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An Iceless Refrigerator.
Por the benefit of those who live
where ice is not available a descrip-
tion of our iceless refrigerator might
pfuI.
It is constructed in the floor of the
el'lar, and is 30 inches below the brick
be he
surface, and about 20 inches square.
First a wooden box is sunk to the
required depth below the cellar floor,
and a zinc tank made to fit rather
loosely in this box, corning up even
with the top. As you will notice from!
the illustration, the trays are fastened'
to corner rods Which extend urf'.
through the top or cover of the tank.:
.A rope, pulley, and weight of proper
size complete the outfit.
The corner rods holding the trays
should be a trifle shorter than the
tank is deep, so that when the trays
are let down the cover will rest on top
of the wooden box, which is allowed
eire
The Girt in the
Blue1�1e1�e�
HELEN DEAN WHITE.
PART I;
It had happened thirty years beforej
but he still liked to remember it, A!
wild, daredevil youth of twenty he
had been then, ready far anything
that spelled adventure and risk.
Sometimes he wondered if the sedate
elderly gentleman, fast acquiring a
"bay window," who leaked back at
him from the full-length ii irror in
his expensive bedroom, had ever really
been the slim,. bleck-haired, re,.l:lees
youngster of those early days •
Not that he really wished to br.ng
those old times back again. He was
very well satisfied with life. But from
the comfortable security of his placid,
successful middle age, it was pleasant
--^ese, . to look back and remember those past
turtiums and their leaves, ''and cap-
' tuned a first prize. As you read the
! catalogues visualize this season's
1 garden, plan and make" notes.
ISurprising sums are offered for col-
i lections of vegetables. The display
which took a $50 prize at a recent fair
had for its background bunches of
celery alternating with leeks, the leeks
set up on curled -edge cabbages. There
i were squashes, carrots, egg -plants and
beets for color, tomatoes and red pep-
pers adding a touch of brilliancy.
Many other vegetables were included;
bordered by parsley and kale, these
to project four or five inches above
the brick floor, allswing the flange
of the cover to come down around it.
A back shed off from the kitchen
would be a much better place in which
to make an arrangement of this kind.
Simply cut a hole through the floor,
dig at least six feet below the sur -
'face, and make the balance of the
refrigerator the same as above, allow-
ing the cover to rest just even with
the floor in the shed. Attach a rope
and pulley to ceiling and you will
not have to go down cellar at all,
Pin -Money From Your Garden.
You do not have to be a professional
agriculturist to make money from
your garden. What you need is a
sense of the beautiful and a list of
the county and agricultural fairs to
be held in your neighborhood; and in
these days,of the automobile, the word
"neighborhood" means any town
within a radius of fifty miles.
Send at once for catalogues of last
season's shows. In themyou will
glimpse possibilities which will fairly
take your breath, and find lists of
prizes to be offered in the next exhi-
bition, Study the catalogues carefully
with pencil in hand and mark the
class in which you think you might
compete.
The prize offered for the most
artistic arrangement of garden flow-
ers may lure you. Underline it and.
the next time you go to town purchase
a basket which suggests possibilities.
One woman bought a small hamper
at a ten cent store, braced the lid
half open, filled it with brilliant nas-
The Celestial Surgeon.
"If.I have faltered mcre or less
In my great task of happiness;
have T moved among my race,
And shown no glorious morning
face;
If beams from happy human eyes
Have moved me not; if morn-
ing skies,
Books, and my food, and sum. -
mer rain
Knocked on my sullen heartin
vain;
Lord, Thy most pointed pleasure
take
And stab y spirit broad awake;
Or, Lord, if too obrlurate 1,
Choose Thou, before that spirit
die,
.piercing pain, a killing she,
And in iny dead' heart run tiieyn
in!" ""4
L. Stevenson.
mane an exnibzt which q
the prize it received.
If your taste in gardening runs to
small fruits, exh:bit a collection of
jams and jellies. An oddly -shaped
glass or jar and an attractive label
will make the delicacies you exhibit
quite individual in their appeal, and
lure the eyes of the committee.
Prizes are offered for the best of
any kind of apples. They are displayed
on plates or trays provided by the
committee. If your orchard consists
of but one tree, make that tree pro-
vide you with pin -money.
