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tt,:o, ettel ps:antied by tre
hese two nt
stews be:at:tot ttannitcaoto but the effect
watt ttattetted tn taters's m4al by the
overaenteciat feet, that. Le WEIS Sai14%, 4. T
=dew faint) eeteete, ,anct thet these -fet-
!owe tyke gat cut of the Way of ho
zQwc3,31,a4), anti ittat'eci ea humbly as. be
eeested, would have talten a it
eall4i szirTRNG „TIRE lillEiel.
tist,T have C0041 the tereaeing troth.
Ittat Weng teas eitidently peed to ettaitt
shettei" GILAI ,.0.11 Iliz:LitY1OLVi rsinenege
3c( 1intake, his .jetinthie refit', ' , , •
Lartw, who prided himself -on being 'a
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tScettettete% this, zeenied to` heed bond
Lova Reeeeit etas etegee to tt-oar the., NmitictinfAhls, forninee evithttliette of the
, rolvtieltiam, 40111 Axo, aoon atcve. others, and Lerry'et ,seruples were
• haetY eltetch of the trattedY, asewell es ,r41)411Y 'Wang Welt.
the ire14 eXploit that led up te it. 1, After ell, nOW that .'1' 111 had
:come to his 'eeosee and gaineditemin-
"By Jove te Who' but Dr Jack would
over ba.ve dared entier 'that • holy ot ion over his baser pasSions. he was con-
holieb, and force an andlenee'llPon the Siderable of a Olen, -Larry concluded,
Itinperor't It fairly takes bmath SilreWC11y; there was a Muff manner
away. in admiration or his e4pioit about him that somehow impreseed one
doubt if (there lives another foreigner with' his rugged honesty, .and having;
settled this matter to his own satisfac-
'W110 has. ever penetrated theft defenses
'of the mysteriotie Forbidden City:" t lion, the' little man resolved to take
Larry made an inarticulate sound, tiS they mite; surely no' great
could befall ' Avis w.itile such a
and agota heat himself proudly vooit narm co
t, s
the chests
"Ali I yes, you were with him, but
then you are more mandarin 'than for-
eigner, Larry, my boy. What is the
matter with the little bantam?" he con -
/Untied, aside, to Avis ; "you spoke of
, his having been badly 'injured in the
melee. I trust his voice is not gone;
that would be a calamity we could ill
afford," he added, smiling.
Then Avis for the first 'time remem-
bered -Larry's vow with regard to re-
maining dumb until she gave him the
iirivilege to speak,. and hastened to re-
. move the embargo. •
"It is fortunate you saved the . papers,
Larry, as they maYe be of immense
'value to poor jack's wife. I take it you
want advice concerning their disposi-
tion, and the security this office of the
Crown may ,affor4,"
Then Lord Beckett proceeded in a
thoroughly business -like way to Carry-
out
just what the consul would have
'done had he been present,.
And Avis had thLassurance that the
precious papers were safe under the
British flag, where all the machinations
of the riv-6,1 Russian syndicate., or even
the scheraing of the Chinese party, head-
ed bY the Dowager Empress, would be
unable to break the seal that bound
them. . •
This finished, to even doubting'
Larry's satisfaction, Lord °Beckett re-
turned to tile desperate .adventure with-
. In the sacred walls of Peking, and beg-
- ged ,the little. man to describe*, for
him., •
Here flattery got in its ,line work
again, for .Larry could not resist the
.
temptation to once more indulge in et
• flight'of oratory after his unusual • en-
forced 'abstinence.'
