1 .. ., . . - ,.-,- = ' - 5- ..- " to Ira T milk or cam.- _llit Iqfnkvll. New York dressr.-tl in shore-going t_ . Jacob Alexander. _'customs insp r. heard a susplcioiis illnsle. , .2000 worth of cameo ltones sew` '.4 o tho cook's clothing _and lockedf m up. Every h `_ gardener and market Irower of ' stables desires to grow cauliflower t matures into attract- Ive' and sul__ lo heads. There are cer- lnlll section 'ddtable among which are locations l Long Island. where cauli- ilower grows to perrei-tion with a mini- llltltll of Bttohtion. In this section, how- ever, there__ re no auch natural advan- lllles. Who; cauliflower attains any delree of sllccess hereabouts' it may be considered certain the outcome was not attained without an effort. Every- one should ,plant cauliflower to ascer- tain just what can be done with the crop under treatnie-nt. lf it fails ,ex- perience will" he gained, and if proves' successful the result will gratifying and profitable. The principal essentials in cauli- fl0W9l‘ gmwlng are a cool season, very' fertile soil, a rapid, unchecked EI‘0Wth and seed of the best possible type. Because the crop will not develop. in warm weather, the planting must be done early. Just as soon as the land- can be prepared properly- 5-rrqng plums should he set. in the planting use only well hardened plants, and in trans. Dllllllllilir lllese lielvery careful not ninth or roughly riandiethem as bruise the tissues. A bruised plant usf uallv amounts to nothing. Set the plants eighteen inches apart in rows three fet apart. Plant them up to their first leaves to prevent a leg- isi' growth. ln planting do not doublo over the root. Cut off one-third of the rots and one-half of the 'top at planting time. As' soon as the plants are set, re- turn over tberowr- and walk about each plant to firm the son. 'riien ue- gin cultivation and continue it as . _ Q _ :UIMG§I'a1 sum nuns .W i.. ‘y ry-Q.; '~ ,_,“__ is . ° \ 4 . . ` l , -of-» . - .. __ f- ;-,f ~°f1if=» . and ~ ;» if ceded _ io d 3 n in -- -_ __ ,- fi ‘ ' ml- i»<_»ay-i>uiire are more Gita inns coming around the cuiiip th tiny other Cuiiailiuii paper, but it iv always the case. The' Guariiiau reall ever_\'\\'liere. anti it has the news that appeals to everybody, especial on Sutiirday when the' Horse Ne' i-onic, the most of thc boys arc aft that and the sportiiig news. Last night (‘or'p. Robert Coit was up to sec the boys. and belle nie ht-' looks well, und by his appear- \ for he' has put on sc-ine flesh. \ meet a great niuny lslanders, in fact. they :irc everywhere uni! nearly _eve ers. This i-amp is thc' first one w struck that there were nn lslantlers l must now bring this note to close. as it is getting near lights out, wishing _vr-ii and The Guardian it 'staff' my best wishes t`oi' ii Mer Xmas and it _llapp_v tinil l’rospe'i'o .s -.1 THE CALL OF TO-DAY. (By Thonias (`\irtis (‘ltirk.) It is easy to ilrt-mn of the lnlgh We shall do in the years to com \Ve shall scan wi-th care the great woi'ld’s nee-d', Anil then. if wc must. we will gladly lt ls_casy to speak of the far-away With zest. anti a swelling heart; 'But oh. when ti call comes to act to- SELECTED. R nd m. 16 ers iid nt ok in ire ks, w Il a ryl V6 ot res et ek as ck HE iic .V5. fig of H0 l Ot c k' ll Oy rd- an a s is ly. WS Qt’ Oil V (F aiicn the life is agreeing with' hiin, ie 'ry camp you go to, you will ilnd lsliinil- H il nil PY UB ly 02 That wrong may he rigiitetli But brother, say. Have yon spoken it helpful wo rd It is easy to téll how our sail' hearts When we think oi’ the great world's And we sigh as we say we would gladly turn From fortune and fame; all joys we would spurn To die for the helpless! But, bro- ther, say. Iiave you aided the needy who sought you today? Toward a fellow man in a tender way ll0W ‘V9 falter' and fail! 0 brot Will You fruitlessly dream. and ~, ‘l€SDlS'e' today? l:.'!'-'°' I 55 Tl 1 ggpiu i - 'we #gps Z; _ the chains of habit. ' lt took one man six IT is hard to break _months to stop saying' “ Gee Whiz." lt is astonishing l1ow'habit will keep a person asking for “the some as usudl” tea long after she has intended to ti'y Red R-:ue Tea. Why let habit prevent you enjoying _this richly flavored Indian-Cfeylon blend? ,.1-'_-`;-._'r~t-, _.5-:‘--'-'°";._»-‘,J'”' `~` ` "‘-_ `r--.