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"A SPRING TONIC. methibg Be ch, Red Blood and Drive Qut Disease. % All physicians are Hgreed that everyone needs a fresh new bleod in the spring. reason is plain--clGee 'tonfinement i overheated, imperfectly ventilat- lated homes and work places, have ¢logged the blood with impurities. il to perform their work properly. he impure blood is shown in a You may only feel or casily dcpresse!, De liver 1s sluggish ; the kidneys T score of ways. a little ey but these are mere symptoms from which more scrious trouble will follow. In other cases impure blood makes itsell manifest 1m pimples and other disfiguring eruptions, oc- vanable ap- casional headaches, a petite, attacks of indigestion or rheumatism, pains loins. But whatever there is only one sure way to get tid of it, and that is Pills. new, rich blood, braces the nerves, overcomes all weakness, drives the germs of disease from the body and gives you vim and energy 10 resist the torrid heat of the coming sum mer. Mr. Charles Saulnier, Cor dus could hardly work. « though my blood was little better than water. | tried several medi cines, but got nothing 0 help me antil I began taking Dr. Williams Pink Pills. It was fo help me, and how much Afe and vigor they put into They made me as sound as ever I was." Good blood is health and strength. me th~ 0 scret "Sow that will Make sti ly of Sup rhe in the back and the trouble through the rich, red, new blood which comes from the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Every pill you take makes says: --"1 was very oY so weak 1 It seemed as new | | plants ate tnjured by co ticumber--For Cool and Crisp, fornia Cream Butter. cession of crops. Thin good heads. ket. 1s past. feet apart' The thinnings may green onions. to six inches apart _in r wiater for spring use Champion of Eggland. Sow early ki -| sible, and othe crops. Potatoes-- Early, Late, Empire State. Keep potatoes for in a warm room in th past 24th of May Rhubarb I Onions-- Yellow Danvers, Taker, and Red Westersfield. Sow seed as early as possible. be used ow ie three weeks before planting. a few for early use a8 soon simply aston-|ground is fit to work, and follow #shing how quickly these pills began | with others when danger of frost is Plant late yaricties bout first of May, and if . "a or frost 1V Class.--Willie Ingram 50, sow again about the 24th of May. slicing, White Spfine; For pickling and slicing, Sow in hills about four feet apart when danger of frost is over. : Lettuce-- Toronto Gem and Calis Sow seed as early as possible and at intervals of one month for suc i to six or eight inches apart to secure dlants Musk Melon--Rocky Ford or Emerald Gem and Montreal Mar- Sow seed in enriched and well prepared soil when danger Hills should be five or six of frost Prize Parsnips-- Hollow Crown Sow as early as possible and thin Leave part of the crop in the ground over Peas--Early, Stecle Briggs' Ex- tra Barly ; Medinm, Gradus, ; Late as early as nos- MX intervals of two weeks to obtain (succession of Early Ohio; Barly planting hight for Plant as the Victoria, or any care- fully selected seedling variety. rl Plant 4 feet aj art. Manure liber- | Tne secret of ally, cultivate thoroughly, and break good blood is Dr. Williams' Pink | out seed stalks as they appear. Pills, fhe bowels --their whole mission These pills do not act upon | 1s Salsily Long White. Sow as early as possible and thin as about | os eph O'Brien 48, Oscar Jack 44. arlan Graham 44. Myrtle Bon- gard 43, Edna Emmerson 4o, Arthur er 40, Jobn Davis 39, Hilda Raines 38, Ivan-Nott 37, Vi- ola Ashton 36, Roland Bongard 3s, Hazel Oke 34, Jessie Spence 34, Geo Raymes 28, Nellie Cassidy 21, Lewis Corrin 19, Marguerite Rob erts 16, Florence Oldfield 15, Roy Woodley 15, Cecil Purdy 11, Gar- net Raymes 10. Examination in Arithmeticin Sr. IV Class.--Oscar Jack 73, John Davis 68, Joseph O'Brien 60, Geo. Raymes 60, Maggie Corrin 6o, Harlan Graham 60, Lewis Corrin 60, Edna Emmerson 60, Willie In gram 60, Roy Woodley 50, Hilda Raines 48, Fioeenes Oldfield 43, Ivan Nott 43, Marguerite Roberts 28, Hazel Oke 26, Jessie Spence 25. Examination in Arithmetic 1n Div. 111, Juniors, max. 100.-- Victor Raines 98, Edgar Prince 85, Fred Jones 72, Willie Monet 67, Albert Corrin 63, Hettie Ashton 57, Oliver Roberts 48, Greta Perkins 47, Stan ley Hadley 36, Cora Clark 1s. Clarence Cook 15. Absent-- Gor- don Allen, Violet Raines, Bert. McGregor, George Coomb. "i London, March27.