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YEAR, NO. 21} "MEAD OFFICE. - TORONTO, ONT. {Papital (Paid Up) Rest $8,000,000 2,000,000 ESTABLISHED 1867. BUSINESS WITH FARMERS In addition to handling Commercial Paper, this Bank makes a special business of Loans to Farmers, and the discount. ing of Farmers Sales Notes at reasonalle rates of interest. Careful apd prompt attention is also given to the collecting of Notes, ete. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Special Attention Is Pirecied to the Following Advantages offered by our Savings Bank Deposits of One Dollar and upwards received and interest allowed at current rates. : Tuterest is added to the deposit TWICK in each year, at the end of May and November. The Depositor is subject to mo delay whatever in the withdrawal of the whole or any portion of the deposit. No Charge is made ou withdrawing or depositing money. Port Perry Branch G. M. GIBBS, Manager. -- Port Perry Agency. 4 ae GENERAL Bankiug acted. Speci tomo S. Deposits at rates. Interest calculated and each depositor semi-annually. H. G. HUTCHESON, MANAGER, Port Perry, June 26, 1897. £100,000 STERLING (British Capital) To lend at & 4 and § per cert on good Mortgage secarity. Apply to DAVID J. ADAMS Banker and Broker, Port Perry, Ont. April 22, 1897. MONEY TO LOAN. HE Subscriber is prepared to LEND ANY AMOUNT on Farm Seeurity AT 5 PER CENT. #2 Also on Village Property. £8 MORTGAGES BOUGHT. BY R. D. ARCHER, M.D.C.M. Victoria University ; M. B. Toronto University, Member or the College of Physic an Surgeons, Ont.; Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons, BEdinburg ; Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edin burg ; Member of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow; Late Resident Pupil of the Rolunda Hospital, Dublin, for Women. Office and Resi dence, second door west of Davis' Forsiture Emporium, Queen Street. Office hours--9 to 11a. and 2 to 5 p.fn., and evenings. I have taken as partner, my brother, Dr R. Archer, M. D., C. M., Member of Col- ege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont. Port Perry, June 9, 1897. DR. E. L. PROCTER (SUCCESSOR TO DR, CLEMENS ) M.D C.M. of Trinity College University, Toronto, with Honor Certificate. Fellow of Trinity Medical College, Toronto. Mem. of Col. of Physicians and Surgeons, Ont., Licentiate of University of State of New York. Offios and residence on Dr, Clemens' old site. Opposite Town all. PORT PERRY, NOTICH. DE J. H. SANGSTER, Physician, Sor geon and Aceoncheur, and Dr. W. Sangster, Dentist, may on and after vo-day, be found iu their new Surgical and Dental Offices over the Post Office, where they will be fonad as heretofore, prepared to attend to their respective professions in all their branches, . Port Perry. Dec, 8, 1897. DR. 8. J. MELLOW, Puysiciay, SurGeox, &o. Office and Residence, Queen St., Port Perry Office honrs--S8 to 10 a.m; 1 to3 p.m. and Eveuings. Telephone in office and house, open night and day over the lines south, connected ' with the residence of G. L. Robson, V.S. Port Ferry, Nov. 15, 1804. WM. H_HARRIS, BA. LLB. BARRISTER, &c, per 4 a F. PATERSON, KC, ~ Barrister, | r. Notary _ Public, &c., s 0311, Temple Building, Cor. Bay d Streets, Toronto, HUBERT L. EBBELS, Banister, Office next to Ontario Bank, Port Perry, May 10, 1885. J. A. MURRAY, DENTIST, [Rooms aver Allison's Drug Store] PORT PERRY, 4 All branches of Dentisl inelx Crown and Bridge aes practiced. Artifical Teeth on Gold, Silver, Aluminum or Rubber Plates. Fillings of Gold, Silver or Cement, Painless extraction when required: #% Prices to suit the times® ort Perry, Feb. 1897. W. A. SANGSTER, DENTAL SURGEON. Dffice over the Post Office. Office Hours--9 to 12 a.m., 2 to 6 pm. Also open Saturday evenings, Bridge and Crown # Gold Fillings, Work a Specialty, Vitalised Air. Dr F. D. McGrattan (DENTIST)' L.D.S. of Rayal College of Dental Sy also D.DS. of Toronto Veen Office over McCaw's Jewelry Store, Office hours--8 a.m. to 8.30 p.m, Port Perry, June 20, 1890S. JOS. BAIRD LD AUCTIONEER for the County of Ontario. Sale Register at thie OpservER Office Patronage solicited. Mauchester, Jan, 19, 1869. AUCTIONEER. Fie undersigned takes this opportunity of