SUNDAY SCAN ST INTERNATIONAL LESSON, 3 OCTOBER 13. ae ~ Lesson Ti.--Clean and unclean. ie Golden text, Rom. 14. 17. x Verse 1. Pharisees, and certain of the scribes--The Pharisees were a religious party who separated them- selves by prescriptive and ascetic piety oot only from heathenism but also from the rest of Judaism, and whe observed with scrupulous re- gard the rites and ceremonies of the Mosaic law. The scribes had their. origin in the time of Hzra (Ezra 7. 6), and assumed the duty of pre- serving the Old Testament Scrip- _ tures. Through copying and study- 'ing the Scriptures they became ex- -perts in the knowledge of the Law, the fine points of which they guard- ed carefully. On this occasion they were less numerous than the Phari- sees, but had come from Jerusalem with the same purpose of accusing Jesus of violating the ceremonial code. 2. Ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands -- Mark gives the explanation for the bene- fit cf his Gentile readers. The reference is to ceremonial unclean- ness. Some think that this renew- ed activity of the scribes and Pharisees against Jesus is another indication that the Passover oc- -urred just before this, when the Mecsence of Jesus himself, or re- ports concerning him brought from Galilee, drew fresh attention to him. 3. All the Jews--The rigid cus- toms practiced at first by the more punctilious Pharisees only had fin- ally been adopted by the people generally. Diligently--The of the Greek is difficult. It is vari- ously rendered "frequently," "up to the elbow," and to some scholars it conveys the idea of rolling the fist of one hand in the palm of the other, thus rubbing the hands thor- oughly. T)adition of the elders--The re- gulations and interpretations of the written law, which had been hand- ed down orally by the scribes through many generations. 4, From the marketplace, except they bathe--Whereas, ordinarily it was necessary only to wash the hands before meals, those who came from the marketplace were to "baptize," that is, bathe the entire body. The object of the washing in each instance was not to remove dirt, but to free oneself from de- filement due to contact with pro- fane things; and as one was more susceptible to defilement in the mar- ket, the more elaborate ceremony was tecessary. Washing of cups--The "cleans- ing,' extended to the common household utensils. Some manu- scripts add, "and couches." 5. Why walk not thy disciples *-- Why do they not conduct themselves jn accordance with the common interpretations of the law? 6. Hypocrites--False pretenders to great virtue and piety. Honoreth me with their lips--The quotation is from Isaiah 29. 13. The conditions at this time were similar to those in the prophet's day when the religious teachers, though pre- tending to honor God, substituted their self-constructed doctrines for the divine law. Jesus considers the rebuke which Isaiah administered to the faithless leaders of his day to be fitting at this time. 8. Leave the commandment of God--The rules of their own mak- ing came to be regarded abs more worthy of observation than even the written law. 10. Honor thy father and thy mo- ther--Jesus makes reference to this wellknown commandment of Moses, Exod. 20. 12; 21, 17, to illus- trate the manner in which they have perverted the law. Die the death--Or, surely die, ~ Tf. Corban--Thisis aHebrew word meaning an offering. By merely pronouncing the word over any- thing the object was considered to be set aside for divine service, and the obligation, no matter how ur- gent, of using it for the relief or comfort of one's parents was entire- ly removed. After thus pronounc- ing the word the object not only dare not be used for the human pur- pose with reference to which the Corban was uttered, but the obli- gation to use it as an offering was also canceled so that it might be diverted to an utterly selfish pur- pose. 13. Many such like things -- The example given is only one of many which Jesus might have cited. -----44, All of you--The conversation had been confined chiefly to the Pharisees and scribes; now Jesus addresses the multitude as well. ~ 15. Nothing from without the man, that going into him can de- file him--Jesus here distinguishes 'between the material and the spiri- tual, Material food, whether cere- monially clean or unclean, in no way affects the moral life, because it goeth not into his heart (verse 19), while the things from within lie at the very center of the moral life, which is capable of defilement (verses 21, 23). 