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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1900-11-29, Page 6easerniaaas art t eat-- [Copyright, rtig6, by n„. Appletem & Cu. All rights reserved.] "She fetehes about to give us he erther broaclaide!" 1 exelaimecl a m bient later, telt secretly thankful that at lea the after part of the alai'p now prett effectually ehielded us, but— "By Imavens, they have winged us! cried Capt. Selling -et; as a sharp, erae, ling noise rose above the other sound, followed by the thump ot some heav objeet. "A big spar, or I am a liar!" he wen on. "Nay, but the buccaneer manage (bravely!" - "That may bring the matter to head," said Mr. Tym, coolly. "1 thin 2101V do well to arm." We ran over to our own corner, ac eordingly, and hurriedly produeed ou aoncealed weanons. These had bee hidden away sinee firat we came o board. With other preparations, Tyra failed not to screw in his curio's' arm dagger. Scarce was this done when some o the Phalle:1's guns began in turn t thunder. None were of large caliber being merely a few deck pleues on 11 etern, and we felt little fear of thei work. "Some one comes!" cried, for at that moment the hatgi in the fore castle banged sharply clown. "1 thinlc.- Mac Ivrach " cried Mr. Tym Stepping out where he could comman the view. "Aye," he immediately an nounced, "it is'the cook." The fellow came in a run. "Launch the raft," he cried, "and dinna stop to clever! A,' thinks hae &seen wrang!" We pa -used for no more than to get tile sense of his words and fiew to the raft and dragged it out. There were now varied thumping noises on deck, which. I tool: to be the eleariug away ol the fallem spar and other debris, and I was just wondering Whether the ship's people felt assured of their esca.pe when there was a e0Y11- notion of voices aft, and immediately le b. little thunder of truc.s showed that the door leading into the soldiers' berth had been run open. "Quick!" cried Mr. Tym. "Out with k! The guards are upon us!" We snatched up the raft as though It had been a clothes pole and made one fair thrust of it into the water. "Deli talc the airn pots!" growled a c Tyr a ch. "They ha e brou cht ab o ot this banchle! Their craving ballies couldea bide till the mess." "Listen,-ar.:ends," said ma Mr. Tawith- out turning his head. "We must fetch this thing to a close. In a mon-lent tbey will have firearms, and it will be too late. 1 see no hope except that the captain and I naay stand. them of till you, Ardick, with Mac Ivrach retreat to the raft. That done, we avillmake a diversion and attempt to join you." It shall be -done, sir, said I prompt- ly. "Get you upon the raft," I said, hur- r flash. of a look about. All my atten- 0- tion was now upon the rushing bulk of the ship. She was so near at plat could see little higher than her y bidwarlcs. Her ports on.that side were open, though 'the guns had not been used, and in each opening were the k- protruding heads of the gunners. a, The ship seemed to lilt away from Y us, and at once we got the range of her whole side. To ray dismay all the t bulwarks were overhung with heads S and a dozen or more of the steel- shellecl guards showed above the low a poop rail. The story of our doings had k spread over the ship at last, and doubt- , less the angry don $ were primed, for vengeance. 1 There seemed to be nothing that we n 'could do, unless it was to dive, as they n made to fire, and that would be likely -, to prove of little avail. Our naain hope a must be in the poorness of their aim and the little tirae we should be within f range. I did not forget also that our O bobbing heads presented rather infe- rior targets. They let go soon enough, e for 1 had acaree gotten the whole range of their aide when a score or more of guns and pistols were aimed, some from as far forward as amid- _ ships, and a blaze among the. whole line followed. "Poor shooting, sir!" I shouted not a, a little relieved and even exhilarated, _ "Shall we swim for theraft?" We turned as he spore. and to my. astonishment there ivas the raft close tit hand. For some reasonit bad COM! before the wind faster than I could have calculated and was ready now ese, a very timely refuge. 