Northern, $2.21; «+. *Breadstuffs. - '. Toronte, May 6.--Manitoba. Wheat '--No. 1 Northern, .$2.2444; No. 2 No. 3 Northern, $2.17%4; No. 4 wheat, $2.11%¢, in -- gtore, Fort William. ~ Manitoba oats--No. 2 CW., 78%¢; No. 8 CW., 70%c; extra No. 1 feed, ~-10%c; No. 1 feed, 68%¢c3. No. 2 feed, -- 65%c, in store Fort boas ~ Manitoba. hag gro ~ OW,, -$1.06%; No. 4 CW., $1.00%; reject- ed, 94c; feed 94c, in store Fort Wil- American corn--No. 3 yellow, $1.77; No. 4 yellow, $1.74, nominal, 'track Toronto, prompt shipment. Ontario oats--No. 8 white, 72 to T4e, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat--No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2.14 to $2.20; No. 2 do, $2.11 to $2.19; No. 3 do, $2.07 to $2.15, f.o. b. shipping | points, according to freights. ; Ontario wheat--No 1 Spring, $2.09 to $2.17; No. 2 do, $2.06 to $2.14; No. points, jute 8 do, $2.02 to $2.10 f.o.b. shipping according to freights. i Peas--No. 2, $2.05, nominal, ac~ Barley--Malting, 98¢ $1.08, nominal, Buckwheat--No. 2, $1.15, nominal. Rye--No, 2, $1.68, nominal. Manitoba flour--Government stan- dard, $11, Toronto. Ontario 'flour---Government stan- dard, $9.65 to $9.75, in bags, Toronto and Montreal, prompt shipment in bags. 'Millfeed----Car lots, oe cording to freights outside, to delivered Mon- treal freights included. Bran, $42 per ton; shorts, $44 per ton; good feed nO, Ib. tins, $4.25 to $4.50; primes, flour, $2.65 to $2.75 per bag. Hay--No. 1, $26 to $28 per ton; mixed, $20 to $24 per ton, track To- ronto, Straw--Car lots, $10 to $11 per » ton. Country Produce---W holesale. Butter--Dairy, tubs and rolls, 33 to 40c; prints, 40 to 42c. Creamery, fresh made prints, 58 to 60c. Pressed poultry--Chickens, 30 to $4c; roosters, 25¢; fowl, 80 to 38¢; ducklings, 82c; turkeys, 45c; squabs, doz., $6. Live poultry--Roosters, 22c¢; fowl, 28 to 38c; ducklings, Ib., 35c; turkeys 85c; chickens, 27c. Wholesalers are seeling to the re- tail trade at the following prices: Cheese--New, large, 28 to 28%¢c; twins, 28% to 29c; triplets, 29° to 2914e; Stilton, 29% to 30c; old, large, ~ $1 to 82c; twin, 382 to 82'%c. - Butter---Fresh dairy, choice, 50 to 52e; creamery, solids, 60 to 61e; prints, 62 to Gde. : Margarine--34 to 37c. Eggs--New laid, 47 to 48c; new laid in cartons, 49 to 50c. Dressed poultry-----Chickens, 40 to Adc; spring chickens, 75 to 80c; roos- ters, 28 to 30c; fowl, 87 to 38c; turk- eys, 45 to 50c; ducklings, th., 85 to 88c; squabs, doz. $7; geese, 28 to 30. : ~~. Live poultry--Spring chickens, 60 to 65e. Potatoes--Ontario, f.o.b., --_ track Toronto, car lots, $1.70 to $1.75; on track outside, $1.60 to $1.65. Beans--Can., hand-picked, _bus., $3 to $8.25; Imported, hand-picked, Burma or In- dian, $3.50; Limas, 12c. Honey----Extracted clover: 5 lb. tins, 25 té 26e Ib.; 10 Ib. tins, 24% to 25c: 60 Ib. tins, 24 to 25c; buckwheat, 19 to 20c. Comb: 16 02., $4.50 to $5 doz.p 10 oz., $3.50 to $4 doz. Maple products--Syrup, per im- evial gallon, $2.45 'to $2.50; per 6 mperial gallons, $2.85 to $2.40; sugar, lb., 27c. wo ey Provisions--Wholesale. "Smoked meats--Hams, medium 387 to 39c; do, heavy, 83 to 34¢; cooked, 62 to 54c; rolls, 32 to 338c; breakfast bacon, 48 to 47e; backs, plain, 46 to Ave: boneless, 52 to 5de, : Cured meats--Long 29 to 30c; clear bellies, 28 to 29c. ~ Lard--Pure tierces, 32 to 32%; tubs, 82% to 38c; pails, 32% to 33%; rints, 8334 to 34c. Compound ta 26 to 26%4c; tubs, 26% to , 2744 to 28c; prints, 27% ec Markets. Montreal, May 6--Oats---Extra No. 1 feed, 83c, Flour--Spring wheat new standard grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats--Bags, 90 lbs., $3.90 to $4.00. clear bacon, Bran ,$44, Shorts, $45 to $46. Hay, $18 to $18.50; do, - putchers' cows, choice, -- eattle, $7.50 to $12 \ cher steers, - $22.50; do, f.0. -_-No. 2, per ton, car lots, $82. Cheese .-Finest easterns, 24 to 25ce. Butter - _Choicest creamery, 58 to 59c. Eggs --Fresh, 49 to 52c. Potatoes--Per ear lots, $1.90 to $2.25. Dressed hogs---Abattoir killed, $30.50 to $81. Lard---Pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 88e. ; _~ Live Stock Markets. Toronto, ts BA ipo os : -- steers, $14.5 .50; choice but- shel $14 to $14.25; butchers! ttle, choice, $13.50 to $14; do, goo $13 to med., $12 to $12.50; to $10.75; bulls, $12.50; do, med, $8 to $8.50; $12 to $13; good, $10.50 to $11.50;. do, medy $9.25 to $10; do, com., $8 to $8.50; stockers, $8.75 to $12; feeders, $12 50; canners and cutters, $5 to » milkers, good to choice, $90 to $150; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $160; light. ewes, $13. to. $15; yearlings, $12 to 14; choice lambs, $18.50 to $20; spring ambs, $12 to $15; calves, good to choice, aaa $18; hogs, fed Sod watered, $22.25; do, weighed off cars, wy bh, $21.25. ; do, com., $10.25 choice, $11.75 to $10.50 to $11; do, rough, select "Montreal, May 6.