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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1923-10-18, Page 6n 'osen i world. a'ti,rtl!'!ts -- "rr7 it. id put a pad of'inatching cretonne of is tell, The lid lifted up and she used he compartment', underneath, formai- y the 'abode, of sheet made, for the toting of dressed',ecarfs and the airitier linens of the 'room, ' lt, de- repit old shirtwaist box she covered ith burlap and screwed in' four ten- d t t d h'tefor Fell teopyright.) t CgApTh7 ..--e(Coit'd,) - le few: words pxplaini,n at elle had 4'1.4u hind tl01011 wore 4 than' f)erl taken the iiberty of br aging .a friend ios before Reynolds could assist eithctr with her In a yely',few:rrlinuies the of thole, (boy appeared, hnd said ]lis ilrietress "Thank _gpediiies, we heave eight Would be pleased to se`e the ladies in you ',lir,: MMMr Reynolds," exclaimed her private sittingeropm,j Grace: "We atelieterl fralitic, Please It was the first tame ,eitaen. had tell as the rights, of tate foetal runner bap privileged to eater the tipper. we have heard," • part oC the keit*e, and her leve :fon "I am 'ferry to:eaer the 4ighte pf.it the antiqueand 'beautiful was for once, are very terrible; Miss :Grace! The felly:'•ratified, Even Irma, who bad sacred Jewel hes been stolen ky either, had,thie good fortune to enjoy the Inge Chu Sing or Mies` Weng Toy, or both pitality of ratify of China's exclusive Chu Sing is dead, tend the Chinese families, was struck with wonder at girl is e'hatged With the nnirder. Colne the niagnificeuce displayed It out - 'Wee' "to• the ether. aide of the garden, rivalled anything she .'had hitherto Where• we are lees likely to lee die -came across, The soft, thrc'k Oriental tet+bed,. and I'll tell you as much as enepetinge added a Modern, iirxnriene: I knew."touch to the wide areae, with their White-faced, the two girls followedoI superb Feovinge and mieite kaelp to a secluded bench arauag g shrubbery, . There they heard the ferns and palme, among .which fiaabed ,lurid facts •' .e . golden cages where larks trilled ec- "T1te, theft,wae carried out very statically, gave lightness and ahem elelierl . Not .a soul in the house to the Eastern splender of it all. e-, heard a sound. In fact,' the , rubY ` The. servant glided chide to a Aoer wasn't', Missed until' ten e'cloek this on the left,and'the visitors dnteeedia rnoraling, .when Neil Went Into the boudoir fit fora fairy prrneose. xoom ;and 'noticed,. the window was The girl who rose from a couch at open, Even this feet would not have the,far side of the apaatment blended aroused+ his euspieions had not .lean 4s With: and Magnified the enchantment. For a moment Helen wondered if she had slipped bask into`the mystic realm of childhood -surely -such beauty Wasn't humanly possible; while Irma stood transfixed, • -Helen, was :brought back to"reality by. the soft -voiced welcome of'' her hostess. , , "Dear Tu Hee," she murmured,' talc- ing the slim hand of the girl, this is Mrs. Culver, about whom you have heard me often speak.". ' Inde lore deer s ops pale e w r and stied been scattered on the carer ittle legs, Matching onto 1 never used, not even the servants be- ing• allowed in to dust it. ,A faint un- easrness sent him to assure himself of the ruby's safety, and to his conster nation' he found. thecasecase empty ---the ruby was• gone. We lost" no ;fine in reporting the matter -to Prince Tsoo, as Neil didn't cafe about taking public stege `without the .Prince's knowledge. ane+ail ows This surprised 'him, -at: the room, is n the top""tied it up" to the rest of he room and gave her additional' storage space. e Almost any kindgg£ furniture, pro- ided it is not coming to pieces; can e doseed:with white paint and made to t in .and : help 'present . a°' harmonious hole. White paint also is a good rrst-aid to old; scarred woodwork: in And then came the:Astounding news imost.any room in the house and; it that the rideee,had"beefi found 1n the s not hard to put on,—M. 13. W. latemandarin's. house,. together With the fact of Chu' Sing's murder, "Doe. Tu Hee• plead guilty to the PERSPIRATION STAINS. One of the easiest ways to 'remove erspiration stains is ter.soak the gar- ment in a solution of baking coda and water and then :wash it in .•wain' water.