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Two Kinds of Honesty.
A. certain brother and sister, just
promoted from one school to another,
- found that among their new school-
enates cheating was prevalent. It was
apparently a point of pride with the
pupils to deceive the teachers as often
as possible and to invent new ways
to do it. Neither of the newcomers
yielded to tine fashion, but they resist-
ed it in very different ways.
The, girl, who was of a strong and
independent nature, detested the
habit, felt a sweeping scorn for all
who indulged in it and was outspoken
in expressing her disdain. With the
few who shared her honesty, she held
herself aloof ofrom her mates; she
toiled with indignant fidelity at her
tasks, never complaining, never tell-
ing tales, and accepting with a feeling
of exaltation rather than of discour-
agement a rank lower than that which
her mental inferiors attained by
cheating. ,.
She was regarded as a person
apart, who had strict notions, did not
mind work, said sharp things and
shot contemptuous glances. Her af-
fairs were of no consequence to the
rest of the school. 'S'he did not care
for their opinion nom they for hers.
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Tiro World's
greatest industry. Millions
of automobiles needing 500st0at
service; millionsof batterlas and tires
tn'repair; million,' or porta to rebuild. - Tro-
mandoua opportumtios and% the trained auto-
mobile "man. That'a why tt pa9s to learn the
automobile buslaese,—and learn In Detroit, the
poto dente of the world,—the Heart of the Auto
radultry,Wbero 79% of the autos are made.
I1/lalce$2,000to$10,0O0Yearly
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nosiness of our graduates are malting
big money m the autobusme9-Kuntz
iw(me)ain he ex -
pi ed; Pettigrew tlueupponted
la-
etru0tor at 1T'eah, 9ahool, Collette.
(Alberta) In bustnees and line
all he can do: Steakle (Pana.)
d,:; Was getting 518 weekly, now malc-
fi '.. 1ng
6100 par week' Mayes (Kara
(014 ifi. eaves 5100 monthly above es:
IV pewee; Jonnnsoon (Onto) lump-
od fromusher at
bard° i0 taavteeu042 0 pply to m wm0ea.
Hundreds morelike them.
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Dewy branch of the auto business fa taught,-
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With her brother it was different
.He was an active, companionable and
sensitive boy who disliked work as
much as he loved play, cared im-
mensely for what the other fellows
thought of him, delighted in doing a
good turn for anybody, and desired
'always to be like the persons he was
with, and to do as they did.
He thought it mean to cheat, but
he could not think meanly of all the
pupils who cheated. Some of them
were very "good sorts" in most things.
Then, too, even if he himself did not
cheat, how was he to keep from help-
ing others to, when his 'best friends
would ask him the answers to ques-
tions and think him a prig if he didn't
tell?
He tried one day to acquaint his
sister with his difficulties. She was
horrified.
"Why, Tom." she exclaimed. "Do
you mean to tell me you'd like to
cheat?"
Now, that was exactly what Tom
did mean. He would have liked to
cheat. , He felt the temptation and
longed for the comfortable result. Yet
he had not cheated. But he stammer-
ed and hesitated and felt soo ashamed
before the bristling virtue with which
his sister received his confession that
he never finished it. He dropped the
subject as soon as he could, and so
forfeited the strong and bracing help
that he needed. If only the nature
that was so noblyhonest had been
patient and gentle too that sisterly
oppertusrity would •not have been
thrown away.
The two are still at school. The
aggressively. honest girl still main-
tains her honorable oddity, and still
wins no one to her side. The boy still
refrains with diffieulty from doing ars
the other pupils do; sometimes he
helps' his friends when it would be bet-
ter for them if he refused. But his
own work is still honest, and some of
his "'rates are corning; to do as he does,
half from love of honesty and half
from Iove of him. Perhaps,as his
moral nature grows with his physical
and mental growth, he will be as.
sturdily and. naturally honest as his
sister and more sympathetic than she
with the weakneusee of others.
it is a fine thing to hayo a nature
superior to common temptations; but
when virtue assets' itself so vigorously
that it crushes or alienates the feel-
ings of those who are less hardy mor-
ally it links' itself with a fault, Com-
mon honesty and 'common kindliness
should go hand in hand,
Some Short Cuts In Sewing.
