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UTILITY PROVEDBY CLOSED CAR,
"Befere vee held our firet closed car round the closed car Preeente the ideal
Thew. a few years 'ago most people be-Isneans of transportation for eveey sec-
neved that while the closed car was tion of the 0:Mary. Tours, intexurban
arm to rook at it avottld not stand up runs, week -end tripe, shopping trips
-trider the exacting service which the are all accomplished ainickly, safely,
majority of motorists demanded," said comfortably and satisfactorilY. A
a dealer at a recent motor siwwclosed car, with all its attractieeness
"However, the utility of the closed a:x.1cl richness,: has-been peeved as use-
sar now is an accepted fact and the mill and serviceable a means of trans -
increase in closed car production has portation as there is,"
boort extremely significant within the: —
last few years. - The clesed car makes' Ivitiv CSterlirliSterS Oveeas4
Its greatest bid fei popular waPProvali some titles are undeserved, but Bre
La that it can be used throughout the iaines legielative asdsembly Is amply
year, no matter how not or cold the entitled to that bf mother sof paella -
weather." I
meats, which is so often applied to it.
SEASON IN,LARTS NO CLIANGE. Even a centan•y ,ago it ehilaren: Were
'Formerly it was the habit to put still few; but to dry tea_ parliament
the car in storage at the first signs of habit has become worla-wide.
winter and to resort to more antedated'
u
Britain's great imitator, of corse,
means of transpdrtation through the was the United Slate % and her ess_
-colder months. The closed car has ample has been followed by all the
changed all that. To -day 'automobiles Dominion's' -- Canada, Newfoundland,
are almost as much in evidence on the: Australia, New Zealand, and. South The 17tille° d)t Wel9s lies been taking "8treilliGli "s1"" by rifling' fishing
city streets during the winter as durs: Africa. end farm work on his Alberta 'ranch. He is churn in the western costume
ing the more C'omforta'ble seasons of: ' There is now aleo Da -Parliament in which he is $e fond.
the year. Glass inclosed, scientifically Egypt the anefient land of the l'har- -----------a- • -
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heated, wind and weatherproof, they, itolis, and another in India, All the BEAUTY BY T rE RCPDS1DE
_provide a pleasing as well as -.highly Balkan States, once under the yoke of ' k
useful mode of transportation when
-the ground is covered with snow or
-cold weather prevails. •
"Before the advent of the closed
car's great popularity motoring in
winter was a ventutee to be undertaken'
:by only the most hardy, but nowadays
ability to enjoy zero 'Weather is /ea
one of the primary essentials of the
modern city motorist. Doctors, busi-
ness men, housewives, persons in every
-conceivable walk of life use closed
cars extensively in the coldest weather.
FULL PROTECTION OFFERED.
"But it is not only in the- winter
that the closed car proves its useful -
mess, for it is recommended for sum-
rner driving as well. The windows
-which barred the cold winds of win-
ter are opened to the, pleasant breezes
of summer and the roof which protect-
ed the passengers from snow and rain
acts as a shield against which the
sun's warm rays beat in' vain.
"Because it can be used all year
the t Turk, have set up their own ,
Rouses of Parliament, and now the
ancient city of- the "Arabian. -Nights" ' Some Helpful Pointe on .ielighWay LandeCaping.
—Bagdad—has' followed the lead of • Roads, are all-important in the de- ridge -of a prairie wave far away, and
the newer capitals of the Occident. velapment of the rural country. It is in that way become trail markers or
from our highways that we get ac- land -marks.
