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The Brussels Post, 1919-5-29, Page 6"SALADA" Tea is Pure Tea, Fragrant. and of ( Delicious Flavor, stimulating and re&reslanng. "Watch for the Name" San every genuine sealed packet. 27 Years in Public Service. Cr- !..ng;5 Spurs .a ByMooc. rg ti •l i1't'.L ' 1• C :1 T:::l'. ' !.i i' I. Fttm ret r dinr W118 CA, lytent: statl,n ell the ilianseetaieeettl i n rt'lr;h tit u::t i it -,a .!• Although too lel:teteetee hire merely for the hugs .it;:.I(., ro tole un w 1t r, i'i 1 roes a"stun, an,' i . ..: { Fatly It\'y... station master. mittetey. 1Ileatee was a tall, ht)ad- yeaug, man of twetet y -four, with a pa . of era 1 - In};• reety eyes, 1 y''.11:1111;;' nt:.. a an: a. ktee e lat.-the an.1 •de Who en s,' i 11:e t inn r., ;n 1 , c. deem: ,,' li- f0rnt wits i e fee:nut t..aI hi, ,hr;' :Lip totwart hml 1,01 loll. Frei -fleet Sie1fane : n, f. •t ant stat,e.t, nor v.:i, the •0,;a ;e; but the p1(t,•:,n nit role a 1 'f ad14 ne •::h 111 t t• ant: via. was faithful, con! n 1- I]e:'el .10,1 willing at all tirnes to do hi: And inane,: . :tain 1.1 . Om, .:-c r,; late in ' . ten months hie of 1 e :1 a. • tion ma a 1Da-yer sat le las t idly est:nine. t, ire 1 . ef. the ..oln ;:.:n from the diezence trare sharp., sun,. chug eel a mg motor .•yeie. Ile t-1( =:I :tint 1: uith a start oath( _ 115 al,alt. in from of the t i.1 mai a 1.1:•1;' step :ono: le ore:. ..n:. r !.,'+ - e. :..•t - side. fleiln, Phi;!" ea.led the 1 ,ee of Jeri feteton, fl tend and schoolmate Dv-yer smiled es he nit i lets 001 a deor and ID. motioeed 1 1 side"Ye." h r 1 t { •I w thin!.1:01.1, ilitty..day 1:. my .l B clay, you know, Jerry:" "Yes: I o:era in loci,, P`. 1'a:; and t r t h- y you.11 . ' t find a if yea:: Il'S1 e' 1 a -. ,-al ?. 1 "She 1s t.;1 he:,..t 1 771. proudly. "Tim te.salt . eves rune t', (eke e .lie.•:. , reader '.`1:,: ole." Zltn c ed Jeery1 1 •'1 t be a n, 1 .' married. tb '• (� two tU 1i0" . IlWFC1 wcr..e 111`• n ill til •h .1 been E. !. eral 310:'" in me ,Ie "Totteh zeal Tr think t11c'...te t • ., ,::c men that twat.." ' '14141111414'T alntei. ',c•- t,..,t 1 tb , der, t so lir - net i ,in 1 went 1t Anne to feel len is meeiega =.n rides tits ._ 14,' 111Lit'l'id•8 mc. I wait Z.07•:141' tri Odi ni c r been,. ea s, -e ima fee:. Ica. awed all I ,:•.,t1.!, t,..'_t. 1 ho' -m,• thvr to eel title hued. If a Led _ .. t , t!te 311.E.tht 1',a' /ft:W. ,+pines; but1 too lot._ 1 111..,.. h:. . 0101." •`If iltetle'< eta t'nir:: 1 eve 1began dolly, te'ti1- .,1.]y. No, tht:tc is imilm 1 r e 1: :n Dwyer firmly. ""That- just. rho same, Jerre but I've it to tt 11=. out the battle for myself."• "You'll pull tirre.teb all right.. Dr'a't worry ,,l a tt that," err. ,,] .0.0'1. Jerry. "Well,- 111 try '-all anyhow." The sounds' 0•11.1(1 1 0,5 the men. talked. - Finally I)w2or rose and put on his cal:. "Noml.er eif is dim,' •,' he announced. "".three car: to couple on. Coming out, ;Jerry?" The two men strolled oat alma the sunbaked platform. upon the siding stood the curs that were to be coup- led to the afternoon freight. Present- the res nt-the the rails :,('z'1r if) m,n nt , nod the freight swung t;round the curve into view, pounding heavily no it came up the grade. As it, clattered into Feer t I :'i lire 1 ,1 jolted t, a standstill, ih, crn.hictol' dropeed from the "Well!" he snapped. "Movv e u•::, on top of wh,-: I've got 1" Dwyer nod Only going as far its the Tun tion,' Don't bother 10 =.m etch them in, Couple 'em on the one% 1,1 tit if you like." "1 'sp0se they'll have to go," gvow.