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99999999999999999999999999 99999999999 99999 99 9999 999 O REXALL This W0rld=Wide War has, created demand for newspapers unprecedent- ed in history. C.P.R. Town Office REXALL Macfariane 8: Co. :0 QOOOOOOOOOOEOQOOOOOOO §z§§zz069030060006 O a”: m." a ' ++++++++++++++++++‘ ETHE FIRST STEP As a rule. writesa corres'oond- ent ,who seems to like this sort of research. “K” is one of the least used letters in the alnhabet but in the present war it has a great vogue. For instance, na- tions are killing one another through the Kaiser who savs he is fighting for Kultur by aid of Krupps and Kluck. But the Koe- nig of Prussia in his ambition ..has come up against the trio of Kings, who with the help of Kitchener’s Khaki and Kilted army, whose Kits and Kn‘apsacks (i “In-Jr "â€"vvv â€"â€"~â€" .._ -,- are au‘gmented by Knittinfiladies, and the Gurkhas’ Knives: 3mm;- ies wfll'Knock the owner of the Kiel Kanal. the Koenigsberg and the Karlaruhe out o! the ring. izz-imsmg mu Interest m we .9 - ~22 .zggie. 'Hu: (‘hrnnii-lv clubbed with The Tut-auto Morning \V'nrld will he m-ximi to subscribers from now to tar» ls! of January. 1916, for $3.50. 'i-ch‘ auivantzigu of this special offer at once- ”8 we are obliged to z'vsr-i've the right to withdraw it wi : hunt notin- as the ramifications nf the war may cause a very rapid im'r'ease in the cost. of White paper which will mean a much higher prim- for your newspaper Tn Them l! February 4, 1915. .‘Ln- tut-t thn: Canada is in a state vt' vau- ulm1g_\\it-h the mother mnm'y :u‘d éheir Allies against itt‘ f'UIHhintl ftn't'vs of Germany Lml Austria and {he further fact im‘. Canadian H'vups are on the irim: line. “ill have the efiect of HWH‘JSiUL‘: mu interest in the E. A. ROWE OYSTERS AND FRUIT IN SEASON ()ften means so much. It has meant success tn thousands of young people who wrote for our Catalogue as the firststep toward agnnd salaried position. Take the step to-day. Ad- dress Central Business College, 395 Yonge St.. Toronto. W'.H. SHAW. SI.’ BSC RIBE NO\\' THE LETTER “K.” For all kinds of Bakery Goods Cooked and Cured Meats. ' (‘ he :1 v Bmk Cough Syrup \\ hire Pine and Tax. Pk :tsunt, m take and very effwctual for recent colds. w Keep Them in the House (701d Tablets 25(:. Grippe Pills Sm. Breaks up a. Cold in 24 hours if .taken in time. For (fhronic and Stub- box-n Coughs. gives in- stunt relief. free from . opiates. 50C a bottle. é E. A. ROWE’S The Rexall Store As a slight remembrance from your schoolmates and friends. we . ask you to accept this nurse. t0â€" gether with our good wishes, which will always be yours.'0ur ' prayer is that God may guard and 'keep you. and that if it be His q will. when the war is over' you { may come back safe to your loved mnes, to spend many years of 'useful service in the Home Land. 3 Signed in behalf of School Sec- tion No. 9, Glenelg: Alex. Bell. éJimmie Atkinson,’ Ernest McGirr. IAnnie Alice, Elizabeth Scott. ‘Tena Newell. **tflffii§ ++++++f+++++++ DARKIES’ CORNERS. A very informal surprise was given the Weir family Saturday evening when a large number of friends and neighbors gathered to bid John good-bye,_who had pre- viously enlisted for the war. Af- ter a short social intercourse. Mr. Neil McCanm-l called the crowd to order and made an ap- propriate spzech. He then eallmi on Mr. Ernest McGirr, who read a Very touching and sympathetic address, while Mr. Jimmy Atkinâ€" son at the proper time presented John with a purse. He having made a very feeling reply; Mr 'i‘om Turnbull. Mr Jim Atkinson. Mr Wm. Jaques and Mr. Joe At- kinson made short but suitable addresses. After many congratu- latory remarks for the courageous step he had taken, and the sing- ing of “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” the crowd disners- ed to their homes, feeling that John