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L CURRENT COMMENT x THE BUSINESS PROFITS TAX. To put premium on vice Is ad- admittedly bad business, bat It in con- ;.iiu'i'i dime, and is even made a policy of on e sol? acore that tJie viiUmu* 01 n stand it. The monkeys <ux said to escape work by refusing to talk, knowing tint if they be^au to fcpoaU they would immediately be made to work. There is a systematic policy of making monkeys of us all adopted iu many departments of Oovcrnment. which works out in an <-nlir:y detrimental manner econom- ically, socially, nationally. Trobably tt is more felt in our assessment itiPthiid-s tliau anywhere. If u man paints iiis house or barn, or puts in a bath <>r spends his money in any other way likely t.D benefit the neigh- boriiood as we'.l us himself, he as- sessor :it once sticks an extra sum on lii., assessment. The same principle U behl'ivl tlu ba-iiu-sK profits tux, which Incomes a premium on dishon- esty to iK'gic with, and on poor bufi- ess methods generally. The mure <'nt(Ti>-:.s'ng, the nr>re productivo, the ' elfu/k-nt and Hie bettor ni'.in- a bii-ino.ss may he, t'n- 1 Heavier is tin- penally Uiat i .Us upon it. The refill is to curb ail business activity, to repress enterprise and to dl.-r mr- RO the efforts of those upon whom tin- Mir.'-;ss and th.> welfare of the natiua (.hiofly depend. It is gener- ally admitted that those who are best able to boa.- the burden of the nation should I) -ar their fair share .HIM! they liave rarely shown unwillingness to !> -ur m-os-! than their exmi-t Miar<\ I*ul there comes a point when the Im- position may become prohibitive, and automatically destructive of luudu- men'.a! business interests. It is felt Uiat this p</int has been reached in the business profits tax. whlrli as a wa- iwa.-aro -'-'-d in times of extrem- ity. vv..s acquiosci-d in, but which in times of peace, of reconstruction, of r-'urnias equilibrium, rf precarious . (.innn-r.-lal adventurer, invites frus- tration if not disaster. The reac- tion after war naturally .rentes a period of depression ami tlie effort ot -Uwibuinoss profits tax In sucJi con- ditiors H distinctly discouraging. when a *timulatii.B PO^T > required InnKud of tlie reverse. Tills oper- ates in turn in the vicious circle ot lower! :g production, which ;n creases un.no: -yuicut, retard.- U'.e return to low pr4ee. -^ :ii.ii;it.--is-s th- cost of :iv:R. Oilier objections ma/ be I mod In its <H .criminatory fttfpH- ' oatlo::. r,./nceriiK cmployln .-. than -.i t]inc;f.ld capital escnp'5 the levy. Manufacturers havo to pay whi;o axricultu.-o contributes nothing. The t;ovT!iiiK-nt carrl.in off the prof- fit wlildi In a w;<:i managed biuiii" . ia catrl-d to re-nerve, but in the sea- sons <>: slicker trade the. tiove.rnment ,,i ikes ID eontr'.lmtim to the stmlten- ,.,1 rf)urce, o;- Dwaidn baUncii K poulblfl deficit. In tho I'nited States Iho rve.eiit financial rftUtlOD has ir.ado It imix.stilbln to c<.llect sotne of th<wo taxes whcro Mtlmated revenue 'had failed f.i materially. H Is <>bv!oi Hial where there IM cra- b*rr.i*".ii-:.t of thl.t dMCrlptlOB th,riut.h th" collet tl..:i of mirpluH proti'., by th Covernnient and the roiii.e.r:'':it extincUr-!! of r> "!' v; e.ip- Ha-.:hj.t th in.. Is '> de.-ld.vl detrl- MBt to business. Tli. nlt.Tnatlve ia It-e i.ilen t^x, and en anutluT oc- <-alo:i It can be ^->own th U there nre ndv:i:il iK*-s in this meUic.l of nUlni iii -ri'i ^ry revenue, which Hie pr itits tax cunruv. claim, und wlilioi;' any of its c ,rr.'!;iK:ndlnR evV.H. BETTER BREEDING NEEDED. Oniiu-i,. HUick m 'ii a-o lcarnln thiU the :idv:wtii*i' <f tnvnin? <.ff only Kood \wt tinimii!a i one that can- not bo over-r.itod. Poor qua I'.y stock brtaRH only low price.., and wcll-.sir.:d Kt^>ck counts n Mi' 1 mar ~ ket H-v.-ry time for thn HtKhext rates. When a farmer to feeding hto raw ntuff It make,, a big dlfferenc... to him whe.tlior he IH putting it Into a Rom! ikln. In Ihe, ono case ho c'U full vain for MM puma. In tli other he Is fcraplng IhrouKh wltli IOHSUH wliic.h nilKlit be ttvoldeil. It Is Htlil a dlffl cult iMixtie..- In some, districts U. con- vince furni-ers that gtxxl slock wliethiT cattle, I'ORH, horces sheep or ix.iillry. inys better than th" non- ,t ..... and moiiKi*! <t<ick Into wlil.