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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1913-09-18, Page 2P) TO ADVERTISERS Notice of ehainges mutt be left at this. office net later than saturday noon. The copy for changes must be left not later than Monday evening, Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. NSTABLltailta 1872 THE WIN€ AM TIMES, R. D. ELLIO rT, Prat,ISRE It AND PROPLETOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913 HOW WE SHOULD REGARD FARM LIFE. It is becoming pretty well understood that the greatest hindrance to a right view of what farm life should be is the farmer himself, says Hoard's Dairy- man. It is the farmer who has destroy- ed the fertility of the farm, It is the farmer who is deserting the farm for village and city life. Commenting on some of these conditions, the Chicago Record -Herald says: "What with trolleys, telephones, free delivery, parcel post, automobiles and other conveniences, nothing human and rationally social should_ be impos- sible to the farming community. The rural •centre, the rural circulating lib- rary and reading room, with many other improvements, should follow or accom- pany the spread of intensive cultiva- tion." Says Hoard's Dairyman: "All of these conditions appeal most strongly to the development of the social nature of the farmer. But the trouble is, in a great many instances, that it is not farm life and improved farm society that the farmer and his wife and daugh- ters hunger for. It is town life they are after. Hence all the modern ac- cessories and privileges that the farm may have, find no welcome with them. Somehow they have come to look upon farm life as low down in the social scale. "It must be admitted that the tend- ency of the high school, the college and the university is mainly in that direc- tion. Every one of these forces of edu- cation push forward the idea that to "rise in the world" means professional eminence and not fame as a farmer. At the bottom of alI this mischief is the lack of pride on the part of the farmer in his calling. As Iong as that exists, farming will never advance in the scale of wealth, intelligence and social standing," INTERNATIONAL INTEREST IDENTICAL From the Wall Street Journal. Wall Street men who have returned from the old home towns and summer resorts up -state have been impressed by three things which bear on the re- lations between business and politics. In the first place, the up -state farmer, close to the Canadian - border and not admiring his Canadian neighborhood any too much, is not displeased over the pro- posed reduction of duties on Canadian products; A suprising circumstance this is, because the up -state farmer was bitterly opposed to the Taft policy of reciprocity with Canada, and voted for Wilson more on that account than any other. He apprehended loss and no ' gain from the reciprocity measure, but in the Underwood bill he sees a chancy to gain more than compensating him for loss, the farmers' free list pleasing him immensely. Free wheat he cares little about, for he has gone into in- tensive farming, and raises Iittle wheat. Free barley pleases him, though on the southern and nothern shores of Lake Ontario barley grows as well as any- where else. The point on barley is that malt houses, numerous along the Erie Canal and the south shore of On- tario, have been closed since importa- tion of Canadian barley was prohibited by high tariff, with the result that, while the farmer had no more Canadian competition, he lost his home market, and barley became unprofitable on both sides of the border. Arrangements are already in progress for reopening many of these malt -houses. In apples , small fruits, and vegetables the up -state far- mer fears no Canadian competition, and altogether looks on the tariff bill with a favor the more remarkable because of his training in protectionist policies. 