1-Ve disregarded further clanger from the shooting and faced al)aut. rile raft came on, climbing a crest, at the mo- naent and riding swiftly clown again, and I t was then that both of as cried Out in aniaaement. For a human head was sticking above the stern end, and a familiar shockof light bair, albeitj now darn:el:ma a little with the wet, covered the head. in a word, it was tlie worthy cook "Ise be there in a blink," hd called. "Thiena ye waste your strength." We gave over further effort accord- ingly a ncl (Race tly- the affair rode down to us. I was the first out of the water, and „gave Mr. Tym a pull, after which Mac Ivra eh himself crawled out. We seized his hand and shook it heartily. "And you saw us. and urged the raft along?" I said. "Seasonably done, for c rieclly to Mac Ivrach. "1 will east off and follow." "Vera glide," he answered, coolly, and slipped tbrough the port. I was to follow, for the time indeed pressed, when the fellows in the forecastle gave a triumphant shout. "They have pistols!" cried the cap- tain, warningly. "They are going to ahoo-t!" The frail bulkhead was no bareier to bullets, and I threw ruyaell flat. As I did so I saw Mr. Tym drop to all fours. Two heavy reports followed, and ths smolce drove in at the doorway. I scrambled to my feet andliad Mr. Tem instantly in ray eye. He was straight- ening up and glancing around. The captain was close behind bim, but sit- ting flat with his knee cradled in his hands. "They have disabled me. Fly!" I heard him say, and with that men burst in at both entrances. CHAPTER X.' OF A MYSTERIOUS DECREE OF FATE, I cannot pretend to gave clear de- tails of what :folio -cared. Mr. Tyra lunged. back desperately, and I saw orie lel- low donble up and fall. The next man tripped over him and the supercargo_ improved the time to wheel and rush to my side. was the one avordhe said, and let go the painter and sprang upon the ledge of the port, As the end of the line whisked clear I stooped and shot headlong down, I rose to the surface at once and shook the water :from My eyes. The first thing I saw was the great im- pending bulk of the ship. It towered far over me, an.dwas rushing past, flooding baek frothing and divided setts. -I fong,lit my way to the top of th.e next creat a.nd looked around. To. my joy Mr. Tym was close at hand, spitting and shaking his head, as though he had just come up from his dive, but riding lightly and easily. Turning my head, to see what liad bc- 'co me of Mac Ivrach and the raft,I saw the structure pitching up ancl clown on a neighboring sea, but to my SOr- t ONT without the Scaichin an. In the line of, the ra.ft, but near a /mile away, was tuiepnrsuing shin. She ,was a ba,d meas forward, for her sprit topmast had been 8hot away, and some oi the litter was draeging, over the ' waved it. It was aa large a distress flag as we bad, for all of is were with, , out conte. . Nearer he came, and at last hs broad bow, wath its stump, of the sprit-, sail mast, was close at hand. A crowd of figures showed above the Ian; but-, week of the foredeck, and 1 looked'ex-' citedly till one of them should,hall. It was only a moment, A man in a cuirase ana headpiece, 'standing by the weather shrouds; leaned over and put his hand to his mouth. "Raft ahoy!" Sprang to my feet, all 'the old etrength of my Nance returned'. "'Bonn! the ship!" I roared back. "We are English!" It was surely un- necessary now to tell him that we were in distress. She came into the wind, and ,whil CONCERNING PLUMS. Coninneitioli of Varieties at the About 175 varieties of plums liave been planted in the Ohio station or- chard, and nearly half of those have borne fruit. Among observations upon the differeut varieties are the follow- ing: Native plums as a whole are injur- ed less by the curculio, are not so e her bows beat up a great smother of foam and her sails ilapped and thun- dered, the line snaked out and I seized it and niacle it fast. We were hauled rapidly in, and a dozen strong, sun- burned hands helped us scramble up the side. "Square the yards!" roared the some voice that had hailed me. Men