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rayon industry one of italys trade leaders production since 1919 has multiplied more than 26 times roaie the increase in the produc- tlcn of artificial sik in italy lias been more rapid than in any ether country and today the rayon industry is one ot the most flourishing in italy italian rayon production which in 1919 amounted only to 1000000 kilograms rose to 24100000 kilograms iu 1927 and to 2gg00000 in 192s mtr than 2000000000 lire ara invested in the italian rayon industry of the total investment s3 per cent is distributed among the three major groups name ly the snia viscosa with 56 per cent of the total the soeieta gener ate della yiseosa with 17 per cent and the sole de chatillon with 10 canadian politics in 1929 j the session at ottawa had several i long debates and a variety ot sub- i jects were discussed but the volume of important legislation was not large a 100000000 budget was introduced but aroused little discussion tax and tariff alterations were not important though relief w3 given through de crease ot the sales tax and abolition ot some stamp duties there was some talk o a general election but the rumors came to nothing and mr r b bennett and premier mackenzie kins made speaking tours of thel west and pacific coast in the summer 1 am fall the government and the country suffered a severe loss through the death of hon jame3 rohb min ister ot finance on armistice-thauks- giving day his place was filled by the appointment to the post he had filled so ably ot hon charles dun ning minister of railways certain a grand old sport has birthday too per cont and almost the total italian other cabinet changes were ireely production 93 per cent is supplied by the 15 plants of these three com panies seven ether independent companies turn out the remaining per centage o production during the first six months of this year production ot rayon totaled 15- 205000 kilograms compared with 14- 3g7000 kilograms in the correspond ing period of 192s during 192s ex- ports ot rayctt totaled a little over 15000000 kilograms during the first seven months of 1929 exports ot rayon and ot rayon waste together amounted to 11239000 kilograms as compared with 9347000 kilograms during the corresponding period ot 1928 last spring the four largest italian artificial silk companies concluded an agreement regarding the output and the marketing ot their product the companies concerned are the snia viscosa its subsidiary the varedo the soie de chatillon and the societa generale della viscosa the agree ment which has a temporary dura tion of five years provides for the allocation of the production among the tour companies on the basis of fixed percentages and is limited to the homo market and for viscose silk only acetate and other artificial silks being excluded the formation ot national cartels paves the way to a general international agreement ne gotiations to that end being easier than by dealing with individual com panies the competition among the home producers which had been so strong as vohring the domestic prices below the export price has thus come to an end during 1929 a new italian company wa3 formed in which the societa montecatini of milan the societe pour la fabrication do la soie rhodia silk of paris and the societe usincs du rhone pouleuc are interested italys best customers for artificial silk ar india and china which be tween them take over 44 per cent ot the total output in europe the chief italian markets are germany austria and france a tehuantepec dinner party the next day in tehuantopec on the street a tall heavy figure the dress is mexican hut the determined stride is not the languorous glide ot the native tho features are brown ed by the sun but tho set grimness about the eyes and tho corners of tho mouth are nothing it not nordic i havo not seen his like in a long time but there is no mistaking his nationality every movement bears th hard gritty stamp of the country north of the rio grande wo meet hesitate eye each other suspiciously and speak as paisanos fellow countrymen his western accent is incredible dreamlike in this soft melting atmosphere his faco re laxes and he permits himself to laugh the laugh improves him dis solving the artificial grimness out of his face though ho is a man of some forty years ho became sudden ly boyish and pleasantspoken aftor seme fencing ho accepts me and in vites me to ills home for dinner i accept his houso is highceilngel cool and tiled its hispanomexican char acter fighting with north american fixtures and plumbing odors from massed flowers giv secret battle to the prim whatnot on which they rest his wifo is a tehuana woman on her softslippered feet she glid03 in gracefully and curls herself up in a corner ilka a panther on a limb sho is poised and gracious in her man ner tito five children come in llireo dainty girls pliant and a iittlo timid tho two boys tousled and riotous iwo got down on the floor and play with giant beotles which tho boys liave brought in tho father shouts with laughter at their antics tho mother adds to tho ontertalnment by showing mo tho tehuana festal cos tume with its wide white stiffy- starched elizabethan ruff worn around the face in church but in tho street dropped so as to hang fluttering from tile back she shows her collection of twentyfive hulpils mado in rain bow colors and embroidered with tows of gold thread such hulpils arc scarco now having been driven out by machinemade garments and rumored towards the close of the year the question of divorce occu pied a large amount of the time ot the legislators what amounted to a blockade took place when divorce bills occupied the entire time of pri vate bills legislation tho filibuster was halted when premier king pro mised that legislation would be brought down in 1930 providing a more satisfactory way of handling di vorce eases a proposal to hold an interempire economic conference to discuss the promotion of interem pire trade was brought up it is un derstood that all