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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-12-17, Page 2ollcy a.cs oncy Or, A Strange Stipulation. • ing how nic..11 h t ,he h:a burt:en t ..e in n sins than n b r own. I hope e n don't ,t,'nd a pipe 1: coal get toed to clan it t'.+,, and n eignr ':: sit &leert Itt ' I likeke aa pipe," :he at wnrtd tenni 11's h ntly. ttta 31n ctreth Ila c •t+ 1 te:l; had ween scall, lie had been so yon to glVo ta, ten thl,, afternoon .dee wonderfully clever anti tactful in e-T.d, military governor of Belfast ; some that he had cteme to bring peace, others a sword. Probably the GoV- ornmeut knew least of all why he •ltarlatging the troops duritt the -That's I, d I -h ,eta 1-k � to shots I •11 y unit lit h ec L ill' na iioted to opo \Vel9h troubles at Tony-pnndy and And h i edit -t-- Lae ,•,•nary for i-ic. Don't also during the railway strike that van teve It ice still Lu.d "lint we enn't always they played Macready in Ul leer ns heat thighs we lore, L•,anae' Hawley.- their very last cerci. He was AM - "No: th,1%, ten' Ho ,,raper m .race (lowed wherever he went; he could J for 't o, lint, ,r two nt tl Own be said • '.ire you , '� �d?' I th nKat y,u lookrd lot buy as unite° of tubaclo, with - CHAPTER t ler rn to d0 '... lt'+ what geti m tiled nut. r h - i you came 3--•tarday. Yonne ottt the ra{'t being reported; he CHAY'rlat S. '�it'untinundn. II d 1 hard: 0.- - anluton , 't,, , that Solt work so • not 1t come :» notxprctad, It tion' -one ani wt.rk if nuc warm, to du any. Could not go a mile IV railway with - Thio same night, us he sat a'.one after neem real." ,lir. Pleydell had loft hem, there came to _4,re:.al enou";1" l Bryant; ' "and Julian the sudden re..,,lu ion that h- you needn't drink tee, lite en, a if any eel would have to do etnmeLhitlg with hie lift, ire it reentered it's y:nl who are doing melte sante big interest; and he rememhet, ed that, when he had been working at the garage. learning all three wit:tq learn about a ear, he heal made ft feud., with elle of his fellow worker:, a young mancalled SCetelt, a real Coekney ttroduet, impudent, humorous, but full of .pluck and. more, over, Lull of Weed. Ketch had in fact confided to Bryant nkat ho had thought out at 'cry important improvement in the steering, gear. itt,t cue of those very simple things whichmight have been thought of lay apneas of people, but bad never beeu utilized till Dow. Thee linin innovation would mean a toe. mendoue economy in the que,tion or tyres and 'Bryant suddenly resWA o.ved to p 1Cetcli Metal -very Metery to n praetic.al experi- ment.. "111 start,him on one of my own ma• chines first," he said; "and then. if It geee, 111 get the thing patet'ted and we'll set to work and manufa•:ture cars el our. own.'He felt quite excited, and wrote out a telegram to send early in the morning to thing."Rae he gat 0110 'Mena" " out ratherr ostentatious clog -ming of his footsteps. But what must have i n d eanswl he tore answering. and then he slid-- annoyed the ,Modelers extremely al not I. Act real tr h•nt; but Ote brs a very Prch ] "Have tt your own way," said Ketch, ty voice, and lie ha,t lnnpr"bell very tut eh. .was, that, although knowing H'1' - and .6,c laughed. -when do we ut.t 'They ought to have put ,hint lata the fectly well that ho was being sha- t.0 t a 1 nt • Jt - t •a; soon as w0 can holy are You Y; this Downey. IIe n_, a good boy do iced, he paid not the slightest at - hut an this ni•ta_t,e hn:.»er,; is wt•aur., i fixed, list, h?" .,,, at pause should like to have him with me tor a few teniiun W it all. -wen •a d rKwit, nett 1 int It tt•s, and make him do some 11, 01111 ,; "Pr we I'd hater work out. tine rent '!f •.tug and real )card work." -�(i-1't•1"fe}' :l.bn11 ilia. elle week. NUPpo.e we 'CIII t cheek this At that V40 moment Desmontt Iiitm• There was no secrecy about his job ul na[ur+lay :mid h0gut along o You moll ttitnaelf tame lute view dreeeed iu 0n yl ontr.y. lb l >l shat do?" uioveil7ents. IIc hent on his way ' First rite l •'-d Julian heartily. 