--In the House of Commons this afternoon Swift MacNeill (Irish Nationalist) tried to elicit information regarding the peace negotiations. He asked Pre- mier Baitour if he could make any statement on the subject, but as no previous notice had been given of [the question, the Premier took no notice of it. * *- There has been a remarkable re | vival in the past few days of the rumours that peace in the Far East was near; indeed one despatch on | Sunday predicted that peace would | come within six weeks. But the to make new, rich, health-giving [thin to 4 Inches apart in the row blood, which strengthens every or-| Part of the crop may be left in the |!rue situation is probably this :-- gan, and every nerve and drives | ground over winter lor spring use | I'he Czar, through a third party, disease from the body. Don't take Squash-- Summer, Crookneck and {endeavored to ascertain Japan's in anything but the genuine pills, White Bush Scallop. Winter, , t€1tions in way of peace terms, and which have the full name *'Dr.| Hubbard to reconcile them with his own idea Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo Don't plant until danger of spring of Russia's dignity. There may, or ple" printed on the wrapper around each box. Dr. Williams Medicine Co., ville, Ont., and the pills Brock will be frosl is over If in doubt, write The|4 fect of space between hills. Bush varieties require Hub. | foot; but it would not be surprising bard should have at least '8 feet Tamatoes sent at 50 cents a box Jor six boxes inion Day and Mayflower. for 2 50. 5 - THE OBSERVER Hix A GooD CIRCULATION. and ls con stantly growing in favor. It ie the BEST Advertising Medium in the County : is the champion of the Agrieultwrists and more conservative and practical class of people ot a favorite of schemers, bromers %: it is the Oldest aod Best Established 7--the most original and best nd peral news department ® and is printed entirely in the place of pub lication-- Port Perry tim ti Prxun--21 per annum in sdvsvos, if net paid in advance, #1.50 will be charged JOB PRINTING ETYLES THE MOST MODERN LES AND AT LOW FRICES N North Ontario Observer. FOUNDED IN 1857. only Paper Printed and Fublished In Fert Ferry. PORT PERRY, MAR. 30, 1905. : ee Press Burret FROM THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Leading Varieties of Vegetables for a Home Garden with Notes on Methods of Cultivation. By Pror. H. L. Hur At this season of the year the question of the farmer's garden comes up Toooften the arrange ments for the making of a house garden are neglected till too late, and especially is this so in regard to the ordering of the sceds. It fre quently occurs that it is necessary to order some var icties of sceds from a distance and therefore it is well to decide carly what varieties are to Be planted. The following list of varieties of vegetables has been prepared with a view [of aiding in the choice of kinds suitable for the home garden, and very brief culture notes have been appended to each Asparagus--Conover's Collossal and Palmetto. Plant in rows 4 feet apart, and two feet apart in the rows; apply manure liberally and cultivate thor- oughly. ans--Summer, Golden Wax, Autumn, Burpee's Bush Lima, Winter Navy. Sow when danger of spring frost is past. Bes Grobe Egyptian Turnip, Of "round is. 7 when small to'3 inches , and take out every other one as soon as they large are enough to use, ks ; : Chantenay and Scarlet Nantes. Ay Sow early and thin the same as beets. ~_ Cabbage--Early, Winntogstadt ; Late, Flat Dutch and Savoy ; Mam: " moth Rock. Bow seed of carly varicty in hot Bed: about the middle of March, and transplant to open ground the end of April. Sow seed -of late varieties in t the oy open ground about end of May, and transplant about the 1st July. ( 7 -- Extra Sow seed in seed box or hot bed about the middle of "April. when danger of | plant to the open frost is past Watermelon | and Cole's Early Early, Earliana, Dom Trans Hungarian Honey may not, be actual negotiations on y if Russia were seeking a mode by which the war could be ended and Russia's face saved. It is said in Paris that actual negotiations are in progress at Stockholm, and that peace efforts scem to hinge less up |on the actual terms than upon Jap- |an's willingness to pause durirg the {successful culmination of her mil Plant when danger of frost is itary campaign, as Japan is pro | past in well prepared hills 8 apart, - South Ontario Liberal Conser vative Annual Meeting feet | cecding on the theory that, once in possession of Vladivostok, she can dictate her own terms, including indemnity, which Kussia thus far has strongly resisted. It is stated in diplomatic quarters in Paris that among the conditions Examination in Spelling 1 Sr, Jones & Son's es lel The Dove of reace ove of beats Trying Seg ing. This semi-annual most pronounced store throughout full decorated, but § should be made of dows which provol tion, and the millin Here ribbons, silks, ers and hats combin truly charming se Miss James exc: of all previons artistic creations, est hats were the New ban, the Charlo! New York Sailor, The small hats are I spring, while the holds its place for Sunset shades, mul grens, and white colors. OASTE.