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The Brussels Post, 1906-9-6, Page 7*++E++1>+lx+l +t>.fCA+ • `i ., a - 11 1,1 aer 1 +Ll+ ee eseef+0.+Cj+leeeeaonate+, 1 wonderful frirnil of D. Jac!( grew _ apace. It leaped upward In bounds, and, with has usual fertile hnngination, Larry could Seo Kai Wang, In the .near future --when the old o(npress had lost her grip to sagacious LI Hung Chang --- sealed upon the throne, ruler of the maim. When second seller thought got in its work, however, he remembered that there was many a slip 'lwixl the rap and the lip, and just et present his friend's tenure of life hung upon a pretty areal hlr08d. In case a particularly bold deed Is under advlsenont there is nothing so good as knowing the ropes thoroughly, and Larry could sec; that their wide- awake courier had accomplished thls to EtQuoifi A TALE OF SOUTHERN ERN CHINA. (+A+ -0:(4-1 4Ki+):+ly4-3-1-)1+Xf.4-A+3 +31+) +314 f4.3i+fiA+t, 4Z4+ f# CHAPTER XXX1,—(Contlnuet). A"is had net uttered one word. Larry glanced up at itis cousht as soon •as Ute light appeared up on lite scene, Ilebattled in es t his desire to ser, her lace, since she. 1 i(1 protected herself in some way with the folds of the gar. neat she wore, wdtidi teas a way Chi- nese women had of screening then' faro. against impertinent glances. Carry would have given something ,eeutd 111- have known what the thoughts of his cousin were, 1)1d site really suspect the Itulh; and that they had hopes the prisoner of the palace might prove to be Dr. Jae•Ic? Not, by a slum did she bclray the fact. Still, tit(; 8800 only what he would have expected of Avis, whose extra- ordinary resolution he bud on mora • than one occasion fotutd cause Le fer- vently admire. Brave heart he thought, which would •carry her through in spite of ell obsta- •cies. Surely. If ever woman deserved to be rewarded for constancy and de- votion, Avis was 1110 one. They were advancing now. How confidently the Chinese drago- mao 10(1 1110 way. No Egyptian courier •001l111, by assumption, clothe himself in the soler111 grandeur the w`as Kai Wang's by reason of heritage, Even Lord Raelcell's eyes kindled whenever they fell upon the idol -maker. Ile seemed to have assumed a kingly ,demeanor since passing ultder the 'meshed doorway of the imperial palace. Vague suspicions went groping through P1ympLon:s brain, very much as a tangled skein whim: Ise had neither the lime nor the inclination to sh'tight• .en out. ile had a dim Idea that perhaps Kai Wang really came 0f a royal faintly. T'I'ti, would account for his close con - 'melon with the great, viceroy, the Lung of Caine, as Li Hung Chang has been •called. [t night else, In a measure, explain hew he came to take spell a decided in- terest in the palace of the emperors. Out of these shaotiu fancies Lorre Tiackell might have woven quite a little 'dramatic and romantic story had he been given time, since all the required elements seemed on hand. fie was not, lit.' utas given to such speculation, hon -ever, being rather pro - auto and looking ,[ler the ordinary things in life. quite content to leave suelh imagination In poets and novel- ists bent on winning the laurel wreath of tante or the, useful shekels of corm nier'ce. Plainly, then, Lord Rockall seas quite pleased to know they were sulking substantial progress, and that no im- provement could be asked in the way thele guide led the expedilinn along. Another thought, however, intruded itself. std 11118 1808 0101'8 likely to be the (runs—perhaps Kat Wang assumed this royal carriage so that he -night MOSS any guard upon whom they oltnttced, since deposed emperors and new fledgling sovereigns svelte floating around so plentifully, perhaps the be- wildered soldiers wauld be 10ady to fall in with any :Theme to hoodwink them, especially if the candidate for honors apl,enred to possess ail the necessary requirements. \Vela whatever scheme Kat Wang vas floating, he was welt adapted to carry 11 out, and, for one. Lord Racic- eil trumped in his rear, content to play second fiddle in Chinese diplomacy. CI1AP'l'Iin XXXII. Had there been a. secret way of reach- ing the dungeons of the palace from the rear. their task would have hieen ren- dered far less difficult, and the danger- ous element In it would have also shrunk considerably. Unfortunately, this could not be done, the building being se arranged that the passages front four sides, facing the cardinal points of the compass, cane together in the centre.. That was wi,e'e danger lay. Under o1'dinery conditions the palace aright have been fairly quiet at tits fibro', and a few moving figures more or less would not have attracted 11111011 attention, since mandarins and princes, with their• stoles, had the privilege of passing to and fee; and. besides, sante of