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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-06-13, Page 3Oef•o+o+o o♦o4oma Q DARE3 HE • OR, A SAD LIFE STORY • • lee) +o+o+o+o+o+o+o♦ 0 r'IIAI•Ilal \X\l'. i_nitanu,'dr. Thee have by this tune left the town toilet's' them, and hate turned through a etentepilkirlyd gale down an ilex and flim -hcltet•e•1 drive, akmg which Iho indigene. whipping up Isis horses to an avenue canter, hands them at the arched door of a stall y moles!' louse, whose whitewash stems dazzling through the mtersti='es of a Ilougainvillia Aro blaz- ing all over its front. Two minutes Inter Jim Ls standing by Sybilla's couch. She is bolding both his hands in iters, and ttu'ro is something in her face which tells hint that she n)enns that he shall kLss her. "When 1 think -when I think of our Iasi meeting!" she says hysterically. "Yes," he says. gasping; "yes, of course. What a beautiful villa you have here!" The ob.ervation is a true one. (hough, der the moment, he Inas not the least idea whether it is beautiful or not, as ho turns his tormented eyes round upon the delicious litlle court., with its charm- ing combination of slender twisted mar- ble collates, of mellow -tinted tiles, of low plashing fountain. Originally it has been open, roofless to the oyo and the breath and the, rains of heaven ; but its Northern purchaser has covered it in with glass, and set low divans and lux- uriantly cushioned bamboo chairs about its soft -tumbling water. Sybilla has let fall her hands, and the expression of the wish fora sisterly em- brace has disappeared out of her face. Fol a few moments she remains abso- lutely silent. Ile looks round anxiously fe.r (:ovinia. but she has gone to take off her bonnet, and Mr. Wilson has not yet come in. Under pretence of examining the tiles, he walks towards the lovely little colonnade of horseshoe arches that form the court, and his uneasy look rests, scarcely seeing then(, upon the ver- tical lines of lovely old faience that in- tersect the whitewash with softest blues and greens and yellows. When will Cecilia return? Behind hire he presently hears the invalid's wrier, steadied and colleted : "It Is very beautiful ; and, of cot.rse, 1t Is everything for weary eyes to have Such pleasant objects to rest upon, I believe" -with a little laugh -"that we sick people really lake in most of our nourishment through tho eyes. Was not ii wonderful enterprising of us to Dome here? 1 suppose your first thought when you heard the news was, 'How read of Zbilla to attempt it !" It is needless to say how Innocent of the mental eja u1a1N,n attributed to )tiro lin. has been, and the consciousness of It makes hint inquire with guilty haste: "But you were none the worse/ you j 't over it all right?" "11,t was reallsick people" -w ith ill (ah,littleilt s air she; p' ,y fulness -"do give you well ones these surprises sometimes ; but 1 must nol take the credit to nyself ; It is really every bit due to Dr. Crump. my new (helot*, who is a perfect marvel of intui- tion. i always tell hint that he nover need ask ; ho divines hot• one is • 11e sass he is a mere bundle of nerves 'him- self; im- self; that is, i suppose, why ono can !ilk to him upon subjects that are sealed books with ones nearest and dearest." Iter voice has a suspicious tremble in it which frightens Jim anew. He looks again apprehensively for help Lewerds the two tiers of curving column and rounding arch, which rise in enol (rare above each other, and sees, with relief, the figure of Cecilia leaning over Fs rho, talo fngdt. that runs along the up- per tier, and kwoking down upon tem. A. the sante moment Mr. Winson enler:s, and stku fly afterwards they all go to lencheon. IL i. fol 0 very pleasant re - pea. nllhongh the cool lining -nun, with its beautiful old pienexl ,there veil- ing and Its hanging bra., lame,. sem. tributes its part hnndeetioly towards what shoukl be their enjoy meist. 