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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-10-1, Page 2•!' 44‹41 eadalti 4a :1 are pleasant to tilelr eyes and sweet to their taste. They hold them stoeltly too, probabiy because, hav- Uing no foutalteticat, they would be ' , ii 1 ielPitate 1%41'414 get broken if not up - a IHaving said this ISIMeh Ill behalf of theDeemas eagles we now dis- t ' W I miss them, with SA apology to tie reader, POST OF rate OR, THE WATERMAN'S SONS. tae • eeeeteaeasetaalie4ragereeeeedtaearadadeadxne44541144.41dadella044adeledaha414dtatieleddieKed4-1 CI:LIFTER XXI—Continued. "Ouly think ! eaelaimed Miss Tip-, pet, as Frauk matted the room. Frank's etep on the stale feature "Ha 1" ejeculatea, the :Eagle, in a ately preerented thie °pea and deeper- ato attack being noticed. Next inement tal turned their eyes in breathless expectation toward the door. Being ou duty, Frank 'appeared in firmaran's costume, evith the sailor - like andrees cap- in his hand. He bowed to the company, arid apolo- gized to Miss Tippet for inteacling, but he had wisted to ask bis broth- er Willie to call at the fire -station on his way boom to convey a letter to his mother, and merely meant to see him at the door. ."I'xn very glad you came, Mr. Willders„" said Miss Tipp, etfor I ...,111.1.4101••••••••••••••4 CHAPTER XXII., The clocks were striking nine wilen Prank- issued feom Miss Tippet's dwelling and walked briskly away. On turning a corner he mum upon he one of tnumerous fire -escapes that nightly rear their tall heads against the houees all over London, in a someethat rampant .waa, as 'Omagh' they - knew of the Ares thet were about to take place, and, like met- tlesome war-horses, were anxious to rush -into .action without delay. . On the pavement, close by the es- cape, stood a small sentrenbox, and the Moe:unit Frank came in sight of it he reinembered that it .was the noctuenta. habitation of his friend conductor Samuel Forest. Sam hanself was leaning his arms on the lower half of las divided door, and zi gang •contempletively along the street. • -Web, Sate, what news ?" inquired Freak as he cane "That woo, Willdera ?" said Sam, 'a quiet smile of recognition playing! on his good-humored features. "1. thought it must be the giant they're 1 ()aid; Ulu' in St. James Hen just! meet, takin' a stroll at eight to es-. cape the boys, trby, when do you mean to stop growing 9" "I don't mean to interfere with Nature at all," replied Frank; "and I believe the world will be big enough to bold me whatever size I grow to." "Well, what's the news ?" inquir- ed Sam, emerging from his narrow rereidenca and proving in the net, that, though not quite so tall as his I friend,- be was one who required a pretty fair share of room in the worla for himself, "Nothing particular," said Fronk, au leing against the escape; "only a cha inamy nd a cut -away affair last nigUt„ eau]. a false alarm and a first - floor burnt out the day before." , "Heade Thompson ?" asked Forest. "Poorly:, I fear," said Frank with a shake of his head. "The Sprained ankle he got. when he fell off the folding board is getting well, but the injury to his spine from the en- gine is more serious." • . "Ah, poor fellow 1" said Forest, "he's just a little too reckless. How CaTne he by the sprain 1" "It eves in the basement of a bookbinder's in Liteleton Street," said e Frank, lighting a cigar. "We got the call. about 11 p. and on gettieg there Mond engines at week. Mr. Braidwood ordered our fellows to go down into the basement. It was very dark, and a) thick of sinoke that couldn't see- half -an- ima -I Wore my nose. We broke through the windows; and found owe - 'selves ankle-deep in water. Tho en. - panes had been at work flooding the place for some time, and there was :more water than .we expected; but we had got on the foldieg-boards "without knowing it," an' before we knew where we were, down went 1Thompson into water four feet deep. I I think myself some of the. water- , .) • hdb t ' tone wluch was meant to eonvey her Well-known OpiX11011 that women would do such things quite as well as men it their =saes Were a little strong-er. It is but juatice to Miss Donuts to explain that she did not champion and exalt women out of love to her sex. Love was not one of her strong points. Rampant, indigna- tion against those whom she bitter -I 13.