HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1909-07-15, Page 3POOR LENA.
Reporter Visits the Scene of the
Aylmer Domestic Tragedy,
An Awful Story of a Mother's
Cruelty to Her Child,
Menem Free Presse
It Ilea been ettel that the days .of
lithumantter iu the treatment el one's
elaildree, are eang since putt ia ten
eightemed eonueunity, heot oo. Ties hits.
Jere of the Lejoie eternity, of Aelmea
unfolded e, tale of mothera treaty
to her (thild, whielt is probably without
peraillel in the 'unehroneeled domestle
Ctietery ef Oamselin
Alretuly the Lajek Iwo been
(torn asunder hy the snot/hoe; tram -
lent deeds. ehe goes te PeeihelitherY
ta 'servo soma yeaas' emprtsonnuent;
nine-yette-old Lees, the vietim of
iter maltreatment, is being tenderly
vared dor in Water street hospital; the
baby of lane snout:es is le cheap of a
kind !way in Aelanee; the elderet girl,
of 13 years, wee is ineorrigible, may go
to a grille reformatery; the Stix remain•
ieg children, varying in age from 'three
to le years will go to easter homes or
to the Oaf:heats' Home.'the althea'
broken in vaairie and burdened with
grief, will leave hie log hut in the vil-
lage a Aylmer to seek eodeting in the
lboarektg house. This is a French-
Canadian farnaler tor meander and a
home—if indeed It soled be (sailed a
home—made te nere memory of the
Peet.
Tame was no exaggeraition in the
storks of illettreetatene Deleted by the
witnesseseat the tetel of this creature
who deserved not the name of women
and mother. The half was never told
ixt the couraroom.
TiE LIFE STORY.
Sixteen years ago at LaLieve, Que-
bete . young Freneli-Otimadia.n lumber
etsand, Nelsen. Lajoie, wooed aria won a
gat nave yeaas leter the nest ehiild,
4, girl, was bore. The etteotel child, a
young son, was born ehortly before
Mr, Lajoie and his nanny removed to
Parket s Depot, 14 mike from Aylmer,
There little Lena was born eine years
(tr./.
All had gone well in the little house -
told up tell ties time. The die -Veer was
temperate and iedustrious, -whale the
mother ministered to the needsof her
little ones with true materna love, 'Phe
parke priest eves a frequent caller at
,tbo little house ezel Lajoie was a rev;
lar attendant at the perish eihurch.
LDNA'S GOD -MOTHER.
When Lena was born, the Ingest was
called to perform the christening. The
father's sister, Miss Helene, Lajoie, was
present to offeciate as god -another, and.
sifter her the baby girl was namea—
Lena. For a While all continued to go
Well. Other children were born, and
there was happiness in the little French-
Canedian theme,
THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
But gradeuully a etrange transforma-
tion came over the another, Her
anotheily effeebion yielded place to neg-
lect of her children and indifference
concerning the welfare of the home. In
eime she became addiebed to bad habits,
and the .Lajoie home, which hael once
been the dwellieg place of that howl -
Imes unalloyed Which pervades many
pleasant homes of French Canada be -
eerie the abode of unhappiness and
gloom and filth. But ,IVIra. Lejoie's
;rand was not unbaltutced, as Mealy
;rave suppose], Lajaie's relatives bit-
terly resented the woman's actions and
were not backward in making their dis-
pleaeure -known to her. 'lees eircum-
state led te the wreaking of the home.
Of• all the children little Lena bare
the elosest reset -nab -nee to the father's
people. Moreover, her features were
very similar to those of her aunt, after
Aim she had laeen tanned, and who&
Mrs. la.joie hated with a titter hatred,
as Miss Helena Lajoie had been wipeci.
ally strong in her denunciation of the
life the mother was leading. Mrs. La -
j ole planned that revenge would be
hens. ,She would wreak vengettnee up-
on her little daughter Lena, whose face
brought to maind Litjoites people every
hour of bhe day, end weio bora the name
of this detested aunt.
WHEN CRUELTY BEGAN.
When the little girl was five yea.rs of
age the mother's raeltreaement beg -an.
The chil4 was too atrial to reach up to
the dish -pan, so the mother secured a
entail hex, on whirl. litttle Lena stood
"as she washed. the dishes three times
te clay. This unrelenting persecution
continued without ceasing. The child
had to split the wood, carry the enter,
and do all the drudgery of the house-
hold, her only reward at the hands of
her mother teeing merciless beatings
from time to time.
Four years ago the Lajoie's rernev-
ed to Aylmer, Nelson Lajoie having
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ageinst Lelia was apparent et
ail times. Not thatithe other ehildrett
were treated kindly, or even decollat—
e filthier and. more unkempt lot would
be bard to imagine -but not 'one of them
ever did a. tap of work. The eldeet
daughter, 13 years of age, folloWeil epee
rapidly le ate footsteps, of her mailer—
&evenly and lazy, dirty and
predisposed to everything thet weet bed.
NO PLAY FOR LENA,
None of tee children. attended aebooh
as alter° are ato truancy lewd in Que.
bee. They whiled (Ivey all their into
ophlitneddruo,g4on the Street with the other
But not tio with little Lea. Never
once in those long four years, (Lettere
the neigebors, was she seen peering
on the street. After completing her
work she was usually beaten by her
mother with tt stick without the slight-
est provoeation.
