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^ COBB. JR.
Copyrighted INI by Robert Bonner'* Son*.
CHAPTER TV.
The Israelite.
When the king left his affianced
bride he was sorely perplexed; and the
longer he reflected upon what had
transpired, the deeper grew his rage
and chagrin. He walked alone in the
garden until the sun had set, and then
he went in and called for his minister
to attend him.
‘‘Aboul Cassem, what think you of
this outrage which the Scourge of Da
mascus has now committed?"
"I think it is high-handed and
startling,” replied the min'ster.
“Has your daughter explained more
to you than I have yet heard?”
“She has told me all she knows, sire.
The robber came, according to his own
account, for the purpose of wresting
her from the King of Damascus; but
she refused to go with him; and so
urgent was she in her protestations,
that Julian finally went away and l^ft
her. I think, however, that his retreat
was hastened by the fear that your
majesty might be upon him with a
dangerous force.”
“I have no doubt that such is the
case, Aboul. But the end of this is
not yet. This daring demon has run
at large long enough. He has already
stricken fearful blows upon our com
merce, and now he takes a new course
of attack upon our defenceless daugh
ters. It has come to be so that a
caravan is not safe to start from Da
mascus; nor are our merchants safe in
returning from other lands. It must
not be so. By the heavens above me,
1t shall not be so! I must find some
way for this man’s capture. I have
sent out my armies against him, and
he has either avoided them, or met
and overcome them. Life of my soul
just think of it. He met a thousand of
my armed men, and swept them back
over the plains of Abilene as though
they had been so many women. What
shall I do, Aboul?”
"There is but one way, stre, that I
can conceive of. It seems to be useless
to send out force against him; for he
i3 a quick-witted rascal; and, if he
cannot successfully cope with them,
he can keep out of their way. He has
spies throughout the whole land."
"Aye—I know he has!” cried the
king, with a fresh burst of rage. "He
has friends among those who live
very near to our capital. I wish I
could get hold of them.”
"Get hold of the chieftain first.”
"Ah—but how?”
"It must be done by strategem, sire.
If you cannot find some one man who
is able to entrap the Scourge, I see
not how you are ever to overcome him.
A single man with wit, will and en
durance may accomplish much. A lit
tle mouse, working in secret, may
uproot a great tree.'
"By my life, Aboul, you have spoken
the truth. The work must be done
secretly. Have I such a man about
me?”
“How is it with Judah, the Israel
ite?” suggested the minister.
The king started and clapped his
hands together when he heard the
name.
“By the shades of Tartarus, good
Aboul, you have hit the very man. Ju
dah is with us now. I left him in the
hall as I came in from the garden. I
will send for him.”
A slave, who stood just without the
door, was sent after the man who had
been spoken of, and ere long he made
his appearance before his royal mas
ter. He was a middle-aged man, with
black hair and keen black eyes; with
features sharp in outline, and moulded
into a cast of peculiar cunning; and
with body and limbs light and muscu
lar. He was below the ordinary size
of man; and what he may have lacked
in physical strength was more than
made up by the quickness and preci
sion of movement. He had been a
dweller in Damascus since childhood,
his mother having come from Judea,
in poverty and disgrace,and given him
away to an officer of the king’s house
hold.
“Judah,” spoke the monarch, “I
want you to engage in a dang<h-ous en
terprise; but, if you are successful, the
honor will be greater than the danger.
Are you willing to try it?”
“Anything, sire, that can yield me
honor and emolument.” replied the
Israelite, with a low bow. “Give me
the freedom of a citizen, and gird the
sword of a lieutenant about my loins,
and I will undertake anything. I
would not even hesitate to go out
against the Scourge of Damascus.”
“Ha! It Is the very thing. Judah.
It is this accursed robber chieftain
that I wish to secure. If you will
slay him, and bring me his head, I will
make you a free citizen of Damascus;
and if you will bring him to me alive,
and deliver him into my hands, I will
not only bestow the citizenship upon
you, and gird the sword of a lieuten
ant about your loins, but I will give
you a house and a wife.”
The black eyes of the Israelite snap
ped and sparkled like polished gems of
jet. He strode across the room, and
then walked slowly back.
“Sire,” he finally said, “give me un
til tomorrow morning to think of this.
In twelve hours from this you shall
have my answer. If I embark upon
this enterprise, I must have some hope
for success. I will converse with
those of the slaves who have seen the
robber and his men, and their observa
tions may help me.”
“But, Judah, you are not to breathe
a word of this. My slaves must not
mistrust your object.’'