—J. W. A SLENDERIZING .STYLE FOIE WCMIIN OF MATURE FIGURE. (456. Satin was used for this model. Therevers collar, cuffs and panel fronts are braided in fine soutache. This style would be attractive in 'White °br coloredlinen, with braiding or erne Sr'oidery hi a matched be contrasting Grace's voice: was weak.: "No, she does not; but the author- ities say they have a clear case against her. One of the sbrvants`blurted out, that he had :found her in thedag- ger standing beside Chu Sing, with g ger: in her hand, the dagger that in - dieted his death wound, while *Chu Sing's hand still tightly grasped the ruby. The evidence looks pretty black, What makes it.werse, the fellow, after discovering that he had ince minated his mistress,.denied his stateme01t,"<' ti "And Tu. Hee, ,hat does she say ., Reynolds paused before replying to Helen's question, His eyes looked gravely into hers a memen .,By;the' way, the .Chhiese girl:wassort 'of protege of yours, was she - ot, Mrs., Claymore?. Helen nodded: • "Too bad, too bad, She doesn't say Much of anything. Seems rather dazed. One fact she sticks to and that is that the servant did find her with the dag- ger in her hand, but she affirms she picked it from the floor" The Pattern is cut in 7 Sizes;: 36, 38, 40,' '42,' 44,: '46 and, 48 inches c'bast t ll •do what $e Call for Tu Iiee•" measure. A `38 -inch size requires .5 wiGrace turned in her addle and eved yards of 40 -inch material. The width.'her companiond in -her ea , "Prejudice at the foot of the dress is: 2,1A yards. and plesing' a woman can have a 'To trim with contrasting•; material' as pretty stiff tussle, I wonder which "It's too terrible." Helen shuddered. "Poor child! Please Mi+:. Reynol"ds, do all you can for her. I; know she is innocent. Tu word"was always gold. Please put the very best de- tectives in China on the case. She has no•man now to leek after her interests, and: I'm afrard•lier money won't. help very much." - • "I'll do what h can," assured.Rey- nolds,i clasping the hand Helen 'ex- tended. "But -you won't go before see- ing Airs. Culver?" "No, we shan't wait to -day. I'm sure, Mrs. Culver is in need of rest after so much excitement. Grace is returning to the city,; and I shall go on down with her andcsee what I cat do for Tu Heeee You haven't met her, 'lir.: Reynolds; if you had you,1night understand our consternationover this. To think''+of a breath of suspi- cion attachingitself to her, that pure,' lovely child!", ,:. ,The, peasants were still clustered about -as Grace and''Helen picked their way do'wn the mountain: It was 'eyi dent they, were enjoying this rnersel of tragedy, as muchas a country fair. Well, thank ;goodness, Mr. Reynolds At the name hstartled look crept into Tel Hees eyes and her clasp on Helen's hand tightened; • Irma's manner did, nottend to lessen the edam of the .girl:: she had not. taken her eyes from the 'face of Tu Hee' since entering. the xoom.' Helen was puzzled, disconcerted, at. the change that had.•suddonly swept WE WORST LS !lave a ookot int your poakot for ovor-rogdy reireslimout, • ,Ri�1a digoolloli, Allays thirst. **Mos the throat. For Quality, Fkwur and $Baled Puok g4, _ . get KBE, i illustrated, requires ??/z' yards • 40 inches wide. - 1'attern nailed to any address on receipt of 15e in silver or stamps,'ity 1 .the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Adelaide Street,.: Toronto. Allow two Weeks ' for receipt of pattern. e From' the Greek Anthology. Lord of the Harbor remember and hearken, aimed Archelaus` in perilous seas , Lo(^notethe 'flying wrack gather and darken, Send a' calm tide anti` st favoring breeze. , will conte out on top." • "What in the world are yen talking about, Grace?. "Well, in plain English, my dear .it amounts to this—Mr•. Reynolds! high esteem fortyou -stands •, in the' way of- his fhis sense of justice." "What nonsense yet are talldng, Grace!" A, rosy glow°nrantled.Helen's cheeks as. she; spoke. "Nonsense or not, I'm going toenlist. the services of '$owe; and if he merely insists on acting on his love for me, I'll -send. for David." But Helen calmly ignored the irony of this remark. She told herself the excitement had slightly frayed Grace's over: her friend. Irma's face was deathly white, while her handh were clenched tightly at her side. Tu Hee shrank farther away. Turn,' ing to Helen, she exclainiecl piteously: "She, too, thinks me guilty." The girl's remark aroused Irma, and with an effort of the will she clutched back„her self-control. Stepping for- 0 Autumn leaf in scarlet drest, ward, she