The Bet. cmainted with our country—from our 1 To make the roadside eilalnting a
A weary -looking 'tramp Pegged 'for aighways we see its beauty and are in. part of' the native landscape means to
something to eat and wasr given a spired by it. . plant native plants—such plants as
whole plum cake. In less than two True, in our, generation beauty has • grow in the region of which 'the road t
hours he was back on the same door- become a luxury, not an essential; but : is a part. Trees, of special character
stepto those who have eyes with which to oe trees for which the locality is es -
"Lady," he said, when the housewife see, beauty abounds everywhere—it pecially noteworthy may be used at f
answered the timid knock, "would you persists in spite of you. the mein road interiections, if thaH
he kind enough to give me the recipe With the present craze tot speed soil is fitted for these trees. But it I c
for that cake you handed me this along our highways, and with in-: would be folly to plaint a tree native t
morning?" creased travel, it may eventually be -1 to dry land on low wet land. 7
'For goodness' sake, man," exclaim- come necessarynto construct pathways There need be no fast rules regard- o
ed the astonished housewife, "what along 'one side of the highway for lag the planting material, except this:
do you want the recipe for?" those who live in the country and can- "that where views of the surrounding
, "To settle a bet, lady," answered the not afford or are not always, diepsesed country_a beautiful valley: cultivated This is a form of entertainment, re- than you think it will. The partici.-
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By Elsie Duncan Yale,
In one pageant, in Which various n
That's good, for you leve a chance ton e evere'rePreeented,', 'the costiunee
to hell) along the Chris lilies happiness for the •little girls 'were white dressee,
of your community to a considerable with colotled caps, and aprons In the
extent, for of course the 'celebration national eofors-, which produced'a -good
must include a "Christintas entertain- effect with a Minimum of expense and
went." The immedia,te problem, is world,
first to dad your entertainment, which The Christmas Song Story.
Jet, eettimes a puzzling proposition. Dor tho Sunday evening see -vice,
"Something that will use all who Christmas song story, is a delightfully
wish to take part," suggests the super- easy and interesting program. It coin-
intendent. "It should teach a good les- prises a narratiVe to be read by a good
loir," admonishes the pastor. ,"Noth- reader, and is interspersed with ap-
ing that takes a lot of elaborate cos- propriate musical numbers. This can
turning," plead the nrothere. "We be' given with a "few reheersale, as
haven't time for a lot of rehearsals," there is no memorizing to be done,
object the young people: And there If you decide upon a general pro -
you are! gram, then try to get away from the
The•"Failure-Proof" Cantata, sterotyped succession of recitations
and solos. Dialogues, -especially those
Usually the hest solution is a which feature the "giving idea," are
Christmas- cantata. It is elastic, SO to always appreciated, while -costume
speak. The dialogues can be cosigned songs and drill ts make appropriate and
to a few really capable young folks, Pretty program numbei.s.
while all others -wire wish to be "tit': How to Go About It.
the entertainment can be farmed into Begin in timel 3,,iot pabitsfrers will
caa'anliiintranscsaf°nr etalleeil'ynabeeicaaldanputusVeros' tell send entertainment material "on eelec-
eon" to committee; or, in some cases,
allotted time by omitting a few songs' it may be neceesary, to purchase eingle
If it is too long, or introduciag special
musical numbers if it is too short. Be- ecroilee8exainevsiatine ,napliesw'heHixa,,vielnngtorataadkee your
sides, -there is amine opportunity
for to meet the committee after Sunday -
bringing in local hits, which are
Sunday -
ways popular. al- school or at some equally convenient
There is always the possibility that time. This is the' el:merman's oppor-
tunity. He or she can invite all who
some one will drop out at the last min -
will promise faithfully to attend re-
ute. In a play this is fatal, but not so
hearsals, to take part In the entertain -
with a cantata. The vacancy can be
meat. Decide upon. rehearsal even -
promptly filled by a member of the lags,
secure a good pianist, and some
chorus, for the rehearsals -have made
one who can teach the songs. Cocoa
and cake, sorbed at the close of the
evening will transform the practise in-
to a "party."
hem all more or less- familiar with the
dIalogu e.
There is a great variety of cantatas
rem- which to choose—dramatizations
f the Bethlehem story, Santa Claus
antatas for children, those which fea-
ure the "giving" spirit, and others
ahich are bright tittle musical plays
f a secular -character.
How About a Pageant?
a Discouragement Is Unnecessary.
The last rehearsal is apt to be dis-
couragement. "Awful!" thinks the di-
rector, who becomes disheartened.
