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poor old padded and dyed, painted and powdered lady, with a bright yellow wig .•set a-lop of a face wliieli ail the painting and powdering could niakc nollung bui iragie. She had a history far, far haek; l»ut it iva.s so long ago th a t none of her present


lior laugliftl III or pitted Lady Cloverly aecordiny to ilicir iiatiues.


and the crowd th a t suiTounded her fought furiously over the gaiii.s. They all liated each other. 'J'lioy woie united only in one jiartienlar and th a t was in guarding Lady Cloverly from new-eomers int»i the circle. AVhen any new adventurer was min<led to break tlie circle and eomc within, i t was wonderful Iiow they closed up, liow tlie women and the few disreputable men be- eaine “ dear ” and “ darling ” and “ Freddy ” and “ Jack ” when united against tlie ecjmnon enemy. Alost honest folk had left the old lady to


and women who crowded about her, llattered her and preyed upon her, were .sometliiiig of a hy-word. Slie dissiitated an enormous ineosiie in a jnost futile way; lier motor ears, lier entertainments, lier jewels, made her tlie talk of the town. Her eirele wero mereile>s in the way they plundered her. Slio was a cipher in her own world, jioor old tiling; and she looked tired and haggard enough under the paint and powder when siie stood as nominal hostess a t entertain­ ments she only paid for, blinking witii weary old eyes a t faces sin? did not recog­ nise aiul people whose names she did not know. .She was a tine pigeon for the plucking;


generous to a ilegrec*, and bad certain foibles that could be jdayed upon by any­ one uiiscrupiiluns enungb to do i t ; and then? uere jilenty unscruinilous enough. So k came about tliat she, and the men


world dreamt of it. The thing that eon- cornetl lier present worlil was th a t she was enormously rich,


incredibly guillible,


Tliosc of lier worhl wlio <lltl iioL prey on .She was a


said. Airs. Smeaton Horbury .stared. Out of


‘•H e r ladyship is bout of town, lie


town ami she not to know i t! SIic, who had controlled Lady Cloverly’s movoinciits for the la.st half-dozen years! ‘‘ Are you sure?” she gasped.


Clovi*ily told me nothing about i t .” ” Her ladyship departed rather suddent,”


‘‘ Lady


the man said, with an air of ijuiet enjoy­ ment. “ When does she ro ti in i? ” ‘‘ Her ladyship did nunitioii to the ’ouso-


elianlfeur to take her haek to Mon<l-stroot. She swooped luirriedly on Air. Flint, who was eiigag(*d with another eustomor. Hail the pearl ni*eklaco gone to Lady Cloverly? I f not, sh(* would lake* i t hiTself. A


’es; the neeklace liad gom* the day before,


flattering, most unscrupulous, was ^Irs. Smeaton Horhnry, who wmdil liavo been a rich woman lier.self if her gsMiihling lo.sses liad not rcHliiced licr to a state of chronic inipec.'iiniosity. At least .slio talked of im- pecuninsity; and she certainly did not pay her debts, but she dressed* magiiilicently and her jewels were splendid. She tyrannised over poor Ladi- Cloverly. was slinmele.ss hi her cNtortions and exactions; diovi? her and carried her hither and thither as slie would. She liad an iii.satiable love of pleasure wliieli she looked to Lady Cloverly to satisfy. She iiad eslahlislied an amazing siipreniacV over her. Xo one else would have ilaiVd to bullj’ and cow the goose Uiat lay the golden eggs ns Mrs. Smeaton Hnrhury did. Sho v.-as v<?ry liandsorne, (piite eonseienceless,


nian to he met with a t Lady Clovcrly’s wlmse p n ‘senc(? tlici’e annoyeil the circle, e.specially as his manner to its members was markf'd by a certain cool and rolined con­ tempt. He was Ilalpli Cloverly, a young cousin of llie late Sir Fet<*r, and lie had not inlierited a penny of Sir P e te r’s money, wliieli liatl indeed all lieen left to the widow. Me was a young barrister, witli a CJU'cer lieforc him, people said, ami he had an aii‘ of hiding his time when he a)>peared in Lady t ’loverly’s drawing-room wliieli made the eirele to one anan ami one woman detest JLilph Cloverly. He never seemed to mind, even wlion tliey were insolent. He did not obtrude himself, pu.sli liimscif for­ ward. P u t lie liad ail air of being there, which made tlie circle feel th a t Lady Cloverly was not altogether a t its mercy. The eliief parasite, tlie Imlde.st, mo.st


