The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

' >. * / : W'"-^ m An Cmiiiif Guard By DOROTHY DOUGLAS. S6««&S$5» < % ; • - ((£), 1#II, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Bobby Warden jumped lightly off , the train as it slid Irito the Glen , Core station. There -was a feeling of extreme Joy In his heart as if something stupendous were about to hap- . pen in his more or less prosaic exlsts ence. - Practically the only visit his sister, Leona, ever had from him was a surprise. His sister's two children were in bed by this time, but there was the happy breakfast with the fam- •' Ily and then a dash for the train back to the town. The ransacking of his well-laden pockets by the children was always a new Joy to Bobby. The , Hydes thought he spoiled their off- . spring and Leona scolded, but to no avail. So Bobby, his pockets bulging to grotesque proportions, strode the mile ^ through the village that took him to •. tbe small house on the hill. He al- , ways hoped the Hydes would be at •home, and generally found them, •leince there was no one ever to leave at home with the children. None but a young couple, without « servant, and having a child or two can appreciate the tragedy of turning down one invitation after tbe other with the excuse, "no one to stay home •with the children." However, far the time being, Leona bad solved her difficulty. Bobby did not know this and, as he drew near the cozy home of his sls- : he felt reasonably certain of finding them home. Leona never polled down her blinds and as usual the piano was going full tilt. Bobby bounded up the veranda steps and glanced in the window before making his noisy entrance. He drew a deep breath. Now he knew what the stupendous something waiting in ambush, or rather under the soft yellow light above the piano, was. It was a slip of tf girl with smooth blade hair and the whitest of hands. That was all Bobby noticed in the first breathless glance. He did not see Leona nor Arthur, but supposing them to be In the back room, opened the door and walked in. The girl at the piano opened wide •violet eyes upon Bobby, then promptly proceeded to fall off the piano t>ench. Apparently the sight of the strange man, with pockets that seemed ^ulging with murderous tools, right within the room with her. was too much for the Evening Guard. Bobfty shamelessly realized that he was glad she had fainted. Otherwise he would have had to await fate's kindness before holding the "only" girl in his arms. As it was, when the heavy lashes lifted and revealed to Bobby the very depths of violet eyes he was sad that priceless moments were so soon over. Grace Cox wondered, in that first conscious* moment, whether or not she were being crashed into complete breathlessness. Never had she felt arms more firmly placed about her slim body. However, Bobby's eyes scattered her fright. They liad no expression of violence in them. In fact, Grace liked the peculiar aense of being caressed by those eyes. "I am sorry you were frightened," •aid. Bobby. "So am I," said Grace, "it shows I am not a very good evening guard 1 for the children--when I faint at sight ef a strange man." "But I am not a strange man," Bobby argued, "I am Bobby Warden-- Leona's brother." "You are a stranger--to me," coo tradicted Grace, 4 "Well," growled1 Bobby, "it is , Leona's fault. I'd like to know why she has kept me in the dark regarding her acquaintance with you." Grace laughed. "Leona perhaps does not consider our friendship one of the episodes sf life." "Has she known jkmi long?" demanded Bobby. "Not nfore than two months," 3race told him. "Humphgrunted Bobby. Then suddenly, "where are Leona and Arthur T" "Having dinner with the Evans family. I have been sitting over here with the children lately so that they could go out evenings. I live Just next door." "Has Leona never told you what a »ice brother she has?" asked Bobby I ns it finally behooved him to remove the great coat with its grotesquely | bulgy pockets. « "I think she did once mention that she had a brother," Grace said, "hot we always have far better things to discuss than mere men." She deliberately checked the dimple thai strove for expression. "Oh! Well- -I can go out and alt In the barn," suggested Bobby. "Better still," Grace decided, "I ran go home. There is no necessity for twd Of ns to guard the children." , "I most certainly will not stay," determined Bobby, "I will go back to the city. You evidently promised Leona to stay until she returned." He made ready to follow out liis intentions. Grace looked up at the Ireful young giant, and there was something like a sparkle of real anger in her eyes. "Bobby Warden! Will you please tell me why you andi I are scrapping like cat and dog before we even know each other's names?" WI know why I. aw scrappy," said Bobby darkly. > "Why?" • "Because you took sijch instant, obvious and uncalled-foe dislike to me!" v f- "I did nothing of the kind!" snappied Grace and her cheeks were