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I SR I eS ten aa a ane a -Mendous waste. (W. E. D.) The poet John Keats has said, "If you get simple beauty and naught eise, you get about the best thing God invents." And the marvellous thing is that God makes so much of | it. There is beauty in every snowflake, there is loveliness in every crystal, there are beautiful lines in every leaf, there is charm in every tinted rose. Ugliness doesn't seem to have any place in the handiwork of God. How wonderful is the apple as it gradually grows and develops until it becomes an orb of bright and delicate colors! How beautiful is the plant that leaf by leaf unfolds its verdure and then displays its petals with their myriad shades! How charming is the sum- mer tree, rustling and trembling in its leaves with every breeze of wind that blows! We cannot help but touch this wonder world with our senses. It "s God speaking and it is marvellous to our eyes. We ought to uncover our heads and bow in low- ly reverence before this magic handi- work of the Divine? But why is there so much of beau- ty 'n the world? Why is-the sunrise and the sunset so gloriously beauti- ful? Why are the birds that flit about us so graceful in their move- ments and the flowers so attractive in their designs? I walk out on the lawn and I find delicate grasses be- neath my feet; I look up into the sky and see a butterfly with painted wings, a veritable miracle of color; down by the river side I see a dragon- fly with body and wings of shimmer- ing glory that a fairy queen might _. well envy it; or in the orchard I see tree after tree with a million blos- soms of bright and delicate colors. Why are they all here? I suppose there are countless birds and butter- flies and flowers that nobody ever looks upon. It all looks like a tre- And beauty seems too wonderful to waste. And yet it may be possible to live in a world heaped up, pressed down, and running over with beauty,. and yet have no eye to see it, no imagina- e tion to be gripped by it, no emotion _ to be stirred, no senses to be quick- ened no impulses to be inspired. One day Mary of Bethany broke an - alabaster box of very precious oint- Ment and poured the fragrant spike- _ Mard over the head of Jesus and the house was filled with the perfume. It was a wonderful act of love and loyalty and devotion. The fragrance of this noble deed has come down through the centuries. _ Was a clever, calculating, self-seeking disciple present who, instead of being But there moved to holy wonder, asked the clumsy questiton,--'To what purpose was this waste? It might have been sold for two hundred pence and given to the poor." After all it was Judas who was suffering the real waste. He was liv- 'THE WASTE OF BEAUTY' ing an impoverished life m the midst of a world of abounding treasure. His Soul was starving for the very beauty displayed about him in prodigality, because he lacked the eye to see it and the senses to enjoy it. The other day an English daily car- ried the photograph of a beautiful and priceless painting on wood by one of the world's greatest artists, Jan Van Eyck. For some years it had been used in a Belgian fish market as a board for scraping eels on, but some- one came along with an eye for beauty and rescued it. And the world was enriched by the discovery. The discovery of beauty whether in nature or in life, in the wayside flower or the love-illumined face, in the starry sky or the nameless unre- membered mercy always enriches the world. Beauty is only wasted when our eyes are blind to it; and our souls unmoved by it. appreciated awakens love, and love is the fountain from which new deeds of beauty flow. Let us cultivate an eye for the beautiful. Let us see it everywhere and enjoy it, until the re- action of love produces rea] beauty in ourselves. ? COME OUT AND ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE Swinging Gate Inn on the Huron Highway DANCING Every Friday GOOD MUSIC Melody Boys Orchestra will open the season FRIDAY, JUNE 24th ae = FOR CORNS & CALLOUSES DR. JOHNSTON'S ALLOUS - OF A 25c box of Callous - Off will dissolve the hardest corn or calleus without leav- ing the slightest appearance of rawness. On sale at drug and shoe store or sent direct post paid for 