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frw~‘~ L es may pursue interests witho. farerof the Dor pire as a whole ©The welfare wholesome, respectable and energetic section of the community. I know they will always remember to think of the wider interests of the nation as well as of their own. It takes all kinds of interests to make a great nation, and Canada cannot afford to be oneâ€"sided. I hope, therefore, that Ontario will "I was much impressed by all I saw in the West and was attracted by the young and free spirit which I found there, anc realized what a great future and development Hes beâ€" fore it. Now for the last three weeks I have been back in the East, trave!â€" ing in southern and western Ontario, and I have seen the country round the "Since I was last in Toronto I have been right across the continent to Vancouver Island and back again, which enables me to look better on Canada as a whole, and I think I can best express myself in military terms. The Western Provinces are like the outposts of the nation held by most wallant and enterprising _ outpost troops, who are continuaky pushing forward into the no man‘s land of the great Northwest. Ontario in the East is still the main body of the naâ€" tion and the main line of resistance, and I congratulate you on the way in which your fine position is omr; ized. His Royal Highness spoke as folâ€" lows: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS DELIVERS 3 STIRRING MESSAGE TO PEOPLE OF CANADA The Prince of Wales addressed 8,000 men assembled in Massey Hall, Toronto, on the occasion of his fareâ€" well visit to Ontario‘s capital." It was a memorable and historic ocdasion, for it was probably the first time in the annals of the Empire that an Heir to the Throme discussed at a public meeting the duty and functions of the Crown and the relationship of the Sovereign to the people. The tact and wisdom with which the ;rince handled his subject, Kis breadth of wision and his rare personal charm, once again deepened the bond between himsel?f and the peopple of the Domâ€" inion. | The s in any way. (Applay ra brotherâ€"farmer, I shot a tribute to the farme 0, who have always be lesome. respectable and n a for the Entpire, and was thrilled think of the splendid fight whict ir ancestors of those days put up irâ€"Apparent Appreciates Canada‘s Welcome to Him as King‘s Representativeâ€"What the Throne Stands Forâ€"Plea For Imperial Unity. ns conmiqny n ies Wms : n â€" 1 Oe Conmn es meeutess: 147 _ ana 1 see scently been n Ontanio, to u that I inte ressed me hat Ontar uUr great lake, which was f the fighfing a century aved British North Amâ€" + F.rlrpire. and was thrilled is anything like the way fought in the great war : been pretty good. (Lond I have also been mtuch y the orderly and settled hole country, which bears ‘mblance to English counâ€" is such a great contrast ._ Knowing that Ontario illy entirely vrgin land ry ago, I am full of adâ€" what three or four enterâ€" ) such a great conmstl En Knowing that Ontario| ti¢s y entirely vrgin land| W ago, I am full of ad--’“P at three or four cnzter-‘ unit rorous generations can | CAP° | Uni ast three weeks have NCC° realize that the notion| Ing | s purely the imhutrfial; with a as opposed to the that the agrieultural part.!yf‘M I know now that the fort rreat Domir vich it erv f1 h O W T four mt"-i unuy of Which 1erations can| Capable during | Unity and coâ€" weeks have necessary now it the notion| ing the war. ) i 18 rmer 1d p W irmers sty ht re em n th t1 ry an heritage of common aims _ aâ€"!;t-i ideals, shared equally by all sections, all parties or all nations within the ccugrerme Alragiinet ireuilne® » eeletniis .. > s 5« intoe gratefu! to Canadians for the warmth with which they have received me, nor can I ever forget it. | "But, gentlemen, I am not conceited enough to accept this welcome as in any way personal to myself, and realâ€"| ize that they have been given me as the King‘s representative coming to| Canada as the heir to the Throne. My : first visit to the great Dominion has made me realize more fully than ever, what a great privilege and what a‘ great responsibility all that confers upon me, and I value these welcomell all the more highly because they have come from the Canadian nation as a whole, from all sections of the comâ€" munity, whatever their race, whatever their party, whatever their education. I ask myself, what does that mean? It means that the Throne stands for , t] "But, of course, this change of system within the Empire puts a new and very difficult kind of responsibilâ€" ity upon all of us Britishers. The war has shown that our free British naâ€" tions can combine without loss of freeâ€" dom as a single unit in vigorous deâ€" fence of their common interestE; and ideals. The unity of the Empire in the war was the feature least expected by our enemies, and most effective in bringing victory and saving the liberâ€" ties of the world. But now that the war is over they have still got to keep up that standard of patriotism andi unity of which we showed ourselves capable during that long struggle.‘ Unity and coâ€"operation are just as necessary now in peace times as durâ€" ing the war. _ We must not lose touchl with each other or we shall lose all ‘hat we have won during the last five vears by our common action and efâ€"| ort agsainst the enemy. ' "The British Dominions are, thereâ€" fore, no longer colonies; they are sisâ€" ter nations of the great British naâ€" tion. They plaFed a part in the war fully proportionate to their size, and their international importance will steadily increase. Yet they ali delirel to remain within the Empire, w-hoseI unity is shown by common allegiance to the King. That is the reason why, if I may be personai for a moment, I do not regard myself as belonging primarily to Great Britain, and onlyl in a lesser way to Canada and the} other Dominions. On the contrary, l{ regard mysel{ as belonging to Great Britain and to Canada in exactly the) same way. This also means that when I go down to the United States nextl week I shall regard myself as going} there not only as an Englishman and| as a Britisher, but also as a Car:aJ.‘afi.' (Loud appiause.) | is, after all, the big question for all rof us, and it has taken a new shape ‘since the war. _ Because of their 'whole-heuted participation in the great struggle, the Dominions have entered the partnership of natio®s by hecoming signatories of the Peace Treaties and members of the assembly ‘n the"League of Nations. The old idea of an Empire handed down from the traditions of Greece and Rome was that of a mother country surrounded by daughter States, whick owed alâ€" legiance to that mother country. But the British Empire has long left that‘ obsclete idea behind, and appears beâ€" fore us in a very different and far grander form. It appears before ul‘ as a single State, composed of many nations of different origins and difâ€"| crent languages, which give their al-, legiance not to a mother country, but' to a great common system of life and government. | i ave only one more thing to say, men, and I ask you to again e me talking of myself. I need l1 you how deeply I have been d by the wonderful welcomes have been given me in every ‘own and hamlet which I have | in the great Dominion. These nes have been quite overwhelmâ€" nd I can never be sufficiently l A despatch from Paris says:â€"The | first meeting of the Council of the .League of Nations will be held in | Paris, the Supreme Council decided. It | did not, however, fix a date for the I'gatxhering'. It was agreed that the | council of the world body should conâ€" | sider at this meeting only mattms‘ | which must be passed upon immediâ€" | ately after the formal ratification of, | the German peace treaty. ‘ A Swiss inventor‘s electrical device records on a wax ribbon for copying music that is composed as an organ or piano is played. ’ A despatch from Toronto says:â€" In a critical condition, with a bullet ;close to his heart and another in his | abdomen, Police Constable Wiliiam :Milton of Dundas Street Station was |found lying in a lane at the rear of !368 Yonge street early Friday mornâ€" iing by pedestrians who had failed to | catch night cars and were making | their way homeward on foot. J H.D.