--Choice Calves, : hogs, $22 per cwt., off cars. $7 "to $11 per ewt. Steers, $11 to $18.50, according to quality. Butcher a joss of seventy per cent. of left on the train last week." MOTHER'S DAY. Lecause I love you, Mother dear, I wore them--- ' Altho'. they're. faded beauty gone-- But still the memory of lingers, ~ The dearest little Mother 'neath the sun. : : now--their your goodness Because I love you, Mother dear, I _ pressed them-- 4 The flowers I wore so proudly and for you, \ And I would pres$ your lips--were * they but near me-- The sweetest, gentlest lips I ever knew. be Because I love you, Mother dear, I send them, Lifeless and wither'd tho' they now may be-- : : Because I love you, Mother dear, I -Kissed them--- And the flowers bear that kiss to you--from me. The mauve is for the sacred years you've toil'd, The white is for your purity divine, The red is for your warm and living» nature-- May Heaven bless Mother mine. iM a neon SWEET MAY MORNS. Oh! the gay-colored birdies are com- ing To warble so sweet in the wild- wood Janagers, thrushes, robins and orioles, That sing as they did in our child- hood, and keep you, Dear the to remembrance comes volume of mirth They poured from the tree-tops at morn, ; And melody swept like a clarion peal As they sang "midst the bloom of the thorn. * Oh, sweet were those days when we sat by the stream, sa 'Neath the shade of the wide-spread- ing tree--- Bach ripple was laughter, each mur- mur a song, As our hearts beat in rapture and glee. \ Then, oh, for the days of sweet, sunny childhood, When happy and gay along, In sunshine or rain, in love with the woodland-- Life all a dream, our existence a sone, we drifted Twas littl we recked of the sorrows to come, Which now sweep o'er our lives like a billow; The tears of the evening were smiles at the morn, As we rose from sweet dreams on our pillow. f pent ----<o----_------ In Flanders Ground. The guns are sleeping on Flanders field Over the silent dead, And the song of Woe is hushed and still, As the sun shines overhead. 'Til night gives stars to spray the scene With gems that can never fade, Though raindrops fall on the sacred soil Where Freedom's.men are laid. The guns are lulled py the voice of peace ' It called from the vale of Death, As men looked agast at the work of man With fevered and bated breath. When the Shepherd unseen on Flan- ders' field Came at last, with unerring will, And guns grew dumb at the hand of man, ' Inert at last, was still. On the broad expanse of Flanders' field A silent Awe now reigns, As men apart in the halls of space Sing-or weep for their loss or gains. 'Til out from the heart of Flanders' field When the trumpet of time sound, : There shall come all those\ who in silent worth Are wrapped in Flanders ground. --------_-> Losses Imposed on Germany by Terms of Allies shall Koy \ re R \y* ) TIE CRAIN BLEVG A V7 TO THE ARES. re Coe ES KR 1 THE MERCHANT (PAYS 17 TOTVHE CARANTER THE CARPENTER SPENDS (TAT TH GROCERY JHE CROCER RETURNS 1770 THE BANK LATES. comes DHAD to US. Let US, then, give POWER to the money we SPEN ' © J) ID. POWER-MONEY that we spend at HOMRB. PAO Aaa ts THE POWER OF A TEN DOLLAR BILL sider the R of a Ten Dollar Bill when it is spent AT H 0 It pays off a HUNDRED obligations. e ae It is like MAGIC. It CIRCU- : ; It creates BUSINESS and puts people to WORK in our communi- ty. But the ten dollar bill that is sent away to the out-of-town house does NOTHING for OUR town. It be- It is out of commission forever as far as OUR tovn is concerned. We NEVER see it again. Let us remember that our BEST investment is that FROM SUNSET COAST WHAT THE WESTERN PEOPLE ARE DOING, Progress of the Great West Told in a Few Pointed Paragraphs. Calgary School Board will half a million dollars this year. Pincher Creek is going to enforce its curfew by-law. The Great War Veterans at Victoria have endorsed the attitude of the In- ternational Longshoremen's Associa- tion and also a suggested agreement that veterans be given preference for positions in the mills. The