- - " , s. , . , ll _ ti, ,--_ -v 'r DRUSE :El Q; . r EAIS 2°‘~“ , *.' Order Q Sealed Package ra,-ai . Wétllunlt our customers for their liberal patronage 5 h. I1' PAYG to buy in BURNS CONCERT will be held on, January 25th and 26th Thursday and Friday in the Peo-ple's Theatre. 3606. MRS. BURRINGTON-HAM. Mrs. E. A. Barrington-Ham, national inimi-l gration secretary, Dominion Council, of the Y. -lil. (‘.. A., arrived in Saint John on the Ocean Limited Monday night. for a stay of a month, prior to leaving for Gaspe Coast, Cape Breton. Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and New -York. She expects to ie- turn to St.',J_ohii' ln March. LAID TO RE$T.- iTlie fuiieral"of the late Gunner John P. Moore. took place yeste-i-day afternoon at 3 o`clock from \\‘rigl_it‘s Mortuary Chambers to the l’eople’s Cemetery. Rev. R. G. Fulton oiliciatcd at thc service at the undertaking rooms, assisted by Rev. Canon Simpson`,_tlie fornier perform- ing the tlnnl ohsequiee at the grave Deceased was hurled in his iiniioim with military honors-, ii large number of _comrades ot' dc-:cased of No. 5 -Sir-.ge l)rai`t, and the liifantry follow- ing behind the hearse, while the 4th ltegimeiii Band i'eiide~i'ed _the Ilcail March. Besides the military turnout a large iiuiiiher of civilians atteiitled the funerull. The pall~hc-iii~ei~s were chosen i`ioin the artillery draft. SUCCESSFUL CONCERT.- ()iie of the beat coiicerts`ever held in (‘liei‘i'y- \’ulley was the one which occurred there recently in aid ol' the Rcd (‘i'os>'- funds. Mr. Jziines Mc- Eticliern ably peri'oi'iiietl tlic- ilutif.~.s of chiiirinaii and good ordi~i', for which (‘li<-‘rry Valley is noteil prevailed: The pi'0grurnni(»_ was as follows: t‘liorus, “Till iliir Boys t‘oiri_c` Hoiiie;" solos hy ltichaimls, Mrs. \Vill Mcrliiclierii. Mabf-l_ Ricliatiisl dia- logues by Misses llelen Piaiiglit, lloroiliy l\-lutcll. Uelllu (‘avanai£l\~ N0' cliiie I’raiight, Stella t‘ai‘e_v, lrciie Young, and .lziiiies Doyle. ltcadings by Edvviii lloylc, lrene Yoiiiii.{_ Alice Doyle, \\.'ill Mulch. lllalogu1>'li_\'. Miss- llelen Mutcli iintl Messrs Uliurles 'l`i'iiiiior, Roy Miitcli, and _Jitnies Doyle. Ei-ellciit lioine-niade candy was sold diiiing the evening by some oi' the young ladies. which inci'easei`i the iiinils hy' ovcr eight dollars. At thc roiirliisioii ot' the pl‘0¥7l'nlllll\P t.wc~iit_v-three baskets and pie were sold by Mr. Williani Mutt-li. l<`ii`t_v-one dollars was the result ol` tlil.~1-t>veii- lng`s work. Q. LAKE VERDE.- The semi-iiniiual examination of Lake Verde School was lic-lil on Fi'iilH.\'. l3€‘C@llll>€l‘ 22l\i-l» a large number oi' ratepayers being present. Thi; pupils were cxaniiiiezl in tho various subjects hy the teach- er. Miss Ma1'agi'e-t. (`outly, ai'-sistetl by Owen Wood, Joseph Rediiioi-.il and Mrs. William Cairns and showed hy their proinpt and correct answers that they had receive-.l careful iiis-trnction from their conipe-tent teacher. The ,school-iooin was artistically decorat- eil i'or tht- occasion and presentetl a noni. appearaiice. At the close of the exaiiiiiiatioiis 11 short prograinnie was roiirlere».'l. The teacher' was then pre- sented with it beaiitlfui gift hy the .pupils for which she lioartll_v‘ thunk- ed tlimn. Prizes wc-re awarded and coiilectioiicry was ills-triliiitcd to the ipupiis and those present. After com- plimentary remarks by the l‘at-£‘.DHYC'l`S expressing their pleas-ure iit the pro- gress being ‘made in the Slfl100l~ U19 exaiiiinatioii was bi'ouiI,lit to a t-lost* by thc singing of llie National An- thein. EARNSCLIFFE NOTES.-Mis: (le- lca Shcrrin, (lrapaud, is spending a few weeks with her gi'antlinutlier, Mrs. (Tatherinc (‘.ari-ier, whose serious illness is noted with great rcizict b_\' her inany i'rieiirls.-- The cltv |>tipci's were in error in stating th.it that monster turkey, weighing 1-25 lbs. was sold to Mr. Jenkins by hir. liay- den, Vernon River. The seller of this fine bird was Mr. Lewis llayilcii, Cherry Valley- The teaclier. Mi. Charles Trainor, is spending his (‘.hristinas holiiloys at his lioiiio in ‘Lot 6.'».