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pI sel. "Jes‘ t want and t ington Star bra led: 81 New York T ‘‘Well,‘" said the lawyer for the defense to his client, "I was certainly sunprised . at your conviction.‘* "I wasn‘t; it was all your fault." "All my fault? 1 put up a magnificent tight for you!‘" ‘‘Yes, an‘ you kep‘ yelling at the jury that you demanded justice for me till they went kn‘ give it to me.‘"â€"Hlouston Post. pars «urir Bli "Puw," said little Teddic, r llle poster, ‘"what are slapst ‘"Wel my son,‘ ‘said paw what do you think a slapsti ‘‘Mre. Bounder shows so much address in her gowns." "In what way?" ‘‘She bhad adopted the Directory style, and you know her husband canvasses for one."‘â€" Philadelphia Ledger. ‘‘You say one of the nurses at the hospital bas your heart?" :‘:d g:+$ hu appendix! Sur 6 the doctor your t = gery is making wondertul strides.‘"â€"clouston. golt ? P his 4 cadh Aiedficmmtiliiconss Ascial oc aa s Pe.wny-.\'« much. Why? Iumleyâ€"What‘s a ‘"bunker,‘" do you know? , vepperyâ€"1 suppose it‘s one of those cranks U 1arried her, s. Honk (bri was a Smith ccording to the Point of View "I was always interested in airships and Tiy‘ng machines, so I bought a theatre." "Why did you do that?"‘ "A theatre has wings and flies.‘"â€"Philadâ€" €lolla Inquirer. She Didn‘t Understand Climate Discouragement. ou think there is any reliable foretelling the weather?" "_answered Farmer Cornto«â€" s‘ think of the kind you don‘t !d then prophesy it.‘‘"â€"Washâ€" Dumleyâ€"Say, do 1d it Amer wher‘s ruler," said Teddic, uncon ly rubbing the palm of his hand."â€" uchâ€"The Rev. Mr. Smiley‘s scheme to around the cigare and let the men smoke % services has proved a failure. ikâ€"â€"What was the trouble? uchâ€"His wife bought the cigarsâ€"Cleveâ€" Plain Dealer. our ah ! «Jt "a if 4) righ bere, Abraham W The Lawyer‘s Own «‘mply live on the links>â€"Phbiladelphia Appropriate Proverb Honk ritabl gro hung . you love ly does!" The Practical Fir Good Plan Gone Awry. Next Thing to an Airship B Sister Wo Candelabored Points of re tric light Strides of Surgery. me Not Fair Teddy Knew ad as tha h it Washin râ€"Journal Golf Definition Refuted ly;â€"Nothing of I knew the who Upâ€"toâ€"Date. abr you know anything about hink that will traveling."â€" View Ab h Th H it H e driving ms« who worries answered the mere case of to gain time ading a vaude whitstgâ€"~Ba.lt it 101 con Bo Fault. st ¢t _ say Deaâ€" igon before I have Chicagy ng aving M11 M tt e kind family bro y n m y now â€" rl f l The wild arum described as a murâ€" derer secretes a honey that makes inâ€" sects drunk. Botanists describe it as a wicked plant, declaring that it commits murder in its loveâ€"making. Not content with this demoralization, it develops isonous berries which the birds, hayâ€" Yr?g eaten, die and fall to the earth and decay. It is said that the deuying flesh of the birds forms the best possible fer. tilizer for the growth of the wild arum seed remaining undigestad in the bird‘s Flowers close their petals on dull and jealously guard the polien from The polien grains of _ the pine which are spread by the wind, small balloons attached to them. Foue oo e e ces Flowers entice insects into their service, marry them as it were, and thus propaâ€" gate their species, A flower has a human way of first atâ€" tracting insects. There is secreted someâ€" where in the flower a tiny or large store of honey, as the case may be, to which the midge, the butterfly, the bee, the bluebottle, and other insects are _ atâ€" tracted. Insects bear the pollien powder from one flower to another, the introâ€" duction of the pollen making the ferâ€" tilization of the seeds possible. Some Are Known as Deceivers and Others Are Coy and Shy. Plant and flower life, strange though it seems, have various marriage â€" cusâ€" toms. The wild arum has been deâ€" scribed by botanists as a deceiver and murderer and the tulip as a coy lover Flowers entice insects into their service, marry them as it were, and thus propaâ€" ouge ue Lc o e ol of white sand. Before a bather enteis this pool he passes