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Money Makes Money ; Or, A Strange Stipulation. ^ CHAPTER XXV.- ^Continued). Hi' lurnrd round i>ii<i Tued 'he 11;* \»hili< Jnli.tn cajtrly re.id the few hurr:«>»i uini.ilo nordr. whiili L:idy EIIlmi had writ ten ih'Jt n.ortiing. Who.i hp had fliiiehPd. h«- fM down a::0 covered hid fue with h n hand'. "Here .it le.iwt." he luid not very iite:ni ily. 1 ira uraiited'Kome im<ico of mind. I h3v<> hivii very troubled al>out her. I we' »fraid H(> b.olie olt and gut up rex! 'e«»ily. â- You -«'e it w...-iii'! mere vaiiit.v on my part; you nee. we hoih like um unolhtT. r.vnelhiMg draw. utf togctlior ai:'.l i-tJI .'.omethiiiK holds u* apart. 1 think I hid U'tter go. It will not be ne «-e«- iry f<,r nie to ee<- lAidy Ellen. Te'.l her jKr! what you like.'' ^ He turnisl to go to the door, but Colone". Dawney utopjied him. "Wiiit wai!" he «aid. "I want to a»"k TOO jLrit ono or two qaciitian>i. I tumb led to the fic\ a 'onit t;me ago tha.t you were lot a happy man. At flret I attri buied thie to the great change in your eirtunislaitres. (or no one knowf b<'lter than I do that money, big money dot« not alway..i bring happiiii'e^; but I hive Ihx'm walrhing you and vludying you late- ly. Mr. Bryant, and I convinced myself • litlK> while ago that you were a man Hying wiih a shadow u1wm>.. Now. ill this i« explained to mo. ^ou are going a-way from l.<'re. und proba-hly you im- agine that you W'il never be pi-rmitteil to *-'»int' her'* again an a fnend. L hopi' .V. u wJ! dniines that idea. 1 think Nell wouM fret very much indfed if -be liiouKbt that y<^u; (riendfhin wa<' '" <iid. Will you let me know what you .in- going to do? We have been ^peakiMs very intimately icgeihir. and you lia.v.- an ,t were, bared vour heart to me I am not going to say that I approve of the .-e^reoy yr u have maintained all !lii' lime; perha|:i> the extenuating circuni- •toncoi of w'l.ch you have epoken will make lbi< pardonable. I want to rt-e you ag.-:';. 1 F.h >uld l.ke to a-^k you to !e' ni'' be <•! any ij>rvi«- to yon that I cun " Thinkw " Julian Bryt-nt -tre-chol on: hui hr^nd. :.nd ( olonel Riwney took it ii » tight grip Thanks," Julian .aid â- gain a Moond time, ; nd then ho weiii *wny. Two or thre<' mintite* after he had Eone, iJie Joor opened very flowly. anil iidy Ellen peep^ in Oh," «he «aid. â-  Vnu are there, Adrian. I thiughl 1 heird you b-ith go." f*he had lint on a white tin gcmivn. a »ery pretty, dainty gown; and a« *he tame almo t timidly f«rw3:d phe Iroked the g:rl Adi'iiin Duwney alway« <allcd ber. â- â- W « It very yery d^Bicult? -he a>>ked. He ,<miled Tome and fcit down; and don t fr^l yr.ur little heart out in the leaet. Perhaim Im goMig to hurt your vanity, Nell; but the fact is that just a* you made the d.n- covery that yon could not marry Mr. Bryant »o Mr Bryant realizes that he 4-ould n'»t MKirry v*»u." Lad- Kllen r u M: upright and liwik^sl at the tall figure atanding on the hearth- Adrian?" ahe tajd. "Really and truly! But how funny! My vanity isn't a bit hurt, but I um eurioiw. Did ho tell you why? Can I know the reason?" "It i« a very oimple reanon." said 'ol- onel Dawney. "He ha* a wife alrcidy. \ wife whom, I pretty iihrewdiy gU(»<, I* very dear to him, although ih«y are at thl« very moment trying tu get oeparnl- ed from one ani>(her." "A wife!" naid Ijody Fllen Then *he rolori-d hotly and for one of the few timirt in fcer life ebo almost looked cold • nd hard. Bnt how <ould he <orao into our liveg an he did. pretending to be a bachi lor. letting everybody imagine oh! It wnunt it wannt right! 1 never should have imagined that Mr. Bryant would have done kiu-U a thing an ihut. ' H- tciU me that there are eilx-nuatirig rin'um.