scarlet. He was out in the hall, so that she had to shout at him. •«, "Well, yon told me I could go out and sit in that cold barn, where the cracks are an inch broad." "You desired to go there yourself rather thaq^rhave to sit here and guard the children with me." Bobby was back in the room, - his dignity still with him, and his great coat was on. I did not refuse to sit In this room with you. I would rather sit here with you than anywhere else on earth. Please tell Leona the curious circumstances under which I left and tell her these are for the kiddles." He pulled out any number of bundles and deposited them on the table. Grace looked at them, then np Into Bobby's wrathful eyes. The dimples were in full force. "I don't know of anything I would rather do than be part of a doable guard for the children," she said slowly. Bobby looked down at her. "Is there any particular other half I could go and get for yon?" He wm finding the violet eyes very disconcerting. Not unless you refuse to be that other half--Bobby." When Leona and Arthur returned about 12 o'clock from having dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Evans they found a double guard watching over their children. After that she and Arthur received unlimited tickets for theaters, concerts and evening affairs--in fact anything that would leave the children in the position of needing some one to stay with them. Arthur and Leona smiled. They had not hoped for so sudden a tumble from either Bobby or Grace. The double guard suited their scheme exactly. . « if H Curiosities of the Bible. ' There are many curiosities of the Bible seldom noticed by a person who simply reads the book's pages. The book contains 3,586.489 letters and 773,693 words; 31.173 verses and 1,189 chapters besides 66 books. The books were written by 40 men during a period of 1,600 years. The 29 books of the Old Testament were classed: Law, 5; history, 12; poetry, 5; prophecy.. IT. The 27 books of the New Testament were classed as history, 5; epistles, 21, and prophecy, 1. The word "and" is found In the' Bible (46,278 times, and the word "reverend" but once. The nineteenth chapter of II. Kings and the thirty-seventh chapter of Isaiah are alike. The middle verse of the Bible is Psalm XCVH, 8. --Albany, N. Y., Journal. A Library Advertises. Presuming that a public library Is well conducted that its custodian's are able to direct applicants promptly to .the volumes asked for, the next step for an ideal institution would be to advertise the treasures which It holds in trust for all citizens. It would appear that the Newark, N. J., .library has reached the second stage, for it has been distributing circulars telling how the ambitious worker may educate himself by reading, and how the library can help him to find Jnst the right things to read. Taking a cue from the methods of writers of eye-catching advertisements, the library entitled the circular in large type: "Get Wise Quick."--Christian Science Monitor. Remarkable Islands. North Ulste, one of the Hebrides Islands, has an extraordinary harbor. Loch Maddy, a sheet of water not more than ten square miles, which, owing to its numerous deep Inlets, has a coast line of 300 miles. St Kldda, another of the dots on the ordinary school map, is said to present the loftiest crag, rising out. of the ocean on one side a sheer 1,300 feet. The population of this lonely place numbers a few score persons, whose chief Industry is with the birds that swarm there. "The air is full of feather creatures, the sea is covered with them, the houses are ornamented by them, the ground Is speckled by them like a flowery meadow In May." of Gi$it British Found at Rouen. 'V K i /'- f Intact, Though Shrunk in Dimensions, v\$ijlUi Discovered in Vaiilt ofFa- .% /^moMs French Cathedral. ink reported discovery of a containing the heart of Robert Bruce at Melrose Abbey reminds the Manchester Guardian that the "lion heart" of King Richard I was not discovered in Rouen cathedral until Queen Victoria's reign.' In 1888 some antiquaries obtained permission from the archbishop of Rouen to search for Richard's heart, which tradition stated was near the high altar. Their excavations revealed a recumbent figure of Richard,' In good preservation, with the exception of the nose, hands and feet, which apparently had been broken so as to flatten the etflgy when the present pavement was laid over it. Their next find was a leaden case Inscribed "Richard Coeur de Lion, Due de Norma nd!e, Roi d'Angleterre." A hole had been made in the lidprobably by robbers, for It Is said that the leaden case was originally Inclosed In a silver casket and that some coins were placed therein. The heart, which was enveloped In green taffeta, proved to be Intact, though shrunk in its dimensions. After sojourning for a time In the archbishop's palace the heart was transferred to the Rouen Museum of Antiquities, where it has been kept ever since. Richard's other remains are many miles from Rouen--at