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GOOD SIRES.
The value of good sires in all lines of
live stock breeding is fur loo little rec-
ognized by farmers m general. A
great inany farmers seem to think that
almost any animal will do to breed from
and consequently give the matter sciirce-
ly any thought at all. The fact is, of
course, very evident for those who have
studied their business' with a view to
producing the most profitable animals
and have long since compo to the con•
elusion that good sires are the chief and
most Important requisite in all live stock
breeding. There is absolutely no ques-
tion about It, the sire of a herd or (lock
must be of fair breeding and a good in-
dividual before much can be expected
from his offspring in a way of money
making for the farmer. Poor sires are
the cause of many animals not being
worth their keep. Poor sires for beef
cattle always are the means of much
ousted food. The steer that comes of
a poor sire does not convert a profitable
amount of his feed into flesh. Neither
does he faten nor finish in the shortest
length of time. ile is invariably a
money loser for his feeder.
In the dairy we find practically the
same results where a scrub or inferior
sire is used. 1f the dairy herd does not
increase the quality of his heifers he is
a money loser. It is only the sire that
comes from a long line of ancestors
whose milk and butter records are good,
and is himself a good individual, which
the dairyman can afford to keep at the
head of his herd.
in the breeding of horses and other
farm stock. the same is true. Promis-
cuous breeding to any kind of a sire
should be strongly discouraged. l.et
the farmer who wants good colLs select.
the Lest grade mares and treed them
annually to one good typo of horses. Of
comet, the quality of the dam always
has more or loss influence upon the pro-
Fency, but no matter how good or poor
the 'nether. the best sire obtainable Is
none len good. Experienced breeders
have long since found this out and will
be found using the greatest care and
preraulion In the selection of breeding
sires, no matter In what class or breed
of live stock they are interested.
CREAhf SEPARATORS ON THE FARM
One of our contemporaries, in speak -
Ing of the importance of clean separa-
tors on the faun, says that, "most far-
mer.. do not realize the amount of loss
accruing from the old fashioned me-
thod of allowing the milk to stand in
crocks or pans for a day or two to let
the cream rise. This disadvantages of
"gyEN p1T LEE"
this practice are that there is from 1 to
2 per cent of butter fat lett in the skin -
milk, which would mean a great loss
during the year in the amount of but-
ter made from the averuge number of
cows kept on the farm. Then, again,
few farms are so equipped so as to have
e cool place to keep milk so that by the
time the cream has risen the skimmilk
is soured and is not fit to feed or use.
The cream- separator is doing away
with all this. The milk as soon as it
14 milked and while yet warns can bo
and the cream Incskimmilk
skimmed
--That's what a prominent
druggist said of Scott's
Emulsion a short time
ago. As a rule we don't
use or refer to testimonials
in addressing the public,
but the above remark and
similar expressions are
made so often in connec-
tion with Scott's Emulsion
that they are worthy of
occasional note. From
infancy to old age Scott's
Emulsion offers a reliable
means of remedying im-
proper and weak develop•
ment, restoring lost flesh
and vitality, and repairing
waste. The action of
Scott's Emulsion is no
more of a secret than the
composition of the Emul-
sion itself. What it does
it does through nourish-
ment—the kind of nourish-
ment that cannot be ob-
taineel in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
delicate to retain Scott's
Emulsion and gather good
from it.
We will send you a
sample fru.
Nano that til to pi, t.nn en the
foe,,, d . 1 tel n .. the wtypet
el every tattle at firmtat.,n Toed
61.
SCOTT & BOW1 %
Chemists
Toronto, Ont.
sot fnr $1: l+Fl drap�ri.
Her Guardiall's Secret;
OR
FREED BY DEATH.
.
