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New Novel By Irene Moody Rvlew by John W. Garvin Koted Canadian man ,t" letters. To- ronto, from the October issue of the Canadian Bookman. 'Delphlne of the Eighties," by Irene fl. Moody. London, John Bale Daniel- son Ltd. Book Craft ;o. Ltd., Toronto, Canada. Sold by all booksellers in Vancouver. 252 pages. "Irene '. Moody, who lives In Van- couver, B.C., was born in Ontario and educated at the Collegiate in St. Thomas, and the scenes of this book are laid In her native province with London as a centre. Mrs. Moody was chairman of the Board of School Trustees in Vancou- Ter and has been president of tht B C. School Association. So far as I know, this Is her first book and it Is the initial volume of a proposed tri- logy. •â-  'Delphino of the Eighties" is the most important novel of its kind «ince the publication in 1908 of 'Anna of Green Gables.' "The heroin© is a girl, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. James Avery, the hus- band an Englishman an.I the wife of Frencl- descent, but both in.migrants rrom the Ise of Guernsey. "Two faults, if faults they be, may b3 found in the story, it stirs one's feelings too frequently, and certain of the characters appear too perfect. But It It well to have ideal characters placed before us occasionally in fic- tion, lest we forget in this lite of itruggle and misfortune to striv> lo attain the ideal. " 'Delphlne of the Eighties' should >e read and re-read by parents, guard- «ns and teachers â€" as the character of •uch a child in the lauds of the Ihoughtless and selflsh could so easily lave been blighted and ruined. Del- phlne p-lps the heart of the reader so Ughtly that the next volume of the Vrilogy will be looked tor eagerly." KEEPING THE PROMISE. Mrs. Briggs had been attacked by 1. dog while out with her husband. To ker disg:ust, Mr. Briggs had immedi- •tely taken to his heels, leaving his wife to her fate. "You're a coward!" she, told him shea she had made her escape. "Fancy Waving me t^ be bitten Hk-: that! HThy didn't you grab its collar'.'" '•Well, dear," pleaded Mr. Brig^, "when we got married we agreed lever to keep anything back from Bch other, didn't we?" Prince of Wales Has Expert Knowledge of Tongues Details ot t!ie Prince of Walsa's addres., on the valuj of a knowledge of languages in promoting foreign trade are •ontained in the Knglieb newspapers. The Prince's remarks were made at Oxford where he spent many happy hours visiting his old co'lege â€" Magdalenâ€" and recalling bis undergraduate days. His visit was for the purpose of inaugurating the new extension of the Taylor Institu- tion, cgntre of the .study of modern languages. "I know from my own e^tperience," be said, "what a difference it makes if you can speak to the foreigner in his 0W1-. tongUL. Barriers seem to fall, the ice is broken. ''Great mistakes and irreparable barm may be done if negotiating parties do not fully und'irstand each o'her's idiom. Not every wi/rd has its exact equivalent in anotuer lan- guage, and often a mere shade of accent or phra.sing may alter the whole sen.se. "As a result of my travels my in- terest in modern lanugages has grown year jy year. I am glad to learn that the School of Modem Languages which, in ray undergraduate days, was still struggling for full re<-.ogni- tion, is now one of the larger schools in the university." Recalling that it was his own col- lege which had been the first to teach modern language.-?, having appointed Giovanni Florio, the translator of Montaigne, in 158."). the Prince quoted his dictum: "I wish there were such a law that any one who should bring up his chil- dren without teaching them foreign languages should be beheaded." "Much as I believe in the value of modern lanugagej," he continued, amid laughter, "I am not prepared to go so far. However, to learn a new language is to have a new life opened up to us, to know new people ar.d new modes .f thought." .J . Mexico Plans System To Link All Highways Mexico City.