t So he told # all. Somehow Avis felt better after this
The Englishman's. eyes- ,flashed at Interview with the Canton consular
Mention of the battle royal, • and his agent; she , knew he represented the
hand opened and shut with the 'eager- whole armed power ' of Great. Britain in
ness a soldier experiences when bearing the Eastern seas', and that there could
of lost oPPortunities for gaining &Al% be no stronger arm raised up in her
"You -could not liaise selectedea. more behalf; even ' the onward rush -of- the
' unfortunate time for ,the venture," he Whlte Car's legions was Stayed by the
_
,declared; "for some ..months -in _fact, mailed hand England raised when Site
ever , since the Dowager, Empress re- said, "This far may you come, but no
solved to again take up ,the reins of further." t
government Onethinit-there have been Perhaps she might, if given her choice
mysterious goings on, and it is daily a in the matter, have, preferred a
Mooted question ameng us foreigners. stranger, but something within her
down here in Canton as to whether the heart seemed to whisper that Lord
Emperor is still alive, or some userpet. Hackett was as sincere as a man could
.V8 in this place. Chinese polities are be in his desire to make amends for the
equal to a 'Chinese puzzle, .and, few wretched past, and that under such
understand 'them at all. „Little the eircumstanees it might prove an exceed -
people care whoetules, Go back a few tingly good thing their running across
hundred miles and interview the masses one who had so deep an interest in their
-yeu, will be surprised to learn that not fortunes. • •
more than one man in fifty knows there At • any rate tarry mentally thanked
has been a war with Japan, and even "1 -leaven those papers were safe at lett.
that benighted individual labors under The possession of them had given him
- Naturb niatets few 214'414:WS in the
'ItIli°eIc•elrietlirtioti ualrtillfe'ecia'Plilt`iclolLintelixticoetet t'hkatittgtel Ceyio-n Natural Greeiti Tea • a
that steals tier iteOt if not diettnited IV ' ' * "te d '44
etrowliutt animals, itt. ,prette
I 61r t°'• the -adulterated Japaii Teas;
epee.... ttatuth of lite Spare time while, ree trilattalte in. her' aeleotion 'Pt a nesting ii.e#0 packets Oply.. ,
thatch mat of ' tlie ewe ant east tea tio , ;,000,..sac. and 00G per
oh m ao orocers
the idol -quaker, junipe'ci, at once 1,0 the. ii. la: Ilaydock.
coveting from his wonrals in studying i place ,to get the beet results, writes,itin
... , st ' IIIGHti ST „AVVAlftlill ST. 1.0111.9, 100.
conelusion that , it, Vk."0,3 ' enure then 1 lieve noticed -that ,' hens Which slim'
. .
OaalluxsieedlY Kaci°4Vtetearnngin- fo ghrlese'tallirese'o etfifi';Itt- illitleeiroirIllis'Oin°1 11'1116 edaalYntrist)- '1';'ilaugalliNvh:ell
lect a ,dry, • warm Place such as a hay -
while* . he had been .gone; yes
Something unu,Sual had oectirred Inow,,while later in the ',season, when Farms a 'Blockiof. Land
nd*
Wang, who had nerves of steel', ainldi the air is hotter ahd drier they choose
had faced many a crisis with. the pro- a place vs.jiere the nest would 1)0 more
apt to be cool and damp, sUch ate a
well shaded 1u1 0011101' or a spot un -
verbial coolness of an iceberg, was ac- der a building. While it is. Li(11flosible
tually showing signs. of excitement. ,
thing to do with this change -the ad- Mill they can be Utilized in a measure
Lo follow out these conditions' elosely,
Perhaps the coming of Avis had 'some -
vent of h.er charming personality in the by placing the nest early in the Beason
in a box or barrel with a bottom, situ -
filed same little distance from the floor,
and have sit consist of hay end straw
closely end warmly packed. Later M
the season it can be packed in a box or
*barrel with no bottom, upon the 'ground,
pr have for its foundatice a' sod so
that a certain amount of moisture ,,ancl
coolness may be obtained.
There should always be a seperate
room or building for the sitting hens
so that there will be no -danger of their
being clistuebed. It will also be found
advantageous to have it partially dark -
cud and very important that it should
be so situated as not to be too close or
warm, for if this is the ca.se it will tend
intriiitaebse. mon:sure upon
to help develop and increase lice and
slze of the nest boX shbuld depend
the size of the
breed., 'A nest that thos many advant-
ages can be mesle from a berrel. After
sawing out an opening, by which the hen
can enter, ' steed the barrelonend.
