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Lhe newspaper graveyard. A paper called "The Toiler" was the last victim. There re higher hopes for the latest venturei 1. starts 01? with fairly liberal support in Ithe way of stock subscriptions from labor (organizations and individuals, so that it is assured of sufficient, capital to give it a. chance to get on in; feet. To prevent con- trol of the publicationffalling into the hands of any individual] or organization, 1' even group. the number of shares per- itted to any one subscriber is strictly limited. The appearance of a new labor paper in Toronto is an event, of importance, not so much for the immediate effect it. will have in politics or in labor affairs, but. because bf the potentialities for the future. The editor-in-chief is Mr. James Simpson, for- merly a typeset/oer. more recently for many years city hall reporter for one of she local dailies, and always an active labor agitator, as well as temperance lec~ lurer and Methodist local preacher. He as also a member of the Board of Edu- ation for some years and was a member I the Dominion Government's Commission 11 Technical Education. He will likely poistyelar be a candidate for the Board of :1 r0 . UNTERESTING GOSSIP FROM ONTARIO‘. CAPITAL. iTha New corporatlon counselâ€"New Labor Paper~Down Town Problemâ€"A Big Audience. ' Them have been many previous attempts to establish a labor organ in Toronto, but B4316 attempts merely soyved to help “fil! JflRflNIfl BGRRESPUNBENBE After several months' delay the City Council has decided to appoint his Wor- ship Mayor Geary to the Corporation Uounselship, made vacant by the elevation of Mr. H. h. Drayton to the chairmanship bf the Dominion Railway Board. The hulary is to be $8,000 a. year to begin with. . his is not much advance over Mr. GearY'B noome as Mayor. which was $7,500. But it has the advantage of being perman- nt. Besides, Mr. Geary has expressed the ope that when he makes good the sal- ary will grow. And it doubtless will. Home aldermen who Opposed Mr. Geary’s appointment on the ground that he was hot a big enough lawyer for the job. laid they would be prepared to pay $25,000 C. year to the right, man. Viewed from this standpoint, it is just a question if the city will not do as well with Mr. Geary on the job as it would with some man with a made reputation at a fancy salary. It is true he has not had much experience in legal work. But this is partly offset by his intimate knowledge of municipal a‘fi‘airs. Besides. he is young, nnerg'etic, diplomatic and ardently ambi- ous. Council should be appointed to a perman- ent job during his term of oflice. In the Sresent instance the Mayor admittedly id not give the subject disinterested con- clderation. and that is something the ublic, having elected him to the Chief agilstracy, had a right to expect from him on every issue, particularly on one as important as this one. There is a good deal of underlying soreness about this phase of the matter. There is some surprise that Mr. Geary. by his action. has expressed a preference for his legal profession as against politi- pal life. He could have had a nomination lot Parliament any time during the last five years. and with the star of the Con- gervative party in the ascendant he might ave been expected to have had a brilli- ant career. And he may yet return to the political arena. Meanwhile he is to be known as G. R. Geary, K. 0., Corpora- tion Counsel. SOME SORENESS, The sound criticism of the appointment La on__th9 grpund that no member of “The Memory Lingers” It has yet to be demonstrafed that the Suppose 12 try the food with cream and sugar. as part of break- fast or supper. You may be sure it will be a delicious part. Breakfast every morn- ing on Post Toasties Canadian Postum Cereal 00.. Ltd Winhor. Ontario. A Million A NEW LABOR PAPER. Persons The world’s standard of glove perfection. ‘ {PERRIN GLOVES The banquet was one of the mesh elaborate, as well as unusual, ever given in Lois Angeles, and. con~ geniality reigned supreme from the first to the twentyâ€"eighth or so The precious egg was escorted in- gto the brilliantly decorated banquet {hall by a rctinue of Orientally lgarbcd waiters and carefully placed fin front of the guest of honor, who leycd it curiously. While the other ldiners were waiting for the fifteenth course the General proceeded to ;makc away with the almost price- less delicacy, while scores of Chi- nese, peeking in through the doors and windows on the unusual scene, gazed in admiration and wonder~ ment. After eating the egg, which was as black as charcoal, the General leaned over to C. F. Yin, his score» tary, and whispered in his car, while a broad smile played over his features. The proprietor of the cafe informed the General before serving the historic hen fruit that he wasn’t taking any chances, as it was just as fresh as if laid yester- day. An egg laid 200 years ago in a henâ€"coop near Pekin and buried shortly after in four feet of black mud was served on a recent evening to Gen. La-n Tien Wei, hero of the new republic of China, at a banquet given in his honor at the Amoy Far Low Cafe by 100 prominent Chinese and city officials, says the Los An» geles (California) Times: Unless it is filled, however, the eflect ol' the interior is barnlike. Toronto's new amusement Showplace, The Arena, has been successfully launoh- ed with a week‘s “musical festival.” De signed primarily for hockey matches, the promoters hope they can make use of it in the off season for all sorts of special productions. The problem will be to fill It. It will hold eight thouSand people. twice as many as any other meeting-place in Toronto, and a small city in itself. The sight on the closing night of the opening week. when every seat was filled, was one long to be remembered. The layout of the building is that of an oval amphi- theatre, without galleries. All