â€" Developmen of a highway program, which, when com- pleted, will provide trunk lines con- necting widely separated sections ot the country, has been undertaken by the government through the National Highway Commission. Second routes serving areas jciue.i by trunk lines •:- so are under consideration. The trunk highways planned are live in number, with a total ' -ngth of 5,062 miles. Subsidiary roads branching out from the trunk lines will have a length of about 4,784 miles, so .hat the total system of national highways will ex- tend approximately 9,S46 miles. The approved systen. ot highways will provide not only direct communl- caLiou between all the states and ter- i ritorics of the country, lut also each | ot the federal divisions .d the Jiain highways of the L'uited States and Guatemala. The federal goverumeut is co-oper- ating w 'i the various states In the constuction of highways. One highway which is receiving r. great share of attention is the one ex- tending from Mexico City north to Laredo. This loute will form part of the Pan-American Highway. 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Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. 3 "^ T S F P"^ aIcIt E X E V v T X A V m E {a T 1 3 T I P p L E A U B° R A I & R â-  I H B L I N 1 sjc â- J* I S ^ L E T â-  T,I|E 3 i S bIo T S H'^ A ?ls S S U T 3 H R f E L [A T D TJ i ?J^ ^ F â- L U EJ G I ll y MiS L w s E T Be iM P_|iJ R ^m R C A T B S T 5 E 3 E l" D T E D H E 5 \S El A Lift in the Spirit 1 By Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt I I think out of all these months ot j hardship and sorrow there Is going . to come one great good, namely, a { growth of understanding and ot Inter- ; eat among all the women of the city and nation In their sisters who work tor their dally bread. I feel In the last few weeks a lift In the spirit of - the country, a new sense of hope. Whether there la any tangible rea- son for this hop© or not, even though we may not be able to put our flnger on any specific thing, stllll am con- fident that the mere feeling that Uee within us will bring better daya for I na an. But these days will not come I unlaas Mch and evary on* ot aa hM : laaraad a leaaon from t1>» hard days ; we have h*en through. Toledan Adventure Tou have here a browu, warm plain, studded with villages, donkeys, olives and dome-shaped walls; fiom this plain, without any warning, a great granite rock thrusts itself, and ail ths objects on It are squeezed to- gether, one on top of the other; and below in the chasm ot brown rocks ilows the brown Tajo, . . . So many periods and civillzatiufls enter the hard clutch ot the Toledan rock. And then, in one ot the nar- rowest streets, from the barred win- dow of a human cage a bird's-eye view of Toledo is revealed to you: one single surge ot flat rooi's beneath the blue sky; an Arab town, glisten- ing In the brown rocks, gardens on the roots, and delightful, languorous patios with an intimate and comely lite of their own. But If 1 were to take you by the hand and show you over everything that was revealed to me In Toledo, I suppose I should first lose my way in those winding poverty-stricken streets. Not that I should regret that, for there too we should have to keep clear ot the donkeys, patter- ing over the cobbles with tholr nimble hoofs, we should see the open patios and the majolica encounter people. Perhaps here I should find that Mudejar chapel, white and chilly, 1 with its fine horse-shoe arches; a little further on is a rock which falls sheer Into the Tajo, and opens out a magnificent and austere vista; and the synagogue del Traosito, bestrewn with fragile and curiously refined Moorish ornamentation. . . If I were to enter another age it would n-jt be another age; It would be only a be- wllderlngly fine and high adventure lake Toledo, like the Spanish land. â€"From "Letters from Spain," by Karel Capek, Translated by Paol Selvor. (New York: Putuam.) ^ "If the power to do hard w-jTk ii not talent. It is the best possible aub- stltute for It."â€" Pre«ident Garfield. I Thai the arat caual on the 3t Mary's River at Sault St. .Marie vaa bilU la i'f'! by ths North Waat Trmdlng Company tor th* trans yortatioa t( Hi caiwea and boats from Lake Huron to Lake Sn^arior? h WM totru yad during tk« War «f lilt bat bas alnce b««n rastored It Ita ariiiMkl turm, as abown abova, aad Is preserved as an historical Mtta IB a park te 8a«U St Marian Oaaada. Th* fire of tme enthusiasm 1* lika tha Area ot Baku, which no watar 4U aver quancb, and whkb bum •Uadlly on from night to day, aad ywr to yaar, bacaoae tb*1r w*D- •Vring Is •tsmaLâ€" <9aid«. Colic Pains "I found that B.