131 -LINGUAL POST CARDS Calgary Albertan: "Carte Postale. "Le cote reserve pour l'adresse." That iswhat will appear at the top of the Canadian post card in future. Of course, the English translation will be there also. The postmaster -general, Hon. L. P. Pelletier, Nationalist member of the Borden Administration, according to the W. A. P. dispatches, has authoriz- ed this bilingual post card, and the ini- tial supplies are being sent out. As yet there has been no such change in the post stamps. This is the first definite indication that Canada has received from the Nationalist element in the Dominion Government that this is not a British country. The change, made by the Nationalist element in the BordenlGov- ernment, was quite unnecessary. No person was inconvenienced because no French words appeared on the post cards. It was another little move of the Nationalists to foster prejudice and maintain sectionalism. So Calgary people will notice with the mailing of each post card how our present Government is acknowledging the debt that it owes to the Quebec Nationalists. STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, LUCAS COUNTY I SS Frank J, Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner oft the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State afore- said, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE -HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of Decem- ber, A. D. 1886, A. W. GLEASON, (Seal) NOTARY PUBLIC. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern- nally,uand acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. .1. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa- tion. WINGHAM TWENTY YEARS AGO From the TIMES of Sept 15, (1853) LOCAL NEWS The stonework of the new store being erected by Mr, Geo. McKenzie, next to Mr. A. H. Carr's flour and feed store, is completed. Mr. E. R. Swartz has disposed of his livery business in town to Mr. Chas. Ward, of Harriston, who took posses- sion on Monday last. Mr. H. P. Chapman, of Ripley, who has conducted a job printing office in Ripley for some years, will shortly issue a weekly newspaper. Dr. and Mrs. Meldrum have the' sl m- pathy of the people of Wingham and vicinity in the loss of their infant son, John William, who passed away on Friday last, aged eight months. Robert Eadie, an old resident of Lower Wingham, breathed his last on Friday evening last, aged 70 years. Mr. AIex. Orr, who exchanged his property here for a hotel in Gorrie, moved to the latter place on Tuesday. Messrs, Geo. Mason and A. E. Sim- mons are in Toronto this week attend- ing the great Harvest Festival Thanks- giving, under the auspices of the Sal- vation Army. John Stevenson, Port Albert; Robert Harrison, Belfast; Henry J. Morris and Capt. Young, Colborne, and 3. G. Ward, Dungannon, have ht en appointed J,P.'s for the county of Huron. On Friday, a number will leave for Chicago to take in the World's Pair. Amongst those who will go it is ex- pected will be Rev. al. Sellery. Mr, Wm. Clegg and Mrs. fliscoeks. air. Robt. Currie, sr., of Wawanosh, left on Tuesda6 to visit the World's Pair. Th .• brick welt of Mr, J. B. Fergu- son's residence on :Muter street, has been completed, as also has the brick- work of Maetlnncld's block. A number of the friends of Mr. Alta;. Orr islet at the Perk house on Monday evening last, prior to his departure for Gorrie, and presented him with a kindly worded address and a gold headed cane, We were in errorlastweek, in stating that the Saturday excursions had been discontinued for this season. The Lon- don train does not run through to Kin- cardine on Saturday evenings now. Jas. Jonnston, who has been in the hospital at London, for some time, has so greatly improved, both physically and mentally, that he has been sent home, and arrived on Wednesday evening. On Thursday evening of last week, the E. L. of'C. E. of the Methodist church elected officers for the ensuing term, as follows: -Mr. John Kerr. Pres- ident; Miss Aggie Dey, Vice -President; Miss A. M. Snell, Rec.