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The Clinton News Record, 1925-10-01, Page 6clusive. rh. Saladeld siclItily oftheir ova ess. %Tay Salada. What A Sea Serpent Did. In his entertaining hook of 'reminia- e.enne, Through Thirty -Years; Mr.. forMerly editor -of the London Timed, Wile a story concern- ing Ihis first connection with that new. paper. H. was • ,abroad and wanted permieeion to eaible . hie er- ticlee to the,seditor‘a his own discre- tion. He found. Mr. Moberly peel, the editor, a little to. give him carte blanche, and he learned on In- quii•Y from ether membess. of the staff. the reason for his hesitation. it was duo 1.6 a eea aerpeut. Some months earlier te correspondent of. the Times in South -Australia' had tele- grapliad at great length an account of a huge sea serpent alleged to have ben seen off the coast. At five shill - 'Inge a word, this- seemed to the man- ager of the Times too eostly a pie& of rally, and its author WAS advised to seek Other work, Stories of sea. eel. - Dents, it was delicately hinted to him, , could 'be invented mere cheaply in I Louden. Hearing that the Tenee was 'bereft of Ito correspondent at Ade- laide, tho bead of a London news agency offered the gel -vice' of his' own Adelaide corresponelent. Mr. eifebe•rie Bell -accepted the offer and, in ar, in- terview with the heed the agency, inclimitee-the kind of news .the Times Would -weet •-e impbrtant politiecal eyeetey the condition ot crops, the „peoepeete of the wool clip 41111 any other meteors of outetanding interest. These points hp.ving been, duly ted,, Mr. Moberly ),3ell exclaimed, "But n, sea serpents. on any eceount." The serviee•Magan and was satisfac- tory until one evening a telegram from South'Australia, to the news , agency reported a, speeoli by the prime minister of South Australia, added 'some accoent-of whet har- vest and closed with the words, "Ph:s- hop Adelaide found Colwyn Bay -dead," This sentence, "was detached' in the • Tithes office end pent to the obituary department,' which produeed in the couree ot the tight a eulogy of the de- narted thet appeared next inerning. Thirteesix hours- later the poet:ease tergeneral, brother-in-law- bt the late , rop, Paid a Wrathful visit to Mr. 1: oberly Bell. ' "What do you mean PY eff my brother -In-law?" demendede"lie is not deed et have spent g pot of money en cabling cendolences to my einter, who renlies, that her has. • heed 'Id tilled AIM eerteetlY Well. have ordered mourning for the whole family, You 'must rectify yeur false news, publiph al:elegy atid pay' rue compensation. It es abbminable." Mr. Moberly Bell said he was sorry end Mid compensation. Then he Bent • for the head of the news a,geney. 'Your Adelaide fellow has landed its In a 'Peaty mess," he complained, "The Bishop of Adelaide is not dead at 'ell. I leave ,Just been undated MI ' clamagee by hie brother-imlaW, tee POstmastergenera You had better tell your manta cable an explanation „ pet onee." "Cable?" exelaimed 'the head of the • ageney." "-Why, it toets• five shilling% a 'Word. I will yerite him by Ole .mail." • , "No!. No!" returned the iinattager, "We catinot wait throe months for an exelanation. You Moat gable; and, meanwhile, let me see the Original .of that message.". It origin wee fetched. It tallied fele featly with the version that had been supplied to the Time. , The conclud- ing words, "Bishol3 Ade101,e fpuucj CoiwYn:Bay, dead," *ere ;uncatestIon.