'Tai imuaocula11 nvhite fi. yiisit and with it game to tilt you lobe one of my tarn to towel ,;lung over hie tltonldl,a., very quietly, but very busily. He k d I believe "llullol A,uulnv, you're nn early bird;" went everywhere and slid every- plet•cs. It's :a Prnew -mu e, and he Saki; and then Ilia Oxman 011 changed ' you t y. tit 1011' new t hie hant in W ie and he colored hotly thing. n e moved troops about, exactly." '1•L�eu he put his booed into hie y' •ts he saw Enid. votAttt Good morning he sod Ion are UP 'Here', acme money for you.' he. said, "if you want W buy any materials.' IV'tch shook hie head. - • No I've got toearnmy wages. And dont you go chuckin' your money' about . o free, Yon aright lose it." -' He took up his cap and walked to the door, and Bryant walked wroth him, 1t:s hand rusting on the working mans shoul- der. "That's tetth+d. then; you come on Mon• Its former pal at the garage• dray. III take you round to the garage He alae not quite cute where Ketch •teats myself, :end I'll introduce you to my man, living, but he thought it prety certain You'll work separately. because your job that this me-vag0 would reach the man will be quite different to his There will in the course of the day. Rune enough be no interference." about 10 cis' dt the tient day a taxi drove ketch grinned. ge was not handsome, up to the door and tete driver of it asked but he bad merry eyed and a set of ,plea• did teeth. "I guess there'll be no love lest 'tweet us especial like, niter I begin to play with one of his ears." •I'll make that alt right," said Bryant. Then Ketch's expression suddenly cluing - to speak to Mr. Bryant, 1nlie.n'o butler would leave denied table request; but ler. Ket.ah Mood his ground, '-F.ere, I suppose, you can read," he said and he took from his pocket the telegram which he had received and push- ed it ander the twee of the other roan. e ":nee. I'm here because I'm wanted, so You know, s+r," he said, "I've got a lot you ,toot eut and run and take in mY I'd like to ray, but you'll have to took 't name " for tieing said. I'm not one for words. I Julian himself lame forward. He had hope I'll he able to show you what stuff heard the high ," he said at the door. I m made of before yours through with ' r. is all. rigid;' he said to the servant•. '•lir. Ketrlt hits come here to see me on me ' busincee. I suppose your car will be all right standing there, Ketch?" Ketch 0' ed "I'd like to see the Dove as would try I too. Oh. I atn'E forgot that night as you to run away with ft." , .seat me round witpt a me:sage to her my - verytock ell' his cap and smoothed his very smooth ban with his hand roughen- big as yeah he late. She treated the like ed with work and blackened with grease, gent, that she did. ru be proud if you'll "Had your breakf:•tot?" asked Bryant, as . give her my•respeets " he passed into the dining -room. "My wife is not here," Julian Bryant "I'd a cup of eawfee at seven. Was out said very quietly "I may as well tell you ou an early job this morning; had to tool myself, before other people do. We are a gent from Hampstead to Waterloo; lote separated, Ketch. She—she left me," The taxldriver stared at him; some- thing of a rough protest woe hovering on hit lips, but he did not sPeak the words, instead he said quite curtly- -All right"; and then he opened the door and went .through the hall; and a moment or two later they parted. life changed his voice suddenly. •I'm glad you've come into money," he said. 'You're the sort ss ought to have it, and your lady's one of the right sore, of baggage. Think he was doing n scoot; but that minae none of my business, and he nail me well;, "Sit down," said Julian Bryant. He frit a, thrill of pleasure pass through his veil.,. This 'was life, rough, common. Illiterate. but life all the same; nothing stultifying, nothing mysterious, nothing oiler: '.re in the daily a.tmcsphere which surrounded such m man as ill Ketch. "Do you mean that?" asked Ketch, a little dubiour•'y. Hr w debating within himself whether be aught to say "sir." There was such a change In Julian Bryant. He really hard- lyret•ognized 'hs former pal in this good - booking ,veil-drn=ed ratan, "Of taur,e, I mean it. Sit down and have something to eat. I've just finished breakfast; but they shall make you some Mesh cuiee, and you ran have