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SEMI-WEEKLY, UNION EatHb. July, 1897. GAZETTE Hatab. Dec. 1862. Consolidated Feb., 1899. COBYALLIS, BENTON CO DUTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1901. VOIi. II. NO. 22. Tbe Ooetof'5 "By Hesba CHAPTER VIII. Awfully fast time sped away. It was the second week In March I passed in Bark; the second week in May came up , on. me as If borne by a whirlwind. It was onlv a month to the day so long ,-fixad upon for our marriage. My mother ' be.jan to fidget about my going over to . London to ht myself out with wedding cio.-nes. jun.i 9 was going on i to completion. Our trip to Switzerland was distinctly planned out. Go I must to London; order my wedding suit I must. But first there could be no harm in run ning over to Sark to see Olivia once t : .. 1 j 1 .1 more, as soon as i was marueu wvuiu tell Julia all about her. But if either arm or ankle went wrong for want of at tention; I should naver forgive myself. It was the last time I could see Olivia before my marriage. Afterwards I should ee much of her; for Julia would invite her to our house, and be a friend to her. -I spent' a wretchedly sleepless night; and whenever I dozed I saw Olivia before me. weeping bitterly, and refusing to be com forted. From St.. Sampson's we set sail straight for the Havre Gosselin. To my extreme surprise and chagrin, Captain Carey an nounced his intention of landing with .me, and leaving the-yacht in charge of bis men to a r. ;. it our return. ' "Th lmlrW lu eicesjsivelv awkward." , : I . objected, "and some of the rungs are loose. You don't mind running the risk of a plunge into the water?" Jiot in the least, he answered cneer lly; "for the matter of that, I plunge into to see Tardif. He is one in a thousand, :you' sayiand- one cannot see such a 'man every day of one's life." There was no help for it, and I gave In, hoping, some- good luck awaited me, I led the way up the zig-zag path, and Just as we reached the top I saw the alight, erect figure of Olivia seated upon ..the, brow of a little arassv knoll at a short, distance from us. Her back was '"'towards us, so she was not aware of our vicinity; and I pointed towards her with .fen n d a i if ,1 n i ,- r-if in iliflForonrf'a u; "I believe that is my patient yonder,' , I said; "I will just run across and speak to her, and then follow you to the farm. "Ah!" he exclaimed, "there is a lovely " view from that spot. I recollect it well. - I will go with you. There will be time , enough to see Tardif." Did Captain "Careysuspet-t anything? Or what reason could he have for wish- -'Ing to see Olivia? Could it be merely 4.1.-4 . i .1 i i I , . 1 ' lliai lie wauieu to Bee me -view iruiu mai particular spot? I could not forbid him accompanying me, but I wished him at Olivia did not hear our footsteps upon the soft turf , though we approached her . very nearly.: The sun shone upon her . glossy hair, every thread of which seem ed to shine back again. She was read ing alond, apparently to herself, and the sounds of her sweet voice were wafted . by the: air towards' us. Captain Carey's ", (ace became very thoughtful. J a iew steps nearer Drougoc us in view 'of Tardif, who had spread his nets on the grass, and was examining them nar rowly for rents. Just at this moment " he was down on his knees, not far from Olivia, gathering some broken meshes to gether, but listening to her, with an ex- Sresslon Of nuge contentment upon ms andsome face. ' A bitter" pang shot through me. Could it be true by any pos-1 sibllity that lie I had heard the last time -,-Lwaa In Sark? -V: "Good day, Tardif," shouted Captain. Carey; and. both Tardif and Olivia start ed. But both of their faces grew bright - er at seeing us. Olivia's color had come back to her cheeks, and a sweeter face do man ever looked upon. "I am very glad you are come once -more," she said, putting her hand in ,ralne"you told me id your last letter U jfpti.were going to England." ,Ijrla.nced from the corner of my eye at .