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.Cn C"uly w Lrownmed look in ‘his eyes. "Nâ€"no," he sa‘d. "you bet I don‘t." "Then that‘s all there is to it: you keep Los: Man, that‘s what you do." _ Billy considered. "I ain‘t sayin‘ jest what 1‘!l do," he spoke finally. "I gotâ€" ta ask another person‘s advice on this thing. But if I do take it you, Jim, an‘ you, Maurice, are goin‘ to be my partâ€" mers in Lost Man same‘s you are in bay Thomas. Hore, Maurice, you take Whomas to our skaible ant utd go20 0s Bi trow! haal j3 3 "_, «C you rich."| thre Hilly shook his head. "I‘m as rich)| chid «s I ever want‘a be right now, Jim." | valle "Lack here, Bill,* eried . Maurice.| Bi ‘You don‘t want‘a hurt Teacher Stanâ€"! girl hope‘s feelin‘s, do you ?" and Bullv glanced at him quickly, a) stooc troubled look in ‘his eyes. "Nâ€"no," he| what sa‘d. "you bet I don‘t." the 5 "Then that‘s all there is to it; you) thoug keep Los: Man, that‘s what you d::." hand Billy considered. "I ain‘t sayin‘ jest g:d.’ what 1‘!l do," he spoke finally. "I gotâ€" t A ask another person‘s advice on this, glumyp hing. But if I do take it you, Jim, an‘| a cloa ‘ou, Maurice, are goin‘ to be my partâ€"] to he ars im Enew MsIL clc, @S$ they‘ve Rilly C COomUtet Ee the swamp to me," sa He got up from the 1 his shoulders. "Well," was mighty good of 1 wantin‘ that awamp," "But,. Hill." â€" mpdust break Peaiices P11 log, while he cmitte have done 2 scal credit. "Three che velied. . "He discov Swamo oil feld. Tr ain‘t got nuthin‘ on Billy was stamd ing tlne'i face tarned is chams. "That‘s right, Bill, mily. d)d discover it ; "OIiee nad rolled backward off the log, while he cmitted cries that would have done 2 scalpâ€"hunting â€" Indian credit. "Three cheers fer Bill!" he velied. "He discovered Lost Man‘s Swamo oil field. Trigger Finger Tim ain‘t got nuthin‘ on our Bill," ‘ Billy was starding up now, his por-] {:{ewi fuce tarned qnestioningly on is chams M s ie OM,. _ urged Jim, "the oil y‘ve found there‘ll make you rich." filiy shook his head. "I‘m as rich t ever want‘a be vtight now, Jim." teck bere Rin»s ".il, 329 SPUr sh HG) "Well, what of it? Maurice found him a soft hidin‘ place and good pasâ€" ture on his Dad‘s farm, didn‘t he ?" "Sure, but thenâ€"‘"* "And it‘s you who‘s goin‘ to see that he gets cared for all winter, ain‘t it ?" "You bet it is," cried Billy, ‘ "Wel!, then, I claim he‘s a company horse an‘ you an‘ me an‘ Maurice is‘ that company. Now, that‘s settled,| lei me tel} you what Maurice and me, was talkin‘ about when you met us."| ThShBee qusoln e io Tss Estt n Maurice and "“ was your Bi“!_ asserted. rected Billy. "No I don‘t either; he‘ mine. One third‘s yours third‘s Maurice‘s," Billy un "Ho, Bill!" cried Maurice. "Bringin‘ bay Thomas up to the stable fer winâ€" ter, cn? Gee! Jim, look at that horse; Nid g'ou over see such a change in inythin‘ in your life?" "Thomas has sure fattened up," grinned dJim. "I «hass > aouche "r oX ms head. "You te J. Bill," Jim cried eagerly of news for you that‘}} it to stand on your hea nters off the trees." illy grinned. "An‘ I go: ‘s ter you fellers, too," h . go on, your news firs Teacher Stanrhope has m 1 of Lost Man‘s Swan " said Jim. "I heard I Hinter all about it. Dad n Lawyer *Maddoc dre â€"Maurice, you crazy h keep quieg?" aurice had rolled back w while he cmitted cries t _ done a scalpâ€"huntin it. "Three choure Pua B ce n n n oo Heiece NC gotta go ‘l”Mt‘Whero C'u." llly unsnapped the tieâ€"strap from mas‘ halter so that he might crop wayside grass without hindrance sat down on a log opposite the one med by his friends. m audged Maurice but Maurice k his head. "Yon fall hi.