'i = +f 3 af i ty FOR POTATOES. sandy loam soil usually produe- potatoes of better quality than ee a heavier soil does. lt also 'as the vantage of remaining in a more mellow condition during the g:ow- ing season, thus giving the tubers a chance to become more shapely, 'and making it easier to dig the crop. heavier soil will sometimes pro- duce a large yield bicause it is of- le, bat Lrown rot of the tubers is apt to be worse on such soils, 'Soil which has produced a scabby crop of potatoes should be avoided, penne the scab spores live over in Jess. on the tubers for five or six years afterward, tatoes grow well on any slope, but a northern slope is most desir- able, because on it the crop will -@uffer less during hot, dry weather. Good drainage is important. Po- -- tatoes will stand less @xcess of mois- mre than other common farm rops, and artificial drainage should be provided wherever natural drain- age is at all deficient. Potatoes rot "more in low, wet Jand than in well 'drained upland in years when rot occurs, The same is true of heavy soils compared with light soils, which is because heavy soils do not » part with their excess moisture as ~ locked Messrs. merchants and growers, was de- Damage, rapidly as light soils do. No best time for planting can be given that will fit every year. If a dry spell oceurs early in the sea- son, and is followed by plenty of rain, late planted potatoes yield the best, while on the other hand _ when a dry spell occurs in the lat- ter half of the growing season early - planted potatoes do best. Eleven bushels is a more profit- able quantity of seed potatoes to use per acre than five or eight . bushels. Potato growers should follow a - system of rotation in which the po- _ tatoes follow clover. They should also pay more attention to potato culture in all its stages. Most farmerd do 'not cultivate their potatoes the most profitable number of times. It must remem- bered that the potato crop suffers readily from drought, and that fre- quent cultivation is practically the only means by whieh the moisture - €¢an be conserved. Frequent culti- vation also sets free much plant food that would otherwise remain Potatoes up in the soil. for the Tiller of the Sol | soil, and will cause more «r) seab fe eet, $ i should be cultivated once a week from the time the rows can be fol- lowed until the cultivator wheels in- jure the plants. TREES FOR WINDBREAKS. A double row of evergreens as a windbreak is of equal value for pro- tection with a board fence of the same height. The general method of planting evergreens around feed yards, houses, gardens and small fruit orchards is to plant the trees in double or triple rows so that there will be no space between the trees for the wind to find its way through. rae When planted on the west side of the yards or buildings they soften the rigors of winter and add many dollars yalue to the appearance of the farm. A large number have been unsuc- cessful in growing these trees, but with proper care and the right me- thods of starting the young trees it is quite easy to start an evergreen tree. The only condition of suc- cess is that their roots must be kept moist. Foreign varieties when imported are not so sure to thriye and do as well as the native trees. When trees of small size are started they should be set in small beds convenient for watering in case of drought, and shaded with brush or cornstalks a few inches high--above the tops of the plants--covering the surface with leaves or straw or old hay-- also a covering in winter will insure their wintering in good condition. When they are firmly established with new and fibrous roots they are ready to be set out for good and it will be found best to set in rows about six feet apart and from three to four feet in the row and give good care and cultivation as would be given a garden for two or three years until the trees shade the ground, White and Norway spruce are the most rapid growers and are the most valuable for planting. White pine will make a yery rapid growth in some places and the arbor vitae will make a very good growth. In all cases cultivate well the forepart of the season and keep down the weeds and grass. By close planting an upright growth is procured and as the trees become too thick they may be thinned out and the best ones left until they have obtained their growth, Sa FROM MERRY OLD ENGLAN NEWS BY.MAIL ABOUT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. Sy