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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-5-17, Page 7Li It s r, ration Bs used in the pr©paratiOn of CEYLON GREEN TEA. THE TEA THAT OUTCLASSES ALL JAPANS,, REFUSE SUBS -TIT TES. LEAD PACKETS ONLY. 4on, aT0e,Aand b3,fel LID I4 UROC�I{S rhe ON THE FfRNL TO CONSERVE MOIa'1'URE, The subsoil is our reservoir and unless e cultivate the tap of the ground to a dust mulch, thus completely deetruy- ing the capillary aution cm lop, the wound will dry and crack, and we iose the moisture by evaporation, Alone than ale tool is necessary tn cultivat- ing corn, Experience has taught me that no ono implement can be used with hest results during the enure culttvat- inl, season. Neither can different im- plements be used on the smug rotation nh uU temps. This will depend upon the condition of the ground, and the amount of rainfall. Under ordinary conditions 1 have found the following method to give the best results, both ler killing weeds and for relaining the dust mulch, says Alr. 11. A. Winter. Atter the earn has been Melded. in a 'well prepared seedbed, I start the har- row and roller, too, if the ground is loose. Always follow the roller with tate harrow. Do not leave the ground packed on top. I keep the harrow going 1tnL11 the Dorn is about in come through the ground. Do not try to cultivate with any kind o.t implement while the morn is coming through tate ground. After lite corn has grown two or three loaves, 1 start the weeder and keep it :running until the corn is high enough to be plowed without covering it too much - 1 like to plow Close to the corn, and 'deep, the 01'id time. 1 use tin six -shovel riding culll\mtor for the first and also the second plowing, if the corn is not toe large. If the corn is over one fool high, 1 prefer the surface cultivator. After the first plowing I run the weeder ` again, driving crossway of Ila plowing. This has a tendency to level the ground and destroy any later weed seeds that have germinated in the hill. If I use Me shovel cultivator for second cr •cross plowing, 1 nm careful not. Lo run the shovels deep enough to do mutt rot pruning, PLOW DEEP BUT ONCE. I do not believe in root pruning atter the l]rst plowing. Nature provided the morn plane with roots, iltattiey might gamer food and moisture for the plant. The plait needs all of the available plant food that ordinary ground con- tains, and by pruning the roots, Wo are 'depriving the plant of a large part of the plant food contained in tine centre of the row. If tete ground is in good physical con- dition, with the amount of \vo19c de- scribed above, well done, I have killed medically all of the early weeds and prepared a good dust mulch. Unless it rains sumcient to run the ground In- ,getlier, 1 do not stir the ground again until the last plowing. I use the surface cultivator for the last cultivation, and do the work Just as late in the season as I can, so as not to break clown too nwch corn, leaving the ground just as level as possible. 13y following out the old method of laying corn by with the large shovel .cultivator, ridging the ground well, up around the corn, we not only cut off the reels, thus depriving the plant of a great amount of plant food, but cause the ground to dry out from the side of the hill as well as on top. Often with this kind of cultivation, the furow In the centre of the row is lower than the seat oe the coin plant. If a crust forms, and the ground begins to crack, after the corn is too high t0 permit using a two -horse cultivator, and before it is well tasseled out, one horse hitched • to any kind of a drag that will break the crust should be used. I cid down an old lever harrow the proper width to go between the rotes, rut a piece of strap iron on each side frau 1110 front to the back bar, thus preventing tie end of the liar from catching the hill of corn. 1 fixed the hitch about one foot above the harrow, put on a pair of plow handles, and by giving the teeth the desired slant, and pushing down on the handles .just °neigh to make the harrow run level, 1 found ft the best tool I ever tried for breaking the crust. it not only breaks the crust, but destroys a great many weeds, grosses, ere., that are just be- ginning to start. 'I shaking the sash annul. 