Abergavenny Chronicle

I MOTHER AND HOME. I | If you are unhappy, look carefully for the r cause. More often than not, if you are honest, you will have to confess that the real source of your misery lies in yourself. Half the unhappy women one meets to-day are merely the victims of their own morbid intrœpectlon and self-abaorption. The remedy is to find something to do that will lake you out of yourself, for unhappinc?a is -,ier?liv the c?Ud of idleness. Once you are too busi- to brood over your troubles they will soon disappear. On the other if you sit and think of thein. they have a way of assuming such proportions that they tinge your life with gentle melan- i choly and cast a cloud over all you do. SPOTTED TABI.ECLOTHS. J The best way to remove any sort of a ipot from a tablecloth is to place a bowl under the spot and draw the cloth over it, "0 that there is n little dip in the centre. Tlieu pour boiling water over it, and it Will be found when the ,.<pot is dry that the staiu has entirely disappeared. WHEN SHOULD A GISL T&ZYUY?- I ,dialf the unhappy marriages one hears about nowadays are the result of girld vnarrving and leaving borne leng before they have had time to acquire the practical know- ledge that is neceaiarv for the successful management of a home and a husband. At eighteen the average girl -has hardly learned to control herself, let alone to manage a [ rtou. and servants, and the result is failure in ait directions. Untrained, ignorant, and irresponsible, how can such a woman expect Vo make a success when she undertakes the inost serious duties and the grave.st respon- sibilities in life? The most successful marriages are those in which the bride is -kver twentv-iive rather than under twenty, f i FaOM A WIFE'S DIACY. J A word to the wise is very often resented. I Many are called, but few get up. Low is romantic, matrimony decidedly a matter of fact. Miserv loves cosipaiiy, but company > does not reciprocate. If you kst-ow a favour I forget it, but if you receive one it is wise to remember. [IEABTBTTBN. I Heartburn is ustiailv caused by sedentary life, want <of sufficient air and exercise, and excess oi animal foods and stimulants. The symptoms are of a scalding sensation iH the .rtoniach and an acid, iiritating fluid ridng into the throat. Full-blooded. people of a gouty tendency arc liable to this complaint. Half a tecuspcoiifu! of en j volatile or fifteen grains of bicarbonate of potash or sodn. or a soda-mint tabloid should give reref. When th-L-re is diarrhdba, an .otnice of lirae-water is useful, and half, a teaspooiiuil of mag- oo.u§tipati»n.. Tie .follow- ing mixture will he I p towards a pernianeut cure, and is ospecialiy -useful ;>vhor« there is J catarrlv. of the stomach' with indigestion: | Subnitrate of bismuth tsu grains, tiuci'.ire of rhubarb one draehm, syrup of orange one rlrachra. infusion of to one ounce. half an hour bciora raeals for a week cr ten days. FALSE PniLoscruv OF ECONOMY. I NotJiing repays one KO little.for all it c^sTs aw economy, and the wit who defined it as (bin. without Rome thing you want in erdcr •to get something later on which you do not' want, compressed the whole. of the falee philosophy Ofwno my iato a nutshell. For 1 tbar is what too nllilY people's Economies ou. zl, to. j To UKXOYATK OLD CLOTHES. I When old clothes appear to be on thesr I last legs, it is still possible to do something nith them. The .following is the process [ use d by the "old clo' man. He takec, for i instance, a suit of broadcloth c-r cash-mere, He makes a mixture of strong soapsuds with a little, ammonia, and plunges the vrhcio garment in it. It is vsoiiaed up and down several times ami the dirty pltsces vigorqusly rubbed. Possibly a seconcl bath of soa^v.ds I !W\Y be necessary. It is tb'en rinsca ia (several baths- of "clean water, and, hung otit to dry on the. line. When ne-firh tirv, it is roUed up for an -hour or two aiM then laidr out on a b6ard. under a cotton cloth' and -pTCSd'ed with, a hot .iron until the 'wnabfes are out..Th opstation mrat be- ifnished-- ■before the1 fi&an*ka*~ fini^lied wing, t.11O •:loth will be shwy. the iron being raised whilst the full cloud of steam is rising lifts. the na.p with it. Good broadcloth and- similar cloths will bear a great may wash- ins. It should he noted, however, that a. } slight shrinkage may take place. -— I DA^GEH IN TINNED