The Wingham Advance, 1917-05-24, Page 3POTATO CULTURE,
The present "high cost of potatoes"
Ikea caned farmers and amateur gar-
'•iieners to "sit up and take notice."
There probably will be more acreage
of this crop this at uson• than ever
before. The potato thrives best in a
climate that is cool and moist. -The
heaviest yields and the best quality
are obtained in rich sandy loam, natu-
rally well drained and supplied with
,.organic matter. Soils that are so sear
that they cannot be perfectly fined
and pulverized should be avoided. But,
generally, successful crops are grown
,on nearly all kinds of sea
There is apt to bo sogginess to
tubers on heavy clays, All stiff soils
slibuld '-be Well drained and green
crops and barnyard manure plowed
under. It is not only important that
the soil be fertile, butit should be
made in a good mechanical condition
—loose, friable. deep and mellow .
:A heavy clover sod is especially
recommended. A thin layer of fertile
aurfaee soil, with: a clay subsoil which
is impervious to water, is not fit for
potatoes, even if tliorougitly antler -
drained. The tubers afs not so apt
to rot in light sandy or gravelly soils.
its in soils that are heavy and sticky,
particularly in a wet season.
A clean crop cannot be successfully
grown in the same ground year after
year. There must be rotation with
'other crops, In many of the large
potato districts a three-year rotation
is practised—fall wheat seeded to
clover in the spring the first year;
McIver the second year, plowed under
in fall or winter, and potatoes the
third'year.
MANURE AND ITS APPLICATION.
Stable Manure that is coarse and
unfermented is nearly worthless for
the potato crop, unless as a mulch on
the very porous and dry soils. The
best ..fertilizer for potatoes is stable
manure that is fine and thoroughly
rotted, spread evenly during the fail
previous. When applied directly to
the potato crop the tubers are apt to
be scabby,
On •soils that have been made rich
in humus through the application of
barnyard manure, or plowing under
of green crops, commercial fertilizers
will be found of most value. A com-
plete fertilizer (one that contains
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash)
generally gives the best results.
On land manured the previous year,
potatoes will do well without addl.
tional fertilizer—but the application of
wood ashes or lime often increases the
yield.
Stable manure newly applied seems
to attract the wire worms, and has a
tendency in consequence to produce
scab in the tubers. Coarse manure is
a frequent. cause or prongs, protuber-
ances, "fingers and toes."
The fairest, smoothest and best -
shaped tubers are generally grown on
well pulverized soils which • were fer-
tilized with chemical manures. or not
atall, the same season,
IIOW TO PLANT THE TUBERS.
The early crop of potatoes le put
In the ground as soon as settled wea-
ther arrives . 'While the plant is sen-
sitive to frost, the seed pieces start
slowly and are not likely to get above
ground until danger from frost is past,
A light frost may utterly destroy
'idants grown from single eye (or two
or tierce eyes,) the resources of which
are exhausted in the very first
growth; yet it has little or no power
to seriously harm plantations result..
tug from whole tubers. which have
a considerable amount of reserve force
left,
Some growers, not wishing to take
the risk with late frosts, postpone
pletttfng until one or two weeks be-
fore corn planting time. The ground
should have been cultivated two or
thrt+q'times to warm it up and make
it mellow,
'i'he rows should be a -yard wide,
avid the furrows four inches deep, and
before the plants have broken through
the eon, a light harrow or weeder
should be run over the field to 'break
up the trust and row he field again
when the plants are three or four
inches high. 'Thereafter cultivation
between the rows should be shallow
and frequent throughout the grow -
Ing period, keeping the ground level.
FARM NEWS AND VIEWS.
It has been said that the first step
in building up a'profitable dairy herd
ie weeding out the "boarder" cows.
In undertaking this, however, rememe
ber that oftentimes a cow is condemn-
ed when it is the feeding and not the
tow that Is the fault. The true worth
of a eoW carr be determined only by
careful feeding, and the weighing and
testing of the milk at proper later -
vale throughout an entire »tinting
period. Thus it. woud ,seem that the
first step is not weeding out the. eta -
profitable Bowe, but obtaining a
knowledge of what constitutes a car-
reet and balanced ration. Only until
you have acquired this skill you are
r•ompetent to select the paving coW.