8 fool; J inches high, and 2 feet 5 inches wide. A door 2x11 feet may bo made in one of Lbe r 1 0 In the rad walls and also a small door the fowls to pin and wall,for pees trod out, of the building. The roost platterin should be pieced in tete rear of the house, extending the whole length. The platform should be about three feet wide and three feet above the floor, and the perches should be pinred about 8 or 10 butes above the platform. The nest should bo placed against the end of the house opposite the door or ander the roost to platform, and should be darkened, Several small boxes for shell, grit, beef scraps, etc., should be placed ngnlnsi the walls about 10 or 18 inches above the floor. If ce- ment or wood finers are used, a dust- bath should be provided for the fowls. NOTES.FARM Horses will rest much better during the night if cleaned up web during the evening. In building up the fertility of the soil, there is nothing so beneficial as bran manure. Eighty to ninety per cont. r.I the nutrition of food is returned to the soil In manure. A correspondent writes:—I have tried all the different kinds of grass that 1 could find, singly and combined, with many of the different kinds together, and have flnally adopted timothy and red lop, as I have found that they work best together and will produce atout lee ions more to the acre. In planting early potatoes some days may be gained by cutting the seed and spreading it in a warm room until it callouses and the buds begin to start, and to avoid danger of freezing the seed should be crowded down into the bottom of the furrow by stepping on it, and covered with two inches of partly rotted manure before the earth is put on. Planted in this way the mercury may tall to len degrees for a single night without injuring item. Strews in growing Lha calf, whether raised by hand or nursed by lite clam, depends very much an the care it re- ceives during the winter and spring. It must be well cared for during the first winter, or no matter bow well bred re how well it may be fed as a yearling cr finished for market, it will not reach. its full possibilities. It is the mistakes et the first winter that are serious in handling any kind of young stock. ROUTING TIIE TiGER. An English Surveyor's Map Saved His Li le. liow an English surveyor routed a Malayan tiger, with no other weapon than a rolled -up map, is told by the Straits Times of Singapore: "While a well known local surveyor, who had teen kept out late at work on Satur- day night, was driving in it rilcisha along 'lampenis road, about 7.30 p.m., his rikisha coolie suddenly dropped the shafts and ran for his life into the edge of the jungle. On peering in- to the darkness—the venial° was not carrying a light—the gentleman saw a large creature standing in the middle of tete road. He got out of the rilcisha and went towards the beast, thinking it some large dog that had frightened the ccolle. \Nuel within six or seven yards he perceives that the brute was a large tiger. "lie had no weapon except a large dis- trict survey map rolled up. Ile saw the futility of attempting to disable the tiger with the rolled -up Wrap, but ;lie thought struck hien"that he might man- age to frighten it by means of his roll. Suddenly he unrolled it with a quick flip, spreading it to its full area of four or five square. With a single bound the tiger cleared off into tho jungle. "The next thing was to find the coolie, who eventually was discovered In a stale of collapse in the ditch. He was unable to pull his fare back and it was not until three or four miles had boon traversed with both men on foot that h0 recovered sufficiently to pull the sur- veyor home." POULTRY HOUSES. In selecting a location for the poultry houses, it is desirable to place them en art elevation having a natural drainage away from ;lie building. A dry, por- ,ous soil, such as a sandy Or gravely' Mem, is preferable to a clay soil. As 'sunlight and warmth nee essential The best success with poultry, the build- ings should face the south. A south- western ICtn ono if a direct southern °x• pesuro can not be obtained. The size 'o1 the house will depend almost m1Ure- ly on the number of birds to be kept. It the birds ere kept in flocks of forty to sixl;y, about Ove square feet of floor erectslhould be nllated I,C ench lien. Thr, building should bo high enough to en- able the attendant to avoid bumping bit head n ninst tihe ceiling, Tho hest e tons n for fifty or sixty fowls it 20 by 14 feel:; front elevallen, 0 .Leet; bade elevation, 5 ,feet, with double pitch 'roof of nn°quel span. Tire root, if it. is