- ablY thee°, but they were followed ha" a bread blue penclfmark. • , • "Halleo! What's this?" erled the manager. "Something has beenesteuck out," "Oh." ans*ered the, head of the • 'ageticy, "the' missing, words are 'sea serpent thirty 'earde long.' your in. selections -said you wanted no seieser- vents, SO the subeditor in eharge ' struck those wer•de out. The final eentenee should- have had; 93fehop Adelaide foend In Colwyn Bey a dead • • sea serpent thirty yarde long." Mangrove Forests, 'Many valuable productS 00015 from the mangroye forests of ,Slam, -which cover an estimated area of •220,000 . AFTER''' EVER 1 'MEAL e,:eee• • affordg- eneht as well piaasurZ, HeaIthfu exercile for the,teeth and a spur to digistion. A ledge ` lasting refreshimint,, soothing to nerves and site:each. The World F.siclio: Sweetmeat, untouched by hande, 'full of ' • elver:, ISSUE' No 50-25. THE PLAITED FROCK FOR • GIRLS. • Although simpl:e in line frockn for the miss from four to ti.velve years boast plaits and hang straight frexa the ehoulclees. "Theepealts, as arrang- ed in the frocks pietured here, forni a narrow panel in the front and back of the dress. Small buttoes are iiad effectivele- to trim the front in View A, and the high neck es fitted with a round collar. The eleeves are long and gathered into a narrow- band, In View,B, the low neck and centre -front opening are finished with a binding. The sheet seeeyes have n little duff, tind nareow bet is set under the edge of the plaits at the sidee. The diagrain'' sheave the siMple design of pattern No. 1158, which is -un sizes 4, 0i 8, 10 anti 12 yearr Size g YeaTtit requires 2ef, yards of eerineee or 2'14 yards of 40 -inch material. Price 20e. The designs illustrate.d in our new Fashion Hoek are advance style.s for the home dressmaker, and the.woman or girl evh,o desires to 'wear garments dependable for taste, simplicity and economy will find her tastes fulfilled in our patents, Price of the book 10 zents the eopy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name end address plain- ry, giving namber and size ot such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c ie stamps or coin (coin preferred; 'wrap it carefully) for each number, and addreee your order to Pettern Dept, Wiloii Publiehing Co., '78 Weot A.de. Miele St,, Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail: Maney Gatherers and An Ice Cellector. Two doge mid it 'crow have furnish. ed entertainment to a ,litege neighbor- hood receutly..- One dog and the erow plak up money and take it home; the other dog carries about. chunks of ice dropped by the lee man. A few weeks ago carpenteee began te make repaIrs• to the front porch of Rog's home. They had to craW1 tine der Re through a hole in 'the lattiee eeed by ,the big dog, Thneamily have often seen him going in, and out of the hoie, but. have paten° particular at- tention. • The tierpentere feund,quite a pile of money denies, quarters, halves, and ortwa with a couple of bills' ,thrown in. Rog offerle. no objection when they diecoveredM hiding Plaee, no/thee was he partreula.rly interested when they brought out his hoard of moneY, 'Where he geteif, Why he oar- hiedit hems, whae went me in hi g dog mind "anYWay,- are perplexing inia- • They poseponedewoek on the porch until they' had,opportunity to observe hlin,It didn't take lcMg; he' brought 1101110 quarter next day and "lefl.„1 under the perch as usnal Hie master lias made everY reasonable effort to trace the owners, but in vain, . The crow, Ben, gathers up the colne that housewives leave beside the milk. 'bottles on their porches and ',takes them home. Arriving' at the back pord'h he stahds, coin Id bIll"oyaittng , for. sonie one to-confe opt • If nobody comes,' tires after a while and lays ide ,monsk UOWn,i' but 'fie stands, on guard until Lluiti doer opens. He's .afraid some. other creature will take it, but hale always ready to surrender his -coin to .a- member. of the family. He has been expoatulated with, to no avail. Ile still geei.--,abciut exploring the porches In his,cUseomary way. His mistress is always- busy returnink 'money to good-nathred neighbors,. -.Tack. IS big Newfoundland:- His hobby Mb hes ho instinctive or acttnired itaste for e, u novel fails to .u,itend the lee -Wagon. 