HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-1-21, Page 2For
Boys and Girls
A FIGHT IN M1D-AIR
"Itman't be dOrie, I tell Yon!"
"Can't it? Has any one tried?"
"But just think of 3 yourself, f den
Eric—four hundred feet of precipice
with a stormy !sea below, and th
change of having to fight two eagle
at once, eget big and strong enoug
to kill a man with one stroke. You'r
a brave fellow, I know, but what'
the good of thebwing away your lif
in trying a thing that's impossible?'
miNe::, I mean to try it, anyhow.'
So spoke Eric Bjornson, a tall, ac
tive, blue-eyed young Norseman fro!
Hainmerfest, to whom the storm
waves and terrible rocks of the north
ern seas were like old playmates. "As
brave as Erie" was already a proverb
throughout the whole district; and
had you seen him a'angle? half -way up
a tremendous precipice, hundreds of
feet above the roaring sea, or,fighting
his way against a March gale, with
the waves raging around him so
mightily that at times his little boat
was quite hidden from sight, you
would certainly have thought he did
net know what fear meant. But the
work that he had in hand now was
ono from which even a brave man
might well have shrunk.
Two or three days before, a smart
steam -yacht had anchored off one o
the little Norwegian villages, with a
rich Englishman on board, who had
gone all over the world hunting fo
rare eggs, of which he was making a
collection.
Having learned from the pilot who
brought him in that two eagles of
very rare breed had built their nes
upon a small, rocky is:et, a few miles
distant, upon which no man had ever
yet been able to find footing, he had
instantly offered for a single egg a
sum of money which seemed to th
simple fislaermen of the Loffoden Isles
a perfect fortune in itself; but the re
ward .seemed likely to wait some time
before any one claimed it, for the nest
on Eagle tset was, to all appearance
as far beyond their reach as if it had
been in the moon.
When it got abroad, however, that
"Eric Fear -nothing," as they called
him, meant to attempt the feat, his
'comrades shook their heads.
"He's a lost man," said a weather-
beaten fowler, who knew what crag -
climbing was, "for the thing can't be
done, and he'll never he content with-
out doing it."
"Serve him right for being such a
fool." growled a crabbed old pilot,
with a f • like the
fender. "All the money in Norway
can't bring a man to life again when
he's once broken his neck,"
Two days later, however, some men,
who were coming back from their
fishing early in the morning—if one
might call "morning" in a region
where the sun never sets for eight
weeks together—started and rubbed
their eyes in amazement as they pass-
ed under the tremendous cliffs of
Eagle Islet, which rose cheer up out
of the sea like a mighty wall, black
and grim '
summer
elty; for there, on the highest point
of that terrible preeipiee, where
human foot had ever rested before,
stood the figure of a man
"That must be Erie Fear -nothing,
for no one else could have done it,"
muttered one of the fishermen.
"Yes," said another; "he's done his
work. A bold fellew, indeed!"
But they were mistaken. So far
from having done his work, Eric was
only just beginning it. He had coast-
ed around the island till he satisfied
himself that the only place where it
could be scaled was on the opposite
side from the nest.
'thither he had gone, with three of
his comrades, climbed the cliff, MI
11a down to his !fiends below the rope
which he carried with him, drawing
, them ap one by one. But the hardest
O part of their taslt was still to coine. I
s "Seel" cried one of the flehermen
h below. '"Phey're letting him down to
e the nest with•a rope over the brow of,
s the rrecipise. Hold fast now, Ere,'
e if you ever did in your life,"
It was, indeed, a terrible venture.'
' The solitary figure, eannging In the
- empty air at that fearful height, look
-
n ed no larger than a spicier danglizog Sonte old cannons, reticle of early days, are dimwit at kiatterY um, Pletou,
y 00 its thread. Far below him the Nova sops
- weves were thundering egamst the
vast, black cliffs iegreat spouts of
fawn, while the howling -wind, winch
was fast rising to a storm, dashed the
dating climber again and again upon
the cruel rocks that jutted out on
every side.