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plied. “ her ladysliip can stand a deal of bleeding; and mark my words, Smeaty will do It once too often.” I t was a society in wliieli everyone


quarrel, and the favourite sulked for tlireo days. My the end of tliat lime Lady ('loverly was only too glad to give in; but with conditions on All’s. Horhurv’s jiart. ‘ do ami liny your.solf a pearl nceklaeo


Flint, the diamond merchant, with whom .she was on terms of ea.sy intimacy. hrouglit out case after ease containing p(»arl


Horbury departi'd, all smiles. ^ I t was not her first transaction with Mr.


ilo


noekhiecs; hut none of thi'iii satisfied tlio rapacious beauty. 1 want those*,” slio said, pointing to a


the jowolier, ” and cheap a t tlie price. Won’t lier ladyship jiny th a t? ”


nceklaeo of perfectly niatclied jiearls. “ 1 won’t have any hut those.” ‘‘ They are .seveii-Iiundred-niid-fifty,” said


s tar back. She paid .vou three hundred pounds for th a t. T don’t care a hit about diamonds. T have the nock for pearls. Send her on. the necklace, marked five hundred pounds, this evening. Sho ivon’t know


she was about to sweep into the hall and up the stairs when his words gave her a shock.


fnotross alone for twenty-four hours. The following aftcrnooTi saw her alighting from her motor car a t Lady Clovcrly’s door. Sho had passed Mrs. Pomeroy Smart’s landau- lotte lower down the street, and slie had liad a curious idea th a t the lady’s smile had something of malice in it. The man-servant opened the door; and


the difference,” Airs. Smeaton Horbury left her hone-


again,” the jeweller said, returning to his rejected uccklnccs. Airs. Smeaton Horbury emisidered. “ T’U tell you what. You .shall have my


replied. ” Wlinlovor has eomo over )io*r she's got stingy. Slio (.‘an lie obstinate when she oliooses. Not a penny more tlian five hundred will she pay.” ” -Tlien you had hett(|r lorfk a t tlioso


‘‘ Slie won’t , ” Airs. &uealon Horbury


ill Moiid-stre(‘t ,” Lady Cloverly said, “ ami look jileasant. Mut mind, 1 won’t ]>ay Jiiore than live hundred pounds. Send the hill to mo and the iieckhieo. th a t I may see it. Harmony was restored; ami Mr.s.* Smeaton


addressi’d everyone by a nickname; and the regal Mrs. Smeaton Horbury was known in her associates as ” Smeaty.” A few days later tlierc was a violent


poor old thing now,” said Mrs. Pomeroy Smart to Captain Hcddles. ” Slie’ll bleed 1km* of li(?r last penny.” ” Liiekily for us.” Captain Heddl(?s re­


as (lid the reigning favourite. * She had found nut th a t she could f|uarrcl with Lady C'loyerly ami Jiiake it up again on terms satisfactory to liers(?lf, so sin? kept the old lady in snhji'ction liy tlie threat of a (inaiTol. Tile eirele iis(?d to look on with amazement and envy. ' Sill* has got a diamond s tar out of tlio


rapiioioiis for money and jewels. Wlien Ralph Cloverly looked a t Mrs. Smeaton Horbury, whispering her flatteries in Lady Cloverly’s ear. lie liad more than evi?r the air of hiding his time. Xo one daretl iniarrol witli Lady Cloverly


her eirele long ago. 'I’o <;ome within it was to cfuifess yourself of it. So the de­ cent people iield aloof. But there was occasionally a young g(>ntle-


and Lady ( loverly had sent tin* eh(!([ue for live hundred pounds by return. He liail just <les|»atched the receipted hill to her. As Airs. .Sm(*aton Horhnry rustled out of


.Smeaton Horbury receivi*d a card from Lndj' Clovt‘ly. I t requested the pleasure of her company on the evening of tiic 23rd Alay at li'ii o’clock.


pati(*neo till tlic* 23rd. 'J'liat (*vcniiig slie donned her most striking dross, for wliiel! Lady Cloverly Iiad paid. She put on all her war-paint. As .she trailed h(?r wlnTe velvet train up tin* stairs of Lady Clov(*rly’s hoiise sin* looked like an oirended goddi'ss. Shi* was nslii*red into the long drawing­ room, already lialf-lilled witli tin* circle,


a sti'ady gaze from whicli the old trohibliiig appeal had departed; Ihoii up a t tlio tall girl by h(*r side. The girl was fresh as a rose—a milkmaid. Airs. Smeaton Horburv recallcil her afterwards witli hitter emilompt*. She was as frosli as milk ami rosi's. She had a clever, capable, good young face, th a t made every other woman in the room look n. harridan. On the other side of the ehnir .stood Air. Ralph Cloverlv, smiling his enigmatical .smile.