As soon as the fruit on your tree
is a month old, pick off imperfect
specimens, gently taking out the most
unpromising one from a group of
three. You may not want to remove
it, but you will be rewarded in the
end. Keep removing the imperfect
fruit, thin out where it is crowded
and you will be amazed at the size
and perfection of the crop when yea
gather it.
When the fruit on your grape vines
is almost ripe, cover the perfect
bunches with paraffin paper to keep
off birds and bees. The paper remains
impervious to wind and weather and:
under it the grapes will come to per-
fection. With these perfect bunches
try for the prizes for the arrangement
of fruit. Arranging your fruit on a'
flat basket tray, border it with grape:
leaves, inside the leaves lay your per-
fect grapes, then peaches, with their:
rosy cheeks uppermost, and a low'
pyramid of grapes in the centre. No'
judge can resist such an arrangement.
Keeping Children Well.
The wise mother studies:
(1) To feed the children so as to
produce one hundred per cent. effi-
ciency in their health to -day and fifty
years from to -day.
(2) To furnish suitable and nutri-
tious food at the present high cost of
provisions.
These are by no means easy prob-
lems when we are confronted with
the sometimes appalling appetites of
our offspring.
Children do not need candy. Such
fuel needs can be supplied better in
the form of cereals, vegetables, fruits
and fruit juices. Candy spoils the
appetite for plain, more wholesome
foods, and gives a sense of sufficiency
before the fuel needs of the body have
been satisfied. When taken in« excess
on cereals, sugar is irritating to the
sensitive lining of the stomach and is
liable to ferment, causing indigestion.
Grains, particularly those contain-
ing the outer or branny layers or
coats, are laxative; so, too, are such
acid fruits as apples, oranges and
grapefruit. Therefore, as far as the
important matter of preventing eon-
stipation is concerned, coarse cereals
and acid fruits serve the same pur-
pose.' When fruits can be obtained in
abundance, they should be given daily;
when they are not given, the coarser
cereals should be used.
To Freshen Up Woollens.
Serge or other woollen clothes which
have become soiled. or shabby, are
freshened up in this manner:
Sponge th,goods on the right side
with ammonia water, ono tablespoon-
ful of ammonia to each quart of water.
Care should be taken not to. have the
solution too strong, as some dyes turn
purple or green in such a case, When
the garment is entirely sponged, turn
it wrong side out, lay a cloth over it
and press with a hot iron until dry.
Should your clothes wear shiny, it
is due to the oit which is more or less
present in all wool, and is made con-
spicuous by the friction incident to
the wear of the clothing. This is
especially true oi` /lard -twisted wool
or worsteds. Sponging .with hot vine-
gar cuts this oil and greatly improves
-the looks of the garment. Or the nap
niay be pulled up by pressing damp
crinoline on the goods until it dries,
then pulling it off.,
adventures, as it is pleasant to sit
by the fire on a stormy day and read
of thrilling escapades and hair-
breadth escapes. He liked to rem
ember, with a chuckle;;vthat more than
once he had laid himself liable to the
penitentiary, not so much for the
material gain accruing thereby, as
for tlae �v.ild fun of it. Anti titns� of
all, he liked to rerfiember, as the most
romantic episode in his life, the girl
in the blue nee.1,•ee,
There was no sense of disloyalty to
Marjory in the sentimental tender-
ness with which he cherished this
memory. Marjory belonged to a dif-
ferent world. She was his wife and
the only woman in the world he had
ever wanted to Marry. The sight of
her delicate blonde beauty in a little
church in a mid -western town into
which he had casually dropped one
Sunday had marked the voluntary end
of his old manner of living and the
beginning of the sober, respectable
life which was the only side of hire
she knew. He had never regretted it
nor felt any desire to eeturn to his
.fernier haunts. But he had not for-
gotten other days. Sometimes he
caught himself wish'ng that Marjory
could understand. It was a pleasure
to talk it over with her and tell her
all those long -past adventures. But
she was so sweet and good, and so
entirely placid and contentedly con-
ventional! Never in all her life had
she done anything "out of the way"
er unusual. He could imagine her
horror if sIie knew of his own past,
which had been so different from hers;
and he was wise enough and guarded
enough never to let her catch even an
echo of that past. .The blue negligee girl, now—she
had been of a spirit matching his
own. She could have understood any-
thing a man wanted' to confide to her.
