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.x-oducciongg are innite}; prepurat1'9'nj .11 (iiseaseggj Jiwdneys. #7:`- gencml nervous will prove The mind grows shallow when occu- pied perpetually with trivialitie. A course of solid reading is a good tonic. When. ignorant of our ignorance. we do not know when we betray ourselves.-F Philadelphia Press. mm { %% FOB Sllf 4 | V Bradford St , s S- -Lot u and pt.` Lot 12, with comfortable frame dwelling. Cumberland St, N 8-l t. of Lot 26. Jacobo Terrace, 8 S-Lots 7 and 10. Marcus 81;, E 8-Pt Lot 28. ' ulvtnll-omrnn wums. Dunlo Street, 8 S-Larg Brick Building. known 1: The Moore Bloc. Collier Street, S S--Lots 40 and 41. W John Street, N_S--Part Lots 5 and 6. , . , BABRIl--Wl8'l' WARD. ` Bradford Street, W s--i>m_ Lot 34., ~ . 1 L. Buttereld Foundry property. , Bradford Street, ES-Lots 22, 23, 31 and 32. 'LoBr8a.dford Street, E S-(Thompson s Block) 1: Charles Street, W S-Pt Lot 49. Ehzabeth Street, (Boys Block) S S-Lot 25. Sanford Street, E 8--_Parts Lots 21 and 22. Bay Shore-S of John and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of lmd, about 7 ac. BA1uun-nAs'r WARD. "Blake Street 14, 15, 16, Withexcellent solid 17, Collingwood St., brick Residence, 11 7 and 8. Adjoining rooms, furnace and Collegiate Institute other modern eon- grounds. vemences. . Blake Street: N 8- Lots 48 and 49. Blake Street, 8 S -Lots 37 and 38. Cndrington Street, 8 S-Lots 23, 27, 28 and pt 26. Amelia Street, N and S S--Lots 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, 8 S-Lot 5. Theresa Street. N S-Lots 4. 5. 6. 7. VIIIGI III III! uanul. V 3"Oi*deu le at T8: ADVANCI ofce will be attended to. L. TEBO, ".95 Aurzne 1: n Illlsfllo. , .Pt Lot 11 in 14th Con. This property in- cludes Minet Point, and has on it a number of beautiful building sites. Are a.. IPOCIIJCY, and Vparvtnesmtcnwdin to 1131:: sales, will consult their own interacts by p '11; their '_aal_es in his hands. firlnnn Ink '96 Tu.` AiuuA|n~- 4.1.. ._.!1l L- luuvenim in nu: Anwmcvl 1:: DRU more 35:: Part 37 in 2nd Co1;., 6 acres. ` strxnxnum. Pt E 4} 12 in 10th, W S R, about 85 acres. VESPRA. P: W Q; 25 in 6th Con., about 90 acres. W5in 6th Con. " . Pzuk Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E g 22 in 6th Con., 21 acres. `Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Con., 5 acres. STRATHY 8; ESTEN, | LATE or ono. Has purchased the preuuscu occupied bv Chas. Mc- Guire, just can of _tho Victoria Hotel, and has oened up buonneuq in all kinds of Black- smithing. oruahoein . etc. All work will be done nnnmntlv :0 Han Intact anon Pg.-.-.-.5... ol... .1... EE.Eui"Iz.' "man" "3.a3".'"ec'E."` '.X1i"3'voT11' '35a1"n'b.'-. $55 pmmptlv at the lowest gum. Remember the place. :4-tf W. nlelaAR'lfY. VALUATOR AND APPRAJSER. HANDLES ALL ' KINDS OF AUCTION SALES. , {ll-'_ARM _s1{ocx sues Ihe Old Reuabze Am,-iioneer We know a man who decided to get his coal at another place; the result; was a big bill for his house-heating-a good deal bigger than he had ever paid before for the same length of time. % Near Market Square. |V|cLarty, We behave our Coai is the most econo- I micaland satisfactory fuel in town.. V {.31. G. seq-1-_j;',__ 151.. I52 I\.___. _.. A BIG ON E; At and on Easy Tertn. EP PS S COCOA! PPs s%co comAl _ v--..-- n \r\rQtI Lot 12, S S 7th Stregt. Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Con., Nottawasuga. ---.- 'SE1of 24andSW;}of25in8thCon. 14-1) ' GRATIEFUL ` COM FbRiING BREAKFAST pr Cllceg Dunlop-St... Barrie. 4;-ly Distinguished everywhere for Delicacy of Flavourt Superior Quallt . and hlghl Nutritive Prope lee. Specia ly Rratetul and comforting to the nervous and dyspeptic. Sold only in 1-4-lb. tine, labelled JAMES EPPS 85 00., Ltd.. Homoeo- Pathic Chemists, London, Eng- an . ' L. '1:-:3 namurp sxxrn wum. 1'Aui(."" " A/and Repairs. gq to BEDSPRINGS. MATRESSES. PUMPS, aco. A Wholeiale and Retail Mgnufacturers. (W. H. BllNKER, BRADFORD STREET. 