anything you ante. - Retell. said something pretty strong un- el7r itis hreith; but he -,lt down a little o ttwsily and then looked at Julian. "I've often wondered what had come to you•" he said; "but blime if I ever salvos - ed anything of the sort. It don't take rnno�t gee. ion' to see ae you've evidently conic, into a fortune.' "Yee" said Bryant, "that is why I sent for you. Have you done anything about that little invention of yours?" "No," -aid Ketch "I've been waitbn'," A fear in came in and took Mr INT- art, try attt, orders for some breakfast to be brenght at once. ' Ye. I've been waititt'," continued gKetch "I believe in keeping one's tongue between one'+( teeth, Bryant, till one gene thing. 'hosed along a bit into shape. It don't do, You know, to take too many ince 'ble into your confidence. There's such a almy riot of thieves cutting round." "Well. I'm not a thief," Julian Bryant enid with a laugh, and suddenly he was silent.What else was he abut a thief? A man who stood in a false poeitlon, a man w 'he had etolen'the best out of a woman's heart end life, and then left her to fight, perlt l e oven to go under? He shivered, and, turning, he walked to the window. Ketch -wee looking at him curiously. He lead always realized that Bryant was a cut above the rest of the men in the yard, end unconsciously he had tempered hie irienuship with a certahl amount of re - spec Now he Mit just a little awkward. "1 ween"t thinking of you," he said clutnsily, when he 050130, I know you to be a straight chap, and now you have come into limit—well, I'm glad, very. glad!" The footman brought in fresh coffee and several silver di:,lira and Placed them in front of Mr, Ketch. .There wra an expression on the servant's face which did not mane the guest. He elmeilled eo himself as 110 Poured out some coffee. "Aintt too pleased to be etandin' round doing things for a chap like me," he said, "Am I to help thyself?" 'Yee," ea::d Julian Bryant, leaving the window "Well this is a hit of all right," said Ketch, as he promptly obeyed, While he ate he looked about him, ?t dont 'rem human,' he sold, after a poise. "I've read -a bit in my time, and I know that there's palaces and 'big places where kiuge and ,ueh like live, but tbte beat' me. A little bit of a change for you, what? How'd, ,you like to go back agate to the old life, gettin' up et «tx workin' in mud and grease and wet, and it'raps gettin' a shilling or two at the end of the day." "Yon won't believe me. Ketch," said Bryant 'but I'd give all this, all I've got, end it's a great deal, to be back liv- ing Roder three very same conditions." 101. Ketch swallolved the eotfee with a relish and wiped 1te mouth with the bark of hie stand. 'I don't think there is, hut if I can do that, Bryant wont on gniekly, I want to d o something oe near it tie I can, I'm an idle man, Ketch, and I've too much time on my hands. I want to be busy. Can you for me?ve your job and come and work "You try me," said Ketch. "I suppose you've got a Johnny what drives for you?"• nTes, and I must keen him on. IIe's a deeou.t chap, and he's got a wife and two children. It wouldn't be fair to shunt him, especially ne he has been looking at - ter the cars before I came here?' "But what's the idol•, guv'nor Mo and hire won't quarrel?" said Kota, gently and generously 'Tin going to let yen experimentalize, and if your invention worhe out alb sight, we1T, we'll start a business of our own, XC etch. "Do you moan flint?" ttskod the min eagerly. Bryant nodded'hio Stead. Yes, There Is my hand on it." Thtey edtook hands across the, table, and Ketch weirs oil eating. Suddenly he put down hie knife and fork; and be looked at ,Tinian. ' 1 can't hardly believe ,it,' he said; and hie vn!ee was not steady. "0f course, rye gone on kiddin' myself all this firne that sontniiink <voald happ0n aa eit011101 give me my chance; but I. don't believe right down in my 'cart I ever thought as the chance would come. I'm not the llret 'as thought things out who go to the wall, Ind later on seep some blighter with more tune tome along and do Elie very thing ne I CHAPTER `.CI. It was strange but a very charming ex• perience for Enid to wake the next