the counselors were apt to come early for the usual meeting at dawn, In conformity with the usages of Chinese tow. Yes, a down things might have hap - pealed, encs one of whialt would have been of considerable proIll to them ; but it was impossible to have molten al- ways remained to bring about the best results. and 1110 wise man is he who ;mils Itis Sails to the prevailing breeze, 'iridal Kai Wang meant to do. The critical moment drew neer. They were approaching the central zone, where more or less confusion mtge. be expected, 1<ai Wang knew just when a change was requtred in. dish' plans, end not, of them were at all surprised to 80e lint deliberately blow out the light 111(11 had, thus tar been a faithful guide Ie keep their fed from stumbling. 11 svos not neatest just note. Ile handed the antediluvian lonlern to Leery, who accepted i1 without a rnurn1111' of reproach, being quite willing to serve in the Capacity of linitho,y or In any other department that ,would ad - wince the cause ter which they Were onlleed. l3esid, Larry, being qutc',t willed, wtis able to reach conclusions at n hound. It Ifni Wring woo to piny the peel of a n>0ldain, to whore they cowed ns his followiing. nr satin,X11. \anal loudly he tlxn proper llriub tot hitt- to be seen perlortnting 811011 a mental office; slaves and henchmen are toe cheap 1n the dominion 10 allow a ruler, however petty, to soil Itis hands with such la- bor, A murmur of voices had also increased in volume, proving that the imperial palace, wits somewhat 1n the line of a disturbed beehive just at present, armed retainers ocertpying the halls, possibly with a. view to having an In- fluence over the next meeting of the cabinet, when Lite S00008s1011 0f a new prince must 1>e placed upon the carp',, Larry telt Avis tremble a little es she pressed against hits—at least he fancied such \vas the case, and hastened to re- assure her. "Courage. dea.>' cousin. Trust all to I1hn, and we will win," Ise said in her ear. "1 tear nothing under heaven," came the steady reply that thrilled hint, so bravely was it spoken. At least, there was no need of any further encouragement in That quarter. The scene was now opened before them. It was well worthy of an extended observation, and had the conditions been more favorable, Lord Rockett, for one, would have been glad to have sat- isfied its curiosity at full length. As it was; the had to be content with a sweeping vlew of the panorama, into the midst of which itis 111110 party was directly bound. The rich vestments of ministers and mandarins could be seen as they 'min- gled together, surging to and fro, im- pelled by the electric excitement that permeated the air. A coup in Chinese politics does not mean the same as it might in some Western maims. When Napoleon the Third entered Paris and dramatically. seized the reins of government, seating himself upon the throne, it was neces- sary that his course should be strewn with the bodies of those who blocked Ills ambition or were unfortunate enough Lo get in the way of his firing legions. Not so in China; still behind the age. There, the wretched emperor, hedged about by tine responsibilities of his royal office and with the enormous burden tt his ancestors' glories upon his devoted shoulders, is a mere puppet, ready to dance or retire when some strong hand pulls the string, Now It is the Dowager Empress, anon it 'vas LI hung Chang who did the siring act Every dog has his day,. even in China. Any indescisioli on Kai Wang's part aL This erti0al juncture would certainly have been fatal t0 their hopes. Once among the mandarins and their troops of retainers, not to speak of the imperial guard clustered in teeny quar- ters, discovery must mean immediate death. When one caulks over a powder mag- azine and realizes that an iron nail in the heel of a. sl30e may flash a spark that will hurl all around into eternity, the sensation oan hardly be celled a pleasant one. Yet that fully described Ilse feeling that assailed our friends when they round themselves knocicing elbows with the crowd of exalted personages in the great central palaver chamber of the imperial palace. many eyes were turned on Kai Wang. Mandarins of high degree stopped talking to look keenly at' this new ar- rival, who seemed to stove upon his way with superb indifference, as 111000 10 the purple born. They knew not what to mance of 11. The air was so serchorged with daz- zling rumors of astounding event., that these pawns upon the chessboard, even the nights and rooks, were hardly sure of the ground they stood upon. hue master mind o[ a keen -willed woman swayed. them at will, Few were in her counsels, few knew what the next shove might be, yet .one and all believed the ol(1 stale of affairs was at an end, and., new regime about to be launched. Hence, what, at another. time, alight have seemed a trivial affair of small im- porlance, now assumed a magnitude In their eyes. Even 1110 advent of alts slranger-man. darin was enough Le arouse a sudden suspicious interest, since who could say that he might not be a new prime inveigle with their royal mistress. and destined Le occupy some high niche at power In the coaling dynasty, perhap8 even Ute throne itself? It suttee Kai Wang Le have 1111s lin- pression gain ground; such a fancy was apt to prove the strongest bulwark they could erect °gahlst the discovery aI titch true value. Once of twice he was addressed by certain officials of the paiace in the ordinary routine of their business. 