â€"4. Mr. Bell is about making known to the world the results of his experiments. The whole boat is carâ€" ried clear out of the water, the hull being supported on a series of subâ€" merged knife blades which act as hydroplanes, thus leaving a clear space of about three feet between the bottom of the hull and surface of the sea when she is going at full gpeed. The experiments have been carried on at "Beinn Breagh," Mr. Bell‘s resiâ€" dence near Baddeck, Cape Breton. First Meeting of League Will Be Held in Paris A despatch from Halifax, N.S., says:â€"Alexander Graham Bell and F. W. Baldwin have been actively enâ€" gaged for some time in Cape Breton on the development of a hydroplane boat which has given a speed of 71 miles an hour. The boat is called H.D.â€"4. Mr. Bell is about making | _ Not only will the hostel save the | worry of searching for hotel accomâ€" | modation, but the Red Cross staff, | with the knowledge at their command, | will assist the traveler to discover the | probable situation of the grave and | arrange his passage to the continent. 71 Miles Per Hour Constable Milton, whose home is at 38 Moscow avenue, was covering the lanes at the rear of Yonge street beat, and presumably caught burglars in the act of entering a store when he was fired upon. Constable in Toronto Found With Two Bullets Above POLICE OFFICER SHOT BY BURGLAR If possible a second hostel will be established at Boulogne, whence the journey to the cemetery will be made by a service of cars. Altogether the scheme is a most helpful one, and as soon as it is in working,order no one need shrink from the pilgrimage, for his stens will be kindly guided at every turn. The Canadian Red Cross Society has taken a twoâ€"years‘ lease of a fine mansion in Prince‘s Gardens, a pleasâ€" ant part of London, close to the parks. The hostel will be prepared to accomâ€" modate fifty guests at the moderate charge of six or seven shillings per day, which, it is calculated, should be enough to cover working expenses apart from rent. ‘ A despatch from London says:â€"The hostel for Canadians making the pilâ€" grimage to the graves of their heroes who fell in France and Flanders is expected to open in January. Hostel in London Will be of Service to Canadians. AID PILGRIMAGE TO HEROES‘ GRAVES me in Canada as heir to the Throne. "I am afraid, gentlemen, that I have departed from my reserve and have talked about myself a good deal. But I wanted to tell you, as the largest audience I have been privileged to address in Canada, what I feel about my position and the responsibility which it entails. So I must again say how very grateful I am to you for your kind invitations and grateful wJ you for giving me this opportunity of addressing you. I can only assure you that I will come back as soon as posâ€" sible and always endeavor to live up to my great responsibilities and try to be worthy of your trust." (Prolongâ€" ed applause.) * I In New Hydroplane TORONTO BRINGING UP FATHER Hydrogen peroxide is a useful chemâ€" ical for removing stains. Mix with a small amount of household ammonia at the time of using. By this method the oxygen is set free and attacks the stain more readily. â€" Apply with a medicine dropper, glass rod or a sponge. Rinse the fabric carefully after using. Spain has more than 5,000,000 fig trees, of which about oneâ€"fourth are in regularly planted and cultivated orchards. A despatch from Paris says:â€"The Treaty of Versailles and the peace setâ€" tlement with Germany will become effective, it is asserted in wellâ€"informâ€" ed circles in Paris, on November 28. The signature of the protocol and the exchange of ratifications between Germany and such Allied Powers as have then ratified the treaty will take place on that date, it is reported. _ A