See Occurrences in The Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- ) mercial World. A eat is bringing up six young _ wild rabbiis at Cullompton, Devon. British OCustems House receipts from all sources exeeeded £33,000,- 000 during 1911. Next in rank to the Attorney- General as a legal officer comes the _ Bolicitor-General. A memorial to Miss Florence _ Nightingale is to be erected in front of the Royal Infirmary, Derby. There is a cook in London who _ has been 45 years in one place, and never speaks a superfluous word. There are several places in Lon- don where preachers can buy ser- - mons printed. They cover all sub- jects, and ean be had for every sea- 6 #On. on . x The Warrington factory of Garton, Limited, seed fire on the 25th ult. 50,000. - Fashion experts prediet that this is to be a year of spats, which, it is anticipated, will be worn in greater number than during the "spat boom" of 15 years ago. One of the disadvantages of a 50,- -000-ton ship travelling at well over twenty knots is that she cannot stroyed b easily avoid an objeet suddenly sighted in her track, unless it be n almost half a mile away. Ardent teetotalers at Leeds have letermined to boyeott the munici- pal tramcars as a protest against the Corporation's refusal to discon- tinue printing brewery advertise- ments om the tram tickets. -- Probably more golf is being played now than there ever was in any other time. One of the firms ball manufacturers states that in e store alone 6,048 of their balls ere sold in one day recently--eash which gen attention has been irected owing to the fact that four of these boats were carried by the Titanic, is a Dane, having been born near Copenhagen. At Sotheby's, in London, on the 23rd ult., two interesting relies of the Jacobite rebellion appeared in the form of glasses from which the ers health was wont to be Each bore a portrait of Prince Charles. One ther £29. thing in its Oomet centen- | so saves himself many a cold in the} tle isthe sas Se Sore oS Palbalong the way. Hees Cherry, escaped from the Titanic. Miss Cherry, who is excellent in private theatricals, is a daughter of Lady Emily Cherry. Lady Em- ily's mother was Countess of Rothes in her own right, So great is stated to be the de- mand on the north-east coast of England for oil-carrying steamers that oil-carrying firms cannot wait for oil vessels at 'present under con- struction, but are purchasing ordi- hary cargo boats for the purpose of converting them into "tankers." The Titanic was insured for £1,- 000,000 at 15s. per cent., a very low rate, and in addition there was about £500,000 disbursements cov- ered. <All the large marine insur- ance companies are hit, and it is stated that with many of them the loss will be the heaviest in their ex- perience. Aged 79, Mr. Thomas Kidney, of Leeds, on the 25th ult. felled his 129th chimney, and on the strength of that feat claimed to be the world's champion steeplejack and chimney feller. 'I challenge any other living steeplejack to dispute my claims," he declared with em- phasis. 'I have felled 129 chim- neys, straightened 58 and ascended about 10,000." A mysterious disease among the Exe (Devonshire) salmon hag reap- peared, several dead fish having been picked up. Some say it is caused by the stagnant condition of the river through drought--the water is so low that so far no sal- mon have ascended higher than Pynes Wejir--and others declare that the disease has been imported in some mysterious way. Lady Bute has undertaken a Highland quadrille at the One Hun- dred Years Ago ball which is to take place on June 6th at the Albert Hall, London. All the men taking part in it will belong to well-known Highland clans, and their costumes will be taken from celebrated High- land pietures of the period. All the ladies dancing in it will wear white dresses of the late empire'style with Tartan sashes of their respective clan. Ly CHURCH-GOING IN COMFORT. Sunday morning in Holland gis strangely different from the same Foccasion in this country. In the first place, a great many of the church- goers travel to the place of worship in their boats, and the canals are often packed with people in their full Sabbath attire. The Dutchman is a very devout church-goer, but he takes his religious service with con- 'siderable comfort. In the first place, except when devotions are actually in progress, he smokes his 'pipe or cigar within the