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y y .. THE FLB8HXBT0V ADVAVOl. The Quiet Observer Torrens Title for Ontario Another big retorm is in sight if the recommendation of the Commis- sion on the Administration of Justice be adopted to instal the Torrens sys- tem of land titles in the province of Ontario. Lawyers have opposed re- forms of this nature, but a reforming government in which the legal profes- sion is at a minimum will probably yield to the popular desire and intro- duce the measure which is already to some extent in force. To furnish a clear title to every landowner at pres- ent would, it is said, average $100 for each parcel of land, but' it is pro- posed to avoid the immediate expense by legislating for the adoption of the Torrens system at the end of ten years, during which time all parties claiming interest in any properties must proceed to establish their rights. With the Torrens system established, the transfer of property with a clear title will be as simple as the purchase oi a marriage license. At present a lawyer has to search the title for every purchase, even though it had been searched the day before in the case of a quick turnover and the expense is a heavy obstacle in small real estate transactions. bhould never be forgotten that the po- tentialities of a city like Hamilton are almost unlimited. The residential pos- sibilities of the "Mountain," the Dun- das valley lying behind, the fertility and natural resources of the country around Hamilton, its proximity to Ni- agara aa a source of power and its uwu cheap power at De Cew, With the solid wealth and existing prosperity of the city make Hamilton a place to be itoii- sidered in the future of Ontario. To- ronto has a long start and its harbor and other advantages will take some beating, but Hmilton could rival them all, and Toronto is handicapped by municipal representatives and munici- pal methods which constantly retard lier growth. A Farmers' Year Almost the coolest July on record has had a varying effect upon the crops, but on the whole the result has been satisfactory. The cool weather and moisture made for abundant for- age and the excellent pasture was re- ported in a recent government crop re- port to be keeping both beef and dairy cattle in fine condition with a gen- erous milk supply for the season. A heavy rainstorm in some quarters flat- tened oat standing crops and much damage was done to fruit by storms also, but the Niagara grape crop was reported as exceptionally fine. The prospects of good prices, in spite of some lapses in the market' is inducing much preparation for fall wheat sow- ing. Wheat even at $2 must look good to men who sold it at 60 cents not such an eternity ago. Potatoes are a big crop and prices are not dropping much. In Lennox and Addington the story is told of a farmer who sold off one acre 280 bushels of Early Wise- mans at $3.50 a bushel. To take $980 off one acre is not bad business for a farmer even when he pays for the seed and labor. Heavy horses are wanted in Scotland and buyers have sent a car-load from Grey County. Good ani- mals will always be in demand and will pay breeders. Bacon Quality and Price It is a question whether the dis- crimination in Great Britain in the ease of bacon prices is aa advantage to Canada or not. The preference is for Cfinadian bacon as a better qual- ity than the United States product and a higher price is allowed by the rating authorities for the Canadian than for the inferior American. If the whole of the Canadian offering can be sold this is well, but if the difference of price increases the demand for American to the neglect of Canadian bacon there is little advantage to the Canadian ex- porter. In Irelanil ^lieap American bacon is eaten by the small fanner, who sells his own superior pig for con- sumption in England. It is not the quality but the price that counts with such eustomers. The high cost of liv- ing and the scarcity of igoney may have a similar effect in England. {Fuel and Coal Rates New processes of utilizing low grade bituminous and lignite coal for fuel purposes promise to make available for consumption from Montreal to the Pacific ocean the deposits of Alberta. This is an Alberta view and there are similar deposits in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and undoubtedly in Northern Ontario or, shall we say, in New Northern Ontario. The process is one of treating the low grade coal for its by-products, condensing the carbon which thus becomes of smaller bulk and cheaper to ship, and of high fuel value. There is nothing else in Canada quite so important to the Lady of the Snows as a solution of the fuel prob- lem. With