On one -occasion one of the little boys
out his toe very badly and this event
occasioned great excitement in the
household, In the midst of the melee
the mother espied Lena, sitting on the
steles, as she had been ordered to do.
Seizing the ehiel she gave her a thraeh-
ing from which she dul not recover for
several days. "I didn't lick her half
hard eeough," said. the .mother to one
of the emghbors who expostulated with
her for so abusing her own offspring.
After the elald had been eviepped
she was always tald to "sit on The
stairs and not say a word," or as a
more severe form of punishment, to
kneel on the stairs without support-
ing herself by lier hands on the wall.:
WARNING OF NO ,A.VA-Tet.
Two years. ago Village Coneteble Per-
riere warned Mrs, Lajoie that the au-
thorities would take aetion if the moth-
er's cruelty was not stopped. Thal it
was that the child had a brief respite
from her mother's inexorable treatment.
For two days she went to school, and
teen the mother's cruelty re-eammeneed.
POOR CHILD WAS FAMISHED.
Lena, , never occupied a place at the
table with the other children •aud was
given but eparingly of the soaps
which remained from the meals. The
other ehildren had rude beds at uiglit
but Lena slept upon the floor,
The child was so famished that she
used to pick up the meat bones which
had been thrown into the back yard
and ravenously devour the little shreds
of meat left on them. Frequently she
gained access to the flour -bag at alight
and ete the dry flour to satisfy ear
hunger, The mallet discovered, this
and suspended the tete of flour by a
rope from the ceiling, beyondthe
girl's reach.
One night Lena stole downstairs af-
ter all were asleep, mounted ea. chair,
cut a small hole in the corner of the
bag and obtained a cup of Hoer. This,
together with. some 'potato peelings
which she gathered into her little
apron, in the yard, eenstituted ber
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RESCUE DROWNING.
Bow to Approach a Strugglins
Person—Breaking Strangle Holds,
This Annual adviee to those who go
near the water either With or Without
knowing how to swim is now ie order.
leome expert information on ilow to deal
with the drowning is afforded by "Re-
ereatioe," wheel cautions would-be say -
lore against attemptiug to rescuefully
dressed.
"It takes but en instant to remove
your miter clothing, and shoes:" says the
writer, "and this will bo more than
wade up by your berate able to, swin
Laster in getting to him and freer in
carrying late ashore. Proceed intmedi-
ately to undress, and while SO' doieg
think fest.
- "Of course my advice to be deliberate
is not intended to mean that you ;should
lose any time, • I have 'known men to
wait after the person in danger had. dis-
appeared, from sight, under the impres-
sion Otte a drowning person tomee to
tee:surface three tittles, That tradi-
tion is eenselees, and has Wee respon-
sible for maey
"A .drowning man may rise a. dozen
times or .go under once Rua never lee
seen again there is ma tatting. Make
Up your mind, therefore, that when a.
head sinks the situatton is critioal and
not a second should be lest. If the
body is visible under the water there is
no difficulty iu securing it, but if the
water is muddy, more especially of a
tide or a curreat Is running, use judg-
ment, for you will need all rear foul -
ties to be successful.
"Take your first dive from a point
above where the body has heat been
Seen, or bubbles Intve indicated its lone
than, and work time stream. Thus ycu
Will not tire bucking the eurrent, nor
will you mks the body if it has caught
some submerged ebstaele; while if it la
free you, will soon overtake it by swim -
Ming,
"On reaching it if under water try to
meize tee clothing at the back of the
neck; in the absence of these lift by the
armpits, the chin or the heir. If the
bottom is rocky or sandy and you are
near it, take a good push off, but if the
water is too deep or the bottom soft and
muddy swim toe the surface, using legs
and free arm,
"Now before describing how to carry
a victim ashore it will be well to touch
on the meet dangerous phase of life say-
ing, the rescue of persons made frantie
by fear.
•"Water polo players have recently
developed a system of breaks and holds
that has been adopted by eelentific life
savers, and has been of invaluable as.
sistance to teem. Its most simple fea-
tures are within reach of any one, and.
will enable you to handle even the worst
cases with comparative safety.
"In approaching a struggling person
do so warily, and if possible froln the
back. If he shows any intention of
grabbing wildly keep Juin r off with your
foot uatil you eau seize one of his
writs. In doing this use the right hand
for the right wrist and the left for the
left
"On securing tt hold swing him quick-
ly around and throw your free arm
around Ids neck. This plecee Min in
your power, and uo matter how he
struggles you will be, atble to carry him
in safety.
"Another good way advocated by
water polo players is to approach the
man boldly, and as soon as he lefts his
arm to clutch you to plant your open
hand squarely under his armpit, allow
yourself to sink, turning your body out-
wardly, and then sliovieg him over you
come to the surface, If this is done
correctly you will find yourself behind
him, looking at the back of bis head,
when it will be an easy matter ta place
on him any hold you want.
"Professional life savers often' recom-
mend splashirig water in the face Of a
'etrugglieg person. on the ground that
it mikes him then from you. My ex-
perience has been that it only increases
his 'terror and exeitement.
