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The jury, after an hour’s deliberation, found that, tak- ing into# consideration the circum- stances of the time of their publica- tion, her articles in New India ‘“‘tend- ed to prompt unrest, and defendants were justified In calling them sedi- tious.” The verdict caused some sur- prise, as the presiding judge, Lord Anderson, had summed up strongly in Mrs. Besant’s favor. He said that there was no évidence of any sedi- tious expression having fallen fpom Mrs. Besant’s lips. Harold cox ticle of whieh Mrs. Besant -cofh- plained was entitled “Unrest in India,” and was published by the defendants, Messrs. H. R. Baines & Co., in the Daily Graphic, of which they are the proprietors, in Decem- ber, 1917. She declared that she had never advocated sedition in India and that such statements were calculated to do her great injury in her char- acter and work. The defendants, in their plead- ings, admitted that the article meant that the plaintiff advocated sedition in India, and explained that she did so in certain writings and in issues of her newspaper, New Indla, on various dates. These writings were calculated and intended, they said, to. bring the Government of In- “ MRS. ANNIE BESANT. dia into hatred and contempt. In so far as the statements complained of by the plaintiff:were matters of opin- ion, the defendants maintained that they were fair comment, made in good faith and without malice, on tuatiers of public interest. A pictur- esque figure was presented by Mrs. Besant in the witness box. She was | attired in a white dress, over which she wore a loose bright-colored In- dian robe. She gave her age as 73. She stated that since 1874 she had been interested in political affairs, and had all along been tn favor of the self-determination of free peo- ples. But she had always been against any social movement which advocated violence. In 1879 she be- gan to take an interest in India, and later devoted herself to evoking a national self-consciousness and self- respect in the natives through their religion. In 1917 the Indian policy of Samuel Montagu, Secretary of State for India, was formulated. She was generally in favor of the lines on which Mr. Montagu’s_ policy seemed likely to develop. Certain sections of the press in the United Kingdom adopted an at- titude of opposition to Mr. Montagu's Policy and to the witness personally. They attacked Mr. Montagu very bit- terly, and she came in for a share because she was in favor of what he was advocating. In particular the Daily Graphic published certain ar- ticles Which she regarded asshighly ‘ectionable. They were calculated judice in England the cause of « Teform, Mrs. Besant said, and as nead of the Home Rule League, she felt it would prejudice the league unless she repudiated the accusa- tlon of sedition. Mrs. Besant said she gave power of attorney to her agent in the United Kingdom to take any action he thought right against the newspapers. When he did that the other papers apolo- gized, but the Daily Graphic took up the attitude stated in the de- fence, and admitted that its article Ineant that she had advocated sedi- Mrs. Besant said she founded the Ali-India Home Rule League, whose two-fold purpose was to gain home rule for India by all law-abiding and constitutional methods, and to maintain the British connection under the King. She had acquired New India, a daily paper published in Madras, her chief object | being to advance the movement for reform within the Empire and to try to bring the two nations nearer together. Graham Pole, Secretary of the British branch of the Indian Home Rule League, said that Mrs. Besant was always very loyal, and imme- diately after she acquired New India, the motto, “For God, Crown and inge was put on the paper, rs. Besant was afraid that if hore rule was not granted in due course India might be lost to the Empire, and her support of home rule was very largely inspired bythe sense of that danger. He thought the Daily @raphic article “wicked.” trade will surely appreciate. :: Men’s Heavy Farm Shoes Men's heavy Chocolate Elk Farm Shoes, with toe cap, solid leather counters and $4 45 insoles, were $7, now ° ---a SCHOOL SHOE For Boys and Girls No..1 in quality, but bought right and being sold at‘a price that will move them ouf quickly. These are wonder ful value ) It represents our best effort to give value in keeping with today’s prices for farm products. :: Don’t pass up this opportunity or don’t buy shoes anywhere until you see these And be in as early as you can. We are sure you will be pleased. Men's heavy Farm Shoe, Urus calf, blucher, plain toe, solid leather counters and $4 45 insoles, were $7, now e ) Boys’ and Girls’ School Shoes at Low Prices J 5 rare bargain our country Were Selling at 4 4 me $7.00, Now * Men's heavy Farm Shoes, tan regulation army quality leath blucher style, sold a last fall $7, now only $4.4 Boys’ heavy School Shoes, of similar substantial quality to farm shoe first described; chocolate coor, sizes | to i, saad value $3.75 Boys’ Box Kip Shoes. good solid leather, in black, a splendid wearing school shoe of a grade some- what lighter than the.afore-mentioned. $3 65 Special price - - \~ Youths’ Shoes, box kip, suitable for school wear. black in color, sizes eleven to thirteen. Marked down for quick sale at - - Girls’ School Shoes, black, box kip, with dolid leather counter; a real substantial and comfo able shoe for’ school wear; sizes from 3 to 7, $350, from Il to 2. - $B000 $3.25 W. A. KIBLER=5< Listowel PET PIG OR SPIDER. Women Show Fancy for Strangest Animals Alive. ‘Although the average woman is content with a pet Pom or Peke, a blue Persiaa, or a green