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._ .4 . -. ,. l ‘l The Surprise in the Freight Car. “The freight's coming!" called ('lifâ€"J little son, to: ford, the station agent's his fniend Mollie. "Don't you see the awoke and hear the rails singing? She's at the curve, now, and will be! SW“ and “'at‘hed here soon." A few moments later the freight train came roaring round the curve. It slowed down with a great puffing and grinding and was soon switched to an empty place in the yards. That train had been a long tim on the way, for almost a month had- passed since It had been loaded with sweet-smell- ing pine boards up in the forest coun- try. The river had risen and swept away two railway bridges, and so the train was very latc. “Please don’t take out all the boards," Clifford begged when a man came to unload. "Father has bought enough of the lumber to fix up a play A I said. "Come over to tho car Wth me and we’ll, see whether any Little Peo- ple are there." Mollie turned without a word and lfollowed him back to the siding. She him while he jclimbed into the car. I‘ I “Be careful," she called, “or youll lfrighten them away." In a moment the boy came scrambl- ing down. He looked a little bemldâ€" cred. "You saw them!" triumph. ‘ t “I saw something queer," (bf’ford answered blinking. “A little thatch- ed house and some small creatures in red that moved so fast that I could not get a good look at them.” “I knew I was right," said Mollie. Thcy decided to go and get some cookies. _ “Whatever they are," Clifford said wisely, “they’ll be glad to have some- Mollic said in ground for Mollie and me. We are thing to eat" gem-g to have a seesaw, a sliding They ran Off and came back a little “and and a 11tth house" Conld “'9‘ later with a supply of fresh cookies. come down in the morning and in out our boards ?" he asked. The man nodded. and the children ran of, satisfied, to their homes. “I'll be down right after breakfast,” Clifford called. But it; was Mollie that was first at the tracks the next morning. The little girl, who was lame, lived with her mother in a small cottage a little way below the station. She had never bade real playmate until Clifford's family moved in to the neighborhood from a nearby And she had scarcely ever owned a plaything. either. No wonder she came running ke down to the siding just after sunrisc‘ uch eagerness into,I and peered with the ’car. But she only peeped in; ran face. Turning the corner of the sta- tion swiftly, she ran into Clifford. “What's the matter, Mollie?” asked. M-ollie's eyes were big. “The Little People came into our freight car last night, Clifford," Mollie said. “I heard them rustling round in there and I saw their red jackets." .Clifford laughed. “You have been reading your fairy book again," he ' then she: away With a startled look on her' Creeping cautiously up to the car, they laid their offerings just lllSlde the door and then hacked off. “They're bound to be hungry after that long trip." said Mollie. I After a minute or two there was a [slight rustle inside the car. Then a ' little object flashed into sight. It gave {one peck at the cookies in the door and uttered a quick call. Another little creature came. hurrying up. The two watchers backed off still I farther, laughing as they went. “There are your Little People," ; Clifford said. . “Red vests. not red jackets!" Mollie instead of a house," chucklcd Clifford. :"Those robins must have built and nested in the car while it was stalled up north. Listen! Don't you hear the little robins crying back in there?" Mollie nodded. “Well.” she said, : “one thing llS certainâ€"~0ur playhouse land the other fun .those little robins can fly." “Of course," Clifford agreed. “And what’s more, we will mount guard over their private car until they are he quite ready to leave it.” l "LONDth POLICE SET , UP