'there is no overt family quarrel, hal just enough of covert recrimination and sub - acid spurring to make nn outsider feel thoroughlly uncomlorllble, and In prove r how inharmonious a whole IM csoured little (entity now forms. "We quarrel more than we use,! to ,M, d , not we?" sn)s I e'. iltu, when Jim, 11 I:Itie later, takes leave. and she walks, under her rd sunsha,l'. up the Ilexcd drive with hint to the pillared gate; "1111(1the were better than usual, Jeeau'e yeti were by. Oli. I wish you were always by r Ile .menet echo the wis11. Ile hnd Ilr..ught tint he had already held itis dead amelia at her True value; but t never. milli lo -ley, has he realized 1 Ihremgh what R k,ng purgatory of oh - metre !icemen's sh.' had passed to her re- 1 Nerd. "I .1» hope you Will not drop us alto- gt'Iht'r. Of coarse, now that the link that o bound its to you 1s broken"- her voice cert.. int he feels neither the fear nor i sego Thai a like phetomet on In Sy - hills has produced in him -"there 15 Ix1- I Hong to INdd you any longer; but 1 do i Inlet you %t ill not quite throw lis oar." I "11v dear old girl, why &booed I? I 1 repo that )0u ani) 1 .4h411 nlw nos be the t beet of friends. and that beton, long 1 n shall see you seUlel in a li,tne of your own." "You mean That 1 shall inarry ? Well, ) (o ext sur"- -with n recurrence to that 1 busmccs-Ilke lone which had e'e ny+ amused him lornierly in her d1.seiutelon a of her affair., of the heart- "I ought to have a better chance new than over, as 1 0 Rve Shall t1a larger fortune; hut" -with A a lip•e Into depression--"th1A is nota Il..„,‘Iplace for men- 1 moan English- b men. 'there are troops of delighUul•look- s r•n any; Fchn)en, ('hasseers d'.lfique, vet 1 lames es ; foul, then, we do not know any 0 of then. -.M,1 one. 'eel!.'eel!. perhape."-- KOtios01 1sea'ly-"il is fur the boat : ono s "i quite agree with you," replies the father, entirely unu►olhlied ; "I ane sure' you have been told often enough 1;w !table to chills insullicient clothing makes people in (hie beastly climate at ata►dowtl.•' "But it is not near sundown," break.. In Adis. Lee Marchant, throwing herself anxiously, and with a dexterity ell! h shows how frequently MeiMeiis called Meet In do so, between the two others; "Iu•ik Il what a great piece of blue sky the shit has yet to travel." " )'ou shall have Illy' jarkel," cries F.hz- afefh impetuously, but still wilt► the ess same perfect sweetness; "it will be ab- surdly short for•vou, but, at least, it will keep you warm." So saying, she, with the speed of lightning, whips off the g;,rment alluded to, and proceeds to guide her mothers arms into Its incon- veniently light sleeves, laughing the while with her odd childish light- heartedness, and crying. "You dearthing, you do look loo ridiii..Ious !" The mother laughs too, and aids her f daughter's efforts ; nor does it seers to d occur to any of the three that tho fatal Sculhern chill may possibly strike tate delicate little frame of Elizabeth, now ex- posed, so lightly clad in her tweed gown, �; fr. its insidious influence. alw'ay1 hears That Frenchmen make very bad husbands." CHAPTER XXXII'. Notre Damed'.1b'itiuo-Our Lady o Africa -is an ugly lady, homely an black ; and the church that is dedicated le her is ugly loo—new and mock - !Aeons!' ; but, like many another ugly lady, being very nobly placed, she h a great and solemn air. It is Our Indy of Africa who first gives us our greeting as we secant in from seawards: it is to Our Lady of Africa that the fisher people climb to vespers, and to the touching orrice That follows, when priests and acolytes pass out of the church to the little plateau outside, where. sheer against the .sky, stands a small LatinLatincross, with a plain, and, as it seems, celllushaped stone beneath it, on whichwhichone reads the inscription : "A le ntemoiro de tout ceux, qui ont peri dans lo mer, et one ore ensevelis dans ses Rots." "All those who have perishod in the sea, and been buried in her waves !" What a gigantic company to be cov- ered with one little epitaph Notre Dame d'Afigno statute grandly on the cliff -tops, overlooking the sea, whose cruel deeds she Is so agouizedly prayed to avert, whose, cruelly she is sometimes powerful to assuage, witness the fre- quent votive tablets with which the church walls arra covered: '."Mere', oil ma mere." "1'ai pr•ie, et j'ai ole exaucc." "Reconnaissance a Marie." "Reconuaisance a Notre Dame d'Afique." She docs not look very ktvable, this coal -black Marie. who stands in her stiff brocade, with her ebon hands stretched straight out alcove the high altar; but how tenderly these poor llsherwives 11µs1 have felt towards her when she brought them back their Pierre or (heir Jean, from the truculent deeps of the ocean 1 Btnrgnyno has been told, both by the guide -book and by his table-d'hote neigh- bor, that he ought to see Notre Dame d.