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series of choices and chances accepted or refused. We look back and we mourn in vain that at a certain diâ€" viding of the pathway we went to the right instead of the left or vice versa. But if we could go back and retrace our course, we might have been worse off than we are now. It is easy to let others decide and then to say: "Don‘t blame me. That was not my fault. Put the blame where it belongs." There are always ten who will rise up and claim the credit for one who will candidly adâ€" mit, "The error was mine, and the distressing result of it is to be chargâ€" ed to my account." A great deal of moral cowardice may be hidden beâ€" hind a sleek and plausible surface. When you see people who have never been seriously tricd and tempted, you wonder how much of a strain their goodness would endure. Though a man‘s mind, it was said! eWms long ago, may tell hinm ge~=* t}mn! Over twenty years ago the Workers‘ soven wise Mz it *% Tower, there is a| Educational Association, familiarly 1â€"****~7, to us all in the workings of known as the W.E.A., originated in tiat mind. When we say that we| England as the result of an informal have a hard time making up our conference between some laboring men minds, what does it mean? It means| and some university professors. As we weigh plus and minus, pro and a result of this conference the Uniâ€" con, as Robinson Crusoe did when he versity of Oxford established evening was trying to decide if he was glad‘ classes for working men and women; or sorry that he was alive. We admire; soon after the Univers]ty of Camâ€" decision of character; we applaud bridge followed the same procedure. those who reach a conclusion, and are} In 1918 the W.E.A. took root in prompt to act upon it. But there is Canada in coâ€"operation with the Uniâ€" nothing admirable in the procedure of| versity of Toronto. Its growth was those who do not wait to learn the; at first slow, but in 1923 it had inâ€" facts before they come to a conclusion.â€" creased until there were 926 working A prompt decision may be wrong; it men and women studying University does not follow that it is correct| subjects. This year there are nearly merely because it is instantancous. 1,200 engaged in acquiring education What is the use of swift thinking if in this way. There are 19 classes in it is erroneous thinking? Why should Toronto and suburbs; 6 classes in a man receive credit for rapid mental Hamilton; 3 in Ottawa; 1 in Brantâ€" processes when those processes @r® ford; 1 in Galt; 1 in Windsor and 1 fundamentally unsound? ‘ in Kitchener. Of this total of 32 It will not do to avoid errors of classes, 9 classes are studying Econâ€" jJudgment by evading all responsibility omiecs, 4 are studying English Literâ€" and shifting the burden of decision ature, 5 take Psychology, 5 Public to others forever. Sooner or later we‘ Speaking and the other classes study must make up our minds. Life is a Finance, Social Evolution, Journalism series of choices and chances ncceptedl.nd Hygiene. Those who are accustomed to put off to an indeterminate distance the day of reckoning are not those to whom commanding powers are intrusted. It is a weak saying, that many things will decide themselves if we give them time enough. They will, but they may be decided in a way that is greatly to our disadvantage. While the physiâ€" cian postpones his treatment, the paâ€" tient may dic. While statesmen deâ€" bate, a nation may suffer for the deâ€" lay. While men procrastinate and temporize, the businessâ€"like a ship without a steering handâ€"may drift to ruin. The best means to prevent poisonâ€" Ing from the exhaust fumes, which is known as petro mortis, is to provide adequate ventilation in the garage. a thiefproof tool box. The cup is of the familiar waterproof paper, but more flexible, and is built up on a thin wire frame. When folded it fits into a round, hard rubber case no larger than a fountain pen and in appearâ€" ance just like that familiar utility, clip and all. The thiefproof tool box is a keyless affair, with tight fitting, weatherproof cover that permits it being carried on the running board. It is secured by a single combination lock, so there is no key to be lost or mislaid and no exâ€" posed lock to rust or be picked. The thiefproof box promises to do away with irresponsible "borrowing" of tools when the tourist‘s car is parked in strange, public garages over night. When an engine is started in a tight garage, the partly combusted gas and volatile byâ€"products which arise