--Port P Club will preseat :| Comedy "Caste" in lic Library on Fridi at 7.30. Curtain rises.at § Admission 35¢ and asc. Sale of seats at Allison's. 'H. L. EpBacs, C. H. Acuison, H. G. Hu chi oN, Committee. i Vaxparisy Run Map.--C day of this week a number Perry's most valuable do poisoned, The object of th dal in thus destroying the pi of our townsmen is not ef understand. Port Perry Kef Club has, we are informed, prompt action and is prepa 3 pay for information that' wi to the conviction of the goilty the sum of $100. An expert tive will also be engaged to's the mystery. & ES" Messrs. Jones & Son's Great Carpet Saleis now going on. and the rush will doubtless cominu 'until their entire stock in that line is swept from their establishment, © =" Mr, Lacell has instituted new departure in connection dw his tailoring business, he ha pur- button manufactiiis | machins and is now prepared to | manufacture buttons for his patfons. chased a nn | , : | Mr. Frank Dawes, who is ut | to leave town and reside in Toronto, has been appointed a member of the The annual meeting of the South! of the peace that Japan might ask traveling agents stafl of the I : Ontario Liberal sociation was held at Conservative W As hitby on would be that Russia give a pledge to build no more warships for a term of years. Such a condition Monday last and 'was attended by |would be the most effective means representatives from parts of the riding. stituency 1s nearly For [time in a great many years this con- represented all of assuring Japan against Russia's the first | carrying out her cherished project both at of naval rearmament for the revew-| al of hostilities under better condi-| tions than those at present existing, Ottawa and at Toronto and Ottawa | and to avoid a peace that would be by a Conservative-- Pet at Ottawa, and Charles Calder Christie, Dr. Dr. Jas. Moore, J. L. Smith, Esq.,| | Toronto. Peter Chas. Calder, M.P.P., F. E. Ellis, Esq and | William Smithy, ex-M er P., Christie no more than a truce, duri at M. P, Kaiser, addres deliver which Russia would have time to forge an effective weapon sitet The Race Horse. The writer of a series of articles |sed the meeting to good purpose on "The Racehorse and Its Uses" in an evening contemporary of The {ed an eloquent address and told Sunday World is conferring a dis- | those present he was out of politic- tinct benefit on the turf of Canada | y ; : |al life forever, an announcement Not alone are the articles written which was received with regret, for in a strain, and with a command of | | no man in the riding has a stronger expressive language that is delight hold on the aflections of his party ful, being both entertaining and in- | than he. Resolutions of confidence | structive, but their tone and the |in Leaders Borden and Whitney | treatment of their subject confer | were passed. It reads, in part : "Having regard {to the protest filed against Mr. Calder's return by a sm fo express our regrets ed. few years." Whitby. mith $pol ke of the Ed "and And Andrew | condolence to the deceased gentlemen. President Wm. ously re-elected. lin. ---- Emmerson 76, 71, Hilda Raines 6g, Robert: Iogram 62, Arthur. Purd: Garnet Raymes 1g all M. Real Greenbank occupied the chair, and the retiring officers were unanim- They are: Presi. dent, Wiliam MA. Real; first vice- president, John Bright, Myrtle; second vice president, F. E. Ells, Oshawa; third vice-president, E. H. Purdy, Port Perry; treasurer James Rutledge, B. A, Whitby; secretary, Dr. James Moore, Examination in Literature Sr. 1V Class.