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f4 as; sap Steed. This world we live in has been me- terially changed since the bicycle. Things are not what they were before it came along. gloriâ€" m in its nickleâ€"plate brilliancy. its tires filed with air and its passage swift and almost silent along our streets. \Vhat good has the wheel wrought anyway? somebody asks. \Vell. in the first place. it is every- where the disciple of good roads. It is the voiceless but powerful advocate which incites people to the mending of their ways. No town likes to be left out in the cold by the army of bicyclists. It is a sort of a boycott on that town's self-respect and impor- tance. And the authorities improve the roads. and free them from ruts, and stones, and the old truck horses. and the humble pedestrians. as well as the bicyclists. thank their stars for the change. The wheel has. to agreat extent. done away with the cruelty to animals institution known as the livery stable. from which every Sunday the reckless young blood hired some wretched old beast. and lashed him through a day of misery and pain. Now. that man straddles his wheel. doubles himself up like a hoop-snake. drops his under jaw. and "searches" for all he is worth. and it doesn't hurt any one mut himself. ‘ The wheel has induced women to go out of doors. It has taught them that fresh air and sunshine are not by any means fatal to beauty and re- finement. It has freckled their faces. maybe and browned the whiteness of their swan-like necks, (but it has given them lungs. and loosened their corsets strings so that those lungs may have a chance to grow. It; has made them independent. and. taught them that a woman may deâ€" pend on herself. and still be women- ly and sweet. It has filled the life of many a tired. dispirited housewife with blue sky amd sunshine, and the fragrant breath of summer winds. People who have never known the country have seen it in the grand glory of its freshness and bloomâ€"in the ma- jesty of its autumnal tempests. They have felt the inspiration of the forests. and the uplifting of its mountains. They have watched the shadows of the white clouds in the clear waters of its lakes. and listened to the music of the brooks singing ever on their way to the sea. They have got near to the heart of nature, which is ever kind and loving to those who come close enough to feel its warmth. _ Then. the wheel has fostered habits of economy. Men and women who used to spend their money on confectionery and flashy clothing, save it up _to (buy wtheels. It may require considerable self-sacrifice but self-sacrifice is good for everybody. No one thoroughly en- ioys it. but the medicines which bene- lt us are mostly a little bitter. « Then. only think what a wonderfully rolific sub ect of conversation the icycle is. V by the old hackneyed theme of the weather is nowhere be~ side it. 'Ilhe most bashful young man in the world can "make talk" about the bicycle. There are whole volumes to be said about it. and the half has never yet been told. We no longer hear the young girls when they get together. discussing bonus and new bonnets. 'llhe general topic is "my wheel." The varied and numberless adventures and misadven- tures conncoted therewith. and the ac- count of the hairbl‘eadth escapes.while on some momentous trip. are told with interest, and listened to with pleasure. The learner is fond of recounting the falls and bruises sustained. and there seems to be a. sort of honor in lhaving had a great many of these casualties. The professional listens, mildly sym- pathetic. and is full of suggestions as to how all these accidents might have been easily averted. The women of maturer years meet _at some sewing society. or club. and they don't talk any more about how Mrs. So-and-So makes her pudding sauce, or how Mrs. This-and-Tbat flirts with the grocerâ€"their theme is “my wheel." and perhaps the relative merits of divided skirts. knickerbockers, and, whisper it low. bloomers. Just so with the other sex. They talk wheel everywhere and everlastingly. 