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1 # ®!° come, it it is not already hero,,l An unsympathetic Mayor at when we shall regret theâ€" day when 2oon has publicly deplored this we allowed marring objects on the; bail fever" which, he finds, has landscape. Besides, the beautiful out. SPread to the Corporation . sta doors is not the place to advertise.| "Cven" in this complaint is to | It is the place where people shonld'“‘rl'r?fed as "al last" the Mayo be ableâ€"toâ€"get away from commerâ€"| find that Calcutta and other tow clalism, j L T this site nr~in."m. ./ O o Pw they have in . England. "Burtâ€"l;e time will come, it it is not already here, when we shall regret the day when The reason we do not yetfeel that way about it in Canada is ‘because we have not yet made the protecâ€" tion of beauty a sort of passion as ady EILLBOARD ADVvERtTisinc Blotting out a beautiful view is a misdemeanor as harmful to the pubâ€" lic interest as many others which arouse a good deal more public indig. nation. ® wheat which produced and the remainder in â€" tons from the first cu ond cut was sold st Leo Colton of Kiyurn. chased all the straw Almonte Gazette, bus ETs acres, is clay and ed were 110 acre In a y realizing ievement in raisin and T% ; m The statement by an ish statesman to the knew of no act of parli which he could not Aric STENOGRAPHERS JOIN uP Two textbooks on evolution, origâ€" Inally listed by the Fort Worth, Tex., Board of Education as approved books have now been stricken from the list with the explanation that they were included _ through â€" a "stenographer‘s error." _ Thus the stenographers join the Great Army oft Goats, which is headed by the newspaper reporters“ who are forever "misquoting" public| speakers.â€"Kingston Whigâ€"Standard. | NO CODDLING wWaNTED. There is n> disposition among the general public of Canada to mollyâ€" cwldle the criminat or to waste any sentiment _ on _ public _ enemiesâ€"to borrow our neighbor‘s criminal nomâ€" enclatureâ€"whose methods of disturâ€" bing the peace are of the most vio. lent kind, The gunâ€"toter who bolds‘ up a citizen and demands his money | or his life deserves the extreme pen» | alty of the law. Kidnapping shouldl be regarded as a capital offenseâ€"a | tew lashes before the noose.â€"Victoria : Times. | THE BARRMRS Goop RULES USELESSs unLiess os SERVED, There is no special reason why the officials at North and South Portal should differ materially from those at other points, and the Neéws is much inclined to think that if a tourist, crossing the border, is at all reasonâ€" able, his troubles will be innnitesimal,l â€"â€"Medicine Hat News They are not only thoughtful of the feelings of tourists, but are verâ€" itable mines of information when it comes t, answering the thousand and one questions which are shot at them from every angle as they carry out their duties at the border. ‘ Speaking with knowledge of condiâ€" tions at Portal the News desires to state that the customs officials, both Canadian and American, at that point are the personification of courtesy and kinduess to travellers, | it I PRAISE FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS The Chinese may not have a word for it, but the saying that it is bet. ter to have two ears and one mouth can be credited to them, Ancient Chinese sages ‘said a mouthful‘ when they uttered â€" that remark.â€"Regina Leaderâ€"Post. iMustrates de There may be times when one, amongst a crowd of people talking like blue streaks, remains silent, The gilent one might be termed a quiet fellow. He may be quiet, yet be a good listener, Engage this quiet perâ€" son in conversation and it might be surprising how much he knows. is not everybody that can listen carefully, and learn thereby, Perhaps it is because few people can conâ€" verse well enough to hold the averâ€" agoe person‘s attention. There is something to that, THE ART OF LISTENING The art of listening, like the art of thinking, is an achievement It n BEGIN TO NEED mbey S nragm W amazin n s{cment by an eminent Brit.! sman to the effect that he no act of parliament through _could not drive a coach and M rates the weakness of forâ€" rules for human conduct that there is a determina. o be guided by those rules. iliam Timesâ€"Journal. when most farmers are v partial crops the achâ€" John Barr of Pakenmham ,200 â€" bushels of grain of alfalfa, all off 110 zing. The land is black excellent results â€"obtain. to proper drainage. The re sown as follows: 50‘ sold standing , to Mr Kiyurn, who also pur straw and grain,. â€" roduced 700 bust der in alfalfa with first cut and the : is _ presumably _ the 1e nudist â€" gentlemen to recall where they trousers.