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He makes the acquaintance of pretty Miss Fiske, a neighbor, finds spies are watching her, and follows her abductors when they , kidnap her in a motor boat. Both crafts are wrecked On a reef. Whitaker and the girl are tossed upon an island lately abandoned. -j L v ? « ^ f l O O O O O O O O O O O O B P Q 9 9 0 9 0 9 9 f l t t g f 9 P P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ &* 1" •<:*. ' f > i K 'tV j'i. !k * I ' • > W I ' ' ' - i > k I v t N i . 41" k k'V 'j» ., -r- S $ V y s i i <\ • •• i j . ii '•* V i'r, a & - ^ i Mh , • CHAPTER Xlil--ContJnued. --16-- The reminder had an effect singular­ ly distressing. He turned a little faint; was seized with a slight sensation' of giddiness, at the thought of food, so that he was glad of the catboat for support. , •. **Oh, you are!" Compassion thrilled ber tone, "I'm so sorry. Corner--if yoc "can walk." She caught his hand as if to help him onward. "We can build a fire and have something hot; there's plenty of fuel." * "But--what did you do?" "I--oh, I took my eggs au natural-- barring some salt and pepper. I was In too much of a hurry to bother with a stove--" "Why in a hurry?" She made no answer for an Instant He turned to look at her, wondering. To his unutterable astonishment she not only failed to meet his glance, but tiled to seem unconscious of it. The admirable ease and gracious self-possession which he had learned to associate with her personality as in­ alienable tAlts were altogether gone, just then--obliterated by a singular, exotic attitude of constraint and diffi­ dence, of self-consciousness. She seemed almost to shrink from his re­ gard, and held her face a little averted from him, the full lips tense, lashes low and trembling upon her cheeks. Halfway up to the farmhouse a mem- «ry shot through Whitaker's mind as Startling as lightning streaking athwart a peaceful evening sky. He stopped with an exclamation that brought the girl beside him to a standstill with Questioning eyes. "But the others--!" he stammered. "The others?" she repeated blankly. "They--the nleh "who brought you here--?" ' Her lips tightened. She moved her head in slow negation. **I have seen nothing of either of them." Horror and pity filled him, conjuring op a vision of wild, raving waters, mad with blood-lust, and in their jaws, arms and heads helplessly whirling and toss­ ing. "Poor devils!" he muttered. She said nothing. When he looked for sympathy in her face, he found it 'set and inscrutable. He delayed another moment, think­ ing that soon she must speak, offer him some sort of explanation. But she re­ mained uncommunicative. And he could not bring himself to seem anx­ ious to pry Into her affairs. He took a tentative step onward. She responded instantly to the sugges­ tion, but in silence. ,f. The farmhouse stood on high ground, commanding an uninterrupted sweep of the horizon. As they drew near it, Whitaker paused and turned, narrow­ ing his eyes as he attempted to read the riddle of the enigmatic, amber-tint­ ed distances. There was not af sail visible In all the blue ctifc of the sea. i, "I don't know," said Whitaker slow­ ly, as much to himself , as to his com­ panion. "It's odd . , . . it passes aae . . ." "Can't, you tell where we are?" she t Inquired anxiously. • - "Not definitely. I .'know, Of course, we must be somewhere off the south coast of New England. There are islands off the south coast of Massa­ chusetts--a number of them: Nan­ tucket, you know, and Martha's Vine­ yard. This might be either--only it isn't, because they're summer resorts. That"--he swept his hand toward the land In the northeast--"might be either, and probably is one of 'em. At the same time, it may be the I don't know." "Then . . . then what are we to dor He looked round, shaking a dubious head. "Of course there's nothing like a flagpole here. We might nail a plank to the corner of the roof and a .table cloth to that, I suppose.