28-1! _ BARRIE. coinmewoon. `I `H: Some People are Fond of Experimenting. Solicitors, &c., Barrie. SUPPER ' AINGUS 1'. o. ' `r4r'~..;-.``.~s=L`.i'&i2aj7`\r.- v_ V Building and Loan Association Special Facilities ofered to Investors andBorrowers. TENANT--VVhy pay rent. when, on such month! payments. you can become your own lord ?` on have the choice of repayin t V rate of $x.ao, $1.50. or $1.90 for ca: a$x:::.noo hog towed. ' `TH; PUBL|C~Why spend all our money 6oc. a month placed with the . P. 3. and Loan Association will yield you in about 8 yeah PRESENT of $100.00. or 3 prot of $4x.4o one your monthlv pavmcnta. UPI): nnnnn-:2-.- THE INVEsTOR-Why not place your $:oo.eo with the O. P. & L._ Au'n. and have it doubled in :2` years. beside receiving during the ill- terval 6% per annum pad to you every nix Inonthe7 In other words, for your $xoaoo you will receive an gagznd a lump min of $200, making a cruel An investment safe as government securities Ind much more protable, realizing the inveetoran equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annum. simple interest. For printed matter and further information call on Are a npocxalty. and parties: intending to haw sales, will consult their own interests by placing dag`; males in hit hands. ' `On-den Je at Tn: Abv CI `oicon his nu-' dence..-`ipmcc Cottage. will f,.'_..,..-.g1,~+.`3..'.:;.`;... 9., ' 1:. i95 Dunlap-St., Ross Block, Barrio. Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. THE ow nrunsmucrluuzsa { G. R. FORD "9. H. iuwnws ALL KINDS or AUCTION 1 `- saws. - jmeAdvance Office WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, Make Your Will. Will pay for Will Form and postage to any part: of Canada. vour monthlv THE _|NVESTOR- Fxoo.oo B. 8 I_,_I_I, 1 ' and Ink! jvijq--q" SBC.TRE}\S. BARRIE LOCAL BOARD. FARM STOCK SALES E"'c1B}'i'"Ea." "'""' """'" "'"'"' VEG TAB ES-Cclc;y, Crisp and Tender: nhn. Ratio. (`.2 n-non. SEE?I`)c.S-Flower Seeds. Vegetable seodn, Plant! and Bulbs. WM. TAYLOR FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN. Telephone :5. :55 Dunlop-St., Barri: CUT FLOWERS-Roses, Carnations, Violets, etc, fresh every day, Bouquets-Button- hole. Hand or Corsage. Funeral Tokens in anv daliornn. vuv-vy---V ----v--vvv-vy A {undsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cu. oulatlon of le an rnal. '1` van--: {mar :33K&.. :1. go guhv nJl nn:rllt!II:;l anI1` UUIIIIIUII ll] BUIUIIBIIIU iU|ll.'Il. U1 El- Mear: four months. 81. so d by! IJNN & Cu.3'-W Brunch Ofnn- ms 11` Ht... Wnnln` Anyone sending in alewn anu aescn Ion may let] ascertain our opinion free w other an vent on is probably atentable. Communica- tions strict] condent al. Handbookon Patents gent from. ldmt mmnnv for nacnrlmr nnlmntn. sml i-`e 3` `{`i2%` t %`'.`.n a`i1i.5 x`I io . `:.oe"'xv. 0 opeclalnot without a tnthe A -g.`f.`42ne - l':g:.:. -.-Q - - -- SEED STORE! IIIVUIIIIIUII ID PTUUIUI Petenta..t_skr;..'t'Tr9ushT MIu.m..&, mom "u':}?o.'. xi`! IIUIIII ll UUI Bran 03300. $5 F St.. Wash E. DONNELIJI f"'l`DII`A uA1-unvra 'I\rhn __.___ n\!l.'oLl`|Dl.4l`uD-Laclg, \.:l1lp and Leader: Lettuce. Cabbage, aramps. Beets. Carrots, etc. IIICIIOIDBIY IIIIIBISTIDBQ WOBIII. Largest. Olf- mon any aclentulo ournnl. Terms. 83 n r: 81. byall newsdealers IIIIII a ll. ---_ . ll__-- Il-_J. 6 cts. C`a.lhnttention to the GO TO THE NEW -AND- ' Ill YlBWl(lB8l61'B- .!`.E!! 12"` We Ih osits in 2 every 1:1 an. an rtment 1 Prrie. collection` ($365 I "Hand; 3 Ns.1ls.1 "Iv-trn Ant Ll. Jnited JGGIST, BA RBI}.-" M ANAGIul'_- non: KRS - The man standingTnext*the table was. Gregory Uppman. for more than 15 ears thegprivate secretaryof Senator Gitkinz. He was rather small. withaa smooth manner. an educated hand grasp and a thorough acquaintance with prac-tlcaT politics. - "I`l_._ .A.l_!.. AL. ..A_.._ `__._... "'1.