â€"Regia Leadâ€" FARMERS bushels 200 per (Ais side of the decades ahead o j on Friday on a journey of some , months, which will take him â€" to | South Africa, Australia, New Zealand land Canada. It seems certain, how. !'ever. that whatever truth there may | be in these interesting and possibly significant attempts to gauge the im portance of Sir Maurice Hankey‘s: journey, his visits to the selr-gorern-i ing Dominions should at least prove' a very useful preparation for direct | conversations between the statesmen | | of the Empire in the coming year, lthe opportunity for such ronversn-’ tions being provided by the cere. monies in London in connection with the silver jubilee of the King‘s accesâ€") sion.â€"Yorkshire Post. # | the Cabinet and alsg of tee of Imperial Defence on Friday on ~a dourn I NEW YORK (ENG.) | _ To the Briton, one of the charms of | travel in North America is that he | is liable at any time to find himself 'upun his own doorstep, so to speak. 'A Bristolian in Bristol (Pa.), or anl Oxonian who finds (amid many O's), that Ohio has an Oxford too feels a kindling oi the "hands across thel sea" feeling. A suggestion has just been made that residents in simll-’ arly named towns in Britain and America should exchange greetings and visits, Americans arriving here’ would find familiar names less obvi. ous than Boston or Washington. ln” Yorkshire there is actually a New | York, and there are three Broadways |â€" in various parts of the country, all;' delightfully remote from the “greati' white way."â€"London Daily Mail, J3 ROYAL ROMANCE, ’ The nation received with deepest gratification _ the announcement . of !H.ls Majesty‘s approval of the beâ€" trothal of his youngest son. Prince George is known to many of his fathâ€" er‘s subjects for his interest in the social welfare of the people, his keen: sense of duty, his taste for lettersâ€" he is perhaps the most bookish of the younger generation of Royaltyâ€" and his interest in music, both seri-’ ous and light.â€"London Daily Tele-[ graph, . 1 _| _ Adoiph S. Ochs, publisher of the ‘| New York Times, and three other executives gave honesty as the most desired quality in an aide, !: George F. Kettering and Sewell L. wvery, head _ of the Montgomery I use £ * | Ward, ranked intelligence first, l ’ Eugene V. Grace, head of Bethleâ€" hem Steel, said "Concentration." , Alfred P, Sloan, Jr., head of Genâ€"‘ !erul Motors, said "Honest ’l‘hlnking.”,’ F. H« Ecker, head of Metropolitan | | Lite, said "Industriousness,."â€"Finanâ€" ,“('ial Post. | SsENSATION IN MAYFAIR. Lady Dairympleâ€"Champneys‘ butterâ€" Ay transfer just below her left shoulâ€" der was one o‘ the features of the weekâ€"end. Pierre S$. Dupont and Alvan Macâ€" auley were two of the three who nam. ed reliability as the quality most to be sought. Loyalty was given first place by Charles M. Schwab, M. H. Aylesworth and two others. Among the 12 who listed char. acter first were John D, Rockefeller, Jr., Gerald Swope, R. E. Olds and Colby M. Chester, Jr, "I neglected to ban character as ,being too general, too allâ€"embracing, Consequently, more cited character than any other one quality. Which would you guess, ranks next? Courâ€" age. Incidentally, my observation and experience have impelled me to conclude that the one outstanding characteristic most common among men who have achieved notability is courage." EMPIRE Derence? Maurice Hankey, Secret _ Forbes put his question to 51 naâ€" tionally known business executives and corporation heads. When 12 of them named "Character" as th> qualâ€" ity most to be desired in responsible subordinates, Forbes remarked: "BROTHERS The leaders were: W, P, Chrysler, presidert of Chryslert Corporation; T. M. Girdler, president of Republic Steel; Roy D. Chapin, president of Hudson Motors; John Hayes Hamâ€" mond, mining engineer, and William O‘Neil, president of General Tire and Rubber Co. | WHAT THEY LooK Fror "Courage!" said five American business leaders when asked by B. C,. Forbes, U.S,. financfal write, to name the quality which they rated first when looking around for respon. sible aides. out offending people and violating amâ€" enities, That is in the newspapers.