durâ€" Ing the operation of the engine is responsible for the poisoning. The greater number of cases of petro mortis have occurred during cold weather, when engines are hard to operate, and they are raced for a fow minutes before the garage is opened. So far as can be learned the most erious part of this type of poisoning is that death is caused in a short CONVENIENCES FOR MOTORâ€" ISTS. * Two handy devices for motorists have just been devised and patented and should prove popular. One is a folding drinking cup of practical size when ready for use, and the other is FIGHT GARAGE DANGER Decisions. In the Workers‘ Educational Assoâ€" ciation there is no propaganda; the purpose is purely and simply to furâ€" nish education of University grade to those who missed their opportunity for it in early life. The Provincial University provides the funds for the conducting of classes and welcomes requests for the formation of new classes anywhere in Ontario. I spent an hour In fear of the toâ€"morrow, I grieved and wept, Anticipating sorrow. I knew no rest, But when the morrow came, Like other days It seemed to be the same. I laughed and mocked my fearsâ€" They seemed so small, I wondered that they broke My rest at all. § STEEL SPRING COVERS. Automobile manufacturers make springs from the finest steel obtainâ€" ableâ€"highly tempered, specially treated and exactingly finished to give flexibility and easy riding qualities. But the manufacturer cannot do it all â€"he cannot keep them new. He deâ€" livers the springs in perfect condition and there his responsibility ends. It is up to the individual car owner to keep these sensitive springs in their original condition and spring covers play an important part in this work. Over twenty years ago the Workers‘ Educational Association, familiarly known as the W.E.A., originated in England as the result of an informal conference between some laboring men and some university professors. As a result of this conference the Uniâ€" versity of Oxford established evening classes for working men and women; soon after the University of Camâ€" A man to whom three years of study have borne no fruit would be hard to find.â€"Confucius. Springs play a very vital part in car life and riding comfort but from their very position on the chassis are necessarily exposed to all the dirt, dust and mud of the roads, to say nothing of rain, snow and ice. Springs must be made of steel which is subâ€" ject to rust, and rust brings rapid deâ€" terioration. From their unâ€"getâ€"atâ€"able position, springs receive less attention than any other vital unit on the enâ€" tire motor car. They are rarely, if ever, cleaned between the leaves. Hence it logically follows that uncared fof springs, no matter how finely made, cannot endure. Yet in my heart A little doubt held swayâ€" What trouble might I meet Aprother day? When an exit is made in the garage for the dangerous fumes, there is litâ€" tle danger from poisoning, but in a small airâ€"tight garage the vapors soon contaminate the air and render it danâ€" gerous. One of the best rules in this case is to keep the doors of the garage wide ‘open when the engine is going, and especially when it is first started in the morning. time, and without warning, while atâ€" tacks of ordinary poisoning are maniâ€" fested by headache, and possibly nausea. The Workers‘ Educatizgnal PAasccitl.on. Worry. â€"Abigail Cresson Years later I met him again. This time it was I that was "down and out" and sick with rheumatism, left from the typhoid fever that had me in its grip when the Goldfield smash stripâ€" ped me of a fortune. In the little town of Manbattan, Nevada, I met him. I bad been riding on a lumber wagon most of the day, trying to get there. Five miles out of town the wagon broke down, and, crippled as I was, I had to walk. I didn‘t know a soul there. Imagine my astonisment when I walked into town, sick, "broke" and bungry, to find the man whom I had helped in Stanley Park. He recogâ€" At a time when I had plenty of money, he writes, I was waiking one afternoon ip Stanidy Park, Vancouver. A young man was sitting on a bench looking bale and hungry and sad. "I‘m broke and hungry," he said. "I‘ve been sleeping in the park for the last three nights, and I‘m just about sick." "How did you get yourself into such "What‘s your trouble?" I asked. "Tell me. I have noticed you sitting here for two hours. Perhaps I can help." a fix?" ‘I put my money into a little mine up country," he replied, waving his hand toward the north. "There was nothâ€" ing there." Being kind to