• led the conductor. "But 29 has got. about all the enr,ine can haul now," With a snort the angina bucked. Number 29 down the sitting and the care were coupled 011 behind, The conductor signalled to go ahead, there wos a hiss of. escaping air as the brakes releases,} their hold u,ppon file wheels, and the txaaifl lurched 1o- t ir'i. Car eftee ear r• ,11 y.l' 11 1014.1sec,' 1. '115 .wt. ,n, :1f ree.....tr 1 the eaHoee ' and tae tatie. .0 1;. 1. -•]H'. The toe, enema; � I t t: 41 lit:. the r: r!gin :e t ,lint]. E•:! 1(:c •.t hdi tilt eaaiat. hire . L:1 oat In'1te cloud., of den_eblas:, i 1(.e. r. S'tehle:Il in/110 :, sill';t, t,u1 10 i`io`t from 1 Ito t r--. i t whish L.o. 'ee.. hastily ceepini. un hell Heeeen from rim train :tad ,.etc niov- Tice or: I. ; e.•-. - hl teeeh the --i11- fute to o..ea thet :it,h, the cel 1011.derr 1 by the staeien ant `p0d l.twn the main( line. • R( reey . deahc.1 into eftlee land with a trembling 1,:, i .,lea • iia'+, 1 _10,• y I0,: - 110 - ratiie.1 u'.. I; c 15.1 agc lo- f . _ till, ,+ _ tit elto n at las :he ...;1 1, 01,1 ..,. 1. 1' ret ,- crave' Lr_',,L1 — 1 "'l :rah) :+11 tan .i:1" . a 1 ;.*t lc - _top T im1;e 1 a;tea t. rta,:tt;s:• Peen'ene like a white-hot lee.tal tel, the hilly from \Xltee: ettel Ln e1 r ..>d here titeeemin e t:. rU 11'1, hC 0011 7"111'i -d 1 1-VHO WCN THE WAR? The British Grand Fleet, Says Rear. Admirsl Sims of United States Navy. \ yvo tel particularly at 7111 that w'' didn't lose the war. i , + hn n .a 1. <t I1 Grand !elect," "i1(:: rereerk .y ,.eels Admiral Sines Of t( United ,tits .-'vy at the _\ vcfatt(,:1 • o , y ,011 I C l, i r cis ret -t tl brett t a 11'1_1 tip). 1' ;alp latise: At other of hi- spinndtd :address. rho Ad- ; 1..,' ornially empratl1 tril,Ilte to • I.eeee. e,l.i ; 1110110d.:: it p,uw • hie lar, 't;. ]ups. Ile ,+.ole the tori1(ItoCIall; swirintlott,' Pei!. i 110' ,1-n: tilt-• 1t•ctitl ,. t. ,t n; 111111, 1 -: 1' ,a. to ▪ 111 e1.w of , ..(. partenablei On the part of Plea. is. 'tVe 1 t -'ai1: 1 for our Lori, en miner:: eel navel chief. Ir "LV011 t 11' an ni the rtihit,Ila,,it 1. r ...1 nt o' vac: .l: fU•• uiat`...-1 U,ir.° i11 a ;Lilo t.t. 1 sal i im; tlf,i i1: t , u:i (-t ,x ti:eir g;uwfog- eon -... 1 ani; cc t:queli:1g • 11 at i 01 e,t1" ft, it u h -,1 110 ▪ v r. f:c '.:,-:1,,1.... h1 , ..11;0: ling 01 01,5, L> fcgld1 ,_, ,tn 0141',141 1111) " tier• liege cf b,t1Cle, and .:•, h':,.:, priyiloLteti t, .,...:i i,rli!' the m rk:uta;- of the .,90,,.0:,1 rue• 01...211m1 that throttled the Prussian. • t 1.14 r tf' 1' • I ,l tt to ref f let 11•: ,,., ,.(]. v,.,oro :1:0 1010; 0031: Las developed a s11,;ut Arpin of cyuiel;in that t:,,ul.L recent the ,row: th of fan rtt, ism )u any ub. : lrit oet tilt: sltl,j..et ,,f British • 1111141(4', which h.; c1n,r: Ln know 1 St) thoroughly, ought the Admiral cannot re strain a touch of enthusiasm. While ittit 1 s erities were thrascnut of miles c•11' Sims was on the spot watch - t tt r "eartyitig un" and Lelpin g he'r in a rely ubetaatial wily. What he 0,w ape �t•(1 his eyes to th• e np (:me truth of�tite world struggle. As no said in 11 address: "It (the fleet) was the great silent rotes open which the callsn of the a1lic.t rested," Admiral Sing!, back from the real "front " and looming the inwards of the great game of Kaiser -clashing, grins amusedly 1(.11 111 hears lice dough- boy or 11 10 superior officer emitting brags about America winning the war. The e eiulald be nc, ill•freling In the matter, he thinlis; but neither rdtould there be any micu11dth standing of It among friends and atlies. Above a11, !hope hof 1 1 €;; ,atone appreciation 1 111.11,1121'3 part in ilia victory. 