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About the Nouse
THE PATH TO MARY'S.
It was six months since Mary Col-
lins had died. She had been a quiet
woman and was never in the forefront
of anything; but after she had gone
people were amazed to find how closely
she had been interwoven with all the
village life. She had not indeed been
in the forefront, but she had been at
the warm, beating heart of it all. Even
now, after half a year, no event hap-
pened in the village that some one did
not say wistfully, "It seems as if Mary
Collins might come in any minute!"
Martha Brooks, who had been spend-
ing the afternoon with Mrs. Thayer,
had been talking of Mary for some
time; Mrs. Thayer had been Mary's
closest neighbor. Presently a silence
fell between the two women a tender
silence full of memories.
R eraance In the
gepu.s `Setting of the ,Great lrxhlbition that
initis East ,and West and North and South.
On her way from the private 'office
of the chairman of the ,Boulter Eine
to the general offlce Elsie; `Payne: had
Many opportunities of Seeing and,
speaking to Jim Fra,klin, who was
in the Freight Department,
Elsie liked Jim ' Franklin because
he did not attempt to 'flirt ',With' her,
as did the other -clerks,: and she : was
just a little sorry' far .liii i' because •he
seemed so utterly ;out',of `los element
in an office. She knew that, after the
War had crocked him up, influence
had got him, this job, and :she•was:also
sadly conscious of the fact that intiu-
tom' enee was at work to get flus ,out of it.
Unless old male birds are unusual As an ordinary, welleducated,°Pub-
breeding value I think it is best to kill lic school man, Jim Franklin was. the
thempas this reduces the summer and goods, but as a freight clerk he:'was
fall feed bill. Of course they must be a washout. He made blunders:in
replaced by cockerels, which also take simple arithmetic every day, and,' Mr. lights'on the water, the sound of children, of whom 1,200 are burned to'
feed, but I find that well developed Manson, manager"of'the.'Freight - De- music, the laughter of youth—all death in a year.
was afraid of his own company, his
own thoughts.
Thee he' remembered that Elsie
had said : that she hoped to visit
Canada that evening, and made a
sudden resolve, To Canada he would
also go. The chances of his meeting
Elsie were about two thousand to
one, but Jim. had always had a fancy
for log odds.
He caught the train for Wembley.
Arriving at the Exhibition, he took
no notice of the bands and, the gar-
dens, the lake, and the amusements,
but straightway sought out Canada,
and there, for two hours, gazed upon
the exhibits. At the end of that
time he felt that "he never wanted
to look upon an apple again.
Despondently he left the building
and wandered into the grounds, seek-
ing the less frequented parts. The
F"iftee i Fires Mi HOW.
According to statistics just publish-
ed in the 'United States no fewer than
359 American honoes catch Ore' in each
twenty-four hours. In other words, a
new firo starts• every four minufes da.Y
and night. year in and year out.
Although, of course, many of these
.fres are promptly extinguished, yet
the fire loses in the United States run
to $15 a second, $900 a minute, or, in '
round figures, something like five hun-
dred millions a year.
America is a country of • wooden
houses, and also of forest fires on 'al
huge scale, and with the possible ex -1
ception of Ru,S�sia fire does more dam-
age there than anywhere ei•se,
The direct loss by lire in. Great Bri-
tain is live million a month, or $60,000,-
000 yearly. This is the direct loss
only; it does not include the cost of
fire brigades, and the heavy indirect
losses of one kind and another. Take
all these into consideration, and the
fire bill is more than doubled.
In London alone the yearly damage
by fire varies between $2,000,000 and
$3;500,040, Nearly a hundred lives are
lost in London each year through fires,
and in the two countries of England
and Wales the deathia from fire total
nearly two thousand yearly.
The great majority of victims are
cockerels are more apt to produce a partment, had marked him;out for these brought more and more mel- In the United States the death rail,
larger per cent. of fertile eggs than destruction. ancholy upon him. already enormously heavy, is increas-
older male birds. When selling old That was not entirely' because Jim's He lit,his pipe and smoked savage- Ing, Twenty years ago it was 10,000•I
cock birds to city dealers I find they arithmetic was shaky, but rather lie- ly, seated on a chair, his hands thrust a year; In 1922 the deaths from fire
use he and Elsie Payne, seems o deeply in his pockets, amounted to nearly 15,000—that is, one
do not often like them at any price ' d' t .
person was 'burned to death every
thirty-five minutes,
but will buy them at the rate of about be getting over friendly; for IVCT.:Man-
2 males to 20 hens. Some dealers will • son, a big man of about: forty,: who
buy them all at the same price pert dressed very well and was generally.
pound and then deduct one pound fors reckoned to be a fine-looking fellow,
each cock bird in the crate. This saves, had his. own plans about; Elsie, who
using a separate crate for the male was reported to have a big pull with
birds and saves some time in weighing the- great Mr. Boulter himself, whose
in the consignment at the market. confidential secretary she'. was. •-
It often pays to trade with the deal- It was a sweltering; day. hi :mid -
"I'm
to whom you wish td sell poultry Franklin sat id -
"I'm an incompetent fool and senti-
mental idiot!" he muttered to himself.