caught Tu Heel's hand,: • The winds had flung thee there -- TO An Autumn Leaf. 0 Autumn' leaf in scarlet drest, I found upon the way, The thoughtless winds, had flung thee- there— ' The careless winds at play.. • •. Sucll Quiet sleep has come to thee, • Thou leaf in scarlet Brest -•- A -down; thy' dream there' drifts no sound Tho' breezes stir thy breast, The YadinG.maple bends to hear The wind's soft undertone, The thrush has folded close'her wings, Sings even -song alone.. "My dear, forgive ine for my seem- ing rudeness.' I'm afraid -you wouldn't understand 'nee if I tried- to •explain. Indeed, I can hardly fathom or under- stand myselfthe feeling that suddenly rushed' over me as I looked into your face. You stir memories—memories that almost engulf nee!” As Irma spoke, her hand went to her head in a dazed sort of" way, Tu Hee's timidity fled. The foreign- er's: perturbed manner denoted she was suffering, and impulsively the girl' drew forward a chair and ,tenderly assisted Irma bete- it. Helen, ,looked' on cjn amazement, What in the world'had occasioned Mrs; Culver's strange actions? Tu Hee, to be sure, was very lovely, but the. eight of beauty does not usually upset one like that.. It must be the reaction. Poor woman, it Wes a wonder She had not broken 'down before this, consider- ing all the sorrow. she had passed ,through. L•ma was soon herself again, how- ever, and .heartily "'ashamed of the concern she had aroused; but when- ever she Iooked at the face of the Chinese girl a mist,.a film as it were, seemed to form, whieh she in vain strove to tear away and peer beyond. (To lie continued,) As Helen Claymore 'aoproaehed the big gates of To Bee's heme, she ex Lord„ 4f, the Headland, Withprayers peeted 'to be accosted by at least a unavailing;. dozen Chinese officials, but to"her sur - Grant : us . nob vainly' thy grave to ptise the huge barricades swung open irnplore,. and, she was admitted as a matter of Guard thou the convoy that soon shall course, _ - e sailing, • ' Before ,they' clanged to, swift rune Shipsr that are bound to the Pythian`'ners; 'hearing a mountain chair, sped shore. • past -het• up to the palace entrance. •Helen, a little annoyed,' was uiide- dell whether 'to turn. back oe go for - ll the servants ;.and sone. et i Si , n' eg ward,: as visitors had not been in her Apollo,reckoning. It was a private chat with Y I, `e ttre • itis wlto obey itis -,be- Tu ,Hee-she had dome fee, if 11 wee "earsa Wheat at all possible; • be �fortune,.ap anchor, and As a boy came up sleetingand•bow- Pair your ing_ to take her pony, she slowlee'dis- fil mounted, keeping .a frowning"outlook Cheerrily tallow the winds of 'the: OIL 'the chair' ahead, 'She saw .a slim west.. ,• Wen -Mb ilt deep nfourninA• alight, but A. C. Benson. instead of proceeding, the Visible `turn- ed and faced' her. . 'Helen's face lit up with .pleasure and surprise as the , 01V'Thy, 1 hurried forward. Mi.'s: Culver! I had no, idea Id Meet Over the Tee, Cups Mrs: Gabb '"]bliss de Smith wants long :dietancea on the streets; in her sleep, t ley say,'' Itis, Nevarielie=•'eboar Ino, Ira'on't the nmfortienate woman enough 'money for carfare?" 'Town G9r1 (oil seeing sat•of fly -nets dor first time)'I "A7eroy1.!.Look what a funny, blanket they've; `got on ; that horse; 'it's nothing but holes tion:: to- gethol With shoe•dtrings."` yen here. Irina Culver returned the younger wotnan's.handclasp warmly. The im- pessive-faced servants had• stepped hack,and these was comparative prier-, acY for moment. .. ': hfflt•I had to comer Helen," ex- plaine Irma; hi a 'quicke low voice, "Yon and Grace have aroused my in - tercet in thisgirl and—well,`tiie fact is, while I preach noir interferenc1 my:heart usually wins over:.my head in' the end." 'As thoughtless minds flingearnest i'.eerts— , And leave in dark despair. They seek not gifts.—nor heights to find A recompense for strife- .Thou need'st not mourn, thou'scafeet leaf, In seeming death—there's life. Charlotte Carson-Teleott.. Water Lilies as Foot]. Do, you know tha-t.in some parts of America water -lilies are grown for food? The early_ Amerlean Indians highly prized the big yellow lotus Illy, just as its pink cousin, the lotus lily of China, India and Egypt is a favorite delicacy In those countries. -et is said that when the . bulb of the American water -lily le `peeled and boiled, It isr not only as wholesome but also as delicious as a potato. .