| Kay (Bruce South). in the City of Toront ail the milk sent to the City o| word "detective" into its vocabulary. An amusing and interesting side-light on the fascination of the detective, adventure, and mystery stories was given by Prof. McDonald. He said that natural breathing allowed the reader a given number of syllables to the sentence. most effective in producing an atmosphere of excitement. Try something like this, reading it aloud: "Tom! Did you see them specks out there? Short sentences are Them's Indians Hurry! There's no time to lose." You can continue this story--but if you bring in long descriptive There are two main types of detective stories--the "vege- The "vegetarian" type includes in reasoning. In these stories gore and horribleness, the The technique of detective stories is roughly divided into two styles. The first and perhaps the most successful is 'well illus- trated by Conan Doyle in his Sherlock Holmes stories, in which an abnormally clever detective has as a foil a somewhat stupid as- The other type of writer gives a straight narrative in the third person, and makes the whole story so mat- ter-of-fact and real that the illusion is carried through to the end. This was the style adopted by Wilkie Collins in his "Woman in Many writers of note have entered this field of literature. One of the most famous was Robert Browning, whose poem--*"The is a glorified detective story. At the conclusion of the lecture Mr. McDonald answered One was as to the effect of detective stories upon the ado! mind. The answer was that but very little can be done in influencing young people as to reading, except to make avail- able an abundant supply of wholesome and enjoyable reading. Suppression nearly always results in sneaking away to some out- of-the-way corner and reading the forbidden book. : Another question was as to whether the flood of detective stories gave pointers to criminals. The answer was that the a rather stupid Detective stories give release from the the monotony of life, convenient, and safe adventure by proxy. Tcronto only 47% is TB infected. In addition to the above raw milk carries ' the germs of typhoid and diphtheria as well as several others, If the above facts are considered in connection with the milk supply it will be seen how dangerous it is to use raw milk, and it is hoped that they will suffice to convince all that we should have a safe milk supply. Province Split Into 90 Ridings 22 Seats Fewer There will be ninety Provincial rid- ings represented in the Ontario Legis- lature after next election, if the un- animous report of the special Commit- tee on Redistribution is approved by the House. The report was tabled early this Wednesday morning by Hon. William Finlayson, Chairman of the committee. If the adopted plans carry the House--and it is considered most likely that they will--twenty- two of the present members will not be back unless they can obtain nomi- nation elsewhere in their shuffled ridings. Of the twenty-two to go, = nineteen are Conservatives, two' are Progressives and one is a Liberal. The Progressive members affected are D. M. Ross (North Oxford) and T. K. Slack (Dufférin), while the lone Liberal to lose his seat is W. J. Mac-. North Oxford passes out of existence, as the present North and South ridings Become one, with the exception of Blenheim Town- on of os into