Songs may drag, dialogue may lack
pep, but take courage, for an enter-
tainment invariably goes off better
tramp. "My partner says' you use to rid -a when visiting a neighbor or fields, hills, lakes or rivers, reeky cliffs vived from olden times, which is now pants will be on their mettle, for they
three cupfuls of eement to one of near -by town. or'anY other form of outstanding land- deservedly Popular. As it Comprises are performing, not to empty chairs,
sugar, and I claim you only use two. Roads that now have a bed of 'twen- soaps exist—the highway should not a series of scenes, it is not difficult to but to their friends and neighbors. Of
and a half." ty feet will soon be wiclened to thirty be planted with such vegetation that
feet to take care of the peak of the will shut out the view, but there
load of...present-day highway travel, should be left openings or vistas to
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Lord Byng, governor-general of Canada, is shown shaking hands with
war veterans at Sault Ste. Marie, following the unveiling of a Memorial in
that town to these who fal.1 in the great war.'
Bravest Women in the World.
A sermon preached in Westminster
Cathedral, Landon, by Father Dun-
stan Sargent has turned public atten-
tion to the women who give up their
lives to nurse in leper, communities.
There are such communities in Eng- T
land.
"The number of lepers in the world A
The Nut Pasture..
As list down the pasture.bars•
I saw, the nut trees on the hill -
Huddled in their copper coats
Against the autumn chill:
Is astonishing," said Father Sargent,
"but more astonishing still is' the hero -
!era that inspires women of all ages
and all types to give up their lives to
'attend them.
"The youngest ',girl I ever knew tp
devote her life to nursing lepers was
' enly nineteen. Many are nobly born,
'wealthy, and stngularly attractive. The
life they lead is one of complete
abandonment of all physical comfort
'and all the things that make life worth
living to ordinary people.
'Many of these brave women con- S
tract leprosy _themselves'. They not
enly give up their lives, but willingly
risk disfigurement and, ultimately, a A
terrible death."
This on some laiehways will leave only , frame the picture.
a strip of fen feet -on each side of the I These openings should be in accord -
roadbed, on others fifteen feet. This andee with the picture to be framed.
Includes the ditch or depression for Sometimes at turns of roads, especial-
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carrying off water. ly as one ,s.kirts a hill, the view of the
Fifteen feet 'ought to be the least colinfry becomes more picturesque and
space available for highway planting, fascinatin,g if framed by trees or even
'not including the path.' through a grove of trees-.
-Deep ditches very often make plants At other trines such a turn should
lag along the highway impassible, but be left entirely open. .
'with- our present hard roads those Scattered trees- planted promisicu-
ditehessare superfluous', ats a slight'deasonelysl a's 'rine sees lthern. In the forest,
pression to carry off the surpluS water are more in keeping with the Cana-
ls more than sufficient. A great deal dian minds than stately_ avenues of
of the wattle that ordinarily drains off trees. ,
the road will he absorbed by the ma- Shrubs and Perennials.
terfal planted along the highway. Tie Where the highway runs through
ing would be a "waste, as the trees open country framed by imposing land -
would soon fill -up the tileawith roots scapes, groves or groups of' trees are
and, destroy the -purpose for which the only solution: These groves should
they 'were put there, consist cif one 'variety with low -grow -
Where lowlands border the highway lug shrubs or flowers at intervals,,
there is no need for extra filling or There is more nobility in a grove of
raising the land, as there are trees oak, maple, beech or elm than there is
and plants to be found that will delight in a mixture of these trees,
to grow in such a situation and give an The highways, 'through the open
expression to the roadside that cannot country may also be broken with crab
be had in any other way. apples, hawthorns, plums, flowering
Ordinary common sense should guide dogwoods, and other treelike shrubs.
the planting operations. In a general Lanes of ,hazel, blackberry, rasp -
way, where little or no care can be berry, plum, crab apple , hawthorn,
given to trees or other plants- after black and pin cherry hickory, butter -
planting, the turf ',should be spaded nut and walnut will furnish the way -
down for a few feet around the trees Parer with fruit and nuts in season: In
or between shrubs or flowers, and then such a hed--------------- birds will find
a good mulch of dry grass, or other ma- a happy home., ,
terial al)Plieda. This will ke'eP. thePhlox, shooting stars, asters, golden
ground moist and cool, -and Will pre- glow, goldenrod, and sunflowers should
,vent weeds or grass from choking the not be overlboked.