under a shower both. Near by is another large pool for woâ€" men and children. In short, Sherman Park is thoroughly equipned for the pleasure and uplift of the people in winâ€" ter as well as in summer. This little earthly paradise was forâ€" merly as bleak and unattractive a spot as any that could be found in the ironâ€" bound tenement district of a large city. It has been converted into an ideal reâ€" sort for tired, careworn people at a cost of $150.000. The big bail fieldâ€" in the fall a football gridiormâ€"is floodâ€" ed in winter and in a single night is converted into a skating pond. There are separate playfields, besides, for senâ€" ior and junior boys, and another for women and children. There is an immense swimming pool in the open air; around it is a bordar It also contains a series of buildings of solid construction and classically chaste design. Within these buildings are public assembly halls, small clubâ€" rooms, gymnasiums, _ shower _ baths, restaurant, reading rooms, and everyâ€" thing that the minds of the buildors could devise for physical, mental and social culture. _ Sociologista have proâ€" nounced Sherman Park and its playâ€" grounds system to be "well nigh perâ€" fection, almost utopian." Chicago has taken the lead among Western cities in pushing the playâ€" grounds propaganda; in fact, it is doubtâ€" ful if any Eastern city equals Chicago in this respect, says the Kansas City Journal. _ Sherman Patk playground is considered a model, the highest and latest development in the world of the Â¥ublic recreation place for the people. t combines the scenic beauty of a minâ€" lature park with fields large and small for gymnastic and athletic purposes. are engaged in a strenuous rivalry in developing the idea of playgrounds for children and recreation centres for the pleasure and instruction of the masses of the people. The public school â€"chilâ€" dren are being enrolled in â€" athletic leagues and the general public are conâ€" tributing generously toward the equipâ€" ment of school playgrounds and public parks, with gymnasium apparatus and paraphernalia for games and outdoor sports of all kinds. Chicago in MARRIAGE AMONG FLOWERS bis. fat. If they had milked as well as the cows at Eden Bank, B. C., they would have given an additional weight of acâ€" tually sixteen thousand pounds of milk and over seven hundred pounds of butâ€" ter fat during the one month! Are there not some more places where there are still some poor cows left? The poor cows are quickest detected by sysâ€" tematic weighing and testing. 3 ss of good cash pr Onurfo pfimnm C Eden Bank, B. C., Association for May had the record for 241 cows of an averâ€" age production of 917 lbe. milk, 3.7 test, 34.1 lbe. fat. In each of the twenty herds some individcal cows gave over 1,000 lbs. milk, while the three best sinâ€" gle yields were 1,630 lbs., testing 3.2, 1,750 lbs. testing 3.5, and 1,780 lbs. milk in the 30 days. The best herd average was from a lot of 20 cows yielding 1,284 lbe. milk, 3.4 test, 44 lbs. fat. Such aniâ€" mals must be a pleasure to handle, & source of pride and satisfaction, as well as of good cash profit. I Ottawa, June 26, Dominion Department of Agriculâ€" ture Branch of the Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner. COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS. MODEL PLAYGROUNDS. ming n 2 0 in the Lead, With One Park That is Almost Utopian. critics along the Atlantic coast aged in a strenuous rivalry in another ut Nt m ie vemec snn days rain, tree, have sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable éumpolmd to restore their health. Lhe reason why Lydia E. Pinkâ€" ham‘s Vegetable Compound is so successful is because it contains inâ€" gredients which act directly upon the feminine organism, restoring it to a healthy normal condition. Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound is made from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is wholeâ€" some and harmless. one you meet has either been beueâ€" fited by it, or has friends who have. In the Pinkham TLaboratory at Lynn,Mass.,a.nywomananydaymz:ff sce the files containing over one milâ€" lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, and here are the letters in which they openly state over their own signaâ€" tures that the{rwere cured by Lydia E. Pinkham‘s efi)table Compound. Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound has saved many women from surgical operations. . in every community you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vegâ€" etable Compound. Almost every ./ P Cw LYDIA E. PINKHAM No other medicine has been so successful in relieving the suffering of women or received so many genâ€" uine testimonials as has Lydia E. Pi‘nklmm’s Vegetable Compound. FACTS FOR SICK HONEK The Japanese are not as mixed a race as the modern ‘‘Britons,"" but they have a very complex origin. It is certainly not correct to regard them as originally Chinamen, for, while they do possess Chinese biood, there is certainly a Korean strain in them, as well as one derived from the Malayans and anâ€" other from the Ainos or aboriginal inhabitâ€" ants of the islandsâ€"the ‘"savages‘" of Japâ€" anese historians. There has conseq@ently been none of that disastrous ‘‘inbreeding‘‘ which is fatal to animais, nations or arisâ€" trocracies; and latterly there is evidence that the Jap is growing taller. London Chronicle. Menelik has presumably been encourâ€" aged to take the step he has taken by the recent settlement of the internaâ€" tional rivalries concerning his empire and the solemn undertaking given by Great Britain, Italy and France to reâ€" spect the territorial integrity of Abysâ€" sinia. Of the three native States in Africa which are independent, Moroceo, Nadai ani Abyssinia, the last named is the most powerful. Its people are Chrisâ€" tians, even if rudimentary in their beâ€" liefs, and it should be a matter for satis faction as well as of interest to the nu-l‘ tions of Europe to see it develop in the paths of civilization and peace.anll‘ Mall Gazette. c Sheâ€"Did they catch you. Heâ€"I did my share. Sheâ€"Did you make the enemy run? Heâ€"You‘re right. I did. ET io adi Nee oo t s oi o N d EsY a lad now about twelve years old. His father is Ras Michael, a powerful Prince and the Governor of the Provinces of Wollo, Borons and Aussa. Youths maâ€" ture early in Abyssinia, and Lig (more properly Lij, a title equivalent to esâ€" quire) Yasu has apparently shown such qualities as justify his selection as the future ruler of the turbulent Abyssinâ€" Ians i da "GoneiP usiciioettsnsier lt sÂ¥ s0 9ns tics ies id d i 4 he has been a ruler of Abyssin:a nineâ€" teen years; he has greatly consoi.oated his power, and doubtless fels that the time had come when the unceciiunsy :s to his successor should be yut at test. His only son has been dead several g:n, his nephew and supposed Leir, (Prince) Makonnen, who reprosentâ€" ed the Emperor at the coronation of Edward VII., died in 1905. Men«lik bas now chosen as his succe'uo;_m.iun.;é grandson, Lig Eyassu or Yasu (that is, Jesus), the son of kis younger daughter, ue y k V J l L1 us Be that as it may, it is of much imâ€" portance to the European nowers wlrse territories surround Abyssinia trat a stable Government should oe establisn»d in that empire, and to no power more so than to Great Britain, though he> interâ€" ests in the Sudan. Menelik is now 64; Negus Negusti has been followed by a period of civil war and anarchy in Abys. sinia, and since 1841 no sovereign of the old royal line has oceupied _ the throne. Theodore, John and Menelik himself all won the throne by _ the sword. Unlike Theodore and John, Men. elik, however, is of royal lineage. His ancestors have been Kings of Shoa since that country was reconquered fron the Moslems at the close of the sevent â€"enth century; moreover, he claims kinship with the cid Emperor, traditionally deâ€" scended from the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. of interest not only from the pt-rs:mfi point of view, but also from the political standpoint. Youth Named to Sit on Thronc of the ‘"King of Kings." The news from Addis Abeba that Menâ€" elik has