FORUM IN PARK ANY ONE MAY TALK FOR 5 OR AGAINST. Radicals and Representatives of All Religious Sects Ad- dress Interested Crowds. If you are in London, and burning with a great idea that needs expres~ Bion, the best and easiest. thing to do is to go down to Hyde Park, mount a soapbox there and make a speech about. it. Realizing the basic human need for self-expression, the London police have set aside a corner of the park as an open forum. and any one who wants to talk. either for or against the accepted scheme of things. I‘:UI do their talking there. There nrc representatives of all re- ligious sects. There are vegetarians, phohiblrtonists, anti - prohibitionlsts, Marxian Socialists (lllfl birth control enthusiasts. comes to listen and be amused. In factfin fashionable London it is quite the smart thing to promenade in Hyde Park just before tou tune of :i Sundny : and “listen to the radicals," One afternoon the ruin dampened; the order of the crowd, but when the weathor cleared at sunset 600 or 700 people were still listening to the speakers They Howl in the growing it; dusk, u litle, dark mam near the park .. >. ul 0 I ' gate, 2i glowlug sunset sky above them and the dark shadow of the bare trees beyond. There were ttvc spcukui's and each had his own little authoring. most part the groups wore silent, only I l the shrill voice of the spenker being ll heard. I 7‘»; but one mm; lliltl gathered about llllll :1 denser crowd. that shoved land jostlcd. luugizcd und mocked the rlng* He was '4‘ He stood In the centre, pressed close about him little man. with bushy Wllblx't‘l‘ri. keen. nervous eyes, and dress-ca i:1 neat It twecds. He was against things as they are. The tubinct was not much good. Parliament was worse. The was the intelligent use of the ballot. W'hy were. pn pic making all this ma over Wow. ':i-~',' ligh'iizg for All London cheerfully: Fe 1' th e . LIIIEIYET i .- tlze herccs of [be “an”? “'ere' ' they heroes? ‘ the country in the War? Or were they fighting for themselves? Did the ladies and gentlemen think that he was a hero? (Loud cheers and cries of “Yes!”) What did they fight for, any- way? (Shouts of “Two and fourpeuce a day!“ “Plum and apple jaml") Government Protects Its Opponent. The crowd had been leeringly toler- 1out at first, but it began to feel that , the bewhiskered little man was saying things he should not. A young Cock~ Iney shoved forward and offered to fight the speaker. The. crowd waited, tense. It seemed that eveutualities were about to occur. One of the two majestic hobbies, or policemen, on duty, clbowed his way into the ring, nnd the Cockney melted away. Under the safe protection of that government of which he did not think so very much the little mun contlnuIi-d his speech. A group of several hundred persons stood silently about :1. pretty and :trâ€" dent young woman who was pleading for the Roman (‘utliolic (‘hnrcb. She ’wus explaining the story of St. Peter, and her voice rose high and higher in the still evening air. Near by :1 gray-haired man spoke ‘couviuclngly of the menace of the pig to public health. 0119 docs not quite lllltlt‘l‘:t:lll(l why. An interested crowd clicert'ully challenged his every state- ment. "Sure, lci lllclI! ltllli," szlld Illc by. There's scinc .‘o worse. llut wu ch [hr-In my almost numbing thcy want to. It don't do any harm. and Yllrfy sort of let off steam (but way. good time and nobody p.:_vs minil :It- tcntiou cxccpv when Ihcrn's :I grad laugh." 9 .7.._-.._.... o An Ingenious Invention. \l"‘[h zit! Iligt‘ll‘lt'lf tuning Ilrvicc rung-ed in llir- {mm of :1 \lllilll lwxxli. ,nlid thing :I \\.‘V.L.‘l:;; .s'i-C. (.s u must ‘ for the antenna wire. :1 lii‘ltbl‘. wlllL'cl' has cher'ml ‘ iI-n-r»«.-i\i‘.I; :2: of extreme simplicity :.nd Ibi'ity. lwvl. m ' By opening 131) [.hulir‘?