^BVâ- S OWN TAB- LETS relieve colic p.iins almost at once", writes Mrs. Mildred Noddin, Long Creek, N.B. Many other Mothen report equally happy benefits from giv- ing their children these Tablets. BABY'S OWN T.\BLETS are recom- mended by Mothers for teething troubles, upset rtomacb, indigestion, colic, simple fevers, constipation. There Is no need lor YOUR child to suffer. BABY'S OWN TABLETS OB be given with absolute safetyâ€" im aBS- lyin certificate in each 25c pt^sfe. Dr. Wmiam' 144 BASrS OWN TABLETS Owl Laffs Because each of us pauses at this season to renew his expression of Cheer and Goodwill, all Christenuum puts aside Its work to do homage to the Spirit of Christmas. Cease the exchange of merry greetings and much of the charm and potency of Christ- mas is destroyed. And so it Is fitting, we believe, that this column convey to you our wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New V'>ar. Christmas This Chrlatma.s Day let's lay away The burdens of the year. With gladsome .shout let's go about A-spreading of good cheer May we on tlii.s Blessed Christmas Be filled with joy and mirth. And our hearts re-echo the anthem. Peace, and good will on earth. Classified Advertising r~N DFfKll TO B\'t;HV lNV:"NTO% ^% List of wanted Invent, o.is n-U full .irMnnaiion sent free. Tb« Bamaa/ Com* pajiy. World I'ut.-nt Aituin>-y!i. I'TJ Bank .'i't.'-.^et. i-jtianu. L..»na<Ja. Earn $5.00 to $10.00 Daily l^^Kin imn ilnij, while learning lol- l"wlii„ ig (luy iradRs: liar.-igA work. WHioiirt;, narbeiiiiK. huir x.dreiislnff. I'uKiiiung .i|)en. Infnrini Inn .ree. Kinoliivinoiii service Iroin Cuast to Ou' I. Apply Donil.iiur, Schools, Hi- oiBi-e, 79 Qu.-<^ii VV Toronto. When a literary man gets so much a word for his writings, he spreads them around as thickly as confetti on a returning her j Herâ€" "I think dancing makes a girl's feet too big, don't you?" Himâ€" "Yeah." Pause. Her â€" "1 think swimming gives a girl awfully large shoulders, don't you7" Himâ€" "Yeah. " (Pause). Himâ€" "You must ride quite a lot, too." "Most ot the glrU that come here don't want to marry." "How do you know?" "I've asked 'em." Human nature Is man's excuse for a lot ot his oraiery actions. When ". woman has a suspicion ae Is always willing to share It with others. Per- haps the greate.3t optical delusion ;a trad» is the price tag which says J2.9S. Strange. i=n't it, that so many critics remain only critics? Too man:' people are like the sea â€" they nev-r can dry up. Some auccessee are made from the flue art of profltin.; by early mistakes It's as natural for a boy to want a dog as it is for a girl to desire a doll. We heard a sheik say that a flapper's complexion doesn't always taste as good as It looks. Jobs have a habit of seeming easier when done now. rather than to-morrow. Once month every man complains of his family's extravagances. Landlady â€" "Y'ou'II have to pay your bill or leave." Lodgerâ€" "Thanks, awfully. My last landlady made me do both." Dr. Mayo says the human body Is worth sisty-seven cents. How does he explain a doctor's bill for J500 worth ot repairs on a sixty-seven cent •ma- chine? Teacherâ€" "Willie what Is an adult?" Willie â€" "An adult Is one that has stopped growing except In the middle." Franc*; Lowers Marriage Age of Men to 21 The orgaiiiZfd v jim .. .ji Kiance, although they have not yet achieved the vote, appear, in lli*- light of ther periodicals, to be inucii in re interest.- "d ./an the men. wh'iher 'Tgunizcd 3r not, in a project of law which would ail )w a man to mui . ..< 'he usti- 'i Zl without •onst'r.i nf !)aii'nts .r girKrdians, in.-,tt.-ad of ir.akir.i^ n -.i wait until he i.s '2h. as i? now •h'- 1:1 . A wor !' . ed b • the new me.i: ure; the age ahu>i which she may defy he- parent* 1 d marry whopi ^he "iifH'.^c- â- - t< 1 .u at 21. The Koman traai'iii;.- li.a< the (iilil is subject to the father's authority for life obtained ii France 'irtil -i u r the Revolution .\s late a.