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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-8-6, Page 6} rr"t,nmr,nir5yllirmntin�l-r4'1nIT„gpg i FOUT all HIS D1PTi 71 1.1.111tm-rxn..,,n,.�,,,,rm ai ke,eet bons ane, b• tyre � eld be 8:1 Meee to Belie e 'Wee: WEI:zllbwh clr.pota,. 1tit4 fi`rliefiei iiii?lii& en 'the Milli] en 13op l layte`� jii ,-jooketl toflvuh til. jt for teeteleet When heS ase troth his boa iti the Warning bird Saw the leeibile elinehiee, he ,fele that the -Cod we•athelt Was direetle• due tri Ills omele e .supplications: r He had selected this event as turnisiiing the best possible oppor- tunity for etterrine out the project nearest to his heart. 'leer months he had paid solicitous Stbehtions to Ethel Gibb, the ,pretty typist, and these, he was convinced had been received not unte.verably. He had pictured the scene and re- hearsed the part he would play. He would lead her away eromi the party to a quiet spot on the river bask. It would be evening, and the ejely sounds would be the gurgling Of the water and the voice of some- one eingfng in the distance. The atmosphere would be •ehargeel with sweet sentiment, and he would take ZLtheI's' dear little handy and, be- ginning with a subtle reference to his reeent rise, and to the hollow loneliness of his life, would eo lead up to his declaration of love. That was what he ihad planned ; but no sooner had he joined the na.rt 11 rv'E gwiee,ii clot!? I'oye'li See look-. In heeeepwards, •tb l llcoaneed hes; bends, cr , }p gra lib!" ' she cried, "Mee jLoO high ? And who tacit e'en tear $} gh About two thousand feet. - 41/eclow iianled Sdnit -Woknae hji, Q'e aai airman• --'a p l i. mine," r'Neeei' heard of Mini," gilosvled Clayton. "GQ clown to the foot of the elass, then t" Was Townley's quick i'ejoin- dee; "Was Ib eery exciting?" cried Ethel breat111essf "So, so. Nothing io, a submarine, though -at least, that's My opinion. But then, when I went down in a submiteine it was rather an excep- tional experience." "Have yell been down in a sub- marine too?" "I tell you, my friend Townley's seen some life," put in Fairlie. Townley looked modestly at the river. "We were experimenting with a new pump," he said. "I'm in the engineering Iine, yon know. What niade the thing a bit risky was that if the pump didn't work properly we'd not rise to the sur- face." The party were awed into a short silence. Then there came down the river a punt in which a stout gen- tleman was being initiated into the art of punting. His endeavor aroused the amusement of the pie- uic party. , t 1� be- came aware of a�disturbinan ge ele- ment. That element was a dashing young man in white flannels, with a blue jacket with brass buttons, "Lernme introduce my friend Mr. Townley," said Fairlee, of 'tile rib- bon department. "Percy, this is Mr. Clayton." "Pleased to meet you," said Mr. Percival Townley graciously, adding as a car came along: "Is this our Rolle Royce::" It was clear to Clayton from the laughter that this sally aroused that Percival Townley had establish, ed himself as a wit. Nor was he mistaken- As he ten- dered his fare to the conductor he bade that official to "Hold your hand out, naughty boy," He de- monstrated a trick with matches, and made a running continent on every incident that happened. "He'll be the life o' the party," whispered Fairlie. "He's a great card. I'm glad I thought of bring- ing him." Rather," replied Clayton gloom. ily. He did not at all appreciate the attention that the new -comer was concentrating on himself, Even Ethel Gibbs. who sat next to him, seemed to be greatly enjoying the entertainment, Somehow Mr. Percival Townley's correct river attire, together with his manner of assura:nte and vivac- ity, forced home upon Bob Clayton the conviction that his clothes were old, and that he ought to have a straw hat instead of a cap, and that he had cut himself while shaving and that he had nothing to say. Once he made a bold attempt to compete with "the life of the par- ty. He began narrating an anec- dote he had heard the previous day. When he was half -way through