FRUITS. I l After opening the tin, pour all the liouid into an '«man:elled stewpan, with a table- spoonful' of castor sugar. Bring to the boil, tli-ii pat in the fruit, and Jet it get cold in I ttie syrup It is then ready for ,use. -All danger is removed, and the process does not spoil the flavour of the fruit. To WEARERS OF GhovEs. i I Do not bring a new pair of gioves away ftIom the shop until they fiave been stretched. Do not try to push your hand all at once into a glove. Work oil the iin^ers before the thumb. D& not.roll your, glovei into a ball. Pull out "every finger and' lay them in a sachet. Do ntg- toudi your lace w'hen you wear cheap black gloves, as the dye often comes out. Do not wear white and light coloured gloves if you have ugly, large hands.. IRONING LACE. I I Lace should be ironed through njusiin, and never taue-hed with the bare iron. Alwavst iron with a forward movement, away from you, m¡9 never bring the heel of the "iron back. • That is a mistake common oraong amateurs. I THS "CROSS" BABY. j I Many an infant gains the title of a I "cross"" baby simply becausc it is not pro- perly clothed (says a contemporary). A baby w?c.?c f<et and k? are Rot kept warm is liable' to suffer from a severe snooting pain in its stomach, which causes the poor little, mite to shriek. Pin-pricks arc another cause d "bad temper." Only safety-pins s1wu1d be used for a baby. A baby rcquiiss perÜy of frbsh air. A stuffy room soon makes it restless. Wrap th? chHd up warmly and put it in the pram ot'i?pol?-. Lastly, always remember that no healthy, properly looked after baby is cross. When a child is constantly fretful something i3' wrong. CLEANING OLD BRASSES. I Old discoloured brass articles, such ag I I candlesticks 'ani trays, should be washed in j a strong solution of ammonia water. f}6id f the article in a glove-covered hand and ( f scrub with a soft brush that will not scratch it. Repeat the operation if the first is, not j a success. Then rinse in clear water and polish with a pic<M of old flannel or chamois leather. Plate polishas are not needed fcr ) old brass-work, as a highly polished face j for such is quite unnecessary. Bronze I articles will repay for a clean with a piece of old soft fiannel lld a 'few drops of sweet oil. Finish ov- with a clean piece of I chamois leather after wiping the surplus oil away.

I BULLET'S S? £ ED. The speed of projectiles fired from guns is measured as follows; As the bullet leaves the muzzle it strikes a network of fine electric wires, one of which it breaks; the brea,k instantly starts an electrically con- trolled split-second chronograph. After going a certain known distances-say 1,000 vafd?—the buMet breaks another wire, open- ing the circuit of a second split-second chronograph. Comparison of the difference in time between tbe.A- two chronographs gives the speed of the bullet. I-

THSIR VALUES COMPARED. A scientist has estimated that a banani plantation will feed twenty-five human beings whcro. a potato field of the same size would support but two, and a wheat farm' only one. He also ascertained -that chest- I. nut groves, with' full-grown trees, produce six times, as much food", per acre as any cereal crop. In view of these facts it Itis been suggested that a time ,may come when the staple human food will be mainly derived izjom trees.

WOMEN'S R.A.F. CP-MMANPAW. I' Mrs. Gwynne-Vaughan, C.B.E., D.S.C. Chief Controller of Queen Mary's Auxiliary Corps Overseas, has- been ap- pointed Commandant of the Women's, fioyal Air Force in succession to the lion. Violet | Douglas-Pennant. tlio .1-l o- i VioleL

DIVOltCE BY CANDLE. In Burma, if a married couple cannot ao-ree, or wish to separate, a" divorce may be quickly .and inexpensively obtained, with a bit of excitement thrown in for nothing. The wife goes out and purchases two candles, made especially for such occasions. Those candles are exactly the same size, but each has some distinguishing mark, one being intended to represent the man, the other the woman. At .exactly -the. same moment the candles are lighted, and the un- happy couple anxiously watch them burn. When ono candle goes out, the divorce is oomulete, but with one cQnditfon-tl1 owner of the candle which has gone out must at once leave the house with nothing but the qlothes worn at the moment. The other party remains in possession of the house and all therein.