- Young Plants. I On sandy lands we may have an en -
he shagbarks all in rusty gold Highways are a part of the l tirely different picture with such
landscape through which they go, and
Scalloped softly on the sky; plants as pines, cedars, creeping juni-
nd I heard the wind among the therefore the real object in view is te per, - bittersweets, grapes, numerous
make them harmonious with the sur-
grassesbutterfly weeds, lupines and
rounding country—in ether Words, a prairie
,
clover.
part of -our native landscape. I It is a fine art to -paint beautifully,
Native Trees Are Best. but it is a greater art to produce a liv-
Suppose a road across a valley and lug Picture where' the cultivated and
the openness of this valley is all ine, the primitive have been merged into a
portant in the landscape; then such a great ensemble,
road should -be lined with low -growing ; ----e!-------
And it was all so bright and still— plants that would leave the view open. A Clever Device.
The crickets lisping in the weecee, On the plains it would be a crime to, An iugenicees locksmith of Belgrade
And juncos on the goldenrod checkerboard the prairie by lining the , has invented a machine for extermin-
Picking the yellow seeds; highways with trees. This would for- ating mosquitoes; it is a strong
ever destroy the open view of the . searchlight -that lures them to their
o still and bright there seemed to, • .
, doom. At 'the apex of the'conical light
intersec- 1 projector
I
brew ' There may be trees at the
is a hole through which
Out of,the rolling pastures all tions -'of , great highways, forming is- : pumps and fans suck the mosquitoes
kind of amber mellowness, lands' -in the prairie sea, just as to -day 1 by theusands. Experts who watched
The rich wild flower of the fall, the groves- surrounding the farms a demonstration say that the inven-
' . form oases out on the plains. Such don is too expensive to be practical,
earned to brew deliciously, r, groups of trees, a.t`the intersections of bue, perhaps it might have a place as
And through my drowsy veins to run main roads may be seen from the community apparatus. --
ill Pwas drugged with Mead of the air '''-r-
And syrup of the sun. '
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Christina Turner Curtis in Youth's
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Companion. ",' "
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Lilies, in Profusion in Parks of
London.
Londoners ,whose way takes them
rough the park, wfr
alking om Hyde
ark Corner past the end of theeSer-
entine, have he'd their eyes gladdened
dently by lilies of various kinds
anted out in tile flower beds. I-Iither-
one has not associated liiieg with
ondon, but this year the park gar-
eneh
rs have certainly acieved silo -
as with their new departure. Plant -
1 out with other varieties- of flowers
e lilies have, provided a beautiful
me -of colen
boughs s
As I went walking by.
And the rattle Of the little' nuts
Bursting, out' of their frosted shells
And clicking on the old gray stones
Among the dips and dells-. •
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20,000 Miles'1Uncier the Sea.
Submarine - K26, the largest ,under-
water craft in the British Navy, has
just eompleted a 20,000 -mile voyage,
the longest ever made by_a submarine.
Though the voyage la.sted eight
mouths, officers and crew heed aboard
the submarine throughout the :whole
cruise without any assistance m froa
parent ship. /everything that was re- th
guered was carried in ,tee etennerine P
itself,-• P
This notable feat carries- one ba,dk re
to the pioneer experiments in Sub- Pi
marine navigation made in America to
at the end of the enghteenth century. •L
What would the men who made them, d
or the iiret Napoleon, who also show- ce
ed considerable interest in the sub- et
}set, have thought of the 1e26? jth
Even 'Charles Brun, who built: the bl
first m e oh an i caily-pr op elled Sp I) marl e
In France, in 1863, -had probably nee)
idea of the tremendous future which
wee to open out befeee the new inven- th
lee. !be
eneeeeesese,
, ' ',, A New Cactus. .
A new type of cactus, whose long, ' The S.S. Lethbridge, one of two grain carridfs and paeltage freighters,
erne leaves ,resemble snakes-, hes which have been added to the Great Lakes service of the Canada Steamship
en feted recently le settee America. i Lines, ie shown on its arrival in Canadian wnters from England.