“I underseand you, sire; and I will
be guarded. Shall it be as I have
said?”
"Yes, only bear in mind that the
thing must be accomplished if ac
complishment is possible.”
“I understand you. sire; and be as
sured that my wits shall be stretched
to their utmost.”
“Aboul Cassem," said the king, after
Judah had gone, “what do you think?”
“I think the fellow will study up
some grand plot between now and
morning. At all events, sire, I do not
believe you can find a better man for
your purpose.”
At an early hour the king retired,
and all night long his sleep was trou
bled with very unpleasant dreams. He
dreamed two or three times that the
Scourge of Damascus had robbed him
of his beautiful bride, and once he
dreamed that his throne had passed
from him. In the morning he was
more anxious for the apprehension of
the robber than before, and impa
tiently did he await the coming of the
Israelite.
At the appointed hour Judah made
his appearance and announced that he
would undertake the task of delivering
up the terrible Scourge.
“If I succeed,” he said, “you will
hear from me as soon as success
crowns my efforts. If I fail, you will
perhaps never hear from me again.”
"And when will you set forth?” ask
ed the king, almost beside himself with
hopeful anticipation.
“At once, sire. This very day, if I
can get ready.”
“Do you want help?”
“I would select two of your most
trusty guards.”
“Take as many as you want.”
“Two will be enough, sire.”
“Will you take them from those who
have been on duty here?"
“No, sire. That would not be safe.
The robbers might recognize them. I
will have two who came with us from
Damascus yesterday.”
“As you will, Judah. Select the men
you want, and they shall accompany
you.”
The Israelite promised that he would
have all his arrangements made be
fore the king was ready to depart, and
with this assurance he went away.
By the middle of the forenoon the
king was ready to set forth on his re
turn to Damascus. Ulln and Albia
were placed within a comfortable box
upon the back of a stout camel, and
around them were posted a hundred
armed men. The remainder of the
retinue was arranged under the direc
tion of Aboul Cassem, the king's prime
minister, and only the order was
needed to set the whole in motion.
At this point the king withdrew to the
palace, where he found Judah ready to
set forth on his dangerous mission,
and with him were two guards, Osmir
and Selim, two resolute, intelligent
fellows, who seemed to love the excite
ment of the work upon which they
were about to enter. The king was
pleased with the choice Judah had
made.
“I might not have hit upon them,”
he said; “but I know they will serve
you. And now, what more can I do?”
“Nothing,” replied Judah. “I have
all that I can use, and am ready for
the work. If I succeed, you will hear
from me in good time; and if you nev
er hear from me, you may at least be
assured that I failed from no lack of
will to serve you.
With a few words of encouragement
the king left his servant to pursue his
own course, and proceeded to join his
army, which was soon in motion; and
before the close of another day he
arrived at Damascus, where Ulin was
once more suffered to find shelter be
neath the roof of her father. Touching
her marriage, it was understood that
the ceremony should be performed as
soon as the period of mourning had
passed, which would be in two weeks;
and until then she was to remain in
close retirement. Horam asked that
she might not be suffered to go out,
for he feared to have her see too much
of the outer world before he had se
cured her hand.
We must now return to the Palace of
the Valley, where we left those who
were to go in search of the robber
chieftain. As soon as the king had
gone, Judah repeated the instructions
he had already given to the guards.
They were not to accompany him; but
they were to come after him, in a man
ner agreed upon, and were to conduct
themselves towards him in all respects
as though they had never before seen
him.
Towards the latter part of the after
noon Judah stripped himself bare to
the skin, and caused one of the men to
beat him with a leathern thong until
long livid ridges were raised upon his
shoulders and back. After this he re
sumed his clothing, and as soon as the
shades of evening began to fall, he
mounted a fleet horse, and rode away
to the northward towards the plains of
Abilene. He knew that Julian had
taken that course, and he hoped to
overtake him before many hours. Un
til midnight he sped on quite rapidly;
but after that he moved more cautious
ly, peering and listening, upon the
right hand and upon the left, as he ad
vanced. So he rode until day had
dawned, without seeing or hearing
anything worthy of note. But he was
coming upon something very soon.
Just as the sky began to glow with ths
rich, red glare of the rising sun, he
came to a point where a narrow pass
between two steep hills opened into a
pleasant vale, and just here his horse
was stopped by a stout man who ad
vanced, spear In hand, from some trees
by the wayside.
“Hold!" said the sentinel. “Who
are you?”