Prince William of Weid, interviewed by the Berlin "Tagehlatt," declared that lie would return to the throne of Albania, the population of which country had shown much devotion to him. It has just been discovered that 300 Swiss workmen who daily cross the frentier into 1 Germany to work and carry tneir breliti rations with them have been taking a reel of cotton baked iu each loaf.

j FUN AND FANCY. I FUN ÄN FANCY. 'I "What job would you prefer if you went in the Army?" "Oh, General work." J "Does a woman always have the last I word?" "No, sometimes she is talking to another woman." Parson: "Then you don't think I practi&a what I preach, eh!" Parishioner: No, I don't. You'e-bcen preaching on the subject of resignation for two yeara, and you, a.ia" resigned yet." "Her uc'w hat becomes her." "Why. it's a perfect fright!" "You heard what I said." "I'd like to see Mr. Poggles," said tha lady caller. "Mr. Poggles is engaged, ma'am," replied the new office-boy. "En, gaged fiddlesticksexclaimed the I ad 7. "He's married, and I'm his wife." "Can I have a copy of your paper for a week back?" "Why don't you try a poroua plaster2" Mother: "When he proposed, did you tell him to see me?" Peggy: "Yes; but he said. he'd seen you several time, but- that he loved me just the same." Hub: "What are these chopS—lamb or Swrk?" Wife:. "Can't vou tell by the W\;e?'" ub: "No." Wife: "Well, tbeu. what dif- ference does it make.?" "Ain't this a fine resteront. Bill* "It Certainly is, Maria." "Bill, ask the band to playa. little slower. I can't cat as fast ai they're playing." Lady (to polite youth 'in crowded' tram- car): "But I don't like to deprive you ot Jour seat." Polite. Youth (gallanvv?: "011. ??t it's no depravity at all!" "William," snapped the dear. lady, vici- ously, "diwt I hear the clock strike two as you canie in?" "You did, my dear, It started to strike ten, but I ".sto-pped ij; tq\- keep it from waking you up. Angry Professor: "Do you th ig class is a joke, yotrng niaa! ,Student: sir It's not the class I'm laughing at." Ger:t!<'??a.'?: "Madam, I am eolle?tmg for the drun<lrd' Wor' th,? drun' home. Wol-,Iaa "I'm very pleased to 'ear it; if you call to- iiight you can 'ave my 'usband." "What's the differencar between a fort and a fortress?*" "Well," said he, "who was j'ust back from the Front. "I should' wy the for- tress would, be harder to silence." "Old Prof. Hcry has-been tea< -<:n £ here a long time, SI.y ha has. Why, when he began te;, ■'•huj he Iec; tured on current events; now il" aubjeet is inediajval history. Artist: "No* I want you to aive. mo your c,mdir1¡wir. :nJ of my latest picture, old fh1).1J Friend: "My dear boy, it's quite t':Gr'thl.ô .xt1st: 'Y(' I that, but I'm dying IO he^r it, all the same." Dent Is v: "You say this tooth has never been worked on before. That's queer, for I' iind smsll flakss of gold on my instrument." Victijn: Y on have struck my back cpiV|r- stud, Iguess." Mistress-: "Whatever have yo»~d*>pe,'> G\vn;do¡e?" Gwendolen (from pile of broken crockery): "It's all right, m'm, I haven't hurt meself. Baker: "It is my aim to turn out tho tightest bread in the neighbourhood." Mrs. Candjde; "Yes; and if you get if much lighter it will take two of your pound loayet* to weigh sixteen dunces." v, "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkina I in a tone that was kind but firm, "did you tell me JQU were up late last night: With .a sick friend?" Yes." "What made your f;;iend i £ eel sickr Was he a heavy loser if "Why do you curry that umbrola, boy?" asked the passer-by curiously. "It'« not raining and the sun is not shining." "I know," said the youth, "but vlen it rams Pa wants it, and when the sun -iiinee Ma wants it, and this is the only kind of i weatlrer I can use it at all." I Second Lieutenant: "That's a pretty awk. J ward lot you've got now, sergeant." • Ser» f geant"They are that, It's the like o' sir, as btin g omc to us what fA. J horrible thing this war. is, si ¡" prospective Buyer: "18 this dog affec- -onatc?" Dealer: "I sho.uld say he is. I have sold him four times, and every time he's coma right back to me." -"I'm so happy!" ehe said. "Ever since ?n,y ciigar,"? enieiit the whole world seems diAereut. I do not beCm to be in dull, prosaic London, but in "Laplaaid," .suggested the small brother. 