'Phan apeontad the value of speech. The old Intl}Still could not apply In such a case, for it was the siring of valiant words which Nal Walla let fat the consliluled a golden shower. On each occasion. he seemed lo meet w9tt abundant sueoess. 810(5 the deep salaams of the obuuqufnus olllciuls, whose bonds were ,titleilly not any loo securely fastened open their bodice, be- takenod salientt.len and humble recog- nition of authority, Little Larry was dinnfottnded by the brllltent seceess of his leader, It any ,o rem0mberod that Larry had himself a certain amount of experience as. a mandarin wearing the yellow Jackal; but, great as had been the glory 011nelted In ids ride tn'ttugih the streets of aid Cession in a jhleickshOW, it could not hotel it candle, In the clash bold litre --Wang merle in the halls of letas1nllve mire imperial Chinn. 'his iudhiirnllne for the genius of the the Queen's taste. fie had not paid numerous secret visits to the prisoner Emperor in the palace without great, advantage to him- self, believing that lire Imo was bound le come, sooner or later, when this In. formation might prove of almost price- less value. That hour was at hand. Lord 1,Ockelt played his part as well es the conditions allowed, although he was somewhat anxious, lest even the wonderful paint which had been used 10 disguise his florid complexion failed to entirely conceal tin same. But these wltc looked at all, gazed upon the striking form of the louder. 11 mattered 1101 what manner of riff- raff made up his following, for in Pe- king are to be seen some of 111e most remarkable specimens of Tartars and Mongolians on the face of the earth— people arthpeople who seem a crass between the lnwer Blass of Chinese and the Russian seers of the far-off Siberian steppes. Any old thing goes int this cosmopolitan capital of the North, w'11ere the nations of the earth seem to gaoler for the great football game that is to presently take place, poor China being the pigskin in question over which the desperate tussle nhust occur. Yet. when Lord Beckett came to plink over the matter later on, he was amazed al the very audacity of Kai Wang in thus leading such a heterogeneous pro cession of nondescript followers through elle collected ]hosts. Perhaps it was hits very element that went fur toward winning tae round. There is nothing.sa suoeessful as suc- cess. and this is best influenced by con- fidence and boldness. Many an operator on 'Change has guided his craft through the worst of tempestuous financial billows, just as the trained hand and eye ,of the old Indian guide takes his freight of pas- sengers through the boiling Sault Ste. Marie Rapids, by heading boldly for what appears Lo be 1110 worst eddies. And, strange to say, Kel Wang won, with a length to sleeve. Ho pressed through the central palaver hall and entered a marble passage beyond, leav- ing a flutter behind. And Larry, who had been holding his breath, fearing discovery at any in- stant, solemnly muttered "That crisis is past, thank Cod 1" (To be continued). A QUEER STORY. French Girl WhoIlas Three Distinct Figures bn the White of Her Eye. 1n Tudy Island, et the point of Finis - Mere, Prance, there dwells a. couple who have a little girl, four years of age, who has an extraordinary eye. For several months lido Marie Le Guen—this is the child's name—has been visited by numerous people, who have examined her left eye, in the corner of which, a little lower than the pupil, are le be seen the figures 22.4. The figures are perfectly visible and well formed. Doctors and specialists Kava examined the girl, hitt their opin- ion 011 lho subject of the figures varies. Dat Guevel, the well-known Paris ocu- list, offers three explanations of the figures, ile declares that the child may have had relatives afflicted with nerv- ous maladies, such as hysterla, and that a neurologist should be asked to say if heredity does not explain and phenom- enon. A second explanation is that it is a freak of nature and only a mark similar to' that found occasionally on fruits, ears of wheat, vegetables, eta. The