â€" Winnipeg Tribune. THE EMPIRE _ _ 29 #2070f &t Kan. cly deplored this "foot. ich, he finds, has even Corporation . staff, It complaint is to be in. t last" the Mayor will ita and other towns on ie Bay of Bengal are of Burma, Stafis in & been skilled in the wvelence, left a journey of tralia, New Zealand seems certain, how. en the statesmen the coming year, °_ such conversaâ€" d by the cere. 1 connection with the King‘s accesâ€" ALL." the Commit. left London ary of | _ The Arrow grounded off Ventnor and the Alarm went to her assistance; off St, Lawrence the Freak fouled the Volante, Thus four of the five racers ’were out of it.. Passing the Needles the America was a long way ahead, but coming up the Solvent the little | Aurora gained rapidly and reached Cowe eight minutes behind the Am. erica. The Aurora had sailed the course, the America had not, and the Britishers claimed the cup, but the squadron people had omitted to tell the Yankees that they mast round the Nab, and they saw no other way out of the dificulty but to hand the Then a red. then took a short line to Culver Cliff, thereby effecting a saving of eleven to thirteen miles, Off Bonhurch the Britishers caught up and the Freak and Volante got to windward of the America. | _ August 22 was the eventful day, fFitteen yachts started, ranging from | the barque Brilliant, 393 tons, to the ! cutter Aurora, 47 tons, Only five could | be termed racers or ever won a prize, The five were the Freak, Volante, Arrow, Alarm and Aurora. The start "was very peculiar. The fleet went one way, the America another. "Round the Isle of Wight" in racing parlance means around the Nab, and then right away. Round the Nab went the Brit. ishers, but the Yankee, to the amuse. ment of the spectators and the disâ€" gust of the officials, took no notice of the distant lightship, but headed straight for the corner of the island,, scraped over Bembridge Ledge and [l An interesting account of how the , America‘s cup was won in 1851 is _’publlshed by the Scientific American. ,' When the yacht America, it says, arâ€" | rAved in England in 1850â€"51 her own» " er, Stevens, published a challenge to | sail anything for 1,000 pounds to 10,â€" 000 pounds, but he laid down so many ’stipulatlons that the challenge was not accepted. Then the Ammericans ’appeared to think they were being | treated discourteously, and the Royal , Yacht Squadron went out of it way to offer a cup valued at 100 pounds to !be sailed forâ€"open to allâ€"without _conditions or time allowance; course, round Isle of Wight. Now this is the cup that the Americans are pleased to call the Queen‘s Cup for some reaâ€" son known only to themselves, Posâ€" sibly the hall mark on silver in Eng. land being a crown, the Yankees as. sumed that this must be Her Majesâ€"| . ty‘s private totem, In 1851 five Queen‘s cups were given, not one bearing the slightest resemblance to the Royal Yacht Squadron cup. 1 to ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO _"Jart of getting off early when there I is a good reason for it. One even. "~! ing, says the Mayor of Rangoon, he r'l!ound that the telephone operator, d the liftâ€"boy and the durwan had all disappeared. The implication, we take y it, is that they had left their posts h to see a game. Unless the evidence is clear (and the Rangoon message ~"| makes no reference to the evidence) ~| indictments of that kind may be dan. * gerous. How does the Mayor know s that had he questioned them next ‘; morning he might not have discover. ‘| ed that they were all absent together / not because they wanted to watch !ruulhnll, but because they had all (been suddenly called away by news | that a grandfather, or a grandfath. fer's brother, Aad been taken with influenza® There is always a great (deal of influenza and fever abroad to ; the rains and football season, and ] | the grandparent generation is peculâ€" l ‘darly susceptible to the germ. This | has been noticed by employers again l and again between Mondays and Fri. days (both inclusive), â€"Calcutta y Statesman, f How the Cup Was Won 85 Years Ago the first ’-a&htr il series of disasters occur Prince George is shown was announced. They