- terincal "lords of creation" was, her strong tower of refuge, M which' she ha.bitually dwelt, and. from the I giddy summit of which she hurled I ue would-be destrtion on m the dooed! assure you we all regard you as the males below. Among her various! perserver of our dear Miss .Anberly's missiles she counted the "wrongs ofl life, when you went up the—the= was sex" the niost telling shaft, and x),:xii:s I he is. You must in consequence always busy thing. Here s ' shalce—that's it—so nice 1" sharpening and polishing this dread The last part of Miss TIPPe't's re-' weapon in the eyes of her friends as mark referred to Loo stretching out course, as her enemies althougb, ofI her hand to Frank, who ativanced!eeteefee,' she only launched. it at the promptly and shook it with s! great I Perched on her self -exalted eyrie, tenderness. Ire then shook. hand Miss Deemas aid not know that there with Fred, who expressed his regard I for him in warm terms; also with. was a pretty large number of her Mr. Tippet, who paid him some en- own sex in the comparatively hum- thusaist• !ale multitude below; who, while they 1 ., an said something to the effect that the , cwleoamrely nd recognized the "wrongs of parent stem from which two such' .. (and preferred to call them branches as he and Willie had grown misfortunes" ), did not at tribu to must be a prime plant. them solely, or even largely, to the As he turned from Mr. Tippet—, wickedness of men, but to the come billed wzekedness and folly of somdty who, being very short, appeared to be- looking up at a steeple while be in general, and who were of opunon delivered his opinion—Fratik's eyes that such matters were to be put encountered those of Emma Ward, • right by patient, persevering., labor - who was gazing at him in stitch un- Rms. and persistent. efforts on the disguised ahmiration, that, 1 part of men and women acting in somewhat bashful man, he felt a lit-, being a concert, and not by the unwomanly tlo o use , and dropped lus eyes, acts and declamation of ladies of on the floor. a the Domes stamp, whoin they count- figuratively,Einnaed the worse enemies of the good blushed scarlet with shame at belieg eau se—emile wi i 1 ingly, others un- caught in this way, and thereafter : wittingly so. The became rigidly grave and indifferent.the com , se people andong, When Frank again !raised his eyes— paratively humble multitude which, by the way, he did immed- below, also had the penetration to perceive that the so-called "wrongs" ' iss Looms frowning &- eagle did not lie all on one side. but that lance fiance on him, as being a sort of • the type or pattern speeimeo of his high- so-called "lords" who went. about ly objectionable race. lfad Miss ut the world habitually in a sad and disgraceful state of moral semi- Deenms been a man (which would hare giatified her more than she nakedness in consequence of their k could trousers having been appropriated could have expressed ) Fran have met the frown with a smile of and put on by their better halves, pity. As it was, he turned to the and that therefore it was only meet little eager countenance, of Mies Tip- that men and women should be mut-, erespect than i ed (as indeed they were from. the et, and felt deeper first intended to be) in their efforts to ever for the sex; thus showing that , just put each other's "wrongs" to as an -exception proves a rule, ,"rights." 1 so an unfavorable contrast streng-In addition to all this, these weak - thous a cause. • minded (shall we call them?) people, "Pray sit dowel. Mr. Winders," en-, moving M the comparatively humble treated Miss Tippet, earnestly; "I' multitude below, entertained the be - should like so much to hear how you lief that rising in antagonisia to did it from your own Ups, and how ; the male sex in this matter was not you can possibly venture up such only unnecessary and unjust and iiii- dreadful things, just like going up politic but also ungenerous, for the outside of the Monument. Dear ; they reflected with mach calm sails - Loo, and you came down it too; but, , faction that the "lords" are, after to be sure, your eyes were shut, all, "under woznan's contaol." which was well, for you were only le But Miss Deemas and all the ladies your night—. Ah, welt, yes, do sit of the Eagle stamp did not thbak so. down, Mr. Firm— Winders, 1 mean." They did not believe that a. strong