-lanceii, and I am going to believe him." naid Adrian. "We muet never judge one another unleyx we h.iv" good ground for our Judgment. The great •Jiing to roaliie, and to rejoii-e over ix thai you are not going to be nmde im- bap'oy about thin." "I am very furprieed, ' liaid Lady Ellen; "and yet," nhe added in the same breath. "I don't know, I have alwayn felt that there wen comeUiiiig, comelwdy who in- fluenced hitn I eine<-t why he turned to me, and he liked mo bccaune he w<in un- llaj>py, and becauee he knew that I waa In the «ame boat." "Wliv ar" yon unhappy?" n,>k<'d Adrian. "Oh' I know I know," he lulded; "there •ere l(,t« in the pa*t to make you wretch- ed but the pa»t m over and done with. liell; and you are «o young, and you have â- n much. Why ithnuld you be unhajriiy?" "B«cuu8e 1 can't get what 1 want. 1 «aid Lady Bllen. a little rwk- re^"- The man locked down on her, paueod an inmant. and then he na'd â-  "Of courae I undemtand why you drew b«<<k from the thought of marrying Bry- ant. Jt iH heiYiuHK there it another man ill your life. Nell, won't you iviiiilde iii me? Won't yim tell lue riiiniething about thin other man? In the letter you wrote me thin morning, yon eaid you iiM>k upon me ae your brother. You a«ked me to ut-A for you tiK a brother. 1 lovo you very dearly, and I want to do all In my power to help you to advitte you. " lyiily Ellen got up and anapped her fln- fli !>• in h!i4 face. i don't want your aili <e," ehe aid, "and there iiin't. aiiolher nun, at leant,' •he amended "lliere m; but you iwin't do anything with him." "Why noi ?" a«k< 1 Colonel Dawney a tlllle hurriedly. There WBM a little nervouH Ihri'll run- ning through him. Whv not Nell?" Mhe H'ood in front i»f hini very pale, and •he tried to laugh. ' lli'caiue' iHyauifO ho la the Htuplde'<t IjIlniliMt dearest creature in all tho world " Then nhe covcriil her face with her liaiidx. ' (Jh, Adrian," the .aid. Don't you uiiderMlund?" He otood very klill. and then he xakl "N 11- The word wae a whlHpcr. but 11 wnii full < f aniaM\tnent and of soini'- thing ulee, an ei<iuiiiit« lenderiUrtt which held X conriiAiion. Me look l!ie two f-nuill trembling haniln frmu hi r lace and be held them in liii< one rtiong hand. Then he drew her near- fr gild nearer till her head waa rPBting oil li!« breast. ")t ritu'i b« true, Nell," he eald. "Oh, my dear, it can't be true ' Him lele.nw.'d lieiwelf a little from IiIb hold, 1 nd etond looking up at him niish- Inu ond paling with tearH in her eyex. 'Hill it in trne; it ban alwayu been true. Oh! hi»w I Jiuve dei^paired of letling foil kf ow. I have done my beMt, .Vdriaii. .im Kure iiobofly ci'>u]d have iici-iiried nie f>t not trying to inakn you nee. \Yhy at timid I have fell 'iUlle iwhttined lie^aiine 1 liiivc flung myself at yonr ijeau ao open- ly; ami you have never itf«ni mw coming. " Tliat waH iiri'aii.o I hiivu been blind,' the man answered her "blind and iiluiil<| Jul \\'V time I have been CMlni^ out Iny iJtU til rl .for .?it id I.udy Ellen, in her bright, bo true.' let blr3-liTi« wiiy, 'now that can't It i« uh»olulely Iruel" ' Tlicn why have you never know." Bieforc he rould Mpenk elie hail sloo<l on ilii-too and lint, her hand on bin lip. .Vo no!" kIhi said .hiirriiKlly. "Don't nl mo. J I iiiidi-ni'tand." Iho Ixuit forward and KIimmI the empty gleme aa Nh') spoke, uiul then the lir.re oami' "Oh I I am t io liniupy," ehe naid; "inucli too lwi|rpy," eho repoated brokenly. Tlin man who loved her ^wiit over and klaaeJ awry her uara, CHAPTEH XXVI Froiii l,udv inien'e hiniiie Julian went ftr;:lpht to the Inwyom in Lincoln'ii Inn. lir ilirnw a. ItomlieneU into their inidel ( I want ey«rjrthing lo ho atopijied, " I, , 'id "I ahall pot my«eM iolo ttoni- muiii<«a.lion with Mrs. Bryant. Th's thing annot go on. I^et me have your coi;t« a« soon ae pc^iblo. Charge what you like. " ,e nddcd impiitieiHly ; 'that dooBU't mat- ter." ^ II" wen*, r.'.vi'.y hurrii-dly. carclojt* of vhat wae biinT thought or said about Irira and he went direct to his house- There he /aye Stciihen* order.