-.h . MI ura content t" Bhovel lhlr fivul. This is true of milk us we'l a;i <f beef and ine.nnn that mor' aiHiitlnn fli m d bo p.ild to .hroi^InK Am;il>> Inform ulon and iiHslni mco IB Klvnn In tliiH rnspiMit hy the <). A. C. and Ihe l)i-pa.rimnnt of Agriculture A Bulletin (No. 281) has recently been .Issued by the Department which can -and nhould bo had by every form- er who thinks a cow worth keeping. A scrub bull IH defined on page 9 (with an illustration) a ono whose mUHlon U "to e*t s mw* as p>- Klble without giving any returns either In A-o production of beef or m lk" We do not lmaln that the Minister of AgtlcuVture will guaran- tee that f-ven a pwe-Vred bull will producn milk, but t)i department evidently includes Irish bulls in its province. Tho meaning is clear, however. The scrub bull is "a auru getter of inferior calves, thus keep- ing our average live Block shipments in the lower grades." A. full con- sideration of scrub, grade, and pure- bred cuttle is given i:i .this bulletin, plentifully Illu.stratiiiK Angus, Short- liorn. Hereford, Ayshirt-, Jersey, Hoi- stein, Guernsey and other breeds. To farmers who cannot own a pure-bred sire themselves and who wish to get .1 better hull the Kdvico is given to "form a club and get a pure-bred sire. Give tho calf a. fair start to ni'ike you money. Hut u sign on your gate if you hav one, "Pure-bred hull used on this farm." Better bulls bring better calves. A good bull is ( !. -.iper at :my price rtun a scrub as a gift. The quickest, surest and least expensive way t<> improve a herd is by the uwi of a high-class pure-bred sire." Argentina, ia beat- ing Canada in the meat market be- cause sha haa better bulls. ENCOURAGING CENTRAL EURO? TRADE. J.oth Great Britain and th* Uultrd States are finding thai wealth in a pauper world is of little use. Gamblers will "stake." a penlle.iu friend for the fun of winning back the stake. Them is a little more urgency, 'however, behind tun policies that are beins; adoplod in Tjonuon and XV'.i^hiiiKton to encourage trnd with the, war-devastated nations. The point of chief moment which will nevi-rtheh ss pr;b:ibly bo lost siglH of, is that the world cannot get alon? any of Its members. Tho '.p nmedy" as it is ca'.led, be- in? consi-liTed i;i London waa KUB- at the International Financh'. last September In Brussclfi by Ter Meu'.en, a Ni>rthe:l:ir.der. It is an nrr:int,'i-inent for long timo credits to the central Knrupaan na- tions to <".nable tlwm to piirehane mTohaudise, with a provision for in- sairinco us a prolectiun for the ven- dors. There rtixM not apiiear t > be any thins very dep Tata about this device. Insuranco 'is ns old as the mercan'.H" marine for the protection of those who take no.ce:<.s;iry ri:'h. and it is the moaaurn that makes Hoa- tr.ifflc so stable and profltubl*. In- mrancn !-. !::>ri''y a ili'trlbutkm of ri-lr. a;ul if credit S :>-';. sbly war- ranted in con'ra.1 Knrope the ilwice if Instirinci" is jiistifiniil". (Treat I'.rit-aln rnust Ir.'.vn nuirkets If her industries M-O not to bee .:.n- extinct. The detn.inil in Austria, Poland and other ccnintrlos Is lin.pi>r.i!ive. but un- til their currency rosalns Us v.iluo only Bomo special <-roilit will enable merchandlso to be sold to them. Tho United Slutes propose* to tako anoth- er method of acconip'.ishlnjv tho same purpxw. Rxport:) to Kuropoan coun- tries aro to bo Ktlmul.Ued by diHeount- liiK prvper for exporter** and banks fi- nanrlag rxr-ort buslnos:!, <ind by Rtiar- anteeing bills, notes and other PM,- prr of foreign bttyars. This df- cnuntin !K to bo doim througj thn recently revived war finance corpor- ation" which has to Us credit at pros- ent 1375.000,000. Tho corporation Is In fact M big insurance, company for I'nlted Stairs buFliu-.s.s in Kurope, n.l the (r.JVcrnmeiH is prip:ircd to buck !t up ti a Ihottsn-.id mlllk)ti dollars. !u both cases undoubtedly only giiod lnisin?*s will be (ncoumriul. and the "h(YilHi" of tho risk will be as caiv- ful'.y invHtlgatPd as IM usual In hanking tr in .