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When gathering, lengthen the mac
chine stitch and matte two rows of
etitcirdng about throe -eighths of an
inch apart. Draw'up one thread of
r.
each row' and you have neat gathers o
that will not slip out of pl'ace..
When putting of a straight feeing
or binding, let one edge be selvage..
This saves numb time and busting:
The less patrtiau1lar things may be
pinned instead of basted. If you are
careful to put the pins in at right
angles to- the line of stitching, the
machine toot will pass over them
with no trouble.
A little fancy stitching adds much,
to the appearance of some otherwise'
plain looking things,' Wind floss on!
the bobbin' of your, machine, loosen the
Shuttle tension `enough to allow the
floss to pass through easily, and
lengthen the stitch, Ordinamy:thread
Is used for: the needle: Stamp the ma-'
terial rind work on the wrong side,!
This stitching has the appearance els
couching. -Mrs. H,' It. W.
When cutting children's garments
from a small amount of goods and
piecing is necessary, piece where trim•
-
ming would look most effective. Cover
the seam with a bit of braid or a
simple design in embroidery work or.
a few fancy stitches, as' the long and
short stitch, or feather stitch. On
garments for grown-ups wool yarn or
beads can be used in charming effects.
To do punch work by a short -out
method, use a design such as a wild
.rose or butterfly, baste a piece' of
strong paper-dnder'neath, then.a piece
of coarse curtain net. Work, through'
all. When finished cut out linen, be-
ing very careful not to cut net, Tear
out paper, leaving net, which greatly
resembles punch work. This can be
worked to great advantage in mend-
ing thin breaks in lunch cloths and
also to cover stains. Work the de-
sign over the stain or hole and'cut
away. Mrs. R. R.
I have a' family of seven to sew for,
sc. I have to use all' the short-cuts I
can, I do very little basting and find
I can make the work look just as neat
as when I baste it.
I do my patching of every -day,
clothes on the sewing machine. I put
a patch on the knee of a pair of over-
alls by ripping up the inside leg seam,
sewing the patch in place and then
resewing the seam.
In making buttonholes in every -day
garments, I sew back_ and forth three
or foe tines, leaving a small spate in
centre where buttonhole is needed.
This is then cut, being careful not to
cut the stitching.
In making plain garments I cut out
several garments at a time. Then
stitch all seams so as to have them
ready for pick-up work at odd times.
To prevent ripping in tablecloths,
sheets, or towels at the ends, I sew
back and forth two or three times in
the same place instead of tying the
threads.
When hemstitching wears out, I
stitch serpentine braid across the
worn edge. This snakes a neat finish
and lasts a long time.
When I get new underwear I stitch
two or three times around the button-
holes on- the sewing machine. This
prevents then from stretching Or Pos-
ing their shape.—Mrs. L. W. F.
I have five children to sew for, the
oldest being five years of -age. Ido
my summer sewing in the winter
when the men are not working very
hard and don't require the hearty
meals that take so much time to pre-
pare. I use labs of pins and do very
little basting. I do the stitching with
No. 40 thread, and instead of French
seams lay the edges together and fold
over about one-quarter inch and
stitch. I find this will hold as long
as the doth -will wear.
I make everything I can with the
kimona sleeves. When it comes to
darning men's cotton work 'socks I
crochet around the hole with knitting
cotton, using single crochet and skip-
ping every other stitch until -hole is
filled. I use tape to tie children's
nightgowns instead of making button-
holes, --Mrs. A. H. S.
I think my greatest short-cut in
sewing is the plain slip -over dress
with sleeves and body all cut together.