'llhe youn man takes his “best girl" out to rl e. and they go on their wheels. The steady-going old horse that could be safely driven with one hand. is at a discount in these days lof progress. The wheel reiuires‘ no hitch rein. and it is not liable to go lame or develop a ring-bone. or have the colic, or the blind staggers. and it doesn't have to be watered. and it doesn't rat oats. nor wear blankets. and you don't have to give it a hot "mash" when it has been out in the cold. You can put it in the woodshed or behind the dining-room door. and once in a while on can limbcr it up with oil. and rub t down with chnmois skin. Yes the wheel is a great and glori- ous institutionâ€"sud nobody disputes it. But there is a reverse side. Scientific men tell us that it is de- veloping an entirely new class of di- seases and that it is responsible for many deformities. There is the’bleycle face. and the bicycle back. and the bicy- ole leg. and the bicycle a good many more evils. The bands they say becomes course. the back crooks and stays crooked. the eyes protrude. and the face gets to wear constantly an expression of distress and snxiet . But why need this bef There no especisl reason wiry any man should feel umstrained fonds a certain num- ber of miles in a certain number of minutes. It is not vitally im- mrtant that {on should ride ten miles the same eng'th of time that it the advent eti‘ I I l takes Mr. Smith to ride seven miles. is it! Why not be temperate in rid- in}:' a wheel as well as in other thingsi _ l‘here is no necessity of doubling up Into a Circle. with your chin on the handle bars. when you go out for a spin. You needn't saw away on the pedals as if your eternal salvation ‘deâ€" pended on the number of times a minute you could make your motive inâ€" stigators flop up and down. lou needn't look wild when you hear another cycler coming behind you, and use up all your breath in kefiping ahead of him. \Vhat matter is it if he does go by, if he wants toi. _Don't ride with your mouth open. lou can't secure the mrth that way; and your throat will feel as if it had been shxngled with sole leather if you continue the practice. Don't look so distressed. As the pho- tographers would tell youâ€""look plea- sant and natural." ’I'here_is no call for wearing an expression as if you thought that the whole world was conspiring against you. If you are young and pretty. every- body will admire you on your wheel. and they will say “What an invention the bicycle is to be sure!" but if you are old and fat then you {had better tell the young folks with all the digâ€" nity you can command, that "A horse and carriage are good enough for you." and refrain from nlounting the silent steedâ€"Kate Thorn. ' THIS IS A BIG SALMON YEAR. l-‘lsh Arc Swat-min: Up the Columbia and Fraser Itlvcrs by Millions and Arc Caught by Car-loads. Advices from the Fraser and Colum- bia Rivers. as well as from Alaska. indi- cate that this will be the largest sal- mon year within a quarter of a cen- tury. The fish are running upstream lit- erally in swarms; so close do they run. in fact, that; a canoe paddled over the surface becomes an instrument of death killing hundreds of salmon in its pasâ€" mge. In the upper tributaries of the Fraser the crash is tremendous. and the certain result will be the practical damming up of these narrow moun- lztin torrents with solid masses of dead fish. But. while the waste is expected to be very large, the canning output will also greatly exceed that of prev- ious years. 2 ‘ It may confidently be'asserted that British Columbia and Alaska will this you beat the record with their fish output. The conditions for salmon have rarely been so good and reports of a mammoth rush upstream come pouring in from the Northwest. It is stated that so tremendous is the influx of fish that hundreds are actually forced out of the waiter and into the boats. John A. Fraser. R.C.A.. the well known landscape painter. spent many years on his namesake river while pre- paring a series of views at the instance of the Canadian government. Asked concerning the fisheries he said:â€" " To begin with, boat fishing does not exist for more than a few miles above the delta of the Fraser. Beyond that point all fishing is done from the shore by men. and sometimes in exceptional years. ' - WITH THE AID 0F HORSES. ” The net used differs largely from the seines used in Alaska. I can comâ€" pare it to nothing better than ahuge hammock slung b both ends to apole. Night is the time or fishing operations. The men arrange among themselves for certain stretches of river. Below the delta. line they cast th'ei-r note from bails with high platformed sterns. Further up. the river being unnavig- able on account of its fierce current and sunken rocks. they cast from the bank. “ Nobody who (hols not been in the Northwest can have any notion of the awful inrush of salmon during a very big year. like the present. A single illustration from my personal knowâ€" ledge may suffice. On one occasion l crossed a. tributary of the Fraser Riv- er literally over a bridge made of salâ€" mph. The fish were quite dead. and had begun to pulrefy. ’It was quite easy for my lndian