** "And build fires, by night?"J * He nodded. "Best suggestion yet. m do that very thing tonight--after I've bad a bite to eat." She started Impatiently away. "Oh. coqpe, cornel What am I thinking of, to let you stand there, starving by inches?" '"** They entered the house by the back door, finding themselves in the kitchen --that mean and commonplace assem­ bly room of narrow and pinched lives. The Immaculate cleanliness of decent, 'close poverty lay over It all like a blight Whitaker busied himself im­ mediately with the stove. There was a full woodbox near by; and within a very few minutes he had a brisk fire going. The woman had disappeared in the direction of the barn. She returned In good time with half a dozen eggs, foraging In the pantry and cupboards, she brought to light a quantity of sup­ plies; a side of bacon, flotir, potatoes, sugar, tea, small stores of edibles in Hn« "I'm hungry again, myself," she de­ clared, attacking the problem of simple coolcerjr with a will and a confident air that promised much. The aroma of frying bacon, the steam tf brewing tea. were all but intolerable to an empty stomach. Whitaker left {(te kitchen hurriedly and. in an en­ deavor to control himself, made a round of the other rooms. There were two others on'the ground floor; in the upper story, four small bedchambers; above theiu an attic, gloomy and echo Nowhere (fid lie discover aay- th'ng to moderate the impression made by the kitchen. It was all impeccably neat, desperately bare. Depressed, he turned toward the head of the stairs. Below a door once before since his awakening, had l)eea disclosed to him in her mantling color, in the quickening of her breath, and the agitation of her bosom, in the timid,- dumb questioning of eyes grown strangely shy and frightened. And then, in a twinkling, an im­ patient gesture exorcised the Inex­ plicable mood that had possessed her, and she regained her normal^ self* reliant poise as If by witchcraft. "What a quaint creature you are, Hugh," she cried, her smile whimsical. "Tou've a way of looking at one that gives me the creeps. If you don't stop it, I swear I shall think you're# the devil! Stop It--do you hear me, sir? And come build our bonfire." She swung llthely away and was out of the house before he could regain his wits and follow. Off in the north, where Whitaker . . . j had marked down the empurpled head-whined on its hihges, ana the woman , ... .. • land during the afternoon, a white called him, her voice ringing through the hallway with an effect of richness, .deep-toned and bell-true. He was stag­ gered by something in the quality of that full-throated cry, something that smote his memory , until it was quick and vibrant,, like-a-harp swept by an old familiar hand. "Hugh?" she called; and again: "Hugh! Where are you?" Hapaused, grasping the balustrade, and with some difficulty managed to articulate: "Here . . ... coming . . ." "Hurry. Everything's ready." Waiting an instant to steady his nerves, he descended and re-entered the kitchen. The meal was waiting--on the table. The woman, too, faced him as he en­ tered. waiting in the chair nearest the stove. But, once within the room, he paused so long beside the door, his hand upon the knob, and stared so strangely at her, that she moved uneasily, grew restless and disturbed. A gleam of apprehension flickered in her eyes. "Why, what's the matter?" she asked with forced lightness. "Why don't you come in and sit down?" He said abruptly: "You called me Hugh!" i She inclined her head, smiling mis­ chievously. "I admit it. -Do you mind?" • ! "Mind? No!" He shut the door, advanced and dropped into his chair, still searching her face with hlfc troubled gaze. "Only," he said--"you startled me. I didn't think--expect-- hope--" 'On so short an acquaintance?" she suggested archly. "Perhaps you're right. I didn't think . . . And yet --I do think--with the man who risked his life for me--I'm a little Justified In forgetting even that we've never met through the medium of a conven­ tional introduction." "It Isn't that, but . . .** He hesi­ tated, trying to formulate phrases to explain the singular sensation that had assailed him when she called him, a sensation the precise nature of which he himself did not as yet un­ derstand. She interrupted brusquely: "Don't let's waste time talking. I can't wait another instant." Silently submissive, he took up his knife and fork and fell to. * light lanced the gloom thrice with a sweeping blade, vanished, and was re­ placed b.v a glare of angry red, which in its turn winked out "What Is it?" the giri asked. "A ship signalling?" ; "No; a lighthouse--probably a first- order light--with its characteristic flash, not duplicated anywhere along this section of the Atlantic .coast. If I knew anything of such matters, it CHAPTER XIV. The - Beacon. The girl was the first to finish. She had eaten little in comparison; chiefly, perhaps, because she required less than he. She rested her elbows easily on the table, cradled her chin between her half-closed hands. Her eyes grew dark with speculation, and oddly lam­ bent. He ate on, unconscious of her attitude. When