* to open certain o[ ths rooms and to fetch hi« :hingn awiy frori the hotel. "I may be bii;iib abroad for a long ime." he ^ald; "but I ^haU'etay here for "he next t ivo or thre? dayn." When he wan ulone he ?'it down and rtroie a long letter to Mr. Pleydell, :n which he informed the lawyers that he !iad <iu:te abruptly changed h'n arrange- nientfei. "Of <oui5e." he wrote, "I don't know what mv wife iri.v : hocne t<> do; but, a« iar a<j I am concerned, I would like her lo undontaiid that I have no de-iire for my freedom. I c-anr 'give you any ex- iilanation aii lo how this ban come ibout. I only want you to accept th'e as a fact. There i« another fact that you will have [f. «c<-ept. and that in that if my wife will only come back to mc, I will gl.idly give U|) all that I now potsi^ese. I don't oup- ncie I Im- will do this. I don't Aiippore «he will have anything to -ay to me; but I :»m going to her. and I am going to try iiid get her lia<k. Once wi> are together I .^UDpoeo yon will know Just exactly how 10 act. Pre>iumubly this money and all lh:< property which I now hold, will go to ibo«ie rel'itiotirt who have always look- ed upon me as .i usurper and an adveu- luier." He gave order" that thiij letter ehould he sent by hand, and theu he walked hrough the houdc, Btf.<ke<l with such beautiful thingn. and Htill so empty and â- o < old. With a feeling of excitement upon iiim like a i-<hooll><>' hai> when the lioli- lavK are in view- It w<is dui'k when he left the houre and itartcd to walk to that unfashionable part where Kii.d iivwl. He went -her no warning. He wa« afraid to be re>futied. The way was long, and hiB indi«tp<ieition of the day before had luTl h'm Icew strong- er ihan i:..iial. Hut he would not drive. From this hour lie -.tarted his life of «b- iiCiCition. He «'iuld say gnwl bye to all luxury, and all tli.»-e ihinijw which had tempted him and of which be liad grown ! .'O lirod. He cnly remembered that Enid was at the end of the journev. Enid, who bad iriuniphed over all. lie only rcalii- ed that there could be nothing for him 'n life if his wife refutwd to fome baok to him. As be enleri'd the street and walked to- wardw the bouse where ehc lived, (omeone came in the opposite di;c<tioii and on the doorstop they mei. Ii was Enid her- iH'If ! Khe gave a little gasp and half .^tagger- ed as »he re<'ogni«i-d him; then she mas- tere<l her*elf. "Why why have von come here?" he ai-ked. "Is there t-omething more you want me lo d-i?" He noticed how tl.in .-ho bad grown; but he saw loo, how sweei she wos. h< w much more lovi-ly even than her memory. He half elret<-hed on; his band to her, and then let it fall to h s side. "There is something I have to say to you." he said. "Will you iet me come in ( " "I have only one room, " Enid aiit4we.-ed. "It ia on Iho third floor. The stairs are very steev." Khe put the key into the door and open- ed it. •"if you :hink .it necessary that you must speak to iot\"" nhe said, "pleuae fol- low. â-  He obeypil her withmii a word, and then walked in silence after her up the stairs. Al the door of her room. Enid tiirneil - One minute please," she said. Hhe left bim . landing on the landing, and went into the r-wm. closing the do<Ji' after her. Her breath was coming al- most painfully from hir lips. She was drendfiilly agitated. There wm« a cold perspiration on ber brow, she wonder- ed vaguely if she would have the strength to go through hti interview witli him."" A girl was silting beside the basinette She got up Uii she saw ber mistress "He is sicepin" beaulifnlly,"' she said. "'Hasn"l moveil for an hour."' "I have to speak tu someone on bui<- iiess, lUr-sie. You can come back when 1 ring.'" The girl went away, looking half cur- iously at Julian au she passed out ; and then Enid oiiened the door, '"Come in, please " she said She had tofsisl off her fur cap and had slipped out of her shabby «'o;ii; as he came into ilie riM.in the man pressed one hiiiid lo his eyiB. He felt so ;i«hamed lo look at her. "'Now tell me what you have to say,"' said Enid. He lot hie hand f.ill, but his eyes were cloM'il slill, and he leaiti'd half uncon- s<-ious1y against the ilinir. "I want you to eotne back to me," he said; and Enid auLweriil him with pas- sion "You are mad! You have come here to insult me to hurt me and to make my