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14 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE AWAKENING OF FOGGY Complete 0OUO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO II possible to be very, very clever ti'mi very, very green a' real verdant rn, it also possible to rJpn un exctertly. Then there hi trouble for someoiieaa Mr. Frederick Oliver Can I otherwise could tell JUr. f. waa twenty-seren-ei sumciemly mature sffen4 he nil the- crystals, ehrmlsiry, crucibles.

nd forth--with all lh -enthusiasm of an attiat iui m) ul) the-lurk pf a beginner. II' rediscovered eevernl processes on which fortunes had ben mad and pd of which the. master patents had Ions sinew expired, n6r eras he unduly uireiMd ut Undine; tlutt he hud been anticipated by a period nearly eiiual to the tale of hia year. He was not careful In the selection at hi jMtient agent, and It ia regrettable state that tltat gentleman took Kog- ft, and broke the news of the afnreuld anticipation afterward Hut In between these excellent and begird discoveries he hit upon other; vrlKltuil nd valuable. Then he made? Aid the real 32-rarat stuff.

Then ts vu, dull and dirty, nitli the crucible flake end acurn till in it, but told nevertheless. You may have aurmlaed that Mr, f-T'tlfrwfc trtrw anion was not "harp." You are right. But a dulk ard knows Whn ho if special clrcumituncea open nt eyes, iinft thtr Ik fa Wlt.Av fra.rxA tin nil to Ax him up with spectacles. llfttMf HhHrntr hmA l.fe KokkV. accomplished that operation thrice, In fact.

Three "little things" the phrase la Hbrs which our friend had Invented hod been very bargain fur mi hi i rvrry uiner wop window, and the heck page of hla favurit'- paper called. In bit print, nrt UiuNtratlve ailornmenta. hU a tun lion to this "epoch-making In vent ion. i "1 buy half-a-doien of these' little things," Mr. Heber Hhearing had ex.

plaiMed. Jose on five. Sothing In thrm. Public won't buy 'em. The sixth goes.

Yours happened to be a sixth. Horry I it's business. "The twenty-five pounds which you nave me was not said Fogey, without -malice, but with regret. "No, It wasn't. I- admit It.

But It might have been itwenty-flve, pounds thrown away. You bothered me to buy; I didn't want to. You remember thttt Jut. oWng soft-hearted, A cause my kindness, my bread cast on the waters, so to speak, has returned to me like like loaves," said Mr; Hcbrrr Shearing briskly, and cheerfully happy at finding the right word Kok py- sighed. It was all true.

"Then you couldn't give me any -mom -be -asked. "My dear sir, of courae not!" erirk Oliver spoke again. "Well, now I have discovered something else. It" "My dtar sir, I can't I really can't I'm full up. I don't want to buy anything lse.

Well, what is It "1 rhade that," said Foggy, putting a lump of mttal oh Mr, Heber Shear-: log' blut ting-pad. "It's gold." "Watcher rnake It from Sura It isn't brass "Clair and things," euld Oanton stm-Pl Hehr Shearing looked at him, lEMRESS ARO PALPITATIOR OF THE HEART. Wbcn the heart begins to bent intfa-kriy. palpitate and) thuba, akipa beata. and aomettmea aeema to almoat atop, it causes great aoxiely and alarm.

i'any people become weak, worn and miserable, and, are unable to attend to either social, business or household duties, Milbura's Heart and Nerre Pills an for all weakness and heart disorders, and are recommended by us with the (reatest of confidence that they will do what we daim (or them. I lira. George Burridge, Caboconk. Oot, writes: "Just a few line, to let you know what Milburn'a Heart and Nerve Pills bar done for me. I have, been troubled with weakness and palpitation of the heart.

I tried many remedies but got none to answer my caw like your pills did. I can recommend them highly to all with heart or nerve trouble." Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are SO cents per lx, or 3 boses for at all dealers, or raaiM direct on receipt A price by Tho T. Milburn Limited 1 Tormtn.Out. IMtlVATE 1IOHPITA1. tll otpiippt-d for the are of Mate-rlty caNei uri't the treat mint of the 41s vawta of Wpmn atid riilidren.

