jMr ,m t i l l ' l l r B R T TM E S . F R I D A Y . A P R I L 12 1912 NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS. ;• !:lir' ■‘ I *l ?i :'f!.f . ii ^il


E very Picture T e l ls a Story.'''


GLITHEROE MAN SPEAKS CON'FI’JRH.N'CJ’: .Vr HUldi.


JfF.M.AN'J) l•'0J! l’'AIR l’I,AV. lll’X l ' -Ml’JN WANTEJ).


'I’he flirty-third amuial eonferenee of the


Xatiiimil i'nion of Teaehers Mas opened on Alonthiy in the City Hall. Hull. Some 1 ,.S00 teiieiiers are titfeuding as represenla- lives of the


iiiemhers of the X’iitioiial


L'nioii ill I’aiglmul and Wales. '1 lie re­ tiring presithmt. Miss Isjilittl C-leglioi’ii. ol Sheliield. presideil at the opening of the eimfe-reiiee. snpportetl liy the. presitleiit- eleet (Mr. Walter Beiitlilf of Loiuloii). Sir Jiiines Voxall. .M.R. (seeretary). and mem­ bers of Hie Fxeentive. At the opening the sessitm :i pidilie M'tiletime. M'as ntlered to till- delegates liv the Alayor of Hull (.Mr. '!’. S. 'I’iivlor). Hie Arehliisliop ol York. .Mr. T. 1!. Fereiis. M.l>.. ^fr. W. C. D.'iMsoii (the e-hnirmiin of the Hull, Fdneatiim Committet-). anti otlters. 'I’he city’s M'eleome eonelnded. Miss


fi////////i/m Do YOU gfit Mr. Pa ins in the Loins ^nd Back ?


Gravel? Dropsical Bwollings? Rheumati<=;nnJ? Kidnpv and Bladde r Trouble is 'ln>lor. ol - 4. lUmihill r(.tt;ij;*-s.


llacUiiclm is -ancrally mismKkrstooil.


I ’imllct*. CliiiieruL*, s:iys: —‘ Ikiddtchc iuki kidney iroiiblt* were a ”real ilrn\vl»:ick to mtr for ninnv \fnrs.


1 liad stwerc sbooun.e


pains in llio small <d my back. Si»meiitnes ihev came so suddenly lhai 1 ctmldn i crying out. It seemeil as il a lump of lead were pressing in my back, and there wa.s a


dull, "nawin*; pain. I bad rlieuinalistn : that was worst of


1 : -(i


all. 1 bad to give up work and stay in bed for wcjcks together. Them I heard about J)oairs backache kidney pills, and taking a few doses madtr a great improvement in m e : as I w(UU on with them I gen well enough to go back to work. In time tht;y compleiel\ cured me.


Mailv lu-aplu naaiect il liecanso lliay lielii-ii; it to lie ntuscuiar weakness line to overworii.


So they wait for il to pass off lint wlien baclttiche tlocs an/ pass oft. we


know that the ptiin comes not Iroin the back, but from the /.■ii/a*//... which lie benettth


the back. It is a warninj,'. .anil it is a ..'■/■laii.s warning,


for when the kitlners are wealt the nric acitl poison they leave in the blood iiegins to spre.ad all over the svsiem— Makes yemr back ache, your limb.s ache.—


I Ujan’s pills tire ;i grttud rnecli-


cine and 1 ctni lieariily recommend them. b'lVK YK.AKS AF'l'ER HIS ClMvl'..


Mr. 'Pavlor said:— I have not bee.i seriouslv* troubled since my cure. Now and aga*in I get a little reminder of the c*ld ironbl'e. but a dose or two of Hoan's pills soon does awtiy with that.”


P f - f f ,i h ex . y-i.v hiwes ta.l* ; e f > t l l i : > : r h


s/er/.\. »r / r em / es (r t-.UcClfHi»: C e . . S. Hj-Ux s t .. o .r fer ,{ '.- t ..


a c h e a n d k i d n e y p i l ls , a s k d i s t i n c t l y f o r D O A N ’S B a c k a c h e K i d n e y Pi l ls, thcj sanae a s M r . I a v io n n a d


H’ . D o n ’ t a s k f o r b a c k ­


;rv/.v/.•>;.-7//,.'»• ilHlt


/r' h ei> h li' { / <’»’ ‘ ' isritM'x e f i h f s e n t f 'C i t J ’ t f .


settles into nrinarvsetliment or ar.avel,which irrit.ales the hladtler anti kvepis it in a con- sltm.l state of discomfort.—does the urinary channels tmil slops the free passa.ee of water, cansine the swelliites of tlropsy,—forms into sharp, jaeseil crystals in the muscles, joints, and nerves, as in rheumatism and sciatica. If 1/1.1/ iitive am- of these symptoms, hefjin with'lioan's Itac'kache Kidney I'ills without


ilekiy. for the longer kidney irotlble is neg­ lected the imrder it is to cure.


l loan’s


llackaelie Kidney f i l ls gently leail the kid­ neys hack to health tmii activity. They relieve the urinary system like lasalive inedicincs relieve the bowels. I hey prevent waste water from slaying ton long in the bodv. and thev drive oiit the uric acid poison wliicll causes' llie above symptoms and


tnanv more.


