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there is a flavour here which entirely satisfies jtapak tea m fresh from the gardens limerick corner joyous jingles by gifted rhyrnsters in they come on every mail piles of them young folks old folks gay folks prim folks all are taking a hand at this fascinat ing game of writing limericks mrs ettie eaton of athens puts her ideas on the subject into rhyme in the following verse 1 won a dollar with gilletts lye and now i think the tea ill try to make a rhyme is plenty of fun hut it doubles up when you win some mon some of our contributors are neglecting to give name and address and name of paper a serious omission as it is of course impossible to send prizes if won the first two published this week bore no names but if the writers will identify themselves the prizes will be forwarded it will facilitate handling if each limerick is submitted on a separate sheet of paper with name and address and name of paper given in each case shredded wheat tlisre is au old cjap in powassari 1 wont tell ins name its not daw- son when he couldnt eat he trcd shredded wheat which lis said proved a godsend to lawson salada tet there was an old gal from nevada drank gallons of tea for bravada sin said to her friend it would please me no end if yotid fetch me a ton of saladn mrs a mcneil norwood out gilletts lye there once was an old fashioned lady whose housekeeping was a bit shady she bought gilletts lye and made the dirt fly- now shes clean as her neighbor miss grady ettie eaton qered house mystery j amilne vu sicuunbopoy begin here today well lets ask him antony the body of the neerdowell bio- topped and leaked at bill comically ther ivobort ablett was found un the lets sk bin what hes gojrg to ficor of the locked office of the kedido with the key of the office house and mark ablett bachelor pro- for inroim bi did not under- piicior of tne country estate vtas nou insnetor rvh n th e key of the- officer he said vague fetdrobepcular vou dont ineantonyl what usee everyone knew that mark learn key of the office ear do vou mean do you mean that cay- ed with disgust and annoyance of rob- 1 ey but wnat atout mart ills return from his lovear stav in i ion know where mark is australia thats arothtv thing i want to know- but the circumstances were myster- but im truil certain that he- hasnt babys own there was a young baby named chummy wiio bad a bad pain in bis tummy the doctor did phone che mm babys own kow lie painlessly smiles at his mummy wm geden south river out uk no 1 bayers aspirin there was an old lady of mayer who always advised using bayer aspirin tablets for cold nefhlng else she extolled so you try this aspirin earned bayer ben shendalman blt no 1 cedar valley ont there is plenty of enjoyment for the whole family if all join in the fun of writing limericks any nationally advertised article or service found in this or any pre vious issues of this paper may be made the subject of a limerick roysl yeast there was a bright maiden in clin ton whose bread made a bit with jouug linton its easy to make with royal yeast cake and now ses a llntcn of clinton christies biscuits there is a plump boy in port dover who think he is living in clover with christies aplenty a big box heil empty and laugh at the mds of dover jack lander 170 bingham ave toronto athens ont santa fe rr when i got to the south on a jour ney said a man by the name of mc- burney i take the best way the old santa fe and enjoy every mile of the jour ney jhs trenton ont patents byramsay tis said that you never should mention your newest and smartest inten tion but ramsay co are right in toe know- to patent your latest invention mrs arnold hodgiis clkrideboye ont- ious the shot was heard two minutes after roberts arrival and when an tony gillingham a gentleman adven turer entered the house to visit marks guest bill beverley he found matt caylcy marks constant compan ion pounding on the locked door and demanding admittance the two men entered through a window and found the body how could mark have lock ed the door if the keys were on the outside puzzled antony he discusses some of the mysterious clucr with bill beverley go ox with the story antony smoked thoughtfully for a little then he took his pipe out of his mouth and turned to his friend are you prepared to be the- com plete watson he asked watson doyoufollowmewatson that one are- you prepared to have quite obvious things explained to you to ask futile questions to give me chances of scoring off vou because it all helps my dear tony said bill delight edly need you ask antony said nothing and bill went on happily to himself i peieeive from the straw berrymark on your shirtfront that you had strawberries for dessert holmes you astonish me tut tut you know my methods where is the tobacco the tobacco is in the persian slipper can i leave my practice for a week i can antony smiled ant went on smok ing after vitin hopefully for a minute or two biil said in a firm voice well then hoi es i feel bound to ask you if you have deduced any thing also whom do you suspect antony began to talk do you remember he said one of holmes little scores oyer watson about the number cf steps up to the baker street lodging poor old wat- en had been up and down them dr williams pink pills a momach restorer was sonht for and by dealers supremacy fought for dr williams pink pills tor all stomach ills was the erne that they sought and tiey fought for mrs c e muffett bancroft ont one dollar will u sent for every limerick accepted give name and address and name of this paper write limerick editor associated publishers rooms 421e 73 adelaide st west toronto 2 empire postage stamps vancouver province ind cons we are strongly inclined to believe that canadians generally will heart ily approve of the proposal for a com- mon empire stamp to celebrate the re storation of penny postage if the chancellor of the exchequer can see his way to follow canadas example in regard to postal rates it would be xn excellent idea to adopt a stamp for common use throughout the kings dry mouth and parched throat are grateful for the refreshing coolness of wriglcys spearmint wrigleys whitens teeth sweetens the mouth clears the throat and aids digestion while the act of chewing calms and soothes the nerves wrigleys dominions the familiar tiny sticker with corrugated edges and the kings effigy upon it might very well be made from practically identical dies the kings head eould be the same the color could he the same the words ono penny would serve as well as two cents and unless some genius in the postal department discovers bureaucratic difficulties there is every reason for adopting the plan a com mon stamp would exercise a continu ous influence of undoubted ysyohologi- cal value as a symbol of imperial unity the anvil wonder that the metal stands the test the hammeiing of dogma nud of creed the lifting ferment of a worlds un rest the battering of ignorance and greed the deadwhite flame of atheistic scorn the ringing