‘ Lo CcHAPTER XxxvI old ‘! / do take it you, Jim, an‘ ¢. are goin‘ to be my partâ€" it Man same‘s you are in . Hore, Maurice, you tlkol our stable an‘ give him a 4 _ PV ooo eliy ed Jim. "I guess it would puzâ€" d Johnston to know our horse eh, Bill?" rlan!r‘n‘eln your horse, Jim." corâ€" Ror ons oudP oT 2 _3 D. cried Jim. "You) for the grut ‘scover it, you know. Hinâ€" woods below was the only one who knew"bodi“ marki there until you rafted out | the hazy ligh is and saw the ail.hnnnm..| y _ _ N4# Ugh! Jin A SON OF COURAGE L0D WIRe| CECEWCE, "B'illy’s cheeks the blood sprang a E_ C y Ame m j h Gee! Jim, look at that horse;’ Not until he had put some distance: h'?‘lh“.n xd ra'; l}'lwt' 5j over see such a change in between himself and his friends did he,'h j a'xm]t'o c“nl er. Lou," he in your life?" {remember that ho had not told them| 9";‘2,“"33' That is if you as has sure fattened up," the great and wonderful news that Mind. Jim. "I guess it would puzâ€"| had been imparted to him by old' The golden head was bowed Johnston to know our horse| Harry. Well, never mind, they would when it was raised to him, he s Bill >» | pear it soon. Harry would see to that.| deeper color in the cheeks, a ‘s mean your horse, Jim," cor.fHe turned into a path that strayed &low in the eyes. ‘"Come," she illy. |far up amon clumps of red-%gxld]soffly, "we must be getting back don‘t either:; he‘s only a third| maples and oc’fne-stained oaks. The! They crossed the sunflecked g ne third‘s yours and the other| whistle of quail sounded from a ridge.'hand in hand. Asg they reached aurice‘s," | of brown sumachs. Up the hill, across pine grove the girl pointed away a ¢ and Billy stared at him..’the deep valley, where wintermen(’the trees. "Look," she whisrared your money paid fer him,"| berries gleamed lika 3..,_ _ s"F1TCCN) the tree ns ad e,." said Billy dazedly. the log and squared Well," he spoke, "that d of him, but I ain‘t A MOST STRENGTHENING BEVERACE L heC decin ces c 0C e s t TNE Y > urs and tha aina_lwrr.,1_ C320‘ OCHreâ€"sfamed oaks, The_‘ They crossed the sunflecked grass, third‘s yours and the other| whistle of quail sounded from a ridge hand in hand. As they reached the rice‘s," iof brown sumachs. Up the hill, across | pine grove the girl pointed away above and Billy stared at him. the deep valley, where wintergreen the trees, "Look," she whispered. ir money paid fer him," berries gleamed like drops of blood Billy‘s gaze followed hers. _ High ed., 'amung the mosses, he passed slowly) above the trees a black speck came at of it? Maurice found and on to the beech-crowned ridge. speeding toward them, a speck which idin‘ place and good pas-, Here he paused and his searching &rew quickly into a bird, a big, black Dad‘s farm, didn‘t he 2" jeyes sought the lower swasn at «... P /p:.3 . 4 _ 3000 t T thiem _‘ NA 1 Noh w n e + ce 2.A ..A c 1 7 he only ona opp 7 1 1N NO0ds below, their blue and yellow he only one who knew!bodiou marking twin streaks against + until you rafted out| the hazy light. Blue and yellow, truly 1 saw the oil-‘bubbles,* the most wonderful colors of all the He says that a forâ€" colorful world, thought Billy. _ The here, so you seeâ€"" ’scene faded and in its place grew up Stanhope, he deeded| a face with blue, laug{inz eyes and ." said Billy dazed]y.‘ red, smiling lips, above which gleamed vrl“e log andbsqua{edj a halo of spun gold. Then the w 'e“_-' ha anal, ast icl x . 5 u8 M i BY at‘!l make you head and Kick but Maurice tell him," he ARCHIE P. McKISHNIE Copyrighted by Thomas â€"(Cont‘d.) Wfi ns ind insy canst d c,‘â€" A 112 0d pasâ€" J Here he paused and his searchin t he?" |eyes sought the lower sweep of wood jland. _A clump of tall poplars gleam ee that | ed silveryâ€"white against the dar r‘t it ?"]green of the beeches; far down at th jend of the sweep of yellow tops o mpany | hardy â€" willows stood _ silhouette« rice is| against the udying green of masse settled,| cedars and pines. Billy gazed dow? ind me upon it all and his heart swelled with t us."