Frank thanked her, but declined,: miad means a. mind strong enough oa the ground that he was on duty, ; to exercise its owei powers to the and he feared he was doing wrong in ascertainment and reception of truth even looking in on them for the few and the rejection of falsehood and aaininutes he had stayed. "Good-, fallacy; strong enough, under the in - night, ma'am," he continued, "good- fluence of God's love, to perceive the night. You'll call at the station on paths of duty in all their amanita. - your way home, 'Willie ?" tions; and to resolve to fellow them. Willie said he would, and then all They did not believe that a high the company, excepting the Eagle, spirit, in the true sense of the word, hook hands with the stalwart fire- meant a spirit broken down alto - man, looking up at him, as if he gether and brought into subjection were a hero jaet returned from the to its owner's, not another's will. proverbial "hundred fights." 'ven By no means. A strong mind with lamma Ward condescended to shake the Deenias eagles meant unutterable hands with him at parting. and unalterable obstinacy, blind as "Perbaps you'll be in the middle of a fire this very night," cried Tom Tippet, following him to the door. "It is quite possible," said Frank, with a smile. Miss Deemas was heard to snort contemptuously at this. "Perhaps you may even save more lives ?" cried Miss Tippet. "It may be so," answered Frank, again smiling, but evidently feeling by some ono else, and can them tbeir anxious to make his escape, for be own—receiving them originally and was not one of those men who likeholding them subsequently, not be- te be lionized. cause they are true, but because they iately—they encountered the • there was a pretty large class of "Fire ! Are 1 1" Another moment, and two men dasehea round the Corner, yelling at the top of their Voiees. Sleeping for breath they maned the locality. Almon before they heal done so, two policemen were on the sot, and In another moment the fire -escape was in motion. Instructed by the eon. ductor, the two strangers and the policenean lent their waling aid. Be- fore ten minutes had passed; the tall machine was run up to a burning house, the lower part oi, wbieh was bleeziuge while, from the upper win- dows, frantie cries were beard for help and sundry figures in dishabille were seen waving their arms. The escape was run up, and one after another of the inmates were rescued from their perilous position, While this scone was enacting Frank was pursuing his way to the Regent Street Fire Station; but news of the are got there before him. He arrived just in thee to don bis helmet and take his place on the eng•ine. Away they went, and in ten minates after t ax iva df the firtaescape, they dashed up, alraost running into an engine which ap- peared from an opposite direction. The fire was blazing brightly by this time, and the whole neighbor- hood was in a state of commotion and excitement. The two &wines were got to work with wias little delay as posa. body of police. kept the gathering crowd back, and soon volumes of steam began to mingle with the black smoke of the burning beading. The superuntendent was early on the scene, and be directed Frenk arid another fireman to• try to nersuathe the people in the adjoining houses to remain quiet, and not throw their furniture over the window; but this, some of them would not corisent to do. It was plain that one or two were mad with fear anti excitement; and as the jailing passion is strong in death, so it would seem to be by no means weak in the midst of dan- ger from fire; for many of them bent their whole energies to the saving of their goods and chattels—regardless of their lives ! One stout old gentleman, in parti- cular, was seen at a third -floor win- dow, heaving out chairs and stools, and books, and small tables, and clocks, and even quantities of crock- ery. with desperate energy, to the great danger of the onlookers, at whose feet the various articles fell, and were (lathed to atoms ! Frank darted up the stair that led to this man's apartments, and burst in Open him. "Oh come along, fireman; help me to meat my things, he exclaimed, as ho struggled with superhuman ef- forts to thrust a table through the window, which was too small to pedesexiitopi,tssipresasraeyge. on mad 1" cried Frank sternly. "Help me ! help me! Oh ! fireman, It wia. be all burned. Fire 1 dre 1 ilre ! ! 