nominated an heir to the throne of "the King of l\'ing; of Ethiopia, Conâ€" quering Lion of the ‘ribe of Judah," is Complex Origin of the Japs INNOCENCE, Did you do much fighting during the or many long years the death of the MENELIK‘S HEIR. Lora Randolph at the Bank Coor. Sir Edward Hamilton, who â€" retired from the Treasury on Saturday, spesk ing of the Chancellors of the Exchequer under whom hbe has served, said that Lord Randoliph Churchill _ "was often very nervous while at his treasury work â€"felt himself, I think, a little out of his depth. I remember his standing in front of the Bank of England‘s door and saying to me, ‘I‘m too nervous to go in.‘ It took me quite a quarter of an hour to get him in. He was going to see the directors, and I think he was afraid of saying something which would reveal his ignorance."â€"London Chronicte "A bottle of MINARD‘S LINIMENT cured me of a very severe sprain of my leg, caused by a fall while building a bridge at Doherty Creek, Cumberland Henry Elliott, Esq., of Sherbrooke, N. S., Inspector and Superintendent of Bridge Construction for Nova Scotia, says : "Well, then," says Mr. Blinkey, "I guess I‘ll smoke my pipe," and he does this right cheerfully. But he‘s always hoping. He never does, he finds everything going along there placidly; there hasn‘t been any fortune sent in or brought in by Uncle Sam, and he knows they‘d speak of it if there had been; but someâ€" times he says to Mrs. Blinkey jokingly: It‘s just the same when he goes home at night. He‘s been away all day, time enough for forty things to happen, for forty fortunes to come in, and he knows there hasn‘t any come, and still it is not an absolutely impossible thing, and so he‘s always kind 0‘ hoping that he‘ll hear some good news when he goes home. Like many another mzn, Mr. Blinkey is always hoping that something will turn up. He‘s an intelligent man and he knows perfectly well that there isn‘t _one chance in seven hundred and eightâ€" een thousand million billion that he‘l] ever get a dollar that he doesn‘t work for and earn; and still he‘s always hopâ€" ing and thinking that something might happen. And so when he gets to the office in the morning, he looks in the letter box there; not really with the expectation â€" of finding a forvune, but nevertheless thinking that there might be something; not disappointed if there isn‘t, but wish: | ing that he might find there a cheque for a million dollars from somebody or somewhere, or notice of some fortune that had been left to him that he was now to come and claim. Mr. Blinkey Not Worrying Over It, Not Least Bit, but All Ready for It. For sixteen years the name "Salada" has stood for the maximum of quality, purity and flavor in blended Ceylon Teas, so that the only thing you need to look out for is the "Salada" labe! on every packag: of tea you buy. "Now, Johnny," saiidfliAJlgde;;t;;x,' guess I‘ll take the hatchet." "I suppose you will, Johnny," said Anderson, giving up his weapon. As Anderson was being marched off in order to join the captors‘ company he noticed that they had completely lost their way in the fog. "Look here, Johnuies," he remarked, coolly. "I was over this ground this very morning; I know where we are and where you men are. I‘ll show you. Come on!" and he led off. The Confederates followed, and in less than two minutes Anderson had led them into the hands of the Federals. They saw the joke, but did not enjoy it. Private Anderson was a tall Yankee recruit. On one occasion he was taken prisoner in a thick fog. It was his habit to carry a small hatchet in his belt, and one of the first things his captors said to him was: "Well, Yank, I reckon we‘ll take that hatchet." Tit for Tat. It is satisfying to the soul occasionâ€" ally to return a favor in the same coin. In the following incident, told by Mr. Putnam in his "History of the Twentyâ€" fifth Massachusetts Regiment," such an exchange took place, the Yankee‘s "guessing" getting the better of the southerner‘s "reckoning." mursca) 1 1 8 There is in the northern part of Madaâ€" gascar the most remarkable natural