despatch from Vancouver, B.C.l says:â€"The Provincial Government has inherited a readyâ€"made townâ€"! Thurston Harbor, Queen Charlotte | Island. It is a munition town erect,ed} iat a time when production of spruce for airp#anes was a matter of life, [ and death for the Empire. Peace Treaty Effective On November 28 A despatch from Montreal says:â€" At Flavelle, twenty miles west of Trenton, the Prince of Wales boarded the locomotive of the C.P.R. train and personally drove the train into Trenâ€" ton. Before doing this he took the opportunity of shaking hands with each individual of the C.P.R. train crew and staff, to whom he made the following brief address: "Sorry not to have met you all before, but you had your work to do, and I have had mine. I called you to say goodâ€"bye and good‘ luck, and I will send you all an aut,o-i graphed photograph to remember me | by", H.R.H. Personally Drove Royal Train Into Trenton With the encing of the spruce inâ€" dustry came the end of business life in the town, so Major A. J. Taylor, director of the Department of Air Supplies for the Imperial Munitions Board, offered the entire cstablishâ€" ment to the Provincial Foresitry Deâ€" partment. The offer has n acâ€" cepted. British Columbia Inherits Readyâ€"Made Munition Town Germany‘s killed and missing total 2,041,000; Austriaâ€"Hungary, 1,542,â€" 817; Bulgaria, 101,224; Turks, 325,000 killed. Prisoners alive on November 11, 1918, were: Belgium, 70,000; the United States, 4,800; the British Emâ€" pire, 171,000; Greece, 7,400; Italy, 485§)00; Rusaia, 2,900,000; Serbia, 82,400. The French naval forces lost 10,â€" 515 men, of whom 5,521 were killed and 4,994 missing. As regards sick and wounded, 4,103,981 wounded _ and 4,988,213 sick were treated in hospitals from start to finish. As many were woundâ€" ed several times, Marin estimates the number of French officers and men wounded at 2,800,000. Of the 1,383,000 kiled, 36,800 were officers. The number of French prisoners made durâ€" ing the war was 485,400. A despatch from Paris says:â€"In a supplementary report to the Budget Committee, Louis Marin, member of the Chamber of Deputies, has compilâ€" ed from official sources the losses of human life caused by the war. The French army, by statistics compiled. June 1, 1919, had lost at the date of the armistice, 1,354,000 men. Since the armistice 600 officers and 28,000 soldiers died in hospitals as the result of wounds and diseases, This reâ€" presents 16.44 per cent. of the effecâ€" tive mobilized forces. BRITAIN LOST 869,000 MEN IN WAR French Deputy Compiles List of Losses of All Nations. Ast | > Breadstuffs. Honeyâ€"Extracted clover, 5â€"14. tins, Toronto, Nov. 11.â€"Manitoba wheat~25 to 26¢; 10â€"1b. tins, 244 to 25¢; 60â€" ‘ _ |â€"In store, Fort William, No. 1 Northâ€" lb. tins, 24¢; buckwheat, 60â€"1b. tins, In a|ern, $2.30; No. 2 Northern, $2.27; No. 18 to 20¢; comb, 16â€"0z., $4.50 to $5.00 Izet| 3 Northern, $2.23. _ |dez.; 10â€"0z., $8.50 to $4.00 dozen. â€""of| _ Manitoba catsâ€"No. 2 CW, 86%c;|, Maple productsâ€"Syrup, per imperâ€" ipi1.| No. 3 CW, 84%4c¢; extra No.‘ 1 feed, ial gal., $3.15; per 5 imperial gals, , of R5H¢; No. 1 feed, 82%¢; No. 2 feed, $3.00; sugar, Ib., 27 to 28e. The!" Mustobs * betleyâ€"No. . J Cw A i mamned jied.. fieyâ€"No. +‘ Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, medium, 86 iled, si.;gu; rejected, $1.30%4; feed,‘ ty 38¢c; do, heavy, 31 to 32¢; cooked, 4 °f“ 30%4.. o 49 to 51c; rolls, 30 to 81¢c; breakfast ince| _ American cornâ€"Prompt shipment; | bacon, 42‘ to 46e: backs, plain, 47 to 000 No. 3 vellow, nominal; No. 4, nomiml.r‘sc. l;on;Ie“ 5 to 52(.., sup}| _ Ontario oatsâ€"No. 3 white, £5 to " Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 31 re.