-Secretary; Miss Mary Bisbee, Treasurer. Lookout Com- mittee - Mr. R. Groves, Misses Rachael Dey, Flora Mitchell and Mr. R. Tindall. Prayer meeting committee -Mr. John Hill, Misses Frances Gray, Esther Merkley, Messrs. A. E. Lloyd and John McCool. Social Committee -Misses E. L. Lloyd. Etta Rush, Mrs. McCool, Messrs. Bert Reid and E. Thomson. Flower Committee -Mr. Fred. Brad, win, Misses L. Varney, L. Bullard, E. Netterfield and Mr. Frank Hill. Relief Committee -Mr. John Halfpenny, Mrs. Halfpenny, Miss Aggie Dey, Messrs. John Cooper and John Kerr. MARRIED. Pelton ---Kitchen At the Methodist Parsonage, Wroxeter, on the 12th in- stant, by the Rev, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Wm. Pelton, of East Wawanosh, to Miss Maggie Kitchen, of Turnberry. DIPD. Eadie- In Lower Wingham, on Sep- tember 8th, Robert Eadie, aged 70 years, 1 month and 28 days. McArthur -In Turnberry. on Septem- ber 13th, Peter McArthur, aged 76 years, 0 months end 5 days. Wadby - In Wingham, on the llth inst., Thos. Wedby, aged 73 years. t THE WIN (;IMAM TIr ESt SEPTEMBER 18 1913 Gives a Quick, Brilliant Polish That Lasts Ilei SHOE p111511 No Turpentine Easier to Use Better for the Shoes 1 Fan 11 Pea r SEPTEMBER 19th • SEE WELDON B. COOKE The Daring Aviator fly that clay. Spedial Train to Kincar- dine on Friday, Sept. 19th, leaves W ngham at 8.40 a.m., Whitechurch 8.52 a.m. Returning leaves Kincardine at 7.30 p.rn. Inquire of G.T.R. Agents. The Cheery Smile. It isn't hard to smiie and sing on mel low days of fall and spring, when skies are bright and sunny; a man in com- fort then can stroll, and kick his heels • and caracole, and be quite pert and funny. It's easy then to scatter jokes, and say to grouchy, gloomy folks, "If you've a grief, behead it"; we all are optimists in May, and many cheerful things we say, and claim all kinds of credit. But when grim August burns the air, what kini of smile do you then wear to cheer the people? The opti- mist most worthy fame is he who plays his joyous game when weather's fright- ful; who smiles serenely through his sweat, and says, "These days, already yet, are most delightful!' But where, oh, where's this noble gent who won't confess to discontent, who smiles and chortles? I fear me much he's in his grave; he was too radiant and brave to dwell with mortals. WALT. MASON. Swat The Fly. More and more the housefly is being regarded as the carrier of filth and dis- ease germs. A chart at the exhibition illustrates very vividly the phenomenal rate of reproduction of house flies, In one month the progeny of a single fe- male fly will amount to over two hun- dred, in two months, four thousand, in three months, thirty-two .million; and in a season over six hundred and eighty million. Where a person has effective screen doors, the house can be kept comparatively free from flies. Those that do gain entrance can be easily killed by the use of a fly swatter. This simple contrivance may be made by tacking a piece of screening about four inches square on the end of a stick. It is surprising how many flies can be killed with a swatter in a very short time, she Gained. fin lbs. Mrs. George Bradshaw, Harlowe, Ont., writes: "I was troubled for many years with weak watery blood and dropsy. I had nervous headaches, dizziness and sinking spells, and was in fact, a semi - invalid. Doctors told me my heart and kidneys were deceased and gave me up. By using ten boxes of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I have been cured of many of my old complaints and gained 35 pounds in weight." Age of the Earth. Our grandfathers believed that this world was only some 6,000 years old. We know better now. It may have existed almost as many millions of years. One of the most recent discoveries shows that man may even have lived on the earth a million years ago at least. The discovery referred to was the finding of the Piltdown skull in England. This skull was partially worn away, and in reconstructing the remains it shows a combination of ape and human for- mation with a brain capacity not materi- ally different from that of man of the present day. Scientists differ some- what in their estimate of the period when this skull formed part of a