Down he carne—. -down, down, lywn
-nearer and nearer to the nest, when
suddenly a sharp cry of dismay broke
from one of the men below.
"The eagle! the eagle!" exclaimed
he, as a huge, black ehatlest soared
up from the ledge on which the nest'
stood. "There she goes right at him!"
It was true. The mother eagle had
come raging forth to defend her nest.'
f As she swooped at Eric. he struck at
her with his long sheath -knife. She
fell back, circled around him, and theni
✓ pounced again.
"I'll try whether my duck -gun won't;
reach her," growled one of the watch -1
ere below, stooping to take up the
trusty weapon. 1
t: But before he could seize it the
crisis came. Eric struck at the eaglea
missed it, and instantly the cruel'
claws fastened on his shoulder. But'
before the terrible beak could strike,!
one fieree, upward thrust buried the'
• broad blade hilt -deep in the bird's'
_ breast, and the great, black body
plunged headlong down the awful:
depth below.
In another moment Eric's foot was
upon the ledge, and the precious egg
safe in his pouch. Poor fellow! he did
not see the black spot far away in the
sky, growing broader and blacker
every instant as the other eagle came
rushing to its vengeance; but he saw
something else that made even his
brave blood run cold,
The knife -stroke that missed the
eagle had hit the rope that sustained
him, and cut it so nearly through that
only a few strands were left to bear.
his weight. For a moment he felt sick!
and giddy from sheer horror. Then he,
blew his whistle shrilly, and his com-;
• rades above, recognizing the signal of
danger, began to haul him up might'
and main.
How long that dreadful ascent lastg
ed, Erie could never have told. As he'
saw the half -cut rope on which his,
life depended scraping against ledge
after ledge of sharp rock above him,'
he seemed to die a thousand deaths in
one. And now the male eagle, -with
wings outspread and head stooped!
viciously forward, darted at the faint -
g e an arrow front a bow.
But just then there came a flash.
and a bang from below, and the sav-
age bird dropped into the sea, like a s
stone, while Erie, dizzy, helpless, and
scarcely able to move, was dragged s
safely to the top of the cliff by his n
shouting companions.
"Well, friends," said he, when he
had recovered sufficiently to raise him- 1
self from the ground with the help of
his comrades. "I'll never say again
that I want to know what fear is like. k
I know now and I shall not readily 1
forget it."
And Eric never did forget it as imig
as he lived.—By David Ker.
1
1
'n man lik
THE PROTECTOR OF
THE HOUSEHOLD
Br Georges Pourcel
Translated by
William L, McPherson
!him I made him resign, and lealond
remain at the ministry, He bugle(
; himself with beusehold mattere—the:
!marketing, errands. taking care of the:
laundry, mending and shelving. Ex -t
cellent to obey, he would not know
. how to command. It Is, good that.
everybody should all lila primer place,
Moreover, he is as happy as a fieh In
water. Did yeu ever see him look bet-
, t 9"
When she entered the office, illas "Be seated! Be seated!" Arthur
sive,' vigorous, solidly planted on iter cried Joyously.
feet, Irene Pertuis cast a glance at1 He was the very image of happiness
▪ come an. attack a few days before the know that they have a disease which
11 date sot for the wedding, with the 're- makes them tired after a little work
-u
11.
er masculine colleagues which seem-: —laughing eyes in a ruddy face, th
ed to take possession of the entire as- lips of a gourmand, conversation fu
senablage. She announced immediate- of unction. Everything about, hi,
ly that she was still unmarried, in testified -to his extraordinary eonten
spite of her fixed propensity to make meta with himself and his surround-
greatThat declaration impressed her near -I I complimented him on the leg o
sacrifice. lags
est desk neighbor, Arthur Cartier, as mutton. He was radiant, Turning to
pale as a gleam of moonlight, a poor ward hls wife he sought a confirms,
little -widower whom his wife had al- tion
ways henpecked. • "Not bad, is It, my little one?"