'When- ever bo,hears the. clatter of the wagon several. squares aWaY,'11,e's off. A few minfites later Some bae,it tug- ging. a chunk too hig. and too cold to carry fgr in his mouth. He knows.all the Slier, cuts and uses them. He laYS the piece of ice down by the refriger- ator and 'then harks- until some one con2,es 1)000 110 ,I,hink he is 'help - Lig the family. "dennobrize? Anyway, punctual ancis persistent. by Their Seem. Boot soles nre hOW to iAtliCAte character. they are worn levelly all ovc-r it shows an even. temeer, while wear on life inside is 0 sign of,list- lessnesg. a-thusiae n \Terezioti, wife 'plSo dISIYA 4.Weltint.f; •*',Wilt . n-, up ms lltiff'.fady m ',"-r.aggdrz Iffati`i: "Wirei. aw you y011 , ,l.A.A.t .A. 4:0d41ilif,. 10of,a Jad„ 'ina4c1;an 'unexpe# ' ' leasur(x :titgatt's welcome ,.... -'§1 girl alir feigned, litid 'lleeoino n- Torenee tried to conserve hia am- ° hie Say, -"Please tilt al delight aa he toOk in tho' munitiori. But -he •Wes :forced to fire 'SffY nod back 'to' ' her f1.2 aof her beauty:, Not b`i. many ,by the bandits who kept stealing UP fe-Og'44't ItYl, 'ci - ye4r4 'd anyone ' east such. a -spell to the entrttnce, feigning an attempt; -va bo yi4 • p,err.)1 iy,),...: . In apit.6,a hie hard.lealt, to rush in, . . • - l A.nd oi:•le:Vir4lr:ifit 'thAt:Ter,..., end' the bitter; cyniciani with which Then 'came ii• dezperate moment enCe'should'accornparlY ttrY 'to Lett= ,,,,1",,,IV dr,ia,l, tY, evil, villainous %life had wheri. TerencO loolted grily 'at lviary,' go to bank the money for -the put-- lmed.'nnitt .tbero still l'emained in hhu and whispered tensely:. ... ,... : chase of the 2 000 feedero needed- on honiethin/ which responded to the . "I've got: lust one cartitdr left." -7- ° The ?1, 42.}1c1Nv.ith. (1,11 2a - C ,f; GHAPTE IX (Cont'd.) the' ranch, arni thon tO with lier to delicate, ;of__Mary's As she loo ted at him, graa mg „the' the ranch NVIth tho alance of the `a-ves, and the w spa ar gold _Which significance -4 his, words,' both ,their ,mone3( to. pay off the sitOle prettily from beneath her hat, eyes filling' With 404'0aethis TA0Mellt " Mary 'kissed her father 'a:cod-bye "Father senteme weh, 'the -money of their extreme peit.--trogother,',. affectionately; ,and Terence- and he. lor bale, tales, marketing of tho horrqr 'sfiddeniY. transfixed her, again ishoelt hands. Then the lovers. Year-ongS, andPpYrothi" said Marll- aboyfr them had dropped the 7100S0 Of start, -,1 off. on.'their errand, Marshall "We'vo made a dei posit n the bank at a lariat, encircling •-Terence, and having .given u Kb horao to ilis Latigci; and broUght up enough with quickly -drawn back so that it caught daughter, mounted. double .with topay off the men." • him under the armpits. Struggling ciffoi, and, Sod following, started .back "Oh, yea. The business' C011 tvait 'toward Paradise Dariydri, Xoini van- a little while," replied Taggart, con-, - ished into lifetinding to eye Mary with unconcealed . s,' admiration while Terence stood un - The phone In the Pico Bar rang, ealsly by. "I haven't yet begun to Topaz Taggart. and Doe 'Millets wore get over tho, 'delightful Alli-PrIS0 01 still. sitting' at their table awaiting seeing you, bo come in, Miss Man - the outcome of th,f,ii" scheme,. Shall end Melte Yourself comfortable." "lVIr. Teggertee the bartender call- "Mr, Taggart meet my friend, Tel-- Tageart ,grabbed the receiver with Terence ftrward ntreduce him I his face. as lie heard Buck McLeod's waard have' reecho you." to friee -inmsedf, he Was lifted froth his feet and slowly drawn tip the mountainside: While the others had been' drawing Teronce's gun-firep the fourth bandit, under Buck's,intructions, had made a detour around the side of the gully, and