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~~ Begorra, ut doesn't take mabch
nagein’. t’ start a. ruckus in, th’
Kelley, family; ‘an’ ye. moight jist
as well be wan of th’ belligerents
asa pacemaker, ”” said Pat O'Hoo-

section house. the other mornin’
with. his clothing torn and his

_ boys!”? laughed Donovan. You
’ Jook like you had been up against
‘a buzz-saw, Pat.” :

“Worse than that!” answered
Pat. * “Mrs. Kelley hearly seratch-
ed me oyes out; an’ I had t’ choke
Tim black an’ blue’ before lie’d
quit kickin’ mé shins. Augh!
Tis good enough fer th’ loikes of
me—should have. known better.
The next toime they ‘start their
spring-droive i let "em go to ut
in wileome.”

“Is Tim drinking again? yr ‘ask-.

ed. Donovan..

This is Pat 7

~ “Not -now—he's past that!’
returned Pat. .*'But he was—an’
a foine riot he started, Istipped)|.
out of me dure about half an
hour ago an?’ "twas no trouble t’

tell there was somethin’ doin’ in|.”

th’. Kelley shack. Th’ missus
was scramein’; th’ four kids: was
vellin’ their heads .off; an’ Tim
was swéarin’ so loud ye could
hear him.a, moile.. Purty soon,
smash! oes th’ glass ia th’ dure
an’ out: comes’ a miscellaneous
shower of dishes, norridge pots,
-Kettles an’ elothin’. Th’ nixt
momint th’ missus runs ‘out hug-
gin’ somethin’ up élose in her
arms;-an’ she’s followed. hot-fut
by Tim; He’s as woildasa baste,
He grabs her: round th’ neck,
jerks savagely at th’ bundle, an’
in two Bhakes they’re pullin’ an’
haulin’ loike‘a couple of dogs wid
a leg of-mate..’” 1 couldn’t stand
. thera idle ‘an’: look on,"s0, - Toike ‘a
fool, over I goes, ; ;
alt “Pwhat's: WEODR here? ‘ben|
i. runnin. up... we

ete Sy

Kelley, holdiii? ‘Up. iad is
-_ an’ shakin’: “ute woildly.i..“Pake. a|
good “ldok. at, ;u nT ie Wreteh’
‘has ‘tored me: ‘spring: gown: “sli
2 thers.aften Hd spurked.an’ iBieaumie |

ed an’ ‘ekimped: Wieave-buyin’ a

‘new wan.

, dacint. society drunken: sot!
ssi WTS ie ‘2 Shut ver ingutl ‘OF: a4 at ais

ley ruefully, appearing in “the!

- face serdtched and bleeding. ~*~
' “Havea peep at the‘old man,:

j;now in. France.
‘ladies who make. any: pretinsions

“-He-ain’t fit #: live iol.

ver ¢ tathe down yer: troat! avait

Tim, drawin’ back his hand

- *t Aisy” now!’ sez 1, steppin’

betune em. -

here?’ _
“** He is, of course!’ s

stand! Fwhat shall Ido now for.
‘clothes?’ “ An’ she begins 't’, ery...
I spint all. the chatige Thad. ‘fix-|.
in’ up this gown; an’ -ut was as
purty-as ut could be."

“Gown? Yer fut!’ sez Tim.
turnin’ up. his nose,  Ye’re plam
crazy! : Pat, didn’ t she take th’|
only pait of - “pajamas. I had--an’
new wanhs, too—an’ ‘trim: 7em UD
wid dyed egg shells and baby|:
ribbon until. they looked loike a
cross betune an, Easter basket an’
a prize pig fer decorations! She
did; an’ faith she was goin t’

| wear “em on th’ strate.’ -

** ‘T was!’ sez Mrs. -Kelley de-
flantly. : ‘An’ Iwill, if have t’
pace ’em togither in a dozen
places. I guess I know. fwhat|-
I’m doin’. Ut’s th’ mode roight

t” bein’ chic ave appearin” in pa-
jamas. Ut’s th’ corrict stoyle.
An’ colored « egr shells: fer decora-|-

‘|tions on hats an’ ‘gowns is th’

very latest. . “Have yé-not heard}
of ut, Pat?’ sez “she,” 7

-** *Ves,’ sez I, ‘I belave I have;
leastwise; that’s fwhat I see in
th’ papers.’ -

** “Phat’s. jist fwhat I told y ye,
ye" “old fool!’ sez Mrs, Kelley,
glarin’ murther at Tim, -_

** “Bad cess t’ both of ye an’
‘yer. French notions!’ roars ‘Tim.
‘Tm. thinkin’ ye are. both a pair
of liars! “If ye say much t’'me,
Mr. Pat 0’ Hooley, I’ il. land on yer}
jaw; as fer that woman of. -moine,
T’ll harsewhip ber if she iver tries
v do fwhat.she says she will, '

drunken soak!’ yells th’’ missus,

“Won't IP snaps Tin; an’
before I can stop him, they’ re at
Jat. agin. ‘Ayehl, Ye should have
seen th’ pajamas goin’ itt’ slits. |
*- “Well, I conldn’t do anythin’

else but grab Tim an’ hold him |.

off. by main ‘strength. Th? mis-
sus wag seein’ rid, an’ she biteh-

all: which she hurted ‘thé -most— |,
an’ she’ 8 some scrapper. Tim’ is
bitin’ an’. kickin’, an’ I had: t’:
+ | handle him purty rough before] ‘
»|he’s” quigted’ Ut was no: snap}
fer me... Begorra, I’m thinkin’

that: while ‘th’ old-woman was|
‘poundin?: me.on: th’ head th’ kids} -
.was delaborin’ nie legs wid sticks.;| ;
So: ‘thatts’ ‘fwhat I. “got fer. buttin’ |
Ma Pep od!

