w^More^P / Economical \ ' Both in Use 1 and Cost I CALUMET BAKING POWDER — And it does better work. Simply follow your customary method of preparation —- add a I little less of Calumet than when using ordi- f ! nary baking powder.' Then watch the result.s Light, fluffy, and even | ly raised — the baking | comes from the oven more tempting, tastier,^ more wholesome. ; Calumet insures the baking ol an expert. Ask your grocer to-day. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS i I Yea don’t seme money when you hay theap or hlg-can taking powder. Don't to milled. Buy Calumet It’s more economical—mare wholesome — gioet test results. Calumet is fas superior to sour milk and soda. ■i" HABIT. _ t-"TTWH "That howwid Miss Giggles really laughed at me lawst evening, doncher know?" "Well, never mind her—she often laughs at nothing.” The Smile. The girl who smiles too much makes as great a mistake as she who smiles too little, for though she may be only actuated by an honest desire to please, she lays herself open to the charge of insincerity. A’ smile can transform a plain face into loveliness, but it only does this when it is the outcome of some special emotion, and not a mere aimless parting of the lips. "Smiling to order,” or on any and ev ery occasion, is fatal to charm, and should be carefully avoided. Neat Differentiation. Senator Lodge, at a dinner in the Back Bay district of Boston, indicated very neatly the difference between a statesman and a politician. "A statesman,” he said, "thinks of the next generation; a politician of the next election.” It keeps wives as busy providing for the inner man as it does husbands providing things for the outer woman. I FEW CHANGES MADE j IN SWISS SCHOOLS ! Teachers There Usually Devote Entire Lives to Work In J One District—Dr. Claxton Makes Report. "Nearly 90 per cent, of the teachers In Switzerland are men,” said W. K. Tate, supervisor of rural schools in South Carolina, to a conference of ed ucators at the United States Bureau of Education. Mr. Tate has Just re turned from a three months’ investi gation in Switzerland under the aus pices of the bureau. "Five hundred dollars is considered a good salary for a teacher. After a lifetime of service he may go as high as $800. Living is cheaper there than here, however, and in addition to his salary ho is furnished with a dwelling, a certain amount of garden land and wood for fuel. His dwelling is gen erally in the same building with the school. His position is of consider able local importance. Aside from his duties in the schoolroom he is often secretary of the local creamery asso ciation, leader of the village band, or ganist in the church, and general in tellectual guide for the community. "When a teacher is engaged for a position It is for life or a long term of years. He settles down with the peo ple whose children he teaches, and generally expects to make that par ticular Job his life work. And he stays: Changes are rare. Twelve new teach ers in one year in a system of 240 was considered very unusual. The record for continued service in the same vil lage is held by a teacher in Thurgau, who has occupied the same position for 65 years. One teacher that I visited has held his position for 24 years and his father held the same position for 85 years before him. "One of the most attractive features of the Swiss schools is the cordial per sonal relation that exists between teacher and pupil. There Is nothing of the military In the discipline of the school; no linlng-up; no marching to classes. When the children go to the classroom, they shake hands with the teacher, greeting him as If they had not seen him for a long time and are really glad to see him. The whole re lation is one of charming naturalness and kindliness on both sides. “In the Swiss cantons school Is In session from S to 4 In winter time, with an Intermission of two hours at noon (three hours for the younger children). In summer the children have to be at school at 7 a. m. "Failure to be ‘promoted' is rare. After the four years of elementary training in the primary school, pre scribed for everybody, the children proceed into schools that are carefully differentiated for the various types of children. Some of the children enter upon a technical training; others are sent through the gymnasium and ul timately to the university; and still others are prepared for business life or any other suitable career accord ing to the ability and aptitude of the individual boy or girl" Commissioner Claxton, who intro duced the speaker, said he believed Americans would derive much benefit from Mr. Tate’s study of conditions in Switzerland, which will soon be; published as a bulletin of the bureau of education. “In Switzerland,” said Dr. Claxton. “It’s a case of the school for the people, not the people for the school. Wo can learn much from Switzerland—more perhaps than from some of the larger countries of Eu rope.” FACTS ABOUT COFFEE INDUSTRY OF WORLD In the world’s production of coffee, Brazil holds the pre-eminent place, ac cording to a report Just Issued by the department of agriculture. In 1800 the exports from Brazil amounted to 1,720 pounds. They have steadily Increased until In 1909 they were more than 2, 250.000. 000 pounds. The area in Brazil suitable for coffee cultivation covers about 1,158,000 square miles, or an area larger than the states of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ne braska, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Texas and California; but the area under cul tivation is small compared with that which could be cultivated, little over 2.000. 