others is like other virtues its own reward, but it frequentâ€" ly receives other more tangible recogâ€" nition. In Ocean Echoes, the author, Mr. Arthur Mason, relates two inâ€" stances in point. He cleared his throat, and a delicate smile came into his face. I paid his room rent and board for a week and gave him twenty dollars. THE NEW BRITISH PREMIER AND HIS DAUGHTERS James Ramsay MacDonald at his home in Hampstead, with his three motherless daughters, Sheila, aged 13, at the left, Joan, 15, and Isabel, the 20â€"yearâ€"old chatelaine of 10 Downing Street. Premier MacDonald has two sons, Alister, an architect, and Malcolm, who is attending Queen‘s College, Oxford. The Crumbs We Scatter. o dAâ€"wellinaeto AND THF, WOPST IS YET TO COME IN RABBITBORO i Then the:e was the Chinaman on |\the Fraztr River who ran the fantan ‘house at Steveston. Grateful to me ?for rescuing him from three fishermen :who were "beating him up" one night ‘as I passed his door, he never forgot \me. Later I saw him in Vancouver | while I was standing at a street corner | wondering what to do next, for luck ‘had been bad. I saw him walking | along on the other side of the street. He crossed and walked up to me with outstretched hand. "How you do?" he said. After such experiences you find that there is indeed truth in the adage about "casting your bread upon the waters." And you are both inspired and made reckless by the sure knowâ€" ledge that somg one will save you from disaster. The crumbs we scatter come back to us as wellâ€"baked loaves. nized me at once and saw what my "Now," he said, taking me kindly by the arm, "it‘s my turn to help you!" He led me to his tent, got a doctQr jor me and kept me there Unin I got well. He gave me the usual limp Oriental handshake, passed along and left in my hand three twentyâ€"dollar gold pieces! Precocious Commercialism. "Is your father at home, dear?" Punch says a lady asked when the docâ€" tor‘s little daughter answered the door bell. "It means ten dollars," replied the little girl. If you‘re at home when Evil knocks, you‘ll be found out later. condition was. "No, he isn‘t," answered the child. "Ho‘s out giving an anaesthetic." "Oh, what a big word!" cried the lady playfully, "Do you know what it means ?" ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO | _ There is only one thing so wonderâ€" ‘ful that it still impresses a man after | he has become accustomed to itâ€" | himself! By timing the journey of the wave and ‘its "echo," experts can compute exactly the distance it travelled. Also by sending out and receiving many waves, they can draw an exact picture of the ocean floor. This device is known as a sonic depth finder. It is an apparatus for measuring the depth of the water by means of sound waves. The vibration from the steel disc sends out a sound wave which is "echoed" back from the bottom of the sea. The silver mark has only been the standard coin of Germany for fifty years; previous to that the thaler was in use. Miss Gertrude Emerson, who went tiger hunting in Indoâ€"China and who tells her story in Asia, never got a shot at the tiger she hunted, but she was one of those to whom the prospect of killing is the least, not the greatest, lure of the hunt. The bait, a bullock, was slain and wired strongly to a tree so that the tiger might not be able to carry it away. Although the first bullock was devoured and had to be replaced with another, the hunting party visited the tree at intervals for several nights without success. Tigers were known to be in the neighborhood, for the party heard them at nightâ€""the heartâ€" pumping cough of tigers. They gave no longâ€"drawn snarl, no roar, but three and sometimes four hoarse coughs in quick succession." Cut in the side of each destroyer, just below the water line, is a circular hole. Plugging the hole so that it takes the place of the part that has been removed is a round steel disec, which vibrates to electricity with every movement of the ship through the water. When this is done it is expected that it will be possible to map out the botâ€" tom of the Pacific as though it were dry land, and also to discover the causes of earthquakes and other phenâ€" omena. Then one night just as a violent storm began to slacken the hunters set out on foot. The men had each an ecetylene lamp fastened to the front of his cap. The grass was taller than their heads as they struck off through it in diverging lines like the.spokes of a fan. "I could just see the little glimmerâ€" ing lights and a blur of white faces dwindling to pinpoints. At