with it he suddenly realized that he had forgotten the end of it, and had to admit as luuch, Mr. Townley shook his finger at "I believe," he said daringly, that you've just discovered that it is not a proper story." "Indeed it is," protested Clayton, flushing. Ah, so ,you say! Hold your hand out, naughty boy!" There 'was a burst of laughter which Clayton believed to be at his expense, He had no appetite for the dee- elotts pork -.pies and sandwiches and fruit that came out of the hamper, Seated opposite him was Ethe] Gibbs. and besfcle her Percival What he ought to do is to let the pole fall into the water," said Townley critically. "No use shov- ing it down like that. He'll never learn to punt in a thousand years in that way." "Do you go mach on the river, Mr. Townley?" asked Ethel. "A goodish bit, My uncle's got a houseboat at Henley." "How lovely! Then you can punt, of course?" Mr. Townley looked at her with an amused smile. "I won the singles at Henley last year," he said lightly. "I was at Henley yast year," put in CIayton aggressively I never saw any punt racing." "Didn't you; Which day did you go, then?" "The last day." "That's why, then. The punting comes on the first day." Clayton tore up a handful of grass and threw it viciously into the river. "That's what we ought to ha' done," said Fairlie. "We ought to have had punts," "That would have been soma- thiug like," agreed Townley, with a meaning glance toward Ethel. Clayton was seized with a sudden idea. At all costs he meant to put his suspicion to the test, "Why -can't we, then?" he de- manded. "It's not too late yet." "Where d'you think you'd get a punt?" asked Townley. "Where d'you think -in a green- grocer's?" cried Clayton, and this time it was he who got the laugh. "We passed a boat -hirers on our way here." So acceptable was the idea that a move was made to the boat -hirers. "There's too many of us for a punt?" said Townley. "Let's have a skiff." "Not likely!" cried Clayton loud- ly. "What I want to see is you punting." Townley met his glance and flush- ed, There could be no mistaking the challenge, "If you think you are going to see me tiring myself in this heat you are mistaken," growled Town- ley. "You ran take it easy," suggest- ed Clayton. To Townley's chagrin there was no lack of punts for hire. Re point- ed out the superior attractions of a skiff, but Clayton was adamant. He selected a punt, and insisted on embarking. "Now, then, show tis how it's done," cried Clayton, Then he ad- ded in a whisper to the girl by his ' "I11 bet he can't punt.,, wnley heard the whisper, and, a savage glance at Clayton, d the pole, was a heavy cargo, but in the ow water his pole found good ort, and a lusty shove sent toward midstream, Townley secretly surprised at his sue - Clayton was seized with ohs, The fellow could punt, after He was not very graceful at nd he got a lot of water down leeves; but they were. going. c was no doubt about that. 'a lovely," mnrmured Ethel. could have sworn--" whisper- ayton, but the girl interrupt m. on't be tae disagreeable," she quickly, "You've been a per - ear all day.,, et: work, Percy l" asked Fair- •ddenly. cisme Townley was finding it hot work indeed. And there ed his mind a doubt as to er things were going to turn t all right after all. At each shove of the pole the nage of the punt swung round. "Which way are yon taking us 7" demanded Clayton. "We can't go both ways ,a}, op.4e. . 7iS'od'nsnd ,yiiii� own•- Dash!" The pole suddenly descended into deep water. "It's too deep for punting hers," he gasped, Tr "Row do these other charm man- age it, then? asked 'Clayton, 'Peg fleetly!" Townley, and her eyes were Glancing sl deo will merriment at his words, He with had never been able to make her seize laugh like that. 1'b He was the only member of the shall party who was not enjoying the supp piente, He blade a brave attempt them to force a laugh now and again. was. During a lull in the conversation cess. Per. Tnwtaley addressed the cam- grin, puny : all, "Lets have another glory from it, a Mr.. Balzae oven there," he said, his is pointing his