000 acres being In coffee In 1905. About three-fourths of the world’s out put Is grown in Brazil and the state of Bao Paulo alone produces one-half of the world's supply. The history of the valorization scheme by Brazil is of great Interest, not only to those interested in coffee, but to students of economics in gen eral. The state of Sao Paulo borrowed more than 270,000,000 in 1908 and bought and stored nearly 1.000,000,000 pounds of coffee for the purpose of maintaining prices on the various mar kets, these having become very low, due to overproduction. Since the buy ing and storing of this coffee the gov ernment, through a committee, has sold between 800,000,000 and 400,000,000 pounds. Venezuela and Colombia rank next In amount produced, each growing in the neighborhood of 100.000,000 pounds annually. Mexico, the Central Ameri can states and the Dutch East Indies also produce large quantities. The only coffee produced In the United States is grown in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands. The United States received coffee from 48 countries in the last five years, the great bulk coming from South and Central America and Mexico. Lesser amounts were Imported from the Dutch East Indies and British West Indies, and from 1,500,000 to 2,600,000 pounds from Arabia (Aden). In the total amount of coffee con sumed, the United States leads all ©tit er countries by a wide margin. The Imports amounted to over 1,000,000,000 pounds annually In three of the last 10 years. Germany, France, Austria Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden, Den mark and Norway each Import large quantities. Netherlands, Cuba, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Belgium each have a larger per capita consumption than the United States. The compara tive per capita consumption of coffee and tea In the United States and the United Kingdom, 1866-1910, shows an increase of 87 per cent in the consump tion of coffee and a decrease of 11 per cent in that of tea In the United States, while the United Kingdom shows a de crease of 36 per cent for coffee and an increase of 87 per cent for tea, in other words, the United States' consumption of coffee per capita Is about 16 times that of the United Kingdom, while the consumption of tea Is about six times greater than In the United States. The price of Santos No. 7 coffee on the New York market rose from 5(H>7% cents a pound, ir. 1902, to 12%@16% cents, In 1911, an Increase of more than 100 per cent In 10 years. Chicory, cultivated in Belgium, Neth erlands. Germany, France and the Uni ted States, is used perhaps more than any other adulterant. In France, the manufacture of chicory into a commer cial product is an Important industry. Certain coffee substitutes, including roasted chick peas, roasted acorns and so forth, are used extensively in several European countries. Over 100 factories said to be engaged In the manufacture of coffee substitutes in France, produce 53,000.000 pounds annually; 668 such establishments, including 412 factories for the manufacture of coffee substi tutes from figs, are reported in Austria Hungary; in Germany, nearly 15,000 people are employed in the coffee sub stitute trade, and the annual produc tion is approximately 220,000,000 pounds. The imports of chicory and coffee substitutes Into the United States have been comparatively small In re cent years. Parcel Post and Cost of Living. From the Washington Times. To say that the parcel post will have disappointingly small effect on cost of living, Is not to disparage the new service. It Is Important that the public should be fortified against a grave disappointment, and the way to fortify It Is to make clear that It must not expect too much. The passage of the parcel post law was made possible because of the widespread beljef that it would brfng the farm pro ducer and town consumer closer together. Such articles as butter and eggs were used most commonly as Illustrations. The prices of these have long been very high. The parcel post was going to make It pos sible to eliminate Intermediaries and their profits, and bring these necessaries direct ly to the consumer I* is worth while cooly to examine this proposition. The parcel post regulations permit shipment of "butter, lard and per ishable articles such as fish, fresh meat, vegetables, fruits, berries and other ar ticles which decay quickly, when so packed as not to Injure other mail mat ter.” Thus packed, they may be mailed for local delivery at the postofflce of mail ing or at any rural route starting there from. Further, the regulations say that —when enclosed in an Inner cover and a strong outer cover of wood, metal, heavy corrugated pastboard, or other suitable material, or wrapped so that nothing can escape from the package, they may be ac cepted for mailing to all offices within thf the first zone. The first zone Is BO miles distance. TTf. der no circumstances may such articles as these be mailed more than BO miles; and then, only when packed in expensive man ner. [ How much better, lard, fresh poultry, etc., will be delivered "direct from farm to city customer” at any large city, un der that regulation? Manifestly, not enough to affect the market or prices. No considerable city gets any worth-while fraction of these supplies from -within such a radius. Eggs, under the regulations, may be shipped as far as one pleases, In light cor rugated pastboard containers. The post age on one of these containers, with a dozen eggs in it, will be 10 cents for points Inside the 150 mile zone. Add the cost of the container and make allowance for the trouble Involved, and it Is very doubtful If there will be any saving as against old marketing conditions. Farm produce in general cannot be moved from farm to town because of the weight limit. A peck of potatoes weighs more than 11 pounds, so It couldn't be handled, even if it could be shipped with out a container. Allowing for the con tainer's weight, about a half-peck of po tatoes could be shipped up to 50 miles; but the postage would be 8 cents, or at the rate of 64 cents on a bushel, which plainly Is quite prohibitive. These illustrations indicate how little may be expected from the parcel post in the matter of reducing cost of produce. Without doubt, a vast amount of light merchandise, novelties, etc., will be moved in this way. The service will be a gTeat deal of business delivering goods within the large cities. But until the