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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-4-20, Page 7• HONESTLY BELIEVED HE WAS GOING INTO CtN UM TION! DEL. WOOD'S !Norway Pine Syrup CURED MIA Mr. i''r ank E. Anthony, 69 Ellen Street, Winnipeg, Man„ writes: "Having taken several bottles of Dr, Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, during the past few weeks; to relieve a chronic cough and gelie..rthroat trouble, allow me to ex- press- my unbounded satisfaction and thanks as to its sterling qualities. A cheat time ago I became suddenly subject to violent coughing fits at night, and directly after rising inthe morning, for about stn hour, and found I was gradually losing weight. All my friends cheerfully informed me that I looked as though I were going in eonsuutption, ;and I honestly believed such was the case. However, after having taken several bottles of 'Dr. Wood's' I ani pleased to relate that the cough has entirely dis- appeared, along with all the nasty symptoms, and I have since regained the lost weight, I have no hesitation in recommending Dr, Wood's Norway Pine Syriip as a sure cure for all those troubled in a like manner." When you ask for "Dr. Wood's" see 'that you ,get what you ask for. It 'is put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; the price, 25c and 50c. e lefanufactured only by The T. Milburn Co,, Limited, Toronto, Ont. BIRD PROTECTION IN CANADA. Splendid Educational Work of the Canadian Society. In past years, one of the greatest ob- stacles encountered in the effort to se- cure proper protection for the wild life of Canada has been the lack of strong, organized endeavour independent of official connection. The work of the Canadian society for the Protection of Birds, incorporated in 1915, promises, in large measure, to remedy this. diffii- dulty. The object of this society, stated generally, are as follows: - (a) To instruct the public regard- ing the importance of 1nrotee`iug bird life in the interests of the country by holding meetings, lectures and exhibi- tions. (b) To publish and distribute liter- ature relating to birds, and co-operate with the Federal and Provincial Cov- e., ernments and regularly organized nat- ural history societies throughout nnada in this respect; also to acquire R, maintain a library. (c) To secure legislation in behalf of bird protection in addition to. exist- -- ing legislation and to assist in enforc- ing the same.- (d) ame.-(d) To forward the study of migra- tion and all other nratters relating to the nature of birds. From the foregoing it will be seen that the work of this society is mainly educational. It has already organized and undertaken a thorough -going cam- paign for the promotion of nature study n Canadian schools. The concentra- tion of effort in this direction will, it is Hoped, inculcate in the minds of the ris- ing generation a deeper and fuller appreciation of the values, both ma- terial and sentimental, which attach to bird life than has characterized the Canadian people heretofore. CANADA PUREST DEMOCRACY. Dominion Far Ahead of U. S. in Cer- tain Essentials. Canada is a much purer democracy %ishan the United States, says a writer n the Saturday Evening Post, be- cause her constitution permits of party government and flexible elec- tions, and automatically refers every, thing to the people if they wish such a' reference. Also, Canada's fundamental law gives to the nation all power not spe- cifically bestowed on the provinces, which is the exact reverse of the American constitution, And. Canada is far ahead in solving certain vital problems of peace, as for instance, the settlement of labor disputes, the management of the trust question, Ole regulation of railways, the hand, - ling of the tariff, .and above 'all, the superb administration of her admir- able immigration policy. Suffered Awfully FROM BILIOUS HEADACHESII When the liver becomes sluggish and inactive the bowels become .constipated, the tongue becomes coated, the stomach ,f oul and bilious headaches are the upshot. Milburn's Laxa-Livet• Pills will stimu- late the sluggish liver, clean the foul- coated tongue, do away with the stomach gases and banish the disagreeable bilious headaches, Mrs. J. C. Kidd, Sperling, B,C. Y, r writes. I flava used Milburn's J4axa. Liver Pills for bi}ots headachha, sitliered awful until I started o take thein, They the y were that only thinSr ever didin any good, I never have any bilious headache any snore," vXilbiirn'a taxa -Liver Pille""are 25c per Sal 5 is for $1;0 ll a v 1a 0 at talent, $ a s , r p Y , 1 r. '.i or t taiietl die t nit re , t t of �rlce b. The t e£ B1 Y T. Milstein Co., Limited, 'Toronto, Oat. ... 