had the true Christian spirit. by (self-sacrificel “Greater love hath no man than this that aman lay down his life for his friends.” . The following is the address: 1 To Mr. John Weir. Although we. as a community have many times assembled to bid farewell to one of our number. the occasion which calls us toâ€" gether to-night is, without doubt. fraught with deeper feeling than any we have before experienced for you are the first to go from our midst to fight the battles of the. Empire. It is with mingled feelings of pride and sorrow that we are here to-night to bid you Godspeed as you go forth to serve your King. your Country. yes. and your God; for we as. a people trust that God, who is the God of justice and the foe of tyranny and oppression. is with us in this strife. We are proud ,that you have so freely and will- ineg offered yourself in this time of need. while our hearts are sore that such needs must be. But we know that the need is great. \Ve know that Britain needs every man she is asking for if she is to hold the place she has always held as the chamâ€" pion of liberty the friend of the Oppressed and the chief among the nations. This is not the first “time she has fought the world’s gbattles; she has stood single- thanded against the tyrant, and {called to her sons to rally round ithe Old Flag, and they have ne\'â€" 5 or failed herâ€"nor shall they now. 'Her need has never been great- 01‘ than it is toâ€"day, and she needs our best. she calls for our best. and she is getting themâ€"as good as she ever sent forth. And whether you stand or fall. we know that-you will be able to say, like Nelson. “Thank God.1 have done my duty.” I “IV V Vvvvv- l l Glad to report Mrs. Henry LaWâ€" Irence was *so improved in health |as to be able to be taken out. to ;her daughter’s, Mrs. Thos. M1111- :‘gan’s. Hutton Hill. February certainly came in like a lion. Those who attended {the annual meeting in the Presâ€" ibyterian church, Durham, from ithis burg, thOu-gpt so._g-nyyva_y. -.-. Mr. Neil McCannel attended the banquet in Walkerton on Fhu sclay. in honor of his cousin, Alex. McCannel, who was elected Warden for Brgce cognty. Miss Nina, and Mr. Herb. Noble of Hutton Hill, visited the end of the week at Mi. Johln; McGirr’s, and took in the presentation at Mr. W. Weir’s. Mrs. Buchanan, and Mr. Will, of Williamsford, visited the end of the week with Mr. and Mrs Anâ€" drew Scott. ‘ ~e _ ' ___ Quite a few from No. 9 Went to the station Monday morning to see John Weir off. We wish him success, and s safe return. It is with ‘deep regret we re- port the illness of Mr. Andy Scott but hope he may soon be‘. restored to his usual health. Confectioner and Grocer we soldiers sometimes joyously drive others on to dea‘h, that we urge full- blooded eager young men on to sacri- fice themselves willingly to thisterâ€" rible enemy, against whom even the weak and broken-down old peOple Lflght so bitterlyâ€"is it not revolting? l‘his night is frightfully long. If only sleep might quiet her. But 111.91": 1she lies, with her lids parted. suffer- ing. Every half-hour I bend over her motionless, then I come away to writ-1 a few more lines to you. and ii111‘1 I go to her ug..i11. it strikes four a111‘1 one shivers at. the 11111‘1 ling, ' stii... :5 if Itime as it lurelemingl} grosses 011 1,1 eternity, and at this very 111;:11111-1 1t 10‘ this 0111.1 f‘zissiondtehf 1(‘1'1'1-(1 1‘11211-“1 ’tim‘e 1111111‘ COB: - 115-1110 all 0. 01.1.1131. I But as [111 fold, out 01 A 11110 [11? 11:5 17:15-13 ; to our pain so much the mm Wot-1:1 i139 vdo “e 86‘ k to fl} to a math-.11 -1 11:: I I I I art 1.