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ening there And never sit down- in that easy chair. 'And say, St. Peter, my sight is dim- But 'I don‘t like the way your Whis- kers are trimmed; They‘re out too wide, with an out.- ward toss, They‘d look better narrow and straight across.” I “But. say, St. Peter, it 5001115 to me. This gate isn‘t kept as it ought to be. You ought to stand right by the op- and jars, To keep him from , the stars. St. Peter sat quiet and stroked ‘his And in spite of his office he had to laugh; ‘ “Who’s tending this gate, Maggie, you or I?” Then he arose in his stature tall, And pressed a button upon the wall, And said to the imp who answered Slowly Jiggs turned, by habit bent, To follow wherever Maggie went, And St. Peter, standing on duty there Saw that the tap of. his head was clear. On earth I bum a hoax v (2105" Gi\e me in heaxen still Jim's t0 boss he brougi 11:, my Pulling-pin, plates the bell, “Es'cort this female around to "all." Then, seeming a difi‘erent thought to dome. I know him, St. Pet-31', know him well, To escape from me. he would go tn hell: But, St. Peter, I need him here, And hope you can see your way bare; He called the old boy back and said: “Jiggs, how IOng hast thou been wed?” “Thirty y ears,” (with a weary sigh) , And then he thoughtfully added, » “Why?” St. Peter was silent, with head bow- ed‘ down; He raised his hand and scratched his late, Which is a sin all wumeu hale But, at last, when he (iii Cnll’lz‘ The rolling-p in \\ cut air: .10: bore, He gadded about with Dinty Moore. He made a practice of staying out career; I've talked and talked to them lmnl and long. For my voice is good and my lungs _ are strong; So, good St. Peter, you’ll clearly see The gate of heaven is Open for me. But Jiggs, here, I regret to say, Hasn‘t walked in exactly the nar- row way, He smokes and swears, and grave faults he‘s got, So I «knit know whether he’ll pass Hr not. He never would pray with an earnest Wm, 01' go to revival or join our h 3mm, While I the sins of my neighburs wav, I’ve told my neighborsâ€"I’ve told 'em all ’Bout Adam and Eve and the Pmnal Fall. I've shown them what they’d have to do , If they’d pass in with the chosen few. I’ve marked the path of duty clear, Laid out [the plans 01' their when} me out, I’ve bwn to meeting three UZHCS :1 \"vek. And alxxuys Id xisn up and speak, Ive told Hu- sinmms about 920 day .VV hen they (1 Iepent. of their eui band. Of me."St. Prior, there. is 110 doubt, lere's m.;thing from heaven *0 in»? T0 ict us And play “0 thou \\ ho guardCSL the gate," isad She, “\Vn t“ 0 come thither iwsvechiHI-S‘ thho Maggie was tail, and dark and thin With a scragglv beaidlet on her chin \\ hile Jivec "s “as short and thick and stout, And His stomach was built so it rounded out. His face was pleasant and all the while, W’hen up to the mp 01‘ the golden stair, Maggie and J iggs ascending thez‘e. Applied for admission; then came . and stood Before St. ePter, so great and good; In hope the city of peace to xx 111 And asked St. Petei to let them in. Gate, With a solemn mien and an air date, St. Peter MAGGIE AND J IGGS PAGE EIGHT. Iiggs kept still Whileagg'ic Spoke. s untcr the: heavenly 111“ y 1111111111115 \xith the 2- AT THE GOLDEN GATE stood guard at the Golden g f 7’“er mg among: “0111““, in His an I 1"] A HINT FOR ALL OF US "ll12* l121m2* toun \xill nm or grmx until 2*2:12 l1 and 2*\ wrx citizen realizes his 211.11 ix 221 Bux 21tH21n10.’ The Outâ€" sidvl' [nus 1121 laxos 21ml contributPS nothing to the support 01 local insti- (MINUS. ”121 mm 1 we must. first pat- lOIllZO homo industry. I‘:\'2*I‘y cont. spout outside is building the other tou‘n. If you spend your dollars at. home you are building your own town. a grim wants roses in her cheeks. It has the lip-stick and the I"«”)1.1ge-pot \wll bvatmi.