stiek at Clayton, "Pass Ther the salt, Mr, Galt, Thanks, Mr. "It Shanks ''1 "You are a eumedian, you rare!" ed (.11 grinned Fairlie, "I don't know ed bi he* yon think of all that. .It was "I) a good notion el mine to bring him said along, 'waselt it:, Mies Gibbs?" feet b And Ethel replied "Yes" with ''R entliesiesrn, lie eta Bob Clayton now wished that ire Per bad newer joined the party, It was very clear to him' now that Ethel diet enter net cafe for him in the least, else wheth she would not let a stranger mono- out.a Wise her like tile, At that moment an aerop lane ap- peared - peared overhead, ri p feeee wouldn't go in ono of those thing if you paid me," said Vorrice. " efeseeeete,treeee • Mr, 'Townley shrugged his should- ere. "Ilse not so had as it looks," he said. "Of course, the first time you Vtrl 1 p ane you bat it bit of a thrill.," '1'9"111.-V "Dave' you ever been up, Mr, o "n1e , 3 asked Ethel Gibbet, GEN. CARRANZA, the new Dictator of Mexico, who has been leader of the C'onstitutionalists, Townley looked round nervously, A big steam -launch was bearing down upon them. They could hear the singing of its passengers and the rattle of dishes. Its whistle blew threateningly. Clayton seized a paddle, and, while he strove to propel the punt in one direction, Townley, as rstreeuously treed to pole it in the other. It will never be known which force would have prevailed in the long run, for Town- ley, chancing to get his pole to the ricer bed, gave a furious lunge. The punt swung round. Townley tugged at the pole. It was as though it was dragging him out of the punt. He hang on gamely; then, with a wild cry, he toppled into the river, "Well, of all the-" began Clay- ton, but Ethel shrieked: "Look! He can't swim!" That was very evident. Townley came to the surface, his arms smit- ing the water. 'Help!" he shouted. Without an moanent's hesitation Clayton jumped after him -not dived, as be alight have done, but jumped. The watchers saw him seize Townley, and, with a strange stroke that they had never seen before, pull him to the bank. In a few minutes they saw him rise to his feet and help Townley on to his legs. By this time Fairlie had managed to, paddle the punt to the bank, and the jeers of the people in the Launch had died away. "How splendid you are 1" cried Ethel, ignoring the panbing and sodden Townley. "Oh, that's nothing!" said Clay- ton. "Must cut off to get dry somewhere." "I'll come with you," she said. As they walked along she exclaim- ed with scorn: "I don't believe be was ever up he an aeroplane." "Nor do 1," agreed Clayton, "But, Bob, you never told me you could swim!" "I can't, that's why," grinned Bob Clayton, "But 'how tremendously brave of you to jump in, then!" "Oh, not so brave as all that! You see, I simply walked to shore," "Walked!" "Yes, I kept well under the water- to make him think it was deep; but I knew by the way the pole went down that it wasn't much above any waist." He glanced anxi- ously at the girl. "You're not angry with me, are you?" he ask- ed. "You are a caution, Bob 1" she dried. Bob Clayton swallowed. "I say, Ethel, I may as well tell you now," he began. "I've been wanting to ask you -that is to say, do you think that you -that you and I----" "Wait till you get dry Bob, and you can tell me then,i" wets the blushing interruption, "I believe you've guessed!" "Guessed what?" "That I -that you -that we—" She caught bis hand and squeez- ed it, "Of: course," she replied. "But don't kiss me in front of the hotel, Wait till you get dry." -London Answers, Silk ]Fishing Tines. The familiar- leaders for attach- ing fishhooks tolines, known as silkworm gut. is made from the caterpillars of silkworms, by plac- ing the freshly -killed worms in vine- gar for several days. The cater- pillar is then pulled apart in such a way as to draw out a. glutinous thread formed by the silky secre- tion, three feet long, which is then stretched on boards and dried inthe sun. The silkworm from which this kind of fishline is made is a green variety .about three inches long. feeding on the leaves of the camphor tree. Forty