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it "And trees m bear transplanting." one murmured sadly "But it's on to. night that I feel for from home. Hog- manay! And no one to 'ttmt-foot' me --no one to run round on the stroke at twelve and wish mo well." Sh. glanced It the large marble clock. It still wanted half " hour to midnight. She an! back in her chair and stared into the glowing ttre. "Well," no thought drowsily. "an. And "in much to be thankful toe-- lulu. comfort. Peace. She----" 'ar am“ mom" also you Int. Mist, Janet." nu Mary., u no lifted the laden "if. "t'lt to to bed." ffAnd not no tho New You int" . asked her mum. The girl grinned Iheopishly " the said "Good-night," and went away, 10min: Mug, Janet alone WIN] her than». Tho room wu vary um. No sound an. to her from outsldo. And she had gathered round her some dear friends, who replaced those ot the long ago. There were many In this pleasant seaside town who gave her a [lad welcome when she called, or were pleased to share in the simple hospitalmes she arranged. Against this thought came the tear that perhaps, it she went back. she might and that all the friends ot her childhood had gone. It was so true that. - cnn we turn back the hands of tho clock. Better be content with the dear, cherished memories than so he! to and all things changed and mum Incas gone. Apart from this, there was no ree- eon why ehe shouldn't go "home," he she rolled it in her inmost soul. Her bank account wen u coey as the tlm beside which ehe was sitting. All round her were evidences of her com.. fortable circumstances. the heavy Mi. ver on the sideboard. the thick locket and chain on her neck. the bracelet: on her wrist. Must" and ugly as they were, they were all solid end of the best Then. when she was at Ina: alone In the world, there was nothing to pre- vent be: you: back to the hill: and dalea---eaeerpt that this had been her mother's last home. and here she her. self had passed slowly from middle- age into the gentle old lady she now was. Then her father had gone. leaving them well provided for; In tact, they had been able to dispose of the busi- ness and settle down to home life un- til her mother’s health began to nu. At the doctor’s advice. Ibo had brought her South in the hope that s milder at: would bring new strenxth to the worn-out (nine. Romance but not passed her by’. either. There had been a time when Love “(one his beacon light ahead of her. But Pate Ind proved the strong- or, and In a certain grave lay her only dream of marriage. The businm had grown under his “tofu! management until at length he tulllbd the ambition ot every true Scot-h. had been able to the his only child a good education. The darts of the Edinburgh boardmg.school had been happy enough; even now she could tind much food tor pleasant mus- lngs in them. But always she had longed for the air of the mountains and the homely friends ot the vino“. She could see horse]! at a Halo “retooled lug, running wild In the Highland village where her father had up: " shop. with the keen business inatinet and innate courtesy ot his race. Tho old lady drew her.ettnir to the are. and 'et her fancy stray back on: thgrdlys ot the den dead past. But. nmehow. on "Hogmanan" " sh. um called it In her thoughts. they came gory do" to her. one: and ot- ten the had arc-mod of t-trttthis quiet mm town and returning tp her "than home. but she shrunk a]. ways tron the "II of ttgtditttt no fa- miliar he" to [ran bar. none of the old folk Ion. ' Btttt_mutressttwtta Ilene“- est night at the your, been“ .01 m associations. Many had passed since the nu lived in her native land. all an he: must and dearest had (on. . “It: New Year’- Eve, nary.” Mm Janet lacuna: was speaking to Aer you: want. u the girl cleared "my the upper. Mary, biing English. “not! placidly. To her It was the lat night of the Old Year. and that was all. MISS JANET's Hi © v 'Q E: tff) - -- . -,2.,, 'al. - ' - . " lbGr: L%E - A< iLtC2 2.5:}: Now! A, quick spring and a tap-- no need tor much force with such a (all old woman-and he would be tree to seize his booty and escape. A silent curse rang through his brain as Again she turned away, and 011;); again be marvelled at his own numb. Turning her back