forâ€" tress in the world. It is occupied by a wild tribe who call themselves the Peoâ€" ple of the Rocks. The fortress is a preâ€" cipitous rock, 1,000 feet high and eight square miles in area. !ts sides are so steep that it cannot be climbed without artificial means. Within it is hollow and the only entrance is by a subterâ€" ranean passage. Minard‘s Liniment Cures Colds, etc. WAITING FOR A FORTUNE 1 you suffer from bleeding, itching, slind or protruding Piles, send me your address, and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and wili also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. _ Immediate relief and perâ€" manent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write toâ€" day to Mrs. M,. Summers, Box P. 8, \\'iu«,lsor, Ont. PIL If Remarkable Natural Fortress. â€"S CURED AT HO 1t BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Peay A ‘normous dog came in one day, And he and I commenced to play; And we had fun, and nice fun, too, Long as he ‘haved as a dog should do, But when he got so awful rough I hollered that I‘d had enough, M iepldineAcaceniints atifind Arocikai ied lc But ‘stead of stopping as he should, As anybody‘s think he would, He knocked me down and tried to s If he could sit on all of me. t Qur Knowledge oi it the Key in Asâ€" tronomical Study. In an article or "The Nature of an Astronomer‘s Woerzk," in the North American Review, William W, Campbelt, Director of Lick Observatory, says: Minard‘s Liniment Cures Garget in Cows. Breaking It Gently. "I understand, sir, that you are the possessor of a swollen fortune." "Well," gruffly answered the beautiful girl‘s father, "what is that to you?t" "I merely thought that 1 would give you due notice of my intention to help take the swelling out of it. Myrtle and I are going to be married."â€"Chicago Reâ€" cordâ€"Herald. â€"From "Our Baby Bdoi;';_by Fanny Y + nOrksne ds 1i 3. 5.c HOY&. You can painlessly remove an corn, either hard, soft or bleeding, b{yul.pply{ng Putnam‘s Corn Extractor. It never ms, leaves no scar, contains no acids ; is harmless because compo.e‘ only o’!‘_ healing gums and baims. Fifty years in Wtnamcte 1 Corn‘Extrantne C4V NE PY applying Putnam‘s | Corn Extractor. It nwer{mml,’i':;veonoscu contains no acids ; is harmless because compooe‘ only of healing gums and baims. Fifty years in | use. Cure guaranteed. old by all xmggbfi | 25¢. bottles." Refuse supstitutes., PUTNAM‘S PAINLESS CORN EXTRACTOR CORNS curED Notice has recently been given by the Suez Canal Commissioners that vessels drawing 28 feet of water are now perâ€" mitted to pass through the canal. Hitherâ€" to tue limited draught has been 27 feet; the minimum depth in the canal is now between 30 and 31 feet, as comâ€" pared with 26 feet 3 inches, when the canal was first opened. The canal has been successively deepened from 1884 to the present time. in 1898 it was '.’8' feet and in 1902 29 feet 6 inches; work | is now in progress to obtain a nfrimum | depth throughout of 34 feet 6 inches, | but it is not expected that this depth | will be realized before the end of 1912. The progress may be summed up as follows: Prior to 1884 the maximum draught for ships permitted in the canal was 24 feet G inches; in 1901, 25 feet 7 inches; in 1906, 27 feet; it is now 28 feet, and probably next year the limit will be increased to 30 feet. Dr. Jackson, former Health Officer of New York City, says in his report to Governor Hughes, that house flies are the cause of five thousand deaths anâ€" nually in that city from typhoid fever and other intestinal diseases. Wilson‘s Fly Pads kill all the fliee and the disâ€" ease germs too. IMPORTANCE OF THE SuUN The Festspiel management tries to stop the traffic, but although stricter control over the sale of tickets is exerâ€" cised this year than before, it has availâ€" ed little. ‘The tickets are bought up by private persons acting for dealers, and so it comes about that the German paâ€" pers ju-t now are full of advertisements offering seats at Bayreuth, while offiâ€" ciallly they are announced to be unobâ€" tainable. At first I didn‘t dare to