units ot the empire save australia approved the holding of such a conference at ottawa next year efforts to secure federal aid for three fields ot activity now pro vided exclusively by tho provinces were made during the sessiou pub lic health technical education and public highways the proposals were rejected but the matter will come up again in 1930 the largest individual vote was the granting ot 50000000 to enable the canadian national railways to em bark upon a huge terminal project for montreal loans of 29000000 were also passed for harbor improvements ten millions for vancouver and montreal five millions for halifax and two millions eacli for quebec and chicoutimi there were long discussions re garding the civil service and ciiarges were made that subterfuges were be ing resorted to destroy the rules gov erning the department regarding pro motion repeated attacks were made on the postmaster general through out the session for alleged favorism towards political friends an effort to pass retaliatory legislation to off set the expected discrimination of the new american tariff was frustrated by premier king who said that the government would wait and see what action it would take until the tariff legislation was passed in the united states after sitting until late in november the united states con gress adjourned without taking any action on tho tariff due to differences developing between the senate and tho lower house a conservative motion censuring the immigration department was defeated a new scheme ot taxation on low priced min ing and other shares brought about much lobbying and raised long dis cussion tho question raised being whether power to pass such legisla tion rested with tho provincial or the federal authorities important char ters for railway extensions in sas katchewan and alberta were granted thereby opening up new areas for ex ploitation and development in tho north tho government agreed to a cargo of stories for children iii or ci athletics pilot celebrates his birthday connie mack manager of worldchampion athletics visits shibe pari not to manage ball team but to celebrate his sixtyseventh birthday pay iu full all reparation claims by canadian civilians for damages suf fered during the war which had been approved by the royal commission the amount involved was 424c8cs and the number ot claims was 1321 tho board ot grain commissioners came under fire all the commis sioners resigned and new ones were appointed four deputy commission ers were also added parliament closed a question that had hung fire for several years when it voted 100- 000 to pay the time lost by the postal workers who struck in winnipeg in 1919 the sinking o the rum runner im alone in waters that the skipper of the vessel claimed were outside the jurisdiction of the united states raised a ticklish problem premier king promised to name assessors to sit with similar appointees of the united state3 to settle the matter and the storm subsided thecommission has been appointed but has not yet had its first hearing a treaty affect ing the sockeye salmon fisheries ot british columbia was discussed but final action was postponed until next session a resolution ragardiug title of honor and distinction which have been in abeyance iu canada since soon after the war was brought up but the matter was dropped when an adverse vote along nonparty lines prevented its being brought un in committee a convention covering the preservation and beautifieation of niagara falls was approved by both houses petitions signed by over 100000 prayed that the government would take action to prevent the ex portation ot liquor to the united states the cabinet was generally admitted to be divided on this point but in tho end no action was taken the government intimating that the united states authorities had not shown any particular zeal in enforc ing its own regulations tho return of the natural resources to manitoba was advanced a 3tep when a commis sion brought down a report which is to be implemented with legislation this year at no time ot life is delay or neg lect more serious than at childhood the ill3 of little ones come quickly and unless the mother is prompt in administering treatment a precious little life may bo snuffed out almost before the mother realizes the baby is ill the prudont mother always keeps something in the medicine chest as a safeguard against the sud den illness of her little ones thous ands of mothers have found through exparience that there is no other medicine to equal babys own tab let3 and that is why they always keep a box of the tablets on hand why they always feel safe with the tab lets babys own tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which by regulat ing the bowels and stomach banish constipation and indigestion break up colds and simple fevers and pro mote healthy natural sleep con cerning them mrs isaac sonia st eugene out writes i have been using babys own tablets ever since baby was a month old and have found that they reach the spot and do more good than any other medicine i have over tried i always keep the tab lets in the house and would advise all other mothers to do so the tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from the dr williams medicine co brock- ville out children in poor houses merchant adventurers london times hid tho founda tions ot british foreign trado were laid by men who wero adventurers as well as merchants they went out into tlifl word and saw with their own eye tho manners and customs and needs of their customers what seems to be wantod is a more general rovlval ot that adventurous spirit- only by tho personal touch that comes of actual visits to foreign markets can thero 10 a proper understanding of the mentality ot potential custom ers and of tho points in which bri tish methods ot salesmanship as compared with tboso of foreign rivals may call for amendment prior to the childrens protection act it was a common practice in various counties to send destitute children as well as adults to the county