are sho Marina, left from Bled for Mun Paul of Yugoslavia, their host at the ‘telephone t;per;u;r, and the durwan had all The implication, we take questioned them next ight not have discover. ‘ere all absent together hey wanted to watch because they had all ed away by news ", or a grandfath. been taken with is always a great s shown motoring witn Frin cess Mari are shown leaving the Hote: de 1‘Eur for Munich, en route to Lond on. The r host at his castle near Bled where the March of Time will.be on the air by the time you read this column. Friday at 9.00 p.m., over the Col umbia B. S. The fallâ€"winter season of radio is on us and the big names, big proâ€" grams and big whatâ€"haveâ€"yous are returning in full force. It looks like the biggest year yet for the ether waves. Speaking of the fall, we understand Roger Baker is to broadâ€" cast the World Series for Columbia Bet Al Leary and Co. says, ."See, you‘ve gotta have pull tuh get these swell jobs, everybody knows I‘m the best baseball announcer anywhere. ! _ Eddie Stone, one of our reasons for @njoying Isham Jones, has left him to become featured vocalist with anâ€" other orchestra in another spot. In the meantime, a current monthly Radio magazine features a story con cerning Eddie Stone‘s allegiance, loyalty, devotion, etc., to Isham Jones. Oh, the bitter irony of it all. Jasper,] the hemlock. Theâ€"FiCsh#an Hour every week I hear his band the more convinced I am that he has the best band of them all. Listen to him play the Conâ€" tinental. ’ new Camel halfâ€"hour and its an ippay. Walter O‘Keefe out Bennying Benny, the Casa Loma band, outbanding most everything plus the mostest superest stupendousest singing of the "Man on the Flying Trapeeze". The audience joining in each refrain after O‘Keefe and it couldn‘t have been rehearsed; it was that good. This program will have all the suc cess their last season one missea. Heard Hal Kemps opening at the !’ennsylvania, last Monday. The more After the H. B. P., Firestone paid Baur the money in silence. So what? Baur was never heard again on the Firestone program, neither was he able to hook up with any other sponsor, and as far as radio is conâ€" ceérned now, is absolutely through. Which goes to show quite a few things, figure them out yourselves. ‘ _ Firestone believed that it was only a question of asking Baur to settle the matter, Mr. Baur seemed to think differently about it though, demandâ€" ing a thousand dollars to show himâ€" self and produce enough music to pass for two songs. Firestone could hardly believe his ears, but felt obligâ€" ed to pay him. After all, he had promised to ~have Franklyn Baur sing. We select as our hero one of the finest singers of semiâ€"classic songs to ever appear on the air. Franklyn Baur was holding down the spot light on the Firestone halfâ€"hour, and a spotâ€"light which was destined to glow stronger as the years passed, burning down on such names as John Charles Thomas, (in cour humble estimation the finest baritone, thrillâ€" ing us with his voice), and Lawrence Tibbett. Well, to get on with our tale, it seems that Harvey Firestone got connected in some way with an large benefit performance, and promâ€" ised to have the star of his program appear at the same Benefit Pertorm-, ance. Have just been listening to the We‘re not at ail sure whether our readers (both of them) agree with us, in that the short, short short, etc., stories we relate each week about present and past favourites of the air are interesting or not, but, yes or no, here goes another thie‘ week. ss Marina of Greece shortly oamenls 1200 RO CCCE R l'Eurg_be: -'f‘h; ‘I;fi“r;cc Royal couple were > engagement was a 17â€" y MEUL ALl meat time the board is an adequate dining tal a youngster, and later, when he playing with smaill blocks, it cor handy again. to make low (-hairl_wlth in front. At meal tim board is an adennata Aini The li:tle crib should have that pull up to keep Junior from ing out and the mattresse shou comfortable, but not too soft. There are high chbairs that 1 capsize, but which may be let i l The dressers bedspread for the crib, pillow covers, screens and rugs for the play pen may be of linen crash, appliqued with fanciful motifs, or in gay chintz or cretonne, Keep the room bright and cheerfulâ€"light paint or washable wallpaper on the walls, a neutral toned