Fontevrault abbey, where they lay, as he directed, at his father's feet Napoleon HI once promised to hand over to Britain the Plantagenet relics, but they have not reached England. In 1866, when Lord Derby became premier for the third time, he reminded the emperor of his pledget bat to no effect "If you insist on the fulfillment of my promise," said Napoleon, "the relics shall be transferred to England, but I hope you will release me. The people of Fontevrault raised such a' storm of protest when I announced my intention of removing them that I thought better of It" Fontevrault abbey now serves as a convict prison, but visitors are admitted to the vaults, which contain recumbent effigies--dressed in their royal robes--of Henry II and Queen Eleanor, their son Richard, and Isabel, widow of King John. These were hidden away by some monks during the Reign of Terror, when the Plantagenet tombs were desecrated. The royal effigies are admirable exaTHjtlaa of medieval workmanship, i M .»• ; Fate. • V;J There is one woman in Indianapolis, who will have cause to "reflect long on the uncertainty of life. Dishwashing being particularly distasteful to her, she hailed with joy her husband's announcement that an electric dishwater was to be her birthday present and hurried down town to order one sent out The obliging clerk, on 'being impressed with the str^pgth of her desire to have tbe machine in the house before the evening meal, glibly promised to see that It was there. The woman was anxious to try it out as soon as It came. Accordlnly, she sollcted some dirty dishes from one of the neighbors who had her heavy meal it noon. The dishes were carried over in market baskets and deposited in the kitchen to await a demonstration. Four o'clock came and with it a vague uneasiness that later became a certainty though telephone calls to the accommodating clerk brought forth the assurance that the machine would be there. At 5:45 she put on the dlshpan and washed her neighbor's dishes. Then she took them home in the market baskets, a Sadly disillusioned woman. Some time^b^ jjext day the dishwasher arrived.T Indianapolis News. (,vj- CENTENARIES OF . Year 1921 Is Rloh in KOwsrltj Those Whom the World • lights to Honor. • : • ¥ ' - , > Nineteen hundred and twenty-one is particularly rich In literary centenaries, says a correspondent In the Manchester Guardian. Flaubert and Dostoievsky represent France and Russia, respectively, in fiction, anc^ Britain has Wilkle Collins, Whyte Melville and, If one may venture to add her name to such an illustrious company, Miss Charlotte Maria Tucker, dear to some of us in childhood days as A. L O. E. In poetry the great name of Dante is supreme; it will be the 600th anniversary of his death In September. This year also sees the birth centenary of Baudelaire, while we have such a variety of poets as Dora Greenwe'l, Frederick Locker-Lampson and John Skinner, the last named having been born 200 years ago and called by Burns the writer of the "best Scottish song ever Scotland saw." Sir Samuel Baker, Helnrlch Barth and Sir Richard Burton make ft notable trilogy of travelers, and among painters there are Noel Paton and Ford Madox Brown. Of religious writers, preachers, teachers and church dignitaries there are George Dawson, Archbishop Temple, Dean Bradley (who propped the walls of Westminster abbey for posterity), and Henri Frederic Amiel. And in what other company shall one Include Marcus Aurellus, said to have been born In 121 A. D., and Anne Askew, born, in 1521, and martyred 25 years later? Journalism is represented by Hepworth Dixon and J. M. F. Ludlow, the latter being the propagandist through the press of Christian socialism. Golfers will be glad to revive the memory of Tom Morris and educationists that of Edward Thring, while tbe fighting services are represented, by Lord Alcester. ! No Dogs, Births or Death*. Ski births, no deaths, no dogs. A tract of land subject to these singular prohibitions is the sacred Island of Mlyajlma, situated most gorgeously in the inland sea of Japan. With the trifling exceptions of entering the world, leaving it, or starting a "kennel," you may do practically what you choose there. Stringent religions regulations, dating far back into history, forbid these small adventures. Occasionally a baby, anxious to begin existence^ hurries into the world before its time. Nowadays hpmanltarlanism Is stronger thanfshlnto law, and no more terrible penalty is exacted from the unlucky mother than that she shall be moved to the mainland as soon as possible, and remain there for 30 days. As for death, once the poor sufferer at this last gasp was ferried across to some other shore lest his final breath should pollute sacred soil. Now, if needs must, he is allowed to die in peace, but. his body is Instantly removed to Ono for burial, and the chief mourners who attend the funeral are obliged to absent themselves from Mlyajima for 50 days' of ceremonial purification.