4 i Jack: "I hear Smitn brok? a chair over his wife last ni;ht." Mabel: "Yes, but he- is sorry for it this morning." Jack: "Well, I -am glad to hear he is sorry." Mabel: "Yeti. he is very sorry. It was a new chair." I Sympathetic Old Lady (to convict): Àh, my unfortunate friend,, your fate i» indeed 1 a hatd one j and, as she thinks of you here in this dreadful place, how your wife must suffer!" Convict (very much affected): I "Yes'm, aud there are two of- 'em, mum. I'm here for bigamy. I The clergyman was preaching a long i sermon from the text, Thou art weighed in I the balance and found wanting." After an hour the congregation became impatient, and one by oiie began to leave, much to the i annoyance of the preacher. At length, as another was about to leave, he stopped his i sermon, remarking: "That's right, gentle- men, as fast as you are weighed, pass out." I Hubby (after half a day's struggling with holiday: trunks): "Thank goodness that job's done. Now whete's my coat?" Wifie: "í our í coat? Goodness gracious! I packed it up with your other things in one of the i trunks!" ) Lady: "I want to insert this advertise- ment for a' cook in your paper. It will go in three lines, won't it?" Clerk: "I shall have to charge for four lines, but ypu can put in four more words if you like!" Lady: "I know! Put in, Policeman stationed c-pposite corner. Wife (telephoning) "Hello, Dr. Bunyan? Yes? Come right away. Mr. Little has J pnother of his spells." Doctor (half-an-hoax later): "Why didn't youeend for me cooner? You should not have waited until J your husband was unconscious." Wife: J -fV?e;I, a3 Ion, tis he had his senses h& wouldn't let me send for -you. • •

Love in a Mist.—Miss Jekyll's Nigella gives tho best results from autumn-sown seeds. These produce vigorous plants and long stemmed cr-rnfewr blue blossoms daintily set among elegant foliage. The "height is froiyi 15ill. to ISin. Choow':» sunny poaition. and preferably a well-drained, fairlv heavy loativ soil. To cut for vases and as a button-hole flower this Nigella should-be more widely grown, Flowers for Cool Greenhouse.—The clarkia is a beautiful flowering plant for a cold greenhouse; when well grown, seedlings de- velop into magnificent specimens. (Seed hiiould be sown at the present time in suiall, weli-dra<ir.ied pots of pons of light soil. Water after sowing with a fine-rosed can, lplace in a cold frame, keep clase and shaded until germi»etioii is accomplished. As soon a.s large euough to handle, prick off into pans or boxes, again, when large enough, transfer singly to small pots. In the spring they may be shifted into 5i¡.z. or 6in pots. ,j A good soil compost is loam, leaf-soil, sand. I and a crinkling of plant food. Keep the pbntg m a-gold frame all the winter, trans- terrmg to the  in spring.  'ferrmg ro. the greenhouse in spring. Poppies.-Of all hardy annuals for winter sowing the numerous kinds of poppies are the easiest to grow. In- Tact, the. seefjs- ns a 'rule. oome up so thickly, that it is necessary to tin the. young plants liberally or ty -,owci and spoil each other. Having, manured cold dug -the ground.. tread and make it moderately firm and level. Sow the seeds where the plants are .to flower, as poppies do net transplant successfully- CamcUia.—Where, camel)? in pots have Ves out of doors during the smnmer they will soon need to be ta?en u?<ier gtam. Wheu this ia done the plants m:wt be allowed a tree circulation of. air, or the lfower bud3 may drop. tt. Plums.