"In my opinion," Irene aseerted, "a Ile became effusive.
wife ought not to trespass on the per- "My little one! She calls me he
sonality of her husband." little one. Then she kisses me, yo
"On that proposition, Arthur ans. will see at dessert. Ah! The other,
veered, 'I think we shall find ourselves the first one, would never have done
of one mind." that She had no respect far my per
They did find themselves of one Banal -RV"
mind, and very quickly. A month af- "Are you taking mustard again
ter Irene's arrival they announced You know very well that it doemg
their marriage. agree with you any longer. Don't ea
"What I like especially about her," so much meat. You will ba -ye indi
Arthur explained, 'is her breadth of gestion"
spirit. She understands perfectly the, She watched over him, admonish°
husband's role, which is one of auth- him, suppressed hire He obeyed with
ority and protection," the docility of a child. In the'divisio
He said this in a mild voice, with which site had made once for all o
the candid eyes of a small boy who their respective attributions, she had
has been kept in subjection. Irene, reserved for herself all political idea
for her part, did not conceal that her and literary opinions. She expresse
soul overflowed with tenderness, and these with great force and impressive
that she was all renunciation and ab- nese. She judged, dissected, analyzed
negation. 1 and did wonders generallY. He neves
Sometimes, however, certain haughty contradicted, accepting'everything she
looks and an impatient trembling of said with enthusiasm
the lip revealed the lady's real nature. "When are you going to take me to
The psychological amateurs in the of the theatre?"
floe made two contrary prognostlga- "One of these days, if you are good
tions; Arthur's martyrdom would be- I will take you to the Francais to see
gin again; Arthur would be the real Horace or Cinna."
master and would experience unquali- "Corneille's plays," she explained to
fled felicity. me, "are excellent for him. They are
After a two years' absence I met on A tonic. They are a schoo of heroism
the street, his arms filled with peek- and greatness of soul They strengthen
ages, my old comrade, Arthur Cartier, his will, which is a little flabby He
his face rosy and his step elastic. adores them, and also the cape and
"It was my vrife," he said, 'who ac- sword plays. I am afraid that he will
complished the metamorphosis What end up by being a Don Quixote."
a wonderful wife! She makes me I gave a start, for at that moment
prodigiously happy. Above all, she the musketeer was engaged in a vio-
lent altercation with the cook, who.
had broken a glass. He thundered and
hurled imprecations at her.
Presently his wife quieted him
down. Then, turning to me, she said:
"'You can't imagine how harsh he is
with the cook. 1 am constantly ob-
liged to intervene in their alisputee.
gsettsstesette—tasts ttat • ti
'WHY TRANIPS WON'T WORK 1LAKE FISHEIES, OF
"Anything hut werki" Frein time tanee together, but One may etop for PRAIRIE 'PROVINCES
a moment -to take pebble.Mit of ,
Ininitinlerial that bp?. been the Mat°
of the Dow. Meet people believe elm and the ether will go aloug as
atilt their aversion labor in any though Mildews of hie e0010e111011's
shape or form Is the result of sheer ealetenee. Anti the Ono who slopped
laziness, but, the fact le, according to will not hurry to catch up with the
Saleatitle layeetigators, they are all, other!
er most et them, abnormal in so far art Two knights of the road, walking in
they arc aufrering' from peeputiti. ,ttIttt: et, t3b :parer: tdodnebayr tia pfaorsistini:
eese to whieli Selene° • 8.1) tls�
nnme........Onnotfopbobla," • vehicle. Otto went to one Ode and, the
. ether worde,thea cannot tolerate other te the other side. They walked
crawdsHend closed eisacee-t, they' must eh witlacnot -se word to each tither, and
be out $n the oPen; and- combined when they reached the fork the One
With this they Oxperierme an uncoil- continued on the 'right jai*, the other
trollable rereetleeenege, continued on the left fOrk, although
When one of these attacks of this_ neither knew where the two branches
combination or "claustrophobia' -WM tol , •
reetleeeness comes on, the tramp has Tramps have not the slightest de -
no alternative but to go, and keep on Oro for companionship. EriendeMP
going, Theira is no particular place hi implies permanency, and this is the
Which he wants to go, nothing he de- one thing they cannot tolerate.