* “Tt-gervés” “you ' ‘right! ‘said
Donovan:.:: “You soft-heartedly
took ‘the: wotfian’s part, You

h never,:Baw: in the’ ‘papers: that

French’ ‘women are. weariig paja-
‘mas on. thestreet. .' What-did 3 you!

want to Ha:for tis. ts
ras | did:not. Jie! said Pat idignsntly.

ylo.in ‘Paris.’.: Of course; iP came

bi ade ofall tks can BE ;-but eS

“Who is t’ ‘blame I:

‘gz ‘she, ~
‘Didn’t I say 80 before? But_ye
_jean. niyer make aman under-

All the foine]-

“Vell not ‘harsewhip: me, ye}

ed int’ both of 8; not carin’ at.

- about 4,000° feet of film ot wie

| tees sereene, He has b teeth hit
8 scrdena, He his been a on
4.47 tell: ye, they’ ra: mtroducin’ ‘thats: oi

t’ learn th’ mode. They catch on purty
quick. °

was “ adapt a dog-collar fer a neck-

until ivary pup in: this: country would be
‘|Short ‘his licerie tag.” _

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3 lead a wy

[Here aad There

Under the joint- Canadian-British

vernment scheme, 3,000 families
-are being brought: to ‘Alberta this
year and the. first party of families
‘will arrive in April. ‘They will first
‘be guaranteed: employment and: later
. take, up’ ‘their own land...

‘‘Hlenry 5. Suckling; ‘ Treasurer ‘ot
the Canadian ‘Pacific Railway sine
1908, died’ recently at Atlantic City
after ° an. illness of several months.’

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-and ‘had Deen associated with rail- .
, ways ‘in a treasury .capacit since
his early manhood. . P *\

“J. GC. Mitchell, of Dehinds, Sask; 7
known as the “world's. champion,
wheat grower” returned home re-

_ British: Isles. “Go West, young man,
£0 Weat,” is his advice to ail who
wish to try their fortunes in- the
Dominion. , ..

__ Speaking at Toronto, Hon. Charles
McCrea, Minister of Mines for On-
tario, said that the estimated output
of -the: mines of. the province this’
year will be around $75, 000,000. In

production of the United States, ;

A. new Silver Trophy ‘donated by
the English Football Association te
the Dominion of Canada Footbal!
Association for annual competition

Canada and will be on exhibition at
’Canadian Pacific stations at Mont;
real, Toronto, Winnipeg and right
across the West, .

-elimb Mount Logan (19,359 feet). in
the Yukon, ‘the loftiest peak’ in
Canada, ig to’ leave Vancouver in
‘April, “It will be: ‘headed by A, H.

| McCarthy arid Col: W.'E. Foster, of

Vancouver, and six other. gentle-.
men, including a representative of
the English Alpine ‘Club, will « com-
‘plete the. party, ;

Agricultural products in " the
Provinee' of Manitoba during the.
year, 1924 reached a total estimated -

figures- ‘issued: ‘by: the - Provincial
. Department of Agriculture. ‘This
amount is nearly double that of the
previous year and is accounted for
largely .by. the’ big upturn , ‘in the
prica of wheat. 7

The shield which wag + taken from
the gates ‘of Old Quebec when the
‘city was captured by General Wolfe,
and now in the possession of the.
town of Hastings, : will be returned
to: “the. Ancient "Capital. The Hast-
ings Council. have decided to return
the shield ‘which was presented ‘to
them by General Wolfe Murray, a
descendant of the ‘famous soldier.

’ Migs" Ethel ‘Loginska, émpera-
mental pianist, gave: another: taste
of her quality: when she lectured a
socially prominent ‘audienée’ for
‘coughing. in the. middle a a-concert
at Englewood, NJ. “IE you, ‘can’t
‘contro! yourselves, please don't, stay
“here,” ‘she remarked. Atbout fif-
teen disgruntled members of the au+
dience. left the hall. ‘indignantly. .

rye .Tratl.. Riders . of the Canadian |
Rockies have developed ‘the idea of
using ‘anow shoés for ‘horses aver
‘the | aaa “snow tracks: of that re.

trea a i prmaile to: ‘Rould
“loads, . Trail’. Orders. are holding .
their ‘second: great. Pow-Wow early
in: August next... ayes