â€"â€"Dr. Martha Tracy. The MS! 0f all habits is to break 0111‘ habits. Nothing restores our sc_~II'-1'nsimci. so much [as the discov- vx‘y that. we can do Without pleasures in which We? have become. habituat- NLâ€"«A. .(i (Vial‘diner. Thom is nothing better than five minutvs with a pair of dumbbells if 't‘hev had travelled more than ) 000 miles at a cost at F?) for "380- line, and time spent only $126 for 1)dttb”lll(3}'ll'a\e had onlv three punt tui es and a blowout all the wav one punctul e and a blowout between "unonto and L03 Angeles and two punctures on the way back. Thev made a detour on their way through Minneapolis to go up to Duluth and thmiu, to) 101 t. \\ itliam and Port Arthur. amt as they were anxious to 0 S Hwy made the outgoing journey in Him-(3 “MKS \‘ia Chicago and Salt. Lakv City. ' RANDOM REMARKS .\ mzm van he a scuundrel without. EH'Paking any lavaâ€"George Bernard Shaw. PVT THOUSAND MILES ON $55 WORTH OF GASOLINE \ 41151: {11h 1";10n1 1’11'1 \I'thur sms that M1. 1111:! 3115.101111 L. Baxter of [01111110 spent a day there on their wturn f1'nm Lus Angelcs, California, 1.111 P111119 to Torn-nib after 11 three 1110111115' motor holiday. way. And Jiggs, Iwking dmvn from hi5 high level, 'i‘houg :. of Maggie and felt. sorry for the devil. -~'(,:m>t':.:c .31‘34‘18i'13u' in The I’OI'O Marquette Magazine. I'vst." "Sm" Hui ~11 Iim‘St ambx'nsia he fCCt'S Ho-‘s had: bout all the hell he needs. : It isnt hardly 111l?th‘?.r:gm¢io_. g '1 0 must him on wait}: and in future. , too,” 2 I l l good; He smoked and swore,â€"I should think he would. Thirty years with that tongue so Sharpâ€"- 1101 Angel Gabriel! G58 him a harp! A. je'cceicd harp with a golden string, (500d sir. pass in when) the angels Good sir, pass in where the angels sixw.’ Ami Ga! mi 1 .r'axe him a seat 31." me, One “in: a cushion, up near the throne. _ "Call up some angels to play their best. PPOI‘ J i there! No wonder the man hasnt any hair! Swearing is \\ icked, smokings not take, Simxly, half to himself, he spake: “Iklixty )0315 “nth that “runar ’l“ they mtulc the m «1 {111.01 owr the Scott biz. h- -\ m:OI](“‘! in: on thv allzu' Ol' kmnvlmigc by the m::mastorios nl’ Em'ulre. I‘LL-(lay the State has been aroused to see the impm'tanco of education in ciiizen- ship and is making it. incmmsingly possible for (New citizen to start. .. _-_ aJL\-“L\‘II: III \\II thn \\ 11]» and S“ nIIpiIIg' omr HIII IIiIilizIIII \mIIII WIHII 111 its culâ€" IIIIII- and I'I IIIIII‘II...1111I a time it. SIIIII:11IIII as 1111111211 all IIIIIIII IIIIngInss 11:11! hI'IIIII iI1\IIIII. (JIIIIIIIII and IIIiI â€" (21111211 \\II I'II the 11mm“: on Hf HIII I'IIII :111Il what littln there was was ‘maI nIaIIIIIII by HIII Church. '_l‘lIIII)11;_I'l HIII IlaIk agIs III ignoranrn 211111 511- IIII~IIIIIIII ”It" IinIs “OPP kIIIIt IIIIIII- :N‘n : ‘1'! I'm! 1:3”\' HU'IIL" (Mi meant it. (I: m t .- J“- UAJLUKLK/ amid the mart? 0111' Mood spluslms Upward, 0h, gold- fwmfwr, And your purple shows your path! But 15w child‘s sub in Hm silm‘u'e- '12-:st domwl' Than Hm stI‘Cng man in his wrath.“ {£11t :2 (‘hlldl‘m "How lo:1g."fitnllu}ty say, “haw long, 011 tn‘lI‘I‘I child welfare is advancing,r surely but shirwly though it is only after flung centuries that men are begui- §ning te realize fully the im-stimable .value of child lit'e. liven in this day fot' awakenwl and enligl‘itemwl minds tthere are still some who refuse to isee the child through Christ's eyes I . . [:1th who are hlllait‘l'illg‘ the develop- Pnient ot' emistruetive, preventive work among the chih‘lren ot' the world. \\ 1th the industrial itemlutum came ptll'tlails the most distressing era til the history ot' ohlhlhood. Fac- tories threw home Industries out 01. Jomt and machines took the place of manual labor. Many of these maâ€" chines were so Simple that children could lend them. The natural eheap- ness of child labor led to their em- ployment. ill great numbers. Child- ren were apprentlced at SIX years of age. They were taken from the poorâ€"houses and herded in factories; they worked long, weary hours un- dencruel, overbearing taskmasters. 