that solved, we could feel independent of the rest of creation. Whether this would be good for us re- mains to be seen, but undoubtedly it is something to be desired. Even as it is, we could get much fuel from the west in Ontario but for the theory prevailing in the operation of railways that is not adopted in any other busi- ness â€" the theory of charging as much as the traffic will stand, that is to say putting on the highest possible rate that will allow any traffic to pass. In general business the theory is to make prices attractive and so encourage business, trusting to the increased turnover for the larger profits. It works out in the post office, in street cars, in the Hydro-Electric power dis- tribution, in the departmental stores, but the railway theorists will have none of it. They believe in choking off traffic by imposing rates which are only paid under the pressure of neces- sity. Ireland and Anarchy It is reported, it is hoped, it is sus- pected, it is believed, as it is variously stated, that negotiations have been go- ing on between the British Govern- ment and some Sinn Feiners looking towards a settlement of the wretched conditions in Ireland. The Sinn Fein- ers of 1906 would have settled the business very readily on such terms as the British government have lately proposed. Even before the war the terms current for the last year would probably have been acepted. Since the conclusion of the war and the spread of anarchy, the I. W. W., Bol- shevism, and other American, Russian and German anti-social agencies, Ire- land has become a desperate centre of unscrupulous international warfare. Those who are masquerading behind the Sinn Fein organi::ation Jo not want peace. They have been able to involve several influential agencies in Ireland in their conspiracy, but they aim at rlie downfall of the British Empire and the creation of an independent Irish republic as a stopping-stonc for hostile and disintegrative Russian, German and American agencies would be the beginning of the end of British solidar- ity. Those who live in dread of an- other war, much as they detest it, and those who are working might and main to bring on another world- wrecking struggle are probably the only people who see clearly what lies ahead. A great part of the world has plunged itself into forgetfulness of the five years following 1914, forget- fulness of the revolutions in Russia and Germany, forgetfulness of all that has followed, in efforts to revive the industry, the amusement, the dead and buried life that lies behind the great war. But in forgetting the past they have forgotten the future also. There never was such a spectacle of self-ab- sorption as the United States of 1920, priming Ireland for the anarchistic ex- plosion that is to set the world in tlanies again. ra«e for the White Bouse at Washing- ton. The racers bear abont as much relation to statesmanship, one might coneeive, as the Resolute and the Shamrock bore to naval construction. The Shamrock has crossed the ocean and Mr. Cox has been a successful gov- ernor of Ohio. In these respects they possess an advantage over their rivals, or perhaps it is better to say they pos- sess merits over their rivals, for merit is not always an advantage. But it is difficult to conceive, estimable citi- :'.ens and able editors as both of them are, that either Mr. Harding or Gov- ernor Cox is the fittest man in the Uni- ted States to be president of the great republic. Mr. Cox appears to have the advantage in picturesque incident. His visit at dawn to his almost nonagena- rian patron, when that worthy appear- ed in night-gown and slippers and ejac- ulated "Jimmy!" ought to be good for liundreds of thousands of votes. Mr. Cox wore a rose which his aged pa- tron 's daughter gave him as a talis- man, and he announced his intention of placing it between the leaves of liis Bible. That should bring him hun- dreds of thousands more. Then he went and prayed by his mother's grave for half-anhour. That should jjet him a million or two. Mr. Cox's vice, Mr. Roosevelt, appears to possess more virtue than Mr. Harding's vice, Mr. Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge 's strengcn seems to He in the fact that he chooses his wife's dresses. Without seeing Mrs. Coolidge on parade, one could not venture an opinion whether it was a strength or a weaknus, but on general principles it must be put down as a po- litical weakness. No man who has ever attempted to choose a dress for lus wife would support a candidate who habitually ran such risks, and uo wom- an could tolerate for a moment a man who so interfered with such an impor- tant prerogative. There may be a lew inexperienced men who might imagine that a man who chose his wife's iresscs might be regarded as an econ- omist, but what could such know about alterations.' On the whole and not forgetting the handicaps for sail areii, we will lav bur odds on Mr. Cox. THE CARE AND FEEDING OF CHILDREN By ELINOR MURRAY ^Registered According to Copyright Act. ADVICE TO GIRLS By Rosalind Xatittfd AicmrMnt ta tha Copy riiht Act RHnor Murray is anxious to help every motber solve her problems in connection with the care and feeding of children. Thousands of mothers all over Canada have bene- fitted by her advice and encour- agement. Anyone who is desirous of receiving information on this subject should write to Elinor Murray, 515 Manning Chambers. Toronto, and the auestions will be answered in these columns. Those desiring a personal reply must en- close a stamped envelope. A Nova Scotia Example Nova Scotia has bccu used as one of the examples of the unfair conditions resulting from our present systems of elections on other occasions than in the recent pro- vincial election. In the Federal elec- tions of 1904 the Liberals polled oii,- 526 votes and obtained 18 scats. The Conservatives polled 46,131 votes and elected no members at all. This is taxation without representation in a very real sense, and is one of the prac- tical evils of modern politics, which it is proposed to remedy by proportional representation. Either party may suf- fer in this way. In British Columbia, for instance, in 1911 the Conserva- tives polling 25,622 votes elected seven members, and the Liberals 16,- 350 votes, none for the Federal House. It may seem to be a splendid thing for the winning party to wipe out the opposition entirely, but is it the best thing for the country? Some super- ficial observers fear that P. R. would lead to a group section of government in our parliaments. Just at present, when there has been great stagnation in legislation and many new reforms are advocated, it might have this ef- fect, but when the chief of these de- mands have been settled the views of the people would divide pretty defi- nitely pro and con on some main issue and the party lines would once again become fairly defined. There is much more opportunity for group system rep- resentation to develop under the pres- ent minority methods of election when three and four cornered contests re- sult in the return of candidates who do not always represent either the ave- rage opinions nor the finest types of citizenship in the community. Propor- tional representation ensures fair rep- resentation of the party strength what- ever it be, and it compels the selection of the best and strongest men as can- didates. Hamilton Coming On Hamilton has had a new highway ea- tranee proposed to the city by the pro- vincial government, the cost of whieh is set at $365,000. Among many at- tractions possessed by the Ambitious City a good highway entrance is not one of them. The proposed im- provement will add greatly to the mo- tor traffic of the city, and with the completion of the radial railway plans, the efforts of the Farm^s ' Sun and the interests behind it to Mock, whieh are not likely to be effective, the growtJi of Hamilton is qnite likely to rival, if not surpass, Toronto. There was a time when St. Louis surpassed Chicago M Toronto now does Hamilton. It Lincoln in London One of the big artistic disputes of recent years was settled when Hon. Elihu Root, on behalf of the Uaited States, presented a replica of the St. Oauden's statue of Abraham Lincoln to the British people. The statue is the magnificent one so well known as one of the ornaments of Chicago, in every way superior to the uncouth and ungainly model which it had at first been intended f.or the gift. It may lie true that Lincoln had an ungainly figure, but he had a godlike soul, and it is not the service of art to empha- size the ungainliness and to ignore the godhood. St. Gauden does not elim- inate the ungainliness, but he enables the spectator to feel as all who met him felt in the presence of the great I'resident that the Soul was more than the body. The statue stands in Can- ning Square, a splendid token of the identity of consciousness on the high- est levels and the unity of ideals of the two great English-speaking na- tions. Chicago versus New York H. L. Mencken has been saying in a pronounced way what judicious crit- ics have observed for a generation past, that Chicago as a literary and artistic centre is far ahead of New York. Of course this is not a New Yorker 's opin- ion and New Y'ork is full of people with opinions who are anxious to dis- cover their commercial value and re- alize on it. • ' The New York