`he twhird man the room wash -Charles Swerin. tall. thin and gaunt. with fadeq blue eyes looking out through big bowed gold glasses. He looked the part of a student. a chess player, pe1'h:_1ps. or a philosopher, ,used to concentrating his mind for a long time on an ubstruse problem. Swerltrs name never got into the papers. He had no apparent business. Yet he liv- ed well and, was always well supplied with money. To the few he was known as the brains of Senator Gitkinz." ~. ...uoo- V: was! vnaa \-LIIQII-OI-l\-ll I think I know how to manage old` man Mart, said Swerln. after 9. mo-_ 1nent s pause. Does he know you. Greg?" - No: I never` saw hlmln my llfe.'_ Wen. I want you to n`d~out.'all: about that street railway line whgch he represents as attorney. Get. It: cap- ital. Its condition. and the names of `ltl chief owners. and try to and out. whether It can be bought at a reason- able price. I1`n4|._|.. _ __--u_'n4_4- 1i-_-;.__.rut-._ v--.. :....':-.-.a Inna`. `oar.-I-O-aha j Marr was born In New York -state," began Uppman. His father was :1 farmer. The old man died while Mat-r ; was in. the district school. and he has i had to support the family ever since. He was admitted to the bar when he 1 was 40 years, old. He is attorney for % the street car company which owns the line in Hartil. his home town. This is the rsttime he has ever held oice. He t is` ratedattrom $5.000 to $10000. . Per- ` sonaliy he is said to be a prohibition- ist. though when he was in Chicago ; last winter he took a little fun, with the 1 boys. He has an exemplary reputation {in Hartil. Dorson does not think him E a man of strong character," 0 III 4.I_l._I._ I I,__ _- I _ _ ,_A_-A.- -Il "7r1l31nree we]-'e V;3`_c)-I'1"x'[')'Ie'ti11';,;"t'l;t3-l'r` plan of action for the campalgnso close at: hand. _ j - v.. -.. . g sauna`...- I've gone over an of sthem." said Sworin, and I think we had better concentrate on old Senator Marr, It ewmseem more natural 11 be ops than `if one of the regular Reds comes over to us. Let's see what you've got on Marr. Gregg." T IIVL- _.--l___A._ ._--_.-A.____ _._A. __ ___I-_I_ 9. ~55. private secretary got up, unlock- ed and opened the doors of a tall cabl- net. It was lled withllttie pigeon-A holes. each of them numbered. In a_ drawer below was a list of the mem- _ ber opposite each name being the same `as that on one of the pigeonhollesabove. He ran his nger down the list.-to the name of Marr.- noted the number op- . posite it and then pulled from the cabi- `net the little tin box which bore the ` same number. The box was half lled 1 with papers and clippings. ' lI`l'...... 1-.. I-__._ I.` KY_.: "__.I.. ..A.AA- II bers of the state legislature. the num-. _--.-up '1; -ss- Wlthln .9. week State Senatcr Mun: received a letter from 9. Chicago law-. . yer asking If the Hard! stgfeet car line. e for which he was attorney. was _'oh the market. It It could be houghtntV I ` -reasoqable figure. the lawyer _wrote. be e might be able to and a purchaser for. it. ' 1-"It happened that the Berti! Street :.Car companyhad never been a prot- able Investment Its owners were lo.-_ cal capitalists. who had been chly` moved to build the line by town ;_prlde`._ true `best It had over-dfon`e`1rap ":9 " .9"3`!"_~ ' ` T e fire. Gltl:lnz_ himself `wasa large an of 55, dressed so well that hls othes were not at all noticeable. His avy gure was topped `by alarge and ell shaped head. His lrorrgray hair 'as worn long and his face smooth aven. With his deep setblack eyes nd eagle beak he looked not unlike the lcturesl of Daniel Webster. Early In is political career the "resemblance had been -marked. and the `had ever since cultivated it. Even great men; It may be remarked. have their? little van-' IL}-.. uh. anus.-u.-`.--o cu.-.v.`.. v-..E.