Ser ious . \ ♦


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Cleghtirn stt-itl it Mats ntnv her pletisnre tti vacate the pre.sideiiHtil ehair. .Mr. Rientlill was then decorated M'ith Hie- liatlge of oliiee iiinl took the presidential ehair. .Mr. A. R. Rickies (Burnley), in moving


a vote of Hianks to Miss tMegliorn for lier services tis president of the niiioii, said htt eoimled il. ;m iiontinr to move this reso­ lution to Hie tirst lady presitleiit ot the nnioM at- tlie eml of a hrillianf aiul siiign- liirly eventful yetir nf iilliee. (.Applause) Miss Clegliorn hiul aeeomplished her tasl- M'itli Hie grtiee timl ease ol all-siillieiii!. streiieth.—'I’lie presitleiit presentetl Miss Clegliorn m IHi an album tis a slight token


of alfei-Him and esteem. In his presideiitiiil address .Mr. Be-iiHill


laitl strt'ss on M'liat he tt'rmetl some ot tlie “ gltiriiig defects ” of the lalimieiittu \ Fdneatioii .-\ets. fii Hie iieM’ Bill Mliieli


liiitl been promised for H)R> Hie.v as tea­ chers M’onlil look, be said, lor Hie remi>\al of the age liar for e-hildreii titlending a prinmry selitiol. At present, no matter liOM' aiixions ]iarmts might be for the eon- Hmietl edneatioii of their cliild, no matter liOM’ keen tlie. cliild Mtis to overtake previous slmv development, it liad to he exelnded from Hie seliool. 'I’liat Mas the liiM'. hnl- it Mtis a ItiM- M'hieli Mas a Mot the statute honk. "When mc eall to mind." Hie ]iresident Mcnt on.


cpiale yiroposals for opening tile higher branches of the puMie service to applieaiiLs not eoming from tho gretit piiMie schools and the older universities may be ex­ pected. 'IMie mover pointed out that the iiii|iiiry Mas demanded in eimseipienee ot tlie Holmes-.Moiaiit eirenlars, anil deelared tliat Hie coiisHtiitioii of the Commissiim M'tis a direct eliiillenge to the mtisses of Hie peo|ile. i t eontaiiied a duke, a bishop, e lord and men mIio laid lieen edneated in the public seliools and niiiversiHe.s. It M'as going to meet in secret, and they had decided in exclude Hie Rress. .Mr. W. IV. Steer, nf Derby, m ho seconded


said M'itli a packed Commission of tliat kind Hiey kiicM' M'hat kind of a report to exiiee-l. ' LoM'ly birth htul alM tiy.s been a bar to progre.<s. It Mas the Oxford or Cambridge drtiM'l ami not liraiiis that iitiM' ipialilied for Hie liigliesl service in the ennntry. 'riiese Mere Hie men mIio liatl moilelled. or rather miidilletl. imr ednea­


tioii. Sir Ceorge Keicewieli stiitl lie htul been in close toneh M'itli the system eomplainetl


of for .’15 yeai's. ” 1 am. he said. ’ 'ine of tliat tibominahle privileged ela.ss. (Laughter.) ’’ f have eome from Hiuse sinks of initpiity. I’llim tuid IValliol. and iifter till 1 am not asliamed of it—(elieer.s) —tind in my later years 1 have eome into toneh M'ith a Itirger eoiisliUieiiey tliaii any —the X'titioiial L'liion of'I’eaeliers. When 1 listened to .Mr. Jaekmtin tis to Hie eon- .stitntiiMi of the Commission 1 began to M'oiider M'liy the Commission slionld sit ill all.


'I’hey are going to sit for five


years. (Oil. oil.) But for all the good they Mill dt). Hiey iniglit as Mcll report to-


the


EASTER AT WADDINGTON AND •WEST BRADFORD.


Oil ,1'jitstiT 8iintlit.V 111 St. Helen .s C'hiireli .''I


AVtuklineton tliere' were eelelinitions of t-lie. Huelttiri.sl til li-iW iukI "-H0 tt.m. wlien :i large luiiiiber of pai'i.shioner.s reeeiveci ilieir Kaster eoniniiiiTuin. .-\l tlie eiiortil eelobrtilion nf the I'jiieliari.st, at HI-.10 a.ni. tlie. elioir .sang tlie Hii.ster liymiis tiiicl tlie file antlieni " t'lirist is risen.


movementsJ^iiijWliieli^the Christ immtineiil ill hnmanify is rising tn ever greater and


moi’e glorions life. .At the end of Hie service tin; 'J'e Denm


wtis sung. ■At St. Catlieriiie's Clinreli. West Brtiil-


'1 lie \ iear


■|)reaeJiino froiii tint text " l\ iiy seek ye tile- Jiving aniting tlie tletul 'f stiid that a stronger faith in the goodne.ss tuid reii- sontihleness of life would bring help tuid hle.ssing to all. We are for ever .seeking Clirlst ill the tiinih iif the past tuid we so misunderstand the signs of the times as to iniiigine tlml tlungs are all going wrong when really tliey are going glorimisly riglit. Ooti is ;i living Oiid. a (loti niiuii- fested in liuniiin life, and the living Christ is in the midst of all the mighty nnivement.s of the pre.sent day, guiding them to diviner issues. Religion is uo mere private reltitiiiii of tlie solitary soul to Cod. It


