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^'â- ^ â- -S**i^»--'*->'-*,-M»»-«^ .*^ MANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS LAID TO PEDESTRIANS. The poor pedMtriati'-^ow he is im- earful drlverg undertook to avoid hlt- poaed upon ^^otorista â€" according to ting jayvralkeri. the «enet«i^tion. Wh«i-sver there j caution adds to safctv. Sotor accident and somebody on i _ , , ^, , toot is injured lollis Just naturally Fortunately there ar« many peden- Uke it for granted that the fellow trians who have a Bense of self-preser- *aM v/a» driving the car waa to blame. J'f'o" »».<* respect for trafiic rulea. As a ...alter of fact, there i» Just They are in the large majority They •bout as much chance that the pedes- recognize the dangers of auto-filled trlan was at fault as that the driver ft'-««f ""^ act accordingly They be- made a mistake. It is about a fifty- '»«^'» «* '» '»«"«'• ^ P^^V safe and con- fifty proposition-with a slight margin «nue life and the pursuit of happlnesa Id favor of the driver as the lees reck- rather than to assert their right to less of the two. **** "â- ***"• espec'a''y when that par- . . i .',... • t. i Au # J ticular part of the road is very apt to At any rate, that is what they found ^^ ^^^ J.^ immediately by an on^m- ^ut in one city after a careful investi ftation of a year's accident statistics. when all the figures were in and the •dding machine had done its stuff it Was discovered that 54 per cent, of the Hutomobile accidents were caused by ing automobile, and when to assert that right is likely to- mean another Job for the undertaker. The peculiar thing about this whole problem is that there are really no ». , i. J i. 1 A Aa two classes, pedestrians and motorists. the carelessness of pedestrians and 46 p,^y,^„ '' pedestrian is at trwlT *""'' "'""=« *^ '^""P""* °* *" automobile Let those who walk digest these sta- tistics and get busy picking the motes out of their own eyes before they and every motorist is at times a walker. The problem, therefore, should be easily solved. Let pedestrians amble undertake the job of casting the beams „.„ti„„„i„ _„.„„„i,!^« ti.- »i~i.t- v- -„f „f **,<.!, Kr^tko, ..,^f«,Uf.- .„„. cautiously, recognizing the rights he out of their brother motorists' eyes, Another fallacy which seems to ob enjoys as a motorist and as a motorist let him drive carefully, appreciating torists and a few others â€" very' few. EQUAL DIVISION OF RIGHTS. tain in the mind of the Pedestrian is ^^^ ^, ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ found ,n the assumption that he owns jj^^^ ^^ ^^ .^ , ^^ the streets, or at least has some su- „„i„ »„ *. n _ , 1 • ,. .. t.11 iu I. Kule to function. perior claim to these public thorough- fares. But they are public thorough- __ j_ /L, ._ , fares. They belong to the public, » he House of Fallen LeavCS. which is made up of pedestrians, mo- So he came at last to the Hoase Of Fallen Leaves; There was rustje of aspen bought About th« eaves, '" Consequently, the motorist has as And a drooping stook stood near much right on the public highway as ; Of withered aheaves. the walker â€" no more, no less. The one â-  has as much obligation to be careful The vacant windows gaped >?hi2e on this common property as the And raiowed at him ; o'her. In spite of this fact, the crowd There were faces weirdly shaped cf ian gives the pedestrian all the ad- In the aspen Ilnb, A ntago of the doubt if there is an And he saw an open door t -ident The courts sometimes do the i And a room halt dim. £ ^:e. I x his is probably due to the condi- ! The walls were tattered and grime tics that obtain. The walker is doubt- 1 Lay along the floor; li-..i more often the injured party in • A dumb clock told of a time •n accident He is seen under the car | That would come no more; pa.fering. The ambulance arrives ^ '^•'^'' *°™sthing drew him In ^d he is carted to the hospital. People ! -^' '''« °Pen door. •ay "Poor fellow!" They look at the driver seated comfortably in his car ^^^ * hollow voice cried out: and Jump to the conclusion "There is '"^hls Is your past!" the criminal who did the damage!" Yet the entire fault may have been on the part of the pedestrian. We are naturally sympathetic with the per- son whu appears to be getting the worst of a deal. Right here let us consider the Jay- walker. He is a menace to the whol» afutomotive situation. It is stated that 85 per cent, of the people killed on the highway urn jaywalkers. The most reckless motorist hardly has any- thing on the jaywalkers when it comes to pos.sible automobile accidents. And the most careful driver can at times And he gazed and groped about, Amazed, aghast; And forth he fled from that house With no look back cast. The future beckons and beams; His Bight perceives Irradiant golden dreams Of love's golden sheaves, But he cannot forget the House Of Fallen I.K3aves. â€"Clinton Scollard. â- 'â- â- â-  â-  â-  - .- " ' I ..' " 3 - Owf ,W5; R*'!*' â- 'â- -.. ' (CbMiUy pt the 8oiitlrwest«r»9«M.) Whan the fraim wtad slghft«( » conl raef, Ore»m o* Mfa*. Orer the Ala, It speaks of « land naknowa t» jrief, Dream o' Mine, Over the Rim; Over the rim of the western aea. Where the paths of the world aro wld« and free, With the malnsheet tant, and a awlah atoe. Dream o' Mine, Over the Rim; Follow the drift of the flying apvme, Follow the clear call far, Where the twisted palms on the whits beach loom. And the dream and the Dreamer are. Where the white yawl heels to tha steady wind. Dream o' Mine, Over the Rim, And the billowing miles slide oft be* hind. Dream o' Mine, Over the Rim; Over the rim where the islands rise. And the South Pacific drowsing lies, The coral is pink as the sundown 8Uei< Dream o' Mine, Over the Rim; Follow the rustling South Sea Trail, Follow the trade wind's track. Where the salt spray elnga on tha weather rail, Orer the rim â€" and backt â€" ^Weed Dickinson,; Canada is the winter playground of North America. Blessed with an equit- able climate and all the natural facili- ties tor the enjoyment of winter, Cana- da Is able to offer to her citizens and visitors a variety of winter sports to bi found nowhere else In the world. Skiing, snowshoolng, ice boating, curl- ing, skating, Ice hockey and toboggan- CANADA IS THE LAND OF WINTER SPORTS Ing are but a few of the sports which can be enjoyed In Canada in winter. Highland Inn, a winter resort which compares favorably with anything to be found In Switzerland, Is operated In Algonquin Park, Ontario, by the Cana- dian National Railways, and the same system serves all the important towns, and cities where winter sports are featured. The largest of these Is Mont- real, where, commencing in January, the largest winter carnival In the world will be held. The carnival con- cludes with a beauty Contest In which will be entered the prettiest girls from all parts of Canada, eadh dressed In the costume of the sport in which she Is most proficient. kardly avoid running down this nuis- j pounds, to mount the hl«h step of the ance to society. | ^^,t,„g j^^^^ „^^^^ ^^^"^^ ^^ „ The jaywalker who takes awful urged the conductor. "If they had chances on our public highways ought given you more yeast when you was a to be arrested for his own safety. He gal, you'd be able to rise better." "Yes, Fat But Not Stupid. The stout old lady wafl struggling valiantly, but against odds of some 200 ' '"^ the supremacy of the land of the Advertised by Wireless. The United States Is generally sup- posed to be the home of "stunt" ad- vertising, but France is now challeng dollar in this respect. Schoolboy Howlers. Where are the kings of England crowned? â€" On their headsl This was one of several of the latest schoolboy howlers related by Mr. Lud- ford Freeman, Director of Education You' may censure the faults of others when you have none of your own. His Ideal. He strolled with lovely English