-v~-.. u--up to be the brightest. The l.e"g`isi;- ouid meet to choose his successor lthin two months was evenly divided. t belonged to the political organiza- l.' the heads. For purposes of identi- tion it may be called the Blue ;party. sed to`Se'uator Gltkinz, had an equal umber of votes in the legislature. cklng only one. The odd man was I te Senator Man-, elected as an inde- ndent from one of the interior coun- es of the state. a If Marv voted Tor nator_ Gitklnz. his election was as- ured, If, as was expected. he voted 1' the caucus nominee oi. the Red `par- 84. _-.....I.I I` -. ....,...._n.4 .... -J... .I..4... `I. re of the tar western st:aJte_which- actly half its members on jolnt bal- _ on of which Senator` Gitkinz was-one e Red party. which was bittefly-op? `In we-w u-..s... ..........-``-v V. --.~ -my. `cu-.- . it would be necessary to detach me opposition member -fvomhis par- allegiance. That was the problem hich Senator Gitkinz was inacing. _ Three men sat in a little room Open- g into the library of Senator Git- inz s house in the town or `Carton. hey were smoking and looking into ... t3..- IVlLI-!..._ l..2.........I.l! ............ I......... John Gitkinz had spent two terms in e United States -senate and was an`:- s to go back tor. another six years. nfortunately his prospects did not up- _A__ L- L- LL- I.....I...I-J.....L VIN`..- I-_ 3..I.. The Election of :3 Senator Gitkinz.' 4, p...u...; nisfgi nine an twelvun uh ' V_ I- -n-nu -Anna A1 UT D|I|6|I \'_WU|I"`UIiI`~V$V7"u>I'g4 in sunny diction nu;-W , .. The uhictonuuatle In tho dint; `lzaolddocugupuaticc.-` But whn the bell has tune for nooit. - Then, with 1 ttamp and` about. The children of the village school In haste come pouring out. They run and jump and swing {huh books. And such 0. new they make ` T Thu all the sunny. sleeping nu-get Seems suddenly to wake. ' -`n Inna : Inn- the hunt aT;E`I'. -Lllarpu Buut. Hull : . At the house of Mr. Green. where he was a frequent visitor. he would tell some of his amusing ex-perlences. one of them having reference to the time when he was In a wild part of America and often carried his life In his hands. one day. when he was supposed to be asleep. a man bent over him. Mr. Rus- h sell feared his-` last hour `had come. When at length -he snmm'oned up cour- i 1 age toopen his eyes he was pleasantly ` reassured by" hlsjsuphosed antagonist _: i askina :sAh|n).l pf`H;em-yi-bran you tlli ` 1*; f`a.Y.Ol))_=_- ,lppu.r-v(. cup A . r h_ E `H whoeowtied l1ibBt"iaf`?l`t'a.'I%c t " oreplli p undwverel the ` letter; Chicago`. } I Eben he wrote that while the co"n- 0 pany 0-tma-fnot `ahxiouu `to sell out it might consider an offerot $75,000. The Chicago-man-c`ame back with a propo- sition `to pay $50.'000., There followed turther negotiations liy correspondence. Finally Marr was -` asked to make a trip ~to'Chicago to talk the matter over. Before he left an upset price of $5.000 was -xed for the property. -utthall 1-; as .. ..L 0:: Ann!) u.|-- .._.-.I ,_.. . , V .. - L1 - rxg`. r - .' 9 $3 . .3 _j ; ;_ J.-_ _ .*.<- i I 2 ` 4;` >"` . . `-v.~ -;;~.`.-.. _. _. 4. . vw ---u --u uvo vu- - `We l-l'iet it gt; the presi- dent of -the company saidlao Mart as the latter stepped on the train. l`I......-_.. 'rv._....'.-_ __ -4. L2... -1. 41.- no-av cuvuvvn nrvvtltavlj. Van VII!) OI-`tonne Gregory Uppmane met` him at the _ Union station and introduced himselt as one of the men interested" in the pur- chase or the road. The two went di- l rectly to the iawyesoice. There the .` deal was discussed at length. As a nal proposition the new syndicate made an otter of $55,000. to which Marr refused to listen. - - Finally Uppman` came to the point. I ll tell you what, Marr, he said. You use-your inuence with the com- pany to get them to accept $55,000, and we'll be glad to pay you. a personal commission of $3.000 when the deeds 1 are signed." - AA. n__._.;'|t____ ___._ I_-_._.na_'.I .-sL 4.1.