(Japtaln Carey. He looked very grave, but his eyes could not rest upon Olivia without admiring her,: as she stood be- ors us, bright-faced,, slender, erect, with ..the folds of her coarse dress falling about .her as gracefully as if they were of the rinhest material..' xhis is my friend, Captain Carey, Miss Olivia," I said,' "in whose yacht I have r.omtf to visit-you." , . ' . f; 1-am very glad to see any friend of ? Dr. Martin's," she answered as she held 1oat'"he hand to htm with a smile; "my doctor 'and I- are great friends, Captain ''Carey." ' - -r:. '-'" "So I suppose," he said significantly 'or at least his tone and look seemed fraught with significance to me. "Tardif," I said, "Captain Carey came 'ashore on purpose to visit you and your farm." '. I knew he was excessively proud of his farm, which consisted of about four or five acres. He caught at the words with alacrity, and led the way towards his house with tremendous strides, Olivia and I were left alone, but she was mov ing after them slowly, when I ran to her, and offered her my arm, on the plea that her ankle was still too weak to bear her weight unsupported. "Olivia!" I exclaimed, after we had gone a few yards, bringing her and my self to a sudden halt. Then I was struck dumb. -' I had nothing special to say to her. How was it I had called her so familiarly Olivia? 'Well, Dr. Martin?" she said, looking into my face again with eager, inquiring eyes, as if she was wishful to understand my varying moods. "What a lovely place this is!" I ejac- nlated. More lovely than any words I ever heard could describe. It was a perfect day, and a perfect view. The - sea was like- an opal. The cliffs stretched bciow na, with every hue of gold and .bronze, and hoary white, and soft grey; and here and there a black rock, with livid shades of purple, and a bloom npon it like a raven's wing. Rocky islets, never trod den by human foot, over which the foam poured ceaselessly, were dotted all about the changeful surface of the water. And just beneath the level of my eyes was Olivia's face the loveliest thing there, ! fjilemma Stretton though there was so much beanty lying around us. "-Yes, it is a lovely place," , she assent ed, a mischievous smile playing about her lips. - "Olivia," I said, taking my courage by Kjth hands, "it is only a month till my . yB I na i aeceivuig myssu, or uia sue real ly grow paler? It was but for a moment if it were so. But how cold the air felt all in an instant! The shock was like that of a first plunge into chilly waters, and I was shivering through every fiber. "I hope you will be happy," said Olivia, very happy. It is a great risk to run. Marriage will make you either very hap py or very wretched." Not at all," I answered, trying to speak gaily; "I do not look forward to any vast amount of rapture. Julia and I will get along very well together, I have no doubt, for we have known one an other all our lives. I do not expect to be any happier than other men; and the married people I have known have not exactly dwelt in Paradise. Perhaps your experience has been different? "Oh, no!" she said, her hand trembling on my arm, and her face very downcast; but I should have liked you to be very, very happy. - . - - r . - So softly spoken, with such a low, fal tering voice! I could not trust myself to speak again. A stern sense of duty towards Julia kept -me silent; and we moved on, though very slowly and lin geringly. You love her very much?" said the quiet voice at my side, not much louder than the voice of conscience ' I esteem her more highly than any .."TILL MY FLESH CREPT." other woman, except my mother," I said. Do you think she will like mer ask ed Olivia, anxiously. "No; she must love you," I said, with warmth; "and I, too, can be a more use ful friend to you after my marriage than I am now. ri Perhaps then you will feel free to place perfect confidence in us." She smiled faintly, without speaking a smile which said plainly she could keep her own secret closely. It provoked me to do a thing I had had no intention of doing, and which I regretted very much afterward. I opened my pocketbook and drew out .the little slip of paper con taining the advertisement. "Read that," I said. But I do not think she saw more than the first line, for her face went deadly white, and her eyes turned upon me with a wild, beseeching look as Tardif de scribed it, the look of a creature hunted and terrified. I thought she would have fallen, and I put my arm round her. She fastened both her hands about mine, and her lips moved, though I could not catch a word she was saying. "Olivia!" I cried, "Olivia! do yon sup pose I coutd do anything to hurt you? Do not be so frightened! Why,-1 am your friend truly. I wish to heaven I had not shown you the thing. Have more faith in me, and more courage." - -"But they will find me, and force me away from here," she muttered. "No," I said; "that advertisement