“A wayfarer, as you may see,” re
plied Judah.
“Whither are you traveling?”
"To the north.”
“Of what are you in pursuit?”
“Just at this present moment I am in
most urgent pursuit of something to
eat.”
“Have you money in your purse?”
“Enough for present use.”
“Are you afraid of losing it?”
“How?”
“By robbers.”
“Bless you, no. I am rather anxious
to see some of these robbers.”
“You may see them sooner than you
would like.”
“That cannot be, sir; for T would
like to see them at once.”
“Ah—what would you with them?”
"Never mind. If I am so fortunate
as to find them, they shall know.”
"Perhaps I can find them for you.”
“I believe you can; and, my good sir,
if you will conduct me into the pres
ence of Julian, I shall thank you."
“Upon my life, you give me credit
for wonderful power.”
“I give you the credit of belonging
to Julian's band; and as I am very
anxious to see him, I ask you once
more, to lead me to him.”
The man hesitated a moment, and
finally said, with a smile breaking over
his sunburnt features:
“You are free-spoken, and seem to
be honest; and I think I will lead you
to the man you seek. But my bold
friend, you have need of some fair
purpose.”
“Lead me to Julian, and I will be
answerable for the rest.”
“Very well; you shall not ask again.
Dismount, and follow me.”
(To be continued.)
TOO MUCH FAULTY ENGLISH.
Paopl* Hava Grown Caralean In ThaU
Rhetoric—Familiar Errors.
The books of rhetoric used to tell us
that the great qualities of style were
perspicuity, energy and elegance, or
clearness, force and grace; and that as
a means toward these and for other
reasons it was important to be concise
to avoid needless words, writes Freder
ick M. Bird in the Literary Era.
Whether they no longer teach thus, or
their pupils disregard their instruc
tions, you can scarcely read a page or
a column anywhere without meeting
words that add nothing to others with
which they are Immediately connect
ed. Thus: Thought to himself. How
else should he think? If he thought
aloud you would have to say so. Either
he “said to himself’—which is another
way of putting it—or he simply
“thought.” Nodded his head. If he had
nodded his legs or his elbows the case
would be more notable. He might
properly "shake his head,” for he could
shake other things; but in the present
state of language one can nod no other
part of himself or of creation than his
head. Together with. If John went to
town with his wife they went together;
if they went together he was necessaril
ly with her. Month of May, summer sea
son, etc. Everybody knows that May is
a month and summer a season. Rose
up. If people were in the habit of rising
down, or if it were possible to do so
this would not be tautological. It will
not do to say that these specimens
abound in the best writers and are
therefore justifiable. They are not the
best writers when they write
in this way. through pure car
lessness, for they know better. Homer
sometimes nods, but his nodding did
not produce the "Iliad.” We want to
follow the best writers in their excell
encies not in their errors.
Women Physicians In Russia.
Russia has long prided herself on
having the first women physicians.
The Chautauquan refers to the career
of Nadezhda Susloff, one of the earliest
and best women doctors, as particular
ly interesting. Born a serf, and freed,
with her parents at the emancipation
in 1861, she and her brothers and sis
ters received the best possible educa
tion at home and abroad, for her par
ents were both extremely intelligent
and her father acquired wealth after
gaining his freedom. Everywhere in
Russia and in the continental schools
Nadezhda was brilliantly successful.
For thirty years there has been no
manner of doubt as to the sympathy of
the public and of the medical world
with the idea of thorough medical in
struction for women. Men started the
movement. In 1870 one professor and
two other men undertook to establish
courses for instructing women. In ten
years there were 959 women students
the majority coming from the “privi
leged classes”—that is to say,not peas
ants. The majority were members of
the Russian church, but there were
several Jewesses, Roman Catholics and
Lutherans. In 1877 twenty-four stu
dents were sent to the seat of war,
during the Russo-Turkish campaign,
and did so well that they received im
perial permission to call themselves
after due examination, "women physi
cians,” and to wear a badge."
—
A Chicago photographer has Invent
ed and patented an automatic “nickel
in the slot” photographing machine,
which will make a complete picture in
20 seconds. Th.- machine is called the
"photographist,” and is said to be as
simple as It is remarkable.
THE REVISIONERS.
STRONG STAND TAKEN BY
SENATOR CALLINGER.
Be Opposes Tariff Tinkering of All
Sorta, Whether by Direct Legislation
or by Special Treaties for the Pro
motion of Foreign Trade.