CIIAPTER V11.—(Continued). ly legible lines, said half playfully, half
"You like him very much;" the lady seriously, "Rosamond, people have
said, nodding a little affirmative nod to called ire a fortune-teller. t inherited
tier own question. the gift from ray grandmother, and
")'es, very—very much," was Rosa -
1
1 do not pretend to much skill,
mond's answer; and the lady continued, 1 can surely read your destiny. You
"And Mrs. Browning? Do you like tier, love Mr. Browning. 1 have known that
,.al' along. You think of hint by day—
tou: ' you dream of him by night, and no
"There is no Mrs. Browning," return -
thought is half so sweet as the thought
saw in her auditor's face an expression c1 going home to him. But, Rosamond,
she did not understand, "but it is per- you will not marry hien. 1'her•e is an
icctl proper that I should live there, for impedement, ns you say, but not in-
Mrs.
n-
Mrs YPpeters, the housekeeper, has charge sanity. '. cannot tell you whit it is,
hid 1 can see," aitd ' he bent nearer to
the hand which tremblcvtwca
. can see that for u�st' 0
or—mark nue, Rosan.\a�.
to love hire, is a mo.O��t\
dreadful sin in the sigh\ne
you must forget him. Uieve=
Rosamond had laid he\'.\tea
bed and was snbhing Le w
Miss Porter's manner frit,+► tse.
mere Ilan her words. In man
question, "Will you?" she ses\
swered passionately, "No. 11 \O
is not wicked to love him at cog
nm his sister, nothing more., ss
Miss Porter's lip curled scace
moment, and then she said, . A,
tell you the story of ray life. a !.v
No answer from Rosamond, kt
1 -
'tidy continued: "When 1 was
your age I fancied i loved a ma
1 think, must have been much Ilk
Browning—"
"No. no," interrupted Rosamond. ",
tody was ever like Mr. Browning.
don't want to hear the story. i do
want anything but to go home."
"I will not tell her until it Is m
necessary," thought Miss Porter, "
if 1 mislnke not she will go home mu
sooner than she anticipates. And s
was right, for on that very night 11
Browning sat reading a letter whi
ran as fellows:
u"Perhaps, then, he will marry you,"
ter fat,
and athe are ready for The but- and the jeweled hands worked nervous -
milk,
most valuable.le part of Lilo � jeweled
milk, is practically ,all removed, only 11Yunder the crimson shawl.
about three -hundredths of 1 per cent be -"Oh, no, he won't," said itosamond
ing lett in the skimmilk, as against 2 decidedly, "he's too old for me. Why
of 3 per cent. by the old awy. where his hair is turning gray!"
impurities have fallen into the milk the That's notching; answered the lady
separator removes them and they do not n little sharply. "Everybody's hair turns
affect the cream. The separator is a
labor-saving device, as the necessity of
caring for the numerous pans and crocks
h done _away with and everything can
be finished at once.
it will pay any farmer with five or
more cows who is trying to make but-
ter, to use a separator. in some stales
where the farmers supply the cream-
eries with cream it will he found far
more profitable to skim the milk at home
and haul only the cream. And cream-
eries will pay better prices for cream
this way. The cream separator is one
of the best investments ono can make
who has cows."
RAISE WHAT'S WANTED.
Few really intelligent and progres•
ive farmers are heard complaining. The
wise mean is he who keeps himself ever
Oil the alert to produce that commodity
for which there is a good strong, quick
market.
There are several ways in which the
cash returns from the farm may he
largely increased without the sacrificecf
much
time, money or work. For in-
stance, the raising of poultry has come
to be a great profit -staking businesson
some farms. •
Now, a few years ago, this end of the
farming business was scarcely worth
bothering with. The farmer's wife set a
few hens, raised a few chicks and sold
a few eggs, but the whole thing didn't
amount to uwch and never was count-
ed on to help pay the interest or swell
the tank account.
Now, however. conditions have chang-
ed. There Is a strong. steady and ever-
increasing demand for chicks as broilers.
City hotels, restaurants, clubs. cafes,
dining cars and private kitchens are
consuming more and more every day,
to say nothing of the tons and tons re-
quired to 1111 the export demand. Deni-
ers can never get enough to supply the
wants of their customers. and thousands
end thousands more could be sold et
good prices if they were offered.
