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That is a song for the mature and it should have the effect of reminding them of the fourth R in educationâ€" Responsibility. It is likely that few persons capable of self-appraisment do not feel they neglected their opportunâ€" ities for education when they were going to school. Most of them will blame themselves for what they have missed, and they will be right. If they are wise they will say to themselves that they also will be responsible for a large part of what their children will miss if they are not awake to the extent that the return of school days involves them in the matter of duty. How wonderful a day it would be if all pupils could see it as they will see it in retrospect a few years hence, when sentiment as well as practical side of life will bring a real- ization of the full meaning of the words of the old song about"‘School days, school days, dear old golden rule days.” Reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic have their;‘£prces well in order for the new educational campaign. T‘eic‘hezjs and pupils have settled down for the year’s work. Pupils who marched back with a reluctant step are now resigned to their fate. The character of a child is formed by itself, its assocâ€" iates and environment. Its deviations are the result of impulse, inclination‘ and direction. The old saying, “As the twi'g is bent the tree is inclined,” holds good~now and forever. The slightest causes have their effect on characâ€" ter and the accumulation of them, for good or bad, form an important sum in the life of any person. A boy doesn’t become a rowdy or a hoodlum spontaneously, but by de- grees; nor does a little savage become acceptable company for others except through training and reformation. That is what constitutes the burden of responsibility of parents in school days. Too often they thank heaven for the end of vacation in the mistaken idea that the school teacher will take their children in hand and make little lad- ies and gentlemen out of them without any assistance from home. There is more to home work than just the prepara- tion of lessons, and wise parents realize this. If more of them did, they would be laying up a smaller quantity of future tears for themselves than many are doing. 'Is there any reason Why two friendly neighbors should not discdss politics with as much freedom and frankness as they discuss the weather or the crops, apart from the bad habits and customs of generations. A first step toward the establishment of a condition of sanity would be th°e recognition of the fact that politics are really the affairs of the country, and that they are not exclusively the con- cernof politicians or parties, but of the people generally. When the people generally begin to take an active interest in their own affairs the game of.politics will be relieved of much of what is objectionable in it. r Most people in this country are tired of politics, no doubt, and anxious for a rest; yet with the passing of the campaign emotionalism and the return of reason there is a good deal that might be gained from a sober consideration of causes and efl'ects. In a country like Canada, _in which government is based on the will of the people, /it is obvious- ly the duty of every good citizen to take an intelligent inter- est in politics. How are the people to govern ‘themselves intelligently if they refuse to take an int’erest in their own business? People who profess to refrain from politics for fear of contamination are not setting a good example; they are not helping to make democracy safe for the world: It is.not enough to say that politics are rotten'and leave it at that. If politics are bad it is the duty «of good citizens to make them better. And theitime tog study pol- itics is not durng an election campaign, when the feelings are aroused and the appeal is chiefly personal and political prejudice. The time to study politics is When the mind is clear and the emotions are under control. ’ Mussolini ,the Italian dictator, has-‘ordered the women of that countr v to wear long, fléwing togais“, silk headbands and heavy nec aces after the manner of the people of old. ._ "It is quite possible that Mussolini is in for a needed lessop. Many a useful dictator has come to grief because he did