--Joseph OF section of his political opponents, we desire that Calder should be made a target for these periodical exhibitions of per- sonal spite, believing, as we do that the late election was fairly contest- We pledge ourselves to stand loyally by our member and do our uttermost to retain for him an hon- or which he has earned not once but several times during the past Mr. The above resolution was moved by Dr. James Moore of Brooklin and seconded by J. L. Smith of In feeling terms William fad deaths of E. F| pel, and the executive was insiructed to prepare and forward gs ions of bof the of Brook- in A Jack € s 68, Ivan Nott 65, Willie = sy Jessie Spence 60, Florence Did rt] 51, Myrtle Bongard 50, Nellie Cas- sidy 47, George Raymes 39, Cecil 39. Roland Howl Oo 30 hy oe John Davis 27, Harlan Gr 28, am 20, dignity upon the sport as well as giving additional lustre and impor- tance the most distinguished event, locally, at least, connected therewith, I sincerely trust that the gentleman, whose authorship can never be disguised, will con- tinue the series for some time to c 'me yet and that he may continue in the same vigor of mind, and con- tinue to lend his great talents, vast store of knowledge, and world wide experience, to the advancement of racing and the horse, not alone for long past Dr. Osler's chloroforming age, which he has already circum- vented, but well beyond the allotted span of Scripture. No man in the universe is better qualified to write a history of racing and the race he author of these , for thade 3 closer study of bis subject and had a better training, or has a more picturesque style, and if he ceuld be persuaded to enter upon the task, the benefits he has conferred upon Canadian racing would be extcubed to the world, to the glac- ness of the people thereof, -- To Break Up a Cold Right quickly nothing works so nicely as Nerviline taken real hot It "sends a glowing warmth all through the bedy, and when rubbed on the throat and chest loosens up, the cough and relieves tightness and soreness in the chest. Nerviline is used as a preventative and cure for colds, coughs and winter ills in to | 37.| up thousands of homes because it goes right to work and brings relief quickly. There is no remedy in the world with half the power and merit of Nerviline; it's invaluable in every In large bottles, price 25¢. Montreal, March 28.-- Hogs are 25 cents here and are scarce. | ial Life Company, He has alitady | commenced bis duties and proposes to make a thorough canvass of South Oataiio. Dr. J. O. Orr, manager of the Industrial Exhibition, asserts that he has seen Lord Roberts, and that the famous general had definitely promised to visit Toronto and open | the exhibition. EX" An embryo artist in conner- tion with Mr. Jamieson's Livery establishment, the other day mixed | | a large can of paint for the pur, psc | of re-painting one of the many, Ne- hicles, and after giving the paint the orthodox stirring necessafy, put the can on the floor and turned to the pump in order to take m drink {and while doing so, "Fe, the goat, came along and i. the | paint. The proprietor of the cs tablishment has postponed 'painting ! on the premiscs for the present. MicLinery Orenixc.--The rush at L.& J. Stouffers' on kionday and Tuesday last on the oecasign of the Spring Opening for 1905 - o! a brilliant affair, ample prepetitiy had been made and every: attr; tion added the newest, the most SC | | hour or so later, when young Werry "stamping furiously, and Horses Out of Business. ondon, March 27.--At one of recent spring sales in the porth England there was a heavy fall n' the prices of cart horses. A inent horse-breeder, asked by anadian Press the reason of 8 drop, replied that he attributed ) the increasing use of motor s for town work. The mo- affecting horse-breeders in ys. Canadian breeders, if have not siready felt the ef- if the motor invasion, are sure '80, a8 the omnibus companies ymong their best customers, very soon the horse-drawn om will be scarcely seen in Lon- freets. "Trampled to Death. y, March22.-- Wm. Werry, Of the best known men of the ship of Manvers, was found bin his stable last evening. rs that Werry and onc o a young man, had been all day drawing wood fram a lot on the farm, and shortly tea-time the father volun perform the hey he sug, was | and 'the two parted. One returned with the wood he unhitch- ed, the team and led them to the stable, where he found that a colt that "had been running loose in the yard had joined another colt in one of the stalls, and that both were appeared to be nervous and excited. On ap- proaching to drive the newcomer out the son was horrified to find the lifeless body of his father on the floor of the stall, the colts having trampled upon it until features and form were almost unrecognizable. It is suppused that when Mr Werry entered the stable the [ree colt entered and joined its mate, and that when deceased endeavor- ed to separate them he slipped and "| frightened the animals, and was in- stantly kicked into insensibility. -- Found a Ton ot Silver. + Akron, Ohio, March 22.