clirni3ed up to a, ledge overhang- ing the spot where Terence and IV•farY had barricaded themselves, He was a huge, etrapping, muscular fellow, this bandit, and once he had cdught Terence in hi lariat, had no diffi- culty in hauling him up. A hard Innam, as Kb was being dragged up, caused Terence to drop his gun. It fell at IVIary's feet. Star- ing at it- wild-eyed, elm suddenly rel. covered her. presence, of enind---- fixed upward. l'he bellet struck the p ne. rope, cue jute tee stkands parted, B• uck, end get Your ,boy together, end Tel:elle& deep/yea' bade on the .e _yand come up to the ranch— kroutid beside Mary. Miiter knelt be- !eel, tl,, have 2Tlere f-er you side him an raised him up in her to arm, lee tulle out of his dnxe and • ,T,magagreshreare,seuernredi, got thebrs.outag.bhla,;_ho staggered up dizzily. , snarled. "'She's banking the money in Watching over the Barricade, he tigo, and then coming up to tho eale" that the leandits; eurpeised and La Sonm bird named O'Rourke angered by the failure of their lariat ana'' ulan°euvre, ware getting ready t° tips Willets whistled meditatiemlY. fra with her." rush them. • He gazed ,at hisehande. "These are nu have to eget Nen .."Now this Marshall girl musn't get • , wise that welrarned to have her Ines, now,• cledr," he said smithy. The battle wet on ahnost before they knew it, The three, bandits charged the entraaca, and the foetrth slid- down from his ledge above upon Terence, Terence cagght him with the butt of his revolver and laid him mit; then turned his athention to the three at the gap.- He caught the leader, Buck, by the throat, and hurl- ed hint out on the road. • While he WAS desperately battling the Other two, the reports of a yolley cipuely *at the 'other man, ,studying of pistol shots soended from nearhY his face, trying to read what was downthethe road, Ihe hoofs of wiedly hind the questioe. Finelly. 'forced gallopingehorses were beard, Buck, picking lumsed lip • where Terence had hurled him, looked off in the di- rection of the sound, and took alerm. He Made a dash for his horse, yell- ing: "Beat it, men. Looks like posse." ' He started' off at yosthaste. The others rushed to their saddles. The man who had dropped in from tho ledge above, and been laid telt by Terence, had just 'come to, and was ed, once O'Rourke,4 to Mary,"bringin/ excitement. 'A fierje scowl crossed it hauieaer da't "a far hie 11014) the me'neY veiee report ng: Site- beamed dazlingly upon Ter - "A bird named O'Ro'rulte inbted In ea" who felt a"iffelnent of „awkward and spoiled the play, He and , eiee hedirrassment as' grasped •Tag, girl are heading foreLatigo tp brink gare s •,•• the coin. Then tieey're' goieg to the • Tagfiart stiffened perceptibly he ranch." •greeted O'Rourke. "glad,to meet • Taggart. roared arieeath, Then after Yon" was told and £01'111a1. 80/110 - ,snatched it, and taking careful dim, iet,, the ft.' mealent's thought he cammanded 1,Rvohuerrok‘ebabeekatia.allisinhnietidiavthes,artuaninal,h0;0- thoughts rolled back the years,, and he was suddenly seized by fear --- panic Showed even in his face for a moment, but he quickly bit it down. Tererfee's eyes caught a trace of this fleeting emotion of Taggart's, and was puzzled over it. "Father has appointed Mr. 0', Routke to become the new foreman you need here," Mary announced. • "Ah, so-e-.fine—fiine," said Taggart. 'But do come im now and rest your - the monelee Taggart weee.