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Oversation .bnh.‘ But o‘ctsiongl], F was: up... F ”"3' 0‘ confi- M in terms“ you rmd doubt it 10LOIIO 's w ould Jamiem ho \\ on“ b meaty with {Mahala-s. and ugident Kn)- sn the con- Night. of go- flcr promm reputation. L yet. finish- ffi‘lklt‘a‘a. I y angry .t mg no new ediately to other Iron- and there U“: 111.009! fill?! M'l‘ I haronet, ‘M : Closest trig“ from London ‘mgo out t. hum are then. country. The i the 'hnnah as] :nd in t5. n3 them moanmg 9’0 raid and heir past. _and the \\ mean 01 r men 01 firth and r9002 :rged wrecked “we mploy- in the xed uP tt “f \V II m3 i1 help; ' Duds- 433D"- an" ' . “m. It In rally. II N‘ b3 ”a my. pant“ out. 3 "'0" mothod in van» mentions :00 w ‘ - mo. wd 0v“) CODW‘” m u m t n” and thamolvoa m nonu- um..- .- but flexible obstruction.” It om be morn readily placed in position than the pontoon boom, and. by thc aid of winâ€" olm u!) the gunboau. can be tighunod or slukennd. according to tho purpose! of dosing or aponing the harbor. The ports already provided with defoncea at «no or the other kind are Ibvon- port, Portland. Portsmouth. Plymouth. Shamans. and Southampton; whilo now thn synhnm is to ho extended to {"11nl4)!lth. Berehaven. Lough Swuly, ml the Srilly Isles. O! oonrso the pr m.- purpose'0f those obstruction: in tn kePp uuL torpedo boat... Th. main .mmm mines. together with tor- p910 hosts and fleet.- oi powerful no- m- anch bicyclim m looking (or 1 utr‘tn «aunt. and may cu: 't tall whun b11036 The most prominent anodi- has are Saint Cathoruu 3nd Bunt '36 11.36 of tho wheel robs 3 man of the taste for matrimony. and the wag! m- «at. that. Saint Outhorlno ought to ho 19.011011 by the bicyclists. because she 13 the ptran 01 old maids. Tho uint was 1ondomncd to tho whoa! tnd dmd on it. but the locum tolls m thtt ah. ea- «tpad the torture; than. an and came down and sat be: (m. At Battles. some time no. mints could no SCSI“. Catherino's wheel. upon which tho bl- lowmg legend m written: The smution of Saint. Germain u the petron saint of wheelere in due to the old legend of the huge dragon thet devastated Normnndy. and had iteebode in the «van of mlmnant. on ‘the shores of Flnmanfllle. It is releted 0! him that he demanded a child for hie flood at least once a week. One morn- ing the inhabitants of Dielette. elit- tie eeeport shout twenty kilometres from t‘hethonrg. were astoniehed to see 3 Bishop. with e mitre on hie head end 3 ache: in hie hand riding over the wens upon e certwheel. He hed come to fight the dr - n. and kill it he did. The intrepid Bil wee Saint Germein etiil called “Seint Germein of the Wheel." When the see is calm. the fish- etmen of Dielette ere still confident that they eee an the water the truck of Saint Gemln'e wheel. Ethel-5‘09 you bolibvo in pnlmistry'” Mow-“0h. it's :11 right for stutter. H tho follow! shy." Sheâ€"J ‘Dbd you run m any of our (fiend; in town to-dqr' 89-“ o; I wasn't on my whul. ” “BM the Inpatdonahle sin ever been dbmvorod i” ‘Yca; it is Lbs wt of wrinkling trucks on a bicyclo path.” “I not you wom't in church on lanky. you were not indiu- posod I" “\ all. I was averse to ‘0“ Inc. '1 tint/u what you mean 9" : ”Ya." and the 1 man junt out: a college. ”I an “'9’!“ to do uny- ' to tank. a flung-tint Is. 0! mrso."‘ha added. "in :53 position that. mg. in gt but 02. salary." “(be9 st. lat baa got. his wife to ride a wheel." “Hwy dig! hp mamas? 3?: .. ifiaooméâ€"body start a repo'rt flat he didn't want hot to ride." “on will the many .ico-man come And thus philosophnzo: "It's wry“ to try to estimate The vainly by the .120.” ~ ”It looks trash." “Am you alking shout, me. sir!" “Chrttinly not. I am talking; about tha Ban on the bunch you an sitting on." Jonnwâ€" ‘Bow did you enjoy your trip acm- tho oceani’ Claruâ€"“ Im- oensely. 0! course that. was oath. to; to no hm god water. but this handset” was In." "And do you think you an make I, ‘3 m“- ; happy woman 3” “Rod M‘m. ‘Smmfi'. 2‘42 mg legend m written: Quamd ootu tau. tanner: 0,110 gun j'simo m'aimers.” theumolvoa was sent against a boom 5!: it. but was ital! porfor- spikas. and the crow barely mlvaa in boat- boforo it m COMMENTS FUNNIGRAMB. of m OF HEARING ORCHARIB. *At the proper eeaem one should 80 0"” the aroma. tree by tree. and cut at all branches thet cm each other and are liable to bruise or weer through the but by frictkm. F‘uxthermom. 