I use an old dress for a pattern. Cut
out, finish around the neck anti open-
ing first. Sew up the -two sides and
arm seams, hem, finish the sleeves
with bias binding, put on the'fasten-
ing, the dress is ready. to wear. I put
straps on the side seams and make a
sash or a belt, The neck can be open-
ed down the 'front, back or .on both.
shoulders:
I find. that a supply of cotton tape
and bias binding of different widths
Li a great help. I .always have a
package of safety razor blades that
are sharp on only one side, at hand
when 1 want to do ripping.—Mss. T. C.
Dye Old Wrap, Skirt,
Sweater, : Curtains
In Diamond Dyes
Each package of "Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple. any
woman can dye or tint her old warn;
faded things new. Even if she has
never dyed before, the can put a rich,
fadeless color into shabby skirts,:
dresses, waists, coats, stockings,
sweaters, coverings, draperies, hang,
inga,. everytbi:ng! Buy Diamond Dyes'
-no other ' kind --then perfect home
dyeing is guaranteed. Just tell your
druggist whether the material' you
wish to dye' is wool or silk, or whether
it is linen,' cotton or mixed goods
Diamoand Dyes never streak, spot,
fade, or run.
sh in the 'fake of. the
The ii s Mfam-
moth Cave of :Kentu'cky are blind'.
Through Ilrong di'sutse. 08 the eye the.
simples has ceased! to have .anything
but dhe. oudnvard form of the eye,
Minartl's Liniment for roughs &, Colds.
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Copyright by Hodtdew and',Stougb.ton. •
CHAPTER. XXXII. nioh going like h e man. There had,
When bt0b ab tovakened in .the been headlong gallops after break-
morning, he roalized that his sleep':aways, the thrashing -in of stragglers,
had been too heavy for him to knew 'the erowdmg of beasts up steep, slip=
what had 'Happened during the night, hillsides with .curses and yelping
and thatmuch-refight have oceurred'dogs, 'the' watchfulitees that delving,a
while he was snoring, . mob of wild 'cattle short-handed
Farrel. found him snapping and bit- 'meant; nerves and muscles were.
ing like a' trapped dingo. His voice etrretohed to the job in hand,
rasped; his inquisitive; suspicious eyes! When a halt was made. the first
were everywhere. But the School- i night, the mob was ringed with brush -
master had none of the air of a via-lwaod fires. The wildest of the scrub-
torious gamester, and Deirdre's ami-' bred warrigals, broken •by" the long
ability was of a pattern with what he day's • steady - trotting, Bustled up
had imagined it the night before. Ho: uietly against M'aitland's well -fat -
had heard Davey' and Conal ride out et �aned store besets. Conal' and the
dawn with. a cracking of whips , and bleek boy took' the first watch, Davey
yelping 'of dregs to wake the saints. and Conal the second, and Davey and
That seemed to negative the sugges-1bhe black the third.
tion.Ordinaiil. the'fires flaring against
that they had been out all; night, I y
They were going to muster a couple the darkness were enough to keep the
of hundred of Maitland's cattle in cattle in a bunch during the night,
some paddocks near Red:Creek, he Sornetimes when. a fire .died down and
remembered the Schoelreaster had -there i was a longer gap in the links
said. between the.fires, a restless heifer o
Yet by the cold light of early morn- steer made a ` dash fox it, and the
ing, he had an unacoountable`sensat watcher had to be' quick with a burn
tion of having been tricked. What ing :bough, 'brandish and whack it
with the girl's smiles and Steve's grog about the head of the runaway befos-e
he had not been as wide awake as he the beast with a "'loaning bellow and
had intended to be, he knew.' Farrei's roar turned back to the mobagain
readiness to consider the school incise -I It was on the second, night 'out
sition irritated him. It.had been a when ,Conal was sleeping and. Davey
pretext; his only anxiety was not to' and Teddy watching, that "the black,
discuss it anymore. He. was all fret stupid with sleep, let his fires go
and -fume to get back to the Wirree.,down,: and a red bull and half a dozen
Nothing would stay him, cows broke through the ring. It looked
When he was up in his high -seated like a stampede. Davey :dashed after
spang-cart, there' was none of the the bull. Conal's dog, Sally, alert at
complaisant geniality of the night be- the first rush of the cattle's move -
fore about him. He gathered up his ment, leapt after them. Her long,
reins with a sour smile at the Tittle ,yellow shape flashed like a streak of
group assembled on Steve's veranda lightning in, the wan light over the
and drove out of sight at a jolting plains. .She raced level with the lead -
jog -trot. ,er's sleek shoulder and laid her teeth
"The boys got the mob?" Sieve in his hide, wheeled him, snapping at
asked anxiously. , his nose and dragging him by it, until
The Schoolmaster took off his. hat.ihe turned in toward the motel again.