1" His voice rose into a fierce yell, as he strove in vain with the table. "You're quite safe," cried prank, holding him; your house ain't alight, arid the engines have got it ahnost under." But Frank spoke to deaf ears; so he coolly lifted the man in his arms, carried hire kicking down -stairs, and placed him in charge of a police - mar anst then, a cry . was raised that there were two kegs of gunpowder in one of the shops on the 'ground floor. The avenei o lop taa e up in a frantic state, and corrobor- ated this statement. . "It'll blow the house to bits, sir," he said to afr. Braidwood. "Of course it will," remarked the latter in a. quiet voice. "Caine here, my men," he added, taking the shopkeeper apart froxn the crowd, and questioniog him closely. Immediately after, he ordered the engines to play on a particular part of the building. Just then, Frank came up to the superintendent. '"There's gunpowder in the back - shop somewhere, I'm told, sir; shall 1 forit ?" "No, _Winders; ye coulnn't find it in the smoke. Take the branch, and get op iuto that window above the door." Frank sprang to obey. At the same time, Mr. I3raidwood suddenly seized a horse -cloth, and dashed in through the smoke. In a few sec- onds, he returned With one of the kegs of powder in his arms. Giving. It to one of his oleo, he darted in again, and speedily re -issued with the second keg of powder, amid the frantic cheering of the crowd. Hav- ing done this, he continued to super- intend the men until the fire was got under, which was soon accomplised, he in been attacked promptly and with great vigor soon after it broke out. "You needidt wait, Mr. Dale,'' said Braidwood, going op to his foreman. "It's all safe now. I'll keep Om engine; but you and your lads get off to your beds as fast as ye can." Dale obeyed, and a few minutes after the engine was galloping home- ward. (To be Continued.) I !and I caught him. by thecollar and , I hauled him. out. It was in trying ! I to recover hirimelf when he fell that lIle got the • ) -al You've heard 1 how he came by the other mithap?" 1 . "Yes; it was gallopiet down Lad - re e)ale Hill, wasn't it ?" I."Ay; the engine went over a bar - "row, and the jolt threw him off, land before lie got up it was on him. !By good fortune it did not go , over I hint; it only bruised his back; but I it's,worse than we thought it would Ibe, I fear." "Ah ! one never knows," said For - lest gravely. "There's one man Jack - 5011, now, only' two weeks ago he was up in a third floor in Lambeth, and had brought down two women • and a child, and was in the back - rooms groping for more, when the Ifloor above gal.° way and came down a bat, with the great guns blaaang all round, and the colors nailed to the mast. High spirit with theta meant, the inclination—ever present, always strong, aud often asserted— to seize all 'the rest of the world, male and female, and lead it by the nose 1 The Domes eagles as a class re- ceive ready-ma.de opinions, fabricated Ki ey Dase Ailments of the IVIOut ;Painful and Fatal Nature Prevented and °urea r3y R. CHASE'S KintiEVAJVER PILLS. When you think ef the pain an.c1 . suffering which accompany backache, ; rheinnatisen, lumbago, stone in the I kidneys and bladder; when' you think of the dreadful fatality of Bright's disease, dropsy, diabetes and apop- lexy, you may well wonder why peo- ple neglect, to keep the kidueys 111 perfect order, for all theaci ailments are the direct result of deranged kid - Once the kidneys fail to filter froin the blood the impure and pois- e/1011e waste /natter there is trouble of a painful and dangerous tatura. Among the fix•et symptoms are back - eco, weak, lame back, paths in the legs told sidera deposits in the mine, impaired digeation, floss of flesh, energy end ambition, stiffnese and soreness in the joints and feelings of WearifiCaa and laseande. Prevention is alWaye bettor than eufe, and hence the edvisability of using Dr. Chriee's Kidney -Liver Pills on the very first i»ilication of such. deraoseneent. Whether tote prevent or cure, Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver ring are the most effective treatment you can obtain, for besides their direct and specific eaten on the kidneys, they keep the bowels revise.; and the liver active, and hence purify the system and remove the cause of dia. ease. This