all this a t once. Slie bnrelv hoard Ladv Cloverly s ay :


could only stare at the pearls nu Lucy Peudarvi's’s white neck—her pearls! Lady Clovorly’s eyes followed the direction


Alr.s. Sme.'itoii Horbury and tlie jeweller; hut Afr. Flint stiiolc to ft manfully th a t ho had acted by Airs, Horhury’s instruetions, t and th a t ho liad only received the value of


alway.s sav pearls are for tlie voinig.” After all i t was a pretty questi'on between


upon wliicli Lady Cloverly received tlio circle. They wore not oven bidden to her


(Continued at foot of next column.)


nor star. That 23rd of Alay was tlio la st occasion


he pearls. So Airs. Smeaton Horhnrv wont without


Aly di'ar niece, Liiey R(*mlarv(*s.” She


her. T have given you so much.” sho said. Doo.sn’t .she adorn thoin sweetly? T


of Airs. Horbury’s. ” 1 knew you would not grudge thorn to


AVhy she was a womlerfuriv jirettv old Jadv after all! She looked a t Airs. Smi'aton Hnrhurv with


Cloverly, hut how chaimed! Tlie yellow wig wsis gom*. In its ])laee was soft wliito hair piled high in a natural coronet. Tlio paint ami powder had disappoarod, and tlio ruins of a di*lieato ciuiiploxion hail taken tlicir plan*. Ladv Cloverlv’s eves wore no longer tlri'il. Thi*y Inokod as ’though they had been washed in Alav dew, refreshed


room, Lady Cloverly s itting in a liigli- haeked chair as on a throne.


l,adv


till* inemhcrs of wliieli looked dejeeti'd ami dispirited for the greater part. On lier appearance a smile ran round the room. Sill* was not popular with the circle, ami they wero clieercd by the knowhulge of the blow (hat was about to fall upon her. They drow hack to let her pass. Then sho .saw, a t tlio end of the long


Cloverly ill the lime tliat elapsed hetwecu Ii(.*r receii'ing tin* inhilation and tlio 2.'Ir(l ol Alay; hut had always the same answer. Her ladyship had not yet returned. IVrforei? slie had to possess Iu*r soul in


her hand. AVhat did the old lady mean by giving a route on Iier own account, and never consulting li(*r? Hitherto she liad arraiig(*(l (lu* IVstivilies for which Lady Cloverly paid. Tlie idea of not asking her to dinner loo! She smiled grianly to her­ self. She would make the o ld ’lady pay for all this presently. Mut she would need t() go lyarily. She was tiriul Iiy this time of paying for iier own dinners and for other things as well. She called si*veral limes to see Lady


Airs. Smeaton Tlorhiiry turned i t about in


woiks passed; and Lady Cloverly had not roLurni'd. 1‘. was delicious spring weather now and jicople wore all coming hack to town. Soon tin* gaieties would ho in full .swing. The cirek? felt strangely out of i t all. A\’Ii(*r(* was Lady C’lov(*rly? AVIiore were the house at Ascot, and tlio river bungalow, and tlie box a t the Opera, and all tin* arrangements which liad been mad‘3 other years for their delight? They were like Imtterllios eanglit in the rain. So long they liad depended on J.<ady Cloverly for everything th a t now they were* strangely forlorn. No one seemed to’ know tlio exact sjiot in Devonshire wliich was Taidy Cloverly'.s old home, or if there really was sueli* a spot. And no letters came from her. They could only ])o.sscss their souls in patience. At last the silence was broken. Airs.


tlie shop sill* saw her own diamond star Hashing in tlie window, and almost wisiu'd slie had it haek. Not that the old lady was lik(*ly to jilay lier false about tin* neck­ lace. Slie dared not. A*(*t—why Iiad that fool of a jnan hei*n in siicli a hurry to send i t? And i t was odd tlia t Lady* Cloverly should have been so ipiiek to pay* consider­ ing th a t sho was going out of town. A we(*k, a fortnight. thr(*e weeks, four


