; ih _James ("Monte Cristo") O'Neill, mous actor, stepped ir-and put up the Pithy Anecdotes Of the the Famous Esents From Lloyd George' 8 Memoi 'And Biogas Le Bonar Law---famous British states- man---never seemed to have any ap- preciation of the brighter side of life, says his old friend and. eolleague, hiond Gente: Ain. "War Memolrs: 1915. "When he and I paid a visit to Paris "to confer with the French Government "(during the World War) 1 took him in the evening to see that joyous comic opera 'La Fille de Madame Angot') reminisces the little "Welsh Wizard." "I have never seen A man so painfully bored at a performance. He continual. ly lett the play for the foyer, where 1 found him. smoking his pipe. When 1 ~ asked him whether he did not enjoy the performance he said: "ft would be quite tolerable if it were not for the singing'." * Ea Iw Bored With Scenery Then there was the time---before the war--when they were out driving to- 'gether in the South of France. "The sky was cloudless and the sea was blue as only the Mediterranean can be, while-on our left was the white- topped amphitheatre of the Maritime Alps," recalls Lloyd George. "I turned to Bonar and asked him if be did not think it was beautiful. "I don't care much for scenery,' he replied in his rather toneless voice. "The night before I had been to one of Mozart's operas--I think it was 'Ll} Seraglio.' It was the first time 1 bad heard it and I was struck with {ts ex. juisite beauty. 1 mentioned the fact lo Bonar Law, but his reaction to my enthusiasm was only to say: "I don't care much for music.' "As we approached the golf course ~(at Cagnes) we saw some extremely pretty women on the way to play golf. [ called Bonar Law's attention to them, " 'Women lon't attract me," was his laconic answer. "Will you tell me,' I. sald, exasper- ated, what itis that you do. care for?| Scenery -- 'music -- women--none of them has any meaning for you. What is it that you do like?" ~ "1 lke bridge," was the reply." LJ $$ 9 A - A Sousa Story. ' Which recalls a cheery story told by John Philip Sousa, tha old 'March King," (in his reminiscences "March. ing Along")). In his early days'Sousa was bandmaster of the United States Marine Band. An opportuity present- ed itself for him to say a good word to Secretary of the Navy Tracy on be- halt of a cornetist whose. solo work * had particularly pleased the Secretary, In doing this Sousa dlso called the Secretary's attention to the meager pay the bandsmen received. "All the Government pays him is $38 a month," he added. "You say he doesn't drink?" sald Tracy. "Not a drop." "And he doesn't smoke?" "Not a puff." "And you say, too, that his general habits and conduct are good?" ¥ "He leads absolutely the simple fe. " "Well, Sousa," and the Secretary leaned back in his chair, "fo~ Heaven's sake, what good will money do him?" | 1] [] Thanks to Ireland To go hack to Lloyd George: He reveals how he escaped going to his death with Lord Kitchener, It had been arranged that they should trave) together in the . {ill-fated warship "Hampshire," but the Irish rebellion came and, at Prime Minister Asquith's request, Lloyd George stayed at home and took in hand the situation in Ire- land, L "My escape," owe to Ireland." 8 J LJ LJ The passing of Tod Sloan, who was the "idol of the crowd" while his skill as a jockey--and his money--Ilasted, re- _calls the similar fuss made over Fred Archer, his great predecessor on the English turf, Archer had:the racing world at hig feet from 1870 to 1886. When he went to ride on any course the. streets used to be packed with people and their carriages watching the famous horseman - driving in his cab from his hotel to the track, Archer knew, on térms of intimacy--as did he says, "at least I . Sloan, later on--all the great people of his day. The Duchess of Montrose, a famous sportswoman and racehorse owner, wished to him--I get the story from "The Life of Fred Archer" --but the jockey, finding upon inquiry, that doing so wonld not make him a duke, promptly refused the lady. ' | FET LJ <-O'Nelll Play a Flop Eugene O'Neill's first published col- lection of plays was a thin book called "Thirst and Other One Act Plays." . The manuscript had heen offered-here 'and there, but no ode would risk pub- lishing it. Then a publisher offered to do so on condition that the author should stana all expenses, This the author couldn't .do, but us father, fa- The book didnot sell. ] . » "I have heard ¢ «Only one man who was not spollt by being ionized," re. marked a wit, : "And who was he?" "goat." money. asked the "The prophet Dane}, ole," was the| : Phillips' Mik of Magus response. -- or -- We Know of a . leading stocks. renorts and opinions, 1001 Royal Bank Bldg. a p---- Women of India Make Progress Canadian Doctor is Head of Hospital of 100 Beds That the