„.m. He led the way to the ranch 'muse, don't want Marshall to knew ra., As they stepped on the porch Mary double-en:eel:rig him eneile it's - teo paused a moment- with her -emotions latee'• —then, quickly stepped acroes the • Willete nodded, then eeked, vim a threahold -through the door their beet leer; • iee was helding open y idea the parlor, arl'atil=k htioereg,eirt"hazola wolftll'realy•sohualls°'s all thlirceae asneadteTdatUhearalelfvoelsirvea' and land foil You ain't Ile real elyedebe. • Mary quickly brought the conveessi- egeeemo, ea-el:mane, • tion back to the business at heed, and Taggart, nervously fingering hie Taggart, now aredous to gef his plans topaz watch charm, wearied suspi- under -WAY, eagerlye• came back to it. "Well, te'd you what, Mies Mao - hall," he said. "You have brought this money juet in the nick of time. We 'owe for 250 'lead a ea.ttleal- ready on the ranch, and the cciwboy,s are refusing to work until they get 1:1kair pey," Mary 'handed him the hag contein- ing the remainder ofthe money. • "There's 415,000 in there to take cere of the payroll and current bills," !see said. "The other things can be .talcen care of through the" banic. I depositede$45,000 there- to -day." a grin, und with, assumed good - nature, replied: "Ain't tolling you all, my -eecrets, Doc. But you help 1110 get thut Mar- ohall ranch ahd maybe wise you up to a little deal I'm :semi& to put through with that fool Injun, Korai." Willets' eyes glanced furtively the topaz charm end he smiled 'queer- ly to himeelf. Taggart rose,. Well, I better run, up to the ranch menacing IVIary, trying to drag the motley bag from her hands. Terence ,,an_dee1)rmeelTe ari°nriletud3: viettcrs ," he said. dealt him it heavy blow to the jaw "I watt yoa to edine along 'with me, 'whieh Sent hint reeling out of the Doc," Taggart, 'added, "but not to act entrance, after leis fellows. ,Perceiv- on the reception tommittee. Ing them fleeing tinder the rain of .„...eep yourself out of the -way bullets from the 'new attackers coming e""4. it down the ?mad, lova were new aimed with the'. boys, and -be ready to help when "yealeiee celled," - upon them, he :lumped to his horee The tWo Men then left the' bar, attl fled also. The rescue party drew • - up to the gully and dismounted, it eni,ounted their honses, and galloped consisted of Mary's father, Bud "m" 5 5 * Hughes, Miguel—and „Komi. Marshall milted in to hie daughter. "Mary, • dear, are you atI right? Have you been hurt?" he cried. "And this is poor Daddyis ranch?' IVittret's voice trembled' with Bid emotion. 'Thank, Terence—fifteeli "yea Mary rushed to 'hie arms. was last he --and then, of • "Yee, Ir. 'm all right, Daddy dea" able° 1 re , course, I "wee only •a little bit of a She 'eath-drew and' add, elnil'hg. -girl, and .1' can't reneember a -thing proudly, "Thanks to. Terence, •here, about it now. Except 'it all seems Ile has had a terribly ha.ed task, but vaguely familiar and homelike—as he has saved both me and our money?" • marshal' &look hands vigei,ous4 I though I •belonged here," ' They had pulled hp their homes in with his datighterea protector'm , elee': aet is z nOw., „Ai, baxe to thao f.ront of the entrance and were gat - "11 at the corrals, the ranch buil* nings, and the cowboys 'trotting hither you, O'Rourke, aed -for se much—my ! 'little girl, e Maty—you have eaved and thither. . ag`a‘Blitt what brought ' you here, leineeLeeadti4rIlyshelo.nagndeiToeureiecetehdaedporseit- 1 beeer'1,,,eilaii eedc Mary. into hi, „vim ... Mary had been impatient to com- plete her miseion. So after arriving Daddy?" she asked. "I' don't know in the bank, and -then had What would •have happenedk if v if 145,000 n you did°. set out a'..t once for the 33er .141 Rahch. had not arrived just whe "I Mary's expreseiori wee melangleoly taIt.was three puffs a smoke,e re - B plied marsh,n, plive have Komi to s She sat in her eaddle, thinkieg- thaek for thle at. Ile seev your trou-e, !eV a the tragie lit& h'r father and built his fire. He sent his mes-, nad lied; with ber in ills arthe, freiel sage hit° the air .14 Indian smoke the very raneh house she was now ,up in th._Tehresair,nuIfft--n J•17..,stbahvre siitoncauLlinigt,ogiorne_arm