9le . i aseeM eoriter Selected Recipes. Ripe Olive Salad. --Stone and halves one pint of ripe olives. Have ready six wh. to onions, cut in rings and crisping in cold .water. Drain onions, toss an French dressing,' arrange on lettuce leaves with olives and serve with either French or boiled dressing. Baked Eggplant., -Peel plantand boil' it whole in salted water until tender enough to pierce with silver fork, Drain and mash, adding but- ter, salt and pepper, and two table- spoon breadcrumbs and one teaspoon grated onion.. When cool beat one egg into mixture, put in baking pan, cover top, with breadcrumbs and .bits of butter and bake about one-half hour in oven hot enough to brown crumbs. Carrot Soup. --Cut small onion and pound of carrots into small pieces. Melt two tablespoons butter in sauce- pan and cook carrots in it, with onions, for about five minutes. And two large cups boiling water, and sim- mer slowly until carrots aro tender enough to rub through fine sieve. After putting through sieve, return to fire, add two tablespoons flour mix- ed with a little off carrot liquid, cook well and add two cups milk. Season with salt and pepper and serve with. croutons. Rice and Spinach. -While spinach is cooking boil rice in milk and season. Add beaten egg and one teaspoon sour cream to enough rice to hold it well together, and season with salt and pepper. Place rice and spinach al- i;ernately in layers in shallow, butter- ed baking dish or casserole, moisten whole with a littre spinach water or vegetable stock by pouring it over top, cover w'th bread crumbs, dot with butter and brown in over. Baked Oranges. -Use thin-skinned oranges, cutting off tops one-fourth down, pulling out pitch and filling cav:`ties with four teaspoons sugar to each orange. Put fruit in casserole, fill one-fourth full of water, cover and bake unt'l tender. Remove from oven and make sauce of juices in pan by stirring in two teaspoons cornstarch to each cup of liquid, measured after juice from tops or oranges has been added. Put one-half teaspoon butter on top of each orange, pour sauce over them, and return to oven uncovered to brown. Serve hot. French Roast. -Three pounds round steak, one cupful chopped onion and celery, one cupful soft bread crumbs, one level teaspoonful poultry season- ing, salt, pepper and fat. Have steaks cut one-half inch thick and weighing one and one-half pounds each. Divide into six equal portions, rub with salt and pepper, and cover with dressing made of crumbs,• vegetables and poul- try seasoning. Roll each piece, tie securely, dredge with flour, and place in kettle, with enough at to brown them 'nicely on all sides. When brown add boiling water amolst to cover and simmer until tender, about three hours. Fireless cooker is good to use with these steaks. When done, thicken broth, add few drops of kitch- en bouquet, strain over meat and send to table garnished with parsley.. Orange Date Cake. - One-fourth cup butter, one cup sugar, two eggs, one-fourth teaspoon soda, grated rind of one-half orange, one-half cup orange juice, one and one-half cups pastry flour, two teaspoons baking powder, one cup stoned and quartered dates. Cream butter and sugar and stir in. grated orange rind and eggs well beaten. Add soda to orange juice, sift baking powder with flour and mix dates with two extra table- spoons flour. Add flour mixtures al- ternately to butter with orange juice, stir in dates and bake in two -layer pans in moderate oven. Put together with orange date filling. Sprinkle one layer before baking with finely chopped orange peel, and there will be no need of icing cake. Orange date filling; Three-fourths cup sugar, three tablespoons flour, grated rind one-half orange, three- fourths cup orange juice, one table- spoon lemon juice, one slightly beaten egg, one-fourth cup chopped dates. Mix in order given and cook ten'min- utes in double boiler,' stirring con- stantly. Cool before spreading. Makes complete dessert without sauce. Household Hints. One teaspoonful of baking soda in a pint of water makes a good wash for plants covered with insects. A silver spoon in a glass will tem- per it so that hot liquids may be turned in without danger of breaking the glass. Linen garments should be hung with the fullness downwards, but with