RMpefla iittfnttoti given trie treatment of chronic dlaee by maaeaga, i'icctrtfttr it nit oihr natural methods. IM aOMERSIT OTTAWA. phone Q. tM9. f- i i I Weil Short Story.

but the Inventor's fare carried nothing but simple: "Clay and tlil.ifcV What thin "Oh, IHraa was a powder, and sme aolds, and aom. sail, and thlna-a." Mr. H.ber Hhearlnf pushed Ux'k chair. Ma k.pt hla teuiprr admirably. "Csa yau do aaraln 7" "Of enu.

windrlnl. What's the eost Per ounce." "That weigha ounces, and It only cost me about thirty atillllnas." llrhar couched violently, and seemed on the verge of choking. "What's lh nwitar TV asked Foggy anxiously. Vothlngt Bit of cigar leaf got In my throaf-and. to prove that such waa the fact, he Dung the half-amoked elgar Into tha "I'll come and im you muke some of this." said.

J'ond then w'll trade. How much do you want?" "I thought tlil worth two thousand pounds," said foggy apologetically. "Two thousand pounds My dear sir. hat mad you hln 4'iat Two thousand pounds." Heber waa shocked. "A friend of mine said it was worth that," said Foggy.

Ileher'a altered. "A frlfnd What friend The reply ought to have been "Mind your own business," 1 but. Mr. K. l.

o. was as clay In th. hands of the uther man, so he explained. "A friend of mine 1 met. He waa at school with me." "Oh 1 And he told you to ask for two thousand pounds, did ho "Yes," said Foggy, looking very much ashamed.

Mr. Hliearman did not like It. He wanted to keep thla young man close, very closo to himself. He wanted to buy up his ideas cheaply. If friends Interfered, prices might go or worse.

Mr. F. -O. Clanton might be advised to try the. result' of selling his brain gods In another- market.

Mr. Heber Khearing must be careful. "I'll come and see you make soma of this," he repeated. "When could you do tt-7" "Oh, any time." "Tonight "Oh. "Tonight, then, seven o'clock." And la proof that Ur.

Heber cellaring had a talent for business, he put the nugget uway In a drawer of hia desk. And. in proof of Fogey's green ness, It can he added that he permitted Mr. Heber Shearing to do so. unrebuked.

Focav's friend w. amurf In lean than an hour he had turned the ln-i ventor lusldo out as to what he had been doing In the past six-years, and waa. as the result, exceedingly In dignant with a gentleman named Mr. Heber 8hearlng. He had taken the scales from bis mend's eyes, and held Very close to his vision certain hare 'acts.

"As a result Foggy saw; or nut It that Foggy loat hia Verdaut areen and began to ripen. 'My boy. he's exololted vou for a cool couple of thousand. If not more. vtnat on earth made you go to him I met a man at Hustlnas who Intro duced him to me." You met a man I How nuiv time.

has the ounfldeiu trick been orf you. Foggy "Only throe times. Why: "Because you're green green as grass. You're blind blind as a bat. lou soft soft as an overripe fig.

You're a mine, a No man's land, a Tom Tuddler's ground. In mbort, you are a most confounded fool. i.laten to ma And then Bob 1 Adair talked and talked to Foggy until, aa I have auld. Foggy ripened. Ith Bob Adair's heln ha made sold.

And, with Bob Adair telling him what to do and how to do It. he had paid a visit to Mr. Heber Hheartng. The result you know that the latter gentleman wag coming to sec gold made, and then he was going to make an oner tor tue- process. lie had had that lump assayed, with quite satisfactory results.

Heber Hhearina hltr. bland, and fat dreamed dreams and saw visions, and as seven o'clock drew near ha- waa mora excited than a schoolboy expecting the delivery ot a nutcn witn tame rabbits. roggy lived at Ham pa tea d. la one of tha old fashioned road a Hla work and laboratory waa tha kitchen, the breakfast room now possessing th. removed range.

Lathes, drills, a couple of benches, an electric: furnace, phials, bottles, Jars, wire, wooden models, and all tha etcetera of an untidy Inventor lltered the place. At S.S4 Mr. Heber Shearing arrived. "Taxi did it quickly," ha said. Phew; you're hot In here J'Yesr-H- Is -warm, but the furnace Is on," said Foggy.

