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stye artnnjfrw firwh t1iukhday dkcbmubk 4 1d24 kalkiro 1 a langld string luul uui the knuiiml tlilngl falluro lu as inky night blngl ifixpcl ilia morn in if light knllurals an ugly coal ku it l illumonil soult amu h wells a fishing qamb the following story of c x president kouseveh boyhood is told li mr george cromwoll in tho philadelphia inquirer on cannot well read without feeling anew the truth of the old saying that the boy l father lo the man in 1 it wu a great event to cross the atlantic especially for youngsters untler olovsn years of age mr cromwell describe the voyage he anil theodore nooevolt took w they were still in abort trousers one or the flret tilings i remember about the voyage ho soya was that after the ship had got out or sight of land theodore remarked half to him self as he gtonoed at tl water i guess them ought to be a good many fish here then an idea suddenly etruck him and turning to me be said george go get me a small rope nomowhere and well play n fishing gnroo 1 went after the line and while i was none he thought out all the details of the fishing gatae and had climbed on top of a colled cable for he was to be the qsherman now ha said as i handed him the line all you fellows lie down bat on the deck hare and make believe to swim around like rtahes ill throw one end or the lino down to you and the first fellow that catches hold of it is a fish that has hit my hook he must pull just as hard as he can and if be pulls me down off this coll of rope why then ho will be the fisherman and i will be the flah dut if he lets gi or i pull him up hero off the deck why i will still be the fisherman the game is to see bow many fish each of us can land up here the one that catches the most fish wns- the rtit of us lay flat down on our stomachs and made believe to swim and theodore s above us on the colled cable threw down one end 1 of his rope jay brother was thoflnt ash to bite then commenced mighty struggle it would seem to be much easier tor the fish to pull the fisherman down than for the fisherman to hour tip the dead weight of a heavy boy lying fiat on the deck below him my brother held on to the rope with both hands and wrapped his leg around it graper vine fashion theodore braced his feat on the colled cable stiffened his back and held on hut he did not pull much of course the dab pulled hard he rolled river on his back palling and twisting just as theodore hoped he would do you see all this time while my brother was using his strength theodore simply stood still and let him lire himself oat before long the fish was so- out ol breath that he could hot pull any longer besides the rope cut bis bands and made them ore then the fisherman oommencef lowly and steadily to pull on the line and in a very few minutes be had my brother pujled up beside him oo the coll of cable fc an unintentional offense the young woman stenographer of the comic paper chews gum with such assiduity that it la easy to see how the little misapprehension arose which the new yock- evening post places to the credit of a publishers private sec tary a young woman who takes profession with becoming seriousness next door to the publishers estab lishment a young englishman striving with moderate suoceee to establish himself in this country as a landscape architect had opened an office in due time i he became acquainted with the publisher who in turn introduced blm to the private secretary- one day whejt jhf private seers tary was sitting aerene and dignified at her desk ttn erigltahroan entered precipitately how do you dor ald the young- woman with just the proper degree of formality t beg your pardon said the eng fdshmanv but could you apara me just a little of your gumr my rum she exclaimed startled out of hqr repose surely you dont think i realty x beg your pardon said the englishman in still greater sen barrasaments how stupid of me i remember now in america you say mucilage 9 oprmcftrs a stokers when the former prince of wales went on his tour round the world one of the oncers who accompanied him was lord cole an officer of the hus sars as the result of a humorous bet asys an english newspaper his to ship undertook- to act as stoker throughout the voyage from adelaide to gibraltar and lieutenant mclean of the army service corns kept bun company during the whole voyage between tht two places aamed they took their regular ws tones ust like the other etokersplucklly sticking to their self- imposed task even through the baking heat of the lied bee in the small hours of the first morn ing after leaving adelaide the tw amateur stokers were just comings off duty and were going to tbelr cabins when the sentry guarding- the officers quarters rtffused to 1st then pass his refusal was hardly to be wondered at for they were stripped to their