'l‘heii'}.)light was ghastly and almost unbelievable. Fiogged and fettered by overseers. all the Joyous l1ght- heartedness whieh we generally as- sociate with childl‘iootl was crushed out, of tluggm. Life which should have been a bright. gladseme. glorious her- itage. was full to overlimving with eruel olrtnigery. The following essay on Chuld ‘Welz- fare was read by Mrs. J. S. McIlraith at the \Vomen’s Institute Picnic at Holstein and requested by resolution to be published in The Chronicle. Mrs. McIlraith is not the author of the essay, and wishes to say so. It was prepared by her daughter, Miss Mary Mcllraith, while attending the Social Service Class in Toronto, and used there on a former occasion by the author. On? hearing this paper, Mr. A. E. Trout, Superintendent of the Grey County Children’s Shelter, Owen Sound, expressed his approval of its merits, and to give it Wider publicity dried on a sugg‘stiun and I‘nox‘ed the resulutiou to have it, pub- lished. ' Development of Child Welfare and ‘ Present Accepted Standards and Methods This Week-"Some Beautiful Designs in Bed- room Wall Paper at Greatly Reduced Prices. GOOD SERVICE ASQUARE DEAL Sterling’s Work Shoes . at Reduced Prices Men’s Muleskin Shoes £01 Haying and Har- ve_s_ting, reg. $3. 50. toe cap, Bi‘Oken size; This Week “ 95 Men’s Tan French Horsehide strong and durable, good fitters, regglar $4.75. Men’s Chrome Bluc‘ Men’s Brown Elk This Week.. ”$2 95 i’ww day has (‘lm‘mod for Hm Batlonxl commences haw \\ 211w! and (he chi‘id is graft- actor. ln e'x'ercx‘owdml, unsanitary living cuntlitimls the child’s health and murals are both undermined. Juvenile Court records Show that many “1' Huh cases come from ah- normtxl heme ('(‘yns‘liti«')1]s, While a study (.1' iné'anl I‘nHI‘tality shows an mnmllingiy high rate where houses are pow and overeromtling prevails. New Zealand claims the lowest in- fant. ml‘n‘taljly and. if we study hous- ing there. we find that, even in the miles the homes are mostly of the Phat IIIIusing is a \CI‘V great Iac- IOII in child \\ (IlfaII II is IIlm gOINII‘allV II IIIIIIIIIZIIII. TIIII child, not (IIIIV 011V- siIII-Illv but mentally and mOII2IllV is \IIIIV much a product Of his IIm iIIIInâ€" IIIII III. \ child who Spends his ear- I: IIsI \IIaIIs S‘lll‘I'Ounded by all that is sIIIIIliII and ugly is not likI-Ilv to hang 2I l II'IIIIIIHII, upright mind and char- The 1'111-11'1'z1l13nce of malnutril_.ion among our children has aroused much agilalinn. That this is found among the 13l11'll1'311 Of the so-called 11111113? clowns and is not 001111111311 to tl11~\\111-l;i11g class is also a recogniz- 1311 iacl. Milk campaigns and Other 131l111alixe 11113 1s111'13 have gix on splendid results. The necessih 1013 11:1sl13111‘izali011 111 milk is now real- izml and is being enforced more 111111 more. 