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ae. 00K § THE ROSARY OF PAN. A. M. Stephen, Toronto (Me Delland & Stewart, Publishers). The title of this book of verse is '#ather enigmatic. On the face of it She association of the rosary with the pagan Pan is incongruous. But Wwe must assume that the poet had 'gome mystical motive in thus naming ing his productions,--possibly he re- | gards himself as a sort of Christian 'Pagayp. Judged from this, point of view there appears ta be some basis for the combination, for many of Bis poems are an odd mixture of re- Mglon and sensuousness. Most of the verses are amourous addresses 20 a fair lady. From some of the pems, one gets the impression that sexual love and God are synonymous. What else does the following mean: "Within the white enchantment of Love's arms My quest was ended--God and I y were one." There is nothing elevated or mys- tieal about such a religion,--if such it can be called. It carries us back beyond Paganism, and beyond pri- _mitive man. It is the religion of the Jower animal in ue, and if it is the "trme religion we ought to canonize the libertine! We do not wish to misrepresent Mr. Stephen's philosophy, and he 'may retort that this reviewer is a . Plilestine,--we sincerely hope so. The poems are lyrical and are in- fused with a certain fashionable po- '@tic feeling. Occasionally they rise to true poetic expressiog, as in the poem, "In the Pass," which contains some fine descriptive lines, and is ¢learly conceived and completely ex- - ecuted. I-------------------- BEN KING'S VERSE, Toronto: (McClelland and Stewart). $1.78. Humor is always a marketable guantity and humorous verse has a I Ml ir Had a Weak Heart Was Very Nervous For Three Years Miss Jessie Peterson, Zealandia, _ Sask., writes:--*I wish to let you know how much good Milburn's - Heart and Nerve Pills have done for me. For nearly three years I was very badly run down, had a weak heart, and was so nervous that sometimes I would almost faint away. 1 heard of many people who had yecommended your Heart and Nerve Pills, so I decided to give them a trial. After I had used two boxes I found they had done me good, and having taken five boxes I was completely relieved. "I cannot recommend your Pills 6 gh, and 1 would advise anyone ng a weak heart or Hubled with ousness to use them.' Milburn's H. & N. Pills are 50c. a at all dealers, or mailed direct * raceipt of price by The T. Mil- Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. readier sale than the serious kind. The verses in This volume have ap- peared in the American newgpapers and they may be described as well up to the average. Ben King, we are informed in the foreword, was from childhood under thé spell of music; he appears to have ""lisped .in numbers;" and we are further told that he was the "Tom Hood from Michigan." His verse is certainly musical, and 'technically correct, but it never approaches to the poe- tical quality of that of Tom Hood. He might more correctly be compar- ed with Whitcomb Riley, whom he seems to have set nimself to imitate. Even in this comparison, he falls far short of his model, for there is a lack of that complete conception and magical execution which marked the works of Riley. Ben. King was a fa- heile versifyer, and he no doubt wrote under pressure and had little time for reflection or artistic finishing, but there is nothing in this eollec- tion of his work to indicate that he was a poet, as Riley surely was, ANOTHER LAND OF OPPORTUN- ITY. "Manchuria. Land of Opportun- itles," 175 pages. South Man. . .churia Railway, New York, 1922, -- "Advertisement" is a term wach covers not only a multitude of sins but also much valuable information. Thus, "Manchuria" justifies its title by being chiefly an account of the resources and development of that country and only secondarily a des- cription of the South Railway. And yet Manchuria would seem to be the 8S. M. R. just as the Canadian west of the '80's was the C. P. R. It was unbroken country when hms ramshackle military branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway was cedea to Japan at the close of the Russo- Japanese war. Immediately the lit- tle men set out to make an American railroad of it, and in a burst of pat- riotic fervor the Island Kingdom oversubscribed the capital stock of the company 1066 times. Since then its growth has been like that of a tropical vine. The excellent illustrations which form a third of this book tell the story of a rallroad system which, in everything but length, equals the best to.be found on this fontinent. Not only woes the company operate railways, ship- ping, harbors and hotels, but it has coal 'and iron mines, a modern steel plant, gas and electric stations, re- seach bureaus, and a department for planning and administering the rall- way