around the oval solid masses of humanity, rising tier upon tier, furnished an impressive sight. It was the greatest concourse of men and women ever gathered under one roof in Toronto. Famous Chinese Gvnm'al Afr It and Smilod. A SPURGEON NEEDED. What the church in down-town Toronto needs Lo-day is a Spurgeon. It, wants a man with fire and spirituality. The har- vest is waiting for him. He could take such a building as the new arena, which will sent 7,000 persons. fill it, three times on Sunday and possibly on any other ev- ening in the week, if he had the physical strength. But where is the Spurgeon com- ing from? H,» The church perhaps most popular in many ways with the crowd is Bond Street Congregational, whose destinies are presided over by Rev. Byron H. Stanfier, who came here several years ago from Buffalo. His methods are much less sen- satioual than those employed in this pul- pit twenty years ago by the late Dr. Wild, but he oontrives to make his ser- vices infer-eating, and he always draws full houses. He is a man of considerable pnrsonality,‘ n fluent, speaker and embel- lishes his sermons with frequent refer- ences to the affairs of the hour. Some might call some of his addresses lectures rather than sermons, meaning that. there is less of spirituality about them than is usual. Bond street church is sometimes compared to a business, of which the preacher is the general manager. Bearing out the analozy, he has there an office which he occupies several hours a day. And yet Bond street has no empty pews, and that is one point gained. Down town Toronto needs more, of course, in the way of church service than a. preacher, even if he were a Spurgeon. It needs a small army of workers. It has a few now loyal and devoted, but their numbers are sadly out of proportion to the work that is to do. One wonders of the churches really appreciated the work that lies right at. their hand. It. is expected that the newspaper will keep away from tariff and other issues "f a general character, devoting itself to 1581186 which specifically effect 1113 city laboring man, such as conditions of labor and workmen}; oompepagtion. I_t will, in fashion shown in some quarters to shirk t and in others to meet it. The solemn fact is that of the 50,000 persons living south of College street. only a small frac- tion has been reached by the churches. Both in preaching and in works it is un. doubtedly the fact that some of the churches in down town Toronto are out of nvmpathy with the masses whom they are supposegl to serve. its general effect, pfbbably emphasize’ra- ther than diminish the cleavage between cigy synd coqptry._ Its first go itiaal activ'ity will doubtless be in municipal afiairs. A labor “slate” for nearly all the civic offices is within the range of possibilities this year. If moderately successful there the next move, no doubt. will be to get into Pro- vincial and Dominion politics. The estab- lishment of the paper foreshadows the first serious attempt to launch a real labor party in Canadian politics. “V IN BOND STREET CHURCH. In my letter last. week some reference was made to the down town problem coin- fronting Totontp churches, and the_(iis- labor organizations will support an “or- gan.” The fault with previous publica- tions is that they have been too much “organ,” and not enough attention paid to making the paper interesting. WILL AVOID GENERAL POLITICS. TORONTO’S BIGGEST AUDIENCE. VAN EGG 200 YEARS OLD. Durability. The light of the sun takes eight minutes and eight seconds in its transmission through space to earth. To Care for the Growing Family, and Her Household Cares. When there is a growing family to care for and the motherfalls ill, it is a serious matter. Many mo- thers who are on the go from morn- ing to night whose work, apparent- ly, is never done, heroically try to disguise their sufferings, and keep an appearance of cheerfulness be- fore their family. Only themselves know how they are distressed by headaches and backaches, dragging idown pains and nervous weakness; how their nights are often sleep- less, and they arise to a new day’s work tired, depressed and unre- freshed. Such mothers should know that these sufferings are usually due to a lack of good nour- ishing blood. They should know that the thing above all others they need to give them new health and strength is rich, red blood, and that among all medicines there is none can equal Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for their blood-making, health restoring qualities. Every suffer- ing woman with a home and family to care for should give these ’pills a fair trial, for they will keep‘ her in health and strength, and make her work easy. Here is strong proof that these Pills do what is claimed for them. Mrs. Henry Thomas, Dryden, Ont., says: “When my second child was born I was so weak and run down that I could scarcely walk across a room. My baby was small and weak also, and cried and worried night and day until I dis- covered that the child whs starv- ing, as my nurse had turned almost to water. My husband got me a supply of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and I began taking them. The first beneficial effects were noticed in that my child began to thrive, as my nurse began to improve, and baby slept better and naturally. It was not long until I began to feel the improvement myself, and I daily gained new strength, and baby was growing very rosy and fat. I continued using the Pills while I was nursing him and found myself with all the vigor of good health, and able to easily do my housework, which had been so great a drag on me before. I am now never without Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills in the house, and take an ocâ€" casional dose when I feel tired. I can strongly recommend these Pills to all nursing women, especially if weak or run down.” Mrs. Testyâ€"“Yes, and it’s too