91. Evil thoughts--Or. thoughts that are evil. The general term covers a vast number of specific sins of the most heinous character. wh. Bella--"He said he would kiss 'me or die in the attempt." Della-- 'Well?' Bella--"He has no life -dnsurance, and I pitied his poor old _ mother." Friend--'I suppose the baby is fond of you?' Papa--"Fond of "me? Why, he sleeps all day when T'm not at home and stays up all aight just to enjoy my society." ¥ exact rendering | INTERESTING COSsIP FROM ONTARIO'S CAPITAL. Disposal of St. James Square--St. clair Case a Pecullar One--Toronto's Phenomenal Growth. Quite a tempest has been ereated about the prospective disposal of St. Jathes Square, the valuable block of land pbound- ed by Gould, Gerrard, Victoria and Church streets, in the centre of which stands the venerable building housing the Education Department and Normal School. For rea- gons of convenience the Education iy ele ment is to forsake the precincts that have known it since the days of Egerton Ryer- son, and henceforth will be housed with the other departments of government in the Parliament Buildings, a section of the new wing being designed for that special |purpose. As to any removal of the Nor- jmal Sohoel or Provincial Museum no an- |nouncement has yet been made. But an l official statement, the other day, calling for offers for the whole Normal School property caused everyone to jump to the conelusion that the Government was of- fering it for sale. Immediately the city press and officials and citizens generally, perhaps with something of the spirit which has earned for Toronto the nickname of "Hogtown," began to clamor that the property' should not be sold, but that it should be pre- sented to the corporation of Toronto as & public park. The modesty of the request {is appreciated when it is stated that St. James Square is worth approximately one million dellars, although it is only a little patch of land bounded by one city block on each side. TORONTO'S MORAL RIGHT. Toronto's argument is that originally the Provincial government paid only | $18,000 for the square, that the tremendous | increase has been brought about by rea- json of the city's growth and improve- ments, and that therefore the "unearned increment" is tho city's by moral right. ;It is also pointed out that the property jhas enjoyed exemption from taxes, which jaccording to the sensationally displayed | figuring of one paper, would have amount- }ed to upwards of $300,000, But no one has pointed out that while the Province has |benefited by the increase in values in Toronto, the city of Toronto has in its turn benefited to an untold amount by having had located here the Normal |School and the Department of Education. | Some of the papers have been kicking 'up a great fuss about the matter. But, |meanwhile, Sir James Whitney sits tight. | A deputation from the City Council inter- viewed him, but they lost courage to ask j him for a gift of the property. Their only request was that the city be given a chance to buy before the Square was lsold to a private individual, and this Sir James readily assented to. There is a suspicion that the Premier has no inten- tion of selling the property, and that he {merely wanted to find out what its actual value is. f this is the case he must be jenjoying the storm that is being waged. | Everyone is agreed that it would be a loalamity if the property passed into | private hands, and this breathing spot in j one of the most congested districts was lclosed up. But if it is to become a city park the difference of opinion arises as i whether the city ought not to pay for t. THE CASE OF REV. RB. B. ST. CLAIR. One of the strangest prosecutions To-|the highest was the| R. B. St. Clair, secretary of | Toronto | jronto has seen in a long time jtrial of Rev | an organization known | Vigilance Committee, on a charge of cir- leulating obscene literature. lsons who have come in contact with Mr. St. Clair and the Vigilance Committee |which he brought into being, have not | been dispoged to teke him over | He has not been in Toronto long, and since his sojourn here he has evinced something like a monomania on the sub- | ject of clearing up vice. This is the kind as the TORONTO. CORRESPONDENCE September 20, 1912. ability at games, and the other for strength. will go to Cuba and then home to Holland. diamond merchant of Holland. She wears a big 38-calibre automatic revolver, swung at her side in true Western style. over five feet tall, but every line of her lithe body displays great DUTCH GIRL IS MAKING TOUR ROUND THE WORLD ON FOOT. ; Miss Dora Rodrigues, 19 years old, of Amsterdam, Holland, who is making a tour of the world afoot. She reached Washington, D.C., Miss Rodrigues wears two medals--one for her skating. From Washington she She is the daughter of a She is slightly A ---------------- SS a Many per-| big lacrosse clubs find themselves in. Without exception they have lost money. They have paid fancy salaries and have drawn poor gates, sometimes only a few hundred people. Mr. R. J. Fleming got the coveted championship with his To- rontos, but he is reported to have lost the most money of all, because he paid salaries. Friends of lacros3e are earnestly discussing the question of what is wrong with Canada's national game that