Elie belonged to another order of per-
son altogether from Marjory. Quite
a charming little body she was, too,
though of course, those romantic, ad-
venturous girls didn't make such good
wives as the domestic type. Yes, no
doubt the man who had married her
had had a gay life—never boxed, al-
ways something doing, but riot much
peace of -mind. However, he reflected,
perhaps she had settled down just as
he had. He chuckled as he remember
ed how startled he had been when he
heard her voice behind him, eool as
a cucumber, though most, women—
Marjory for instance—would have
been frightened out of their wits.
What she had said was ".Hands up!"
Then as he wheeled quickly, she"had
added, "I have a revolver and I know
how to shoot, ,If I aim at you in the
moonlight it will be especially danger-
ous because I may not be able to see
quite well enough to keep from hit-
ting you in a vital spot." His laugh
seemed to surprise her so that she.
dropped her weapon.
"My dear little girl," he had re-
plied, "you have pluck, but you lack
experience in dealing with burglars.
If I had been the ordinary hoodlum,
you would have finished about two
words of 'that nice long speech of
yours to which I have listened so -
politely, when your gun would have
been knocked from your hands and
you, yourself, choked into insensibil-
ity." He picked up the revolver which
she had drooped and politely restozed
it to her. Then, as she seemed too
dumfounded to answer immediately,
he added, severely, "Really you ought
not to take risks. Not even a light!"
The girl found her voice,
"What would the burglar have been
doing while I was striking the match
and turning on the gas?" she wanted
to know tartly--e-for this was before
the day of electric lights,'
"True," he answered; "but why did
you come, anyway?'Ally not send
your husband or your brother or
father? Which reminds me that one
-or all of these gentlemen niay appear
at any moment and I had better pay
my respects and depart." He picked
up his cap. and added, "As a reward
for your valor, I'm' going to depart
empty-handed in sp:te of my need."
And he made her a bow wh:.:i 'would
have done credit to a dancing master,
and. started off . -
"Wait a minute,"' said the girl sud-
denly. He stopped.
"I'm not alone in the house," she
said. "I can summon protection if I
need it, But you are in no danger."
"May I regard this as an invitation
to stay?" lie asked, his eyes dancing.
:He tried to see her face, hut. in the
moonlight it was only a white blur.
"Well, I- should like to hear how a
burglar talks, evaded the girl. "How
did you• conte to be a- burglar, any-
way? And 'hat 'made you come to
this house? And why did you choose
a night when the moon was shining?"
She sat down cautiously on. .the edge
of the table and motioned him to a
seat some distance away. "I'm not a
bit afraid of you," she warned him—
i "not a bit in the world: But T want
i.you to sit•..down over there."
lie obeyed. "I -Il answer your,dues-
tions and then ask yen some," he bar-
; gained. "I'm not always a burglar—
only when the spirit seizes vie. I'm a
. gentleman crackrinan, like the heroes
of romance—" She thought she saw
him grin in the moonlight. •"I came
here because I had been reliably in-
formed that the family were all at
the seashore; and also that certain,
trinkets left here were remarkably
fine. And now would you mind ex-
plaining your own presence here in a
supposedly deserted house? How do
Ol` -1R3NeizonCiTR:,Board.
The Canadian Government has chosen
as its representatives to sit on the
Board of Management of the Grand.
Trunk Railway, Carlos A. Hayes, Vice -
President, in charge of Traffic in the
and Samuel 3. Iluugerforel, As-
sistant Vice -President of Operating,
Maintenance and Construction Dept.. -
Canadian National Railways, both of
whom have had over thirty years ,of
actual railroad experience and have
risen step by step until at present
they are recognized among the fore-
most most railway men of Canada, cath an
expert In his own respective field or
Service•
Mr. Carlos A. Bayes was horn at
Nest apriegf ei•.I, Mass., March 10th,
1865, and entered railway service in
April, 1882, holding `garleue clerical
positions in the aecounting •end gener-
al freight de:lartmente of the Boston
and''Matnu'y"tailroatat Springfield an:d.