1 c ,aLy •, without. Britain, says Ad- mira1 stop:. there would have been no VI, t'u; -e .. .Dt for the Hun! Otto of Canada's most prominent women lawyers is :toss Winifred Wil- ton, of iilanitobe, who took up her brother's practice when he went to the war. "Cheerfulness is the [laughter of employment, I have known men to coma home frt a f!gperai d'0, groat Obits, just becatfse they' h14vts }ia(•i time matingement of it.l'---HOL'he. Napoleon Bonaparte gave hires lP up to Captain Maitland of the Brit- ish main -of -war Bellerophon on Suly 1G, 1$113, Raw .1bo,t Your iiituoe Patti rre,•.cs breed rereitea:rano; ght ores, iat•c`uh:e.<:•. A dark 0 teen ,h•e.+s L'atchcs and 2'. t,:in; ac ...-:it pia as a littat tele. Do ,'t use e oar 1 1.15. s as a towel nave a towel 11.w:eys hu,i.1:- (1, 0' the. 1,:1,, and 14:1(01( and wire year hands. 111, ..1'h 6,,10 ;cat hos( n or;. „r t• a,kleg, Dirty trends are 0 v.:•: 0:1'1410 of dirty dresses, Ifycai ra01' a 100:1 an yi•.,u• di,1h to nth i t t pin or.0 to voter bel: when. c olio:14..•, it will ai't (v;''e handy when the even ,leer l.,,0, to 1::•0 opened or hot d'edtei handled. It is dnegerous , u c , ,• 11121.011,n r t y ,rt r and e .,1.-... ,.. to ,tie• er1o' llee lo,tcles.• Train 140.1714'1f to stat,i at least an Inch 1114:14 t. an 1111'., nlr_ALL when .Tine, h, or cooling. Nothing 10 r'tic1ly eeils the front of the drees • s the habit of constant leaning while at work. I' you are too tired to -gaol on two feet with your chest out, ret,t a few minates before be- ginning the tank, i. hittl ,,Meas, with bibs attached, may be made either to tie around the waist or fasten by buttonholes to betteno correspondingly placed on the w•aootban.l of the house dress. The are simple to wash and iron, and since they may ht: made from the unworn -arts of old shocts, house dresses, ept'ons, etc., a 1+'10d supply should Le always on hand. from dark „nes to use doing a;irty work, to white ones to slip of when cooking or when the dc.rl 11 riegan For w t het „ an oilcloth or rub- ,,er ,:•. i 01, 1411. 0r one (11010 Pram n t -off 1.:.,•eat, is inkisncn=able. One edt like a grocer's apron, with 1 strap to go :around the neck and ,-es to keep 1...n plate neer the hips, is heat. When scrubbing floors have a thick pal of ('d eared to kneel en. It will .acre both knees and clothes. Lot the house dress he simply and imectlting''.y •rut, preferably in one piece. There should be no tight waist- line to reetrict the freedom of the arm,; neither should the dress hang wrapper apper faslion from the shoulders. I The elastic belted style or the bunga- low apron type, with adjustable bolt of same or contrasting material, is. 1.eco.ming, comfortable and sen -ice - The skirt should be short, and only full eneug'h to allow r, full-length! strike. Too narrow skirts many, Gime are the cause of falls, inoen-i vcnience and embarrassment, while tcn wide one.; are so much added weight and mere dust collectors. I -et • ,eepinte your house rirese clean mean as much to you as keeping your floor clean, course, elle de libel ,,netume is not t f•:r bruin or garden Ivor'.. Don't use if fen' such. Don overalls. i. pring! r1 Dirties. P11Dmeleliens—Gather only young. '''. ratty grown pleads. `-ash timr- n hail;: mei boil until trtrirr. Praha !drop tinct ant mix with the fellow - :ter Fns h con vinegar, t.ea 41 -t0,+:.i, one tl l' „eon but.tc:r, 0110 etd.i.i0i4W011 flour, .:e :ant teamotru s-lt, 110.1 a clash of pepper., Bartddi with herd•!,ciled egg slices:I L teed l.n•rbarb--Bake as for plain 111ked rind.. i tT r two or three layers of 11 -Ia.! or cene stoned date:. Reigns (1 late-, most to washed nal stoned, covered velum booting water, and sinrnteee 1 till the water is armo't it oriel before ailing to the un- euolscd rhubarb. On top sprinkle tale tread crumb.; or chopped nuts t.nd cr::.:krr 11141111. Candied orange