afros partnattleay to tsee. All he wish- Nor it is a caro -free, healthful exist -
fie to do Is to get away argon -where he once they lend, Getting out' and tale
le—and assfast as he cam ' Ing . a walk Is many a doctor's advice
Yo a Seldom flint a married tramp, to a patient, But the tramp takes Ills
Why?'- During.a recent investigation walks too often and he goes too -far,
atta wOrithouse large number of' After about two years on the road
tramps were asked why, they did not he begins to get verb:awe veins in the
Marra, 'and a similar response was legs. The veins lose their elasticitY,
forthcoming in each case—they were they betonte stretched, and the Orem
afraid that the urge to get away would fatten in them beeomes much lower
be stronger than their doodle), to re- than In. the arteries. After standing
main With a-fanally. . or walking a short time the veins be.
One tramp coefeesee•thet- he had come .filled with blood, the legs feel
proposed marriage heottuse he hoped heavy, and the sufferer must sit down,
that the resnonsibility pi a family That is why tramps cannot keen a Job
would be strong enough 'to keep him requiring much standing oe walking.
at home when the ,attack of *ander- They don't know why they become
Met came on—but he Could not over- tired so soon, and the public doesn't
salt that his bride-to-be was left to ' At a- special examination In eine
bewail the loss of her Ileums. The'''Worithouse it was found that one-third
tramp was sincerely sorry, but the of all the lodgers had foot or leg de -
urge to get away had been too great feats, about ten times as may as would
t for him to resist. ' Tramps have been .be found in the same number of men
. known to risk death by exposure and taken at random. Moat tramps have
starvation rather then remain in the bad teeth, and this, with improper
workhouse when the wanderlust fever fopd, -causes 'chronic Indigestion. In
has gripped them. . short, the "Weary Willies" of the road;
Contrary to the general. idea, tramps deserve, according to scientific hives -
✓ seidora form friendships. They may tigators, not our derisive gibes, but
u meet •companions, travel a short die - our deepest sympatlith •
Electricity from the Air.
The idea ottutilizing the electricity
in the atmosphere for industrial and
t other purposes has always been a fas-
t dilating one,
. Mr. Bhattacharyya, of Patna, Ben-
gal, has experimented with large
d
paper -and linen kites. These were
wound with a network of copper wires,
n and it proved desirable later to re-
f I place the copper wire by silver, owing
, to the tepid oxidation of the copper
s !surface.
d The kites rose to eight or nine hun-
- dred feet, when it was found that
sparks -could be drawn at abort inter-
- vale from a insulated rod attached to
the lower end of the metal kite -string.
; The intermittent sparks were made
to yield an alternating current_by
:means of a special transforming de-
vice.
Experiments are now being made
1 -with aluminum balloons filled with
hydrogen gas.
respects my personality. On that es-
ential point, you know, I would never
have yielded. But you must come and
ee us. Take luncheon With us it you
want to know what conjugal happi-
ess is."
I -could not refuse such an opportuni-
y T see a prodigiously happy couple
s not so common a spectacle Except for me he would tyrannize over
Mme.drene had lost none of her au-
thority I found her exactly as I had
nown her before --with an imperious
ip and a voice short and decisive,
ven in the smallest matters her husband She burst out:
Arthur, wearing a white apron, "What? Don't you know? He has
showed his 'face for a moment at the left me. The wretch. He ran away
Itchen door, with tise c000k, Who wouldlave ex -
"Excuse me, old man, I am looking peeled it? A mat whom I was mak-
1 ter the shoulder of lamb with the ing 80 happy. Can you understand?
nook Talk to my wife until we serve And he left me a letter—an imbecile
ge
letter, in which he said: "I am going
Mme Irene explained to mot away with caroline She is a sweet,
"I have put him la charge of the feeble, unhappy, martyrized creature.
