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ten. . dog L dis- ~ tance But as this bark e kitten soon ~ learn: it, her back would flufty again. But tures and exhausted, they fall asleep, the dog in his dog's way, all stretched out, and the miniature kitten resting on his chest, curled up between his paws, Peacefully they often eat their traw, however, to prote~t the berries meals from the same dish, although | ® occasionally, when Buddy gets hola 20d keep them clean, working the re- of a good juicy bone, it is better for Snubs not to be within his reach. And let Buddy likewise beware, when Snubs is busy with a plece of fish. Their friendship at such moments seems to be forgotten. But when and simple fevers; banish constipa- tion and indigestion and make the cutting of teeth easy. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26c a box from The Dr. Wil liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. begin to grow in the spring most of the mulch should be removed from : over the plants in order to admit the necessary light and air in the leaves. Remember to leave a light covering of mainder of the mulch down between the rows, where it may form a mols- ture-retaining mulch and prevent weed growth to a considerably extent, ram e-- The daughter of the house had been | such unpleasantness is over, friend- ship between them is re-established and reigns supreme. One night my peaceful sleep was in- terrupted by the perisitent barking at the closed door of my room.. When 'I opened the door, the dog led me to the vestibule door, ou the other side of which the mewing of a kitten was heard. It was Snubs. On the other hand, when Buddy once disappeared for many hours, Snubs was quite un- happy; he was restlessly looking from one room into another, trying to locate his friend. And it was a happy reunion indeed, when at last Buddy returned home. Such is the friendship between my dog and my cat, in spite of the pro- verbial enmity of cats and dogs. ~--Dumb Animals. id te a . China Blossoms Out China turns over a new leaf in its transactions with the powers, for © tariff autonomy now comes into effect. Merchants must adjust themselves to new duties, Japan, perhaps the most seriously . affected nation be- cause it is the largest trader with China, has, with the Privy Council's final approval- of the customs agree- ment, come into line, and there is an end to protracted negotiations which often seemed to lead to nowhere. It is no doubt with some degree of re-| luctance that Japan has given up pri vileges permitted under the old com- mercial treaty, yet it was probably considered better to yield on this particular issue than further strain the friendship which exists between the nations of the Far East. Some confusion may arise before the duties operate smoothly, but there is little doubt that tariff autopomy has come to stay. Even a change in government would be likely to pro- duce no important effect upon the new system, for China is determined to hold what it has recovered. Events of the recent past are sufficint indic- ation of this, - Nor is China likely to stop short at tariff autonomy. There is the question of Japanese troops in Shantung which must come up soon for settlement. And there is Man- churia, a Manchuria which is avowed- ly for China, but in which Japan bas extensive interests demanding fair . gonsideration. Nor should there be looked "incidents" "which have robeen the subject of almost endless 'negotiations. Judged by Western standards, China is in the youthful stage. But it is growing rapidly. HK has thrown off irksome tariff restrictions, ordered a sweeping reduction in the army and substituted central control for the power of the war lords. It has made progress In the teeth of severe criti cism, much of it justified--no one would, for instance, defend its flirta- tions with Communism--but it has forced to choose between the poor! ; young suitor and the rich old man, {and being a practical lass, bad picked |the rich old man, whose reputation | was none of the best: "To tell you {the truth, Sylvia," her father said when the engagement was announced, 1 "I'd rather see you married to Joe before old Doughbags." "I'm sorry, daddy," the girl Joe and I talked it over, and we both feel that I ought to marry Dough- | bags first." i mer ee st t-- | A doctor declares that kissing shortens life. We presume he means single life. It May Be Children Cry for It Castoria is a comfort when Baby is fretful. "No sooner taken than the little one 18 at ease. If restless, a few drops soon bring contentment, No harm done, for Castoria is a baby remedy, meant