furious disconililiire. ** lier (jlil Inum? in Uevimsliirc, indeed.” I t was the lirst she had lH*ard of it. People knew vaguely th a t Sir I’l'ter had marri(?d a nobody, an innkeeper’s daughter or a fanner’s daugli- ter or a parson’s daughter—Mrs. Smeaton Horbury lumped them in lier rage—hut no one had over supposed there were relatives As her rage cooled a certain (.•hilly convic?- lion took possession of her th a t she had goiu! too far in the last quarrel with Lady C loyorl.v; >he Inid .strained the old lady’s patience to the hroaking point. She had often said to the others, wliosc intellects sho despised, th a t Jnidy Cloverly wasn’t lialf sueli a fool as they thonglit lier. This slipping away witiiout telling anyone looked ominous. Ami tlien? was MalpIi C’Ioverly of the watelifnl eye. Supposing he were joined by oilier relatives!—why, th(?y niigliL he all sent packing. A certain thought made her tell the


(juilc sure.” Airs. Smeaton Horbury letired


kccpi?r that slie was going to visit ’(?r old ’omc in Dcvoiishin?. Sin* ihought' as slio might return within tlie week, hut wasn’t


^ GARDENING IN DARKNESS. %


BLIND MEN WHO KNOW A WEED BV SENSE OF TOUCH.


“ AN ADVENTURE IN MERCY.” An <*pic of ilie garden and its emniucst


by hlimi jiieii and wiinieii working in [jer- petual ilarkne.>s is told in a threepi*nny fjooklet, •• Gardening for the Mlind,” issued as a bulleiin by the XaLional JnsliliUc. 'J’lie authors of the various sections are tlionisolvcs blind, but their knowledge of the subject shows th a t thi.*y liave powers of observation unknown to ilie sighted Jiortienltiirist. Om* (*xample of such observation is


described in a case wli(*ri* a disjuile arose regarding the identification of a species of flower.


U|Miii weeds. A close study of tlie led ” and liabils of these intruders has been made, ami the bulletin jiasses on the knowledge thus aeiiuirod to all hlimi gaiilciiers. Any


an allied form, causing a sigliled Imtanist to name ii incorrectly. The prnhli*m was (?ventnally settled williont liesilatiim liy a blind man, who delected the slight ilifieri!*nee by ilinisiing his lungm* into the corolla. Similar asinti*ncss is shown in the war


'J’liis differed only minutely from


of tliem, by passing their lingers along tli'e grmiiul, will now he alile to iHsiinguish tlie gale-eraslier from their legitimate guests. I’osilion is the lirsi thing to he not»?il,


doubt, the siispi*ct must undergo the ordeal by toneh. writers,


If there be any


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT By ^^QuisJ^


Snmhiy’s line if ihmhtful W(*jilher tempted many people out of doors.


last signs th a t spring was in the air. 'riie birds sang nierril.y, lambs were quite frisky, and the counlrysidi* seemed to haye taken on a jiiellower hue. Altogether there are signs of ail improvement in the weallier, wliieli will he (•ordially welcomed by ail sports peopio as wi*ll as ganli.'iiers and fa]'iin?rs.


the above it lias been snowing hard! —


Alas for my enthusiasm. Sinee I wrote


(III Alomlay lo liiiil th a t tlie last train from that city to C.'litheroo is o-Ho p.iii. This seems ridienlously early and seareely coii- venient lo the travelling piihlie. Surely this is a matter for investigation liy the railway aulluirities.


I was sui-jn’isei! on letnrnlng from J.eeils


and woe lietiile any plant found out of line with tlie wdl-ili’illed ranks of the cabbage pati'li, and the sajiie tiling applies in a less (legrci? to the llower-heds.


plants, and to discover wliieli is the intruder. 1 1n* Jbippy is identified liy its pendulous


I t is “ easy,” says one of the to examine tin* ' neighbouring


Imds, and the plantain liy the harsh texture ol its leaves in tin* form of j'osettes pressed closi* to the gnmnil. Dandelions, bnlter- enps. daisies, groundsel, chickwe(?d and ducks, arc not so ri?adily recognisable, but ea(?h has cliaracieristics known to the hlimi gardener.


themselves,” and tlie same Jiiay be said about siinging-iiettles, tbinigh the use of gloves becomes necessary in dealing with the la tte r—and gloves an* as iniieli a handi­ cap to the liliiid as is dusk to the sighted gardener. Dusk has no terrors for the IHiml worker,


1’histlcs can he *‘ ri.'licd on to iiitrodiici*


for darkness is his normal state. 'J'hi* liours of iniil-iiiglit and mid-day are alike to him; and tin? Iiltnd gardi*ner regai'ds tliis as one of his lery lew compensations—he need not “ down tools ” with tin* fading light. .Sound plays a far more important ])art-


in till* blind man's garden Ilian in th a t of the sighted.