grades of this product are recognized by dealer's, the price varying from 80 dents to $0 a pound, Marty a man who is thrown on iris own resources, says, a cynic, falls back on those of his friends. First Lady: "Too bad 1 Mrs. S. always has such abominable wea- ther for her afternoon teas:" Second early t "Yes; she never pours but it rains." Comiiexsn 1n kvents The Fifty-slxlh !'resident Sranciace Uarbajnl, who has been elected J1r visioepal Preeldent 0r Mexico succeeds 1 look lin pf owperore, piesldeuts and tried b vltt'leu:e 60010 wile 'hale ruled 1' 'to ole over that troubled country er it�•a•ante,' or 7800er length of time, or lightning shifts in its rulers ne other conn y itt •the world edit e00111are wital It, Itf the sixty year prior- to President orilrlp »iatk',, second term there have eon rig less than 62 :Mere of Mexico, the ergo majority of wkom were usurper'. Shue i.1,, ebdieutloli or Dias the number el rule's beratanegit ar previsional had been increased by four, so that the latest bee -tweak of the National Palace is the 161h, Although the, da eatd to b4 ot a ucacefal and eetoiliatory disposition, 1115 Hama ie suggest]c0 of auythlltiq but genie methods, 'Photo was old Carbajal fatuous its the raid h*a1j lieutenant ane chief executioner of Ptrarro. When ho wee being led to execution for all hie tbloohemdy ail." deeds he consoled himself by Say. Inc. I have to enemies -I have killed Commission Government, According to the report of the National tInnleltint League of the United Stales, recently issued from Philadelphia, the commission and commission -manager forme of government for cities have prov- ed .their worth wherever they have been esretully and fairried ottt Thm- - mittee of the leaguely twhich issuedo the0ore Port agrees that commission government le a relative suteese and that the people ]dying Uncial; it generally ape more con- tent than 'those where the old form ob. tains. The reason given for this is be. cause the commission system is more eon• sltivc to public opinion and does away entirely with tato political affiliations of municipal government. Revival of Boxing. It is Said the cram for boxing has gain• ed full away in France and is now making substantial headway in England. It has become eo entrenched in Qom) countries that the discussion has arisen whether or not women should attend boxing bouts, When that tame arrives we are going to turn Pessimist. lthe.e are some good people, no doubt, who are able to see nothing wrong in a boxing match, and wo are quite certain that all the bad neple of all grades and tones are positively sure there is noth- ing wrong in it. But let that dot tato rage like the tango, and there will be nothing that eau ]told ambientty down to Maybe cannot hurt eocfety.ttbu it lilt can't it will only be because sotto* is nosed hurting. we refer to this because a contemporary says, "It ie won to be warned in tions that a new craze is to ed the thaleis and way," that it may possibly be head. Crime and. Passion. Two of the most sensational murders of a decade are now the subject of investi- gation by experts in criminology In the United States. TWO women of good social standing and heretofore of unblemished character, one of them the mother of Ntildron, etand accused of Murder. In one ease the victim was a woman and in the other a man. There is mystery 10 both oases, as there usually it. in murders In which women aro accused. Men kill in quarrels or for gain or for soma motive well nndorstood. A murder by a woman is venally an emotional act It ie the re- eult of a Budden and uncontrollable Ina Pulse. At Stamford, Conneot,tout, a bust. neap man makes a eoolal call upon a we. man at her apartments. lie is Iound ly- ing dead on tate sidewalk. It is at first believed his death was due to a tall, but ensni:ion is aroused aid pointe to the wo- man, and the developmenie are such that ehe ie held without bail. At Freeport, Long Island, N.Y., s married woman vle- its a dalton in hie oIIice. As she is about to leave the as fatally shot. The doctor explains that the shot mane from the out. side