towns, which look far more substantial and clean than éimilar towns on this side of the Pacific. Agricultural Experimental Stations instituted by the company have re- sulted in improving the quality just as the raiiroad's financing and mark- eting facilities have vastly increased the quantity, of agricultural pro- ducts, The book both in matter and illus. tration tells the familiar story of prosperity due to rapid yet far- sighted development "and exploita- tion of natural resources. The un- usual and endlessly surprising feature is that it has been dome by an Eastern people imitating or improving on the methods of West- Manchuria | The Responsibilities of Life The One hundred Per Cent. Cer- tificate issued by the Independent Order of Foresters is generous in ite provision against disability, old age and death. Fi tse os sai ite ee THE DAILY B rm At Se ASAE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1v, wwii RI1TISH WHIG {EDUCATION} raw %2 . EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES ~ CANADA SPENDS $108,000,000 IN EDUCATION Canada's appropriations for education increased from three and a quarter millions in 1871 to one hundred and eight, mil- lions in 1921. The chart also shows, at left, public school attendance, 1921, 129.600; 1911, 235,600; 1921, 355,500. "University students, 1891, 3,700; 1915, 16,500; 1921, 34,700. Teachers and professors, 1891 3,700; 1911 23,400; 1921 63,300. Delin- quency, 1891, 19 per cent.; 1901, 14.4 per cent.; 1921, 10.5 per cent. A AA AA AA A AA a A A As A AAA AAA SANE] erners. The little volume js well the needs of the adult reader. It worth looking through even casually jwould have been just as well, ®o1 and is to be found in the local Pub- example, to have abandoned the lit- ic Library. n eral copying of the title of the pic- fe ture of the hero's birthplyce; few {ordinary readers know that the let- iter X was commonly used for a By Archibald MacMechen. 0 TE at the beginning of the nine- lishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 'teenth century, and that "'18x6" London and Toronto. {therefore means "1806", and this -- {explanation is tucked away in a Two convenient hand books of the {note in the appendix. Some of M1. King's 'Freasuries of Literature sel- |Nursey's readers, and those not the fes, under the editorship of Sir A. least important, might have be&n T. Quiller Couch, have just been is- (incited to pursue the subject of sued. One is "Sagas of the Sea," In 'Brock's achievements further if a which Archibald MacMechen »a« more exact description: of the orig- told true stories of the rock-bound 'inal authorities had been afforded coast of Nova Scotia, with a dram- them, such as would have been out atic touch that will make his readers of place in a juvenile book or school say "Verily truth is stranger than text, but would please many serious fiction." Nova Scotia's part in the adults. An additional map or two struggle of the war of the American [would do ne harm, though it must | Revolution is made real in "The be admitted that the author's geog- | Sack of Lunenburg" and in the raphical descriptions are unusually story of the thrilling adventure of clear and practical, and show that gallant Lieutenant Prenties who sail- lan instintt for georgraphy was ed the icy seas, was shipwrecked In |a large part of Brock's military a blinding snow storm, lost in the genius. woods and finally, months after- wards, delivered his despatches to Sir Henry Clinton, who had given him up for lost. In the tale of "Jordan the Pirate," we come across the name of the founder of the Stairs family of Halifax, of whici Capt. Stairs, a distinguished grad- uate of the Royal Military College, vas a member, and a worthy des- cendent of the Capt. Stairs who tought the desperate pirate in 1809. He lost his lite in Africa when serv- ing with Stanley, and a tablet to his memory is in the hall of the Royal Military College. SAGAS OF THE SEA. dtm ts at WHEN CANADA WAS NEW FRANCE. By George H., Locke. J. M, Dent & Son, Toronto,. Publishers, London and The other book\of this series is {a third edition of "When Canada {Was New France," an accurate and {inspiring history written by George IM. Locke, of the early days of white |man's occupation of the land which {Jacques Cartier pamed Canada, from the Indian word meaning a colle:- tion of huts. The writer has caught the romance of the days when courtly Frenchmen adventurea (*¢Canadian |forth to the new world in quest Heroes Series"), & of gold and power, and we read the Stewart, Toronto. Fourth edi- [story of their dealings with the red tion, SS. men and their explorations into the S---- interior of the land of great lakes, This new and considerably enrich- {mighty rivers, and dense forests. ed edition of a work which has This edition has been enriched by il- been