waists black from head to toot and would hve been scarcely recognised even in broad daylight its all right sentry isughed ijunl col i wre officers stoking for a bet the sentry avtdentty sww the humor of the situation or be repmedi pass two orflcera wlt dlrrety faces alls well j was used to t thp fame f the stocbvyards at chicago is worldwide no visit to tbpt city f considered compute wlth- out a trip to the treat abattoirsand cattlepeno jf sruitj repreaemtatrvf of royalty foil hie way ftorojgt the oouabry wma li invite to jtagpegt the ataokw yards he received every yoealble mtefcttoe and mi mnhtatd4tfc tmg nltude of the btwumge nd tbeertom u for dteftofdmr ttftatjlows anda of cattle- ad bogsi abuigtaterei there every dvwv r wvf just before hevfv tenied to intelligent iroiiihwwo tmmr eg hu guide d aml m do you a wsfecrv leooeg from tliwmtir whit e4oriytiprkgi to go to tte deer runs of lint uitrlli and whb noiiluvt hue tll a ilevi if it had sivlied in wul for thoin ii aim ul htm i stioee 11 uleae gen- irous chaps had known where la nkihi i cut of vetilnon to the old uun of the illg clack tower miuy ml 1 would hwvo ffusted un venison sloah a dny or iwo inst wrrk llko tlio ireauhors anil ihw odllois ami doubt ocoron of other friends of tin iht pored of oil ntefli in town hay i nm not usually vciy jfnlu my mother a little old frame schoolhouse onoe held all the care life offered me no shadows fell to whisper what the gray years on beyond might be all childish fanciful alarms wore iuletkl n mothers arms the mile belween that school ond home was such a glad and merry way un triumph days but oh how tnntr when i in lesaona foiled that day a tired utile figure crepj to refuge sweet and ooursge kept for whether head held high in pride or ahoulders drooping in dlsgrac jlovenlckl my record for the day to ryes tbnt scanned my childish face a welcome waited in the arms that ever offwed soothing charms the small frame schoolhouse sent mo out ileyond the hills that held my youth uut shu the farmhouse drew me uick and strengthoned mo in love and truth a woodsy turn off road and ihen my mother held me eloea again a cloud of grief a grassy mound and only memory remains there la no old home for me no stepping back through childhoods lanes dut to my chlldrep may i be all that my mother was to roe and though lifes roadway winds along through tangled ways i may not trace i hold a sacred tallsraoi a thought thai lends me needed grace beyond the lost tumj shall see the same dear arms outstretched to one maud mow doollitle say fm an old man now and mother was laid to rest ions ago but i still see mothers face and imprinted in it something which v kindred with the skies the tender look the waking watchful eye which always kept fond vigil over her babes and on as they were growing ipto manhood or woman hood never can i forget her sweet voice and loving smile still her voloe whispers from the grave and her eye watches over me especially when i visit those spots long since hallowed to her memory aiasl how little do we appreciate a mothers tenderness and care over us while living how heedless are we in youth ofoll her anxieties and kind- nesal but when she is gone when the cares of the woejd cdmo clamoring to our hearts when we experlepco how hard it lb to find true sympathy how few there are to care for us for our selves tben it is thai we think of and long for the mother who has gone earth has some sacred spots where we feel like loosing the shoes from our feet and treading with reverence dut of all places none u o sacred as a mothers grave there sleeps the guide of our youth the counsellor of our riper years there she sleeps and we love the very earth for her sake the deer hunters stories say ive listened toa ljtf of talk of hunters experiences the past couple weeks as i have been dropping into the poet office or pausing around the post office corner the res been talk about deer and porcupines and bears ajid then one of the hunters or another would relate personal ex periences its remarkable wnat good shots they ore and how nothing worth while got past them even the bears this reminded me of a story a true story too told me some years ago by young chap of my acquaintance when he returned horn from the yukon gold field x dont think he ever dremed id tell thq story print so 111 not give hie name here had a peculiar adventure with grlsaly bear the man laughs about the experience he had then he said he was walking alone one day with pack onhls back and an umbrella in bis band ha was going on a short journey over the mountains and he carried the umbrella as ho had been advised to do in order iu protect his eyes from the glare- of the sun ii had also been advised to carry a gui but this he did not do the young man wss walking ulong thinking all sorts of pleasant things and using the umbrella for a cane just