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y Rp_','ket ~~@Cuecte CCle threshold ot at more thrill offered to the will come, instrumentâ€" ind with ; uld 59 pos Na D id, view!ng t the lum#â€" a it the possible M Magazin® A M rY 13 D The farmer sat on the porch with a‘Eddie asked before saying "W000» jucofeonlikhrbuidohim. he | night." mmcnmonpth:up:“flowdo' The universe seemed sinking in the you do, sir. Ihavehmamonumm,uuneobemummn'tw work on agricuiture which gives all‘ly say "Yes." But she did, fAnally, the newest methods in farming."| Eddie carried that queer pearl earâ€" “Whatgoodwillitdome?” "Why, ring in his pocket on that second _ wWnat $ MB C Cuotter farmâ€" tramp. and wondered if, one day, he Jectual proletariat." uTe ] thick," he said. â€" Eddie explained his mission, and Finally there came ta. tiE;; wl::: :il' :'tt 1;::3" ‘lptn;ettly’]me do. If Jooks showed her the carrige. Sho pouboad rordbnwe verd migey «: rakcl % ’l‘: e dly safeâ€"especially with all these on it, Hers? Yes, Sho‘d know it telligentsia was not ;or hn‘i Tie 1w b:;-s:atchers Dool," among ten thousand. Questions pourâ€" When I went to u”la delen-I "Well, p‘rhaps I‘d betterâ€"just a few ed from her. He explained. eeived at Moscow by a r‘?th T ey Fnst tes"‘p : "Fouâ€" mean,‘ ‘said sho, ‘that this tion of authors. To begin ‘,’n. /n .u'mg:: Eddio got a chair for her, and girl picked it up somewhere and sold :11: ‘{:o:uum;:e;u:vh::: 3:: very last'they talked till Eddie, glancing at the it to you? That‘s .’t,c:l::é ;J‘:!‘:l !ho;'-" ec . | L j ulvm sure lt wasn e. «t 'm people I wanted fto see. “°’°d'f;:e°l‘.’.§,!"u§’.ac'$;:?é you think it fright certain she has a perfectly good exâ€" mm aprey Tias Rrpmire rem ied mt ticed | : k if I asked you to have a cup planation. yest of it. They all camms lnno .cnd‘mtc * Mrs. Dowson glowered, then said: they looked uncommonly jolly .Ofvr;: fog was friendly. At five o‘clock "Give me her name and address." prosperous and so on. : "I am glad it was thicker than ever, At six be "Iâ€"I‘m afraid I can‘t," Eddie sald hrig tolot::“;:th;f;-msmmu “d!reported that, though artichoke soup awkwardly. "She gave them in conâ€" to see you o | varl it fidence." eviiye ues oAz isrartin 4s ?inll!::x" s :t. nlc:;’::&n 21: pbe:fore l.t" l'udAn "Oh!" was her comment. "Well, sia tried to borrow a single ,:]‘ h tl.: had arranged a country you‘ll have to give them to the police, from me. That is an absclute record lifted they ax * you Ruow." % for the earth. I said to them: "Ar0 tramp for Sunday. a windâ€" _ "The police?" you not the ult‘n"?n“_’_.r. n.? .{‘_.I m‘_m '_“h _xuy_??ro... _ Canks L0 < eR oi T el‘yâ€" wIP 1 ',l.i;dfzi‘v'Cerwnly not. We are not the intelligentsia." f ® 1 said: "I knew that, of course, but 1 thought it was more or less of a family secret between ourselves. How did the Russian Government find it :nâ€"t. ;n_d It you are not the intelligentâ€" sia, what are you " . C "What good will it do me?" "Why, ring in Mis pook@® OB 00. 0 0| m me me eo MAE it will teach you to be a better farmâ€" tramp, and wondered if, one day, ho. at Kddie, "all you know abot er." "Don‘t want it. Ain‘t half as could have a fellow made, and she giri!" good a farmer now as I know how to would acceptâ€"well, the three of them. _ When the waiter had gone, be."