(let a good redone table and study it,
it, will not only help you to put
"bourder" cows on the pay list, but
visit enable you to ineree a the profits
front the cows that are already =k-
W 'good records.
Weighing and testing a cow's milli
will not ruake her give a larger yield,
but it will sometimes make her sub.
stitute,a better one.
(IOWA will ,not do as well when they
have two or three persons working
with theta ns they will when they
bane but ono. Matinees counts.
If you think You are providing your
cows with all they will eat, just try
than addition of a little more, zuitl pro.
l ably you will he surprised telco.
Keep cows. They give the farina
end bis wife money eatery tiaw in the
;tar and save plowing, sowing and
tete tug by turning meant grass Into
NOW•
...>a ,. -.
A poor caw will ,stand abuse, as it
doesn't make ,ouch difteretece: with iter,
but the highly -bred, nervous dairy
ewer Must have careeul, humane treat -
Men t.
The profits that come ant of the
dairy bustnees are usually eoznrensur•
ate with the thoughtfully -directed et.
torte that aro put in. Brains are a
valuable asset.
A11111 treatment of a Cow »Hakes her
Milk less desirable, and also decreases
her value permanently. Good care and
kindness toward her make for profit
for her owner.
Some simple condition powder, Ouch
as any veterinarian will prepare,
Should be 111 every stable to feed to the
mares and colts when symptoms of in-
digestion appear, something that fre-
quently happeute during the winter
months,
in selecting a horse, always select
one with Plenty of space between the
eyes. Tlti:s mark of intelligence is
worth a wfiole lot to the intelligent
handler of a horee.
While a thin, poor sow may ralse,a
litter of pigs, they will. tall short of
being of the best quality.
In all pure breeds the boar has the
greateat influence upon the quality
and genernI appearance of the oft -
spring.
The cheapest hog fodder is clover,
but the best single food is corn; 111 the
combination of these two lie the best
results.
As aeon as the
Mgt' begin
to
eat
they become partially self-supporting
and to th!e extent demand less of the
mother.
Breed the sows just as long as breed-
ing them is profitable. it is generally
not good economy to slaughter a good
breeding sow.
Pigs should not be weaned under 8
weeks old; 10 le a better age; and if
the sows are bred only once a year, 12
weeks will do better atilt.
It Is not best to have young pigs
very fat. The development ot bone and
muscle is the primary object of the
first six months of a pig's life. .
It is best not to make tb.e selection
for a brod sow until a reasonable age
has developed the good or bad dualities
that are sure to come out.
There is no particular advantage in
striving for extra litters. Eight or 10
from any sow will be of better size and
quality than a larger number.
In the winter season especially
ground floors are preferable to plank,
because they are much warmer, and
when. once warmed they retain the
beat so well,
',When batter is worked very dry the
grains Of butter left in are not dissolv-
ed,
issolyed, but remain in a gritty condition.
Feed the cows regularly, so they will
know when to expect it and will not
worry about their feed. Worry is bad
for eOWs.
Never let the heifer become more
than ' two years old before breeding.,
Cows which have been bred young are
usually good milkers.
4 *4*
"OH, PEOPLE IF BAGDAD!"
Sir Stanley Maude's Prdclamatian
to the Wandering Arabs.
Lieut. -Gen. Sir Stanley Maude, com-
mander-in-chief ot the British army
in Mesopotamia, issued a striking pro-
clamation to the population of Bagdad,.
when his army entered the "City of
the Caliphs" on March 11. The com-
plete list of it has just reached this
country. It reads with a fluent state-
liness, well fitted to the flowery
phraseology of the original Arabic, and
inspires the assumption that it must
have been the work of one of the
linguists of the Indian army.
The reference to "the days of Hal•
aka" apparently refers to the capture
of the city and the overthrow of the
Abbaside caliphs by the Mongols under
the great Khan Hulagu in 1268.
The proclamation follower
"To the people of 13agdad vilayet.
"1. in the name of my King and in
the name of the peoples over whom he
rules, I address you as follower
"2. Oour military operations have as
their object the defeat of the enemy
and the driving of him from these ter-
ritories. In order to complete this task
I am charged with absolute and
supreme control of all regions in which
British troops operate, but our armies
do not come into your cities and lands
as conquerors and enemies, but as.
liberators.