returning thanks for the very liberal patrcnage he hae veevived as Auctioneer in the past. The increased experience and extensive practice which I have bad will be turned to advantage of patrons, and parties favoring me with théir sales may rely on heir interests befug fully protected. No J 'to make it profitable SE . R the Townships of Brock, Uxbridge, TE Rama, Mariposa and Eldon : ; 3 utrusting their Sales te me may March al, 158. ov Sa CTICAL AN order © Partiese rely on the utmsot attention to their ts 3 WM. GORDON, eget et PROF. 8. J. COHN a Fy to him i "IT IS BASIER 10 ~ PORT PERRY, ---------- Does your hair split at § the end? § Can you { pull out a andful by run- A A 6 The roots dead; they are weak because they are starved -- that's all. { { | {|& your hair to die use Ayer's Hair Vigor § once a day. [It makes the hair grow, stops falling, and cures dan- 3 druff. ) It always restores § color to gray or faded hair ; it never fails. $1.00 = battle. All druggists. "One bottle of Ayer's Halr Vigor stopped my bair from falling out; i w again nicely." Lvs WITT, y 8. Dak. *s Hair Vigor complete me from dandruff, with whic Twasgreativafiticted, The growth of hair since its use been some- & thing wonderful." 3 LEXA G, GREENE, '8 April 13, 1399, New York, N.Y. ¥ It you do not obtain all the benefits ox) od from the use of t i , write the Doctor about it. DR. J. C. AYER, Lowell, Mass. THE FOUNT OF YOUTH. The fount of youth has oft been sought Since days of long age, And oft in tuncy men have seen Its living waters Sow. 3 Through desert, swamp and wilderness The search bas been pursued . In hope that by the magic fount * Youth be renewed. Their hopes forever For though they searched through all the world No magic fountain gushed, And men resigned themselves to age That robbed them of their grace, That sapped their strength and thickly spread Time's wrinkles on the face. In later years men's thoughts have turned To plans for longer life, And in elixirs they have sought New strength for daily strife, rr, And oft "tis heralded abroad That scientist or sage Has finally evolved a plan To stay the blight of age. But men grow old, and women, too, As in the days of yore, For no elixirs they have tried Their youthful charms restore, And as they can't deceive themselves Some seek to hide the truth And dye or bleach their hair and paid On cheeks the hues of youth The fount of youth is in each heart, And those who keep it pure Will longer hold the charms of youth And length of life secure, And when at last that fountain tails And old age on them steals They'll bear it well because no man 1s older than he feels. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. didi ii H Everyday i g =-Courage. {} By ETHEL WRIGHT. SIDER TRI ERI ER TAR "Polite," grambled Lieutenant Wil loughby to himself as he entered the hallway of his friend's apartment in response to a summons bawled out from some part of the Interior. "What! Breaking up?" the caller asked, peering through a lighted doorway. He bad been obliged to announce himself in for the occupant of the the floor with bis back to threaded bis way through 'housebold wreckage that difficult. At this the broad shoulders turned quickly, and in a moment Scott was shaking his friend's hand in a manner so hearty that Willoughby for- gave the boorishness of his first greet- Fait down, old man, it you can 88 & place. Yes, we are breaking up. as you call it" and the speaker swept his arms In a hopeless way over the con- "Where ia 'the boy? " asked the call: fusion of books, pictures and bachelor in sid month. brica-brac. : - PROVINCE 0 1s ali over. There is nothing ual labor to do there now." added after a moment's besitati wouldn't have left, though, on other errand than tbe one that brot me bere." : "Official, 1 suppose?" 