through a window., investigation throws doubt cm this story. A diotagraph in the office set by the dootor's wife for the purpose of eavesdropping points to teal0uey as the motive for the murder and other oiroumetancee seem to implicate her, The hope is entertained by all well teeth - are of their kind that In both of .those cases, so much shrouded in mystery, the accused women anal Provo their innocence. It ie shocking to the mind that any wo- man, high or low, should be aocnsed or even suspected of murder, but human pas - stops have no sex and the imnulae to crime exists in all stations in life, The Real Ireland. The Irish liomeeteed sayo that the num. ber of co-operative conferences and meet. Ings which aro taking plane •All over D•e• land indicate the vitality of the .move. meet, We rend lately in an English pee a frequency hitherto only rumored in re. mantes about, the Wild West of America, Pel• a very pessimietia account of Ireland as a place where nothing but secret con- spiracies took,Plaoe, where everybody was armed, where the revolvers went oil' with and then we read all these roporte of. farmers meeting In canterenoo, ooneider- Ing their industry, the organization of the meat industry, the tillage problem, win- ter milk, labor, dairying, federation, and we wondered whether our neighbors across the Channel would not be just as much Intereeted in these things as in the firing off of an old gun in the dark." Moet friends of Ireland would like the ontelde world to know that amid the trace' of marching men and all the other eensa•tions there ere a considerable num- ber et people engaged in the inteneotual employment of building up a rural civiliz- ation in Ireland, 5115 that they wino in large nnmbere to meetings and discuss economic problems and seem utterly no. aware that their country is regarded by many outside Ireland ne completely given over to the Devil and anarchy, 000,000,000 Bushels of Prosperity. To escane nrosperity with ouch crops as are promised this year by the United States (lovernenent experts, remarks Naw York daily, is going to be difficult. The wheat crop in particular,notes me other, ''10 real, and not psychological, grain," For the farmers are already busy with a "bumper" harvest of winter wheat, comprising the larger part or thio yearn record-breaking total wheat produetlon, which is eetimatod at 00o,Oo0,000 bushels, an increase of 1s7,0M0,000 over last last year's record Crop. Other melee show Signeof bounteous harvests, and, accord, ing to the U.S. Department of Agrice]• Lure's estimate, thirty ave Stotts will pro. duce crops greater than the average for the Peet ten years, Sunday Fatalities, Every Sunday line its automobile seer• dent. and Its fatality, Why is it 001 Is it beetles° It is Sendaye Some with good reason think so, but we discard the tea, nical reaeap for the broader one thot 1t Sunday 'easement kindly, thoughtfully, temperately and these qualities that so honor the clay there would not be elicit Ire, (Mem, of cad and fatal. mishaps. WO turn aside from all nueltanio dicta• tion. and advise that eve remember the Sabbath day to keen it holy," not from tiny deematic or verbal standpoint,but' from that high summit where the vision spreads out to include moderation, halm!, nesse, the simple life and the Doiee or the sell. Observing this advice there will be few if any tales Of sorrow every Monday morning. :tut rather there will be a day ot goal Sense and eamenies, instead of n riotous pnreuit of fun, an experience that Only shallow !hods end unelvfHzed hearts inafel upon, "Yea, my brethren, keep in the straight and narrow way," said the preacher. "Well," commented Mis Smartest, what else ears one do in these hohisle skirt?" "What were the provisions of your ttnelr'6 will 2" "I t,m to have all he left after: the .payment of bit ;Mat debts. That was all right' What did he leave 1" ",rust debts!" Akele94141.0140 i>I ktN o GUARD AGAINST ALUM (14 to E SEE THAT ALL1INaptbt NTe ARE PLAINLY PRINTSb ON '1'HE LABEL, AND THAT ALUM ori SULPHATE Of' ALUMINA ole bciblo ALUMINIO SUL. PtiAtg 19 NOT ONE OF 'THEM. 