third reason suggested is that the figures nun, have been the result of an operation in which nitrate of silver was used on the eyes. 13u1 the girl's par- ents soy that she has never had an op- eration. A singular coincidence is recorded. A fishing boat in the neighboring port of Douurnenoz bears the figures 22,4. \Vilh this boat little Marie's father had some- thing to do. It could be seen entering port from the Le Guens' house. Old worsen neighbors declare little Marie's numbers are only a birthmark as just before her birth her mother malted anxiously every night for the fishing boat. Little Marie is t0 be token lo Paris and will be examined by oculists and several sttelriists. TIIIEN S11L' WAS NOT PT.EASED, "What I 111ce," she said, "is a person wile is frank—one who says just what he means, without beating about the bush." "\vett," he replied, "I'll be ah'aighl- forward. There is something I wanted It tell you for an hour 0r 1110re 1101--•" "Yes," she urged, with supprossod ex- citement, seeing the, he hesitated; "what, is II?" "There is a big block streelc do\vn ono side of your nose. I think It's soot:' IteMPSOMUMMINIMICUMmarayslemitammasatilatirMA Disease takes no summer vacation, If you need flesh and strength use Scott's Emulsion sumrnerr as in winter. Send tar trta sample, 1 SCO'r'r ec 110\9N5, Cht,sbls, oro,(talons sot, awl1,1 .os> All deuggists, ON THE fAOP� STARTING A FLOCK OF SHEEP, To give my actual experleueo. I be- gan one fall with 12 yearling ewes and tarred a Cotswold ram for $5, writes Mr, C. Shimlerer, In due time my ewes all brought twin lambs except one and raised (here all. About the end of Sep- tember 1 butchered the best ono and sold 22 a few days later to a neighbor for $100. I then got a full blood Ox- ford ram and the next crop of Iambs was fully as good, II not better. To start a flock, my way would be to get 1110 desired number of lambs in the fall, preferably full bloods, but good grades will do and to breed from them, then keep them all and in the spring tltey should shear from 12 to 15 pounds of wool. In the fall I would get a well- bred Oxford ram for breeding, 1 rather favor early lambs, but you Hurst have a warm stable and more feed will be needed. The ewes 111>131 have less wool than if the lambs 001110 late, if you are likely to become over- stociced you can get rid of lambs at good prices. The elves will be fat in the fall to sell or In prime fix to breed again. To have goof( lambs ready for Easter you must push (hent all you can, besides feeding the nluthers strong feeds, f always have an extra pen for the iambs to go into, where I giro 1110m sugar to get them started eating, Then I give oafs and corn meal bras, mill wheat, sugar beets and In Met anything they will eat, along with plenty of good clover hay. if 1 want to keep them 1 dock all of them within two w'eelcs from birth, Those I intend to sell I ,omit. For the ewes a good, roomy stable should bo provided during the winter and also for summer use, to keep them away from sun and flies, The ewes must have plenty 0f exercise, even in winter ihne. Their plain feed should be clover hay or alfalfa, if you have lt, with some good corn fodder, 1 also give them cut sheaf oats and oats and shelled corn mixed. 011 meal, bran and roots of some kind with sett and sulphur adds to their flesh, You must be careful not to over -teed, and should manage your flock so as to sell the ewes atter the first or second lambing, to keep up the vitality of the general flock. 1)o not overstock. A small flock does better than a large one. FARM NOTES. This is our general receipt for gelling rid of weeds: Keep the land so full of good things that there is no space left for bad ones. Melt becomes contaminated in so many ways in the process of milking that it is extremely difficult to secure it free from germs, but this has been done it an experimental way a sufficient number et limes t0 prove that milk as formed in the milk glands of a healthy cow is germ free. "Farming Is a profession requiring more shrewdness than law, more tech- nical (reining than medicine, more up- rightness titan ' theology, more brains and resourcefulness than peda- gogy. 11 is its 01v1 reward, God made farmers. 'l'he other prefessiens are parasites." The world is becoming more and more cognizant of the import- ance of farmers and titer profession. After the wheat is out of the way ably the stubble over as soon as tweeds begin to show up a fete inches high. Better not do this when it Is very dry and hot, or, if you must, then set cut- ter -bar high. Keep watch and mow again if necessary, before any weeds get fa' enough along possibly to ripen any seeds. 