think That I was still alive, And then into my pillow I made a happy dive. And now I never seem to care, When I go to the Zoo, To see the Polar boars at allâ€" Does that seem strange to you* is on record that a $5 seat fal" performance will some $50 or more. I grabbed at things as on we fled In hopes of getting stoppedâ€" But everyching I touched at all Fell over on my head. At last, when I was almost dend, He stopped and with a shake He threw me down upon the ground, And then I was awake. august 20th, are sold out. Professional ticket dealers watch for this announcement _ to start on their campaign. It ; «~ American public that they look for custom, and is I dreamed I went into the Zoo, And stole a Polar bear; But 1 couldn‘t do a thing with him, Or hide him anywhere. So I sneaked him softly to my home, And then, before I know, He grabbed me tight around the neck, $ CV P PA tloeâ€" oo Phccdutss + Once again theatre ticket speculators are driving hard bargains in Bayreuth festival tickets, At Bayreuth itself huge bills are posted announcing that all the twenty performances, from July 22nd to August 20th, are sold out. Bigger Ships in Suer Canal. But PRICES UP AT BAYREUTH. Impoliteness. A Dream seat for a "Parsiâ€" sometimes sell for IN 24 HOuR any corn, eYLhe.r Maud Weatherly ‘ The Invaluable Cuckoo. The fact that there is a national danâ€" ger in the disappearance of the birds is coming to be more and more widely recognized. A writer in Suburban Life tells of the work of the cuckoo as an insectâ€"destroyer. "To watch either the blackâ€"billed or the yellowâ€"billed ecuckoo flourish his long bill dexterously among the fruit trees or bushes affords much pleasure, as we know that he is doing his best to store away all the insects he can find, either in his own little stom. ach or those of his fledglings. Twelve or more caterpillarsâ€"big, fat onesâ€" seem only a light lunch for him, and, when at last his appetite is appeased, he will kill the destructive insects, apâ€" parently for the fun of it, killing, tastâ€" ing and indifferently throwing _ them away without turning on his perch." Billy Martin, aged 4, came to his moâ€" ther _ and in great esctasy exclaimed: "Oh, mother! Louise and Carberry found such a nive dead cat, and they are going to have a funeral, and can I got" Permission was given, and when Billy returned he was questioned as to the outcome of the funeral, "They did not have it at all." "And why noet?" "Mother, was the answer, "the cat was too dead."â€"Success Magazine. _ °8. YÂ¥ou see, I was afraid I wouldn‘t find anybody but bright and cultured people here."-»l’lliludelphil. Press, Minard‘s Lininunt‘ C;ru Brown "Hello, old man," exclaimed Bull, at the Literary Club reception. "I tell you its‘ a delightful surprise to see you here." _ them Take no substitutes for Wilson‘s Fly Pads. No other fly killer compares with Shie.w Prisonerâ€"I‘m the b saloon across the way Weekly. Judgeâ€"Have you been arrested beâ€" fore? Prisonerâ€"8Bo, Sir. Judgeâ€"Have you been in this court before? Prisonerâ€"No, sir. Judgeâ€"Are you certain? Prisonerâ€"I ‘am, sir. Judgeâ€"Your face looks decidedly ;amiliar Where have I seen it beâ€" ore? Your druggist, grocer, or general store~ keeper will supply you with Wilson‘s Fly Pads, and you cannot afford to be without them. Avoid unsatisfactory subâ€" stitutes. A Woman‘s Revenge. One of our young society womem has a very goodlooking husband, of whom she is most proud. Having noticed that this gentleman was paying marked atâ€" tention to a lady in her own set, she kept a careful watch, and was fortunate enough to discover among her husband‘s papers a quantity of letters written by the said lady. She then reflected as to what course she #hould pursue. _ She thought long, and at last hit upon & strange plan. From among the beforeâ€" mentioned correspondence the lady, acâ€" cording to "Aphrodite" in the Gentle woman, selected four letters, pasted them on the back of her fan, and then accompanied her husband to a dinner, where she knew she would meet her riâ€" val. It was not long before the fan