on him bravely, she opened a door in the sideboard., and drew out a decanter ttlied with wlqe, which shone crimson in the the. light. This she placed on the table. His greedy tingerrs felt the rings on hers; a heavy gold bracelet slid down her withered wrist. till he could have taken it oft easily. it was part of the plunder he had come for; yet he did not clutch at it, and he himself won- dered why. “Sit down by the tire'." she com- manded gently. “It's a cold night out- side. And now I must show courtesy to my first guest in the New Year." "A Guid New Year!" I steadily. "An' mony may ye He drew back, till he was pressed close assinst the door-frame, but still she came on, never mutating. till her thin old tingers gripped his rough hand. Damned by her strange greeting and the calmness of her old face, he fol- lowed her into the warm room, thear hands still clasped. With the knowledge or peril came the strength to face it. Then sudden- ly, with a deep note, the clock struck twelve, and gave her inspiration. The man shrank back aghast as she ad, vanced towards him with outstretched hand. "And here's no hitting and gimlng that there was no one to 'tirgt-toot' me!" she went on, with a lime laugh, as she drew him away trom the door. For a space of time, unmeasured by either, they stared at each other, the little white-haired woman and her strange visitor. In his red eyes she saw danger tor herself and Mr that you'ng lass upstairs. The man who stood. q, rather, crouched. in the open door, sprang up with a snarl of dismay. He was copped; he'd put up a tight for It. Then a wicked grln twisted " thlct lips. It was only the old lady. It "a rotten luck that she should be awake. He had been so sure she and her girl would be a-bad long Ago. The front door was opening. She can” see the patch of starut sky " tween the door and the framework. A trembling hand was pressed over her lips. Then. with a muttered prayer, she switched on the light. Her knotted hands clutched the arms of her chair, and the slowly drew herself erocL - Than, with I great effort, she went into the darken~ ed hall and watched. The shock almost overwLslrmsd.her. Then she pulled herself together. The blood of her ttttttting ancestors rushed again through her veins, and she clenched her hands. The room in which she sat was at the back ot the house, and there were thick curtains at the window which would effectivdy screen the light from outslde. Well, it there was anything to face, let her face it, and not an crouching here like a tremblipg hare. Her earl. warmed by u fear she could not name, she my back on her cushions, tense and breathleu. The scratching Ind caused. In its plnce she could he" the lock turning; lb. knew its little crank too we)! to be mistaken. Thieves'. It could be nothing else. And she was alone, save for the young girl upstairs. She knew that Mary and she were alone. with the nearest neighbor some distance away. " had always been the (contest chum of this old house that its gard’ens se'cludod it from the road. Now its lbnollnou suddenly he. came a thing of terror and dread. Suddenly the an den min. N not In. 1!!va MU' she told herself, with u mu. shrug. “But whit round to?” - The silence was " Innate u ever. Jt was um Much which from the hour. She lazily pondered over what could hav‘e awakened her, but was thankful for the interruption. "What like should I have been," she scolded herself, "it 1 had been asleep when the New Your dawhsd. A tins start it would be." . ' Than. I: an image "itlsttes trom a troubled like. her an“. wu swept trom her lips. She knew now what had disturbed her. Prom the from. door, widowed by . deep porch, came curious soundl u of metal on metal," stealthy scratching. What was it? . Her withered face whitened and her lips drew tight. Ber eyelid- dropped. she said see!" Attention has just been called to the recent tereentenary of Journalism in the English language. which anniver- sary occurred early in December. The first English newspaper was printed, however. in Amsterdam on Derember 2, 1620, growing out of the necessities ot the Thirty-Year war and being call. ed "A Corrant Out ot Germany, etc." This news sheet anticipated the "Ga. zette of France" by eleven