knocked bY rae to the after braces, and I was too'confased to get out of the way, sailor though I was. "Well, and, how is it with you now?" asked a n'ew and quiet voice, and I started and stared like a fool, for the owner of the voice was Nicholas Pra- dey! Mr. Tym had waited for me, havine, gained a atep in advance, but the rush over the cro-wded deck had pressed him back. He was not at my side, therefore, avnen the villain addressed his question to me. For the life of me I could not lay in- stant hold of the word to answer. The surprise, the feeling that fate had played us a trick, sotuething like/Th-4' suggestion that tile rogue was des - titled, in spite of all, to triumph—, these mingled impressions confused me and held the words back on my lips. „ But all was the business of an in- stant, and by tha t time Mr. Tyra was at try elbow. Ile had made out the vil- lain, though it seemed he had not caught the exact purport of the in- quiry. He drew himself up sternly andl looked the fello-w in the face. "What may be your question, sir? I trust it may be such that the answer can be brief." "Nay, he answered, leisurely, "your manner is a bit stiff and unfriendly. Best take some furtlaer consideration, and then we will discourse. Meanwhile you have wants that shall be attended to. We can fit you and Master Ardick, here, as well as this good fellow, with drier clothes than you have. Lieut. Phi bbert!" A big fellow in steel headpiece and body armor, but otherwise in ordinary sea habit, pushed out of the crowd. "Rave these people, below. Bestow this one in the vacant berth off the cabin, and find the others bunks in. the steerage. Ask- Lieut„, Niles for a shift for this gentleman—I opine they are near the same bigness-eend have the slon chest overhauled for Master Ardick and the other. In truth," he concluded, with a cold grin, "we do our ailing no discredit in bestowing this hospitality, for I can aver that these two, at least, are rare fighting men!" Mr. Tym puffed out his lips and tacked them' back, as his habit was , when perplexed or in thought, and after a glance at me,answered: "Speaking for royself, I would choose o have as little as possible between us; -et 1 acknowledge that we are not we were like to be weary ere we fetched it." "Is not the buccaneer recovering, ` himself in some sort?" incriired Mr. Tym, after a moment or two. I rose as high as my knees and took , a shrewd. look. "Aye, he has got the greater'part of t the mess cleared, away, and holds on 3 vholly in case to refuse your offers. Let our absolute needs be met, then, since it inust be so, but ask us not - 1 am sure I speak for Master Ardick as well as for myself—ask us not to exchange more than the strictest need of words with you. Further, 1 refuse your offer of the cabin, and would he sent forward with my friends." "Be it so; I care not how you have it,' Go where you wish, and be as mum as you like. I Make but the one condi- ° tion—you and tbe others shall blab nothing of old matters. At a later time I will Send for you." "Well," said Mr. Tym, "we are con- formable to that, are we not, friends?" Both Mac Ivrach and I assented. "Get refreshments, then," said Pracley, turning away, "and at a proper season you shall be summoned)." We followed on dripping in the wake of the lieutenant, and were had down the companion to a plainly furnished ca bin. "Stand by and I will see what can be found to thaw the cockles," said he lieutenant his course," I answered, ,"Ah, me! i; the poor captain were but with Us!" I added with a sigh. ' "Mither o' God!" burst out 'Mao Ivrach. , "Look yonner!" We had taken our eyes for a moment from the Pilanca, but at this dreadful ',141V1—bs-t "Board the zlir!" I roared back, exclamation half sprang up and t turned, that way. What, we saw struck the blood froni our oheelcs, and left u.".1 ft, silent with eonstern a Lion. The ship had fetched, perhaps, two points to the ti wind, so that agoin we had au oblique a view of her side, aud a scene on her v main . deelc was brought to view. A a group of figures there moved, and in Che instant a single, shape rose above ; their heads and traveled up swiftly