alkingr,led, shrnlld have not loss then one•tlrlyd pitch. If roofing paper le used one-qufrlcr pitch will mistime, In fie front, or eolith, Well there should be. pleeed Iwo windows about ono 'font from the °oris; 800 inches to a good. sized pnite to Mee in a tweivo,l£ghtsash; One disease of thinness in children is scrofula; in adults, consumption. Both have poor blood ; both need more fat. These diseases thrive on lean- ness. Fat is the best means of overcoming them; cod liver oil makes the best and healthiest fat and EMULSION SON 4 -o -s- +A-t-o+A'F f+o+) f+39E+'r4+o+n(+) 3 f E+ E+ +o+A+3:Ei-xf is the easiest and most effective form of cod livor oil. :here's a natural order of things that shows why Scott's Emulsion is of so much value in all cases of scrofula and consumption. Mora fat, more weight, more nourish- ment, that's why. fit le. ,Send for free srz p SCOTT &1 80WN1, Chemists ' "oromto, Oat. God ce4$I.Oo it tl U li At(drusttlits KAI 910 ANG; A TALE OF SOUTHERN 11 3-0:f-0:f+3k 3 311-111: E+0.-M-arA-+iiia-1.0+i kE+Xt+A+3 +3 6+'1:, CI \P • dR 1 L 11 V. That eemlrkahte num, Kai want;, who cunningly devised the wonderfully ugly images before which half of the Chinese swarming millions dally pros - trilled ,Ihemsrlvcs had 1 1 ntp storerP inns - lived the English longue—indeed, save for an occasional lapse into the flowery. style of his people, Ito used holler grant• mal` Chau ninny whose lives had been spent within the confines of old Lon- don. In fact, the Oriental pagan had been around the world, connected with Ihu English and American embassies, and discovered a thousand facts connected with itis country's backward position in the race of nations. Perhaps he had also learned that poor old China would never amount to a row of pins until her people began to recognize f ni ro t r - less o he troll end tial. t ll 6 ueir gods U a and limit' dead ancestors, s l LS Q°- cuy'tg theft minds more with Lite pre- sent and future conditions. Some people may even be so unchari- table as 'lo question the genuine nature of Kai Wang's desire to lead his people 111 better ways, bu't fL trust be remem- bered that the Mongolian race docs al- nhosL everything from the opposite standpoint laiden by Christian nations, and, seen through Chinese epeoiucles, Kai Wang's procedure was the most rational in the world; he believed 'that by making his idols more and more hideous ho could by degrees smother tile desire for worship. Larry had argued in vain—Larry, who, recognizing Uta perverse nature o1 John Chinamen, believed the Celestials adored uglinoss even es other nations worshiped beauty, and that by the time the genius of his friend produced a masterpiece of hideous deformity, before which all o'lher monsters must hide their dimin- ished heads in shame, the Chinese em- pire pire would rise up as a man and plunge deeper into their idolatry because of it. And Larry had long since concluded that a native of the Flowery Kingdom was about as tough a specimen of the genus home, when it came to argu- ment, as could be found. lie now turned the search -light of his intellect upon 'the elucidation of the new Problem, and in his most diplomatic manner besought Mai Wang to relieve the suspense by which he was well-nigh overwhelmed. Thus adjured, the master mechanic of the idol manufactory broke the myster- ious silence that bad brooded over 11110' since Larry's homecoming, and pro- ceeded to pour out a tale that might have mads a Munchausen blush for envy. Larry knew how to sift the sand for shining particles of precious gold, even as Wright an experienced Ballarat miner, and by thus reducing to plain English the magnificent court language which the accomplished Kat Wang dispensed by the yard, the result might be sum- med up briefly as follows : ICai Wang had a visitor during his absence. This in Itself was not so strange, for there was seldom an hour of the da,1' that the front office of the god -maker, was not occupied by some representa- tive of a Chinese trading company de- sirous of holding a monopoly of a cer- tain brand of brass or china deity in favorite use among the communities of their section—Indeed, many a time since Larry's secret advent under that hospi- table root a clash had Occurred between rival claimants, and once it had even been necessary to call in the imperial police to quell the disturbance, 0111011 threatened to wreck the stock in trade of ICai Wang, and have the offenders haled before the yamen, or 'court of justice. Fancy this thing in the presence of such an assemblage of gods its the most ere 'they discover that he is a badly - wanted Individual. The 'diplomatic representative from the land of the Neva knew what manner of reputation Kat Wang had 0100115 Ills r man ri • -dei nl r t �;shrewd, u 1 lc flluw. 