This will 'be found to make a large
roomy nest Suitable for any breed, with
peaty of air space, not a confined eir
space as whet) a box with. a thp is used,
yet at the same time the hen is secluded
and protected. These, barrels 'eon be
placed side by side -in one part of the
hatching room. As a rule the hens know
,and return to their own nests after get -
Una food and water. if however, one
should show oe disposition to get in an -
ether nests, Place a stet runt in whielt
are feed and water, before her barrel for
a time.
The nest itself should be 'made' of
hay, straw and grasses in short lengths
not unlike the sweet odor of. tuberoses,
so that the hen will not get her feet
until he had grown to like it.
caught in them and drag athe eggs
Even now he.eould hear the strident about and break that. It 'S'hould aise
•voied of the black -robed' disciple of Can-
• be well ,hollowed so as to make, her
fucius as he hhrangued the almond- comfortable for on her flat nest she Will
eyed CelestialS who prostrated them-
selves before the great joss of, the tem-
ple; and This, with the penetrating odor
of incense that floated:fp through the.
bitck window, Seemed eombination
"en.ough to give the situation all the
romantic intereet one eould expect or
desire. . •
• So inspired by this and the curiosity
widetawalce. wutehdog hiniseifette mettand the prospect of possible harm
hovered about.- toren- tel 'even'as It
had the valiant representative of the
"Beware of Petoskey -when the Bus- great syndieate-this would account in
sten Bear begins to suspect he has been a measure for the trembling hand and'
outgeneralecl through An
pluck and business sagacity, there will troubled. look with which. Kel Wang
met his guests -lett there, was more.
be a hot time in the old town. You
And Larry, who made it a rule never
knOW he is handsin-glove with the old to allow any mystery to getethe better
Empress," was the • solemn warning of him, immediately Concenteeted the
Plympton gave. .
whole farce of his powerful intellect
"Yes; we had good reason to know 'A, upon the 'question.
by Jove," said Larry, immediately, and The eetablishment Of Kai Wang was
then went on to narrate an exciting in close juxtaposition to 'a pagoda or
episode that had happened to himself -
temple that reared its pinnacle aloft
and Dr.. Jack, while prospecting the re- after the fashion of Chinese mosques in
gloo in -dispute, whereby they came
general.
very near being overwhelined by an
Doubtless it • was very convenient for
organized attack, presumably from ban -
the priests 10 run in at the back door
dits and lawless thugs, but the sound of and replace any frail god: that .had
heavy Russian, oaths after a hot fusil- fered the fate of all idcds made by
suf-
lade had told them the real animus of human hands; besides, on extraordinary
the assault, besides producing a pleas-
occiasions they could borrow the more
ing impression • that their lead had weighty deities Wang had in stock, and
winged the rival schemer.' thus make a showing far beyond rival
"Doubtless he suspects 'sornethin.g of
the truth,.. and as . he may be laboring "Ttv'st7;'.inetim' es ' pays to live 111 close
under the impression•that you hold the juxta.position with one whose abilitiee
papers, it' 'weuldna surprise me if he
,organized a scheme to secure- posses- run in the line of supplying the cryipg
needs of an idol worshiping commune
sion of therm Once they are in this De
safe, it -would mean war for China and "." -
During his convalescence Larry had
the bombardment of her ports by Bri- made a study of these things, as vieWed
tish ironclads if they should be tampered from behind the curtains of Kai Wang's
•with. If I can serve youe Mrs: -Evans, chaniltem, and asthewindows were al -
call upon me. No Leek will be too diM- ways open he had the Weird singing
cult to prove how theroughly is arty iv- service of the priests, and scented the
.gret for the wretched past. Meanwhile, peculiar smoke of burning joss sticks
I shall perhaps be able to protect you
in a measure. So, good -by. Larry,
away with your last tinge of suspicion
And put,..full trust intme." '
•
CHAPTER 'Vt
ethe impression thee china wiped' the, the nightmare for weeks, and he would
'foreign devils,' as they. call even the have been ashamed to have confessed
laps, off the face of the earth." how many &hues he woke up under the
."1em sorry to hearyou .say -the Fee- strong, impression that :some Chinese'
hidOcri Cit Y is guarded to an anima; thief --than whom there is .nce-roore
extent, as it makes Int," task the more adroitrascal under the stifle -ewes in his
difficult," said Aerie, slowly. frail bamboo aparttnent ' intent upon
Milord looked at her *curiously: purloining the documents, and how on
Tarden "me, I don't quite understand. each occasion he had,pistol-in hand,
With the papers safe beyond all chane citatolect around in the dark, bent upon
of seizure, your work is certainlyetion ,• uting summary justice upon the
Whet elee have you in mind?" " wretch when found-tvhicli never hap-
"' must see the spot where Jack fell, ported, of course..