sacred building. Whilst waiting for the service to begin the congregation ,|talks in ordinary tones, discussing matters of interest, and new-com- .jers are shown to their pews by a +-|neatly-attired servant-girl, who takes the place of our sexton. Then again, the Dutchman does not re- move his hat whilst in church, and NEW OUTRIT. OF BRAINS. | Scientists Claim We Get Six Set A ER OMENE cree oe 2s What the average human brain H | does not know about itself would fill {a big cavity in the place where most | persons store the unused portion of | their "'gray matter." In fact, the most learned scientists admit that |they have made only a beginning in the study of the most important part of the uman body, Perhaps the most interesting fact regarding the brains of men and animals is-that weight does not al- ways indicate a high state of men- tality. Repeated tests have proved that the average male brain weighs about 49 ounces, and that the aver- age female brain weighs about 44 ounces. However, the relative weight of the male and female brains to that of the body is about the same in both sexes. The taller the individual greater is tests have shown that short: per- sons have proportionately heavier brains than tall people. At both the weight of the average male in- fant's brain is 11.65 ounces; of the female infants, 10 ounces. After the age of 50 the brain loses an ounee in weight every 10 years. According to some _ scientists; every human. being gets. a complete new outfit of brains about every two months. They estimate that the duration of a nerve's life is approx- imately 60 days and that every brain cell is destroyed and renewed that often. In other words, we all have six brand new sets of brains each year. . the The following figures, showing the comparative weights of brains of persons of different nationalities are interesting. "According to Bas- tian and other brain experts, the average Scotch brain weighs 50 ounces; German brain, 49.6 ounces ; English brain, 49.5 ounces; French brain 47.9 ounces; Zulu brain, 47.5 ounces; Chinese brain, 47.2 ounces; Pawnee brain, 47.1 ounces; Italian brain, 46.9 ounces; Hindoo brain, 45.1 ounces; Gipsy brain, 44.8 ounces; Bushman's - brain, 44.6 ounces; Eskimo's. brain, 43.9 ounces. his brain weight, but My oS : Extra Hands 3 3 Ba. Ma idickavsssbsscoiat Mr. Charles Grimwood, other- wise "Chalky Charlie,"? was gazing at the glittering array in the shop- window of Mr. Carl Ziegelheimer, jeweller, with covetous eyes, when a motor-brougham glided up and stopped just behind him. A stylish- ly-dressed lady descended, and passed into the shop with an im- pressive sweep. 'Mr. Ziegelheimer!" she ex- claimed, in a high-pitched treble. "Yes, my lady?' The stout German proprietor-- naturalized "in England--hurried forward, and a tall young man who had been choosing a lady's ring| stepped back quickly into the dark- est corner of the shop. "Oh, I want you to send someone to see to the grandfather's clock-- ithe one on the firet landings you j know. It has stopped striking." _ "Certainly--the very first thing in the morning, my lady." "Oh, but cannot you see to it this evening 1' Mr. Ziegelheimer looked _ per- plexed. "T am afraid not, my lady, All the men have left." "Oh, how provoking! The ser- yants rely upon it so." The jeweller pondered a moment; then his face cleared. "T will come myself, my lady, after eight o'clock, if that will do?' "Oh, quite well, so long as it is seen to to-night! I shall depend upon you."' "T bromise vaithfully, my lady." And the stout German puffed obse- quiously around to bow his distin- guished visitor out, The brougham whirred off, and the tall young man came forward. "Lady Verigham -- rich -- ach!" said Mr. Ziegelheimer proudly. "Hasn't she got more than one clock?' : The jeweller shrugged his broad shoulders, '"Always wants eferything at once --immediate. Lady Veringham is vat you call impulsivious--zo!"' "Ah," sighed the young man, '"'T 4 wivmoomacainces happens, I ain't. offering anyfink. I'm come to to rights.' : ee, He distrusted his memory as to the pronunciation of Mr. Ziegel- heimer's name. There was a brief consultation, and the.apple-cheeked servant was deputed to conduct Mr. Grimwood to the upper regions, via the back stairs. Arriving at the clock, whose hands pointed. tran- quilly to half-past three, he placed his bag on the floor, and opened the put that glock o' yourn case with a professional air. "Na you can run away and play,' said Mr. Grimwood, "or you'll hev the 'igh chief butler on your track !'