was printed in the Times directly after your flight last October. They have not found you yet; and the longer you are hidden the less likely they are to find you. Good heavens! what a fool I was to show it to to you!" "Never .mind," she answered, recover ing herself a little, but still clinging to my arm; "I was only frightened for the time. You would not give me up to them if you knew all." - ."Give you up to them!" I repeated bit terly. "Am I a Judas?" . But she could not talk to me any more. She was trembling like an" aspen leaf. and her breath came sobbingly. All 1 could do was to take her home, blaming myself for my cursed folly. - Tardif walked with us to the top of the cliff, and made me a' formal, congratu latory speech before quitting us. When he was gone, Captain Carey stood still until he was quite out of hearing, and then stretched out his hand towards the thatched roof, yellow with stonecrop arid lichens. - .;.;' "This is a serious business, Martin, he said, looking sternly at me; you are in love with that girl." "1 love her with all my heart and soul!" I cried. ,'-..- v The words startled me as I uttered them. They had involved in them so many unpleasant consequences, so much cha grin and bitterness-US their practical re sult, that I stood aghast even while my pulses throbbed, and my heart beat high, with the novel rapture of loving any woman as I loved Olivia. "Come, come, my poor fellow 1" said Captain Carey, "we must see what can be done." It was neither a time nor a place for the Indulgence of emotion of any kind, It was impossible for me to remain o the cliffs, bemoaning my unhappy tat., I strode on doggedly down the path, kicking the loose stones into the water as they came in my way. .Captain Carey followed, whistlinr softlv to himself. He continued doing so after we were aboard the yacht. - "I cannot leave you like this, Martin, my boy," he' said, when we went ashore at St. Sampson's; and he put his arm through mine.. "You will keep my secret?" I said, my voice a key or two lower than usual. "Martin," answered the good-hearted, clear-sighted old bachelor, "you must not do Julia the wrong of keeping this a se cret from her." "I must," I urged. "Olivia knows noth ing of it; nobody guesses it but you. I must conquer It" "'Martin," urged Captain Carey, "come up to Johanna, and tell her all about it." Johanna Carey was one. of the powers in the island. Everybody "knew her; and everybody went to her for comfort or counsel: She was, of course, related to us all. I had always been a favorite with her, and nothing could be more nat ural than this proposal, that I should go. and tell her of my dilemma. Johanna was standing at one of the windows, in a Quakerish dress of soma grey stuff, and with a plain white cap over her white hair. She came down to the door as soon as she saw me, and re ceived me with a motherly kiss. "Johanna," said Captain Carey, "we have something to tell you." "Come and sit here by me," she said. making room for me beside her on her sofa. "Johanna," I replied, "I. am in a ter rible fix!" "Awful!" cried Captain Carey sympa thetically; but a glance from his sister put him to silence. "What is it, my dear Martin?" asked her inviting voice again. "I will tell you frankly," I said, feel ing I must have It out at once, like an aching tooth. "I love, with all my heart and son!,, that girl in Sark; the one who has been my patient there. ' "Martin!" she cried, in a tone full of surprise and agitation, "Martin I" "Yes; I know all you would urge. My honor, jny affection for Julia, the claims she has upon me, the strongest claims possible; how good and worthy she is; wnat an impossibility it is even to look back now. I know it alt and feel how miserably binding It is upon me. Yet I love Olivia: anrt I shall novo lull- A long, dreary, colorless, wretched life stretched before me, with Julia my in separable companion, and Olivia alto gether lost to me. Captain Carev and Johanna, neither of whom had tasted the sweets and bitters of marriage, looked sorrowfully at me and shook their heads. "Xou must tell Julia,"' said Johanna, after a long pause. ; "Tell Julia!" I echoed. "I would not tell her for worlds" . i "You must tell her," she repeated; "it is your clear duty. I know it will be most painful to you both, but you have no right to marry her with this secret on your mind. "I should be true to her," I interrupt ed somewnat angrily. .: "What do you call being true, Martin