\f 'que; nor is lie loth to pay further obeisance to that high lady onto al- ready yesterday beckoned to hilt across the blue floor of her waters. He does not tell Cecilia of his intention, as tie knows that she wou•u offer to aceont- pany him ; but on leaving her he takes le:; way through the gay French town, along its Arab -name( streets, Baba Zoun and Rab -el -Cued, towards the vil- lage of Si. Eugene, and breasts the wind- ing road that, with many all elbow and I rad, heading a deep gorge that runs up from the sen to the church -foot, leads Him within her portals. The cougrega- tkm is sparse -a few peasants, a blue and rel Zonave. and several inevitable English. Now and again a women, clad h humble black That tells pf prayers in II". goes up with her Ilan candle. and, lighting it, sticks it in its sconce awing the others that burn before the alter. For nwhiln Burgoyne finds it pleasant after his climb 11, sit and watch her, and sl'eculaIe pityingly %vitlr what hope of .still passible geed to herself she Is set- ting her slender taper might -now that her Ircasure has all too obviously gone down beneath the waves, 10 sit and spee- ulale. and Anel) the heady incense, and ILslen to the murmur of chanted suppli- cation ; but presently, growing weary of the tnconlpreliencfed service, he slips outside to the little plateau, with its view straight cul --no inIp ortunnle )and- ol•p • 1 1114 1 i erring-low'ard' tho sea, across which n Mlle steamer is rusting her way ; and on the horizon two tiny shining sails are lying. Here. on this bold hendlnn,t, 11 seems a. if one were 0ne's self in mid -ocean; and one has to lean far ober the low wall in order to realize Ihnt there Is some solid earth between ars and it ; that taw, full cities of the dead --n Jewi•li and a Christian -lie below•. For rend by the light of that plain )n.seriplien upon which his eye; nr1' reeling, whet is even the azure M.siiterrnnenn but a grave? For 111e matter of that, what is all life but a grave? "First our pleasures die, and there Our hopes. and then our fears, and when '('hese are dead, the debt is (Inc :na , and we Ihisl claims dust die ire fon." se 11e turns away, and, muttering the words hall ale. 11113- between his lips, x'gies to make the circuit of the church ; and in doing So coeurs suddenly upon hree persons w•lo me apparently sinli- arty employe!. The party consists of a man and Iwo Indies. Being a little Mead of hint they tire., for the first mo- eent or Iwo, not nnare of his presence, tr.ignorance by whirl' he, rather to his wn diseemflture, profits to overbear a scrap of their cnntersnlion certainly not Mended for his curs. "J suppose that you were uool•gather- ng. as usual f" Mr. 1..' Mnrrhere fn say• ng. milli an necenl of cold severity In us daughter: "hut Ahmed hnve thought hat even you might hat.' rememhe'r,sl bring n wrap of stomp lend for your .other (- Jun shirts. partly at having himpen,'.1 ) unexpectedly upon the polite he'fnre tint, partly in starker' asIor11sMnCnt nl he hei'shness both of voice and 551(1(18. In the old days Elizabeth had beets the pple of her father's eye, 1. oppe,se w ..Mesn lightest fancy eats a capital fler►ce, for whore no words coup I* loo ugared, no look, Ino rioting. 'tel now he answers. with the R55rele, l good. mean'. od- in►ur, wad million! the slightest sign of urprts.' or irritation, er any intlientinn fiat the nee teronce isnot a hahltial Ile "1 cannot 0 stupid think lose 1 0A11141 lite' Mr,1 it was inezcluabte of Ina." "1 wish you had a kroking-glass to see yourself in," cries she, rippling into fresh mirth; "does not she look funny, father'?" appealing to hitt with as little resentment for his past surline.s as would be shown by a good dog (1 can- not put it morn strongly), and yet, as it seems to Jim, with a certain nervous deprecation. The next moment one of them -he does not know which -has caught sight nI himself, and