A few fanners have been wise enough
to see what is going on and to prepare
to profit by these conditions. Broilers
are wanted and good cash prices are
t•eing paid for every chick term enough
1.1 he made rrndw for ttie table. Then
why not produce them?
PiG i'OINTERS.
Tho pig with a "kink" in 11s tall Is
generally the picture of health.
Don't worry over "black teeth," but
watch for worms.
Don't handle small pigs; they cannot
Mand much tnuuling.
The quiet and gentle sow makes the
ideal mother. Keep her.
Dont allow the sow to drag her belly
over high door sills. It causes soreness
of nipples.
The day of sour swill barrels and fil-
thy whey is past—or should be.
Stick to one breed—don't be crossing.
Mongrel breeds are unsightly.
Don't forget the ashes and charcoal;
they aid digestion.
Go slow in feeding salt, and watch
for staggers.
Don't forget to supply a variety cl
foods.
Colony sheds that may be moved from
lime to time nre more healthy than the
large permanent house.
early now -a -days. Sarah found three
or four silver threads in mine this
morning. Miss Leyton, don't you love
Mr. Browning?'
"Why yes," Rosamond began, and the
face upon the pillow assumed a dark and
almost fiendish expression. "Why, yes,
love him as a brother, but nothing else.
i respect him for his goodness, but it
would be impossible to love hits with
a marrying love."
The fierce expression passed away,
and Miss Porter was about to speak
when Anna Lawrie sent for Rosamond,
who excused herself and left the room,
thinking that, after alt, she should like
her old enemy of Atwater Seminary
very much.
Meantime "lite enemy" had buried her
face in her pillows, and clenching her
blue veined fists, struck al the empty
air, just as she would have struck at
the owner of Riverside had he been
standing there.
501111 AI'IIIUtN GHOST.
eeftl spectre Met haunts n (louse
in Durban.
A curious ghost story comes from
Durban, a spectre. it is stated. haunting
n house in a village which was occupied
by a lawyer who died about four months
ago.
The house was taken by a gentlemen
who, niter seeing "an unenrthiy shape
cross the garden and disappear; invited
some friends to stay with him.
The result was that two of therm rushed
to the Central hotel with the story Ont
a ghost had passed through closed doors
and windows, and that n light hnd been
seen in the study used by the previous
tenant.
A party of eight decided to play n
game of canis in the house. Suddenly
one of the pinyers started up with the
cry, \Vhat is that?" Looking in the
direction in which he was staring, the
others saw a horrible looking bend pro-
truding through the deorwey. 1 he
head was like that of a skeleton.
It disappeared. The party went to the
door and into an adjoining room. but
the spectre was vanittieerd.
The affair, says the Bloemfontein
Post. to causing great excitement In the
village. hit the skeptical believe it to be
the work of some practi,,al joker and
steps are being taken to lay the ghost
by a party armed with revolvers.
The way of the trensgrossor is to ea
mount himself with the low In his
,nuc.
"Fine lime he has of it," she mutter-
ed, living there with her, and she so
young and beautiful. i could have
strangled her—tile jade! --when she sat
here talking so enthusiastically to me
of him, And she loves hien, too. i know
she does, though she don't know it her-
self. But 1 must be wiry. 1 must
seem to like this girl—must win her
confidence—so I can probe her heart to
its core, and If 1 find they love each
otherl"—she paused a moment, then
grinding her teeth together, added slow-
ly, as if the sound of her voice were
musical and sweet, "Marie Porter will
be avenged!"
That strange woman could be a de-
mon or an angel, and as tete latter char-
acter suited her just noW, Rosamond,
on her return to her room, found her
all gentleness end love.