rug or a washable oilcloth :Aoor covering and decouuvo] but usefal lamps, ’ Children‘s play furniture was first to be modernized with din tive chairs and tables copied _ fullâ€"sized dining suitesâ€" and >( dresses patterned after the ches drawers in the master bedroom. L actual furniture for children â€" just play piecesâ€"was taken in h Much interior decoration thorght ; into the room for the new baby BRIGHT ROOM * Ij 6 NJE mm y Amuse Childrenâ€"But Help Develop Senses of ’ Touch, Sight and Hearing The nursery wardrobe should â€" be No modern nursery is limited to large enough to hold the layétte â€" pink and blue, Nowadays furniture for drawers for the flat pieces and a the baby emulates the periods and compartment in which to hang Emal} patterns that are smart in grownâ€"up dresses and coats on hangers, There rooms and the tiniest member of the are cute little extra chests that ft family may play and sleep in a room under a window and hold the articles full of Louis XIV, designs or in a of clothing that are used most fre_. nursery done up in Early Colonial quently. _ Also night tables with manner, drawers to hold the toilet articles Children‘s play furniture was the belonging to the baby, first to be modernized with diminu_ SCREEN ALMOST A NECRGerry tive chairs and tables conied ‘rea BABY BORROWS GROWNâ€"UP IDEAS FOR HIS NURSERY So one hundred and ninetyâ€"nine va. liant puffers seltled back in their chairs ever 5o carefully lest they cre_ ate an unexpected draftâ€"and were prepared to fight this thing to a fin. ish, On the sound of the gong at the end of the first five minutes two more found no smoke or fire and shuffled from the arena disconsolately. At ten minutes seven more dropped out. At fifteen minutes the room had become so dark it was impossible to tell how many more had dropped out, and it was not until the first hour had pass. ed that the thick for lifted snffiniaws Toys Not Only Amuse Children Touch, Sight house, As the gong sounded for the openâ€" ing round, amid the cheers and jeers of the several hundred pyromaniacs who formed the gallery, the lights were applied, the stop.watc%es clicked }and the great endurance test was und_ er way. Only one of the two hundred failed to light the first matoh, and failing to find a congenial neighbor who would light him from his already fuming bowl, was immediately elimin. ated. Two hundred pipesomaniacs filled their favorite briars, meersghaums, clays, cobs, punkahs, hods and hook_ ahs, with an equal amoant of tobac. co (supplied by the promoters) and sat ready with one match (also on the It was a bright Sunday afternoon )when two hundred of Western Can. ada‘s finest pipe smokers gathered in the auditorium of Hudson‘s Bay Com_ pany‘s Calgary store to declare the allâ€"time, â€" longâ€"time pipe smoking championship of Ca‘gary or Albertaâ€" or since records are made to be brok. en, shall we say the world. ‘ Cornâ€"Cob Triumphs That‘s about all for this week, so Heighâ€"Ho until next. Phil Baker on the Armour Proâ€" gram and Edwin C. Hill, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. with Vallee and his @ntertaining mtfsAic”nl grabâ€"bag. _ e accompanied by Prince announced. ly after their engagement and his fiancee, Princess aernized with diminu_ d tables copied {rom § suites> and dolls‘ ed after the chest of master bedroom. Later fog lifted suflic-telii: In Battle of Pipes children â€" not s taken in hand. be let dowfi play board ave sides from fall_ should be he . play. table for be starts comes in won‘t goes Every child needs Different surfaces , of touch, things to en tiny mufi % help him to r andy,bells traTn"!la“ New play rooms are â€" decorated with bright colored wooden balls painted with vegetable dyes that wil not injure the baby if he puts them in his mouth, Modern nursery toys are interest_ ing enough to make the new arrival enjoy this world, Rubber animals are constructed to withstand hot water and _ soapsuds and â€" rag dolls are washable. . New toys are made with no rough corners and for the very tiny baby _they‘re _soft as can be, Dolls ghouldn‘t "pa too heavy lest a child get tired carrying them but, lll‘ the same time, â€" they should nlgal enough to give the baby adequate ex. | ercise when ho ‘nfers 112. A screen is pretty necessary, It‘ decorative, of course, but, more thay that, should be