panels the reverse plan should used. After potatoes have started sprout- ing' they are less nutritious; the po- tato puts all its strength into 'the sprout. A cup of cool boiled rice added cakes, muffin griddlea s or waffles to makes them lighter and more easily digested. Watch cellars and bathrooms -both have afore to do with the health of a faun ly than almost any other part of the hoose: Ronteniber that spring app t faas shave f'ear thn st `and. thtaa 6 tempt wl>en ' beavoo'ef egetable la-�f01iCheoil sr nixab1e s ll„gt , E. TO eilhOW nteallialg`oil kin 'ma- tertuls iii wliiclti the ao ore fat 11t ,(tin, use cold water, to whiel,has' beep'"ddy: ed a teaspoonful of ammonia.. Then wash with soap. One can remove the odor of fres* paint from a room by leaving there a pail of water into which several. onions have been sliced. Hot, weak tea is a good solution for cleaning varnished, paint, The difficulty so often experienced in cutting soft, flimsy goods, such as chiffon, soft silk, muslin, ete., is easily. overcome by pinning the material to- gether and cutting both together. Then the oven becomes too hot place a basin of cold water in it, but do not leave the door open. This an- swers the purpose of cooling the oven; and the rising steam prevents the food from burning. When filling layer cake tins, spread as much of the batter to the sides as possible, leaving a slight depression in the centre. When the cake is baked it will be even, as the middle fills the first thing. A smoked beef's tongue is better to be soaked over might in cold water, in the morning put it into a kettle full of cold water, stand it over a slow fire and simmer for four hours, or until you can pierce it with a fork. A delicate perfume will be given to linen by putting a lump . of orris root into the boiler on washing days. An- other and even more lasting method is to put a Tokay bean in the' drawer in which the linen is laid. A pretty sofa cushion is made of green burlap embroidered in red poincettias done in red yarn. The only color to relieve the monotony of the red and green is a little bunch of French.' knots of yellow silk in the centre of the flower. If you find your butter hard at the psychological moment in cake -baking, don't put it on the stove, or in a pan of hot water. The outside will soften and the inside will remain hard. The best way to do the trick is to pour hot • water over the butter, and work it with a spoon or fork until it is like velvet. The cellar of course, cannot be thoroughly cleaned until the furnace fire is allowed to go out for the sea- son, but it can be cleared of all rub- bish, if rubbish has been allowed to,ac- ' cumulate there during the winter. I The cellar should be the most orderly part of the house, partly because an accumulation of rubbish there in- creases danger of fire and partly be- cause the air from the cellar rises through the house, carrying with it dust or any other uncleanness. A DECALOGUE OF LAW. Bavarians Urged to Avoid Meshes of the Courts in War Time. • In the Bavarian courts a novel at- tempt is being made to suppress the national passion for going to law by display of the following "Ten Comm- andments" in the court houses: 1. Avoid lawsuits, especially in this grave time of war. 2. Thou knowest perhaps the begin- ning, but thou canst not divine the end 3. Thou sanest much, money time and anxiety. 4. Before starting litigation try to compromise amicably. 5. Let thy prospective opponent tell his side, and then perhaps thou wilt thyself see new light. 6. Listen to the judge when he pro- poses a settlement; he means it Well. 7. Always draw up thy agreements in writing. Read them carefully before thou'signest, then thou wilt avoid ob- scurity and possess thyself of proofs. 8, Remember that only that which. thou canst prove counts in court. 9. Drive not thy opponent to extre- mes. Thou mayst some day need him. 10. Run not to the courts with tiny petty squabbles. 