years. and trom that day on the English-speaking public has been awed by all sorts of pamphleteering and news-gathering. publications until, on this side as well as the other side ot the pond, they have become that daily miracle "which tor the price ot a. postage atamp" puts you in touch with the tite ings of the whole world almost at the very instant ot the happening. Just what fournalism went through in these 300 years has been speculea0y set out by the London Times in dir cussing a new work on journalism which covers the long period ot ser- vice more thoroughly than has ever been done in any previous investiga- tion of the early history of English-, language newspapers. The reviewer,) however, seems to, be a little pessi-i mlstic as to whether the newspaper of Out in the quiet road she flew along, (ear pursuing her, and round the ttrat corner towards the town. Then a. Then. step by step, she went downs stairs, along the dark hall, and out of the open door. She must get help somewhere; else who could say what might be the outcome of this uncouth visitor's late on“? One glance at the man’s grim face was enough, and she fied in terror to her room. Presently she heard her mistress speaking in the parlor. and, summoning her pluck, aha hastily throw on some clothes. The sound of Miss Janet’s voice had roused Mary from her sleep. artdV quisitlvely she had stolen to the head of the stairs to see who the late vist- tor could be. “Here’s tog the year that's gone'." she toasted reverently. "And good fortune to us all in the year that's come'." _ . "Take some cake!” she invited. P? not good to drink without eating." Obediently he snatched at a piece ot cake, and again eyed her. Standing beside the table, she raised her glass steadily, new" spin. ing a drop. This time she placed a heavy silver cakebssket on the table. Her hand wu steady as she poured out the wine till it touched 'the rims of the glasses. One glass she placed on a. silver sal- ver, and handed to him with an old. world courtesy. he sat there. He couldn't do It! a truce PART OF IRELAND UNDER.MARTIAL LAW Shaded areas show the counties of Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary and Cork. which have been placed under martial law. 1-The Galway County Council has asked the British Government for 2---The Limerick County Council has adopted a resolution ditsasmre1atitttt itself from the Galway County Council's action. h News Tercentenary REGLAR FELLElqirrrBr Gene Byrnes That journalism as a whole still meets the test of Maccaulay. who saw in the Fourth Estate the standards of culture, will only be denied by those who, seeing the minor faults, fail to realize that a tree press in a democ- ’racy is the ,real protector ot liberties (and the promoter of that kind of In- Itelligence that is a continual educa- tion ot free men in a free state. As the British editor sees it, "In a decade or so trom now a newspaper edited at Johannesburg, in wireless communication with London and other capitals ot Europe, may be read with. in a few hours in every town in South Africa. The machines and presses now congregated in one building in London may 'be set in motion simul- taneously in all part! of the Empire. today over there has the freedom that it ought to have; though a great future is envisioned for journalism. in that science in coming to its aid more and more through the reduction ot time and space. will make ite possible through the use ot the wireless tale phone pt unlimited range, and aero. planes, almost as wilt no thought, to give the modern newspaper new news- gathering facilities and a wider range of circulation than is now possible un- der existing physical conditions. Then she turned to the" startled man, who was watching in dumb amazement. " “It's my 'tiratdoot,' constable." she fittitrhett quietly, true to the bond of hospitality. "This gentleman came to wish me a Good New Year. That I: all'." ' "Anything the matter, misc?" he asked gruttlr. Miss Janet rose unsteadlly to her feet. Now that the strain was ended she felt weak and ill. "n's----it'a-" She looked at the man. His eyes were wild, and staring with deepen" tion, his hands picked ceaselessiy " the padding ot his‘chair, as he crouch- ed " bay. Then