? "Butler's got nothin' to do with mé,'? answered the maid. 'I'm kitchen-'elp, Hi am!' -- "Well, go an' 'elp the kitchen," retorted Mr. Gromwood. "Struck forty-nine last night," said the girl. But receiving no re- ply, she tossed her head and. van- seed, much to Mr. Grimwood's re- ief. "Na, then!' he whispered softly. He stood on a roomy landing, with several corridors branching from it. Mr. Grimwood, after a moment's careful listerting, left his professional outfit convincingly ar- rayed on the floor, and, choosing haphazard, turned a handle softly and entered one of the rooms. He visited more than a dozen in this way, listening carefully each time he emerged. : He could hear the subdued clat- ter of the diners below, but not one came his way. The two or three people who knew of his presence in the house had probably forgotten all about chim. There were other rooms--plenty of them--but the spoil already secured quite filled his little bag, and he had gathered enough cash--gold and silver left on dressing-tables--to keep him in luxury for a month. The! contents of the bag, if Mr. Grimwood knew anything of jewellery--and he had had some experience-was good for at least a couple of hundred from the most close-fisted "fence."' So Mr. Grimwood resolved to 'let well alone, and "get out" as expe- ditiously as possible, without risk- ing a longer stay. The sudden sound of footsteps, however, caused him to drop his bag and imitate the WHALE'S GREAT BLOWER. Perfeet Valvular System nects It With Lungs. A Con- A whale is purely mammalian, like ourselves. The young are born alive and suck milk; their blood is warm, they have a four-cavitied heart; their bones, muscles, and nervous system resemble in struc- ture those of other mammalia. But these great mammals must live all their lives in the water. How, then, is their breathing to be managed} In the seal we find self- acting valves that close the aper- ture in the nostrils as tightly as a cork in a wine bottle when the crea- ture, descends beneath the waves. In the whale we find a different kind of self-acting breathing valve. The windpipe does not communi- cate with the mouth. A hole, as it were, bored right through the head. Engineers would do well to copy the action of the valve of the whale's blow-hole. A more perfect piece of structure it is impossible to imagine. Day and night, asleep or awake, the whale works his breathing ap- paratus in such a manner that not a drop of water ever gets into the lungs. Again, the whale must of neces- sity stay a much longer period of time under water than seals and other acquatic animals. This alone might possibly drown him, inas- much -as the, lungs cannot have ac- cess to fresh air. We find that this difficulty has been anticipated by a peeuliar re. servoir in the venous system, which reservoir is placed at the back of the lungs. Seemingly this is unim- portant. but it is of the greatest practical value to whalers. If the harpoon wounds this reservoir the animal will bleed to death. Rae TAKE IT IN BITS. ~"No one has any more right to go through life unhappy than he has to go through it ill-bred,'"' says Ste- venson. When we remember what the writer's own life was, and what a brave battle he made against pain and discouragement, practising his own doctrines of good cheer to the last, it adds foree to his words. He learned to find pleasure in the out-of-way places and to take it in bits as it came to him. The trouble with most of us is that we want our once, and we trample upon the lit- tle flowers of sweetness that spring ¥ x During happiness in large quantities all at} things, too; but I can't. get at once--luck if I get 'em at want them. ait ly. "Now, dis ring," he began, with a view of returning to business. But the young man had grown sud- denly thoughtful. "Give me one of your cards,"' he said. "T'll look in again, or possi- bly write you."' Mr. Ziegelheimer gave a sigh, and did as he was requested, whereupon the tall young man left. Meanwhile, Mr. Charles. Grim- wood had strolled away, deep in meditation. He had ascertained from a communicative errand-boy that the brougham was that of Lady Feringham, of the Cloisters--"at the top of the hill." Here was a better game than the other. Risky, of course; but there was risk in everything worth doing at all. He was "broke." - To-mor- row