women of Indla are swift ly ridding themselves of the old sys. tems that for centurles™have prevent. ed them. from making progress in healthful conditions is the opinion of Dr. Jessie Allyn; graduate in surgery: from the University af Toronto, who 'has worked among them 27 years, and is at present on a yecr's fur lough in Edmonton. Dr, Ally 1s the 'head of a women's hospital of 100 beds in the Madras presidency, among the Telugu avepk: ing people, a language fourth in Im portance among the 222 dialects of India. Miss Laura Allyn who joined her sister in 1912, atter training in, the Royal Alexandra hospital in Ed: monton, is in charge of .a nurses' training school for Indian girls at the' hospital, ""The women of India xtill object strongly to male doctors," Dr, Allyn sald, "This is, of course, a result of the purdah--a system fast disap- pearing, along with" caste. Although only two per cent of the Indiay wo- men are literate, these are wonder- fully progrssive--they' vote, and hold public offices. We have nine drug: gists trained in the hospital, and three Indlan women. doctors -on the staff." Dr. Allyn 1s the personal doctor for the family of the Maharajah of Pitta. puram, a progressive, cultured man-- who, though the 'son of a father who had seven wives is modern in thought and living. The Maharajah . enter taing many distinguished . European visitors, including the governors of the Indian provincé, and last year. Lord and Lady Willingdon. After-the:hirth of the Yuvarajah, his son and heir in 1910, 'at which Dr. 'Allyn attended, the Maharajah gave 10,000 rupees as a gitt with which to start the build- ing of the hospital 'for. women, Dr. Allyn planned and supervised the building of the hospital herself, with an Indian "driver" to manage the laborers. Additions: of surgical extensions and private wards have been made, from -time to time, large- ly through the generosity of the, Ma. 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This disease, known 'as fire blight, is saused by a bacterial organism which, under favorable conditions, is capahle of very rapid multiplication and spread, The bucteria remain alive over winter .t the margin of the cankers resulting trom the infection, und with the return of growing con- ditions in the: spring they renew their activity and. produce' a gammy sub- stance known as bacterial ooze. This ooze appears as small glcbulea over the marginal su.face of cankers and provides the source of new infections. This bacterial 'ooze, which contains many thousands of bacteria, is very readily spread by wind-blewn rain as well as by insects which come. in con- tact with it. ~ The above facts concerning this dis- ease serve to emphasize the import- ance of the caretul and thorough re- moval of all biighted parts. It is ad- visable to make several inspections of your orchards:to spot the pr e of the cankers which are serving to har- bor the fire blight organism over win- ter. Removal and destruction of such cankers reduces -the possible sources peint in disease control. The-appear- ances of the cankers might be briefly described. They may vary consider- ably in size, are purplish to black in color, somewhat sunken, often crack- ed and blistered. Generally the cank- ers are well delimited.by a distinct line. "of demarcation separating healthy from diseased wood, cut into, diseased bark will appear brown, while.stalthy bark surround- ing it will be pale green er creamy white in color In pruning out.fire blight cankers 1 is necessary to remember that the organism may extend some distance "houndary- of "the must be done at least four or five inches below tha apparent limit of the canker. : On young wood eight or ten fire blight will enter suculent, tender watersprouts and produce cankers on the supporting limbs ov trunks, These .sheuld be watched for carefully. Such cankers should be cleaned out, being particular to cut well into healthy tuzgue, All pruning wounds and "tools should be disinfected. The most satis- factory material for this purpose is one made up.as follows: 24 oz. mer- 'euric chloride, and %4 oz, mercuric cyanide dissolved in 1 quart of water and 8 guarts of glycerine at.a temper. ature of 176 deg. F.' 'While pruning pears and apples kewp a watch for fire blight cankers, remembering that much can be accom- plished at this time of the year in reducing the possibility of infection in the comng season by destroying the sources of infection, For further in- formation on the fire blight disease, write to the Dominion Laboratory. of Plant Pathology, St. Catharines, Ont, ia) nimi Chinese Girls Pa Dearly For Using Curlers on Hair Isinan, China.