>l,',l- greater or (burr-.2. :i:‘.:l loss \'.I If» in: the :zntcum I»...::!':i. Irwcpt‘iru. 1“ :Id- ij'lnltjll m “av.- lk‘lllsllll‘ betwaen 2:00 and \\ it; this (WV-Iii)“ ‘30“ inc::‘-‘~. 3::va rob-phone. ‘ t-fvci From sf:;~ . .. 4 l cried. “I never once thought about. birds." “And a nest of mud and straw must wait until. zir- ‘ y l Improved Pocketknife Has Novel Features. knife mode. in various is A no w l‘types, from the long. heavy bunting lknife to the tiny \x';.tcli»cli';in knifc. It. may be best described as P. dcvicc wherein the blade, when in list», held rigidly in position, and when not in use. Ir: completely l‘Ollt'f‘IllC’l. \"hcn closed, Illc knife is dus'proof, and can be made waterproof if desired. An ,important improvement, from the angles of utility and manufacture, .s the. elimination of the steel i5 back- spring, which constitutes a large part of the cost of the ordinary pocket- knifc. Also, blades are interchange- able. By the simple method of un- screwing the pin holding the blade, an- other blade can be quickly substituted. Thus a hunter can, in a moment, subâ€" stitute a skinning blade for the ordin- ary blade in his knife. o ..k 9 _._~_. IALWIN CHEEKS INDICATE ANAEMIA I file“ This Year in Three Dif-l New Health Can be Obtained by Enriching the Blood. When a girl in her 'toens becomes pecvlsb. listless and dull, when noth- lL’t,’ Seems to interest her and (lainties do not tempt her appetite, you may be certain that she needs more good ,blood than her system is provided with. Before long her pallid checks, frequent headaches, breatlilessficss land heart palpitzition will confirm- that she is anaemic. Many mothers, as the result of thcir own girlhood experi- ence, can promptly detect the early signs of anaemia and the wise mother does not wait for the trouble to do velop further, but at once gives her daughter a course with Dr. \Villiams' I’iuk Pills, which renews the blood supply and banishcs anaemia before it has obtained a hold on the system. Among the many who have benefited by the use of these pills is Miss Dora Kerr. ILR. No. 4, “'iarton, Ont, who says: “For along time I had been feeling: tired and worn out. I was troubled with headache and backache, and would wake up in the morning fei‘llni: tirctl and depressed. I had to Walk :1 considerable distance going to and from school and would feel so tired that it seemed I could not go an other step. About this time a lady doctor come to the school, to examine the children. and she told me I badly needed a tonic to build me up. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills had been used in our home before this and I began to Itake them. I can only say that they have greatly helped me. I no longer suffer from the headaches and back- aches and I now wake up in the morn- ing feeling rested and refreshed. If ever in need of a tonic again I shall lose no time in taking IIr. \l'illlnms' Pink Pills." You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail post paid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, from The Dr. W'llliams' Medi- cine Co, Brockville, Ont. Elephants Circa Roam British Isles. ‘ The bones of a pro-Instorlc animal were found in the heart of London by workmen excavating or. the site for a new bank building in Regent Street. SW. The bones, which are believed to be thus-(.- of an elephant or Ill‘dlll- moth dating back thousands of years beforc history began, were found in the virgin soil. which is alluvial gravel, at a depth of about forty-five feet. The. bones have been taken to the Geological Museum, where they will be examined. Autlmrllics there said Itbut among the bones was one that Ilookcd likc part of an clcplmnt's ltooth, indicating that the bones are those of one 01’ the great herbivorous mammals which at one time inlmbitcd tln- Eritish Isles. it l _ ..:. -.._.