life liarder than it la"; and ho answered her hoarsely "1 want you to come back I have been miul ; hut now 1 am sane. I love you -1 love you I cant live without you!"' Before she had reali«e<l what he was do- ing, he b<id fallen en hs knees, and he caught ber baud in both i»f his. "Enid, for g<»Klnit*j sake," he said, ""don"t Ki'iul mo away."' Hhe was trembling in every limb There »-as a burning in her throat, and her eyes w'ero bliiidiil ivilb leais. "Yon have been too long In coming," she saiil. "1 don't believe in your love! There is something behind tliifl somu trick, soinelhing which ineinK greil things to you and so you play your imrt. " Julian Bryant got up and HtiHMl looking at her. "I am not." he said, "I am telling you the truth. I rwant nothing hut you you and work. Flverylhing is hideous to me without yo'i."" Enid Imiked at him anil then looked away. There was a slight movement in 1 bo little col; instinctively Iho mother In her respondeil to that. She moved ai'rocs the room and stood beside her child. "'Ple<iso don't speak too loudly," she said. Julian stai<'<l nt her; then a great cry broke Tri m his lips. Ho took two Htrldes and swept the white cnrtiiin on one side. '"Obi"" he said. "There is a child, and I never knew! .\ child my child I Our child; and you have been in want, whilst 1 "' He lould not fliijsh his Hiieech, but elag- gi'i'^-^l to the chair i^Iose liy, and foiling into it he burst into tnais. Enid Ktoixl with tTeinbliiig llpn; than ehe knelt beside him. "Don't I" ,he said, "Oh, don't Juli4n. Vpu break iny heart."' Claude (Jraliaiiic-Whilc, Kiigliiih Aviator. Perhap.s the best known of all English birdmen. He participated in the raid of \H British aeroplanes on Otvtend and otiier German sub- marine bases last Friday. Falling into the sea near Nieuport on the return trip. Mr. Grahame -White had a narrow escape from death. He was picked up bv a French boat. another direction. I'll teU you all about that later." He was tbiitking of Bill Ketch and hie invention. "".Now all I want to do is to hold you in my arms, tu kise you you, to hear you say, Julian, I forgive you. I am glad lo have you back." 'How ^a 1 1 say thut?" Enid whispered, "if 1 know that all my . acriilce is in vain; that I rob you of everything. Have you forgotten what we sulTe.ed together, when you trieil to get work?' "I am n ,t afraij of that kind of eufler- ing." Julian annwmsl. "What fr ghtens me ;h ionelinu-s, he.irtiU'he remoivc Do you think I hove had cue really hapipy hour since you left me? Di> you know On the Farm | more I'lotM-ly to her. "Yeii, I was very ill, so ill that I did not know anything that was happening, and when I cami- ba<-k to consi'iousnes« ..t waK to And Ihul many weeks had gone, that you had diijappeared, and that I was a rich man! It was not of my or,n free will that I <oik that money Eaid. I did not want it I fought again'M it for you to give i-t to >ou yrs, but to t.ake it for myself, no; and you must hove thought tuoh bard things of mo-you murtt have said to yourself as time went by. How soon ho haa forgotten.' Oh, my wife! It was a great ml:<!ake. I kncnv that you did it from the best, the wweet- est, and the purest of reasons, but it wa.i a grivjU mis'ake. We have lost <i year nf our llvi^s together. We i-ai: never put back thai year; but," he added, with a ring in his voim whi<-ti spoke of strength and courage, "wo are going to have many other years we three Enid. Ood blew you. Wirelol' out your arms and t«ke mc hack " Klowly she obe.v<>d him, and when they were close to one another, he said- "Now lell me that you love me, lovo nie Jiiiit a.J you used to foire - me and forgive me."' I love jo'i." enid Enid. "I lovo yoii better than I used to. There is no ques- tion of forgiveness, becaiiao I lovo you I" 'To be continued ) TIIK K.liSKIt rVATlH DKATH. 1 pu lireak iny lieart. lUe caiiglit her to liini and ho kissiil her. "WliJ' U'" yo" Ko .ftway?" he said. "Why did you iCAVi> me? It was cruel," '''I went hecHiiso I Iti'Vid you, liecause 1 knew thai you w.re haviiift <i. terrible ftght. 