Bostoli until November, • 1890. From
1890 to .180.2 he seas with the Central
New England and Western, and Phila-
delphia incl Reading hallways. . He
joined the G'f',it. in le92 ae NOW Eng -1
Iazld Agent of he National Despatch
East, hr soiui:l g 1ltateger. in 1800, in
1903 he became Aae!staut General
Freight Agent for the G,T.R, at Chi -
cage; the General Freight Agent at
Montreal in 1008, and Freight Traffic
Manager in 1911. In 1913 he went to
Canadian Governlaont Railways as
General Traffic Manager, Eastern
Lines, and became General. Manager of
Eastern Lines in 1917; in November,
1918, he was appointed Vice -President
in c:hsrge of Traffic for Canadian Na-
tion 01 Railways at Toronto.
Mr. Samuel 3. Hungerford was born.
in Canada, la'ar Bedford, 'Que., July 15,
1872, and entered railway service- at
an early ago as Machinists' Appren-
tice of the South Eastern �4c Canadian
Pacific Railway srt Farnham,: Que. IIe
held various 's n, • .tlebe '� positions in, Q C, On-
tario and Valmont, wail .1894, when
he was glade a charge man at the
Windsor St, Station,..lViontreal, This
petition he held until 1897, after which
he received promotion ,after 'promo-
tion until he joined the C.N.R. ,He be-
came Superintendent of Rolling Stock
of the woatern Maes of that road with
headgi.tartere at Winnipeg, in 1910,
rise `years later he was .promoted to
he Superintendent of Rolling Stock at
Toronto with jurisdiction over all the
line,i of the Canadian Northern and
yes made General Manager of East-
ern Lines of that .company in NoVem-
ber, 1.917. lie' received the appoint-
ment of Aeei;;tant Viee-President in
charge of Operation, Maintenance and
Construction, Canadian .Nat.ion al 7tai1-
ways, :on December 1, 1918.
T know that you are not a lady burg-
leress—a rival?"
The girl drew her silken negligee,
which he thought was a bright blue
shade, more closely abqut her and tos-
sed one long braid over her shoulder.
"The idea!" she said indignantly.
"Would a lady burgiaress dress like
this? I think you know that this is
Air. Alston's house, and that he has
a daughter."
"I do," he responded promptly. "And
I also have met and talked with Miss.
Ruth Alston and would recognize her
voice, I think. • You know she uses,
the broad a—cawf and lawf-olid all
that sort of thing. To be sure, she
might forget it under the stress of
meeting a burglar."
"I didn't say I was Ruth Alston,"
she replied, cautiously. "I didn't say
who 'I was. As a matter of fact, Fm
a friend of hers, and she is upstairs.
with another girl. We all came in
town to shop and are spending the
night here. I don't even live in New
York•myself. l; live a long way from
here."
"What Sriadeayou come down?" he
asked,' curiously.•
"I :heard soixdthing. You thought
no one . was here and weren't trying
to be • quiet. So I got Ruth's little
pistol •'and • sliptecl down without wak-
iig the others because I knew they'd
get scared, and scream."
"Well„ Y*ou're • a Wonder," he de-
clared...
e
clared "I'•never suspected a girl
could be se plucky. But I don't ap-
prove of you at all, you know. You're
too strong-minded. A woman who
can;, take care of herself so well is
an insult to masculine strength. I like
the telinging vine type that make vie
feellzke a sturdy oak. I strongly sus-
pect You're in :favor of votes for wo-
men."e
"S.o ;I am," she answered, "But I
know what men like—tltey're all like
you; • I'm just as cling -y vine -r as you
please"in 'ordinary life. You'd never
suspect me of strong-mindedness if
you ' ever met )ne in society. If I
ever marry, I int•eiid to deceive my
husband all rpy life as to my fatal
propensities; because Em;weak. #pini,
ed Axid feminieee enough, .after all to
•prefer to have him 'fascinated by,, me
and in love with me rather than have
merely his respectful admiration."
(To be, continued.)
Risks of Farming.
it may be that the great and con-
stant gamble with bugs, weather and
markets is one of the things that
makes farming so fascinaing. ` The -
general . public does not realize -that
agriculture is lust about as certain as
speculating in oil stocks. Observe
these facts and doubt the statement if
you can:'
One day' of unusual neat at the criti-
cal time may reduce the yield of an
.
oat field 26 per cent.
A• few hour of rain can half rtiinri
-crop.of wheat.
Potato 'yield. may be reduced from
26 to 60 per cent. by a hot dry spell:
One cold rain can .ruin an apple
crop.
One hot, muggy day may entirely
spoil a crcp of beans.