"Devising 4 ‘new kind ‘of imotio any:
‘picture -' mainerh awith! a>. built-

~ motor that. is -aliost: noiseless. ‘in|.
operation, Burton S. Moore, | ro zie
‘tor of “the -Ni¢tau:.Camipa.-in-
‘Brunawick, hea Byeceeded in taking

in action which:will be‘shown iin due
vtCanadian.: and... nited

“ularly: ‘Buccésaful’ in ‘depicting levers}

station, ii. oie fs »Phenomenon {

wy berieldast own a8 drununing.”

iy

Keiley” didn't ‘quite © uiiderstand—an’
couldn't | afford it. if she had. 5 They’ re

. eel? wid! “eoloréd’ ‘ege thells, too—|
- || she was not far.wrong. Trusta woman |

“It wan: of thim Frinch Happera}

lace, ut’ ‘wouldn’t ‘be: ‘twinty-four hours

He .was born at Gibraltar in -186t -

cently from a lecture tour of the |:

regard to gold he stated that by 1928 ;
Ontario was expected totop the total |.

aniong Canadian elubs has arrived in’

. An. expedition. which. will it try. to

‘value of $164,312,857, according to.}°—

: Alaska. '

2 +h”

© aa Gunvaba teenatn, ‘FRIDAY, ‘APRIL'®, 1925

‘Hereand There.
* A stotal of 1,003,672" barrels “of -
applés ‘iave bedn shipped to the Eng-
lich market feoni Halifax since the
beginning of the shipping season. up \
to February ‘24. London took 854,715.

barrels and Liyerpool and ‘Manches-
ter came secopd and third with 267,-

| 823 and 172,685 barrels Téspectively.

:. Bighty-four ‘thousand automobiles

| are now being. operated by citizens

of the Province of Quebec equivalent
each, a total expenditure-for, main-
tenance alone. of $25,000,000 every:
year, according to figures supplied

Association.

Around’ 16,000. horses wera: ship-
ped from western Canada to eastern
Canada in 1924, most of them com-«

ince is maintaining its lead as the,
. greatest horse-breeding centre of the"
Dominion, with a total of 1,170,746
head, an increase of bia 44 per cent
over 1923.

The steamship
guerite” successfully . passed her
‘trials on _ Clydebank when she

developed an average .. speed of
- $2.56 knots and a best run of 23,2
knots, per hour. Together with the .
“Princess Kathleen” she will be -
used on the
Victoria route this coming season.

Monsignor Heylen, Bishop of Na-
mor, Belgium, and permanent presi-
dent of the Eucharistic Congresa;'’

‘on the “Montrose.” His Lordship ~
‘was on his way to Chicago where
he will make’ preparations for the
Congress, to be held there in June,
1926, -

Ivan Shvegel, Canadian Pacific
Railway representative. in Jugo-—
slavia, interviewed here recently,
Stated that his countrymen were 88
per cent. agriculturists and that he
felt “certain that in the mutual in-:
‘terests of both countries the future
‘will, in the field of immigration, ‘lead
to closer and closer. relations be-
tween .Canada and ‘the Kingdom of |
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.”

A romance of the peerage ‘and
the steerage was personified by F. E.
Bailey, grandson of the late Lord
Glanusk, who arrived at: St. John,.
N.B., last week among the ° third-
class passengers on the “Montrose”.
Bailey, who is just 17 years of age, |
. was 80 struck with Canada that he
ran away from Bray Court College.
at Maidenhead and after a number
-of :adventures: realized hig ambition
by sailing on tlie “Montrose.” mo

. “the largest batch ‘of Clydesdale

‘barked -récently.on the. “Marloch;”
.It consisted, of 14° stallions and 3 :
fillies, and there were also ten: Per=
_cherons from Aritwerp-on the “Mar-
burn,” while ten more Percherona
and Belgians will be' ‘shipped ‘at a
later: date. The. horses ‘were pum.
chased by Mr, W. J. McCallum, . of

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. Brampton, Ontario, and -. _ Brahdon,... t night, trains es.
Manitoba, - Lo, |. _ po
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George E. “Buchanan, ‘ot Detroit, - ic dvi y , 1)
) believes in romance. : He eves fan ew 0 ¢ |
| in it .s0.much that Jast -year he South Hazelton, BCi 7

took 48 Detroit boys for a trip - to
‘This’ year he'th g going to |
“take ‘a -good' many: moré ‘and: he, will:
‘include, Canadian youngsters, | He.

this. 0 ect ‘is. “te find - ~ some: boys: :

North’ next" July, . Buchanan,

|" who “was “born - neat’ " Chathuss in.
/ Oatatio,. - hag: developed, this imique. |,
ook :

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aving weet
‘Alaska.

to an average upkeep of $300 per year. |. 3.

by the Montreal Automobile Trade

ing from Saskatchewan: This prov- .

“Princess ‘Mar- ||

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arrived at St, John, N.B., last week ’:

horses that has ever sailed from the |
“Clyde, ‘valued ‘at £10,000, “was| em.

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been: vibiting: in. . Toronto’ and A tnd Sins Roomia tn ‘éonnection:

Lmnemecmaes trimers
‘willing to-take. a holiday. in the Far -|. . ‘

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