1;;,: ti;-)


i.s jiie-cmineiit by a eorpoiate- allair. aiming at tin* j'edemption and hallowing of the wliole of human life, the litiilowing tif labour, leereatioii. seieuee. art, the family tuid the nation. Wlien reeation liegan the spiritual wtis deposited as a .seed ill matter, and tliatseed is germimitng into “ 'riie Christ that i.s to be.” For iiiimanily i.s a solidtirity : there is a real inward spiritual lioiid. binding the liniiiiiii 3'aee into one whole, so that eaeli atleels and is atfeeted by all. We have learnt to seejc Cod where alone He can be found, and seen, tind heard ; near and not far ; witliin and not witliout: in the- very heart of His ereation, in the eentre of mans .spirit ; in'the liftt of each ; hut still more, in the life of all. Of the .Hotly of this Christ inearnate in humanity we are members. 'I'liis is the meaning of the Eiieharist; it is the Saeranient of solidarity it means that we tire one body. The religion of tlie rntnre will be tlie- religion of solidarity ; its aim will be the healing of all our'wretelied industrial, politieal, .social and religitnis divisimis. 'I’he resnr- reetion nf Christ is Hie ejiitome of a resur­ rection wliieli began with the tippearanee- of life on tliis planet and whieli will com­ plete itself when all the myriads of hnmaii beings liave been gathered into a ]iorfeet oneness in Clirist and beeome a refleetion of the love of Cod. For the Church that is to he is hnmanity ; its temjile is the Uiijvcr.se, visible and invisible, and Christ


it!i •T i-


- is the saeriliee that is nITered on its altar.s. ll'lie dark night of individualism is passing and the dtiy of brotlierhood' and lioly communion is dawning. Tlierefore let u.s not .seejc Christ in the tomb of the- pa.st. Let us seeiv .Him where we .sliall find I J im— in tJie great movements of our age. tliose


I'ord, iJiere were eeleJiratioiis of Imly eom- ninniun at .S a.m. and l()-:5t> a.m., the Rev. C. A. Craee nJJieiating. 'I’lie deeoratiims ill linth Clinrehes were very lieantifnl mid eli'eeti ve. On Isaster .Monday the animal \estry


meeting was JieJd in St. Heleits Clinreh, Wiiddington. at 7-ilO a.m.. the \ ieai'


]iresiding over a good attendiinee ol parisliioner.s from liotli villtiges. On tlie proposition of Ah’. Whiteside,


seconded liy .Mr. .John Herd, tlie minutes of the last meeting were read and approved 'I’he year's aeeoimts for St. Helen’s with tlie Iniltinee slieet were presented by the peo])le‘s Maiden. .Mr. Whiteside, and shoM'ed ;i btdtuu-e in liand. '.rhev u'ere passed uinuiimonsly on tlie profiosition of .Mr. Calvert, seeontleil hv-Mr. .lames Walmsley. 'I’he- aeeonnts for St. Catherine’s. West


Rradford, uerc presented by .Mr. Reter Harrison and slnnved a halanee in liand.


t)n the proposition of the Rev. t l. HOraee. seeonded by .Mr. A. 'I’itteiington the.se aeeoiiiits Mere passeil. 'I’he \'ietir nomi­ nated .Mr. Christoplier Calvert as Ills Miirden and .Mr. Dennis Whiteside Mas again apjxiinted t o he penple’s Maiden.


'J.’lie folloMing Mere elected sidesmen for St. 'Helen’s, ami also members of the Chujeh Comieil ; Me.ssis W. H. Wiggles- Morth. C. H. iMidlison, .lames Wtilmsley, W. J ’. 'I’omlinsim, John Herd. 0 . Wadding- ton. R. ILivesey.'!’. Althaiii. I). Wtilmsley,s W. C. Jtisho]). Jiimes AVilstm, R. C. Rishop and W. Oreenbank. l’tir St. Catherine’s the folloMing Mere elected .sidesmen and Chmeh eoniieillors : .Messrs. John Beii- tham, Jonathan Wilson. A. 'riUerington, Reter Harrison. Harry Wilson, Charles Lamb,'I’om A'litlall and S. Hitehen. -A vote of thiinks mus given to the Clinreh


ollieials foi- the past year. A.S the hour Mas late the West Rradford


parisliioncr.s left and the Vestry meeting M'iis declared to be at an end. 'I'he Vicar proxiosed that the ChnreJi C'oniieil pass a re.solntioii e.vpressing syiii])athy Mith the M'omen in tlieir struggle for5])olitical freedom.


l-iARI.V l-IAHI'r.'^.


HavveU : “A gQCul dt.-al dejiOmls on lilu; formatibn of early habits.” l’f>Mell: “ 1 kiiOM- itj.M’hen I was a babv my motlilcr hiretl a Momtiii to M’heel me


diout. ti.nil I have bean pnsheil for nioney- ever sinee.”