driver to take the horse and buggy across this extraor- dinary natural bridge. while I followâ€" ed on foot. . “The night. fishing is very pictur-' venue. You see the dark figures of the fishermen standing in bold relief agâ€" ainst the moonlight. Then high in air whirls the big net. sweeping at the end of its iron bound pole. Deftly. silently almost. it cuts into the swift current of the Fraser. There is a minqu or two of waiting. and then. with a swish and '1 great Stuttering of spray. up comes the not. dank and dripping from the river. having descrilx‘d a rapid semiâ€" circle under water. Once nwre it is whirled scrim the moonlight. and this time keen eyes can see within its mmshes the silver scales of the salmon wriggling andstruggling fora freedom that is his no more. Then comes the quick blow of the killing club, and the dead fish is ltht‘li into the orecls." ’l‘ho work of running usually lasts about two months. The Chinese can clean aboul 1.000 fish in a day. Some- times the winners turn out 75,000 cans in twenty-four hours. e MlS’l‘AI{ES ABOUT MOUNTAINS. Ninety-nine people out of a hundred appear to be under the impression that Mount Blane is in Switzerland. whereâ€" as it is wholly within the French fron- tier province of Hnuto Sovoie. Next. Mount St. Elias. is not the highest mountain in North America. but the peak. which is 1.511 feet higher. anli‘ll after Sir William " Logan; founder of the Canadian Geological Survey. And what is more. the mrt'son that both mountains are in British territory has been confinned since 1887 by the Can- als-Alaska. bounds survey. And of another mountainâ€" rarat: The usual stntcment that this was the place on which Noah's Ark rested has no foun- dation in the Hebrew text. which reads: " 0n the mountains of Ararat." Ararat was the ancient name of a district in Eastern Armani-t and has been used for all Animals. of cold water. at the rate of three outline to 1.000 pounds of milk, thor- G W oughly stirred. so that it will be even~ 1“ m . -Jy distributed through thx whole mass SIALL PICS AND now To START :01 mar. says George A. slime in Farm 1mm. ;Joumal. . - l “hf-u the curd is hard enough so JuSt now um” ‘5 9'- md deal 881d i that it will cleave from the side of the and written about two little litters ; vat when pressed away by laying the a year, writes John hf. Jamison. The ’ MN: 0: the hand- upon it. cut it. using - Z Li] ‘. ‘ ' s v ' . second litter generally beng termedgwgnpgvendlsfigr 153$: sfigditwfiuéfi the fall litter. It is 89mm"! mule!“ ‘. the fivhey begins to separate quite stood that the first litter a sow far- : fI‘emy. Then dip off whey. and fill rows should befarrowed in the spring the tin heater. and warm up to about and this is right. 100 degrees baht. and turn in the int. _ We “’P‘Qd 30‘? Via-Pt ' and continue to db so. until the tem- to start a young sow With a fall lit- _ perature is brought up to 98 degrees her because she would not have grass Fall?" at Which Willi- it Should 1’0 kept 01‘ other sawcuieht foods to aid 'her in “Alliâ€"ll the curd becomes firm. and‘whefi I. I mung her rundown squealed up in th ehand It n .l a . fil‘Slem apart readily. and by taking and after the litter was weaned. The best squeezing the leS'I-IH‘B out of it. and start then that; can be given {311 lit. a touching it. to a hot- iron. it will draw ' , 3 9% fine threads about oneâ€"half inch in tors! 18 to have good strong, aged sows Jength. Then dmw on a“ me whey. for their mothers. In the latitude of J and Stir the curd “um the whey 15 south.- central Ohio pigs should not be I thoroughl drained out of it, and then farrowed later than the middle of Oc- lsm in M t at the rate of two Pounds . of ~- it. t , ‘ . 'le tober. If they are later than this they 1 “pi?” at}; (£10 Lfi‘g‘fi 8% $13“. 1::“1 should be styled winter pigs. and the ,comr up with a cloth. and let it re- owner should be prepared to give them 3 main about one hour. Stirring it up 00‘ ' pig“ . .cglsionally. then put to press. and press angrbteep. Fan WWW“ m .l‘ghtly at first. In twentyâ€"four hours D In r can be started With less'thg cheese my be taken out and a care. and weaned at less expense than 3111mm bandage put about it. The March pigs. grunting that the sows WNW!