-- Ai the closing oi’ our school last Friday, little Miss Mary Morrissey, on behalf of the Etiriisclih`e‘ pupils, presented Mr. Trainor with a -costly silk rniiffler us a (‘hi-istnias gift. The teacliei' in reply, thanked the sr-holai-ei for their thouglitful kind- nc-ss in prcsciitiiig hiin with such an acceptable token oi’ their csiceni and goodwill . lie then distribiitcd amongst them a generous supply of exce'lle~nt caiidy, and sent them home with his bcst` wishes for a happy lio- llday season(-Q. BRUTAL GERMAN DOCTORS. Surg. George A. Reid, late of the tfariiitllan Engineers, one of the Tor- onto soldiers who arrived ln that city recently related it story told to him by it boy who had been taken priso- ner at Ypres and who but for the fiction of one German would have been pierced by a dozen bi1yonets_ He was one of the _humane men, the others are savages. This little story, as told me, will give you an idea of the man- ner in which a Brltlsh»soldlei‘. taken prisoner, is treated. "There was a boy in our regiment who was taken prisoner at Ypres and had a bullet in his leg. The doc- tor ln the hospital took out the bul let and about six inches of bone., so that one leg ls so short that he is no good for further service, The boy told me of a case of a British sol- dier who had a bullet in his arm. Wihen he was put under chloroform in the German hospital. the doctors instead of taking out the bullet took off the arm and then took oil the other Arm, leaving him' absolutely helpless ° ' - nltlons to drlvl the-m out. They are d th well suppiled with food and have even \ the Charles Dalton Slilver Black Fox Co., Ltd., called for yeste'rday-._after- room. A very jol-ly time was spent in games, singing. etc. altar the tea had play entitled,.“The Soup and the vory" was given by the nursesof the P. E. is-land Hospital. lt. was very cu ably prese`i'i`ted and caused-much attendance oi’ parents and friends the children. Candy, oranges,- and nuts were scrambled for by the chi-i- dren and they had a thoroughly en- joyable time. sci-io`oi_ woRi<.- 'rite following v is the result of the- (‘hristmas exam- inations oi’ Vernon School: Grade Vlil.- l, Ailceii Mcllonald; 2, \ ii liani hiaoleod; 3, Mary McGillivzii'y and Marjory En‘maii.- Grade -V-ll.f-. Itussell Fraser; 2, Charles ~Mui:pli_\'1 ii, Eleanor Henry. Grade Vl.-- l. l\iargarot Murphy; 2, Enid' Sullivan; ii, Eineliiie Friiser and Prudence llrukc-. Gradg \'.~ l. Gerald Murphy; 2, Ivan itll-Donald; il, ltita"McKen'iia. 1. Grace .leiikins and 'Ellen Herring; 2, l\lai'gai'ct Mclloiiiildi; ll, Agatha. i~leiir_\'. Giriitlp lll.-- l. lvlaignret Mc- Kenna and Earl l~‘ifiiser; 2. ltolicrt llriikc; 3, Leo Mclienna. Grade lil.- 1, .\’c\viiinii Frost'-r; 2. Stella _De- Lorey; il, Joseph l~‘rirscr. Grndo -l.- 1, _ltrthur Sullivan; 2, liownrd Mc- Donald; il, Ediia l<‘riiser and Byron llenry, ‘ ' ’ - ___.__..____-1;- A CONSCIENCELESS DEBTOR. A Seattle niaii tells of a soo. (ia town, and who had loaned money n. neighbour. The latter, nt`te~r. the lo was a year or so old, made no efio to pay it. - . The ('apt,aiii began to look up of it delit. collector wllo was notedf sticking to ii dellnqiient until son result was obtained. The t‘apta circuiiistaiices, and said: _ “lf you will collect that debt. l give you halt of it." ` Tile Captain sailed away on an that bill?" he asked. "Well," said the nitiii, “l aiii't c lected tho whole of it; but -1 did c lect. my half, and ho ain’t paid me cent since. l keep after him, but it the bill; he don’t have no conscien about it." i=ossiaii.i~riEs or si,`;_iNc.. _ Slang and its iiossibllities we vividly expmsseil in the coiiversatlo of two youths in a Buck Bay hom Traveler. The two boys golf into .iiisciissioii and when all legitimate a r.".'.:i~riit< had been exhausted, the fo l<»\','i=ig repartee was heard: ,_ “.*iiio\'.' again. l dicln't. catch tl drill ` \'.'l‘filii." ` iii’ out." yer brain is dead." pin!" "Sneeze, lit-tle one, your bean dusty." A SELFISH MOTIVE. ",~\:iii you encourage your wife to take an active interest in politics?" _“Yes” answered Mr. Duhwaite. lll toll you how it started. Once upon a time Mrs.__ Dubwalte tackled a steam roller, in-a conversation. The expcrieiice had just it chzistening ef- fect on her that for months after- “'Hl`