it would be absolutely neces- sary for him to. seek work, and, worse still, he might, by some un- fortunate chance, find it! Work! He was sick of the very word! Only yesterday he had com- pleted a Government contract; en- tirely one sided, it was true, but it had been none the less binding on that account, and the Dartmoor quarries had given him his fill. of manual labor. Mr. Charles Grimwood's mind was made, up. Firstly, he bought a small brown leather hand-bag; then a pair of wire-nippers and a tiny screwdriver. Whilst the latter articles were being made up into a parcel, he casually annexed a pack- et of screws from the counter and shipped it into his pocket. It was quite dark and beginning to drizzle. Mr. Grimwood made his way leisurely up the mill. The car- riage-drive seemed miles in length ; but at last he saw lights ahead. <A elock somewhere struck six. They wouldn't be dining before. seven, probably. Mr. Grimwood crept cautiously around to where he could command a view of the interior of the kitchen through a huge window. At length there were signs of bus- itling activity, and Mr. Grimwood, from his point of vantage beheld a large soup-tureen depart as van- guard of greater things. "Na, then," he muttered, "'play up, Chawlie!" with which self-ex- hortation he marched boldly to the back-door, bag in hand. An apple- faced maid answered his ring. -- She shook her head. "Nothin' wanted,' she said. 'torted Mr. Grimshaw. "But, as it Mr. Ziegelheimer smiled benign- | little { "That's a good job for ver!" re-| AT THE PORTLAND MANOEUVRES. The British Battleship Hibernia, Fitted With Temporary Platform for Launching of Aeroplanes the King's Visit to Portla nd. proverbial ostrich by thrusting his , head into the cleck's interior. A tall young man appeared, ac- companied by a footman, and carry- ing a small handbag about the size of Mr. Grimwood's own. "Hello," said the menial famil- iarly, "here's somebody afore you!"' 'That's' all right!' said the young man hastily. "T didn't know the governor was sending you, Jen- kins," he continued, addressing all that could be seen of Mr. Grim- wood. "By the way, here's your keys. You left them at the, shop."' Mr. Grimwood withdrew his head from the clock, prepared for trou- ble; but the young man, standing somewhat in advance of the foot- man, was winking strenuously, and holding out covertly what Mr. Grimwood's widening eyes saw to be a sovereign. He took it as in a dream. "That's orl right," he said, daz- edly. "Well," said the footman, in high good-humor, "I dessay you'll be able to manage the job between you. She struck forty-seven last night when we turned in; but it wasn't so late as that." And, with a chuckle at his own wit, he left the pair alone. "Youre a brick not to give me away," said the young man rapid- ly. "Faney old Ziegelheimer sending somebody after all! I have reasons for doing this, but I've no time to explain."' Mr. Grimwood suddenly grasped the situation. This was a fellow- practitioner on the same Jay as him- self, and who took him--Chalky Charlie--for the genuine article! Well, there were plenty of fish left for the new hand; but so far as Mr. Grimwood was concerned, he---- Then there occurred another de- velopment, which almost took Mr. Grimwood's breath away. Running swiftly and noiselessly up the stairs came a young girl in white evening-dress. : 'Oh, Reggie!' she exclaimed, in subdued tones. 'I got your note-- but how could you?" |. ' Then she saw Mr. Grimwood, and shrank back. "Who is this?' she gasped. ; Mr. Grimwood promptly took in 'the new aspect of matters. "That's all right, miss," said he. ein jose. "Stop, you fool!" exclaimed the young man, in an urgent under- tone. "You haven't finished, have you."' 2 : "Quite," replied Mr. Grimwood laconically. _ And, picking up his hag, he vanished in the corridor Tending to the 'portly form panting up without being challenged. Tummy!" he whispered = he sped down the dark drive. Just a case o' Romeo an' Jooliet--an = took him for a high tobyman ! Jo!" ' He "stepped softly aside in the shrubbery just in time to avoid 4. the drive. elOld Lt eae 1? exclaimed . Grimwood, under his igh An eke an hour afore his eirgge Mr. Ziegelheimer's statement © his business was received with what seemed to him disrespectful levity on the part of the footman. ens? mation as to his predecessors, a an emphatic denial on Mr. Ziege!