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from philanthropy alone. \\V have been rewarded by the faith- ful, friendly ser\ ice> of our people, who haye become a home- loving t home-owning community, and have found that whatever benefits them benefits us, while loss to them, in any way, means a corresponding loss to us."

FOURTH PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE GARDENING

A prominent German socialist, after visiting the factory, remarked : " That is all I mean by socialism." And what is more to be emphasized, in the present day, is the fact that <( it pays " from the standpoint of the employer.

This employer has demonstrated the possibility of many con- ditions admitted to be desirable, but usually said to be Quixotic under existing conditions. Herein lies the significance of this description. It is possible with just treatment to have a most loyal, industrious, and earnest body of employes, even though as numerous as in most large manufactories. It is possible for the employes to see that their welfare is bound up with that of their employer and for them to act accordingly, when the