“ should be kept in a cool room. are large and strong, and in good 3:61:11 Egegrggcslr. and greased. and rub- flesh. The several litters should be farrowed as near the same time as possible; if not. 00‘ do well by them In winter they must be. assorted and lot- ted according-to size, and this every farmer is not prepared to do. Dur- ing September there is nearly always Sufficient pasture for the cows to Eat the grass needed to keep up the flow of milk, withoult the former feeding with the special care in that direction required in the spring. Then dur- V"~ m M _ iâ€"â€"â€" CB‘ICKEN CHOLERA. This is an exceedingly fatal conta- gious disease, which is widely distrib- . uted over thiscountry. and causes enorâ€" mous annual losses. especially in the central and southern sections. The first symptoms of the disease. say an exâ€" change is. in the majority of cases. a iyellow coloration of that part of the :excrement which is usually white. .quIiCkly followed by violent diarrhoea £13311: $113103: fifirgbff 3111:5338“ i and riseof temperature. Other commpn ' p” l accompanying symptoms are droopign ufoous care is not uired in. re ardl . . to shelter that musiiqbe given dugring ! “compul‘ymg sympmms “m dr°°plng the early spring months The fall OI the Wings" Stupor' lessened appetite' I . ' a d ‘ . . _ . . pig-nan be swan h» more liberty. n excessive thirst Since thedisease . . . is d t A ‘ ' ‘ than his spring brother. Elle can fin- “‘b 0 8' ammo mm' m can (may . be introduced into a flock by direct . im n . ‘ I I s u 18h. E a?" pfarfe‘fit gleam“ 0f the l Importation of this germ. generally by spring pig. which is more lazy and; f '13 f . f . A wet nearing market. “,6 on row. in ectedpremises. as soon q Emma l as the symptoms of the disease are obâ€" like to harlot 1{lg'eoofd u(flavor or bluegrass aserved “the towns should be separated mm“ or 8' pig‘s" - l as! much as possible and given restrictâ€" Imns {all “nu have ,bOt‘h' beam“ ed quarters. where they may be observâ€" 3- 170 field With the gram» VOIunteer ed and where disinfectants can be rye and young clover. that we can use {Imelyh used. As Staci): ash the pecftiléisir - - _ p. . for they ran oaa is notice wit any 0 e ifi weL wtsh‘k .V‘ 1111 igutlilegf have to fowls, the birds of that lot should'be Pig“ 0 W8“ “1' We ‘ . _ changed to fresh ground and the Sick SW9 [1111.011 attwtlon t0 feedmg 50“? ones killed. The infected excrement foods till cold weather settles. and should be carefully scraped up and burned and the incl " e 'hich it after we have our crops gathered and ' ‘ v X vans in \\ . in store for winter. Neither will they ha“ been thmwghly (lISlnfected With require murh corn to keep them round A a 01133-11111; Per cent- solultion of sulâ€" and pump. The farmer makes a Beri_ phuric acid or a one. per cent. solution I , ft 1 - S ofoarbolic acid. which may be applied ow mm( or “an hevgygl‘: £18353: With an ordinary watering pot. Dead to g." "110 “MW ‘1 birds should be burned or deeply buri- con ition. as usule termed by feed- _ ears. SOWS nearby railways succeed bet- 8d at 3' dlmm firm the grounds fre- The germs of tor with fall than they do with the Wanted by the fowls, spring litters. because they have taken the dISOIISfi am taken! Into the system more exercise. have had grass. and 0'le by the mmllth. and for this reason their systems are cooler and more Open. the Wfltcl‘lng troutrhs and feeding plac- If the pigs farrowed. in September can 9“? mUBt be kept thoroughly free from have an abundance of the green food them. by frequent disinfection with mantioned' and what pumpkins they one of the'solullions mentioned. Treat- can eat. the “film requfim but; little ment of Sick birds. is not to be recom- grain. A ‘ted allowance of new mended “Malian? circumstances. The corn will line urpthe lean and put them malady ruins its course. as a rule. in iin' better shape to feel like playing 0110- tW0. 01‘ lme days. and it can when the frost and snow comes, ra- only be checked With! great difficulty. ther than crawling away in shelter ___.____ to keep: warm. h‘Vhil’ef wethhave atll these toothsome t in-gs or e pig 0 ~ . induce him to feed himself. we must VAGARIES 0F (’ENiUS' not forget the dam[ and her needs. \Ve .---i . . want her to be in good flesh. What omc or the Marked l'i-cnllnrltles of Men some would call fat. when she farrows “'ell Known in History. Ifiiagflo 33.51? If: it? itgs‘i‘étfi‘l; Macaulay. the historian. always used ouirf aim to keep the sow in- good flesh. to eat his Sunday dinner alone and ab _ NEWS UFMERRl Elite _. ABOUT “THAT Iéâ€"(‘i-OXNG 0N ill THE MOTHER LAND. .â€" lnvestlgauon Into the Money Lending System -â€" Left hls Money to his Run- scrruntâ€"Odd (‘nstom Observed It: Dun- most. The most incredible greed. rapncity and “nullity ofthe English.‘ usurer that the investigation ofthe present money- landing system. byaspecial committee of the House of Commons has revealed intending to bring these Shylocks into even more than ordinary disfavor. The other day. for instance. in the Lord Mayor's Court. 