to 1.1 the main 3-ardarm! There it seemed d Lo dangle for a nionieni, and throa . ' pi into the motion of tile ship, and swung s penduliiin-like, in board and oat., Be „fetched us to the table and took 'am tis locker hard by a 'hospitable- oolzing black bottle. Glasses were in le 'rack overhead, and Inc, filled four nd bade us toss oil'. It proved fo be ery good sack, and was Most accept- ble. chilled and weary as we were. helieiitena.nt kept ns company,' and, hen we. had all emptied a second of le, small glasses, Inc opened the low bor'lcarling into the 'I weenIclecks, and' lot5dusnTongto the Steer ages -A s the hip .ca.rriecl no cargo, all this space as given up to sleeping aeconarnoda- , , oni s, but n truth there was no loom ) spare, as the company was Sog,reat. r.rlie lieutenant, lvtio, Eke most big, eshy men, seemed, rather good-na-, ired, a,ncl who might have been Illads' ore so by the wine, bade us find laces and make ourselves at honie, and i drew to In ant up the. clothes. These 11MS in due tiineopot sea,rigs, ut,l)dtter Illau we expected, Mr, Tym's, particular, very trim and decent.' . While we were Shifting, we re- Cred Mac Tvra,cli's curiosity by rri into 'whose hands inc had fallen. After concluding, we all agreed, that we eoulsi clo no more now thou to conduct ourselves cinietiy, treating the bucca- neers in a civil manner, and beydnd that must wait for Praclev's disclosure. hat that migh.t be we ha,zarded some leases about-, , but of course coulcrie. Iva nothing certain. ., be (lonianueda It wasa time of horror, and Iscarce know wha,t we said e h , ad no daub that the man was the captain, for who, , else could Inc executed at such a time? ".31.foreover, when.1 came to loolc ISOVC /71 intently, I -Made out a patch of white abont the upper part of Inc figure, which would. allssscr for the captain's P shirt, none of the crew wearing a,gar- • w 'Mont of that cle•seriptien., but 'only em blotises ,and dark tunics,. b 4Ve crouched, iow aga,in, and watched jIm the pool:, body' as it jericed and swung. There was a, dreadful :fascination in the sight, and for one I could not take hi my eyes from it. I have tlie -thought that the supercargo broke, out swearing once, not loud, but as- I might say between his teeth, ancl, that ' laughed .savagely when I heard hitt. The buccaneer aontinued to bear W clown upon us, and ,M1 SOO XI as he wa,4 01 bows. within reasonable signaling distance 8° o1 had time for amo more timan this. Mae Ivrach took off his waistcoat and A PINE JAPANESn vaarear. ble to rot a.ad are hardier than Euro pean varieties. Native plums are infertile when planted alone, and care should be tak- en to select varieties Which bloom at about the same time. - The American gronp is time hardiest of the natives, as well as of all other classes. The. trees are vigorous, with dark green leaves; the fruit is firrn, with thick skin, dull in color, but usu- ally high in quality, although having more or fess astringency next to 'skin and stone: Some of the varieties 02 this class are desirable' for home use, but owing torather unattractive appear- ance but few of those I.10 103.Qwn are likely to prmae profitable for market. The following are some of the most de- sirable that have been grown here: Ainerigan Eagle, Champion, Ilawkeye, Illinois Ironclad, Louisa, Rollingstone and Weaver. The Miner group is intermediate be- tween the Americana and Wild Goose groups and includes some choice varie- ties for culinary purposes. The follow- ing are desirable: Forest Rose, Miner and Prairie Flower. The Wild Goose Group.—The varie- ties of this class are naostlY vigorous and very fruitful. The foliage reseal, bles that of the .peach, 'the fruit is thin skinned, juicy and often watery and usually not of high quality. Although not ap hardy as the Americana species, all varieties that have been grown here have endured our winters. The follow- ing are worthy varieties: Choptank, Milton, Poole's Pride, Wild Goose and Whitaker. The' Wayland Gro-ap.—Similar in hab- it of growth to Wild Goose, but the foliage is more shiny, the trees being quite_ ornamental. 