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RIGHT. DURHAM CHRONICLE. “Hereditary. The parents of all mankind did the same thing if you will remember the circumstances of the garden.” Evidence of Heredity. “They have actually eaten them- selves out of house and home.” The ‘roof ridge of a Chinese house is usually decorated with an elabor- Iate plaster ornament in the form of a design embodying the character “iu,” signifying happiness. To pre- vent the ornament being damaged by crows the owner of the house sticks large numbers of ordinary sewing nee- dles point outward into the soft plas- ter.â€"-London Standard. “Is that 30?” said' the other. “I was under the impression that she climbed out.” “Yes,” went on the first woman with a haughty sneerâ€"“yes, she drop- peiouti some fime _a_go_."’ “Yes, so I understand,” said other woman. “Mrs. Dash is no longer in our set, " a woman once said at an afternoon tea. No sooner had they started than the steer bolted into a wild runaway, the farmer holding on to the yoke with both hands and keeping the pace for dear life. Over plowed fields they flew, and as he was about to drOp for lack of wind they brought up against the fence with a mighty thump. As the son hurried to the scene the anting father managed to gasp, “On- fiitch the steer, bub; I’ll stand I” A farmer owned a young: steer which he wanted to break in to the plow, and, having no other animal to har- ness with it, he decided to get into the yoke himself. giving the reins to his son. Enormous vessels are the modern submarines. In addition to their in- valuable torpedo tubes, they carry small quick-firing guns for use on the surface. In many cases these craft displace from 800 to 1,000 tons. and are well over 100 feet in length. At moderate speed they could steam across the Atlantic on the surface; if it Were necessary. France owns 61 submarines. and has 25 building; Germany possesses 14; Russia, 30; the United States, 18; and Japan, 9; whilst each of these nations contemplates many more. Fifteen years ago practical subma- rine vessels had no existence outside the pages of Jules Verne and similar highly imaginative authors of fiction. That these authors were correct in their theories is proved by the fact that to-day there are in the British navy no fewer than 65 oi these suh- mersible vessels, with a further 15 being built. ""J When the Antilles came into the possession of the French in the mid- dle of the seventeenth century, to- bacco was extensively cultivated in them, and Du Tertre, in his account of these ' lands describes four kinds of the acco plantâ€"1. The large green tobacco, or petum, with leaves two feet in length and one broad. 2. Tongue tobacco, with tongue-shaped leaves. 3. Amazon tobacco, brought from the borders of the Amazon River, the leaves of which are very long and rounded at the end. 4. Varinas to- bacco (Tabac de Verine, Petum Mus- que), brought from the Province of Varinas and the banks of the Assura. Judging from incidents reproduced by the cinematograpl‘i, the cigarette still plays an important part in fiir- tations in Southern America, and it is all done so gracefully that one cannot say that the beautiful lips are profaned. With the picture theatre one .travels easily__nowadays. Roof Ornaments In China. “Nevertheless, even in this I have seen a lady show“ her prettiness and refinement barely touching the straw with her lips. as. it were kissing it gently and taking it away. When a gentleman asks a lady for a light. she always removes the cigar from her lips.” pocket 3 silver case, with a 1011: stiing of cotton, steel and flint and one of the offices of galiaiiiiv is to strike a light; by doing it well he may kindleb a flame 111 a lady 8 heart; at all events, to do it bunglingly would be ill bred. I \Vill not express my sentiments on smoking as a 0115,- tom for the sex. I have recollections of beautequs lips profaned. Not actually pertaining to the plant itself, but yet of some interest in View of the growing habit among English women of smoking, is the following.)r extract from an iarly Victorian “Incidents of Travel in Central Amer- ica”: “I am sorry to say that gen- erally, the ladies, of Central America not excepting Guatemala, minkeâ€"~- married ladies, puma, or all tobacco; and unmarrried, Cigars, or tobacco wrapped in paper or straw. “Every gentleman carries in his. } He describes, moreover, a fork- g shape tube, one end of which the [n- dians introduce into their nostrils, while they held the other over tobacco leaves spread upon burning coal. They called this tube tobacco. The leaves in a green state of the coleoba plant, he adds, were extensively used as a vulnerarium by the Indians. The prevalence of the custom of smoking among the inhabitants of the West India Islands at this period of their discovery is attested by the accounts of all the early navigators and ex- plorers; and the excelence of the tobacco grown in some of them. par- ticularly Cuba and Trinidad, is the subject of remark. ern world contain frequent allusions to the tobacco plant and to the prac- tice of smokingr prevalent among the natives. The first regular description of the tobacco plant was given by the hermit friar Romano Pane, whom Col- umbus left