--From Continental Edition of the London Mall. Changed His Mind. *: x> Sharp Dame--I must frankty 'lbll you, Mr. Meek, that my consent to your marrying my daughter has been wrung from me under protest. Mr. Meek--Eh? Protest? Sharp Dame--Yes, sir. I knew that if I did not consent she would disgrace the family by an elopement. When she wants anything we all have to give in to her, or take the consequences; and long experience has taught me that I might as well try to fan off a cyclone as reason with her when she gets angr^, especially If there Is a flat-Iron or a rolling-pin handy, and so I just give up at once. Has the wedding day been fixed on yet, Mr. Meek? Mr. Meek--Um--er, not yet; and, in fact madam, I'm--I'm a little afraid that I can't afford to marry. Goo--good day. , , SEE INDICATIONS OF SPRING 'Minneapolis Postmaster Knows Win- Has Passed When Poultry . People Get Busy. ^ ¥he Minneapolis postmaster has a "sign of spring" al! his own. He knows that winter Is gone and the year's in the green when the city poultry distributers turn up and post baby chicks by parce! post to R. F. D. addresses lu tlie Minnesota countryside and to the suburbs of the Twin Cities. The poultry people began mailing this year earlier than ever before, and mailing more. For, apparently, the good commuters of the Twin Cities have been toasting their toes by ,tM fireside this winter and reading that most popular of works of natural science (oi fairy tales, some Bay) called Per Hen." That volume, by the way, used to have a unique record in the Crerar library In Chicago. The librarian has a fad for statistics and 8 genius for collecting them, and "$&25 Per Hen" has been asked for more than any other book in the library, which may very well prove that back to the farm is the city dweller's favorite slogan.--Christian Science Monitor. , The Way of the World. Two men stood in a balcony on a high tower looking down into a busy market place In the heart of a great city. One man said to the other, "Do yon see that fellow on the platform, addressing the people?" And the other after a moment replied, "Yes, I do. Who Is he?" His companion answered, "I do not know. But he Is telling tbe truth. Notice how few among all these hurrying thousands stop to James Waldo Fawcett, Moor Hens. Lord Grey of Fallodou In his leisure time has been watching the ways of moor bens living in his garden, and tells an Interesting story of their scheme of coping with their growing families. The second brood of a season follows quickly on the first and the elder children are given duties and responsibilities. They help,ta feed the young ones, passing on food given them by the parents. They help in building nursery nests, and when the parents are rearing the third brood they are often left In sole' charge of the second. Something Lacking. •*fter see, mum," said Grimy ifs like dis. Six months ago I had a little home of me own, bat I made an unfortunate marriage. My wife kept me In hot water all de time." "Too bad," said the woman dryly. "It's a pity there couldn't have been ft little soap in It Only six months ago, did you say?"--Boston Tran- *tipt ' Ah Improvsmeft; "My wife has been studying geology and the bouse is so full of stones that I can't find a place to sit down." "What will you do about Itf* "I've Induced her to take up astronomy." «*Ia that any better?" "Of course; she can't collect sped* I"--person's Weekly. Napoleon's Ghosts. Two carious ghost stories connected with Napolean's death more than a century ago at St Helena are told. The first was the emperor's vision of his dead wife, Josephine. Some days before his own death he told Montholon, who was one of his suite: "I have Just seen my dear Josephine, but she would not embrace me; she tore herself away when I tried to take her In my arms. She sat over there, where I thought I saw her yesterday. She has not changed; always the same, always entirely devoted to me. She told me that we were about to meet once more, never to part again." It was noted that her name was the last word he uttered when ho died.-- Ifattonftl Review. ,w Japanese Superstition. A singular feature to be seen In Japan on New York's day is a grass ^ rope running from house .to house, many strange items he has turned up.l with symbolical decorations. It Is be- IftOt hitherto suspected about his n-1 to ward off evil splrita during tour* On® year ha discovered that [the rrf:' A Friendly Office. "You admit, then, that you voted a man who bad- been dead for ten years T "Yes." said the practical politician, "but he was an old friend of mine, and I knew that we were carrying out his wishes."--Binning, bam A g e - H e r a l d . » , <*•„• •' ' • --: r*;: , Accidental.*1 Caller--Why did you teach your parrot to swear so terribly? Hostess--We didn't do it Intentionally. It just happened that her cage irfts near tbe telephone. 