-- While walking along the south shore of Silver Lake to-day George Lodge stumbled upon a large billet of 4mectal, which was found to be silver, he! Making further investigation, and his brothers dug out twenty-six Jarge bars, of an average of one 'hundred pounds, making over a ton in all. For many years the late Henry | Wetmore, who died at the age of | hundred and ten years | of an encampment of five hundred | Indians, which shortly before the | battle of Tippecanoe, left the vicin | ity of the lake in a single night, and | it is thought this silver was the | treasure they dumped into the water for safe keeping. | - Counterfeiters Rounded Up.) Denver, March 28 --The News, to-day says :--A counterfeiting | scheme, which has as its field the whole of the United States, has stylish and the best goods in the line were displayed in abundance and arranged in the most attracti manner. The ladies from past ex- perience and relying on the prise and liberality of the fit pected something grand & were not disappointed, while other hand the liberality of the firm were well repaid generous patronage of their i drowning accident occurred to day, the victim being the six. old daughter of Mr. W. H. El Miller, of this village. ~ She an little companions were ret from school a few minutes ncon, and, having stopped to on the bank of the creck. wh very much swoolen, the chi ed, and it was not until after was called more than an hour that the anxious parents lea the fate of their child. Searcl ties immediately set out, and the remainder of the day patr the cieek, but without succes far, 1 Chamberla Cough Rem Selected sould to-day at $710 $7.10, fed and watered, equivalent to $7.15 10 $7.25 weighed off the cars. I ALWAYS CURES Avd is Peasant and Sal sembly. | ir § just been unearthed Dy the Federal authorities. Government secret agents are now in Denver following clues which are said to have led them to beiieve that the head-quart- crs of the gang are located in this city, The operations of the count- erfeiters are said to extend all the way from New York to San Fran- cisco, and itis believed something like §50,000 has been secured. The counterfeit is one of the best dupli- cates of the "Buffalo" series of $10 and $20 bills which has ever come to the attention of the Federal authotities. ------ London, March 27.-- It transpires that the Cullinan diamond. the 3.032 caret stone which was found in the Premier mine, Johaunesburg, on Jan. 27, will make the journey frum _Capetowa to England by or- dinary registered post, at a cost of seventy-five cents The postal authorities were ignorant of the fact that they had been entrusted with such a valuable consignment. told a story | = 4 DIED. Jrersry--In Scugog, on Thursday, March 23, 190s, John Jeffery, _ aged 62 years, 11 months and 18 "days. © Deceased was anative of England of a highly respected family.--, About thirty years ago he came to Canada and located near Oshawa; the past twenty years he has been a highly respected resident of the township of Scugog. He was in- J 1 ' was never heard upon the street, and he was much respected for his quiet, unassuming manner. He was a devoted husband, indulgent parent, and a kind and obliging neighbor and an exemplary mem- ber of the Methodist Church. Hel leaves an amiable and disconsolate widow and an estimable, frugal and industrious family of four sons and four daughters. Mr. John Jeffery, Toronto ; Mr. Richard Jeffery, Mani- (|toba, and Messrs. William and Frank Jefery at home; Mrs. Jas. Brimble, 2 Mrs. Frank Rea der, and ay, March 22, 1 al ter of Arthur J. Allen, aged 14 yeats, 5 months and 23 days. Toronto and Ingersoll papers please copy. Deceased though she had not ye ! of manner far beyond ler years. i associates but to all acquainted with her. Careful training and the good example ol devoted parents mani- the fested themselves throughout whole deportment of deceased. The blooming flowers of female amaibility intertwined with the (early fruits of genuine piety formed in her character a combination of much promise. Her life, although {of short duration, has been full of | small incidents of kindness to little | ones and it was her greatest delight [to entertain and please them. She was a highly intelligent and an ex-| emplary member of a senicr class io) the Baptist Sunday School. The afflicted ones have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. PORT PERRY MARKETS. (Quotations by A, Boss & 8 pn, Mar, 30, 1905 Fall Wheat .. .. J... $o95@% go Spring Wheat...... 090o@® 0 go Goose Wheat. o83@ o 85 Barley ....... 0 40@ 0 45 Rye Keanns 065@ 0 75 Qats..... .. 038@® 0 40 Peas--Blackeye ... o7c@ o 75 Peas-- Small obs@ 0 70 Buckwheat, . . 052@ 0 52 Beans ..... vie. 100@ 1 10 Grass Seed........ 100@ 1 25 Alsike Clover... 3 00@®@ 5 50 Red Clover. ... s500@ 7 125 Turkeys .... 