4, "WE KNOW WE ARE LOSING." Pathetic Letter From a German Girl to Her Soldier Brother. A Belgian gentleman, residing in. Lis- burn, County Antrim, Ireland, has re- ceived a letter found by a Belgian soldier on the body of a dead. German sergeant. The letter, which Is from the dead soldier's sister, and dated November 21, 1915, says: -"I hasten to forward to you the little money. It is all that we possess now. It Is, of course, very little, but 1 trust you will be satisfied. In order to send it we must restrict ourselves to support mother, brother Franz, and.: myself. I make the sacrifice of going into ser- vice as a .barmaid . If you write to brother Franz, don't tell him about the money I am sending as he would be too angry, and would surely beat me. At present life is very sad here, 'There is no work at all, no more food sup- plies, and money is very scarce. We we`ali wish that the war may be over over soon. We know that we are Ion - *the tear, It Is entirely' the fault of the British, who are starving us, but God will punish them for it. Making it Worse. "Wait a moment, laity; wait until the ear stops." "W ll you please i-rbt' iiedeleSs° i;' a ni s ' e lady`s ,.,it,3 she shaa�ply, tri be your pardon, madam," said ".. s d hd` ed ' u -. or 'Tho best of us .r DI �o `'tio'i"iizl,e int t<L • e . �, � s lr s p _... The Honeyinoon Over. 9 e ---T e honeymoon ' It o n is a m ver �i1�� . � Y in th '. Itoefee the hil1, iii,aanfenaTftSw, cin you know ? now? t954ii-TIA bride has just phoned in an order for onions. rAr, DlAd tbAtJTRY Q590CIATIO,, The Canadian Soldier: "That's about the worst wreck of a forest I ever saw." The Canadian Woodsman: "It is, eh? Then you ought to see what's left after a forest fire. I'll take you to a hundred townships right here in Can- ada that will make such a picture look tame. We think it is a pity for Europeanforests to be smashed and yet we smash our own by nearly 10,000 timber fires per annum." The Soldier: "H'm. That's a new way of looking at it." GLAD TO SEE GERMANY GO. Cameroons Natives Welomed the British. Reuber's Agency gives the follow- ing details with regard to the end of German rule in the Camerons. At Mora, on an almost inaccessible height, which forms one of the most northerly spurs of the Mandara range in the far north of the country, a com- pany of native troops and three or four German officers look down on the plains several thousand feet be- low, which 'stretch northward to Lake Chad. For a year and a half this imprisoned garrison has been block- aded by British and French ,forces, and cub off from the outer world. To- day they represent to Germany all that is left to her in the Cameroons. The remainder of the German forces o± a colony, which has an area larger than Germany, Denmark, Holland and Belgium taken together, and a popu- lation of over 32,a millions, have been killed, captured by the allied forces, or driven into Spanish territory, whence they are now being removed by the Spanish Government for in- ternment in Spain. The result of thirby years' steady work and the expenditure of great sums of money are thus lost to the Germans. It is estimated that in the Victoria and Buca districts alone fully 11,- 000,000 1;000,000 have been spent on the devel- opment of plantations of cocoa, rubber, and . other tropical produce. The vasb forests of the south abound in wild rubber, which was exported to Ger- many mainly from Kribi.. The total external trade of the Cameroons in 1912 amounted to nearly £3,000,000. Of the exports, which were chiefly rubber, cocoa, and palm oil and cop- ra, about 90 per cent. went to Ger- many. It may be added that in spite of, or it may well be in consequence of, the • Cameroons having been under the Germans for thirty years, their defeat and departure are welcomed by the native inhabitants, any of whom in the coastal districts still speak the English language, which they learned from English mission- aries before the annexation of the country by Germany. For years the system of forced labor,recruited from the interior, for the exploitation of German -owned plantations on the coast, has been a heavy burdenon the natives, and has led to protests even from German district officers. Natives who were employed by the German Government, and even Euro- peans, were liable to be flogged for any breach of duty, and one of the first steps taken by the German Gov- ernment on the outbreak of war was to hang the head chief of the Duala tribe, and several other natives who were thought to be friendly to the British. RATS IN PLENTY. The French Have Put a Price on Their Heads in Flanders. The plague of rats in Flanders is only exceeded by the plague of two - legged vermin from the banks of the Rhine. Owing to the favorable winter con- ditions, rats swarm into trench, dug- out, and shelter alike, and a French officer complained the other day that he was forced to abandon his cosy "saloon" for an uncomfortable windy barn on account of their too frequent and friendly visits. • But the rat's hour has struck, for