>':tl('ii^. iut thorn will bo u little IrtTjftr l.UltiidP than Is usuaMy tho cnso. It i.i probnblfl iJiat no moro rlnl* will bo taken, if as much than in the caao of any or- dinary foreign loin. Them can bo no perman"nt revival of buslnesR un- til tho internatimml trade currents urn nil flowing at. their normal rile It will tin rern rMid>ert v d that (Tanailii t(H)k a flyer In Iloiimanlan tn.ido some time ago, and nu ha-in eume of It. ITp to n rixisonahle point, enterprise In doallnp with tho war worn nations will 1)3 amply rewarded. THREE GREAT WATERLOO MEN. Pr. A. S. Viifit, tho grent conductor of the Mendel.-. <i!in choir before the war, anil tho only nun in Cnmulu nientlonncl for tlm O. M., s|>ont New Year'* Day In Klnttra. celi^bratiivg the Hflth hlrtbday of his motluir, who wa b:\rn in Ilorne, Hwlt'-.^rlimd. on New Yi-nr'a I>ny. 19i!l. Sho oamo to Canadii In 1SS4 with lie parnnta, whu were nmi>ng!'t th(^ foundMa of 'Pre ., ton. Mw. Vogt nvalntiilr.!! it livoly Interest In the nff^lra of W.mlra, and rejoinos In the distinguished career of toor son. Two other dl.Ulngnllied nvon were' born In Uw> WMIIO pariah, pnvcfclcaJly a l>r. Vogt. One of these U the ftmiiwnt palntw, Oarl AJirens. An A painter o* trees he otanda un- rivalled. The oollecldon of Hi plo- tureu ranrto by h teA MJorXJeral Memr, now In (tie fKMBWalon ot lit* THE HOME GARDEN PLANNING FOR SPRING AND SUMMER WORK. The successful gardener must con- sider these things ,when planning the season's work: Rotating the crops, the nyjst profitable vegetables to sow for succession, the most BUitable position for mien as should have lota of moisture, and many other little de- tails which, if properly planned, help to make the season's work success- ful. In planning the garden for the sea- son, why have, row after row of beans and peas if the produce cannot all be used while In perfect condition? If the surplus can bo disposed of at a profit it is all right. Planting for home use requires careful figuring, except where ac- curate notes have been kept in con- junction with the garden plan. The plan gives the length of rows, while I the diary should contain the dates of j picking, quantities and totals. Demand should regulate the supply and i-o determinte if a thirty-foot row of, for instance, early beans will be sufficient for a given period. Suc- e.'.-wion sowings must also have con- sideration, but aim at uot overlap- ping or having too many varieties reaching maturity at the same time, unless the surplus can bo canned. Crop rotation U most important to keep the garden up to a full produc- tion stand. No given species should occupy the same ground hi succes- sive years. Notation of crops should be very carefully regulated in order t-j avoid ,to some extent certain inject enem- ies which prey on some crops, caus- ing serious injury if grown more tlian one year on the game piece of ground. This also applies to fungous diseases. Scrao crops take from the *ioil certain elements of plant food in different proportions to others, and if grown in successive years without eiuuiKe of location these elements will in time become exhausted and the crops will naturally suffer. By changing the location each year the new c.rop requiring other food may b expected to flourish. Peas and beins, which draw their nitrogen re- quirements from tho air, are what wo may term nitrogen-producing crops, and sa do not require ritrogen in a iM-rrt form when fmiliring tlie ground. On tho otlur hand, cab- bago, ccrn, and practically all oilier vegetables which continue iHtrogon can with great advantage be grown lifter the legume crops, pas and b.aus. Executions to the Rule. An exception to this prac'ioe of crop rotation is tho onion crop. In some gardens onions have been grown for ttn <;r nur.' years on the plot and wiUi unfailing .success, but these gardens are not visited by tile onion fly. \Vhere the onion fly IB at all troublesome the ground must he changed each year. The pole bean is another crop which may be grown for a few years on the same plot, always provided the resulting crop continues to be satisfactory. The peats by which our crops are liable to be attacked hibernate in a dormant state over winter, and nat- urally in the fioll in close proximity to where they worked during the summer. It ia obvious that plants liable to the attacks ot certain para- sites should be