and assure toy wretched heart of the Their stay in the British consulate
awful truth. Nothing less- VIII suffice." had been so prolonged that it was now
"But, my dear lady ----that would fake growing .dusk. ..
you inside the Sacred. City, where no Still the faithful coolies waited, and
woman of .syOur race ever yet pene- the man whe drew the jinrickshaw
trated !" he gasped. stood neer by; they obeyed orders to the
enlien, it is time Some ofie did. At letter; and having been, toi4 to wait,
lea:4 such 4 fact does not daunt me:" they would have !Seen found there wit.%
"Good heavens ! This le dreadful-Lyou me smiling faee•of.Phoebue arose ,again
will no doubt meet with the same sad id the east, if not relieved_ before. •
fatti (hat ' befell* your brave husband. Larry had mapped out his imtriediate
These Black .D'Iags and the Ittnaperosts plan. „
!bodyguard are sworn to show no mercy His -first duty was to see his couein
toward those whom a fano curiosity eafely to smite caravansary, where she
the palace -islanclt" in contact with the families of foreign -
'While I do riot allow myself to be-
- Ileve such a fate it. itt stOres its coo-
te.mplation cannot tdarto trio,"
° Such resolutioft astonished the con -
setae ' agent: • .. . - ..
lily Jove 1 I no longer wonder tit the
ainiemdous failureet made io nut stupid
altsilipt to win ()Matt belonged to Dr,
, 3ack. You surely have imbibed hie feate
lees spirit, While I tun ferced to ad-
ult:re, eta1 ray judgment eondemne your
alliPtilO OW Sheer madness, and I sin-
antly hope you will abandon it," he
caid; wasnily.
At the same tinie he ItilOW 8110 WOUtd
itiot---such naturea are not easily die-
courattal,.. and the influence brought to
bear in order to change: 114.11 I'11103 woOld
hate to.be more Powerful than lie could
Itilliter tust then.
eat they fell into a natural converea-
tioa regarding Z0.0 1'!j': connected with
the catet. t
1 ' Lerd Beettettefatiew ICal Wang veil,
anti bud been in the tveird ehop of the
• Mitt .1 L' of ' late. although Larry watt
liter, ewes° of the feet.
'rile Englishman even Confeeettl that
Le tie ttaken a ehy at foetime in the
1 shatio of llweelifte (tome ef hitt spare
tete iii,, Attires of a . mond projected
iteepriee ethitlt Ige had -note every
rk'a,:#41 to teiliete vat; the very tete Dr.
Ititt had caretsd to a ettediettful etel,
illitetet
at such ci; fo:ftyfte. coat,
tempts to cross the barrier surrounding could be made comfortable, and come
ers whom businese chained' to Canton.