1 want<'d you to have money and ease of mind. I knew Ibnt you would iiov«'r get Iheni through me or with me." It was cruel!" he repealiMl; but be kiss- ed her wiith jinssion. iiikI be bold ber »o tighilly that she could hardly ihrealho. "'But I have come back," ho nrled exultantly. ""You are not going to drive nio iiway. You are not going to leave me again. Enid I ha"ve miid giMxI- hyn to Ihe money, and all thai money means You are nil I want and my boy. Oh, dearrst. why did yen not let mo know wlial you have sulTored. I see it in your face. You have grown so thin you liuva had BO much sorro^w. Knid, you arc not going to wend ina away."' "On. we muatnt deilde anything in a hurry," Enid said brokenly. "niitik think how dllTic'ult It will be for you, much worse now than in tlie old days be- tMUi.e you hive had so much!" "l>on"t let iw think aibout lb;i money, " he aOBwereil her, "'only ourwelvi*s, we liw-.i, -«• tbruc. Tbw« !• flolnf t« k« oxMiey In If Ho Cati-hcN ('old Ho (Jooh lo Bed liiinii'dlatrly. Whilst travelling in the rear of his troops the KaiMT has in con- stant attendance a ntiiiibrr of court physicians. Ho fcius the attack of disease almost us niiicJi aii lie dreads the assassin's knife. If Wilhclm catches as Tinicli as h cold he im- niediatcly retire* to bed and oan- cels all hJR eng«.g/»ment». Unhappy ootirt ofJicials who siilTer from chills .have to carefully hide their symp totns from the Kaixer, otherwise they will li« at oncB hanished. They have to use their <iwn handkerchiefs behind the shoiter of a friendly pnim or slip through, a window on to tt terrace, where tliey can siieezo out of tlie range of his Majesty's observanco. In Herlin tJie Kaiser used to c.\- crciso in u. covered tennis court, which was frightfully overheated, according to Wilho-hn's orders. In this oppressive atinosphere he ploy- ed tennis with perspiring officer*. Rather than run the risk of tlevclop- iiig a chill, the Kaiser would disport himself in this building with its hot- house interior. It was the samfl with his rilling s<'ho<il. The Master of the Horse was always finding his i'harges develoj)ing coughs owing to tho heateil atniospihero in which they were exercised by the Kaisor. Miss .\nne Toiiham, at one time goveriiHSB t-i) tho Kaiser's daughter, tells in her "Memories of the Kai- ser's Court" how tho Emperor was always making panic-stricken exits fro<m <ine palace to an<ither to avoid disease. On one occasion the Em- )>eror an<I his court were coinfort- ably installed at the Rclle Vue Pal- nee, whoi\ rrince Oscar developed <'-liicken-p<ix. So nil tihe higgage was repacked and a few hours Inter the Kniscr wns scurrying off to nntit.her pnlace. This <icciirrence happened just prior to the German Emperor's visit to England, so that ho spent an apprehensive week in the latter country, always on tho alert for symptnin.s of the disease which he {care<l hnd infected him. I'loning ill Ihe Fall. Plowing early in the fall liberates more plant food for the spring cri>p ;.iid conserves more moisture. By :a«\o1u trat'l'tr^ry died." '"""'"' ' loosening the surface soil, thus al- Enid gave a little cry. and held hia-. | lowinig the air to penetrate, the SOU partiicles which contain phosphor- ous, potassium, and lime are caus- ed to oxidize, which sets free these elements for the plant, writes Mr- W. H. Frazer. The soil compounds originally are very complex and are practically of no benefit to the crop until they are acted upon by the air, the solutions in the soil, and plant juices, so as to decompose them and make them much sinipler. Fall plowing has a tendency to let the rains percolate into the soil bet- ter, which tends to dissolve and break up the compounds fur the use of the spring crop. Bacteria, which are found in the soil in countless numbers, generally work better where oxygen from the air. is readily available, and these in turn break up the organic mat- ter of tihe Soil into similar com- pounds, liberating nitrates or ni- trogen food for the plant. 