'l‘hos. Palmer. 0. money- lender. summoned James Brockinton. a mechanic. for the: payment of eleven pounds two shillings and eight pence. the balance of asuan of thirteen pounds two shillin' gs and rig'hirpenco. which had grown cult of a loan of three pounds and ten shillilings. and for which judgment had been previously recover- ed. Brookington said that he had been ill and had been compelled to borrow the three poulndsand ten shillings to support his family. He had already paid two pownds and four‘ shillings. when Palmer brought an action against him that brought the debt_\vith costs to thirteen pounds ten shillings and Gightpemce. The money lender ‘admit- ted these circumstances. but said that the money when due to him. and he would leave it for the judge tosay if hewas not legally entitled toan order hum. the court enforcing payment. The judge was not without humour. He observed that while the law allowed moneilâ€"lendem to charge what) interest they 'ked. it also allowed hmtasyudge. to examine his discretion as to the order he should make' for reâ€"Payment. wherewith he exercised that: ( isoretion by making an order for the payment of the eleven ‘ as ten shillings and eigh-tpence y monthly instalments of Sixpence. at which rate the payment will be extended over aperiod of thirtyâ€"seven years. Considerable astonishment has been caused in military and social circles in Plymouth and Devnmport by the an- nouncement that Captain James. an old military officer and keen golfer. who died mocxrllby at) an advanced age- af‘ter many yeam' residence at Ply- mouth, has. left the whole of his pro- petty. amounting to 4310.000 together with his house and furniture. to his manservant. exclruxling his nearest re- latives. a married Sister and a nep- hew. who is a doc.th in North Devon- pox‘t. The terms of the wild provndo. however. that upon the death of this attendant, a tortion of the money will go to some ’0' his. Oaptain J aunt‘s'. I‘e- lat‘ives; bunt as the! lucky legateo is by no means did. these relatives' chances of deriving mul‘h benefit under 11m clout-.0. seem mt’he‘r rcmole. Captain James had served in; the Crimean war. He was never married, and lived alone. attended only by his! mansorvant, who Is an old soldier, and the latter‘s wife. uln‘thi‘ the wife died, when a more suc- ceeded her. ' A few months ago a ymrn'g Londoner was the confidential clerk to a mil- lionaire. who was illl failing health. In his will his mn'ployer was generous enough to devise him! the whole of the property on the tennis that a quarter of a million sterling was to be paid to the executors. The rich man died. and the clerk at once came into pm»- session of a property worth nearly a million even on the moist moderate estimate. .18. burixms incident in con- nection With the liequmt is that lie was only confidential clerk for a short. while. and that his predecessor would have. come into the fortulne had he not It is for the benefit of the pigs that we do it. and in the interest of our pocketlmok. A pig gets but little nourishment pulling at a walking skeleton. The sow has the same feed that the pig has, lrult she should have : faillen ill during the dislillor's lust (lays. In fact. the deed prepared for the one did service for the other. with the single exception that the name was wltemd. v A peculiar action for slander and a restaurant. When he had finished, be generally built up a pyramid of. wine glasses, which he delighted tosce l topple over. When he left, the restaurâ€" 'ant he used. to pay liberally for the mom- It mum he remembered that broken glass as well as for the dinner. she furnishes the most desirable and l~ CO nourishing food to her litter. and on “men the Pom" “'35 5" great band this acmth 3110.11.31 11mg; man-a atten- l for pets. At one time he possessed a. “on and ele {00 - '6 “V9 "9"” squirrel a out two dogs several can- been able to feed a sow with whole - ' ' . ' . Grain and grasses so we'll that she ary‘blrds' a smiling“ 8 Jay' a mag- would not run down in flesh as the we. hm guinea pigs. three bares and oigs. grew older. and their demandsffive rabbits. became greater. Consequently “’0 ; Whenever thesoildicrly Duke oprcrâ€" have found it‘ memory to feed soft , t ' h . . . foods. something that is easily digested. é nay 3““ a are ‘t mndo mm smk' and and will encourage milk secretions. i once he kept his bed for aweek after Middlinqs and bran have always suited l one of these little animals touched him. us. best for this. and besides the abund- It is said that Rembrandt. the great :moe of other foods! that it is so easy urtlst. loved