- heimer's part, however, cast & Hare serious light upon matters, ane Lady Feringham herself was con- sulted, discreetly, under cover 0 proffered dessert. She came out at once, and was admirably cool and decisive. ise Z "No disturbance, if it can pore bly be avoided,"' she said. Sir Philip's heart would not stand John, get the butler and the chauf- feur, and any other menservants about. That ought to be enough. The entire posse crept upstairs quietly, Lady Feringham herself fearlessly in the van, and Mr, Zie- gelheimer forming rearguard. Her ladyship arrived at the stairhead, to behold a light overcoat in pain- fully close proximity to & white dinner-dress, She turned slightly. pale, and wheeled around sharply. "Go down, all of you," she gasp- ed, with commendable presence 0! mind. 'A foolish practical joke! The startled servants obeyed ; but Mr. JZiegelheimer, his curiosity overcoming his respect for the Bri- tish aristocracy, lingered on the stairs. ; "Mr. Gilbraith, what does this mean?" asked her ladyship hangh- tily. The young reacts was pale, but quite self-poxssessed. : "T am datirely to blame, Lady Feringham,"' said he. "T said for South Africa to-morrow"--the girl standing with her face buried in her hands gave a little sob--"and I could not leave without bidding Lucy good-bye. I suddenly found my opportunity, and managed to make an appointment here. I know it was wrong, and I regret my ac- tion now, though had not Mr. Zie- gelheimer been early----' The German nodded violently. "Tt vos a vet evening," said he; "T shoot oop mein shop early." "But to bring an accomplice-- that. was inexcusable," said Lady Feringham. 'fhe scandal--abomi- nable,"' : This led to further explanations and denials, until at last the truth evolved itself. "Der bolice Mr. Zicgelheimer. As he spoke he stumbled- over something in the dim light, and, stooping, picked up a handbag. "That is mine," said Mr. Regi- nald Gilbraith, somewhat confused- ly. 'I haa to bring something, you know. It only contains a lot of old rusty keys-- But, hallo! That isn't my bag, either !" Mr. Ziegelheimer opened the bag, and plunged in his hand, which he withdrew grasping a tangled mass that sparkled and gleamed in the subdued light. "Gott in himmel!" he exclaimed, momentarily forgetful of his eom- pany. "Dimonts--chewels !"' "He has taken my bag in mis- take--it was on the floor, I remem- ber !" excitedly eried Reginald Gil- braith. "Egad, it was lucky I came here.'"' Lady Feringham. regarded the speaker dubiously. Then she turned abruptly to the girl: "TLueilla,'? she said, "bathe your eyes, and go downstairs. Say I shall rejoin them in a few minutes. You may as well accompany me, Mr. Gilbraith,"' she added grimly. Mr. Ziegelheimer was left alone with the clock, which, in response to his touch, struck eighteen, and then subsided with a husky whirr. "Ah, loaf, loaf!' sighed Mr. Zie- gelheimer- sentimentally. "Dot vos vot makes de veels go round. Dot young man I vorgif; boot de odder --ach, he vos a misvit! Ach, yes-- goot!"--London Answers. Y? exclaimed pee iaeeste VoL eae HATS WORN AT TABLE. This Rule of Etiquette Laid Down in 1673. Seventeenth century -- etiquette prescribed that hats should be worn at table. "The Rules of Civility, or Certain Ways of Deportment,"' published 1673, gives some direc- tions on this point. Under the sup- position that 'a person of quality detains you to dine with him.' it is laid down that 'when the person invited is seated he must keep him- self uncovered till the rest sit down, and the person of quality has put on his hat. » Ifthe person of honor drinks a health to you, you must be sure to be uncovered. ati he speaks to you, you must likewise BS uncovered till you have answered him. If one rises from the tablo sake the rest, he must pull off his ate Mouse er aotante Thon ouse of Cc is, where a Heigl 2s always allowed to wear > co + eS) 'one nen seated.