33" a writer. it it be a young orchard. ell Dream that are growing toward the center of the two Md be removed. WOVided they are not too large. This Lfll tend. to give an open head to “16 tree when grown. And. by the we!» when one has to We. the best time to do“. in either in spring or in sum- met; the former gives growth; “30 latter. fruit. Pruning in June will check the growth. but has a tendency to develop fruit buds for the next sea.- mks son. The correct way to do. however. in to rub off the sprouts through the sum- met. while it own he done with the fin- 801's. for then one will soon have his! orchard where little it any pruning with‘ knife or shears will be needed. Indeed. this method not only saves less hard labor. but it ie by far more beneficial to the trees. lin case lerge branches have w be removed. the stub should be left PRACTICAL FARMING. four or :1; Kim long. and the end covered with grafting wax or something to exclude the air and moisture. This is a precaution that should never be omitted in the pruning of young treee. Judgment. also. should be exercised in other directions. If the tree. for ln‘ stance. leaned toward the north. it should be pruned most on the north side. for this will aid it in counterbal- atnoing itself by encouraging the bran- ches to grow eoulthward. and so give it a more perfect equilibrium. not to mention that the body of the tree will thereby be better protected from the hot summer sun. 01 course. it the} ground in naturally wet. enough til- Log should be put down to drain thorâ€"- oug‘hly. for wet feet are just as deter- mental to apple trees as to human be- tags. The tent is. few trees will live 10135 enough in wet ground to beooi' r it to he owner. They may live or n. MINA- to m sum. but it Will b6 [01' 5 W'flllu. W LR) auuu. uu- . --- â€"â€"_ only to eke amt a matching ogistonco. wbxloaatotho innit 1101110.“. mapt to be few and tar betwqen. and for otho most. part of. a vp‘ry .xnfenor quahty. A L .â€" LL... mmtnt‘ tum» WAD VI. a VGA: :u-u--â€"- 1w, _ | . Another thing. he rnchor the ground LS tho shorter-lived the trees will usua ‘ 17 be. providad it is not 90 survo them to death. round that! a rich Mb to grow good corn.g_en- 61'8“! needs. in this m of fortlhza-o tian». oqu s_littlo bone um. and ashes afar. madly in thb can of 5'0}th trees. (or if 1m_trees are too tlglf‘tg. __.J trees. (or i! am tress are too mung. tbpyOWill dam bear any. and if the not]. 1: tan poor. not at all. It 13 um Portal“. on with other growing plants of lab gamma. that young applo trees b. kept m cultivation. In other words. nuthgr eras nor glovoguahound ever be ”IVA-5 5““ ”v. “vvv- ..._-_._ . sowed We. one in going to use it as s fertilizer. Besides. cattle and horses mould never be allowed to run in the orchard. nor should sheep. unless the trees am protected bi‘ a band of screen mre sround them. or a grown orch- and, it is ocpssionslly a ‘goodL 91311.33 ‘1 u. lob ID “L'uanvuws-J .- .vvâ€" .. . . sow ants in the spring an pasture with hug-s at harvest time. n ease of an old orchardâ€"one that Edprettg‘5 nearly leyed out. understand on't afraid prune thoroughly at the proper time preferebly in June. Amputate With- out mercy e11 lizmln that are diseased or in the m. for etbeat an old. old orchard has not got long to stay. any- way. This accomplished. fertilize With ashes in abundance. the more the better. If ashes are not to be had. then use lime and bone dust. or else good stable menus-e. At least fertilize with some- thing and cultivate thoroughly. with or without any growing crop. and. if the seeson is at all favorable. you will have as fine fruit as the orchard ever‘ godmoed. Of course there will besomel meturo a. les. This cannot be helped. Sm fruit. however. should be pranptl looked after. and either fed up or troyed. In this way in- . ct pests would greatly be diminished in number. and the spraying business hemme. rheps. a thing of the past. The trdt is. ll!) new countries. when fruit is first introduced. the orchardist has little or no occasion st all for spray- When a farmer wants some forest trees to plant by the roadside or around his house he is more apt to go to the forest and select tall. straight epoch mans. usually pulling them up with only sunh roots as Wlill come