"Cool It down, Oantom col It down want to see everything from th. beginning." Foggy switched oflf. rv "Your friend ataylnWith your asked Heber casually. no; he's at home!" said Foggy, Heber nearly said "Oood but refrained. "How did you atrlka this gold business he asked instead.

"Oh, was experimenting -and trying for an amalgam. Tou aec platinum, aluminium, and steel are all deficient In one quality each. I though If I carbonised "All right said Heber, wiping hl forehead. Ha never could follow any of the Jargon, as he called It, of the invcotor. Tiro process did not trouble him.

except so far aa It produced a result, and would produce it every time. let's start. You tell as you go'along, what you put In." r.gsy was quite "This Is my crucible. My own Idea, It's an open one." "lod 1" said Heber. "1 like open," i He had some faint recollection nf reading in a paper of some gentleman who had made diamonds by pntttng tnem in nil resoy made.

lie trusted Foggy, but this was a big affair, and he must be careful. "Here's clsv," continued the Inventor "a pound weight of It." "Lot's have a aald Itener. and, having looked, he weut satisfied that no nugget was embedded In tho mana. "Thla Is salt rork aalt. tMo.

there's no gold in It t'H put these In the crucible. The smell was hut through araoked glass Heber watched the crucible its bubbling molten contents. For twenty minutes Foggy stood by mMbmeMtUOe KM IT riitrae ItealuM r-HliM tiro. AosOag. Bwoil fitt eimr phi sue win eei wotmnm eat fa.

wail pnmpiif. BswUraf nS iabhs tMewwaijartiertrenla ttsswel tW eSvrXeeh part, isatag atvte tm im MMtae twelUit Umm eat HKttiMaf ike eW. AM. Tn-Seieirt. tmd vrtta Htvv.

It, eaairaMa. Mrfeeti. T.ltZnmZSZ: Snalksaa, ar farsfet SSlUllia. Qaltte, KalergadOkuMls. tart ii i Vaaaa.

Snik f. gtislas. Spralas, as. CkMSb LM-eatleaa. Ptk.

siel MS Oats. BnHM. TmmIIm. II S) Tl.l.n BiMalsa.1 S.lliil il eMe.affM. fLt.

TrsaSeljSJk lasses, gtsj, BtesaisW la i I THE OTTAWA eVeNINO JOURNAL, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 20, 19X3. his id. and then stlrr.d lh hes iug hA kent ntnvghe foe tan i utcs, ut least." he said, "or it would be a failure. Just keep this In motion, will you, while 1'get a elub and mould ready.

Don't lift the poker out, or the end will cool and the reaction, will be ehetrked." Mr. Heber Hhearing, excited within, his heart was thumping great thumps -but culm without, moved the poker as directed. "Handle doesn't get hot." he said. "Nu. Theru's two non-conduct Ihg rings on it," aald Foggy.

"I'm ready now. Here's tho muuld." Heber Inspetcd it, and wag satisfied that It was clay. "Throw tho (M'ker in that aaad biir--. ket thvrv," said Fuggy, "andjook out." Wltlapuilenl top grips he seised the crucible Heber watchlug keenly and emptied tho contenta on thu clay mould. "It It Cool," said' Foggy.

"There's a If you want a drink." Hla friend wanted a drink very budly, but he preferred to watch. "It doesn't look yellow," he aald aa tho spluttering ceased and cooling begun, "No. It's dirty: got to b. refined. Tho apparatus is costly.

That's why I naked if hi could give me a little morn for Dial other thing this morning." 1 teller made no reply. He was dreaming, dreams. "Wo can dip it now." said Foggy, snd lie took tha lump and plunged it In wet and then In water. "There you are." he added, "there ouKht -to be six ounes of gold there Mr. Heber Hhearing went home aa happy asia eandhoy, with a lump of metal la his The following day he had the Ingot of dull yellow metal weighed.

It came to os. 11 dwt. Tho quality waa St curat. Heber trod on air. He saw himself a iCroesus and a Colossus, Hs would be the Cold King 1 Ho would be the King of the world I Gold could be made at 4s.

an ounce I It waa worth 1 10s. The. outlook waa ataggerlng. And tlanton had tho Impudrncu to want 2,000 for h. process would offer htm, two.