he had finished, he leaned back a little in his chair, sur­ prised her Intent gaze, laughed sheep­ ishly, and laughing, sighed with reple­ tion. A smile of sympathetic under­ standing darkened the corners of her lips. "It's coming on night" said he. "You haven't forgotten our signal fires? I've got my work cut out for me, to forage for fuel. I must get right at It" The girl rose, quickly. "Do you mini waiting a little? I mustn't neg­ lect my dishes." She worked rapidly above the steam­ ing dish-pan, busy and Intent, the fair head bowed, the cheeks faintly flushed. Whitaker lounged, profoundly In­ trigued, watching her with sober and studious eyes. What did it mean, this Impression that had come to him so suddenly, within the hour, that he had known her, or someone strangely like her, at some forgotten time--as in some previous existence? It was her voice that had made him think that, her voice of marvelous allure, crystal-pure, as flexible as tem­ pered steel, strong, tender, rich, com­ passionate, compelling. , . . Where had he heard it before, and when? "It's almost dark," her pleasant ac­ cents broke In upon his revery. "I'm quite finished." The girl scrubbed her arms and hands briskly with a dry towel nnd turned down her sleeves, facing him with her fine, frank, friend­ ly smile. "If you're ready . . .' "Whenever you are," be said with an oddly ceremonious bow. To his surprise she drew back, her brows and lips contracting to level lines, her eyes informed with the light of wonder shot through with the flash­ ings of a resentful temper. "Why do you look at me so?" she demanded sharply. "What tre you thinking . . . ?" She checked, her frown relaxed, her smile flickered soft­ ly. "Am "I such a fright--?" "I beg your pardon," he sail hastily. "I was merely thinking, wonder­ i n g . . . " She seemed abfeut to speak, but said nothing. He did not round out his apology, A little distance apart, they stood staring at one another in that weird, unnatural • light, wherein the glow from the lamp contended garish­ ly with, the ebbing flush And again he was mute tu }vmv|J(|nred in- M<iiry before that pu u.-uome- [»<Ht of Inscrutable • vinefe There Was Not a Sail Visible. would be easy enough to tell from that Just about where we are. If that Information would help us." 'But, If we can see their light, they'll see ours,--won't they?--and send to find out what's the matter." Perhaps. At least--let's hope so. They're pretty sure of it, but they may think the natives here are merely cele­ brating their stiver wedding, or Boose* velt's refusal of a third term, or the accession of Edward the Seventh--or anything." Please don't be silly--and discour­ aging. Do get to work and bnlld the fire." • He obeyed with humility and ex­ pedition. 1 ro'a'oo o a 6"o"6'6 ooaaaoo oa a a b a a a Where do you think Miss Fiske learned her rescuer's first name? Do you believe she knows more about the kidnap- <a ers 'and their intention than she wishes Whitaker to know? P 9 9 0 0-g.g P O O P fl, PAP P.0,0.P,Q.P.P.g-S? 5i (TO BE CONTINUED.) PROPULSION BY HAND POWER Ingenious Citizen of Far West Not Bothered by Cost of Gasoline- Uses Novel Device. When a certain ingenious citizen of the far West goes for a jaunt with his little canoe he forgets all about the rising cost of gasoline and engine trouble and propels himself up and down stream with a hand and foot- operated boat of; his own construc­ tion. Hand levers are connected with a crank which carries a gear, and this meshes with another gear which drives the propeller shaft. Pedal cranks are connected with the same crank which is operated by hand levers, so thnt the boat can be driven by foot as well as by hand power. In this way the operator can use either one hand or two hands or both feet alone, or both hands and feet togeth­ er. The apparatus weighs about forty pounds. Exercise and Good Nerves. A certain world's champion may be seen sometimes jogging at a dog trot like a prizefighter, around Central park. New York city. You might guess that he was a lightweight pugilist or a "distance man," but the match for which he is training is a test of nerves more than of strength, for all he wields Is a 15-ounoe cue, Charles P. Cushing writes In the World's Work. His name is Willie Hoppe, the champion bil­ liard player of the world. He knows well what he is about; steady nerve# and confidence keep compuny with good health; and one of the best ways to win such boons, the experts say, is to peel off your coat and go after them. Rely Upon Slides. Panama Official (to friend who has been taken with cramps while bathing in the canal)--Keep up for five min­ utes, Bill! Something will slide in bj then'and you can walk out I The Usual Way. • ,,, Henderson--For five years J was on the lookout for a wife. Williamson--How did you cqom .And, her? Uonriomnn--8h* saw mm, <M DISCOVER INSECT DESTRUCTIVE TO PEACH PREESIDENJ HINTS OF GERMAN PLOT AGAINST DltCH AT • i f f - 1 - >' ' i ' - t { WANTS COLOMBIA PACT 0.K.D Makes It Clear tn Letter to Chairman Stone of Senate That Certain , Teutons Are Trying to Cause Trouble. •P . Washington, Feb. 21.