atâ€" tracted the attention of the guests, who ‘ aaked to be allowed to look at it. The fan then passed from hand to hand, and when it reached the rival she turned crimson, and under the pretext of a sudden indisposition withtrre\v hastily. ALWAYS, _ EVERYWHERE IN CANADA, HON. WM. GIBSON, President A Trust Company Doing a «.. oi Hamilton Building, MERCANTILE TRUST Co. So Yes. You see, I The Funeral Cam» Too Lac. EDDY‘S _MATCHES good of you to the big black plug chewing tobacco. A tremendous favorite everywhere, because of its richness and pleasing flavor. Get acquainted with Black Watch Fatal Questioning Receiver, A Relief. the bartender in the OF CANADA, AUTMORIZED To actr “M'mwm Liquidator, Transfer Agents, Registrar of Share« say so," replied , Sir.â€"Harper‘s Diphtheria. Strictly Trust and Au:cv Business Sheâ€"Will you take part in ricals? Heâ€"Really, I should like shall I taket Nine men out of ten who come up and shake you by the hand either want to borrow money or hand you a piece of advice. If the average man could be again and had his way about would select a different set of tives. + Pointed Paragraphs. (Chicago News.) If it wasn‘t for Sunday school picâ€" nies, ants and bugs wouldn‘t have much fun. * There are always a lot of people trying to dodge the man who thinks he can tell a funny story. When three or four women get toâ€" gether the silence becomes so thick that it can not be heard. "I want you," said the publisner, "to write a novel to be called "The Lilics.‘" "But," inquired the author, "whereâ€" fore 1" "I have just bought at auction a job lot of paper lilies which can be used for window displays all over the broad land."â€"Kansas City Journal. hundred sheets of sticky paper Ten cents‘ worth of Wilson Fly Pads will kill more house flies than three L .CB Ei & C uL ‘"What do you mean I;}-'lx;z})k.ili‘ my pipe, young man?" queried the stern father of a precocious 5â€"yearâ€"old. *"Mamma said if I teased again she‘d make me smoke exclaimed the little fellow, teased her again." She "Oh, mamma, how grand and beauâ€" tiful Heaven is! And, just think, we can only see the wrong side of it!"* Little 6â€"yearâ€"old Lulu was looking at the numerous stars one night. Afâ€" ter a time she exclaimed : Little Margie‘s father had a bald spot. While kissing him at bedtime one evening she said: ‘"Stoop down papa; I want to kiss you on the head where the lining shows." _ Minard‘s Liniment Cures Distemper. Wilson‘s Fly Pads kill them all S. C. MACDONALD, Manager When they at last rose from the table and went to their rooms, Lord lanwilâ€" liam flung open his window and saw the haymakers coming into the field. "1 wonder," he Lhought, "what hour they begin work," an on consulting his watch he found it was 8.30. The hayâ€" makers were returning to work from their breakfast.â€"Titâ€"Bits. In Sir Algernon West‘s early day» soâ€" d&yomdnedhhandlow.udm late Lord Clanwilliam once told him of one occasion when he dined at a friend‘ villa near Putney and the meal &4 not begin until 8 o‘clock. 12244 l 4 Pcchunccr dittvir e se it 41 is fastened a short line made of sinews and baited with a kind of snail; the fish, swallowing the bait and line, swallo ws also the hooh which is so acted upon by the tension of the line as to expand its two prongs and fasten them firmly in the ttroat.. The victim struggles and whirls about the line, thus attracting its family and neighbors to swallow the same snare.â€" London Standard. for nnrhen icity and success. The fisherman grasps a small line weighted at the other end with a small stone, and at regular distances along the line he attaches a number of . hooks made of animails‘ bones in the form of a narrow V, while to the angle of each V Natives of Nigeria are . remarkaixy slilful anglers, and their manner ol catching fish nc?nmend. itself | alike Out of the Mouths of Babes. Tickets.â€"Philadelphia Inquirer ISSUE NG. 31. 1908 NIGERIA FISHING TACKLE. The Part He Took Literature to Order Dining Late and Loeng. take part in our theatâ€" could be born , "and I the cat for it," it, bair «ther His 1 ha\ don mos H d Dav vh