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tmm our increase in sales in 1929 over 1928 shows that there were over seven hundred and ten thousand additional sal ad a users last year is tea fresh from the gardens plaits achieve new distinction juniors copy elder mode in moulded hips by annette the smart junior steps into the mode in swaying sports frock of novel ty wool crepe in delightfully gay green tones that speak of spring it is kilted across front with boxplait at centre emphasized by the crossed ap plied band of the flat hipline corres ponding treatment appears in applied band of collarless neckline applied trimming bands affect deep cuffs on sleeves style no 153 comes ill sizes 8 10 12 and 14 years it is made with yards of 39inch material with yard of 35inch contrasting for the miss of 8 years its ever so simple it consists of a twopiece bodice pointed at front which is seamed at sides and shoulders the skirt is in four sections seamed and pressed into plaits at front fol lowing pelformation for same and stitched to the skirt gypsy red wool crepe with trimming bands of dark blue grosgrain ribbon with almost invisible matching shade red stripes is very very smart featherweight tweed in beige and brown checked pattern with brown woolen trim tweedlike cotton in yel low and brown with yellow trim and bottle green wool jersey selftrimmed are interesting ideas j how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto minards wads off grippe februaryall hail anions the romans tha second month of the year was the mouth of purification it took its name from a name of juno februa a derivative of the sabine word febriuo which means to purify the yeople lu northern latitudes occupied themsel ves much with the promises of the seasons and coined old proverbs and rhymes and crystallized traditions i one tradition of february gives usj pictures of dripping skies inundated meadows brimming creeks and bank- ful rivers the poet spenser per sonified februaiy as sitting in a wagon drawn by a couple of fish where j i spent my boyhood we schoolboys used to sing something about february filldyke either black or white meteorological departments can eas ily disprove traditions and disallow rhymes but with all their power ot prognostication they cannot sweep away the joys of fej-uary- the first joy to mention is the dej lightful shortness of the month its usual length is twentyeight days and one to the good every four years even if one has to travel in the teeth of its storms one can button ones coat a little more tightly and smile in wardly blow blow thou winters wlud for thy reigu is shorter than auy other month in the ear february will soon be torn from the caleudar and march shall enter either lion or lamb the fact is winter and spring meet in february a hedgerow may be wrapped in snow on cue side and on the other be sunsmitten and flushing slightly with the rapturethrob of awakening vitality which thing is a parable in sheltered nooks deli cate green will make its appearance and woods that nestle in the arms of hills will be uncurling tiny leaves and jewelled blossoms and birds will be gin to win and possess one another their sober winter hues giving place to brighter colors ad piping voices are astir and feeling their way to strength crocuses prepare to cry from the ground and snowdrops to wave their little flags and perfumed violets to shed their scent upon the breeze a prelude to primross win ter and spring mingle and we are at the point of emergence that is to say february is the month of abounding hope we aro visibly moving toward the illuminat ed miracle of spring the rich fruitage of summer the goldon harvests ot autumn all the treasure3 of these seasons are in prospect john burroughs once said that february represents our spiritual pil grimage more fully than any other month of the year because in february the best things aro invisi ble a prize for faith the great har vests lie below the ground the hearts best is still to be reaped begin here today alden drake formerly a sailor grown soft and flabby through a life of idle ease ships aboard the clipper orontes as boy under the command of jake stevens whoso enmity he in curs because of a mutual love for mary manning a passenger at cape town stevens is superseded ss cap tain by drake whose lawyers have seen to the purchase of the orontes during its cruise stevens is reduced to the rank of chief mate the orontes runs aground in the straits off java mary slips away from the ship with ike the steward and later jake goes to join her ashore part of the crew mutinies and goes ashore too now go on with the story lets float the boat and get clear ho whispered to get the boat leave him youre insan3 come mary away from the its our last chance come steward here cried mary get the axe ike said drake turning crowd again he glanced at stevens now as if expect ing more opposition tubbs and sims were cautiously vising never taking their eyes off drake some of the men picked up rocks joe bunting and his crew brought the other boat in dan gerously near- ill take care of mary captain drake stevens said gruffly marys coming with me he drew morys hand inside his arm and looked down at her bent head arent you lass drakes black eyes widened and his brows lifted but his smile was un broken miss manning is my passenger stevens she goes to batavia in my charge come mary better get your ship afloat first growled stevens for mary seemed in clined to obey the captain the ship lies at anchor afloat srgv3 every punch and kick orontes orontes it was green point all over kiin the cry shrilled out from mary stand ing erect in the