with the tree out of the loose leaf mould soil in which they are grown. says Michigan Farmer. Quite often trees thus taken from their native soil are planted just as they come from the forest. Owing to their crowd- ed condition there is but little top growth. though that little is far too mail: for the mutilated roots to sustain Usually in late years tree planters out off all the small branches. sometimes merely by sawing or chopping the trunk just below the lowest bra-nob. leaving‘ nothing apparently butabare pole. But though these poles look not very prom- ising. dormarnt bulls start out near the top as the roots get hold on the soil. From these shoots start. which in two or three ‘ years grow to abushy and ' really handsome top. On the other hand. the treetops left unpruned are mually halt dead the same year. and this dead pert interferes with making TRANSPLANTING FOREST TREES. removed. It is a mistake to prune these forest. seedlings down to bare poles. Leave on three or four of the lower limbs one bud on each, and have them occupy each side of the trunk as much ae possible. Theeew'ill bereedy toete aeeoon as a. handsome or thrifty tree until it ie‘ wmn budu no startpd this “3".” my are formed, This makes a close. , lamb! heed. often looms about the me of a. bushel hssket the second year. Where buds mlett all the mth will becomentrstsd intheso. ma. mg some- thmg like breaches for the future de- Yelppment of asymmetticehhead. But rt. 15 gunmat always poor 901W] t9 take Mime forest trees to plant 11: the Open land wtaide. They are worth may): more to grow where they ere. whlle trees from nursery WWI that ,ba" been duly cultivated ere worth much more for roadside planning. Trees from the fomsts have royvn lens. strerght roots with their eedm fibers at the extreme ends. where t y .ero sure to be broken off Ln transplanting. The effect of c‘nlt'uvetim m the nurse? 15 to cause agreat mu titude otsmsl roots to start omt. These bemg short may all be saved when the tree intrans- planted: If then the tree from the nur- A---_ A. f‘u- hndl 1’1“"qu Ll hm” FBI? Unvv â€"â€" â€" 831'? 18. top pruned to tour or five buds they will make tho wide. spreadmg head that m wanted for madame or ornar- mental ground. planting. The fiomt done that Can be to shape the top 0‘ the forest trots. that from thq nursery mu always be mum moro utxafactory. BEA'IS FOR FOWLS. Among the particularly good vege- table foods for fowle during the winter monthsâ€"especially for laying hensâ€"- my be placed the common garden beet. We! are not am that it should not be placed first an the list. It is of my culture. herpenslve. end a good keeper. in addition to the fact that it sebum to fill the requirements of the fowl: in “’9 .W‘W 0‘ a camper etl'vel bulky. nu- trmoue and succulent t . . The common. smell. sweet. blood beet “3 ”’0 best; the larger varietlea follow]. ’The. W188. watery mangel wurtzel m} of httle nae for this purpose“ elthougb change from an exclusive grain duet. 1! “Oliblng better is at hand. The beets should bebolled and chop- PGd into dice. The may be fed alone. or mixed with other vegetable foods. The hens may advantagemmly be ngen all they will eat as often an every aeo- cmd day. LLâ€" ‘- kg- kg“: “I!“ “a: o A cornea dent writes that her hens lay all thrmh the winter. and uttglbo ates the la: a supply .01 o 38 durm the cold won. her to 9. when supply 0 this food. hat Is the Name or the Irnlt 'l'ree Destroy- er Occupying New York Orchards. Owners of orchards. and those who spend time and money growing tine fruit trees have been put to their wita' ends to find out the char- acteristics of a new worm which is rap- idly destroying all their trees. and it possible discover a way to exterminate it. Professor M. V. Slingerland. of the ‘Cornell University Agricultural Exper- iment Station. has made a study of the subject, and in a report says that dur- ling the past year an insect known as I the “ pistol case bearer.” more destru - wâ€"â€"’.’â€" ing the past year an insect known as the “ pistol case bearer.” more destruc- tive than any of the “case bearers" ever known. has made its appearance in the orchards of New York. He says it is an American insect and just made its appearance in Pennsylvania. where it destroyed an orchard of 8.0m trees. Since that time the t has spread and it seems as if litte cam be done to stop it. Continuing his report. Protes- sor Slincerland says :â€" " The insect has (suite a. wide ra e ‘of food plants. gala ing orchard trui e land probably chestnut. It is also widely distributed over the country. 