4- An Isolated People. How much remains to be done before we shall have a complete knowledge of the Inhabitants of our planet is indicated by the failure of an expedition from the American Mtaseum of Natural History to get into communication with the Naskapl Indians of Labrador. The summer the expedition was undertaken it was supposed that these natives could be reached by way of the west coast of Labrador, but it was found to be Impossible. In winter they go to Nitchequon, in the interior, 65 days' journey by canoe from Rupert's Bast Main river. CURB BILLBOARD NUISANCE Rules Adopted by Kansaa City for Proper Regulation of Out. ; 3 door Advertising. ' ' Kansas City authorities have drawn up rules for the regulation of "outdoor advertising." Other communities would do well to give the matter careful consideration. Many places have even gone to tbe length of forbidding the billboard altogether, as a nuisance. Whether such a move la advisable is a mooted question, but all will concede that regulation of some sort is necessary. Tim Kansas Olty rules are -as follows: ^ ' "No waste or other rubbish resulting from any billboard or outdoor advertising sign shall be allowed to accumulate on or In the vicinity of the premises where the same !• located. "Bottoms of an signs shall be ftt least three feet from the ground. "No outdoor advertising shall be permitted or allowed to be maintained without an annual license from the division of highways of the department of public works." None of the foregoing rules shall apply to outdoor advertising which is not within public view of a highway, Dublic Dark or reservation; nor to stems or other devices erected and maintained in conformity with existing law. advertising or indicating the person occupying the premises In ques> tion or the business transacted theremi, or advertlslne the property Itself or any cart thereof as for sale or to let; nor to advertising for public par- Doses hv the commonwealth or any munlclDalltv thereof. Any clty*-or town, by ordinance or by law, may wholly exclude outdoor advertising from snedfied districts. Any license - mav he revoked for a violation of anv of these regulations anv nrovislon contained in the license. It Is the opinion of the proponents that a sufficiently large license fee be required to cover the expense of proper superintendence of this business, so that it will not be necessary to license great numbers of these devices, in order to obtain sufficient revenue to cover the proper expense of adequate supervision. BETTER THAN THE SIGNBOARD Street Lights, Properly Treated Art Found to Be More Effective Than Usual Arrangement*. The ordinary street lights In d lonable suburb of Detroit Mich., are now being used as roadside danger signals in place of the signboards posted and usually Ignored , heretofore. Conversion of a light at a dangerous curve or crossing into a warning signal is simply a matter of painting a red circle, 8 In. in diameter, on the p r o p e r s i d e o f the* 16-in. globe. As these globes are carried b y ornamental iron poles, 12 ft. high, the red disks can be seen clearly, both In the daytime and when the current Is on, and have proved more efficient than the signboard.---Popular Mechanics Magazine. That Will Heeded. Shade T/eee. ,, Milwaukee has 82,392 shade trees en its streets and boulevards. This does not Include trees in the city parks or on private property. The Varieties are: Elm, 45 per cent; soft maple, 18; box elder, 9; basswood, 7; ash, 6; poplar, 4. The forestry department favors elm. • Beginning April 1, the department will plant 3,000 trees, of which 2,000 will be elm, 500 norway maple and 250 each ash and basswood. The trees are planted 35 to 40 feet apart, no tree being planted less than 20 feet from a corner. The cost Is assessed to the property owner. The city specifies the variety to be used on each street, so as to obtain uniformity. APPLES Tastee Much the Same. "How's business?" "pretty fair," said the pressing dab proprietor who deals in 'moonshine' as a side line, "but 1 had a vexations experience this morning." "What was itl* "I sold a customer of mine a quart of gasoline Instead of the. staff he wanted." "He soon foand o«%the difference, didn't her "No. He didn't know he was drinking gaaollne, and I didn't know I'd sold htm any until I noticed that my supply for cleaning purposes was running tew."