Senator Gallinger of New Hamp
shire, who has during his entire pub
lic career been one of the the most
persistent and able advocates of the
tariff policy of the Republican party,
was recently asked his opinion as to
the present agitation for a repeal of
certain tariff duties and the modifica
tion of the Dingley tariff through the
ratification of the reciprocity treaties
negotiated by Mr. Kasson. The sen
ator’s reply was as follows:
The Democratic party in its economic
blindness and political perversity is con
sistent in advocating tnc ratification of
the treaties in question and enactment of
legislation such as lias been unwisely
proposed by Representative Babcock.
That party is wedded to the doctrine
of Free-Trade, and seems quite willing
to repeat the experiment of industrial
disaster and wretchedness that has come
to this country whenever a low Tariff
law has been placed on th»^ statute
books; but how any Republican or Repub
lican newspaper can advocate that policy
surpasses my comprehension. It would
seem as though the sorrow and suffering
Incident upon the passage of the Wilson
Tariff bill is recent enough to be fresh
in the minds of our people, and that all
classes would Instinctively shrink from a
repetition of such folly. But many seem
to have forgotten those dark days, and
even some Republicans have succumbed
to the siren voice of Free-Trade. For
one I am absolutely and unqualifiedly op
posed to any change In the existing Tar
iff laws of the United States. Under them
the country has had four years of un
exampled prosperity, and I do not pro
pose to be a party to any proposition
that looks to the repeal of modification
of existing statutes. 1 believe it will
be a crime against humanity to follow the j
lead of those who are agitating for an
abandonment of Protection and a return
to practical Free-Trade.
The proposed treaty with the Argentine
Republic reduces the duties on wool 20
per cent, and if ratified will inevitably
strike a death blow to the wool industry
of this country as severe and disastrous
as that which resulted from President i
Clevelands advocacy of free wool. The
wool-producing states should rise in
mighty protest again this proposition, and
give the matter Its eternal quietus. The
proposed treaty with France deals a
heavy blow to certain lines of manu
facturing in the United States, and, so
far as I can perceive, every one of the
treaties agreed to by Mr. Kasson is
inimical to American interests and ought
to be rejected by the Senate.
As for the Babcock proposition, that is
too absurd for serious discussion. The
man who claims that trusts are created
by Tariff legislation has certainly not
given serious' thought to the proposition,
and the legislator who believes that trusts
can be destroyed by repealing the duties
on certain classes of goods should Join
a kindergarten class In economics, unless
the proposition is to destroy the trust
by destroying the industry, thus closing
American workshops and bringing disas
ter to the mechanics and laboring men of
this country. The man who sawed off
the limb of the tree on which he sat
got rid of the limb, but his bruises and
broken bones reminded him for a long
time of the folly of the undertaking.
The Republican party came into power
because of its advocacy of Protection and
when th<» party abandons that policy it
will go out of power, and deservedly so.
Just now there are evidences of timidity
and retrogression In some quarters, but
I feel confident that when the hour of
trial comes the party will . remain true
to Its traditional policy, and that the
Kasson reciprocity treaties and the Bab
cock Free-Trade proposition will alike
be relegated to the tomb of forgotten
things. The duty of the Republican party
is plain, and woe be to the man who
attempts to strike down Protection in
this country.
Senator Gallinger is noted for his
plain, outspoken way of stating his
views. You always know Just where
he stands. A little more than a year
ago in a public speech he said, re
garding the movement to remove the
duties from paper and pulp:
You can not select a single Industry for
slaughter without imperiling the whole
system of Protection. If Protection is
withheld from one industry it must be
withheld from all.
That warning was heeded. The bill
in question was never pressed for pas
sage. Today so influential a news
SENATOR GAELINGER.
paper as the San Francisco "Chroni
cle” is saying in reference to the Kas
son scheme of reciprocity treaties:
If the orange growers of California and
the hosiery operatives of New England
(and of New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and other states, It might be
added), arc to lose their Just Protection,
thev will endeavor to see to It that no
one else Is Protected at their expense.
These things are worth thinking
about. They should engage the serious
consideration of revisionaries and
reciproeators.
Reciprocity Treaties Again*
It would be interesting to know the
facts in the case of the alleged reci
procity treaty negotiations between ths
United States and Germany. We find
it difficult to believe that our ambassa
dor at Berlin is seriously encouraging
the German government in this re
gard, at least upon his own motion. If
he has kept in touch wth the represen
tatives of American thought and pur
pose, he must know that the so-called
reciprocity treaties have been set aside
by the senate. If he has carefully ex
amined the organic law of the land he
must believe that the senate and the
statp department cannot enact laws to
create a public revenue. In a word,
there seems to be absolutely nothing to
warrant the faintest hope that any
treaty of the kind mentioned will ever
acquire the force of law, and yet if we
may accept half the statements con
tained in our foreign press reports, Mr.