"Leg holds are the great fear of life
savers. Let a powerful man encircle
you withhis legs an &tine thnes out of
ten you are a goner. To be caught
either by legs or arms from the rear
is also generally fatal,. for back holds
are almost impossible to break. Against
these two dangers you should guard
carefully. .
"There are several ways of carrying
the victim of a drowning aecident
ashore. If he is only exlatusted let him
place both elands on your shoulders and
then swint either the breast or back
stroke.
"If he is uncobscious tern lein on his
back and use the back • stroke yourself,
sustaining him by placing your arms
around him and your hands on his
chest, or seize him under the chin or
hold lihn by the clothes at the NIA of
the neck, or by the hair, A strugglieg
person is made helpless by the first
hold mentioned. •
"Upon reaching terra firraa the first
objeet should be to expel from the
lunge of the vietirn any water that may
have been taken in. Do not stand hint
on his head, as do so many well mean-
ing but ignorant people.
-"Begin by loosening or removing dothing from the waist, chest and neck, then
if therels anything round to be had—
like a barrel or a log—place him face
down on it and roll it gently back and
forth so that it Will mese on the abdo-
men and stomoh and force the
water out. If nothing round is at hand
made a small bundle of clothes or use
a chair or stool end press the water out
with your hands.
"When the -lungs are free it is neees-
sery to apply artificial respiration until
they have Leen restored to natural
brettthieg. First, care should be taken
to dean mouth and throat thoroughly
with it - liandkereleef, towel or cloth.
Next seize the tongue and either tie it
just beyond the lips or bold it there,
so that it will not be drawn in with
the intake of air anal obstatet the pas-
sage.
"In many ca.zes the application of
aliening sane or pungent herbs to the
patieuta nostrils -or the tickling of las
teeirat with it feather will et this stage
be euffieient to start respiretion. 11 not
eau should 080 either tile univereeily
taught Sylvester method or tineaue tree -
tent,"
leAtet tum sTA.smAnD:
(London, Ad tanker.)
It would Ire Wise to have the PatrtP
startdaril 'of anomaly for lath mace,
provided it wits -the higher steadard.
Put what teratiely bete we? If ncer-
tain Tepee farm virtne in it mao i l'ist
as bad as it in in a woman, What about
tlie.converee that it is ne worse in
eoman than in it man?
Ti' bauble welt th mode:el een• ie
bat afit r he he'i Pave hirer -tett rat
tat. lAtteil lek 8 nat
again,
Family Physician Said Irarable
She was oared completely
by Or. Hamilton's Pills.
Terrible ExPerionee with
Indigestion.
Another example of ,the marvelatt4
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trout Kingaton, where mrs. le v. Rol.
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LWOW attedicitte.
"Three weeks ago 1 was taken sud-
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and 1 beeitere so (117,83r that tO go
to bed. There wai a terrible feeling
of weight and fullness in my left ate
and all the region of nty sterna& Alia
liver was sore even to touch. 1 wise
in a toreble state—hail Ito Appetite, in
facie I was afraid to eat because of the
lettering I had to endure Meer mettle.
I got :to billows and luel emit pains
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My (looter add I had Incurable Deli-
gestion.
"As a last bope 1 used. Dr. Ifemiltotta
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edearty color improved and day by (ley
the stomachanal liver derangements
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of biliousness and Indigestion haye now
Passed away. I a.m cured by Dr, Ihmet-
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SCHEME OF PICKPOCKETS.
Of all the ankles eehemea ever evolve
ea by piekpockets, one that was exposed
In the middle west a maple of years
ago easily carries off the honer& A cer-
tain street ettraivel eimmany had, been
playing the xnedium-sized towns eaul so
that big erowdes were attraeted. Inver -
good 'were their free outdoor Altera:rations
iably *during the organizetiotes stay in
any town the police were deluged with
complaints from persona who had been
robbed, But no arreste were made, el -
though, as is always the case, the word,
wasapassed on to the police of the next
town. Finally, an unusually astute
sleuth saw a num connected with tha.
sem picking pockets; bet was miming
moue' not to matte an arrest at the
time. The man was elutdowed, however,
until 'he led the pollee to e rendezvous
of a round dozen of other showmen who
were surprised while sharing up about
s. bushel of watches, jewelry and. other
loot. One oe the dips weakened under
the "third degree" et police headquar-
ters, and the truth was out, The star
attraction with the =nivel company
was a high -diver who plunged from a
lofty trestle into a small talk of water.
It was during his act that the dipping
was done, It developed that the high -
diver was actual chief of the pickpock-
ets. Instead of receiving a salary for
his hazardous work, he turned over to
the manage.ment of the -company a share
of the spoils uhder the arrangement that
the latter were not to molest the pick-
pockets ae work..., Several of the dips
were eonvieeed; but it was impossible to
get sufficient evidence against the show
inenagers.a.-From "The Science of the
Dip," in the July Bohemian.
MT EMMY LOU.
A man once wrote a little book,
And he called it "Emmy Lon."
I have a sweet big doll of bisgtie,
And 1 call lier that name, too.
Eter eyes are so like blue bells,
Ber hair is golden brown;
she is such a darling beauty,
There's no prettier doll in town.