used around the sid of the bed nearest the window _ t, keep cold draughts from blowing di rectly on the sleeping child, New play rooms are â€" decorated with bright colored wooden balls painted with vegetable dyes that will not injure the baby if Be Buts tha.. The grizzled, weatherâ€"beaten â€" an. cient on the scow looked up, "Be you the capn‘ 0‘ that there vessel?" he asked, "No, I‘m not; but what difference does that make?" "Wasl" _ spitting contemptuousâ€" ly over the sideâ€""I be cap‘n of ’ True, there is a great difference between a large Europea. metroâ€" politan city and Hamilton, in point of population. _ What may pay in Europe may not pay heére. Never. theless, there may be something in this zoning idea worthy of exlmin-‘ ation. If it would attract greater patronage, it would â€" achieve itsl object. f |] In these days full value is deâ€" manded for expenditureâ€"if it costs seven cents to travel a block or two, the money will often be saved by walking instead of riding. _ It does seem unreasonable to ‘charge .the, same for a mile as for ten miles; it‘s nice for the tenâ€"miler, but hardly fair to the oneâ€"miler, No doubt, a uniform fare makes for simplification and is convenient for the operators. The cars have to run, anyway and it makes little dif. ference, so long â€"as they are not overcrowded, whethor a passenger | goes all the way or only a short dis-" tance. But the system is not working| out profitably and the railway is in ; need of greater revenue, Would itJ‘ not be wise, therefore, to consider| . the practice which has proven suc-l cessful elsewhere? _A correspondent, writing on the ’aubject of the local street railway service makes the suggestion that the English system be experimented with â€"charging according to distance, inâ€" stead of having a uniform flu,‘ whatever the mileage covered, writes the Hamilton Spectator. He believenl that many more people would use the street cars if less were asked for] short rides. H. ' The cornâ€"cob which breathed it‘s last five minutes later, was declared the winner. One hour and thirty two minutes of steady smoking on one eighth of an ounce of tebacco! That surely is a record that, deserves _ a Clampionship title in any good pipeâ€" smoking country, 1 Suddenly and without warning, at one hour and> twenty.seven minutes came the end for French briar, It simply folded up and died, and a full minute of resuscitation failed to bring any signs or revival. Suddenly the cornâ€"cob faltered. The audience stood breathless, With heayâ€" ing shoulders and the deft pokings of a pencil a little puff of smoke sailed up to bring ringing cheers from the audience. * It was not long after that until two fine streams of rich blue smoke were ascending from the only two remain. ing pipes, a fine old French briar and a slightly senile corn.â€"cob, Both mast ers had eyes which said they were go_ ing to struggle to the end. ~* | Who Told You _ Number Fifteen with tears in his eyes: remarked "I just can‘t under_ stand it, She never went out on me like that before!" and left the ring shaking his head with bewilderment, contentedly, ly to find there remained some twenty of the Driginal starters still smoking t pretty necessary, It‘s course, but, more than ‘ used around the side Street Car Fares €‘"0n and is convenient rators. The cars have to and it makes little difâ€" long â€"as they are not & whethor a passenger | way or only a short disâ€"] he system is not workinz,' y and~ the railway is in ; A NECESSITy recéssary. apg| . MONTREALâ€"The Ameri necessary, It‘s ; erieg Society at the close of )ut, more than | fourth annual convention a round the Side | the establishment of a now e window to committee on pollution of w a m blowing d“‘of the principai problems child, 'durinz the convention. The re decorated ; of the committee is Mr. H wooden balls,| Hawes, of Washinmon, D.C dyes that wilj | recommended that different ; he puts them | the Union should take unif¢or ‘in providing apainst such ; are interest_ Heretofore,*when one state m e new nrriul, punishing polluters, they w ° animals are apt "to move into a neig d hot water , Stale where regulations wer, ‘g dolls are : strict, the result being }} : lu:‘lo with:eountry ns n whaln ALA ... . lnge We slsc io e _ W, y . ", w Oe CHd not benefit. | _ Mr. H. C,. White, of the Biologica: : Board