White, United States envoy to Ger
many is gravely confabulating with
the authorities at Berlin alternately
exalted and depressed by developments
within the empire.
The language of the constitution
seems to be unmistakable. It provides
that laws intended to create a public
revenue shall originate In the House
of Representatives, and while the Sen
ate Is authorised to offer amendments
to such laws, the concurrence of the
House is indispensable to their valid
ity. If there be In all this a hook upon
which to hang tariff laws made by the
state department and the senate act
ing In collusion and without the
knowledge and consent of the House,
we are too dullwitted to discern It.
Nevertheless, Ambassador White is
said to be solemnly pushing the reci
procity negotions, and the wires are
warm with messages of rapprochement
and tender yleldings and all the rest
of the affectionate folderol which
makes diplomacy so beautiful and
bright a thing.—Washington Post.
AREN’T THEY DAISIES?
Dlsneetlng the Dtbcook Plan.
Discussion of» Representative Bab
cock's idea of removing the tariff from
all products of the steel trust has
brought out some interesting facts
about the steel trade. It has been
shown that big as the trust Is, It by
no means controls the steel trade in
this country, there being many estab
lishments some of them employing a
large number of men, which have no
connection with the trust. It seems to
be generally admitted that the removal
of the tariff on steel products would
not Injure the hig trust to any marked
extent, but it is claimed that it would
necessitate an immediate reduction of
the trust. This claim, which is being
made by those who ought to know
whereof they speak, is causing many
who were at flrBt inclined to favor Mr.
Babcock’s idea to entertain doubts of
its wisdom, and If it be substantiated
by unprejudiced Investigation which a
number of members of the House are
quietly making, the bill for the repeal
of the tariff on steel products will not
be supported by a corporal’s guard of
Republicans in either branch of con
gress at the coming session. Desirable
as many consider it to curb the power
of the big trusts, the Republican ma
jority in congress are not going to
be stampeded into the support of any
thing of the sort without carefully con
sidering it from every point of view,
and they will certainly not allow any
legislation to get through that will re
duce the wages of American working
men.—Crawfordsville (Ind.). Journal.
Protection Gain. Foreign Market..
Our increase of exports during the
fiscal year 1901 over the preceding year
will approach $100,000,000. This, too,
has been done without the sacrifice of
a single American industry or the loss
of a single job. Were our experts to
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands
included, as formerly, $20,800,000 could
be added to the above amount, which
Is, in itself, very satisfactory, consid
ering the war in China, “European re
taliation,” etc. Protection gains more
foreign markets than free trade, and
preserves our grand home market as
well.
Higher Than Under Free Trade.
The wool Bales at Price yesterday
averaged over 11 cents. This of course,
la not as high as wool raisers have got
at some times, and it is below the aver
age for wool under this Republican
administration but It is so much high
er than the average under the Demo
cratic administration that preceded it
that it takes the cheek of a mump
sufferer for a Democrat to speak of
low prices for wool.—Salt Lake City
Tribune.
Expanding Home Market.
Bank clearings throughout the coun
try continue to show about 25 per
cent increase over last year. This Is
outside of New York City, where the
increase is over 75 per cent. This
means that the Dingley law Is expand
ing our home market to the value of
at least $10,000,000,000 a year. And yet
tne free-trade trust want us to aban
don our home market and try for some
foreign sales In competition with the
pauper labor of the world.
Farmer! Getting Rich.
The farmers of the United States are
getting wealthy. The banks are bulg
ing with their money. Abandoned
farms and farm mortgages are a thing
of the past, and Instead of paying from
6 to i0 per cent for money, our western
farmers, after buying all the neces
saries and luxuries they v»int, have
money to lend.
The census returns giving the area
of various states show that the one
which has the largest amount of land
under water Is Florida, and the least,
in proportion to size Wyoming.
Examining Horm for Sonndn***.