fieipiently expressed desire tuid Hie urgent iiatinmd need to .-ilmlish liall-time and to rtiise Hie tige of eompidsory eontinnafitin seliools il is seiircely to Vie lielieved that present parents tire slatute-harred Ironi eontinning Hitt taliiealinn of tlteir eltildren in tlie primary tlay seliools.” Air. Be.ntliil, asked M'lietlier tiiis M’as so. He himself sii]iplied the ansM'ta'. The tops of the primary seliools. he said, especially hi the large toMiis. Mere eiimpeting too siieeess- fiilly M’ith secondary .seliools. .A more plansilile reason Mtis gii’c.ii of the eaiise namely, ovttrlapping. Overltijiping in a properly eo-ordiiiated .sy.sfem of Iree pri- nitiry and seennilary edueation Mas to he eondemnetl. hut Me liad no such sy.steni. Fees. Mr. Bentlilfe deelared. Mere an in-


snrnionntahle iihstaele lt> the secondary edueation of Hie |ioor. tind niiHI fees Mere abolished il Mtis iniipiitons to debar <-hildren from tlie lienelits of a eonthuied edueation in their omii seliools. Continued ediietition Miiiild be ti good iiaHonal investment. .-\t pi’cstmt Hie ItiM ftirhade it. Tliey looked. hiiMever. for a speedy iilteration of the ItiM’. He Mas tidvoeating il sound national investment in the hrains of Hiose M'ho slioM'ed maiketl ability to proceed to the liigher hranelies of knoM’- ledge, tind tti proeeetl M’ith profit to theni- selves jiiid the nation. He liojied to .see in the Bill the jirtivisioii of free secondary ediiciition made eoni])idsory on the fan- tlmrities. andhy means of generous grants from the Im]ieritil Kxelieipier brought Mithin the reaeh of all mIiosc mental endinvment Mindd enable them to profit


l)V it. '.Mr. Bentlilf next turned toqne.stions


tilTeeting the M’ell-heing ot the teacher. He appealed for justice for Hie disiiosscssed


teacher eoiidemned the dual system of provideil and non-provided classes, and advocated eompletii xiopidar control for


every primtiry school. His observations on the, denominational


tpiestion M'cro listonetl to M'ith marked iittention. Hom’ Mtis the yiroblom of religinus instriietiim in the non-provided schools to lie solved ’; On one point Hie yiresident Mas most em])hatie.


Bible, he said, must be kiqit in the schools. If tlnit More done, if teaeher.s M ere alloMcd


to teiieli the truths M’liieh Mere accepted by every denomination M’liieh founded its creed on the Bible, then, in his opinion, denominational teaeliing might go from Hit! day schools. Mr. Boiitliffe, lumever, sounded one Maining. Several attempts to .solve the denominational yiioblcm had been mnde. he said, and hi etich instanee an honest vlfort hail been made to ]ireserve religious instruc.tioii. Let seetarians res­ ponsible for Hie failure of tlic.se efforts bcMare lest in sheer despair Rarliaincnt removed the block by removing tlie Bible.


'I’UESDAY’S RROCERDIXGS. 'I’lie feature of 'L’uesday’.s sitting Mas ti


striking attiiek on the constitution of the Civil Service Commission by Sir Cleorgc ivekeM’ieh, e.x-Seeretary of tho Board of Fldueation. 'I’lie. discussion arose on a resolution


moved by Mr. Miirshall Jackman, of London e.xj)re.ssing di.ssatisfaction M'ith the list of members ot the Commission as constituted, and tlie belief that from a Coniiiiission eontaiiiing such a projiortioii of persons knoMii to bo in strong sympathy with existing .social distinctions no ade-


morroM' he. 'I'liere Mill he a report of the privi leged class in favour of the e.xisHiig .state of tilings. 'I’liere Mill he a minority reporl. of etuii'se. from Mi*. SnoM'deii and one or tM'ti oHiers. and things M'ill go on exactly iis they M'enV on before. That is Hie 'ui- tention of Hie ttoveriiment. A'on canniil M'onder at it M'hen yon see one memher of it tnmhiing over the other looking tiller peerage.s. (Laughter tind cheers). Xtuv. M'hat is tlie qnalilietition of tlie eandi- diites '! A knoM'ledge of the dead laii- gnages. M'liieh is no earthly good to any hnmaii being. I am a lir.st elassie my.self. so 1 knoM' sometliuig ahont it. (Laughter.) Or else it is a knoM'ledge of Hie higher mathematies. 'I’hiit is tlie tpudiHeiitioii that is required for inspeetors. Xo man eonid e.xiimine eliildren in an elementary sehool nnle.ss he kncM' all about the dead dead langnages or eonie sections, tin in­ tricate matter of M'liieli. f am happy to say I kiioM' nothing. (Laughter). “ I M'ill give yon an instanee of limv,


iii-speetors M'ere appointed. 1 used to lake a book eontaiiiing tV


O We kiioM- M'liat Hie reiiort will ■


seheme should Ib e tlevised to eiisurtt adequate yieiisioiis also for teaehers in


secondary schools .-\ meeting of memhers and oflieials of


the local I’Alneatioii Committee M'as also lield. :it M'liieli papers mim-c read liy Dr- Forbe.s WinsloM' tuiil .Mr. J . Willis Biiml. eliairmaii of the W'oreeslersl.iire .I’.dueatitiii Committee, on the training of eliildren oi almormal physical or menfid eondition. ill’. l''orhes WiiisloM' referred to llie


importiuiee of removing eliildren nf driiii- ken parents from tlieir environment. Infant proiligies should he dealt M'ith in a different manner to other children. '1 he practice of masters in eiieonraging them tended to stint Hie ileveluimieiit of their


I hrains. 'I’ti ensure a liappy result in llie } edueiiHiin of the tihiiormal the eidlnre must he eommeiieed at the tlawii td in-


lelligenee. .Mr. Wiilis IViinil stiid that almormal


ehiklren shtndil not be allnu'ed to attend public elementary seliools.