morn- ing and look about her. The window was widely open. and the early morning sun- shine was flooding the room. It was a dainty little room, all white paint and pretty flowered chintz --the sort of room she had vaguely longed for. 0n the trans were hung some'ealer col. ors;the nearest one has a view of the Doge'e Palate and the Piazza San Barco. Enid did not look at it twice. She turn- ed. round on her pillow instead, resting herself on her elbow, and she looked at the garden. Prom this eorner of the house she hod an uninterrupted view of the country be- yond the Rectory grounds; mod her eyes filled •lvith tears as she watched the sun- light .glinting the trees, and felt the warm soft air fragrant with sowers steal through the window, Mts. Gresham, her hostess, had escorted her up to her room the night before; in fact, she had instated on Mise Sinclair go. Ing to bed early, "You look so tired, my dear," she said "Now won't you promise me to stay iii bed to -morrow morning and have a. thor- ough rest? Then if you feel equal to it, we •will go over to Colonel Downey's farm in the afternoon I'm so glad you had no concert today. It gives you a longer week -end, doesn't it? And the quiet here 1011 do you good; beeaus0; added lire. Gresham, with a faint smile, "we are very quiet here, especially on sundaye. I'm afraid that is why Desmond does not come to me as often as I should like," Enid had promised to rest and have her breakfast sent up, but the morning sum ehine tempted her, and she felt eo much better that ehe got up, took her bath, and dressed, and +then finding that she could reach the garden by some iron steps from the terrace outside her window, she des- cended them. Her unhappiness and her oppression clipped sway from her .almost entirely fie she wandered through the old-faehioned Rectory garden. The silence, the freedom, the profusion of flattens, took her back to early (memo -- ries. although Ibe garden in Canada had never been so beautifully arranged or ao cultivated fie Utile one, After a while ehe sat clown. on a rustic cleat and watched a little brook that trickled through the grounds. It danced and 'ahono in the eunhght, and it made a muslecul and gurgling sound as it felt over come loose pieces of stone. And as alto sant there, someone leaped over the bow boundary Walt ,and came towards her. Again just for a moment Enid Bryant started and ehivered ea she hooked at this man; though he was older he certainly Wile very, very into Julien. Colonel Downey saw that almost fright- ened look in her eyes, and expressed re- gret for. 'startling her. "I'm so sorry, Mies Sinclair," Ito said. "I did not sap50e0 I should find any of the ie Rectory about up, The h feat iiee,• 0 .had this salmon sant me from Scotland Iaet night, and I thought I would bring 't down to her What she can't nee herself I know ehe would like to give to varioue people about here," "Del you carry that huge fish all the way from your home" neltod Enid. He had put a long matting basket down on tho ground. He shook 'hie head. No, X came by cart it's out yonder. I thought I wouldn't rouse the household by orale short 0111 No " besaadded took "tthat gen- {omen weighs just a little bit too much for me to carry more than a short dies tame. Is We your first visit to Mrs, Gra sOtam?" Enid said; "Yes. it to 31.1'3' good of her to have me. I'm really a stranger to Aire. Gresham's nephew, 31r. IHammond.' "I don't think he thinks so," said Colonel Downey 'May I sit •clown?" "Ple0'o do. said Enid, Then ehe em+l- ed I have a sort of idea that, you would like to smoke wouldn't you?" tie nodded his dead, Yes, You really don't min?" "No; I eon used 00 smelting." 'She colored (hotly atter she had said tile; but Col Del Dawnoy did not attach any.eignifteance in the words; if tae ,had thought about 'them he world possibly have imagined that she meant that her father. or n. brother smoked constantly, She longed to help Iiia as she slew him take out his pipe and tobacco youth; but he Was 00 quick and deft with his one hand that to offer to 110eint would not only have been hurtful, but 1lane(10140 y, An though. guessing her thong+ltte, Adrinn Downey tutted to her fie he .lit a match. ' I never cense to be thankful that 1t. W014 my right area tient was spared, al. though I daresay X should ,have got along just, no well ,with the other one. IL fs Wonderful what we enn do Vvlten eve try, isn't it?" Yee; said Enid, "wonderful," She was '(oinking to horself% and realis• early! I theitght 3'ott•were going to stay 1n bed for 'breakfast " "I didn't feed Pike it," said Enid, as elle shook hands with him "rhe sunshine tempted me, and I had to comp out." 