the moment after ho is shaking (lands with all three. it is clear that the fact of his presence in Algiers has been notified to Mr. Le Marchant, for there is no surprise in Itis coldly civil greeting. He snakes it as short as possible, and almost et once turns to continuo Itis circuit of the church, his wife at his side, and his daughter meek- ly following. Doubtless they do not wLsh for his (Jim's) company ; but yet as ho was originally, and without any refer- ence to (heat, going in their direction, it would seem natural that he should walk along with them. Ile is hesitating as to whether or no to adopt this course, when he is decided by a very slight movement of Elizabeth's head. She does not actually took over her shoulder at hint, and yet it seems to trite as if, were her gesture completed, it would amount to that ; but It is arrested by some impulse before it Ls more than sketched. Such as it is, it sutflces to take him to her side; and it seems to him that there is u sort of satisfaction mingled with the undoubted apprehen- ston in her face, as she realizes that it is ao. Her eyes, as she turns them upon him, have a hungry question in them, which her lips seem afraid to put. Apparently ,she cannot get nearer to It than this ---very tremblingly and hurried - 1/ uttered, with a timid glance at her fathers back, as if she were delivering herself of some compminisiug :secret in- stead of the niere platitude which sh4s so indistinctly vents: "A -a --great many things have hap- pened since -since we last met !" Iler eye travels for a moment to his bat, from which, unlike (:ecilin.s rain- bow raiment, rho crape band has not yet been removed ; and he understands that she Ls comprehending his trouble as well as her otn in the phrase. • "A great maty 1" lie answers baldly. ile has not the cruelly to wish to keep her on tenter -hooks, and he knows per- fectly what Ls the question that is writ- ten in the wistful blue of her look, and whom it concerns; hut it would be Imo pertulense in him lo take for granted that knowledge, and answer That curio- sity which, however intense and appar- ent, has not yet become the current coin of speech. Probably she seers that he 1, unable or unwilling to help her. for slw makes another tremulous effort. "I hope Ilial--that--all your friends are well." "All ins. friends !" repeals he. half sadly; "there are not such a numerous band ; I have not many fiends left still alive." His thoughts have reverted to his own loss, for, at the moment, Amelia ie very presen to hien ; but the words are 110 sooner out M his mouth than he sees how false is the inlprenssien produced by his reply -sees it wrillen in the sudden dead -whiteness of her check and the ter- ror in her eye. "1)o you nlenn"--she slummers--"tint Rnylwsly--any of your friends -is -le lately dead'' "Ott no ! no !" he cries, reassuringly; "you are nuking a mistake; nobody is deed- nobody, that (s," -with a sigh - that vett do not already knew of. AIf one friends -ell our common friends - are, Rs far as 1 katnw--" "Elizabeth 1" breaks in Mr. i.e afar- el;ant's voice, in severe appellation : he 1111s only just lsconle aware 111a1 his dnughler is not unaccompanied. and the dlscovery apparently 31004 1i01 please hien. \"d ln l a AfXOn 's delay. Y .despite her twenty-seven years. she hes sprung for- ward to obey the summons ; end Mil tiny the sense to make no further effort to rejoin her. fly the time that their cir- cuit is finished. and they hnve again reached the front of the church. vespers are ended, and (here is n movement nal - wail's among the eo shippers. They stream --not very numernus--gout nn the little terrace. 'flu* priests follow. fon. sure.!, but -which kooks strange -with beards nn6 einekers. 'rite acolytes, in their red chasubles, carry a black and while pall, and lay it over the memorial ,tone helots the creme. On either bend slnn.l a band of der'enlly clnd youths -- stets of di(, vnel seamen -playing on !sass instrunients. It is a poor little music. doubtful in tune; bill surely no rolling organ. no papal choir. could leech the heart sn bunch ac this .sitnplo ci renlonfnl. The little Lala curess stand• mg sheer out against the sea : the black pall thrown over the stone That com- memorates the sea's innumerable dead the red.etad Restyles. standing with evens cqt down, holding Molt their high tapers, whose flickering Milne the sea• wind eoen puffs out; and the sons of the drowned maltrs, making their home. Iv music to the in•compenirn.'nt of the ealt breeze. The little serosa. o' a brief. and (hose olio have !liken pert in It are seen dtsee ming. As Ihey do en, Jim mice mere tinct. himself for a moment close In Elizabeth. (tu be continued'. i+++++.