'He wired to' Hampsteud: "Coming aee you tonight eight-Shearing." On the stroke of eight he arrived, to be met with a rebuff. "Not in But 1 sent a telegram said the Indignant Heber. "Mr. tlanton had gone when It came, air. He'll bo back tomorrow for Heber waa as you may have gathered, hard-hearted, soft-fleshed, and a user of smooth speech, but be badly wonted to throw away the last "I'll write." he' said to the maid, and went down tho steps, fuming and hating Foggy very bitterly.

Hebvr had a house In the country, snd every Friday evening he made his way there for the weekend. He wasn't going to atay in town for and the letter ho subsequently wrote asked the Inventor to wmit down on the Saturday riMrniMin. "''rhere was' not aa much metal us you said In It." ho wrote. I -Foggy was very touchy on the. merits of his inventions, and Heber had no i doubt but that would fetch him In pout haste.

Aa a P.8. he- added "Bring with you tho paper telling how tho stuff Ismade. We will oft th Wlien VOU're here." Foggy went. They hud tea, then Heber turned the conversation round to business. "Thlrtefii penuywlghi3 short Irt that." said Heber, putting the oil the tabic.

"You aald six ounces." "Ah, you can't guarantee the quantity to a pennyweight," aald Foggy. "I thought the stirring waa a minute or short." "Of course It brings Its value down. If. you say alx. and ll'a only five-and-a-half, that altera things." Foggy seemed to gree to this.

"Oot the paper "I've written It ail out for a alx-ounce mljxture "Klve-alnd-a -half," cut In Heber. "Vc. well. Here tt Is. But I must keep it until we.

have settled the price." suppose your friend told you that sneered Heber. "Yon" said Foggy. "How did you know." Heber Ishored this. "Now what did It eost you last night I mean on Thursday .1 "It cost me about thirty- That doesn't Include the special 'poker" voir used." "Pf Buy that for a couple of shil "They're more than that. I know.

My friend got that, unil "Hang your friend said Heber. "They're bis patent, and you can't get them anywhere else. You must use that "Dh. that's what he's been, working for. Is It sneered "Heber.

me 'to so about his precious pokers." Foggy sighed. "Now," continued Heber, "I'll give you two fifty for the process, cash, down. 1 meant to huve stild two hut I'll put another fifty in for that other Utile thing you apoko about In tho office." "My friend said 1 wasn't to take lc.s than ssid Fctrxy. "Your patent poker' 'friend, hey What'a he know about It I shall have to put up works and lay down thousands before I van get this on tha market. Cowto along I Two fifty." "Two thousand," said Foggy shakily.

"Look here Ifa only out of kindness; but I'll make It three, and that's my limit." -1 "I'm so sorry, -then, -but--I- can't sell," aald In a mild and plaintive voice. "5lj- friend." Hobcr exploded "Five hundred he miarled, producing a roll of and placing them on tho. table. Oanlon shook Ills head. He took, the folded -foolscap paperfroiu his pocket.

Vly friend snld I wasn't, to. part with It for less than two thousand," be reiterated. moit unnoylng-ly. He laid the paper on the table, i-lot? to the roll of notes, as If to tenipt Mr. Heber Hhearing.

That gentleman- Jumped up' In a rage, and sent the study table, at which they had been sitting, sprawl, Hooks, pamphlets. Inkpot, the foolscap paper, tho roll -of notes, and ult the Impedimenta that ttcrumntatea on study tables, went' higgledy-piggledy to the "t'onfonnd It 1" he snapped, getting quickly on his knees. "ink -ell the carprt. Just open thst- door, will you. quick, and yell Foggy, with a while fare; did so', a'nd Holier groped tha debrla, "Here'a your paper." he said when Foggy re-entered.

"Put It In your pocket. Where's those notes Fokgy picked them up. "Keep "em," asked Hebet1, "and give me that paper 7" "Sorry 1" ssid Foggy, and then the maid came "itet a cloth and clean up thla Ink," snapped Heber. "Put the books und things over there. 171 sort them out later." She left the room, and Heber turned to the Inventor.