In watering, for example,


the piisitioii of a tree can lie located liy lirst directing tlie nozzle of llic hose upon till* leaves and listening for the patter of sprav. When a lateral iiioveinent plays the je t against the stem, a spitting snund is produced, and the hose can liien he lowip-ed to the foot of tlie tree and left to do its work. Om* of the writers describes the liose as


a niean< of liveliliood or recreation for the blind is largely dm* to the Guild of Mlind Gardonoj’s. “ An Adventure in Alorcy.” foiindod by Airs. Mi'.atriee Dnneomhe shortly after tlie end of tlie AVar. No strong claims are made that gardening is a com­ mercial pro]»o<itlon for the totally blind, blit its iibysical and psychological benefits are regarded as important. “ Till* gradual iiiifoldliig of nature’s


secret-: and tlie expansion of mind and thonglit.” says Airs. Diiiieomhe in an intro­ duction to tlie hiilletiii, “ inaki* gardening a fascinating allureiiieiit. Here is snine- thing which tonehi's man in his very being. A liliiid man or woman soon learns lIuTt there is sometliiiig higlier and hotter in the


cultivation of a potato than its mere market value.”


TOSSIDE.


last. week, tlie iiumher of eggs collected ainonnting to l.O'^O. an increase on la<t year's effort. Alany thanks are line lo Airs. Toailin^nii wim was res])onsible for tho receiving and packing of tlie eggs. Air. A\ . I’opay. of Long Rrestoii. kindlv con­


veyed them to Airs. Tllingwortli. Hanlitli Hall, Alalliain.


HURST GREEN.


succosiiil. Miiyiiig was brisk,* ami tin* stall­ holders had a busy afternoon satisfying the wauls ol the uiauy bargain hunters'^ \ dance lollowed the sale and llie attemlanco a t this was yery satisfactory. The funds


liy tin* I'ootball Club ('ominiUeo. and bold III till* (Jiiilil Hall last Saturday. ])roved very


.IL^AIMLK .sALK.—A jumble sale organised


ol llio eliib will benefit by about £*^0 ms a result of the effort.


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C'Htlh.m,.: Xn. 28^ Mrs. M. Asina.i, Barclay:;


r i ' i i ’ ' ‘ ( liamhei's, Clitheroe. Clitlj^ccoc; X-o ;i2;t Boss X-ursinK Homo. S, /-•I-


Clitheroe. Mut Airs. Smeaton Ilorlnirv did not seo


Clillmroo: Xo. C litlmn.o Anotion Alarfc Civ ............ l.imit..,l, An.^tim, Ara.-;ot


Clitliei’oe. (Continued from preceding column.)


•)0, Kino-slroot, Clitlieroo. nipaiiy


nhw!" e, n


nnnU' !’ "'‘.‘'V


necklace, :.ml was immensely admired as she w;is m the great world later, where she adoinod her i)o.sition as she had adorned the humble Bovonshiro ,.arsonage.


''O'’ 'jOautiful pcail


As for poor Lady Cloverly, never was there snch a. olningo. tVith her .son and danghter


all the world to see a most happy old ladv n u S l ' i


which she liad lost her taste. She preferred tho country and the company of her happy .vonng people, and la te r of their babies ^n


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old ady as an.yono wonld wish to see But she w.a.s not often seen in London for


sweet-looking an f'oatifie’ old


Cloverlv was


Cor,.oration, The niinual Ho-pital Kgg Week was held


the “ Ruck of garden appliances.” “ I t has a trick of simulating death; and. as one Stoops to discover tlie kink, the playful imp Starts into vindictive life and gives* its master a douching. At otlier times, when caj’cles'.ly licld, i t revolves in the liand, miscliii>voiisly spraying the gardener.” Tlio rapid dei’elopniont oi’ gardening ns


ing l.ondonei's who do not know tin* in- teresting f(*aturc*s of llioir own i.’ity, 1 met a London horn man on Alomlay who had never l)0(?n in the Houses of Ibirliameiit, West4niiislcr Abbey, llie Tower, and only to the Zoo on two oecasioiia.


method of r(*aehing my objective 1 siiiii- nioiieil a taxi. When I gave tin* address J sought, the drivel' looked at me somewhat surprised.


the station I had no idea where lay the ofiiees 1 soiiglit.


lie asked. “ I am,” .1 replied. ” 'riioii you (lo not need im*.


and you will find Hie ofiice a short way down’ tin? sir(‘e l ,” said the honest taximan. .1 can .scarcely imagine th a t happ(*ning in J.omlon.