the French authorities have put a price on its head, and our fighters are busily engaged in killing and bring- ing in rats, for which they receive the substantial sum of one cent apiece. The sport has proved so successful, in fact, that in one part of the front eight thousand rats were disposed of in less than a fortnight, and the men realized over $80 on the deal! Dogs are also trained to do duty in this connection, and poison has been found fairly effective. Alsace, however, is practically impenetrable so far as rats are concerned. The ground conditions and slopes afford an excellent drainage system, and the trenches are quite the most comfort- able on the Western Front. ORIGIN OF THE KILT. • History Goes Back to Time It Was Worn by Irish. The exact origin of that interesting garment, the kilt, Is lost in the mist of antiquity, although its history goes I back to the time when it was a part of the national dress of Ireland and. Wales, as well as of Scotland, says Pearson's Weekly. In the Middle Ag- es the. kilt was a kind of a shirt, I called a "Tenn." It was worn with a jacket and a single piece of cloth thrown over the shoulders. In those days, although the ' ienn' was colored, { it had nothing like the variety of col- i ors of the present-day plaids. The Scot found that this garment, reaching below the knees, interfered I with his freedom of movement in a ( fight or an athletic game, and so he I tucked or kilted it just above his { knees. - IIn 1747 a special act -the Highland garb act -was passed in the effort to { abolish the costume of the Scottish Highlanders, but fortunately its only effect was to make the kilt more popu- lar than ever, Was fht Meati of a Believer iii Paul. Medicines But itdiiburn's heart and Nerve Pills Are .Ali Right - Mrs. Wm. McElwain, Temperance Vale, N.B., writes: "I am not much of a believer in medicines, but I must say EIGHT BROTHERS KILLED. _ Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are all . Scottish Record of Family Sacrifice -- Another Wounded. In the Scottish Command Depot at andalstown, County Antrim, Ireland, there, is aCamer nian soldier P x i- yie Rastriele, undergoing treartment who has lost eight brothers in the war. Seriously, if not pertnanently, infused himself, he is one of ten sons. Elis parents are dead, end his eldest brother wagblinded during the Boer . m a1 n. eneral Sir William , cfl P g. who has interested'himself in the case, statesit is probably without out parallel in the British Doininions. Nine times out of ten Dame For- tune knows on Whom- she is smiling. right. Some years ago I was troubled with smothering spells. In the night I would waken up with my breath all gone and think I never would get it back. I was telling a friend of my trouble, and he advised me to try Milburn's Heart and Nerve Tills. He gave me a box, andI had only taken a few of them when 1 coul d sleep all night without any trouble, I did not finish the box until some years after when I felt my trouble coming back so I took the rest of them and they cured fine." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills have beets oil the market for the past i twenty-five years. The testimony of the fusers should be enough• to con- vinceY ou that what we claim for thein is true. H. and N. Pills are 50e per box, 8 rtfor-$1.n6;alt titer ists or boxes oxatdruggists # dealers, mallett direct onrocept of price by The T. Milburn Co., Lints Toronto, -Ont. e { INTERNATIONAL LESSON. APRIL 23. Qne. Lesson 1Ve-The Risen Christ (Easter Leseolns). I. Cori 16.1-28. Gold- en Text I. . 1 20. 'Verse 1, I makeCorknown5 Tkte de - mentaplorablels. error of some (verse 12) compels Paul to reiterate the funds - 2; Are saved --A misleading terra: the Greek is "through which also you are bet,ng saved," are on the way to salvation, which in the New Testa- ment is not found at the Wicket Gate of the pilgrim's progress, but at the Celestial City. It is thanks to Evangelist that Christian is in the Way free of his burden but with many perils to pass before the trumpets sound for him on the other side the River. Only he that "holds fast," that "has endured to the end, will be saved." 