then because he was following a trail through a rocky pass where the sun shine was nol bright about the same time started on his journey u huge oui grlxsly also started from away over the mountain as the yoang fellow walked thinking happily he didnt dream for m minute that a bugs old grlsxly bear was com ing straight toward htm uut sudden ly be looked up and there coming round a curve in a narrow pass was the bear the man could see at glance that he was one of the crassest hungriest old grtsslles thst aver took ft walk in that land of grlxsly bears our young friend did not ow or offer to shake hands ho could ee ibat would be useless what to do e didnt know but he bad to think of something quickly because there was barely room in that part of the trail tor two mnds to puss he decided instantly that it would not do turn around and try la rim away the grissly came swiftly toward him he told me and he looked the huge beast eimure in the eyes sad wulked to meet him in hi hund ha had the umbrella and no doubt the old gruuuy bud never jrefore eeeii an umbrella he pointed the umbrella straight mt is bear then he clicked the little clicker and opened the umbrella straight out toward the astonished bruin i umbrella wlhed us it opened and clicked again to the beur the umbrella looked its if it as intending to eat lilm the grissly hawked mid buektxl uml backed the story goes until it found a spot big enough to turn uroqnd ini then round he turned and away ho fled thj last the young chap uw of the bear it was still running and that seems to have been the way with most of the deer and bears and porouplnea up in the parry bound district wilds when our hunters were ap there on their shooting expedition vst month ik to fc deermhat wefv by our buntew i was ft w t lnjusl paaas lost it thaeoortemsn wbu brought w jfimn wen real euprta dittoed up with wfartf- minded nor covetous of what others fortunate enough to when cornea my way luit 1 confess freoly my old moulh watered tor venison when i saw those hunter chai banding out the cltolfe oul t theli friends mary says why dont you just hint fa them thnl after this when the hunters are successful and th venison is itoing ptehl mound when they get back homo that n little cut left with the editor for us would bv sent to u- nil right juat nm ihoso woollen wrlstlots and the jr of maple syruji fiotri the fwh knlr addressed to the old men in case or tnu flues iskm found un all right well now mother i said that aounde just a little too much like tagging forher you or me to suggest- ah the a same im quite sure wtd get the paicel if it wns addressed that way say time was wlien we did- have venison to enjoy when fhe boys came home from the north after their denr- huntfng expeditions i confess to you i never shot a deer myself though thero was an occasional one seei btty years or so ago 1 always hked the sprightly snfraals for thclpbwiuty and the innocent look btlayi have on their pretty faces some seasoned hunters will say of course that i couldnt shoot a doer because of buck fever well i gucee have to be more explicit then i never went doer hunting in my e t have shot hares and wild plgeoneand part ridge and jilack squirrels lots of them but with the pretty bucks and fawns it always seemed different to me but remember i never turned up my nose at a nice mess of venlsun when it came my way in the old farhack days we had men about her who loved deerhunt ing in the fall about as well as any kind of sport that could bo mentioned there wero edward nlcklln and mlkq speight and bob coatee and tommy cameron and quite a lot of others they used to get an occasional deer over in the gore and down on ihe mountain at spcyalde add st helena then they got to going up to gera fraxa- for their deer hunting just about fifty years ago a party com posed of mike speight and edward nlcklln and rev george w calvert o sporting parson of the uethody pie at that time and chortle dmpson of muton and harry of georgetown took a trip up o haliburton wheretbhl overton had iqne farming from acton a few years brmre they had a great time and wonderful success hunter werent limited to one deer each in those days the fleetfooted animals were numer ous and every hunter was a law unto himself and was at liberty to shoot and bring out as many as he could handle ill tell you they brought home a prune lot of fine bucks that time and how we all did feast on venlaon uut yegr mary and i and the family had roasts and steaks and boiling pieces and the weather being cold we kept a prime roost for christmas and it graced our board with the fine bronze turkey mother hod raised her self that day when all the family connections were with us or the holiday dinner them was tbe good old days chattered dignity the crude humor that makes the small boy want to throw a stone at a atlk hat an a man bristling with