Maud* Beneath the silver moon. And heard In newly budded woods The nightingale in tune â€" With Scottish Jean he toured the locbi, With Irish Nora danced, And gazed In Spanish Lola's eyes. But none of these entranced. In Venice, city of romance, On purple nights of stars He floated down the Qrand Canal To laughter and guitars. With proud Francesca at his sideâ€" Her dazzling beauty bold. Of crimson lips and dusky locks And lashes, left him cold. ' Among the cherry trees he sat With geishas of Japan, As quaintly clad as figures gay Upon a paper fan. The golden girls of China, too. Engaged him sipping tea In queer pagodas red and giltâ€" Still he was fancy tree. He saw the fairest of the fair In every land on earth. Returned and met a flapper in The village of his birth, A little freckled slangy thing, A saucy minx, and fell So very hard for her, behold! He rang the wedding bell. â€" Minna IrvlngJ â€"AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME One of the latest publicity devices | for Bristol, at a luncheon the other to set Paris talking was the action of day. should be treated with the same con sideration that should be dealt out to a reckless driver. This pedestrian who frequently tekes his life in his hands, refusing to abide by carefully worked traffic regulations, ought to be ostra- clred from civilized society. He not only puts his own life in Jeopardy, but also the lives of others, for many ao- cidente have happened to innocent young man," she retorted, as at last she hoisted heru'If triumphantly up. "And if they'd given you a bit more yeast you'd be better bred." â€" « Thorouahly Modern. Landlord (pleasingly, at doorway) â€" "Well, how do you like your new quar- ters?" Tenant (gazlog sadly around) â€" "I people when cars have been wrecked ' should hardly call them quarters. Why and people have been run down aa not say eighths?" a French woman writer in broadcast Ing some pages of her latest book by wireless from an aeroplane. Peaceful citizens with wireless sets are a little afraid of what may be the next development in radio advertising, but it Is generally agreed that It can hardly be so bad as the Intensive phone publicity which is now annoy- ing all telephone subscribers. The system of theae phone "stunt- Ists" Is to ring up people unknown to them, to tell them all about the merits of whatever article Is being "boomed." Other extracts quoted from recent examination papers were: â€" An optimist is a man who looks af- ter your eyes; a pessimist looks after your feet. The feminine of Tsar Is sardine. A circle is a line of no depth runnlpg round a dot for ever. The chief clause In the Magna Char- ta was that no free man should be put to death without his consent. U.S.V.P. stands for Royal Society for Vermine Protection. * Ouerilla warfare means "up to their monkey tricks." The wife of a duke is a ducky, Solomon had 300 wives and 700 cu- cumbers. PEACE AFTER STORM The motor HcbooDor shown abore wr.a buffelod by tho waves In a great storm oft tha Cornish coait, and finally left la the fantastic pose as th* picture shows. The Same Treatment. Hiram Jones, a resident of a country village, discovered a fire in his home and endeavored to extinguish It. Be- ing unsuccessful, he hastened to the telephone to give the alarm to the vil- lage chief; â€" Hi Jones â€" "My house Is on flre, send help." Chiefâ€" "Is that so? Have you tried any water on It?" HI Jones â€" "Yos, I have." Chief â€" "Then there ain't no need of us comin', 'cause that's what we would i use." Eagles and their allies live to a great age â€" 100 years or even more. The youth of the golden eagle laste ten years. IN RABBITBORO d OH nA'. Please DON'T W/\SH MV Top/^v !/ E./NRS| OH OEE'. I WISH 1 NEVER T HAP To BE. WASHED r l^ 1 AriAIM 'r 1-' AS LONG AS I TAKE. CARE OF YOU.PORA.YOO MAY AS WELL MAKE, op VOUR. MIND THAT YOU WILL BE. WASHED TW/CE A PAY " I WE.UL. BELIEVE (V)E- ' *" , I't^ 60NNA rOARRV YoONQ !'.