"What right have I to fall in love
,with anybody?"
(To be concluded.)
,--
Oddities in the News.
The startling theory that every
The losses caused by forest fires are
almost incalculable. In the province
of Ontario over $2,000,000 worth of
timber is destroyed each summer. The'
forest fire bill for the whole of Cana-
da is more than ten- millions yearly.
It is reckone-d that in the world at
human being Ls a veritable wireless large fire destroys nearly $1 040
Marthal Brooks broke it. She had meat. After buying a pound of sir- summer when Jim Fran n withstation, sending out waves of varying
his fief ht sheets before him. The worth of property daily; almost all of
been looking absently out the window, loin and half a dozen pork chops, the g length that aid him in his daily work, which would be saved if due caution
and suddenly something unusual dealer smiles and asks if there is any- names that he read" set his imagina- is advanced by the famous inventor, were observed.
.,Ytion afire Madagascar Santiago= Lakhovsky. He calls these waves
caught her attention. "Why, Ada, thing else. Then you say, es, sir.
Vera Cruz—heaps more.
you've moved your dahlia bed!" she Would you be able to use four old p "human waves. Lakhovsky believes
-
exclaimed. 1roosters and forty hens next Thursday ,He conjured up: the Scenes. Surf- that eventually it will be possible to Why He Was Poor.
Mrs. Thayer smiled. "I was waiting, morning? They are fine plump birds beaten shores, palm trees, white, sun eliminate maladies by overcoming Once, while walking through the
for you to notice that," she said. "Look I and we will deliver them at the back lit houses—all that he had 'read' about radiations of microbes, and that some land of imagination, I saw a dull -eyed
along the path,—no, the other way,—I-door at exactly the hour your maxi in books. He longed to visit these dis- day men may converse at a distance man,• sitting at the door of a small,
the path 1 to Mary's." wants to dress them." This often re- tent places whose names he wrote by directing their own waves.
dingy cottage.
Mrs. Brooks turned. The path to sults in obtaining an order slip to down in a big book in Cockspur Street. Miniature traffic towers are being "Why are you so poor?" I asked.
used on after-dinner speakers' tables "I'm not poor," he answered indig-
in New York to curb the flow of ora- nantly. "There is coal underneath my
tory. Amber 'and -green lights warn garden—one hundred thousand tons of
the speakers that their time is about it."
to expire,while a red light is signal "Then why don't you dig it up?" I
for a full stop. asked.
Skin from a patient's arm was used "Well," he admitted, "at present I
to make him new eyelids in an unus- have no spade and I don't like digging,
ual operation reently performed at the —Herbert N. Casson.
LiverpoolRoyal Infirmary. ti
Five prehistoric human skeletons; A SERVING HINT,
standing;u ht in undisturbed strata all know the difficulties we have
n e�ee have been discovered
We 1
be fine and cool on the sea to ay at mos A g s, in eating head lettuce when we are
"You haven't been for your .holiday Scientists. believe' the skeletons date not provided with a'salad fork.'
to the last Ice Age, 125,000 years ago. loes where I was visiting the slicesOne
"No; my turn comes in November. At a recent meeting of the British p
Mary's led along the fence and then
through an orchard; and all the way
to the orchard the dahlias stood glow-
ing and splendid in the September sun.
"Why,—what,—" Mrs. Brooks gasped.
"It was Betty's idea- She had been
bring the birds and fair payment. Travel was in his bloom,' yet he had
Some dealers seem to like to keep a never been farther afield than the
farmer standing on one' foot while trenches of France.
they visit with salesmen, kid the clerks He forgot`the work on hand. Then,
and do almost anything but write out suddenly,: a bright voice addressed
a cheque. This can also be avoided by him:
learning in school about the Lincoln buying a few necessities of them after' "Dreaming, Mr. Franklin?"