| the deep jJoy of life, his nerves tingled I fromlto the tang of the woodland scents. t crop! Something deep, stirring, mysterious, drance had come to him. He did not know he one what that something wasâ€"it was too 7 !vague and incomprehensible for deâ€" aurice finition just yet. 1. h“f His arm about the trunk of a tree, | he laughed softly, as his eyes, sweepâ€" £* 4 ing the checkerâ€"board â€" of autumn‘s f or glories, ‘rested at last on the grove 1 k“"}“o{ coniferous trees. So that was the c of haunted grove ? That dark, silert, C spicy bit of isolated loneliness far beâ€" 10ed. | low was the spot he had so feared! . vay .. ! But he feared it no longer. She had | us eured him of that. She had said that! fi.‘“; fear of the supernatural was foolish;| E;h::: and of course she was right. ‘ + the! A fat redâ€"squirrel frisked down a} wil}, tree close beside him and halted, popâ€" f |eyed, to gaze upon him. "I tell you,"’ F the Billy addressed it gravely, "it takes | rould 4 good woman to steady a man." The idian Statement was not of his own creation. " he| He had heard it somewhere but he had| [an‘s never understood its meaning before. Tim | It seemed the fitting thing to say now | | and there was nobody to say it to“ per.| ¢xcept the squirrel. so PC CY HC ) Sut Ne knew. She would put her hand on his arm and say: "Billy, I‘m glad." Well, he was on his way to hear her say it. _ As he entered a <lump of cedars he saw her. She wore a cloak of crimson ; her hat had slipped to her shoulders and her hair glowed softly through the shadowy â€" half lights. _ She stood beside old man Scroggie‘s grave,. a great bunch of goldenâ€"rod in her arms hand on his al:ii'gn's glad." Well, he was bear her say it _ A MK .Cn 1y 0 CC EHHeY sit! when he topped the farther ridge and descended into the valley where stood the haunted grove. He wondered what she would say when he told her the great news he had to tell her. He thought he knew. She unmLt «ar L " Bifiy was st girl when he t and descended act | 5 X Plueiay and a ’g"h',d by him, side c enoiee wey _ ‘Cisned softly, as his eyes, sweepâ€" ing the checkerâ€"board _ of autumn‘s glories, rested at last on the grove of coniferous trees. So that was the haunted grove ? That dark, si!e'xt,' spicy bit of isolated loneliness far beâ€"| low was the spot he had so feared! But he feared it no longer. She hnd! cured him of that. She had said that! fear of the supernatural was foolish:| mrer anff messseaa e l in 10. | And leaving Jim an | openâ€"mouthed, Billy |timber, yy s CC oVtr ©TuC U the grubbingâ€"fields i ie in her arms y 5 4° ) fnadowy balf stood beside old man ve,. a great bunch of 1 DL CCE TECCERRO I ie paused and his searchinglgre'w quickly into ht the lower sweep of woodâ€"| bird, who knew, ap clump of tall poplars gleamâ€". he‘ was going. Â¥ ‘yâ€"white against the dark! "It‘s Crogkar" d into a parp, |y, _V "unt.| CPeper color in the cheeks, a ‘softer d into a path that strayed &low in the eyes. "Come," she said among clumps of redâ€"gold| softly, "we must be getting back. nd ocfi]re-stained oaks. 'I‘lm'I They crossed the sunflecked grass, f quail sounded from a ridge hand in hand. As they reached the sumachs. Up the hill, across| pine grove the girl pointed away above valley, »l\’rhere winterg'reen;the trees. ©"Look " sho wihinnad,f lanamai Vik.. _u.