• Vegetable fibres saturated in vege- table oils readiry give rise. to spon- taneous pontaneous combustion. Stories of Well -Known People Mr. 1. F. Van Every, B.A., the popu- lar instructor in I+]ngltsh at. the Unl- versdtyscbools, Toronto, is considered' a provincial authority, on mattersof form in language. Recently a Toronto publishing'house asked Mr, Von Every to edit a book on beelines correspond Fence. The most a)rthetiilc and precise directions were " given as to how cheques; •promisse.Pe :notes and re- ceipts shouid be written. The publish- er was delighted; as his. eyes passed from page to page of Mi. van Every's flowing style' and lucid explanation. However,' at the close he turned to the author with just one,touch of disap- pointment ih his voice. • , "Mr: Van Every, your book lacks only one' model." „what Is that?" only British statesman in recent Years who has shown little inclination to be regarded as a -sartorial model. The Tailor and Cutter' ,criticized him for being a "sartorial' weed"; at to Eaton- Harrow cricket match because he left hie silk topper at 'home and wore a sack suit instead of the conventional moruing dress. • : Butthis, paper often has taken a shot at theeproin1neat men of this country, says a London despatch. It clad, „ Site wished the gift• to be an - had some severe things to say about plied' to the purchase of warm under - the -clothes of Lord Balfour, David clothing. Lloyd' George, AndreW Bonar Law and others, ---9---,--- Even Lord. Balfour'& friends offer no apologies for his saitorial' deficiencies, Popularity of cod- ind and some say he generally looks like ,anon -conformist ,person, Lord Robert Odd "Gifts to Sovereigns. Many curious presents were offered to the Xing and Queen in Italy. When ever royalties travel there are always people, often leunible peasantry who desire them to accept gifts; • fn-" some cases these gifts are al- truistic expressions of loyalty and goodwill.: Mira often they are forms of eelt-flattery, The donor wants to be ablate boast that one. of the great est,in theland is indebted.to`him. When`King-Edward was taking,the waters at Marienbad he ustd to find over ra hundred boxes of cigars, pairs of socks add gloves, neckties, boxes of sweets; and walking 'sticks in his ]nail every week. The "gifts" were mere dodges of crafty tradesnren who wanted to be able to boom their wares as Worn or eaten or used or 'smoked by royalty. The King used to have all these things The practice of British sovereigns has usually been not to accept any gift unless • permission has. previously been sought•by.a letter to the royal secretariat,, and that' permission has been bestowed only in rare instances, and then when the gift was of trifling intrinsic worth. Perhaps the oddest gift King Ed- wardever accepted was. a 5 -Ib, potato North Greenland in 1917, andthe same sentvto.hiin by,a Mr alowlett, a farmer Year was appelated Marine Super'''. of Vermont, U.S.A. 35 was sent by re Landsat of the U.S.A.T. Service at gletered post, addressed to "The King New York. He has been awarded oY England, the Houses'of Parldament, numerous gold and .silver medals be England," the leading geographical societies of A 01068 valuable gift was• a Klon- the world, and to a life member of the , American Museum of Natural History. dike nugget worth X280 ficin' the He still considers Brigus, 11.F., as his Canadian miners of Dawson City. An Egyptologist sent'. him the mummified home.: hand of an Egyptian princess, which Planning Asaotl ereAretie Ezpeditaon, , . Captain Robert Bartlett,' who com- manded the ship Roosevelt on which Admiral Robert Peary made 1110 8110- eesefui dash forthe pole, wants to get back', north, He . has recently: an- nounced' plane iter an expedition into the arctic to start next June or July and return in four or five years after entering the polar seas through Beh- ring Strait and drifting eastward with the ice to Greenland or Spitzbergen. The plan is to have a pasty of ten explorers, including scleentista, leave Seattle in a -wooden non-magnetic ship equipped with wireless, • a seaplane, and iristrumente and equipment 'tor surveying the regions passed through, sounding the waters, and examining and, preserving specimens of whatever Iife may be found. • Peary's odd skipper was born at Bri•. Sus, Newfoundland. He is 48 years old and unmarried. He began leis time tic explorations by wintering with