That night, when all around the house
was still. the full moon shone down up-
on a scene which would have chilled the
blood of Ralph Browning and made
his heart stand still. Upon n single bed-
stead near the window Rosamond Ley -
to iny calmly sleeping—her brown curls
floating o'er the pillow—her cheeks
flushed with health and beauty—her lips
slightly apart and her slender hands
folded gracefully over her bosom. Over
her a fierce woman bent, her long; black
heir streaming down her back, her eyes
blitzing with passion, her face the Im-
personation of malignity and hale; and
there she stood, a vulture watching a
harmless dove. Rosamond was dream-
ing of her home, and the ogress, stand-
ing near the ted, heard her murmur,
"Dear 111-. Browning." aLatch i might be corning there to try
Fora moment Marie
Porter stood int -
my powers upon him. f am irristihle
movable—then gliding back to her own
couch she whispered: It is as i believ-
ed; nnd now it he loves her the time I've
whited Inc so long has come."
A11 that night she lay awake, burning
with excitement and thirsting for re-
venge, and when the morning came the
illness was not feigned which kept her
in her fuel and wrung from her cries of
pain. She was really suffering now.
and during the next five days Rosamond
stayed almost constantly by her side,
administering to her wants and caring
for her so tenderly that hatred died out
of the woman's heart, and she pitied
the fair young girl, for in those few
r'nys she had learned what Rosamond
did net know herself. though she was
gradually waking up to it now. it was
a long lime since she had been sepernt-
e1 from Mr. Browning. and she missed
him sn much, following him in fancy
Memel' the day. nnd at night wonder-
ing if he were thinking of her and wish-
ing he could hear the sound of her voice
singing to hhn ns she was wont to do
when the twilight was over the earth.
Anon there crept into her heed n feel -
Ing she could not define—a feverish
longing to be where he was—a sense of
desolation nnd terrible pain when sho own act, too. The ring shall go. But
Would nf his insnnity, and the long, will he see Ill Men do not always ob-
dreicry years which might ensue when serve such things," end then, lest tie
hr• would lose nil knowledge of her. She should not quaff the cup of bitterness
did not care In talk so much nf him prepared for him. she wmto on a tiny
new. but Miss Porter cared to have her, sheet of gill -edged paper, "took on
end caressingly winnine the girl's eon- Rosamond's third finger(
Hence, learned almost everything, This she cnrefully sealed nnd gave to
learned Ihnt there was an impediment Rosamond, bidding her hand it to Mr.
11 his mnrrying, nnd that Ilosmmend he. Browning. nnd saying In nnswer to her
tiered the lmpedirnenl to be hereditary look of inquiry, "It is nbout n little mat -
insanity: learned that he was often fit- ter concerning yourself. Ile can show
fol nnd gloomy.( treating his ward some- it to you if he thinks proper"
times with coldness nnd again with the "The omnibus, renes, for the cars,
utmost tenderness. Of the interview in cried a servant at the door. and with a
the library Itosamnnd did not tell, but hurried gond-bye to her friends Rosa -
she told of everything else,—of his fir mond departed nnd .was soon on her
fusing lo let her mine to the Springs, way to Riverside.
and of then compelling her. against her . (To be Continued.)
will, to go: nnd Marie Porter. holding
the little halide In hers, nnd listening to
the :dory. reed 11 all, and rend it aright.
gloating over the anguish she knew 11
emit Ralph Rrnwning to see flint benuii•
ful girl each day and know he must not Don't eeaggerate your hereticaes. if
ruin her. you have the desire, an/ handicap may
"Rut I pity her." she 7nid, "for there be overcome. John (YGriely of %eK.'es-
Ir Coming to her n terrible nwnkening., port, Pe., was born without arms, but
when arrested recently for throwing
Lriekhate at his wife he whipped the tw
policemen who arrested hire And made
his escape. Still he was badly handt-
t)
"i find myself so happy with yo
little Rosamond, who chances to be
roommate, that I have postponed
visit to Riverside until some future ill
which, if you continue neutral, in
never come; but the moment you t
pass on forbidden ground, or breathe
word of love into her ear—bewares S
loves you. i have found that nut, a
1 tell it because 1 know it will
make your life more happy or your pu
ishment easier to bear!"