There's a train at six." he ssid. No good keeping yuu here If you're not going to do hutmeaa." "It's worth thousand. dt;" ho aald ui Ulnly. two unoer. ISiHlV.

I N'n I If vou Want anil -m 0oms and gee nr. on Monday, Tog can tell your friend he hasn't help. you. I'll Arder the dog-earl." Tha two man drove to th. station.

Foggy wss considerably deprassed; llaner was cheerful and exrltad. ha aald, "let eu It, I can't talk business and drive as well. I shall h. In Hie onto, on Monday." On the platform. Just as Fuggy was gelling Into the train Heber produced an envolone.

"You ran open this when you get home," he aald. "I think ougnt to give you a bit more ever that Hill, thing you spoke about. Rhowa I'm soft-hearted. Ta-ta I This train goes round by the Junction. If you look out nt the I'en Crossing you'll sea me there.

Wave your handkerchief If you've thought better of It." Foggy went oft In- tha train to the Junction. Heber drove amartly bark. He wunted to be at th eoroaalng when Foggy's locomotive went by. The latter, with Ihe habit of obedience, had slipped the envelope Into his pocket. There wss a five-minutes' stay at the Junction and then a three-mllea run to the Pen Crossing, Through there tha train would go at sums speed.

Foggy opened the window, but did not get his handkerchief, ready. He remembered Adair's last talk, and, sorely against his will, waa going to be firm. A boy held the horse's head, and Hebef stood on the embankment wavlrfg a. paper. Ha also shouted something, but the roar of tha train and the wind carried nothing dla-tlngulshable to Foggy.

But he could see that -Heber was grinning and Jumping. Then, aa the engine passed him, the paper fluttered from his hsnd, swirled down, was caught up iu th. rush of air, hit a carrlag. window, dipped again, and then rose, and swirled Into Foggy's department Foggy ha 4hat Heber had atopped grinning and that his I Imitation war-danee had ceased. Then he picked up the paper.

It waa ha precious piece of foolscap. with the details, quantities, times, and so on, of his gold process on it I He felt In his Docket and drew forth the other piece of folded fool scap. -Blank 1 Ho opened th. envelope, and found five hundred pound In notes. Mr.

Frederick -Oliver Oanton tried for the rest of the hour in the train to put two and two together. Some-timea he made them live, sometimes four. He decided to wait tho aid of Bobby Adair. That gentleman listened, grinned, and gave Judgment "The Hebrew Shearer has been a smart man of business hitherto, my dear Foggy. Now he has passed business and gone in Tor roguery.

The-table business was a fake. No. not previously arranged; worked out on the apot. Clever chap. Heber! You sit down and write a letter to him.

Ready Oood "Dear' Mr. Shearing. First of all let. me thank you for your gift of 1(00. It la really generous of you.

I can't help knowing, of course, that you have made a good bit out ot my invention tha you called tt not to mention the other three, but thla gift makes me feel that after all. there la aomeone lit the world who recognlxes a moral obligation, It dlscouragea an inventor'lf he does not reap either tame of momentary reward from his work, so 1 thank you again, especially for the nice way you gave the five hundred to im, -and did -not let our failure to agreo over unother mater affect your intention. I got the piece of paper- the fool scap sheet all right but tt was quite a wond.r' that It came Into my compartment and did hot drop back on to the embankment Thaatts for the trouble you took to restore It 'I send the other piece back. It was tunny that both ut us were deceived over It "Got that "Yes," said Foggy. "But" "No, my boy: let me run this little Job.

Just put a PH. that at any time up to Wednesday noon you wilt be open to an offer on the other matter, but that the price baa not altered." Mr. Heber Shearing, with feelings that mere words cannot express, watched the tall lights of the train diaappear. Ha flung the boy who waa holding the horaa a ahllllng. and drove like the wind back to his hpuse.

On th. way there waa a collision, and the horse, with something that might have been a smart dogcart arrived before blm. Mr. Heber Shearing came later on a hurdle. For twenty-four hours he lay un.

conscious, and another Saturday cam. i ore ne coma sit up in bed and look at letter. The epistle Indited by Mr. Robert Adair made him blase with wrath, and the nurse promptly removed all the other letters. In Humpstead, Foggy and his friend were bllssrully unaware of ail tbeae happ.nlngs, snd when tha Wednesday came and passed with no sign from Heber, one ot them, at least waa a trifle relieved, and both felt a little cheap.