\'1Ii(':1 “(a twist and 11- 31.,- fe 01 some mison 01' fer-1111;; 5111’. this 11.113111 sheet ilLti‘tl’_‘f,-f (‘1 me, 11 tilelefol‘c I wrote this 30.1:(‘1 to '1'11'. shall never be forgotten by you. Re- member, also, that you have made my life very happy. Except your small childish sickness, or the dread that I might lose you during the time or war, you have given me nothing but the keenest happiness; ,you have shared all my burdens with me, and for this I bless you, my darling ron." Another attack came on, and her groans of pain almost crushed my heart. Oh, this last frightful enemy, death! I remembered the sights of agonized sufferers on the battle-field and in hospitals! When I reflect that Seven 0‘: :lock in the’ morninv‘. Is over. Her last \xorls mm ”I21: well. my dear boy.” Then 311:1 9. her eyes and slept. Sleep muadx darling mother. In grief 1 kiss ya dear handsâ€"Yours in deepest :0 row. FRE ESEUCK 'l‘lLL‘N-LZ- I have this letter still. Fraud faded the pages are now. For Low; five years it has withstood my li‘ pad tears. it was sent “in (Em-p sorrow"; I received it “shouting tutti joy,” for though there was no: 2-. single word of me in it, vet vitae was a plainex proof that UK 'wz'i; i loved me than that he shoufd 1;:‘,. to me at his mother‘s deal 1:111-12 d h pour out his gr ex”? In ans xii ! s a wreath of a hundred white on m , - lias enfoldiug a single liaIf-b11,'.\il 1‘ =1 roseâ€"the scentless white ”flower." 1.)? the departed, and the glowing 01:) - somâ€"that was for him. Three weeks had passed. Pc‘o‘ Conrad Althaus had propos.-.d u»! been rejected by Lilli. But his a-(mr- age remained undaunh-d. and 9.: visited us as before. Expressing my surprise 1t 1.29 It: ty, I said. “It delights me 11:3. are not offended, and it prom-w: i you are not so serious for (3.; -‘ love often turns into rr-sel.t1.r‘...:-l' “You mistake me. dour mann- love Lilli to distraction. S-‘izvi thought it was you whom I cared t then Rosa, but now I am c:-v1:33;' is and a1\\'1i_.§ win rtf-main Liifi." “That sounds very Iike‘qv. ‘.\"te ‘ she will not marry you?" “I am not the first man a stir! ' 5 married to get rid of him. By-wni she will realize how faithful :1 Worthy I am, and that will tO'd-‘J‘al in. You will be my sister-in-law Martha. and I am ure you will 25;...0 for me.” “I certainly approve of you. and that is the way a woman shou1d by won. Our modern ymtnr; mm "! ‘11 -. too much trouble in stz‘ix'z‘ and w?) happiness: the: wig}: to pick it I’D without struggle. as they snatch :1 way-side pcsy.” Tfiling had been back in "(1.2121221 1’0" a fortnight without a sign to me. i know I appeared deprt-sse‘d. and coni'l not blame Aunt Mari? for reproacbi'g me for my low spirits. She blamed my solitary existence. and urged 1‘1‘0‘. me matrimony and devotions. ”Ym have quite forgotten it is Ea’st‘r,” she said. “My dear Aunt, I think- that both marrying and going to confession should be done from the heart. and not for a remedy for depressed spirits.” “Have you tickets to see the foot- washing?" he :aid presently. “Papa brought me ’Mome but 1 do not really care to go.’ "Oh, but you should go. There is; really nothing quite so touching as- this ceremonyâ€"the exemplification of ; Christian meekness. Think of itâ€"the; Emperor and Empress, in stooping to; wash the feet of these poor old folksy show us how small and meaningless; is earthly greatness compared with‘ the majesty of God.” 1 “To symbolize humility by kneelingf one must feel oneself very exalted.§ This ceremony only tells thisâ€"‘As: Jesus is in comparison with the? humble apostles so am I, the Em-3 peror, in comparison with these pan-i pers.’ Does that express meekness?" “What strange ideas you have, Martha. For three years in the coun-' try you have read such wicked books that your ideas have all become warped.”. “Wicked books!” “The other day I innocently men- tioned ‘The Life of Jesus’ by Strauss, which I saw on your table, to the Archbishop» ‘Mercitul heavens,’ he cried, ‘how did you 'get hold of such a vicious work?’ When I told him "that I had seen it_”at the house of a relative, he exclaimed, ‘As she values her soul let her throw the book into the flames! Do.- Marthe. do burn the book!” CHAPTER IV, TEE DURHAM CHRONICLE. l I an... I 0 LL u. 11.- . . , ., I. u .1 Tn; 7“ ”w G 8 7 v v n "I. ‘ .‘u ‘ A 1 ‘ 0 m. u u vn' P : “Why discuss it, dear Aunt? We cannot understand eaclni ther in these matters. Let, me tell you what Ru- dolf did yesterday”; and the conver- sation turned easily on her “favorite subject, where we never differed, for in our judgment Rudolf was surely the most original, dearest. and capable child in the world. “Give me ydur answer. Will you burn the hook?” ' Next day, shortly after ten, dressed in black, we all went to the palace to witness the great ceremony of foot- washing. Our places were reserved among the members of the aristocracy and diplomatic corps. We found our- selves exchanging greeting right and left. The galleries were filled with a mixed. crowd, but we felt quite dis- tinctly superior to them as we wit- nessed this festival which was to stir us with humility. Perhaps the rest were in a more religious mood, but to me the scene was no more than a mere theatre spectacle. There we were, exchang- ing salutations, as if from our boxes we were waiting for the curtain. The long‘ table was set expecting the twelve oid men and twelve old women who were to have their feet washed by their Majesties. Suddenly my eye'fell upon Tilling. He as directly. opposite us among the generai’s‘ staff, but he did not see me, and just then the twenty-four old people had taken their places. They were clad in. old German costume wrinkled. too.‘nless, bent, fitting ad- mirabiy this cerem-my of theh middlaf ages. We. were the anachronism. and our modern make-up did not har- monize with the picture. I was watching the -ace of Tilling, which showed traces of suffering and deep melancholy. HOW I longed to give him a sympathetic touch of the hand. And while the spectators sat breatliiess. awaiting the coming of the seas of the court. he by chance looked 111:: way and recognized me. ';\ial‘th:'t. are you ill?” asked Rosa, '13 ing her hand on my arm. “You 111110 turned pale and red in the same 1110111ent.'ook! Now! Now!” Tim c flit‘i waster of ceremonies gave the signal announcing the approach of tli e 11“ o ri: .11: Irâ€"-certainly the hand- somnst 1 z; 1 .e on the continent. After them stream: 11 141 the archdukes and zirchflvnnsv-s and the ceremony was to begin. 'lhe stewards brought in dishes of food, which the royal pair placed hei'oiethe old people, making it more of a picture than everâ€"the attire. the utensils, and the proces- sional gin i119; it the festal aspect of an old Ronni sauce painting. Scarccly 3.3.‘t31'e the dishes set on the 11hle than they were removed again ---â€"by the "-t'c‘ndukes, who were sup- 13.13,: mi 9.15310 need a lesson in humil- ity. 'l‘ hen the tables were carried out, and the (-1 ‘i1:. ax- scene of the foot- wash- ing began. The washing as well as the eating was mere pantomime. The I3 331pe1or appeared to stroke the feet of each old man with a towel, after 1.113 officiating priest had made a Show 01' p tiring, water over them. Stoop- i133, he glided from the first to the t1. 13113.. The Empress proceeded with the oid “on en in the same way, los- in: 11.1.3.3 01" her accustomed grace th1.3~._3_.3-:1 the. storming attitude. I asking myself what could be 1" state (1.” mind of these old people 1‘s 73' B03”: of VlifW. as they sat ‘13.;31ing company in quaint 3. 1h their Zlajcsties at f: it must hate boo 11 like. a . .. :3lizml' (11.2:1n1.l1nlf-pa1n. half- g‘tr confusing their poor heads so full of 3ihe. stupor of 02d . 3131313315 the 313.333 11355 and solem- ':§: 3};'(3i.‘~.;.’,l‘.f :1 r;3011.:1‘et33 suspa usion of '3:,.2*r:.