â€"Saturday Evening Post. \This time she did not keep him in su# said: There is no fear that the war on sharks will result in a state of afâ€" fairs such as that which is threatenâ€" Ing the whaling industry. The supply of sharks is equal to any demand, At Durban the daily catch often exceeds eighty sharks, including some weighâ€" Ing 1,000 pounds. And eighty sharks are worth about $2,000. There are milâ€" lions more in the sea. Experts believe that it will be at least ten years before the supply of sharkskin can meet the A great impetus was given to the gon sharkâ€"fishing industry by the discovery| 1; eof a method of removing the delicate ;,,q sakin. This is an intricate, secret prOâ€" ) ;,,, eess. Sharkskin, properly treated, ’B,wou so soft that stockings which will not ,,, "ladder‘" can be made from it. E Anks Shark meat tastes very much like salt cod. Washed, pickled, dried and eut into strips, it is ready for export to certain African territories where it is held in higher esteem than canâ€" med salmon or caviar. Dress Goods and Drugs. The skin of a shark‘s stomach may be turned into a substitute for cloth. The gall provides pigments of wonderâ€" ful quality,. Precious drugs are obtainâ€" ed from the pancreatic glands. Other parts of the carcass are converted into fertilizer containing a high percentage of nitrogen. By G. Bernard Shaw in a recent lecâ€" The teeth go to the same market. Cleaned and bleached and often eapped with gold, they make neckâ€" laces which are adored by the women of China. In some of the Pacific Isâ€" lands sharks‘ teeth are used as currenâ€" ¢y. A Sydney firm once received an order for 100,000 sharks‘ teeth for this purpose. Shark fins, of course, go to Chlnt.l where such delicacies are relished. A| shark fin, in fact, is about the most | expensive food in the world. It con-| tains a gelatinous substance which is prized for its vitamins. Dried in the‘ sun and carefully packed, one llurk! fin may be worth $5 by the time it reaches the Far East. best oil has been turned into i:ifgâ€"u: rine without a trace of fisky smell of h!pr remaining. of the best quality are made from shark skin. A ton of shark yields about ninety square feet of leather, The Versatile Liver Oil. Then there is the valuable liver, which, when refined, is very similar to cod liver oil. Lower grades of shark liver oil are used in the manuâ€" facture of paint, varnish and soap. The Not a scrap of a shark‘s carcass is wasted at the shore station. One of the most important products is shark leather, which is tough, with an exâ€" tremely fine grain and a color that never fades. Shoes, bags and gloves dmhy at Di Cape Town.â€"Sharks, ®rs of sinister reputat Mry, are now pro Africa with a new and @ustry, writes Lawrence The N. Y. Times. The station at Durban has ©e83. Before Inn# tha . So“tl] e (D in commmnnmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmme ith Africa Finds | Says Canada Strong in Day of Trial Co anâ€"Laters Furnish the Raw Material for Thriving Inâ€" dustry at Durban : "We are the intel nd a color that bags and gloves are made from of shark yields [ In the speeches of Sir Charles Gorâ€" icloll' president, and Jackson Doddl.| joint general manager, at the annual 2t meeting of the Bank of Mantreal, comâ€" ‘m ment was made on the inherent th strength being exhibited by Canada in in the face of world depression, es M 1y in regard to the banking structure DE of the country. Sir Charles, while deâ€" C elining to prophesy as to the immediâ€" * ate outlook, said that taking the long *" view "There is every reason to look ‘8 forward with confidence to emerging stronger and more prosperous than in ever from the conditions that now preâ€" 00 vail," and Mr. Dodds remarked, "It & would be rash indeed to speak with d assurance of the prospects of the com-l i"t ing year, but it is surely permissable | "I found only one," she explained; “‘and one earâ€"ring isn‘t much good, is it? Yesterday I was unlucky. I had \ my bag snatched. Nearly two pounds gone!" | It was some time before Eddie realâ€" ized that in the caso of ninetyâ€"nine | such customers out of a hundred he , would have asked questions,. This girl was the bundredth. Questions didn‘t !occur to him. _ He merely observed that the pearl was worth a couple of | pounds, and then sympathized with ‘her about the bagâ€"snatching. : just as thick. And before it had "Oh!" was her comment. "Well, lifted they had arranged a country you‘ll have to give them to the police, tramp for Sunday. ~*_ you know." Tramping with Mary across a windâ€" _ "The police?" swept Surrey heath. Eddie found her "I shall put the whole affair into glorious; seomingly fragile, yet careâ€" their hands. I‘m not at all sure that I less of the miles and the hills; obvious believe your story. Maybe you picked ly dainty, yet heedless of the mile and the earâ€"ring up yourself and kept it till the rain that foll towards evening. a reward was advertisedâ€"or perhaps On that walk he discovered that the girl‘s your accomplice." Mary lived with an elderly invalid: "That,‘ said Eddie, "is a lHo. Sho‘s cousin, a martinet, and was scarcely as straight asâ€"â€"" ever free except on Sundays, when anâ€"| ‘The door was burst open and in other relation spent the day with Cous#â€" rushed an excited waiter. in Victoria. i "It ces fown!" he announced, and "Will you meet me next Sunday?"|held out a saiver on which lay the dup Eddie asked before saying “Oood-'nuu of the earâ€"ring Mrs. Dowson night." _ |still held. "Be‘ind zo divan in ze | Sir Charles Gordon made particular reference to the manner in which the |low price levels have affected farming, ;lumberlng, mining, and newsprint manufacture, remarking in regard to the ‘atter that there was reason to be-i lieve that a better condition was being ushered in by the profit arising from the premium on New York funds andl I!rom consolidation of companies for | the purpose of reduciug overhead exâ€" pense and effecting more economical y distribution of the product. ‘ "It looks pretty thick," he said. won‘t you wait? Please do. It looks hardly safeâ€"especially with all these bagâ€"snatchers about." "A mere matter of form," he added; but he felt he couldn‘t let her vanish and be utterly lost in the world. "Mary Ridley," she said. Eddie re;eated the name as he scribbled at hex dictation in his orderâ€" "Mary Ridley, No. 6, Fairfield Road. I know it." They chatted for a little, and it was only when at last she said "Goodâ€"afterâ€" noon" that he remembered to ask her name and address. Swiftly he preceded her to the door and opened it. A fog had come on. Eddie took from ber outstretched palm an earâ€"ring, consisting of a miniature eye, enamelled in natural colors, with a pendantâ€" pearl in the shape of a teardrop. ‘"Goodâ€"afternoon," she said nervous] ly. "Iâ€"I was wondering if you would care to buy this?" I "That‘s it," thought Eddie Scott, eyeâ€" ing the pretty young girl, as she left his shop clinging to the arm of the fat, florid, middleâ€"aged fellow who had just bought a very expensive engageâ€" ment ring, "ninetyâ€"nine girls oat of & hundred will sell themselves for a life of luxury." He was enlarging on this cynical theme when into the shop stepped a tall, slim girl, whose Robin Hood hat revealed a mass of dark curls. to say that when in ernational confiâ€" dence and coâ€"operation are restored, and commerce in consequence imâ€" proves, Canada will bo among the first to ben 1..." ‘ While exprenslné the opinion that of Montreal Heads Review Situation at Bank‘s Annual Meeting | She had told him not to come to the house or write, because of her old ! cousin. But this was a business matâ€" ter, and an urgent one. He ought to â€"go. He went, But no Mary Ridley lived at No. 6. So she had given a ‘sham address. No wonder she would not let him see her home! But what was all this leading to? To the conâ€" clusion that she wasn‘t straight Riâ€" diculous! Of course she wasâ€"as straight as a die! There was some perâ€" fectly sound explanation. He must wait till they met on Sunday. "Tell me," she cried, panting, glaring at Eddie, "all you know about that Eddie explained his mission, and showed her the earâ€"ring. She pounced on it,. Hers? Yes, Sho‘d know it among ten thousand. Questions pourâ€" ed from her. He explained. ‘"You mean,‘ ‘said sheo, ‘that this On a postcard that came by the first post on Monday morning Eddie read: That evening Eddie went to Donnelâ€" ly‘s Hotel. He was shown up to a priâ€" vate sittingâ€"room,\where he found a floridâ€"looking, middle â€" aged woman, smothered in jewels. "So terribly sorry I couldn‘t keep appointment, but my cousin was sudâ€" denly taken ill, and I couldn‘t possibly leave her. I tried to ‘phone you, but could get no reply.