medicine has long sinee prev. en its right to first place as a cure for the complicated and serious de- rangements of the filtering and ex- cretory organs. It has the large.st sale and is endorsed by more people than any similar treatment. You can depend on it absolutely to bring, prompt relief and lasting cure. In view of these facts it is a waste of time and money and a risk to life it- self to trifle with new and untried remedies when ,Ver. Chase's Kicincy- Liver Pills are at hand, ,One pill a doge, 25e, a box, at all dealers, or Echnanson, Bates & Co., Toronto. To protect you against linitatioes the portrait a.n(1 signature of Dr. A. W. Chase, the femme receipt book author, artz 011 every box, on him. We All thought he was ! doe° for, but some of the beams had !got jammed, and not five minutes after he steps out of a WiSki OW all right—only a scratch or two, not !worth mentioning; yet that same !man fell down a flight of stairs at ,the same fire, with a boy on his ! shoulder, and sprained his ankle so• bad that he's bin laid up for three weeks; but he saved the boy." I "Ah ! it was worth the sprain," sa`i'dItVevraalsIka; responded Forest. "Well, good night," said Frank, resumieg his walk. Samuel Forest responded "good- night," and then, getting into his box, sat down on its liti.le seat, which was warranted not to hold two, trimmed the lamp that hung at his •side; and, pulang out a book from a corner, began to peruse it. Sam was of a literary turn of mind. He read a great deal during hislonely watches, and nsed often to say that some of his happiest hours were those spent in the dea.d of night in his sentry -box. His hel- met hung on a pug beside him, HA hatchet was in his girdle, ancl 3. small cap covered his head. Look- ing at bine in his snag and brightly illuminated little apartment, he ap- peared—by contrast with the sm.- rouneing darkness— inexpressibly comfortable, Nevertheless, Sam Forest could have told you that ap- pearances are often deceptive, and that, ao matter how it looked, hid box was but a cold habitation on a biting December night. White deeply immersed in Ids book, Sam hoard the sound of approach- ing footsteps, and pricked up his ears. Ire was a good judge of Faith sounds, As they drew bear, be quietly took off his cap, put on his helmet and stepped from his. box, Ilhe street Was ver,y eilent : and, P1' haps, not ene of the, hundreds of sleepers there, thought of the soli- tary man who held vigil, and was 50 alert to do them service if the hour eh of their extremity Should clrn. But a cry arose that stalled: them— difieealdeeldthe?leaildsitaelfaealehalldsiKei" FOR FARMERS .SeaaOriable and Profitable tilots for the Busy Tillers sel the Soil. =Er PLOWING,. There is a bad practice too often found in farm management—that of too shallow plowing. The question whether deep or shallow plowing should be practiced, will depend, hugely upon the condition of the soils and location of fields. This may be said to hold true in reference to methods of cultivation. • Percolation of ram water through the soil .not ouler improves the phye sical condition of the soil, but con- serves plaut food. Many soils have a herd pan that readers percolation difficult. In such cases we have al- ways found it advisable to follow comparatively shallow plowing in the spring and deep ,plowing in mid- summer and fall, thus preventing largely the formation of a hard pan. Where soils aro exceedin - 1 or - ous, deep plowing works an injury unless the soil is made compact be- fore it has time to lose its moisture by evaporation. Where such soils are plowed deep they should be roll- ed at once and then followed with a harrow so as to give a loose SOD. mulch, Where heavy clay soils are plowed deep and followed by a dry period, much moisture is lost that can be conserved by placing a loose earth muleli 011 tIle surlace, Too many times clay, sandy, wet and dry lands are plowed exactly alike. Hare is where thoughtless - nese is seen and judgment is left out. In light and sandy soils we find that they are 'unable to hold much moisture for the use of the growing pleats, but by making the sub -soil compact and covering the surface with a fine mulch, the capacity for holding raoisture is greatly increas- ed, This should be borne in raind In practicing deep and shallow plowing. The salient points in favor of deep plowing