3. First of all -When Paul came to Corinth, he not only had but one subject in Christ, but even of him he would not preach as the supreme E: - ample, the Teacher, the Worker of wonders -he "knew nothing." but "Him as crucified." To which he al- ways added "nay rather, that is risen again." If Christ were not now alive to be our Power indwelling, Calvary would be only the most tragic martyr- doms, and Jesus the most perfect and beautiful of the sainted dead. And we need far more than that. Receiv- ed -As a facia, from the eyewit- nesses, as an experience from the Spirit in his soul. For our sins -The preposition is "an account of": it is used in phrases about purchase, etc.. The scriptures -Especially Isa. 58. 4. Died . and was buried -Compare Luke 16. 22; the emphatic combination describes a complete experience of death and all it means. The article in some creeds, "He descended into Hades," rests or this, with a reference also to L Pet. 8. 19. Hath been raised -The tense vividly portrays the permanent and present fact of his living again. Un-' fortunately in English we cannot idiomatically add the note of time: the Revisers were here too literal -see the I paraphrase. On the third day -Twp• I Old Testament passages speak of the l resurrection of Israel "on the third' day." Hosea 6. 2 declares that chas- tisement will soon pass, "and we shall live before Him." Jonah 1, 1'7 figures the Exile by the picture of brief en- tombment in a seamonster, familiar to the Hebrew mind (compare Jer. 51. 34) . 5. Cephas-Luke 24. 34 suggests that the Lord appeared to Peter in. his home after Peter failed to find him at the tomb. Luke goes on to tell of the appearance to the twelve (coo- i pare John 20. 19). He and Paul; agree in substituting Peter for Mary of Magdala as the first to see the risen Christ. The twelve -Of whom, however, only ten were there (John 20. 24). But the ideal number is kept, as so often for the Twelve Tribes. "The twelve" was indee their earliest name, older than the term apostle. 6. This may have been on the occa- sion of Matt. 28. 17, but there is no necessity to find a parallel in the Gospel. 7. James -Who "did not believe in him" (John 7. 5). There is an old story that on Good Friday James took a vow neither to eat nor to drink till he had seen Him; and that on Easter Day his Divine Brother came and brought him food. James became head of the Jerusalem community (see Acts 12. 17), and wrote what is (in the present writer's judgment) the earliest contribution to the New Testa- ment. . All the apostles -This suits well the appearance of John 20. 26, but it is usually connected with the ascension. • It must be remembered that no stress is laid on the ascension as the last appearance. Its import- ance lay in the manner of his vanish- ing, which symbolished his retur• "with the clouds." 8. Last of all -But exactly in the same way. It is absolutely futile to make any distinction between the ap- pearance to Saul of Tarsus and those that preceded it. As to the [child) untimely born -The spiritual growth of the Twelve was according to na- ture. No day can be quoted for the conversion of Peter or John, unless we are careful to make an epoch of the day when the rosebud opens in the spring. Paul's conversion was a cat- aclysm -Grace overriding nature by a higher law. 9. Not meet -Though Paul insists stoutly that he is an apostle. His worthiness he left with God, who ap- po'nted him. And the "missionary's" indispensable qualification is the sense of worthiness, of the infinite height of the Ideal. The apostle rose on the{ stepping stone of his dead persecut- ing self into the "higher things." 10. I labored -The claim would be offensive egotism but for the obvious simplicity and reality of the clause that follows. For Paul the IndwelI- ing Grace is an objective fact, no pious phrase. The "abundant" `labor" that is "not vain" forms the keynote of the exultant verse that ends the chapter. 11. No matter which apostolie voice brought the message, for they all tell one story. And the redares' experience endorsed it, ITow can tteY cast it side ? His Face Was Coverod With Pimplet4 Pimples are not a serious tumbles ble, l;ut they are very unsightly. • Pimples are caused wholly' by incl blood, aiid to get rid of them it is iwex:,- sary to purify the blood of all its ins purities, Burdock Blood Bitters has made many remarkable cures; the pimples have al ,djsappeared, and a bright, elven, coir:- piexrort left behind. Mr, Lennox D. Cooks, Italian Patb, NS., writes: "I am writing you. a :ew lines to tell you what Eurasia. Blood Bitters has done for ane. Last winter my face was covered with pimples. I triol different kinds of medicine, ani all' seemed to fail. I was .one (fay to a friend's house, and there tiny advi,ed ire to use B.B.B., so I purchased two lxstties, and before I had them taken I found I was getting better. 