| 87¢, according to freight. \ _ _ ~!to 32¢; clear bellies, 30 to 81¢c. ____ ‘ No voice, no heart, no love like thine, "l kneel before thy angel face, That \onble brow, that aged grace, ’ Those Tovelit eyes, that soothing hand Sweet Soul, to thee let me incline sAnd clasp thy loving heart with mine | A mother‘s love is but a band l That binds us e‘er to purer lifeâ€" A baven in che storm and strifeâ€" A sailing towards the other shore That guards the eternal happy land. ‘O Mother, may thy purest love ‘ Guide my weak steps from Earth, above ! To brighter realms for evermore. Bovine headache powders wou]di have a hig sale if the cows could telll how they feel after being shut up If you overnight in a room that lacks ventila-) mares sc tion. Fresh air costs nothing but the‘ ing foals trouble of letting it into the stable. convenior A despatch from Paris says:â€"â€" France‘s war expenditures, according to revised figures announced by the Budget Committee, amount to 159,â€" 000,000,000 frances, exclusive of penâ€" sions and losses in the devastated reâ€" gions. Pensions, it is estimated, will reach 4,500,000,000 francs the first vear. France‘s War Expenses _ 159 Billion Francs He thinks he owns the earth If these things happened he What if the cows and chickens quit And wheat refused to grow, And corn and clover threw a fit, Anrd wind just wouldn‘t blow? Mankind has such an easy life I wonder what would happen If we all went on a strike, And everyone refused to touch A job he didn‘t like? Beansâ€"Canadian, handâ€"picked, bus., $5.25 to $5.75; primes, $4.25 to $4.75; Japans, $4.75 to $5; imported, handâ€" pgcked Burma, $4; Limas, 17% to 18%4c. Live poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 22 to 26¢; fowl, 23 to 25¢; ducks, 22 to 25c. Dressed Poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 30 to 33¢; roosters, 28 to 25¢; fowl, 30 to 32¢; turkeys, 45¢; ducklings, 34 to 35¢; squabs, doz., $6. w Butterâ€"Fresh dairy, choice, 50 to b2¢; creamery prints, 62 to 64c. Margarineâ€"33 to 38c. Eggsâ€"No. 1, 59 to 60c¢c; selects, 62 to 68¢; new laid, 75 to 78c. Cheeseâ€"New, large, 31 to 31%¢ twins, 3114 to 32¢; triplets, 32 to 33 Stilton, 33 to 34c. : Dressed poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 26 to 30¢c; roosters, 25¢; fowl, 20 to 25¢c; ducklings, 25 to 30¢; turkeys, 35 to_{Oc; squabs, doz., $4.50, _ Live poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 20 to 28¢c; roosters, 20¢c; fowl, 18 to 25¢; ducklings, 20¢; turkeys, 35c. Eggsâ€"Held, 53 to 54¢c; new laid, 62 to 63c. _ Ontarie flourâ€"Winter, in jute bags, prompt shipment, Government standâ€" ard, $9.50 to $9.60, delivered at Montâ€" real, and $9.50 to $9.60, delivered at Toronto. Peasâ€"No. 2, noménal. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, nominal. Ryeâ€"No. 2, nominal. Hayâ€"Track, Toronto, No. 1, $25 to $26; mixed, $18 to $21. Strawâ€"Carâ€" lots, $10 to $11. ‘ Millfeedâ€"Carlots, delivered Montâ€" real freights, bags includedâ€"Bran, per ton, $45; shorts, $52; good feed flour, per bag, $3.25 to $3.50. Country Produceâ€"Wholesale. 1 Butterâ€"Dairy, tubs and rolls, 40 to 42¢c; prints, 43 to 45¢. _ Creamery, } fresh made solids, 58 to 59c; prints, 59 to 60c. | Ontario _ wheatâ€"F.0.b., sh;?ping; points, according to freight:â€"No. 1,‘ winter, $2 to $2.06; No. 2 winter, $1.97| to $2.03; No. 3 winter, $1.93 to $1.99;| No. 1 spring, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2} spring, $1.99 to $2.05; No. 3 spring,| $1.95 to $2.01. = Barleyâ€"Malting, $1.42 to $1.44. | Manitoba flourâ€"Government standâ€"‘ ard, $11, Toronto. | these things happened he learn _ How little he is worth! American cornâ€"Prompt shipment; No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 4, nominal. Ontario oatsâ€"No. 3 white, 85 to 87¢, according to freight. s a. s If All Went on a Strike. Mother. Weekly Market Report would If you have a number of brood | mares some of them should be rear-! ing foals, and fall colts can be handled conveniently on a good many farms, I The marriage was recently solemnâ€" ized in Derry Cathedral of Capt. R. D. English, of Dublin, and Emily Clara Mackey, of Belmont, Londonderry. » Constable Joseph Hamilton has been awarded £1,200 at Weterford Quarter Sessions for injuries sustrinâ€" ed in the discharge of his