what moâ€" ment would my electric torch be reâ€" flected from a pair of green eyes? One of the men let out a bloodâ€"curdling yell and we all ran stumbling towards him. He had stepped on a wild pig. Our eyes and ears were strained to the least unaccountable quiver in the darkâ€" ness of wet grasses swishing like endâ€" less waves and closing in like the sea over our heads. For sheer sense of danger that wild stalking through the night was as thrilling as anything in my life." But they misseiâ€"t== tiger and only lost themgares. It was the day after imi=3 Emerson had to leave that the quarry was obtained. _ Early in the morning as the hunters were about to return from another vain visit to the bait they became aware of a flurry among the birds and monkeys. They craned their necks and held their breaths. "The tiger cautiously slipped into the opening, walked up to the bullock, put his nose down to it and then stared straight over the top of it as if he had heard or smelled something. The moment had come to fire. The tiger jumped straight up fifteen feet into the air, but instead of falling backwards he came down square on his feet and in two leaps had vanished into the jungle. The stained earth showed that he was badly wounded. A trailing party armed with knives and a stout rope went after him. . A hundred yards from the bait they came upon him dead. With a bullet through his heart he had still run a hundred yards in dense jungle! Our tiger, whose footprints I had seen and whose voice I had heard, even though I never looked him square in the eye, was a true king of beasts." Scientists have‘ been keenly inâ€" terested in this question‘ for many years, and some months ago two American destroyers with experts on board steamed off in an attempt to find the bottom of the sea. Little is known of the bottom of the Pacific Ocean except for a few miles of coast round the principal harbors. The Lady and the Tiger. Solving Ocean Mysteries. THEY‘RE HaAvin ThE 2 TELEPHONE TAKEN out OoF A TELEPHONE BootThH * [ 7”0 I 4 } i ts \W cgds PA | o 3\‘?/‘:;{ eA em\\ $ K o / t AMA .\ s 30M aAX _ ,"FF“""‘- r, t | roikuip â€" Ea> )\ | i2 e Q §~. . w ,’ll R :.\.gv ' V‘\‘V ‘s;’"' .C ‘é‘: / C CV 4* 4 (,:, S2o en CSA 5 * s ae ép’\( ’(L:l :h" * is L3 & A test was made by boiling, for three hours, 2 lb. of red currants in a number of saucepans of different maâ€" terials, and then, by chemical analyâ€" sis, fAnding how much of the sauceâ€" pans had been dissolved in the food. An important household questionâ€" the choice of a saucepanâ€"has recently been investigated at the Municipal Laboratory of Helsingfors, Finland. Many kinds of motals and other maâ€" terials are in use for the manufacture of saucepans and other cooking utenâ€" sils, but owing to the solvent action of some foodstuffs it is certain thet chemical salts of the materlals used are absorbed to Bome extent by huâ€" man beings. Copper, tin, nickel, and aluminum vessels were all found good, but iron was found to be much more easily atâ€" tacked by foodstuffs. Tin, next to polished brass, stood out as the best material for the lining of cooking utenâ€" siis. The best figure obtained was that for brass, which was 250 times better than enamel. Brightlyâ€"polished brass cooking utensils are used on a large scale in the East. The depletion of the pulpwood reâ€" sources of the United States, and the increased consumption of newsprint for advertising, pamphlets, etc., has resulted in an unprecedented demand for the product of Canadian newsprint mills, and in consequence many new It has been frequently predicted by prominent American and Canadian manufacturers that Canada in a short time will assume supremacy as a newsprint producer. There is a steady and growing demand not only from the United States, but from the United Kingdom, the Antipodes, and other countries, and present indications would seem to justify the rapid expanâ€" sion of the newsprint industry of Canada. mills are in the course of construction in the Dominion, while the established plants are making extensive additions to cope with the demand In 1922 the production of newsprint in Canada was 1,090,000 tons, of which 887,835 tons were shipped to the United States. During the first eleven months of 1923 production of newsprint amounted to 1,161,225 tons, of which At the rate of production for the first four months of 1923, and taking into consideration the new machines put into operation since January, it is estimated that the output for 1923 reached 1,384,000 tons, or 4,610 tons a day. Machines started in 