spirit, ' ' says Mr. Mencken, ' ' for all the gaudy pretentiousness of the town, is a spirit of timidity, of regularity, of safe me- diocrity." The fear of injuring its commercial values destroys all the orig- ii'.aUty of the New York Arts and Let- ters. The New Y^ork publisher con- stantly regrets that brilliant manu script is unassailable. The original ge- nius fares better in Chicago. In New York siiys Mr. Mencken, "are the great rewards, but here also are the inviolable taboos.'' The uew poetry movement is from Chicago, where •â- Poetry," the organ of the movement is published. The Little Theatre was lirmly established in Chicago before New" York heard of it. Chicago criti- lism is more honest, more fearless, bet- ter iuf ormed, and Chicago 's newspa- pers more reliable than those of New York. It is of importance to Canada to appreciate these distinctions. On- tario is more or less under the influ- ence of New York. The Canadian west is more or less under the same in spiration as Chicago. The less we have in Ontario of the New York provin- cialism the better will it bo for us. The Next Great Race Now that the yacht races are ever the next great betting event is t^ A Voice Inflater It may toe possible to create many great orators in future who at present are altogether mute inglorious Miltons or village Hampden's dumb as Ba- laam's ass on normal occasions. Sci- ence can work all kinds of miracles and the creation of the voice of the orator is one of the latest achieve- ment. It was demonstrated at the big convention in San Francisco when every person in the vast assembly was enabled to hear as clearly as those who sat beside the speaker. The principle is that of the microphone. The elec- tric currents are stepped and and re- enforced so that the vibrations of the speaker's voice may be re-enforced to any degree required. As electric cur- rents are practically instantaneous the reproduced and strengthened voices arc nil in synchronic vibration with the original. If a man has a voice at all he may be made, however feeble his tones, to speak with thunder utter- ance. There are many examples of public speakers with the best kind of material, but no vocal organs for its dissemination, who would benefit tre- mendously by the new invention. Even the best "of speakers are not always able to fill the great auditoriums so frequent now, while in open air speak- ing even the finest orators cannot reach the limits of every crowd. Ex- amples like that of the late Rev. Dr. Swing of Chicago, will occur to al- most anyone, whose opening sentences always were inaudible and often which of what followed. It is unfortunately the fact that usually the possessor of the loudest voice or the most brazen throat has nothing in his head and an empty mind, while the well-equipped man may have a squeaky accent or an impossible delivery. With the new invention such men will be able to give an audience the benefit of their brains. QXTASTEB OF A MILLION FOR A KOB8E. Prince Palatine, a famous English thoroughbred horse, has been bought for shipment to the United States, for $250,000, which is said to be the high- est price ever paid for a horse. Six other horses have brought over $100,- 000 each during recent years. It is interesting to note that in the older days Robert Bonner paid $33,000 for Dexter, the famous trotter, in 1867, while twenty years later he paid $44,- 000 for Maud 8. Another well-known trotter in h«r day. Flora Temple, was sold in 1-849 for $13, and nine years later, when she had became famous, for $8,000. The Perfect Baby. Two important points of baby man- agement during its first weeks of life are warmth and quiet. Immediately after birth baby is tucked away in :i warmed blanket. The child has been accustomed to a high temperature and should the baby become chilled it miht mean a dangerous loss of vitality. This will affect the general nutrition, and the baby does not thrive as he should. Keep him from changes of temperature in different parts of the house for a week or two until he be- comes gradually accustomed to them. Quietness is of great importance and should be maintained for some time. A baby's brain needs to be kept from all unnecessary impressions and sudden noises. He should therefore not be talked to, exhibited or played with. This is a very necessary warning to young mothers. An excited babyhood leads to nervous diseases in childhood. Every mother thinks her baby per- fect, and it may surprise her to hear that the perfect baby is rare, the al- most perfect baby unusual and the im- perfect common. X perfect baby is correctly proportioned as to weight, height, circumference of head, chest and abdomen and length of