!Oben and the housekeeping I saw She has neither will nor aersonalitY.
t once that he was 5101 (110 kind of man It is my duty es a man to protect her.'
o live among men. At tbe office all Youehear that, 'It Is my ditty as a
he others would have trampled over man.' "
A Girl's AMbition.
Dr. Margaret McKellar, the mission-
ary, came to Canada from the High-
lands of Scotland as a very small
child. Her father was a sea captain
who Id been going back and forth to
India; when 'he came to Canada he
plied his vessel on the Great Lakes.
Before Margaret WAS twelve years
old her mother died. After that she
spent much time on her father's boat
and consequently was out of school
much ot the year. When she was Mur -
teen years old and In one of the low
grades she lett school altogether.
Six years later whoa she was ern-
ployed in a millinery shop she beard
George Leslie Mackay, the miselonary,
tell of kis experience in Formosa.
Hearing of the beautiful Wand and
the marvelous changes that the Gos-
pel had wrought in the lives of the na-
tives made her long to become a mis-
sionary. "But I cannot; I have no
education," she thought. So she eon-
tributed money to the work.
Then she listened to Dr. Robertson
of the New Hebrides, and again She
heard the call to enter the service; but
she geld to herself, "Surely God would
never ask me, for I have no educa-
tion." And again she gave money, 1
The WI was so insistent, however,
that shit finally offered herself. But
owing to her leek of education the
missionary beard kindly declined heri
eervicties.
Thee Margaret ()eddied she would
get an education. A teacher gave her
O list Of books proper to fit her for the
grattnnar soltool, but she could not I
the poor girl"
Recently, passing by the ministry,
I entered to shake hands with my old
associaths. I asked Mme. Irene about
- k
study successfully by herself; so she
I went hick to school with small boys a
and girls. She was then twenty-two
years old, and she used to pray that 1
the boys and girls would not laugh at
her, In four years she passed matri-
culation. Then one happy day she k
entered Queen's University, Kingston, 53
las a medical student and later took a t
postgraduate course in London. When
she offered herself as a mission-
ary, in 1390, she wee accepted and sent
to India,
At first the natives called her "ford
eign devil" and threatened her, but now ,
they worship her as a queen. Is* the;
city of Neel:laugh Margaret has eared i
for the sick alul the plague -80100n.!
She has always lifted the soul as she;
healed the body. Now, though she is -
old, she bit still at work.
Women of Saskatchewan recently
Fellt her a email automobile. In her
letter of thanks she ;said that now she
can raver much more ground and go I
to many more villages in a day i
She' has been feted and honored by
kings and Detente tea. One of the hon.'
ors of which she is Justly proud is a
medal that the King and Queen of
England preeented to' her at the Dur -
bar in Delhi in 1911 for distingutshed
service, . ;
01120 heard hem' say that the nInetg-,
first Peelle was literally fulfilled in
her life. She bee trodden on the lion
end the adder. Thousands have fallen
at her side wilh chalern, yet -God has
given, ber long Ibbs.
• -z- *Zri
• &I-Xoe
/
, A Debate in Caveiand. -
°Meer Stoneclub--"What's all this
riot About?" -
Skinpants—"Those guys have en-
tered the contest for the prize for the
best plan for the promotion of peace."
The Wisdom of Childhood.
1 Thanks to careful coachIng John
had perfornied the onerous duties of
page at his sister's wedding with be-
combng solesaniby.
1 He had to sit quietly at his plate at
the wedding breakfast table until a
few of his elders had unburdened
themselves of the platitudes common
to such oecasions, and it was not un-
til the brid-egroom, suddenly remem-
bering him, turned and said he
thought John should contribute his
little speech, that he gave vent to his
feelings.
In a curiously gruff voMe, he said:
nr 0 made a speech I should say, '1
think it's time we get on with our din-
ner.