"3. Since the days of Halaka your
city and your lands have been subject
to the tyranny of strangers, your pal-
aces have fallen into ruin, your gar-
dens have caulk in desolation•, and your
forefathers and yourselves have
groaned in bondage. Your sons have
been carried off to wars not of your
seeking, your wealth has been stripped
from you by unjust men and squan-
dered in distant places,
"4. Since the days of Midhat the
Turks have talked of reforms. Yet do
not the ruins and wastes of to -day
testify the vanity o.f those promises?
"5. It is the wish not only of my
]ling and his people, but it is also the
wish of the great nationds With whom
he is in alliance, that you should pros-
per even as in the past, when your
lands ,were fertile, when your ancestors
gave to the world literature, ecienee
and art, and when Bagdad city was
one of the wonders of the world,
"6. Between you people and the do-
minions of my King there has been a
close bond of interest. For two hun-
dred years have the merchants of
Bagdad and Great Britain traded to-
gether in mutual profit and friendship.
On the other hand, the Germans and
the Turks, who have despoiled you
and yours, have tor twenty years made
Bagdad a centre of power front which
to assail the power of the British and
the allies of the British in Persia acid
Arabia, Therefore the British Govern -
inept cannot remain indifferent as to
what takes piece in your country now
of in the future, for hi duty to the
interests of the British people and
their allies, the British (;overnrnent
cannot risk that being done in 'Bagdad
again which has been done by 'Turks
and Germans during the war,
"7, But you people oe Bagdad,
whose commercial prosperity and
whose safety from oppression and
invasion roust ever be a matter of the
closest concern of the British (.govern-
tnent, are not to understand it is the
wlsit of the British Government to
impose upon yott alien'inctitutionts, It
Is the hope of the 13rltish Government
that the asplratlors of your philoso-
phers and welters shall be realized,
and that once again the people of
Bagdad shall flourish. enjoying their
wealth anti aubstaneo under lastltu;
tions which are fn consonance with
their sacred laws and their racial
ideas. In Hejaz the Arabs have ex.
pelted the Purks and Gerrnans wlto
Sherif
than, and proelafiued the
a I usee n as their king, and his
lordship rules In independenee Med
When you pay the price of first quality sugar, why not
be sure that you get it ? Them is one brand. in Canada
which has no second quality—that's the old reliable Redpath.
"Let Redpath Sweeten it," 3
2 And 5 Ib. Cartons-- Made in one grade only—the highest
1p, 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags,
freedom, and Is the ally of the nations
who are fighting against the powers of
Turkey and Germany, so indeed aro
the amble Arabs the lords of leowett,
Neja and' Asir.
"8. Many noble Arabs have perished
in the cause of Arab freedom of the.
hands of those alien rulers, the Turks,
who oppressed then, It is the deter-
mtnatiou of the Government of Great
Britain and the great powers allied to
Great Britain that these noble Arabs
shall not have suffered in vain. it is
the 'hope and desire ot the British
people and the nations in alliance with
them that tate Arab race may rise once
snore to greatness and renown among
the peoples of the earth, and that it
shall bind itself together to this end
in unity and concord.
"9. Olt; people of Bagdad! Remota.
ber that for twenty-six generations
you have suffered under strange
tyrants, who have ever endeavored to
set one Arab house against another
in order that they might profit by
your dissensions.
"That policy is abhorrent to Great
Britain and her allies, for there can
be neither peace nor prosperity where
there .is enmity and misgovernment.
Therefore I am commanded to invite
you through your nobles and elders
and representatives to participate in
the management of your clvil affairs
in collaboration with the political
representatives of Great Britain who
accompany the British army, so that
you may be united with your kinsmen
in north, south, est and west in real-
izing the aspirations of your race." --
.New York Evening Post.
Why We Can Gauge Distance.