118e h i te' de. c brusquely instead tf lit, limos, and t I y mending whether it was true that the nthee sheltered a wounded foreign devil, lie beat around the bush, ap- 1tr'0[1011ulg the subject half a dozen :limes tnuclt as a lightweight boxer might dance up to his antagonist and Then drop back again without an exchange of blows; because the coveted upper•- tuulty was hardly ripe. 13y degrees the Russlan became confi- dential, and sought -to sound Kai Veang ns !though desirous of ascetrlaining just where his sympathies lay 10 the diplo- matic battle that was on between the party of the Dowager Empress and that represented by Li Flung Chang g and ;ie puppet Emperor. 13u1 Ifni \A'eng refused the bait, know- ing full well where Count petroskoy's sympathies lay, since the Empress favored the Russians, while the pro- gressive party, led by the grand old viceroy, lately home from his triumphal tour of the world, was dead sol upon cuilivaling more intimate relations with the Anglo-Saxon race. Baflled aflee a long period of fencing, the representative of the Czar finally found himself compelled to grow bolder. He hedged himself in with rare cun- ning, so that there was always an avenue of escape, and then he launched forth. Kai Wang actually showed signs of emotion when repeating the wonderful story of how the present Emperor, having outlived 111s usefulness in the eyes of the potent power behind the throne, might some day in rte near future be secretly deposed or disposed of—it mattered very little which—and a new Pharaoh be placed upon the !throne 10110 would not know Joseph—otherwise Kat Wang. , A wise man usually gets 'n out of Ute wet, and it behooved the rich maker of premium gods to foreswear his allegiance to the fortunes of Li Hung Chang, now on the downward grade, and form a new alliance with those in the confidence of that remarkable wo- man whose word was really law in the vast provinces of the empire. Startling as this announcement might seem, It was, as wise ICal Wang well knew, but lite forerunner of the supreme demand up to which the astute Russian led by graduated stages. \Vhen be believed the proper time had arrived to spring his mine, he did so with a considerable display of fire- works. Ile informed the merchont that sus- picion had been aroused concerning his loyalty—that it was even said he had been in league with those 0110 were arrayed against their real sovereign, the Empress, and concerned In an attempt that had been made some time in the last moon to smuggle lme prisoner Em- peror away, so that he could head an insurrection against the aithorilies. Kat Wang's experience as an aide to the great English tighter, General Chinese Gordon, during the fatuous Tat -Ping rebellion, had trade him an authority, in such weighty matters. Finally, it was also suspected that he had been harboring one of the base con- spirators, a dangerous foreign fanatic, who would set all. China by the ears if allowed itis own sweet will, and whom the authorities desired to suppress, smother, cato sappear. Then Camause the demand—w Wang prove his loyalty dito Ula Qould ueenICai Dowager by delivering up the body of this pernicious mischief maker, to- gether with what seditious documents he might perchance have upon its per- son, so that the seeds of rebellion famous joss house In all China could might not be scattered broadcast and not boast; evidently there are tines bring about serious disasters? when reverence is due the graven About this time it may be assumed image, and others when the great joss only represents so mucic money in- vested in more or less precious metal. This visitor who dropped in upon Kat Wang was no ordinary individual; he carne not to spend his boarded tools for a monstrosity Bunt was warranted to score all lesser devils from out his domicile, if properly propitiated. When teal Wang first mentioned the fact that his caller was a Russian, Larry's cars became more than ever alert, and his nostrils dilated much after the manner of the thoroughbred war-horse as it scents the well remem- bered odor of battle smoke. Just then, after his