parrot, oc- casionally a member of the fair sex strikes an original note in pets which, if widely followed, might Prove rather embarrassing both to police and public. The other day comes the news that an ultra-fashionable and very charming young iady, whose name may have been ‘Mary,’ might often be seen on the Promenade des Ang- lais, at Nice, closely attended by a grey lamb with a black face. One can imagine what a nuisance a fashion of this kind might become if it grew common. ancy a whole flock of lambs at a bargain sale. Besides, lambs gtow into hefty sneep at an alarming speed. It is not so long since an Amer- ican lady caused a great stir in Hyde Park, London, by being seen escort- ed by a pet pig. The little porker was, of course, a perfect aristocrat of the sty, wore a becoming blue ribbon, and a dainty little coat; but his grunt was the same as that of the most plebeian pig, and his tail just as curly. But most, people greatly prefer Digs to spiders. Sir Walter Scott used to be followed by a little pig all over the grounds at Abbotsford. The taste of a well-known actress is for the biggest spiders she can find. One would not expect too much affection from a spider, but she makes pets of them, and they seem to respond, especially at feeding time. Sachets of Scent. There are often flowers !eft to fade on the plant, even after the vases in the house have been kept supplied. Why not use these surplus blooms in the making of fragrant scent-* sachets? Incidentally, as the contin- uous cutting of blossoms is essential to continuous flowering, your out- side show will be “better, and last much longer. Here is the method. It has the merit of being quite simple. Procure from a herbalist or chemist a pound of cypriis powder. This is really pow- dered reindeer moss. Put it in a tin or canister with a lid that is abso- lutely airtight. Add, daily, flower- petals, which must be gently pulied apart: You may keep to the same sort, such as heliotrope, or have a mixture. Scented flowers only are used, of course. , ® The day’s petals should (for a pound of cyprus powder) weigh about two ounces. Stir three or four times daily, so that the powder may become well impregnated. At the end of three days sort out and re- move the old, withered petals, and then begin the process again. In three weeks the powder will be strongly perfumed, and then you can make .your sachet-bags—silk is the best. material—and fill them. They will last until next summer comes round. Placed in chests of drawers handkerchief boxes, and the like, they will impart their fragrance to everything about them. An open jar could be filled witir the powder and placed in a sitting room. The air will be delicately scented for quite a month. Choose the blooms just before they become full-blown, and pick them, if possible, in the early morn- ing after a rainless night. When We Wear Wings. Before long we are assured of man-power flying machines that can be stored away in our cupboards at home when not in use. Recently a Frenchman named Gabriel Poulain flew along Long- champs racecourse on a self-propell- ed bicycle airplane. In England, how- ever, eveh more important experi- ments are being made in the direc- tion of human flying. | A British inventor stated the | other day that success will come | either with what he termed “flap- pers’—which are nothing more ori less than wings manipulated by the; arms—or by helicopter screws which | will be attached above the flier's| shoulders and turned through a gear- ed sheft by either the hands or feet, ; much in the same way as we pedal | a bicycle. | These curious machines have been! tested at Rochester, in Kent, and at} Luton, and one enthusiast claims to | have lifted himself a considerable | distance from the ground with the; aid of arm wings. | An authority on aviation said, | “There is no reason why a nan! should not be able to fly by human |} power until he gets tired.” ' Milking Greenflies, One of the most annoying of all insects is the greenfly. He likes one form of food only-——ihe tender shoots | at the end of a rose spray, aici | ‘which the flower buds form. The greenfly is one of-the most. prolifie creatures known. The female |} lays a large nuuber of ergs; which become mature insects in four or five days. In three months the greentiga. _ may produce from sixteen to twenty generations. Luckily they have several natural enemies which serve to keep them in check. Their great foe is the larva, or caterpillar, of the ladybird. This curious little creature is almust tri- angular in shape, the head being blunt and the tail pointed sharply. Its body is covered with stripes of dirty white and grey. If you find it on your rose. bushes, do not kill it, but welcome it as a saviour from the greenfly pest. er By stroking greenflies gently with their feelers, ants make them secrete a clear, sweet-tasting fluid, which they drink with great relish. , “Phi-Phi.” “Phi-Phi,” a light musical ‘ com- edy, has completed a run of 1,200 consecutive shows in a Paris theater, having been put on the first time the night of the armistice, November 11, 1918, at which time it was pro- nounced a failure by all Paris critics except one. ~ Singing Insects. Among the natural curiosities of Japan are singing insects. The most prized of these is a black beetle nam- ed ‘‘sussumushi,” which means ‘“‘in- sect bell.” The sound that it emits resembles that of a little silver bell. ud e »_. Open the door to suspicict, and peace files out of the window. LEONARD EAR OIL RELIEVES DEAFNESS Insert in Nostrils. Proof of suc- cess will be ven by the druggist. MADE IN CANADA ANTHUA SALES CO., Sales Agents, Toroste - © 2. 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