--~Unhappy girls who succumbed to. the western influence and curled their halr, trod theistreets of busy Tsinan shame-facedly recent: ly, thelr head shaved to a, final de: gree of baldness, General Han Fu-Chu, provinefal governor of Shantung Province, or dered the arrest of all women who girls here were arrested, . Pi fice shaved thelr treases and tutned loase as "examples." . General Han insisted . that dutled] | balr has a bad eftect on youth, ' It was this eame ort ir 3 governor Mo recently "Improved" the courts Shantung Province by ordering all ms fpr ni arid step of progress' whieh the 1d has made has heen from cat: , to meaffold, and from stake to When | hg Ly a 252 ae * A ¥ A os § Brevities Few busier things than {dle gossip. Character is the sum of the affec- tions, Don't tell your tavorite story too | often, The most trusting are the most trustworthy, Doubt makes mountains faith re- moves' them, Persong of least merit demand most in others. in his pocket. Bank references are not needed to borrow trouble. ¢ : Good resolutions must find quick 'employment or spoil, ° The less' a man knqws, the longer it takes him to "tell. In all ages thifiking men have been clever, whether learned or not. What sort of 'a world would this world be, it everybody. were just like me? The old Jew wad right; there ls al- ways sin back of sickness, a violation of law, FE CR A "token of gratification" this wo- man says she {is giving when she writes of her rellef from neuritis: -- "For twelve months I have had neuritis in my arm, and up till the last two weeks have had to carry it in a sling. Since then I have aband- oned my sling, am able to sleep undls- turbed, and can perform household duties that previously I would not [have done. These benefits 1 have re- ceived from Kruschen Salts. This has all happened in two weeks, and I am optimistic enough to think that in an. other fortnight I shall have said good- bye to neuritis once and for all. Call this a testimonial {f you choose--to me {it is a token of gratification."-- (Mrs) N.E. L. Neuritis is a result of impurities fn the blood. And 'it Is impure: blood, circulating .all over the system and seting up inflammation in the tissues, that causes those excruciating pains. 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Business Girl "Girl Often Carries Heavy Load | New York.--If the average business woman should reveal the burden of family responsibility which she has been carrying through the past few years, the picture would be startling to 'most people, according to Miss Elsie McRobb of New York, who sees at first hand the financial problems of many self-supporting young wo- 'men, as Secretary of the retirement 'fund of the Young Women's Christian Association. 1 "It is surprising how much of a business woman's income goes to tne support of parents, sisters and broth- ers, «nd many times to friends," Miss McRobb says. "Naturally; these girls are frightfully worried, for their own savings have been drastically curtail- ed and omitted entirely in most cases. "It is interesting to note that thoze people who have some form of in- surance, annuity or pension to look forward to, haves been better able to carry heavy responsibility withort showing s6 mach the strain on their nerves and physical energies." ; : o- ! Fingers of the Soil 'Between the cabbage rows, Gray-shadowed as a hawk in summer sun She hoes through 'afternoons that stand like horses switching files, And all her thoughts are blades of steel That shave. away the fingers. of the soll, For ground: has hungry fingers that reach out and drag a farmer in, And leave a wife the'silent rattles of "a dream. { cela Dale Ahern in Poetry World. 'There are opinions hich come from the heart, and whoever has no fixed opinions has no constant , feelings, ~ Joubert, iM I'S LIVER. THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SO WRETCHED Wake up ah Ly « ns id, 0 seu "Phillipe. Who feels for the poor should fee!} in a day's work SMILES... Bd in on ---re & 'In bragging about the good old days it'is well to remember that they date back to the time before screens were 'ing ritual at breakfast was to retrieve the files from the cream pitcher and the semi-fluid butter, To Helpful Ones It's inspiration 1 want, not ald; Stimulus, not assistancey : 'l can move any mountain made, To 8 most amazing distance, It only you'll fire my soul strength, It only you'll nerve my hand; Oh, I can go to any length-- But you never wil] understand, -- with Golfer (to partner)=--"Just look at that gir) dressed llke a man. What are her parents thinking of anyway? I think it is disgraceful." : Partner--"That, slr, is my daugh- ter." Qolfer--*1 beg your pardon. I-didu't know you were her father." Partner--"I'm not. I'm her mother," The preacher's son, who was small, was being quizzed by an elderly visit. or one day, ' Visitor -- "Does 'your father ever preach the same sermon twice?" Preacher's Son--"Sure he does, but he hollers in different places." We are forever being urged to face the facts. 