4 "No." replied Willoughby; "om contrary, quite the reverse." il Scott mumbled something and lo ed so absurdly unhappy that the ) soldier laughed outrjgbt. i "What Is the trouble. old man? some one bothered you with a You say Harrison has el t? Don't | ¥ pS leaving me Ww : rooms on my hands, but there row. He has changed bis plans--living over In Jersey somew here--Sranford, 1) believe 3 "Oh, Cranford," was the llentenant's | observation, seemingly to himself," be recalled that the object of his er rand lived at the "pest stop." "And | that's what makes you so glum, 1s it?" | "Not exactly.' Scott spoke now with the tone of a man who has formed & resolution to perform a hateful duty. "If you will find a seat somewhere and light that pipe, I'll tell you about It Fact 1s. my boy, you are fn this story in a way. Willoughby's expression was a com- posite of saystification and uneasiness, but he only waved bis hand as a signal that his friend should proceed. This was just what be did pot seem ready to do. "For heaven's sake, If you have any- thing to say," Willoughby finally re- marked rather peevisbly, "say it!" "Harrison 1s going to marry Miss Mead," Scott sald suddenly, being care- ful, however, not to look at his listener. When be had Imfparted this informa- onfou without any further delay. "I'll tell | 1 mean, The boy bas known ber a | long time; ever since be came to New { York. First girl be ever wet, and he was in love with her from the moment he was introduces, Says he was, any- way. But Harrison, you know, is a gueer sort of chap. Has uo idea of his worth and all that. He isn't half *push- ful' enough to get along in this world with men, let alone women, Hel thought Miss Mead would never look | at Lim, and I sujpose she took him at his own valuation, Women are apt to | do that, you know. At any rate, be made no progress. You know what [ mean. I am telling you the results of my observations. Harrison neve anything about it. 3 ll, med to dwindle te nothing. "It seems to me you are mal long story of it." said Willow; "Can't you cut £2?" $ «Better let me go on, I guess. NO I've told you how the case stood Wh Miss Mead came north last year."= The listener made another move protest against the form the narrath bad taken, but realizing that his te mentor knew no other way of tel what he had made up his mind to Willoughby settled back again. "Three or four months after we been reading In the newspapers your work in Cuba Harrison drawn on a jury." A groan from Joughby announced his despair at new digression, but Scott went without a pause: x "You will see the connection late helped him kill time while he wall be called, and when he was drawn 1 was there as regularly judge. 1 have forgotten the title of t case they put him on. It was thel of somebody against a man 1 Stevens, who held a lot of proj that was claimed by the heirs u will. Stevens claimed under & and the suit was brought to 8 tbe deed on the ground that obtained by fraud. "When the lawyers on each through the form of asking the men if they knew any of the Intere parties to the suit, 1 saw H | shake his head In a bored way. this part short, Miss Mead the courtroom on the second trial. Harrison told me afte he knew in an instant that sh terested In the case. Before hi box that day he asked to be see one of the exhibits, and the caption, he found that his had been correct. I believe. i 7s 1 'boy to explain discovered since the trial was acquainted with on tiffs in the case. I ba to make up my mind sisted upon going on with explained to him that risky thing to do. He al headed, though, when he mind. SR J "Miss Mead did | courtroom again un "Hi tion, he seemed to be able to go ahead | % you how It bhappened--the engagement, ti et | when light. ISTAKES." b [Trrus 3 a RSDAY. JULY 11, 1901. h, y had sev- was sustain- jet a shilling. ol 8 Y yon don't, my brave sol- am coming to that now. mind you, bad not seen d for the two weeks, except 'two days during the trial, and it hurry about calling after the "1 think that it was a week it we all met at the theater, a e of luck for the boy. actly bow they straightened out. Perhaps it didn't need ghitening, but way back in the ward tbe end of the show I ss Mend say, halt soberly and ghingly, "There are all sorts of te and when we got home" -- "that's enough, Scott, If you d. Where can | find the salle Havana boat?' va fraid of that," sald Scott.-- " Republic. .- wl the : A Warm Family. "it certainly Is a warm family. smokes and the daughter " about the father and mother?" the old man fumes and the oman blazes out at all bours.""