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change comes the better for the whole community. Senti- 

 ment for our old weights and measures must give way to a 

 better system, one associated with a progressive people. 



As our late Minister of Inland Revenue, Sir Henri Joly 

 de Lotbiniere, an ardent advocate of the metric system, 

 pointed out, in his addresses on the subject, the change is 

 sure to come in the very near future, so let us prepare for its 

 reception by having our children thoroughly familiarized 

 therewith in our public schools. 



From circumstances it will fall to Canada to be the last 

 among civilized nations to adopt the system and thereby close 

 he circuit of the world, whereby there will be but one 

 language in weights and measures. 



May that day not be distant. 