—Make use of aU thc?e in OH? wav or another. Net trees where birds arè or atiotlier. -\et tr?,e, b.;rds this season. An fruits not requircdfor present- should be preyeh ed. Sugar, for preserv- ing i3 jict (iiiqrltitt, but the surplus f".u\t should -eouod fruit- apjvroachyig • ripeacfis should be used for this p-ciepo;ge. l I Peaches,—The treatment cf these after fruiting consists of the reinoval of old fruit> ing wood and the cutting out of shoots 40.-t neede d for the development of ,the ttfws.. Enough grov/t h should 1, allowed to renlai:t for the prppc-i furnishing of. the trees and to carry the crop of peaches next season. Gathering. Apples.—Nearly all early sorts will be .r:ad,y ).togathrn\V. It is a gipab ihitft&ke to allow these to remain too long, as there is then a risk of their failing. They ( are easily bruised, and do not keep when ] this .happens tp them. This year it is esseu- i tool that more th;i. .-i usual care be taken, of the fruit we have in this country crop generally are so light, and all the iruit we- have should be gathered and stored in the j best possible way. 1 St-rawberrv Bcd?t.— StT?wberj'y plau? that have bruited, ?od which it M not in-? •tended to destroy but to keep for another year, should now be given ant1.ón, all runners, doad or dying foliage an4 weeds should be removed. When this is- accom- plished give a gcod mulching of manure, ] < which will help and promote strong crowns for c.arrying next season's crop. If slugs have been troul) 9 dressing of soot be- fore the manure is an-cl 'another afterwards. Too little attention is give;i to thecre matters diuipg^ autumn by amateurs., yet it k a way of ensuring ?uci2ess. up by the Broad Bcan?—Dp not pu! J these up by the root; a far? better pla.n being to cut the plants down to wit.hm a few inches of the &oil.. If dug into the grou.nd? tP.$e tops soon decay and, together with the roots, fonn a useful fertiliser for foilowmg crop?. -I)a a ibicIII fert?ti. !r for fouowizig C X, 0 1.d. The Week's Work.—The bulbs of grapo hyacinth have.' a very short period of rest, later -than the middle of September. Plant, the bulbs l-in. to 2w.. deep and 2in. to. Bin. apart,. L'iiices merea-se of stoeji is required' replanting is •not neoessary for some yom's. Though better known a3 greenhouse bulbs, the polyanthus narcissi should be largely, grown in sheltered poiitiona outside. They arseen in their greatest -beauty at the foot of a south or west-wall, planted .-in a well-drained, fibrous; loainy soil. All fallen peare can be | used for stewing, -uo lu-,itwr what the variety. This is a method in which truit can be used which might be wastcd. Good, sound pears can also be bottled, and will prove very, acceptable in winter. Strong young stmwbcrrv pbrnts in small pots ought to be placed in" their fruiting pots without delay. Bi.inch pots are, as a rule, most suitable, but JW. may be tls-ed for the small growers, such as Thury or La Grosse Sucre. Pot the plants firmly in a mixture of three parts loam to one of manure, and stafld them in an open position. Keep the soil be- tween tha rows of leeks frequently stirred with the hoe; a cracked or hard surface not only prevents the leeks getting full bene- fit .from manurial applications, but often arrests growth.. Celery plants in well- maantrcd trenche% .will continue to make new growth for many weeks to come, and for this reason the tendency very prevalent among amateurs of tying, the. plants too tighUy should be avoided: #. Potatoes.—If the soil is heavy, no good will follow if the maincrop potaftoes are allowed to remain undug. Select- a day for lifting when the soil is dry or a strong wind is blowing; it is important that tubers in- tended for winter use should bo quite free from soil, an-d thoroughly dry previous to placing in sacks or tu bs. Spon.t Crop3.-As soon as rowa of peas oi beans hiive ceased to bo useful, pull up the plants at once, and without delay or further maniiting MI the ground with sturdy plants of a late variety of broccoli. Use a trowel for • transplanting. burying the stems of each plant much deeper than is usual when Oeal- ieg with earlier ones.