- v -1-5---4-v "At first Marr was horried at the i thought. It seemed to him that Ito`-`take such a commission would be selling his` professional honor. He shook his head. \Uppman went on explaining smoothly that a commission on large sales of -this kind was quite the usual `thing. It was not intended in any -way as a bribe. The property was not worth more than $55.000. Its owners were getting a good price for their line. There was nothing out of the way aboutit. VIIL- __A... `l_._.. .L`_---..`I_-J. .". LL- -.-an` " -g ---iv.-- -- thought or the mat- ter the more lt seemed to him that per- haps he would be justled ~ln taking the $3,000. He hadsecured the price` xed by the owners or, the line. Sure- ly there was no harm in his making a little out of it on his own account. Be- sides, he needed the money badly. If afterthlnlilng it over `he concluded that it would be best not to keep the money, he could turn it over when the price agreed on was paid. ` -r-7 ____ -_ J.--I_ 1.2.. ...a.-:.. .33.... n..;4. Iaaecwvu VI-n IV can `II-GO\Dl Uppman took him out-` to dinner that evening. They dlnedat a club. and Murr'_drank more wine thnnhe was used to. By 10 o'clock` he had decided to take the moneymnd settleit with his conscience later. Next day the deal was completed. Marr got his $3,000 in cash, and the papers were signed for the transfer of the Hartil street car line. * ` - > .- V . '. . cu , A,II_4___I Mart home to the far west. Marr went straight through to Hartil. `there the '31} the next train Uppman followed street\car peoplecongratulated him on. the successful completion of his work. Uppman stopped" off at Carton and re- ported to Swerin and Senator Gitkinz. Ten days later he and Swerin went up to the state capital to open the sena- tor's campaign headquarters. One of the rst men Uppman met in the `lobby of the hotel was Senator. Marv. just come down to attend thesession. The legislator recognized him with evident signs of embarrassment. But the poll- tician wasted little time. - - V 130} a moment the two men fought 9. ' duel with their eyes. Then Marr s glance dropped. He :telt that he was defeated. Yes." he answered hesitatingiy. -I li'come." When Uppman reported the result of his interview -to Swerin. who was sit- tingequietly up stairs in an inner room. h the latter gentleman smiled grimly. 1lfII._-l_._._4._II| I..- ..-IA III` A.f_-.-..I.A -v-av -uovvv gv-v--u-u--- -u--u---u. 3 ... ., ``Checlmate! he said. . "1' -th-might we had the old man where he couldn't get away."-Ch!cago Tribune.` Anecdotes of Henry Russell. The Jewish Chronicle oi Londo_n says that the late Henry Russell. the song writer. was of Hebrew birth; and had many close friends among his coreii- gionists. including Sir Moses _Monte- are. the Rev. A. L. -`Green and-the Levy family. When Mr. Russell was- accustomed -to say to Sir_ Moses that he was getting on in years. Sir Moses, ' who was greatly his senior. would to ply_ guy dear oidhoy. you. are `oniya _ baby." AL AL. lg---A A. Ith Quanta` IIvInnnn meY2ator Mufblushed. hesitated and looked around as If he had been de- tected In some dishonorableact. _-_4_- .__- guru vv vs`: I. w-uvv.v uuunc vw -.7 --.--.. Oh, I have aelittlelnterest in one or two lines, but what I'm chiey inter-_ ested in is to get Senator Gitkinz sent back to the senate. I trust you'll call on us today. You and I know each other pretty `well already. you know. As friends we ought to stick together. .don't you think? .1 hate these bitter political quarrels, .-and I'm sure we -shall get along together without any trouble. You'll come and ee me. w_on'_'t _,.,.. .....- ,,..... ...,.. . _ Oh, I'm Senator 'Gitkinz?s- private secretary, you know!, I've come down to open his headquarters for the cam- paign. By the way. senator, Twe'd`like to have you call on us as soon as you `can conveniently. Parlor G. second oor," -- II n 9 n,,n._.,,'n _-,j Ivwyvvu Ina nova-ow `save up .