dlgv nlty is not to be disposed of as a mere illconceived prank of youth then is deep in most people a spring of unsubduable humor that leaps glee fully when conscious dignity gets a fab tumble that is why tor all the solemnity of the place the soberest charity and the bestbred propriety li the- world oould not prevent a titter at a little farce that happened once in a church in brooklyn a gentleman and his wife who wero offended at something the preacher aaw grjtyy rose and stalked toward tbe door whh hlr heads held high in oagertjyg fdjlfl the wife follow ed th husband unfortunately when they jere half way down the aisle the buabagd drop ped his glove and stooped to pick it op fate the thuraorlst determined that the wife should keep her bead ed high that she did not see her bus bond stoop she went sailing oo and doubled over him in riotous confusion the congregation held its breath and kept um composure the two ered themaelyes and went on hoping to escape quigfcly ihev turned to whut looked like a eld door he husband pulled it open with an impressive swing before he could cloae it out tumbled the window pole a long dus ter and n stepiadderr the congrega tion could hold its mirth no longer and man and wife fled to the real exit in undlgnlnedt haste amid a general iwrvsslvo sqloker is not good enough an american actoritell g story of an- adventure that enlivened a barn storming tour in the west in a little town where the company ws to ap- pear the sctor wehjihe theatre for u band rehearsal hut instead of a band he found only u solitary man with a cornet under his arm whor time u the band rehearsal r asked tbe actor itfght now sir answered the comet player but where is the bandr am here sir the rest are playing at a 4ne you will have to gel along with ah geld ihm actor sarcastically 1 suppose you ar jhe bast cornet- player in th state no sir said the mufl sevdty net by m long woyj if wrs guy good id t playing at the dsnae with the rest of tbem arlfe vou hklponttlbl orion i ntui- hhhwh iuuli ond i01hldeiitllmi vii hlimp iorhnit whllu the leal hilt u miiim ver llieon uttflike mimstlmv tml hi hi vlittmn jiihi ueeie thihtimux ii dm ils li ttort in wlilll n t 1st toi iiood liehnvlu i lhn ii vi iirlir t oiivnh i ntf l in followed li uuliy glowing henllk of ummn- lr uiuoiivem is tt ili in at lal u ymihnm health mid lonrelblnmlim is ns natural as rave- dwelling ud to l vet tot fur worlds would uue- call geitlumnnll- ncss a dlseaeol hather it la ft un- jlllnn ot good health which the spirit itrqutre readily but which the ikxiy lias to fight fr it is not unknown that a lwy iftit ice pec- 1 itts father and yet go swimming against the rules r iovm hi mother dovnloihy and yet never du one ot the thousand little things ho might do to make her happy the truth 1 a lwy 1 an alarmingly shy creature when comes to the mattxra ofsolrlt lie in not given l translating his tewllugs in hi actions for this tnlutlu tiring his reeling dangerously near ilie surface where they can le wounded by a touoh 11 us suppose a buret hns come lo the hpuso one whom the boy admires warmly and respect deeply for those very same courteousmaniior and aoli of confederation in which he jilmsnir is lucking instinctively the boy al tempts to make his actions fnnform to those of his hern lie lowers his voice to endurable pilch he ceases- lo contradict flatly he pas the mead without huvlng to be asked and in the glowing of eelfrespecl that fol lows ha even blacks his shoes and polishes them vigorously now if nobody said anything about this acute attck it might join itsolf to other attacks until the boy became whst we might coll a chronic gentle man hut what hopponet the entire family looks at the boy first in as tonishment then in amuaetnont will you look nt billys shoes laughs ona since when have you reformed oaks another scathingly too good to taatl jeers a third and billy gois out forthwith and shuffles his feet in the jlust convalescence sets in and th attack is over now if you are un older brother to billy and have been through the for mative period in which he is strug gling what is your responsibility in the matter are you yourself a chronic gentleman or did you loo join in the concert of amused laughter that greet ed his al tempts to live up to bis ideal have you made him feel that the hardest place on earth in which lo learn to be u gentlmnn is the inisom or his own family has he flunk himself out of your presence with thj discouraged mutter on hi lips wlwii the use o tryin ntw inlcrcft in urlilih politic aiup hevlng met many of the leaders psfitnshy during ovaraess visit tllltsluh lltlhll wild iho an overflow all there old lady goodyear laid down the psw wlth a sigh and looked over spectacles at grandfather loodyear 1 feel qkjl ashamed when i remem ber our humbte marriage notice she said married in the first