recent experience in 1110 Forbidden City of Peking, a Russian anted upon Larry 0.s the sight of a head is said to influence the valiant Trishmetl who visit Donnybrook Fair ; he had an overpowering desire to .hit hard, Instinctively. he know who this Rus - Sian ems, thou ht he could sus- pect the mainmainof his visit. Thank Indlune he turned up just an hour too talo, since the valuable docu- ments, rents, signed and sealed by the wretched Emperor in duo fashion, were being snugly deposited in the safe of the British consuls' ohTice at that iden- tical Elmo. Se mitelh for the sleuthhounds of Pe- lting. It had taken ;them as long to track Lacy to UM house of Scat Wang in Canton as Avis consumed in her jour• nay from Landon through fireSuez Canal, around India and the Straps of Molaeca, tip lhe•China Sea. In this re- spect t1307 bear sone reseniblaiee to some of our own wonderful doteabves who °onetime se much tune in pursuing an ignis faluus, and quibbling over minor polite Chet concern only their standing in the ease, That the crilnlnat reaehas the Wormed parts of the earth there was a smile that was childlike and bland upon the disguised features of the little \vearet' of the yellow jacket. Larry could appreelale a joke, and he felt greatly flattered at the discovery that he was an object of so much solici- tude to this high and mighty represen- tative of 1110 Greet Bear, The recollec- tion of the precious papers that reposed so snugly within the consulate safe gave him still more solid satisfaction;. they might do with him as they pleased, physically; but his w'orld could not be disturbed; he felt very much as did Bismarck when his enemies at home began to disturb` him, even to hostile threats. "They may hang Bismarolc, but I au content it the rape will only. hind united Germany closer to the Prussian throne,' he boldly declared, to the admiration of a patriot -loving people. Kai Wang refused to commit himself —the yawning trap was too evident, and he was ready to Y meet the emer- gency; indeed, long ago 110 had dis- counted this very climax. t1e soiemnly declared his enemies had prevaricated, some rival hoose desired to injure his great anal aver -growing Irndo in 1110 favorite rorty-flve cash family gods which, thanks to him, had been placed at such a low figure that it was now possible for each and every, household to have 0110 or a do= of these beauties in every room. Ills actions were ever open and above- board be nil men—he had of late been honored by the presence under his roof of a powerful, though slightly 010011- trio mandarin from one of the provinces about TCwangsl, who \vas more deeply. emheerned with regard to the purchase of a cargo of heitsehald gods which he could retail at a profit to the villages in his jttrlsdloton, than in any change of dynasly; indeed, It was 1)11110 hunger - pal in his section who reigned, since ono ruler coat them in. tithes and taxes just as much as anollier, and they had never been fully recognized since the `long- haired" rebels overran the southern country, 1"he Russien being unable to accom- plish his purpose either by cajolery or threat, finally retreated in digest, but Kai. Wang never for a moment sus- pected that In so doing be give up the quest, Uussians are not built that wily—They. s0ern 10 pnsses5 70110 of 'iho prt'sistrnt rtuahlUm lhab nta'h the pursuit day and night of the gaunt, gray wolf of the Si- berian steppes, oven upon the trail of game, Trio 16nrier of Cossouiks was suits, to he heard from again, nor would he leave Ihr htibiht1iuu of Kiri \Tung unwalrhed, „You have returned — the Clews is. cnm10uniralNI speedily to IIis Excel- lency. Perhaps this night there will come to my humble abode a swut•nl of miserable vermin who live by the knife; had what need have I to fear when my watch dog never slop,,- the eleolric currrII w1C1 charges every window and deur so ` Mitt mon t nn dares u '.eek an 1 rulrence twice. But, as for you, my illustrious brothr, perhaps it is even time you sought 1110 protection your flag will throw about you." Which was a gellln way a[ Inflaming html 1Caf Wang doubled dos tibilily to hold out longer against the combined forces of the opposilion, and would he relieved If Larry were able to take his future into his own hands, "Yes," declared the sapient and shrewd 111110 mandarin, "I shall have to skip ity the light of the noon; but re- member, ort wise and sagacious ibai Wang, I go, net because this