--President Wilson uuks sent a tetter to Chuiiuiun Stone of the senate loreigu relations committee urging action uuring this session of t'ongi-e&s on the treaty to indemnify Colombia for'the separation from Panama. The president's request is said to have been based on tear of complica­ tions that may arise on the Panama canal if the relations between Germany and this government result in war. The president is said to have made it clear that German agents in Colombia are already active with a view to mak­ ing trouble for this government aloug the caual. / The failure of the senate, through the opposition of Republican senators led by Senator Lodge, to ratify ti»e treaty whereby Colombia was to re­ ceive $15,000,000 in payment for the loss of Panama and the canal rights, has, it is said, aroused much hostility to this country among influential per­ sons In Colombia, of which the German agents have not been slow to take ad­ vantage. Opposing amendments by Senator Cummins to temper some of the stringent provisions of the espionage bill pending in the senate, Senator Overman of North Carolina declared he had been told there were 100,000 spies in the United States and that it was absolutely essential that drastic laws be enacted to protect naval stations, submarine bases and other national de­ fenses. Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, argued for stringent laws and declared that the government of the United States was on trial for effi­ ciency to perpetuate itself. Senator Cummins' first amendment to mouify the bill was rejected. The espionage bill provides: Against the entrance of any person "for the purpose of obtaining informa­ tion" upon any naval or military reser­ vation, vessel, radio station or muni­ tion plant Against the unlawful possession of codebooks or information relating to the national defense. Against sending through the mails any "invisible" writing or false affi­ davits made to influence the course of the United States or foreign govern- ment Against impersonation of the officials of a foreign government. Against abuse of passport, privileges ahd government seals. Against conspiracies to injure prop­ erty of a foreign country with which the United States is at peace. Against the inception within the United States of conspiracies against any foreign prince or state;" restric­ tions upon interned soldiers and sailors of belligerents. That the president may Condemn arms and munitions destined for ex­ port in violation of neutrality laws. Against conspiracy to injure vessels engaged in foreign commerce. President Wilson under the bill is given also wide discretionary powers to better enforce the neutrality ol the United States." BERLIN TOLD TO FREE TARS Washington 8apds Final Demand to Germany for Release of Americana. Washington, Feb. 21.--Peremptory demand for release of the 7*2 American Yarrowdale prisoners, now held in Germany, has been sent to the impe­ rial government, the state department announced. The department announced the de­ mand had been sent Saturday. Secretary Lansing, in making an­ nouncement that the demand was dis­ patched secretly Saturday, added that late Sunday evening the department received word from Berlin, presumably through the Spanish ambassador, that the prisoners "would be released short- lr " * It is not believed this communication of Sunday evening is/a reply to this government's demand sent Saturday, since so quick an exchange would have been practically, impossible. This demand, it was made clear was just short of an ultimatum, recited the attitude, policy and steps taken re­ garding Germans, German property and German ships interned here, and pointed opt-dearly President Wilson's poUcy to take no step that could be construed as having been taken for "military exigency." Try to Kill Russian Chief. Petrograd, Feb. 21.--Admiral Gri- gorovitcli, the Russian minister of ma­ rine, was attacked on the streets of Petrograd by two unknown men with revolvers. The admiral, who showed great presence of mind, was not hurt. Reulbach Signs With Braves. Boston, Feb. 21.