And to these features must be added
the fact that countless insects are at
constant war with the.fe noel -and that,
after he has brought his crop tbroitgli
to maturity.it may damaged by bad
harvest weather; cr destroyed by .fire
when in the barns.
Soot As a Disinfectant.
It has been found that soot acts as
a 'disinfectant- a.nd ' is more active
moist than'dry. 'Water seems to dis-
solve the disinfecing agents in the
....soot, making thene'more active, car-
bon floating In the air'.seldom, if over,
carries bacteria Hitless it has lodged
on the ground and Is again blown Into
the air, .
Now soot nets as a very effectivo
blanket, protecting the bacteria and
:giving tlirm a chance to grow. Dis-
eases of the nose and throat aro net
appreciably more prevalent in smoky
cities, but they are more severe. and
harder to cure.: This is probably cine
as much to the cracking of the nm -
cons membrane by the change from
the dry atmosphere, in the houseo to
the Moist air oii.tsido and subsequent
irritation by dust and smoke,
!;cele Millard Liniment in the house.
World's Smallest Post -Office.
The smallest, simplest, ; and best -
protected post -office in the world is
said to be that in the Straits of Magel-
lan..
It consistsof a small painted keg cr
cask, and is chained to the rock of
the cape In such a manner that it
floats free opposite Tierra del Fuego.
Each . passing shib sends a boat to
take letters out and. put others' in.
This- curious post -office is unprovided
• with a post -master, and is therefore
under the protection of all the navies
,of •tll;e world, Never in the history of
this unique office have' its privileges
-been abused.
Minard's Liniment used by Physicians,
Machine 'Measures Fatigue.
Crippledsoldiers of Prance draw
pensions varying according to the ex-
tent to which they are incapacitated
for work and a machine has been de-
vised which is said to indicate this.
It measures the muscle fatigue.
QUEEN'S
UNIVERSITY
i:'aingston, - Ont.
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ENGINEERING
SUMMER SCHOOL NAVIGATION 4015001•
July 'and August December to April
ALICE 1111NG; Acting Registrar
COARSE SALT
.:L A N D SALT
Bulk -Carlota--- •
TORONTO SALT WORK$
C. -J. CLIFF TORONTO
Used for 70 Years
I hru its use Grandiiiother's
•Mouthful appearance- has
remained until youth has
become • but a memory,
The soft, refined, pearly
white appearance it
renders leaves the joy
of Beauty with yo
for many
years.
The
Hit of
the
Season
For
the
Farmer's
:Boy
Yon want him good and healthy,
You want him big and strong,
'rime g we him a pure wool jersey,
Made by his frnnd Bob i,ong.
Zet Ilion romp with 011 his vigor
IYe's the bast boy in the land,
And hell always be bright and
smiling; •
If he wears a Bob Zoug3irand,
—23uT Lang
q•B LONG
Pure Wood
Worded Jerseys
Four Dad and the Lad
Pull -over or Button Shoulder
Style
Made for )v3arci Wear Comfort
, end S ser? Appearance
R. G. LONG & CO., 'Limited
Winnipeg TOP.on ° Montre,1
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TIIE HISTORY OF •
BATTLEFORD.
LANDMARK IN STORY OF
WESTERN PROGRESS.
Scene of the Last Chapter of
Canada's Indian.
Wars. A.
It is only of recent years, 'since. the
opening of the Country by the rail-
roads and tie discovery of its wonder.
111.1 possibilities, that Western Canada
has found its way into the histories of
the world. The stories of ;the early
settlers who penetrated an almost me
known land full of hope but of uncer-
tainty of the future, the Indian
troubles, the proving the fertility and
productivity of western soil, the trap-
sition of the prairie from its primitive
w iidness to the huge productive grain
areas supplying; the.,granaries of the
World.—all these are a.lmos•t too near
our own epoch to yet be history. Yet
there are certa'n localities which con
s.titute :landmarks in -the glowing story
of western progress, names already
fragrant with hisorical aroma, which
blend the romance of early settlement
with the bustle of modern industry
and agricultural progress. The Bat-
tleford district is one of those,
Where Poundmaker- Surrendered,
The City of Battleford, beautifully
situated where the Battle River and
mighty Saskatchewan converge, . was
one of ,the earliest of western settle,
ments—a thriving Iittle commuuity in
the era before the railroads, It linked
up Winnipeg with Calgary and Mac-
Leod on the main trail which led
through what are now the prairie: pro-
vinces. In 1875, it was made the seat
of the North West Territories' govern-
ment, and parliament continued to
naeeet there until the penetration of
the •Canadian Pacific Railway farther
sottth, and the consequent attraction
of ,settlers along its tracks cauaed it
to relinquish this honor in favor of the
more conveniently situated town of
Regina. Its• name occurs frequently in
the tales of early western settlement,
and the Battleford district was the
scene of many bloody encounters be-
tween pioneers and Indians. At the
barricades of the town, the Indian
Chief Poundmaker surrendered to
General Middleton on May 2811t, 188fa
virtually closing the chapter of
da's Indian wars.