'I’liere slionld


lie a return of tibnormal ehiklren in the metlienl oflieei'S report. 'I’liere shonltl lie


separate treatmenl for tliem. and tlie e.xtrti cost M'onld tmly lie the eharge tt.ir . llie eliild to a special sehool.


inseetieide, for gre.en-Iioiise.s ; and tlinfj| eomniereial viilne Mas ahont a xieiinv. ponnd. 'I’ohiiceii is at iireseiit niki.,]’ must entirely in Qnehee tiiitl Oiituri,, 'Phe total crop last year Mtis 20.(l(l0.(ii)o |


|'


tM'ti-Hiirds (if the M'htile eriip hein^ in the latter province. 'Phe. yield iivriji,, 1.500 lbs iier acre in normal yeiirs, ami'i Mi’ll eiiretl eommands from (id. i,, -i^i' per III., for ” binders.” ttiid fmni 4,| y 4Id. per 111. foi’ pipe tohiieeii. 'Phe stock.’’ and ’’ W'liite. Burley" viii-i,.|j,,, are mainly groM ii. hut hvhritls uf the hIbu, liave been recently introdneed. iiamelvll,. A'amaska " aiitl ’’ Big Ohio X Suinatii,' ’liieli fields of 1,500 to 2.000 ^


from M


per aeie are readily (il)taiiied Mith a sidertihle improvement in the si-/.e. .shii.,, tliiimess and elasHeity of tin- lem


-i-,


'Politieen is thus one rif the most |i,-ivi|„ crops. ft is generally griiMii in ,-ii-eii,,i one to fom- acres. e.s|ieeially in the fnij, groM’ing districts of Ontario and tjui-li., where it makes a n.sefni adjniiet in fi-nj,. groM'iiig. Riceeiil e.xperimeiit.-/ in Scotia deinonstntte tlnit the .\nnii|inl;, Yiilley the pick of .Xovti Scotia's oi'i-|i;,f|i area is highly adapted by soil .-uid eliinaij, eoilditioiis for tho groMth of toh.-a-eu.


'I’HE Ari'lSSAGI-: OF O.VPARIu. C'anadii’s i icm ' Deputy .Minister nf y„.


INTERESTING MARRIAGE. B L.A( 'K BUR X— R OIVIXSOX.


A prettv and interesting marriage solemni.sfil at tlie Clitheroe \Yesley M„„dav aftei’iimm. tlie parties i„.i„g ’m,-. Rohert ( "R o b in ” )


Blaekhnrn. ynnngest son ot Mr. tuitl Alr.s R. D. Blaekliurii, F.shtim 'Perraei-. aiiil -Miss Bentriee Rohinsoii. eklesl tliuighter of Air. tiiitl Airs. William HohiMsiiii. .Moiitagiie Street. 'Pile liride. M'ho m u s given tiM'tiy by her ftiHier. wtis t:istefiill\' tiHiretl ill an ivory Saxony lace robe, trimmeil M'itli tuck net. tlie fielni lieiiig eanglit M'ith sprays of orange-blossom and jietirl ornament. Slie M'ore a silver 'PageI hat trimmed tMith ostrieli x’ltime and earnied ashoM'cr lionqnet of M'liite tiili]i.s and lilie.s of tiie valley.


rieultnre. OtlaMii, .Mr. ('. ( .buiu-s. niie,',i till’, leading agrieiiltnral experts nf t|„. Dominion, has been rei-eiitly visitim


Fngland. Air. .lames. m Iio is ;i native ef


Ontario, has travelled min-li in Hie Ijiitnl Kingdtim. and is ftuniliar M’ith onr met lied, of agrienitnre. In a reeeiit interview Mr. .J;imes expre.ssed Ids dei-ided o|iiniii|, as to the snittihility of tlie average l!iiti,|| emigrtiiit for Oiitaria adding that a nnnl; larger proportifin of those m Iio


i-anie u,


Canada might m c II emhraee M’ith gn-ai advantage to themselves the nniijiii opportunities M’liieli exist in tliat I’rnviii..- in eonneetion M’ith one hraiieh of agiieiil- lure or tinother. Stiid .Mr. .lames. " T right kind of Fiiglishmaii is ahtavs w


•J’b-e l - i s s -M Ml;ir,;


T e x t :- ‘’ 'I'n.' a.nd no: i iv. 1 7 .


Salil.a: li.-.-vson respv ■jiiig dll’ S:.l ■phat tit, H'.i.;.’ I


I,,,.; wh.iL lital l-’ SMSi 'I'he folirdi iMiinKmdin,-:


rd'i'i's 1 0 di'' S''’-''n-': /-.liSi-rvan''’ : a.s a ■


■Pile 'Pe.:t Conini.i


1.1 \ ..f nihni'.i


Ihe liasis of t i t : ' upon .'I'-'r) Ji'M. ihos’.’. ri'-imnandm. ing life. Fa.ilm’., <I,Miin.'d liim ali'.'sh. ,!,aib; . 1 1 tho i"'bu. 1 kiM’ex’er, it: ' -m 1-


..IM l 'i I 1 ;u-


-ng- M.l: . a. kr.