But, oh 1 a careless doll is she,
Of faults he has a few;
Pve warned her to be careful,
Foe shell always lose her shoe.
I've talked to her and scolded her,
As heed as hard could be;
She'd open wide her pretty eyes,
And just look 'straight at me.
To make a little friendly call
She went with me one day,
And what do you think happened
Before we got halfway.
To the house where we were going?
I was in quite a stew—
For there I saw my pray doll
Had lost lier dainty shoe.
Now, how to cure a careless girl
Of this fault I cannot tell;
That it is an ugly habit
She ought to know full well.
And, oh! it really worries tue,
I don't know what to do;
Ill that lasay has no effeet
On my lovely Emmy Lott.
e-rautty Alricks Shugett.
Round the Arc Light.
The moonlit sea roared; but louder
was the clatter of the myriad beetles
about the arc -light on the broadwalk.
"Amazing thinge, beetles," the natur-
alist said. "There's a bombardier beetle,
you know, that carries a gun ef eight-
een charges, Eighteen times, if pursued,
this beetle can shoot; neder eover of
the noise and.smoke ho esmees,
"There's a diving beetle that catches
fish. lie has a natural (living suit that
enables hint to beeathe under watet.
Be will pluitge downfifteen, or twenty
feet after a mietow or young shad,
"The sextoe beetle spends its life
burying dead animals. It lays twenty
eggs hi etteh ratteass, and teas the young
on hatchiug, have att abundance of juicy
and high meat to feed on. Sexton beet-
les, working together, have been known
to bevy it rabbit.
"The skunk beetle is so called net
without reason. Dare to come too near
him in it garden, and rising on his hind
legs, he will wage his teammate furious-
ly and discharge the vikst *dor at you.
The common kitchen 'roach has this
ukueklike gift also. Hence X don't ed.
'dee you to make it pet of ltitn,"
letereeelelleilarelt
THE FARM i
Ontario Department of Agriculture.
(Speoia,l Crop Bulletin.)
Owing to the unusually wet, gold and
geaerally backward spring, vegetation
was greatly checked, ma in mauy local -
Wes but lath) sowing or planting had
been dorm when the schedule for the
MaY. VUilAtitt was sent to correspondents.
It was deemed advisable, therefore, to
ask for further informatiete Pad the
following is a etateneent of cenditionit
on or about the 22nd of Arne,
The weather. April was an unusually
wet, and cold mouth, and early sowlog
was hindered. The first half of May WS
also unfavorable to faun operations, and
as a coesequeuce spring sowing wa$
very backward et the end of that month,
However, a general 'rainfall about the
17th of Tune, followed by *warm weather,
sent growth along with a bound, and
spring crops were fast approaching nor-
raal conditions.
Fall wheat—At correspondents wrote,
fall -wheat was heading out, being about
a week or ten days later than usual,
While SoMe correspondents speak of the
likelihood ot a large yield, fully as many
describe tee fields as 'being thin or
spotty on low-lying or undrained soils.
A considerable area was pleased up, and
more wraild have been but for the wet
condition of the ground, end the fact
that grass had been SoWn with the
wheat, Malty (4 the patchy spots were
mown with barley or oats. Taken on
the whole, the June prospects for fall
wheat are decidedly better than those
of Near,
Clover—Hay, like fall wheat, will be
very variable in yield, ranging front
light to heavy, even in the same locali-
ties, but the present outlook foe' the
crop is more favorable than that report-
ed a month ago. Now meadowhave
done much, better than old ones, and
clover is reported to be relatively ahead
of temothy. There has been practically
no complaint of the Midge. The poorest
accounts concerning hay come from tee
St• Lawrence and Ottawa counties and
the Northern Districts. Cutting will be
fully a week later than usual. Reports
regarding alfalfa are practically unapt-
imous as te the vigorous growth of that
crop.
Spring grains — The bulk of these
have been sown a week or two later than
ordinarily; in fact,some eats. and bale
ley were being put in as late as the
10th of June, and cornewas being plant-
ed even later. Some correspondents
out that the spring conditions of 1907
were somewhat similar so fax as la:te-
nese is concerued, and that ,very fair
yields were given after ale Were spring
weeat, barley or oats failed to catch,
or were not got in, the following were
used as alternatives: Buclewheat,
eon, rape, peas, beaus and vetches;
while some preferred to summer fallow.
Spring wheat—There has been a "o-
ther decline in the acreage of this mope
but where grown is looking well, con-
sidering late sowing.
.Barley—About the average area has
been given to barley, It had a late
start, but is now makiug splendid
growth, with prospects of a good yield,
should favorable weather continue.
Oats --Some correspondente claim a de-
creased acreage for oats, while others
hold that it has been increased. & good
average is the probable area. Though
late, the crop looks well as a whole, al-
though rather thin in places.
Peas—The lateness of the season pre-
vented the sowing of some cereals, and
led to a larger acreage being given to
peas. The crop looks promising, and less
is said about the "bug" or weevil than
fax years.
Buckwheat, Buckwheat is being
*planted more largely than ever this year
In nearly every part of the provinee,
mainly as an emergency erop, owing to.
some cereals being crowded out by the
lateness of the spring.