Every Phase of Agriculture'Practaced
It is in this historic district th 1 ne
of the last large blocks of land ed
by the C.P.R. is just becoming avail-
able for settlement. It is a beautiful
park area of picturesque shady groves,
rolling upland and inauriant meadows.
The country is- admirably suited to.
mixed farming and the live stock in
dustry, for its roiling slopes produce.
fine hay, and its clumps of trees,
whilst offering no serious- obstacle to
grain growing, afford shade in the sum-
mer aad shelter- in the winter. The
soil is a rich chocolate loam 'With a
clay subsoil, ensuring a Conservation
of those ingredients which make for
rapid and hardy growth. Wheat is
grown extensively and succeesfuily as
well as other cereal crops, Every
phase of agriculture, in fact, has been
successfully carried on. Poultry rale•
iiig, market gardening and vegetable
growing flourish, 'whilst there' is no -
better dairying locality in the West>
ern provinces.
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Fish That Give Shocks.
Rock salmon is really a variety of
cat -fish. One peculiarity about the
cat -fish is that it swims on its back.
Another fish with an unusual mode
of progression is the needle -fish, which
swims in a vertical position with its
head downwards
Several varieties of fish are really
living electric batteries. The electric
ray has the power of generating elec.
tricity to such an extent that in a
healthy specimen the shock may be
strong enough to temporarily disable
a man. The electric star -gazer, the
electric cat -fish, and the electric ell
also have this power to a reziiarkable
extent.
A better-known electric fish is tite
skate, although in this case the elec•
tric current generated is very slight
indeed. Fish possessing this power
use it for the purpose of self-protec-
tion ionouch also to kill the victirs on
which they fend.
Of fish which carry lights there are
many varieties, Some carry powerful
head lights, while others carry the
lights along their sides like an Atlan-
tic liner in miniature. Other fish have
the organs of touch very highly de-
veloped, and some depend upon those ,, 1
organs for their living, 1+��
Of these the angler is a good ex-
ample, The angler's roti is a hone
Which
extends over,
i.
d ,its mouth, Al. the
midis• a tiny piece of loose ckllz. �'.Tlcis
is the haft. A curious MI goes up to
investigate', slightly touches the halt,,
and the iingier's Jaws closo aver its
prey with a snap.
Woman's Piece in Italy.
Without the pe:rmiss1en of her bus-
band a woman in Italy' cannot give
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T know that you are not a lady burg-
leress—a rival?"
The girl drew her silken negligee,
which he thought was a bright blue
shade, more closely abqut her and tos-
sed one long braid over her shoulder.
"The idea!" she said indignantly.
"Would a lady burgiaress dress like
this? I think you know that this is
Air. Alston's house, and that he has
a daughter."
"I do," he responded promptly. "And
I also have met and talked with Miss.
Ruth Alston and would recognize her
voice, I think. • You know she uses,
the broad a—cawf and lawf-olid all
that sort of thing. To be sure, she
might forget it under the stress of
meeting a burglar."
"I didn't say I was Ruth Alston,"
she replied, cautiously. "I didn't say
who 'I was. As a matter of fact, Fm
a friend of hers, and she is upstairs.
with another girl. We all came in
town to shop and are spending the
night here. I don't even live in New
York•myself. l; live a long way from
here."
"What Sriadeayou come down?" he
asked,' curiously.•
"I :heard soixdthing. You thought
no one . was here and weren't trying
to be • quiet. So I got Ruth's little
pistol •'and • sliptecl down without wak-
iig the others because I knew they'd
get scared, and scream."
