Show PRIVATE banks do no not so 50 large lai-gea a space paco in the tho financial world m in i this country as in England but they nov novo i. i do a large business und and I some somo o or of them are arc known kno the world f over o er by their ot extensive transactions HEnE has been just as s muth improvement im pro provement of or late years In our farm form z as In tho implements wi with h which t- t ti i W cultivate our land lanil land and it i will wi pay c t t tho the 1 farmer Imol oven better to keep up with wih I the m modern progress in this line lino lne than thanin thanin in 2 in any any- ay o oth hr r. r 1 r t BI bunding a grand old art art has bas becu lda 1 n revolutionized as havo ha G so I j many my t tier er industries and no do doubt bt t t in D a gen general rt sense to to t Its betterment t. t But B the A rs in all such must be jy to human life le this In j Assurance ard must be doubly sure suro The pena acted jg t r heavy boavy and is a se i r ik who plan as who f ly among tho poor but aon on iff those in moderate circumstances circum s stances ances and nd those with wealth h at their tho the food reform reform To Toc c s most people tho the only food reform they know biow of or is the familiar avoidance of or tho apple when it i is i green greo green and he hec c L. L c cucumber when it is ripe ripe Further 1 2 t than an that is beyond the the tho d domestic pillars of or Hercules Hercules The movement i is in the air however and ad sooner or 9 later will wi win is its way everywhere l IT Ii is undoubtedly undoubtedly a fact tha that m much ch cht 1 t I of or the agitation in regard to our need of 01 better beter roads arises from those who ride about upon bicycles bicycles aud it is k by the them but the readiness with wh ch the farmers fall fal into line with I the he pleasure seekers seekers and the unanimity I r mity nitty which they show would indicate V Z that they had hud been wa waUng ting for a leader lead lead- 1 V V er cr rather than that they had been V V ignorant of or the losses losses oc occasioned by bytha bytha I tha the bad roads or indifferent to 10 them V IT is not well wel that the he man who p f Deeds coeds rest should occupy himself himsel on Sunday with tho the thoughts thoughts that not r. r only ony appertain to the work ng days V V i but that demand attention in order r V that there thelt may be roast beef beet and andr r V ch cheese and cakes in the house against i V the coming sunday bunday The rhe mind needs V I V diversion a aa wolf well as the body and a aman's amans V V mans man's legs may carry him over miles mies V of country roads and through the themo g V V V mo mOt t varied and beautiful of scenes V without much benefit if i the mind does t. t V V V not participate in the tho pleasure of the ther r K e exercise V V r V IF Ir scientists at I r W I t. t t V I European s at present V V lead V i in origl original V d discoveries ic it VV V V I li n not because du e of the their h lager er V i t V wc l r mental pen pene V. V V V ration but lecaue e of tho the munificent V V V and ample facilities placed at their ff disposal b by individuals and by govern govern- me met ts V When hen our congress Ls wise wis V enough to appreciate the advantages advantages t to tho of a thorough plora e I V tion ton of or a al 1 scientific feld fields and when t our millionaires realize that that they can canno V no mo moo e honorably e their gifts gits than In tho tha of V V scientific enterprises this country VV v iU 11 Bishop Newman predicts take V V th the le l ad in the truly great work o ol V V which Bacon said saith The rhe chief chief end V ol 01 science is the deliverance of r man manfrom rom from his present weakness and ad his hii i elevation to power and glory V VV VV VV V V THERE nEnE is an anecdote which for or V V V nearly a generation generation has has presented the tho late M. M the first President 4 I V VV V of the latest French Republic In an an ant t historic Unlit light Having to fight a aV V French rench duel on a rainy morning mornin morning that afterwards distinguished man took his V V V V p pace ae upon the tao field feld of honor holding V x an enormous s umbrella His antagonist V V 1st naturally objected to an an animated toadstool toadstool but nothing could V bo be done done Said tho the stubborn man mil 1 p. p y dont don't mind being shot that is whit what I j If jV l f V V V came for But taking cold is another 1 V k matter mater Mid And Ad he fought his hi French Frenchs f s V duel i in problematical peril peri but indubItably it Ably dry If Vif French duels duel then theu wore V what M. M Scholl SchoU says th they y are aro now 4 V V there thet e was but one cance chance in seventy seventy- beven of a tragic result resul and anda V as a he shared share thai chance with his V V is is s actually as ono one V in 15 15 em In comparison with that tho ho thoV r. r r 1 V V probability ty that that jj he le would die of I j i za H he did not use his urn um- ur- ur urr r tena Crella V wa a V appalling 1 Against the he j J background of or Va a a rench French duel uel the thi thiV V V V perils of everyday every life IC look look L V lai so indeed V arge t. t V Z raE Trie Ta French French engineers Who were era V V V em employed to to devise a plan for or preventing pro pre pre k V V V venting t ibl Al le torrents torrents V V V V- V u oi the theory that the pres V V ence of f forests re upon pon a surface would t prevent prevent oV Jh the formation of a torrent torrent V V V V whiles clearing would open the way to tot toV V V V t ther format on and to lo their progress progress V V assumed that the development hey of forests forest would lead to tho V VV V while their removal would V VV V V of tot rents L Inc ease their violence and number c Accordingly they adopted the plan ref referred re re- i V f erred to abo above e of planting tho the conI contiguous con con- I VV surface The bo results result were beyond their most sanguine V V lions lons The Tho spring rains were wera held in incheck V V check by the tho abundant abundant vegetation n. n tt i The ibo celebrated torrents which had bad devastated de the the valleys and had driven V away the dwellers in ii them were ere sub sub- sub V to such an e e tent that mites mies V V of Df f country which had become almost VV V a wilderness a are e once nce more populated V VV V and fertile fortio The torrent torren tot of Bourget Bourget V V which commences commences- at an altitude of V V feet feet has now been subjugated V V V t for or r nine nb V years ears by a young youn fore forest forest o a oJ sE c pl planted Dt in V V 4 V Lc V 11 o |