.Aside from the monkey, man is the
only animal having wbat we call
binocular single vision. That is, be
can tell not only the direction of an
object, but he can estimate fairly ac-
curately its distance. This is because
both of his eyes point at the same
'object at the same time, like two range
finders. Other animals dee not con-
centrate their gaze in• this way. Their
emir are set more nearly at- the Hides
ot the head so that they see not only
forward, but backward for a short
distance. Man, on the contrary, sees
clearly only the object at Which he
looks directly, — Popular Science
Monthly. •
A VILLAGE
IN FRANCE
(By F, J. Sleath,)
At the top of the hill about half a
mile from the church is Estaminet
Moulin. Opposite one endo a
churchyard, where the road turns at
right angles, is Estaminet Mairee, and
along this turning opposite the other
end of the churchyard is the estaminet
of Colin Depriez. We take the este-
minets as salient points, for in be-
tween, filling up each arm of the right
angle so formed, are gathered all the
houses of the village. Nearly all the
buildings consist of farm steadings
built right up from the roadway itself,
with the barns and cowsheds and
fields stretching away behind. ln-
deed, the village is just one of those
agricultural communities hundreds of
which are dotted all over the country
districts of France.
People who dwell in the country are
a staider and more sober race than
those who dwell in the town. The
exigencies of their daily vocations
send them to their homes when the
life of the clay is only approaching its
gayest, and at no time is there the
bustle even faintly reminiscent of the
crowded city streets. Bat in these
days the village is unusually quiet.
Children there are In plenty, and old
men to pass the time of day with wo-
men and girls. Yet none ot the etir
is noticeable, per the vigorous life
usually associated with the presehce
of young men, for the tads of the vil-
lage have gone to the War.
The•business of the place still goes
on briskly, however, but it is largely
in the hands of women and men long
past their prime.- They help each other
its. the fields, and the sante feature
holds for affairs in tile village itself.
"Old Jacques," the smith, clangs away
on his anvil in his smithy •behind
Estaminet Mairee, For a year or two
previous to the war he had hardly
touched a tool. Now that young
Jacques, anti Jaques of tt younger
generation still, are both in the
trenches, he has taken ftp his tools
again. For the farmers' hard-pressed
horses must be shod, and their hoes
and spades repaired, and though
Grandpapa Jacques is old and feeble,
his hand itas not lost its cunning, and
the worst is done as of yore, fienrl
Allan sometimes comes to sit and
watch ltim--Henri owns the lestaminet
Mairee—and the two exchange battle
reminiscences, For Jacques fought in
'71 and Heart was crippled at Soissans.
He looks hale and hearty ---sitting; but
he will never walls again. Hit wife
does all the work of the estaminet. He
just sits, and watehes, and talks.
The Estaminet Moulin le also man-
aged by a woman, leer husband is a
gunner in the Calais artillery, She
does not fear much for his welfare,
but when Iter sort is mentioned she
looks wistful. He bus just been called
up to do Itis training, and his cousin,
Colin Depriez's youngest boy—the two
older sons fell before Loos—is a re-
cruit at the. same depot, Colin him.
self is -too old to go to the war. Ile
served in '71. as a mere boy, with the
fraectireurs. Even the cure has
joined the colors. A venerable priest,
a refugee from the Flemish border,
non.shepherds his flock. And the vil-
lage pedagogue went the sante day as
the cure. A daughter attends the
mental' welfare of the sturdy school•
boys in his absence.
They are patriotic little fellows,
these French -schoolboys, and right
joyously they sing the i\iarseillaise as
they troop smartly into the school.
Once they paid a very gallant compli-
ment to the army of their allies in the
person or a British officer, who, sent
to secure billets for his battalion in
the vflln.ge, had paused to watch them,
Quite on their own initiative every
tiny boy brought his hand smartly to
the salute when filing past the officer.
It might easily have proved rather an
awkward situation for the latter to
handle, but his wit did not desert him,
He instantly sprang. to the salute him-
self, and gravely kept his p isition
until the boys had all gone by, more
than one watching parent observed.
the incident, and the officer's courtesy
was, greatly appreciated, Shortly after-
wards when his battalion came to
spend its "rest" period in the village,
the men were made the more welcome.
The older people of the village do
not sing the Marseillaise. Theirs is the
patriotism that waits and suffers and
endures in silence, The arduous extra
work they have to shoulder because of
the; strong men who have gone front
their district is done without com-
Paaint, done 'with an earnestness
Coarse '.
Medium
or Fine
Gram
Guaranteed
Wei ht
FOR PRESERVING
it is wise to insist on the ST. LAWRENCE RED
DIAMOND L %D which is pure cane sugar
of the very hest quality.
Because St. Lawrence Red Diamond contains no
organic or other impurities and will absolutely prevent
fermentation, even if your preserves are i#tored away for
months, provided good fruit is used, and the jars are
well sealed.