are, that moisture is more easily retained; the roots of plants are given an opportunity to go deeper and farther in search of food, thereby giving greater strength to the plants- drainage is assisted. where commercial fertilizers are em- ployed, a breaking up of the soil to a good depth assists in retaining and uti Ming these plant foods, and lastly the fertility of the sub -soil is brought within reach of the plants. On many of our farms in this country many poor crops can be traced directly- ,,to shallow plowing. The basis of success of the farm, rests largely upon the methods fol- lowed in plowing, and too much care cannot be taken in plowing right, usiag the best styles of plows suited to local conditions. Much of the permanency of productive acres depends upon this first appli- cation of agriculture, viz., plowing, which with modern macbinery, makes it possible to do it right at all , times. WHY SEE GAVE IN. It wad evening, and Mrs. Steel was alone in the house; but Mrs. Steel was brave. Suddenly she beard the soond of the opening of a window, and a muffled footstep echoed from the dining-rooni. But never a tre- mor agitated thet noble woman, Bravely she walked to the room whence the sounds allIanated, and came face to face with a burglar, evil° held a revolver point-blank at her. "Tell inc where the money is hid," he hissed, "or I'll fire 1" "Never 1" she answered ticterinill- odly, "Villain., do your worst 1" "I will 1" snarled the scoundrel, ladled, but not beaten, "Tell me stantla where your husbands gold is hiel. Or I'll drop this big. woolly. Caterpillar dOW11 yalir neck 1" Five minutes after a thaekliag bur- glar stole gut of the house tarrying a bag, whence isetied the chink of a bard -earned and long treathred oardo, Ones ot onde On the quality Of dairy products 10 WIC/Iiin wben dairy- ing animals eat goalie in the early wing, The milk of oue suck eta. Mal evil' spoil the prodeet of the en- tire dairy, and a very few the ot- put of a large creamery or factory. A eonsideration of these facts shoWe foreibly the important rola- tam of feeds to products, and should teach Us the folly of allowing our dairy animals to become forced to eat rank -flavored and ill smelling herbage wilen pastures are short, or to practice the feeding of equally in.- jurieus plants in cured fodclers ox• ensilage. Dairymen of too pronounced in- stincts of thriftnesswill sometimes feed spoiled fodder from the bottom of the hay or the edges of the silo, and moldy grain from the bin simply because their animals will eat when very bungrei, but such practiee is al- ways at the exsiense of the health of the animals and the quality of their products. The successful dahymen are be- coming more and more the ones who make perfection of quality their watchword, and by so doing are en- abled to obtain and retain custom - era who are willing to allow them a fair margin of profit, VALUE OF SIDE LINES. Where diversified farming is car- ried on it pays in most cases to have one main line of' produce, but it also pays to combine with it a number of side lines that will give the farmer something to sell the year around. These side lines are easily devel- oped from the orchard, garden, poul- try yard and dairy. The itunily is furnished an aboadance of wholesome food for the table and this is no gsnrinocielaiin reducing the monthly rybilis. The side line arrangement should be made gradual and allowed to grow and develop. Avoid extremes end determine between what con- stitutes a main line and side line of production on the farm. We recall a number of instances where a side line has been started and proved so pro- fitable that it became the main pro- duct of the farm mon, on the other hand, we have known of instances where enthusiasm has developed a side line too far, at a loss in profits. it is best, however, to exercise judg- ment in this matter, hut above all keep some side lines going that will help in making not only more profits on the farm but also in-. crease the home production of whole -1 some foods. _ GETTING ALL THE MILK. The new Danish method of strip- ping cows has been attracting con- siderable attention, and was tested • sta- tion."ss at tho .It follows by the ordinary course of milking as based on tbe action of calves when sucking, and is briefly as follows : "After the cow has been milked, the bag and adjacent parts of