'Phis is one of the most essential element* for the early growth of the plant. It is often noticed that spring plow- ing will not cause crops to lodge so badly as fall plowin.g. This is ex- plained by nitrogen being set free to a large extent in tlie knise, por- ous, fall-plowed than in the more cotnpaot soil. The moisture problem is also • valuable one from the tftniidixiint of productiveness of the soil. As stated above, by opening up the soil the fall rains percolate much more rapidly into the soil, while there is a mulch formed on t'he surface ^vllich tends to prevent tJie "water from the subsoil going directly to the surface and being evaporated. Earl^v fall plowing makes a reser- voir of tJie subsoil, storing the wa- ter for the crop in the spring. Often where the ground is a little railing, the water will run off before it has time to soak in when the soil is compact and linrd. Those who have practised aunmier fallowing know- that it increases chances lor a good yield the following season, and this is largely due to the liiberation of plant, food iji the soil and conserva tion of moisture, F'alil plowing U very similar, only the soil haa not quite' so long to bring abtmt t.he«e cJianges as in case of summer fal- lowing. Where possible it is near- ly always n<lvisable to plow as ear ly 'n the fall as possibJe. ency of cream, stir well and add one pound' of alum, twelve ounces of commepcial potash, and about one pound of salt. Stir again, and apiply while hot. Two or three coats will keep wood fireproof for many months. RUSSIA HATES GERMANY. Fine O|)|»ortiini<y Is OITered to Bri« ti»h Manufacturers. An English correspondent in Pet- rograd writes as follows concerning the Eiissian hatred of everything German : German used to be Bp<iken here a good deal, and in Moscow among business people a great deal. Now it is dangerous to speak it any- where. In almost every shop hangs a large i>lacard a.sking i)eople not to. Street car conductors will not 'allow them to. Often in the street.s English -people are stared at with dislike and suspicion because their English has been mistaken for Ger- man. I hear of several altercations which have arisen in this way. A lady I know was told by an officer not to speak German. She retort- ed in French "You ought to learn to recognize the language of Eng- land, .vour ally." An Englishman who speaks perfect Russian was abused rudely in a street car be- cause he was talking English with hia wife. He turned the laugh by saying in Russian "If you had been better educated you would be able to distinguish between German and English." The man collapsed. In schools the teaching of German has been suspended. A Grerman news- paper which has been published here for a century and a half is to be suppressed at the end of the year. "Thousands of firms which had close relations with German indus- try have resolved to send their or- ders elsewhere. Great Britain might step in and get them if our business men cared to do business on Russian lines. But that means studying Russian requirements and giving long credits, which few Bri- tisli firms care to do. A fine opportunity is offered to foresight and enterpris*. "There is no sacrifice which we are not will- ing to suffer in order to throw off the economical yoke of Germany ai;d to attain our independence." So says the organ of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry through- out the land. And the members of these botlies mean it . . . now. If British firnis were to employ agents or to send out representatives who speak Russian and w^ho understajid the people they would hear about plenty of openings for businees. All the cutlery I have noticed here is German, from Solingen or Essen. Is Sheffield eo prosperous that it needs no fresh market t During the next half-oentury Russia will spend millions every year on agricultural machinery. Are our makers going to stand aside and let others sup- ' ply in Learn to Play : The Piano ; in One Evening: You Can I Here's the PROOF •' My boy, whocculdreverplay anote, sat down and played three pieces llret night." â€" Mrs. E.' WJnoorer.Halb Bridge, Ont. , ' 'I certainly think Easy Method Music wonder- ful, my G rand-dauehter, II yearn old never had' a lesson, novi ehocan p'.ay several pieces quite- corroctly." Mrs. (Hev.j Jos. Urabam, lagle- wood, Cmt. • 'I could play the first piece In 40 minuteii and I'.evpr tried a note on the piano before."