not know where to stop. When a dictator under- takes to tell women what to wear, it is time he was looking for othenwork. The increase in motor traffic which is a problem in all parts of this continent is continually driven home to the people of this district by the large number of accidents on Yonge Street. We would gladly co-operate in any effort to devise ways and means of checking the loss of life, limb. and prOperty by auto accidents. Various are the sugges- tions from different parts of the country but to us the “ hole case seems to rest with the individual. Let every driver of a car exhibit plain ordinary every day common sense and be mindful of public safety. As long as drivers will speed and fake fool chances there will be accidents. Whilé some of the neWspapers are speculating as to why Mr. Meighen lost his opportunity, others are busy re- mindinng. King that victory means responsibility. Now is a good time to wipe out all hard feelings from the slate. It is not necessary to admit that those who differed from you are right because they w ‘1; but it may help matters to admit that people have a rig t to differ. tion says there was an in both sides. And an Americ of buncombe 1n election cox x One lesson that might be learned from this campaign is that personal abuse and irresponsible statements are not accepted by reasonable people as a substitute for inâ€" telligent discussion of public events. AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING 00., LTD. ‘ J. Eachern Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. ‘ Subscription $1.50 per yearâ€"To the United States $2.00. Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District. Advertising Rates on Application. An Americ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1926 Three R’s and a Fourth 11116 The Afterthought THE LIBERAL TELEPHONE 9. Established 1878 per spc immens aaper S >f the Canadia of buncon i be a good n elec- 1be on What’s in a name? Elizabeth St. and Centre Street when mentioned in the metropolis to the south do not conjure up visions of a very desirable residential street. Why not‘ change the names of our streets to Avenues, Drives or Boulevards and make our éity friends “sit up” when We give our address. Honest now it wouldn’t be a bad idea would it Mr. Reeve Lun- au,'1nembers of the council, Board of Trade, Women’s Institute, Home and School Club and interested Citizens? “What is the line of least resist- ance?” asks a writer. A harassed Thornhill young man suggests the dotted one, when a life insurance agent is bn your trail. Did you ever hear of the girl mar- tying the kind of man that the for- tune-teller said she would? A teacher fit a Christian Centre had been explaining and naming the four seasons to a class of children. “How many seasons do you know?” she asked Rachel Goldberg. Merchants who are not live adver- tisers do not deserve much sympathy if they have only the one season. “‘Two, miss,” replied the little deni- zen of New York; “Slack and busy.” A little while ago our younger gen- eration were counting the days un- til school “starts.” It’s one contin- uous count. Now they’re counting the days until, Thanksgiging, Christ- mas, Easter and a few far sighted ones have next summer holidays fig- u'red out. there ? At the» other end of the wire: “What do you think this isâ€"the stockyards?” The cub reporter assigned to cently on a Scotflsh golf course: .1. “‘Membérs “(i1 refrain from picking up lost balls until they have stopped rolling.” Polly’s Specialty “I’m not ve;y well satisfied with thatparrot you sold me,” said the customer. ‘ ; “What’s ~the trouble lady?” “You said he was a good talker and it never utters a word unless I give it half a dozen crackers.” A Bit Rufiled Up “How did your family act when you broached the subject of our engageâ€" ment?” ‘ “Well,” she replied, after a mom- ent’s reflection, “Just like a flock of birds.” ““Birds! How?” “Dad went up in the air; mother flew into the back room; my brother lit on me,-and I didn’t get a peep out of Aunt Jane all evening. . “Madam,” said the motorist, “I will replace the ‘animal.” A motorist ran over and killed a goat. The owner stood with arms akimbo, demanding to k‘now what the motorist intended to do about it. “You flatter yourself,” $3.341 owner of the goat. “That’s’it lady. I forgot to men- tion that the parrot is strictly an after-dinner speaked.” N0 Cow There Voice over the phone: “Mike Howe “What ? ” “Hailing- taxi-cabs.” arkham air 55:33:33 Get. 1,. & 2 V SIX HORSE RACES Each Day 'I‘R()'1‘TIN(}. S'I‘E E P14 15 CHJXSE. liUNN ING. Hon. .1. S. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, will fortn- ally open Exhibition in front of Grand Stand on Friday at 1 p.m. G. A. M. DAVISON, President. t7” Sense and Nonsense The Cutting Retort Stouffville Band Both Days DON’T MISS the Mr. J. Hughes has exchanged his property here for a house and Tot owned by Mr. L0w11ey on Barber Ave, Toronto ,and is moving there this week. Most of the farm stock and imple- ments at Mr. T. Hughes’ sale, went at a very good price. Mr. Hughes and his mother are moving this week to their new home in Weston. _ Rally Day services were held in the different churches on Sunday. Some repairing has been done-late- ly to the sidewalks and crossings in the village. A large number of the stafl" of the Wholesafe Superior stores of Toronto were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. C. Robeson at their home one evening last week. A com roast was held and the rest of the evening was tak- en up with music and dancing. Miss Ivey of Pittsburg, Pa. visiting her friend Mrs. D. Brown. Miss Irene Jarvis of Toronto was the guest ‘of Miss Mary Manning on Sunday. Me. and Mrs. Lorne Perkins and Master Norman of Toronto spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Manning. Mr. and Mrs. R. Jones spent the week-end on a motor‘trip to Muskoka and called on a number of old friends. The circuiti is new, embodying the Wheatstone 'Bridge principle of bal- ance. It reproduces with unusual vitality and realism of tone. is ex- tremely selective, is non-oscillating and no-radiating. The new D-C sta- tion selector permits tuning with one hand. The isteel chassis shields all component parts from interference. The cabinet by MrLag'an is of select- ed Walnut. The new type tone cham- ber embodies the Musicone Tone Re- creator and is so designed that the front of the cabinet forms a “sound- ing board” or “baffle,” greatly en- hancing tone and volume. Ample ae- commodation for all batteries. ' T. H. HardWare & Supplies Phone 33 iDéeFoxesEâ€"Cmssley Radios ' The Leader in the Radio Field 1926 (Special to The Liberal) C. 5 Console Model Installed Complete $160.00 R. M. CROSBY Maple LIMITED Secretary. Thomhill, Ont. Lakeside 5280 Save yoursefif at our expense l \ Six roomed brick hOuse, hardwood floors downstaim water, rough plumbing, electric light and furnace. Lot 35 x 120. Sidewalk and a good garage 12 x‘16. TERM51â€"10 per cent. cash on day of sale and balance in 30 days over and above cxisling mortgage of $2,500. J. T. Saigeon, Auctioneer AuctiOn Sale \ HOUSE AND LOT . , BAKER AVE, RICHMOND HILL STONE for Concrete or Roads. ' G1?AVTE 14 Screened or Pit Run 0 E IVE 1*] N '1‘ by the car load House Phonlâ€"Grover 4963 We Supply Your Neighboring Municipality.â€"Why Not You? BAINES & DAVID, Limi AUTOMOBILE PAINTING FOR BRIDGESâ€"CULVERTSâ€"SIDEWALKSâ€"ETC. ‘ CUTâ€"BENTâ€"DELIVEREDâ€"TO YOUR ORDER If you will have laundry read} when driver calls. yuu will assist: us in giving good service. If you only have driver call when phoned for, call up as early as conveniqnt to insure prompt attention. TORONTO STEEL YARDS AT FOOT OF CHERRY STREET REINFORCING STEEL ' Don’t try to do the'heavy parts of the fam- ily wash. let us help you. This new plant was designed and equipped for that very purpose and can give you as much; or little help' as you desire by means of five differ- ent kinds of laundry service---all moderately priced. We use only soft water and pure soaps, etc No marking, no starching, and each wash done separately. WE CALL IN RICHMOND HELL DISTRICT We have reinstalled :1 Paint Department in our business. We have secured one of the best Lacquer Painters land we will operate our authorized Duco'ktation. Wednesday and Saturday JQS. ‘V. DI- COIISIN .53 57tQUEEN STREET, WEST, TORONTO. . G; BALDOCK, ilTQRONmWETMSH LAUNDRY Co-LTD-I 1 Limited. CHEVROLET AND OAKLAND ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd Materials delivered when required. PHONE MAIN 7274 at 2.30 o’clock The property of 175 Ossington Ave., Toronto Office Phoneâ€"Adelaide 5605 imited