arm and leg. It has good muscular develop- ment and circulation, breathes rigiit and digests its food properly. It has firm, smooth flesh, possesses the use of all its senses and has a mental de- velopment in keeping with its age and physical development. To make your baby perfect is easily within your reach. Diligent, system- atic care every day .s the secret. A baby's health cannot be rebuilt in u day, a week or even in months; but constant regular treatment is sure to show results. The six important things to consider are: The food he eats, the air lie breathes, the exercise he gets, the sleep he takes, the clothing he wears and the intelligence and common sense of his parents. We hope to help you along all these lines â€" although the last one depends a good deal upon you. Dear Gtc^: â€" This is just a little personal note to all my readers â€" to tell you that I am glad you like the column and to assure you that I am enjoying it very much myself. I have heard people sneer at columns such as ours, but that was because those people never realized that there are thousands of people who have no one to whom they may turn for advice; and because these scoffers did not know that even if one has plenty of advisers there are some things it is heaps easier to tell to a stranger. I know that three- quarters of my letters come just because I do not know the people who write or the circumstances which have caused them to seek advice. But whatever your reason for writing, I am glad to do what I can, and I shall advise you to the best of my ability on whatever subject you choose to talk about. Your letters have to be forwarded to me and I find that quite a num- ber have gone astray. Please write again, and mark your envel- ope very plainly, "To Rosalind, 515 TWawiHTig Chambers, Toronto." â€" RO&AXIND. a man ' (Gal. Place THE PERFUME INDXXSTRY. Persia saw the earliest development of the perfume industry. The priests in Egypt, who were the sole deposi- tories of science, knew the secret of aromatic substances and prepared them. Egyptian perfumes acquired great celebrity, especially those made in Alexandria. Reserved originally for religious rites, perfumes subse- quently became of current use among the wealthy classes. During banquets they were diffused through the halls and were burned in profusion. The Israelites during their sojourn in Egypt adopted the use of aromatic substances primarily for religious pur- poses and afterwards for personal usage. The Jews were fond of cos- metics, and even used them to paint the face. All these perfumes were ex- tracted from essences of trees and various plants. Last year the field crops of Canada had a value of $1,452,437,000; other farm produce had a value of $52.'1,404,- 000, making a total agricultural pro- duction worth $1,975,841,000, or a little more than half the value of the manufactured goods. Dear Girls: â€" The girls who read this column are constantly writing of the things they dearly desire and long for. Some of them want friendship; some want love: some want fame. And they tell me all these things and ask my advice as to how to go about attaining them. I wish it could be taught all young people as they start in life to say to themselves, ' ' I am going into a world where countless beautiful things of life may be had, let me be hon- est each day of my life. Let me neither desire nor try to take what I desire, without paying the price." When I find you girls or I find my- self longing for things that we are unwilling to pay for, there comes to mind that wonderful old New Testa- ment story of a certain rich young man who came desiring what was to him the most desirable of all, things, and he asked the Master how he could obtain it â€" and was told. He could have it if he would lay down in payment all the riches he pos- sessed. But this he would not do, you remember, and he went awav unsatis- fied. It is just as sorrowful in our case, for we are rich, too; we all of us pos- sess the required riches; they lie hid- den in us like treasure: they arc â€" pa- tience, courage, honor, love, unselfish- ness and determined, unwearied en- deavor. It is with such coin that we mav purchase all that is desirable in life. Only spend freely such riches as these and the most beautiful things in the world are yours. And all this little talk comes from reading this letter: "Have you ever longed and longed for things as I have for friends? I suppose you have, else we would not all be writing to you for sympathy and understanding. But I've longed and longed and nothing comes of it. It has al- ways been one of my dreams to have friends, but it is a dream that has never been folfiUed." Y^ou see, of all the beautiful things to be had in the world she most de- sires friendship. Well, surely it is to be had. It is there â€" friendship of all kinds and degrees; from the shoddy, cheap kind that lasts only a little, lit- tle while and can be had for a few pennies of flattery or insincerity, on up to those priceless friendships which shall outlast your own life. The ones that come to you depend on how much of the gold of serviceableness and self- forgetfiilness you are willing to pay. Think about it for a week and see if I am right. Look around you and see if you can find the unloved people. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. Lesson VII. August 15 SINS AND SORROWS OF DAVID. Printed Textâ€" 2 Sam. 12; 9, 10; 18: 1-15. Golden Text â€" ' ' I^Hiatsoever soweth, that shall be also reap 6: 7.) Historical Setting. Time.â€" 1043 and Vi-i B. C, Jerusalem and vicinity. Daily Readings. Monday, August 9. â€" David and Uri- ah (2 Sam. 11: 617). Tuesday, 'Au- gust 10. â€" Joab's Message (2 Sam. 11: 18-27). W^ednesday, August II.â€" Na- than's Parable (2 Sam. 12: 1-14). Thursday, August 12. â€" David's Sorrow for Sin (2 Sam. 12: 15-23). Friday, August 13. â€" Absalom and Ammou ^2 Sam. 13; 23-36). Saturday, August 14. â€" Absalom's Rebellion (2 Sam. 15: 1- 12). Sunday, August 15.â€" Absalom's I Death (2 Sam. 18; 24-33). I Comments. i 12: 9, 10. The first part of this lea- ^ son has to do with one of David's sins. A distinguishing feature of the Bible i.s that it records both the sins and the righteous acts of Biblical characters. The incident here referred to is de- scribed in chapter 11. The purpose of introducing it is in verse lU and con- cerns the punishment to be visited upon David and his house. 18: 1, 2. Bead the preceding chap- ters, after the events recorded in the preceding chapters, it became neces- sary for David to defend himself against his own treacherous son. Verses 3. 4. The mountaineers quickly responded to Che call of their king. David was soon heading a con- siderable army. The soldiers did not allow him to take the field in person. Verse 5. These were trusted gener- als under David, but Absalom must have had a much larger army. David in his heart could not quite turn against his own boy. Verses 6-S. This was Israel against Israel, regulars against irregulars, loyal against disloyal. Ephraim was west of the Jordan. Both armies were east of the Jordan. But Ephraim 's woods continued across the river, and it must have been here that the battle was fought. Verse 9. Josephus is responsible for the tradition that Absalom was hung by his hair. According to the Bible account, his head must have become wedged in the forks of a limb. Verses 10, 11. This Joab, David-'s general, seems to have been so capa- ble that David could not get along without him, but so treacherous that he should have been dismissed. Verses 12, 13. Absalom was entan- gled in the tree, yet evidentlv not dead. Joab felt that he should be dispatched, but was unwilUng to as- sume the responsibility. The soldier whom Joab addressed' refused to kill Absalom. Verse 14. Just why Joab was so anxious for Absalom's death is a mat- ter of conjecture. But to make sure of it, he did the deed himself. Topics for Research and Discussion. I. David Kebukea (12: 9. 10. 1. Give the time of the two sections of this lesson. 2. With what does the first part of the lesson deal? 3. What is one of the peculiarities of the Bible in describing men? II. Israel Defeated (18; 1-14). 4. What occurred before this part of the lesson t 5. Why did -Absalom turn against his father? 6. Describe the conflict into which David was drawn against his feelings. 7. Describe Joab and tell who he was. 8. What was the fate of Absalom? those who are selfishly lonely, fretful, Instacere, unwelcome, unforgiving, sharp-tongued, unsympathetic, coarse, weak, envious, foolishly sentimental. These are those who refuse to pay for friendship with the good gold of pa- tience, courage, honor, resolution, love, unselfishness and repeated unflagging effort. -ROSALIND. THE SUREST ROAD TO SATISFACTION is to know what you want} when (youj go' to buy. Noj matter whether it's a house, a tube of toothpaste â€" a washing machine or af pedigreedf pup â€" you save worry, time and money when you know what you want. How shall you know ? By reading the advertisements in your favorite newspapers. They put you in touch with opportunities and advantages that otherwise you|*might][miss. The advertising columns are just as important as the news. Reading advertisements helps you lessen waste and increase efficiency. It may be the means of adding' to your comforts and saving^ you many a dollar.