'Remember what you are af- ter, to keep all weeds clipped off so they cannot seed, 'tel do it. Don't wait un - 111 the mischief is done and then mow. Mow on Lime. It Is not unusual to see someone !nosy a wheat stubble after some weed has got far enough along so the ground will be completely sown with the seeds, late' to mance trouble In after years. One slip of this kind and years of care may go for naught. One of the most important things ho Ile considered by the younger farmer specioll,y, and by older ones, as well, is for us to decide whore we prefer to live. The only producers who stake stoney al .the prevailing prices of milk are Ilse few wiser ones or more progressive ones wino have worked out the 1,000, 4,500 and the 2,000 -quart 00ws a:n(1 in their stead have worked in the 2500, the 3,000 and the 4,000 -quart cows. There is such a thing as being loo economical 111 the use of grant feeds, Manure That has a good grain element combined with it will be much riches than that what is nincle of clear hay. Some of lite goodness of the grain will come through undigested; and even if this were not so, there are parts in the grain Which must necessarily not be used by the animal that eats it, and tit.8 will go out with elle manure to tnake the farm better. LIVE STOCK NOTES. In using kerosene in killing ]fee on ix villi lard about ba stock, to it t 1[ and half, or it may lake 011 of the chair off, if It clues not otherwise injure the stock. Oats are the material winds leo good roadster will turn into travel, A little careful observance will enable one to determine how much grain the horse ought to have, There can alwnys bo found young, r t L have strongly built cows that e trot been Maned or pampered, that can be bought 11asonably 111 private -sale, with a responsible seller's guarantee, that no0 all ready to he pushed for all they are worth and make the owner a fair profl t. Concerning the color of eggs we \vonid simply emphasize the suggestion. You can control this in Lite breeds by selecting the desired colored eggs for hatohhlg. WWhahever be the object, you sail' be surprised at Uro latldity w1111 which yen may acquire 11 through se- iertton, • if ,you wish large, well formed eggs use only such for hatching. 1n 111'00 10 live yea's, by selection alone, we cat entirely change the type of a flock of hens by seieeling close to the standard we hove mode. A flock of sheep may not hMng in a Very large sunt, and yet be profitable, ry ate CEYLON NATURAL GREEN TEA A •' nee and you will never return to the adulterated teas of Japan. LEAD PACKETS ONLY. 60e, 550, 00e per ib. Al MI Grocers., HIGHEST AWARD ST. LOUIS, 1905. because u[ the small atntana of capita invested. For brood sows, choose the young from your best, most mettle -and moth- erly old sows, always with the desired form for feeding in nand, and in the tidiness of time you w111 declare that you have the best breed et hogs on earth, regardless of which breed you started with. [t 1s net economy to select for milk- ers cows that are light feeders. The light feeder may cost her owner 164 or $5 leas per year for teed than the heavy feeder would cost torn, but she will give him only 3,000 pounds of milk a year, while the large feeder will give him 5,000 or 7,000, or 0,000 pounds of milk. That is to say, for $5 a year more of feed (ho heavy milker will glue her owner 2,000 to 0,000 pounds mare c1 milk, Haller pulling is very common among horses .Improperly handled. Fortunate- ly, the remedy is simple and effective, breaking up the habit In a very short time. Fasten a long rope to the halter, slipping the lose end 111>01tgh the tie ring. Pass the unongaged end of the rope between the forelegs and Then aver the back, bringing IL over en the other side and fastening it to the rope be- tween the forelegs in a slip knot, \\'lien the horse pulls in iia: hater the large noose tightens up on Its body and it soon gives up the pulling. Another good way to fasten the rope Is to tie it to one of the hind logs. If the 'horse pulls, ft simply pulls itself off its feet. HORSESHOES AND LUCK THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF TRIS SUPERSTITION. There is a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Invoke Goddess of For- tune You Must know. There is a right way and a wrong in the picking up of a horseshoe. I Ives walking with a country -bred boy along n Somerset lane and saw one lying in the crumbling summer rut. "There is a horseshoe," said I, The lad sprang forward, but slapped suddenly before his fingers touched the iron, "But I won't pick It up, said iie, "or 1 shall spoil your luck.' It mey perhaps have been only a point of etiquette, but he assured me that a horseshoe of my find- ing could bring suck neither to him nor to me it he touched it befare ma. The orlgia of the superstition, says a writer In the London Evening Standard, now lingering chiefly