given fresh sites each year. When club root once secures a foot- hold and nothing is done to eradicate the germs, it is useless to grow cab- bage, cauliflower or other members of Uii.s family. The presence of the fungus may be observed by a swelling of tlie roots,, which afterward be- corno full of a slimy matter. Spray- ing ia unavailable for this pest, but it can to a great extent be prevented by the tree use of quicklime worked into the soil surface sometimes be- fore the plants are set out. In pur- chasing cabbage plants discard and burn any which show insipient swell- ing about the roots. Certain species of fungi play havoc with the potato crop, some attacking the plant underground, such as the dreaded wart disease. For this i trouble the ground must be changed. I 'ind fresh immune tubers purchased for planting. Stable maiiuro is a well-balanced plant food, most beneficial in adding humus and therefore greatly improv- ing the mechanical condition of soils. Where the ground has bewi heavily manured in the past, it may for a number of years continue to yield fair crops by the judicious use of commercial fertilizers, but fertilizers do not assist the mechanical condi- tion, so in time the returns will fall away unless something Is done to re-place animal manures. G/.irdeners should grow green crops to turn under, or collect tlie rubbish, which may be turned into material .suitable for digging into tho soil. All weeds should be collected and put into fairly deep holes with other decayed rubbish, and if the washing water, containing soapsuds, is poured uvor them, decay will soon net In. The Value of Wt>od Ashes. Loaves, when well rooted, are worth even more than manure. If treated as advised for the garden w.MMls, they will decay very quickly. T'H>M> who make a bonfire of garden rubbish should save tlie ashes; they are valuable for many crops. Public Health Talks (By Dr.J. J.MWdleton) Provincial Board of Health. Question* Pertaining to Medical Subjects Will B Answered In This Paper If Letters Are Sent to Dr. J. J. Middleton, Parliament Buildings. Toronto. r \ GLANCE (!; "t :;.'.'; :'per.U!::~. Ir.i i:.-s-; con- 'ini'M \v':':i the iinnroveil frr lui; tint Wia nmnifi Bl a: . iie beginning of the ye'-. Soiii<j Blinding downward Is n I!M! <>;i MTU" lines, but for 'he most !>-rt pr'i-e-.t rsro steady. \Vh:Jnul- ":; and nianufactrrer.-i report that S'llns for the flr*t week in the new vivar c.;>mp-in> with favorably with other year*, ami are g.rtv.U'r than they have been for sovera.1 months past. Montreal. tju^t.itions on h<gs ad- vanrod towards the latter pirt of layt week but the liigTer offerings this week liave resulted in <H'- ;t iMons w ining bnck to where tliey were one weok ag ). I'arkers st'ato that lower quotations nvay !>< espe-nted on livo hogs an live near future, and this will hive tin effect on tho who'.r> pork m.vrkf.1. In t'i" meantime prices re- main unchanged. Tho tr,ido in lard mil shortening Ls quiet. I'.otii butter a,nd <-.h"<>s> show moro <r*reni?t!i this week with smaJJe.!' supplies <>f butter T. luand and . bigger dvmnnd f<v ex- l''irt. Tho freituro <>f the ma.rkct In th? lower prices quoted on ORR-S as a 'f'-u'.'. of tho blujcer |uxuliipti>n and t.hel arger receipts on tho market. ''i.^ier pr!c( aro quoted on chickens. In th^ provision mark<\t ihore are un.ny rod not Ions in prices as a result of n pri~"-^u;t!n.? (.'cheme or. Hie :aK of a number of liicil v :n>l--;i >rs. !' ur u -s reduced 20 cents a birred towards tho latter pa,rt of last week, but thn wheat murkot h:t Ktrcngtihen- ed up t'.iis week with a strongor feel- Ina; fi-r flour. Toronto. Business in wholcBile circles li.iri .1 more cheerful tone. S.ilej have biHsn nu>r:> fr.'qunnt and orders are for P-irgtT tiuajitlties 'than for sumo montiha pas.t. This increased , activity Is undoubtedly dive to 'the i fact that retailers' stocks hive been j rcdurc-d to as Jow a point as prs-:b'i. I Tho m.irki'ts aix- gradually becoming i stabilized, fthd with the buying move- ment in< - .r>e:is.ing, business ccmdltions 'LOU d 1 wll on the niwl to nornitl. ThiMHi aro no now developments hi re- fined sucair. Ijack of export orders hcith in CiTtnda: and tho I'nlted Stves for evaporatir.l apples