Farmers as much as any class of
men should know what to look for
when looking over a horse before pur
chasing him and should go about It In
a proper way. As It Is, they are too apt
to think that because they have always
had more or lees to do with horses
that they cannot be fooled or cheated,
and are so often too careless with the
result that they fall Into traps and afe
'nanclal losers. We see this at the
Chicago Stock Yards, where many
farmers come to buy work horses and
give them less careful examination
than many city buyers, who show
great care in their purchases and em
ploy veterinarians to help them If not
personally qualified to Judge as to
soundness. There are a few simple
points which anyone may remember
and follow when examining a horse
to find it he Is sound or practically
sound. See the horse In his stall and
before he has been exercised for the
day If possible. By so doing it is
often possible to discover that the an
imal Is a "cribber” and "wlndsucker.”
In the same way one may catch a
case of spavin lameness which would
not be seen were the horse allowed to
come out of the barn on the run and
keep going while under Inspection.
Many spavined horses show the lame
ness most when made to “get over” In
the stall and when backing out of the
stall. This Is also true of horses af
flicted with chorea (St Vitus’ dance),
which Is not apparent when the ani
mal is exercised, yet constitutes un
soundness. Horses so affected are
termed “crampy” by the horse buyers
and some of them are so slightly af
fected that one is sure to be "stuck" If
the examination Is not made in the
barn. By watching the horse in his
stall It Is also possible to notice If he
be a "weaver,” which means a horse
that la constantly weaving his head
back and forward like a captive lion
In hts den. This 1b to many people a
very Irritating habit and Is certainly
unsightly, but does not, properly
speaking, constitute unsoundnees, nor
do we think it Injures a horse for
work. After viewing the horse in hla
stall have him led out and examine
his eyes. Stand in front of him and
with the hand pretend to strike the
horse below the eye, trying each side
alternately. The animal will flinch
the moment the motion Is made if he
can see. This Is necessary even with
horses having large, prominent eyes,
for there Is a disease called “amauro
sis,” which causes blindness from par
alysis of the optic nerves, yet the an
imal has a fine appearing eye. Walk
slowly around the horse and note his
every point from a small distance.
Look at the contour of his head and
neck, the lines of his back, the way
his shoulders are set, the manner In
which he stands upon his legs, the
shape of his legs, the way In which he
carries hts tall, the many other points
which go to make a horse attractive
or the reverse. Watch him again
when walked and trotted, and If he is
satisfactory In these respects examine
him more carefully point by point
when etandlng still. Commenoe at
the teeth and determine his age, or it
will be usually sufficient to ascertain
whether he is under or over eight
years of age. Pass the Anger Into the
mouth and examine by pressure where
the bit would press to see if the bars
of the mouth (lower jaw) are sound.
Often the bone Is broken at this place,
and this Is usually indicated by an
open sore and bad odor from retained
decomposing saliva or bone. See that
the tongue Is whole, not partially sev
ered; that the front teeth (Incisors)
do not lap over each other like the
bill of a parrot, for a horse so de
formed cannot grass properly. Next
examine the corners of the mouth to
see that he is not a hard puller as In
dicated by a sore or callous condition
which indicates lugging on the bit
If the teeth are much worn down In
an uneven manner In front It may be
concluded that the horse is a cribber
if that has not been discovered by
watching him in his stall. Examine
the nostrils for a tumor or polypus
may be present In the false nostril
which overlies the true nostril. It
may also show evidence of a chronic
discharge which if present should
lead the intending buyer to examine
more carefully for glanders, nasal
glut or a diseased molar tooth.
The world of horticulture 1b a mys
terious one, and in it are many secrets
yet to be found out. We have consid
ered that the question of maternity be
longs to living and breathing animals
But we are now awaking to the fact
that we must consider maternity in the
vegetable world. As scientists Investi
gate, the wonder grows. Not only are
there self-sterile varieties among
grapes, plums and pears, but among
the apples self-sterility exists to a
great extent. More than that, varie
ties have been discovered that have no
affinity toward each other and If plant
ed together will produce no fruit. This
presents a new field for investigation
and research.
“Arrah, now, but railways are a
moighty folne invtntlon, annyway.'
Friend: “I shouldn’t have thought
you could see much to admire in them,
Pat, seeing that you lost your leg Id
a railway accident.” Pat: "Faith, an’
didn’t Oi get $200 damages? Begorra,
if it had only been my head Ol’d have
owned the lolne.”
An American vlstor to England, an
noyed at being pressed for settlement
Oi a bill by the landlord of the hotel
at which he was staying, threatened
to leave. "You don’t stir from this
hotel until you have paid us,” pro
tested the manager. “Just put that in
writing, and I’ll stay here for the re
mainder of my days,” was the retort.
Queensland lets certain land for
grazing at so low an annual rental a3
three farthings an acre.