--.---.-w ~- You re Senator .(-}l-t-l':inz s private sec- retary '2 he stammered. I thought you were a street railway man." T ut\|_ I L--- - 1Ila.a.I.. l_c.......~.o In A... An. |.|\.llltlv VVIIDI-LVJ IlIpI.l\a `lplnnwc How do you do. Senator Marr? he- began. I'm glad `to see you again.` Come down to .look the ground over .9. little in advance? ' AI. _4. ' n-._1.. __.. Iluusw II; 501.: V Yes. Mr.'uI`3;)`;>'x11an. but whatbrings you here Just now?" unu. n... a......a..._ 'run.:....!.. ....I.-4.4-A Jill] Ilillilluu U vuw I-auto-0 vs vvv-u vu sq...- l V beethr `- _ h ' _ It -the singular`: thla and the plural in theae; i Should the plural otkiaa be nicknamed keese? 1 Then one may be. that. and three would be thou. ` Yet hut ln, a_ plural would never be hose. ` We speak of a brother and also of brethren. l But-. though we say mother, we never say methren. Then masculine pronouns are be, his and him. But imagine the !eminine--she, shia,andshlml -`So the English, I think. you all will agree. V In the most wonderful language you ever did nee. * . a -Penny Pictorial Magazine. begin with a box, uni the p1||Anlhboxet.' But the plug! of ox", shoulsi begun, nqt oxen un- nu- CA1` In man: `hair 02:: nun noI`Ar` nnnn -In I--N Ill!!! vur-.; ---v.-us, nu-A-v-n , Then -one low) in zoom inttwo _u-evgalled eece, Yet `the plum ! otjnomeihould never be meeae; `Youmly and view noun or ; whole meat at nuhun . m' 13$ ETC TVCX VI 3 VVIIIIIG TU W , .. .-'.mi,co--" ~ W" not can pmnt is nouns. _ uemee.` It the plI!fIl' of man in alwayn called men. . Why shouldn't the pluru of pan becalled pen! i The cow in`the plural may becown or kine. L But the plural of vow is vows. not vine. And i! I speak 9! n toot. and you show _m your Inn} IIUCV I If one in rtooth Ind a whole lot are teeth,_ , Why shouldn't `the plural Iothooth be called Isnih O ` ll I; ltivj I'l| D uvvvl .0! Jill: uuvvv fay gvuu 09 9 And I give you 3V boot, would 3 pair be called. ' L435, For ve years I had been the keeper of the elephant Jamroclr. - In summer -we traveled` with the circus, and in winter we either had quarters on `a 9 {arm or` in some zoological garden. jilanirock had taken to me trom the i first, but you must know thatan ele- phant is as capricious as a woman. For a. month at a time the big beast would be as humble as a kitten and as loving as a child. and then all of a sudden he would pout and sulk and perhaps seek to do injury. There were two weeks in everyyear when I actually feared . him. From the 1st to the 15th of Feb- ruary he had the temper of a` devil. During this interval he was securely chained and every precaution taken when approaching him. He would stand for hours swinging his head to right and left. and then suddenly scream out in away to make you chill. it would have been as much as my life was worth to have got within reach of `his trunk. These spells always lasted two weeks-and then Jamrock wasshis old self again and under complete con- trol. `own. When a `circus goes into winter quar- ters on a farm, whatis known as the animal staff mustibe retained. Each elephants `keeper. the man In charge -of the various `wild beasts,-the herders of the camels, buffaloes. zebras, rhi- -THE 'l`IGRR'MAN WA; THRUBTING A1` ME. noceroses, etc., are kept on half salary. These people make up a colony of 25 or "30. and it is generally a happy family. in this fth year of my keepership of qlamrock :1 wasin love with little Zara. the tightrope performer. She was the daughter.of_Professor Irwin. the lion tamer. andihe frankly told me that he t'.avored mysuit. .1 was a young man -of good character. had fair prospects ahead. and I had reason to believe that Zara returned my -love. Things be- itxween us would have been settled be- fore we took the road again_ butfor her spirit otdemiltry. While she was not :1 irt. she was more or less of a co- -qaette. ` Every good. looking girl is. for that matter, but here was one who re- ce.ired_the praiseand applause of hun- dreds of thousands. and. _while she had not been spoiled. she had come to think pretty well of herself. When "the ti- ger man" came. she set` out to make -me jealous and .