TellgionisLs h.'i.ii O' -i e'la- i-iviiie fc.niinlisls. .iinl gn .' ,;p-ai tin: hu-i’-il ■'.-nmi::


. th-,:'r real spiril. iiwir r repi'f.v. d lids "H '''-d ' t.hv Dt-ii'to's ” 1’


I'UM.


liunleiis ni»:ii die ) " ’ 'I’l' ,tii luint tii.r -t de-a " tin


li,. i-l-


eome M’ith ns. and lie does verv iii-ll indeed. Let me put that fact tirst am


i '1 lie


hridesmaids. Miss Gertrude Robinson (sister ot Hie bride) and .Miss Lettiee Blat’klmrii (sister of Hie bridegroom). Mere daintily attired in shell jiiiik erepe- tle-eliene M'itli timie over-dre.sses OTila- meiitetl M'itli oriental embroidery and silk Itiee. 'I’liey etieli More silver Tagel bats trimmed M'itli pink rtises. 'Pliey bad bouquets of pink tulips a ml smila.v. and M'ore goltl brooehes. Hie gifts of the bridegrofim.


.Mr. O names to Hie Duke


of Devonshire. \Ylien he stuv them he used to lieave a heavy and deep sigh, and said. ‘ Will yon kindly make out a select list


iihoiit a do’/.en. He looked at it. and tlieii. M'illi a deeper sigh still, .said. ' Ntuv put tM'o names liefore me.’ 1 .stiid ’ \Yliat jirin- eiple must I go npon '


' Oh.’ lie said.


■ they must lie men M'ho most distinguished Hiemselves at the iniiver.sity.' (Langhler.) 'Phis M'as for an inspeeturship.


'I’here


Mas no qne.stion M'hatever M'lietlier they kncM' teaeliers—anytliiiig ationt teach­ ing or elementiiry seiiools. 'I’hey Mere purely university jirigs, aiitl the more ])i’igish they Mere Hie better. (Langhter). 'I'hat is hiiM' they Mere appointed." 'Pile ftiet Mils, etiiitiiined Hie speaker,


that Hie elTeet of all this Mas to bolster np the Civil Service M'ith a class of people M'ho in their turn Mould act as ;i barrier against Hie entering into Hie Civil Service of any oHiers hut the privileged class. 'Phat Mils M'hat Mas shoMii even in Hie eoiistitiition o f Hie. Commission. Why on earth .slionld they not have on the Com­ mission il mimher of men M'ho had eome from the petqile and not the privileged class He said. doM ii M'ith all tirtiticitil barrier.s and let the best men go to the best xilaees. Let Hie child of Hie elemen­ tary sehool have as good a ehanee as the Xniblic .school boy. (Cheers.) The re.solntion Mas carried unanimonsly


M-ith an addition ealliiig on the Govern­ ment to ii|ipoint additional members to rejireseiit those having practical e.xperi- enee of the tibuses M'liieli led to Hie aji- pointnient of the Commission. An interesting debate took place on


'I’lie


sehool elinies on a. resolution urging tin* eompidsory o.stablisliment of sueii edinies M’ith dental departments, the exiiense to be defrayed by State grants. Air. VY. .A. js’icliolls, of Plumstead, who


moved the resolution, said the necessity of sehool clinics M'as slioini Ijy the annual report of the Medical Oilieer of the Board of Rdueatioii, M'liieli revealed a vast aiiiouiit ot suffering endured by young children in our schools. SonieM'here about ten per cent, ot the eliildren in the elemen­ tary schools snifered from defective vision, from three, to four |ier eont. from defective hearing, from one to three per cent, from suppurtitive ears, eight per cent, from adenoids. 20 to 40 xier cent, from defective teetli, and a small number Mere verminous. Air. 'P. 1’. Syke.s, ot Bradford, seconding


Hie resolution, said in Bradford the selicme had been tried M'ith sueee.ss. 'I’liey in 1910 had .some 0,440 attendanues at sehool clinics. Of 3,520 cases treated. 3.000 cures had been clfceted. Some peojjle talked about the sy.stem underniiiung liarental res]>onsibility, but thev Mere building iqi parental rcsponsibilit.\% for of the spectacles sujiplied bytlic Bradfrod iiuthority more than SO ]ier cent. Merc paid for by the xiarents.


.1 he resolution Mas carried untinimouslv. Oh the question of siqieranmmtion a


resolution M'as earried in favour of. an anicndinent .of - the Act to give more favourable terms to teachers and that a


I Mould make out a select list of


foremost, and let it he the aiisM’er tn tlw silly legend. " X^o Englishmen need a|i|ilv,' IV’e M'iUit Kiiglislimeii. We linltl nut hntii hands to liim and offer him onr last,"


SO.MK S'PA'PI.S'PICS. (Jiiltirio's present population is alimi;


21 millions. 'Plie extent of her oreiiiiin! rni'til area is ronglily 25 million aeri-s. ni. M'liieli l."> million acres are elear am


i


12.110(1,000 iirees are under arable enltiva- Hiin. 'Phe C'roM ii still controls iqiMiirtUin 100 million tieres. a vei v eoiisiderahlc |ir;


.lames


\Yilkinsoii (eonsiii of llie bride), earried out Hie duties of best mao and tlie- grooms­


man Mils Air. C’. I’arker of Wlialley. 'Pile eeremoiiy M'as performed tiy tlie I'tev. G. A'ate.s iinil Air. H. X. Rinve. M'ho presiiled


at Hie organ, played the ’’ Weildiiig Altireh ” at the close. 'Pho guests, nnm- heriiig tibont eighty. M'ere snhseipienlly entertained in Hie Wesleyan Seliool. During the afternoon Hie iicM'ly imirried eonple left for St. .Amies for the liointy- mooii. .-\ large inimher of handsome and useful pre.seiils Mi-re received, inelndiiig


tin oak eloek from thi; M'orkmen td Little- moor Corn .Mill, uhere tlie hridegroom is employed.