with a sigh.. (Davey lashed the cows after the lead -
"Had -the time of their lives!" he er. Sally flew round them, a yellow
exclaimed. "It was a big mob—rolling fury, yelping -and snapping. Conal,
fat:' half -asleep,. flung on to his horse, and,
Deirdre's eyes were still on the:Paid about him with his whip, cursing.
track down which McNab had' gene toHeand the black boy had all their
the Wirree. work cut out to keep the mob steady.
"I won't say good-bye, Deirdre," he It was' a near thing, and Conal used
had said, as his eyes rested on her !his tongue pretty freely when he talk -
for a moment. "I'll be seein' you again ed of it. He had had very little to say
soon." to Davey, ordinarily. The memory of
There had been something in the (that evening in the kitchen at Steve's.
nature of a promise -or a threat—in rankled. It bred a sense of resent -
his eyes. ment and secret antagonism which he
"There was no time to fix brands," took. less paint to hide, from th nt
the Schoolmaster was telling -Steve, night. He used his lunge to curse
"Conal's running these with a' couple Teddy and the red steer, but did not
talk to Davey unless he had something
to say about the cattle or. the road.
From dawn till sunset they rode' sil-
ently within ,a dozen yards ,of each
other. -
When they came within easy dis-
tance of Rene and the lake settle-
ments they kept the mob moving all
night. The. Snowy was swollen with
recentrains when they came to it; but
Canal had set; his mind on crossing
without delay.
Ile rushed. the mob down the incline
to the river, and drove it into the
swirling stream. Whip thongs swung
together, ripped and racked in the
clear air. The struggling, terrified
"It's a bit risky," he repeated. "But beasts were crowded, with.,no mare
Conal knows his business. It'll be all
than'tlieir heads' above water, against
until, .with rattling and clashing
of score of Maitland's store beasts.
Drafted out about fifty calves, clear
skins and a couple of dozen cows, put
them into .the Narrow Valley ran—
wants to do some branding when he
gets back. I thought he ought to let
them go with the half-dozen serub-
hers turned back to the bush, but 'he
couldn't have it; says he can take
them along, branded, with Maitland's
next. bunch."
"It's a bit risky leavin' them there."
Steve's glance wandered In the di-
rection of the valley' lying to the west-
ward between the last line of hills
that shut the shanty in from the long
roll of inland plains,
right, I suppose. There's nobody goes the strong currents of the stream
Narrow Valley way but Cameron's horns, they clambered up the bank on
men, and they're not likely to be go- he further side:
ing this time of the year -seeing the The last days on the road were
rains are due. Conal had a look at taken more easily. The nob went
the fences when' he wee 'up ,a coup.'- slowly eastward, grazing as it moved,
of days ago, didn't he? Though fences and was in prime condition when
aren't much good,. Seen a'wil'd cow fly Conal handed it over to Maitland in
like a bird when she wants to. Good Cooburra, on the New South Wales
thing Conal got away before the rains, side. Maitland was a big man in the
Dan. If the rivers were down, he'd district, head of the well-known form
never've got through." of steels dealers; no difficulties were
"Yes," said the Schoolmaster. "It made about the turn -over. When
was a case of now or_ never." Conal had had some talk . with Trim,
"And, after all," he added gravely, and Davey and he had 'loafed about
putting his arm out and drawing her the town for a day or two, they went
to him, "it was :Deirdre saved the' out again with half a hundred' poor
situation. Bet I wouldn't have you do beasts from a drought -stricken West-
what you did again, dear, not for all ern rule,
the cattle in .theworld, nor all the
money, in it."