"He's smelt a rat" said Adari, "and our beautiful game la squashed. You'll have to be content with the five hundred, Foggy, and no more VANTEjD Alio4KeiIlillloti Rople 4o ttue Table Sai-t The washboard has bee a hard taskmaster for generat ion but now Ihe washing; machine baa taken ita The New Centsry Hand Washer elimmatea the back-breakine; tho making washing eieasnre matead of a hardship. It runs easily and does better and quicker work than the old method. Ne ether aawlnaecas a hwHt ne the New Oetary riebets. sism k.

fMt- are. we pale4. The f.a.,,.4 ateM mar, in, amwi diaeuWl). Be. at year Sjaki'aM I as for ha.itw.tiue.

tUaSII-IWIwsTOJ. WANT! JfX rswalwaSxai twn SSSbJt? mow clitfd llebrr. That ought to be worth thonxsnd or two I "My patent hollow poktir, containing alx ounoee of pur. gold, at lis each, won't be wauled. Foggy.

you'lhhae to melt out, tho six ounces of good goia in in. ana or tme one ana eeii It with th. other two lump, at market price. our dear friend little thought that when he stirred your beusily pudding of 'clay, and things' he stirred In six ounces ot good yet low gold after the poker lip has fused I Woe is I I shall never think out another Idea like that, and there'll never be anuther Huber waiting to buy It If 4 did." "He might have made trouble," aald Foggy doubtfully. "Couldn't," replied Adair.

told him Ihe poker was necessary, didn't you. You told htm It waa expensive Told him that you couldn't make gold without It, didn't you And he waa going to make his own srrnngements about my poker But we'll have another shot at him Five hundred doean't square things. Write him another letter. Ready "Dear Sir. As I have not heard from you by the date I mentioned concerning a certain roc res, I n.Ve assumed that you are not further in.

tereated, and have th.refore disposed. ut "But we have'nt," said Foggy. "Yes, we have; Into limbo. You post thst. Foggy, and see If the dtar wo, win running rouna.

When "the dear Heber" waa better, having lost much of his weight and all bla color, this letter was several daya old, He opened It read. It and, half and hour later, the nurse, who had been for a walk, came In and found Mr. Heber Shearing faae downwards on the rug. breathing heavily. In a luxurious private asylum, where those who have temporarily loat their wits but not their money are received and treated, i.

gentleman who has a vary natty thing In furnaces fin.rf i emusenhrTh subsumes which n- mi he stirs with a special stirrer. Ho Is quite content with braes, or solder as his materials, but Is careful to add elav In a aafe, which cost 150, the lumps or metal are carefully placed. Heber nd haPP- He pays tsoo a year. And. In eass you pity him, it will ease you to learn that tne doctor aaya that In alg months Hsber will b.

perfectly welt "I agree with hun. If more people would nad onetrv ever ri. tiler. t- 1 y' i to I write It." The best meal will be spoiled if the coffee be of poor quality. Secvljfcvnd will save even a poor from being a failure.

CHASaC SANBORN MAN WHO SQUINTS Pickpockets Most -Superstitious of Thieves. Omens of Good Luck. and Bad Hardly one Burglar as Fifty Will Kurt oat on an KxpedlUoa on the Xlghl of a new Moos Polloene's Number' Is tomethstee Lack. London. Dec.

pickpockets are the most superstitious of all thieves. They will but rarely rob a person whn squints, for they believe that by so doing they court disaster. Also, to pick a pocket at a funeral they consider Is to court trouble. On the hand. If they ateal a purse at a wedding, and It contains gold, they think they are In for a aoell of luck during next six.

mnntha. Again, plrkporketa do not like to rob a club-footed person. And the finding of a twisted cola In a puree will sometime. Induce' the thief to throw th. whole tot away, for If he keeps It It Is him nine months' lil-i Black Cats.