of Canada, informed his hearâ€" . ers that in the streams of Quebec and | the Maritime Provinces a struggle Itor @xistence goes on between the early and the lats spawning species ‘of brook trout. Early spawners have the advantage of early developed offâ€" spring, but many of their eggs> are taten by those that spawn later, The Apawning périod, he noted, is direct. Jy rélated to the temperature of the water in which the tront live, aucks often become extnv;l;-l-sr rest less just before a thunderstorm. "Their skulls are erv thin ans C Cneiooi i n melp . unenld anG they _ are consequently extremely sensitive to sudden changes in the atmosphere," declares E. €. Bou!l enger, director of the London Zoo (in "Animal Mysteries") , "Hence a ‘dying duck in a thunderstorm‘ is a phenomenon by no means rare." Water Pollution [ "He‘s been scratching his head, audibly observed Moriarty, A DYVING pucrK As a boy 1 often used to hear the expressionâ€"applied to some Disma: Jimmyâ€"*"YÂ¥ou look like a ‘dying duck in a thunderstorm‘." Now, after al, these years, I have discovered the rea son for the simile. It seems â€" that hacks ofhen become anitemtnn. _ 1 _ "You did," said Johnny Moriarty "and who was she?" Un another occasion, Justice Johnâ€" son came into court with his hand bandaged. "My dear Johnson," exclaimed â€" a brother judge. "What has happened to you? _ Nothing serious, I hope?" "Oh, no, thank you," _ sepliea Woodenâ€"headed Billy. "Very painfu‘, but not serious. Merely a splinter under my finger nail." s6 lw you?" p° "| "He told me of a couple of English \*| globeâ€"trotters, who brought no letter * | of introduction, and who had excusâ€" 5j ed themselves for calling on him by *# saying that as there were no ruins *)/ to. see ‘in this country they had / thought it would be a good idea to _| visit Mr. Longfellow." A A WITTY JUDGE ,| _A famous wit was Johnny Morâ€" y | arty, a giant of the Irish bar, afterâ€" s ward Mr. Justice Moriarty. In a wili e' case being tried before Justice Johnâ€" s| son (universally known as "Woodenâ€" ‘| headed Billy"), Moriarty sought to have the will set aside on the ground : that the‘ testator was feebleâ€"minded | when he signed it. Sergeant Sullivar | (who tells the story in "The Rem iniscences of an Irish K. C."â€"Kings Counsel and, don‘t forget, he was the I'man who defended Sir Roger Case | ment) was for the will. It was giver i in evidence that the testator, when J'lroused on the arrival of his lawyer, and old friend, bringing the will to t« [ signed, had indignantly inquired: *"When roused from slumber, the most brilliant and erudite intellect » may be momentarily confused. I my self remember on one occasion being suddenly awakened and, turning to the good lady beside me, I exclaimed : J sir "Who are you-. sir.wwho are you 9+ "He had great fame and many honors in his day, and accepted their decline with philosophic detachment, even amusement," she reminisces ! So, teachers, take your choice! chuckles Dr. Griggs (in "The Story of an Itinerant Teacher.") ' LONGFELLOW ’ Speaking of Longfellow â€"reminds me of a story told by Mrs. Winthrop Chanlerâ€"sister of F. Marion Crawâ€" fcrd, the novelist and niece of Julia Ward Howeâ€"in her memoirs, "Roâ€" aman Spring." It was towards the end of his dife that Mrs. Chanler was dining with the old poet at Camâ€" bridge. "What you did?" exclaimed sister Alice. "Why, 1 thought he always called it Hiâ€"awatha." "I was at the publishers‘ this morning; and they say schoolteachers are writing in from all over the country, asking how father pronounc ed Hiawatha. I told them that he aiâ€" ways called it Heâ€"awatha." Â¥: Heâ€"awatha One evning, when Edward Howard Griggs, wellâ€"known educator and author, was a guest at the Cambridge home of Alice Longfellowâ€"daughter of the poetâ€"her sister, Mrs. R. H Dana (the former Edith Longfellow), who was present, remarked: "g against such po! .*when one state made polluters, they â€" were love into a neight e regulations were ; result ~being that a whole did not be; >. White, of the Rinl. ‘ Wnshingtt;r;.~'D.2;.- It s d that different statos should take unifotm act Law Recommended â€"The American Fish the close of its sixtvy you, madam, who Of the Famous unisotinm action such po‘lution state made laws roblems _ studied . 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