‘3_3.t to their minds. The th 11g that 3} .3331 was? clearly. no doubt, was the red si'm' purse with thirty pieces (-3 silver which their Majesties hung each neck and the basket of few! tin-5' were 8313.3 rod to take home. '3'71'3 Ceremony 3.11.31. the. greetings, £95.11, and politv interchange of com- piin:e: as; began. hit my only thought ‘ 7) . 1'33» “_‘-.'.'ill we be waiting outside for n2.? 9.: ‘ast \3.3. gm! to the gate, and t.'313r.3 13.3.: 53.1" 0.1 1133:3313) ne nith a bow. Ar: he. thanked me for the wreath I had sent to Berlin. he. took my hand and heiped )l'lfi to my carriage. The 3.3:311‘31 s can-3.0. hard. but with a great 3113.13.11 . I managed to say. “On Sun- (115. between two and three" An- other how :31 rd. \133 were gone. My 211th red 1mm re"ealed my ex- cifid anticipations my most extrava- gant apprxehensicm that the meeting would reveal our mutual devotion. While I was writing ”the bell rang and I recorded myselfâ€"53 palpitating and trembling, for the last line was illeg- i'ble. He came. He was very reserved and cold, begged my pardon for hav- ing written from Berlin, and said he hoped I would forgive his breach of etiquette since he was so unnerved by his sorrow. lie related something of his mother’s life and last days, but not a word of what I was looking for, and I became very strained and cold in my manner. .When he rose to go. I did not detain him or ask him to come againâ€"a wretched half-hour. I rushed to the open red book: “It is all over. I have shamefully de- ceived myself.” I argued that he would never come again. Yet the world held no second man. Rudolf must now be my sole consolationâ€" would he love me some day as this man had loved his mother? Oh, it is a foolish habit this diary-writing. what proof it gives one of human flckleness! A heavenly Easter Monday found “all Vienna" on the usual drive in the Prater. The brilliant, dashing corso contrasted sadly with my de- pressed spirits. Yet I hugged my sorrow, for was not my heart empty two months ago, where now it had at least something to feed upon? A quick glimpse of Tilling down the drive, a bow and salute in passing, which I returned warmly, again mused my anticipations. on page 8. 88H DeSieu 05 a man woo reruseu' to: pay an excess tee He was condemn-E ed to pay the amount in dispute and a heavy fine besides He declared that the authorities would not extract a centime from him and set about hav- ing his revenge. He bought a plot of ground in the French Alps. twentyb seven kilometers from the postomco. and there built a but. in this he in- stalled an old shepherd. in whose name be subscribed to the Petit Journal, to deliver which it was necessary to en- gage a special postman. there being no other habitation within a wide circuit. A1ter a time the authorities prevailed on Nardin to withdraw his shepherd. whereupon they withdrew their claim and paid him a small indemnity.â€"St. Joseph News Press. ' Q1") arnco What an extraordinarily ridicu- lous statement Dr. von Bethmann- Bollweg, the Imperial Chancellor, makes in his sermon to the Ger man Ambassadors and Ministers when he says that “as early as July 24 the chief in command of the‘British fleet had taken secret measures for concentrating the fleet at Portland:” that England was therefore “the first great power to order military measures taken on a large scale.” and that “her outward action tended to humiliate Germany and Austria." The review of the British fleet off Spithead was publicly ordered long before the Austro-Servian i5- Affov f'na un\'€nu' flsn He Beat the Postoffice. The French postutfice once found it- self bested by a man who refused to Woman and Work. Women are today what they ha" been throughout the history of the race -good Wives. good mothers. good pals. good sweethearts. good sisters. Women in industry are no new thing. Women have been in industry since time be- gan, and the women who have gone out to factory. to