â€"Mary." Had she seen the advertisement and taken alarm? Was she afraid to meet him? Miserably, he decided that it was up to him to communicate with the advertiser at Donnelly‘s Hotel, Bloomsbury. He rang up. It was Mrs. Dowson he wanted, said the girl in the office. She would be back on Monday evening. He waited for her outside Earisfield Station on Sunday morningâ€"waited till one o‘clockâ€"but she did not come. "£10 reward. Lost recently in the West End, an earâ€"ring, consisting of an enamelled eye and a pearl in the shape of a teardrop. All communications to 8. D., Donnelly‘s Hotel, Bloomsbury." _ With the earâ€"ring in the palm of his hand, he read the advertisement again. Unlikely there could be two pairs of earâ€"rings of such unusual design. At the thought he felt uneasy, and for the first time Mary‘s initial remark, "I found only one," occurred to mind. Had she picked it up? Didn‘t she know that findings aren‘t keepings? What had he better do? See her? But on Monday, as he glanced as usual at the Agony Column of his daily paper, Eddio read: h pence at Earlsfield Station at the end of their tramp. "Next Sunday at ten?" said he. "If you like." she answered, eyes ghining. "Goodâ€"night." Jackson Dodds, joint General Manâ€" ager with W. A. Bog, in presenting the balance sheet reviewed the progress made by the Bank during the fiscal year. Remarking that "we should oe thankful that we in Canada are as well off as we are," he said business, nevertheless, was at a low ebb, and a nalt must be called to mounting exâ€" penditures by federal, provincial and municipal authorities, as these only aggravated the situation. Referring to the fact that the downward moyement of prices had reached record levels during the year, he pointed out the impotence of a Central Bank in mainâ€" taining a stable price level as demon-‘ strated ‘by United States experience Concluding, he urged the adoption of & policy by which as many unemployed as possible will be made selfâ€"suporting by placing them on the land. up the earâ€" | _ "You shall come and live with me, +Mary," declared Mrs, Dowson. "You iwill have your own dress allowance ‘and be your own mistress. I‘ll buy you ‘a car; you shall have lovely frocks, all |& girl could set her heart on; we will |go to the Riviera, the Lidoâ€"everyâ€" . where; you shal have everything." To Eddie the little room seemed , i0° "?0E./{"208 RUMMINE DTOs 8376 | on earth don‘t you talk?" "Talk?" he suddenly to have grown very dark and| Started on their long journey over ;““. "Why’,'o:hut’l The ube of it" coid, â€" His dreams wers over. m;;:..l wonder when the geese Not a single person here knows anyâ€" "And I shan‘t forget the debt I owe go." thing .bout rats." you, young -::” amn&no:. rwrildiiniririe s AGpiliieeincalcaud ces rewwâ€"â€"4Gmmenmemmem . / turning to Eddie. en e ‘The quitting whistle had blown brought me ‘ your earring, Mary, 1| Brazil Takes to Roller SkAteS wuen murphy shouted, "Has any one thought it was my ownâ€"â€"â€"" Bao Paulo.