Russian blunderer inspires me with such 3 thing as fear, since I have only contempt for is his leek of sense; but my promise a ns given to stand by Dr. Jacks widow, and even, if necessary, to aid and abet her in the mad design of entering where angels fear to treed --fie inner sanctuary of the wailed city of Peking —so that she may weep over the spot where those devils of Black Flags wound up the earthly career of the noblest Roman Of them all, prince of good fellows and bravest of the brave." Larry was improving—a, little more study of Oriental methods and he could give odds to the most seductive fiat- terer whose lips had ever come in con- tact with the Blarney stone. Whatever the purveyor to the wor- shiping demands of a credulous public drought of this bold avowal, ire made no sign, nor did Larry doubt that when the tine for action came, bold Kai Wang, Gordon's old aide, would be found as willing to dare all in the ser- vice of Dr. jack's widow as he had been to accomplish great things for that hero himself. Larry had not studied him these weeks for naught. Though disdaining Lo show any haste in the matter of de- camping, the little dude was quite ready to make a change in his Chinese address. IIs had beard such amazing stories of these adroit Celestial thieves and thugs, who could steal a sheet from under a man without arousing the sleeper, that he believed he would rest easier If surrounded by people of his 0001 1'000, ' The disguise was removed, and Larry, was as happy as a sch001110y at being again free to stir his thoughts by sun- dry affectionate forays in the direction 01 his ears; nobody would ever suspect what agonies he had suffered at being deprived of this privilege, and also the chance to suck the head of his cane. He had made a small package of his belongings, and was ready to accept Kai Wang's guidance, for the merchant had solemnly promised to spirit him away without the knowledge of those spies wino - might be about, when the. Silo11CC of the night was suddenly broken by a chorus of shrill °ries in front of the repository of idols, and the clamor was of such a nature that it was easy to be- lieve an angry mob had taken posses- sion of the narrow street. (To be continued). VIRTUE AND HAIRLESS HEADS. '11tc Views of Two Experts Are Parti- ally Borne' Out. Simultaneously, frau two independent sources, conies striking testimony to the virtues of the hairless head. It is stated that: 1. Thee are no bald criminals. 2. There are no bald lunatics. Neither statement is laid down as ab- sohde, or infallible, but it is claimed that there are only just sufficient excep- tions la prove lite rule. The authority regarding the Orsi statement is J. T. Riley, a magistrate of the Halifax (England) bench, who said in court that he had only met with two bald "charges" in his twenty-three 'r -ars' expa•hence, \Vfib regent to 1110 secnncl statement Lha Rev, H. M. Meld, of Bradford, Eng- land, quotes "a head official" of the Ileinhill Asylum, who °smiled him that he would never need the hospital- ity of that institution, as he WES quite 1)010. i1 was dimeult to find authorities in T,ondon who whole-hcarledly bore out these two thesis. A gentleman who ftequmhUy visits Bethlehem hospital in an oillcial capacity s°icl to a representa- tive of the London' Daily Mail: "1\fy im- pression of the lunettes I meet there is that they are usually a shaggy race" An experienced police inspector bore out to a great extent Mr. Riley's Mete - meet About the 'leek of bald-hencked criminals, but he advanced a common. place expinnalion, "Crtnilnals,' he said "are notnrlott.s] y n ahort•lived rant. I admit 1 have seen very few Bald-headed men in this t butl the time . v e a crimin- al mhr charge -remit ni reaches Ihn Haid-htacled period of 100 he has either, died or has reformed, There is one notable exception, hour. ever—that was Charles Peace, the mur- de•er. and burglar." MED TROUBLES, "How often do your housemaids dust?" "Do you ratan how often do they fan the furnitum?" asked slangy Mrs, Nuwedd, "or ;tow often do they skip out?" NOT SO SURE. Ifo :You know—I believe you'd marry the first Idiot that asked you. She Oh, I 'dont knew. 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Bissell Carpet Sweeper Go., Grand Rapids, Idiah„ Dept. 77. and Tomato, Oaa, Largest Sweeper Makers 1n the World. 