British steamship Cyclops, af- ter several years' absence from the route and braving the dangers of sub- marines, has returned to Victoria in command of Captain W. C. Lycett.. Alderman W, A. McAdam of Duncan has been chosen as publicity commis- sioner for the Victoria and Island De- velopment Association. _ Nanaimo and Ladysmith City were the winners in the preliminary games for the McBride Shield, emblematic of the football championship of B.C. Vancouver Island Indians are pro- testing against the settlement of Great War Veterans on the Indian reserves, claiming that their own men also helped to crush the Germans. Robert Kyle, who has recently re- turned from overseas, has been given his former position as foreman car- penter by the School Board under Building Inspector. Barrs, at Van- couver. The total amount of the increase in the Vancouver teachers' salaries for the present year amounts to $17,362. Lieut. J. H. McKenzie and Major F. W. Boultbee, of Vancouver, have re- cently returned from overseas. By the time the Manitoba Parlia- ment Buildings are completed six mil- lion dollars will have been spent. A resolution before the Mantoba Legislature . urges the Federal Gov- ernment to fix soldiers' pensions at not less than $1,000 a year for total disablement, with proper provision for wives and children. The B. C. Manufacturers' Associa- spend A despatch from Paris says:--The_ terms presented to Germany include | her iron: ore, a third of her coal twenty per cent. of her potash, and| between 7,400,000. and 8,000,000 of her pre-war population. "Incurable. Professor---"I went to the railroad office to-day and got that umbrella I His Wife--"That's good. Where ig it now?" Pro"essor--'Eh? By Jove, I--really, my dear, I'm afraid I left it on the type ee < le Six hundred soldier applicants for land have appeared before the quali- fication board at Regina. deposits, tion have passed a resolution to give financial aid to the Returned Soldiers' Club. The first buttercups of the season were gathered at Grand Forks .on Sunday, March the 23rd. There have already been several bush fires in the vicinity of South Van- couver. That the people of British Columbia must display considerably more co- operative effort and initiative if they are anxious to see the province de- veloped, was the message conveyed by James Ramsay, acting president of the British Columbia Manufacturers' Association, during the course of his address.at the annual meeting, -- It is announced that the proceeds of the concert recently given in Van- eouver by the French Band exceeded the guarantee of $2,000 necessary to secure the services $600, making a 'total contribution of $2,600 from the city to the relief work of the stricken districts of France. Two hundred and eighteen munition workers, women and men, with about forty children, arrived in Vancouver from overseas, and were given a warm welcome, Trout fishing opened in Vancouver on March the 26th, and a number of anglers celebrated the occasion. Mea- suring 42 inches in length and tipping the scales at 27 pounds was the re- cord steel-head trout. Assuming full responsibility for the returned soldiers after they have been released by -the military authorities, the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re- establishment at Vancouver has re- gistered, up to February 22nd, 715 men, 106 of whom have been placed in positions. ane aly = The Nurse Who Stayed Home. We have hailed with adoration nurses overseas, And their worthy deeds of valor justly brought us to our knees; But there's still another idol--and we haven't far to roam-- 'Tis the girl who nursed the old folks and the babies here at home. our Hers the task to heal the aged or the children left behind; Hers the lot to render comfort unto those of feeble mind; , Hers to serve in ward and household in this land from sea to sea, While her sister nurses served the cause in winning victory. And she had no thrill of battle to ex- cite her to her task; And she had no dream of glory---ah! what honors could she ask? It was naught but simple goodness-- love of home, of life and art-- That has kept her at the bedsides in her vigils with the chart. Oh, the never-ending story of our wo- manhood in, war! The imperishable glory that is herald- ed afar! ; ; Here's a health to her that venture far beyond the ocean foam, And a double health forever to the nurse who stayed at home. ae Relic of the Romans. There is a