015@ 15 Geese ... o10@® o io Docks oui. ianiven o10@ 0 10 Chickens. ....... 5. oo8@ o 10 Butter .... 022@& 0 22 BERS. ici esnriisrns 0228 0 22] One of the greatest blessings a modest man can wish for is a good, reliable set of bowels. If you are no} the happy possessor of such an outfit you can greatly improve (he | efficiency of those you have hy the judicious use of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are pleasant to take and agreeable in cffect. For sale by all druggists. London, March 28.-- When prospectus of the Japanese war loan $150,000,000 was issued a 4 p.m. to-Jay the neighborhood of the issuing banks resembled the scenes witnesscd n first nights at popular the | Manilla, Geveral Wright has issued a proc- lamation announcing that the cen- Y®l sus of the Fhilippines has lcen provided peace prevails, an election will be alled for Jf You Are Losing Weight _; Your system is,out of order and ne is no "Hartford, * but son ver weight and im- ith by using Ferro-| best rebailder and] Use Fer- ; O., March 27.--Mrs.' k was sentenced Mea1s in the Ohio, {Ay Judge Robert | nited States Dis- ments on a motion for L The motion was over: c u ? ones a was so bad ' March 28.--Governor- completed, and that in two years, the general as- snatch prospectuses. ded to start a re- a. Feirozove n: pase. blioume wks theatres Long lines of people were struggling for admissi nn, and | special forces of police controllid (the streams of eager investors. The linteriors of the banks were filled | with shouting crowds struggling to Chamberlain's : 'Cough Remedy all housewives in bly the German is the hardest and of all European mothers the, man practices most completely thé art of swathing and padding her baby and heaitls. | 3 maine 1t.08 the shelf, The German is swaddled in a long, narrow pit round feet and turned under his solemn chin. Three bands of gay blue ribbons are then passed round the whole bundle and tied in large, florid bows about ornament best bed or on on the drawing room table. the Germans are of this presentment of baby may be guessed dustrious, inoffensive, unpretending stamp A 905. Florence Allen, youngest daugh- aa wi ohcees near as posh ith 15 i "Get a stock, and stropping the razor. "The scheme is to rub the strop the pipe. It works best with a leather strop. Apply the pipe, you would strop the finished side of the razor on that side, on the finished ' 1 1 4 i : g i g 8 and you will have a on the. 1 never took the trouble to get 8 scientific explana of the vir- to whetting iis a2 respect' aE yogi el the beba ent nationalities when they Bop of a peak. ~~ g of differ: ] , got to the loses because |. A German, he says, as soon as he &r- fort which alone achieves ie : | J i ic ie Hl iy | E hi i Lh ¥ L £ I of i hi ski : ir ie it | E i : i : i I i £5 gee is EB i i E [ i [1 he 'wins too ea bas no Inceative to that rives at the top wants to know the ex- man born "slow" develops patience, as- act height of the mountain be is on and of every peak around him. A Frenchman goes into raptures over sidulty, balance and, best of all, tenac- iy. It comes near to being a universal e wildness of the scenery and the pyle that strong points and wesk ones to embrace his guide. The Englishman, when he has "done" Her gentle nature and loving ways his peak, plunges his ice ax into the ta] handicap except the endeared her not only to her loving snow, looks around him and then says, regard one's handicap as fatal.--Sat- passed the early morn of life, had peguties of nature and sometimes ac- Just about offset each other in any bu- developed an intelligence and grace companies his remarks by an attempt man being at the start and that the de- velopment is a matter for the man him- self to determine. And there is no fa- to "I say, open the baskets and let's bave prday Evening Post. something to eat." Length of the Law, The phrase "the length of the law" ewes its origin to the enormous length of some of the parchment rolls upon which the ancient statutes of Great Britain were Inscribed. The present day official title of the "master of the rolls" Is a reminder of this ancient cus- tom. Some faint idea of the bulk of the English records may be obtained from the fact that a single statute, the land tax commissioners act, passed in the first year of the reign of George 1V., measures when unrolled upward of 000 feet! . 