--The signed con­ tracts of Edward lteulhach, pitcher, and J. Carlisle Smith, third baseman, were received by the Boston National club. Olaf Henriksen sent his con­ tract to the Boston Americans. Britain Gets $3,500,000,000. London, Feb. 21.--The new money subscribed to the British war loan Is at least $3,500,000,000, exclusive of con­ tributions from the banks, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex­ chequer, stated in the commons. f * vfe, AND TOM Then He Had 6 Mules, $660 Cash and Some Equity--Toda^ He Has $20^000 and Qwas 2 Sections of Lan£ ^ % PEACH TREE PRUNED TO DEVELOP OPEN TOP. (From- the United States Department of • Agriculture.). • An Insect destructive to the peach and kindred fruits, believed to be flew In the United States, has been discov­ ered by entomologists of the United States department of agriculture in the District of Columbia and its environs. This insect, which in Its adult form Is a brownish moth and in its larval stage a small white and pink caterpillar, at­ tacks both the tender shoots and fruit, causing serious losses. Because of the habits of^^he worm, the usual -control measures such as spraying with pertain arsenates will Young Peach Tree. probably not be effective. The smooth young shoots, owing to their rapid growth, are protected by the poison solution for only a very short time aft­ er the spray is applied*, and hence It is almost Impossible to poison them. The entomologists of the department who have been investigating the pest DON'TS IN HANDLING BULL ant fet him get the upper rid at any time. Don't let him realize his enor­ mous strength. Don't keep htm confined. Give him plenty of exercise. Don't trust any bull at any time. It is the "gentle" bull that does the damage.--W. W. Swett 1 ' • • • -- a -- • - Mrs. Blatch Quits Cause. Washington, Feb. 21.--In protest against the continued picketing of the White H<^use during the present Inter­ national crisis, Mrs. Harriet Stanton i Rlntcn, noted suffrage worker, rfHiigntxf ' from th« Congressional union WINTER CARE FOR CHICKENS Every Preparation Made to insure Fowls With Proper Supply of pood Will Be Repaid. In the winter the care of poultry is quite a task and every preparation that is made to reduce work and in­ sure the birds with a proper supply of clean food will be well repaid. On the general farm the cattle, sheep and hogs will doubtless come first and too often the hens are neglected. The only way to insure proper treatment for the poultry flock Is to equip the house with feeding appliances that will enable the farmer to care for the flock without wasting time. All of the hoppers can be made on the farm from packing boxes or scrap lumber and when once constructed the Job is done and the hens will pay for the labor many times. VARIOUS TRIALS WITH SEED Difference Ui Favor of Home-Grown Wheat 8eed one to Five Bushela . Per Acre Is Found. The North Dakota experiment sta­ tion has carHed on several trlnlri In comparing the yield from home-grown seed wheat and the same wheat after being grown three year? In Minneso­ ta. The first two years the yield was four and one-eighth bushels in favor of the home-grown seed. In the different trials the difference in favor of the home-grown seed va­ ried from one to five bushels per acre. It must be kept in mind that this was the same wheat to begin with. So these results will not apply to the In­ troduction of a new variety. RAISING MUTTON AND WOOL Marketable Lambs Can Be Produced by Crossing Western Ewes With Good Mutton Ram. Native or western ewes crossed with a good mutton ram produce good mar­ ketable lambs and with present prices of wool, the fleece will more than pay the cost of keeping the ewes. Native ewes will be high In price. * Western breeding ewes can be^pur- ehased In carload lots at anj/dr the stockyards. One hundred tffid thirty to one hundred and forty will be re­ quired to autke up a carload- will, continue to study It in the hope of developing'control measures. ,What the. Insect Is. The Insect, known to science as Lais- peyresla moleota, is believed to have been Introduced from Japan. So far as the department's entomologists kn<jjsv. It has not been found-in America other than in the District of Columbia and In the adjoining territory in Maryland and Virginia. The specialists are de­ sirous of knowing If the Insect has at­ tacked peach, plum, or cherry trees elsewhere in the United States. The presence of the insect can best be