25c from laboratory. Or. Johnston's Callous-8ff Company STRATFORD, ONT. But beauty that is ONTARIO ARNING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WEED CONTROL ACT 1Ge7 NOW IN FORCE the destruction of noxious weeds is no longer optional. The destruction of noxious now weeds is COMPULSORY Every occupant of land and every owner of unoc- cupied land is required to destroy all noxious weeds before Seeds ripen. Municipal Councils are required to destroy all noxi- ous weeds growing the highways. upon Let everyone co-operate to end the weed nuisance. The Department of Agriculture Province of Ontario iParliament Buildings, Toronto HON. JOHN S. MARTIN Minister W. B. ROADHOUSE Deputy Minister THE MIRROR Next Sunday Is Father's Day Next Sunday is Father's Day. A Father's inspiration to his soa is far greater than we estimate. What father says, whether it is made known to him or not means a great deal more than is often-times though. One does not talk long to a boy before he has something to say about "dad." Lucky is the boy or the dad who has the confidence and companionship of each other. Such a friendship is truly worthy of cultivation, and is an in- spiration wherever it {s observed. The story is told of a boy who, upon the death of his father, a young man took over the conduct of an 'import- ant business. Above his desk he hung his parent's portrait. When trouble brewed, or when there were difficult decisions to render, he would look at the picture and say to him- self, "What would father do?" He was virtually able to think with the brain of his dead father, and would invariably arrive at decisions which he was sure his father would have rendered. It is often charged that we worship nothing but the dollar. Yet I con- stantly notice that business men, es- pecially business leaders, have a pho- tograph or photographs on their desk or hanging over their desk. In many organizations founded and built up by one towering figure, it is common for executives to select that figure's photograph for their offices or desks. Not in a few cases, however, you see a father's picture occupying the place of honor. Is not this a commendable practice? When _ difficulties multiply, when trials come, when discouragement threatens; it sometimes does help to look upon the face of someone who embodies for us inspiration and cour- age. In heavy plate or in solid silver the service you select here will give increasing pleasure as the time passes. See the new de- signs here. Gillies & Emm DIAMOND HALL 25 Downie St. Rag Rug Specials We have just placed in stock an out - of - the - ordinary assortment of Rag Rugs -- pink, blue, and miss - and - hit patterns. To clear at from-- 90c to $2.95 Greenwood & Vivian Housefurnishings Phone 91 LIMITED 26 Ontario St. HENRY A. CLARK TEACHER OF VIOLIN and PIANO Phone 1435w | Studio--159 Mornington St. | Down&Fleming Funeral Service Rooms 94 Ontario St. . DOWN Tel. 308 Phone 314 on. PEC MING Tel. 311 Se -- COAL" COKE G. W. HEAGY Phone 176 Your Lawn Mower Called for and delivered: Now is the time you should have it sharpened and repaired. W. E. McCARTHY Phone 781d Wellington St. | 198 Nelson Street { MASON & RISCH QUALITY TONE AND CONSTRUCTION SECOND TO NONE MASON & RISCH GRAND PIANO USED ONLY AT THE PERTH COUNTY MUSICAL FESTIVAL CONCERTS. coat" | PIANOS ENDORSED BY THE LEADING CONSERVATORIES EXTRA SPECIAL WILL BE SOLD AT AN UNUSUAL REDUCTION One Mahogany Player Piano, used for Roll Demonstration only. strument that anyone would be proud of. Gus Special reduction Will take payment oF $2.50 a week. One handsome Piano used in our own store for a short time for demonstrating An in- it a real bargain One Cabinet Gramophone and 6 Re- - This will be picked up in a cords. hurry. Only .. We always have a genuine Victor Orthophonic and all new Victor Records in stock every week. Payments, Heintzman Piano, beautiful case, used vear. The reduction on the price makes sheet music. Reduced in price ..$100 Payments $2 a week. & Co. Upright only one - $275 One large Console Gramophone, to- gether with 20 Records, sold on the easy terms of $1 a week. Special Your patronage is always appreciated, and you are welcome to come and visit our store any time. MASON & RISCH, LIMITED 97 Ontirio Street Phone 171