duty. The Dungannon Rural District Counâ€" cil ha, been asked to pay T. J. Robinâ€" son £200 as compensation for the malicious damage of his flax crop. A letter from County Inspector Tyrrell informs the Ennis Urban Counâ€" cil that the restrictions on the weekly markets are still in force. The Right Monorable the Lord Chancelior was sworn a Lord Justice at a meeting of the Privy Council held in Dublin Castle. The late Dr. Eseler, a past president of the Uister Medical Society, left £100 in War Bonds to Lisnamurrian School, Broughshans. The National Development Comâ€" pany of Ireland has been duly regisâ€" tered in compliance with the Joint Stock Companies Act. A Owing to the abnormal infant morâ€" tality in Listowel Workhouse, the apâ€" pointment of a qualified nurse has been suggested. John Francis Mulligan, a wellâ€"known Beliast solicitor, died suddenly in his oflice at Royal Avenue, Dublin. Rats are so plentiful in some parts of Ireland that they actually swarm the roads at dusk. Montreal, Nov. 11.â€"Bulls, $5.75; medium heavy bulls, $6.50 to $7.00; canners, $4.75; medium good cows, $7.75; butchers‘ medium heifers, $7.50 to $8.25; do, com.. $6 to $7.50; butcher cows, med., $6.25 to $7.75; canmers, $4.75; cutters, $5 to $6, butcher bulls, com., $5.50 to $6.50; good veal calves, $16 to $17; good veals, $16 to $17; do, med., $10 to $14; do, grass, $6 to $7; top lambs, $18.75; ewes, $7 to $8; lambs, good, $13.50 to $13.75; do, com., $10.50 to $12.50. _ Hogsâ€"Off car weights, selects, $17; lights, $15 to $16; heavies, $16; sows, $12. The late Richard Bagwell, J. P., of Mansfield, Tipperary, has left an esâ€" tate valued at $83,545. to $10.50; do, med., $9 to $9.25; do, rough, $7.25 to $7.50; butcher cows, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, good, $9 to $9.25; do, med., $8.25 to $8.50; do, com., $6.50 to $7: stockers, $7.50 to $10; feeders, $10 to $11.25; canmers and cutters, $5 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to $175; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $175; light ewes, $8 to $9; yearlings, $9 to $10.50; spring lambs, per cwt., $18.25 to $18.75; calves, good to choice,~$17 to $18; hogs, fed and watered, $17; do, weighed off cars, $17.25; do, f.0.b., $16; do, do, to farmâ€" ers, $15.75. > c 20 CBE, MITEE ECCAE CCC ae ces _ Lardâ€"Pure tierces, 29 to 29%%¢; ;wbt. 30 to 30%c; pails, 30% to 30%¢; prints, 31 to 81%c. Compound tierces, 28% to 290c; tubs, 28 to 28%c¢; pails, 28% to 28%c; prints, 29% to 30c. l Montreal Markets. _ Montreal, Nov. 11.â€"Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 93¢. Flour, new standard grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $4.50 to $4.55. Bran, $45.00. Shorts, $52.00. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $238 to $24. _ Chesse, finest easterns, 29% to 30c. Butter, choicest creamery, 61 to 62¢. Eggs, fresh, 80c; do, selected, 64; do, No. 1 stock, 58¢; do, No. 2 stock, b5e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.40 to $1.45. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $25. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 82%e. ol Live Stock Markets. ! Toronto, Nov. 11.â€"Choice heavy steers, $12.75 to $13; good heavy steers, $12 to $12.50; butchers‘ cattle, choice, $11.25 to $11.75; do, good, $10.25 to $10.75; do, med., $9 to $9.25; do, com., $6 to $6.75; bulls, choice, $10 IRELAND. i The "Dover barrage lvised by Adm. Haill navyy, has been called } tic blui#f of the war. { For about one hundred and thirty miles north of the Yangtze the canal | is still navigable, but from that point to Tientsin it is choked with mud, and is generally derelict, A plan is now on foot to reconstruct the northern | sections. _ For the time being only about seven million dollars can be deâ€" voted to work that will put in order a | section one hundred miles in length. | The reconstruction is in the hands of !Ameri«-an engineers. 