Highway, and she proposed making a they have bought of you.: Have them Jim sat up with a start, and flushed.
memorial path over to Mary's with take the pay from your cheque and it A' very pretty girl, with dancing blue
my dahlias and hers.'" may. speed up the whole transaction. eyes, stood r fore him. -
" a And then such dealers soon • find out "Yes; I'm afraid =I I. was," he con-
forRnt it isn't nearly so good place. . � •
"Ofsteamers. It must
1our^br ,atea r
them, is -it?" Mrs. Brooks asked. if a producer is anxious.to .give. them fessed. g. • d yr ..
e ht herbreath. "As first-class "goods -and be friendly Mrs. Thayer coag
if one could think of. that when it was soon they become more friendly which
Mary!" she cried. adds satisfaction to the job.—K._
She was silent for a while; then, "I
think of this so often, Martha. Betty PESTS.
Isn't going to stay at home always. She A farm woman needs to know a lot
will go away to college and then to her about getting rid of pests.
own place in life. And it may be in It is a matter of history that mice
a city,—most of our girls do go to pick on the farmer's wife witness
cities these days,—and neighbors are
not so common in cities. I want Bet-
ty's little path of remembrance to be
something she never can forget. She,
has every one of the dahlias named'
for some lovely gift or service. That
long line of scarlet ones is for the
weeks when she had scarlet fever and
Mary came over every night to relieve
me; the variegated one is for the bits
of silk and ribbons Mary used to save
for Betty's dolls --and so on. Some of
them would sound funny to you or me,'
but my little girl never will forget
what it means to be a neighbor,"
"It's a queer notion, but I guess I
like it," Mrs. Brooks replied.
SELLING OLD ROOSTERS.
If you have a steam pressure cooker
try using the old roosters at home.
About an hour at fifteen pounds pres-
sure will make an old rooster, in our
cooker, become about as tender as a
springer. The meat drops from the
bones and is fine for chicken pies and
pressed chicken. When you sell old
roosters to private customers without
steam pressure cookers they may half
cook the birds and, claim they were
tough, which is the case. A few meals
of tough chicken sicken them of poul-
try and soon the beef steak market is
benefitting while the poultry market
loses a customer.
Where ought one to go in November?
South Africa, perhaps! But. one can't
do South Africa in a fortnight or on
six pounds a week."
wife—witness said the girl; "I'm afraid you
the nursery rhyme to that effect. How- can't. But it's lovely to, see places.
ever, she needn't bother to cut off their I've seen India and Burmah and Aus-
tails with a butcher knife. If mint tralia."
leaves are spread wherever mice are "How ripping! It has become a
to be found, the pests will leave for' kind of obsession of mine to see the
good. They have a distinct• aversion world. All through making up these
to the smell. Essence of mint will freight sheets, I suppose., The names
have a kind of magic in thein.-",`
answer the purpose if 'leaves are.not
to be procured.
There are hundreds of methods for
getting rid of Ales. I have two favor-
ites :
When the season makes it• possible,
"I saw India and Burnialt last
night," said the girl.. "1 'hope to see
Canada to -night."
Jim frowned.
"I didn't know you were rotting!"
I distribute sweet clover about the he grumbled. " "You mean you've been
rooms and the flies keep out. Again it to
Quite! 1
is the odor that is distasteful. Quite! Igo there most nights I
live close by—at Harrow.
"Ahl I wonder if you would—"
Jim's daring invitation • was, 'inter -
If, however, the flies have got into
the house, the best method is exterm-
ination. For years I have concocted
an unfailing fly poison that is abso-
lutely harmless to humans: One tea-
spoonful of black pepper, two tea-
spoonfuls of sugar and four table-
spoonfuls of cream. Mix in a flat dish
and set wherever the flies are most
abundant.
Mosquitoes cannot be killed readily
but they can be driven away. Penny-
royal is effective. So is spirits of
lavender.
For cockroaches then. is-anothing
better than powdered borax.
If you have a rug that is infested
with moths, spread a damp cloth on
' the rug and iron it dry with :a hot
Iron. The steam acts as an effective
.el. - -- o destroyer.
WMGLE
A few drops of carbol' acid in the
1C
suds used to wash out closets is a good
moth preventive.
•
.After- every meal . • I
A pleasant
and greeable
sweet and a
1-a-s-t-t-n.l
benefit as
well.
Good for
teeth, breath
and digestion.
Mattes the
next cigar
taste better.
IRONING PONGEE.