'THE WORDs "NO ALUM" WITHOUT THE IN- GlieDIENT9 iS NOT SUFFI- CiENT. MA010 BAKING POWOEs1 COSTS No MORE THAN THE ORDINARY kiNDS, Fon EOoNoMY, 13UY THE ONE POUND 'INC. 1s111U0. b15CUtl emit, . (II'` On�{IrThio ; IMOON 8OJFFF•II , rise DtalaliEs PHOSPHATE SIDE °MATE OP &WA JTAHCN. n,; '155E sot 1 1&a li thso10 !dO ALUi 1 E. W. GILLETT COMPANY LIfvMI T eD WiNNIPEs' ,`TORONTO. MONTREAL ii#010 fl( »4i .11!:..m t AN ELEPHANT WOODCHOPPER Rama's entelligenee Was Really Wonderful, In the timber -hauling department of the forest service of India, the elephanb has proved himself an em- inently useful workman. His com- bination of enormous ebrengbh and high intelligence is very valuable when he has to cope with the giant trees of the dense jungle, And of all the elephants in the servioe, Mrs. M. A, Handley says, in "Roughing It in Southern India," none was act wise .as .Rama. Rama was the one the men always those for any special task that need- ed great judgment. I often saw him thus engaged when a huge tree had to be felled. On one occasion, I remember, it was of such height and girbh that it would have been risky for the men to be anywhere near at the last, in ease it should give way too suddenly, or luroh over sidewise. But it could not fall 'back- ward, eo Rama's :business was to push it over, when the two axemen had hewn deeply enough to make that possible; and when that mo- ment had come he was to be the judge. A space was first cleared for the fall of the giant tree, where it could do not harm. Rama was evidently the 'brain of the partnership, for when the men were pretty well through the trunk, they -consulted him'hy stopping and looking at him. That meant that the was to test it to see whether they should go on cut- ting any longer. He knew by trying with his forehead how much resist- ance the tree still offered; ,how be knew is the marvel, for no one could teach him that; but know he did. It was supremely interesting to watch him stand, with his grand head pressed against the trunk, every muscle in his body taub, but only for a few seconds, in order not to waste his strength. Then, if his judgment declined the task, he would step aside for the axemen to put in another ringing stroke or two ; and again it was their turn to stand by while Rama made another trial. He knew, without having -been taught, the importance of attack- ing the weakesb point, and brought all his strength to bear on that. As soon as he was satisfied, the men were, nor would they have dared to give a single extra 'blow. Not hav- ing his intuitive knowledge, they left everything to him, their own safety included, Wlien Rama's instinct told him he could fell the. tree, he diel not move aside, but lifted his head and look- ed Jill round, in a way that said plainly enough that he time had come for all to keep clear, that he was now going to pit himself against the tree, and that the tree would have to go. Not until everyone was at a safe distance would he: be- gin. Then, again lowering his head, he pressed and pressed, with forehead and bent knee, while the tree creaked and groaned, and at last ,fell over just where it was meant to fall. Then men and the elephant were trembling, for it had been a task of strength .and nerve for all of them. 'Then the axemen did a pretty thing; they went up to old Ramaand rubbing their £aces. against 'his, kissed him I 5 SAVING WESTMINSTER'S II00P Has Been Almost Ruined by a'Tiny :Beetle. The roof of Westminster Hall, long a remarba2ble example of what the genius of a master builder can accomplish in briding space, has Loen almost ruined, accordjng to a ndon correspondent, by a tiny beetle whose i1t'sb cousins have de- stroyed many millions of •feet of timber in western America. The mischief has been discovered in time, however, and the builders are putting in new wood to replace the huge beams that are worm-eat- en or perishing from dry rat, The roof is two hundred and nine- ty two feet above the floor. The re- markable thing about it is its width --sixty-eight feet -which is covered in a single span by stout English oak. 