"Well„ Y*ou're • a Wonder," he de-
clared...
e
clared "I'•never suspected a girl
could be se plucky. But I don't ap-
prove of you at all, you know. You're
too strong-minded. A woman who
can;, take care of herself so well is
an insult to masculine strength. I like
the telinging vine type that make vie
feellzke a sturdy oak. I strongly sus-
pect You're in :favor of votes for wo-
men."e
"S.o ;I am," she answered, "But I
know what men like—tltey're all like
you; • I'm just as cling -y vine -r as you
please"in 'ordinary life. You'd never
suspect me of strong-mindedness if
you ' ever met )ne in society. If I
ever marry, I int•eiid to deceive my
husband all rpy life as to my fatal
propensities; because Em;weak. #pini,
ed Axid feminieee enough, .after all to
•prefer to have him 'fascinated by,, me
and in love with me rather than have
merely his respectful admiration."
(To be, continued.)
Risks of Farming.
it may be that the great and con-
stant gamble with bugs, weather and
markets is one of the things that
makes farming so fascinaing. ` The -
general . public does not realize -that
agriculture is lust about as certain as
speculating in oil stocks. Observe
these facts and doubt the statement if
you can:'
One day' of unusual neat at the criti-
cal time may reduce the yield of an
.
oat field 26 per cent.
A• few hour of rain can half rtiinri
-crop.of wheat.
Potato 'yield. may be reduced from
26 to 60 per cent. by a hot dry spell:
One cold rain can .ruin an apple
crop.
One hot, muggy day may entirely
spoil a crcp of beans.
And to these features must be added
the fact that countless insects are at
constant war with the.fe noel -and that,
after he has brought his crop tbroitgli
to maturity.it may damaged by bad
harvest weather; cr destroyed by .fire
when in the barns.
Soot As a Disinfectant.
It has been found that soot acts as
a 'disinfectant- a.nd ' is more active
moist than'dry. 'Water seems to dis-
solve the disinfecing agents in the
....soot, making thene'more active, car-
bon floating In the air'.seldom, if over,
carries bacteria Hitless it has lodged
on the ground and Is again blown Into
the air, .
Now soot nets as a very effectivo
blanket, protecting the bacteria and
:giving tlirm a chance to grow. Dis-
eases of the nose and throat aro net
appreciably more prevalent in smoky
cities, but they are more severe. and
harder to cure.: This is probably cine
as much to the cracking of the nm -
cons membrane by the change from
the dry atmosphere, in the houseo to
the Moist air oii.tsido and subsequent
irritation by dust and smoke,
!;cele Millard Liniment in the house.
World's Smallest Post -Office.
The smallest, simplest, ; and best -
protected post -office in the world is
said to be that in the Straits of Magel-
lan..
It consistsof a small painted keg cr
cask, and is chained to the rock of
the cape In such a manner that it
floats free opposite Tierra del Fuego.
Each . passing shib sends a boat to
take letters out and. put others' in.
This- curious post -office is unprovided
• with a post -master, and is therefore
under the protection of all the navies
,of •tll;e world, Never in the history of
this unique office have' its privileges
-been abused.
Minard's Liniment used by Physicians,
Machine 'Measures Fatigue.
Crippledsoldiers of Prance draw
pensions varying according to the ex-
tent to which they are incapacitated
for work and a machine has been de-
vised which is said to indicate this.
It measures the muscle fatigue.
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Used for 70 Years
I hru its use Grandiiiother's
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remained until youth has
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The soft, refined, pearly
white appearance it
renders leaves the joy
of Beauty with yo
for many
years.
The
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the
Season
For
the
Farmer's
:Boy
Yon want him good and healthy,
You want him big and strong,
'rime g we him a pure wool jersey,
Made by his frnnd Bob i,ong.
Zet Ilion romp with 011 his vigor
IYe's the bast boy in the land,
And hell always be bright and
smiling; •
If he wears a Bob Zoug3irand,
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Pure Wood
Worded Jerseys
Four Dad and the Lad
Pull -over or Button Shoulder
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a
TIIE HISTORY OF •
BATTLEFORD.
LANDMARK IN STORY OF
WESTERN PROGRESS.
Scene of the Last Chapter of
Canada's Indian.
Wars. A.
It is only of recent years, 'since. the
opening of the Country by the rail-
roads and tie discovery of its wonder.
