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A list of hospitals in Canada, is- sued by the `Department of Health at Ottawa, shows that we havey388 public, 259 private and 29 Red Ciioss hospitals, of which 108 public, 5_7 pri- vate and 11 Red Cross are in On- `tario. Alberta is second, Saskatche- wan third and British 'Columbia' fourth. Quebec `comes fth with 28 public and 20 private hospitals. One of the besttownehospitails is the Roy- 3 al Victoria, Barrie. ' t The increase voted the Town Clerk and Treasurer is a meritd recogni- tion of the faithful services of an ex- oceilent official. Few ratepayers who are fullylcognizant; of the responsib- ilities of the office and the heavy du- ties devolving` upon him will say that he is ov/erpaid. I _ '- In its general platform the Gov- ernment promises a balanced budget, A reduced taxation, increased municip- :al income tax exemption, reduced motor license charges, partial remov- al of `amusement tax, extension of highways and increased agricultural markets. While these are of import- ance, they will not play a large part in the contest. The paramount issue i is the liquor policy and on that the fate of the Government will be de- termined. - In appealing to the country on 'a policy of government control, the Ferguson Government is much weak- `ened by the resignation of the Hon. `W. F.` Nickle, the Attorney-General, 'w1hose reasons for opposing the pro- posed changes will be used {with tell-` ing effect in thecampaign. On more, `than one occasion Mr. Nickle has shown himself a man of independent thought and action and one who was * prepared to make sacrifices for prin- ciple. In his'~1etter to the Premier, 1 Mr. Nickle says: "`In my judgment, 5 often made known to you and `em- ' plhasized, the Ontario Temperance ' Act has contributed substantially to l the well-being of the province; and 1 while there are, and would be, -di i- 3 culties to combat and overthrow, I 1. t c a am condent that the recognition by the tradeand ~t-he electors of the de- termination" of governments to ac- knowledge the fundlamentals of the law and to require olhervance would surely and steadily win. respect and compliance." . . . . .. In my judg- ment, it isa mistake again'to legal- ize in the province the sale for'"bev- , erage purposes of ardent spirits and V `intoxicating 1iquors. . . . . .. You are aware that I have formonths carefully considered the problem, meanwhile investigating the workings _ of the various legislative schemes, R1 alluring but deceptive, of the other ju provinces, and `as the result findmy- he self convinced that the wise course th does not lie in the direction you in-' tend -to take." V i A Hst of hospitals Canada, ynrl kw 4-1nn'T\........'.4..---`-L 4' '9 `II-I 'l3riefly stated, Premier `Ferguson's liquor policy is; government ale to consumers under annual perm t, sale. of beer at tables `in hotels in munic- ipalities that were not formerly un- let, local option, abolition of doc- tors scrips, protection of local option` districts, no return of bars, applioa-, ~ htion of liquor revenues for the reduc- i `tion of taxes. `The `action of Premier._Ferguson in attempting to legalize the public sale of liquor in Ontario under a measure of governmenfcontroli is breaking faith with the people to whom `he gave a` solemn pledge that he would not -make any ,important`change.in the O.T.A. without the sanction of 3 ma jority of the people obtained through a plebiscite ibr referendum, Q In 1919 and 1924 the people declared 1 in favor of the O.T.A. and Premier ' Ferguson has no concrete evidence that public opinion has since chang- ed. ' on: up. '- % ` oovnnuenr -`commend u ` The - Ferg-_u__son Go,vernm_nt has taken `the plunge. After, long. hes- 'itation,jit has decided to go to the country, inst ad" 01. holding the bye- elections, 3 d to make the `govern- ment control of liquor the main plank in its election platform. Put- ting behind it the expressed will of the people, it has yielded to. the clamor of those who are_opposed to the O.T.A., trusting to their support and the advantage gained by thelast redistribution to return it t_o -power. f A%%%&%$i%$*%$:%%%%%%&;j ED I_'roR IAL ? cwm. 4 f`. **************;****g$** j . -n....!.` .1. LL. '1: ;1 1.. -- . v , .,'_, V; 9015 Ila LVNUGI __.high' `but we 1| nn4- 1...... "L; MUVVG, GlIU_ Idle his. affections _a;nd/pursuits 13 the; I or ms` thoughts, v only '_The venerable editor, M. A. James " of the Bowmanyille Statesman,vin , his interesting column says, .UWe " wish every man..an(_i woman could 9 realize fully that in their daily life, and associations they constantly rad- iate an inuence for weal or woe not `only on" the youthbut on` all persons `within, the circle of their inuence. Their characters tell on all, more or . less, with whom they come in cof1- ' tact. _ Note`, `too, that character has ' more to do_ with the healthy. human- ` progress than any other of the many `agencies of civilization; character, in fact, ithe.