it has lost to the public, Some advocate a lacrosse commission, which would keep salaries | within bounds and control other matters | connected with the game. y jit might seriously. | But this, while save some money would not overcome public apathy. No letter of ex- planation of that indifference has yet been forthcoming than that the game |was killed by long years of mismanage- \of job that many very good people prefer | lto leave to some one else, and wish done with a minimum of publicity. among many activities Mr. St. Slair did one thing that got him into the spot- jlights. He attended a jone of the burlesque houses and wrote out a description of what he saw, which he mailed to a number of men and wo- jmen, chiefly clergymen and others speci- | ally interested in the suppression of vice. Now, this performance had been passed upon by the local police officers as a fit and decent show, proper for public pre- sentation. But immediately Mr. St. Clair sent a description of it to a few friends jhe was arrested (not summoned) |game police department on the charge of circulating obscene literature. In defence of the police action it is stat- ed that Mr. St. Clair's description was not warranted by the actual perform- ance, but as to this there is conflicting evidence. Substantial witnesses support- ing Mr. St. Clair's drastic condemnation of the show were not wanting at the trial, and the whole affair has served to arouse much bitter feeling against the class of performance put on at these bur- Jesque theatres. They are attended chiefly by men and boys, a woman being only occasionally seen in the audiences. They draw houses ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 each at each one of 12 performances a week, every afternoon and evening, and as their prices are not particularly cheap they are veritable gold mines for the pro- prietors. Smoking is allowed, and the whole atmosphere is not particularly ele- vating, to say the least. TORONTO GROWING LIKE A WEED. The completion of the city's assessment on which taxes for the year 1913 will be aid shows that the total assessment has nereased in a year by the remarkable figure of $83,000,000, and the aggregate now stands at $426,000,000. These figures are eloquent of the city's growth. Over half of the increase was made in ward three, which includes Yonge street, where there has not been so much actual growth as there has been increase in values, caused by the general growth of the city, and while in some instances on Yonge and nearby streets assessments have been doubled over last year, they are, in all cases, still far below selling values. The assessors' estimate of population is 410,000. It is admitted, however, that assessors never get them all, so that the police census of 425,000 probably most ac- curately represents the present size of this centre. The increase in a year has been 35,000, and this does not include an- nexations. In a decade Toronto's popula- tion has increased by 106 per cent, @ re- cord not equalled by any other city of 400,000 population in America. Detroit, which in that period has become the "ca- pital of the automobile industry," has the next best record, namely 91 per cent., but Toronto's growth has not been con- fined to any one industry. Then comes Pittsburg with 86 per cent., Cleveland with 70 per cent., New York with 47 per cent., Buffalo 42 per cent., Chicago and Bt. Louis 33 per _cent., Philadelphia 23 per cont., and San Francisco 22 per cent. Los Angeles is the only city of approximately Toronto's size that has enjoyed a higher rate of growth. It has now about 375,000 and ten years ago was nowhere. Toronto is now the twelfth city in America. These boastings as to growth and size are. be- coming the everyday stock in trade of the average citizen's conversation, but under the circumstances a little boasting may be forgiven. BALL TEAM'S JOB ENDED. The winning of the pennant by the To- ronto Baseball team does not seem to have oreated the enthusiasm that the same feat did five years ago. But the performance was clean-cut and altogether creditable, and the fans are happy. Meanwhile the players, referred to jocul- arly as the "hired help," have hurried off to their respective homes, all far south of the boundary line, with the exception of the solitary home brew, O'Hara, who is a product of our own corner lots. In the winter time "Bill," in partnership with "Jack" White, another baseball star, runs a billiard and pool room in his home town. Most of the others likewise have profitable winter occupations which sup- plement the substantial salaries they draw in the summer time as ball players. Some are dentists, others have shops and others are in other lines of business. "Joe" Kelly, the manager, lives in Bal- timore. His father-in-law is the demo- cratic "boss" there and as such is said to hold in the hollow of his hand all the municipal and other patronage' of