She clung to him
"And I wouldn't do it," she sobbed
breathlessly.
URE:
The Toronto itoepltal.for Incas-
nb1ee in affliailon with 3ullevue and
Atlled' ISospltals, New YorkCity,
Ogers:4a,tllree,',young Co)iroa of Train.
Ing to' young women, -having the 're -
u rededucation, and desirous of be-
coming nurses. This Hospital has
adopted the tight -hour system. The
puptb-rooelve uniforms
the School,
a monthly allowance and travelling
oapenso0 to and: from New yore. For
further,information apply to the
uperintendent,
Canada's Messa ge.
My, Forests march from sea to l.ea
Eternal In their pageantry;
The white-leaf'd poplars sue for rains,
Tho bil'=•h a maiden -ghost remains,
The maple flames in alone hour,
Ever the pine's a secret tower,
Bird. And beast do so abound;
My lonely lands seem holy ground;
Edens at evening v less God'stoocl
And saw Itis corks t1- ; all were.good.,
—E. B. Osborn.
M!nard's Liniment for Burns & Scalds,
Ivory on Islands.
The- roast valuable desolate islaands.
in the world are the Liakova, in the
Areti o Ocean n off the mouth' of" the
Lena,' in Siberia. They are frost -
bound' and. utterly barren, save for
Arctic moss; but they contain such
enormous quantities of fosei ivory.
that they ate'exce'edingly valuable—in
faot, although uninhabited :0070 for
the Ivory diggers, and of themselves
incapable of supporting life, they pro-
duce a revenue of •se1,000,000 a year,
CHAPTER XXXII!.
On the road behind the mob, despite
their secret resentment, Long Conal
and Davey Cameron, had come to the
dumb understanding of rcad mates.
It did nothing to break the silence be-
tween them. Davey yielded Conal an
unconscious homage. He did it with
grudging humility; but there was no
It was nearly two month's before breaking the barrier of Conal''s re -
Conal and Davey were back in the serve. Notwithstanding his blithe
Wirree again. recklessness, his, daring and bragging
They rode into the township one enthusiasm, there was a stern quality,
evening when the sun was sinking be.. an 'unplumbed. depth in Conal. He en -
hind the. puepie range of the hills and doted Davey's company, but tiler's was
making a rosy mist of the dust a that in his mindagainst him which
mob of northern cattle raised. : one man does not easily forgive 'an-
Duet-grimed
nDuet grimed and silent, their whips other, As they drew nearer Wirree
curled on their arms, their dogs lean ford, and the thoughts of each took
and limping at heal, they paasecl Mo- the game track, the latent animosity
Nab's. They might have been.any of vibrated between: them again.
a dozen cattlemen who were about the
saleyardsthat day; but McNab
recognized them.'
It was those cattle of Maitland's
that stood between him and his sus-
piclone of the game Conal and the
Schoolmaster were on. He thoug'ht he
knew the part they played in it, But
itched for a straw' of proof, He hur-
ried to the doorway and stood in it,
chewing his underlip, as he watched
the road -weary, weedy beasts and
their drovers trail Out of the town.
Conal saw him.
"Pullin' 'emup and corrin' hack for
a drink in a minute, McNab," he
yelled',
He lost no chances of letting Thad
think there was nothing -to hide in his
movements. He returned to the Black
Bull a few moments later, and Davey
went on to Regality s.