barely floating beat beating ike on tho back furiously bid ding him to let her get to land ike kept her out of danger with all the desperation contained within his puny frame she wrestled for the oar anl frightened ike with her strength on the beach there seemed to be i human ant hill rumbling with imm nent eruption drake went down under a blow from a rock slung in a ripped off shirt sleeve then it was stevens who stood over him until he struggled to his feet ageiu jakes big body and fighting blond head towered over the snarling gang liko a beacon above hideous rocks then drakes dark head bobbed up besido him bloody but buoyant mary was in a fever of ex citement they fought side by side in her defence every blow that fell upon blond head or black sent exqui site pain through her body it was real she saw drake go down and could have screamed she saw ste vens stride over him and battle like a fury until he rose again and she wanted to shriek a paean she beat upon ike until ho became afraid of her and started to turn tho boat clumsily squattering in to shore came the other boat with poor battered bunting cursing his reluctant mates on with shocking language orontes orontes screamed mary hurry joe oh get a move on you wooden men joe grinned cruelly behind his bloody mask but he was doing his best the fight on tho beach suddenly took on a different aspect three of the deserters had gotten all they want ed and were crawling away shaking royal bank annual meeting assets exceed billion dollars mary took jakes arm and dabbed at his bleeding face audacity in the matter ot love audacity and ardour are a mans most conquering weapons timidity is fatal and the secret ot a womans success lies in a subtle responsiveness forgiveness if thou woilldst find much favor and peace with cod and man be very low in thine own eyes forgivo thy self little and others much leigh- ton u femw that is the ideal place to spend the winter you may not know the best way to get there people who want to reach the coast quickly take the chief as a matter of course because it i the only extra fast extra fine extra fare train to southern california jt has no rival there is no extra fare on the fast california limited and grand canyon limited or on the navajo scout and missionary fred harvey dining service ts another distinc tive feature of this distinctive railway en the way the indiaridetoar and grand canyon national park escorted allexpense tours on certain day s in january february and march v t htndit cen a tent pais deft suit fa br tranaporutloa bid detroit mich rixwa randolph s7u said drake and moved towards the boat again he waved to joe bunting to come in nearer and as if it were the signal expected for an entirely dif ferent move a volley of rocks flew out from the shoro and crashed in and about the boat little joes red face swiftly turned redder blood poured from his eyebrows another oarsman dropped his oar flipping smashed fin gers it was all clear as day drake never hesitated he shouted an order to tho boat to pull off out of icach the rocks were still flying next but so swiftly that it seemed all one action lie picked up ike saintly and heaved him into the grounded boat then he seized mary and almost threw her in youd better get in and shove her clear stevens he snapped there was nothing more said but jake ste vens red face was almost purple with shame all happened in the space of n few breaths men still picked up rocks and some hurled them after the re ceding boat joe buntings wheezing voice could be heard abusing his mates for running away but the two who could still handle their oare were not of the stuff he was mado of they were kindly disposed towards drake but had no relish for flying volcanic debris it was sims and tubbs who started the acceleration of tho crisis j blood trickled from the cauliflower ear and made the crushed nose blossom like a rose the boat was going off under the frantic urge of ike with a fourteen foot steering oar better jump in and got clear your self growled stevens there was no reason for anybody staying there to face that gang of toughs jake stev ens had been the first to tell these same toughs that they were worth less yellow noaccount dogs awhile ago but he recognized murderous fury when he saw it and they had it now a flying rock struck drake on the breast and he staggered he reach ed inside the boat stevens believed he was about to shove off those curs arc going back to the ship he gritted they have prob ably killed bunting i hato you like hell stevens shout ed but you are a man so am i stand clear you rats head down and spurting the sand up under his powerful strides jake stevens plunged into the melee strik ing with hands and foot snorting with aching heads tubbs cowered at drakes feet hands gripping tightly about his bruised jaws blind and weeping with defeated fury stevens gripped sims by tho neck with both hands and was swaying him to and fro and the look upon jakes battered face was horrible because it was out wardly a laugh another of the gang looked scared and crept further away for sims feet wc re lcrving the ground sims choked desperately one man with more nerve or less intelligence than his fellows picked up a stone and raised it over jakes head the only other ruffian remaining lifted a club of driftwood and aimed a finish ing stroke at the bowed head of drake orontes orontes wheezed joe bunting at that moment stumbling through the small surf followed by two of his crew routes an give em hell squeal cd ike saintly lie sprang ashore loo grabbing for his axe bold with the advent of fresh men mary was run ning up tho beach hampered by