poor house the number of youngsters in tlieso institutions vary ing from two or three to twenty the surroundings were not at all condu cive to good morals and these child ren wero referred to by officials as pauper brats and similar disparag ing names dr r m coulter in his report to tho york county council in january 1sdi on the health of in mates at the industrial home added the example and influence ot old men of dissolute and vicious habits is ruining tho boys and there is very great danger from tho contaminating influence of these boys on tho child ren of the district school which they must attend this matter was brought to tho at tention of tho government and on air kelsos suggestion tho following section was passed by tho ontario legislature in march ism no child between tho agc3 ot two and sixteen years shall be received or boarded in any houso or institution established for tho reception and caro ot paupers or other dependent adults this section takos effect on and after the 1st ot july 1895 there wore nineteen children in tho industrial homo at newmarket and through tho efforts ot mr kelso fos- tor homes were found for them in various parts of tho province to day tho childrens aid of york county has a line childrens shelter at lansing and a great work is being dono for tho hiettor care and protec tion of children by emma lome duff the author of this charming vol ume of stories for children is a toronto kindergarten teacher who through years of experience has gath ered a rich harvest of stories ot many kinds and through her love ot child ren and her knowledge of the educa tional value ot beautiful imaginings has learned how to tell them delight fully no child and but few grown ups would fail to fall uuder tho fas cination of these tales and we can imagine no one dipping into the vol ume who is not made thereby a little kinder or tendered to young things or more wide awake to the beauties round them the stories are told as they have been told many times to children aud oue cannot fall to sense that the teller equally with the child ren has enjoyed them here is one who frankly loves children and love3 stories whose emotions are active yet wholesome and quite under con trol here is sentiment and a beauti ful assumption ot a desire in her lis teners for goodnes3 and beauty but absolutely no sentimentality the stories themselves cover a wide range there are fairy stories nature stories animal stories and the story of the first christmas told large ly iu the bible words this latter though very beautifully told isfmoro poetical and spiritual in its treatment than many even amongst good story tellers could tell successfully yet provided the children have the voca bulary and the experience to follow it they could never forget the atmos phere of reverence and awe which permeates the beautiful story of the coming of the king a section following the storie3 is headed about the stories and is for grownups this is a wiso and suggestive chapter full ot sense and sensitiveness one wishes that in stead of being a very brief word it had been expanded into amore thor ough exposition of the authors point of view for she has a very definite theory of story telling of what to tell and how it should be told and a very clear idea of the effect on tho child ren which should result from the hearing or reading of these tales the influence of a literature on a race is not greater than that of the babylode of nature aud nursery tales of nature in all her forms upon a lit tle child she says tiie ealumy so often heard that children are cruel cannot stand in the face ot such tes timony as this no one who has looked into the faces of a group ot little children aud lias begun there was once a little dog or there was once a piggy or when i was a little girl i had a darling pussycat and has seen the lighted lamps of love in their faces will believe for a moment that they are naturally cruel or even fearful where animals are concerned the love and care of beasties is the ladder upon which little feet climb to the heights of love and selfsacrifice expressive of the highest and best ot that known in later life by the digni fied name of altruism nature stories should foster this in stinctive love stimulating aud train ing it to feel the spirit rather than to see will accuracy the forms ot nature to feel the beauty born of obedi ence to law and to trace the mutual dependence of all living things in the hope that even children may real ize that seii yours in the highest market we have paid for eggs for the week ending january 4th extras 60e dozen firsts 55c dozen pullets 50c dozen seconds 30c dozen deal with an old reliable busi ness house with a reputation of more than 6ixtyfive years for square dealing best prices paid prompt payments cases returned quickly cases sup plied 60e each complete deliv ered payment in advance reference your own banker write for weekly- quotations the whyte 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unem ployment during the winter nothing is to be gained by shutting ones eyes to this unpleasant situation tho way to deal with it is to recognizo it frankly aud then to take prompt and energetic steps for its alleviation a busy woman is usually a happy woman kathleen norrls minards for the ideal rundown list of wanted inventions and full information sent i on request the 2xmsay co dopt w 273 bank st ottawa ont we are held accountable and god some future day will rackon with us roundly for the abuse of what he deems no mean or trivial trust the book is a gay iittlo book in au arauge cover and with excellent live drawings by elsie deano scattered through the text in literary form it is excellent the stories are told in the vivid and dramatic yet simple language which befits the high tone of tho tales and which it is good for children to read altogether thoso who are in tho way of storytelling to children are to ho congratulated on tho arrival of tho cargo which should bo invaluable to 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