Avoid the possibility of expensive failures by getting
the St. Lawrence Red Diamond li xtra.Qranulafed.
Buy the big bag - 100 lbs. full weight—refinery
packed 'and sealed and have a supply handy to do justice
to your skill. •
Your Beater can supply St Laiwr"ence Red Diamond Extra
Granulated in either Coarse Crain, Medium or Fine, as you may
prefer. Also in many other styles and sixes of hags aind packages.
ST, LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES, LIMITED, MONTREAL,
2.4.1/
which, viewed in all introspective
Writ, alrost startles the oidsorvttr.
It is for Franco to labor, aria the
soil of leranee. It is for t''raneo their
lade have gone out to die. Yet under-
neath the steady call rages a fierce
current of nervous excitement, all the
more intense because of the reserve
which hides it. Enter the little ehureir
at any hour of the day, and You Will
be sure to 880 someone praying there;
enter again, at benetlictiop, and you
will eared little .space even to stand;
go down to the little shrine, beyond
tho church, as evening falls, and count
the number of women who come to
set a netted candle on the altar as
a votive offering for some absent
loved one; and you may gather ao)no
idea of the strain under which these
people are laboring, 1•n the light of
the sacrifices made not only itt the
battle line, but also at home in the
towns and villages of the country, the
(lermau taut of Frau.ce's pre-war de-
cadence seems the grossest impertin-
ence, The whole inner heart of the
country is a fire with zeal and earnest-
ness. She has offered her best blond.
as a sacrifice, and the sacrifice bus
boon accepted. Yet because of the
spiritual and religious strength of her
people, as a nation she is stronger
than enfore,
r - «-
When Parasols'Began.
Parasols When they first came into
use must have been cumbersome,
Henri Estimate, writing in 1578, speaks
of a parasol as Capable generally of
sbeltering four persons from the sun.
Aud when they diminished in circum-
ference the material still remained of
tate heaviest. Red velvet parasols, with
heavy gold fringes, were carried by
ladies of Maahion in the days of
Louis XIV. At that time it was possi-
ble when crossing a bridge in Faris to
hire a parasol at one.end and deposit
it at the other, the charge for the ac-
commodation being a sou. Under the
regency Yadltion went to the ether ex-
treme. Men's .parasols folded into
tite shape of a three -cornered hat and
could thus be carried elegantly under
the arm. Ladies' parasols were hinged
so that they could slip into the pocket,
for the ladies had pockets then,—Lon-
don Spectator.
BABY'S OWN TABLETS
Of GREAT VALUE
Mrs, J. A. Lague, Ste. Perpetue,
Que., writes:, --"Baby's jO•wp. "'Tablets
have been of great value to me and
I would strongly recommend th;>m
to other mothers." Thousands of
other mothers say the same thing.
They have become convinced througa
actual use of the Tablets that nothing
can equal them in regulating the
bowels and stomach. driving out
constipation and indigestion; break-
ing up colds and simple fevers; ex-
pelling worms and curing colic. Tho
Tablets are sold by medicine dealers
or by mail at 25 cents a box from The
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brock-
ville, Ont.
—*ease
"SHORT SELLING."
How Money is Made as Well as
Lost On Falling Market.
Someone writing to the New York
World confesses that he shares Count
von Bernstorff's declared ignorance of
the workings of the stock market ma-
chinery "by • which it is possible to
riake money on a failing market," and
ask whether_ it is possible to make
money "otherwise tnan by buying at
low prices and holding the golds until.
the market rises again,"
The World did not take the trouble
to enlighten the inquirer. Yet it is
worth while to do that. The specula-
tive process that is known as "selling
short" is a mystery to many, and fre-
quently attempts to explain it to those
who do not understand are unsatisfac-
tory in their results, if not altogether
futile.
It is axiomatic that profit can be
made only by selling a third for more
than one pays for it. The simplest
process to accomplish the desired re -
suit Is to do the buying when prices
are lower than they are likely to be at
some future time, and then wait until
realization of the expected advance
makes opportunity to sell at a higher
price.
Short selling is simply a reversal of
that process. The selling is done at a
time when prices are higher than they
are likely to be at a future time, and
the buying when prices have declined.
Manifestly, the difference between the
,prices is profit, just the same as it is
when the buying precedes the selling.