is said to be the rixison tlvat evaporated apples are of- fe.rtd at t!ie preisent prices, which are fifty per cent, lower than '. i.st j >va,r. KvatHiilated applo manufaoturers cliiim Unit present prices are less th-an the cost of production. Bmns aro oawy under an aotivo demand. Oniim.i aro a drug on tlie market and prtao* aro easdor. INxtstt-oea und otli^er vogotiibles are du>'l at uncrujiged prices. , The dangers from milk-borne dis- eases, such as tuberculosis, are *uch a constant menace to health, that the necessity of pasteurizing all mtlk with the exception of "certified," is becoming increasingly apparent. The New York Milk Commission has recently recommended that no other milk be soJd to the public except cer- tified milk and pasteurized milk, and the ame recommendation should ap- ply to Ontario. When a mik supply is certified, it means that every known precaution has been taken to keep it pure, and to prevent its contamination. The milk is obtained from cows that are tuberculin-tested and safeguarded by a very close veterimary Inspection; there is a medical inpee:ion of the employees, saniu>ry inspection of tlie dairy, and testing of the niilA for bac- teria. "Pasteurization" la a process of heating milk at a moderate tempera- ture lor a short time, so that any germs It may contain may be killed off without destroying vitamines' and other beneficial constituents of fresh milk. Pasteurization may be de- fined as the exposure o( milk (prev- iously cleansed by*filtratin or cen- trifugalization) to a temperature not iously cleansed by filtration or cen- grees F., for a short period, and then rapidly cooling it to a temperature as much below 15 degrees C or 59 de- grees F. as possible. How To Do It. Where pasteurized milk cannot ba purchased or where for other roasons it is desirable to pasteurize milk, at home the process can easily be per- formed without speciaJ apparatus, ae follows: Take a deep saucepan, fit in at th*. bottom a piece of wood about half an inch thick, and broad enough for two half-pint bottles to stand upon; place the bottle or bottles containing the milk, and stoppered, within the sauce- pan, and when the water ccmes to the boil remove the saucepan and set it aside for fifteen minutes. Then tako it to the sink and put it under the cold water tap so that the hot water gets rapidly replaced by cold. Keep the bottle in water till a meal has b^cn prepared. By this method he micro-or^inisms which are cap- able of being cultivated on artific- ial media can be reduced to lesa than live per cent, of those which an be ' cultivated from the original milk; the fermentation bacteria can be destroy- ed or inhabited so aa to delay the na- , tural souring of the milk some twelve to twenty-four hours, the nvilk mean- while keeping perfe'ctly wholesome. Pasteurization will also destroy th ' specific organisms of tuberculosis, diphtheria, enteric fever, cholera, dysentery and diarrhoea. It is there- fore a valuable measure of protection against the recurrence of those milk- borne outbreaks which figure in the epidemic records of this country. Tests For Cleanliness. One objection In the puat to pas- teurization was that it wae a enbsti- tute for cleanliness. It waa claimed that farmers and dealers would be ' inclined to be lax in their efforts to i keep the milk supply clean and pure, If they knew that the milk waa af- terwords to be pasteurized. Such laxity can be entirely controlled by , testing the raw milk before it is pas- teurized, and keeping it up to a cer- tain definite standard of parity. Any ' thing below this standard will indi- cate that the milk is of questionable purity and cannot be recommended. It is the duty of Public Health au- thorities to educate both Hi3 con- sumer sud the dealer to the danger of non pasteurized milk, end the lia- bility of milk-borne diseases being conveyed by it. The quickest and most effective form of education is. of course, an epidemic, ae in Pough- keepsie. New York, where a few years ago a serious epidemic of scir- le: fever broke out due to unpaateur- ized milk. This at once stupted an agitation which resulted in Pough- beepsie adopting ordinances oom- , pelling the pasteurization of all milk j with