congregaffup al churclt of harboxvllls abet cloud- year lo mary lawon chanted grandfather goodyear it read well lo my thinking yes for those days but not for present tlmea said his old wife yuu know anastasia cummlngss daugh ter laura married a toby and their daughter has just married- sophy tavllt grandson ills mother sophys child married u wilson wall what of all that inquired grandfather goodyoar rubbing his forehead in gxaat confusion of mind its the fashion to keep all the amity names said old iady ootid year severely you hear how grand it sounds married nt the homo or vie brides mother mrs itedvrlqk cummlngs- toby by the llevereud harold lowdart klrklmlght edith smyth curamlngs to oeorgv uruuns leavitu wilson ndw theres something fur old u rend pa broun mid grandma smythp tu be proud of if tby were alive mtns4d grandfather atxdyef east ilently u still smiling over a recent experience of one of us newer and wealthier resident a large self- tmportant and rather showy matron of a type not popular with he sober natives she had occasion to go over to the centre and her automobile being out of order and weather dubi ous she took the trolley and succeed ed in obtaining a cross seat for two to herself- hut the car filled rapidly ond pres ently she and a jolly pugnosed irlxh washerwoman who carried a bl laundry basket were the only p- aengers sitting aloa the next stop was at the hospital where a pale young fellow who evidently had just been discharged climbed feebly aboard he moved a few steps down the aisle ard hesitated by the seat oc cupied onehalf by the large matrons imiostng person and the other by her elegant furs and furbelows 8b re mained pointedly oblivious and he reached wearily for a strap a friend ly umbreha poked him gently in the side and he turned to see the washer woman with her basket which she had to tilt almost on edge to get in her tap and out of tbe way room enough in here slrf she cried in a penetrating whisper its a bit of a squeexe tubbe sure but what matter i ill do for the ukes of you and me and its wondering i am me fine young man where they learned ye yer manners that ye didnt know bettber than to be bother in that grrand quality yonder acrost the aisle sure a lady as big as she raly is shouldnt be bothered fer any thrlfles and a lady a grreat as she thinks she is och tis no manners at all theyve taught ye that ye wouldnt leave ber to overflow in peace the young man laughed nervously and checked himself a girl tittered a ippled echoed her grew spread and suddenly the whole car overflowed with laughter indignant color over flowed the matrons expansive count enance and hastily signaling a stop she ewept majestically down the aisle with an expression uf unyiblng but over flowing geniality- mil vb mi luitiin nm mid iho hi mutton of vullve jlovtinliiihtt tinder ivy luililwin been hiving thought to pesuiiltuaa whom limy imnrd nud inut over there union them lltr hun wluslon churchill utrd llukenhead hon col amery uml m hers who now are member of the new government and wlu pro nouncement in summer have added significance now they liavu iieeti railed to ministerial position wo recall particularly ullvidy delmto rurrled on nt u lunminoii when thu editors wets guests of irani warden al his oouniry homo near ijouilun when lord lllrkrnh in a btllmnt uddros rilndly scored the inbor guvrrnmoilt for huvlng revoked tlm mokanua duties uml promised in ihe event of llto cunsei vallvas belntf relumed to power that these dulln giving o distinct advantage to ihu colonies in many linos ot manutucturu wnlild im relmpoed he also uilvucuted b genuraftrefer mtco to the col miles on nur lines ot urltlnli imivoris fur whluh hi was tak- on to task nn th eama ouoaslun by t i oconnor m i who in tho uuurau of a forcible address in which from the standpoint uf n british free trailer presented many logical argu tnents nml declared emphatically that when tils 111 hull people noneontod t tax llislr foodstuffs in ordoi to give u leieiirn to the oolg tiles lord lllrk- enhrud would ue a long time dead it nut only a question of politic said tny iay it woe a tradition with thu british peoplo and thus iho dlaaurslnn wsht on col amery and sir hamar greenwood while paying tribute to mr oconnor who hlr hamar oald had outlived all his enemies took sides with lord birk enhead to toe canadian editors the dis cussion in the presence of a gathering of ooo guosts among whom wore u great number prominent in british public life was u decidedly spicy und interesting one and it now ius addi tional interest for those who wore present by reaaoiv uf the fact thut lord birkenheads party is restored lo power and in a position tq carry out his promise and his proposals- and he and col amery are members of tho government the latter us colonial secretary ool amerys wife was a canadian u sister ot sir hamar