'I ,•ay. I wish I'd lt'own. I've been mooning around and wondering when someone wouldwake up." ..Bad your swim?" naked Colonel' Daw. iley. N0; I was just going to the river," "10011, don't let t -s keep you., 3tr. Ilammond made no reply, but he kicked the long matting .bag on the ground. "What's thio?' :he asked, "Fell fora good little toy; and if You like you can tarry it to the kitelmn. It weighs very nearly eighteen poande." "One of the gerdenert•1 can do that." said Hamntmid, rather coldly. Colonel Downey got up; and 'with a faint simile held out his hand to Enid. "Well, au remit., Hiss Sinclair. I shall look- f,:rward to swing you tilt:s after - 110011 " "Aren't you going to stay to breakfast?" asked the other man, trying to put 50m0 civility into his tone "No; I most get back. I have a hundred and ode things to do, Just tell Maw. 0 -re - sham I thought she would like that sal. mc,: Gonod chap thou!" said Desmond Ham- mond. as they eat down on the bench and avaoehed the till figure leap the wail light- ly and dieappenr out of sight. "I should think he =net be a splendid map, said Enid, "All the women are mad about him. I suppose that's because ho got mauled about in the war. I don't cal him very handeome." Enid smiled as she looked on the ex- pression of the face beside her. Then she Sot up. 8lralt I help you carry -this salmon to the house?" What an idea!" exolaimed Mr. Ham- mond. 'We will leave it there, I'll send someone for it " He was looking at Enid with undisguised admiration in hie eyes He had never seen her as she was this enornistg, She was wearing one of her pretty frocks of the year before, just a white cambric with some embroidery on it. Her hair was coiled loceely about -her head. She looked young, a mere girl. The expre:'sion in Hammond's eyes brought tale color rush- ing to her fete. Do you know, I really ,think we ought to have a shot at q ourselves," she said, "•I'm awfully strong. You take one and and I'll take the other." Ile had to obey her, and they carried the big fish through the wooded pant of the grounds back to the gardens, lira. Gresham was standing at the door reading her letters ao she sa.w them mem• ing across the lawn She scolded Enid while she kissed her, (T) be continued.) 'FROM IRELAND -TO BELGIUM, Lieut. -General Mneready Preserved Peace in Ulster. Six months ago he was the most - talked -of man in the British army. The annoying thing about him and what made him so tremendously un- popular with the press at any rate was that he refused to talk back. This was at the time "King" Car- son was installed in his place at Craigavon and when battleships cruised off Arran; when Larne was regarded as being (much more inter- esting than Calais, and a siege of Belfast infinitely more probable than a siege of Antwerp; Ulster volunteers in their tens of thou- sands were drilling, marching and counter -marching and "spoiling for a fight," This all seems so long, so very long, ago, that there is no harm in recalling it, more especial- ly as we now better realize what a hideous, unspeakable thing warfare is, and it has become certain that never again will anyone dream of conniving at that most criminal form of warfare, namely, Civil war, Only a few months ago we seemed on the brink of it, Gun -running went merrily on, and the flower and pride of Ulster's manhood were preparing themselves with burning zeal for battle. In the midst of it all Macready very quietly and un- ostentatiously arrived in Belfast. No one knew exactly why he had come or what position he hell ex- cept that he Willi a resident magis- trate. Some said that he was the but gave no hint as to why they were being moved. Interviewers innumerable tried to draw him, but the only information which they got from him was that he considered that both sides were showing self- restraint. Nevertheless the Ulster- men undoubtedly came to the con- clusion that he was nut on their side, but what reason had they for saying so, goodness only knows. On one occasion be and two of his staff officers visited "King" Carson. They were duly stopped by guards at the entrance and eventually were permitted to enter the royal pre- sence. What happened at the audi- ence, who knows? Macready cer- tainly never told anybody. Very possibly snipe -shooting was the only kind of shooting that was des' cussed. 