‘‘ A'on are .a stranger here?” .lust go round the corner


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i t pays to p(*rsi*vi*re. A cotton wcjiver. Air. AIooi'(*s work(‘d at Abbey Alill until It c 1om *(I down two y(*ars ago.


llire(‘p(*iice in ids weekly allowauee. —


Abbey tliat tiu* poor of tho locality pre­ sented th('nis»*Iv(*s for r(dief from the old monks, hut historians decline to aec('i>t the validit.y of this claim. Air. Alnon's has been ill r(*ceipt of unemploymeiu pay. ami wlien Ills ca.s(* was revii'wed under tlie Aleans 'I'ost. lie sufi'erc'd a reduction of


.•sloiiyliurst a f(*w weeks ago ami ri*porteii in the “ Advertiser and Times ” colnmiis a writer in tin* “ .‘stonyliiir.st Alagnzine " s lates:—“ Wars have been fnuglit for many r(*asoti>—to vindicate llie riglits of small nations, t-o ’prove the might of largi* ones— or for none at all. fainniis victory, th a t—


( ‘ommentiiig on the mimic wni’ fouglit at I t is n*corded of a


• What they fought i*ac)i *ithcr for I could not W('ll make out.’


Our war was not like th a t. It was to he a iiioib*! for all futuri* soldiers to study. It was fought to bring out e(*rtaiii s-dui.nvy le»ims. What those lessons were, it wmild, of course, he imiiroper for a Jm*re civilian to reveal, hut iliey w(*r(*. to he sure, vital to Hie sucei'ss of our armies jji future wars, which, we are assured, are never going lo take* iiiaeo,”


TEN TANGLED TEASERS.


(The answers to these questions are purposely placed out of order. A*ou should be able to sort them out in five minutes.)


1. ^VIl.v is till* pineapple .so-ealh'd ? Mccaiisi* ih(' K*avos are injurious lo aniiiials and the spikes aia* nature's reminder not to e a t thoni.


2. AVIiiit is a thaler? The gri*al Indian idol at Pur i, India, whicli is hrouglit forth from its


.streets.


temple once a .voar, placed on an (*nnrmoii.s car, and conv(\ved a t the head of a procession through the


3. AVIieu was tea introdueml into Ivnglnud? Twice every hour. Owing to its groat weight tho Jiiinuto hnml, when it npproacliest a quarter ]iast, races down tlie la s t niimite. am! arrives a t the (piartcr lioiir five socond,s loo .soon. Similarly, on the up­ ward (dinih, Hie hand arrives a t a (piartcr to Hie hour five seconds late.


•1. How did the soldier’s salute originate? A little fish about tho size of lialf-a- crowii, found off Hawaii.


name moans “ tho old woman who gniiits like a pig ” and was given i t by Hie natives bocanso i t squeaks miserably when taken out of the water.


o. AVhat is Grassy Corner Pudding? A Gorman silver coin, first minted in tho 16th century, and now worth about 3s. The word ‘‘ dollar ” originated from “ th aler.”


6. AVhy are holly loaves prickly?


Mccau.se the Spaniards, wlio first ex­ plored America, and gave the


fru it its name, thought i t resembled a pine cone.


7. AVhon does Big Mon toll incorrect tiane^ Tliough the ocean had been known to Knropcans since 1513 i t was not crossed until 1577, by Sir Francis Drake. His route * was from


California to the Alolnccas in tho Fa s t Indian Archipelago.


8. A’h a t is a humulmnimuikunnkuapua’a ?' Knights taking p a r t in tournaments iii


A Roger Fry.


A work of a r t is really .a transaction between the a r t is t and the spectator.—Air.


I ts long


ho lives with his sister was origiual!y ]ian of halloy Ahhoy, and while the cotlagi* lias heeu considerably altered it retains a mediaeval chimm*y ami a largo p a n of the original oak heaniiig and panelling. Tradi­ tion has it llial it was at tlii'^ p a rt of tlie


'J'lic Iiouse in wliich


Silas Aloorcs, of Samis C’oltag(*. AVIialley, who has received an iniimnlion ilnit lie has won L'.-iOO in a Sunday newspaper com­ petition. Air. Aloorcs lias Ihm'ii out ol work for two years, ami it was his enforced idleness th a t caused liiiii to take part in various eompetilious involving tlio solutic of ])icture ]mizz1os. Air. Aloorcs shares a ]>rize ol Cl.lKH) for correelly solving the meaning of M ]iietures. “ I got liiem all r ig h t .” he told me. X(*vor herore liav(* I had more than 10 correct.” l-Aidenily