1923 include two at the plant of the Fort William Paper Company, with a daily capacity of 80 tons. Two machines were also put into service by the St, Lawrence Paper Mills at Three Rivers, while the Belgoâ€"Canadian Paper Company, which was reorganized lately, got two new newsprint machines in operation last year. In New Brunswick, the Bathurst Company put two machines in operation, while a third one will be probably started in 1924. Porauetion Promises Increase. In addition to the plants which were put into operation last year, much deâ€" velopment work is now going on which will bring into line a number of newsprint machines in 1924 which will greatly augment production. Price Brothers, at their new mill at Kenoâ€" gami, will put in two machines, each of 100 tons a day capacity, Donnaâ€" cona will have completed a similar machine of 100 tons capacity, and the Ontario Paper Company, owned by the "Chicago Tribune," which operâ€" ates a large mill at Thorold, will have completed by 1924 and put into serâ€" vice a paperâ€"making machine of 80 tons daily capacity. These machines will bring the total capacity of Canaâ€" dian newsprint mills in 1924 to 1,467, 000 tons; or approximately 5,000 tons a day. It will be noted that the new deâ€" velopment work outlined is practically confined to the Eastern Provinces, but recent advices from British Columbia, which has control of one of the largest existing stands of pulpwood on the continent, are to the effect that severâ€" al companies are negotiating with the Provincial Government in regard to the establishment of newsprint plants in that province. The Pacific Mills at Ocean Falls, and the Powell River Pulp and Paper Company, have under way at the present time extensions to their plants which will materially inâ€" crease their output of newsprint. a corresponding quantity was shipped to the States. The Safest Saucepans. Canadian Newsprint ' Set Her Majesty Right. | That veteran journalist and prince | of raconteurs, Sir Hoeary Lucy, <+ lights in telling the story of a cortain old admiral who had an extraordin=ry habit of contradicting anyone with whom he conversed. In fact, he once flatly contradicted the Queen,. He «t tended a royal reception and was pre sented to Her Majesty, who had hoard | something of his propensity. "I hear, | admiral, you contradict everyone who fm to you," said the Queen. "Your Majesty is misinformed," replied the l“'l"‘ll grufly. "I do nothing of the sort." ! Getting the grain crops of the | Prairie Provinces to market is a foaâ€" iture of Canadian industry which aeâ€" |‘ mands the interest of all who give the ‘matter any consideration. The task ‘ calls for a most intricate organization, says the Natural Resources Intelliâ€" gence Service of the Department of ;the Interior. As soon as threshing ‘commences in the autumn an avaâ€" lanche of grain begins to move forâ€" ‘wfl‘d from the farms of Manitoba, { Saskatchewan and Alberta to Port ’Arthur and Fort William. The volum» of wheat to be marketed is immense, | the wheat fields are far removed from ’tl:e seaboards, and the Pacific ports ‘as yet are equipped to handle only a | small share of the movement. . The great problem is to forward as much of the crop as possible before wintor iclocea navigation on the Great Lake St. Lawrence system of inland waterways leading to Montreal and ltho Atlantic ports. It is interesting to observe that the great English manufacturers of aer0 planes are giving much attention to designing and building light machin«s, that is, machines with enginas of loss than iwnâ€"horse power. One of the leadâ€" ing manufacturers recently said that such machines can be produced for less than £100 and that the cost of maintaining and running them will be smail. They are easy to pllot, climb well, can take off from an ordinary fAeld and land on it at very low spoed and require Httle shed room The limits of Canada‘s whea ductnig capacity have not yet be« proached, even by the great cr 1923, amounting to 452,000,000 bi With the decline of the Unitod States as m factor in the export of wheat to Europe and the consequent!