-- | News. RIES OF LINCOLN. NY SOLDIER WHO ASSISTED AT THE PUBLIC LEVEE. TH bes Narrative About How the Pottomed Boat Went Aground low She Got Safely Back Into hio River. ola one occasion a little drummer uring leave of absence, accom- a gergeant to a public levee that Abe" was holding at the White They went early, and when ent Lincoln appeared and the king began they were not long £ him, 'man, almost a glant in phys- tions, down with an 0 a hard TS © rasping the little fellow's right hand, o president suddenly reached out hig gwung the boy off his feet and get him gently down on & small table side him. 'Aha, my little soldier," he g sald, § ughing, "you shall help 'Uncle Abe' review this line today, and if your su- petior officer objects, why, I'll prolong your leave of absence!" Lincoln asked the boy his age, place boy of residence, regiment and where he | was on duty. Then, as some of the more important officers of the army or pavy, members of congress or of the 'executive departments chanced to pass in the line, the president would gravely troduce his young assistant, with whom they were required to shake fiands as well as with himself. When the reception was over, Presi dent Lincoln took the boy Into bis pri- ate apartments and introduced him to After entertaining him at luncheon he dismissed him with a Prief note to the commanding officer of Bl the hospital where he was then sta- tioned telling why the boy's leave of abeence had been extended. Lincoln's geniality and willingness at all times to hear or to tell a good story were conspicuous traits, not always agreeable to some of his able but wor ried and Irritable advisers. On one occasion a sergeant bad a squad of men at work unloading sup- plies from an Ohlo river steamboat that In some mysterious manner had it | made its way from the interior to the coast waters of Virginia. It was a flat bottomed boat, drawing not more than | three feet of water when loaded and bardly dampening Its plank bottom It was propelled by a horizontal stern wheel, driven by a all upright engine. Boats of that 'were common on the Obie, which most dry at some seasons. They known as "Pittsburgers" and fabled to navigate freely in a IW. é when suddenly they stopped and a lusty cheer. A little tuglike er had pulled up alongside, and n it stepped a tall, awkward man in rusty black and wearing a ss silk hat. The sergeant recog: the president and saluted. our boat Is well named, sergeant," the latter gravely. soldier was puzzle! He aid not 7 that the steamer had a name and ent took him by the arm led him back on the tug. There stern of the "Pittsburger" loomed e them, and on its dirty white sur- tarnished gilt letters a yard peared the single word, Mist. said Lincoln, "it's very well d indeed, sergeant. All those 'need is a mist, and they'll run ago," he continued, "1 was at- court In Cairo, flis., when tbe was so low was between Its banks was 'what Har- E e yerdict 1 could \ was I can't | 28 | forms, who could tell offhan that all the water | stool. | bi "It was there the next morning, and 1 remarked to a brother attorney that | that boat was aground to stay. He | i from 'Egypt' and kpew more about 'Pittsburgers' than I did. He | merely smiled and said, 'You wait and i ' see. " "There came on another shower that afternoon. I heard an engioe puffing and looked out of the courthouse win- | dow. Maybe youll think I'm exagger- | atibg, but there was that boat 'steam: ing down the road toward the river, she was back in| hower e surp! President Lincoln repeated this ex-! travagant story without the ghost of a smile. During its recital Secretary | Stanton and Generals Halleck and] Sherman--the last named baving run! up tbe day before from bis march through the Carolinas--wbo were with! the party, bad approached fhe presi-| dent. General Sherman smiled broadly, | but Stanton looked annoyed. The pres-| ident caught his glance and, with a wink at the others, said, "But maybe | you've beard this before, Stanton." | "Very likely J bave" the secretary | grimly responded, "but 1 would sug | gest, Mr. President, that General Graot | is awaiting us." The gleam of amusement left the | kindly man's eyes. He gravely turned and shook bands with the sergeant and then strode after his companions af | they made their way ashore.