â€" Mr». S. .Standling, 460 Bourrar. Ave., Winnipeg, Man. ' 'Mv nephew, 8 year? old. In 20 minutes learned to play 'God Kave the King'." â€" Earle Lucier,) Burton City B.C. m City B.C. * a>ij ^ .♦^A/^ >N» a>ij^ r«l Seex AViHiilerH. M'keâ€" Phwat do ycz t.'ink av the way they have now av siiKliii' luea- sa.gt's widout wires or jmles? I'at-.Sure, it's a great inviiitinn! 1 exii)r<'t wan av these <lu.ys they'll fuiiid a way t' travel widout lavin' hoin«. A lIorse'H Elevon RiMjiiestH. Firstâ€" Don't jhiuikI or beat me. Second â€" ^Cover ine when I am too v.arm or too cold. Third â€" Don't stand me in a drai>t. Fourth â€" Don't overload me. 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Once before, since the war beg'an, financiers thought they detected signs of faltering which, they im- agined, presaged early peace ne- gotiations. They were wrong then â€"or rather the signs that were evi- dent to them did not work out. But some day the financiers will be right, and if history repeats iteelf, w"iien the news does come, the mar- kets will have it first. For this reason the financial cables sent from London and Paris to New- York bankers during the past few daj"*, because of their significant references to a" ijossiblo pretext for peooe overtures, have been of great interest. Some of those cor- rcwpondeTCts who usually write with a good deal of authority have tak- en the view that tho United State.-i protest against the German war zone may yet be used as a pretext to tenninate with dignity a war in which, most International finaii-; ciers admit, it is no longer possible ! for Germany to gain a lasting ad- i vantage. The rei>ort8 of acute ' economic difficulties in Germany and Aus-tria may be exagrgerated, but financdal commentators, even as clivsd to t-ho scene as Holland, I ajuparently do not think so. | Even the statesmen are making i somewhat frequent references to a more speedy conclusion of hostili- ties a« wltn?M tlie threat of Brit ain's First Lord of the Admiralty tliat the paralyzinff force of Uie pressure now being exerted upon Germany through tJie navy may itself decide the issue of the war. " Juat Think! I Never Touched a Piano Before." Aa Simple aa A. B.C. because it is nothine buti the first 7 letters. .\.B.C.U.K.F.G.. printed in the; musi« inateod of the puzzling characters and' Bigi'.s found ill onlliiary music. A chart a.id guide' for use on the piano keyboard (see illustration' abovci shows you where to put the ttngenj of both hands. Anyone can learn to play the piano or organ In a few mUiuteii. 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Thin inves-, ligation indicates the importance of short rotations, good cultivation, and prevention of weeds going to, seed. Other imiKirtant methods of weed etmtrol are summer plougihing of sod lands followed by frequent autumn cultivation to destroy grow- ing weeds, thorough cultivation during t-lie growing season of hoed, crop* and after-harvest cultivation of cereal crops wliich have not beenr secde<J down. I British Tactics. Officerâ€" How did he get into th»4* condition I • Private--He captured a bottle f' â- whiskey, sir. Officerâ€" Yes, yes; but how did he manage to do that .' Privateâ€" 1 think he must "ave ' surrounded it, sir. Many a great man is never heard of twenty males from home. "t%arlie aaye I ^row more beau- tiful every time he sees me," ''If that's the case you ought to make him call twice a day," came the re- ply- CORRUGATED IRON ealvanlzady Rust Proof Made from very finost sheeisy absolutely free from defeots. 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