greenwood and he is thoroughly in touch with can adian affairs and the affairs of the other dominions the canadian editors nlso had the opportunity of hearing lloyd george air hu views on empire relations ut tbe great dinner given to them at queens halt london by lord beaver- brook while they heard col j h thomas former colonial secretary m the mecdonald government on the same subject at the canadian high commissioners dinner at the cecil on the evening of dominion gay and from time xo time were in touch with many others prominent in the house of commons and the house of lords hence thcro are 170 canadian weekly newspaper people who will follow old country politics with a much more in telligent interest and who will be anxloua to see what course the baldwin government will take in several mat ters and particularly in it relation with the overseas dominions pom- broke observer that a first battle an old suldller who had suen ncrvicu t many u year in tho crimen indu africa and egypt was asked uim day lxi ml on club whether he m- tneinhereil ihe first tlnn ho ui under certainly he replied no noldlcr ever foiguls thai esparleuti did you feel like a h timer- indeed it was one of tho great battles of the crimea i was a yuuug ontcer who had been run out of the mllltury school nlieutl of time to fill it vacancy i had hardly tmton in oump a wihk before tho regiment wnl ladered to charge a husslnn battery which was touted in u commundlng kslllon we went furjwanl on the gal lop through ii dotiso cluud of smoke swooped down uimn the battery sahr- i artilleryman and captured the guns wu lost many of our men but u was a vry brilliant charge yt there was at least one hussar who acknowledged himself to lm a coward from the iteglnnlng to ihe end then you wofo terribly trltihtc by your first battle yes that is true i went uh with the others but i was trembllnif with fens und excitement 1 shut my eyes and muili hu utti mpl to gud my horse i thought of my good mother sf home and wondered how i tmd ever been so foolish us to think of the army when there were comfort able professions ilk the ministry aud the law which i might havo followed the charge nccuploil only a few minutes but ll suemed an endlews time bvfor we ware behind those murderous guns and had the cannon eers at our mercy i wna among the first to be with them arid i swaggered wltht my sabre while tho horse rode down end killed a gunner bui my heart was like a ball of ice a greater coward never scrambled over an en trenchment all tbe time i was re peating texts from the illbla and sen tences from the lords prayer and wishing myself thousands of miles away the veteran laughed heartily over his reminiscences of his first battle the funniest part of it be added was i list they considered it a great exploit and inelsted upon giving trfe a medal for my heroic and courageous oonduct when i was a whitefaced meanspirited coward from first to last and my horse did all the fighting for me trampling the gunner under foot irobubiy th veteran exaggerated his boyish trepidation and panic he oould have afforded to do s for he was a seasoned soldier whose courage and even recklessness were well known but he was notfar from the truth vhen he declared that no soldier ever felt like a hero when he was first under fire personal alluionu how much he knew jiiok hud ootrg rltiild inxlliu y tnil proroix on jp to til in iving over li lvtm iihkul in i w in hunhrodm rhlldrtiii our ohjei i hlr hlld 111 mi- my p a -mil- ilttlnd i i didnt kniw it was tefcpua puait a lady who went lo cupe may by water became uttarested in the pictur esque attire of ian old salt in sailor togs who boomed jle steamer at chester h spoke to nobody hut jo his chair and gaxea afar until he landing was in sight when it luromm mk from the folds of his blouse a huge tele- scoe and proceeded to sweep the horlxon then he turned doffed his cap and courteously passed the glass to the ladles when they returned it one of tbm remarked that is an excellent telaecope sir yes miss it be that he replied rrhat there scope was given to mehy bocdnelson nelson repeated one of ihe ladhm why hes been dead nearly a hun dred years l well i declare exclaimed the sad old tr how the time do oyl sermons and cream a parish which elnce the death of old pastor had been without any settled minister for soma months had been supplied from the neighboring pulpits und from a theological semin ary at lust the iurlsh succeeded lu prfrcuflng a tamlsler and he wus wartny received not many weeks of tor his uutlw men i be stunped after sunday school to talk with one of hut nw parlaqlqn- an spplscheeked old lady who had a laige class of boys im so glad weve finally got a regular minister of our own said the old ludy shaking the clergyman hand with great heartiness weve had every body for the hist four hvonlhst wu said the