CANADIAN NEWS ITEMS. 'Phe pre.sent active, hut entirely legi­


timate speeidation in city ]iroperty that is going on in W'e.stern t'linada has eii- eoiiniged many miserujilous persons to launeh M'ild eat real estate ]>ropositions which they advertise far tuid Midi- by gloM'ing statements that tire in most eases an ahsoliite perversion of the ftiets. 'Plieir practice is to buy farm land tliree or four miles from the nearest groM'ing eentre at M'hleh there is any demttnd for lots for aetntil btiilding purposes, and issue a t ­ tractive mu[).saiid plansshoM'ing the lands


j surveyed and laid out in building lots, M'liieli they ofl'er to the luiblie. at a jirice X'cr lot that Mas xirobably jiaid per acre


: a fcM'weeks jireviously. 'I’heir advertising is carried on invariably outside tlie locality eoneerned and among a pidilie M'liieli is too


! ftir tiMiiy toknoM' the facts. 'Plie Edmon- 1 ton Board of 'Prade htis decided to request the Alberta legislature to ^mss legislation i that M'ill deal efleetively M'itli sneli SM'ind-


' ling ojierations. It is not plain M'hat I eOeetive acHoii etui be thereby seemed. 'Pile only remedy for the Monld-he pur­ chaser ot real estate, failing iiersonal action based upon personal knoM'ledge is for him to do business throngli local real estate linns in good standing, of M’liieli there is no lack, and M'hose names and reliability can be ascertained through the usual ehannels.


'POBACCO GBOIYIXC! IX C.-VXADA. Canada raises ti good deal of the tobacco


wliicll is consumed in Hie country. 'Phe industry is of recent origin, and its pros­ perity inis lieen Itirgely xiromoted by the Moi’k of the 'Pobaceo Division of the Goveriiiiieiit. ExxK'rimeiital Farms M’liich has helped the groMors in selecting and testing the right kinds of seed, and also by jiractieal demonstrations of the best processes of euring the letif. Canadian tobacco iniinufaeturer.s conqictc eagerly noM' for all tlie tobacco th.at is groMU in the countj’j'. 'Phe improvement of the qualitv may bo imagined M’licn it is stated tli.aC some 15 years ago samples of the tobacco then groM’ii by tlie Quebec farmei’ for his own use, upon being .submitted to several of the leading tobacco inanutaofurers in the United, Kingdom, wa s xironounccd to be of a quality quite unfit for their purposes ; that in their opinion a use might be found for fumigation pur[ioses‘ as an


eeiitage of M’hieh is kiioM ii to he a(lii|itfil for iigrienltnral .settlement. 'Phere arr LSI).000 farmers in tlie Rrovinee. whn-i- liekl crops last year M'ere vtikied at 4" millions sterling. 'I'he output nf tli- dairying indnslry was elo.se on ten iiiillitin- divided as to 3 millions, butter tind cliirM’ prodneeil at the- cheese fai-tories and creameries, and 3 millions .sterling at fariii dairies ; M'hile the fre.sh milk eoiisniii|itiiiii M’as valued at liiTM'een P.j and 4 millinii- sterling. Ontario Inis 33S.20tl acres under ortjiai(l‘


vineyards and small fruits : Hie a]i]iK crop alone yielded a million and a lialf sterling. 'Pile output of fruit eamiiag i- valued at ti million : vegetable eainiiiigal another million sterling. .-\s may lie imtigiiietl. live stock is a vm


important intei'est. Great care alsn i. devoted to the hreeding of the very lui-t stock for the improvement of liertls in Hie other parts of the eoniilrv. It M


’ill he seen frinn M’hat has prcei'tH


thill the Rrovinee is eminently one wliioli, (itlers seojic for iicM’ hltiiid. among sut' roundings, and under eonditions tliat niab' a very .special ap^icid to the Old C’lnintrt intent on bettering his position.


CAXAD IAX BO UX T IES .


t '


(-knisiderable pressure has been pntJii|M iii


tile Ctuiadiaii Governinent to grant rr iicMed a.ssistance to the steel etiiiipiiiiits


M’hile We.stern Canada iiarlieiilnrly i/ 0|)])0.sing .sneh tietion. 'Phe matter is to lx' submitted for report to tile 'Parifl' t’oiii- mi.s.sion. 'Plie bohnty system in Caiiiith dates back to 1SS3. M’hen the first hoiintv


legislation M.as pas.sed M'itli regard to iron ; and steel. 'Phn.s for tM-enty-eiglil yi’tir’ i this industry has been assisted liv wo.v ’ bountie.s in one form or tinotiier. tad i M'liieli ultimately expired in Hie eotir.srof ; 1910 and 191 I. One e.xee])tioii. lioM


OVt'r. .