He did not shriek, he did not faint,
did not move, but from between
teeth two words came like a burni
hiss, "Curse herr' Then seizing his
he dashed off a few lines, bidding Ho
mond "not to delay a single moue
but to come home at once."
"She knows it all," he said, "and n
if she comes here it will not be in
worse. 1 can but die, let what will hap-
pen."
This letter took Rosamond and th3
Lawries by surprise, but not so Miss
Porter. She expected it. And when
she saw how eager Rosamond was to go
she smiled a hard bitter smile and said,
"I've a half mind to go with you."
"What! where? To Riverside?" asked
Rosamond, suspending her preparations
for a moment, and hanlly knowing whe-
ther she were pleased or not.
"Yes, to Riverside," returned Miss
Porter, "though on the whole, think
1'd better not. Mr. Browning may not
caro to see me. If he docs, you can
write and let me know. Give him my
!eve, and say that It you had not de-
scribed him ns so incorrigible an old
in my diamonds. Be sure and tell him
that; and slay, Rosamond, 1 must give
you some little token of my affection.
\Vhnt shall it be?" and she feigned to
be thinking.
Most cruel must her thoughts have
been, and even she hesitated a mo-
ment ere she could bring herself to such
ar. act. Then with a contemptuous
"i'shawl" she arose nnd, opening her
jewel box, took from a private drawer
n plain gold ring, bearing date nine
years hack. and having Inscribers tipnn
it simply her name "Marie." This she
brought to Rosarnnod, saying, "i can't
wear it now; my hands are Ion thin and
bony, but it just fits you, see?" and she
placed it upon the third finger of Rosa-
nmond's left hand.
Rosamond thanked her, admired the
chaste beauty of the ring. and then
went on with her packing. while the
wicked women sealed herself by the
window nnd leaning her head upon her
hands tried to quiet the voice of con-
science whteh cried out against the deed
she had done.
"it dues not metier," she thought.
'Thal tie was severed years ago, by his
(:I11:E11 UP.
Then Inc nn either reason than n thirst
for excitement. .ate longed to see that
awnkentng. and one day when they
eat together elem. she took Rnammnn•l's
hand in here, and expmining gin scarce- Caped.
THE DOMINION BANK
--PROCEEDINGS OF—
The Thirty - Fifth Annual General Meeting
of the Stockholders
1IIE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUa1. G1:NEI(Al. MEETING OF THE DOMINION
BANKwas held et the Ranking House of the institution, Toronto, on Wednes-
day, January 31st, 1906.
Among those present were noticed :
Dr. Andrew Snaith, Messrs. J. G. Ramsey, Barlow Cumberland, W. it. Frock,
R. 1'. Gooderham, 11. C. Hammond, Cawthra Mulocti, E. 11. Ostler, M.1'., J. J.
Foy, K.C., David Smith, It. J. Christie, J. M. Bond, A. \V. Austin, F. J. Harris.
Ira Standish. E. C. Burton, A. It. Boswell, Jno. T. Small, J. Bruce Macdonald,
W. Mulock, Jr., Sidney Small, 11. Gordon Mackenzie, J. Gordon Jones, F. J.
Stewart, Wm. Ross. \V. G. Cassels,• Geo. D. Scott, N. F. Davidson, \V. 11.
Cawthra, J. A. Proctor, David Kidd, F. 1). Benjamin, J. F. leuvnnagh, S. Samuel.
W. C. Harvey, W. Dixon C. Holland, I. J. Phillips, \\1u. Davies, 11.
Foster,Ilarw•ood, R. M. (troy, Richard
Ilrown, henry Johnson, \Vin. Try, \\'. Glenuey, final: ll. 11111, Jio. J. Dixon,
G. N. Reynolds, F. C. Taylor. F. G. I(od`ins, W. C. 1 re, F. E. Macdonald,
Jno. Stewart, Thomas Wellesley, '1'. G. Brough and others.