Peary in Kane Basin in 1897298. In 1901 hetwent' with a hunting expedi• tion to Hudson Strait and Bay, and' f from then till 1905ewas-eaptaln of a seater off the Newfoundland coast. .Ile got his master's ticket in 1905, and commanded the Roosevelt from 1905 to 1909, taking an active part in Peary's expedition and himself reach- ing the 88th parallel of north latitude., In 1913✓14, as captain of the Karluk sent out by the Canadian Government Arctic Expedition, he went through the experleace of having his ship crushed In the ice near Wrangel Is- land. With one Eskimo ,he creased, the ice to Siberia and brought back a rescuing: party. Ile wee commander of the Third Crocker Land Rollaf Expedition to was used on hie desk at Sandringham Keep Sweet and Keep • as a paper -weight. Moving. The ex -Kaiser was luckyin his gifts. Homely. phrase of the south Iand A commoner named Wilhelm Haile- bright, brand, of Goerlitz, gave him- first a fine Keep steady step to -the liana of the villa. at Arco, in the Tyrol, which was drum, turned:' into a convalescenthome tor Touch to the left, eyes to the right, army officers, and then, at his death; Sing With the soul the' the lips bo a fortune of 8200,000. dumb, Another doper 'gave him three ole- Hard to be good when the wind's hi phants, and Dr. Buchner, the explorer, the east, a lump of rock from "the extreme, tip. • • Bard to be gay when the heart is of the sumrn t of Kilimanjaro, ' the down, highest .mountain in Africa: ' When they that trouble you are In- nis quaintest giftwas a 100 -mark creased, note 1n 'a sealed envelope, handed by When you 1oo1c for a smile and see an old lady to the sentry of his Berlin a frown.: palace one chilly autumn day. With it But—Xeep, sweet and keep movie', was.a note stating that the donor had seen him at a review the previous day, Hard to he sweet when the. throng is and feared that he was insufficiently dense, When elbows jostle end.ehoulders. crowd; Hasp to give and to take offense, When the touch is rough and ,the voice 10 loud; ` Keep to the right 10 the city's throng Divide the road on the broadhigh- way; There's one way right when every- ' thing's wrong; Just keep. sweet and keep movie', --Robert 1. Burdette Instruments. • "A oonyincing love letter," . Cecil, too, has no ambition to be what Itwe attempt to characterize . the But that is, not a businesb form," is regarded as a well dressed man.: It three important families of string, "Oh, oho,"blit the .boys an the farm, is said that lust before he went to wood=wind and brass instruments, we don't-V:w how✓ to write a love letter, America .he was advised to affect a should perhaps say that the strings and will .be grateful for :your assist- more up-to-date style of dress, . tut supply. the„ firm neutral foundation, an'ce," • ''''. , Lord Bob, Jas his intimates call rhiin,'the wood-w[nd give'br!ghtness and Mr. Von Every's heart eves' touched. just carried along his usual togs. color, and , the brass add nobility, Music is peculiar among the fine The hook leas had a very wide Saler- • Mr. Lloyd .Geon e latterly seems' to sonority and brilliance. arts in that it require; special `ane y g The ,wood -wind group, because of Woodrow' W lison's Altered Name, aspire to being better dressed titan he very elaborate provisicne for its pre - full name of used o be, and is now• tailored with their attractive tone colors, are es-. sentatlon'to the world, Few people know theecially interesting, and the flute, he. The painter au the sculptor have mo ex -President; Wilson: • It is- oas admirable taste and effect Mr Bald p s.o0ttier put .the iii shing touches to WbodroW Wilson andthis Is the story win, hoefever, 15 more like Lord Bee ing the earliest and most popular of �+ +' � four or; the Tato Lord Salisbury. He this group, will probably find more their wbrlcs than they' are et 01100 in. Illi hew he •diseardsd the Thomas; friends than the oilier -members of the t thirty ears.a oMr, Wfleon was twill afraid to. wrinkle his clothes, and, gtec.state to be undetstoad and apprecb • Abou t y y g sante farnily. 'Girls, are just as adept eted. ' Cense uerfce is one of the plainest The Fine Arts. a profe5eor:at 'Wesleyan College, and cue evening lie started a•dlecession with a fellow -professor on names .and their effect`, on success in Iife.. The future lires•ldent of tire. Unit ti Stato . held , that the effect 61 %name a'as due entirely to wlietltei''it was 'comprised 01' long ,or sltor't syllables: "Thomas," lie declared, "is quite the wrong kind. of name .to have. 