'With the exception of modern iron-girdered roofs, there is only one roof in the world with .a greater span) 'and that is the Hall. of Jus- tice 1n Padua, Italy, William Rufus rbuilt the hall in 1097, but it was not until three•hun- dred years later that the artificers of Richard II. undertook: the stu- pendous task of replacing with a single span a roof that was original- ly built with a nave and side spans. These forgotten builders did their work well; they understood and provided so well for all the possible lines of strain and thrust pressure and resistance that the great tim- bers seem to soar from corbel to oorbeI, It was the irony of destiny that in 1399 the roof that Richard had constructed looked down on the ceremony of his solemn deposition. Two'and a hale centuries later there was another striking scene in the hall, for in 1857 Cromwell, robed in purple and ermine, was installed as Lord Protector in the hall, Only four years later his head, :severed from the exhumed trunk at Tyburn, was carried on a pole and set up in Westminster, as Samttel Pepys so unctuously records in his diary. t Parliament sat in Westminster Hall, although not exclusively, from e quite early times. Justice was ad- b ministered there in the king's name, and some of the most 9m- t portant and tragic state trials were s helot beneath its roof. Sir 1'4rilliam p Wallace, King Oharles I.,. Sir g Thomas More, Anne ,Boleyn, the Protector Somerset an•Lord Straf- ford are only a few of those -who faeed their fate beneath the old'oak timbers. Gladstone and Edward VII„ dead, both lay in state be- neath the roof. God gives us all some email sweet way to set the world rejoicing. It's the experience of every man that he wants ze lob he doesn't get and gets a lot he doesn't want. "A bald man ie like a king with no ehilelrgn of hie own,"• "In what way 2" "He has no hair apparent•,,, ACTIVITIES OF W0111 'll' ., gl ist,1aV Affoamen work as coal heavers ill.• Senorita Ter'cra is the ohampio 4 bull fighter of Mexico. The millinery trade in Plrilade , phis employs 3,823 women. i Nebraska has over 50,000 women who are working for 'wages. , In United States one mai i woman in eight is divorced. There were 298,760 marriages i'il'• France during last year. Sisters-in-law aro now allowed to marry brothers-in-law in Franee 't;; Holland has a machine that a girj, can operate and snake 1,200 cigal'4 aday, The police lists of London sholif, that 1,083 girls under sixteen yew% and 3,017 women are missing, j Women are not allowed to ante, a church with their hat on in m,pie of the South American oountrie5 In Mexico, a man and wife often live under the same roof and els not speak to one another for years Mrs, Aziz H. Hanwm, a society?, Ieader in Turkey, has given her diriee mends to establish a school foil' mother's'. Investigation reveals the fact that girls in New York receive ten cents for making 578 artificial violets. The Mexican wife does not lose her identity as in America by mar, liege, but retains her own name, adding that of her husband. Over 2,000 women are employed in the linen embroidery industry in Lorraine, Germany, for which they receive from two to three cents an hour, Hereafter all the North Germa•£1 Lloyd steamers will have on board two Franciscan nuns; who will look after the spiritual and physical needs of the women and children. The Swiss Society of Public Utili- ties for Women is urging every wo- man in Switzerland who is contem- plating marriage to undergo a medi- cal and physical examination. Twenty thousand girls, including many titled women, assisted in cel- ebrating Queen Alexandra day in London recently, Over 15,000,000 roses were sold at prices ranging from $1 to $25. Despite the fact that she despises the drug, Mrs, A. Soderberg runs a snuff factory in Terre Haute, Ind., which is one of the few industries of its kind in the United States, Schoenbeck, France has an Asso- ciation of Neglected Wives, the ob- ject of which is to establish a time limit for husbands' visits to beer houses and cafes. The time agreed upon is 11 p.m. On Dr. Mary M, Patrick, pesi- dent of the