for babies. Perfectly safe to give the youngest Infant; you have the doctors' word for that. It is a vegetable product and you could use it every day. But it's in an emergency that Castoria means most. Some night when constipation must be relieved--or colic pains--or other suffering. Never be without it; some mothers keep an extra bottle, unopened, to. make sure there will always be Castoria in the house. It is effective for older children, too; read the book that comes with it. bave paid down." he s sympathized, "but j "Getting 'em to pay farmer. "No," dogs." They evidently never missed their mark, they replied, "wd want more Beggar--Kind lady; 1° was not al ways like this. Lady--No. Last week {t was your other arm that was missing. "Daddy, may I have a dime?" ask. ed little Georgie. Dad obliged him with a smile. "This time you won't make me give it back after the company's gone, will you, daddy?" was Georgie's loud remark. "We are now," anmounced the guide, "passing through a rural ham- let." "Oh!". exclaimed the sweet young thing. "I thought a hamlet was a lit- tle pig." BELIEVE IT OR NOT You can afford the things you want In time--no doubt-- It you don't buy the things you now Can do without, "Wiere were you boys when I call- ed for you to help me an hour ago?" asked Farmer Jones. "I was in the barn setting a hen?" sald one. "And I was in the loft settin' a saw," answered the other. "lI was in grandma's room settin' the clock," came the response. "l was up in the pantry settin' a trap," said a fourth. "You're a fine set," remarked the farmer. "And where were you'?" he asked, turning to the youngest. "I was on the doorstep settin' still," was the reply. Another one of these "high filers' come to roost--as a man puts it. An Irishman about three sheets in the: wind was on his way home. It was after midnight, and as he cross- ed a bridge be saw the reflection of the moon in the water, when a police- man approached from the opposite direction. The Irishman, addressing the policeman, said. "Phwat's that down there?" "Why, that's the moon," replied the policeman. "Well, how in the deuce did I get up here?" dsked Pat. Every man should be his own liver regulator, Lond hair 1s coming back say the fashion experts, but not so as to bring any hope to a bald-headed man. HouseholdHint--Two old evening gowns sewed together make an ex- cellent pen-wiper. , Some bridges span rivers and some span afternoons, * --f ssn Trees for Prairies Each year greater interest is being shown in the planting of shelterbelts on prairie farms in Western Canada and preparations completed for the 1929 distribution by the Dominion Forest Service nursery stations at In- dian Head and Sutherland, Saskatche- wan, point to this us one of the busiest years in the history of the work. Ap- proximately 8,000,000 seedlings and cuttings. will be shipped out. ee ieee. 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Buy a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills at a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ontario. DeWilliams PINK PHALS "A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN B54 COUNTRIES" Fire Protection Three thousand farm people are | Lexico. cam- proceed leisurely at their observing and recording fish activities, One of these Professor W. H. Longley, the Carnegie Institution of Wash- A short ladder is hung over the side. If you reach the last rung, before stepping out into water-filled space, the hose is attached to a cop- per helmet, in the front of which a square of plate glass is securely fitted, STROLLS ON SEA FLOOR. Carefully, John Mills, the engineer, lowers the helmet over your head until its weight rests firmly upon your shoulders. *An agsitant takes his stand at the air pump. You are told to let go, to proceed where you please. When your breath clouds the glass, Mills warns, tip your head, letting the water run insids the helmet, and the glass will clear. Follow the hose back to the boat when you wish to return. Gently as a feather you come to rest on the ocean floor: You may strain your ears but will hear no sound. You look upward but see no sky. You gaze outward, but even under the most favorable conditions fifty feet marks the limit of your horizon. No sharp contrasts of light and shade are to be observed, for the all-pervading illum- ination . softens every outline and angularity and shrouds every object in a peculiar haze. SEEMS UNLIKE WATER. The water, transparent and con- stuntly moving as seen from above, seems no longer to be water, but a queer encompassing medium without motion, You are not conscious even that it is