-havea quarrel or two before surrendering her rights. This tiger man wasnanied Norton. He had a cage of three performing .-tigers. and he joined us in winter quarters about ` Feb.-J to get ready for the spring open-. ing. -He was a man of 30. rather good iookingand _weil xed nancially. and I ._.nn .1- l.I... mu- .|.-...a..|_. a... _.._ AI...` in.` I will do hlm_the justice to say that it was no irtation -on his part `He fell in love with Zara. and when she seem- ed to encourage him he was clean gone. and there wasopen enmity between us. it was not my fault. While I felt a little sulky over the girl's conduct. 1 did not doubt her loyalty` to me and l pursued the even tenor of my way. It 1 was Norton who at once became in- ] ennely Jealous of me. He was a man of violent `temper. and it wasn't three ~ days` before we quarreled. This pleas- He soon discovered -that I had claims," 1 ed` and -amused Zara. and none of the` ; rust of the stat! regarded it nan serious imatter. ` } A .- ,,... ....-_-.. ._- -..- ..._- -__ -- -_- -._--_ lug c-tune .latnro('-k llrst of all. and Just over the partltlon was the cage of the three tigers. The-re were'alI9ys run- nlng north and south and east and W('l5't. and once a beast got Ioose- he `could wandor over the whole oor. My `elvpbalnt had his annual mud t on, *0 ml he was Bt*('ul`ed to the oor by four" ' `Kc-lmlns. ` I slpt. ln"a rough hunk 40 rpm down thejalley._so auto be on hand 8ltott$d`.|!P tfy` `to `bI'Pak' away; `7'I-`hero _ ;hnl9t"trk:b rent: 1h9[3'~ , lawn?! betwen` t`t-\'o=*tor-ind if-inil 5* . b'9*zslthhdL`lPen; Itl'uck.i In. f `Be ;had_. e'Yx:lx:.l`_tt`l,te t[_ but hutno tlu-ettthuad V'Ihe animal quarters were In one great house. divided on by half. way partitions. At the east end of the bulld- -..._ I..-....-1.I- Ll...-Q `C all annual. .1111` QUEER zliauu. late rm. "adaj y'_s,an`x.lety ova-i Jamrock} who was` . unusually ugly} I turned into;-myi bunk` and after a time ten asleep." 1 had slept three hours when awakened by a clutch at my throat," and ~as'.soon'"ns 5 2. I opened my eyes I found Norton bendl I ing over me. He had a grasp on my throat with both hands; and his inten- tions were to strangle me. We were pretty evenlymatched as to strength,` . and though he had-taken me unawares. desperation helped me to break" his ` clutch and throw him off. As I ung ` ` -him clear ot- me he drew a knife. I had no weapon. and was crowded into a narrow bunk. but I used my pillow as a shield and he buried his knife into ;` it several times as he struck at me. .---- -..- -- -- -c-___- It was morning before any one came. to us. and you may be sure there was great excitement. It was Zara who 1 nally approached the elephant with food and distracted his attention while I got away, and later on we opened the doors and let him out into a eld where he could do no more damage. ' It was an a air that never reached the `newspapers. and two weeks after the incident a wedding was quietly cele- brated in our quarters. Why Jamrock. who had often tried` to kill me when his t was on. should have spared me ton this occasion has always been 8 ; puzzle to me. Perhaps the one victim ; took the edgeoff his temper. or it may ` be that he remembered .our long friend- 5 ship and conquered his desire to slay. Be it as it may. I mourned him almost "as a brother when he was killed in a railway accident the following year. -6 ...-v..- -.v- v-... - -......- ----no -..... - 'Many get no furth-er in speaking ot` at ?book than it is dull or interesting. 