that large city. They do say that "Joo" him- self goes on the pay roll at the rate of $5 a day and that hie official title is that of messenger. Next year the championship winners will all be back, barring accidents, as the only man drafted by the big leagues was Fisher, a catcher who did not make good and was farmed out to a minor league team. Of course, some of the stars may be sold, but this is unlikely, as the own- ers are understood to have made money, and therefore are not likely to liquidate their talent. So that the prospects for good ball in 1913 are rosy. LACROSSE IN THE DOLDRUMS. In contrast to the prosperity in base- it by the} | disgust. But | ment in which foul tactics were tacitly encouragaged finally resulting in public Now it is found the game can- not be reinstated in a day. It will pro- bably take many long years of consci- jentious work to overcome the effects of performance at} | pall ia the financial difficulty that all the the period of former disastrous policy. TURN YOUR TIME INTO MONEY There is a firm in Toronto who give hun- dreds of men and women an opportunity to earn from $250.00 to $1,500.00 every year with but little effort. This firm manufac tures reliable family remedies, beautiful toilet preparations and many necessary household goods, such as baking powder, washing compounds, stove, furniture and metal polishes, in all over one hundred preparations that every home uses every day. Just one person in each locality can secure exclusive right to distribute these preparations to their neighbors. They pay 100 per cent. commission to their agents. Write and secure sole agency "be- fore it is too late. Address The Home Supply Co., Dept. 20, Merrill Building, To- tonto, Ont., for full particulars. GREATER VANCOUVER. Destined to Become One of The Great Cities of the World. Vancouver is a large city and Burrard Inlet a most noble harbor. But in Canada's chief outlet on the Pacific Vancouver and Burrard Inlet are destined to form one por- tion only of a larger plan which must comprise the river ports of New Westminster and Port Mann on the Fraser River, five to seven miles to the south. Greater Van- couver will thus embrace the whole Fraser River delta below the con- fluence of the Pitt River, measuring probably twelve to fifteen miles in length and from five to twelve miles broad. It would. be difficult to imagine a more ideal distribution of facilities for water transporta- tion, combined with a compact in- tervening land area suitable for the requirements of a large citv and a great railway centre. Concurrent- ly with the appointment of a Gov- ernment Commission to take in hand the development of the harbor at Burrard Inlet the Council of the city of New Westminster has brought down a comprehensive scheme to provide a eplendid quay along the Fraser River front and by a clever adaptation of Annacis Island at the southwest end of the city limits to secure a natural har- bor capable of holding a fleet of Olympics. On the opposite side of the river, Port Mann, the termi- nus of the Canadian Northern Rail- way, a water frontage of 2% miles is being developed, upon which shops, elevators and railway yards will be constructed capable of handling an enormous traffic. At the very mouth of the Fraser River American capitalists have decided on a project of dock accommodation on a very large scale. At all these points the natural features of the land will enable the necessary works for these improvements to be of an inexpensive character for the extent of the shipping accommoda- dation that will be secured. The importance of greater Vancouver is recognized by the fact that four trans-Continental railways -- three Canadian and one American--will have their terminals at this point. There are few ports on the Pacific to which the opening of the Panama Cana] will bring greater prosperity than to ereten ancouver. Johnnie--"Mamma, our gover- ness can see in the dark.'? Mamma "How do you konw that?' John- nie--"Last inght out in the hall I heard her tell Uncle Jake that he hadn't shaved." CHASED BY A WATERSPOUT. Thrilling Story of a Tramp Steam- er's Adventure. Waterspouts are not, perhaps, as dangerous as they appear to be, or i | as sea-captains used to think them, its attractivenes: | but they are by on means harmless, especially to craft of moderate size. In "My Vagabondage," his account of wanderings over the greater part of the known world, Mr. J. E. Pat- terson tells a thrilling story of a tramp steamer's adventure with a waterspout in the harbor of Vera Cruz. All the forenoon a thick heat haze hung over the smooth, greasy face of those tropic waters. There might never have been a breath of wind in the whole heavens, the at- mosphere was so oppressive. A heavy ground-swell was rolling lei- surely in. We lay at anchor in four- teen feet of water. Captain G. said that we were "in for a duster,"" and gave the chief