_ they gossiped together. The Finest Dead I Have Known (W. HE. D.) We live in deeds, not years. The true count of life is in heart-throbs rather than diaries. Methusaleh lived tory fecords little else of note besides his longevity. A noble deed is like electric arc that sends a shaft of light out into the darkness, illumin- ating the naughty world, enheartening depressed spirits, and challenging _ every alert person to fall in line. Life has no greater treasures than splen- did actions of heroic service, nobly conceived, finely executed, but mod- : estly hidden. _ Recently a group of sky-pilots sat down together. It was a congenial onday morning fellowship. And But there are various planes of gossip, and these men struck a high level. Each was telling to the rest -in turn the story of, "The finest deed I have ~ known." The first story was not really the account of a brave deed, but a whole life story of consistent-faith and cour- age. Lionel Mendis was the son of a Sinhalese minister, and had chosen for himself his father's calling. Just about to complete his college course, he suddenly discovered to his horror that he had contracted leprosy. He was one of the most naturally gifted men that Ceylon has produced and e was sure of a brilliant career in his calling. But suddenly his bright hopes were turned to ashes and for the moment he was staggered. He was in the grip of a disease that was incurable and relentless. The sen- tence of death was upon him and -eyery circumstance of lingering tor- _ ture would accompany his imprison- ment. But he didn't give up. He settled down to turn disaster into ; victory. For ten years he fought a losing battle im the flesh, but won all along the line in the spirit. ical handicap that steadily increased, he made a remarkable gift to his coun- | try and became one of the greatest forces that Ceylon has possessed. _ Another member of this Monday _ morning club told the story of two women who. were drawn together in _ friendship and started a business to- gether. After a time one of them broke _ down in health, and became a perm- - anent invalid. |The other shouldered the burden of business, ill- ness, and home and year after year nobly fought a good fight. __ A third story was that of a splendid | mother, with a personality of amaz- ing power and a love that was tender- ly beautiful. Her life was a story of _ continuous devotion and _ sacrifice. panty: it was surrendered for the life 'of a child. Forced | _to retire from the crowd, because of | his loathsome disease ,he began to | _ 'write articles of real merit on relig- | * ion, literature, social and national life | and service flowed from his ready | pen. Refusing to submit to a phys- | bravely It was at the Woolwich Arsenal Railway station. The child stood in the place of peril. The mother literally gave her life to save a little child whom she did not even know. The final story that I shall recall comes from a_ pastoral visitation. The home of the pastoral call was the abode of mystery .and tragedy. The tragedy had its source in a drinking, gambling father. When drunk this father was vile and cruel. His face bore the mark of the beast, his language was coarse and foul in the extreme, and his petty tyrannies were almost unbelievable. As the preacher knocked at the door piercing screams came from within and pathetic appeals for mercy rent the fair. Then there was silence. The minister broke in. The daughter had been felled with a terrible blow, and the father with demonical fury was pounding her face with his clenched fists, as she lay unconscious on the floor. The parson dragged the en- raged father from the prostrate girl and flung him into a corner, wiped the stream of blood from the almost unrecognizable face of the girl and gently nursed her back to conscious- ness. Then the girl arose with dif- ficulty, fixed her eyes upon the fath- er with loving tenderness, and her poor battered face lighted up with a smile as she flung her arms around his neck, kissed his debased face and eried--"O daddy, darling, say you didn't mean it* You didn't, did you? No, you didn't." One can hardly help being trans- fixed with wonder at such an extra- ordinary and self-forgetting love. It is about the finest deed I have known. If you are planning on instal- ling a new FURNACE this year, give usacall. Our satisfied customers arethebest . ad. we have for the Empire King Furnace. L. COOK 110 Downie St. Phone 175 FUNERAL SERVICE R. WHITE & CO. 80 Ontario Phone 38 Night 376, <q he was' Ontario"' ways. HON. JOHN S. MARTIN Minister 'ONTARIO Weeds--a menace Neglect is the friend of weeds. is responsible for the alarming spread of this pest in Ontario. Weeds now take an annual toll of at least five million dollars out of the wealth of the province. The Department of Agriculture asks for united, active co-operation to exterminate weeds on every farm, highway, lane and waste space in town and country. Destroy weeds wherever found, as often as necessary to prevent their going to seed. Write for bulletin No. 188, WARNING Under the provisions of The Weed Con- trol Act 1927, now in force, the destruc- tion of noxious weeds is no longer option- al. The destruction of noxious weeds is now compulsory. Every occupant of landand every owner of unoccupied land is required to destroy all noxious weeds before their seeds ripen. Municipal councils are required to destroy all noxious weeds growing upon the high- Let everyone co-operate to end the weed nuisance. The Department of Agriculture Province of Ontario Parliament Buildings, Toronto Neglect *""'Weeds of W. B. ROADHOUSE Deputy Minister a THE MIRROR TWO TYPES OF EXECUTIVES: THE DRIVER, THE LEADER A very high-priced executive, whom I know, is to be dropped. He made a spectacular success with one large organization as a terrific driver. The results he achieved attracted nation- wide interest throughout. his industry. But, without any public explanation, he was let out. Again he became a whirlwind driver. Brilliant results were scored--for a time. But he is going to be released, says Times Mag- azine, Why? Both organizations discover- ed that driving could be overdone. The first selected as his successor a leader, not a driver. This successor has achieved bigger things and the directors would not think of letting him go. He has his men solidly with him. They are eager to please him, mot because they fear him, but be- cause they like him. They like him not only because of his friendly per- sonality, but because they are con- vinced that he is constantly striving to improve their lot, to obtain for them, better and better conditions, and to use his own brains to the ut- most to co-operate with them in mak- ing headway. Drivers are out of date in this country. They had their place when there were far more workers than jobs, and especially where working forces were composed largely of ig- norant immigrants. 3ut during our recent years of prosperity, the best results have been achieved under leaders, not drivers, under popular | executives, not hated executives. A worker who rose to a position of some responsibility in a large plant recent- ly said to me, "I would have gladly swept the floor if I had been asked to do it, but when I was gruffly ordered to do something not part of my job, 1 nit. 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