-gem of Hi ;i it`ein,ob__les man and wli1'jts"the_ human to the , -dis ='ihb:i wiizi~.ther3" brinsins him in ,closer:2.cin,!nuion..: with if the divine a` `source , from zwhjch '_a__ll ggoo,/d-" origin-' `-'3.'ts;` " Ev e"r'y -i n1:`hri' ass `his :-v'v`o'rlf"j"hn' his-. sphere is ap_p)oi_n1:,edv`h,iin' nfromi K 'above; and. -the * bent A gofh;-`his - thou_ghts,_ hisitiohs a'nd/nuni-a 1. 4`-1.:`*s....v.. _ 3. Although he organizer for the Ku Klux Klan told the court that-he dis- sociated himself and his organization lk from such deeds asthe outrage com- i_ mitted in St. Mary's Church, the pub`- ._ lic will not readily dissociate the Klan `O from this affair, even though its of- '_ cials were withoutany knowledge ,_ of the plot. or its `execution. Skelly 't had been in Canada over axyear and as far as was shown in evidence had` madeno threats of. violence against the Roman Catholics priorto the add- 7 vent of the Klan,` yet in three weeks ; after thevKlan had its public demon-I stration in Barrie, this `grave offence ` _was con1mitted. Had the Klan not! ' entered` thisvcommunity, it\is safe to ' say that the outrage wouldnot have ' [ taken. place nd the unfortunate { a young men, B tler and Lee, would ,1- still be occupying among their fellow I citizens the "respected p1ace"'they had I before this deplorable event occur-1 red, As Mr. Justice Logie very" truly . said, the Ku Klux `Klan is not in - consonance with " British o ideals and "is any importation from the United States which. `Canada can well` do without." a '3 3 - l A ........m acyaui, neoauuea, which was the primary cause of many ailments, `was never found inraces of mankind living as farzas possible fromlwhat we called civilization. The_ more highly civilized a dcountriy was, the more did dentalsepsis exist among itslpeople, for as soon as man con- trolled" his diet the disease quickly `_ followed. I ,........... uyull mu mwesslty OI proper - care of the teeth in maintaininggood , health; In thisconnection a despatch L `from London, England, is of special interest. According to this cable, "Dr. F. St. J. Steadman, lecturer on dental diseases in children at the Royal Dental Hospital, London, has just declaredwin an address to a `health confere ce at Durham that if the bad teeth of asylum inmates were l extracted an appreciable percentage of the patients could be "discharged. Dental sepsis, hesadded, whichvwasl Uhe Drimnrv nnnuja mp .........-- -:1-4- ,- .luuuuu1'ageIIIeI1`I} wot athletics. Com- . menting upon this action, the Ex- press-Herald says : `The town which Fosters a love for sports among the school age children will eventually find its place-'on` the map of the sport- ing world, but more important.than_ this is the value that the town re- ceives in improved citizenship and an all-round higher community spirit.' _ * This is `Dental Health Week in on: ._ tario and special emphasis is; being placed upon the `necessity of the teeth in mm'..+...-..:..,.. ....-.v ..-....,.,... uuuv\a'5Gu&UllD DU C1056 we sea- - son witha decit or," if they have a surplus, to use it in buying presents for players. In_~Newmarket they do things differently. .The committee in charge of athletics in that town had, a, nice `surplus and from itvoted grants to each of the three public schools and [separate school for the encouragement of athletics. - V nmentinnr nnnn Flat. ....4.:... L /It is quite a common practioe\for_1 athletic associations to close the sea-f son with n nhii M. .:a 4.1.--- L- - . Elie annual meeting of the Royall .Vi toria Hospital is to be held next 3 Tuesday aftgpnoon. In recent years - this annual Leirent has failed to at-` : tract the citizens, _few being present V except inembers of the Board. The hospital is_ a public institution: doing a a very valuable work in the `commun- ' ity,lAover 600 patietixts being treated duringthe year en ing Sept. 30. It deserves the support of ' the citizens and the ~-directors. would very much, appreciate it if the, people would` shpwetheir interest by `attending the meeting on Tuesday next. . /' Canadian farmers are raising` more sheep. An _increase of ten per cent`! is estimated `for the b Canadian wool clip of 1926. The largest increase has been made` in Quebec and Alber- ta. In. 1925 the total clip was 10,- 000,000` pounds, which has been this year increased. to 11,000,000. Be- sides enlarging the output,;the sheep` men are improving the quality, `thus adding much to the value of