0thers give it few words that seem i to be its central idea. its characteris '-tics, the timehand scene of its action. quoting perhaps some sentiment that has impressed or witticism that has . pleased. i True culture carries with it an at-- ? mosphere of breadth-the world and not the village. A woman lacking it ' was said to betray by her conversation a mind of narrow compass. bounded on the north by her servants. _on the east by her children. on the south by her ailments and on the west by her clothes. -- uvwvvcvuu --q-- -- gov-w-,w- -v u---, At the end '5r'Ewo minutes" I knew fthat I must have -help or lose my life-. We were alone in the great shed, and after the choking I had received my -voice would not carry across the bull_d-- ing. `In the dim light I saw that Jam-. rock was watching us, and thathis eyes were ablaze. I had no hope that he could break his chains. and I knew that he would kill us both if he did, but "yet I called out to him." He answered . with a scream, and throwing all his weight on the chains be snapped them as if they had been old clotheslines and came dashing down the alley. The tiger man was thrusting at me and cursing below his breath, and the point of his knife had drawn blood three or ; four times. As he heard the beast com- d ing he turned to look, but he "had no time to escape. -With a sweep of his trunk Jamrock knocked him down, and then lifting him up again the body was ttered against the beams right and eft until it was reduced to pulp, I did not try to leave the bunk, being almost helpless, and hoped the ele- phant wouid go away after a bit. When he had given the body a ing down the alley. he picked me out of my bunk and carried the back to his stalL I expect- ed death. but he let me down on the straw with care and stood over me. I remained quiet for 15 minutes and then tried to creep away, but Jamrock brought me back so roughly that I -dared not try it again. TL Z.-.` _---_.____._. I-___.- -_._ -.._ __..._ 'mXnin. a man is stated to have "died from the `effects of Injuries received after being run over by a railway train in motion. owing to a misunderstand-L lng between decezlsed and an engine drl'ver. 1'ms description of a rather - casnaltb In vex_cel1e_nt.eV L . Odd Death cerfmeaineu. . Certicates -of death `are not docu-' ments where one usually seeks for bu-' mor. but there Is frequently to be found ln them. much of the unconscious va-` rlety. Here. `for Instance. is how the cause of death ls stated in the case of _ a laborer; ' v ,mals. . _ T .t Iwhuurvu ~ - Died from injuries received through a bull accidentally kneeling on his chest." The consideration shown for the feelings of the bull is a line touch and. suggests grave questions on the moral responsibility of the lower uni-_ Mushroom Culture by Ants. . In The American Naturalist Profess- or Wheeler describes a genus of in- ect living commensally with certain ants. -The general _reader will. how- ever. be specially interested in the so called mushroom gardens formed by the ants in question. it appears that they cut and transport into their sub- terranean cellars large pieces of leaves, which are there divided into smaller fragments and ultimately -reduced `to a line" pulp. This pulp ls'heaped up and soon becomes invaded by the my- ` cellum of a fungus. The mycelium. is 3 kept aseptically cleans-I. e.. t`ree from allvspecies of fungi and even from bacteria-and induced to grow in an abnormal way by bringing forth mi-` nute swcliings which constitute'the.only food of the ant colony. Moller likens i theseswellinlgs to the `kohlrabifof the `German kitchen gardens."--Natnr,e. ~ Keep'Up With the Times. One should be?fam :`- :;r with the cur- 'rent_news of the day and the topics occupying public attention, with the names and authors of new books. and be able to say something Worth hear- % mg about What one has readiand heard. 'it...._ _-A. .__ c-_..4I-___ 2.. -_____L2._ ,, L t potc_d