--London SS ape coN WERE CLEVER English smug SMUGGLERS. gling has stéries a ears: 28 the recent Italian Se ons There is, for instance, that 0 t e gloves on which duty was ne- ver paid. An aes bought the con- oad and shipped oy only the left-hand ones toEnglan ; ese were duly seized by the cus. are ee ace put up for sale, one wanted odd glo nd it was easy for those in eae quire them at a. nominal price, : le interval, the Teal, : oo over, simi- lost partners. -- = saad fe Gaslamps were first se London in 1807 TEs Bs is Used: in back stairs, whence | | he found his way into the open air his breath. : of | 'family burying place by Scotia. At Gourock a shops be closed on Sundays. args proposed to erect 100 ys of a new sea wall at Wig Bay. -- A huge coaling station 18 to added to the works at Rosyth. -- There was not a single death Doune ae aa a months ecember last. Se ae ae were 306 houses erected in! Renfrewshire County last year. lowest record in 12 years. There is a reduction of 15 licen in Edinburgh--11 grocers', 3 lie houses, and 1 hotel license. The treasure search ' is being prosecuted with vigor. - 'dications are very promising. "A woman in Caithness-shire, w has died, aged 98, was for ae in the service of the same family. _ Lord Rosebery is to present colore. to the most efficient troop of Mid- Lothian Boy Scouts at # rally to be 'there. > we Buckie during the week ended April 6, 20,000 cod fish were landed, and realized from 30 cents to 32 cents each. The largest salmon caught 0 Loch Lomond for half a century was taken recently near Balloch Pier. x It weighed 42 pounds, Aberdeen butchers ha to increase the retail price of beef, : owing to the extreme yalues obtain- ing for fat cattle. he new Secretary for Scotland has authorized an advanced scale of pay for all grades of the Lanark- shire county police. See An epidemic of mumps prevails in -- the Stewartry. Old and young have suffered, but the worst features are in the school attendance. pore The Glasgow Corporation distri- buted 13,147 tickets for food, and 3,346 tickets for milk on account of the coal strike. : : The noise of the handloom 1s sti heard: in Laurencekirk. The indus- try still flourishes, and considerable fame has been gained by the estah- lishment of Mr. J. Winter. : The death is announced of Mrs. -- Forsyth, Melville Terrace, one of the oldest inhabitants of Stirling. She was 95 years old, and up till re- cently enjoyed fairly good health. -- Farmers in the Thornhill district are panic-stricken owing to a num- ber of mysterious fires on their steadings. Eight were reported. In some cases cattle and poultry perished in the flames. A movement is on foot for the, storation of the mausoleum erected in. Dunnottar churchyard as the Earl Marischal, the founder Marischal University. oe FARMING MADE EASY, % . Jf This Keeps On 'Rural Joys'? Will Mean Something. ; Six years ago a farmer put in small electric plant and the follow ing record of what he made it do is vouched for by Farm and Fireside. In the first place every building, ineluding the pig sty, is lighted by eleetricity. a A small motor drives a cireular saw which cuts expeditiously what little firewood is used on the fa The same motor turns a lathe, d and othér machinery in a farm chine-shop near by. Another motor drives a vacu pump, and the sweeping at house is done in the most moder manner with vacuum cleaners. dust. All the sting of drudgery removed, A pipe from this same yaeun line is run to the cow stables, wher two vacuum milking machines milk twenty-five cows each day. : Another small motor runs 3 milk separator and churn and in the summer an ice cream freezer, -- Even the grindstone is turned by electrie power, which relieves small boy from one of his most di liked tasks and gives him more tin to attend te the needs of the fishe in the always nearby trout broo Five electric heaters in the h keep the temperature at seven five degrees, if desired, when it: zero outside. fe In the kitchen all the cooking a family of five to ten is done upo! an electric range. A tiny mo runs the family washing-mach and wringer and drives the sewin maehine,. ; Electric fans are instal through the house and a ventil: fan in the attic. The water system for house barn is supplied from an electri motor driven pump. et _ These farm electric plants ean installed at a cost of $400 to $1,8 the cost varying according to @ work to be accomplished and | amount of installation work by the farmer himself. Hope LITTLE TOMMY'S ERROR. Mrs. de Venoff--"Tommy, d Want some nice plum jam?? -- Tommy--"Yes, mother.". _ "IT was going to give you's to put on your bread, bat, I key of the pantry." : "You don't need the key, mo' dean reach down through the dow and open the door from | side.'? : Phat's what I wanted to Now just wait until your comes home."? | ; HOW IT TURNED OUT. Visitor--"Do you and y : : your brother always agree, Tommy ? ommy--"No, ma'am. _W fight last Sunday." | | Visitor--'"And which . ommy--Mamma,"' have decided