determined In most cases by the na­ ture of its injury to peach trees. It bores s Into practically every tender twig and causes new shoots to push out from lateral buds. These are at­ tacked in turn, the abnormal stimula­ tion of lateral growth producing a much branched and bushy plant. A co­ pious flow of gum from the twig ends often follows the attack of the cater­ pillars. i Injury to Fruit. In attacking fruit the young cater­ pillars generally eat through the skin at or near the point of attachment of the fruit stem. The larva, as It grows, makes its way to the pit, where it feeds on the flesh, which soon becomes much ' discolored and more or less slimy. Larvae entering at the side of the fruit are more likely to eat out pockets or cavities In the flesh. , The full-grown caterpillar spins a whitish silk cocoon In which to pupate. Moths emerge In the spring for egg laying by the time the shoots t.re well out. The bureau of entomology, United States department of agriculture, es­ pecially requests owners of peach or other fruit trees to report the r~»sence of this new pest in their orchards. Specimens of twigs may be mailed wrapped In paper or, preferably, in a suitable box. > TREES PROTECT FARM FOWLS In Sumrrier They Afford Shade and In Winter Some Protection From Wind and Sleet Those who live near a forest where the chickens, turkeys and guineas may have the range of the forest are for­ tunate. In the summer the trees af­ ford shade, in the winter some pro­ tection froth the chilling winds and driving sleet. Besides trees protect the soil; keep It from washing or blow­ ing; they shedi their leaves, making a covering to hold moisture, protect in­ sects, etc. P"owls delight to scratch among leaves under trees and In a little for­ est Thrkeys will eat acorns and find many insects in such places' as the forest or grove. Where one lives on a prairie or on the plains -it would be well worth while to plant a few trees near the home to protect it from the bleak winds, add to its setting and at the same time give the fowls a place to "range." Even on the plains such quick growth as black locust or ca- talpa could be planted and it would not be long till a nice little grove would be had. There are Other trees that grow fast and would soon make sufficient growth to be of use to the poultry. The trees need not waste, for when large enough for posts or other useful purposes they could ba thinned and younger growth left to take the place of the older. Even where one has but a city lot or a small poultry yard on the farm a few shrubs could be used to advan­ tage for shade in summer and for win­ ter protection. Figs, privet, grape­ vines, Japonlca, Deutzla, splrea, lilac and other shrubs or vines might be used fo^ this purpose. GOOD HENHOUSE EQUIPMENT* Low Table for Water and Milk la Handy--Hopper for Dry Mash la of Much Importance. Keeping the flock in good condition is more easily accomplished If the house Is furnished with good equip­ ment. An oblong table about two feet high and long enough fbr the water pall aud a crock of sour milk will be useful In protecting the receptacles from the litter on the floor. A large feed hopper which will hold a week's supply of dry mash Is im" portant. Small hoppers for feeding grit, oyster shell and charcoal are nec­ essary. An effort to get along without the hoppers will always result in wasted feed or a poor condition of the flock if any of the necessary Ingredients are not furnished. Hedges vs. Fences. The United States department of agricultural finds that only 209 rod* of untrlmmed hedge waste an acre of land, whereas for the same expendi­ ture of land one can run 473 rods' ttf barbed wire The story of the wealth of Western Canada cannot be told too often; the truth will bear repeatings. And in telling of it it is hoped that advantage will be taken of the great opportuni- ties that Western Canada offers by those who are today struggling for a mere existence, by those who are oc­ cupying lands, high in price and Wgt| in rentals. From grain, live stock and dairying In 1916, there was a return from the three Prairie Provinces of $258,000,000, or an increase of four million dollara over 1915, and 118 million dollars over 1914. r A prominent Trust Company sa$as Some of our contract holders have paid off their purchase moaey on l&nda bought a year ago out of this year's crop, and what one man can do anoth­ er can do. Thousands of Southern Al­ berta farmers harvested an averaga of 40 to 50 bushels of No. 1 wheat to the acre. These farmers have more real money