♦_t+&•+_++,♦_+_t± t++ + t• + • • About the Farm k•++++++++++•+++++++++t DETAILS OF DIPPING -I11•:EI'. Sheep ticks like the Toon, are almost always present. Where They oome front is, in a sense, a mystery. l'he flock - master dips his flock and foe some lima subsequently it would be difficult to find any ticks when the work is well done, but gradually ticks begin to show themselves and when shearing time comes round again, the process has to be repeated. It would trent passible to se thoroughly eradicate licks that they would cease to be present. Never- lheless, such a condition is very seldom present, if indeed ever. iI would seem probable that if sheep were dipped once, and that if the dip - sing bo clone just after the shearing; that if the lambs be dipped twice with an Interval of, say, 10 days between the lippings, that the licks should be practically cleaned out. The sheep should, however, be put in other quar- ters immediately after lite dipping and not again allowed to revisit the old quarters for some weeks subsequently. Allowing the sheep to go back again :o their old quarters is largely respon- sihlo for the reinfestation of the flock, rend yet it is not easy to wholly prevent this. The best dips aro proprietary dips. Some of these have arsenic as a base. some have tobacco and some have other poisonous preperati:,ns. It evould be safe to say that nearly all of these are good, but it would not be sate lo say which aro the best; that is, it would not be sate for ale to say this, 88 it would probably result in a storm of protest. The lithe and sulphu, dip is a cheap preparation and may be com- pounded and prepared by the owner. It is also effective, but the evidence is pretty clear that it does, to sone ex- tent, injure the wool, except when the sheep are dipped just after shearing. On the assumplron that some of the proprietary dips will be used, the direc- tions given for using them may i e safely followed, hence that`noed not be (welt upon in this paper. Whether the miter should invest in a galvanized tank or make a box that is water -light in which to dip the sheep, will depend upon the size of the flock and the con- tinuing of the work. Usually it will pay 10 invest in a galvanized tank when the (lock is kept from year to year. Such a lank is not costly. It is durable and it may be easily moved if necessary from place to place. It is always ad- visable to provide a dripping board in connection with the lank that will carry the drip back from the sheep to the lank. They should be held on this for n short time while the drip is squeezed cut of the wool. Of course in large flocks the arrange- ments are more elaborate. A bong and narrow trough is made through which the sheep are forced to swim from end l.).:end. When they get to the farther end they should be held for a short limo on a ()Inform that will carry the drip back again to the lank. Unless it is known That 1;. ks are pre- sent, sleep should be dipped every spring just after they are shorn. If they have any ticks in the fall, when going into winter quarters, they should e dipped again, as the licks will mul- tiply rapidly through the winter and may prove a source of much loss in the condition of the sheep. If the sheet' could be dipped once just after shearing and the lambs twice, as outlined above, and the whole flock then removed for a time to other quarters, the expecte- hem could be cherished that all the ticks would he removed. Has any ono ever accomplished this? THE SI'!IING AIG. The profllable pig, in the estimation of many farriers, is the spring pig, writes M. I1. E. Golly. • The earlier he comes Ilse earlier he can be marketed and the quirker you can gel your re- turns. The early pig, however, de- mands secrial attention. because Ike little fellows are susceptible to sudden changes, and the weather al this time is variable. In order to have the sows produce strong, healthy liners, I give Ihetn special care for some nine before farrowing. They are separated from the cost of the herd and put into pens where they w'el't not be disturbed cr crowded. An abundance of bedding is provided and they are given warm steeping qua; lers. Beside!" conifer!. 