= the '-titer part of the last centur> s man '.jid not marry without the consent <"f his father until he had passed ihe haK- century mark, nor could a wn-u 111 until over 43. When, some years ago. a !• itn-.n- man wa.-. con.^klered eligible t> >ots at the ayre of 21. he was not el t'ible for marriag on hii '.inratifted voli- tion ur.t.l 25, althouirli a wonia': -.v'lo could not vote, could contract a i.:ir- riage on hor ..wn urcount and ul.so assume the responsibility r,f tj!i,.|..--al transactions at the age of 21 The new bill has ahfc;i(lv pii-- . h â-  Chamber and 1'= now ii>ail-:ng '.riuc .11 the Senate. Why the men have »hown no particu.Kr inteirst in n is .si-c to be due to the foct that pctentp since the World War have been extremely aiiienable to Mnir wisKes ai'fl ifi ai.y case, it was ea.sy enough to summon intrjiisigeant parents by an "'act respectueux" u:u so have •â- â€¢.e exiijen- cy of tne a^^e imit .vaivni. alt; i-ngli iris righc hi' lu-cn raivl;. -•â- 't.rcise i One of LD? greatest aiu oriti-.-" vn lotal rtlatioisi-ips in Fror.cf is .V*ti- Ire Levy aic' ht ha* taki- .• the ixca- sion i.r change? his view >f .he "i.usi- .loss marr. 1^^" •,,';;arrii't,e de -.-i::- MTttnce), .v'.'xr. he for.i.- jiy apt.r).-- ed as bei-i^ lU- rational vasis cf ill French family life. He .i jw considers that if persons who rea.^i: .heir r.a- jority were alliwed eniir-r Creedm' in rogai'd to marriage thrie would be man? more bappy and 'ai'-. s ir.i;f-!is in France "Eavesdiopping again," as Adam said when his missus fell out of the apple tree. In England it has been decided cows have a legal right to use the roads. This must be a great relief to the cows. A woman journalist has started a school to teach women how to buy clothes. Why doesn't somebody start a swimming school for flsh? Little Jean was certainly looking rather 111 when she returned to the house irom the garden. "Mummy," she said, rather softly, "la it true that an apple a day keeps the doctor away?" "That Is the saying, my dear," she said. Why?" "Well, Mummy, " said Jean, I've kept twelve doctors away this morning, but I'm afraid w,: shall have to hare one now." Jake â€" "Did you travel in Europe to satisfy your thirst for knowledge?" Car! â€" "No, just my thirst." ?• Geneva, 1932 (.A plea for reconvention of the Dis- armament Conference) We who are serfs. Lord, each to his own dark mind. Or to the greed of nations, as of old. We who are still idolaters of gold. Foregather yet from every shore to find Ease from our own forged chains whose fetters bind All earth in armotir to an end fore- told; Only Thy solvent Light, wliich w© withhold, May melt the shackle, that enslave mankind. Not all the punishment and waste of rears. Nor sacriliciai blood and agony Of guiltless youth, heirs of the erring past, Avail to make us, masters ol our fears. Burn us with vision, manhood. Lord, so we Stand freemen shriven In Thy sight .'.t laat â€" Grace Clementine Howes, In t'lo Boston Transcript CAN* la another generation M will be a eompUment to a girl to till her that ibe opens cans a<i well as ever h<>r nothar did. Women Motorists Declared No Betterâ€" No Worse Loudon. Eng.â€" These latest - a - Istics seem to settle the quesi . â-  driving ability. Leading insurance companies ^' 3. secret co."ference here recen.ly, at which the whole question of insur- ance risks w.is reviewed, decided that the woman driver was no worse a risk from their point of view than the man driver. This decision was reached when It was decided to increase the cost of Insurance on motor-cycles and re- duce that on niotor-cars by offering larger no-claim bonuses. A suggestion wa.s put forward tliat the woman driver was a greater source of danger on the road than men drivers, ai;-l should be charged more tor Instance. Statistics were called for, and these completely vindicated the woman driver. It was found that certain women drivers werf very bad risks, but the same applied to their rivals. An average wf.t tAken. and It was found that there was liitle to choose between them. "All that is Oiade is the work ot God, and all Is good"â€" :\Iary Baker Eddy. RADIO PARTS BIG BANl^RUPT STOCK OF Power Transioimer», )3.uO-$^: New Dy- namic Speakers. 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