engineer orders to have steam up ready for instant use. On the pre- vious evening a couple of landsmen had come off with the "old man," and at three o'clock they were still aboard, making revolver practice at the sharks that floated lazily on the surface of the bay. Suddenly there went up a shout from one of the visitors. "A spout! excitedly. From the fore-deck came a confu- sion of warning cries. Up from the hold, like rats from a burning cel- lar, came Mexicans, Yankees, and representatives of some six other nations. Now we caught sight of the adl- yancing terror. Apparently it had its birth about a quarter of a mile from where we lay. Like a mighty funnel, with its spout thrust into another inverted one, it towered up from the surface of the water into the heavy bank of clouds and haze overhead. But it did not keep any definite shape for long. At times the narrow part sank inward until we thought that it would snap; at others it swelled out till the "spout'? was one sheer column of upright water. Suddenly the whirling pillar quickened its progress, and began to approach the ship. Straight on it came, so fast that its advance could easily be marked on the sea. Tts peculiar rushing roar grew louder. For a moment we stood dumfounded before the remarkable spectacle. Then every man turned A spout !" he cried, and ran aft in a headlong rush for. cover. Steadily the waterspout came on. The foremost lighter, half-filled with cargo, went down as if it were a match-box under a bucketful of water poured from an altitude of a dozen feet. The spout paused, sheered off a little way, returned, struck the second lighter, and sent it head first to the bottom. Again it moved off to the side for a few fathoms; then it described a small circle, returned--and the third lighter disappeared. Meanwhile the engines were started, and the captain was man- oeuvring the vessel to escape the spout. It followed the ship closely ag she moved; its edge was within a few fathoms of the starboard rail. Then it took an awful turn. There was a loud whizzing noise as it whirled on high. Our previous cant to starboard was reversed as the vessel was drawn inward by the suction of the whirling vortex and the cup-shaped mound it made on the water. Suddenly the spout nar- rowed about ten feet above the bridge, snapped apart, and went up, up, out of sight. a When a man has for years loved a woman in vain, and finally wins her, there must be in the mixture of his feelnigs a decided element of triumph. : Investors are (26 KING ST. EAST TORONTO Ya: Complete particulars and current prices on selected -- issues of Canadian Government, Municipal and Cors, poration bonds ere contained In our, QUARTERLY BOND LIST OCTOBER, 1912 under no obligation in obtaining this list.\ Dominion SECURITIES GRPORATION ESTABLISHED 1901 LONDON, ENG.' (CANADA LIFE BLD... MONTREAL HOTEL MANAGERS' TROUBLES WHEN GUESTS ARE REQUEST- ED TO LEAVE. os Frequent Hotels Primarily for Busi- ness Purposes, Have to Be Warned Off. "Ring! I should think I did! Why, one might die in this place without having time to make a will! I want to see somebody in authority --and quickly !" The waiter retired, and the mana- ger went to the room of the irasci- ble guest, a half-pay officer, says London Answers. "Sign this, will you?' said the gentleman, 'I don't want to die without making a will, so I've made this one now!" After complying with this re- quest, the manager, naturally thinking medical assistance was needed, sent for the doctor, who as- sured the guest there was nothing serious the matter with him. Nor did there seem to be later on, for the "dying" son of Mars came down to dinner, and then went to a theatre. But next day there was a repeti- tion of the incident, and on the fol- lowing afternoon the old soldier again demanded to "'see somebody in authority--and quickly !" and again declared that one might "die in this place without having time to make a will."? Then he was politely, but firmly, REQUESTED TO GO. Guests equally impossible are the bane of the hotel manager's life. A lady had to be ejected from a well- known caravansary because she persisted in frying onions im her room; and another member of the fair sex was turned out of several hotels in quick succession. Besides insulting fellow-guests' by asking them not to look at her, she took the strangest antipathies to partic- ular waiters. Sometimes, too, for no discoverable reason, she would abruptly rise from table at dinner, and leave the food untouched, thereby implying that it was not fit to eat. No less troublesome, but in an- other way, was @& very wealthy maiden lady. She insisted on pre- senting her fellow-guests with tracts, and ultimately gave a cer- tain actress no fewer than four in one day--one each time she met her. So she, too, was asked to leave. A lady prominent in society was ejected from at least four hotels on account of her dog. In one