bad you can’t take home some of our gas to cook things wit .” Mrs. Hardinâ€"“Can you loan me a cup of sugar, an egg, a piece of butter and 3â€"” Lin-Mall L\WI. A uta Lu LAID nvuac, .l uc] 5] loop the Children Well Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. Dr. fe'iorse's I Indian Root Pills Other dishes highly prized by the Chinese epicure‘s were served. All of them were prepared in true Chiâ€" nese fashion, but they were served in American style, in courses, in- stead of Chinese fashion, which is for everything to be placed on the table at once and all be served from large bowls. The big ban was put on chop sticks, and knives, forks and spoons were used by the diners ’00 make way with the good things to eat. Rare Chinese wines of ancient 'vinâ€" tags and of great value were there in abundance. For dessert there was candied ginger, preserved nuts, pickled fruits and various kinds of sweetmea-ts. Following are a few of the viands on the menu zâ€"Rock moss soup, sharks’ fins, bundle of wood with mushrooms, duck and bamboo shoots, bird’s nest, lotus nuts, broiled squab, chop suey, spring blossom rolls, chicken fried with a1~ monds, smoked oysbers stewed with vegetables. MOTHER S NEED ( STRENGTH. course of rare and interesting Chi- nese edlbles. are just the right medicine for the children. When they are constipated -â€"when their kidneys are out of order â€"â€"when over-indulgence in some favorite food gives them ind' estion -â€"-Dr. Moree’a Indian Root PI wifi finickly and surely put them right. urely vegetable, they neither sictken. weaken or gripe, like harsh xygtisvee. Guard our children’s uh by always «spin:l : box of Dr. Morse 5 Indian Root 1" 15in the house, They The Lend Club. CONSTANT As a result of his investigations and experiments, he arrived at the conclusion that roads should be constructed of small broken stone. He contended that the earth founâ€" dation should be raised slightly above the adjacent land and that suitable ditches should be built at the sides to provide drainage; that the earth foundation should be covâ€" ered by a, series of thin layers of hard stone broken into small anguâ€" lar fragments of a nearly cubical shape. and lSO' nearly as possible of the same size. A piece to weigh over six ounces. The layers of bro- ken stone were to be consolidated gradually by the traffic and would ultimately form a. smooth hard crust impervious to water and durable in proportion to the hardness of the stone and the density of traffic. He laid down this principle: That the natural soil really supports the traffic. and that while it is pre- In Ayrshire, McAdam was magis- trate deputy lieutenant of the county and road trusiee. At that time the roads throughout Great Britain, especially in Scotland, were very bad. and McAdam inter- ested himself in investigating conâ€" ditions and conducting experiments in road building. When John was fourteen years old his father died and he was in- trusted to the care of his uncle, William McAdam, a merchant liv- ing in New York. He received his business training with his uncle and accumulated a considerable fortune during the revolutionary war as an agent for the sale of prizes. When the war was over, McAdam had lost most of his property, but had enough left to enable him to return to Scotland in 1783, and purchase Sambrie, an estate in Ayrshire, Where he lived fer thirteen years. He was married twice, his first Wife being the daughter of an. American by descent, named De~ Lancey. He had seven children, four sons and three daughters, all by his first >Wif0. John London McAdam was born at Ayr, Scotland, on September 21, 1756.- He was the son of James Mc- Adam, a, descendant of Adam Mc- Gr-egor, the first baron of Water- head and one of the Highland clan of McGregor. When James II. of Scotland outlawed the McGregors, Adam settled in the lowlands and changed his name. to McAdam. John Loud-on McAdam’s mother was Susana Cochrane, daughter of John Coehrane of Waterhead, a rel- ative of the Earl of Dundonald. The article was written by Maurâ€" ice 0. Eldridge, Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E., assistant in charge of road management investigations in the United fitates office of public roads. John Loudon McAdam, Who Gave His Name to a System. John Lou-don McAdam; the road builder; an article which appears in the current issue of Good Roads, is one of considerable interest to the lay reader, as well as to the man whose business is the building of roads. INVENTOR OF GOOD ROADS. Let Apples be the Christmas Gift to your friends across the sea. 180 ST. JAMES STREET CANADIAN EXPORT COMPANY Luscious, resy, juicy, Canadian Apples! Can you imaâ€" gine any gift to the dear ones in the old land that would be: more aooeptable. Because of exceptiOnal shipping facilities we can make you this magnificent offer. 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With regard to Isnake bite of hu- man beings it is said that in the Bombay Presidency, the United Provinces and Eastern Bengal and Assam the use of Sir Lauder Brun- ton’s lancets is reported in a num- ber of cases to have resulted in a. high proportion of cures. As in previous years, however, the statis- tics relative to the sucoeasful use of this instrument can only be acceptâ€" ed with reservations. This increase. is largely accounted for by the offering of rewards by the Emma Government. That this action was necessary is proved by the fact that in one area the paddy fields were so snake infested that their cultivation was impossible. Altogether 1,947 persons were killed by wild animals and 24,264. by snakes, the figures for 1910 being 2,382 and 22,478 respectively. The number of [cattle killed by wild ani- mals was 91,709, against 93,070, and by snakes 10,533, as against; 10,990. Took Over Twenty-Four Thousand Lives in India Last Year. 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