It is the fact that as a rule, short
sellers do not possess what they sell,
that makes comprehension ot the pro-
cess difficult—to many, They cannot
understand how anyone cart sell
something that he hasn't. But the ex.
planation• of that is simple enough,
The short seller borrows the stock
which he sells, directly he is a mem-
ber of the stock exchange, or through.
a broker if he is an outside operator,
and delivers the borrowed stock to
the buyer. The lender of the stock is
secured by the delivery, to him, 01
the purchase price, and the obligation.
of the seller to make up to hint any
advance in the price which may come
before return of the stock.'
When, sooner or later, the price of
the stock declines, the senors and bor•
rower buys as much as he has sold and
borrowed for delivery et the lower
price. I -1e returns this to the lender
and receives his original selling
price. the gain is the excess of that
over the price which he paid in ay
lower market.
'This closing of the transaction is
Caked covering,
'We have describe(» a successful
transaction.. It may happen, of course,
that the short seller le disappointed
his expectation that he will be able to
buy the stock which he sold when he
didn't have it, at a lower price. It may
advance so much that he is unable, or
deems it advisable, to hold the trans-
action
ransaction open indefinitely, for possible
ultimate results in his favor, Then he
must buy the stock for return to the
lender, at a .price higher than that
Which he paid for it, and the difference
between ceiling price and tlte purchas-
ing price is a toes to him. just as that
dlfferenee is a loss to the speculator
Who buys When he believes a stock
will advance sooner or later and in-
stead it declines and he is forced, or
thinks it advisable, to sell at the tower
price,—Albany Jeturnal,
"Selentlsts say that blondes will els•
appear in a tow years," This gave
the golden -haired girl her opportunity.
"Well, if you want ante," said she
sweetly, "you'd better peak up tow."
I�outnvitie
Coulee Jouihtaitl.
Your Wife'8 "Allow-
anniCe" may riot expand to
meet the increasing cost of
foods, but it will buy a Bulli.
cient quantity of Shredded
Wheat to nourish every
member of the family, Two
Shredded Wheat Biscuits
with milk make a good,
nourishing breakfast at a
cost of a few cents, All
the body-building material
in the whole wheat grain.
For breakfast or dinner with
berries or other fruits.
Made in Canada
PORTO RICAN BATS.
Only KV. w:canal On the Islami
Swarms in Caves,
The American Museum of Natural
History hae received a fine series of
birde and mammals collected by }I, E.
Anthony, of the museum etaff, in
Porto Rico. Mr. Anthony conducted
this expedition as part of a plan of
a natural history survey' of the island
undertaken by the New York ,Aca-
demy of Sciences and the American
Museum;. of Natural History in co-
-operation with the insular govern-
ment. •
Included in the collections are a
number of specimens of bate and foe -
ell mammals. It is not generally
known that bate are the only mam-
mals found on .the island to -day. Not
legs than twelve distinct species were
found in a eolleetion of nearly 500
specimens, Caves are found all over
the island and nearly fifty were visite
ed. Many of these eaves are exteneiro,
and contain underground etreame. se
that exploration is a difficult p'tr.ce
dure. In sonne places bats were found
by the thousand, and when disturbed,
the noiee of their wings was like that
of a gale of a,vind.
Although the. layman regards a bat
as a commonplace . sort at, amn, , int '.,
closer acquaintance yields an
terestin�g Meta about these and in tii'b
variety of forme obtained on the le -
land, many important scientific
points concerning them were noted.
Most of the hats are ineectivorot:s
and play an Important part in the
control of insect life. The largest bats
on the island are reputed to be fish -
eaters. On this- point, however, no
first-hand evidence could be secured.
The guano in many of the caves is a
valuable asset as a fertilizer and the
deposits are Bering worked by the na-
tives.
In addition to the bats fossil mam-
mals of a type hitherto unlcuosvn
were sectored, these mammals were,
like the bats, to be found in the
caves, but it was necessary to search
for the latter by digging in the local
soil of the cave floors.