6 uic L e n uen 5 funny shepe for.coffins A solicitor was showing his latest Apprentice over the office, and took him into a huge "safe," where there were the usual rows of black japanned boxes. "What are these?" asked the youth. _ "Deed boxes," replied the lawyer. "Deid boxes}" gasped the budding advocate, "they‘re awfu‘ jA t Een Sp css P P ks The British admira) made | what seemed to be elaborate plans for an clectric mine field across the Channe] from Dover. The navy set out a numâ€" ber of surface lights and then Adm Hal! managed to sell the "gecret" of the hypothetical barrage to the Ger. man spy system for twenty thousan4 dollars. In reality no mines were laid ; but the German officials thoupht other wise, and for a long time kept their submarines away from the supposedly dangerous place, | In England and Scotland some i‘ flowers are considered omens of death, | and if children or others, not knowing jthe superstition, happen to bring them into the house, are quickly told l to take them away, Flowers are used when a death ocâ€" curs to express sympathy and because they are symbolic of the resurrection | and the life after death. It is in this | thought that flowers give hope and lcheer. for the seed is placed in the earth and springs forth and blossoms ’ in the full beauty of the flower. | Flowers, however, are beautiful livâ€" I of flowers: | Flowers are so consoling to the dead. Unless we get away from associatâ€" ing flowers chiefly with the dead, asâ€" | sociation may make them unwelcome ! gifts at any time. Many of our readers have read about the Grand Canal of China, and know that it is by far the longest canal in the world. It reaches from Hangâ€" chow to Tientsin, the port of Peking, and covers a distance of nearly one thousand miles. It crosses two of the world‘s largest rivers, the Hwang and the Yangtze. Flowers, however, are beautiful livâ€" ing things for the betterment, enjoy. ment, encouragoment and appreciaâ€" tion of the living. Use them accordâ€" ingly and as freely as the purse will permit, grances ; And she would grow wistful and sick at heart. One day she became morose and hypoâ€" chondrige Smelling artificial flowers, And she committed sufcide! When they buried her They brought her beautiful bouquets tedious work To conjure up fields and meadows Where real flowers shed their fra Don Marquis expresses his sentl ments in the verse below : Flowers. She toiled in a dismal factory ali day long Making artificial flowers. Sometimes she would pause in he! When friends are confined to their homes send them flowers; when they are not obliged to stay at home, also send them flowers. Do not wait until friends die to send them flowers. _ Flowers are a great pleasure and comfort to the living, whom they do not benefit after death. The petty officers and men of the British fleet at Portsmouth, dined Lord Beatty and the other admirals of the fleet recently. “:l"he Thanet, the new destroyer, has reached Chatham, and is to join the fourth destroyer flotilla for sea serâ€" @rs vice -â€";l;h; Leeds corporation have a scheme in view to run express tramâ€" way cars on a fenced track on sleepâ€" The Grand Canal of China. Dr. Alerander McAiister, professor of anatomy at Cambridge, died recertâ€" ly in his seventyâ€"sixth year. By the sale of paiterns for golliâ€" wogs Mrs. Alex. Tweedie, the writer, raised £500 for the Navy League, The dead body of Rev. G. V. Odaie, rector of Aston, Herts, was found on the roadsideAeside his bicycle. Otter hunting, which has ‘been susâ€" pended for the last four years in North Wales, has been resumed. aERNBgneitt CCC Several leading colliery firms in the Manchester district are about to open out new seams. ° aercdromes Tangmere, Sussex. A long wool ram which Lincoln receritly fetched record for that dlltflct. Two pigs ofâ€" lead, cel were fourd in Crompton Matlock. l Flowers For the Living. Bluffing the Enemy Auam, HMall of the been called the most -’[ Eimlwell, Suffock rage," which was de McAlister, professor mbridge, died recertâ€" which was sold at tched £1,689, the centuries old, G. v. Oddie, British giganâ€" £% LC YOU HOW