Then he meant to return to •the habi-
tation o the illustrious Kai Wang, ite
order to arrange his affairs and prepare
for departure.•
it, vvould undoubtedly add to his
be all spread out in an awkward posi-
t! on. When a ,hen is set .early in the
spring the eggs, are apt to be cold and
• rriake her very, uncomfortable when
first placed upon them. It will to
found a good plan to put them in a
„warm room near a ere so that the chilli,
will be taken, off before ,giving them to
her.
that in common with all Eve'4-1hi1dren believe little can be gained by plac-
he inherited through woman, Larry pro-
ceeded to exert his powers upon the
heathen, and discover why Kai Wang's
face had such an unusually lengthy
look, while a furtive gleam appeared in
his slanting eyes. '
(To be continued).
, •
A MODEST *AMBITION, •
The Hon. , Mr. Sweet was nutkin,g
friends with Johnny,. his host's son.
"And how old arenyou?" he asked.
"I'm five," asked Johnny.
"Ah, quite' a little man! And what
orb you going to be?" questioned' Mr.
Sweet; who has been a Senator so
many years that he now believes that he
.seleeted his own career In the cradle,
and that all infants .do likewise. .
"I'm going to be six," Johnny re-
turned, with conviction., ,
11...4,0•140
Tho' a' kiss' be a -miss
She who misses the idssesi
As Miss without kiss -
May miss being a Mr.
And he who a -Miss
Thinks both Misses and ldsses
Will miss Miss and kiss "
And the kisses •of Mrs.
Of course, it was an Irishphilosopher
who said: "If you'wotild keep your head
above water you must notlet the grass
•grow under your feet." „
If a Cow gave
Butter
Ing a large number of eggs under ti
herit' 13 is a .good number, but always
set two on, more hens at the same time.
Then if the eggs test out poorly on the
seventh day, all the fertile eggs can be
placed under one hen and the other re-
set, or if the hatch is uneven the chicks
can be given toone and the unhatched
eggs to the other, or if the hatch is
poor all the chicks can be given to one
hen and the other reset. • ,
The care of the sitting hen is very
impektant.See that she remains healthy
and contented, •Always have feed, Water
end •grit where she .can get them. Never
give her softsfood, for this will cause
diarrhoea to which all sitting hens have
s tendency if improperly. fed. Corn er
'hent are good feeds. Don't fuss with.
her, let her, come off the nest when she
ehooses. Instinct tells her how long to
stay off to:air-the ogee properly accord-
ing to 'the' temperature 61- the day bea
let than you could. See that she hoe
a place to dust herself. Keep the nest
clean, remove at once any broken eggs
and sponge off the rest in warm water'
if they should have been soiled.
Always 'set. a hen at, night, have the
eggs int'a basket', take up the hen gent-
ly, carry her to the place where she 18
to set, place her. on the , nest, put the
eggs 'under her one at a time, she will
move them about to stilt herself either
III the time or later: Have a piece of
bagging and let it down like a curtain
before the opening in the box or barrel,
this is to be left for a few 'days until
ehe,,gets used (0 her new'nest, then it, ean
be, removed. It the above method is
,18 followed and one is careful, prudent
and gentle there will be little ,cause to
complain of results.
• '
mankind would have to
invent milk. Milli IS Na-
ture's emulsion—butter
put in. shape for diges-.
petite to appear onee more in big 11116 tion. Cod liver oilis ex -
colors, butt he believed the lime had -1 trejnely nourishing, but
it has to be erinulsified
before we can, digest it1
rived to throw aside themask and re-
main at the side of Dr. Jades widow.
The little man ecorned danger, being
possessed of valor for in excess 0 il&
size, and snapped hie fingers at the
powers that be, which might be set down
as the etniesaries of the woman behind
the throne, together with the powerful
influertce of .the fltissian "promoter."