1f somebody will only mus. ter a few pleasant ones we will try an experimental peep. Jacob--"Don't you know her? Why, she lives in thé same square as you." same circle." "he best part of a day of pleasure {8 the beginning. The most alluring time is when it is well finished. Ccaptain--"Answer me--why did you desert under fire?" Private Rastus--"Cap'n, hit's de gos- pel trufe, Ah wuz jes' backin' up foh to get a good start to charge." Green paint may be removed from the seat of a pair of white duck trous- ers with a bottle of ordinary turpen- tine, a stiff brush, and a pair of scis- 5ors. Man--"My wife says that if I were to die she would remain a widow." ~ Nelghbor -- "Evidently she thinks there's not another man in the world like you." 'Man--"0n the contrary, she's afraid there may be, and that she'd get him." Comes now the electric razor. If they succeed in attaching a loud speaker to it, the barber is doomed. Teacher (sternly)--"This essay. on 'Our Dog' is word for word thé samo as your brother's," Small Boy--"Yes, ma 'ant; same dog." = SN J It would be well to understand that recovery means getting over a bad spell--not getting jazzed up again. it's the Junior--"What made you sister so mad?" Bobbie (in disgust)--"Aw, she don't know what she wants, 3he sent me to the \rug store to get some cold cream. I got Ice cream because that's "the coldest ¥ind they had and now she's gore about it." Mr. Justwed--"What did you do to this meat? It has such a peculiar taste." Mrs, Justwed--"Oh, nothing. It did get & bit burnt, but I fixed that--I ap- Pied soda right away." Galler--"Can I interest you in a bays ¢lub, madam?" Woman---"No, thanks. I always use a razor strop." Da You simply can't fight a person who refuses to hit-back. a ni AERALENGY ~ To One Dead It is pleasant to me to know that I have done with you. If I.owed you a debt, I have pald it} It I mistook you, I have set it right; It you wronged me, I have obliterated the wrong. And so we are quits and at peace, Yoit 'ean not say that I have betrayed you, For what in you was sharp rippling flame 1 have fostered, and what was dark gmoke Of evil and hatred and suspicion I . have {gnored. I have dealt with you more kindly than '1 would be dealt by-- Is there any purer: justice? Nevertheless I am glad to be done - with youn, - To say: "It 1a all finished," And to wave a last, but naver indit: - ferent farowell. --Tichard #itingon, in The Forum, in vogue and that a part:of the morn. | Ruth--*"Yes, but she is not in the} For economy ana satisfaction, choose the tobacco that burns longer In your pipe and that : you can cut coarse or flakey to | suit your own particular taste. DIXIE PLUG SMOKING TOBACCO SCOTT'S (EMULSION ich IN ailiang i See Doctor If Cold. Doesn't Clear Quickly Among the infective types of illness that occur during the winter months, the ordinary cold Is the most common, As a rule (these Infections merely cause discomfort and annoyance, and pass off in ten days or so. During the active stages they set up inflammation in the throat and nose, In thie larynx where the voice is produced, in the lungs 'and sometimes in the joints and muscles. Thus we get congestion in the nose, 'relaxed throats, cough and vague pains in the muscles and joints. Unless there is fever as well, there is 'generally no need to lie up--often by so doing' one feels a great deal worse. But this does not mean that the cold should be neglected. Neglect may lead to all sorts of trouble. Cough may persist and cause seorl- ous mischief in the lungs. Nasal catarrh may spread to the canals in the neighboring bones, It the cold does not clear up in ten days' time, a doctor should be con sulted. x3 Believes 17 'Children Less Trouble Than One Omaha, Neb.--L. H. Kinsel has a theory that the parents of a single child have a burdensome task in bring- ing up their youngster, but that a large family brings up itself. He is not without experience to back up his theory, for recently the seventeenth youngster arrived in hi€ home. He explains it this way: "You won't find much selfishness among these kids. They act as a check on each other and each one watches all the rest. The result is a fine bunch of citizens" And lest father should seem to be overboastful, he is Sore borated by the principal of Ben High School, in which three Kin el youngsters have already won good citi- zenship awards. Blind Girl Organist Makes a Record Mies Lilian Ripley, a blind girl, of London, Eng.-has headed the list of 84 candidates in theory work in the Fellowship examination of the Royal College of Organists, and is the first girl, Signin, or blind, to do sat D STOP ITCHING AND TO CLEAR UP De. DD: thon, made and dil by the makers of Campana's Italian Balm. 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