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present, for each scene may be placed
in charge of a capable person, and two
or more general rehearsals will usual-
ly suffice. Costumes may be contrived
from inexpensive material such as
crepe pa -per, cheese -cloth or silkoline.
course they'll do well, and if there are
any "breaks," no one will notice them.
Begin in time, get'to work, and your
Christmas will be all the happier be-
cause you have helped bring Christ-
mas joy to the community.
British scientists, who toured Canada, are'shown wearing smoked glasses
to shield their eyes from the dazzling sn-ow while viewing the Canadian
Rockies from an open top car of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
October.
Who is this roguish, laughing boy,
Ruddy -haired and full of Joy;
Treading down the meadow grasses,
Clutching at the trees he pans -es?
Autumn incense 'round him rises,
Gaudy leaf his path surprises;
Gold and red and palest yellow,
Blending with the feuit so -mellow.
Luscious apples, purple grapes
Naught that's good his grasp escapes.
Ruthlessly he robs September,
Hides them all from stern November,
B-ut, thoughgraceless, gay and wilful,
He is Autumn's best loved child!
—Ray H. Groves.
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Roses and Snow.
Youth is a garland of rases,
But age is a drift of snow
Covering over the mirage
Of dreams, from the long ago.
Withered the petals, of bertuty
When leaves- of desire are dry,
Casa by the winds of autumn
Far over the -hills to die.
,e
Youth and her garland of rases
Has lived and played her part—
Winter with snow-white pinions
Covers her slumbering heart.
—Lereine Ballantyne
The Finishing Touch.
Little 'Robert saw a blacksmith shoe-
ing a horse; and upon returning he -me
he said, "Mamma, e saw a man who
makes: horses to -day."
"Are you suee you did?" asked: his
mother with Some curiosity,
"Of course I am," replied Robert,
"He :had nearly finished when I saw
ete was- just nailing on hie be-
hind feet."
From a Small Seed..
An ounce of tomato seed will yield
in one generation 1,500 ()epees of seed,
or sufficient to produce 1,000,000 tons
of tOlnetoteti.
A World on Wings.
It is- reported that Mr. Henry Ford,
who has done so much to put the world
on wheels, has decided that it is now
time we changed over from wheels to
wine -a. His slogan is now to be
"Every man with his own aeroplane."
Mr. Ford, it is stated, has gone very
thoroughly into the problems of
flight, and the possibilities- of improve-
ment in present methods of dealing
with them.- And he 'has' concluded that
the mass production system can now
be applied to the aero engine. As for
the aeroplane, its' wings will fold up
so that it will not require 'a hangar,
but can be stowed away comfortably
iia a shed in the back garden.
Not only this:, but the Ford aero-
plane is to be practically fool-proef.
Eve -n so, one can hardly imagine that
the average man will take kindly to
the sky. Yet, not so long ago, the
motor -car was almost as rare as the
man who hasn't heard of Henry Ford
today.
Where is Oslo?
By a big majority of vote e the Nor-
wegian 'Parliament has, decided, to
change the 'name Of the 'capital from
Osiris-tam:de to Oslo, froth:. next New
Yeaa's Day. .
Oslo is the name by which the capi-
tal used to be known. It became
Clarietiania on being rebuilt by King
Christian IV. in- the -seventeenth cen-
tury, although the came Oslo- leas since
been retained by the bishopric of
Christiania and the Oeurt of Aseezee.
This, of course, is not the only ex-
ample of a capital being rechristened.
St. Petersburg hass undergone two
name changes' sanee 'the war, being
known tera time as Petrograd and
now as Leningrad. :Constantinople has
likewise been twice rechristened, eon
nierly being itieowu as: Bezantium mind -
later are Stamboul, Paris was onee
Leftetiet, and New, Yolk termerly new
Amstereane, while OttaW4 wed.- to bo
Byteeen„;
Taking the that,
It j:;0111reill:n tileettult. rather thaltai0di" a
la repels slugs 4, as I
id t
the intelligence is a mind that poorl
serves- Its owner, They that are wise
will even suffer fools gladly, on the
chance of getting a new, valuable idea.
