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leth the Suflragetsâ€"Toronto Polltlcs â€"- Problem of the Churchesâ€"50,000 Peo- ple Require Their Good Omces. Mile Wylie, the English sufiragest, who confesses to having thrown bricks with the rest of them, to two terms in prison and to leadership in a. hunger strike, has not been making much progress in stir- q‘lng Toronto women up to militant. me- thods. Toronto has its suffrage associa- tionsâ€"many of themâ€"though the member- Ihip of each is small and of prwlematl- osl influence But the suffrage leaders in Toronto absolutely decline to start out on 0, campaign of wlndow smashing. There is, for example, Dr. Auguste. Stone Gul- len, who is president of one of the local associations. While a woman of strong mentality she is the antithesis of revo- lutionary in appearance, with a motherly figure built on generous prbporitions and I. kindfly face. Mrs. Flora McD. Denlson, another leader. seems also well supplied with human kindness. JNTERESTING GOSSIP FROM ONTARIO'I _ CAPITAL. IURUNH} BflRRESPDNflENBE WAR, ASSOCIATIONS MEET. The Tot-m po‘litical pot, too, is begin- ning to bol. The peculiarity about the moronto not in. however. that it boils only POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION S. The annual meeting of the Ontario Re- form Association brought to the city some of that party’s stalwarts. including the Chief himself. Eon. Mackenzie King. Eon. Geo. P. Graham end a number of others. These annual meeting! are generally pret- ty‘ perfunctory stairs. but this yeer it was more interesting than usual by res.- son of the (set that addresses were de- livered Sir Willrid Laurier. Mr. Row- ell, Mr. inc. who is president of the es- ;ooistion. and others. Local politicians ave been following with interest the ac- tivities of m. Rowe)! and Sir Wilfrid Lnurier. Apparently the country is wil- ling to listen to both, and some of the large crowds and the enthusiasm that have been in evidence have been the sub- ject of much comment. But as to what it means. or whether it means anything. even the change of a single seat in either Dominion or Provincial elections. no one 'will at this aim predict. Perhaps the most striking figure of the local sufl’ragists is Mrs. J. B. Leather, who came to Toronto from England some two years ago with her husband. who is a. professor at. the University. Physiqally she has a slight figure, a thin fame and the eyes of 1:. dreamer, She is a woman of great culture. speaks French. German, Italian and Russian and is an accom- lished musician. Added to this she has tellectnal tome in an unusual degree. She knows the suffrage question through and throuwh. which is more than can be mid of a.“ who talk on the subject either for or a ainst. In addition she is much inter-es in .11 social reforms. 1108133 WARREN 00., DEPT- “. TORONTO. It”. the WT. SIMPLEST. Ind BEST HOME DYE. one can boy-cWhy you don‘t even have ‘0 know whit KIND o! Clam your Good- Ira nude ol.-:So m lmpoulblc. 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One went 5:]: 833:?1000'1? “k h” "mm" a money ack unauntoe, not on. returned. Another 1d $800 worth in 18 dun. vonlnzs made profitable. Ask for agents 9 yes gt}! mil offer Minn: umi eeumv 205 mm Bldg. Montml and Winnipeg. cu Stem-wind, Item-set. cunt-unwed for em year. Send us your name and we will \send you so set: of our beautiful Isa-on scenic, floral and groom: pout and: to sell at 100. I. set. THIS WATCH FREE to BOYS on one side. The organization of the Liberal party is rarely in evidence. and when it is, ineffective is the only word that describes it. There are not many persons who could tell you what it is or what it does. 0n the other hand the Conservatives have an exceedingly active Grganization. There is a. central associ- ation and a ward associatior for each of the wards. As the boundaries of the wards do not coincide with the beundaries of the electoral ridings one might think there would be some confusion, but the experience of the party is that the ward arrangement is_ quite'efiective. ' :_ mA A few of the most prominent churches in the city are making a stand against the steady move nent toward the reelden tial districts. There is St. James Cathed- ral with its ancient associations that manages to bring a congregation to its private pews from the ends of the city every Sunday morning. The evening ser~ vice is a different story. The Metropoli- tan Methodist church, one of the most beautiful church edifices in America, tells a somewhat similar story. So does St. Andrews