'Me fruit is very firm, not -watery and bf fair quality ancl in most eases very bright and beautiful in color. The following are desirable varieties: Golden Beauty, Reed, Sucker State Wayland and Moreman. , The Chickasaw Group. -- Rather, clwarfer and more spreading than the Wild Goose group. The least desirable of any of the native groups for domes- tic uses. The. following, are among the best varieties: Newman, Pottawatta- cole and Yellow Transparent- TIne Triflora Group, or Japanese Plums.—Trees robust in habit and mostly very fruitful. Fruit usually handsomely colored and of good quali- ty, but most varieties quite inclined to rot. The following are some of the best that have been fruited here: Abundance, Chabot, Burbank, Ogon, Red „Tune. Th." Domestlea Group —This is the • well known European plum. At pres- ent it is the most important class, al- though subject to numerousdiseases and very liable to the attacks of the enroll:ea The following varieties have been found to be valuable, both here after him., Waen he arrived there, a realized that it was all up with toile A VALUABLE DON STIC- A. nd In ()tit r of the states A.rclicluke, Bradshaw, Coe's Golden Dolt'opm,ggG.ralul Duke, German Prune; Gueil,Imperial Gage, Lincoln, Prince of Wales, Rehm Claude de, Bavay, Irel- rv Hybrid Plunis.—But two varieties of this class hate fruited here ----viz, Gold and Juicy. Both are very prolitic, beau- tiful in color, but somewhat deficient in quality. 9•611P1.11 WASPS ACT NAITRAGEDY SPOILED THEIR RAID ley Coale y Neur Turning iitto CossetlYS ' THE: CADETS HAD A LAUGH AT THEe° "One of the most taugliable scenes r OFFICERS' EI<PENSE. ever witnesaed divine the reinosenta- tion of one of Shakespeare's' trage- dies," said a \veil known theatrical jirV a 1! 41 Pahl° Was SnIuggle4 manager to the writer the other 'day, int" the "nrra"" at west Pial "happened to time late, TOm Keene , 4tad the St"rY of ith Accidental W11011 Ite was performing In a northern Dis""erY• New York town.. Tile company was play hag `Julius Cz-nsar,' and at the last moment it was 'found that "the property nian had failed to send up the regular throne elmir used in the sen- ate scene, and an old rustic chair was hastily procured from the left of the theater anti, after being covered with draping, was pressed into service. fu the midst of the, scene a large wasps' nest was dise.overed attached to the chair, and its inhabitants, becoming indignant at, the disturbance they Mid suffered, began to swarm about the stage, seeking revenge upon the Ro- Inane ill their low neciced aud short sleeved dresses. The wasps.seemed to be paaaieularly, offended- with Cmsar, and it is doubtful if Ceesar's death scene was ever acted With more feel- ing', for at the moment Inc Was being °pierced by the „conspirators' daggers the wasps were D.10St illdllStriOUS in their work. "In the tent scene where Ceesar ap- pears to Brutus one might almost have doubted its. being the real Cmsar. It was tlm same -in form and dress,but the face was no Imiger the same. In the last act Brutus had on`e eye closed, Antony a swollen lip, Cassius an en- larged chin, Lucius an Inequality in the size of his' bands and Oetavius Cmsar a nose that would -haye 'done service as tbe famous nasal organ 'of Bardolf in ''llenry IV.' ' "The tragedy cense very pear becom- ing a roaring comedy when Mr. Keene, as Caasius said `Antony, , the nosture of your blows is yet unknown but for your, Words; they rob the Hybla bees and leave them honeytessa and the actor who was doing A,rdenv eeplied. 'Not stingless too.'" ELECTION DAY. How It _Value to Ile Tuesday After First 'Monday In "November. The desigaation of the day for bold- ing. the presidential election is left to congress. The first act passed by -it re- lating to that subject was in 1792. It pro-vided that presidential electors should be appointed "Within 34 days before the first Wednesday in' Decem- ber." This left each state free to select a day to suit leself within those limits. laennsylvania chose electors On the last Friday in October. Other states elect- ed theirs on .different days between the beginning, and middle of November. I When Harrison was elected in 1840, the Democrats