living body -the difference varying from half a million to a million and a half years. During a very much shorter period vast changes have taken place in the earth's formation. While continents have been lost and great changes made in others. Itis believed that the Azores are one of the remaining links that once united Africa and South America. TWo hundred miles south of Tasmania there is a great bank above the general level of the ocean, nearly as large as the whole of Tasmania, that was once above sea level. On this continent, changes little less sweeping have taken place. The island on which New York city stands was once a mere dot on the Hudson River, which then entered the ocean 100 miles south of where it enters to -day. 0 AMERICA'S GREATEST HAIR -GOODS ARTIST Prof. DOtNWEND OF TORONTO "IS COMING" To the Hotel Brunswick, Wing - ham, on Friday, September 19th to replace hair on the heads of Ladies and Gentlemen, who have lost their hair. By his heedful, natural hair con- structions, whieh are known all over the world, EVERY WOMAN AND MAN can he made to look younger and have the natural protection to the head which means, Heal h, Comfort and Good Appearance. LADIES! do not miss this opportunity. See his Trans- formations, .witches, wavelets, pompadours, full wigs Curls, etc. "The Dorenwend Sanitary Patent Toupee." GENTLEMAN (who are bald) protect and adorn yourhead with human hair. In order to have a Conception of the wonderful achievement in the hair constructing, every anownsoka t l .y N DIRECTORY.. BAi rL : r CHURCH -Sabbath services at 11 a. u. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2;.ld 1.'. a. General prayer meeting on Wee me lay evenings. Itev. G. Vic- tor iafor (Lshins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evenings 8 p, m. W. D. Pringle, S. S. Superintendent. MET/ .MS IJ T CHURCH ser- vices -Sabbath er - vices at 11 a. in. and 7 p, m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League every Monday evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. J. W. 1.ibbert, pastor. F. Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH --Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School -at 2:30 p. m, General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D, Perrie, pastor. Dr. A. J. lrwin, S. S. Superintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL -Sab- bath services at 11 a, m. and 7. p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev, E. H. Croly, B. A„ Rector, Alex. Al- deron, S, S. Superintendent. SALVATION ARMY CITADEL. -Service at 11 a.m., 3 p.m, and 7 p. m. on Sunday. At k -o'clock on Thursday evening. There will oe special music provided in the Sunday evening service from 7 to 7.15 POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m. to 6:30 p. in. Open to box holders from 7 a. m. to 9 p. tn. P. Fisher, postmast- er. PUBLIC LIBRARY --Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon f' -'m 2 to 5:30 o'clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss R. Brown, lib- rarian. TOWN COUNCIL -C. G. VanStone, Mayor; J. W. McKibbon, Reeve; J. A Mills, George Spotton, Wm. Isbister, W. J, Beyes, A. Young and D. Bell, Councillors; John F. Groves, Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. HIGH SCHooL BOARD -Frank Buchan- an, (Chairman), R. Vanstone, Theo. Hall, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson, John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone. Dudley Holmes, Secretary, A. Cosens, treasurer. Board meets second Mon- day in each month. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.-- A.. Tipling, (Chairman), Alex Ross, J. L. Awde, Dr. A. J. Irwin, Robt. Allen, Wm. M:oore.H.E,Isard,Dudley Holmes Secretary-Treas„John F. Groves;Meet- ings second Tesday evening in each month, Maze SCHOOL TEACHERS -Harry Al. Ricker, Principal; G. R Smith, B. A., Specialist in Mathematics; Mr, Ewing, Specialist in Classics; Miss White, Specialist in Moderns and History; Miss B E. Anderson, First Form, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -A, L. Posliff, Principal, Miss .Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Ans- ley, Mise Barber and Miss Bentley, BOARD OF HEALTH.-C,G.VanStone, (chairman), Wm.Fessant, Alex Porter, John P. Groves,Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medica! Health officer. BUSINESS AND • SHORTHAND Subjects taught by expert instructors at the Y. M. C. A. BLDG.. LONDON, ONT. Students assisted to positions. College in session from Sept, 2nd. Catalogue free. Enter any time. S.W. Westervelt J. W. Westervelt, Jr. Principal Chartered Accountant 17 Vice-Priuotpal FARM ERS and anyone having live stook or other articles they wish to dispose of, should adver- tise the same for sale ha the 't+IHas• Our large etrontation tells audit will beOrange indeed if you do not get a customer. We oaa't guarantee that yore will sell because you may ask more for the artiste or stook than It 1s worth. Send your advertisement to the TI cis and try this plan of disposing of your stook and other articles OUTSIDE ADVERTISING Orders for the insertion of advertisements euoh as teaohere wanted, business ohaaoes, meohanios wanted., artioles for sale, or in fact any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other otty papers, may be left at the TOM otlioe. This work will reoetve prompt attention and will save people the trouble of remitting for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest rates will be quoted on applioation. Leave or send 'our next work of this kind to the 'TIM'TIMM OICI'FICE. WItltschain CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. the Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Blgnature of OVER 6S YEARS' EXPERIENCE bald man should call and see the large sample stock of Hair Tows pees and Full Wigs which Prof. Dorenwend will be showing. These wonderful ecwringe are fao na• turalha appearance then detection is impossible. Tht-y are adjusted so se. barely to any Bail that they eannnt !"•' come off, except a: the wearer's wish. They will give a young and softening txptcssirr to tho face. A FREE DEMONSTRATION 1S EXTENDED ALL come and brine your Mende to the Brunswick Hotel, Wingham, on Friday, September lath TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS I&&C. Anson, l'en,leg n sketch and doserlppti.n tray httu t;ly ,t^: eMotn o„r Opinionrte whether an Inrebtrnn 1Rt.rGhnbtypatentable Communion. ctr.ntctriefievemeintt.+i. liJUUUDUKon Patents seat fres tSldest tt^.nev for.erurioaTatente. Potence rakes thr..nelt Itiet.n x to. receive terror t.ol(ct, without choree, lathe emm tic kt.ar..soaely Illustratedwce.:ly. Largest eir- rulaiiO3 of any tie:entice journal, t'er�re+ps fer Cepa la r,^,L a year, postage prepaid, told by idl.norarociders. NI Kest 91$4wtiy, NOVIlitc g ]Rican r Lit . w0oblalrtoo. r 11 1ABx.ISED 11873. THE WINGJIAli' TIMES. uK YUtil.Idtlai] EVERY THURSDAY MORNING The Times Office Stone BIoek. w INGR A M., ONTARIO Tehtio Os 13:7 WeD11IP41014'•-$1,00 per annum in arcuate, fee) i. t..8 se paid. No paper dteoor, • sinned sill .:t. ,tr , nr" are paid, exoept et the ul,f:utt of t1•e pn1;tS�rl.or An>fca:iLe, r ,. 114. ee lags. site asour memo' severleeemr;nfs like per No 'L,t+iriellt:-te for first insertion, He per line for ►mob subsequent inuertton. AdverSeert,unat in local oulum•ts are charged 10 ate per tt..e for ,rat insertio.., end r, cents per line fo eau . eobeegouni insertion. ndveratae.rio._sa et dt.• * utt. yarme tot• male or to Bent,and similar, $I,00 for first three weeks, and 25 Dents for snub subsequent tn- sortion, Unser AUT tLA7:es-The tollowing table shows ourratee for ',he 1n,Iersion of sdeartisementy Lor specified r'etriode arAUlt. 1 Ya. a iso. 11 M0, ll,to OneColumu 270.00 $40.00 $22,50 $8.00 Half Column.--...,,., 40,00 25.00 15.00 0.0 QnarferColmmn_._.