â€"With the decline Of seen me vest?" "Sure, Murphy," said She went into details, and ended up: miniature golf as a popular sport, Br& Pat, "and ye‘ve got it on!" "Right and "He wouldn‘t hear a single word szilians have taken to roller skating, 1 have," replied Murphy, gazing solâ€" against you, and flatly refused to give and several rinks have been built On effnly at his bosom, "and it‘s a good me your name and add: s even when the grounds occupled a few months thing ye seen it, or I‘d have gone home I threatened him with the police." ago by "Golfinho" courses. without it." "The "firstâ€"floor front" happened to be vacant, and there Mrs. Dowson, clutching Mary‘s hand, told her story. "Your father had treasured the earâ€" ring, Mary ?" , Yes; Mary had found it locked away amongst his papers after his death. "I must find her," said Mrs. Dowâ€" son, sobbing. ‘"Driver, is there no other Fairfield Road?" "Dessay it‘s Phayrefield Road you want, ma‘am," answered the man, and spelt the name. "That‘s Balham wye." He was right. Mary herself opened the door, staring at excited Mrs. Dowâ€" son and anxious Eddie. "She gave an address which wssâ€"-| "Mary! My deâ€"ah, you don‘t realâ€" was incorrect," admitted Eddie; "and jizeâ€"â€"" a name, Maryâ€"â€"* "Oh, I do! You want to be wonderâ€" "Ridley?" quavered Mrs. Dowson. |fully kind. It is kindâ€"breathâ€"takingly ""Yes, Ridley." kind. Many girls, I expect, would have The manager of the hotel was sent jumped at your offer. Iâ€"can‘t. Why, for, A page brought the "London Diâ€" rather than sunâ€"bathe on the Lido, I‘d rectory." In vain they went to three‘ â€"I‘dâ€"â€"" different Fairfield Roads. I Sha hesitated rave Rddia a elanca "I gave poor Andrew one of my earâ€" rings on the day I sailed for New York," she babbled. "A loveâ€"token it wasâ€"a pledge. Butâ€"I failed him. He was a painterâ€"making nothing. I behaved shamefully. I admit it, I married an American. For years I lived in New York. He died. I came back to England a rich widow But I never found Andrew, All I discovered was that years ago he had married somebody else. I never forgave myâ€" self," She wept. Then, recovering: "Surely,‘ she demanded, "the girl gave some clue to her identity?" "Harm her!" echoed Mrs. Dowson shrilly. "I believe her to be the daughâ€" ter of the only man I ever loved! You know me. Everybody knows Sophia Bell!" To Eddie the name sounded vaguely familiar, In the nineties it had been famous. Sophia had been a musical comedy star. Heartsâ€"Q, 6 Clubsâ€"K, 10, 4, 2 Diamondsâ€"none Spadesâ€"Q "Tell me what it all means first. If you mean to harm herâ€"" _ s ie sepe w e e dn agh n ce i2 What really makes Auction and Con two no trump. It happened just as tract so fascinating, how wer, is its second hand had planned. ‘The dealâ€" uncertainty, Every bid, practically, is er‘s partner bid two no trump, second in the nature of a speculation or a hand doubled and defeated the conâ€" gamble for there is no guarantee that tract by two tricks, making seven the cards will not be so distributed diamond tricks right off the reel. that your bid, no matter how sound, These examples of winning by bak cannot be made, For example, supâ€" bidding are given as a warning. Never pose you bid one heart, holding five try stunts of this kind fo rthere‘s nothâ€" hearts headed by the ace, king, queen ing to such bidding. If you win once, and an outside ace. No one will say you aare encouraged to try again, and that such a bid is unsound under any you cannot help butt lose out in the system, and yet you arre doubled and long run. Learn some system well and lqse your contract by three tricks. understand it thoroughiy. Once you There were seven hearts in one hand have mastered it, stick to it and you against you. A bad break but no one will get results. The system you can say you made a bad bid. choose is immaterial, but the applicaâ€" The following example hands apply tion is everything. Let your partner equally well to Auction or Contract. know what he can expect of you and The dealer bid one spade and second don‘t disappoint. Be dependable first, hand, holding the following: last and all the time. Heartsâ€"Q, J. 9, 8, 6, 4, 3 The following problem was submitâ€" Clubsâ€"6 ted by a correspondent, with the stateâ€" Diamondsâ€"K, Q, J. 6 ment that he was unable to solve it Spadesâ€"A and asking for assistance: correctly bid two hearts. The dealer‘s There are no trumps and Z is in the lead seven tricks against any defense? f Solution in next Article 75‘\ FHow to play Briage " AUCTION 4 // . CONTRACT Problem Heartsâ€"K, 8, 7, 3, 2 Clubsâ€"none Diamondsâ€"none Spadesâ€"A, 10 Heartsâ€"none Clubsâ€"A, Q, 5 Diamondsâ€"none Spadesâ€"9, 5, 4. 