e,ossetLthe modem, hon. deerz,ing et, the plate that hedtheen hie `never io return,, 'Patience reached •-wiis reperayed again and 'again. Good for' her hand, pressed it they looked old ,Eomi, We rode to the rende7A.ous, 'into- each °thee s eyv earnestly, and 'On tite,way we picked op 'Miguel, re- turning to tell as whet had happenad . Mary's sinile -returned: ' • ' The doer- ot the ranch house open - when Xeil "re ett"ic4d 01; the ed ancl a MAD. caine out and strode springs, Komi was waiting at his down the path to ,ineet them 2,,,s, he fire, and led us here." . i ' rgached the :gate where they were . All turned to the Old In-dian ehlet• 1 Waiting he raised hiss hat formally. "Komi,, he watch," raronbled the'i 1 IVIAXY, 'greete'd the man shyly, say - chief. "Komi, the knows his friande,. lila.; . , he help ,thern. Komi -knows •leo lila,. ..,Ttn Mary Marshallraren't you enemies—they 'bewae'Komi if they ,. in.... Tagg.nrt my father s friend?" are Wise:" "Ale good enough,", said Taggart, taking the lenge, "Well, you folio make yeurselves at home, and I11 -go right out and fix up the boys' back 'Pay, and „tell 'en:, it's round -up day to -morrow." ; Ile smiled jovially „atelelery as he passed out the door. NOW that they evere alone, Terence came over and set beside Mary on the sofa. •' "X can't say that I altogether like this Taggart fellow," isa oaid. • dosee't lo-ok quite—straight, to me, I can't help being suspicious of him." - "Oh,. but he's been Daddy's friend for yeaes and years," Mayy protested. "Well, I can't help thinking- there's something wrong, Mary." ,rie smiled tenderly at her, and added: "Maybe It's simplythat I'm jealous because he likes you." * ' His hand sought hers, end their thoughts shifted to sweeter things, Terence's other arm stole around her shoulder and, drew her closer to ,hert. "I'd love td, have a horne like this —with you dearest," ,he said dream- ily. '• She replied only egith a pressure on his hand, but that spoke volumes. She was dreaming, too. "My lips are still burning from last. night," Terence murmured tido her ear. " "I'm going' to kiss yob again." • • She did not demur.- •'• (To' be continited,)" CatitifY for the Farm Teals: v • The crop of 1925 will soon be secure against weather conditiiiias. Grains 'and root crepe, hay and..encila.ge will - bo ready to turn into iimeey ,either by means of feeding to Eve stock or di- rect sal•e„, The farmer can then com- mence to easz Cift ellghtly, There is one thing; how,ever, that should be given attention. Have the plow, the hay -rake, the mower, or the many other farm' implements -basil mit away where they will bo protereted againzt '„lcite2 , we...I, ,we-l--..folin Ma1:5ellalii;d8 the rains and snows between now and CHAPTER X. a gestnre a eager welcome.. us i . The Other clay in A nyaNiNG 11105.a snrprise!, , . . attired again? "I'm needing a new foreman at the. He lifted her from the saddle and, short trip, made Kb'a met -neer of tho ranch, O'Rourke., Will you, "help 11,5 phlebd her on her fat with a. show of staff • of the Department dt the In - out?" • ' gallantry that. did , not arouse any terior, m it hurt to see bey/ any II:lipid-- ' girl;" ll;,ggart cried With a milli a • next spring, when theY 1011 bo re- , FLIMER1CKS • ments that bad cost- the farmer good' 11.:IrV41, . irg _..jrgwziampr,Z3V3E2a174=3En=ale, Said, an elephant unto a (vicasel-like animal) "On a journey get rid of all-- • (scraps of .frash) It is easy for (myself) WhC;t1 , (01-.),cr.%) For .1 -out every -thing in my . ..