__â€" o Cmnmbl 1 All a yellowâ€"hammer his by side, racing s of the soft ducked into the only f gold in a mam..", _ @4 Shotâ€"bag ull of gold in a holleredâ€"out log. The fias been ripped open by Croaker, I‘ll have to go inside to get the box out." He dropped to the sward and stepâ€" ped through an unglazed window into the hut. Nailed to one end was a crude ladder. Billy climbed the hd-‘ der and peered closely at the log which he‘d the money. To all appearances it was exactly like its fellows. no door, no latch to be seen, And still, he reaâ€" soned, there must be an opening of| some kind there. He lit a match and held it close to the log. Then he whistled. What he had mistaken for a pine knot was a small button fixed, as he saw now, in a tiny groove. He' moved the buiton and a «matr "/..2° olish ; | “0“;‘1:!“ | was p ) wn a’j The 'yl())?xp’: to the you,"| saw a _ wmo altes, ~ _3 0: VTV9C. * FRen he lbecame silent and sat huddled up, vings drooping discontentedly. his whole aspect one of utter despair. Lou, bending to caress him, heard Billy give an exclamation, and ran forward. "It‘s here, Lou," he cried1 gxfiitedly. "s tin box sn‘‘s shaihals! m UaUl *4 % wH | _ =ned, stroking the bird‘s neck | The first sandwict | feathers smooth. | comes to us guarar ‘ "Kawak!" said Croaker, and jumpâ€"| orite with men, no |ing to the ground he started away,| where served. The head twisted backward toward the boy gest as aeppropriate ’;ndhgil;l. coax!i)r;gksounds pouring from" sophisticated tea ta his halfâ€"open beak. & l "No, sit," cried Billy. "You don‘t! ftg:vfi::d) the re‘ fool me ag‘in. I‘m goin‘ to climb up| oiz ngrphoud there an‘ see jest how much gold is and buttered lig tly hid in that hole under the gable." | light brown one sl Croaker watched him reach for a! each sandwich. Dra chink in the logs and raise himself to-; Mix the bacon wit} ward the treasure house. â€" Then he | Chortnt sudl ns unc y in becama allsay ~ . c3 00 °TVsA " Hi _dark]|, "It‘s Croaker," B at the, "Stand right still, Lou "Kawak!" said Croaker, and jumpâ€" ing to the ground he started away, head twisted backward toward the boy and #irl. cnarxiruy enmmed i 2nn it C _ "He‘s tryn‘ to coax me away from his treasure," Billy answered. "Now, jest watch him." "What you want ‘a do, Croaker?" he asked, stroking the bird‘s neck feathers smooth. Billy ? nd, dropping his prized bit of anger and, ping his prize t o ‘gofd. he pourlm) out such a torrent of ’wbuse upon the boy and gir} that Lou ,‘put her fingers in her ears to stop | the sound. | "He‘s awful mad," grinned Bill{. ‘"He‘s been keepin‘ this find to himself 'fer a long time." At sound of his master‘s voice Croaker paused in hil’ harangue and promptly changed his | tactics. Ho swoobsd Aron +."nult® lactics. He swooped dow shoulder and rubbed the glossy head against the | whispering low and lyin; endearment. OeB viatatian vdlllcrescdei ts . B\ * W | They stepped out into plain view of ’tho crow, who was muttering to the goldâ€"piece which he now held before his eyes in one black claw. Croaker lowered his head and twisted it from side to side in sheer wonder. Heo could scarcely believe his eyes. Then as Billy steppej forward and called him by name 'h’i:j I:!lack necl}:«rufl amfi ilfl anger and, ping his prized t of | gofd. he pourfl out such a torrent of | olstre smm hi g 20. TT 45 DOR _its one of the gold pieces your uncle hid away. Come on, now we‘ll see that Croaker throw a fit." hThey step]‘:_od out into plain view of this amur Acd 2200 BE ouj 7 O0 j"Wooped down to Billy‘s oulder and rubbed the top of his ossy head against the boy‘s cheek, hispering low and lying terms of dearment. l ]I],ol: laughed. "What‘s he up to now,| e 45 "It‘s one of uncle hid away He pointed a shaking finger at Croaker. "See that shiny thing that old rogue has in his bill, Lou?" he asked. "What do you ‘spose that is ?" "Why, what is it?" | "Billy!" she -v‘vhispo] getting caution in her is it? ‘| Finally he seemed satisfied that he ‘| was alone. His harsh notes ibecame ‘| soft guttural coos. He nodded his big head up and down in grave satisâ€" | faction, tipâ€"tocing from one end of | the ridgeâ€"pole to the other and chuck!