So he saw Avis comfortably housed,
and then entered hie vehicle for the re-
turn :ride- Lucky for him the ehadowo
,had hilceri poeeession of the native quar-
ter, eft 114111 110 was compelled to }Mena
couple of linkboye to riin ahead of the
jinrielteliew Iii order to light the- way
anl. do hie pretended rat* justiee; had
it linen broad llaylight Oome ;tarp epee
might have d tee ered , that the auto-
eratie little tio aria in F;I orted II pair of
email ;tide WhlOket. e th t blond hue of
which wee has ly it Ice ping will' what
et coneillered stood tae re in a. Chitteee
r;IY:111a0P. r
T'rl Iv turn; eeethe to 111 11111 a nlieltering
telee ewe come of it; protegeee, end
1.01'0'itillq eri more, titian eDe, occasion ,
Scott's Emulsion
combines the best* oil
with the valuable hypo-
phosphites- so that it is
easy to digest and does
far ;more good than the
oil 'alone t could. That
makes Scotts Ernulgioi
the most strengthening,
nourishing 'food
eine in the world1
solid to frele
SCOTT 46 SOWNEg Charniotts
Toronto, Ont.
SOO and 01.00. Alt druggist*
DAIRY NOTES.
In the dairy. it Is breed first and 'care
afterwards.
Age atone Will ripen cream, but riot
too much of it.
, The profitable cow is one that groWs
better by, using as a. dajey-aninial.
A good dairy cow continually In-
creases her capacity for milk giVing.
There' is only one infallible ,way to
find whether extra recline pays. and' that
hrom an increase of butter,fats.
'rho breeding, feeding and care of the
heifer calf' is one of the dairyman's
most important studies.
Milking pails should be of heavy tin
Plate and be seldered outside as well
as inside.
i
,The milk and beef traits, cliaracieriS-
ties, temperaments and form of the 8,111-
mal3 are. entirely distinct. ' .
For feeding to young stoelat especial.;
Iv worth, sweet tnillc is ,decidedly pre.
1) 1111)10. to Mut,' ' , •
Itaikclaimed that thFee times tie /meth
it °ter is required by'. a .cow when elle
11 giving mi k. than when elm la not.,
. 'Water, wh Aber pumped into the milk
did of the v, ell or out of the „cow's; nda
der, will not make butter or diem°.
Butter, to lay a butter flavor unim-
paired.. thou d tot contain, to exceed
onethalf entt,,e o ealt to the pound. s
The deter I b der io made witieett
breaking the, gra n and the leen the eel(
need, the la ttee the butter flavor and
the better k eV,,r it Will bo "
, To lomat 1 ie dniry work end ineinne
eolitinuoiist brae(1 co as to have a goad
,
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Informailoa and Pricas, apply to F W. Ulf% Dsniu
AtIENTS
WARTE0
EVEIlltioVHERE.•
MANAGE% LAND DEPAUTHdriT,
The Union Trust Company, Limited;
TEMPLE BUILDING; TORONTO.,
• Whpn Writing. 1t4utioli This Papor
laugaragwagaullammoullicalawminumm,ftliumallimeams'
portion of the cows come fresh in Oc- which degrades and demoralizes hitn,.
tabor and the balance in April t The specie; hardship of the man out of
Matter that has been dissolved in the work is ,that he is deprived of doing
arator. •
milleCatinot be thrown out by the sell' that whieh proteho
cts his manod.-
So far as can be done, a caw in full Bishop of Ripon. ,
On every ground the army has been
flow of milk, should be fed to her 'full the gainer by the spread of temperanci
acinipeamettlyltolofn-,:li.gestion *Oh a well-balt principles, with the result crime de
•=e • creases, the „soldiers are happier, and
• Whentyou are feeding forehutter tam the service ia mere looked up to by all
cannot afford long to feed' en exclusive classes of Ills Majesty's subjects ---Duk
fat former, like porn, hay and corn of ceeettegee
meal. to secure it. , Ono's eationality is to others a bora
As milk contains, or should Contain, and a 'nuisance, 'which cannot be' got
a considerable quantity of fat, the food out of the way too soon. A man's not
for milk production should . be some- tionality,is' something he is iustly proud
what rich in readily digestible fatof, but not till it is put aside can the
Clover hiler is a better food for milk man of another oation.have joy of hint,
production than niftiest any other kind, humanly, spiritually. -W. D. Frowells.
as it has a higher albuntinoicl ratio. , It is a mistake to have the best. The
Use sour cream to destroy the album-
inous elements So that there can be a reasons are two : one is , that directly
you have the best of anything you have
quicker union of the butter fats, but we closed an avenue to senioyment-_1h0
do' not .want, if we desiee pure butter joymentesf waiting for a' wish to
flavor, to sour the cream and get pro- realized; "the other is that one beeemet
flounced souring.
sorry for those persons whom one seet
GREEN MANURNG.