'Wood- row Wilacn,' on the other hand, is sure to bring success." So lie 660911ecl the Thomas, and De Woodrow Wilson he achieved' world Helen beamed on het- friend, "It is pporfoctiy dear' of you to 'have cbmo, Mre, Ctilvel especially after last night's harrowing experience., and I'M suite you Won[:t regretit. Tuknee; coutd no, more have eemtnitted that" crime than a baby, We 'will have yoil on our side as soon as you sec her,,. The two women waited in the re:• ce tion all'"while a servant took Rel., ens 'car , on which site 11ad scribbled Potted Humor.. One et the wittiest -of many Witty etorios that' centre in the picturesque persenality_of Mr, EdWili Soryingeout,, the English -Prohibitionist M.1'„ was told to nue the other any by au inti !nate parsomal •friend of his. During a recent by-election in which he took a prominent hart 1110 name WaS sliott 'Scrymgour in a handbill. circa, : with the ofi'icers ,of an infantry regi- lated just before the meeting., inont at AIdershet, leaving the brand - fl as boys at acquiring ,I:he.teehnic of cheesed:persons- on tha Treasury The poet and the enteor require but tench. this Instrument, Moreover, the tone, a printing press to.render sully Intel ,Not relishing the sly shot at the 'is' fairly quiet, being really loud wily •ligible the ideals they leave to convey. labors of the• in the hlgheet register, and the fear I?i•inte,142iriistei• by the Tallon and Out- : i But themrisieai cam ter several London dallies, ovedloolt- of disturbing, the neighbors it not pre. poster aro, ngthehnw when he has complete:I : u. r behind the •drlticisin ',seat as it' la when ono ,Practldes ,the these, only a mesa of useless heiro- declared this was no time for any Ail-:` cor'ne.t,; or even the Violin,; iyiiltice until fig can, get -thein Intcr- ferer des of opinion to crop up In the One of the best inducer>yents to let' /acted and made known by the pro - country with Mr.. Baldwin so heavilyy.'.,a boy or girl seedy th e flute is the re- cess we call'per; orma:CO3 burdened: The Prime Minister, how- 'commendation of physicians,. often re- poalod, that t tlea auto ' excellent fee ever, found this: support against the fi uo rs o onslaught of the advhcates of fashiondebolopiug lung Capacity; and It Arcs ea • even more humorous than the jibes .been commended. for its indirect as- Ieveled at hie apparel, eilstance in nasal troubles by lnducittg Tho Tale el at a Cap; regular brottthing. Tliis is a vary good The Unite of ale ught Will always argument in telling poaple tvlto wan be remembered " 1137 the _old• 11egular a wind instrument that it is not as Drltleh Army for his introduction of, blatant, as the cornet. the present peaked Undress head. That the flute is very ;attractive to dross,. which replaeed,tho jaunty field. audiences has peen demonstrated. 'service cap as that had the "pock -pie" many tunes. An eminent artist late and 1118 Glengarry. His Royal }high• 1 ani Barron ' has drawn erowdecl noes was 1111 tlrst to wear ft, anCl on houses,,and in school orchestras a Solo the first ocCaston of doing 00 lunalie l by the flute always Prove . Particularly pleasing to the'audience. There ' le something abmit. the Smooth, gentle tones of the flute that makes au in- stantaneorts appeal. The attention of the individual re-:: spensibler for the accidental'' emisseoe of the "e" -was directed to the over. sight, whereupon ho madeexhnse as: followae • - "Gentlotnen, I admi'; having Malo an error of a vowel, anti bog to matte avowal et an etrot r' tialtiwin Nat 0.nly Westminster Weed." •. Pelleto al nister. I#afdwln is 'tee. the • hew can in the anteroom, On coning out at the mess -room tiefoniid ail irreverent subaltern cool. 1y trying it on himself. ' ?lie bake added `]tin hew .hp .liked "Very Comfortable, "sir," replied tiro' unabashed subaltern, "but don't you think, s,!r, it's rather a pity'°tlto Salva' tion Army, get beta or the idea first?" Useless Scratching. Auntie (to little city erode) "Couldn't you find any eggs, clear?" Niooe---"No, Rtrntie, The hsps were scratching all'050310d as heed asthey t'ould, but they hadn't toned'a single The Single Eye. "The rich girl to impress yon wear Your monicle, 1 geese?" "Quite richt, dash boy, 9siltg10 030 1 have for business;" ty -.--- Kill a harmless snake and loss ntofle0