minister with a emijs j pappose you have had the orcam fff hj minister in this region among your euoullas 1 dont ktuw shout thai responded the old lady promptly with tiyliikllug eyes maybe we hgvel but im a farmers wife and ive alwaye thought tbut when you wanted good orearn youd got to et the milk settle a whllu and not keep stirring it up all the llmol handy newspaper irtbablj the oddest journal in lh world is a spanish illustrated comic weekly called the- comlo out la tla curtada which is tainted on cloth the sisaur a handterchtef und costs five cents a number after li ha been read it is to bo put in water when the ink u disappears and leaves a handkerchief behind huch a publication una would think must commend itself to readers uf un economical turn of tnlad too generous what was the traubje between arabella and her young man that they gave up the idea of marrying asked a former resident or bushby arabella woe alwayri techy seld the young ladys aunt with impersonal calmness and that was the trouble that and her being so literal its a terribly resky combination o quali ties they kept having hitches all along but oome christmas time albert asked her right up and down what she want ed for feat of making the wrong choice and uhe said you can give me enough candy to nil my slipper looking at him real coy well her feet arent as small ns same put that wasnt his idea twas because hus generous und not literal he sent her a five- pound box tjodr duluded critter and sho up and broke the engagement and his little sister ate the candy and enjoyed it by what i hear xmas money for you search your attic for fortunes in old stamps fjaong the old letters of many funlues jbusareds of vary rare iksmp many ulvq been found wnd told for small for- uvea sfp4l0nveldpes have ijeen sold f- 960oooo end uw bt riredot becsi or the simple i 1600000 st bsi la old trunk fi make a thorough search lajrough your sttlo or storeroom for these old jeuere earthing bailed from ims to 1b7s i m lo pej for rare sumps oiore thu ui average dealer the euunpa 1 am eneetau ulereeted la ate the euly v 3 issues ea eavelopet nulled to csqads ihe suunps ol cssads british coltunbls new utumwicil ntw fouadlaad novgscotii prlaoe edturd island and vsaceuver also a few of the early issues of creel britain and celosas loom atampe i do not buy only these est the original envelopes so dont oat them off ihe envelopes letter mailed since 1b7 bear mostly ooaubon sumpe d these i do not oar fer j collect notluag but stsstpa aad ant not tolaraantd to buying old relics eld newbhoars boos or oalns thar are dust stamp of dlavenllaeues which am almuar la ppea it is uwofor taa- hoatlble for ue lo mete value f uw ertduooa i mnet first see the stamp wbm you have gotten authe e pjgether wrp the beasbh oxrafody using cardboard t protect tbem from bsrrsnin wriakled or areassd please dont write on the fan of envelope i an falbr o- qualnted with the lasuee even tboogh the postmark shows no year date doet us phuv privale letter inside the gmeeps sasy be kept by yon m it u only the en rclope i want thu would net of court lo possible with the oldbauooed omed leluv at the haer itaelf farm th m fyii lure rotaon to bellm out vouy envelop are of pedal value eead them by regutarvd mail in order to avoid hav ing the package held up for cusleems eg ralnlkb mark o h outtlde 7ld sumps not duijabv i hold mjwelf re- poasihlf for the cm of uch gsvewpe while lo my poseeseloa on receipt i wtq my posteeeloa on receipt examine ibem snd if found ef no value or if ny offer unsausfeotory i gufrsatee their safe return to you make your search now before the ad dress u lost or fargeuen tell your friends or ask petmieslon to look over then eld letter- many elderly poopu bare kept hundred ef auch let era and might wep oome the opportunity of reallxlng mo fat tbem si very little trouble aad ao ird beautiful todluji bird card mtoeiyhar 290 pagebirdbooh ossfijg internal ancf external pains are promptly relieved ty ba thomas eclectric ol l that tt ha tttcen mpld foh kcarlv nrtyvum ts tooav a ojfsateh oclur than evtr gaojve a texttuomial that skakg fcj tg muucnoue curativs ouautik more eggs pt poultry regulator rientv of cgn winter ana summer don c set your ken loaf or just be hoajdera weguar- antee your bens will lay moroeggs or your money back from your dealer we will send you a copy of pratts poultry booh free vnte tottt today wtatt tood co of canaiia ltp toslotrto the little thankyou thank you is such a little thing to bay yet it is often left unsold ii tbe omission just the result of thought lessness and tbe bad habit consequent ly formed or is it the result of ingra titude and indifference for kindly acta and gracious deeds there is nothing that gives s deanr indication of the kind of home training a child receives than 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