1 provide the soros wltii nutritious feed. They hate a good stq.ply of Isune and muscle•pr rhiiis.g grains and they are fed in surf a atony teal They will gel w,me esrreise. 1 like 14) sprinkte oats ct1 the feeding floor, son Anil they have 10 (work n 1.1. re to . t t them. he This feed• r sis ai h n f•r prolene nod helps build up the betty struclure and keeps the digestive ap- paratus in good e ndilion. I:ore, I be- lieve, is too much of n Inert producer in be fed extensively al Ibis Arne. 1 think that the sow needs something which will prevent (ever and similar diseases. A little brim and a little t tl meal is geed, if there are signs of con- ellpntien. It is frequently .difficult to gel the iow to eat the oil heal, In11 if it is scattered in the (neighs before the mesh is fel she will usually clean it up. After farrnw•ing she skould be brought bark to heavy feed gradually. If put open it at since 11. iv apt 10 derange her 'system, and when that lakes place she will not be ns prelllable an animal. in order that the Idler may all be raised the sow tnusl be quiet, well fern And contented. In the sunnier lime f hate then( !wel- tered over my blue Kress lot and each sow keeps her litter of pigs by itself. During the farre reel; season 1 like to Fetes* the erne lined up on 1he south side of seine good wIndbreok. f Lind nothing bolter than the straw stack. This cuts off the wind and provide', an abundance of bedding at the same lime. The moat moat active volcano in Pt a,•nc.• is Ynngay in Fcmador. ' south-east of g Quito. xploiinn• reseal' usually four limes In the hour: t67 egtslosinns hale iWeerl Minted In an heel. of For The Church And The Steeple 1 • • 11440 4 4i 400, tI)IV: \ :tvlity, for homes, inside and out, for and fences-Ratmeey'e Paiute tight paints to paint right. Heat and cold -dryness and moisture -can't affect them. They hold their color and fresh lustre in spite of the elements. 65 years and more making the right paints prove that we make them right. a, Write for Post Card Series " , '� showing how►, some houses are painted. C barns are the A. ItA$AY a SON CO., rad IKarvs ace 1141. W'IHLE WE MAY. The hands are such dear hands - They aro so full, they turn so .soft. AS our demands ; So often They reach out, \\'ith trifles scarcely thought about ; So many times they do Sc: man)' things for me, for you - It their fond wills mistake \Ve may well bend, not break. They are such fond, trail lips That speak to us ! Pray, 1f love strips Them of discretion, many limes, Or if they speak too slow, or quick. such crimes Wo may pass by; for'we may see Days not far off. when Iheso small words may bo Held not as slow or quick. Or out of place, but dear - Because the lips that spoke are no more herr'. They are such dear, familiar feet that go Along the path with ours -feet fust or slow, But trying to keep pace. If they mistake, O • tread some flower that we would take Upon our breast ; Or bruise some reed, Or crush some hope until it bleed, \Ve may be mule. Not turning quickly to Impute Grave fault ; for they and we Have such a little way to go -can be Together such a little while along the way -- We will be patient while we may. So many little faults we find ; \\-e see them ; for not blind Is love. We see them ; but if you and I Perhaps remember 111001, some bye and hyo They will not 1* Faults Run, grave Watts, to you and me; Bt.t just odd ways. mistakes, or even leouss.rs Days hchnge so many things - yes, a \Vo see so differently 111 suns and show- ers t Mistaken wards tonight May be so cherished in lo -morrow's light 1 We will be patient, for we know There's such a little way to go. -Selectee!. —d' "1t strikes ate. Mrs. Wrigley would make n line mother-in-law." "\lutll'r- it-law! why?" "sties got mien a charming daughter." "George." she said, "before we were