It was moved by Mr. W. R. Brock, seconded by Mr. A. W. Austin,
Mr. E. B. Osler do take the chair, and that Mr. T. G. Brough do pct as
, 1
that
Sec -
1. Cassels were appointed Scrutineers.
the Directors to the Shareholders and
the affairs of the Bank, which is as fol -
following statement of the result of the
ding 30th December, 1905 :
31st December, 1901 $131,572.61
tuber, 1905, after deducting
d making provision for bad and
. 490,495 ?0
$625,067.81
I. 19e5 .. $75,000.00
y, 1905 .. 75.000.00
L. 1905 .. 75,000.00
., 1906 .. 75,000.00 $300.000.00
.... 75,629.87 375,629.$7
!Ward $249,437'17
nave to record the death, which occurred
who had been a member of the Board
• the appointment of Mr. 11. J. Christie.
opened doing the past year inilespeler.
(trlage Avenue and at the confer of Notre
onto at the corner of Dovercourt Bond and
Yards.
Windsor, Ontario, and a branch will short-
en inspected during the year.
E. B. OSLER,
['resident.
e thanks of the Shareholders were tendered
d Directors for their services, and to the
of the blank for their efficient performance
elected Directors for the ensuing per :
It. J. Christie, T. Eaton, J. J. Foy, 1C.C.,
(Jsier, M.P.
Directors, Mr. E. B. Ostler, M.P., was
lutIliews, Vice -President, for the ensuing
STATEMEN-U
%BIi.ITIES.
interest accrued
$ 4,390,83:2 67
29,6!12.275 71
Balance due to London Agents
Total liabilities to the public
Cupilal stock paid up $ 3,500,000 00Reserve Fund
Balance of profits carried forward 249,137 97
Dividend No. 93. payable 2nd Janunly 75,000 00
Former dividends unclaimed 167 50
Reserved for exchange, etc. 42,1::7 90
Rebate on bills discounted 107,762:11
$ 2,651 956 00
31,043,108 11
691,169 el
37,429,231 .•5
3,000,051)1)1
3,974,505 71
011,4(0,739 !G
ASSETS.
Specie $ 1,051,210 73
Dominion Government demand notes 2,455,477 00
Deposit with Dominion Government Inc security of
note circulation 150,000 00
Notes of and cheques on other Banks 1,842.022 49
Balances duo from other Banks in Cenadn ... .. 699,243 18
Balances due from other Banks elsewhere than In
Canada and the United Kingdom . 968,345 25
Provincial Government securities 91,019 25
Canadian Municipal securities nnd !iriti.sh or For-
eign or Colonial public securilihs other than
Canadian 669,160 76
Railway and other bonds, debentures and stocks .. 2,619.3:14 23
Loans on call secured by stocks and debentures 4,417,263 71)
Bills discounted and advances current 28,561,199 67
Overdue debts (estimated loss provided for) 3357 00
Mortgages on real estate sold by the Bank 6,000 00
Rank premises 800,010 00
Other assets not included under foreign heads 7,128 70
Toronto, 30th December, 1905.
THE GREATEST FASTER
(a'IEPPE %ITO. AN ITALIAN,
ti. tl\t - Tlli: 1111.1:.
He is Nue %faking 11 Good in London
—Tells About the fangs
of Mintier.
1'o beat the record of a forty-one
days' fu..t "t up soup+ len years at Uro
1ioyul Ayuariuut by Succhl, Guiseppe
Sacco, lea pupil, recently carne from the
continent, where he has made silo
successful fasts, t0 London. 5C
On January 18th he started at ,-Oc yd,
Italian Circus, where he is to fast u
strict conditions for forty-five days. Su' - -' r
that there should be, so to speak, "no
deception," he lives all the time in a
glass house. "Ilunger•haus," it was
graphically called ria Vienna, where in
April lust year Sacco went through a
twenty-nine days' fast, of which the
Eutperor of Austria showed his approv-
al by giving Initi
A FINE GOLD MEDAL.