as a saying aid a jest, is perhaps earlier than the horse- shoe, and has nothing whatever to de with It. B was trent the infhtence of the now Moon the good was to be exepecled, and sail there are same who turn the money in their pockets when they first see her In the sky. The early horseshoe was a simple 0rescenl, and the super- stition hos lingered around an object that at first was only A CONVENIENT SYMBOL, It was to the protection of some moon goddess, therefore, that the householder first trusted when Ise kept the witch out of his dwelling by haeging a horseshoe on the door. Neither spell nor malig- 4ant trash, nor the power of the evil eye could cross the threshold i11 the pres- ence of her symbol. even the pixies; "•'110 brought a mien whimsical mer- riment into their practical joking, were no good in the face of that. Che018d out of their nocturnal rides they might as well retire underground at once It a horseshoe barred their entry to the stable. For Riese fvublosonte elves, in day's gone by, hada way of working the col- lie at night fur their own aniust'.tuont, and when the gond man panne in the morning he found the poor beasts "all c • 0 n 1 e terrified like, an' out in a lather sweat," And they had even a woes trick than this. They would get at lit geed wife's vat and wantonly spoil 111 brew. To prevent this she drew wilt her [Inger two ihearts and a eriss-eros upon Lilo mash, end (thus the beer wa saved, Whether erescen1 or cross, n matter, The pixies would slink awa abashed by the sign of it. To this day there are llarsesItoes c the doors of many cottages in quiet Nil lagos. Doubtless the cottagers do hu put them up far a wiim, or in tit 001110 jocular half serious spirit, ye with A SECRET SATISFACTION, too, in which se many of us perform obsolete practices "just for luck. Ani why not f, who find a sorrel delight In its forgotten significance? It was rusty, with a crooked horse nail still hanging in one of the !toles. There are some who think there is vir- tue in the ru.l. But the is nonsense. I polished mine until it was bright as the silver Imola, and indeed might al. mast lie mistaken for the metal sacred to Diana. There is a right wtiy and a wrong in putting up the horseshoe on your door. One thing is tluhtdoughly established; if you turn It upside .i0wn it cannot hold the luck. And where ought it he placed? The Old World follc often nailed it en the threshold. The growing moon has her barna always toward. the left, and only on the wane does she point (10m to the right. I would have this a true crescent, waxing every day. RAIN TUAT FOLLOWS BATTLES. Some People Put It Down to Perspira- tion of the Soldiers. A most extraordinary theory has rec- ently been propounded to explain the reason why rain usually falls after a severe battle has been fought. The ancients used to attribute the phenomenon to the generosity of some deity who was kind enough to make the attempt to wash away the truces of man's degradaliun as soon as possible; and later on, when cannon. came to be used as a means of destroying life, the detoniations of these machines were said to cause the wonderful downpour of rain. But more peosaf0, up-to-date people at to -day put it down le pe'spirelion. And this is how they g0 to prove it. One soldier will, in the course of twelve hours' fighting, give oft six gal- lons of water. 11e drinks much. Thirst for gore, glory, and water go together on such occasions, and the total amount of moisture given oft by one man is said to be sufficient to cover twelve square feet three -quo'te's of an inch deep. Now, of course, all this perspiration evaporates and goes up Into the atmos- phere. The atmosphere, becoming un- duly ehtu•ged with moisture, offers itself on the slightest provocation to the for- mation of clouds, and in nhle cases out of tan rain falls Immediately condensa- tion sets in, This idea certainly pushes the deity and gunpowder theories altogether out et the field. Dibbsfacetious] i y) : "This is a picture of my w'f[es first husband." Dobbs : "Great snakes 1 What a brainless -look- ing idiot I But I didn't know your wife was menial before she met you?" Dibhs : `She wasn't. This is a pleura of myself at the age of twenty." PtaaVsn Wass \+t 'tk ill e�4 P, Sttd—That's all very pretty, Seek, but de you think We cats live on love and 'Mesas? fle—It's moots the safest --ever ything else Is either adltltat'41ed eI' palsoi:ad or tainteall 4 l:SO-o Uel )(MAO O FOLKS o o•ara0000t5os►t THE BEAUTIFUL TIECECAT10N; Gid you ever speak a piece and find Thal• ani the poem words Had Dawn away out 01 your minds Like little Ix'ightened birds? 