blows of ridicule and doubt the infiderls rough handling and the worn deceits and prayers of the half- issue no- 7 29 mercy thousand times but he had never thought of counting them whereas holmes had counted them a a matter of course and knew that there were seventeen and that was supposed to be the difference between observation and nonobservation watson was crushed again and holmes appeared to him move amazing than ever now it always seemed to me that in that matter holmes was the ass and wat- op the sensible person what on earth s the sense of keeping in your head an unnecessary fact like that if you really want to know at any time the number of steps to your lodging you an ring up your landlady and ask hei- ive been up and down the steps of the blub a thousand times but if you asked me to tell you at th moment how many steps there are i couldnt do it could you i certainly couldnt said bill but if you really wanted to know said antony casually with a sudden change of voice i could find outfor you without even bothering to ring tip the hallporter bill was puzzled as to why they were talking about the club steps he felt it his duty to say that he did want to know how many there were right said antonv ill find out he closed his eyes im walking up st james street he said slowly now- ive come to the club and im going past the smoking- room windows one two three four now- im at the steps i turn ir and begin going up them one two three four five six then a broad step sixseven eight nine another broad step nine ten eleven eleven im inside good morning rogers fine day again with a little start he opened his eyes and came back to his present surroundings he turned to bill with a smile eleven he said count them the next time youre there eleven and now i hope i shall forget it again bill was distinctly interested thats rather hot hcvrntdi ex pound well i cant explain it whether its something in the actual eye er something in the brain or what but i have got rather an uncanny habit of recording things unconsciously you know that game where you look at a tray full of small objects for three minutes and then turn away and try it means a devil of a lot of concentration for the got the key of the office- with him because cayleys go are you sure of course i dont really know- that hes got it but i do know that he had it i know- that when i came on him this afternoon he had just locked the door and put the key in his pocket you mean you saw- him at the time but that youve only just remem bered it rcconstructeei it in the way you were explainirg just now no i didnt see him but i did see something i saw the key of the bihiardroonv where outside the billiardroom door outside but it was inside when we looked just now exactly v who put it there obviously- ayley but lets go back to this afternoon 1 dont remember noticing the billiard- loom key at the time i must have done so without knowing prdoably when i saw cayley hanging at the door i may have wondered sailconsciously whether the key of the room next to it would fit well when i was sitting out by myself on that seat just before you came along 1 went ever the- whole scene in my mind and i suddenly saw the billiardroom key there cutside rnd 1 began to wonder if the office key had been outside too when cay ley cable up t told youmy idea and you were both interested but cayley was just a shade too interested i daresay you didnt notice it but he twelve ounces of energy a perfect food contains every needed element easily digested fortifies you to meet wintry weather made by the canadian shredded wheat company ltd yes well i dont mind that mark goes in to see his brother and they quarrel and all the rest of it just as cayley was saying cayley hears the shot and in order to give mark time to get away locks the door and pre tends that mark has locked the door and that he cant get in hows that hopeless watson hopeless why how- does cayley know- that it is maik who has shot robert and not the other way round oh said bill rather upset yes he thought for a moment all right say that cayley has gone into the room first and seen robert on the ground well well there you are and what does he say to mark that its a fine afternoon and could he lend him a pockethandkerchief or does he ask him whats happened well of course i suppose he asks what happened said bill reluctantly and what does mark say explains that the revolver went off accidentally during a struggle whereupon cayley shields him by by doing what bill encouraging him to do the damn silliest thing that r man could possibly do confess his guilt by running away to be continued president of the national music teachers association says the radio is killing jazz the main trouble however is that it isnt removing tle remains the great difference in rank was shown when only six lines were de voted to a fall from a horse by the brother of the prince of wales now that the faces of some vaude ville singers have been lifted is there any way to havdtheir voices lowered farmers requiring british help single men women or families to assist with farm work should write rev alex macgregor 43 victoria st toronto these people will be arriving after march 15 by jove well of course that proved no thing and the- key business didnt really prove anything because what ever side of the door the other keys were mark might have locked his own private room from the inside some time- but i piled it on and pretend ed that it was enormously important and ouite altered the case altogether and having got cayley thoroughly anxious about it as i expected he couldnt resist he altered the keys nd gave himself away entirely but the library key was still out side why didnt he alter that because hes a clever devil for cue thing the inspector hat been in the library nrci might possily have noticed it already and for another anteny hesilatcd what said bill after waiting for him to go on its only guesswork but i fancy that cayley was thoroughly upct about the- key business he didnt want to commit himself definitely to the statement that the key was either out side or inside he wanted to leave it vague it was- safest that way i see- said bill slowly but his mind was elsewhere he was wondering suddenly about cayley now then watson taid antony suddenly its time you said some thing i say tcny do you really mean i mean what i said bill no more well what dees it amount to simply that robert ablett died in the office tlfis afternoon and that cayley knows exactly how he died thats all it rioesni follow that cay ley killed him no no of course it doesnt bill gave a sigh of relief hcs just shielding mark what thats the simplest explanation if youre a friend of cayley and want to let him down lightly bui then im not you see why isnt it simple anyhow well lets have the explanation then and f31 undertake- to give you a simpler one afterward only re member the key is en the outside of the door to start with the common man is endowed with 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