-- Roe L Hendrick in Youth's Compunlon. HARD ON THE YOUNGS. J» Some of the Words They Must Mas ter Only to Forget. . "What's a dune?" asked the practical | man. "A dune," answered the practical man's wife, "a dune is--er--er, why, a dune--I | believe I've forgotten just what a dune is. What do you want to know for, any- way?' "What's a dure?" "A dure! I don't tuink T &ver heard of | a dure." | "What's a pirn?" continued the prac- | tical man. "Now, see here," said the wife firmly, "I'm not a dictionary, and I don't pre- | tend to be one. Bat I'd like to ask you | | one question in return. What's that book you bare in your hand and have been get- | ting all those obsolete or impossible words | | from? Must be a copy of the ancients." | +wWell, it isn't," answered the man dog- | gedly enough. "It's a copy of the spell | | ing book that your young hopeful, aged | , struggles with every day in L's school | I Now, what do you think of that " ou are always talking about the beauties of the present day system of in- structing children. How do you like this system? Well, I'll bet there isn't one tide of the fellows yho go y | | | | | | ing of a lot of these wotds that occur in this very primitive book. It'sa good thing for the parents to look into these matters once In awhile." "I'm sure I didn't know those words were in the book," said the woman meekly. "Are you sure you haven't picked up a high school book 7" | "High school nothing," retorted the | man. "See for yourself. This is Tom- { my's spelling book. Let's go a little fur- ther into this thing. Look at this." The man turned the page and read, "Cives, torque, fyke, tete, sice, tige, feoff, gyre, oppugn, rasure and obligor." "I'll tell you what I'll do, Maria. It you'll take a pencil and a piece of paper and write op- posite each of these words its correct meaning, without consulting the diction- ary, I'll write you a check for a new tai- lor made gown at Mme. Swellun's. Now, here's a chance for you to score one for the merits of the present educational sys- tem and at the same time get a new gown." "Why, really," said the wife of the practical man, "why, you know" -- "Yes," said the practical man, "1 cer- tainly do know. I know you wouldn't miss an opportunity to get a new dress. Here's another thing. If there is any- thing I do hate, it is affectation, and this spelling book puts a direct premium on affectation. Every well regulated child calls iis parents 'mamma and papa,' re- spectively, accenting the first syllables. Here is this book insisting that the words shall be, as the English have them. 'mamma and papa,' with the last sylla- bles accented. "A little common sense is a wholesome thing, But it seems to have escaped the framers of the spelling books for our children." | The Prince and the Bell. When Edward V1I of England was Prince of Wales, he was in Philadelphia in 1860, and he took great interest in the relics of the Revolutionary period, al though his visit to Independence hall was projected purely in a spirit of mischief by his entertainers. In rummaging in the garret the party vered the old cracked bell ich been somewhat contemptuously hid- n away, and this more than any other to fascinate the prince, Oo public has today. covered with thls accumulated dirt, it should occupy the chief place in this hall of independence. It is to you what the Magna Charta is to England. It is cracked, but it is an inspiration. Believe me, my friends, it affects me more than anything 1 have been shown." The good sense of this suggestion ap- pealed immediately to the pride and sensi- bility of the custodians of the relics, and from that moment the Liberty bell took its "chief place in the hall of independ- ence." PRON SS Me C3 Paddy, the Yankee and the Turtle. In New York a man was carrying a live turtle along the street when by came an Irishman, followed my a large dog. The countryman tried by gentle words to get the son of the Emerald Isle to put his finger into the turtle's mouth, but he was too smart for that. » gays Pat, "I'll put my dog's tail in and see what the baste will do." "He immediately called up his dog, took tail In his hand and stuck it in the scarcely got it in X mi Tr: 7 4 81 Pan