Dobree?" she asked, more calmly than she had spoken before. "Is it being true to a woman to let her believe you choose and love her above all other women, when that is absolutely false? No; you are too honorable for that. I tell you it is your plain duty to lee-Julia know this, and know It at once." - - Nothing could move Johnnna'from that position, and in my heart I recognized its righteousness. She argued with me that it Was Julia s due to hear it from my self. - I knew afterwards that she- be lieved the sight of her distress and firm love for .myself would dissipate the In fatuation of my love for Olivia. But she did not read Julia's character as well as my mother did. Before she let me leave her I had promised to have my confession and sub sequent explanation with Julia all over the following day; and to make this the more inevitable, she told me she should drive into St. Peter-port the next after noon about five o clock, when she should expect to find this troublesome matter settled, either by a renewal of my affec tion for my betrothed,, or the suspension of the betrothal. In the latter case she promised to carry Julia home with her until the first bitterness was over. ". "''-., - (To be continued.) Wild Boars In Windsor Park. . It is stated that the wild boars in Windsor great park are to be shot, by order of King Edward. The herd was presented to Queen Victoria by the Prince of Wales during his tour In In dia. The animals have largely increas ed in numbers, and have had to be kill ed off periodically. They hare been a considerable source of attraction to vis itors, but they are dangerous, and sev eral people have" narrowly escaped 'In jury, When a brakeman has curly hair. his associates call him "Curly." But If he Is over six feet tall, however, they always call him "Shorty.' . Poor Work in BBreddinsT. Considerable complaint has been made against the corn shredder because the shredded material, especially the coarser parts of the corn stalk were not properly cut to pieces. Pieces of stalk from six to ten inches long formed the greater part of the waste that accumu lated in the mangers. Much of this ma terial, if reduced to fineness, would be eaten by stock, and a reat deal of actual feed could be saved. ' However, it is true that a portion of "the stalk can hardly be reduced by the shredder and cutter head sufficiently to be eaten by animals. A grinding process that crushes as well as cuts is necessary to do this. But the common shredder may be made to do much better work than It has done the past season..', . - - ..." Where the shredder has started fresh with sharp, keen knives, firmly set, the thrashed material was wade a great deal finer than after the, machine has been used for a considerable length of time, without the knives being sharp ened. -Shredder owners are doing great Injury by allowing such careless work, Instances are known whete the knives of the shredder have not, been looked after during the entire season's work, Such poorly cut up fodder brings the shredder into: disrepute; and the dis tricts that have been imposed upon will likely have very little fodder shredded the coming season because; the machine did not increase the value of the fod der. Indianapolis News. fiara Floor Scraper ' The stable scraper Is a very handy tool to keep In the barn, and can be easily and inexpensively made. The foundation Is an inch board, five Inches wide and about eight inches longer than the width, of an ordinary f our-tined fCKiPSB FOB BA.BH FLOOR. fork. Quarter-inch holes are bored in the edge of the board the same distance apart that the tines are on the fork, These holes should be about three Inch es deep, and pass out of the board on the side. The lower edge of the board is beveled behind, which forms a good scraping edge. . The Corn Binder. Saving the corn fodder has become a most Important operation on most of the farms. The drought has cut short the oats and bay crop, and the deficien cy in coarse fodders must be supplied from the corn fields. The silo has proved, to be of great value in convert ing the green fodder into ensilage. It is not only the most economical method of handling the crop, but gives the best food, not for dairy animals only, but for the production of beef. The making of ensilage Is not generally practiced throughout the country. The stover is put up as dry fodder, and Is so fed. Corn-cutting has become so general that it is of ten difficult to obtain help