People if Newfoundland made rugs
of dyed rags hooked through canvas.
The calors were liarsh and the designs
were crude. Our depart-ment stores
did not want them, Along came Gren-
fell and drew clever arid amusing pat -
torus, to be worked out in tasteful
color combinations, Hence there arose
a lively demand for wares that fernier
ly were unattractive.
A young American girl in Aei
Minor strove to instruct native worne
IntheytheweLrlret ionfdigmnaakuit4.g la"Whe°. YSA"
the
said, "we knew how to sew before you
Were born. Whet can you teach us?"
She answered pleasantly, "I know you
are skillful with the needle, But I am
here to teach you how to make the
things that can be sole hi America. It -
does not matter haw clever you are if
you make things that you cannot get
rid of in the market."
We have' ourselves to sell to the
world. We need to know what en-
trancea or diminishes our value, But
some of us are so sensitive, or so well
pleasd with our own accomplishment,
that we resent even the kindest sug-
gestion.
But how shall we learn Of our mis-
takes if are flare back in resentment at
those who perceive a shortcoming,
and, he a genuine concern for our good,
venture to tell us of it?
The word "hint" itself means some-
thing that is taken, Too often it is
something that is indignantly repudi-
ated. But as we think poorly of a'
young pupil who repels the guidance
of the teacher, we censure the attitude
of the callow apprentice who will not
let the old hand show him how, be-
cause in the conceit of his few years
and small horizons he believes he
knows it all. There is no vanity at
any age more odious than the pretense
of omnisciende.
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A Man -Eating Tree.
"If you can, imagine a pineapple
eight feet high and thiPle in proportion
at its- base" said Mr. Salmon S. Chase,
the explorer, when talking about a
man-eating tree encountered on his
travels in Madagascar, "you will have
a good idea of the trunk—with a series
of long hairy green tendrils (palpi)
stretched out in every direction.
' "My observations were ieterrupted.
by the natives, who had been shrink-
ing around the tree with their shrill
-voices, and chanting what I was told
were propitiatory hymns to the great
tree devil.
"With still wilder shrieks and
eV...eel-A.4ex now surrounded one of the
women, and'dttIr-
of their javelins, until slowly and
despairingly she climbed up the stalk
and stood on the summit of the cone,
the palpi swieling about her.
"The slender ealpi quivered a mo-
ment over her head, and then fa.stened
upon her in sudden coils round her
neck and arms."
A Neglected Family.
It is hard to imagine a home so bad
that a boy would ask the Superintend-
ent of the Children's Aid Society to
find him a place to live away entirely
from his own relatives, and yet this
happeneni a short time ago.
Investigation proved that the mai-thee,
was dead. The father does very little
work, and recently had taken a slat-
ternly woman as housekeeper. The
lad got a job in the village but the
father took every cent he earned, not
even leaving him enough to clothe-,,
himself. Three other children in the
family are neglected and no doubt the
Children's Aid Society will have to ap
ply before long for their guardianship
Autumn Wind.
Indecent termagant who turns
Secluded, pastures into seas
And tears apart the timid ferns
And brings the sunalnea' to
knees!
What unconceived arrogance
Compels this masochistic rage
That sets the window panes advance
11:Ant ray hid -den hermitage?
With flashing crimson skirts you pass
Through woodlands hollow with de .
sire,
And, running' through the withered
• grass,, ,
Stare back at Me with ey,caS of fire.
-"'Herbert 'S. Gorman.
MitgilifitanCe.
Cloistered amid .these austere rocke,
A brooding s,eer, I waached. an hour,
Close to the earthalost to all else,
The mariel of a tiny flower.' '
To build its palace walls of jade
What myriadtoiled in -dark and col
And weastt gay traders frem the sun
Brought down: its sapphire and Its
gold!
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(:), pal -ace of the :universe! a
Oh, -changing halts of day: and night!
Does the high Buililet dree,ta in thee' •
With More of wonder iincl delight?
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The hest rille Of the road is the
GOiden Rule, " Always drive as you
wish others to drive.
As Louis' XIV. had shrewdly to
seen, For Mardycic has furnis
thouRands of ..able seamen to the