wet. You stretch your hand toward a great coral head towering beside you. It is beyond the sweep of your arm. Yau attempt to place your foot on a but of jetting coral but miss it entirely. Georgonians, a coral-like form, and other growths, ankle-high when viewed from the boat, strike you at waist or shoulder or overtop you altogether. Declivities which seemed slight before are often seen to run into huge depressions, and some- killed by farm fires and one hundred times into real gorges. and fifty million dollars worth of farm property is burned every year In the' in Canada. Seventy-five per cent, of this damage U.S. and many were is due to carelessness. "There are several ways that a farmer may protect his property." No argument is needed to support -the statement that farm buildings cad and should be protected from lightning by Thirteen and one-half per cent. of farm fires |are caused 'by lightning. Nearly as many are caused by defective chimneys and fl good lightning rods. ues. "Chimneys should be inspected to see that they cannot leak sparks thru the cracks where mortar may have Every chimney should And when re- shingling, or building new, put on a It need not cost a fortune to have your own fire-fighting apparatus with which to put out fires It may cost a fortune to lack that equipment, A two and one-half or three-gallon chemical tank in the born, ready for instant use the minute a fire starts, A small ap: plication of water or che iical can dropped out. be lined with fire tile, fire-resistant roof. in their early stages. stop a fire while it is still small." 2" He: You look ac your last friend. ce dp bin In 1844 the estimated value of the catch was only $126,000, remained 'for FO y: the standard num: 3 -- spoonful In zh you'd lost She: Yes--it's my Loy friend, too. In 1927 it was forty-nine millions, The highest hed in 1918 with over Your movements at sea bottom. are like the slow-motion pictu es at 'he cinema. The fishes appear suepended lightly -- in their investing fluid, a quiver of fin or tail propelling them with equal ease in any direction, up or down. They exhibit a mild curi- osity at the presence of a man, swim lazily about you and idly nose you over. Even a dreaded barracuda, the "tiger of the sea," treats the astonished stranger with good-natured considera- tion; inspects him casually, and swims slowly away. LONGLEY TELLS HIS STORY. Professor Longley, who frequently spends four or five hours on the sea bottom, gives the following description of his experiences: "Except when the light is strongest and the water itself most free from sediment one is denied sight of all but the immediate surroundings, the world being resolved into a diminutive hol- low Hemisphere, pervaded with silence and on all sides fading int: nothing- ness. One's narrow field, } owever; if wisely chosen, may teem with life, It is more than probable that long- spined sea-urchins infest the place, twiddle their spines if one npproaches, or make off ata surprising rate-of speed to shady places if disturbed. Yellow, brown or purple gorgonians, heavy with expanded polyps, stand on every side, with an occasional coiled basket star close-wrapped about their branches, where its inertness com- pletely belies its power of motion. LOBSTERS ARE GREEDY. "Large spiny lobsters, torn between thirty seventy miles west of Key [retreats distrust and greed, from under mush- roomed heads of coral protrude their antennae and wave them frantically over proffered food. Hermit crabs with heavy shells sit aloft on le sea fans, With their spoon-shaped Mingers, spider crabs, ensconced in safe pl off the encrusting growth of plants and fill themselves to repletion. "The variety in coloration of fishes is an unfailing s.urce of delight Whether one looks down upon them through the glassy water or whether they float into une's field of riew through the circumambient haze, they provoke recurrent expressions of ad- miration. One is thrilled as by the beauty of Aladdin's garden. COLORS INDICATE HABITS. "Particular colors are correlated with specific habits. Red, for example, is almost wholly restricted to nocturn- al fishes which lie hidden by day. The greens, on the other hand, character- ize such species as live upon the green reef flats or swim near the surface in open water. "Equipped with diving hood, one may walk about freely and thus lead carnivorous forms from point to point by offering them food. It is possible under such circumstances to evoke! their various color phases at will by] selecting the spot '~ which the crea-! tures are led. 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