the body are first of all well rubbed with a coarse cloth, with a view to stimulating the flow of milk by friction. The quarters of the udder' are then suc- cessively manipulated with the hands by being lifted upwards against the body, and pressed against one an- other ,tvith some force. They are further massaged with the fingers and thumb, at the same time being. pushed in an upward direction, so as to imitate the pushing or bob- bing action of calves. As a result of these several manipulations some milk is collected in the milk cistern; which le drawn off from time to time by pulling the teats. The method requires some skill, and oc- cupies considerable time and trouble, which aro serious drawbacks against its introduction into large herds. The stripping is said to be done much mere thorougbly than when the ordinary plan is fo:lowed, more milk being obtained, and that of a slightly richer quality owing to the increased proportion of the exceed- ingly rich strippings obtained at the end of each milking. .FEED AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. A gocrd illustration of the influ- ,. To epeeve to you Cute _ i end ChAso Ointment is a cortair *fa- eav:Ielute ry fererare roffor iteboadt bleeding and protruding the manufacturers have guaranteed it. Scottie timonials in the dailyttress anti ask' Teur neigh. born what they think o it. You can use it and ret rour mortey back it net cured. 00e a.bectr, at ell dealers or ErentANSON,BITEB & Co..Torentet, Or.:Chmteog 01;,atraerat -^-- FEATHERED QUADRUPED. The natural history class was in full swing, and the sohool-teacher W&5 nianifestiug his usual inquisitive- ness. "Willie Rowlands," he called, "wlat do we call a creature with two legs ?" "A. -biped, sirs" said Willie. "Naane one." "A man, sir." "G ood, " was the. flattering com- ment. "Now, are there any feath- ered bipeds ?" "Yes, sir; chickens and ostriches," "That's right. Now, what is a quadruped 2" "A creature with four legs." • "Quite correct. Now can you tell me if there are any feathered quade rupeds 9" "No—el—ob, yes, sir. I've just thought of one." "Have you? What is it ?" "A feather bed, sir." BRITAIN'S 00AL AREA. Durham, with a, product of 34 niillion tons, is Britain's leading county in coal production. Yorkshire comes next with 24 -minions. Glam- organ raises 28 millions; Lancashire about the same. Maude : "What makes ,you so aw- fully nervous, dear ?" Clara : "Why, Feed is to have an interview with papa this afternoon." "Oh, and you are afraid your father will not give his consent ?" "No; I'm afraid Fred won't show op." . Elderly -Fiancee : "1 hope you are , not impressed by the silly sentimen- , tenets who hold that because you've married ,once you ought not to mar - her again ?" Pretty Widow : "Don't let that worry you, dear; I've no such prejudice. My own dear moth- er was married three times, and 1 only. hope that in all things 1 inlay follow her example." Jim Dumps a little girl possessed Whom loss of appetite distressed. "1 des tan't eat 1" the child wouldt. scream. Jim fixed a dish of "Force" with cream; She tasted it, then, joy for him 1 She begged for mere from "Sunny hat" The liesdy-to-fierve Cereal a good fairy to all youngsters, rott-foolt rood for Children. Wheat ie v,perfeet summer cereal, and efforts should be made to teeth children to eat it." Louise E, lioeteer, lo"tiow to Feed Children." neet It MAN LINERS LAUB =CENSE yuvrszr; or rite. MUM TH4Y Small Army of Iffezxan4 Virome Etopl.oyine: onShore It. SIAe Yes, said the laundry eteaaa board one el the biggest At liners to the writer recently, a ry a good number, of pieces for each voyage, 50,000 perha,„ told, which include such trifle0e a 10,000 sheets, the same number of serviettes, 0,000 pillow -slips, 10,000 becitoom towels, 1,000 table -cloths„ and 1,000 counterpanes: Then there are innurnerable dusters, glass - cloths, etc., waich bring the number up to 50,000 at least. You see, on a full trip we generally potent ea having from nine hundreelieto a thou- sand souls on board, nIrt counting the steerage passengers, and -as the linen has to be changed e -very day we have to take a, fair amount on tbahrayratgieci Tho es, too, are of the finest quality and cost a pretty sum. 1 don't suppose enywhere, no even in the most famous English, Continen- tal, and American hotels, would you find more valuable linen. The ser- viettes alone, whieh are made ia the most celebrated French and English looms, cost as much as $0 Apiece, so you may be sure the company does not like to Mee many, though -he number that disappear during' a voyage is astonishing. I reckon the serviettes are the most costly arti- cles in a ship's laundry -chest and„ 111 comsequence, I look after them pretty keenly. When the -table ste- wards come for .their day's supplies they have to sign for the number they receive, which has the effect of making them rather more careful'. 