oifice. to schoolroom, to hospital. to clinic. to platform. are but doing. outside the home, what their mothers and grandmothers did inside the home. To take three-quar- ters oi" woman‘s vocations outside the home and to leave her with manaCIed hands inside the home would he to let her beat her life out against the cave wall of a prison cell in an idleness that would he madnessâ€"From “The Autobiography of a Happy Woman.” Women and Men. Woman began at zero and has through ages slowly unfolded and risen. Each age has protested against growth as unsexing woman. Men might spin and vhurn and knit and sew and cook and rock the cradle for generations and not be women. And woman will not become man by exter- nal occupations. God’s colors do not wash out; sex is dyed in the wool.â€" Henry Ward Beeener. Winning a Bouquet. Ammng nis STONES nr Hamburg in King Edward's days the author of “On the Truck of the Great" notes the rash. ton of "hunvhiug" (presenting bou- quets t0 ladies» on the promenade and tells this story of King Edward and the Roman artist. Cormdi: One morning dear old Corrodi was. carrying around a bouquet of serious proportions of fine tea roses \VhiPD he proposed presenting to an American lady for whom he was eagerly seeking in the large mass of promenaders All at once he unexpectedly came across the prince, aocomnanied by Lady Cork. “Good morning. Professor Corrodi!" exclaimed his royal highness. ”How very kind of you to think of bringing Lady Cork such a beautiful bouquet!" Of course there was nothing left for the genial ltalian to do but to part with his flowers and go and buy some more for the American lady. lnhaling Water. Undoubtedly a number of hathers who are drowned meet their deaths from cramp. Cramp is liable to seize anybody at any moment. and when it comes in deep water few swimmers have suitii-ieut presence of mind to turn on their backs and wait quietly until the attack has departed So they go under. But thew is another danger quite as imminent as oramp. though it is probably less known. This is water inhaling. A swimmer or even a wader is alt'ays liable to'inhale spray through his nostrils. which. passing through the pharynx and behind the epiglottis or windpipe guard. gets into the Windtnipe and causes death. As one would ex- pect. water inhaling is almost wholly confined to the sea and very rarely occurs in ,fresh water Ali the same. it may happen anywhere. Gaudy Birds. For gay coloring the pitta doncinna of Borneo and Sumatra takes the lead among birds. its feathers being every color of the rainbow. The bird ot paradise runs it close and is in addi. tion a dainty dancer. One species 01 this digs a hole a foot in diameter, over which it places crossed sticks (as for a Scottish sword dance) and strews leaves and rubbish over them. thus forming a floor. on which it dances a pas seul. But the jacana and ypecaba. both species of the rail. can go one bet- ter, for besides being splendid little dancers they provide their own music the while. Handwriting. The English are said to produce the best handwriting of all nations; the Americans come next; the French write badly. especially the ladies; the Italians very poorly: the Spaniards scarcely legibly. The two last named nations continue to use many of the contracted letters. abbreviations and ornamental lines and flourishes which were common in most European coun- tries a century ago.-London Mail. It Depends! "How do you pronounce sâ€"toi-n-g-y?” the teacher asked the young gentle- man nearest tbe foot of the class. And the smart boy stood up and said it de- pmx'ded a great deal whether the word applied to a man or a bee.â€"London News uroaoening. Bond hunt you realize that mar- rmgp broadens a man? BéuediPtâ€"Oh. ,ws. : smapuse it can be put that way. but t'finnvusf' is xlw ward I’ve alwaya usml Lumiulil‘lxm'e‘ss. 1.9: U.