Corn.—Ontariofarreers appear to be
depending more upon corn than former-
ly. The area has been considerably en -
healed this year. and the only draw-
back to the 'situatfon is the latenesss of
planting; in fact some were putting in
corn in the third week of June. What
wa,s up when eorrespondents wrote look-
ed Well, although even then some com-
plaints were being made of the grub.
Beans.—Like other field crops, beans
have been planted late. They have come
up nicely, however, and were looking
well when correspondents reported.
Tobacera--Owing to the land being so
wet, tobeeco was not planted until a
week or two later than usual. The pietas
were rather small when returns were,
made, and there were reports of the
crop being attacked by grubs,
Potatoes.—Very 'few early potatoes
were got in, but late planting has been
vigorously pushed, end in a number of
counties the acreage will be greater than
last year. The season being a week or
two later than usual, the vines were not
of average size when returns were made,
but the otalook generally was favorable,
although the bug was beginning to ap-
pear in large numbers.
Roots.—Roots were sown on the late
side, and were only showing up when
correspondents wrote. Turnips were
promising well, although many fields
had been purposely held back in order
to escape the louse. efatigels are eot
doing so well, and some patchy places
had to be resown with turnips, Where
grown, sugar beets were looking wen,
Fettle—Blossoming was late, but full,
and there hes been a more general set-
ting of feuit than in ordinary years.
Apples will likely turn out satisfeetor-
ily, for although early varieties will be
scarce, the more valuable wilier Yuri&
Hee promise a big yield. Pears will be
only fair. The latest reports regarding
peaehes pet the probeble yield at med-
lute; in some places the trees have been
attaeked by url leaf. ?leans are likely
to be a full crop, taking the province as
a whole, although in some of the St,
Lawrence and Ottawa counties a number
of trees are said to have been "blasted."
Cherries Will yield front fair to large
crops. Grapes promise an average yield,
and small fruits graterally will do Web
Pekes drotith sets in tole.
JIAY.MAKtNG.
Mr, 3. Fieter, of Macdonald uonege,
give g the following useful hints for field
statking:
It is eeeeseary to be thraking of the
best And cheapest mettle& for handling
the crop. The horee fork el the bare
is lartainly a very useful implement,
OM that saves meth time And heavy
work pitching.
Seldom k this greet labor.saving de.
vice used when stacking in the /wide,
One1 used in this way rat the college
term with great eat( eAS. It iSnitithi (18
followei Take (me loug tedar pole sinai.
lat to the erdinary telegraph pole. at -
tat h three Iraq guy ropee tn. Wee to
the trip, alto the petty and ropo that is c
t 1.v Moil In hauling tha hay. Attach' .1
oat tee' ti ate Nee to e tree (Yr tarn I:
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post. Ilitelt tho horse to the other end
of the rope. The pole is now ready for
hoistiug. Care must be taken tohave
the hole dug in Sueh NVA) to keep the
polo front going sideways when hoisting.
In otartbig tho stack the bottom should
be four feet from the bottom of the pole.
The top of the perk should be 841,1404
sideways towards the centre a the
stack. 1140 not have the pole pointing
straight to the centre of the stack, as
it does not work, as well as slanting two
ways, When nuletullug, the heed ehould,
be outside the pole. Should the heavy
forkfuls of hay disturb the side of the
stack, stend a few boards agaieet the
side of the ateele *
Another plan that is used with sue-
-eves, especially when round eteeks are
made, itt the following: tleate three long
telegraph plea and fasten them at the
top in sad, a way that thee will give
a few Indies. Next nutke a shoe eight
feet long'of axe scantling; attach on to
the bottom of each pole. 'ries will ad
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net of a eon* being Welted to each
when mciving to a new !polity. 1Viten
clear of the steel: I Would advise attach-
ing the poles a reasonable distance apart
to keep them front felling. Two pulleys
eed a Single rope.with horse fork attach-
ed is all that le neceeeary for either
staeleers, aluelt time and heavy labor
will be swat from their use.
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THE THRILLS OF LION HUNtING,
EXEROISEI
In the last three months two men
have loot arms'and tamest their lives,
riding lions, In both Oases the same mis-
take was tirade, They preesed the beast
too closely, No horse can tern or stop
as eau a eat . 1 have, seen a cheetah
was riding—an animal very much eester
elute any lion—aetually stop in its very
stride. It was as though its ciews were
glued to the earth. It dide not seem
poesible that such a sadden halt could
be made by anything that ran. Nor
ate a,ny other -beast show the desperate
speed of a, eat for it, tew yards' distance.
Mr. Pereivale, the mune warden of the
Protectorate, who has probably ridden
more lions than any other ?nen in the
coutitier, telle me that Ito, though well
nuerated, was oncc. alibest pulled down
by a lion teat he had ridden into weer.
He, too, on that oceesion mite too
close, the lion for solus reason or other
dispensed wall all the usual pre-
liminaries and rushed at him, He turn-
ed his horse as quickly as he could end
rode for his life, He had quite fifty
yards' start, and yet ho believes that
had he not fired his heavy revolver into
the face of the lion when it was almost
cm kis horse's land quarters, both he
and the horse would have been pulled
'cloven. Mr. Pereivale was alone, Illtere
was no ether horse or hunter near to
divide the lion's attention. This,•per-
haps, may wooled for its very unueuelly
rapid and deadly attack,
liciey was attacked by three lionesses,
near the Rock. The only provocation
he had given them was that two hour;
before he lied shot the lion of the band..