(.1..0.x for tRveling) '`UY;C:1 the that iz dainedbolo-w rtaKC- .1,91,1,AVArAnr...Mt:A.. money were lett in the corners of idle fields where theY had been. last used. o tio farme s • id woi was re'presented in OM value. of tho ilupIa media, and it (lid geent e pity to see so much human energy. waste.d., Ne•Itt PPling, 'when ectlyitY'fagain retells. in the fieveleipment-of Canada's' .fsleateet natural resnitrce=the 1'4nd-7-someone may'lfitire to ge-,Witheitt. whai. he -would like. Jo bti'y bee-ause the 'Money is needed to refilacd:a neglecteepIow or seine other impiement, It. vouldbit - Innen mere satisfactory have'. the present plow good 1.76thlition and ''''':3...rit°-i'd';:l'81.1Qgtrsiiti,a. id() the waste that is Biking .place- in valuable farm. imPle- meats, and it is duggested, that each 'and every farmer give this !nutter a 1- ,teilt,ion, dna pads the word along,' In save tb 10110 falzektiaOim'Stick Vanishes. , Th b7. a clo.h ern- tick, beloved by Erin's sons, is vanishing. New York importers, runindiging... Dublin ;rid a dozen. other town -iv this year could find only a dodomto bring by,• er 10), ill Anuieliielcarenasit-7,11d.cii.• otiti tton of tbulay. •Nyho 1i110 catio wanted a' mail:tacit and' the ilefnalid for hlaokiliorns so fell ' on' that no one visited malting them. 1VI ch r 'd iso disso ves eoPLP etel makes 'rich soapy sotution soaks dirt out s It is possible that newspapers exist- ed.in very anant times hut the know- ledge of to -day, faded them hack to. abont'night \thousand...years . ago when the Chinese rulers , published news- papers of -their eWm,' • „ Up tO•the last part of the Met cete tory the 'Pekin Gazette had been pub - Hatted ...regularly for nearly 'eighteen hundrectteare,, .'" ' „Duririg-the Dark Ages 'and The Mid: dln:Ages When religion became the sole thought of Dur,opo, the art of print- ing was lost and newspapers were for- gotten until `16138. - In enice in e563 the newspaperwas. re -invented • in -the shape of written pages which wer,e circulated by rnen who went to various parts of the Vene- tian states end read alcaud the commer- era cial, marine and: military Information. For such readings the listeners were eaell charged a small SAM known as "una Gabette" , and for that' reason many, newspapers oi to -day are called gazettes, ' This form of newspaper continued up to the year 1700 and in the mean- fitue Printed papers were starting everywhere. UnfortunatelY for these' newspapei's they were absolutely Pro- hibited by Pope Gregory a par- ticular bull. The first newspaper,In Englani was, published und• Blitabeth n the epoch of 'the Spanish4rmada. -Coates of this newslianer 0.ifating ja the British. Museum. ,Mere00ie2; imprinted at London by lier Highneas, priuter,„155,2." • The Divine Si3erii. Very few men 'eyer get. so low that there is not yet within them, some iliekertnge of divine -11116. Many a Man 'who has lived eneevil ilfe bi a criste has felt this smeuldering flame leap into inomentaiy life. Ile is fort:mate if he Meets death ft Ihe light, of Sueh a danos.- • The Yokohama pirates 61• fifty yeers e•tand and deliver,' It wile gain is ago were anen ot many nations, joined nothing to protest that we wete not tagetilei. by tisair P°'"eIUi°n of aciY.er° ready for this 'sharp and !Ridden •en- turoue spirits and the hiet for gold. , have been if he had ks$ 'tisat spark burning, steadily always!" • Evatnen. The; experiment of teeing , to dodge , llIfq beeiveen plilars -and' around the posts has often been tried' and., has al- ways failed, Life sooner orlater, like it highWayme,n, fins the whole breadth Of any track we travelana bids us counter. ' • -• ' ' A. fleet of small, swift eessele made Generally. the shnek'and the elia.e the sea:otter 'very rare ,le the -northern A• 101age,come when least -convenient fox ' witers. TheY almost e4etmtnatea (lee ege. thought eve were facing or car the fur eeale . until our government I. mg _ all we eotild then came* the one sent destroyers- out.eo papture or eh:al atos, , '.A.gain and agate in the World War thing Mere. that seteined •Intolerable, usa Pii Among these pinto's nano. ranked 'men and women were compelled to do better' than their best;ancl more than their•utOost. They prayed that a cup might pees from them, but they wore eotced to drain it to the dreg. We must meet life on terms 'that Ole itself. 