the exception of "certified." It certainly seems too bad tha* we ! must wait for epidemics to stimulate I public interest in such nutters, but at the present time this seems Ihe only route by which drastic and up- ' to-<late aiilk legislation Is brought about. Education however, wa hope will change this point of view. and show the value of prevention of. epidemics rather than their cure. STRA WBERR1ES ARE MONEY MAKERS THE COUNTRY B01 S CREED 3*5.... ( I brJlpvft that the country which God made Is more beautiful than the city which man made; that life out of doorj and in touch with the tarth is tho natural llfo of man. 1 b?liive that work U work wherever I find It, but that work with Nature la more inspiring than work with the most Intricate machine. 1 believe that tho dignity of labor depends not on whut you do. hut 'how you da It; that opportunity comes to a boy "on the farm as often as to a buy In the city; that llfo is larger and freer and hap- pier on tho farm than In Uwn; that 'my success depends not upon my drinuiis. but upon wht I actually do not upon luck but upon pluck. I be.llove In working when you work, and ployin-j when you play, and in giv- ing and demanding n square deal in every act of Hfo Kdwa.nl Owgood Orover. brother, Fred Morcor, (if Toronto, is ono of the great artKitli: possessions of Oaimd.i. Waldem, ;r Tonner,, tho well-known companion tt Francis (!riornon, tho (vYhnited cnsnyist, and j an art connoisseur fiitnilliir wlt.li all [ tho Rrnat nrt gallorle:'. of Kuropc, was m:izd when ho saw tho Mercer col- IccUon. ' 1 <Ud not know there was anything in America llk thU," he naid. "\V'hy, hn IB the greatest treo- pslntor alive. Thoro la no one in Kurope can equal this. I'm imt Huref that thoro ever was." This spon- taneous testimony from an unbiassed critic i* interesting as a pftrallol to the pre-emlnenco given by all com- petent critics, American or Kuropoan, to 'Dr. Vogt an a choral conductor, In the excelclmilma days before the war, when the great Mendelssohn Choir was ready to proceed to Kuropa and conquer thn mtnloM world there The third genius from Waterloo County Is Sir Adam Beck, and ht> Is too well-known to need comment. Those am a great trio for ono 1-ooal- Ity to produce, and they aro a fore- cast of what Canada will do in the world of art and science In dav/< to ci-mc. By Cheskn C. Sherlock. No ordinary farm crop is so pro- ductive and so profitable as straw- berries. 'SVhciv a plot of ground is available they will be found to earn a higher profit fcr t.io capital invit- ed than anything else that might bo grown upon the land. Sncce4 with strawberries depends primarily upon the variety planted and tho manner in which the' seed bt>4 ho* been prepared for the plants. Strawberries are heavy feeders and they require an cnurmous amount of available plant food. This does not moan, however, that heavy soils are essential to success with them. Some of the best strawberry growing soc- tions are found in comparatively light soils. The best plant food that can be supplied Is ordinary barnyard man- ure and It should be put on as heavily as possible. Some growers advocate up to 18 tons of manure to the acre each s. .1 .i'ii. depending upon the nor- mal fertility of tho soil. You cannot gt the strawberry be-d too rich. The manuro sihonld bo thoroughly mixed whh tho soil by plowing, disk- ing and harrowing btvfore the plants are set out. The variety to be plant- ed must depend upon local conditions, if for market, and upon personal whim if fi>r home use. The ever- bearing varieties are doubtless a success, but to the average market grower they aro undesirable for the reason that most growers prefer to have their crop matured all at once in order to simplify the labor prob- lem. Where only a small market plantation Is contemplated, however, tho ever boarwrs may be found the most profitable as they will give ono bej-rles to sell out of season when pi Ices are higher. Much of the success will depend up.'n the system of planting adopt- ed. There arc three general methods. Th.' single row, the double or matted row and tho lull syste-m. Tho method used pl.iys an important part as to the number of plnnts needed to the acre. In the single rov '10 rows are thre* feet apai . anL i xe SIGN OF THE CRESCENT SUGGESTS BORDEN AS GOV.