Very sandy sone are more apt. to
show a - beneficial • effect, than heavy
soils from plowing under trope as coms
pared with applications of , fertilizers' A r
manures, for .the reason that in such
soils fertilizer or manure •leaches quick-
ly away, whereas the humus' afforded
by the green crop is mpre entirely le-
tained,. itself adding to the body of- the
soil, Sandy --soils, 'too,' are pearly 11
deficient in vegetable mold, and green
manure is the easiest and cheapest me-
thod of suppliing, this factor: -
CLEVER MEN AND WOMEN.
•Bright Paragraphs Written by Bright
• People.
A married woman should take no ac-
tive part in *the .bpsiness, world.-llettle
Green. ,
The danger to . boys nowadays from
the pernleious cigarette is probably
more real than that from alcohol. --Pref.
Phillips. • . ,
When ,a, man insures his life be con -
fees sa henetit on hileiself by relieving
himself of anxiety eespecting thape ne
leaves behind. -Mr, Lane, K.C. - .
To acquire ihe habit -1n - winter -of
always 3Are01'inE4 a greatcoat is nearly
les
unreasonable as never wearing one'
at, all. Alwaks dress ,to, the day.Leo
Trevor, . , . 4, .
The dominion of man is too prevalent
nowadays. Too much attention is di-
verted' to' the 'edult male portion of the
population, arid too little to the women
and children. -sr. 4. Marr. .
- Life is not leng enough for us to be
universally inferrned, .What we have to
disa
eovei 'Which is our best kind of
t
work, and t 'stick to that --Sir William
White, K.C.t . ' ' .
„ It is- wrong to give to a man that
stumbling along 1.vith the inferior article
-E: V. Lucas.
A CONTINENT OF ICE.
The largest mass of ice in the world
is Probably the one which fills" up nearll
the whole of the interior of Greenland.
where it has accumulated sines 'below
the dawn of history. It 18 believed now
te forma block about woo° ._squatx
nines in area, and averaging.tr Mile and '
a half in. tldckness. According to these ,
statistics, the lump of ice is larger in
• volume thaw the whole bocitt of watet
in the Mediterranean, and there ia
enough 01 11 to cover the whole �f (114
United Kingdom of Great Britain .and
Ireland with a layer about seven miles
thick, If it were cut Into two, convene'
ent slabs and built up equally upon'
the . entire surface of "gallant Ilith
Waled" it would form a pile more than
120 miles high. There is ice 'enough ni
Greenland to bury the entire area of tht
United States a quarter of a mile deep,
PtIOTOGRAPHY BY TELEGRAPIIY.
Much interest has .heen manifested 111
a lecture given by Dr. Korn in Vienna
on the new method, of photegraphe
from a long distance. Recent expert
tnents have Shown- that a . cabinet -atm
Portrait noW requires, from 20 minutet
to SO minutes for tratietniseton over
'hundreds of miles., It is not likely that
the invention will often be used lot
personal photographs, bit as it is equal.
br applicable to tile, productiOn of signa.
tures, documents, -sketches, ete., the
system; whichis now available for pub.
lio use, is expected to bo of considerable
service to the Press•and for the ends of
justige.
CAN'T DO. IT.
It is idle to suppose. 'that you cad
dtown "a peck of trouble" in a pint oi„,
booze.
wonwomommitorIP
WEB? 01' COI 114E WED,
Teacher -Willie. tettet enietal ie teiefeoted?
Williee-The spider', ma'am,