- 00.00 1240 7.60 8.00 One Inch 5.00 8.00 3.00 1.00 Advertieemeote without specific •tireotious will be inserted *111 forbid sad charged accord- ingly. Traneient adeartisernenta erne* be paid for in advance. extenetve assorimen8 of all, requisitess for print. oountT r turning out first olaek work In the type and appropriate oats for all Arise of Fost• are, Hand Bills, eta., and the latest styles of oholoe fanny type for the fuer masses of print Ing, H. B. HLLIOT'X', Proprietor and Publisher DRS. KENNEDY & CALDER Orfemits-Corner Patrick and Centre Ste. PHONES: Offices 48 Residence, Dr. Kennedy 148 Residence, Dr, Calder 151 Dr, Kennedy specializes in Surgery. Dr, Calder devotes special attention to Die - eases of the dye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses properly fitted. DR, ROBT.O, RRDMOND, 11: 14.0.8. (Rag) L. Li. 0. P. London. PHYSICIAN and SUR(34soN. omoo, with Dr. Chisholm. DR. H. J. ADAMS Late Member Houss Staff Toronto General Hospital. Post Graduate Loudon and Dublin. Successor to De. T. H. Ague a, Office Macdonald Block. w. R. Hambly, B.Sc., hi -O., 0 M. Wingham, Ontario. Special attention paid to diseases of women and children. hiving taken post graduate work in Surgery, L3artcriology and Saientifio Medicine. Office in the Kerr residence, between the Qneeu's hotel and the Baptist t;nnruh. All business given careful attention. Phone 54, P. 0, Bos 118. Dr. J. R. Macdonald Wingham,' Ont. Office -Stone Block, over the TIMES office, VANSTONB, e BARRISTRIL,SOLIOITOit, 8;1!0 Private and Company fends to loan at lowest rate of interest, Mortgages, town and farm property bought and sold, Office, Beaver Stook, Wingham trA . . MORTON, tiARRISTBh, ,no. Wingham, Ont. DUDLEY HOLI`IES Barrister, Solicitors Eto. Office : Meyer Block, Wingham. ARTHUR .1. IRWIN, D. D. B., L. D S. Doctor of Dental8urgery of the .Pennsylvania 134.121 College and Ltoentiate of the Roel Y4..: ; e of Dental Burgeon. of Ontario. 0i ee ' ! • • onald Blook. W1n,rham ce 'closed every Wednesday afternoon from Ykt6r let to Oct. 1st. R. t3O38, D. D. S., L. D. S. Honor S>rS,eduate of the Royal College of Dental Stn, a,pns of Ontario and Honor gradu- ate of the TIM varsity of Toronto, Faculty' of Dentistry. Office over a. E. isard & Oo's., store, Wing - ham, Ont. Office closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oct. 1st. Wingham General Hospital (Under Government Inspection) Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur- nished. Open to aLl'regularly licensed physicians. RATES FOR PATIENTS -which include board, and.nursing), $4.90 to $15. per week a.ccotaiing to location of room. Por further information, ad- dress Miss L. Matthews. Superintendent Box 223, Wingham Ont. RA.l'LWAY TIES TABLES. GRA�N0 t'R1Th71 RAILWAY SYSTRM l7f TtArxs rt&vrt Pon London . 8,15 a,m.... 8.80p.nt, Toronto & asst 11400 AM.. 6.45 a.m..- 2.80p.m, Kincardlne.,12,50 a.m... 2.61 p m... 9.15 p.m, ♦finish WROit Bincerdtne ,, ., 8.80 a.m--11,00 a,in.. - 2.00 p.m. 11.54 a.m.. 7.85 pi,m, Palmerston.... 11.24 a.m. Toronto & Hatt . ,, 2.80 pan.- 0.15 P•m. W. 3i. B1.7110.M Al'' Agent, Wingham, CAN'A.DIA.1'i PAULFIO 11AILW.&Y. TRAM LIIA"trIl BOR Toronto end East- ...-.,. 8.40 a•m.... 8.05 p,m. ToosWator ,,....,..,... 12.50 p,tn....10.62 p.m. LtttIl�'9t SnO]tt Toon/rotor-.......-. ,,. 6.85s tla..,_ 2.06 p.m. Toronto and Rist.. _x,1240 p.fit....i0:22 p.ml, J.ELBRBliLRB. Agent, lead )tilt, ANCIENT SKYSCRAPERS. Roman Houses Were- ,. Tall and Flimsy the Streets Narrow Lanes. The tenement hou,e is no new thing". So great ems the number of eu'ti houses and so badly were they put up Is ancient Rorne that in ftp A. D. the EmprO, toy.hmrching nest-tory? steor Vitefitboufoouw�snd histhea wayabfu•red for twenty miles 4 the. ruins of build- ings li) -ings that had been Undermined by aa inundation. The spontaneous eollapsf os ieuernetit Melees was so romnmu as occurrence that little etteutlou was paid to it. The tenants of these houses have been described by a writer of the time as fearing to be buried or burned alive. Companies existed for the pur- pose ot propping and sustafniug houses, to rowparisou with the tenements of most modern cities, those of home were excessively high. Martial Mildest to il des - to a poor man. a neighbor, who tied to mount 200 steps to reach his garret. That garret must bave been perched