-Without doubt these animals lived
before- human habitation; Met It la
pccsible• that some tit them—larger
rodents—formed,an important item,
in the diet of the early Indian dwell-
ers who used to visit ,tlte .ctt,vice pro.-
bably to celebrate religious ceremon-
ies, at which time the animals may
have been eaten and the bones cans
aside. Evidence of this was found by
examination of a number of refuse
heaps in the eaves in which hones
and broken bite at Indian pottery
were found,
The fact that Porto Kioo at one
time doubtless had an abundant point
in the study of the history of tho
Wet Indies, --New York "Evening
Pat," -
The Miracle.
Let me be thankful for the flaming
day,
The noon that' burns to splendor
when I hear
The feet of Beauty passing • on her
way,
The voice of Beauty as she trembles(
near,
Sweet silvery wraith, my hope and my
.deepair!
Man's path is but a pilgrimage of
need
Seeking the ultimate star, the hidden
lair,
And if he falters in his ruthless greed
Let him remember life, the xniraeler-
The rose of evening faint against
the sky,
The sow ?.noon's glory risen in the
dell,
First love or children's laughter
floating by—
The tlweeip of sudden wind among the
trees" * v
Let Zee be thankful, Lord, for all, of
these!,
-•Blanch Shoemaker Wagstaff in the
New York Sun.
Proved Once More
In Southampton, Ont.
THAT DODD'S KiDN,EY PILLS
CURE RHEUMATISM.
Haroid 0, Bertram Had Inflammatory
Rheumatism and Ons Box of Dodd's
Kidney Pills Cleared It Out of His
Systent,
Southampton, Ont„ May 24.—(Spe-
cial.)—That rheumatism is caused by
disordered kidneys and that Dodd's
Kidney Pills will cure it is again
proved by the case of Harold 1), Bert.
ram, a young man well and favorably
known here. He had inflammatory
rheumatlsiu for two months. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured him,
"The doctor said my trottale started
with the grippe," Air, Bertram states,
"My hands and feet were badly swol
len, and the doctor did not seem to be
dolts mo any good. My grandmother,
Mrs, G. Grasser, advised me to take
Dodd's Kidney Pil1s. I took one bog
of then,, and I haven't been bothered
since. 1 arc clear of the rheumattsm; "
That Mr. Bertram's trouble name
from his kidneys is shown by his other
symptoms, Ile had stiffness in the
Joliette Was tired anil nervous, and
there were ?holies of light before his
eyes. Ile bad a dragging sensttien
across the loins, vias always thirsty,
and felt heavy and sleopy after meats.
i'lheutnatisin is caused by uric eel l
in the blood. Cured kidneys strait the
eerie (acid out of the blood. i�bdtt'ri
Kidney Vila cure the giditeye.
a.
A OIACINOSi$.
(Washington Star.
"Did you tali that coutemporary n
lowbrow and a bonehead?"
"Yes, 1 010." answered Senator Sor'
sham,
"Ho resents the insult."
"That was no insult, 'Tbat was a
diagnosie."
THE LAST PRIVATION,
le;xchantee)
Lady \'i Itor--"Why No Sed and pi'n.
el vie Lady X?" •
Lady X—",fell, you see my dear, this
:., gates inentlee, any, and it upsete All
Gl 214 terrlbly."
---. s ► a a ..,
' LIKE A STEPFATHER.
(['tick)
The Author•—This, sir, is ct true chile
of my brain.
1'he wetter—It's a good subiect, but
you've mtstreatee it as though It was
a :+Ie11-child,
JOKE ON THE PIANO.
(Washington ,Star)
"What's that tune your daughter was
playing on vtw planter'
"J don't believe it was, a tune," re.
lied Mn'. Cumron.. "1 think it was a
Joke she was playing on the piano."
�..
MAGGIE'S COMPLAINT..
(Life)
Maggie—Suremiss, and it's :a< hard
life 1 bane living,
Mrs. Smith—Didn't I tell you, Maggie
'11' you marry in haste, you repent' at
leisure?'
baggies—faith, and I've 'had no la-
?.11ra
SARCASTIC,
(Life)
Pullman I'ot•ter—Shall T show him to
Ids berth , or let him get a litho sleep?
• 4G/
THE SOLE BENEFI'CIA'RY,
(Puclt)
"Your fiancee appears to have a will
or her own.
At tinges 1: regret that I ant
sole beneficiary."
cam
FRIENDLESS.
(Boston Transcript)
"Who ho stood up for .Tack when he mar-
n led Miss I+ lirteigli?"
