THE MIRROR Death of Popular and Well-Known Citizen One of the best known and most popular residents of Stratford passed away in the General Hospital Monday » about 11:45 o'clock, in the person of Harry Booth, 63 Elizabeth street. He ' had been in failing health since Janu- ary of this year. Mr. Booth was in his 67th year, was born in Baltimore on January 17, 1862. During his earlier years he was prominently identified with amateur theatricals and was particularly well _known as the manager of the popular musical show "Queen Zephra," which was presented on several occasions before Stratford theatre patrons. About 20 years ago Mr. Booth took | up permanent residence in Stratford | and for several years was connected _ with the Barnsdale Trading Company. ~For the last six years he had conduct- 'éd the Winter Garden on Market Place, one of the best equipped and most popular amusement halls in Wes- tern Ontario. The deceased man was a keen fol- -missed from the spectators' benches lower of sport and will be greatly of both hockey and baseball. He was a member of St- James's Anglican Church and a past exalted Ruler of the local lodge of Elks. His keen sense of humor and cheery disposition at all times endeared him to a wide circle of friends who knew and hailed him as Harry. | Local Interest Miss Rachael Carr, missionary -on furlough from Parkur, Bengal, India, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. S. Carr, Huron street. Miss Carr is a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Crosby, of West. Newton, Boston, Massachu- setts, G. A. Crosby, of Buffalo, N.Y., and Miss Vera Webb, nurse-in-train- ing at the City Hospital, Buffalo, N-Y., spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Webb, 66 Louise street. Week-end guests of Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Donnelly at Central United Church Parsonage were, Mrs. J. Donnelly, of Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. Sam _ Shipley, of St. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Van Velzer and Miss Rona Van Velzer, of Wroxeter; Mr. and Mrs. Fred: Dunn, of Aylmer; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Westover and Miss Elizabeth Westover; of Aylmer; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Donnelly and Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell, | of London. Mrs. J. W. Thompson, 173 Jamieson avenue, Toronto, and Miss A, Tilley were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Cluff this week. Mrs, Thompson was in former years one of the Stratford fine singers. These girls may not know the secret, but they do not seem to get any older looking as the years go by. LIFE A SUFFICIENT 'PROBLEM _ The materialists and the Spiritual- ists are at it again, with the decision a draw, as usual, writes Winnifred Carr in the New York Times. The scientist, whose mind is hermetically sealed toward anything that he can't hear, feel, see, smell or touch (a very good attitude in most cases), says: "First, last and all the time, I'm from Missouri: if there is 'spirit' give me material evidence of it!" Where- upon the Spiritualist struggles to pro- -duce material evidence of something that is not material and as a rule only succeeds in making a "goof" of himself, for the moment the re- searcher in psychics produces _ evi- dence that is apparent to the eye or the ear or the touch, that force, or whatever it is he is handling, is no longer "spirit" but matter -- and Where are you? At present, the bat- tle is futile, yet it may not always be so. I am neither scientist nor Spiritual- ist--only a temporary dweller on this) planet, wondering occasioanlly what it is all about, but I find myself lean-. ing toward the theory that thought or mind operates through the brain. In other words, it is questionable if the brain as an organ is essential to thought or only to the manifestation of thought. There are many trite analogies that may be brought to bear on this remark and at the m ment I can think of no new ones, For me, most "psychic phenomena" are explainable in terms of Hudson's law, yet there remains a lot that still evasive. If there is a point © where matter ceases and spirit o something else begins, man _ will some day discover it, for he will -- never rest until he does. ; In the meantime ,life, now, as we know it, is a sufficient problem for most of us. Edison replied to a pe son who asked him to define electri ity, "Electricity is; use it!" and thus with life. Matter or spirit, life is: live it! .Until we know how to live valk iantly, we shall fear death and won- der about it, while innumerable p liatives are offered us us to the inevitable. Arthur's "endless sleep" is not su a bad idea, yet there seems such ¢ lot of living to do. How can we live all of life in just a few self-consciou 'years? And so on ad infinitum! Now is the Time. To have your house Painted or your rooms Papered C. MACE | Phone 8!10F In the ©. D. S. Saturday is Children's Day Children's Organdy Bonnets Children's Organdy Bonnets, sizes 12 to 16 --colors white, blue, pink, orange and yel- low -- nicely trimmed with ribbon, lace and little flower. | 25 e Children's Day -- Second Floor -- Misses' Straw Hats 24 misses' fancy and plain Stra Hats, in Milan, crochet, _ silk, railroad and taigles-- nicely trimmed with velvet ribbon, fancy silk ribbon and fancy braid --colors navy, red, re- seda, rose, black, blue, --Specia: selling Children's White Milan Hais 24 children's White Milan Hats in four sizes -- nicely trimmed with ribbon -- white, blue, black, sand and brown some with streamers and others with pretiy bow finish --Extra valve--Specia} for Children': Little Boys' Patent Oxfords "Patent Oxfords for lit tle boys who wear sizes 8 to 10%--just 30 pairs of these sturdy little shoes for Child- ren's Day, at 1 95 e 4325 b ep 95¢ Floor -- Children's Day, ---- Secor . Day . 1.95 Main Floor, Erie St. -- Second Floor -- Children's Lisle Hose Children's fine mercer- ized Lisle Hose--1-1 rib -- extra fine quality -- colors white, pear! blush and _ Airedale. Sizes 6 to 9%. Chil4- ren's Day, from, pair,-- 45c to 55¢ -- Main Floor -- Women's Silk Gloves Double Tips Women's Silk Gloves--dcouble tips and Paris points, with small turn-back or flare cuffs--in summer's best colors-- Paris, glow, pearl, cheri, argent. fawn -and black with white. Saturday, pair -- Main Floor ---- Madras Curtaining Scotch Make. A very durable curtain material for dining rooms, livings rooms and bed- rooms--bird, floral and conventional patterns--36 inches wide. Saturday, yard --Third Floor-- CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES >= Triangle Scarfs Bright Crepe Women's Silk Hose Light Service Weight These are of soft Crepe de Chine in a wonderful variety of color combinations. - These may be worn with the smartest summer sports frocks. Saturday at Women's Hose--light service weight - - silk to the hem--lisle lined sole--full fashioned, and the fashionable Pointex heel--white and all the wanted summer shades--sizes 8% to 1), 1.65 -- Main Floor ---- Women's Balbriggan Bloomers Elastic at waist and knee--double gus- set--colors peach, mauve, pink and white. Small, medium, large. Detendad 23 Po ee. < 50c ----- Main Floor ---- Main Floor ---- Women's Celanese Slips Opera style--pleats over hip -- colors sand, pink, peach, mauve--sizes 34 to 44. Saturday selling ---- Main Floor ---- Sli ben vere