8) Amn Ibsen Theory. In one of the published letters Ibsen he says that while he was writ- ing one of his plays he had on his desk an empty ale glass with a scorpion in it. Now and then the animal would grow sick, and the author would throw a plece of soft fruit to it, whereupon the scorplon would fall upon the food furiously, empty its polson into it and then get well again. "Is it not a good deal like this with us poets?' Ibsen continues, "Nature's laws apply in the domain of the spirit also." t A Long Sentence of Six Letters. Herc is a sentence of thirty-two words which some ingenions person has constructed of the six letters found In the word "malden": "Ida, a maiden; a mean, man named Ned Dean, and Me- din, a 'mad dame, made me mend a die and dime and mind a mine in a dim den In Xaine." Mixed. ' Casey--'Tis hard luck about Kearney. O1 hear he had to have his leg cut off bechune the ankle an' the knee, Cas- sldy--Ay, the doéthers decided that to save the whole leg they'd bave to cut off part of it ie Hy So Much For Mamma. : Papa--I bear you were a bad girl to- day and had to be whipped. Small Danghter--Mamma is awful strict. It I'd 'a* known she used to be a school teacher I'd 'a' told you not to marry her. Occult Powers, ih Miss Witherspoon--Do you believe, Mr, Jimsby, that there is In us a sixth sense as yet undeveloped--perhaps nev- er to be developed? Jimsby -- Yes, ma'am; horse sensel ¥ ! The Glasa of Fashion. "Whenever you're puffed up like 8 foad and happen to be thinking pretty well of your personal appearance," muttered the man about town as he tried to remove a permanent spot from the sleeve of his coat, "just step Into a high priced tallor's and sufvey your self In a couple of those long mirrors they have--pler glasses, I think they call them--that show you up fore and aft. You'll come out with a chastened spirit. 'I don't know what it is about the deadly polished surface of those reflectors, but I do know that they re- veal every imperfection until you're more than half tempted to throw a brick at them and clean out the shop. They make you look as if you'd never been shaved, as If the hair on your you generally. dah" that It figures largely in books, among § | m-- | Word Corruption. "T lately heard," says a writer in T. P's London Weekly, "of a country ion which boasted for its sign, "The Jackass. Word corruption like this bas given many quaint signs to our hostelries. Among the better known Inns are 'The Goat and the Compass,' corrupted from the words, 'God em compasseth us; "The Bull and Mouth," from 'the Boulogne mouthy after the naval combat before Boulogne harbor, and "The Pig and Whistle,' from 'the peg and wassail' alluding to the pegs driven into the old wassail bowl to mark the point to which the toper might drink as his turn comes round. The sign, common in Lancashire, of the Stanley arms, an eagle carrying a child, is popularly referred to as "The Bird of Bantlin'.'" Lary § Marrying on Account. a Rev. Mr. Willlams was the Congre- gational minister in the village of Winslow, Me., several years ago. One evening, says a correspondent of the Boston Globe, four young people called at the parsonage. Two of them wished to be married. The papers in the case were legal, so Mr. Williams performed the ceremony, The other couple acted as bridesmaid and best man. The groom was the son of a well known man in the town, and as the happy couple were leaving the parsonage the young man whispered to Mr. Williams: "Just charge It to father, parson. It will be all right." Sunday Card Playing Laws, 2 There was a time when people fa England were forbidden by law to play at cards, even in their own houses, on Bunday. In the royal proclamation against vice, profaneness and immos- ality, read every session and assize, Io the following passage: "And we do hereby strictly enjoin and prohibit al} our loving subjects, of what degree or quality soever, from playing on the Lord's day at dice, cards or any other game whatsoever, either In public op private houses or other places wha! od ever." , " Enlarged Finger Joints. Enlarged finger joints are the source of annoyance and mortification. Some times they are caused by pulling the fingers to make the joints "crack." Sometimes they are the result of hard work, rheumatism or gout. They may be relieved by light rotary massage (rubbing around and eround and around on the joints with the thumb and fingers and stroking upward), se companied by the application of of af wintergreen. % we m-------------- eG Net Too Much of a Fool. "Father says that Algernon basa any idea of the value of money," she exclaimed plaintively. "Your father wrongs him," answered Miss Cayenne. "I have observed that Algernon never proposes to anybody except heiresses." 4 Perfeetly Natural. 01d Gentleman--How old are you, my dear? Little Girl-I was eight yeara . OM Gentleman--In- You don't look to be thst old. Little Girl--Ah, how you naughty men 13 ~