I THINGS TIJOUGHTFU4 f A DISTASTEFUL DUTY. ■, A distasteful duty is doubled by procrasti- nation. We suffet not only the unpleasant- ness of the actual doing, but the- scarcely lesa disoomfort of prolonged dreading. I CONSCIENCE. Be fearful only of thyself, and stand in awe of none more than of thine own con- science.. There is in every man a severe, censor of his manners; and he that rever- ences this judge will seldom do anything he need repent I [ CARVED BY EACH. Men and women make their own beauty or their own ugliness, and are good-looking or tin; reverse as life has been good or evil. On our features the fine chisels of thought and emotion are eternally at week. Beauty is Dot the monopoly of bleoiuirjg young men rnd of white an(I pitik maids; there is a slow-growing beauty which only comes to perfection in old age.—Alexander Smith. J A NOBLE CALLING. Be inspired with the belief that life M a ?I'?at and noble caUing; ?ot a mean and grovelling /thing, that we arc to ?:u?c loroug?i asf ?e pan, but an elevated and lofty Ocstiuy.—W. E. GladstoM. I I SHAME AND PRIDli I If there be some thought and actioHR ol • his life from the memory of which a man shrinks with shame, sure there are some which he may-be 'proud to own and rem em- forgiven injuries, conquered tempta- tions (sow aftd then),. and difficultieti van- .quiahed by endurance.—Thackeray. t LABOUR. This is the gospel of labour, Ring it, ye-belis of* the kirk! The Lord of love came dowu from above, To .live with the men who work. This is the rose he plantedk Ilere in the • thorn-cursed soil; Heaven is blest with perfect, rest, But -tha blessing' of earth ia toil. < —Dr. Henry Van Dyke. HOW LIFE SHAPES. Take your needle, my child, and work at four pattern, it will come out a rose bv and -;by.v' Life 'is like that; one stitch at a time taken "patiently, aftd the pattern will come ••ut. all right, like the embroidery.—Oliver, pWcndell Holmes. I KNOWING PEOPLE. To know people for who they are rat hex han. for what they ar^, axikl to be known ;vc«tuyily for the same reason is an ignoble By holding rank higher in our esti- mation than merit, and clever nee 3 than kindness, we 111.. up a lonely old a £ e tor our- selves .-—Sarah Grand. t. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. There is need for Britons,# at home ana in. >lhe Empire, to be a band of brothers to-day. rh,, path of duty is sternly marked before us, it is èt path which dexnandi /sacrifice, reMilution, steadfastness, a. clear eye, and a ^tior.g grasp of what is "essential.—J 4: Carvin. f THE SUPREME TEST. To retain our faith' in our iiHds when broken and trodden. beneath men's feet in the dust; to know how to lay aside our in- ward sadness, to dismiss our enervating doubts and struggle oft, to continue our march, sustained only by the- thought of duty and an um-, wili, to make thé- jii,igt of iife as it is given us—that is the suppetne test of ail ?-cat s?ls. That is. tb al 'Vi'ct?ory of ?th- that ovarcomcth the "wtvrld.—Elwood Worcester'. I SHIPS THAT PASS. As ships meet at sea, a moment together, whea words of greeting must be spoken, and then atmy into the deep, so men meet iu this world; and I thimc wo should cross no man's path without 'hailing him, and ii. he needs, giving him supplies.—Henry Ward JUDGING A MAN. There is nothing- that needs so mu-ea- patience as just judgment of a man, or even cf one act of a-man. We ought to know his education, the circumstances of his life, the friends lie Imi made orlost, his tempera- ment, his daily work, te mötive which filled the act, the health he had at the t i, n the books' he was reading, the temp- tations of his youth. It is only love which 'makes us take pains with a man. Just. judgment must then be slow, and one mark of unjust judgment is its haste.—S'topford Brootce. l DEEPLY ENGRAVED. I would have honesty and sincerity so in- corporated with the constitution that a man must be forced to find it out whether he would or no A Hláll. of integrity, sincerity-}- and good-nature can never be concealed, for his character is wrought into his countenance.—Marcus Aurelius. < I GREATEST A-ND BEST. The greatest pleasure oi lit-e-is love; The greatest treasure, contentment; The greatest possession," health, The greak8vase, e lee pi And the 4e medicine a true frieu? l TO BEGIN.LIFE. We should all -be in life with a determina- tion to do well whatever we take in hand,. gnd if that determination is adhered to with the ?luck for which Englishmen are' re- nowned, success, according to the nature and quality of our brain power, is, I think, a. certintYi-Lo"d Wolseley. I POVERTY. .It is not poverty so much as pretence that harasses a ruined man—the struggle between •proud mind and an empty purso; the keep-. in:g up a hollow show that must soon come to ° an end. Have the courage to. appear poor, and you disarm poverty of its sharpest sting.—Washington Irtiug. ENGLAND'S BUSINESS. I Every politician who inflames differences of opinion and sunders the various classes i3 a danger to our country. England's business is to draw all her children together and with one impulse to work for the good of f humanity. She can only hold her great* but hazardous plaoe in the world by unity. She I j must be of one hesfrt and one soul.—The Late Earl Greÿ. I [ ■ A MAN OF CONSEQUENCE. I A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can im- plicitly tely on him. I have frequently seen in life such a person preferred to »* long list of applicants for some important charge'; he has been lifted at once into station and fortune merely because he has this reputii- tion, that when he says he knows a thil1, he knows it; and when he says he will do a thing, he will do it.Lord Lytton.