111.1 possibilities, that Western Canada
has found its way into the histories of
the world. The stories of ;the early
settlers who penetrated an almost me
known land full of hope but of uncer-
tainty of the future, the Indian
troubles, the proving the fertility and
productivity of western soil, the trap-
sition of the prairie from its primitive
w iidness to the huge productive grain
areas supplying; the.,granaries of the
World.—all these are a.lmos•t too near
our own epoch to yet be history. Yet
there are certa'n localities which con
s.titute :landmarks in -the glowing story
of western progress, names already
fragrant with hisorical aroma, which
blend the romance of early settlement
with the bustle of modern industry
and agricultural progress. The Bat-
tleford district is one of those,
Where Poundmaker- Surrendered,
The City of Battleford, beautifully
situated where the Battle River and
mighty Saskatchewan converge, . was
one of ,the earliest of western settle,
ments—a thriving Iittle commuuity in
the era before the railroads, It linked
up Winnipeg with Calgary and Mac-
Leod on the main trail which led
through what are now the prairie: pro-
vinces. In 1875, it was made the seat
of the North West Territories' govern-
ment, and parliament continued to
naeeet there until the penetration of
the •Canadian Pacific Railway farther
sottth, and the consequent attraction
of ,settlers along its tracks cauaed it
to relinquish this honor in favor of the
more conveniently situated town of
Regina. Its• name occurs frequently in
the tales of early western settlement,
and the Battleford district was the
scene of many bloody encounters be-
tween pioneers and Indians. At the
barricades of the town, the Indian
Chief Poundmaker surrendered to
General Middleton on May 2811t, 188fa
virtually closing the chapter of
da's Indian wars.
Every Phase of Agriculture'Practaced
It is in this historic district th 1 ne
of the last large blocks of land ed
by the C.P.R. is just becoming avail-
able for settlement. It is a beautiful
park area of picturesque shady groves,
rolling upland and inauriant meadows.
The country is- admirably suited to.
mixed farming and the live stock in
dustry, for its roiling slopes produce.
fine hay, and its clumps of trees,
whilst offering no serious- obstacle to
grain growing, afford shade in the sum-
mer aad shelter- in the winter. The
soil is a rich chocolate loam 'With a
clay subsoil, ensuring a Conservation
of those ingredients which make for
rapid and hardy growth. Wheat is
grown extensively and succeesfuily as
well as other cereal crops, Every
phase of agriculture, in fact, has been
successfully carried on. Poultry rale•
iiig, market gardening and vegetable
growing flourish, 'whilst there' is no -
better dairying locality in the West>
ern provinces.
.3
Fish That Give Shocks.
Rock salmon is really a variety of
cat -fish. One peculiarity about the
cat -fish is that it swims on its back.
Another fish with an unusual mode
of progression is the needle -fish, which
swims in a vertical position with its
head downwards
Several varieties of fish are really
living electric batteries. The electric
ray has the power of generating elec.
tricity to such an extent that in a
healthy specimen the shock may be
strong enough to temporarily disable
a man. The electric star -gazer, the
electric cat -fish, and the electric ell
also have this power to a reziiarkable
extent.
A better-known electric fish is tite
skate, although in this case the elec•
tric current generated is very slight
indeed. Fish possessing this power
use it for the purpose of self-protec-
tion ionouch also to kill the victirs on
which they fend.
Of fish which carry lights there are
many varieties, Some carry powerful
head lights, while others carry the
lights along their sides like an Atlan-
tic liner in miniature. Other fish have
the organs of touch very highly de-
veloped, and some depend upon those ,, 1
organs for their living, 1+��
Of these the angler is a good ex-
ample, The angler's roti is a hone
Which
extends over,
i.
d ,its mouth, Al. the
midis• a tiny piece of loose ckllz. �'.Tlcis
is the haft. A curious MI goes up to
investigate', slightly touches the halt,,
and the iingier's Jaws closo aver its
prey with a snap.
Woman's Piece in Italy.
Without the pe:rmiss1en of her bus-
band a woman in Italy' cannot give
away any of her property, raiso Lnort-
gagee!.eontract debts Or dispose' of or
receive capital.
Aid to hewing.
A. new hewing Maclaine attaeliinent
holds the end of the,tl.read as it is
elippod ui:til mere Work le to be dome
end prevents it slipadng ant at the eyii