(■•iiigratulaiions were e\tciulcd to Air. 'I'herefore as the tpiiekest h'ollowing on the corn'simmlenee regard­ 'riien* were at


magazine tin* battle Is referred i,, toHiiws:—“ Tlien W


In the Hodder Hoirse noies in . i , . (* went up the


111 b(‘twe(*n the two lakes, and smii..|,„ilv with a sharp eye >aw a spy on il„. .„i,-


links, .Soon we lieard shots ami ra ttlin g ol macliiiie guns. We saw soliiic. niniiing and marching ln*r(* ami ther.- ihkI shooting hliinks or using duniniy dielK all kinds ol other tilings.


inleresiiiig, (*xc(*i»t that i t didn’t -dve vn',. miieh idea of a real hattl**.”


S|>ring cleaning in Wliiiiberrv Fnu[ wis proceeding aecordiiiL' to plan, a’lid the


ol the hnus(* wav iieartilv si.d; of vwall.nvili,' (lust III what slnmld have heen liiv l.is,|,v


hours (wr ites a ” Alaiiclievter (iinudi iu ‘ comr ih u lo r ) . Af ter l i f t ing ih,. down and p u t t in g tli**ni hack he di.l


|,ji


of odd laliour ing lo r Ids wife. Finallv t!i(. some gratiii.alian


slates a n ’ tl i’ dewn vpouls .’* A lellow “ .'scribbler,” wriliiiL' ni the


ma r tyr . “ Ah reclvtni th a 's liiriieiten t||'


1 shall always liave pleasant recoll**etions of my first visit to Leeds, for when 1 lelL


“ Accrington Ob.'ervcr.’’ savs; In tj„. and glorious sunshim* of Sunday immi | sa« m a sheltered count ry <;arden at leavt ilu\... har l i ingcrs of spr ing. Thev wcu- d ) swallow, (2) a biitterlly, * (d) g a th e r in g bm*. In eaidi cav,. t|,..v the lirst of the v,>;jvon." And in i)i,.


evening hours the re wav the v|„.( ta. ir ,>t i .swann of midge*^. There wav a fitness ill all these welcome visitor-


-I'ecial


ing on the day when the iidrad living green th a t is hii rsiing forih ,,, ,,b hedgerows was a, g r e a t delight to ih,- eve.


;'|'pr;u- ef titf m thr


luimour, lias one or two amoving am.dotts to relate. Here is om*; .Uter tomiuctn,- a liurial serviia* once the \ ’icar ua- asL-ii to join the bereaved ivlatives at the imicial tea. He litnl sat down a t labh- in.|i


A Yorksidn* clergyman with a -cii.<e „i


wmiian pre.ss(Ml Idm to liave a i.i-,. oi cake. “ I t ’s a lovelv cake.” she -a <! •tiid added, “ I t was tin* last thing t||.. ran,.,, made, pool’ woman.”


went to law against eadi oHier. who was in the wnmg reliiscd to i suaded by his solicitor not. to take It to court. Half-way ilmMii:h ili. court proceedings. Iiowevcr. he wviii r„ i„\ S(ihcitor and said. ” Things |,,nk mighiv black, don t they? Do yon think ii wniild Iielp us if


Here is another: 'fwo Yorksidi sent tin* judge a n nple uf


turned the case in.v wa.v.” Tlie (Tied: ” A*nu never -en’t Hn* iinL. ducks, did ytm.-” 'Pile m;in repli.d


has got ji motor Somethin iiewl


Rtieks?” The aghast solicitor mid him warmly not to do any vn,.|i tiling, mr tlir ludge would immediately suspect lilni itf hnhery ami corruption, and deciile again.s; him. However, the judge gave his d.cisii.u for Hie man mo.st unexpt^ctedly the in \ i dav. llie man was being congratulated bv his wondering solicitor a l te r the ease w; - ..vei, and the .man void. “ Happen it w;i‘ Hut couple ol ducks | sent tin* in '


ilia. '


eiicilor lltibi'


a grill. “ 1 did; lint I vent tlieni in t lellow's name.”


otlh r


stripped a room in 1\ hnnrs that woiihl. hy tho ordinary old-fashioned nietlm<] haie taken ilieiii hoHi a day lo do. Tl.e urn inetliod also sterilises the walls, mnl is tlie first niaehiiio in Clithc’ioe


Qrifl.


tin* Aliddle Ages had to .-nliiic ilu* (iMiei'ii ot M(*iiut.v (Ui Iter ilirniio. Ibis tho.v did Iiy vlijoiding ilunr e.v(*s with line liand. impiving tlnii


(itliorwlsi* they would be Jaz/ioil In- her beauty.


fl. A A hat is till' tluggcniiiiit ?