case she infringed the rules by smuggling that animal into her bed-room. When the manager protested, SHE WAXED INDIGNANT, and, on his requesting her to leave, she said she would go at once. And so she did, notwithstanding that she had arranged a_ dinner-party for that night. As she did not counter- mand the invitations, her "ouests"' turned up, only to be met by the manager and told that their "host- ess" had left the hotel. Unwelcome again, was a lady who attempted to turn night into day. On arriving at a certain hotel, she stayed in till 1.30 a.m., and then asked the night-porter to call her a cab. When it came, she wanted cabby to take her to some place of amusement, The man explained, of course, that this was quite impossi- ble, whereupon she ordered him to drive her about for a couple of hours. Yet, on returning to the hotel about 4 a.m., she created a disturbance because she had not, she said, been driven to the right place. A similar thing happened on the following morning, and then she departed--involuntarily. A large class of unwanted guests are those who frequent hotels pri- marily for business purposes. Quacks, chiropodists, vendors of jewellery, billiard sharps, profes- sional gamblers--these and other enterprising gentry have frequently to be "WARNED OFF." There was a good deal of trouble at a well-known hotel not long since owing to a titled gentleman borrowing money right and left on the strength of an imposing bundle of worthless securities. From a young Colonial gentleman he obtained £200, and even some of the servants succumbed to his blan- dishments. When he was turned out, moreover, he could not pay his bill. "Rackety' individuals are also largely represented amon unwel- come guests. One day there wae consternation in a large West End hotel owing to a series of reports of pistol-shots from a certain room. When the apartment was entered hastily, there was thé occupier, not a corpse, but showing an equally erratic friend what a dead shot he was, The target was a visiting-card pinned to the wall, which had been bored in half a dozen places! i. PITT'S "GRAND AFFAIR." Interesting History of the Regent Diamond. The interesting story of the great Regent diamond, now owned by the French government, is told by Nor- man Pearson in "Society Sketches in the Eighteenth Century."' Tho- mas Pitt, the grandfather of the great William Pitt, Lord Chatham, purchased the stone while governor for the East India Company, and sent it to England in charge of his son Robert. Pitt first heard of it in the sum- mer of 1701, and about December of that year Jamchund, one of the best-known native merchants, brought the diamond to him at Ma- dras, and offered to sell it for two hundred thousand pagodas. Pitt would not offer more than thirty thousand, so the negotiations stop- ped. In February, Jamehund came again to Madras, and offered Pitt the diamond for one hundred thou- sand pagodas. Pitt beat him down to fifty-five thousand pagodas, and raised his own offer to forty-five thousand. Jamchund would not agree to this, and they '"'tooke a friendly leave of one another." But an hour later Jamchund re- appeared, and offered the diamond for fifty thousand pagodas. Pitt raised his offer to forty-seven thou- sand five hundred pagodas. Jam- chund, after long haggling, came down to forty-eight thousand, but would go no further, and at that price--about one hundred thousand dollars--Pitt closed with him. According to modern ideas, Pitt's "grand affair," as he called it, conducted by a man in his position, might be regarded as of doubtful propriety. But the company raised no objection on this ground, their only fear being that Pitt's purchase might bring them into collision with the native authorities. Pitt calculated that when the dia- mond was cut it would weigh about three hundred carats, and be worth four hundred and fifty thousand pounds, which he declared was "as cheap as neck beef." Some mon- arch, he thought, would be "the fairest chapman'? for it; and he preferred that it gnould be pur- chased for the crown of Engalnd. For the English crown he would make some abatement; but under no circumstances was it to be sold "to a club of people that shall make more advantage of it than myselfe, who have run the greatest of ris- goes to purchase it." In 1703 these "risgoes" began to grow more serious. Never was man more tormented by a treasure. His letters on the subject from India palpitated with his fears. He dreads being robbed by the jeweler who cuts it, or even by his own agents. Having entrusted it to his son Robert and Sir Stephen Evance, he subsequently orders them to hand it over to his cousin, George Pitt. About Robert he writes, "I am not a little jealous too of my sone, who has already made too bold with me on several occasions, therefore pray take care now that he does not strip me." Rumors affecting Evance's credit throw him into an agony