or lemon peel er 1iiver may be u_ed in pi:•.00 or the vellus or dates. A:=paral,us Coup--Ifoil one quart rea:news, eat 11: !r,':h lengths, in one quest water until tender, Rub through a eelander, 1-nd return to .he water in whish it was' boiled. Heat one pint of milk, and thicken it with one tttblese Cn batter rni.l.,ed to a cream with one tablespoon flour. Seas -,at with salt and pepper, and pour into the asparagus. When boil- ing hot serve with toasted bread sticks. Spr!ngtims Carrots ---Dice eight young carrots, cover over with boil- ing water, and Gook slowly until tender. Drain, savi,,g the water for the sauce. Mix together one table- spoon Mittel' with two tablespoons flour, and add one cup meat •stock. Season with pepper and sa'l't, and add one cup of the water in which the carrots were. boiled. -Lot it come to a boil, pour over the carrots, and servo hot, Eggs in Spinach Nest- •Boil sic eggs hard the day before wanted for use. Drop them into the vinegar with beet pickles to color. Cook the spin- ach in the usual way, drain, season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice; place on a flat dish, and arrange the eggs on it. Rhubarb Custard Pie. ----Beat an egg with three-fourths cup sugar and one tablespoon flour. To this add' one ettp rhubarb, chopped or cut tine, and one-fourth ,or, water. Bake with one cOs , When done, cover. the pie with bite beaten vivito of to egg, flavored to taste, and let it brown in the oven. !low to Ketp1(iurL �ilb'er whiny. It is not such a difficult matter to keep silver from tarnishing if the (21110,1 aro uude1'-100(1- 'Furnish is the result of 1116 combination of the silver from sulphur, but this wears only in Moist air. 'Tarnish will never , appear in silverware that is kept where the nie pt felon dry.. ' • ','1• contains Tiede dphuric acid, which comes from ournrlk fuels, from cocking-, frcIll hhlltiw. _s, Lund tre111 (ie.:eying (1 rant, metier. For bilis 1eason, silverware :ahou'. 1 he kept out of the lcild'eu, n8 vrget',bles and meats in the p1 -c•145 :f cooking 0,100 sale sulphur gesea. Jrw'0:cry 0,101 .1 0•10 lr 1011111 roat11t ". ,-f stones on their displays in order. lel' t: Vele the silver from ea ntne1 a lth ` the air. Trays, ca't(ileati_ks, cake' and fruit stan.ls, and ether pieces not, frequently used may be treated in; this w•ay, as the shellac does not chip e.(f easily, Wool should not be used for wrap- (• as •silvrr, as animal fibre contains a large amount of sulphur. White cloth is often Mco:h' d with sulphur, and w141 tarnish silver wrapped in it.! Soft, bleaching cotton cloth is best' for wrapping silverware, which should then be kept in a dry place. Kitchen Walls. After streg1ling far years to keep my kitchen walls ]11 good condition, I finally miser ted that an 1111e::pen- sive table oilcloth ;rat: an excellent wall finish to waiseot height. The teareritanger put it on for me over the Feinted wall, using the width of the oilcloth, whim was one and a half yards wide. A cheap picture moulding was used r1, 1 finish. In its place a narrow til ±lit border might be used. Above 1'•ise we •:r_3 a white paper to 1 ,t she oil- cloth. The cnlclotit lease can be wiped off every week with a damp elcth, and nftcr flee years of wear 111y kitchen, looks a -ell. Meny of our friends Have', copied the idea of this oileloth base' with papered walls above. Cooking W'eighta and 'Measures. One --hall kitchen ::up equals one gill. ; One kitchen cup eeuals one-half pint or two gills, Four kitchen sups equip one .111art. Two cups of granulated sager equal en) pound. Two and one-half cups of powder- ed sugar equal 010 pound. One heaping tablespoon of sagar equals one ounce. Ore heaping t l le.r,00n of butter egos.t. 1.110 mantes.; or one -touter cup. One cup of Putter equals one-half pound. Poor 0111. Cr f,,:n' (0,1e heaping os•n't) easels one pou:.d. Eight round tai Icspocins of dry rltt- terial equals are cup. P oportion.: to Remember. Petr e 3 to one quart o: milk fele custards. One teaspoon of vanilla to o)1e. gi:ar` ot, mil; for ctts'a1'!. ''1'1 cw:trts o1 gelatin to 1"i: smarts • cf 11101 11 Four L_0,i ilg tableepeon of st:r11 i, .