Teddy, Steve's black boy, 'arid the
doge, watched the cattle on the edge
of the road.
Conal and Davey spent few words
on each other,` They went their sep-
arate way's by mutual consent, avoid-
ing the occasions that mean, associa-
tion or tanking.
On the road during the first•days,.
when the cattle were fresh, they had
ewur.g their strolb-whips, keeping the
Conal''llast no time in getting out of
the township and taking the road to
the bills. Davey., conscious that it
was Conal, and not he, who would
stand well in the eyes of Deirdre and
the Sohoolmaste: when the story .of
the road was told, lingered et Heg-.
arty's.
A brooding bitterness possessed
him. He knew'bllat Conal'hard.wanted
him until this dean was fixed up, not
only because he. was short of a than
when Pat and Tim .Kearney cleared
Out, but becalms he was afraid how
he, Davey, might use. the knowledge 1 j'
he had told the ;Schoolmaster•he''pee- Hurry mother! Even a cross, sick
,sensed about some other of Corral's child that notloves the :'fruity'' taste o3 "deli -
knew
cattle dealings: had As for himself, Davey loves
Fig Syruii" and 11 rover faire to
knetiv onlylyre mdepend- open the bowels. A teas oonful'to-dray
once demanded of leo, but .sorncihmg 1 ro
of the Spirit of adventure, a reckless- may.prevent a sick child. to -morrow, If
ness'of consequences, had appealed to constipated, bil4oua,, feveri il, fretful,
him in the moordoghting of a couple has cold, colic, or if stomach is sour,
of hundred.scrub cattle. tongue coated, breath bad, reruember
'He wandered what he would do a good".cleo,using of the little bowels
when the Schoolmaster and Conal and is often all that is necessary.
Deirdre left the hills. He knew that Askour ,dru tet for genuine "Cali -
a share of the money the cattle had y ga
brow ht would be his. He thought fornix Trig Syrub" which has directions
that
ghe would go away from tie for babies end children of all ages
South when he got it, and strike out printed on bottle, Mother! • You'intist
in some -new line of life for himself, say "California'' 07 you play get. an
(To be continued..) imitation fig syrup.
and give your
stomach a lilt
Provides "the bit of
sweet" in beneficial
form.
Helps to cleanse
the teeth and keep
them healthy.
D35
Pre-
vents
chapped
hands,
cracked lips,
cull bra ins.
Makes your
skinsoft,white,
clear and smooth.
DRUGGISTS SELL 7T..
Is Indispensable in all
eases of. Distemper, In-
ftuenza, Coughs, Colds,'
Heaves and Worms among horses
and -mules. T7sed and . endorsed by ,
leading stook farms and' veteran
drivers of II. S. and Canada for
thirty years,. -bold in two 'sized at
all drugstores.
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'California Fig•, Syrup" is
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Tongue. Shows if
Bilious, Constipated
RISKING LIVES TO
MAKE FILMS
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actors who face wild animals for the
purpose of making serial -film bht111e
than :to enter a picture theatre and
hear'One sliectatbr telling another that,
all the dangers are "faked",
There are few fakes in theee yield'.
.dramas of veldt, Until, 'and Jungle:
Competition ialas forced actors and sot.
resses. to take' greater risks than form
erly,'',and has brought' into existence
a race of hardy performers who
"double" for the actual star- at the
most dangerous moments,
Even great risks can be organized
OD safety-flrs't lines, partiouitrly ae
some animals, elephants and apes, for
example, develop a bind of latstiion1C
sonse which enables them to enterin-
to the spirit of the game.
Yet there is always a chance of the, •
elephant picking up a Human being a.
trifle' to violently, or of the ape put
ting. too much enthusiasm into his task.
of hauling the heroine up a tree,
Tigers Can't Be Trusted.