her eyes caught the glitter of glass and silver on the table. Alert and watchful, the policeman threw open the door and walked in, to stare in surprise as he saw the strangely contrasted figures seated by the fire, with wine and cake on the table. "Oh, help - help."' she gasped. "Burglars--aat Mayville-Mists Mae- gregor!” Clutching at the polleeman‘s sleeve, she drew him with her as she sped back. Once again in the house, she paused. Fearful ot what might have happened in her absence. she pointed silently to the parlor door. wild sob ot joy broke from her quiver- ing lips as she saw a massive figure coming towards her. A despatch from Ottawa Baytr.-- United States citizens coming Ante Canada to take up residence here are bringing with them considerable wealth, according to statistics of the Immigration Department. 'The amount 'ot cash and the value of settlers’ " fects together in the eleven months ending November aggregated $17,519,- 033. December Will’s!“ another mil- lion. From all soured: fumigation by the end of the year 3 expected to total 50,000. The resources of the or- dinary immigrant from overseas are not.” great as ot those trom the States. The average is about $372 per head. Women now tak'e their places with men in juries at the High Courts in London. December May Add Another Million to Total: A despatch from London saw'.-- Ronsld Storrs, Governor of Jerusalem, who described himeelf as the successor -of Pontius Pilate, was entertained at luncheon by the Overseas Club and Patriotic League. Among his own acts as Governor, paid Storrs, was one to prohibit drink bars, as they seemed so wholly out of keeping with the sur- roundings, and the High Commission- er had extended this proposition to the whole of Palestine. His reply to a request for a concession to run trams to Bethlehem and the Mount of Olives was that the first rail section would be laid over the body of the Governor. He had forbidden the use of stucco and corrugated iron within the walls, and also the desh’ion of buildings without permission: U.S. Refused to Allow Trains to Run to Bethlehem. BRITISH GOVERNOR PROTECTS HOLY CITY Butter-Fresh dairy, choice, 49 to 60e; Creamery, No. 1, M to 58e; fresh, 68 to 61e. _ Margarine-Am to Me. Etrtttr--No. l, 69 to 72c; selects, " tof8e; neg laki_,_1'n t?artlrns, 85 to_90c. Beams-Canadian hand icked, bus., $8.76 to $4.20; primes, a to $3.50; Japans, 9%c; Litttats,_'Madagaoseti, 10yye;ptlifotnia Litpas, 12%e. Then she thrust her purse into his hand, and her voice broke as she add- ed softly: "And-and-d fortune to us all in the year that's come!" - Ma le produettr---Srrup, per imp, gal., tltd to $3.50; per 5 imp. gals., $3.25 to $3.40. Maple sugar. Ib., 27 to Me. "Go.'" whisperéd Miss Janet. urgent. ly, pointing to the darkness of the world outside. "I will keep him here a tew minutes." Eyeing the stalwart policeman keen. ly, he sneaked to his teet,.and follow- ed therold lady to the front door-and freedom. "While the lass gives the constable a glass of wine," she said, "I will see you away." TORONTO $7 BRING $17,000,000 Weekly Markd Report. .' raw-w l Cheese-Finest eaaterrts, 19 to 2te; "Butter, choicest creme-w. " to 56e; l1ihrtrs, fresh. 72c. Potatcas, per bag, 'car lots, 81.60 to $1.70. I Good veal. $12 to $13: med., 89 to ' ; grass. $4.50 to $5. Hogs. selects, to $17.50; sows, $18 to 13.60. If the output' of one of thc. rm- ployod is inferior, it is the whole establishment that stands discredited. The mistake or the willful malfeumco of one stands not aim-inn: his name. which is hidden, but against the place of his employment. which is publicly known. If at a More, or at a govern- ment office, or in a trolley car, or at a railway station one employe meets the public brusquely, the public re- sentment extends beyond the individ- ual agent to the impersonal ingtitu, tion behind him. A factory is not a group of buildings or machines; it i, a rump of factors, each of whom car- ries a personal responsibility for the entire plant. The British Parliament was rogued until February 15. Any Industrial establishment is as strong as the loyalty ni' those who work for it and as weak as their dereliction. There if, pride in their calling. among the genuine and