wet skirts her blue eyes blazing and her long hair flying holding a sharp point ed boathook before her liko a spear she was transfigured she reached the fighting group when two blows seemed certain to fall at tho same instant and one only might be warded she drew in a deep breath and thrust hard with her boathook the driftwood club over drakes head fell but fell upon the covered head of tubbs for drake had turned to see whence came ikes fierce squeak of encouragement the battlo was over ike glared around for foes with fine ferocity there were none his axe drank no red blood that day joe bunting and his two mates panted hard from their efforts willing enough but too late there mere appearance frightened all fight out of the con scious mutineers round up the gang bunting and is the time to receive the highest prices for your live hens write for price list lines limiteo st lawrence market toronto the annual meeting of sharehold ers of the royal bank of canada not only marked tho close of the most successful year on record but was rendered specially interesting by constructive addresses delivered by sir herbert holt president c e neill vicepresident and managing director and morri3 w wilson general manager sir herbert in addressing the shareholders pointed out that in spite of the losses incurred by thou sands ot investors throughout can ada and the united states the strength ot tliu business structure is such that there is no reason to look forward to more than a moderato re cession in business during 1930 dealing with conditions in canada sir hcrlt rt stressed the fact that neither the prospects in foreign trade nor tho situation in canadian indus try trade and agriculture warrant pessimism concerning the outlook for tho coming year industrial advisory council after dwelliug on the success ob tained by president hoover in secur ing the active cooperation of indus trial leadership throughout the coun try in the recent crisis sir herbert urged that it would be to the advan tage ot canada to establish a non partisan advisory council composed of men of outstanding ability reprc sentativc of industry agriculture and labor this council would bring about a close rapprochement be tween government industry agricul ture and labor that would assist the formulation and execution of effec tive measures for the maintenance of that equilibrium which would ensure stable prosperity vicepresidents address c e neili vicepresident and managing director submitted to the meeting a very interesting proposal by which canada might benefit to a far greater extent from the tremen dous tourist traffic that is coming annually into the country from the united states canada said mr neill is at tracting approximately fifteen mil- litji visitors a year this great an nual migration presents an unapar- allcled opportunity for increasing our trade as yet there has been no concerted effort to build tho tradi tion that there are purchases which can be made in canada more advan tageously than in the united states if we could mako purchasing in canada sufficiently attractive it would make a difference of more than one billion dollars a year in our trade general managers address morris w wilson general man ager reviewed the goth annual re port and balance sheet for tho year ending november so tho figures both of assets and profits constitute a new record for canadian banking total assets of 1001412741 are shown being an increase of 92016356 for the year deposits have gained 64620923 and now stand at 772067703 take them aboard the ship ordered drake mary well take the boat now he turned to jake stevens with hand held out thanks for your help stevens do i understand you are not returning to the ship mary took jakes arm and dabbed at his bleeding face with her hand kerchief she answered with blazing eyes and high color if jake doesnt i wont to be continued issue no 430 dont lend the money london daily mail tnd cons an issue of 6000000 indian treasury bills is about to be made on the lon don market british bankers and in vestors will be very unwise it they baud over this huge sum when there is the risk of dominion home rule being granted to india it will lie au act of signal weakness and short sightedness no doubt indiau gov ernment stocks have been trustee securities under british rule but who believes that they will retain any trace of the quality ot trustee securi ties in an india under the control of hindu agitators selfgovernment for india london daily express ind cons if a selfgoverning india were pos sible tomorrow no one would rejoice more than the british nation but most obviously it is not yet aossible there is no conceivable structure or organization emanating from and con trolled by the indians themselves that can at present take the place of the british raj falling hair just try minards canadas mineral production ottawa the value of the mineral production i canada last year reach ed a new high mark with a value of 303376100 an increase of 10 per cent over 192s records were estab- j lished in 1929 in the output of asbes tos cement clay products copper gold gypsum lime nickel petroleum salt stone sand and gravel zinc and in the value of natural gas in order of total values the leading mineral products of canada are coal copper gold nickel cement lead as bestos clay products silver zinc stone natural gas sand and gravel lime petroleum gypsum cobalt salt and platinum metals the list of 19 products includes all that reach an output value of 1000000 or moro annually together they make up about 98 per cent of the total value of cauadas mineral production in addition to these main products