--Birmingham Age Herald. "vmUhOUiVifij 1ENT THEE Said to f*!anted Ninety. , Five Y*fti% A«o, It Stilt Bcare OeHeleus Fruit. Two apples were picked by A. A. Qu&rnberg at Vancouver recently from what is said to be the oldest apple-tree in the Pacific Northwest The tree is 95 years old, and Is a living monument to the romantic daya when the Hudson's Bay company ruled over a vast territory within the United States. Sailing around Cape Horn in 1826, a Hudson's Bay company employlie ate an apple. It seemed such adellcloua apple after his long sea diet of salt horse and hardtack that he planned to raise other apples like It In his new " hpme In the wilderness* He dropped the seeds In his vest-pocket and forgot all about them. But they were discovered by the tailor at Fort Vancouver, to whom he turned over his clothes to mend. The tailor gave them to (he gardener, who planted them, ftnd the trees that grew from them were the ancestors of the flourishing orchards wh'ch have since made Oregon and Washington famous. The ancient tree, now standing alone on the site of the old fur post, has lived through many changes that made history. Fort Vancouver was founded on the Columbia river in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay company as the rival of John Jacob Astor's pioneer American fur post of Astoria. For years under Chief Factor John McLoughlln. known as "the king of Oregon," It was the company's transmontane capital, and its fur brigades swept as far east as the Rockies and almost as far south as the borders of modern Mexico. When at the close of the "Fifty-four forty or fight" excitement, Oregon was ceded to the United States, the company abandoned the fort and withdrew north of the International line. When Fort Vancouver was at the height of its prosperity, the company was supreme lord over three-fourths of Noqfh America. JUST ONE OF TWO THINGS "Bill* Would Make Reputation, Or . There Would Be a Bad Time for Employer.- BU Blythe was really • gardener. But he was a generally all round useful man, who had never been known to say "No" when he had been asked If he could do a thing. One day the chauffeur, who usually drove the motorcar hi which Bill's employer journeyed, was taken 11L Bill's employer had very Important business engagements for that day, and it was essential that he should be driven in the car unless he was to miss some of them. So Bill was sent for and asked If be would undertake to drive the car. Bill had never driven a car before, but he had helped the chauffeur to wash tbe machine. That was good enough for BUL He said: "Yes." Remembering tbe little theory talks he bad had with the chauffeur. Bill managed to get the car round lib the front door, and his employer got in. With some maneuvering the car was driven out onto the main road, and then, gritting his teeth, Bill threw the clutch Into top gear, and muttered; "Now to make a reputation or kill the boss." Look After the Trees Now. Industrial communities are prone to undervalue the products of nature-- until It is too late. A fine tree Is the product of from 20 to 50 years of growth. It cannot be hurried; nature will not hasten her steps at man's wish. No amount of money can speed the development of any tree beyond a certain pace, though money can provide good conditions for growth. To save a tree, therefore, is to save something which only a generation or mote can replace. Model English Towns. The model Industrial town Idea, originated some years ago In the United States, Is to be applied to a system of Industrial garden dtles which In time will rim the city of London. The project Is an attempt to solve London's housing problem and at the same time prevent overwhelming congestion In the cities. Can't Blame Her. A West Dallas widow says the reason she broke her last engagement was because her fiance was a fat man who said he wanted a suburban home so he could snore ftU he wanted to without disturbing the neighbors.-- Dallas News. Job Is Largely to Talk. The lord mayor of London Is called upon to make about 1.000 speeches during the one year of his term of office. His responsibilities are not very treat. . Y ' f i Iron Ore In Philippines. 13m finest unworked jiron fields in the world have been discovered In the Philippines, according to a report from government experts recently received by the United States bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. The quantities of ore adjacent to good harbors, they state, will be suffident to assure the future of iron and steel production in the United States for generations. Already land believed to contain more than 500,000,000 tons has been surveyed. Deposits on the island of Mindanao are believed to be without a rival. They contain 275,000,000 tons close to good harbors and 130,000,000 tons within easy transportation distance of Dajkin bay, perhaps the best natural harbor on the Islands. Only crude Iron work in primitive smelters is being carried on ftt present--From the Argonaut. f] Darwin's Stand on Income Tax. * The mayor of Darwin, Australia, has become noted by his refusal for two years to pay federal Income tax on the ground that Darwin had no representation In the federal parliament In spite of official warnings, Mayor Tt>«- pein has adhered to his determination --No Taxation Without Representation. For a time, while It was understood that the northern territory would have representation In the federal senate, no steps were taken to coerce the Toupeinltes of Darwin, but when It became known that the mayor was leaving Darwin official action was promised. Praise and presentations, however, not penalties, have marked the departure of the mayor. Whether the tax collector will catch him when he sets foot