-. ,luart of milk. Ono 0 1 t i.Ic •cera of bakingi pow.ler n, r.0 c 6f flower. O : t•.klcsl: or. or to one pint; of scut mills, One tc,lspoen of soda' to one pint of mole:•ses. 0,10 teaspoon of baking powder i•?. ental to is ,ea: -loom) of sods. rod ono teaspoon of 0110111 of tartar. In preparing for hiking mix dry materials in one bowl and liquids in arli,tlr, n, combine them e t r:1y and put at 071re into 011', men, 'lino' oven fey baking' breis i should' lir hat ((101,x11 to 1: -rte n a teaspoon of flour in Pee minutes, For biscuits it rhould brown in one euipt;lo, RuLbing a p.i(eru t, With butter a few 'minutes before it is time to take it from the oven will make it crisp. Blackboard Charades. draw n numbered slip of paper Lhati My Garden Fair, bears the name of (t sone;, poem or. I planted sane seed in my Gorden fair, et:•ry. The player who drawl; No, 1: And, w'atc•hrd it with come 11(10, Imes to the blaeklmeael and makes the, Nor er ul,rd the measure of link and first attempt at illustrntittg his song,' earn of course without letting; the others know what the song is. As soon (10 he has finished, the pinyers write down their 1,Uesees Opposite the figure I, and the nexa person take his turn at the blackboard, and so on. If, for example, a player receives l p Ghat bears the words "0 Can- ada,' lie may either attempt to draw 't map of Canada, apicture of Jack (.'an,fclt, or anything that will indi- rate the i,ong. In illustrating "Where Oh Where ?las My Little Dog Gone," the amateur artist might show the tracks of the dog, and at the end of the board' a few inches of his tail, Following the custom of such games, when all the songs have been illustrated the players exchange cards and mark the guesses as some one reads the correct title for each number. In Memoriam. Only a slender maple tree I planted for his sake; There every day before my shrine' t bcw a prayer to nuke. Idis evea•y deed my rosary, 1 count them as I kneel; My itgllrt is sore, my eyes are dim, L'1 r use his pain I feel. Sometimes at eve the murmuring 02 loaves so soft and green 1Ia1.18 voices 111 my heart of days And times that night have been. Only a slender maple tree I planted P6 his sake; There ' every clay before my shrine I bow a prayer to matte. All grades. Write for prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS G. J. CLIFF - - TORONTO Co Not 0- , When Price ��i�co la Low Sell TPSW;IAT THEM M WITI-1 FLEMING EGG PRESERVER Guar.tntoedd to steep 'them fresh for nine-- months and longe'. Easy to use. Just 111111 it on. .A child can apply it, No cold :•torr ;e, no plelcle, no stone erocl15,.nce special care, and alweys read: to use. 600 flex .W.111 !Jo 30 doz. Eggs. Get it from y0nr dealer or from FLEN(W3 EGG PRESERVER CO. 160r 0g'S• aa^ltt! 13t, W. Montreal EAGLE csu'via�.. 1.e,7P0/i A new variation of the familiar game of charades requires for equip- ment a wall blackboard end some crayons, cards for the players, and slips of paper on which to write the names of songs, poems or books. It creates a great deed of fun, as am0- =F, tour attempts at drawing always (lo, On the carols ;niece a rote of num- bers, one for en:11 song, poem or story. Give one of the cards and a pencil to each player, and let hhn I. 0,0'`"''11 ';'•.,' J-i'M y�F.ea celrr,"Co11r'na'£a14 Er i)d GZ.1 ehon!n(; our full lea^e of Moyclea for lien axil W oareu, l o i s (21 G 0 lit. 1.3C '0 life,.