nearly 100 feet above the level of the street. It is possible that Martial exaggerat- ed, but it is certain that Augustus, to make less frequent the occurrence of disasters, limited the height of new - houses that opened upon the streets to about sixty-eight feet. As this was a remedial regulation and referred only to new houses frouting on the street, it follows that some houses must have exceeded that height. This, moreover, was irrespective ot the breadth of the street In Berlin the medium width ot the streets Is twenty- two meters, and in Paris the narrow' - est streets are nearly eight meters. wide, while the streets of Rome ex- tended only Ove or six meters, and on: these narrow streets the tall houses were built Light and air must have had some difficulty in penetrating those narrow, walled In passages. SARDOt! AT REHEARSALS. He Worried the Actors to Scowls and the Actresses to Tears. Sardou, the great French playwright. knew how to profit by the views ot oth- er people, .ierome A. Hart writes in his boblr. "Sardou and the Sardon Plays:" "Like Alexandre Dumas pere, Sardon was extremely sensitive to the opinions of the less subtle spectators of his re- bearsals. Re closely watched and heeded the impressions and comments . • of the stage carpenters, scene painters. R firemen, supers and other humble peo- ple behind the scenes. Tbey represent- ed to him the average mind of the ay- erage audience. To the opinions ot'ac- tors of his unproduced pieces he paid. little heed; to the opinions of critics. none at all. At rehearsals no details escaped him. He would seat himself cm the stage chairs and sofas, open and shut the practicatiie doors, go to the hack of the parterre to study the per- speetive,,ot the scene. climb to the high- est gitllery to see if the audience there could hear, and then hasten back to• the stage. "There he would sent himself, jump. Int up during the rehearsal thirty or forty tirnes to show the actors tris idea of the action. In doing this he would laugh. would cry, would shriek and Would even die a mimic death. Com- ing to life again, he would call for his overcoat and hasten to muffle himself up as before. He was very sensitive to cold and always came on the stage with a heavy coat, a muffler and cap to protect him from drafts. F "He would rehitarse from 10 in the morning until 3, when he would take a sandwich rind a glass or wine. After this be would resume his work until 5, at wbieh hour he wonld go blithely forth into the street, smiling and bum- ming. 'followed: as one resentful play- er put it, 'by scowling actors and weep- ing actresses.' " The Idler Works Hard. Work, ideally, should be congenial. fruitful, and the worker aware of his worth to the world. Nobody works harder than the idler. He bas on his hands the dire task of killing time. Itnowing ttie awfulness of vacuity, he fins the day with a semblance of activ- ity and white gnawing at bis peace fa conations of the barren folly of it alL The finest argument for real work is the spectacle of Ito counterfeit present- ment. -Richard Burton In the Hellman. Long Felt Want. Yeast -I see n man bas patented a head rest to be fastened to the arm of a car seat to aid the comfort or passengers obliged to sleep in draw coaches. Crimsonbeak-'What is most needed in day coaches is a chin rest for the man wbo happens to sit next to you. -Yonkers litatesman. His Excuse. "why 18 It tbat you wish to be ex- eused?" asked the judge of the unwill- ing juror. "I'm dear, your honor -so deaf that T really don't believe 1 could hear more than one side of the Case.'" -- Cleveland Leader. The Surprise. A. man told leis daughter that if she learned to took he would give her a snrprlse. She learned the art, add he surprised her by discharging the set -V. ant girl. Load For Load. "Brown says be di-1nke because it drives away his troubles." "He exchanges one load for anbtber, so to speak."--f;oston Transcript. Caenlutt, "is he Clever?' "Well, be can hang his own Wilt - paper and paint his own kitchen doott•: ti --Detroit Fee Prem