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In 1910 he became one of the four directors of personal services under the Adju- tant -General of the :Forces, which appointment he held until he went to,Be,lfast, Winston Churchill is a very great admirer of Sir Nevil, and this is very odd, as their characters and temperainet-;s are essentially dif- ferent; but whether one likes Wins• ton oe dislikes him, there is very littledoubtbut that he has an ex- cellent eye for se.lecting•e, good xnan, and it was Mr. Churchill, when he was at the Home Office, who first recognized what an extremely valu- able map Macready was and whin tact he lead displayed during the Tony-pandy and railway strike troubles. All his life Sir Nevil has been an extremely keen soldier, has a very strong personality, and Children Need Shear Pure sugir is necessary to tete health of young or old, Good ]tome -made candy, sugar on porridge, fruit or bread—not only pleases but Stimulates. Buy St. Lawrence r,xtra Granulated in bags and he sure of the finest pure cane sut••ar, uitem ched hyhen d irotn factory to your kitchen. nage too lbn., a' lbs„ a0lbs., Cal Leila $ dlO , a lbs, FULL WEIGHT GUARANTEED. Sohl Ls• bra dealers, 1 St, Lawrence Sum IloOearlos, Limned, • Montrose, is very alert. He speaks with well - weighed words. and very few of them. ---London Tatler. 0.00:10,,'0°0"1..,^, ....,,.o"..�.�..,.,..._,�...,�,.z:.,m�=,>�,�,m..a,�,aRA-.�,>:z�»,:a•.w^ emus ^medsm e"'" '"'.ttuYrra '6 °' 4 i r " Corrugated Keep your ®neo an the EJt;;Area Uel a vr::sty better artlele. VAN 1 .1101 fro " --Wsri is - ta" i L''rs»"",",, e e`st"sy? r&srv0tcuer.4v1,1040o,O'eAri..M '.".r n m Every Canadian worthy of the name wants to help Canada and the Empire in these strenuous times. One way you farmers can help, and help tremendously, is to buy Canadian and British -made goods. The Metallic Roofing Co., Limited, strongly invites your orders for Corrugated Iron on behalf of their famous "Empire" brand—British-made through and through. Mined, smelted, rolled, gal- vanized and corrugated within the Empire and without an equal in the world for rust -resisting qualities and durability. We are selling it to -day direct to fanners at the following special cut prices: ORDER 28 Cauge—$3.68 per .180 ,lure feet r DER OW 26 Gauge -48.88 per 108 square feet ,;01i,i 1; r c.;, t�6D fT� Frolght prepaid to any Station In Old Ontario. Torras oath with order. We 11711425184142"can also supply Oorrugatod Ridge Gap, oto„ to at our sheets. 'a ,fir . if��, ;I� aTI LLI0 E I '� &DlJ. Limited, MANUFACTURERS Coy. Ring and Duffei'in Sts., Toronto fie,' :.saes -e Sana On,s at"_� Farm rbe..stvtaoss‘wroat Seeding Meadows and Pastures. There is probably no agricultural practice regarding which there io greater difference of opinion among formers than that of the methods of seeding meadows and pastures. Thin in largely due to the fact that a stand of either clover of grass is do - pendent upon many factors, such as we athe t' conditions, soil and quality of seed. The most common meadow mix- ture is that of red clover and timn- thy. Where these arc sown to- gether it is customary to sow the timothy in the fait and the clover the following spring, although fre- quently they are both sown to- gether in the spring, and occasion- ally, in the fall. The term nurse crop is applied 10 the small crop with which clovers and grasses are frequently sown. ltye, wheat and oats are cottimonly used for this purpose, and are rank• d for their efficiency in the order given. Tho function of the nurse crop is not