° 1 Tires, Coaster D11iaos, Wheels, Inner Tubes, a,rmps, Delle, yctometers, Saddles, 0(gulp. mcut and Porte of Bicycles. You em1 buy your supplies .rout 1(u 51 11,11010.143 priced. 'll'. W. BOYD P SON, :Tp Nowa Daren Strut West, Montreal. al. Iles1uwerl thereon, if it did but boar hetero for my toil and stress. And In the soul of a youth was sown Some sped (lilt might germinate, But I watched not how it bad later grown, • Nor seemed to think of it as any own, Till I found it was all too late, Shall plants 0,11(1 gardensH )e more than a youth And tended with constant care, 1 And lie with 11. soul of wondrous worth !Be left to himself, while things of earth Aro counted beyond compare? 0 Soul, giant not twit my garden's share Be all unlit my eye can see, But symbol' rather of what were fair That I should reader those in my care, For time and eternity! Women have been permitted to practice law in Denmark since 1900. Imports into Canada from the Un- ited States, for which payment must be made sonic time or other, continue to be on almost a wartime scale, the Canadian Trade Commission points out. • 7,17",g770771) 7,7 W1: SEMI OEM BIS c r7115# r i . 1 e C F 4 {t .ad l 5054)1 3 sate 1. Lw 110,:'0, ,�•.i. t fl n d rr' 111' 'lt 1 1 NIA _.Iiia'--,t:)t4 7 F�i,1. C!Iti':✓ W. CLARK • LIMPID µoef+Do„ 1�i;f iii./.iI..I�.LaisrnL•r+tR'��•La,� 13 For Cage by De&ersa StAI r 1 dtYa Beautifies and preserves vrooelbal;'ork that is subject to exposure Ci(S ` Ea Ftp it r ":ys the uealri Tft T\ -1.,,,,11. ,very. -0,.•'..,v Fie.je earl a :;:1'crs..,.., Let .PARKER ..i !R 5a V .W..1,1.C1'11il11g'le'an OV1 PARKER'S know all -..the fine points about cleaning and dyeing. Wo can clean or dye anything from a filmy georgette illouso to heavy draperies or rugs. Every article is given careful and expert attention and satisfaction is guaranteed, FIe0d your faded or spotted clothing or household goods to uup Wo will ma1t0 thorn like new again. Our charge:4 aro reasonable and we pay ex. Press or postal oharges ono way. A Host card will bring our booklet of household suggestions that save money. Write for It. PARKER'S DYE WORKS, Limited Cleaners and Myers • 791 Youge St. " Toronto .... u,"lat ttti�ir, Rimini l iw EMMME ' 31 AL ATO S AOVENTLR(E IN A RIVER IN 131',1. TIGH GUIANA. While Rescuing a Dog Mr, Robinean, The Noted Traveller, Has Narrow Escape, While twist; 111 tins re01(1(1 or n pot clog: in a river in British (:111010 kir. (', 1I, Robinson suddenly found Itmst•lf sun'reunrleci hw alIb Mors. Ile tells in Um Wide World stow Ito managed to escape from this tntttl'o s:Int situation. Ono afternoon 1 had returned from the field, 5113'5 Mr. 11obfnyon, turd 110 1111001 to indttlgn myself in a siesta in l my hammock when Barclay, a strap- ping ping tlegto buy, came 1nnn117g excited - iv into myroom to flock till me that a tl ,c of dues •1 It had ,a.igirt04 on the lagoon about half it mile away, flurrietlly snatching up my faun and cartridge belt, I oracle for the spot, accompanied 11e boy, nm121(1 gone •n 01(1(10 dis- tanbyce11.1)115)1:1, 115 n I hlos1e v 1 ittic: t o me 0,v it lit small dug, named Daily, a pretty Swedish terrier, was following me, Dally belonged to lI fellow overseer, by whom ile was 11111011 prized, and in- deed he was a groat pet whit ih0 whole household. I did not wish hint to go with 110 on this oceasiyn, how, ever, for 1 feared that he would scare the birds, 1 trlud 10 drive him haat again, but he was not •to be denied; and so I allowed II1111 to follow. 