'l‘he antiens are beginning to study infant mortality and to ask them- selwswhy it is so high. Canada has {0â€"day a l')ep:i1rtment of Child W'el- l'are as a part. 01' its Department of Public Health. The duty of this. lmiartnient is to investigate the ‘causes of infant mmrtality. juvenile ('nuz't. recyrlls and accidents of child- ren. Measures are being taken to educate parents. The establishment of [ire-natal and well-baby clinics have saved many little lives. Wherâ€" ever the Public Health Nurse gees with her klnm'ledge and sympathetic understanding the rate of infant. mQrt-ality has been lnwered. Besides these classes for those be- low normal it is necessary to have auxiliary classes for the normal child We must make provision for some remedial cause and needs special attention to bring him up to his proper standard. There are those who want vocational guidance and technical or industrial schools meet this need. Education must also he proxr'idml for dependent children in Institutions, but, where possible, it is advisable to send such children to the Public schools. But what about the child who is below par mtmtally or physically? Until recently little or nothing was dame to help these poor little un- l'ortunates. They were simply al- lowed to drift dependent on the hap- hazard ministry of those witlr’whom they new thrown. ;_\'OW an org-an- ized etl‘ort. is being maed to help them. Outdoor and Fresh Air Schwis and auxiliary classes mark the. line ol‘ progress. Classes in children’s l‘iospitals and in homes for incurable children have brought sunshine into many starved lives. Disciplinary classes in lnstitutes i'or eorri‘retitm, classes for those who have: delrcls in their speech, for the blind, for the deal’, for epileptics and for mental defectives are being es- taiiilished here and there. These classes are of the utmost importance because it is quite unfair to expect these children to compete with their more _l'av«:)red brothers and sisters. Drapery Chintz, reg- ular 45 c This week ....29c. out with a good general education. First of all, education up to a certain age was made compulsory. The School Acts of 1919 mark a great step in advancement in Ontario. Not only have the years of school attend- ance been extended but part-time education is to be provided and made compulsory for adolescents from sixteen to eighteen years of age. Medical inspection in schools is fast gaining a footing” in our country and it has revealed many startling facts which will result in better school acComniodation and better physical conditions of pupils. Super- vised playgrounds and hot school lunches are adding greatly to the \x'cli‘are of the child. Men’s Cotton‘ Hose black and colors. Men’s Khaki Pants, regular $2. 50. Fancy Beach Cloths, regular 25c and 30c. Dainty Scotch Ging: hams in numerous patterns. - Just arrived a ship- ment of D. A. Cor- set_§2 _regula_r $1.25. This Week . . . .$1.98 This week' . . . .19c. This week' . . . .25c. This week . . . .25c. This week L ...99c The Churches, too, are moving for- ward in this day and generation. They have caught, a new Vision and have a new outlook upon the minis- try which they owe to the children. They now acknowledge that life is a. whole and cannot be di‘il'iartmental- ized. that they must meet. the needs of the whole life. Every child who comes 'into the world has a capi‘icity l‘or religion and has a right to a re- ligiijin Of his own. To expect *a child to have the same religious GKDOI‘l- enee as his grandfather is as ridi- cnlmis as expecting him to wear his. grandfather‘s clotlns The churchâ€" es are grasping these facts. and uni." of the most. helpful signs of the day is the new and larger place g'lYt‘il to children in the programmes «:3' our churches. 13111111908 1l113 lit1113 "111111 who trans1'r1'13s3131'1 11113. 12111 \3. 21s 21 1'11n1111321l and \31' as 1.1132111 with 3130.1131'11111':lv In that year 11113 111113111113 Delinquents Xct was 1121551311 and since then the. child 111111131 sixteen has been treated as a 1:1131111q111311t. 121111131- 1112111 21 crim- inal. (113111312111? 