for harvesting the crop,, either for the silo or In the dry state. The improve ments made in the corn binder have made it a practical and valuable impl ment for cutting the fodder. The binder not only hastens the work of cutting the forage, but by tying it into bundles the material Is much more easily handled when put on wagons or when placed in the shock. The feeding into the shredder is more regular where the fod der has been given to it In bunches of equal size. Keeping Milk Sweet. - If the milk is to be delivered In good condition to the consumer during the summer months, it must be thoroughly cooled and aerated and kept cool, says Hoard's Dairyman. .These steps are absolutely necessary with all milks during the hot weather. 'A great im provement can also be made by looking carefully after the cleanliness of cows, stables and milk utensils, as there is a great difference in the keeping quality of clean and dirty milks. - The whole question of keeping milk sweet is in providing a clean article, kept cooled asd well aerated. Preservatives should not be used under any condition. - - Biennial Plants Seedinac Flrat fear. We have occasionally been called np on to tell our neighbors why some of their plants that are not supposed to produce seed until they nave been re- " 4 - - ' set In the ground after they have made one year's growth should have gone to seed the first season. They are roots, and we have seen It happen In beets, carrots and celery, probably more often in the latter than in the others. ' In every case where we have had an opportunity to examine the plants that thus seeded prematurely we have found that some cause had check ed the growth In the early part of the season, and when it began a new growth it began as if In its second year to develop the seed stalk Instead of perfecting the root Celery set in the ground too early, or allowed to be chill ed in the hotbed where started, does this very frequently, but we have seen beets and carrots do it when a severe late frost went over them after they were well up, and we think parsnips are liable to do so. But we have found beets and carrots doing so when exam ination showed that they had been In jured by having been touched with the hoe or weeder, or possibly injured by worms or other Insects. There is no remedy but to pull up and destroy the plant Seed produced on such a plant is valueless for sowing another season, American Cultivator. Robbing; Farm and Families. The American Sheep Breeder says that it is quite possible that an ounce of mixed food, such, as corn and oats ground together, with an equal "quan tity of wheat middling or bran, will add an ounce or more to the weight of lambs after they ace four weeks old, if given daily in addition to other prop er food, and as they grow older this amount may be increased, with 'nearly a corresponding- Increase itf weight gained. To exchange a pound of grain. costing about one cent, for a pound of lamb worth fifteen cents seems to be a trade that almost any farmer would be willing to make, but we have seen .tnose wno boasted that they never bought any grain. They did not raise lambs or chickens, sold but little and bought less, and saved money, but we would not have accepted their farms and the money they had accumulated and agreed to make the farm as good as It was when they received it Such farmers are usually robbers, robbing the land of Its fertility, robbing their families of the comforts of life, and their children of the pleasures of youth and nearly all that is desirable in life, unless the children forsake the farm and establish a home where they may earn more, expend more" "and enjoy more of life. New England Home stead. - -.- :..-,-;.... ;. Crop-Bonnd Fowls. There is more or less trouble with crop-bound fowls In the summer, and during this season it Is due nearly al ways to -the bird having got some Im proper substance in its crop. If. the bird is a valuable one and worth treat ing the best plan is to take her; be tween one's knees with a cup of sweet scalded milk in hand and gently force some of the milk down the throat, at the' same time working the crop gently back and forth with the fingers. Af ter giving a few spoonfuls of the milk then give a dose of Rochelle salts in a little milk. If this does not bring relief, go back to the first treatment which will be more effectual after the 'use of salts, and will relieve the trou ble In the majority of cases. The diffi culty