When he awns out on his day's round, he watches for th. first policeman he passes. If ths bitter's back be turned to mm wnen ne nrsi sees to WtolY have a good and safe day; but i. towards him. be turned to him when he first sees the unlloetnaa ia coming towards him.

he considers the omen highly unfavor able. Burglars are almost aa superstitious aa pickpockets. Nu burglar wlltlDUr a house where he finds a black cat sitting on the door-atep. even though he may have arranged the robbery some days bask. Neither will he Inter a house where the door-knocker -muffled or draped with crape.

Hardly one burglar In fifty will 'start out on aa sxpedltlon on the night of a new moon. Another of their auperatitiona a. to avoia nouses wmcn bear numbers which have previously had significance for them, auch as the numbers of policemen who have cap- Msntreakl. 141 I lured them In past times. But lit.

other hand. If a burglar actually rune Into the arana of a policeman and yvt munagea to eavape, be considers that pollcetnan's number a particularly lucky one for bun. in Burglars are not pleased If they die-rover (hat one of the Inmates of a bouse they wtend to burgle has a squint. Ag with the crooked eye la considered aa III omou. Shon-lirtrra when they have had a tua of luck, attribute It to the boots they ar.

wearing, and they will wear these aa Ions as they can keep thrtn on their feet, after which they will cut them up. and be careful always to carry a place of th. leather wltt them aa a maaoot. A piece of a donkey's shoe la also considered a valuable charm, but tha lucky bltg of leather are the most favored. -1 Baby' Shoe.

Some time ago an old num. aa ex. convict, applied to sir John for a aummona against Colonel Mlllman, the governor of Holloway Prison, cause the eoloaet naa aetainea a bnliy'g shoe which was found on the old man when he was arrested for When Inquiries were mad. aa to why the old man. put auch a value on nn eld shoe, Sir John was told (hat ho had curried the shoe, which had belonged to one of his grandchildren.

In hla pocket for eight years, and during the Whole of that tuns be had ORlv been arrested once. isftMSS sad hsyaseee, evea of Isag sundlag I ssaiOTBesawsaaiaiisssiag siverny.are their lams by Qui reliable rssssdy. Dr.J.& wo errs, aadlLg, Kelloetfs Aslhtna. Industries arc Wanted at REG IN Sask. Twelve railway linos radiate rrent the capital citr of 1 The city's bank clearinca deaplta the financial atrlnsency are REGINA however, eaa only hIp yon In so far leoatloa as manuraoturlnx die trlSu ttng and general commercial opportunity are taken advent of.

In tbvee time of money tlchtneea. Refine has attracted considerable titan tlon by reason of the fitct that business conditions are coot), a redacted by the bank clear! nf. which show substantial increases wek by week ver those of last year. Oood Factory Site. And boo nd less opportunities are offered manufacturer by the City of Resrina.

An Inquiry will brine further particular. For further Information write to: I. T. jajyn 21STH0ME 1 BAKERS IdECUNE WANTED A LOT, Mr. Raymond Prhntley; apeaklug recently of the work of the northern dltlon, told a story of two blue-Jacket a who had a dispute as to the exact tiosi.

tlon of a public-house la Portmnouth. In the end the argument resolv-d itself Into a bet and the loser war- stand a supper at a well-known Ash restaurant "And. whut about drinks?" asked one. "Well." ssid the other, "If lose, you shall have a glass ot beer with each fish." "Rlght-o!" was the reply. "Then-we-U have whitebait!" Hair Tonic Hair Vigor keeps th scalp dean and aeakhy.

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o. ftaskatenewan. aoove taoas McDONelLD, Cor2miierioner. I .1. Dont Foriet to Order a Case Konisbier for Xmas The custom in vogue a few years ago ot using highly charged spirituous liquors at Xmas is dying out and is being rapidly replaced by lighter and more wholesome beverages.

There's nothing finer to taks with your Xmas dinner than a bottle of It is wholesome, delicious, appetizing and a great help to the complete enjoyment of the good things of Xmas. flbnt'asfa'eri (King beer) as its name signifies is a Royal beverage which should have place of honour at every Xmas Dinner where the. good things of life are appreciated. Order a case of ffoniasbU. nowjor Xmas.

Esfeves ISreveries Trie National Krewerie, Limited..