self-respectful craftsmen. They do not cure to let the finished product leave the toiling hand until it is artood as they can make it. How different is their opirit from the thmsmevvine way of those who do not care “but they turn out if only the skirnped, dishotreat-work- manship will elude the inspector and deceive a purchaser! Choice heavy steer-II. 812 to $13.50; good heavy steers. $10.50 to $11; but- chers' cattle. choice, $9.50 to $10; do, good, " to $9: do. med., $6 to $7; do, com., " to 85.50; butchers' bulls. choice, $8 to $9.50; do. mod. " to $8; do, com.. " to $6: butchers' cows. choice, $7.50 to $8.50: do. good. 9625' to $7; do, com.. 84 to $6: feeders, best, $9 to $10; do. 900 lbs.. $8.50 to 8960; do, 800 lbs.. $7.75 to $8.25; do. cont. $5.25 to $6.25; tunnels and cutten. " to 84.50; milkers. good to choice, 3100 to 8165; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; Jun-bu. yearlings. $9 to $9.50; do, Spring, $11 to $12; calves. good to choice, $14 to.$16; sheen. $6 to $7; hogs, fed and watered. $16 to $16.25; do, weighed " can. $16.25 to $10.50; do, f.o.b.. $15 to “5.25; do, muntry points, $14.75 to 815. - Montreal. - Oats-Can. West.. No. 2, 72%e; No. 8, 69%e. Flour-Man. Spring what patents. fists, 811.10. RoMed oats- Bags. 90 lbs.. K't.80. Bran, $40.25. Shorts, $42.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, saga $32. 58c: rolls, 35 to We', cottage rolls, " to Me; breakfast bacon. " to We; fancy breakfast bacon. " to 66e; backs. phin. bone in, 49 to ti4ep, bone-. less. " to 59e. . _ ... Some men need the rough jolt of occasional adversity to remind them of the vulue of their job to them. It is not smut to disparage one's em- ployment. If you cannot give to it your loyalty, which is more than I perfunctory fulfillment of routine, you; ought to make room for a good and faithful servant. The mere time-' server draws down a wage that he has scarcely earned. and revilea, if he does not actually bite. the hand from which he takes it. to 27e per lb. -iiiMiiTieau.-rannus, med. 40 to 'let Wm.“ te', 1sookestrf I: Cured meats-Lone clear luau, 27 to 28et clear berks, M to 27e. lard-Pure tierces, 25 to Me; tuba, 26 to 26%e; nails, 2614 to 26%e; prints, 28 to 29e. Compound threes. 17 to 18e: tubs. 171A. to Ig%e; pails, 18% to Ble; prints, 21 to 22e. - M The man himself is more important than anything that he makes, and a humane consideration for him is the sounded business policy. It care is taken for his good, he is bound not to be reckless of himself. He can hardly expect others to be solicitous if he is careless and contemptuous of what is done for him. . ",r7iiuiiGairttiaint sue in: L'itetitut_catse; 556-256-5. tins, " Factor and Factory. The man behind the wheels that go round-the prime mover that is the soul of every machine-receives to-day a consideration denied him in former times. In the present era, the laborer in many instances has lost his head; but he vii] regain it. Circumstances will teach him not to throw his man-2y about as though, it were wastepaper. Economic laws themselves will take his tuition in hand and teaeh.him to More.. _ ElLr--.araHb.. um. 2533c. et. PM LI". I The bettetits to accrue Jun: t. v' I's- mhlishmont ora' Royal mum in A'lmr- u's cattle Inc! can be prcsuged i, tite l recent success at {ho " a: rm fur -- fthe appearance ot some at valund's . best thoroughbred: upon Wr-tto ‘te rate l tracks, the raising of cattle and weep lsundu-do. and um lamination in the ‘: Rrert of I new breed of hon-ms having [many mm in common mm the na. iuve cayuu. tut di-rearing. 'l’rom men In every wan. m we "mm those who have mint. 4].! Howe}! a diversity ot mom -ior fore hearing the call cur it.tt . l, Visioning the prusperity t ' be . l ' in following it. . Britain's Christmas box to t Mimi.) now It“ u cadm- in Hn-lirax in the Ship. of the destroyers Patriot and Patricia, the cm Aurora. and “marina. HCl“: 15. They were (My unison distinguished Tele, any.» MA by a. Gov. Simple, hum services were held on Wednesday " the two ceme- teelea in Ho1laad when the remains of British otheees and man who ircl'- ished in Holland during the war were recently gathered. The British Min- uter, Sir Ronald Wm, laid a M tted with at. rations} colors on