his pet monkey next to 'to give in the fall. we feed liberally money; that be shed tears when the with this. The pigs are apt to getmreature died and painted a portrait too much grain or carbonaceous food. l0f It from memory. . and it, is npl‘ofianry‘ that lhey have. niâ€"i Tradition hath it lhat Philip, the lrngwnomi foo-ls to balance the, de- Ihrke of Burgundy, devoted much of his mnnds of their svslems. This flier get time to contrivmg trap doors in his from the mother's milk. when she is house and grounds for the. purpose of well fed with middlinga and bran. A annulus unwary strangers in water- nig farrowed earlv in September has ilm'gs underneath them. . fwo' of the beat! months in the year to Cardinal Richelieu loved cuts as much make asiart in. And if the owner as he. hated children. \Vlmn Jlf‘ died adds to this his skill in feeding the his favoritisAngor-a oat refused toeat; nig should go into winter strong nnd . and soon died also. bn'ilfhv. and make its much for the care v “'11011 travelling. Handel. the com- civon him as the spring pi".- lbul every l poser. used lo nrrler dinner for three: farmer doles on and tries to grow. ' If VeI'V hII'nIII')’ for five. and then cal. the whole himself. Pigs were the favorite pots of Hare ris. the pool. H‘n used to teach them to follow him nl‘mrf and one of unusual. xinlelligenr‘e be taught to drink leer ‘ou.t of a mug. ISIAKING F ANN." CHEESE. in making chemo bv the dairymen at home. where thev do not have a vat with a healing arrangement. under- neath. the milk can be heated in a f' hater . t ' a kettle. in which ,”‘ ." “‘ .”‘ f . t x a . l on. do look at that dnar little lamb me” "q a mmnhty 0 “a “a ’ any ' said Frances, on seeing a voung lamb khl L'J‘i stile baht. that is. a kettle and . for H“, first time in her “(8 stove combimed. If you! do not have? Isn't it preitvf naked mnmmv. this. you can use a caldron kettle. set ' mzlské'm‘lugt Pk” “atldlm‘l- ""0- It in an arch. if there in draft enough has qu“ J i 8 it ("y “‘m“ .1 so that it will not smoke. as the smoke back 6 “ma mr o woo on i a would taint the milk: then by fillings the tin heater with milk. and warming BY THE “DATE,an it up to about. 100 degrees Fahr.. and. Th . . . . l e trouble With your machine, s'ild mmlng it ‘n u“ "t ""1 mung H".fhe scoffer in the buggy. probablv up again and heating it. and continu- is that it was tired whenl you started ingto do so until the telnporatum of out. . Yes, sir. answered lbs cyclist by the u“ mm m u“ mt ‘3 88 am F‘hr" roadside. still plying his air pump vig- it could sllbewsrmed. ‘Then' addres- oromly' but :u. getting “a second net extract. reduced with one quart wind. A NATURAL LAM'B. damage hasbecn taken in the London courts. The plaintiff is the keeper ofn pork pie. shop in South Lorndon. and lit alleges that the defendantâ€"a trade ri- valâ€"came into his establishment on: saturday evening when ivtwas crowded With customers and flung down adeaé cat on tho coulnter. with the words "There, tlmt' makes the dozen !" rl‘lu result was the immediate clearing of the shop. which has remained empty of customers ever since. Heavy dam- ages Will be claimed. The old custom of presenting a flitf‘ll of bacon to couples who can. (swear that they have "ne'er made nuptial trans? grossiovne since they were married man and wife" wasobservod :il l)u.nmow Hm other day. Seven clmlnYa-i hadpuf in :1 claim. bull. this number was wooded down to two‘. They were Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Lambert, of Mildnmy lload. ls- lmgton, both suptmigenarians, and Mr, and Mrs. George Taylor. of Great height. near f‘bvlmsford. llnlh coule were awarded a Hitch. The Countess of Carlisle, who has for somn lime pnsi ln‘en' wpuring pubfuu houses, in the vie-inin of .\':i\vorth ('us- lo. Cumberland. whuimvur the oppor- tunity presented itmlf. has purchased by private lerziI-t Mr- H' ! l.i4nri-~ inn ' known aa’l‘he Plough. at Hunks. Louvr- - p l l y l I cast. in almost every instance {be pro- perty nnquirml has lmml lurnI-d into a temperance refrenhnmnl house on s tuorc or less elaborate Bruin. Orchid lovers will be inn-rested in the details of a marvellous lnuqimt presented to the Qimon by permission at Buckingham Palate. ()w-r boom orrbi'ls ware grouped low-lbw In its Ml" Icomposition. some of the spikes being al most priceless. ' A VOlil )l NU RISKS. Gladysâ€"«Papa's going to give us a check at the wedding instead of a present, Tom Tomâ€"All right. We'll have the car»â€" monv at high noon tin-n. instead of at 4 o'clock. Gladysâ€"\Vhy. what for dead Tomâ€"Bloke close at 3 ’ Ann-Wax. 1M..:~ MM»...,.;,,, WW ow” WM”,- W n. An