asserted that his sue- , cess was due partly to fraudulent vot- ing, which was made possible by° the lack of a definite election day. It was alleged that Kentucky and Ohio Whigs had voted in both states the election being held on different days. So in 1845 the Democrats passed the law now on tbe statute hooka making the , first Tuesday eater the first Monday election day. i At that thne but flvenf the 26 states had their elections In November. hn Michigan and Mississippi voting Was; carried on through two da.ys—the first alonday and the followine; Tuesday. New York had three election days—the first Monday, Tuesdhy and Wednes- day—but had finally confined voting to , tbe middle day, or the first Tuesdayei after the first Monday. alaasa„ebusetts chose state officers on the second Mon- day in November and Delaware on the second Tuesday. So congress selected the first Tuesday after the .first Mon- day to consult the convenience of three states out of five, one of the three be- ing the important state of New York. There are many tradillaIlls and sto. ries ealti. es\ \e,,iielsntiarl epsotiautti-hethat11\ ill al tik,a0a3`1.144anad.de%. otlown femn class to class, and,' one of the most interesting of these is that re7 luting to the:billiard table, ,Shortly after the civil Will° the caclets, the iiiert for some new s'clieine for , ,tinusement deckled that 'they 'would like' to have, a billiard tablc. and. Lie+ cortlingly organized 0 billiard club. A collection was taken: up with, Ivhich ,to purchase a table, and a suitable place ' Was sought -in which to set .11 up. Until the present steain, beating apParatus WaS installed the• cadet . barracks', , about 30 ,years or more ago, the heat-, Mg was by means of furnaces. , The basement of the sixth division of the bareacks was used for -coal bine, the , bins being so arranged ,that there. was a large one near 'the ,center of .the building, which could only be reached-. loy passing through one Of the ot,1,144; After considering all available placesi this coal bin was finally selected as be- ing the place least liable to detection, for it .nius,t beoremembere,d the table" was unahtlioriaed. The table was bought in New York "ancl sent to Gtirrisons, across'the'river, fwd. there was no West Shore railittial , in thoSe. day,s., Ong cold winter 4glit it was hauled by a team of oxen a,0 tile:river on the ice, and up the hill, , was safely Ste -Wed away in the coal bin befoae morning. The -table' was Soon ' set up and became a, source' of great ' enjoyment -t� the cadata. A keg of beer was ',always kept on tap, ahd • litinps were hung•from the ceiling; giv- ing the l'0011l a cheery appearance. , Tbe inembers of the club' used to eath- er there at all hours of the day and night, *lien their presence was not re- quired. el:sea-where by their duties; and ! it around sMoking drinking and 'tell- ing stories while two of them planed billiarcla. • • • ° The • authoritlea soon became aware, that there was billiard ,table some- where in the barra„cks, for they could hear the balls clicking together; but ` they could not find it. Tlie eaclets con- tinueddto enjoy the privileges of the billiard club for more than a near. Finally one night soon after mids, night; as two officers .were returning from convivial evening at the, mess, they saw two cadets, ,elad in- their un - derolotaing 2,, and ,dressing gown*, emerge from the north sallyport and disappear down the steps to the area- way, in front of the .laarra.cks: ..Instant;, lythe thought of the billiard table flashed' through the minds 'of thee:two officers, and they started quietfi-after the cadets. On reaching :theaiiaaenient doorway of the sixth diviSio the 'tWo cadets. enterecl,..,and; thesoffi:ors, itig a nioment later; aan; ti ern Climb " over a pile of coal and entd tin door, through Which 'came So idS of laughter and 'converaatitha d the clicking of balls, while the air ,was la- , den with fragrant tobaccosmolte. ' The officers paused for 'a moment . and held .a whisPered eonsultition., Finaily deciding that they would tell.: the other officers of their discovery and' have ail of them mile, down the „fol- lowing