thecrop. If the menace of dogs were removed, [I many more sheep wduld be raised in ' Ontario. - ` . - I workiin ethe*"elds`, `horses `being used ' N '- "'1 draft, .,horse__is coming into demand again, j Alexander ' `-'G`albraith,'_ a vet- eran `Canadian horseman, is of the opinion that within the next three or four years there, willibe higher prices and even a scarcity of desir- able draft horses. He `emphasizes the importance of producing horses ' for theplowing. It appeprs t_hat* the I of the best type. , .. VO,bIeq'xious! >I .itAe:.'eture' ` _ Gananoque R eporteVre: Tere ap'- pear; `to be, ;said Q speaker the other '_ - Owen Sound Sun-Times! Will Ford, who is eundertaking to revise the; cpmmandment, Six days shalt thou laAbor,.by substirtuting ve for ;six;`.tell`.'hi employees what to` do vv`,ith< c hat spare day?` If (hey are left 55199 ? they'll` be into T dome` mischief, he may b~ sure. L` \ ~ -Mischief gfor Idle Hands . I: I 4` 1 J decisive test` of his character. His Efuture life depends wholly upon his work in the present everyday life,V I as` towhat kind of seed he is sowing arid the manner in which he` is sow- ing ;them. ' " " AMONQEXCHANGES 9 ;vorld ,-_--......uu.y_ ucuurul. but, . yfunder _{si;1gulal{1'l5;, there has not as yet been women observed anything lik the dispqsition police station. , It might easily be concluded thatgwinter mon-ths,` merchants are [such conditions would be `accompan- "ing a lively tradeyconfidence tied bye`-ma_ y minor offences "at least future of the gag inst c mmunity, decoru _ _-,.,,., .......l..g young JOY;-1`ldeI`S. V Building "1_'o.oms. and even the tions promise activity well in- m_. Bu't, .with every week and the mum. rsino-nlin-In +1.... L... -.A - - ` ,V netl_ll'l'IIlIg sanity ' down to stat l Estevan (Sask.) Mercury; The have returne. \ town. well lled, these days and stable social '; nights with_ out-of-work harvestver is now on hands, transient visitors, shoppers police depaz-1 from outlying `districts, people of "all entire freedon ages, races and classes, on business _ against persoi or pleasure bent. M Lodging houses!dl_1urches are are fullto overowing and tired hu- and week nigl manity is often. content with a s`:iake- some with th .downcin the re -hall, depot waiting young joy .-rid "ro.on`1s. the P1 01'i1iSe It easily months. "l'll|`\ nnvu-in !-n-- -'-----" " whose natures are as pureand beau-g ti_ful and fragrant of all the'_virtues,' as the rst rose of summer -and men` =whose hves are as noble as 'a psalm. Retttn-1`1ing`Sanity V v(Sask.) _town..;s nights with n'n+.n+'_m....1. L-._-w- _ _ -_----, .............,s are enjoy- :compan- `mg trade, condence in the . !e`a_st ' the'towna n_. But,;with and the thoughtful citizen may well d sposition sitting `rn-nH>v 9' nd district grows; cide that `we are -. uucu zuay Well sitting pretty. .........c auclal me." The high-jack- `let , only a lurid memory, the department reports almost freedom from serious offences `against persons `and property. The ldhurches well lled` on Sunday tions proxnise` 'activi_ty into the gwinter months,` enjoy- i`i_ng trade. condmm. :. nu - `to unri1liness that l."In V`Annv\I- .-__-. .. I -----vwu undo Was C( : [in recent years. [There Lision. for -the encouraging supp. A .._ _- --.....u so 1.611` U 'sion. fat the encouljagingv belief we are recovering from the post- jazz era. 'We have not only set `` life. - The high-j: var 1'6 '"""` J ----_, uuuucu *ov_ern-rfnent -but we good -way toward . The It wmm-+- -'~~'T was common'wi1ih- Thorn 31* `*5-' : settled ,,,.L L: vyvu` that .hem.a.bbu1583-'.`maw ;.may 7be thankful IIIVIICJ Iii, n1gnO" se_e_m;._.high' but; we, we do pot have to 2 pa! W. 7v=mls-`- `i V~ ' * ABSOL FULLY ORDER BROWWJ Em -"}"il1 -1 (i'~f I SA? 9N PO lIlv"'l\.\I Hzmtin: Singi ru:...,l. II{K>'HI| is to be-made up-to-date and conven- lent, the .~` improvements will cost money and,-m=e!~4Wi11able%shizh" Rates cabin. `Isl -`I-5. 0l_..u. - Gobalt s tax rate this year `is 81 mills for public school supporters and '7"! for separateschool supporters. In South Porcupine the rate is 77 mills. The Porcupine` Advance says, The people are not making any 1,1133 about the rate. They realize that if a town. a J.I.I 1451/V] .... My v-suvucu.-"'-_ Annual Income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen six, result happi- ness. Annual income-twenty pounds,- annual expenditure twenty pounds, ought and six, result misery. The blos- som is blighted, the leaf is-withered,` the god of day goes down upon the 7 dreary scene, and--and, inshort, `you A are foreveroored. As I am!" . The advice .in nancing dtreted by Micawber in David Coppereld cam ' not be ex'cVelI`ed:--I Annual income VUOIIHAQ BVIVIIIII1 ..--.`_-__ .ILA,-