of*alarm. Bitter, too, is his Ginappoua yes when he finds that the stone has been reduced by cutting from four hundred and ten to one hundred and thirty-seven carats. In 1706 it was ready for sale,--a "glorious sight,"--but no purchas- ers appeared. Pitt grew seriously concerned, his anxiety being in- creased by the growing fame of the jewel. His movements became un- certain and mysterious; he often went about in disguise, and he re- doubled his precautions for the safe-keeping of the treasure. At last, in 1717, the Duke of Or- leans, regent during the infancy of Louis XV., agreed French crown. Pitt, accompanied by his sons, and his son-in-law, Charles Cholmondeley, carried it over himself to Calais, where it was | delivered into the hands of the jew: leler appointed to receive it. Pitt, in a letter to his son Robert, wrote: "T cannot help impertinent fools | meddling with my busyness that they had nothing to do with. The stone was sold for two million liv- res (one hundred and thirty-five thousand pounds). I received the third of the money, and the re- mainder in four payments, every six months, with five per cent, im- terest ; for security of which I have Crown jewels, four parcells, one to be delivered at each payment."' GETS TIRED OUT. "T believe honesty pays in the long run,."' «| "So do I, but I often wish it were not such a mighty long run." to buy it for the THE MACHINIST'S LESSON. Impossible to Build an "Absolutes ly'? Accurate Machine. The philosopher long ago discow ered that there is nothing "absol- ute'? in this world; that everye thing is relative, and that pu jdeals are unattainable. One 03 one the mathematician, the mor ist, and now the machinist ng learned the same lesson. Even i the most exact of processes there id a margin of error. If there is any shopman who still thinks he cam make an "absolutely" accurate ma chine, let him read this little narra- tive from Machinery. : "Say, Bill, what was the boss saying to the young fellow that jus' left ?"' "Well, that fellow came in and said to the boss, 'You ought to plane those plates on one of oud machines; they plane a oanapes true surfaces.' And the boss sad to him: ""*Young man, I want to tell you something. I had heard one man say that his machine grinds 'abso lutely" tfue, another that his turns "ahsolutely'? true, another that his mills 'absolutely'? true, and an- other that his pulleys and shafting run 'absolutely'? true, for so lon that I got the disease myself, sot agreed to build a machine for that old fellow down by the railroad. track who hammers saws and does blacksmithing, that would grind saws absolutely true. "After I had built the machine and sent it down, and thought I had given him about enough time to pay for it, I called round for the mon- ey. Now I had seen some of the work turned out on it, and had a letter from a man who had seen it and wanted me to build one for him, so I felt sure everything was all right. "When I had stated my busi- ness, the old fellow asked me to look at the saws that were ground on this machine. He reached up on a shelf and got a nice new straight- edge, and suspended a saw by @ string hooked over the teeth, and held the straight-edge against it. With the other hand he shoved the four-one-thousandth-inch blade of @ feeler through, between the straight-edge and the saw. Then he got my contract and pointed to the clause in which I agreed to produce a machine that would grind "abso- lutely" true. '°F asked him to put a saw in the machine and let me adjust it, and I » ground a saw. When I had it fin- ished and the saw tallied with the straight-edge, I called him over, He looked at it, and then got a sur- face-plate about ten inches square, and thinly covered it with lamp- black and rubbed it over the sur- face just ground, When he removed it he pointed to the unblackened patches here and there on the sur- face of the saw, and told me that the machine must grind absolutely true before he paid the bill. "(Then it dawned upon me that TY had used a word to convey one meaning, when it really conveyed another, T could not convince him of the injustice of his demands, and we went to law, My attorney could make no impression upon the court, which held that if I agreed to build a machine to fly ten miles, the sim- ple fact that it was impossible to do so did not entitle me to receive pay for a machine that would almost fly. "(This incident happened twenty years ago. We have since accom- plished what was then considered an impossible thing,--the flying- machine,--but are as far from pro- ducing machinery that does work absolutely true as we were then,' "" When a man merely means well he's apt to be more of a nuisance than a friend. pe We offer, subject to prior sale St. Lawrence Flour Mills Co. Limited 6% 1st Mortgage Sinking Fund Bonds DUE 1931 Price: 102 and Interest Canada Securities Corporation, Limited Toronto, London, Eng. Montreal,