In southern Australia Is a point which will be speedily •ettled.yChristlftn 8dence Monitor. Backfired. When the clock struck "llT the other night father came to the head of the stairway and In a rather load tone of voice said: "Young man, is your 'self-starter' out ef order tonight?!" "It doesn't matter," retorted the young man, "as long as there's j crank in the house." An Irritated Sage. "There ought to be a law,' the Indignant cltisen. "Wait a minute," Interrupted Senator Sorghum. "What there ought to be is a law to prevent the making of any more laws except such as can he guaranteed as useful and practicable," Explained. -• "What does young Rjtnks anatt fcjr esndlng me one carnation a day, right along f' "Why, dont yon know? He's saytag it with flowera, and be nutteraf RAISE EVftBEARING. BERRIES Their Productiveness May Be Attributed to Cars as Well as Variety --Avoid Cheap Plant*. In my own experience, everbearing strawberries have proven a source of pleasure and profits It has been three years since I started my patch with two plants from my experiment station, says a writer In Successful Farming. From those two plants have come all my present patch. When ray two plants arrived it was too early to set them out so I planted them in a coffee pot and put them in the cellar. I planted them out in the garden as soon as the proper time came, but I took very little "further notice of them that season. I had bad experience with other everbearers, and bad not been favorably impressed. Yet in spite of my neglect the two plants multiplied wohderfully. When the season was over, I found my two plants had Increased to 25. Now my Interest was really aroused. I carefully set out thefe 25 plants the following spring. From them we gathered each week a large bowi of berries. They were certainly delicious,, too. Again they Increased remarkably.. I had 250 plants to set out the following spring. I had become very enthusiastic by this time, and I gavethem the care such plants should have.. We were able to make a picking every other day, gathering from our small" patch as high as six quarts at a single - picking. It sounds almost like a fairy tale about the Increase, but besides' the fruit we raised 4,000 plants to set Vat last spring. Last season we made a real business of handling the berries and raising plants. From our 4,000 plants we picked 1,044 quarts of berries during the season. Our record picking for a single week was 189 quarts, gathered during the week of August 11 to 16. We sold all of these to the summer resort near bur placf, at 40 cents a quart. This stngle week's picking netted $75.60, a very fair income for one week for Just strawberries alone. Of course, we are at an advantage In having our market within a mile of the place, but we also made an ef- A Field of Strawberries Grown in Double Rows Under Hill System--All - Runner* ' _ *»• Removed ^hp . Appear, _• . fort to use good selling methods. On Ach box of berries we stamped our name and address, so people would know where the fruit came from. This one little 'point greatly increased ,the interest of our customers, which in turn increased our sales. In our experience these have been the only berries from which #e have obtained fruit the first season. For us thev have borne from July until Noveniber. Their productiveness may be attributed to care as well as variety. We gave them good care after the first year, ..employing the best methods we knew. * In selecting a variety of plant, flfttr one of proven value. It may be that you will have to content yourself tflth a smaller number at first but In the long run It Is the only really good way to get a start Do not try to get cheap plants, or something for aotb- Ing. After you receive your plants 0Mt them Into the ground as soon as posslble. See that the ground Is well' prepared and In good garden tilth. If the ground Is not ready, or If It ift* too early to plant, open the bunche» and heel in the plants. u : • I LOCATION FOR SMALL FRUITS North or Northeastern Expoeur* fli f ] Favored Becauee Bude Oont , 0 Start Early In Spring. ' 4^ There Is a general opinion that*#* varieties of small fruit, such aa peachea, pears, plums, cherries, etc., will, thrive better when set out on land that has a north or northeastern exposure. The reason for this being so Is that the buds will not start as early In the spring and get caught by the first frost after warm weather comes for a few days. £ I Cultivating Blackberries are not cultivated for v v,v, in America. the cukivatto* *• > their fruit to any large extent except In Here cultivation this berry began about 80 years a Big Rang* of Strawberries. Of all the cultivated fruits grown la * America, strawberries will grow over a wider range of territory than mttother. Windbreak for Orchard. Plan a windbreak for the orchard, but don't plant red cedars near 90 an orchard. Beet Bweh Frtflle Oe Brew. The kind of hush fruits to plant In a houiiv garden are the kind you Uke •Mi*