11-apt/see, not those of our own dictation. Life Is like Francis lootesure he tura, said to ha worth more Thorenson't he-und of heaven—that is, looted bus warehouses of a vast tree; forg,ter on the track, that searchee -than a Million, eeleers, Like all of bis outrelentleeslYmid overtakeeeried Will kind, IIimsed was unprinciPied, reek- hot let Ile go. -Due neither will joire. less and Inclined to brutality. All thet le true of ,lite, la its petelet- • Hansen kept fear or five nation% Mice and Its, exeectatiom .is true af nervoualy active in the efforts to put the great terce that, in the words of „. an end to his piracy 'for a, number of Dante, mov'es the sue ,ana'the• other' years. Then cilia° a time when les stars. higher ia audacity a.nd clever seaman- ship than Hans Hansen. It le related of Hansen that lie onee landed at Cape Patient% .Saghalien Island, . with an abundance of strong drink, plied the Russian garrison with liquor until of- ficers and men tvere druielt and then AMP WU' in a sea Nyberg 'curet:ate ahd We -shall not find happiness, here or 'cross currents, eleelatroms and lagged hereafter, in evasions mid a.voitlan'oee, rocks- made navigation extremely -It cannot be Mingined that anywhere, perilous, Suddenly Haneen saw it sea. In any aite, ,there 10 need of one Who man fall into the sea,. No boat could, forever detours and'postpones and ir lie In such a. turmoil at witere, iuijt aeraid, Kippries "toinliason" Neilsen Shouted to his men to Men the there is no.rooin, ahove or .belo*, for sidd' and Stand by with tepee. Then the„„ sinale -and' cringing soul' that he leaned 00,,the raii;,:marhed dos lo- wheedled toad "cowered and had no (Altai of the impeelled seamen and WIII 61.his ,eivn, Uf alt deanicable went 152o ,the waterafter hire • creatures the least worthy is he who Hall.a doken lifebaoys went over- --admite :me responsibility, seeks only, to justify hinmeif rind circles about at Side. An -officer stood' on the rale dietariee aka a hyena or jackal, clinging to the ehroucle, to , give or - dere. The daring marinerhtul seee!. afraid to oome to close quarters and to the surface, sightedthe man and frY conclusions with 111 s. swam to' hira, with: powerful strokes. Cleipping, the '.exhausted seaman, he turned and the 1de pest' to reach it ..Th.O.htioy#de high.on a Wave, then efid down ets slope towards the intee. ped elafitaln. ,.Alinoet ft came 'to hie tame but at Grp's& cnri'ent sent it disma: ing to one -tilde; Amiticee he swam for mid nearly caught, but It veered out of Me -,:each. • , Several Hines he eeemed about to grip, a line or &rob an arm don in- side the ring buoy,,- but,.a.lways he, Then..11, wIId swirl of water seized him and the sailor, whirled them round, and round- for a moment anti 'sacked them dOwn. NO eye ;Wet saw.rd'ans Hansen again. 'He was.wild, he was rough, and he liad no regard far either morals or men,' said -the old man who, had once sailed, 'with him , "Yet like a man he gaye his lite for another ht the. last." ' "Yee," sald another'. spark deified for a brief moment, in a longand tompestaioiss life., W ler a farce far good A maxi...Ms that might He—"They' say kissing iniuree the health," _. • Sho—"Huh1 Del look unhealthy?" ' ' King and Coyrts,, - Henry VIII. wa,S the first man to lay down hard tennis courts in Europe, ac.' cording'to one autherhY. i4otlit 1sio Dri] le Bo),7ril the 'goodness. of Beef. Bovril gives you.: strenpth' arid 'bnergy'to- resist cold and i 11 ness. Bovril keeps you wx.-ni from ‘,v1tInn. '01In Cr.p :rdit,unilttrt7.rogininent Sujeswtsii Boklie.s. 12 :