00-- ourrin from Canada southward throng New York and Pennsylvania. ture. . “On account 01 its mall size and A 21.--}. ._ ___ I awvuuv vâ€" - peculiar habits the insect itselt. in any stage, will rarely be noticed by the fruit grower. but one of the curious suiteâ€"ctr cases, as they are called-â€" which the little caterpillar weera. is quite conspicuous, thus often revealing its presence to the casual observer. . . Their form is aptly described by the word ‘ istol shaped} They are of n ton h. eethel'y texture. and evident! me. e of eilken threade interwoven wit the fubeavence from the leaves, and the who e steined dark in some manner. probably by the excrementeof the cat- erpillu. \Vhen the Insect Is at work in Agril. May or June these curious pie- aped caeee are quite conspicuous. and certainly very odd looking objects, as they are seen proLectm at various angles from a flower ud. tom the sur- face of a leaf or from the side of a branch. brancn. ‘ . “It is very dnhbtful If any spray will reach the insect in its snug winter quarters. Extensive experiments have shown that the cigar €388 bearer, Which winters in a similar manner. cannot be checked by a spray at this time. I want to be sure I understand you rightly. said the lawyer. who \yas cross- examining the locomotive engmeer. At the. tin the accident happened to the 38 LU uuuu ya; I had slowed 33;;{0 abqut six miles an hour replied the engmeer. You 31:0 positive as to that. are you! that you had slow an hour‘ do you! warm. but-â€" guest will do, alt! Gentlemen at tho! ‘, me «00' . .“fm a; $99.2 “am: my PISTOL CASE BEARER. CAUGHYP. understand to six miles ABOUT THE UNION JABK THE STORY OF GREAT BRITAIN'S GDORIOUS FLAG. mmcnumveo o noon-o Icon the sum out Ibo Itemâ€"Ito convention old low It Developed. Many notionsâ€"yet moâ€"ond am proud to be the daughter of Brito’m and a": at the feet of tho matron imotherlond-auoh in Canada. Tho-tron! henruotour “M11131: mdflootohg ancestors brought them over the sea. to face fortune in the unknown Wed. Their strong hands bowed out homo! In the fox-est. and guided the plough over the one-time domain of the rod Indian. Shoulder to shoulder they stood to build up o mum. With m0“! and bayonet they drove bod: invaders who would despoil the broad wroe tho! . had tilled. ‘ What wonder that- Ln this new loud at ancestors' common purpose and common needs brought them so close together that the lines botwoon Colt and Saxon were erased and him three noon merged into a. great notion. Britoin the world over is Britain. Everywhere these three masterful recon have joined in one. The history of Gen-- ede in. in some measure. repented by the successes oi the English. Irish and Scotch. coloniata, who hold British pou- session. in every corner of him world. Thus it happen: that the Union Jack that in today flying :11 round tho world in emblematic at that three Mr. W. H. Holmes. at Truro. Nova! Booth. has written a most interesting history of the Uinian Jack and from it the following interesting facts are gleaned: The foundation of the flag was the nhield device of the Red Cross Knight (red on white ground. heraldioelly de- scribed as an amount, cross gnlex.) In the 13th century England adopted this HER NATIONAL FLAG and the Rand Cm at St. George is known wherever British uhips have sailed or Britiah troops have marched. Tot-day it is the only one of the flags of the United Kingdom that b otill in use, being film at we masthead of [an admiral's ship. St. Andrew is Scotland's patron «int and the banner of Scotland was a. die: zonal cross or saltire of wblte on a blue ground. or in heraldry “Azure. a seltire agent." St. Patrick's banner w e red alb- ‘ire on a. white ground. being out“! the same as St. Andrew": cross. with red instead of white. and white instead of blue. The combination of these three flags forms tho present Union Jack. Under the Red (from flag of Eng-4 [and were taught the battles of Sluysi J une 13. 1340; Cressy. August 26. 1846; Poiotiern. September 19. 1356; Agin- oourt. October 25, 1415; Th Armada. August 8. 