to that has been made in tlie ease of in® ; produced from Cjmaditiii ore liy tlie pm* | cess of eleetrie smelting. M’liieh is still ; the experimental stage. 'Phe hoiiiity in | this iristtinee litis been extended to tin’ { end of the enrrent yetir. .At ono tiw ; fiounties M't-rt* granted ftir the enetniragt’- ,


mcnt of the best siigai* indnstrv. hnl tin'.' ' ectised many vears ago, tind' Mete not rcncMed. Other artiedes still ri’eeivia? bounties are letid-beariiig ores mint’d in Canada. M liich oxjiire in 1913. the amoim' of bounty being limited to £100.000 in eaeli year. Alaiiilla fibre used in


j


mnnufaeture of binder tM’ines receives a bounty of three-eights of a cent, pee d' " M’hich M’a.s granted in order to .set olf d"' e.xport duty on nmnilla, fibre M liicli is payable by American imports. Crude petroleum in Canada also enjoys a bount.' of lA cents ]icr gitllon. In the 1mo lit'' instances there is no limitation as to date. Since tlie inceiilion of the bouiitv sysk’i'j in 18S4. to Alarcli 31st, 1911. the total .sum jiaid in bounties has aiiiouiited W 21,031,900 dollar.«, (£4,200,000) of 17,270,277 dollars (£3.450,000) ha.s paid to the iron and steel industrie.s.


Colds,? and- Brondiial' I S . ’ lAd. •' Of Chemists.'


“IIJfSEED COMPOENP” for Coi^f Troubles. 9,w:,.


w.irned t'l ite -t Vi''':!' ''O ' iii:mdm;-Mii, a Lr. .ik'.ng 'U was


t’'ai 'gi • ni.


trnlv as th High n. M'-r. . .Sim'-larly, ,i,w nn


faiil’i: M'.is f'U’.'.iil wi'Ji n hei-aiise. p:issing dinnigh Tulibeil -'un '"m r Ilf o


hands and .m- th-’ui. a vViIaiinn " f tin- thnshlivj;. winnow n A


Yii.N sniiiil «'.r ■thi-


ILaB \


|. tinl’inoj!'',- ' ■:


Wii.s ;l JfW. .nui Uir.-o: ■ law 1 0 v.ht; full. 11" '! o MU’h ri'■•n.’st.rriso.’a.’ ni -^tn! juivc m ■:!,ri"ncti.


in :■


r.hai ihtr S-l1 iha.r il is misi.ik,- •<! nht.Mt. n.ntl s*mir •


( itiil ni.m s'mply (bit* tla\ ut rt ’'i t' s


lontlutl 1'or man’s •■iMii!' ami ;u: l.i)w r’mif t*-.


•^'ri.-at Ifssi'in, whirli w-.- JfSiis. kni'ui.n.'- iJi-' m«


i'.'M.rwrs in n-svcfi ai nt;n-'il .his tt-.H'hini;' 1a ’• i)n\iil xlicl 'Jiar i:i a.': "nm. • Yif ih',* isht’U 1 »!•' at L


•'iht: prif.sis. an«i iu- w... ■tlfY-nM; s:j. n.tr w.uiswit


Jo>us. as thf St ’.n • :f Mj Sairliath. and i'.nl a. r.,'" iinp'm'. I rii.. r j t SI S w- ni i:il whor.- was ;i. -iKin


iun.l. aiiil ilif\ wan'hftj wmild ival him »vn ihi-


dicy mi^dit anwiisf him.


JfsVis said, is h iawiul or jod.-i. v[\. ti,|


urii.-wtil n.nil an^r\‘ Av:rh I iivUi'vi i.hai mrii slionM .'I


I'ht.-v mad>‘ iiti a.n,'W.*r.


aind 3ivisr<.-])r«'S-.-nt iha I f •IS 11 1 think il sinful i< i


■'.nss<An tlu* Sabbath. Hian. “ Sin-irli fonii rh\J


lint the I ’har!


fnr Thu:.r l.hw:'ir\- iha.n k'tlur of .dll* i ,aw ralJmr an^'i-y a.n 1 a i. *k


H(>rcdka;;Ts Wp .dtMiii J


I.O K i) OF in i - ; ‘'iinmiandm»-nt w.:


■■'l'.- Ap;;slk-s U: llu- ( 'ill


-^abludi day. TUi- car)| •did o!i>vrV{.. rm* b-wls:! dda<*«:.s, :uiui hi ;tlif wcukt. ' ■'^urTuoLk'n :


pi


*Lnni vt-r.sa.rl sf.nu-tlj


: ivtli ivf .dioso ilais. bl i 'vas tvTt ihaL of'i.i.w -a ; A[Xis-d^. w.ixrtr. ** \'p an-


: iindtT i;rar,e. ” Tiun ]' i ’xeeping ed.'iJ'ieT <ir h. .th , 'acred to tho lAird, oL { .iff.'iirs a:i.-l gi\4,:-i^ :hi-:ij i 1C spiriuial matters. -; So M-itii ns to-d.i\. \t| ’ day in th..- M-eek is'.so g.i


si-.-


BIB! Condu


WHICH


WHY n o t !


Very main ( :hr.---ti.a.nl ■ tt Rresejit of spiTiuial h(


help -nei.-eivi.!] hv th* PI-, ,.,


Bible. It eomllinj..,; tM-o .tf -[


bins ks t.ho u r ie of ttiidix-ok for a.-tsisiing


‘-mde .studv—t.qdcal s.itydhig quite a noo.1 ell "idt su!.j.sg,s .and ixissal I'l.tniTng I’m a mo.tt mt..l tannony- -of .tlie Scripltii| It is an Svo. voltmte * !«t«nid mstiff ckidi boar


'l^a'TPlted. post .free fl .l-tlo and 'Iract Socitf •-tondoxt, \V.


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