Lions.are fairly trustworthy animals,.
but` tigers never. A scene showing the
heroine, running through the jungle
with a tiger.bound'ing after her is clan. -
gorous only if the heroine stumblees.
The relative speeds of girl and beast'
have been worked out On the other
side of those bushes is a cage which
she can enter arid fasten before the,
tiger crashes against it;
The camera man, if he is not woric-
ing with a long-distance lens, is in a
cage. Operators have been imprison-.
ed in these cages for hoursat a time,
as the be'as't sometimes leaps on top
of the structure and remains there.
`On- one occasion a. tiger charged a
cinematographer who . had foolishly
left his cage and knocked his camera
to pieces, . The infuriated photograph-
er, ' forgetful of his danger, ticked up
the tripod and belabored the tiger un-
til it retreated.
Workers in'animal serial films gen-
erally keep three things handy—a
chair, a club, and a revolver, The
chair is an awkward obstacle for any
beast to face, the club is a warning,
and the revolver is a final argument.
seldom needed.
The most dangerous feat, .probably,
ever attempted in this class of produc
tion is that of fighting an alligator.
The actor gets under the an -inial,
seizes it by the lower jaw, and forces
the jaw upward, keeping his legs
wrapped round the alligator's body.
This attitude Prevents the alligator
from biting him and at the same time
keeps hint out of reach`' of its powerful
tail, He may be severely scratched,
but he cannot be seriously harmed.
Chimpanzee as Milkmaid.
All these operations take place _In
huge park -like enclosures; of which the
best known- is the Selig 'jungle zoo,"
in which live hundreds of animals,
more or less wild. Several circus own
ere keep their animals in thislreserva-.
-tion during the whiter,
Many of the. animals respond to
some necessary tricks, such .00 Pre-
tending to fall dead at the approach of
a human being, who .fires a blank
charge from gun 017 revolver, Ono leo-
pard even does this when the shot is
fired by a chimpanzee, an animal
which is clever enough to have given.
second thoughts to Darwin.
There is one chimpanzee which
catches a she -goat, milks it with the
aid of pail and stool, pours the milk
into a bottle, and feeds a baby, which
subsequently it rocks to. sleep.
Risks chiefly occur in serial films
when the operators are forced to work
against time and to approaoh' the ani-
mals less circumspectly than would.
otherwise be the case (says a writer
in the 'Daily Express'),
Onceat tine Seliz zoo there was a
hurried call,for volunteers to form a
r'iug round a number of tigers and pre-
vent them from scattering'' to distant
portions of the estate. Every worker
in the establishment came forward,
and for once in a way the tigers were
perfectly tractable,
Growing Wood Fuel on the
Prairie.
.Actual experiment :has shown the
practicability of the prairie farmer
growing his own wood fuel. On the
Indian Bead (Sack,) Forest Nursery
Station, of the Department of the Inn
terror, an eight -year• -old plantation of
Russian poplar, cut come years ago,
yielded at the rate of eighteen oordli
per acre. In' addition to the actual
planting, all the work done on the
plantation had been a certain amount
of cultivation during the first and the
second years .of its growth. The plan. '
tatter' im question was three-eighths
of an acre in extent, and yielded 6%
cordsof fuel -wood. The height of ttre
plantation averaged over' twenty-one
feet,. single trees running as high as•
twenty-six ':feet, Even before this
similar results had, been obtained,
From cottonwoods planted in the spring
of 1905 wood suitable for fuel was cut
in the autumn of 1006, In -this case
the average hedgbt of the trees was
fifteen feet, and many of them were
over six, inches In diameter at the
ground. The figures. 'quoted show
what can be done in tharapi'd produc-
tion of fuel, though under other meth -
ads of handling plantations the yield
can':no doubt, be considearably in-
creased.
Fo lighting For S' htig p u
rposes, 15,000 vlle(t-
tric globes are installed on the giant
White Star liner Majestic, the largest
vessel an tiro world.
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