1588; La H no. May 19. ;l692; Gibraltar. J My 23. l 04; Blonbs’un. August 13, 1704; muses. May 28. 1706. In 1707 the treaty of union between England and Scotland passed-tho Soot- tish Parliament by a majonty of 110 votes. On January 28. 1708. it passed thus English Earliaxyeintn 9nd by a clause , _ L ___ ‘g AA _ it)" ZE-vtwrâ€"eathi, which 'thus béotma an act in each country, it went. into form on May lat. and England and Scotland entered iptp lggislatuguMgn. and his eoHlor eye was turned up. Michillimaakim and W. (kph Roberta stole a march upon. Lieu. er Hahn who commanded the t at Michillimackinac. and secured hb n!- render without striking mo. blow. JI‘ a month later. on Aguat 16,1812.“ era! Hull surrender Detroit to [sue Brook in exactly the same way. 01-, on Aug. L 1814? the island of 11- maokinao was the wene at operation when LieuL-Col. MnDonall heldfi against Col. Geo. Gr oghan. who trl to re-tmke it with a force of 1.000 Am- erican soldiers. Other famous battle. of thin period were: -1amanoa. J uly 22,1812;Queenston.00t.18. 1812; Cheap- peake and Shannon. J une 1 1818; Stone Creek. June 5.1818; Victtorta. June 2 1818; Beaver Afiama. June 24. 1818; San Sebastian. 81,1818;u1ateau- uay.00tober1;818 0hr hrglslera' Farm. glovember 11 1818; Fort agara. combat 19,1818;0rthex. February 2'. 1814: Tgnlouee 42130.19 38“.: Land}? â€"vâ€"â€" â€"'â€"'â€" Lune. Jul 85. 1814; Bhdensbum. Kn. an 24. 1 14; Quanta Bras. June 10. 815; Waterlom J mo 18, 1815; Nauriao. Ootobar 20. 1827; Acre. November 8, 1840; (km 80 ombor 15. 1842; Moon». Fobruary 17, 843; Dam. Murat 24. 1843; 60010:“. Februa-r 21. 1849; AL ma. ember 20. 1851; laklnva. Q) tuber , 185$; lhqumm. November}. emborl 1:1880 Alomdrln. July 11. Tel 01 Kobir, September 13. MEDICINE PBACTISID BY ANIIALS. low lcuu Cu. Tho-salve. of Itch-cu “I liraâ€"Thou Known!“ of CI" the lot. and lava. m low» animals. with tow excep- tions, practise u vary wollâ€"dovolopod system of material medics. Most of gin beasts can diagnose and prescribe for their ills more aucceeefully than many men holding physh-iens' degrees. The“ animal doctors are. of course, eel!- taucht. end practise entirely without Dogs are the most remarkable doo- tors among domestic animals. This In [probably accounted for by the tecttbst of ell animals the do: is most left to care (or itself. A dog suffering tron lam at appetite or a like ill will refuse hum remedies and run. or it neocl- sary drag itself for miles to (ind e per- iticular herb that is e specific for in complaint. Dogs may often be seen il suburban field- ohewing at a. species 0! wiry cram. known on dog's grass. or ohiendent. This. they know. will cleanse the system and restore typo- tilt. in a my that would bring envy to the heart a! potent medlnine men. Bim- ilarly when other eilmenu etM them their canine natures crave oily or (eb- ty nub-taxman. and they will eat the“ creedily. turning tram the moat tempt- im morsels at my other sort. BRIU'I‘E KNOWLENE OF ANTI’I‘OX- The common amt. when one of n horns is tom alt in battle or otherâ€" wiao seeks out a companion. who bathe: the wounded part. with m oénuna‘tt. . . . morfiooee is noted for its enmity to the den y_oobrn snake. When the mon- goose 18 button by noobra it lung“ unto the nearest thicket or jung 0. him attend swallows an herb. known only to was“, and having thus taken an en- tudote goon bodk to renew the oomhtt. The chimpanzee. (01mm 9. [to a. oertu'n sort at we“ and hue... 'lfixmg them. it makes e poultioemrhioh in over the wound. and. unâ€" on the hurt should be replaced. It nlno serves its patient with a. proper cooling diet, suited to e. convalescent! needn. THE SURGEON SQUIRREL. \ A far more clever tent at surgery is performed by the ordinary red squirrel. W hen the aquirrel'e u tom of! in e trip or its leg quell by a gunshot. the numerim enunnl drag! innit to the. newest safe {)1 r akin Qhus hang far beyond the bong, and 111 time heals over. covering it 517* in sprgny which me very ' idest squirrel understand: from time ho is born. 0!! all aorta of nine and paletable diabâ€" ee 'mt from things left over. on know. 0 use to me. We never 70 any th-ihg left over. Ethelâ€"You II»! M” 19351? doceiVOd HOW SHE MAPPED HIM. USELESS KNOWLENE. V'â€" rfo's to_ flegam. ”I“ ink that (or the timo d, and that tho akiI .0! the broken at“ flesh shr'mikl -.â€"-â€"o’ 1.}; vary at