PIRATES WHO HAVE PAID PRICE FOB I CRIMES. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes th< following announcement-. "Although it is not intended to, ad opt the practice of giving proof of official utterances of his Majesty's Ministers, it has been thought desirable-to give the names of the commanding officers of 150 German .submarines which ha ve been disposed of, in order to substantiate tp the world the statement made by the Prime Minis- ter in the. House of Commons on August 7, and denied in the German papers, that wat least 1.0 of these ocean pests had been destroyed. The statement includes no officers commanding the Austrian submarines, of which a number have been destroyed, and does not exhaust the list of German submarines put out of action. Tho majority of the officers are dead, a pro- portion are prisoner-) of war, and a few are intlTHed in neutral countries where they took refuge.11 I SANK THE LUSITANIA. The following officers and then records are selected-from the full list:— 1 Sehwieger, Kapitanleutnant (dead).—The offi- cer who, whilst in U20, torpedoed the Litei- O was lost -on t?')e tania on May 7, 1915. UO was lo&t -on the Danish coast in November, 1916, but Kapt.-it. hehwieger survived"to bring disaster to another submarine, viz., UE8, whioh was lost with all hands in September, 191?. W a.ge-ifuer, Paul, Kapitanleutnant (dead).— The officer who sank the ts. Belgian Prince on July 31, 1917, and. so barbarously drowned 40 of the crew whom he bad ordered to line up on the submarine's deck. The submarine (lJH) was, sunk with all hands about a fortnight axler thi$outrage. Schneider, Rudolf, Kapitanleutnant (dead).— The officer who torpedoed the ss. Arabic on August 19, 1915. oender, Waldemar, Kapitiinle-Litnan-t.-T-hii officer was not lost when his submarine sank, aud he succeeded in returning in Germany. I THEIR TURN TO COME. Names of officers who have been guilty of- particularly wanton outrages are carefully uoted 3-t.,the Admiralty, .and special efforts are made to end rapidly tfieir careers; and promi- nent amongst thoce officers lvlio have not already expiated their crimes by death .are — (1) Korvettenkapitiin Max Valentiner, respon- sible for the barbarous' sinkings, amongst others, of the Norwegian ss. Magda, the Spanish ss. Pena Castillo, the Italian ss. Aiieona, and the B:r;itiôli sé. Pcrsia. (2) Kapitanleutnant Wilhehu Werner, excels in the sinking of hospital ships. (3) Korvettenkapitan Fieilieer von Forst- ner, when in command of U23, sank the British steamer^ Falaba and Agv-.ila under most brutal circumstances. Others are Karvettenkapitiine Forstmann and Gansser. The list; is not complete. Officers of this rscrt aro not uncommon in the U-boat- service. Of those who have escaped the hand cf Justice several have found nfug? in a shore appoint- ment. The list of 150 i.-i mad? up &3 FIAolvs 11C. nr4 dead, 27 are prisoners, 6 are interne d in neutral countries where they took refuge, and 1 escaped and succeeded in reaching Ger- many.

I I" ■! "■■■—» HOME RULE SCSPENBSD. An Order id Council, published in th-a ^London Gazette," fiirt-her suspoMa^ the operation of the Irsh Home Rale Act to a period "not "being later than the end of the present war."

sirs AEOUI WATER. Nearly, three-fourths of the earth's surface ia water. Americans are the greatest water dtinkers in' the world. The addition of tv little borax will make hard water soft. Seventy per cent, of the body's weight is composed of water. The body manufactures ten. ounces of water daily from the tissues. The body needs the equivalent of three pints of water daily. There could be no. life, human, animal, or vegetable, without water. Water is the body's lubricating oil, and the regulator of the body's temperature. The addition of starch or flour to boiling waiter makes it retain its heat much longer.