may have been caused by eating, too-much grit or gravel, or eating con siderable mud when picking up corn or otiier grain thrown to the hen. After feeding the fowl as ' indicated ' she should be fed bread moistened in milk for a day or two and kept in a clean coop, where she can get no food except that given her. ' : ; v.in. nr . r-n - Dry pastures and hot weather bring little- terror to the farmer who has planted liberally of such crops as will give forage in midsummer. The earlv sweet com is in condition to feed and the sorghum is coming Into head. With these crops to supplement the pastures the live stock will receive little check in the Droduetlon of ment and mllfe from lack of food during the hot weath er. If stock Is compelled to hunt for a livlne- all dav in vmxI ScMi with itttia I; grass, a loss may be expected, one that will he difficult and expensive to make good later on. The hogs and sheep, as weii as tne cows, will appreciate an ex tra ration during the warm days. While me stock is runnlna- on nnstnrn , shade, food and water are together, noon is an excellent time to do this soe cial feeding.r Af this time of dav the animals will be In the shade near their watering place, and extra feed may then be given without disturbing them in' the cool morning and evening when tney enjoy feeding on the grass. Check in growth, whether in summer winter, is always an actual loss to-the owner. Exchange. : - - "Nails lot pple Trees. - Among old-time fruit-growers there exists an opinion that by driving nails in apple trees certain diseases and at tacks by insects are avoided. The only possible good that could come from driving a nail into a tree would be that which might come from the rust which would accumulate on the nail, and it is only sensible to suppose that this rust would be of no value anywhere, except in" its immediate vicinity. It is a well known fact that rust has no effect good or otherwise, on the sap of a tree, and as for the rust In any way destroying or preventing insect life, it is not so. Profit In Sneep. Under proper handling it costs little to keep a small flock of sheep on the general farm, and they return enough to more than pay good interest on the investment and something' over in the shape of wages for the owner. - Then the lambs and mottou, whether ship ped to market or killed for home use. must count a clear gain. - omm Katie's Breakfast. "Dear mer sighed Katie, when she got up that Saturday morning. What can be the matter?" said mam ma, laughing at the doleful face. "Oh, there's thousands and millions of things the matter!" said Katie, cross ly. She did not like to be laughed at 'Now, ' Katie," said mamma, this time seriously, "as soon as yon are dressed I have something I want you to do for me down In the library." "Before breakfast?" said Katie. "No. You can have your breakfast first" mamma answered. Katie was very curious to know what this was, and as perhaps you are, too. we will skip the breakfast and go right Into the library. Mamma was sitting at the desk with big piece of paper and a pencil in front of her. "Now, Katie," she said, "I want you to write down a few of those things Oh ,look in H Ek drumr - mm And oodtrntsi); them, too. randWhtri lost hi$!t. And he dbn know wht lode:- nd look bthtn the dowl door, Vvf onrht parlor shelf, ' ' t7her never roindrsndfalher ojd. I've found them now nytelf ' that trouble you. One thousand will do!" "Oh, mamma,, you're laughing at me now," said Katie; "but I can think of at least ten things right this minute." "Very well," said mamma; "put down ten." ' '. t So Katie wrote: " "1. It's gone and rained, so we can't play croquet." "2. Minnie is going away, so I'll have to sit with that horrid little Jean Bas com on Monday." , "3. " Here Katie bit her pencil, and then couldn't help laughing. "That's all I can think of just this minute," she said. "WeU," said her mother, "I'll Just keep this paper a day or two." That afternoon the rain had cleared away," and Katie and her mamma, as they sat at the window, saw Uncle Jack come to take Katie to drive. And oh, what a jolly afternoon they had of It! Monday, when Katie came home from school, she said: "Oh, mamma, I didn't like Jean at all at first, but she's a lovely seat mate. I'm so glad. Aren't you?" . "Oh!" was all mamma, said; but somehow it made Katie think of her Saturday -troubles and the paper. "I guess I'll tear up that paper now, mamma dear," she said, laughing rath er