-GENERAL. In a loiter to an <)ttaw:i paper. John S. Kw.urt, K.tV. suggests tho appoint- ment of Sir Hobert Itorden as Oov- eruor-Oenarul of tvanada. "He has done iv great deal of hard, cxmsclen- tloim work In tho service of t'enada," Mr. Kwart remarks, "and. has well earned the right to b her fkrat vice- roy.*' Mr. Wwart add that he propoaed Sir \VilPrtd laurlnr an G<m>rtK>ir-OenenU when Sir Wllrrtd WM alive but out of office. Has No Symbolization In Region of Turkey or the Oriemt. Although It adorns the great inoxquvii in Constantinople the cres- c-ii! has n:> symbollz.itlon In the re- ligion of Turkey or the Orient. Its history dates back to the days of Philip of Macedon, when ho made an attack on wh?.t was then known as liyxantium. H was a night attack, and his t loops had crept close to the city when a new moon broke from the clouds, and Its faint light uncovered to th city's guavds the enemy. Tho alarm waa given, and the attack fail- ed. The new moon at o:ice became a very popular symbol, and It was at- tached to everything In 'the way of garments. Jewelry and erected In pub- lic squares. . The Turks captured By- zantium or Constlnople, from the Ureeka in 146S, and finding the ores rcut everywhere they suppomd It had gome peculiar power, and promptly adopted it both tor Ita possible magic Mid BM a sign' that their wms had keen victorious. plants set two feet apart in the row. Seven thousand plants are neeeseary U> tlie acre undur this method of ' pi intins. For the double or matted row. the plants are set two feet apart in rows and the rows are three a-ntl oae-half feet apart. The original plaata are ' each allowed to make elx runner' !>i .*nts, two of wiiich are layered on opposite tides of the mother plant In lino with the row and the oth r four aro layered two on each ido of t'.i-o plant in the space between the* rows. Thi. gives three distinct, rows. Six thousand plants aro neces- sary under this system for eih acre planted. Under th hill system, fourteen thousand plants are needed to the aero, and they are eet 00 by . 15 Inches apart. The matted row is tho moat popu- . lar with the comiuerciai jrrowers. while the single row meets with the ::-3st favcr among home gardeners. The time to set out the plants is iu tvu-ly spring just before the spring rains, if possible. After the pHnts have become established and before the hot woathor sets in, straw mutch- , lug between the rows is advisable, in order to kt'?p down the weeds as much as possible and conserve the moisture content in the soil. Straw- berries require an abundanoe of mols- ture in order to thrive. ' The ever-bearing varieties will ' fruit the first s<ason, generally in midsummer, but tho common varie- ties should be discouraged in this by pinching off the bloom. Indeed. growers advocate this for all var- ieties. , The profits which can be earned - from strawberries dpend upon the season and the locality, bat ID an ordinary season a grower of my ac- ' qtiaintonce has averaged a net re- turn of $600 from a patch slightly in . excess of one acre in slco during the past two seasons. He pays school children 3 cents per box cash to pick the berries and a& fast as they are picked they are taken to town and tvhipi>d to the neighboring city. GROWTH OF LIFE INSURANCE. T. A. Dark, assistant manager and nctuary of the Kxcelslor estimates new life business in 191!0 at $62oT- 000,000: this ia a substantial Increase ' over the figure of $524,000.000 for 1919, but the inrroasn is not as gwt i-. ; that year's increase over tho 191S fiur;> of $313.000,000. Business In force Is now estimated at $3.W7,(KK>.- ' 000, compared with $2,187,000,0*0 at the ond jf 1919. The improvement in mortality Is shown by the following i'^mparison of death rates per 1,000: ^lo, S.8: 1916. 10.6: 1917, 11.1; 18, 14.1; 1919, 8.3; 1920. 8.2. NEW USE FOR X-RAY. Among the new uses ot X-rays foreshadowed by Major O. W. C. Kaye ' In a lecture at the Royal Institution were the taktag ot flager-p-rate In . connection with criminal Inveetlga- tton, and th teMln of hartvplon- ahip golf balls ia order to detonate* mat they had a perfectly ymmvtrleal uentr*. ,