'f le bite rI the jaw bas DWI'S power Whiter imorts are always exciting, but here is a pastime outstaadIng in the thrill it gives Giotto engaging bn
than the gleam of the hand. it- --r ding on skis over the surface of a lake, pulled by the reins of a home running hereto.
Ballycroy.
will leave dark Mallaranny, where
the heath grows to a mania
height
And north, by sheltered sea -loughs,
travel on,
Where the hills come down to meet
me and, retreating, seem to hire
1110—
Bengorm, Corslieve, far-off Laght
Daughybaum---
To 13allyeroy.
There the bogland stretches seaward
'like a sea of brown and purple,
And the very pulse of quiet seems
at rest,
There the shadowe brood or traverse,
as the clouds move on above
them
To their home in the Atlantic, roll-
ing west.
Of Ballyeroy.
There are eagles in the mountains, and
INLAND WATERS TEEN.
ING WITH MANY
VARIETIES.
Market Available in the Inland
States 'Where This SpeIieS
of Food is Very Scarce.
• Exceptional activity in the conlmer•
Mal fisheries 01 (110 great lekes of the
three Prairie Provinces is, expected
this wittier with MO figures of pro-
duetIon. The harvest at summer fish -
Ing oe then Waters has been the low.
est for year% with the result that
whilst whitefish end others of the pro -
(Met of these lobes have been moving
steadily in topeclal refrigerator care
from the prairies ,to New York, Chi.
cago, Buffalo, and other Gaited States
• points, as well as Desi;Ore Canadian
centres, deelerti are mugging over for
'winter gonsumption practically no
summer frozen fish.
The season closed on Leseed Slave
Lake in Albestro on September 30th,
and whilst the Government limit on
the catch of whitefish was 1,600,000
pouds, only about 1,000,000 pounds
were taken, A total of 46 cars were
!shipped via Dominion Expgese to
Chicago, the price received In general
by the produeers being a little over
th avrage, The small catch during th
a
summer on Lake Winnipegosia and
other Manitoba lakes resulted in the
decision to extend the open, season
for fishing until the 11111 of Octither to
keep the markets supplied. The catch
was satisfactory in Oil( respect, but
be necessary to redouble winter opera
taitionnso. stores have' been laid up it will
•
In 1923 the value of the inland fish
°ries of the three Prairie Provinces e
was respeetively: Manitoba, $1,020,-
595;Alberta, $433,737; and °Saskat-
chewan, $286,643, an Increase for the
entire prairie area over the previous
year of $260,683, In Manitoba, pick-
erel wag the most important item of
the catcfi, accounting tor 8404,982, fol-
lowed by erhitefleh with $183,419, and
tullibee, $98,279. Whitefish led in
Saskatchewan with $207.204, toltowel
by pike, $24,307, and Meet, 316.099„
Whitefish was likewise the most im
portant fish in Alberta, aecounting for
arepvieie.0
ntue.03:68$03.74,460, followed by
trout with 822,636; pickerel, $20.61P;
rind
Improved Production and Marketing.
.A good deal of attention is being
paid to the improvement of the Prairie
Provinces inland fisheries both as to
the commercial production and mar -
)(Ming, and the eneurance of suprdv.
A company operating on Lessor Slave
Lake in Alberta bas built a freezing
plant in connectiou with its omen -
Gams whieb is one of the best'of lie
kind M Western Canada. There have
[Realms been Improvenoepte nn flubalo Lake, where two companies will
be operating this winter.
Saskatchewan, which accounts for
only about one-half or the anal fish
production at Alberta, and orierifth of
that of tfitnitoba, is paying et:emotion-
al attention to the building up of bur
inland fisheries.. /Parrett fieh anti try
were distribute( • among P.fty-four
1
ekes in the apilng of 11,14 trout the
provincial hatcheries, this being the
widest distribution ever elects -1, Fifth
were taken to widely toperated :mints
and, according to all reports. the
transition was sureeesfully accemp-
Ittihad and the fish are thritina.