~,_ ‘ in a Class by Himself. I j ;\n ll‘l>ll drill sergeant! was instruct ang sonic recruits in the niystci'lcs of bub l marching movemcnts. and found greuti pvmmts R“d pomoidifllculiy in cctting n countryman of] ibis to bolt when the comlninund was giwn. l Afttr explaining; and illustrntiug EMT}. "m, has =1,scmml tines. ht ..,ipio.ulied tm 1e ;vruit. stunt him up silently for :1 few liiiiuu'c-s Lll‘tl then demanded his name. “Casey. sir," was: the reply. "\Vcll, ('uscy. tllli pinto?" “Yin‘. stir." "\\'li:.[ did y»- 'l:jm to stop?“ ‘\\'l'.ou." 'I‘hv I:'~li'l’ci_‘~' put l'§~ .\l"r‘l’ III”: ll‘i‘l i I yw ivcr drive a -' at”.er gum v, 'Illct'l and inr notion. dozen :i' the top .‘t‘l‘l'lfilll‘ 'IaI;~ if :I\|.;._‘.' :i‘. lillF'u‘ .1 .""x"<.lr '1" ulw’i It, n" l - ; ‘s "Swami. li"' \VllJLI I'- .. I -'> SUer 31. l .x'sb _\. ulu" lit: )x'v IuLIfI who-i far a! I "\l'i.) not. Eddie. lt :I;i'~.ct~ Ill“ feel so .llmlp'Sn 1 ll;.‘. 3v 11> .‘I up as (lic I’va'nce 'c:' It] ‘ i" 1791. m... Tea (Crimson actly the same ‘package. Thaisth IINIIIISIRIES FAlR Is; GROWING BIG INCREASE IN BRITISH l .__.._ erent Sections, at London, Birmingham and Glasgow. dustries Fair is to be decidedly larger and more comprehensch this year than ever before. says a. London dcs- patch. It will he held in three sec tions, at. London and Birmingham from February 2 to March 4, and at Glasgow from February 28 to March 11. Last year the Londcu section of the fair was held in the Crystal I'ulnce, but becausc of the increase in the number of exhibits it will be hcld in the White (‘ity this year. The idea (:I having the Glasgow section open 11 week later is to give buyers and visie tors an opportunity to visit all three sections of the fair without being rushed. ‘ As in the post only Ilrltish manufac- turers will he allowed to Exhibit, and only their own wares. No duplica- tions will be permitted. Attendance will be by invitation only. which In New York may be olttaued from the British (‘onsul-Gcnerul, 44 Whitehall Street. l Exhibits Have Wide Range. The lint-s to be exhibited in London are books, cutlery, silver, jewellry,l watchcs, clocks. baberdushery. glass ware, china, earthenware, stoneware, paper, stationery, stutioners' sun- dries, printing, medical and surgical instruments, leather for the fancy goods, bookbindlng and upholstery! trades, brushes, brooms, toys, sporting. goods, scientific and optical instru- ments, photographic supplies, drugs, cook stoves and utensils, general hard- “'ZLI‘C, tools of all descriptions, metal furniture, saddlery and harness, fire- arms, fishing rods and tackle, 1113‘. paints, architectural metal works,l steel and bean rope, Cordage and‘ string. ‘ l At Glasgow textiles of all dcscrip- tions, ready made clothing. including! ;; hosiery, hats, caps, boots, shoes andi gloves; carpet and upholstery masi terials, foodstuffs, prepared and pre- served: beverages. chemicals and dyes. >â€"- H â€"0.Q ~ A Child’s nemai Chair. The import-once of caring for the'l teeth of children has bcen so stronglyl realized during lllc, past. few years that many devices have been brought out to facilitate the work. The latest of these is :1 special dental chair, as, cmnplctc in appointments as is the, a reduced scule. Besides the regularl an auxiliary rest for the comfort cl" the smallest patient. Height ndjunt- lll'lt-llf is ucconiplishml by means of a pedal acting upon 1; Incl-banism in tllO l l l thljllstztlxl“. l l Iwaltslnl lizlSc. 'l‘llv‘ ll“.l.'ll".\l nlw i .3.” - . .. The total enlistnicnts into the {ml-i adiun I‘prcdltionzn'y Force durirg‘ tl1e‘ war was whom 4l>4llli§3 prccct-dcd overseas. .,: 1/1/17/1-r 7, < L_/.’:”/’{r we. sruz l ‘ ' was 50 ER you pay 50 for half-pound package of Red Ros icycle engine, a New York former has lchlno EXHIBITS. ) l Indications are that the British 111â€"! l musical instruments. furniture and bzhsketwarc. 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