Presbyterian. And th re are a number of others of various enomina- tions. some of them touching very closely the lives of the people among Whom they are situated. The organization of the Roman Catholic church leaves no doubt as to the regularity and permanence of the work in 3311 a church as St. Michael’s Cathedral. And some of these churches are not eon- flning their activities to the pulpit or to Sundays. St. James has its parish house, with gymnasium, restaurant, and other conveniences open every day in the week. The Metropolitan is doing a. similar work. At the moment St. Andrews is spending $45,000 on an extension to be devoted to like purposes. Whether these efforts will eventually result in reaching any consid. erable portion of the masses of the peo- ple remains to be seen. For the present they partake more or less of the charac- ter of private clubs, using the church building: for their club houses. allwllaumvuu . ..,_ .VVV, The only real political scraps in To- ronto occur when factions in the Con- servative associations get fighting among themselves. And just now, with the an- nual meetings of the organizations ap- proaehing, there are rumors of impending trouble. One report is that Mr. A. W. Wright is leading a revolt against Hon. Thos. Crawford in the west riding. Both gentlemen are well known throughout the Province, Mr. Wright as labor leader, po- litical organizer, orator, imperial mis- sion lecturer and good fellow; Mr. Craw- ford as former Speaker of the Legisla- ture. It is impossible to say how far the threatened civil war will develop. It will not reach the oint where the hold- ing of a. seat by t e Conservatives will be endangered. Accordint to Rev. E. Wesley Dean, of the Fred Victor Mission, there are 50,000 people living south of College street. A large percentage of these are foreigners and most of the others live in bosrding houses. There are few people anywhere more in need of the good oflloes of the churches than these. and yet this is the district that the churches of Toronto are showing a strong disposition to desert. One after another they are abandoning their buildings. selling their sites and moving into new modern edifices in the more fashionable residential districts. The latest on the list is Erskine Street Presbyterian. Even Central Presbyterian church on Grosvenor street. which is two blocks north of College. has a propoeel under consideration which will take its activities out into the Rosedale area. Taking these church movings individu- Taking these church movings individu- ally they are easily explained. The churches were formerly situated in the midst of their respective congregations. But the members of the congregations one by one sold their residences and moved to the newer districts. The new owners of the residences are generally boarding house keepers. and eventually the church finds it has to follow its con- gregation. For boarding houses are not good church supporters and even devout churchgoers often will not so two or three glilmwhen they can find another nearer ome. But meanwhile what are the Toronto churches going to do about the city of 50,000 persons who live south of College? It is a problem that. challenges sblution. _“Willie,” said the mother aor- rowfully, “every time you are naughty I get another gray hair.” “My word!” said Willie; “you must have been a terror. Look at grandpa}? When Sir James Whitney formed his cabinet. Mr. Crawford’s friends hoped he would be made Minister of Agriculture. But they were disappointed. Some time later some one who gai_(i 119 was ’gpe.edi- tor of the Mail and Empire, called up Mr. Crawford on the telephone to tell him that he had a story to the effect that Mr. Crawford had been using strong lan- guage about Sir James. The editor said he would like to have Mr. Crawford’s ex- planation. According to the story, Mr. Crawford hastened to the Mail and Em- pire oflice, where it was discovered that a practical joker had been at work. Ap- parently Mr. Crawford's standing with the Premier was not affected, for it was af- terwards that he gets _appo_in_t§d Speakgr. A few years ago Mr. Joseph Russell led a. revolt against the ward association pow- ers-that-be in the east end. For a. time the revolt was successful and resulted in Mr. Russell sitting in Parliament for one term. The regulars “cameback” last year under Mr. Kemp. but the fight them in still smoldering. CHURCHES' DOWN TOWN PROBLEM. RESTAURANTS IN CHURCHES. A CRAWFORD STORY. A woman stepped into the 'witness box and said: “I am the mica of a. disinfectant. ’ ’ Lord Curzon, when a young man at college, once found his bad hand- writing stand him in good stead. Writing two letter-s, one to a. rela- tive, the other to a chum, be en- closed them in the wrong envelopes. It chanced that in the second letter he had made some uncomplimentary reference to his relative, and on discovering the mrstake he had made he awaited developments with anxiety. Name given by Canadian Postum 00., Windsor, Ont. Read the book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkks. “There’s a reason.” Evor road cm anon letter? A mm on. appears lrom Ilmo to tlmu. They an‘ genulno, true. and tall ol‘ human lntorut. “I remember the day well, be- cause I had a. tooth out,” said a witness. “Isn’t it an insult to call me a. flop-eared, bow-legged porcupine?” askgdi an_ applicanp for dixiog‘ce. There presently came a letter friom the unclefi “I have tried hard to decipher your epistle,” it ran, “but your writing is ‘so atrocious that I cannot make head nor tail of it. However, I guess the drift of it to be that you need some money, you rogue, so I enclose a. check.” “I have not had any return of my former troubles since drinking Postum, and feel better and can do more work than in the last ten years. 4 We tell everyone about itrâ€" some say they tried it,and did not like it. I tell them it makes all the difference as to how it’s made. It should be made according to direc- tions~theq it is delicious.” “It’s the only pleasure I have in life," said a. hawker, in expiaining to a magistrate his‘ love of beer. “What evidence have you 1” the magi-strata asked a. woman. “I have brought my black eye,” she replied. 7 “A new servant girl vtold me about Postumâ€"said her folks used it and liked it in place of coffee. We got a package, but I told her I did not; believe my husband would like it, as he was. a. great cofiee drinker. “My husband used to have bad spells with his stomach and would be sick three or four days, during which time he could not eat or drink anything. But since he gave up coffee and took to Postum, he has had no more trouble, and we now fully believe it was all caused by coffee. “Thank yer. May the Lord bless yer. May yere head never who!” said a. woman sentenced to 10 months’ hard labor to the judge. “For the last five of 31x years I have been troubled with nervous- ness, indigestion a. ' h- art trouble. I couldn’t get any benefit; from the doctor’s medicine, so finally he or- dered me to stop drinking'eofiz'ee, which I did. (Tea. is just as“ injuri- ous because it contains cafiéineâ€" the drug in cofiee.) “I drank hot; water while taking the doctor’s medicine, with some improvement, then went back to coffee with the same old trouble as before. ~ “To my surprise he called for a, third out, said it was “good stuff” and wanted to know what it was. We have used Postum ever since and both feel better than we have in years. A Confirmed Drinker Takes to Postum. A housewife was recently surpris- ed when cook served Postum in stead of tea. and coffee. ‘he Says: “I kept an eye on her u'ntif Sat. urday,” said a. seafaring man, re- ferring to his wife,"‘and then she SMILES FROM THE COURTS. CURZON’S BAD FIST. “GOOD STUFF.” Lord Curzon. slipped her cable while I WM on duty.” A carman charged with overload- ing his horse was asked how heavy a load he had on his van. “About a ton,” he replied: “but it, was all 1ig1h$_st11f§ I” “Oh, please do away with that book!” was the remark of a man to the bench, when the conviction book was produced to show that it wasrhis 56th appearance in court. “In case you’re asked.” said the judge, “take it from me. that the last letter of the alnhabet is ‘z.’ ” “I’ve learnt something toâ€"day,” re- marked thg prisoner, gratefu‘lly. “The solicitor has forgortfien to charge most of his costs,” said counsel. “I beg your pardon!” said the judge, in an astonished'voioe. “No, surely, that has never oc- curred !” At 3,11 inquest the foreman of the jury remarked on the light weight of a child. “I have been a. judge of horrs‘eflesh for years,” he added, “and I ought; to know what a child should weigh.’