A green jelly luixiure filled with i hojipnl nuts.


s(*mHl a t tho Knglish Folk ( ’ookerv Association’.s <1 inner held ic i ’iuly a t Simpson’s-in-iln* Strand. I.undnn.


10. AVIk'm was the Pacific first it.i-s.m an Knglisli navigator?


I hv


lu Rills, wh(*u Iravi'llers bri iigiit it hack from China. At first it was TOKiinlcd ;is ;i j-ivat luxmv. iVtdi- iiiR inim £li to £ 11) p,.|- 111.'


TYPISTS’ “ HOWLERS.”


liowli!r.s.” Grown-iips are s,uiu>i inic- lespmisihle lor (pioer .slip.s in kni;wlt*dj:c


• ‘ tilways childmi w!:o innkr


architect typed “ flin. shirting.” Shortly atlorwards she ^ doscrihed a >tniciure coiupo.'od of pie-ernst concrete,” instcnd II jiro-cast concrete.


de.scnhing a room as fini>lii*d with fiia. skirting, a girl employed hv a l/oniloti


sHlerably surprised to n'ceive, in repiv to 3 busine.ss ^coimuunicatimi, a typed ’ letter uJiich finisliod witli tin* line: “ I liavi' now pu t tlio mater iu order.”


and orthography. Here are a few speci- men.s oi errors by typists: • 1^ ^,^''*^l‘’*****fh ^m’-sox was nceiuly con-


Iiivtcad of


INVENTOR o i 'Tho picturi'


TIil> following letter was ilictatod la a


t.vped i t read: “ Dear Sir,—I eiielose an order lor ymiir execution.”


typist in a .solicitor’s office: “ Dear Sir.— I encloso an order for your examinaii«)n ’*— this as to moans.


\Vln*ii the letter wa*;


Giivc'Iope he received from the Hank of Lngland. Tliey had sent him sono pajicrs and had enclosed a tviicd addres?ed fooR- cap eiiveloijo for their r(*turn. To hU •‘^umshinent the cnv(»lopc wa.s addressed: D'^^Thief Accountant, Bank of Knglaml.


All old A\cst Country -olieitor i>rizid Jin


holiday or abro; d t^ r ip t iv o Jetti friends about H tlii'y send a pi Rnc.s, and Hi|il days of postc


popularity in G general use in has recently d lirinlor—Heinric to 1)0 Us im ho was a niiivoi In tlio old


I t was one of ihc disfu'' **IT HA


DONE I “ iTiisf ;i line:


user.s of Kul S j ' r i i | ) . H Ii .


our liltlf bill t t lias alwav: likes it too.'


CRO


Safe and Relit 1/3 & 3/. Fi


tlie fiat ])lat(* (about a fool square') again-: tho \v;ill witli Olio liiiiiil, tlio mil, I- limiil i- Iroo to 11-0 .nil imlinnry m i;i| i.t , :in.l lii,. d.amp or w(‘t paper eoniev oif wnii iIs- utniost. (*as(*.


.-\ jiiaii and apparviitin'


s tripper whieli. from a sort of (mind Iicatid blow lamp under a cylimlrial cnntaimT of water, forces steam tlirnugli a long rubher pipi* and thence Hiroutrli holcv in a ila: inehil plate (attached to Hie end nf tlu- nihh(*r lulie) wliich is held again-t ilie wail and inoisten.s tin* old walljiaper.


vaporising w ;ill[».ip( r


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THE WEA' I*t.’^vil1g


may bo days an tho time guide b


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QUID may bo


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If you're troutl gripI


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lariiici' mini per-


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GENT’S, the lead toes, 10/


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“ Iheiglmr ! Ah dniiiiot think as tlu-ie'! owt e|s(>.” *‘ Vigil. th(*r(? iv." said ilit>


It wa- all \,.ia W MONEY


Wo nil' o | Market Old GoldJ


Note .idiln 18


MOI ,


hitsu 22-ct. Solid!


F re e Clift of S r i.i:; l


CLOCKS, s l l e a t h e I


.Ml .111


wonld have not can.so they thou public, bu t th a t days, and Hiorcj owe a debt of I of the picture J


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