each pave. I . Of the countless upon, where beauty i ot mtmtttttdtr- combines wuh uumy I of situation. which the Prince oi i Wales Jrsqt have encountered on his "may concluded tour of the Branch liJi'ijiiiotU, one particular Hector , would seem to have especially charm. ie him, ,and the heir of the British lthrono lost his heart to a stretch of gm ranch prairie in Southern Albee. Ha'! cutie country. ftatAed by creel l Ind 000109. trittg within shadow of the itoot hills, over which in winter time (the cmwk wind watts its warming ' Math. To be ennmurer! tor a prince _ it to acquire, and he left the mdvince, . of Alberta the owner ot the Bedding iton Roach. adjoining the famous Bur lu Percheron Roach of George Lam. (eotnmitted ttenter actively upon the f pursuit ot tranada's tlrst industry study incl-cued Canadian business. The 'mst mm, of the League of Nations m in fusion from Nov. 15 to me. 18. The next meeting will begin on the ttrat Monday in Septem- ber, 1921. The Phtuse, through hi: tuullage- mom. lost no time in entering pro- minently into the live-stock irciiistits, ot Alberta. and a herd of sheep arriv- ing from England in the nick of time for the Calgary tall til(r\' “en: straight to an exhibition LC!“ his pita this handicap. one rum. a winner " Royal 8110'! in 191131an Mimi! ctr the all-round ctuunpiuv.slip um rlty _ y the run class. and brought lilo “ghost revenue at the show, “M " pm: i.rrse price of $225. Three LIEliIi..L.* hum Us. Prince's ranch acid tl: 4.. uéKle [no of $563. The interest that we in": 'v, all: throne is taking in Flu”. u very gratifying to thi, ict Canada, and is a warm (Limit: denim" u the prelim: :v’.. the Domlnlon. Agricultuwj i, ( is a proteulon drawirx :'- [s, Though some of tho best nmimak trroeurable on the Amerlmn continent could have been secured locally, the stock rah-let‘s ot the province 'were bepetited hr the introduction of yet more regal animals. Thoroughbmd horse: came from the Royal Mud. Bhorthorns from the King's tarm, Shropshire sheep trum the Duke ot Westminster: estate, and rugged, hardy little ponies tron: the Devon moors. a type again“! previously un- known in Can‘t: Throughout 1eir truck, all animals had the care and Btuterintertdeetee ot I most expert stockmn In J. Carlyle, formerly Superlnteudent ot the Experimental Fnrmn for the Alberta Government. now manger of Mr. Lane's Eur-U lunch. Royal Ram can...“ Premier Award. PRINCE” WALES OWNS . CATTLE RANCH IN S. ALBERTA. h-tntioets of “we Stock 4tomEmUndGreatAidto 1liaee0arietstture. There was really nothing unusual “out this, for the tact is well known that none at the happiest days the Prince aunt in Cu)“: were on the Alberta nachos. hobnohbing with cow- boys and riding n broncho to the round-ups. The man characteristic phottxrnplu of the Prince taken aur- ing his tour are those in western sad. dle nitride n cow pony. m Finest Stock of England. Hazing acquired the ranch and ad& ed the title of rancher to his many distinctions. the Prince entered whole. heartedly into the project. ari heron he left to itontinue on his tour than“ the British Empire, made arrange- meats for the shipment of the best stock at England to the ranch. Thin was a step ot great importance to the agricultural .industry of the province and orthe Dominion and signil':raut it ranchers and farmers cf the greater elevation ot the finely baud 'tock Ul Alberta. The repent of up Luxury Tux has Tht lamb thoGov- 7iTlilill'3jl'lC': an.» we in; and to be su'ured fully to tta to u W an ing " m; J? . Q milieu! experu - the poison of i the most pow: metahk known to “a with of the y g. cur” lonetirr berries. it is d, -ison--s at trace gmtdueo RTECHS l Often wing R! being l- poison i .them 'tt I: may Ivy and closely we ty but" In l touch i P. or otir convey the po plant two la then. throw make body the h The Poison of no i math Ullh tht hundry bttrer n; “Sandor con to u don't no! “A at " is, com» so .3 colon two that Blue). trom “he com the l the l that (be I “He no rt lbwrb that vs (act Te condm winter comes- The p corere white teal like bu: It tgttd, the the “to the tars (may for I from wt pou mih by de " 3] 'tu' In; nrrseid, pr. d " man? $4t twoe you s "T t9 he rot' Tr EH older Q" " Hi WI ll Jatt I' rem