Ho was riding back to las maw, un-
armed, having left his rifle with his
gunbearer, who was skinning the lion
he had killed. The three SEM 1uiu from
It distamie of .quite two bemired yards,
and pressed lum herd for a quarter .of
a mile. He was riding the saute fest
mule that I rode, and so outran them.
There are ane or two thing); that any
man riding lions would do well to re-
member.
First, ibis not well to follow a lion or
lions into cover if you are on horseback,
not even into thin (toyer. Once you
have oltased a lion, it is very different
from the beast, that rapidly slinkaway
froxn you, when you are hunting on
foot. In this 'last cal° it instinctively
knows it can get away if it cares to.
In the former it finds you have its pace,
and, resenting that, will attack with de-
termination. The second lion Hoey and
I rode had every chance to walk into -
the impeentrable stronghold of the river
grass if it had wanted to. The grass
grew thickly not twenty yards from
where the Hon was first hie But it did
Itot want to do• anything of the sort,
and, angered by the long, hard chase,
cast ail idea of further retreat behind
and came boldly away from the oovert
Secondly, the man who does the shoot-
ing must dismount without delay or
hesitation. He must quickly choose his
pace, fixing it le his mind as he gallops
up—if possible, a spot from which he
cen eon -muted the lion for a few yards
every way, and on which he atie plump
down. If there is .no such plat*, of
course, he must stand up and shoot.
All dela.y is dangerous. Get the beast
before it. rushes in. 'Any cool hunter
can knock a sbandieg lion out with one
shot at one hundred yards or less. No
living man can be sure of hitting a
eherging, snerling embodiment of death.
—Dr. W. S. Raansford, in the World's
Work.
Don't experintent with unsat-
isfactory Subtstitutes, Wilson's Fly
Pads kill many times more house
flies than any other known article.
Rules fee a Long Life.
A. Paris eontemprorary has been in-'
structing its readers how to live to a
good age, drawing its conclusions front
the lives and writitigs of distinguished
men.
Miehael Eugene Chevreul, the cele.
brated French chemist, who lived 103
years, was always frugal in regard to
his diet, and considered a happy dis.
position to be an important factor eon.
tributing to his long life,
Vietor Hugo had a tablet on the well
of his house with the following: "Rising
at 6, dieing et 10, supping at 6, retiring
at 10 make the life of man ten times
ten." The secret of leloltke's health lay
in his great moderation itt all things.
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson de-
elerell that those who wished to reach
a emattry must, neither Smoke nor drink,
They should eat sparingly of meat,
Work as little es possible by artifiCial
light, trouble themselves little about
melting a fortune, and never allow amba
tine to rule their lives.—Londoe Globe.
SHOULD 'WHISTLE.
(Ottawa Journal.)
The timeliest Ontario hamlet hati
its brass band welclu gladdens the earl;
of the populace ett. least once a week
&Oleg the summer if not oftener. In
many of the larger Canarlieu eitiee
tem is abundant provision for pub
-
lie musk. Pet the people of the cepa
Id t of the Dominiou have to go With.
out music in the sumnter unless thee
tette make 11 thetneelves,
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let*E TO SCORE N.Ext nut,
"Von refuse nue, do you, proud girl?"
he howled, "Well, you're not doing any.
thing original! This is the third time
Pea been turned dowel"
"So len the third seeker, Aut I?" aner.
rily responeee the girt, thrusting her
tongue in bee eheek In a welt meant but
only partielly aiecesefte effort to look
liee s1r. Steinfelde
The fellow Who 'doesn't allow an alarm
lock to interfere with Itie Morning telt
Ilustiatcs the tritunph 'of Mind aver '
LINRRING•WEAKICS
FOLLOWING. OMAR
CO be Banished' by the. 'Wonder.
ful Tonic rowers 0 Dr, Wit,
Dame Pi* Ms,
ITOW °Roo it is that the victim* of
disease—fevers, measles, la, mime Or
any ether contagious troubles are weak
and ailings, even 41/ter 40 xlikte0,40 iteele
has (Reappeared. They do not pick up
St.POOgth as they ought; remain
tired and discouraged. The reason fax
this Is that tho 1,1004 has Iteee impov-
041414 by the ravages of tee dieettee
through wlach the victim lute paeeed.
Strength will pot return until the bleed
J e enriched, elle blood can be earrichee
by no ether medicine as quiekly and Ite
sureye ate by Dr„ Williams' rink Pills
for Pale People—to enrieli the bloed
asel strengthen the nerves is the
whole deter of thee pills—thousands
hove found the111 beneficial in bringing
strength after disease had loft them
weak end run dawn. Among those who
ewe good health to these palm is Meta
Laure Rise, New Ross, N, te, who says:
"Following an attack a xneasles I was
left greatly rue down and suffered front
tt bail eough. 1 was advised to use Jer.
Williams' Pink Pills and procered half
a dozen boxes. Before they werre all
gone I bad regained my strengtit; my
cough had disappeared and I was once
more enjoying perfect health."