1 relished the piece cif water and, 0,f• ter a little stalking, managed to shoat ' two ducks, One of which was only w01)11ded and fluttered away 801(10 twenty yards, where it floated and t,tlu€,g1ed. At that moment Dully jumped info the water and swam toward the dis- abled duck, The brave little clog had reached it and woo returning with it When llarclay sn,ldenly out: "Look. bans! A 'gator! Gulag for Daily!" Sure enough, about fifty feel away was 1111 alligator swimming rapidly to- ward the dog. "Quit11, Barclay!" I said, "Jump in and frighten tlo brute away!" But Barclay objet ted. "No, bass, I'fraid!" to said resolutely. There v04 no time to be lost in ar- gument, 'rho reptile 1414115 approachflig (11(1 game little. dog, which, burdened by the flapping ducts, nearly as large as himself, was making slow progress. Dropping m3' gun, I jumped into the Iv ;ter and. half w ar1111g, 111111 swim- ming. soon reached the dog, a d then, placing him duck and all, un1101' n Y arm, I started to return to the shore. The only point on the bank at which I could land for some distance r1un(1 the lagoon w0,8 Iiuue 111101Y behind the evil-toolcing brute; so 1 splashed the ',eater and shouted at, him, hitt without effect. There Ile continued to keep 'watch and ward, anti it dawned upon me that he intended to male a 110,.11 for the d ;g if 1 ventured to tint 11I ti(•h 101111. Poor Daily by now perceived his 01101113', end was e011100tly terrified, for he set up a piteous howl, I aur bound to admit iii --t 111114 beginning t1 1`te01 romowlint •app.cuof siva 111y. Midi; f:'n• 1 had vevor known an alliga- tor to :tut with such b 111nnes before, and my nnoasineee 1 t to„soil wh')) the boy on the h-:nic shouted: '••l•oke care, 1110.,1:1'i'; wi1019 101 'batons (ere brh,nl!” I glanced round an 1 010at least four of live of the uncanny reptiles ew.hn ning in my direction, doubtless attt1eted by. the howling of rho dog. For the hist time I was thoroughly scared, and tam ilsh:111(1 to say that for a moment I entertained lite thought of flinging Dally to the brutes and securing my own safety. 1 'Was 111 a loss to know how to act circumstances, But Barclay, who had been gazing open-mouthed 0011 inac- tive at 1.1111) scone, suddenly pulled him- self together and, seizing my gut and ramming 1n two cartridges, lot drive both barrels at the eye of the sentinel alligator. 311,e result wan lustautai• eons, With a loud hies and a great swirl, the brute sank out of sight, leaving (t gradually widening stain of blood on the surface of the water. Making a slight dulour sci as not to cone in contact with the body, I dash- ed for the bank and, to my elloxpress- fide relief, scrambled out to safety, 0' Were You Born In May? If so, yen may bo a writer. Many of the groat. men whose birthdays aro In May were writers, May seems to be short on birthday11 of great mon and women. Yore• is our list; low many of the nacres do you recognize? Ralph W. Emerson, poet, It May 25, 1803. Walt Whitman poet, b. May 11, 1810. Robert Browning, poet. b, May 7, 1812. Aloxtl,lci! r Pope, poet, b, May 21, 1088. 'Piloneee Moore, poet, b, May 28, 1779. Joseph el ldison, 1), 11Iay 1, 1672. Romeo Manu, educator, b, May 4, 171111, "Most men call fretting a minor fault --a foible, and not a vice. But thele its 110 vice, except: it bo drunk - 511110215, which can 50 utterly destroy the peace and happiness of a honee.i" —Helen IIunt. The Trade Concpris(sion is taking up (t policy which may bo stated as follows; First, to eaiifyurage column: tion in Colada of Ca11adla,l produce 1(1 irodnets to a 1111.1011 gteatet' elt- tcnt, second, to .increase theextorts, pal titularly oe nunutiotttril dbtioda.,.