'I got two more, and when they were finished 1 was completely cured. I find it is a great blood purifier, and I reconunend it to all." Burdock Blood Bitters has been on the market for the past forty years, and is manufactured only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, BERRY AND THE MAMBA. Exciting Time With a Snake Which Measured 10 Feet 9 Inches. This is the singular adventure of a man named Berry, who kept a small Kafir store in Natal, near . a valley where a syndicate was prospecting for gold. One evening he was sitting outside his hut when suddenly' his native boy came rushing up and shout- , ed hout-,ed that a big snake had gone into the one -roomed- windowless shanty where Mr. Berry kept his miscellaneous stock in trade. From the boy's description, Mr. Berry took the snake to be a young python, able to inflict a severe bite, but not venomous; and he made up his mind that he had better have it out with the snake there and then. With a stout stick in one hand and a lighted Tamp in the other, Berry went t', the store, slipped quietly in and closed the door behind him. Placing the lamp on the counter, he looked round in the dim light. He heard a slight noise at the end of the store, and he crept toward it. Pre- sently he saw the head of a snake ap- pear just above a bale of blankets. Berry struck at the snake, and as it. dodged the blow, he saw that it was not a, python. Jumping back, Berry tripped and fell with a crash among some tinware. As he fell a hissing streak of black flew past him and made for the door. Any doubts Berry may have had as to the identity of his visitor were now dispelled, for by the sickening odor of musk he knew the creature was a black mamba, and the largest of its kind he had ever seen. The mamba is one of the most venomous of rep- tiles; at bay it will attack a man with incredible ferocity. The extraordin- ary rapidity of the mamba's move- ments makes It particularly danger- ous. It will dodge a blow from a club and strike back before its opponent has had time to recover. Berry sincerely repented of his folly in not bringing a gun with him, for he was fairly trapped; the beast was between him and the door. In the hope of injuring the snake sufficiently bo prevent it from spring- ing, Berry caught up some weights and hurled them; but he only succeed- ed in infuriating the mamba still more. It gathered itself to strike, and Berry promptly jumped on the counter. In his hurry he upset the lamp and plunged the shanty in total darkness. He had no matches in his pocket and the stock of them was at the other end of the store, to which the snake barred the way. He heard the serpent, with a loud hiss, hit the thin wooden lining in front of the counter as it struck out in 'his direction. Again and again the mamba struck, hissing with rage; the thud of its blows sounded loud against the woodwork. The unfortunate man could only crouch there helpless in the darkness, occasionally lashing out with his stick in the hope that a lucky blow might disable the reptile. Suddenly he heard the little door between the counter and the front of the store fly back with a thud. The snake, striking furiously all along the front of the counter,had at last come to. the Boot. It was not bolted, and the force of the snake's blows sent it swinging back. Now he knew where his enemy was. Thinking that the snake would come behind brie counter, Berry immediately jumped on top of it, bringing his head into violent contact with the boots and other articles bhat hung from the ceiling. Then he took a flying leap toward the door. The next instant he gave a terrified yell, for he had come down right on top of the mamba. He felt the snake's body turn under his heel. In one more desperate leap Berry reached the door. . Wrenching it open, he leaped out and slammed it hard behind him. Then he sat down in the dirt, for he felt very, very faint. 't A The next morning he went to tfie store . with., a gun, and, openings atia door' softly; beheld: tlie' naataa- eacefull k fright coiled peacefully on some sac Ile raised the weapon, pulled ilio trig•• ger, and the charge of No. 5 did the work. The mamba was measured, and found to be ten feet nine inches long.. It is a sign of rain when t'c.n ypothecates your umbrella. Mat gets ninny shocks during Y leis life, hut trio greatest of all comes to on:' him the first time his young daughter advises him "not to be silly."