} heavier demands upon this country the problem which will confront C: ada in marketing her western whon crop in the time available before ths close of navigation on the Groat Lakes will require the development of a transportation sysitem almost inconâ€" ceivable to the mind of the average layman. There is nothing more impressive in Canada‘s commercial life than the pr cision and smoothness with which the machinery of the grain trade performs its huge task. Railways, banks, grain dealers, lake carriers, ocean port authorities, the elevators in the whoo* fields, at the head and foot of the Great Lakes and at the seahoardâ€" these and other interests work at top speed to receive, clean, grade and forward in constant flow as great a stream of grain as the various carryâ€" ing and transhipping facilities can handle. The rapidity of the movement is astonishing. The twin ports, Tort William and Port Arthur, at the hoad of the Great Lakes, received by rai‘â€" ways 261,464,852 bushels of grain do ing the four months September, to 1 cember, 1923. In the same period 211,883,669 bushels were transâ€"shipp d and forwarded from those ports y lake carriers to eastern ports and world markets, The clevators at Fort William and Port Arthur alone have a storage capacity of sixtyâ€"five | lion bushels. To keep pace with t requirements of the grain trade ! number of elevators in the Domini increased from 528 in 1901 to 4,02G i 1922, and their capacity from; 1| 000,000 bushels to 238,252.8#0 hushes There were 4,829 employees in the Ontario factories, including superintendents, managers, etc., and the salary and wage bill for these men was $4,085,555. Genâ€" eral supplies used, apart from milk and cream, were valued at $914,788, and containers, such as cheese and butter boxes, were valued* at $779,508. The total value of the output of Ontario factories amounted to $45,285,â€" 744, of which $17,995,757 repreâ€" sented butter, 15,036,980 cheese, and $12,258,007 other products is divided between 407 steam boilers and 439 electric motors, the former providing 3,099 horse power and the latter 4,523 horse While the supply of milk and cream is th-xrlt essential for the J.O” dairy factories of Onâ€" tario, a report just issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on the dairy industry of Canada gives some further interesting requirements. The Ontario fac tories consumed 24,913 tons of coal, and 50,826 cords of wood, as well as other fuel, the total valued at $468,070. The power The Natural Resources Intelâ€" ligence Service of the Depart ment of the Interior at Ottawa Smail Acroplanes "PDidn‘t you notice I didn‘t, « replied the girl; and the pos mibbed his obis. 80 There, Mr. Busybody. In small towns no one‘s busi often made everyonc‘s business mark that is especially true 1 affeirs. In one town the pos! wes curious to know what sta sourtship of two young peo reached ; so when the young lad for her mail he remarked shyly, Janie, and when is the woddia to be ?" "Oh, not for & couple of yea!l replied the gir. quickly. "Ha, ba!" exsleimed the post "Did you notice I didn‘t say weddin‘?" sels on this coast . with refrigerator # the trade, whilst campaigning . over vince‘s publicists, bia apple is going afield and Anding f Canadian exportable way. Nova Scotia fin« ket for @ll it can prod province also ships s duct to the eastern market. There is a gr trade developing on t! with Europe via the and last year 600,006 travelled to England i British Columbia orchi sels on this coast are with refrigerator spac have exhil ing progre greatly in is largely apple cult which was The port i1 it Nova Scotia Brunswick t $1,189,926, in in British Cc ing a total 1 orchard â€" fru Whilst all 801, in New I British ‘Colu total value 1 year of $12,6: of orchard f There has been crease in apple pr years which bas b corresponding deve trade. In the year and small fruits in worth only $1,407,3¢ Ontario $7.809.084. Of the 19% worth $6,452, United King customer for barrels worth part of the however, we States, Aust Bouth Africa New Zealand tries. Apple: ported to the worth $60,51 these being : and the seco Of the t« 8,888,852 ba early apples and 277,052 British Colu apple provi both fall 000 barre the entire D price of $5.01 the average apples being for Nova 8e« GOVERMENT EST 3,373,050 BARR] amount _ to pounds, or 8.3 is estimated t Quebec 61,000 wick 41,250 b 628.800 barrels The esti tion of apy 8,838,852 b to: $19,508, 813 barrels 1921. The accounted $7,851,186 ; 00( 2,538,000 barrels. 000 00( Practically the Entire able Crop Finds a Ma Britain and Euro The Canadian apple crop of mises to be of a somewh: yileld than that of 1922, thoug whole a substantial harvest, to the average, has been gath cording to the last Governn mates the vear‘s annle e Arreis ( United Kingdom CROP OF PAST Af pI that ApJ LS C for 80 Quebe 500 c m Rapld Growth of ind ples fr 8811 hb ri st AT tia w B 1,11 rket barre 44 w 68 .60 ppic itark nbig ue ir NOW t} t} wth VA 842 64 11 t} be $4 i1 First Cus be ts ustr AF