about 50 other minerals were recov ered in commercial quantities during the year canada produces tfo per cent of the worlds nickel 85 per cent of the worlds asbestos 55 per cent of the worlds cobalt 9 per cent of the worlds gold s7 per cent of the worlds lead s4 per cent of the worlds silver 64 per cent of the worlds zinc and 4 per cent of the worlds copper society prepares crimes the crim inal is the instrument that executos them lewis e lawes a wonderful gift words money all things else are comparatively easy to give away but when a man makes a gift of his daily life and practice it is plain that tho truth whatever it may be has taken possession of him lowell the only novels that live are those whose characters the reader call3 by name without quotation marks edith wharton the man who wouldnt drive his motorcar half amitewhen its out 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visit was brief but the great south african managed to deliver three stirring ad dresses during his stay the same theme rang out through j all the addresses the greatness of i the british empire why did general smuts come to canada and what is his mission to this j continent he is too seriousmiuded i a man to come just for a pleasure trip just to make fine speeches and stir mens hearts unless there is some underlying purpose behind the jour ney general smuts brought to this country with nun mr phillip kerr the head ot the rhodes trust one ot tho artificers of the constitution ot the union of south arica and what is more important still one ot tha best informed men on the british empire and one of its ablest living publicists to determine the reason for mr smuts visit we must to back a year in history and read the invitation sent by the foundation constituted in mem ory ot one of his old adversaries cecil john rhodes asking general smuts to deliver the three lectures given at oxford every year known as the rhodes lectures general smuts accepted and three lectures were delivered they dealt with two entirely different subjects in the first and the third of theso lectures general smuts expounded his hopes and his aspirations for the fu ture of africa the second lecture which was delivered just before armistice day was ot an entirely dif ferent nature in it he examined the record of the league of nations of which he is to a large extent the foster father and author and suggested that the time had come for the league to make certain adjustments in its objects and its methods of procedure so that it might be a more effective instru ment of peace then lest the appeal had not been made to a sufficiently wide circle gen eral smut3 repeated its substance and elaborated it at the peace commemo ration dinner at the guildhall at the lecture and at the banquet general smuts asked three pertinent questions with regard to the league the first concerned disarmament the second the reconciliation ot peace with justice which may involve the alteration of existing condiions in order that the legitimate claims ot some nation or some people might be satisfied the third question was the most important ot all and it is the keynote j of the whole matter general smuts i asked what is going to be done with a disturber of the peace the words are his own in his ox ford address general smuts made a sharp distinction between private wars and public wars by private wars he meant all the wars fought previous to the covenant of the lea gue of nations and by public wars he meant police action taken against a breaker of that covenant in certain eventualities general smuts made it quite clear that in his opinion everything depend ed on whether in the event of a prov en violation of the kellogg pact and he spoke in this manner of the kellogg pact rather than the league of na tions covenant any nation would go on trading with the violator and thus destroy and nullify the effect of the economic boycott then he came to his appeal to america and srid that it the united states wa3 prepared to join with tho rest ot the world in signing a new agreemeut to be attached to the kel logg pact and binding its signatories to treat a convicted violator of liio pact as an outlaw and breaking off all relations with him the question of how to treat a disturber of the peace would be settled general smuts has come to this continent primarily to attend tho tenth anniversary ot the founding of the league ot nations he will bo the honor guest at the gathering in new york of the league of nations society which swill be attended by many ot tho leading men of the uni ted states will he repeat his state ments made at the guildhall in no- cember will he enlarge on his sec ond oxford lecture will he tell tho assembled gather- ing at tho tenth annual meeting ot the league of nations that he wants to put teeth into tho kellogg pact that is what he has come to america fr that is why he opened his lour so auspiciously by pointing out to america that the british empire was a solid unit and the best assurance ot world peace how will america react to the sug gestion will the make it once moro a party issue or will they have the courago to realizo that the kellogg pact without effective power to en- force its pledges is nothing but a scrap of paper tho task of persuading the united slates to enter into a supplementary covenant enforcing tho terms of tho kellogg pact will be a difficult one premier smuts at least has te cour age to undertake it if he is suc cessful- the whole courso of history in tha future may be diverted into now and peaceful channels j praise the praise that comes ot love does not make us vain but humble rather j m barrle tsfe