The experienee of Mies Hisco is that of
many others: Dr, eVillianue rink .Pills
make new, rich, red blood, This new
blood strengthens the nerves and ban-
ishes sueli ailments as rheematisrle
,lumbago, dyspepsia, ete., and
brings the glow of health to pale cheeks.
The r ills are sold by all medicine dealers
or at 00 cents a box or six boxes for
$2.50 from The Dr, Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
IN THE miter OF THE VOLCANOES.
(By a Baelcere
The early dawn is gradually extin-
guishing the glittering lustre of the stars
in the eastern horteon, and a pale glow
is slowly suffusiug the violet hue 01 111.2
-star-spangled heavens; though the west-
ern skies are still brilliant in te multe
aide of seintineting orbs, ieteree dimmed
by the faintly shimmering gleam in the
Past. In the distance the deep crimson
hue of the smoke issuing from the cra-
ter of Stromboli, the "lighthouse of the
Mediterralleate" can be discerned, the
lesser glow from Vuleterte, that conical
earth -vent projected high out of ocean,
around whioh so many myths eTha fables
have clueterecl, being lees in evidenee. And
now pale (shafts and streaks of light 11 -
lunette more and Inere the orient akies,
stately tramseauting the indigo into
mauve, the mauve into araber, tete am-
ber into gold.
The coruscating, glittering host bas al-
most reeled away before the ever waxing
aurora., the morning star with her pkteid
light for a time still lustrous but gni-du-
ally paling away before the advancing
dawn until at length her pallid, light has.
yielded to the superior brilliancy- of the
rising orb of day. The fleecy wisps of
vapor high in air have now assumed
a glorious ever -deepening rose -pink hue,
soon to bo shared by scene low-down
"eirro-stratus" clouds hanging over‘the
deep, reflecting thee' lovely tints on the
undulating wevelets of the °cam, elm
horizon isrenow a leave of fire -opal sur-
mounted with burnisted gold, even more
and more splendid and. vivid, until now
In the midst a the glory, in a dazzling
flood of light, the upper Irate of the
great luminary appears rising from the
ocean; at first but a narrow streak, and
then rapidly mounting upwards, until, a
globe of transplendeut fire, it illumine.;
the heavens, and causes the breeze- stir-
red waters to glitter like diamonds end
rubies.
And noyr the vessel is in the raidst of
that nueneroue group of voleseic islends,
the Aeolian, or Lipari Isles, moetly smell
though lofty cones -rising sheer from the
sea., now meetly extinct; though Strom-
boli—its cone is about three thousand
feet high—is believed to be never at
rest. Vulcan° is sad to be in per-
petual' ernpteen. This, bowever, is
deAubeetofuraLing
to the guide books this for-
mer volcano—Stromboli—was in tbe
dark ages regarded as the plaec of pur-
gatory, travellers having reported that
the cries ef imprisoned vieteras could be
heated issuing from the crater! Also
stating that, in cor-sequenea the Abbot
of ()luny, in D. 948, instiltuted "Alt
Souls Day." Bee in this more enlight-
ened. age sueh a statement would of
course I* ridiculed by all. And If such
a mediaeval theory weer et all -within
the realms of possibility, 14. 18 to be fear-
ed- thee the little volcano would. by this
*time lie fairly crowded. But theft who
live a godly life, and whose whol hope of
deliverance from the wrath to eon* is
based upon the atonement made for
them upon the cross by the Son of God,
who bore the punishment of their sins,
and by (whose stripes they are healed,
are of a certainty assured of a glorleus
inheritanee in the Kingdom of iheir
Lord.
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Hats for Horses.
Experiments made by Baron Henri
&Michela, a French scientist, have re.
tilted in proving that the well meet
practice of affixing straw hats to the
heads of homes for the purpose of pro-
teeting them gom the sun's heat not
only fails to aecontplish Its purpose, but"
actually aggravates the suffening of the
ahimals.
Tb(s experiments were made when the
temperature of the atmosphere WAS 79
degrees in the shade. Bareheaded horses
Mending in elle suti were found to have
tesnperature of 86 under their fore.
locks. When straw hats were put on
them, their temperature under the fore-
locks roe,e to 103. A horse moving in
the sun had a teinperature of 83, Under
a strew hat the temperature fose to 61,
and under cloth to 100.
Teo explanetioa is that the coveting
prevents the free movement of air said
striate to tureteettlate heat, The head
eovering for horses should be discarded,
therefore) and relief should be given by
frequeitt sponging of the head, Ince
dentally, tho result of these experiments
teaches, Iogieafly, tiatt human beings,
too, would be better off hatless on hot
days.--Alhaity Journal.
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WOMAN'S MOVAMENT.
(Moetreal Gazette.)
There is hardly A kature of daily life
that has not beet: leeseeti by it, fax it
ie tarnose neediest; to say thee Whatever
teaae woreen mere quick of brain., more
deft of hand, Mete pure and kind of
bead, has teeded to tuneHorate the ton-
ditions of society, to make the lot of
women more desirable and .to render
men at 01100 Irappier and better,
A PHENOMENON.