‘ nut mu: m of our enemies. Hm mug. uever deceive tug-Hono- sag‘e. ' ‘ '44!» ~- 4â€"- THE IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR’S LATEST MYTH. The review of the British fleet off Spithead was publicly ordered long before the Au-stro-Servian is- sue arose. After the review, the Ulsterite threats of civil war in Ireland made it expedient to keep the fleet together {or a time, and it was While the fleet was thus assembled that the Austrian note was sent to Servia. There was no more mystery about the concentration and movements of the British fleet than there was about the location of the Atlantic Ocean. Nor did any German or any Austrian at that time dream that the. pres- ence of the British fleet at Portâ€" land was a humiliation to the Quad Alliance. It took the German Imperial Chancellor five months to invent that particular myth. andwvhile it may he croditanle to his fertility of invention. it reflects no credit upon his statesmanship.â€"New ‘ ()‘H x: \‘ Ol‘ld. Ugly cracks and splits in fur- niture can sometimes be filled with beeswax so that they will "fll‘dly ShO\V. For wiping off a varnished paper use warm water and :mraf- finâ€"half a cupful of paraffin to a pailful of water. “'hon Mather arm chairs look shabby, they should be wiped off with a soft cloth, dipped in olive Oil. To remove old varnish from fumeiitur e., take three tablespoon- fuls of baking soda and put it in a quart. of water and apply it with a roug! cloth. Before Washing any piece < Willow furniture. brush it tho: ougifiy w as to remove (We: particle of dust. Otherwise I amount of washing “1111181 U particle of dug amount of Wa: furniture clean To clean deeply carved furni- ture use a soft. mediumâ€"sized Sponge. Squeeze as dry as nossi- ble out of tepid water and go over the carving. It will take up all the dust. Rub dry with a soft; cloth and you will be. delighted with the result. When a haze, caused by a dampness, appean on mahogany furniture. ub it with 21 SW imn cloth moistened with olive oil. The rubbing must 1:0 imp: 1.111 un- til the surface. is dry. Th‘e care of the piano is not understood. as a rule, and so a valuable instrument often suffers. Always close down the piano at night and in damp weatlu-r. Open it on bright days and. if possible, lot the sun shine on the keys. for the light prevents the ivory from arming yellow. To apply varnis‘i to dining room 0: bedroom chairs that have many rungs, or slvnder back supports that s'platter the varnish, when it is applied with a brush, use a soft. lintless cloth, not too large; Pour the varnish into .a small vessel. adding tur- pentine to make it rather thin. This method is quicker than using a bruch. Said the Kaiser. “Make for Paris, Ere the British can embarass With their Lilliputian guns and marionettcs.” BUTthe Allies balked King Billy In his scheme so wild and silly And forced him to retire with fumes and frets. Said the Kaiser, “Make for Calais, Let there be no shillyâ€"shally, We must occupy the town before the Spring.” BUT the British guns are Waiting In a line undeviating, Just to let the Germans know how thev can sting. “Make for England!” shricks the Kaiser; - BUT the/ghost of Queen Eliza Stands beside him in the night ; with Warning hand, " And our bulwarks on the l ocean, { Watching all this mad com- : motion, Will tranSport the Teutons who may wish to land. “Off to London!” shouts the Kaiser, “With aZeppelin surprise her: sD’rop it neatly on the palace 0f 5 the King.” l BUT our aeronlanes are ready, 3 With an aim both sure and M-.. steady, To bring down_ To -v 7" the Aiene9 Sheathe your ’sword and cry for pity, For each hill and plain and THE CARE OF FURNITURE. Give it up, 0 Royal German! Call a Council and determine forseek the reeking valley of THE KAISER.â€"â€"BL'I‘ the bird of prvy SEV’ER. e of t ho 1'â€" he