2 1| "Why, I‘d hike in the rain on a Surâ€" rey heath any day!"â€"Answers. She hesitated, gave Eddie a glance that thrilled him and seemed to say "It‘s ‘yes‘," though all that she said aloud was: "I‘m sorry,‘ ‘admitted Mary presentâ€" ly, with an unsteady smile. "Iâ€"I‘m afraid I wasn‘t being quite straightâ€" forward. I see I was using Cousin Victoria asâ€"as an excuse, I couldn‘t acceptâ€"for my own sake. I‘d never be happy. Since I was sixteen I‘ve worked. I like working. I‘m proud of keeping myself and depending on noâ€" bodyâ€"â€"" To Eddie‘s amazement Mary sorrowâ€" fully shook her head. There was her old cousin, so strict, but a darling, It would all be so lovely, but it was imâ€" possibleâ€"quite impossible. 1 Eddie breathed freely again, until Mrs. Dowson broke in. The cousin should go to a nursing home, have every attention, every luxury. "And now, Mary,". declared Mrs. Dowson, "you must get ready at once to go back with me to my hotel." "Thank you," Mary said, smiling, and went to Eddie and held out her hand. He took it, gripped it, and thought: ‘This is goodâ€"bye." The following problem was submitâ€" ted by a correspondent, with the stateâ€" ment that he was unable to solve it and asking for assistance: Stil lanother example. ‘The dealer bid one no trump and second hand, holding the following: Heartsâ€"10, 7 Clubsâ€"7 Diamondsâ€"A, K, Q, J. 10, 7, 5 Spadesâ€"Q, 8, 4 bid two spades on the theory that the Here‘s the other angle: winning by bad bidding. The dealer holds a strong noâ€"trump hand but only two little apades, Instead of bidding ¢:ino no trump, he bid two spades and was doubled by second hand. He then bid two no trump and made three odd. Second hand and his partner had a setâ€"up spade suit, but failed to lead it because of the dealer‘s bluff bid,. A 1_lne example of winning by bad bidâ€" partner, holding the remaining six hearts, doubled and defeated the conâ€" tract by three tricks. ‘These are bad breaks of course, but show what hap pens even to the soundest of bids. Heâ€""Bird migration is a wonderâ€" ful thing. /The humming birds have started on their long journey over the sea." Â¥ How can Y Z Heartsâ€"9, 5 Clubsâ€"8, 7 Diamondsâ€"10, 4, 3 Spadesâ€"none win five of the | Somehow, the fact that a man would ‘have made you miserable for life is no ; consolation for not having married him. _ Recipes come in books, but cooking, like love, just comes natural. Little men who got into important prositions seldom miss an opportunity to determine their size, _A milliner usually tries to keep prices under her hat. After a long silence by the banks of the stream the novice said, "I say, how much do those little red things cost?" "You mean the floats? Oh, they‘re cheap. Why?" The ambitious wife of a millionaire gave a big dinner party, Her husâ€" band, who had made his money as the inventor of a patent rat poison, was silent during the dinner. As the laâ€" dies left the room, his wife found an opportunity to whisper to him: "Why on earth don‘t you talk?" "Talk?" he replied. "Why, what‘s the use of it? Not a single person here knows anyâ€" Mr. Gayâ€""Tell me, my dear, how do you manage to get the maid up so early in the morning?" Mrs. Gayâ€""It was ather clever of me, Iintroduced her to the milkman." He took a friend for a day‘s