â€" ing softly to himself. Then suddenly, he vanished from sight, JL "Where has he gone?" whispered | Lou. ,' "Hush," warned Billy. His heart | was pounding. | . The watchers stood with eyes glued | to the ridgeâ€"pole. By and by they saw a black tailâ€"feather obtrude itself from a hole just beneath the roof‘s gable. A black" body followed and Croaker came tipâ€"toeing back along the ridge. The girl felt her companion‘s hand tighten :pasmodioally on hers. She glanced up to find him staring, wide-’ eyed at the bird. "CB+| C the YyOU | %ill: k _ Then ‘between them fell silence, filled with understanding and contentâ€" ment and thoughts that ran parallel the same long track through future promise. Billy spoke, at length: "He‘s goin‘ to take the school ag‘in. An'I him an‘" me ara wain‘és LarP.s,. "44 w an c $ O 3 0 70~ S2°0C0°e0 more, When they had finished the task they went across to the weedy zlot in which stood the tumbleâ€"down hut. There, seated side by side beneath a gnarled wildâ€"apple tree, Billy told her all he had to tell her, and heard her say, f'ust as he knew she would say, "Billy, 'm d‘d," ET NNETUT TERIED VY ITR ou name her?" she asked. Into ill);’s cheeks the blood sprang as into is hannk Enc ols ces f Billy called and she turned to him with a smile. # "Oh, I‘m so gizd you came, Billy," she said. "You can help me decorate uncle‘s graye." She dropped the yellow blossoms on the mound ard they went into the 5,},’::‘_"'.‘&_‘_"('."!".’,”" gathered more. neeculs . . .. " ~etiel 15 ~â€" e & holleredâ€"out log. The | cheese ne had mistaken for aâ€"small button fixed, n a tiny groove. He : and a small section ickly into a bird, a big, black’ ) knew, apparently, just where oing. ' Croaker," Billy whispered. Nh4 L591 vro O & .. :lind him staring, wideâ€" v:vhigpered, almost forâ€" and gir} that Lou ned satisfied that he harsh _ notes ibecame )s. He nodded his lown in grave satisâ€" : from one end of he other and chuckl-‘ sglf‘: Then suddenly, anxiety. "What PinAdis it waitith t 32.3 Pans Of ihen he: chopped celery and moisten with thick: Idled up,| mayonnaise. Spread the mixture b°'1 dly, his| tween the hot biscuit halves. These are in he rd" delicious when served with coffee. _ | '2;“1 e:an' This is the sweet sandwich; ° _ j he cried| Orange marmalade (the stiff kind),‘ shotâ€"bag almonds chopped fire and cream | I08. Tha| chanes‘ 3@i ECE â€" HRG _ §° CC TOO* a ! The inventor of the Cash Register and the Computing Scale has now perfect. ed a mechanical devise for progressive business and proposes placing this product on the market. Coâ€"operatton in limited amount is desired, with prosâ€" pective participation in large profits. Communicate direct with Jas. P. Cleal, Consulting Engineer, Suite 806, No. 9 Wellington St. E., Toronto. 5: Pbbcrdnicinesâ€" i cindivedhaaiiene ABtoa Investorsâ€" Special 1. lightly buttered. on brown bread between sudâ€" some CDouel, CC COPMUT CHUd | of nutmeg, sweet basil, thyme, sweet | marjoram. to dumplings to be served | with meat. Grated onion, a little garlic and ; some finely chopped tarragon to reâ€" [ heated meat dishes add zest to the "flavm-ing. A pinch of mustard to egg | dishes is attractive, while a little fgratod onion and a pinch of nutmeg to a dish of mashed potatoes will add real variety to the food. Almost every herb and shice maw PB iSvliita Anatediiniss .. . be added to soups, stews, goulashes and ragouts with real improvements, . 