For another successful fast ho had s
gold medal from the University of Italie
and a third was awarded littn in Madge -
burg.
Sacci- dues not look like a hunger
ratan out of "business" hours, when he
is eating and living in ordinary fashion.
ile is a dark, fresh -complexioned fellow,
with a neat moustache. Ile hs just short
o' six feet high, broad -shouldered and
intelligent, with a weight to fit _tis
height.
"For the first five days," he said, re-
ferring to the effects of a long fast„"it
grows worse every hour, till on the ruin
day, as though it were a • fever, the r•ri-
sre is reached. Nature, in the beginn}i}ng
is clamoring to do her usual duty; tften
she. gives in, and adapts herself to the
al Bred conditions. Achl" Ile said, eiith
a grimace, "the fifth day!
"When 1 shut I weigh 190 pounds,
end 1 lose about one and a half pounds
a day; that will mean nearly seventy,
founds if I succeed In lasting out for
forty-five days in London. It tuts taken
me on previous occasions some seven
dcays to recover from a fast. Then,
curiously enough, i weigh
SEVERAL POUNDS MORE
them my normal weight of fifteen stone.
"i smoke cigarettes alt day for some-
thing to do. They are my companions:
they are not medicated. 1 drink a lit-
tle mineral water when I feel I want
it.”
Sacco's father was u major in the Aus-
Itien army, in which he was himself a
Lance -Corporal. This would account for
his good bearing and physical develop-
ment. Succht, whose record he hopes
to beat, taught him how to fast. 110
was the present record holders manng-
r•r at the Aquarium, and he follows his
methods.
The medical men of Vienna nnd Mos-
cow have testified In his favor. and he
hopes for the approval of n convhneidgT
number of the 2,00) doctors In Lnndren
who have been written to and asked to
give an opinion on his performance at
the talian Circus.
a,
15,026,076 59
29,377,663 37
011,403.739 90
T. 0. BROUGII.
General Manager.
A VALUABLE FOOD.
Wood Stier Chopped Fine May be Dish
of the Future.
Great interest has been aroused by the
r( port that John Magian, once an in -
Nate of the Mile -End Workhouse, Lon-
don, England, has found common deal
%% reel to he "a valuable fond and medi-
cine. if cut small and eaten.'
"Considering that some of our chief
tonic medicines are derive( from wood,'
said Dr. Forbes Winslow, "There is no
n ason why wood should not be used
for food.
"I con quite understand the rationality
of this. It is worth investigating. Ev-
erything Ihnt crops up in medicine,
every new treatment of disease, Ls
looked upon with suspicion. It wants
people with common sense and the
courage of their convictions to establish
something new.
"It is like the case of the men who
Ole his first oyster. He was regarded
with susplcine—olid so was the oyster.
"Is it possible to use wood as a (nnd?
Certainly it is. My mind is very open.
end 1 believe that everything that is
brought forward is worthy of Investiga-
tion.
"Monkeys ent woad In the forests,
and you can often see doge gmawine 11.
111 1'
Animals eat wood. 1'h�• . V
t un !t f
ac animal is very Rimilnr to Ihnt of a
hmman being.,pnd if wee.) cntsf 't ••o
why should II not satisfy sus?
"i see no reason why thin wood chop-
ped fine, should not be useful to us."
Dr. Winslow concluded. "It is good for
the animal world in the forests, it is
gond fnr us,"
The further development of wood as
n satisfying food may possibly lend to
Ihn fnrntniton of a new sect of freak-
fooders—tte wend -eaters or the deal-de-
vourers—nnd wood, served in various
enticing forms, may snon figure on the
menus of our resiaurnnts.
"Yes," said the Hann who uses old-
fnshinned pi rngert. "rev &milkier can
make n pinna fairly talk." "If Ihnt piano
was talking," answered Mr. Cumrox,
the nature of its remarks must have been
sotnething fenrful."