"Nn one, Everybody called him 4 fool,"
THE DIFFERENCE,
(Jester)
Frank—What is the difference between
aporter end a reporter?
Lin—The former works for Upe and the
latter on tips.
.►
KEPT NOTHING BACK.
(Boston Transcript)
Lawyer --Now, you must keep Clothing
from. me,.
('tient—i haven't. I • paki yott, every
cent I had in the world, for your retain.
er,
♦4$
-CAUGHT! '
(Louisville Collider- t,1, iri} _
"Hubby, you know that letter I'ai
1ave you to mail?"
"Yes," my dear; I assure you I mailed
it,
"No, you didn't. I didn't give it to you.
I thought I gave it to you, but 1 gave it
to father."
SCIENCE'S VICTIM.
(Washington Star)
"? oience has devised a machine that
will measure a millionth of. an inch,"
said the man who is always trying to
surprise you,
"I know it. I believe my restaurant
uses one in cutting the meat for ham
sandwiches.
TOO PREVIOUS,
(B'rmingham Age+Herald)
"t had an idea I'd grow up and own
this business some day," said the dis-
charged office boy,
"That's just why you are fired," said
the bossEver since you started to
work here you've been acting as if you
already owned the business."
4.0
CALLING ''TERMS.
• • (Boston Tronscript)
Mrs. Kiley-,A,re yez on••callin' terms wid
your new neighbor?
Mrs. Muriplhy—Watn. Missies' some of
her washin' ylsterday, she called me a
Chafe an 01 called her a lofar.
AN EASY MARK.
(Life)
First—Bunco Alan—What makes you
think you can put somethha' over on
an intelligent -looking' gent like him.
Second Bunco Man—He always carried
an umbrella when the weather report
prophesies rani,
OLD SALT'S REPLY,
(Judge)
Visitor—With sharks and submarines
about I guess you fellows that live along
the shore have some exciting sensations?
Cid Salt—Siwe we dol Not that I've
. seen any sharks or `subs," but I read
the papers, like the rest of you Lubbers.
THE CATSUP.
(Boston Transcript)
She was a green girl, just landed from
the old country, and it was her first
day at her new place. When her Mas-
ter and mistress eat down to dinner, the
latter said." "Oh, Mary, bring the cat-
sup, please," So Mary went downstairs
and brought up—both of 'em.
HIS RESOURCES,
(Boston Transcript)
Old • rtoxleigh What are your re.
Sources?
Nervy--Suitor—Wet», I have two other
rich girls willing to marry me if I can-
not have your daughter.
NO RETURNING GOODS,
(Judge)
"I have come to ask you for your
daughter's hand," said the young man
thnidly to her father.
"All right," said the old man joyful-
ly, "but don't ever come around and
asic me to take her bac)..
O._
BUT HE SMOKED,
(Puck)
iiailway Attendant (to man smoking—
"You
moking"You can't smoke.
The Smoker --So, my friends say.
Beltway Attendant --But you musn't
smoke.
The Smoker --So my doctor says.
Railway Attendant—well, you Shan't
smoke.
The Smoker—So my wife says.
CAUT'iOUS,
(Washington Star)
at can't get any attention front that
young man in the bureau of itrferma•
t!ott." said Mrs, Corntosscl.
"'Well," replied her husband, "they're
melon' such a stir about leaks an' such
like I s'pose mebbe the young man feels
ike boil:mighty careful.
♦-+ •
THE BRUTE!
(Yonkers Statesman)
Mollie --Did you notice Mr. Jenks while
I was singging?
(`11otlic-0h, yes; his face expressed
yonder.
ATotlic—tin didn't thin». I could sing
like that, 1 suppose." '
"Iia didn't think, you had the nerw to
sing like that"
•
What, the Party Was For
Gladys' beau took her younger sister
Mabel aside and confided le her as
llows:
"Now, I arc going to tell ybu seine -
thing, Mabel, »o you know that last
night, at your party, your sister pro
lttised 10 marry nee? I hope you'll
forgive axe for taking her away?"
"
"Forgive you, Mr, Sparks," said
Mabel; "of eourso T will. 'Why, that's
vete party was fort"--• i'ew York
"1'ilttpp,
In split of the feet that weaned are
changeable it iia sonietinies ,difficult far
a fellow In get i'id of +ane an(l get
ariotheih.
i