6..nw_w_._.Z Minard‘s Liniment Used by Veterinarise ,| The subject of seasoning is indeed _’ a delicate one, in culinary matters, and for this reason I hesitate before .] the words, season to taste. Not only | do tastes vary, but toâ€"day we find the average housewife quite willing to be | satisfied with just pepper and salt. The European housewife is familiar with chervil, sweet basil, chives, sorâ€" rel, leek, parsley, tarragon, thyme, garlic, nasturtium, marjoram, summer savory; sage, mint and dried parsley ,!eaves, caraway, coriander and cumin seed, fennel dill, anisge, cardamon, ginâ€" ger, cinnamon, alispice, cloves and Inâ€" dian curry powder. To this list I might also add nutmeg, mustand, 4 turmeric, mace, white and black pepâ€" per and onion. Have you ever tried adding just a few caraway seeds to a beef stew or ragout, or oneâ€"eighth teaspoon each n T Og Ee 1002 w o NR ie s SR "tiered lightly. Fry to a crisp brown one slice of bacon for sandwich. Drain and chop fine. the bacon with equal narte ~ae D Dye Skirt, Dress la 4,2. ___ 10 °}}6 *"ZL Croaker [ took make the even three thousand." They placed the money back in the box and bag. Then Billy, picking up the treasure, spoke gently, "It‘ll make ‘em a grand weddin‘ gift, Lou." mt Ts I$8UE No. 6â€"*21 Eood woman to stead | ten _ glorious minutes | en glorious ET OCCC SE 2000 CHeRIn | Mix thoroughlyâ€" and spread | thin slices of white bmd‘ ttered. This is also delicious ‘ 22.3 irst sardwich suggestion below o us guaranteed to be a fayâ€" ith men, no matter when or erved. The second we sugâ€" eppropriate for a #somewhat ‘ated tea table. ready the required number of ce oo + L P | of the log fell, spraying him with musty dust. Another moment and he was outside |beside Lou, bag and box in his armsg. Clrosker was nowhere to lbe seen; | neither was the gold piece which he | had dropped in his amazement at sight ‘ of Billy and Lou. ' "He went back and got it," said the girl, in answer to Billy‘s look of ’ amazement. "And, Billy, he flew away in an awful grouch." "Yes «uj v1ICn. Drain and chop fine. bacon with equal parts of lery and moisten with thick . Spread the mixture beâ€" plye‘s 110. ' A thrilling story fron; start to 1 Watch for the opening chapter , NEW Serial of unusual interest A will begin in next week‘s issue. "Gates of Hope" is an exciting tale of love, intrigue and millions, by the brilliant English writer, Anthony Carlyle. ‘The action revolves around a young heiress under sentence of death, and our readers will find it a thrilling story from start to finish. | or F. ," she answored, " New Sandwiches. powder biscuit;; “s-pl}t cÂ¥ ar 0 2. aded Draperies in Diamond Dyes i am'.e, clrdlmon, ginâ€" alispice, cloves and Inâ€" wder. To this list I dd nutmeg, mustarnd, ‘he whistled, "an‘ three pieces that ONTARIO ARCHIVEsS TORONTO to Taste." em a grand weddin‘ wored, "a grand wedâ€" y passed on through med in hazy, golden height of land they , spot, fade| "Speaking of church weddings," writes J. M. C., "I once heard an old 4 lady say that the organist played ‘The § Meddlesome March,.‘ " an‘ all gold, Croaker next Not So Bad. aid digestion, Nations which adopt to any great extent the staple diets of another naâ€" tions begin gradually to adopt the racial characteristics of that nation. â€" Lc " CC Eoecany oL { keeping pace with weeds. Often in the world‘s history plagues of locusts have been the cause of horrible famines Locusts did an immense amount of : damage in the Egypt of Biblical times ; | they do an immense amount of damâ€" , age to crops in South America toâ€"day . | Kill That Rat! |_ Again, the astonishing fecundity of rats and rabbits is one of the serious |facts of life. So fertile are rabbits that, at the end of three years, the Tube railways of London, England, would not provide a warren big enough for the progeny of