Axsox 1x Abv -- Paddy threw his head to ote side, winked aud then answered, with a provoking san. froid, "Call back your fish!" | ve | Beoten érate. A drunken. Irishmas was once lod ved in the eel of a Scotch country polic ta: tion, when be made # tremendous se by kicking the cell dr with his heavy hobpailed boot: ¥ "The who fad charge he of the §° ng ', open- can Kick a x lang as ye like" ecb Consolation. A young probationer was preaching his trial sermon in & church in one of the in- land villages of Scotland, says The Scot- tish American. After finishing the "dis coorse" he leaned over the pulpit and en- gaged in silent prayer, an act which rath. er surprised the congregation, who were | unaccustomed to such procedure. Sud- | denly the young preacher felt some one | slapping him gently on the shoulder, and | on turning round he beheld the beadle, who said: "Hoot, toot, man. dinna tak' it sac, muckle to hert. Ye'll maybe better | next time." | AN OPERATOR'S KICK. Caused a Mine Fire That Has Burned | For Forty Years. | Tamaqua's mine fire, which for the | amount of valuable coal consumed ri- vals the celebrated "burning mine" of | Summit hill, unless all signs fail, will soon be a thing of the past. Hemmed | in on the one side by a wall of clay and | burning down on the other to water | level, it is thonght the fuel is about { exhausted and that the next year will | see its extinguishment. According to the information of a re- liable authority the fire owes its start to & unique cause. Forty years ago the late John Richard Oarter operated & colliery at the northern boundary of | the town. He was bothered considera- | bly by coal thieves, and in making an investigation one cold winter's day he came upon a party of men taking coal from a mine opening. The culprits de- camped, but left behind then & fire which they had built to keep them- | selves warm while at work. Carter was much incensed, and, with a kick, it is alleged, he sent the burning embers of the fire flying down the air way. This burning wood ignited the vein. The first intimation of the disas- trous effect of thie kick was evidenced several months later, when a score of rs parrowly e caped death from due the fire, but much headway had already been gained by the flames, and nothing was accomplished. In endeav- oring to locate the fire a number of men lost their lives, among them being Superintendent Barnes and General In- side Foreman Weir of the Little Schuylkill company, who were over come by the poisonous fumes. Several years later the fire (began coming closer to the Greenwood work- ings, and it was decided that heroic methods must be adopted to save this valuable operation from damage. it was decided to cut across the vein down to the bottom slate, remove the coal and fill up the breach with clay. This was done, and the coal was taken out for a distance of 30 feet, thus ef- fectually blocking the progress of the fire. It was the Mammoth vein which was attacked, and it has been consumed from the Schuylkill river eastward about a mile and from water level up- ward about 150 yards. Everywhere on the mountains are evidences of the aw- ful combustion. Crevices, seams and rented rocks, stones painted by the brush of Intense heat, water, barren- ness and desolation give a faint idea of the incomprehensible result of that al- leged rash "kick." ui eee Makes the Blind to See. An epoch marking discovery in traln- ing children born blind to see has been made by Director Keller of the Institute For the Blind in Vienna. He exhibited before the Physicians' socie- ty a T-year-old boy who was born blind, but with perfectly organized eyes--brain blind, as the doctors call it --whom he has taught in four months to discern colors, forms and objects and to read with his eyes. He was induced to attempt the work because he had taught 70 deaf and dumb children with normal ears to hegr and to speak by working on the brain. The method consists In first teaching your dog!" . 'his hands into' his pockets Dr. Kidney Tablet Has a Record of Cures "Because it is not an experiment, not "6 AIL," but a modern, uptodate ly tried and tested Wh It was the people who Pitcher's Backache Kiduey Tablet to it the term : "The Great Kidvey Medicine." 