Willie (whose atelier is bitilding a earl..
sertatory)—Papa, if 1 planted this pip,.
would an orahge tree grow up from it?
Papa --Of eouraeeity son, and oranges
would grow on it.
Willie--Thstia very wondertul, isn't
papa?—'enuse this is p, lemon »jkl
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c(awmg•
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4,/7/711,
A Now York man We been sent to
periltentiary for a year for selling go.
value. The punishment fits the. crime.
The Censtte Bureau. estimate of the
poperation of the three prairie .Provieeet
in 19.06 was 800,003. its eatierate of
May I, Mk year, is 1,100,000.
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King Edward has the felicity .of heing
privileged to celebrate nue. day Ile his
birthday, Some ladies we know Would
ehoese Feb. 20,
41% AO.
The London euffragettee sem to be
itn1biUu to deinionstaate 'thee their
sex ten furnialt 415 eratesioa,ble a let of
.1100(1111MSasikrel' wore breeehes.
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Trouble is_browing jn Grote, and war
between Greece and Turkey is a possi-
bility of the near fature. Here is? an
opportunity for the powers to exercise
their influence.
The State of Miersouri has passed a
bill limiting the employment of women
to ehine bones. The kW will be vigor-
ously attapked by the menufaeturers,
Who contend that it le uncenstitutional.
The July interests and dividends to be
paid out by eorporatione in the thatee
States Are placed at $187,823,243, an
increase of $13,093,865 ovtr the first •
half of laet yeer.
An offer of $3,000 a front foot has
been refused for ti lot in, Edmonton.
Not many *years ago the eutire town
;lie emild have theen purchased for a
good deal less money,
Deports from Calgary indicate that
the fait wheat crop has suffered severely
by winter killing. In some localities
not more then one-third of a erop will
be harvested.
Yesterday Tenneseee crane under the
"Four Mile" , law, which practieally
means prohibition. Slaughter prices pre-
vailed on Wednesday for all kinds of
liquors, and large stocks were laid in by
thie ehronielely drouthy,
The German Government has jest
ordered 1,2.00 stamp -vending machines to
be placed in the post offices of the coun-
try. Tee United States Government is
also rapidly introducing the MACI11114
sa Iceman.
--
Mrs. Gould wins, her husband being
held guilty of desertion and condemn-
-• .•
ed to pay her $36,000 a year alimotiy.
She will, of course, have to economize
severely to get along on a sum which'
hardly provided her dresses. She sue(' .
for -$250,000 a year, but failed to con.
vince the court that she should have it.
Italian women r "rights"
too, and a o w mat
ihave tar: t
to: on: 1.-7.-airtortioeneiaof:)t. fearlro:detii
sleeted their demands. The Preatio was
sympathetic, but did not commit himself
more than te say that women would be
granted all their rights in ane time, but
gradually. The queetion of the franehise
was being studied and nothing would be
done rashly.
A New York club of women pledges ii
members not to consent to wed any man
who does not declare for female suf-
frage. _It will be interesting to watch
'how often the devotion to WOMS/e8 poll
-
tical aspirations will etand the strain
when pitted against woman's natural
inellnations toward marriage. Between
ballots andhusbands—the right sot of
husbands—the issue. will not, we fancy,
be often in doubt.
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A Toronto female physieian told, the
delegates to the Internatioanl Council of
Women that one -halt the women in tale
insane tes,ylums were there because of
thee: husbands, while half of these who
deed periehea as the result of unhappy
maritel relatiorts. She averred that only
about one anerriage out of ten should
exist, and that Catrade was not a. moral
netion.. Is there anything wrong with
Dr. Stowe-Clullen's liver?
Messina, which six months ago wee
desolated by an eavthqua,ke, which caws -
ed great loss of life, was Again subject-
ed to a number of shocks, which caused
emelt damage to the rentaining
btiild-
iugs, but which, fortunately, dos nol,
appear to have oeteeioneal loss of life.
But little rebuilding had been dome,
NVAS probably fortunate for the
inhaeltauts. The (Neely recurrence of
renethquake shocks will probably tend to
prevent en attempt to relnitd the etty.
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3.
Locale Wilson, superintendent of
agelculteral and hortieultural societiee,
is sending" out to the directors of a,gre
cultural and. horticulturai soeieties 11
suggestine fax competitions among the
sons and datighters of feetnets between
the ages of 12 and 18. The character
of the exhibit proposed is a sheaf of
witeet, oats, barley or rye, eight iitches
in diameter, composel of hand-pickal
stalks, showing the full length of the
straw. It is suggested that five prizes
be awarded, the object being to interest
the young in groin growing and in the
work of the agricultural societies.
The ICaiser, in his speeeh at Cuxhaven,
yesterday, declarea that hie meeting
With the CM is to be regarded as, in
the 041180 of Riese. "All peoples,"
toed, "need pettee in order under it4
protection to fulfil undisturbed the
duties of civilization for their eeottomie
and Commercial tlevelopment. We wilt
both therefore eontinnelly endeavor, 08
fAr as lies in our power. to Work with
Gods.; help for the furtherance,' Ana attain -
trauma+ of paw," Die Words were
warmly applauded. Probably there ia
era of the war spirit abroad than some
peopla would have us believe.
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