eport. The friend knew nothing of fishing, but decided to try his luck. "That is one on me. I always thought they were husband and wife, like Sodom and Gomorrah." Before the answer could be given, another member arose and inquired, "Do I understand that Dan and Beerâ€" sheba are the names of places?" It was Sunday morning in a church school, "Will you please tell me," sald a member to the teacher, ‘how far in actual miles Dan is from Beersheba? All my life I have heard the familiar phrase, ‘from Dan to Beersheba,‘ but I have never known the distance." The restaurant advertised sudden service, but didn‘t give it A paotron gave an order, waited patiently and fell asleep, He awoke to hear the waitress‘ voice: Waitressâ€""Did you order this sunâ€" dae?" Customer _ (in _ dismay) â€" "Good heavens! What day‘s this?" ‘"Thanks for the lift," said the woâ€" man, as she climbed from the plastic surgeon‘s chair, "I love you," is still the sweetest sentence in any tongue, but it is no longer a life sentence. If the present hat styles result in no falling off in the marriage license rate, that will be final proof that love is blind. A woman you know brags that she always says "just what she thinks" is no great shakes of a thinkâ€" er; she ought to study up more pleasâ€" ant thoughts, or stop talking so much. It takes hard work to make easy livâ€" ing, Physicians say one million woâ€" men are overweight; these, of course, are round figures, A good citizen is one who wants to give back to the world some of the good he has got out of it. Oldâ€"time "innocent amusements" are still innocent, but they are no longâ€" er amusements. Jt is always well to remember that an ounce of keeping your mouth shut is worth a pound of explanation. Mule in a barnyard, lazy and sick. Boy with a pin on the end of a stick. Boy jabbed the muleâ€"mule gave a lurchâ€"(services Monday at the M. E. Church). That for every fireâ€"eater, there are thousands who can drink firewater. That a halfâ€"wit uncle is not a Lalf uncle, That there is no blackma‘il in the dead letter office, That it is too b.de‘?.t in order to have and keep peacewe have to fight for it. That you don‘t get a lot in a lottery. That there will never be a fnished book of knowledge. That nearly every person thinks that he can write a good book. That those who could write the real, true confession stories aren‘t saying anything about them. That too many people stoop to conâ€" quer, That times first became hard and then got tough. "I owe you for one. Mine‘s just *Something Tells Me" Owl Laffs ONTARIO ARCHIVEs TORONTO i _ ISSUE No. 52â€"‘31 The United States have just placed a big order with a British firm for periscopes, to be fitted into their subâ€" marines. France used to buy our periâ€" ‘scopes, but is now barred from doing ‘so by a decree prohibiting the pur chase of foreign war materials. But, iwhuo France makes her own, she works under the supervision of British ‘experu. | _ Japan‘s whole submarine flotilla is |"periscoped" by Great Britain, l Before the war we were fighting neck and neck with Germany for pre eminence in this highâ€"skilled trade, but ‘since then British design has been | vastly superior. Irishmanâ€""Di1 you ever hear the joke about the Egyp.ian guide who showed a group of tourisis two skulls of Tutankhamen, one when he was a boy, and the other when hbe was a man?" Englishmanâ€""No, let‘s hear it." Toys of an hour, and woman‘s careâ€" less love, Light as the breath that breaks it. He who binds His soul to knowledge steais the key of heaven. Knowledge Knowledge will stoop and lead you to the stars, And witch you with her mysteriesâ€"â€" till goid Is a forgotten dross, and power and ‘The latest advance in periscope manufacture is in the measure of light that can be gathered into the lenses. 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