shyly. "And next time," said mamma, "why not let the troubles come before you cry about them? There are so many of them that turn out very pleasant if you'll only wait to see. By waiting, you see, you can save the trouble of crying and worrying at all." . Little Mark's Idea. ' It had been raining all day and little Mark, on the back piazza, was impa tient because he was kept from play. His mother thought she heard him talk ing to some one, so when he came she said: " - "To whom were you talking, Mark?" "I was talking to God," replied the little fellow. "I asked him to make it stop raining so I could go out and play, but he never let on he heard me. Bedtime Tbonchts. Our little Blue-Byes is going to bed," . -But never alone goes she; '. For Doris and Dorothy over the way In nightgowns white I see. - So here is a thought for your dear little head: .- '' .''-;.?--. -'- ;-'.. Across the street they are going to bed. And all through the town, where wo cannot look, They are going to bed by te score. Till I seeia to hear, "Good night! good nlghtr -Passed on from door to door. So here Is a thought for your small curly head: All over the cl . . jj'n going to bed. . if And the thousatos of children throughout the land. As westward the sun goes fast. Will say their prayers and climb into bed. Till all will be sleeping at last Now here la a thought for your wise little head: Thousands of children will soon be in bed. And all over the world, as the sua jour - neys on, Aa army of girls and boys Will don their nightgowns and say good night Leaving their games and toys. Oh, here's a big thought for your small enrly head: Millions of little ones tucked into bed! Youth's Companion. Abont F pit tins; Book. If you have any volumes you wish to wear out good way to make their lives short Is to leave them open face downward, so as to break them through along the back. Another effective way la to shut up something thick between the leaves. This latter plan will be sure to crack the glue which fastens the leaves at the back, and the early fate of the hated volume will be assured. . If you wish to disfigure the book rather than destroy It there are other methods of bringing this about. Reading while oVa eating is likely to spot a cover quite thoroughly and may also put a few crumbs between the leaves, but nothing will more quickly dispose of a book than to leave it outdoors overnight, even If there is nothing worse than a heavy fall of dew to aid, in your design. And, by the way, keep these methods of Ill-treating books for those that really, deserve harsh treatment St Nicholas, - Mis-bt I ml uce Tockjsw. Little 4-year-old Mabel, coming into the room one day and finding the baby with one end of a doorkey In his mouth, exclaimed: "Baby, take that key right out of your mouth or the first thing you. know yoU; will have the lockjaw!". . . .. . When Mamma Was a Boy. ' Gertie, aged 4, saw some boys at work' in a brickyard one day, and upon her. return home she asked: "Mamma, did;, you have to work In a brickyard when you were a little boy?" ' f Where the Wrong: Lar. Sunday School Teacher Johnny," can you tell me why It is wrong to go fishing ' on the Sabbath? ; Johnny Yes'm; 'cause It leads a fel ler to tell lies about what he catches. How Banana Trees Grow. ' " It is a -peculiar fact that but ' one ' bunch of bananas, grows on a tree. -After the fruit has been cnt the tree is then cut down to the ground, and from , the stump another tree sprouts which bears another Jthe following year. The ; greatest trouble of farmers is to keep " the farms clear of sprouts. They shoot ; up from the roots of the tree for a radi-.l us of ten feet and grow like weeds... As the fruit is cut from trees it is ' placed on the backs of little pack don- 1 keys and transported in -this way to:' the coast One donkey can carry from three to six bunches, according to the -size of the bunches and the distance .. from the coast In the season at Bara- coa there are more than 3,000 donkeys"'. that stretch along In a line for miles" I plodding toward the coast with their loads of bananas. - . . -' Patent Cfcunpared." The United States grants 25,000 pat- ents a year, England only 8,000.- -Can- ada grants 4,000 a year. .- ... jj ,; New Orleans Crime. ' : ? Js! New Orleans holds the . record: foHr" crime. Three hundred police-; -madex-i 18,000 arrests last year... .. , . , '.,.- Many a slow man has been made fast to a widow for the rest of his natural life, - ' .-