Among the fish distributed Wes -0 V. r
20,00-0,008 whitefish; 17.000.000 1 -es -ell;
over 7,000,000 Thurlow cisco; sal
n°71 80
r30bass000'0azidal)Psn
00pi eckrel11li ri°'et't' fovr ell11:d4
a
In the Fort Qu'Appelle hikes dye.
aerations have been onntle for a Mot
tier collection of betwotn 30.000 00.1
and 35,000,000 neh eggs to keel)
katchewan lakes' supplied with Pelt.
Astonishment is often exploit:awl
hat fish taken in waters of the for
orth, remote' often times from the
ringee at civilization, can, even In the
fficient means of transportation
ble In special refrigeretor cam, be
conontically marketel at intarior
arts of the United States, mob as
Mono and Minneapolis, not to cu"ik
1 distant points such New York.
s a matter of Mot, in the great Ml-
le West of the 'United Stets*, with its
ares cities and the populous terri.
tortes surrounding thee.° centres, there
%lets tremendous merket, callable
f yet greater expansion, for the fish
roduct of the lakes of the Praha°
rev limes.
Average Per Capita Goneumptioe,
the wild geeee call around rue,
In the Owenduff the looming salmon
plays;
I can hear the wild duck palming, I
can see them light and settle
Where the moon breaks over water
through a heze
In BallyaroY.
I can smell the pleasant turf reek, hear
the kindly speech of men talk,
Bee the gossoms and the Colleens
play their wiles,
Feel the peace of heaven tailing, as
the stars shitle down the Valley
Whilst I sit and dream alone, a thou-
sparnomdmialatleisyeroyi
—Paul Gregan.
Yellow Sea "Junks" Are the
Oldest Among Vessels.
The oldest seagoing vessels of the
world are the Junks of the Yellow Sea
of China. These juts are highly dec-
orated vessels with tall- poops and
round elites, reminiscent of the days of t
Drake and Columbus. Junks of this N
type Are in existence still which were; r
built in the time of Kien Lung, say
Some 150 yeam ago," writes "The 1 a
Yachting Monthly."
Befereing to the Sailing peoultarl.IP
ties of the junk, the writer says: "A , C is
junk will not heave to and John China- 0
man is fully Aware of this. He does A
net even try; his phut is far simpler, d
He lets hie halyards go with a run, 1
and the sail is off his vessel in a ma-
ment. The high poop acts as a riding
mizzen and brings hint head to wind; °
the low bow preveuts him from frilling P
off the wind, It the blow is likely to 1'
last any time, he lays out it sea au. I
ohm, His next procedure is to burn
a joss stick and probably a few pieces e
of paper to his household god. After e
that, as there is nothing mare to do t
except cat or sleep—he does so," 0
Johnnie was geeing at his ono-ilag- net
No Wonder. tt
old brother, who lay stittealing and 0
yelling in his cot
"DM he come from Heaven?" in- A
(pared Johnnie.
Yal4)oa'wtolenildrer they put him mg." I A+
One Mint's.' Output of Gems. el
The famous Premier mine In South 0
Africa has produeed nearly $100,000,-
000 worth of dianionde,
Canada is not culetentliagly a ash-
ating nation, yet the averege
onsumptiou in the Menton emeaeta
• about 200,003,000 ponds per yetis
r about 25 pounds per citrate ser an -
um. The Canadian tete-leers asaaimin•
on thinks Bite could be reasonably
creased to an average centannotten
f 50 pounds per -capita per annum,
✓ one Pound per r on Pep Week.
t the same time, Pr' );",efiltri itt the
onvention et the Ameri Fisheye
esoclation, the United Stetes, with
waive times the popule Hon of Cere.
a, lute a fish consumptiou scarcely
ore than double that of the n, which would mean ten average per
apita cousuniption of between Mut
nd flee pounds per year.
Aeropleages which scatter elect rthel
rid by means 01 a special apparatus
re said to be able to dispel togs.
Parents should warn Weir children
against the dangers of looking direet,
ly-at the sun; it 15 liable to affect the as
oyeinglit Very setiOnely. a