Oonstautinople college for women, has been, conferred the order of Shefai:at by the sultan of Turkey in recognition of her ser- vices to the -cause of higher •eduoa- tion for women in the far east, Since February, Miss Clara Col- well of Smith Centers, Kan., has hatched from incubators a total of 18,000 thorough -bred chickens. Miss Colwell has a five acre tract and de- votes all her time to poultry raising frown which she clears more money haan the average farmer. The remarkable increase in sui- ide among women in Germany is lamed on the development of the N anovement. During the last wenty years the number of women uioides increased from 8.3 to 10.6 er 100,000 female population, The realest increase is shown in Berlin where nearly 48 women take their yes to every 100 men, THE II O LI SFT LY. • How It (•an efolk en !t Glazed Sairface. SIT 't,EST PM LE DEVELOPMENT GO;? PAK Li CaOgary, A b rta Directors, W. S. IIe'ron, fleet, Calgarry, Jhama.s Beveridge, Esq., Cs.lgnry, ',resident, vieteeresidnut Albert C. Johnson, Esq., Calgary. Il', lc, Reed, nag., 0,A„ Calgary. 14 P. isto0ausland, Eerie Calgary. Capital' Authorized, $1,000,000. - Holdings 4,220 Acres, FIRST WELL, This will be drilled jnet West Mor the famous Dingman prodneing Well. SECOND WELL. Will be drilled ort West gall' Sootier 36, Township la, Range' 7 West ot Fifth. • THE ALBERTA OIL FIELDS„are now merely at the beginning of their development, The meet eminent-. Oeologiste, ,however, no longer hesitate 8,o predict that they will Provo among' the most valuable Oil Nettle of the world. 7.1ite shares of good Companies balding welbeeleoted tends are ti perfectly fair and legitimate speculation .at the present lime, and it should be borne in mind that after the 011 Yields aro more fumy developed •end proved shares in Oompanfns sued as the •Southwest Petroleum at ilevclopetent Co„ Ltde win very .likely be untentenabin oxeein at very much higher tepees, THE COMPANY'S HOLGINCs are among the most valuable in ,the sI'S. Irlot and aro scattered throughout the nil-,lrednette erea, All leasee lintel could nb'oady ho.tolil al, a' very heavy advance over. coot, SHARES may be Obtained at Par, 11.00 per Aare, from the tinier, signed, hurt are sltbfeet ,N, withd•raw57 without notice, I'rone:due and full ]5a1'tienlara upon request W. n. 151"5(1tf, 1131155 of mown euildina,. Agent for ]lantern Canada. Montreal Before the men of science terrified he world with their talar of germs, ost people thought that the house 11 • was a harmless creature, and cry cleanly' in his habits, since he eemed to spend a greet part of his me in cleaning 'his lege. But since ebbe opinion has turned against n1,• some explanation has to be unci for his apparent cleanliness. ays a German paper : The fact that a fly can walk on a azed or slippery perpendicular rface has long been a ]flatter of servation. It was at first thought at the fine hairs that cover its legs ere so small 'that they could enter. e pores of the smoothest surface, el in that way bear the weighb of • s body. Later, it was thought at a sticky fluid was secreted by e feet, which caused 'them to nit- re slightly to the wall. The ad. - et of the microscope has made it ssible to .observe the preeise;eaats. bout the fly's unusual 'powers. t is true that the fly's feet se- te a kind of grease, but not in te alit: form. Each leg Ices from six - n hundred to two thousand min - hairs, and eaeh dart carries 81 Main amount of this fat, Wien fly lights on a smooth surface, whole mass of hail's adheres to. an individual <i each indtwrdual hair can be n, under the microscope, to leave et istin grease spot, which ban . to `oireulam r ark in its centre de by the hail' itself, ith such sticky feet, it is nater - the case that the Ay collects a el deal of dust in the course of dally ' peramisblatlons. 1f he hes to walk oil glees, or upside -11 011 the ceiling, he must send ow hours every day keeping his clean of this coating of dirt, m v bi bi to l S ,411 ob th w ill hit ih ill he ve lm a ore llq tee ut•• cel the the 1t, see ad 111t ma W ally cent Isis win doww of feet;