11113}: 1121113 11131311 more sinned agaim! 1111111 sinning. thev have stepped 212311113 through 11113 in- fluence of 13111111 111113111 N0\". 111111131“ the guidance of 21 111'11bati0n 111111'131' bathe delinquent and 111111113 21113 1':13 modelled and helped 111111 a 1113’1'- \K'ay. 111.:11 1111111111115 1111.: 1a11111\ ‘db ‘dil lHU“ 1111 111111 is 11111 11111111111111). 1111111111311" 111111 Mothcrs’ \111ma11cu Act. 1111; Art. makes if 110551411110 1111‘ 11111 \1‘313â€" mwd (.11- 1.1111111111111111 mother t0 111111111111. :12: 11111111 wi'i 1 1101‘ children. giVim: thnm the 1111111111: home influence. 1!. also makos° ; 1:."11xisioz1 1111' the (3111111- 1111115 scizxyming to proceed undis- turbed. The 111111105 are carefully 51111111115111} and 13111111 results have been achievm. Where the dependency is a result 111 financial inabilities, through un- 11111plO3‘1nent, sickness, 011 death of 111111. parent, the children are '1101 taken from the home unless the situ- :11i011 absolutely demands il.1t is new full3 realized that the home is 1110 best 1:1?1 1311 1111' the child and cun- 1‘11‘11C1iX1‘ 111111148 are n1:1(le-'~t1_1 build 1111 H111 11 11111 and make it selfâ€"sup- ::111rtiI1;:1111ce n11e111 Only when such 111111 11113. s 11: 1\ 11 failed and the parents 1111311 111'm1111 11li111‘i3' incapable :110 1i11‘ (311111111111 111m0\11d This idea Of 111:1.111taining the . family as an integr- Better methods of disposing of children who have become depend,- ent through the loss of one or both parents, or through the breaking down of family finances are being developed. A few years ago such cases were placed, with many others, under the roof of an Institution. Now, where a new home must he found, social workers endeavor to find a good foster home \YIIL‘I‘O the child'will be given. not only the maâ€" terial necessities 01' life, but the love which his nature requires, and this is a more ideal snlulion 01' the probâ€" style, with separate yards and gardens. 5.35 3:55 Child welfare in - :‘1‘101‘303 h: APPLY TO THE Superior Knitting “’5‘ 52is Limited Mount Forest, Ont. {ISS- Reay.â€"In loving memory of Fred- wick Reay, JR, who died July 27, 1921. Far iwynnd our world Of sorrow, Far l'mynnd its. toil and care; 'l‘hm'o the joys of life to-mom‘ow With our loved ones we shall share. ‘ \V’hy \wopcth. thy brother is not (kiwi-410 slgmpeth. (S hollmrnc Free 3111101 I. Lomby of A1113 engagvd in sliing‘ling a b \‘iti Rintnul, fell from t. and was badly hurt. 131100. 110 21110111111011 [0 remove (11111-11115 while 011 11111 110011 way he 11<_1L111111(.1\(1;11:111g itwt‘nos and 11111 21 (“512111011 In sliding (1111111 {1111 111111! 1111.1 contact with :1 110:; of nail' was 111112111] In Ihv (J‘I'HIIIIIL 'J (101' which 1111 mm 1‘111‘ gninu‘ Hm huildin: 111111 \10 1' 1112s 1) It is nut kmmn «111111111011' \vliL-L Loohv or 11111 km; (11‘ nails did «inmagv In the 12111111111 \"(1 are .-1 say “I" IS 11'1<1f.'Ii1<<iI]g 1:1VOI‘3 and his doctor expvcts a speedy i (‘1)V01‘F. . . . 1 Lemne 15 reported as suvmg Rus- «in is heaven. In “hich case hell must be worse than is commonlv be- iim ed.~â€"T01ed0 Blade, ' ed from the i crudely organized tained general r rapid y relating itr ful orcc-s in the nation. Better 3 have been added ' we. can look into high lmpes for f' Child welfare has be the defensive force} who are. unwilling t future of the. race b3 i'orence and nogiigenc Durham Machine ShOp REPAIRING ALL KINDS MACHINERY Lawn-Mowers, Scylhes and all other tools or cutlery resharp- ened and made like new. \Vork called for and delivered if de- sired. Thursday, 1'. 1}.~ “.81; _v â€"â€"â€"Fathoiu Sisters and Brothers F. W. MOON M acl" .fn i s t. E. t c IN MEMORIAM in Post 013‘ ice