married you were always giving ire present+. Why don't you ever bring inn anything now" "My dear,' replied George, "did you ever hear of a fisher- man giving bait to a lash he had caught!' !'hen the kettle ixoiled over, "Yee," said \li.ss Passay. "he's an ow - tally inquisitive lore. He woes trying 'o find out my age (fee other day, so 1 just up and bold him 1 twos flfly. Thal settled 111m." "Well," replied Miss Pep- pery. "I guess it is hest to be perfectly candid w•Ith n fellow (if tint sort." - His Wife-" et Incl nes eves nr'e open 10 the fact that you nIarriel the for any money." Hcr Ifusbend-"11'en, flint ought to be sett• consolation, my denr." (lis Wife -"Sonne oonsolotion!" Iler 11u. - band -"Yes. Yeti new realize that f not not a.; big a fool as you Thought f was," seers in British Colonies were Mier - /eel by the ,1c1 of 1831. and in all ?111, - lion weir yet free. 38,(111(1 of 'hese IN'- lenged 14) Cape I:oluny. The owners were paid indemnity at the rate of $130 aI hoed "Then snit don't (relieve in higher edu- cation for wonmel!" "I:c•rinlnly not. think it's a shame to even tenet' 'mit to read. If n anman couldn't read the bargain ndserlieenents she wouldn't le se, unhappy, over the lots of things slue can't afford to buy." Mr. Sanlplesnn Is a very Ireecihle man. and is In the habit of punishing his hnys very severely. Not long since. he observed the( one 41 his sons needed n new pair of trousers. Ile scolded the buy for wearing out his clothes se, fast. "lee no trousers can ;est any lime the way yen hits." re- plied the mai reproachfully. WHEN AI:Cl1fl I S HAPPEN. More Frequent as the Week and the pay Adsatce, French Observers Say. French statisticians are making a cares tun investigation of industrial accidents' with a view to determining whether there is any relation between (!rein and tttu condition of tate workers in respect to fatigue. With this idea in view they have mule tabulations bpsed both on the days of the week and the hours of the working day. Almost everywhere, it is announced, accidents incidental to work increase as the week adranzes from Sunday. the in- dustrial day of rest. For instance, in the Renault chemical works there were during a period of observation 44 ncri- dents on Monday, 40 on Tuesday, 47 on Wednesday, 57 on Thursday, 52 on Fri- day and 64 on Saturday. Agnin, in Ilelgimrn, these figures were obtained : Monday. 367 accidents; Tues- day, 385; Wednesday, 410; Thursday, 425; Friday, 420, and Saturday, 435. From all the indications the deduction is made That as the time gels • further from the complete days rest the Amen be- come less sure and accidents multiply. The curious drop in the Friday figures is general and it puzzles the theorists, no explanation that will hold water be- ing found for it. Il seems to be established alai That liability to accident increases will) the hours of work. The Berlin Institute of Insurance finds that on the average only 2", per cent. of industrial accidents occur in the forenoon to 72 per cent. in the bal- ance of the working day, and even in the forenoon only 2 per cent. happen be- tween 6 and 7 o'clock to 10 between 10 and 11. In nine Industrial departments of Prance 5,531 accidents were noted. T were distributed as follows : ly A. M. ...... 110 1 ? 1. M. 235 2 1. 11 .1 175 3 " " 420 4 " " 740 750 405 6 " " 3;1x1 55 7 " '' The midday dmp s due of course to the lunch hour; that of 6 and 7 P. M. to the comparatively small number of sten who are then at work. The small figure for 1 o'clock is al least in some degree attributable to the effects of the noon net. The whole array of figures is interpreted as showing that accidents are in a very large degree due to men- tal if not to physical fatigue. 8 11 .1 14 110' .1 11 11 /4 112 120 420 '1.111 Bab 5 e '1 TiT FOR T.V)'. Nothing is easier than to say disagree- able things, and there are people who labor under the mistaken opinion that there is nothing more clever. It was cite ofthose mortals who was asked not leng since whet was the ng e of a mails n Indyof his acquainlnce 1 do not know,' lie replied; "I hive never sludial archi ology." As (ale (would have it, the lady in question chanced to overhear him. 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