'because it removed symptoms like the {ollowing that were staring thew in the face every doy all the result of disordered Kidneys » Backache. i Pain in the back. Weak, sluggish circolation. Pufly or daik circles under the eyes, Urine cloudy, milk-like or stringy, dark ia colour, or offensive. Painful, scalding sensation in passing it. Dull, heavy headaches, tired, dizzy feeling faint spells, irregular heart beats. Urinary weakness, compelling frequents attention during the day, and to get up many" times during the night. Restless, sleepless mights, Fagged out, ud down and irritable. These are some of the danger signals nature sets to show the track of healih is not clear, butt kidneys clogged and Bright's disease stealing in, If you are convinced Pitcher's Tablets aré what you want, you can purchase them at druggist's for 50 cents & bottle. If not obtains able at druggists, mailed free of postage weceipt of price, ~ - The Dr. Zina Pitcher Co., Toronto, Out, ee -------------------------- HOW BIG SEA TURTLES FEED Take Big Balls of Gras Out to Sea and Eat While Swimming. With my gastronomic taste I natural ly was very curious to know just what kind of terrapin are caught in thesd waters, for the dish is one much sought after by epicures and forms part of the menu for every first class hotel on the coast. I was told that none is caught about here, but was invited to a sea turtle bunt. Let the reader lnmgine a turtle weighing alk the way from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds, | and not long ago one wis turned over on the beach near Miami that weighed more than 1.600 pounds. Of course I am giving the Rrgest weight, for the average weight of those caught along the coast Is about 500 pounds. After they are caught the turtles are kept for a long time, their captors feeding them on cabbage, lettuce, turnips, carrots and sea grasses, The study of this monster shellfish is a most interesting one. In order to ged timid 'take fright at moise. The hunter knows, that the turtle feeds In streams where the tide falls rather low and where the turtle grass grows in greatest profusion. The turtles cut great quantities of this grass and then roll it into a ball, cementing it as they roll it with the clay in which the grass" grows, and in this way, when they have managed to amass & goodly sap- ply of provisions, tity wait for high tide and float away seaward, feeding' as they float. The professional hunters are quick td detect these balls, and just the mo< ment they do so they set their selnes and send their peggers, as the men are called, in search of the feeding shoals. Men are not the only enemies the tar tles have, however, for bears, raccoons - and other animale native to Florida destroy great numbers of them.--Jack= sonville (Fla) Gor. Baltimore Amerie can. UNDER AN UMBRELLA. An Expensive Adventure of & Fae mous Parisian Wit. Romieu, the famous Parisian wit, was one day caught in a shower and forced to seek resige in a doorway of the Opera House. It was 6 o'clock al- ready, and he had an engagement in the Cafe de Paris for that very hour. The rain fell in torrents. There was: no carriage to be had. He bad no vm brella. What was to be done? While he was lamenting bis bad luck a gen- tleman with a large tmbrella passed by. Romieu was seized with a sudden inspiration. He rushed out and grasp- ed the strgnger by the arm and gravely installed himself under the % umbrella. "1 am overjoyed to see you." be mediately began. "1 bave been looking for you for two weeks. 1 wanted to tell you about Clementine. 'Without giving the stranger th express his surprise Romien dark room by ght trom darkness. This developing a faculty of which the pupil 1s not conscious and takes months of patient treatment. Next, objects which a blind person knows by feeling are placed against a light disk, and the child is told what they are called. Then colored glass placed before a lamp teaches him colors. Geometrical figures on a disk are shown In a dark room with rays of light falling on them. From this polat the sight is gradually accustomed to the daylight. --a A Contrast. "A resolution adopted at the last ses- legislature," says "declares away with gossip and b he