directly to aid the clov• urs and grasses as may be supposed, but rather to keep down the growth of wild grasses and weeds which may crowd out and destroy the ,Young plants, Where weeds du not bother, the clover and grass will always make a better growth alone than where they must compete with the grain crop. Linder favorable conditions, however, one can usual- ly get a good stand with the nurse crop and some returns may bo had from the land while the meadow is getting started. Where timothy and clover are sown with a nurse crop the first crop of hay is usually obtained the year following the harvesting of tit nurse crop, although on the best ands tt fair crop of clover may sometimes be cut the same year they are seeded. The first crop is usually almost pure clover, the sec - and about an equal mixture of clo- ver and timothy and if left a third year, the crop will be almost pure timothy. Where sown alone, whe- ,her in fall or spring. a fair crop ,f nay, although frequently more ,r less weedy may be obtained tit•' first year. A stand of timothy may be main rained for several year,, but r•'1 •.,ver is a biennial and most plc's'- die at the end of the srcoud ycai, •-specially if allowed to set's. Pruning iiugga+slien-o. Do not eut out ,arse Never prune .0 frosty Frostbitten wound, ar,• .:.,w heal Never leave the stubs in ,-1t#: • ' off limbs. - Prune annually. but neve-.• beat- ily. Wounds heal. most r.t,- ,ley .. spring: Heavy pruning ettnditc•'•s to we••tl :tf„wth. 'It transplanting cut barn 1,, :.•. root. n-, p the tree free of 'trekvs, Summer pruning inchu• `rd.: f: ROSS Torn wounds are ern a't :1.... Paint over the larger r -:;ted A heavy pruning is always I•,L,.,v• ed by a heavy growth of suvl,rs, Winter pruning. int'iL.1:.-..t1 or of the plant. ; The Small '!'loll,. Count, Here are some of the farm. leak Rickety gates and slip -shod bar, tumbledown fences; nu shed t. r cows on a rainy day; and no .it a:t-•r in the field on a hot oriel ; u 1,. thrown in a vile to leach; colt , tq.' leaves left to rot in the Nue:. cows are near; hog manure ler: 'crash away for years; old 1,-¢,••., and big apple tree limbs uaiit- -1 -sway as waste instead (il ;,let 14 them on the wood pile fol I`nt 1 01: ••i. water anti Soap suds t.hrt'n” i m•i'1- instead- of ou the garden od farm papers for waste insteaa f exchanging or saving t1• tet'; wagons and plows left ;ltl- sheltered; and turlerys ailt,tV"d t• roost on fences or in trees. \alis of the Poultry Parti. Growing chicks need plenty of t mtge. - and contalmnateal lrt'ui;<l r: a frequent source or.01 1.1' noltg the young chicks. Feed abundance with var1' -v The chick's constitution mad - before the egg that is hatched i, iaul. Exercise Produces warmth, ,r0-• :des pleasure and pl'riniobes llenith.' Other Usrs. =.enc I'll sell you these shares 01 I. : it liar $50." '\taw,,, "Surely von have $30?" ' '.Peg; but I propose to use it to (ouy myself a nice beefsteak," Use '-E uph•a cow , �• rugatod iron and She (pouting)—"Before v tv1'r• ;'Eastlake Stool uafried you often used 01i ca, u .'1 sh!ngl•s and hull- a splendid barn, in your, arms.'' Fie -".i'. Some farmers'ha a complained In the past that they eonld not. tell whleh goads were Britishenade and which were foreign -Made. In en complained as corrn.ggated Iron Is concerned, there In obsoletely no doubt --"Empire" Is au llritieh•made as the old U11101i Jack itself. It 1e ab-olutely dependable for uniform. fitting, wise of laying water tigliLneee anti rests feting durability, You'll never' ;egret buying it, We could ;ell yoyouKeystone 0114 othor ferei5n.inado sheets, a but we prefer to handle British -made geode and so ohou'd you. Priers Dow tedueed, sand us your order to -day, Our 30 year old reputation Is your g;:ttrat»ten of alk:011111, •9,,110. 0 dealing. wo gladly twin You with economical suggestions ter nay bun1(104 you are ,;ding to nut up. toll us your problem HIMEGFAMproggamomozzassmostangamariressamasmentnalitaraMVAISOULIUMMAN .-1w I catch you in my pockets.' ;4i' ll' -'•Is your husband V . t< hl ,band It1. !lrirrn9 burs. O'Brien Yes, : it air 1'd like to -St•e .him, Itrit,n 'Yr ''ain't, sort hit's t'ree months, • tl i•, Vt t'r ir••