night and enjoy the. fun- of raid on the club, they . withdrew and went home. Next day all the offiCera at the posit were anfortnecl ' 02 the dis- covery, and it was arranged that, the, raid should ()emir a,t midnight. , All rnight have gone well, , and' tile'', officers might have' had their little fun', had it Pet been that tbere were three„g cadets the previous night instcad-q,; wo. The third had forgotten his pipe', and- had gone. back for pt, while the other two went on 'and -were discover, ed' by the officers. The third, coining along a mothent later, saw the oiliceia'' and ClnietlY followed them; obServini all their movements and listening to, heir whispered conversation. FollowiniF tH111 C11°,1tOlieter. Erenchncommercial. traveler was eipecting a large' Order from a ,country tradeaniat, but aticl the Misfortune to arrive in the'town on a fete day. ,Find- ing the. shop' 'closed, he inquired as to t the wherea.bouts of the proprietor and , When they withdrew, he went In and ascertaining that he was attending the told the members of the club all. he had fete, about a mile out of town, set out heard and seen. The cadets at onkii.- balloon was en the point of 'ascending, club, but they determined to haves and lie saw his maa stepping into the 'laugh at the expense of the ear.. Plitt:king up courage he stepped Accordingly all arrangeinentS xslero' forward, paid his money and was al-: made before the club adjourned tlia lowed to take his seat .wil,h the other night. ' ' aeronauts. Away went the balloon, The next night the officers inc -- , anti 11wasnot until the little' party ranged and crept 'stealthily 'de was well al)ov.e the tree tops that the areaway and, into the sixth . "commercial" turnedtoward his ,cus- Hearing no sound of clickin Imner with the first remarlt of "And some became skeptical and conch nov sir,-. what can I do for ,you in the whole thing was a hoax, but neV,, , theless they 'plighedo on aud,ciiwhi , over , the pile 'of , coal. • Opening. ,tli The siihpiTelskte anpeciAls‘r,..eitits0,0n;t:, economical tth iteity swtiel.lrengoresco,tuencld.wItohna e%ltoewr ia) . , plans for purifying the air:in bedrooms they',:found the %room dese,,ted, bit are as follows: neat an bion sb°7'el, therc, Were "the billiard tahle,,an mttu�s then poiir on it a few drops Uf possible, have windows tsnsl ‘do*e.,.io.leoo some sils's ,open atthe time, Again, have sante--'Ltoeon tlid table, in lungis of camphor in cia 01.11 .saucer, sees on cluty,at We heat timo pol:s.r till very hot, (but not., was ta.,tite .et.feat th red) and tollch the '-oattlnller with itthe post aa4 peen, The stnoli:e that al'iSeS Will take away , the ehih ootixisio all disai2orectil)le odors a,tld leave no, op- titan a ,y r it SlYits al;PIn't.'ell'alle' !S,' inc 11:s Riddle solved eXpedieitt. 10 Valeta' pp the dolt's Firet City Bov---Oh see -t.he coWs',irit; The 'note' w• as Sismed "The' Eit xec ATItrate o2 Soda on stravvnerriea. , In dry seasons nitrate of soda on strawberries often giVes surprisina re- sults, says Rutal New Xorker, It prob- ably ,payS. better' to use the nitrate alone rather than a coinplete fertilizer. You, ,can use ii.o0''pounds Rer acre in late ;truly August. T111$ will force a heavy growtli before 'fall. It svouli. Pc a mistake to use only, nitrate this ni sumer. You will then have , fine. thrifty plants, 1)ut few fruit 'buds. 'We viaauld Prefer a complete fertilizer for, late summer ttnd fall prossio9 scent bebind.—London An- to them (the ofdcers) tt second City Boy --1, stiljr-)0e , The offi,eers,, of ,course, , Were [Pilch how ,we get shir)ped hgef,. chagrined a• t being thtis 'outwitted , • the cadets. -,Neve,rtheless, the table' wad. removed' to the Officers' Mess., and, satt': From criminal statistics a 961111:11) toiiImng to tradition, is the, one !ii!./110:1" ,S0e101OgiSt has deduced that property use rights of all kincis are respected meri. The gb(b)11131,gat:1:,ae:;(1ii:liazotir.t,,)ri elintd,„ \\, mint tor it • rernarkat)le memory ,,f(.1.r' ria.tneS as 30 miuileS cloyou Itr,l(e—f never sawa.child with tic been tired need 18,900,000,000 feet ()t r,ass,o.......Thibi,ax the tlesea boaads. had!.