11,5 people were se very near, '1'lterr eyes so big and round, Your voice came out so high and queer, Wilt such a funny sound? The platform was so long and wide, You felt se very small, You had la riot away and hide, And spoke n0 piece at at,) THE HAPPY D.I.Y. The twins were wishing for things. They often did that, and tvlieu iheY went back to their playthings somehow something went wrong. The toys weren't nice, and the dulls had ugly dollies, and the books were ragged, and nothing was very pleasant. Mamma never liked 10 have Max and Molly be- gin the ivishing game, but the children played that newly every day. "1 wis11 Geraldine Matilda had a long, while silk train and a trunk full of pretty clothes," said Molly, taking the poor old doll up with a jerlc. "Weal-- dine Matilda you are a perfect fright." Tito dolly v -ns too polite to hint that Molly had allowed her to slay out In the rainstorm and ruin the only dress she had, so the Mille "ire went on with her unkind remarks. I guess I'll put you in the next missionary barrel and send you away. way off. You aren't fit for any- body but heathen folks to play with." "Why don't you wish for something nice?" said Max. "Who cares for old doll clothes? I wish we could do ex- actly as we please all day. That would be fun, wouldn't it ?" "Yes, it would," said Molly, tossing the poor doll 1>1t0 a corner. "I'd stay up late in the evening and not go to bed till midnight, and I'd---" "And 1'd have candy and popcorn and peanuts and—" interrupted Max. "And I'd play in [he dirt without hav- ing In wast' my hands. What a happy day \ve'd have 1" "Well, you ran hove a Happy day if you want," said mamma, who had been listening. "Of course you cannot go down town by yourselves, but you may have your wishes granted as far as pos- sible if you think yen will have a happy day'.' "Goody 1 Goody 1 Goody 1" screamed the twins, "Let's go out and paddle," Thera had been a little shower, and the gutters were brimming with water. The twins were soon having a fine time dabbling in tela mud, with no one to lap en the window and tell them to be care- ful. Their clothes were soiled, and they had mud in their hair, but all the lime they were laughing and having a good 11n1e together. "Now. Lets have some candy and cookies," said Mollie, after a long time spent in splashing and playing in the water. "I'111 hungry." "Coale, children," called Hiss Ethel, from across the garden fence, "You Know this is the day we ore to have our long ride on the trolley and eat our lunch at that pretty house out in the c0unhy, where we pick flowers. Hurry up, for the want to start in half an hour," The twins looked at each other and !'ten at Miss EtheL "Well have to get mamma to wash us up," said molly. "We forgot all about the ride.' "I never could get you ready in hall an hour," said their mamma, "Xou said you would be happier if you didn't have to be washed, so run and have s, good time." 11 isn't a happy day at all,"' sobbed Max. "Tile sand in my hair doesn't Leel good. and I'd rather have clean hands 10 eat cookies. I wish I had been a good boy." "And I wish I never had tvished," wailed Molly, "What's all this?" asked Hiss Ethel. "1'11 get Molly ready if Mfrs. Pape will attend to Max. You eon carry your hats, and tine hot sun will soon dry your hair. Don't cry." So it turned out to be a happy day after a11, but the twins did not fret about the things they had Lo give up to go to the litre picnic. And since that time they never play the wishing Barna any mora, nor tease to do as they please alt day. Can you guess why? PLAYING INTO KAISER'S RANDS. Proposed fleduetlon of British Navy Finds Favor in Germany. German critics are divided into two classes on the reduction of the British naval programme. One largo notion of Germans absolutely recuse to regard sir Henry Campbell-13annei'non as be- ing sincere, and declare that all the talk of peace disarmament is mere bluff, in- tended to bamboozle Germany, They declare they will not fall 1111.0 the trap or dream of joining any movement for lie limitation of 'armaments, Germany intends W build warships rappidly, knowing that tartlets will build hen too despite he Liberal assurance 0� universal peace. The other class regard Sir Henry as a sort of curios[ly, They say they cannot understand how a elan of sun opteens can be entrusted with the supreme post in the British Empire, The only Germans who share the Prenicr's views are the revolutionary, Social Democrats encs a few' insignl(b cant Radicals, whose altitude is eon- Social by the s -asst 1najeeity of the >80.' Lion. 111 rtNponsible German circles the Liberal policy excites satisfaction, as it is felt that every move that weakens Llrilain strengthens Germany's inters national position. The British Govern - 1118111 in reduoing the building pro- gramme et the navy, is simply playful Germany's game. These Germans a10 net pro-peaeo politicians, hut; pre -Ger. mart anti anti-British.