an essential part of the eau- |lustrations reproduced from the cational library of Canada since its Iroquois Indian Groups, which form first appearance in 1908 is dedicated 'he Myron Clark Memorial in the to His Excellency, Baron Byng of Museum at Albany, N.Y. Vimy, and contains a very interest- | ing new preface and some supple- mental pages bringing the narrative | up to the close of the war of 1821 and thus giving the hero's achieve- ments thelr proper setting in history. | Writes the Nurse who finally tried D.D.D. Nursey"s "Brock" was originany | planned for juvenile readers, put | pore. diseaes hud ston her eyebrows sway. like all first-class juvenile books it | jhe use of b; b. 1 her eYebiaws has proved to have an {irresistible | expression." ' attraction for adults. In the pres- } a Shien A ent edition it has much more of the | bottle of D. D. D. today. appearance of a work for the gen- | Sorment moment ! eral reader, and will assuredly enter | hesitation. $i.o0s on a career of greatly extended use- fulness. In view of the wider pub- | lic for which it is now intended it is a little surprising that the author has not made a few concessions to THE STORY OF SIR ISAAC BROCK growing, A pe No. 1 of a Series THE REAL SITUATION To All Presbyterians: Po not be deceived by misleading statements to the effect that Church Union is settled--for-it-is not finally and rightly settled and cannot be, until settled by the people who consti- tute the Church. mm ! y I'hg general assembly is not the Presbyterian Church. It is a court of the church, constituted for the continuance and maintenance of the Church only. The Church has been refused the right to consider the question, or to vote upon the proposed legislation. The last vote was taken in 1915 and showed an increase of 23,000 against Union and an increase of only-600 for Union. The bills have never been submjtted to the people for their judg- ment. Union leaders are afraid to submit the whole question to the people to-day. These bills are coercive and unjust. They ignore the votes of 73,735 members of the Church and the votes of hundreds of congregations recorded against Union. They violate the pledges given by the General Assembly in 1905 regarding the necessity of practical unani- mity and in 1916 regarding the rights of those opposed. , These bills.must be opposed in the interest of justice and Mberty. Do not be lulled. into inaction by statements that the consummation of Union will make no change in your con- gregation, DO YOU KNOW? that under Church Union congregations are deprived of the right of call- ing their ministers as under the Presbyterian system. The right of appointment rests with the Settlement Committee, which has full power in the matter. which Do you This is one of a number of important changes would be put into effect under present plans for Church Union. want to retain the right to call your Minister? Members of the Presbyterian Church: It is necessary for you to act at once, If you want the present Church to continue. Organize and demand the right to consider and decide your own Church relations. For. Information and Literature write to TORONTO 73 8imcoe Street rr -- ~ ~ REGA RDING CHURCH UNION . PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ASSOCIATION Aer ---- had become disfigured. Since | Help for British Agriculture. As tillers of arable land, the farmers have reached the end of their resources, That is their side of the case. For the last three years the growing of cereal crops has not paid. But there is, at all events for some of them, a way of escape from the ruin which they will otherwise have to face. They can carry on by turning all or some of 'their plough- | land into grass. It is here that lies | the warning conveyed in the National Farmers' Union appeal. For though the Lonsequences of this policy to the farmers themselves might jbe | which has been long foressen.-- Lon tolerable, its effects on the agricul- tural laborer and on the home- grown food supply of the country must be distressing and dangerous to an alarming degree. Before, therefore, advising the farmers to take a step which will inevitably flood the industrial centres with fresh crowds of unemployed and gravely imperil the country's safety in time of war, the Union asks whether the Government cannot do something without delay to prevent these two evils, the risk of both of don Times. More Men Needed in Bush: Fifty dollars a month and board is offered by lumber companies for men to work in the bush during the winter months. Some men have been sent forward through the King- ston employment office, but it is said that 300 or 400 are needed. All workmen in the building trades are still at work, but there are a few la- borers seeking work each day. 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