00000 0000croo�0000c-o-oofll YOUNG O Cr FOLKS keot araoO}Oo-o-o-ceo-cio+ya<xx>00I A TALE OF A TEA TABLE. Betsy Babbity baked a bun— A beautiful, big, bewitching one, So light that it fairly shone with pride, With currants a -plenty safe inside. Patsy Poppfty peeled a peach, A pear and a plum, and put them each In a tiny Me with a frosted top, As fine as those in the baker's shop. Three little maids to the pantry flew To look for the dishes pink and blue, And a terrible tragedy happened next, And my! but the three little maids were vexed I Young Puppety Pup came racing hy, And the little red table caught his eye; Then never a bit he cared—not be— That he hadn't been asked to the dainty tea. But he ate up Betsy Bobbity's bun, With all the currants—every one; The three little pies at a single bite, And everything else that was in sight] Dora Doppity cried, "Dear me 1 \Vhat a capital Lime t0 give a tea 1" And she put the little red table out, With three little chairs set round about. And Betsy Bobity's Baby Blue, And Patsy Poppity's Precious Prue, And Dora Dopity's Daisy Dee, Were asked to come to a charming tea. But never a word the three guests said,- As they gazed with a smile right straight ahead; And never they showed iia least sur- prise, Although, right under their very eyes, The rude and ravenous Puppety P. Ate all that they were to have had far tea 1 Which shows us plainly that Baby Blue, And Daisy Dee, and 'the Precious Prue, Were well brought up, and clearly knew That the proper, ladylike thing to do Was never Lo male remarks at tea, Whatever they chanced to hear or see! FRANK'S BEAN VINES. "When my beans get ripe next fall, I11 give them all to you, auntie," said Frank, as he raked the rich soil of his little garden. "You like baked beans, every orie will be for you." . "Thank you, dear," said auntie, "but wouldn't it be better to plant something else? I can give you some flower seeds, if you like." "No, I'd rather have beans, if you please. You always give me such nice presents, and I want to do something for you: frank planted Itis seeds, but before the plants were out of rte ground his mam- ma had to go home and she took ruin along. lie felt very sorry to leave his nice garden, but Auntie Maud pro- mised to look after it until he could' con0 back nick thba. It was Seplrmtobei beeforeens Frank could conte to sec his garden, and he rushed Io the back yard aimed before ho kissed grandma and the rest of the family. \Vhat a sight met his eyes! The vines had climbed all over the poles he had helped set for the beans, and wandered oil in the grass, and crawled to the roof of the summer kitchen—well, the long sprawling things were everywhere, and not it bean 011 any of them. "\Vlly, Frank, what is the matter i" asked auntie, finding a forlorn little heap under the big leaves in the back yard. "We thought you'd be so plcase." "Thercle ain't any—I 511055 I didn't plant hems," sobbed the little boy. "\\'hat ave nese big, nasty ihtugs?" "Nesty 1 Do 3031 1111111 the beauufui gourds are nasty, dear? Why, I would rather have them than leans, wouldn't you? Just sco how beautiful and striped '11107 are: "But.1 wnnlpd to have the beans to cat," sold Frank through his sobs, "I'm so sorry." "Wthy, I would rather have the pretty gourds," said auntie. "I'll show you Mew to melte ever so many pretty things with thm, And tvhe011 Frank saw the dippers and stocking downers and tiny pails and button boxes auntie helped him male out o't the gourds ho was glad ho had made, a mistake In the spring and planted them instead of beans. That was a long time ago, but Prank's memma still keeps the' rings in a little gourd hniilg item a pink ribbon that Frank made for her. IN MERRY ALD ENGLAND [SEWS RV NAIL, ABOUT JOHN DUI.G` AND 1119 VEOPLir, Occurrences in the I,and That' 001001 Supreme In the Commercial Wothatrld. a I1 1s understood - fleet of Alpert; ran warships will visit Portsmouth this suunior, Air. Keir Hardie recently entertained Um Labor party and ethers to dinner, in the Weise of Commons. - 'i'lie Socialists have been utterly rout• ed at lite Edmonton District founCii 31e011On by the Moderates. - Clubs have been funned at Tilbury, and North Woolwich exclusively for the use of Japanese sailors, The ;;:fug has consented to open the e building I� pearls of Oak n N 1 lllrl 1 Of the 6 c0. Cl r. Society Saturday, hitt 2 r.n iL ct ly on Y, Y Fifty thousand tons of 'coal, believed to lie for the use of London gasworks, L shtterdaormtly . be shipped to London from Ro As the result; of swallowing a half