to spend than any other * people on the American Continent. J. D. Johnston of Bladsworth, Sask., left Johnson County, Kansas, seven years ago. When he left he had $660 in cash, six mules, some settler's effects and an equity in some prairie !nn«j, Mr. Johnston tells his story : "In my seven years' residence lit Saskatchewan, I have raised seven good crops the value of this year's crop alone being Twenty thousand dol­ lars. I now own Two Sections of im­ proved land, 17 horses and mules, 40 cattle, a large steam thresher and a full line of farm machinery." ^ We have made five trips to Knnaw, one trip to the Pacific Coast and re­ turn. We have enjoyed the society of a class of people than whom none bet­ ter can be found. The climate is healthful and invigorating. The soli Is fertile and productive, well adapted for the production of the best quality and large yields of all cereals and vegetables, wild and tame grasses. It is an excellent stock country." The question of taxes is one that carries with it considerable weight Coming from a man like Mr. Johnston the same weight should be given th# answer. He says: The tat system especially eommendi itself to me as being simple, reason­ able and just. All direct taxes are levied on the land at its appraised market value, exclusive of improve­ ments thereon. No tax on personal property. This tends to discourage the holding of lands by speculators who prevent Its cultivation or improve­ ment, hoping to realize profits from the enhanced value of their holdings due to the industrial activities of the bona flde settlers. It tends to encourage the settlers to rear substantial improve­ ments upon their land without paying a penalty in the form of taxation; therefor. It encourages the raising o& live stock and the possession of other . personal property necessary to the de» velopment of the country. "The laws are well and economically administered. Citizens of the Domin­ ion vote on election of members of parliament and members of the Pro* vlnclal assembly, while en questions Of local Improvements and school mat­ ters the franchise is exercised by rate­ payers, irrespective of citizenship. The people are enterprising, school facilities are good Taxation, just and reasonable. Military service volun­ tary. Patriotic fervor unsurpassed^ law and order the rule, and crime the rare exception. It is the land of banks, schools, telephones, grain ele­ vators, broad, fertile acres, good cli­ mate, good citizenship and abounding In opportunities for the Industrious man or woman of good morals, In short, the land of promise and fulfill­ ment, I know of no better anywhere." ---Advertisement. # IS IT TOO MUCH ROUTINE} Writer Complains That Too Few Aiik Properly Familiar With the Pages * of the Blbltw Bible-quoting is all the more effec tive nowadays, as an Influence In lit­ erature or oratory--at least when It is pat and clever--for the fact that fewer people know the book than formerly, in , spite of the Sunday schools and the lo- terational Lessons, familiarity witl} the Bible is becoming rarer. Boys and girls go to Sunday school all through their childhood and some­ how come out of it unable to quote a >ine from the Bible. And yet they are sufficiently familiar with- it to be able to feel the force of a quotation or an 'Jlustratlon, and the rare individual. Arho knows his way through the pages t f the book can easily catch their syv y pathy. 1 Why should almost universal instru^ tion in the Bible result in a genera- < tion that does not know the book ? Why should rote lessons on "Hamlet" and "The Tempest" make the same genera­ tion hate Shakespeare? Why' dotfs everything that Is "required" to go In at one ear and out at the other? Why are the set words of the wise as odious goads, as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, while bread eaten In secret Is pleasant? Much study is now* as in the days of Solomon, a weari­ ness of the flesh. It thwarts its owa parpos*.--Exchange. I When He Failed. The pretty girl of the party WM bantering the genial bachelor on Us reasons for remaining single. "No-oo, I never was exactly disap­ pointed in love." he meditated.- ~| was more whut you might call discour­ aged. You see, when I was very young I became very much enamored of a young lady of my acquaintance;. I was mortally afraid to tell her of uiy eeling, but at last 1 screwed up my courage to the proposing point I said. Let's get married.', , "And she suid, 'Good Lord! Whqftl uave us!'"--Everybody's Magaslne. ;« Itasfx- •».. t'&l-. „ % >•- , » 'i-* i v %' ;•