'IT IS A CURIOUS FACT that, among the first-class passen- gers especially, the habit of 'annex- ing a serviette, as a souvenir I sup - pope, is extraordinarily CornanOn, table stewards have told me that they ahnost invariably see ladies an the last day of the voyage openly slipping serviettes into their pockets, and when their attention has bee delicately drawn to their fits of ab stractxon they have smiled pleasaa ly, anti explained that they wo under the inepressfon that it was their own property they were put- ting away. The stewards are not. called upon to stand the racket of these losses and neither are -the pas- sengers, the lost articles being charged to the general profit and loss account of the ship. We have two rooms in Which we keep the linen, one for the soiled ar- ticles and one for the clean. Of course, as the voyage becomes full. The table and bedroom stewards visit my department, every 'morning between the hours of ten and twelve, when they bring the soiled a which is checked and then pla'(ca Lm canvas bags. They then recoWk a fresh supply, which is also theca en and for which I now insist on re- ceiving a receipt. As socin as all the day's retinas have been received the linen is car- ried to the drying -room, whic.h is heated by steam, and the towels, serviettes, sheets, etc., are spread out.. and thoroughly dried. After that the articles are once more counted • - and - placed' in bundles of 5C10 pieces in the bags again and stored, away until we reacts port, when they are handed over to the laundry -men, who are usually wait- ing on the dock to receive tbem. AS YOU MAY BratjEV'E 50,000 articles look a good deal in bulk, and more than 01 '3.11 ma is re- quired to carry it awaStetn fact a small army of men lead women is empleaed on shore looking after a ship's laundry, and the weekly wash- ing bi 1 is a pretty stiff one, 1 e n tell you. e Yes, the steerage passengers,- a; the third-alass, as they prefer to ' called, have their linen departmen just the same as .the saloon passeri gers, but with one exception—it does not include bed -linen. Each bunk, however, is fuanished with a good stout mattress, covered with a plain walch is renewed every voyage, a blanket, or two if they want them, and a pillow,. ... As soon as port is reached theam.a.taress-covers, the pit low -cases, e and thee blankets Ewa handed over to the laundry -men, who have strict orders to boil and fmnigate them. Table linen is now sepal' a third-class passengers, though not serviettes, and tba cloths are Chang- ' eel three tirees during the trip. For- merly, and not so very long ago either, the third-class passengers did not have table -cloths, eating their meals off the bare treble...But we are improving, and the Man wbo, through being hard 'up or any other cause, is obliged to travel third-cless 011 one of our vessels has a pretty comfortable time of it, for besides excellent food he can count on clean- liness as perfect as that in the saloon cabins. NO MORE DOUKITOBORS. A correspondent of an IllagIish paper who ioterviewed Count Tolstoi at his home, asked him about the Doukhobors Who come to Canada. He writes : "He !told me that they were getting On very well, but that no more were going Out to Canada, as the members of the sect remaining in Russia, have abandoned the u compromising standpoint of the' Canadian co -religionists ana b collet:soled to serve in the ar1ety.".- "Shall I administer gas before ex - treating your tooth ?" - tithed the dentist. "Wen," answered ebe fah' patient, "if it doesn't cost taw moro I'd rather yOU'd give me eleetric Watkins : "But gotta meal failed to give a, single reason for 'declining 10. JOill aur little party," reclaim "1 havengot a aingle reason, but I've got d'we best kind of C6 (1011b10 otto." Natairei ''What is it 9" PecIharu: "A marriage certilIcate.".