Show t M W T n ay fig 5 IT A 14 ri a bridge over river in Mont montjole jole IIA TEVElt material advantages W may accrue by baand and ly by to belgium from the restitution of her old possessions in tho eifel there can be no dispute that the most picturesque in all those border regions of tile the former duchies of limburg cullors Jull Jul lors erH and herg borg ling lina passed at once into her hands in tile the ancient and little known because 8 secluded human habitation on tile the bittler which bears tho the picturesque name naine of montjole Mont jole writes demetrius 0 boulger lit in the london graphic in tile the days of the franks before milestones came into vogue it was the practice to wark the stages binges along tho the main routes by erecting a atla of stones and sometimes it happened that the spot selected wua on a field of battle these heaps or piles were termed montjole Mont jole from the latin words mons ions bovio and when the name montjole Mont jole was incorporated lit in the bat tle cry of france it signi signified fled no more than forward st dents denis the burguin illan battle cry Mont jolo st andre of tile lie same period was only forward st ati andrew plausible suggestion that the Iton romans ians built a fortress hero here and guve gave it a high sound ing duame may bo be relegated to the order of fairy tales montjole Mont jole then was nothing more than a stage or resting point on tile the high rood road of tile the franks across aug an tinsla to the athine situated in a gorge of the upper it gave tile lie access from the south to the centers ot of frank not culture in tho the alx aix culters und and stollberg St region 11 tt in picturesque settling setting unlike 31 Mal medy almedy Mont jolo aspires to no political role it rests its claims to famo faille in the of its situation and tho the charin of its ired leval buildings bordering its narrow streets Bt reeta the eloer hero here only a shallow stream for three parts of tile the year rippling over a stony bot bottom tolu flows through the town and in some places even under tile houses I 1 it is 19 swollen in tile tho early spring by the melting snows of tho the eifel but it lifts has scooped out for itself so BO deep a channel that floods ire are rare he as it sweeps along with increased volume post past duren and Julle irs to join the blouse lit in Il holland olland surrounded by the most beautiful forests of the or clohe venn which completely screen the little litile town from view tile valley Is so narrow that a cricket ball might bo be thrown from froin tile lie height on which aro the ruins of the old castle to the opposite din cliff on which is the haller or watch tower tills this was placed where it Is because it allowed of a n better view up hind down tile the valley in tile days when tile the robber cointa of llesh enstein levied toll on travelers even it if they did not completely plunder them thein the scenery Is finest in tile tha direction tion of Halter herberg whore where the per gilenbach may bo be traced like a silver thread as it flows through tile tho wood to join tho the roer this atrian li iq called the pearl brook because the dukes of nf jul lers used to derive from it the pearls innels tor for which their treasury was fo famous ulous it is true that mussels lire still found but no oue lias has claimed for many it a long day to have discovered a pearl quaint buildings narrow streets tho the little town Is worthy of its setting betting against the rocky and precipitous cip elp itous sides of the mountains through which the river line lias cut at a way aided vided perhaps by volcanic action the inhabitants have run up lofty anti and many storied buildings which seem to aspire to reach tile tho that confine con line them lit in so BO small anti and cramped a space houses of and six stories nrc are quite common and even loftier ones rony may bo be found the consequence Is that the main sheet which at colue places Is not broad enough to allow of ottlo two carts pils passing sing each other Is at till nil times or of the day in tho and giat early in the evening it it Is burled lia iDi gloom this Is the moro morn noticeable because up to ft a short time before the war only oil lumps lamps were used in tile alie public ways locomotion utter after dark was waa attended with no small inconvenience end and even peril for a false turn down one of tile the numerous passages y F nailer tho the houses might easily lend to a ducking in tho the river the louses bouses mostly in the rococo style tire chiefly noticeable for the lie brass tin antl ironwork of their external decorations lit in rawlings railings rat rai lings door knockers lanterns and heraldic insignia shields men in fit tui uri nour and weapons camons inure figure in brass or copper to distinguish find to give alvo a to mansions it Is 14 mild hula that 10 tho lo impetus lui lictus given to metal work was duo due to french protestant immigrants who led fled to montjole Mont jole at any rate there Is something quite french in the atmosphere of tho the place anol there will ile be no sharp wrench lit in the people casting aside the german dress they were compelled to wear against their will for a century full fill knickerbockers gatli ered on tit elastic cord above the lie knoes knees it lias has a short kilt chirt and a long bodice ilso short sleeves formed by a small flounce of tile tho stockings tho suit in color but the inre black and high nt at tile back indus with cord or tape tile front 0 for mi fill outfit or in securing scouring it a ing crew certain nin men may be used to best advantage by them to one kind of work for the lie season fcc unless the weather mail prevents thrashing continues 8 until nil all tile lio jobs tire lire completed lit in the tina orele ircle and thus little extra work voik Is required lit in ing angon boxes or tiny liny leaders lon dein usually tile the thrashing season Is 14 greatly shortened nil and tills this favors tile lie timely completion of the Hub subsequent sequent fall work ork such midi ns as plowing liiK seeding ills immure unit so on oil the thrashing ring reduces the work of tile the housewife na as there tire me less inen to feed during lie harvest practically all the thrashing rings perform settle home outside work us its nio mod atlon dation tit nt the customary rates brutts or to enlarge the ring in order to secure nil all the necessary iviry help when ft ring buys all the machinery new separator power clover huller ln iller had possibly a grain shelter sli eller or it a luge utter cutter und and builds it shed to house the implements the lie total capital under prices required usually nin to aw or ihen it Is possible for the tic company to libre a good engine or some other part pin t of tile equipment it may inay not tie lie to buy thrashing for tile the wein berm of the ring Is performed on a n business basis nn an average days work being regarded ns as 2000 busl bucheli ieli of outs or about 1000 bushels buo liels of wheat or rye record Is kept of the time thue put in by each laborer and the costs of the work are distributed among tile the members on tile the of the of grain thrashed partners interested ln in tho the und and promotion of jug ing rings may obtain copies of the alie publication li describing them by writing to the united states department of agriculture washington D C |