behind after his second voyage to convert the Indians to Christianity. He calls it a Herba ine- brians. and says it was called cohoba, cohobba. and gioia. Christopher Columbus First Discover- ed Smoking Amongst West Indians. The narratives compo’sed by the ear- ly travelers and solourners in the newly-chscovered regions m“ the West- ern world Contain frequent ahnm’nna Submarines In Practice Taking Her Down. Willing to Stand TALES OF TOBACJ‘ I As We write, our Smithy, A. Mc-f' Blyth’s young people spent a. Cabe is not gpge. tg‘flagtend to his pleasant time at the home of Mr. duties in the' shop through sick- Jemes McLaughlin on Monday ness. We hope he will soon be mght. g s well. again, as w ecan’t get along well without a blacksmith in our 3- Webb” Started to work for village. Norfnan Kerr on Monday of this 'muvulg away very gently, WhiCh i8 _ the best Way for it to go, to save . a flood. We are looking for sugar-: Wm making weather soon. We were at horse it before this Last year. L 1300C! Well, it begins to look a little like spring in the middle of the day, but the nights remind one of the middle of Winter. The snow. is moving 31%}? very gently, Which is? Mrs. Robt. Dickson and daughter from Gleneden, visited the farmer’s sisiter, Mrs. D. Allen, for a few days lately. The farmers around here W011“: Have Arrive( busy on Saturday and Monday last; unloading a Car of feed corn{ _ M ““"~- » which Was purchased by the: Our SCOC)‘ "f New Spring Good Grange. They have done con-.9has Etrl‘iVed and are now on on siderable business the last fewEShelves for your inspection, ()u; months, having handled in sait,‘.St-()ck comprises feed, seed corn and grass seed aâ€"’ . - . A bout $114,000 worth, and that is not ; Men s Tailored Suits, exwa well made. all that We are doing, so let everygmm’s p “‘5 all sizes. :farmer that is near enough comte;Ladies’Suits,Skirts, and Ladies’ Wear out and join us, (and help in your 1 Our . h . own, the farmers’ interests. Our; d p “at” are t 3 Iowa“ m town, next meeting is on Friday, April 5. an we 88“ you to call and be convin- teed. Let everybody be on hand, as there is business of importance for F Butter and 388's- VVOOI. Hides, Live that night. \ [Poultry, and all kind MI. Arthur Seu e11 who ‘has been Viuting‘ his fathel- in-Iaw, Mr. John McCalmon and other {fiends a- round Varnex fox 3 Week uhile reuniting up after a V'exy se\ eh? I "At 10k of typhoid fever returned to 'his home in Stratford on Saturdavl Mr. James La'Wrence and family Visited the former’s sister, Mrs. Palmer Patterson, of our burg, one day East week. last. Miss Lela Edge from visited at the "home nf‘ also short addresses .by D. MCI]- vride and J. 'W’ilton. Thomas Mc- N i-ece filled the (chair very accept- ably The open Grange meeting on Fri- day night last, was not a from being present by the sale atf James Moore’s, but those that were? present enjoyed themselves \vellfl‘ as thev Weretreated to a good I program. considering the cost. 1 The p1ogram consisted of the fol-l lowing; Four choruses by thefi Glee Club; solo by Florence Kern; O i as :1 great many were detained} recitations by Rev. Mr. Hampson} and Winnie Blyth, all three of the: Glee Club. Three recitations by; Miss Halliday and two by Robert} Webber. Several selections on the[ l l mouth organ by Alfred Vollctt also Short ndrlrpcmnc I“, 'n In“ rie for l Our much esteemedteacher, Miss lPetty. was compelled to give up ‘her school work for a few days last week through sickness, but we are pleased to say she is on duty again, and with the little folks nearly all over the measles, she hasl a much larger attendance. The Inspector Campbell paid ourl school his semi-annual visit lately! and gave Miss Petty :great credit in his report for that Way she con ducts her Work. at the home «of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilkinson, on the 17th of March. Sureal he “ill be 3 Pat. Mother and child ale doing well. visited his half- brother. Mr. James Wiltan. last week We understand it is about 14 years since they saw each othe1 '{He’s a genial, iollv f'eilo-W. We are pleased to see Miss Carrie Wilton around our hamlet again. after spending most of the Winter with her aunt in Proton. Mr. Alfiel-d. from Yankeeland. i one of T, Russell’s farms. We arei since inform-ed that [he ahad done; better than that. He ‘has bought it, and is “new lookingO‘. for housekeeper. a Edge from Edge Hill the'home of. :Mr. D. Mc- day or two late-13'. esteemedteacher, Miss zompelled to give up Work for a few days rough sickness, but We We invite the Ladies of Durham and surrounding cOuntry to call and see our display of New Spring Milliuery, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26th and 27th. VARNEY .’s farms. D. McIl- he; Our Stock of New Spring Goods . , . n_ghas arrived and are now on our ,Wgshelves for your inspection. Our 1t,§ stock campuses a“flflcen’s Tailored Suits, extra. well made. 3: Men’s Pants all sizes. legLadies’ Suits, Skirts, and Ladies’ Wear 11"; Our prioesvare the lowest in town, :and we ask you to call and be convin- 1 good horse. Be sure and give us a call. save money by dealing here New Spring Goods Have Arrived . Caldwell bought a on fair day. Bill likes ‘v .uarch ~’\ A 8th, 1912. ,. You will fine