_’ A woman witness recently admit- ted that she stole a. letter from a man’s pocket whfln he was sitting on her knee. “ {’elll’ she e‘x- plained, “if you are going to marry a, man you must know somethmg about him.” A defendant endeavored, without avail, to prove that his bulldog was harmless and would not bite. “In fact,” he ~added, vamid laughter, “all my children have cut their teeth by biting the dog’s eafr‘s.” A man said that he was willing to provide a. home for his wife if she would leave her mother. “I’ve seen her mother.” said the court, “and there’s nothing wrong with her, You must remember :â€" A son’s a son till he gets him a. wife; A daughter’s a. danghter all her life.” The company has a capital stock outstanding of $15,000,000, whichis valued by the market at 160 per cent. Dividends at the rate of eight per cent. have been paid continu- ously for twentyâ€"six years. Prin- cipal and interest on the bonds are payable on April and October lst at the Bank of Montreal. BELL TELEPHONE FINANCES. Earnings Applicable to the Bond Interest Have Shown a Steady Increase 'Since 1905. In view of the fact that an addi- tional issue of Bell Telephone bonds is about to be offered to the public, it is interesting to note that these securities are a, first charge upon the whole lines, works and plant of the company other than real estate. The real estate in unencumbered. The value of the plant account (not including real estate) is $20,531,327, or more than three times the out- standing bonds. As regards the security from the income point of view the following table speaks for itself: A source of disease, but one fre- quently overlooked, is the pet ani- mals of the household. Even the coats of the most candy cats or dogs must come in contact with and carry many dangerous germs into the house. Earnings Gross Applicable Bond Revenue to Bond Interest Interest 1906 .84,139,334 $1,135,838 $142,983 1907 . 4,829,657 1,223,767 179,970 1908 . 4,580,606 1,606,724 182,450 1909 . 4,949,197 1,651,339 182,450 1910 . 5,510,685 1,729,575 182,450 1911 . 6,476,848 1,657,814 231,879 On the basis of the average re- sults for the last six years theanet earnings approximate to six times the total interest charges. The present authorized issue of the bonds is $7,500,000, of which $6,- 649,000 are out. 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 Let Apples be the Christmas Gift to your friends across the sea. 180 ST. JAMES “STREET CANADIAN EXPORT COMPANY, Luscious, rosy, juicy, Canadian Apple‘s! Can you ima- gine any gift to the dear ones~ in the old land thw would be: more acceptable. Because of exceptional shipping facilitieg we can make you this magnificent ofier. We will dellver FREE OF CHARGE to any address in the British Isles a. cam of Guaranteed Select Cans.- dian Applos for l(«he small sum of . . . . . . . . . . 0 We use standard cases; ewh Apple is separately packed, and every precaution taken to ensure safe 5nd rapid delivery. Over 5,000 cases shipped last year. Mail $3.00’NOW, stating where you require {she case lent, and WE DO THE REST. Give full postal direc- tion, along with your own card for enclosure in cm. MAIL 020E! DEPARTMENT Many Wear Kilted White Skirt That Comes to the Knee. The street scenes of Athens are extremely interesting to the new arrival. The women of the better class affect a funereal black, for the most part at least, in this year of our Lord 1912. What it may be next year I fould- not venture to predict, says a. writer in the Chris- tian Herald. But there are enough other persons in the streets to rev lieve the sombre effect. The sol- diers are particularly picturesque. Many of them wear the kilted and fluted white skirt that comes nearly to their knees, while their legs are encased in heavy white stockings or leggings reaching to their hips. This costume, which terminates in brown Turkish slippers, extravaâ€" gantly turned up at the toe, which is surmounted by a big black bail of worsted, gives them son-s of Mum a sin'gu1arlyvunw&rlike, Bot to say effeminate, aspect. But there are othér soldiers in blue and butternut uniforms of the ordinary type, while. the oflicers, as in other lands, are birds of gorgeous plum- age. Scientists tell us that there has been discovered in the forests of In- diar a strange plant which possesses in a very high degree astonishing- electric and magnetic power. The hand that breaks a leaf from it re- ceives instantly a shock equal to that which is produced by the conâ€" ductor of an inductive coil. At a. distance of six meters in magnetic needle is affected by it. The en- ergy of this singular force varies, but it is most powerful when the sun is hottest, and at times of storms its intensity increases in striking proportion. One never by any chance sees a bird or an insect light on the electric plant; nature seems to warn them that they would find their death. SOLDIERS ARE PICTURESQUE. STRANGE ELECTRIC BATTERY. It takes a brave man to face a. little woman at the head of the stains at two a.m. MONTREAL