Sealer Partner: "I think 111 have to
dis.•hnrg. that young (riles' whom I en-
genged last month. Ile's frighlhlly lazy.''
Junior Partner: "Slow in everything,
eh?" Senior Partner: "\Veil --no, net in
everything. Ile gets tired quirk ennugh.'
The hostess hnd been trying in vain
to coni a young lady to sing. What do
you think of a girl who ran sing and
wnn'1?" she risked a hncheior guest. "1
think," lie replied. "That she's went, a
dozen girls who can't sing but will."
"You mnke friends tally. do you not,
ODD METHODS OF EXERCISre
Man Who Goes Out Only at Night—Ono
Who walks Willi the Wind.
Most people who have passed their
first youth discover that some particular
form of exercise suits them better than
nny other end often end by becoming
devoted to that special exercise. In n
few cnses hobbies of this kind develop
in such peculiar fashion as to be worthy
of record.
An example in point is flint of a well-
known Londoner recently retired from
the active management of rut enormous
business which is still in existence and
undertakes contracts for almost ever/
Government in the vorid. This gentle-
man when residing in his London house
gels up early, hikes a hath, Then goes to
bed again for two hours. Ile rises a
second tinie, partakes of light refresh-
ments and then puts on very heavy
clothes. Though he has splendid car,
tinges of his own. nn ordinary four-
wheel cat is called and wait at the
door. It Is the butler's duty to find out
the exact direction of the wind and when
this tuns been ascertained the gentlemen
gels into the cab and drives ne near an
may be exactly into the eye of the wind
for n distance of precisely two miles. Ile
then gets out RnJ walks home with the
wind nt his brick at n measured pace,
the cab following close behind.
..its snore gentleman has at his coun-
try home an a'.phalle/l walking track
precisely two milts Inng. At certain
distances are small reitt houses, In each
of which Is to be found a goodly stock
of umbrellas end mnekinieshr 5, as well
RS refreshments, solid nnd liquid. He
himself walks round this track every
morning nnd expects all his guests to
do the same. If it rains. they are. of
Course. always within reich of shelter
nnd can either wait till the rain ceases
or continue under cover of tnackinloeh
or umbrella.
Another wealthy i.ondoner. who is
perhaps one of the busiest men alive,
declares 1111it he has no thne for Inking
ordinary exercise suf)eient to keep hien
r rIn pmjer health and c m Ihaiin n. Ile htgJgog
however. discovered n substitute. Ever,
morning
he is driven to the houso of n
well-known electrical specialist, and
there receives half an hour of electrical
massage. This, he declares. Ls worth
two hours of any ether fonn of exon•
else. nnd his appearance seems to con-
firm his refitment.
There are instances of men whose only
ext retie!Is lakcn In the hours of dark-
ness. An eccentric millionaire who has
n villn at Cimiex, on the Itiviera. fears
the light of day es he would the plageo
giving to witch's prophecy. and w,,lks
out only at night, n closed nnd shuttered
carnage aiwnys In allcndnuce lest any
accident might possibly delay him tiff
the dreaded dawn.
A wenllhy Amr_ricnn, Mr. John Knmr•
ler, who lives neer Detroit, luno had n
treadmill fitted iri hie house. The story
Is that molly years ago he was imprison-
ed for an offence of whictr he was Kinn•
cent. Ile found the treadmill such i
splendid form of exerri=e hint after he
Mr. Strta'tkhlet" wn• n:: -•-I r.f A men who• was released he tool 1 eensIructed
rase l• n 1r rt me. "1' .: quite ensile.' I hie leis private use, ant • ie day tape+
"At.1 ., "N �t exactly tw•1 half houre erten ,. Inc. 11e
to .. , U. en, Weigh. for- 111e' l^res that there Is i...:;ig Nei 11 for
+ k .-p them." 1 j[er•piva duwn weight. 1 e.ndott Ill -Bits.,