a single pair; that is, of course, it @l lived to grow up, And far too many rabbits do grow up. ‘There is not a farmer, even in !Enghnd. who cannot tel! of cultivated fields ravaged by rabbits to such an extent as to make agriculture hope. less, In Australia the situation concerning rabbits is really serious, Originally a few pairs were taken there from Enaeland â€" Thas i2200 : _ Ferns propogate by means of spores on the frond. iIf circumstances are ’tv.vouble, each of these spores will give rise to a new fern, Now, some ferns have on each of their fronds 2s many as five million spores. Enough to convert a whole county into a fernâ€" bed. But, despite Nature‘s wastefuiness, there are living things which multiply too quickly; so quickly, in fact, as to be a menace to mankind. Every amas. | _ In the case of some growing things ’it is to be regrettad that the numbe; which fail is so large. Miushrooms for example. You may wander over three meadows, perhaps, in the dewy, ear‘y hours of morning, only to find two mushrooms. Yet, if all the spores in a single mushroom were to germinâ€" ate, it would require a large field to hold the resulting crop. â€"~~~ _ Cuougn, are not aggressively numerous. Their infant mortality rate must be prodigious. ‘ Where Do Sceds Go# So with seeds. We all know, from experience in our back gardens, how things like forgetâ€"meâ€"nots and violets spread. No doubt each of us, who is a gardener, spent at least one Saturday afternoon last autumn pulling up seedâ€" lings in handfuls. Yet, for every seeq that grows, many fail t rrture In the case of some growing things it is to be regrettad that the number | Dermes that, if all came to maâ€" turity, the living descendants of a feâ€" male white butterfly would have to be numbered, at the end of five years, in billions, Yet whits hutkmnizs a.lcoh lC is a very short one. None the less, the butterfly *Ainds ample time to carry" on its species. 8So prolific are butterflies that, if all came to maâ€" turity, the living descendants of a foâ€" male white DutberBly wARIA Iawa an a _ more remarkable, The Iife is a very shart a it. . So the eggs wl;ivcin -nevei' halch sorve some useful purpose. Still, what a waste of life! 4nore are roughly soven million ’Qn in the roe of a thirtyâ€"pound cod If all the eggs in the roe of a cod now swimming about in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland wore to batch, and it all these little fishes wore to grow up and breed on the same lavish scale, in three or four years the Grand Banks would be a solid mass of fish. As a matter of fact, cod spawn is the staple diet of a number of sea creaâ€" tures. Even fither cod is partial to is mm‘ us gardener knows Consider how and seeds. Nlunhmuryholduptouaus model of thrift and industry, Indusâ€" trious she certainly is. But thrifty? Even a Government department would not dare to be so extravagant, Despite Nature‘s Wastefuiness * * There Are Living Things . That Multiply Too Quickly. | DAME NATURE VERY WASTEFUL OF STORES FORTUNATELY FOR THE WELFARE OF HUMAN : white butterflies of the butterfy is even Nature squanders egge nd. Every amaâ€" the dificulty of is. Often in the mat the number 6. _ Muashrooms, ay wander over Ds, in the dewy, ig, only to find if all the spores buttesfly‘s gay ® # o9 mt apP i P o+ ‘.,! l *E B E. id(Â¥ Preder; figures p Bureau of 1918, Ney wble prog: 1918 there fliem were invested i; $89,9058 £2; 19,888 to : salaries f; 023. Pn.q 466; in 19; $100,.005 60 10t} ever im for use Domin: i8 sta Bydney, N aast at the EÂ¥ron and S drum, conics diameter, wi 1%â€"inch wir @#» ereased fron and annual! p to $6B69.584 harlottetow <f industrial e Edward Island 588 between 15 to recert figure tistics. Indus N at c LA casting we