weight limit is greatly in creased—it is 110 pounds in Germany, and does bring farm and towm close together— and the rates readjusted, the town-dwell er need expect mighty small relief In the matter of cost of living. The Mountaineer’s Rope. From the Wide World. Before the Alpine club took the matter In hand, many valuable lives were sacri ficed through the inferior rubbish Bold to the mountaineer as rope. It was the scan dal concerning the fate of the Abbe Chif fet and his two guides which first set ablaze the storm of Indignation. They were climbing the eastern slopes of Les Courtes, when four of the party slipped. The others held their ground stoutly enough, and would probably have drawn their companions to safety. At this cru cial moment the rope began to creak omi nously. It started first above the leading guide, who was supporting the three below with his rope. He made a desperate strug gle for his life. His fingers were many Inches below the edge of a cliff; his sal vation lay In grasping this. In spite of the weight of his friends below, he made a superhuman effort to touch this ledge, and at length, after a few terrible moments, he succeeded In grasping It. Below him, however were sounds of the rope strain ing and creaking. At this Juncture prac tically the combined weight of the other three men was resting on his fingers. Flesh and blood could at length endure It no longer. With a moan of agony he relaxed his hold. Once more the rope grew taut. Once more It cracked and strained. Those above waited with bated breath for the end to come. Their pa tience was not put to a severe trial, for a very short time after the rope snapped beneath the leading guide, and In an in stant the unfortunate Abbe and his com panions were dashing to destruction down the cllffslde. In their long bounds to the bottom the rope snapped once moro. The body of the Abbe was discovered many feet from his companions. From this calamity it will be seen that the quality of the climber’s life-line is of first consid eration. Whatever guarantees the Swiss shopkeepers may offer you in the pur chase of rope, the only safe plan Is to in sist on having that known as “Bucking ham’s Alpine rope.” It Is that adopted by the Alpine club, and Is recognized by a crimson thread woven between its strands. A keen eyed mountaineer led his overgrown son into a country school house. “This here boy's after lamin’,” he announced. “What's yer bill o’ fare?” “Our curriculum, sir,” correct ed the schoolmaster, “embraces geog raphy, physiology, arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry”—"That'll do,” interrupt ed the father, “that’ll do. Load him up heavy with trlgerometry. He's tha only poor shot in the family.” J IE BANKS jnMDA The closing of the year 1912 has brought out the usual bank statements accompanied by the addresses of the Presidents and General Managers of these institutions. Their reading is interesting as they show In a striking manner the prosperity of the country, and deal with economic matters In a first hand way. Those who know any thing of Canadian banking methods know the stability of these institu tions, and the high character of the men who are placed in charge. In discussing the land situation the Pres, ident of the Union Bank of Canada, whose branches are to be found in all parts of the Canadian West, said:— “A good deal has been said about speculation in land. The increase in land values has added enormously to the assets of Western business, and has to some extent formed a basis for extended credit, but this is not felt to be a drawback when the value is real and convertible. We consider that a business standing which is strength ened and enhanced by property hold ings is entitled to a reasonable en largement of credit for legitimate busi ness operations.” It will thus be seen that the banks recognize the certain rise in the value of farm lands in Western Canada. When the facta are known of the won derful producing qualities of farm lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, it is sim ple to understand the liberal stand taken by the banks. Living not far from Lashburn, Sask., Is a farmer named Clarke who in 1912 secured a crop of Marquis Wheat, yielding 76 bushels per acre. This is spoken of as a record yield, and this is doubtless true, but several cases have been brought to notice where yields almost as large have been pro duced, and in different parts of the country. During the past year there have been reported many yields of from 35 to 45 bushels of wheat to the acre. Oats, too, were a success ful crop, and so was the barley crop. Wheat that would yield 40 bushels per acre, would bring on the market 70c (a fair figure) per bushel, a gross return of $28.00 per acre. Al low $12.00 per acre (an outside figure) there would be a balance of $16.00 per acre net profit. This figure should satisfy anyone having land that cost less than $100.00 per acre. Very much less return than this proves satisfac tory to those holding lands in Iowa and Illinois worth from $260 to $300 per acre. The latest Government returns give an approximate estimate of four hun dred thousand of an immigration to Canada during 1912. Of this number 200,000 will be from the United States. Most of these are of the farming class and It is not difficult to understand why farming lands in Canada will ad vance from ten to twenty per cent, within the next twelve months. There fore investment in Western Canadian lands is not looked upon as being in the speculative class. Those fortunate enough to secure free homesteads in Canada will acquire in the intrinsic value of the land alone the best pos sible start for a splendid future. Ad vertisement. She Knows. "You never thank a man for giving you a seat in a street car." "Not any more,” replied Miss Cayenne. "I used to until I noticed that almost invaria bly he was going to get out at the next corner anyhow.” Nature generates facts, but fiction is manufactured by man. Wm. A. 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