showcase in the British Museum that is proving very interest- ing to soldiers who are waiting for their discharge certificates. It is a case in the Roman British section con- taining the discharge certificates given to soldiers in Britain in the time of the Romans. The bronze certificates are quaintily worded, and record the fact that the holders, "discharged hon- orably after 25 years of service," are their marriage with those who are their wives, or, in case of unmarried, any wives they may subsequently marry, provided they only have one each." The last sentence, in particu- lar, amuses the khaki visitors. et ee men and women is: "Buy Made-in- Canada Goods." of the band by | granted Roman citizenship if not al-j| ready held, "and the recognition of | SEAL RING AN ANTIQUE. | They Wore Them in Rome in the Days | of the Empire. | The seal ring worn by the modern | business man and ocassionally used to 'seal important letters and documents, | had its origin in the early empire and i has come down through the centuries | virtually unchanged. Hach ring bears in intagllio the coat |of arms or crezt, duplication of which | by any outsider constituted a crime. These jewels show plainly the influ- jence of times and conditions; trace victories and conquests and refiect the | successive graduations of the early {Romans from the summit of world | power to decadence. For instance, 'the passion for engraved gems was plainly stimulated after Pompey's vic- tories in the East. The conquests of Greece and Etruria are plainly refiect- ed in the infusion of delicate handi- craft and Etruscan artists, taken cap- tive to Rome. Compared with the jewelry of other ancient nations, the distinctly Roman jewels are held to possess the advant- age of color and strength in design and workmanship. Its characteristic features were broad surfaces, massive construction and the use of large stones. Under the Roman republic the use of precicus stones was prohibited ex- cept in rings, but in imperial times they were worn in such lavish profu- sion that successive laws were made in an effort to correct wild extravag- ance. Pliny describes a girl who at her betrothal ceremony was covered with pearls and emeralds from head to feet. Reflecting the decadence. of this period is the fact that rings were worn by men in senseless profusion. Mar- tial speaks of an exquisite who wore six on every finger, and had different sets fox winter and summer. § * Bracelets were also worn in large numbers, the design of a coiled: ser- pent being very popular. This is be- lieved to have been an importation af- ter Pompey's Oriental conquests. --o-- The Front Line. Mr. Philip Gibbs, the famous war correspondent} recently told a London audience a good story. It was at the time of the Huns' first precipitate re treat to the Hindenburg Line, when it was dangerous to go in pursuit of the enemy. Mr. Gibbs was out with an officer, and, not knowing where the line ran, approached a sergeant who was standing by a ruin smoking a cigarette. "Can you tell me where the line-is, sergeant?" querried the officer. The sergeant. took the cigarette from his mouth and calmly replied: "As a , matter of fact, sir, 1 am the front line." f a' el TWO BILLION FRANCS TO GO TO A despatch from Paris | Belgians have asked the 'Three for a first advance of ' billion franeson their share of 'German indemnity, according to Tne Gs. E.G; 'anadi ; : a ' slogan for Canadian French circles, and it appears that; will .they have received definite and sat- 'Order-in-Couneil Prohibits bu- migration of Doukhobors, Men- nonites and Hutterites. A despatch from Ottawa says:-- Until further order, immigration of Doukhobors, Hutterites and Mennon- ites is prohibited. An order-in-coun- cil to this effect was signed by the Governor-General on Thursday. It was passed under the provisions of |the existing immigration Act which gives authority to this end. The order redites that "owing to '| conditions prevailing as a result of the war, a widespread feeling exists throughout the Dominion, and more particularly in western Canada, that steps should be taken to prevent the entry into Canada of all persons who may be regarded as undesirables be- cause, owing to their peculiar cus- toms, habits, modes of living and methods of holding property, they are not likely to become. readily as- similated or to assume the duties and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship within a