! The popular craze for pongee for
1 women's wear and children's dresses,
I not to mention the boys' and men's
suits, brings up the question of its
proper ironing. Pongee cannot be
laundered in the usual way and look
right. In the first place, the material
should be allowed to dry and never be
sprinkled or dampened at all. A me-
dium hot iron will give a beautiful
finish on the dry pongee, and I find
that I get even better results by iron-
ing it on the wrong side first. "
I Really, when orie knows how, it is
much easier to "do up" a pongee dress
than any other kind for there is no
starching and dampening to do. The
person who irons a pongee dress while
still wet makes •a lot of work that is
unnecessary and produces a very un-
satisfactory result.
Many times the reading of ra book
has made the fortune of a man—has
decided his way in life. -Emerson.
Astronomical Association, some photo-
graphs of the moon in natural color's
were shown.. The general tint of the
lunar surface resembles weathered
stone, concrete, or dried mud. These
photographs promise to increase our
knowledge of the nature of the lunar -
surface. It is hoped to take similar
pictures of some of the planets.
Fivetons. of fish, preserved by car
bon dioxide, in place of ice, reached
Montreal from Nova Scotia after a
three -days' train journey as fresh as
when taken from the water.
The First Envelopes.
The- first envelopes of ;which there
is any knowledge inclosed a letter
sent 226 years ago by Sir William
Turnbull to Sir, James Ogilvie. The
epistle dealt with English affairs of
state, and, with its .covering, is care-
fully preserved in the British Museum.
At that period, and long afterward, it
rupted by Mr. Mansons peremptory was the general custom to fold letters
voice - and seal them with wafers of wax.
"Franklin, I want you!" Early in the last century envelopes
James Franklin, ex -major Machine began to come into more general use,
Gun Corps, D.S.O., followed 'the big`'and stamped adhesive envelopes
man with the flamboyant buttonhole achieved wide popularity in,.England
into his private room and faced him;',shortly after the establishment of the
with a sinking heart. penny posts in 1840, and by 1850 were
In three minutes he knew the worst.
"You're no good to us, •Franklin 3"
Mr. Manson Said, With i.'elish. ` "tNo'
good at all, You're on a weekly basis,
aren't you? Well, draw your next'
week's screw and beat it! 4104 inern
kg!"
It was done cruelly. Jini, wanted.• to
say Li lot of things, but'thoilght it was
not worth while. After a i, the:; noun•-
der was right. Jim knew th.`W he
was no good at his job. He turned on
his heel and left the room -
While
he was finding, his hat: in the
outer' office: Elsie Payne...Met ,him
ISSUE No. 36—'24•.
MInard's Liniment tietie tut&
"Going out?", she asked'
"Yes—.for keeps!" said J'IYm bitterly.
"I've got the push!"
"Oh, I am so sorry!" i 'i',iiere :was:
real regret in the girl's ttrce "Is,
there nothing I can do?",
"I'm afraid, not; except--I°'m glad
you're sorry. 'You've been a.? awful,
brick to me while I've' been here, Miss
Payne!""
He wanted to say a lot :note, btlt
again the voice came frock 11fr. Maxi-
son's office. -
"Miss Payne" N,
To Sim the financial 'crisis '0411 tad
arisen Was serious ettouh. but
nearly so serious as the,rrught of:
losing sight" of Elsie. e bad 'just
realized that it was because Of >illsie
that ,he had not gone, abroad, :'171e ,bad
been suffering the drudger Of office
work only because in the office he car
Elsie every day.
So Jim Franklin left the ;B'i►ulter
office feeling Inure low,slrii%''ted than;
largely used on this -side of the At-
Iantic.
The first machine for the manufac-
ture of envelopes was patented in
1844 by George Wilson, an English,
Man, and improvements, were made
the following year by Warren De La
Rue and E. Hill.
Solitude.
-
Have you breathed the faith of lir
trees; -'by the lure of camp -fire
light?
Watched the wistful shadows creeping
towards the restful lap of night?
were cut from the head of lettuce and
these slices in turn were cut in small
squares after they were on the salad
plate. This left the slices intact but
made it much easier to eat the lettuce.
Have you sent your thoughts 'a-h•om-
ing to the source of space and
• time?
Felt the pulse of soul communion full
and firm with the divine?
Sensed the wonders of creation? Crip-
ped' the purpose of the whole?
Then you know the mystic sweetness
that comes stealing o'er the soul,
As on balsam boughs spread thickly
on the moacy mountain sod '
Oiie with. questioning eyes looks up>
ward to the very heart of God.
IYI. D. Geddes.
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Small Nephew --"Did you ever fall
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Up towhat light I have.
I must stand with anybody that
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-Abraham Lincoln.
Bachelor Uncle ---"Yes. my boy, I
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