penny about a month ago, Beresford Drake, a little bay of eight, died in the Br istol Infirmary. Rotherham Borough Council declined by twenty voles to nine 10 reinstate Miss Turner. the pupil teacher who re- fit= to take off her engagement ring. A tradesman named Whllehouse was fined for obstruction at Rowley. When fie was served with a suenmonsfr four a he ex- hibited dhis shop ticd it inn window t days, causing further obstruction. Ai West Aersea a Ro1an watch- tower alc -tower which was discovered some time ago Is being broken up and the massive bricks of which it is comprised are be- ing used for borders for gardens and men for the metalling garden paths. Postage nn letters from this country, to the Bechuanaland and Rhodesia has Leen reduced to Td. the half ounce, but at present no reduction will he made for letters travelling in the opposite di - 'Teflon, Among the articles left in train on the S. E. and C. Railway, which are now being sold by auction, are seven leopard skins, a bow and arrows, a portable pulpit, a boolrnalcer's platform, and several bottles of champagne. To get rid of the plague of ratswhich stili continues at the Eton Union -Works . house, the wife of a bishop has suggest- ed that the master should .procure a mongoose, an animal which had effectu- ally cleared the bishop's palace of a similar plague. Iiaving received from a lady a claim for tete loss of a goose "by drowning,'t, Tevislockc Rural District Council have appointed a committee to inquire into the circumstances. As compared with the 15s. formerly - 'enrned daily by each horse drawn omnibus between Nottingham end 'Sne- inlon, the corporation's new motor -omni buses earn about £B 10 s. each. Some 7,000 men from eleven of the colleries in the Aberdare, district gave nctice on Ss1-u day lo terminate their contracts at the end of this month, and it is feared that a strike will result. JUMPS TO HER DEATH. School Girl Prefers Suicide to the Div grace of Expulsion. A mysterious tragedy has occurred in a training college for women teacberas at Versailles, France. A girl named Emilie had been for over two years one of the best pupils in the college, and was as popular with the professors as with her fellow -students. But about a fortnight ago a change was noticed in the attitude of the prin- cipal and the professors towards her, and finally the head mistress informed her that 'she was expelled. Crying bit- terly, the girl rushed upstairs to her room, opened the dormitory window and jumped out, being killed instantly upon Ole pavement of the courtyard. Burial has been forbidden by trio authorities until an enquiry has. been - made. SENTENCE SERMONS. Only weariness can sweeten rest. To revenge a wrong is to repeat /t. Where no love is lost no life 13 found, Souls are not cemented by soft saw - der. You never find truth by losing the. temper. Straight lacing w111 not cure crooked . living. Delight is never found in flight /rein duly. Fruits of faith come from roots in character. There are no riches where the heart can find no rest. He seals himself to -night who sins against the light. - Only through personal character. eines permanent civilization, He cannot control the output of his - life who does not guard its inlets. A pian is often best" known for the things he thinks he keeps to, himself. There is no virtue in the good turn Mott you hope le turn into a good trade. An perfect deed of right is better than the most complete analysis of it. IL lakes the gold a long lime to learn not to pray to be delivered from the. fire. The hest life is that which immediately and implicitly obeys the bust 0 blows. Tapering off a bad habit ,Is often only the whittling of the kindling for a neo start. Scree men think' they are Dying to glory when they aro only fleeing from the chores. s The man \wl'io leis greed bleok up the windows of his soul always talks about this as a dark old world:' You cannot measure your . fidelity 'to, your friend by the (Witty with wffieli 1 you find fault with him. It is worth while trrnotnbee that It is a good deal ouster to' learn a thing , than It is to forget 11. You may buy a million with your rednhocdl but ,Vol cannot redeem it I with many milion's,- when onoit 1# ' sold. There Is only one man on earth who drinks that a holy tend is a h°avorg Imo and that is the than who is making the ueise. g Some men never find anything t15y San abort to until they -got tat tiro Sloop of despond. !