reasonable time." The order adds that numerous re- presentations have been received that * ites are of this class and character. GS Sa GERMAN DELEGATES AT... VERSAILLES BUY UP SOAP Germany's peace delegates passed the best part of their first. day here blaspheming the weather, in common with other residents in this rainy, windy, chilly township. The second preoccupation of most of them, from Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau down, was the acquisition of soap. The barber shops near the three hotels where the Germans are .quartered were emptied of their stocks of soap before noon. In search of the pre- cious substance a party of German newspaper correspondents strolled far afield. Their appearance excited adverse comment among the Versail- les citizens, and, although the hostile display was limited to prolonged hiss- ing and hooting, M. Houdaille, who has charge of the police arrange- ments, gave the indiscreet soap hunters a severe warning against roaming beyond the immediate sur- roundings of their billets. Oi ----_--# FORESTS TO BE PLANTED England is Preparing for Task at Cost of $17,000,600. Two* hundred thousand acres of forest land in Great Britain are to be replanted at a cost, for planting and maintenance the first ten years, of $17,000,000, according to an an- nouncement by the government. The trees will replace some of the heavy timber cut down during the war and provide additional forests, so that the country may be, independent of other timber sources' in cases of emergency. Foresters are being trained and the necessary saplings are being pre- pared. If the experiment is success- ful it is proposed to increase the acreage of reforested land to 1,770,- 0C0 acres within the next forty years. --______~ 5 GERMAN SHIPS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALLIES A despatch from Paris says:--The German fleet is not to be destroyed, but it will be distributed. Final de- cision has just been reached on this point. Great Britain, which at first was inclined; to oppose the plan for the elimination of the German craft as war machines, shifted its position and came to the support of France and Italy, which had desired the par- tition of the craft among the allies. The American peace delegation op- posed the plan of destruction from the first. Great Britain to Exchange Prisoners. With Bolshevists A despatch from London says:--- The British Government announces made a proposal to exchange the members of the British military mis- sian subjects now in the hands of the British Government. It is also announced that negotiations are pro- ceeding for the exchange of all Bri- tish prisoners in the hangs of the Bolshevists. 2 ae a Palaco Along Lake Geneva denim says:----The | Council of | two} the | As Permanent Seat of League A despatch from Geneva says:--A palace far the permanent seat -of the League of Nations will be construct- ed on one of several beautiful sites /In the meantime the. city authorities il] place the Palais Eynard, near 'the University, at the disposition of ithe delegates. eee ------ => a BRIN GENG CY KFPATEE EF 'isfactory assurances: samwoan | GARR'S DAUGHTER? TP TONT THAT MRS. Vinnie | 8 | YES "ISN'T SHE COTE AND } AWFULLY SMART: GO AN' --LUTTLE ONE-00 YOU KNOW wid \fYer- YOURETHE SICK MAN THAT We. VAM? |) oe witk - = ls BUST EIGny years | AN' 1GO TO SCHOO 4] PAPA ALWAYS SITS IH] CM AT TH oe fy WELL -CAN L YOU VELL ME WHAT MAN HAS DOME MORE FOR THOS COUNTRY si) THAN ANY SANTA CLAUS! Doukhobors, Hutterites and Mennon- A despatch from Versailles says:-- - ggWs ny MAIL BULL AND HIS PEOPLE ee Oceurrences in the Lend That Reigas /€upreme in the Commer. CUR WO sie: \ In future the Army Chaplains De- partment will be designated the Royal Army Chaplains Department. | & All restrictions have been withdrawn _ regarding the sale and manufacture _ of farm and dairy implements. ; Additional trains are being run to -- Scotland and the north, but no hope is held out for the reduction of fares. é The sum of. £500,000 has been -- placed by Sir Ernest Cassel in the hands of London trustees, for educa- tional purposes, The Ministry of Supply is now con- sidering the disposal of £1,000,000,000- worth of surplus Government stores now in the country. : The Postmaster-General has prom--- ised increased postal deliveries other facilities shortly, The bands of London Park will re- main under private management, but will be sanctioned and subsidized by -- the London County Council. s The citizens of Hartlepool are ask- man. guns stationed there, on the -- ground that they are a nuisance, -- The British. Wholesale Co-operative Society: has/ agreed to lend £100,000 to the Belgian Society, without in- -- terest. lh Sir Arthur Yapp has received from. they King a cheque for £100 for Y.M.C.A. work abroad. : Sir Arthur Evans has given to the British Museum the collection of ancient Celtic coins collected by his: late father. ae Ernest Gaston, of Middleborough, was fined £5 for wasting food by throwing an egg on the fire. The new principal medical officer of the Local Government Beard, London, is Sir George Newman. : Lord Jellicoe has started on_a yoy- age to India and the dominions which will probably last for firteen months. Sir Eric Geddes has severed his con- nection with the North Eastern Rail- way Company. owing to his public duties. A scheme has been started to erect @ memorial to the old boys of the City of London 'schools who have been killed in the war. It is proposed to erect commemora-: tive tablets on spots where bombs fell in South London, with a record of what happened. . a The Co-operative Wholesale Society of Manchester have decided that their employees, numbering 30,000, should join a trades union. When a war widow of Reigate,. with five children, was fined five shillings for not sending her eldest child to school, one of the magistrates paid her fine. : On a recent Sunday in Southwark Cathedral Sir Alexander MacKenzie read out the names of professional musicians killed or wounded in. the war. The omnibus service between Put- ney and Liverpool street, which "Was suspended during the war, has been revived. The business of the Law Union and Rock Insurance Company has been taken over by the London and Lanca- shire Fire Insurance Company. The death took place recently of ex-Sergeant John Danagher, a Ports- mouth publican, who won the Victoria Sross in South Africa. PB Be ee wee ie ----- TIN STOCKINGS. Many Persons Wear Them. Uncorn- sciously--Disguised With Silk. We have adopted many foreign ideas of comfort or utility, but no one has sought to introduce the wooden shoe from Holland. The tin stocking is even less suggestive of luxury, and yet many.of us wear them. Of course a@ person could not wear'a sock of "eighteen-carat" tin and be uncon- scious of it, but if the tin is alloyed and disguised with silk he can wear a considerable amount of it without sus- pecting. it. In cutting round tops and bottoms out of tin sheets in the mannfacture of tin cans there remains a certain that the Bolshevist Government has} amount of scrap. Men have sat up nights figuring the maximum number : j | of such pleces of various size that can sion to the caucus for certain Rus-| be cut from a sheet of tin, and still there is the waste left over that can- not be worked into sheets again. Re- lief is found in the demand of the manufacturer of silk, who needs some substance to weight his.goods. --A. silk garment hangs and fits and holds its shape better if weighted. Everyone knows how soft and light are the un- weighted pongee silks. So the manu--- facturers of tin.cans and of silks co- operate, One disposes of his tin waste and the other converts the metal into tin chloride and works it into the wo- yen silk. Virtually all the waste of eS tin-can factories is put to that use. along Lake Geneva near the City.| some silk stockings contain as much | as thirty per cent. of tin. The use is entirely legitimate, since the trade de- mands a silk that is firm and heavy for certain garments for which the purchaser desires a perfect fit. Silk waste, such as worn-out and cast-off garments, becomes in turn a source of tin worth attention. Rag pickers give little heed to silk rem- nants, but carefully collect linen and wool. The rag-pickers' union, if there is such a body, might well take notice of this information. The tin chloride in the silk is easily converted into tin oxide by burning the material, and from the oxide the metal can be re- solved. CE GERMANY MAY JOIN LEAGUE AT EXPIRATION OF ONE YEAR "A despatch from London says:-- The Reuter correspondent at Paris says it is expected that Lord Robert Cecil will be appointed British mem- ber of the organizing committee of the League of Nations, and that Ger- many will be admitted to the League -- after a period of probation, probably one year. Sipe saree ~ and ing for the removal of the three Ger- _