Show it takes a rich man to draw a check a pretty girl eirl t to draw attention a horse to draw a cart carr a porous plaster to draw the skin a toper to draw a cork a free lunch ia 14 draw a crowd and a well displayed advertis ment in this paper to draw thaoe in a national forest ahert there was no evidence of destructive truc trad tive fires for the last 20 years it was found that the standing and fallen dead yellow pine that had died within thit that period and which had heretofore been considered as a natural and inevitable forest condition represented in board feet nearly half as much timber as was then living the sugar pine avd and douglas fir represented 14 1 i 4 as much dead as was then living every E very dead tree examined in this estimate showed evidence tart it had been killed by insects the st valentine who suffered martyrdom on the alth of february was one of fifty two saints of that name but nothing lias has been found in his life or in the lives of oe any of them that would rive give occasion for the sirag ular observances of the day it has been maintained that it was an ancient custom among the romans during the alra celebrated in the month of february for the boys and men to draw the names of their future wives in lionor honor of their god dess juno and that the christian christial clergy finding it absolutely impossible to abolish this heathen practice changed it to a religious ceremony by bv writing on the slips of paper instead of the names of women those of particular saints whom they were to follow and imitate during the year lt it is a sad mistake for a teacher to remain at his desk desh or nr in the school room during recess and the noon hour thinking perhaps lie he will have letter control over the pupils if he thus dagni fies himself by not joani joining ng in their games of play to tho contrary when the time comes fo pliay it Is is tile teachers duly to get tile the school room in to the fresh open air for his benefit as well as tile the pupils and teach them varius various games of if anlu amusement by so dodnar he will gain their rood good will and will lip ho the more respected by them durins tile the hours or of study they thew will be more willing to w work aik oik hard and set get their lessons be less evious and avoid the punishment of recess study all to bo taught is not ii books it is as essential for a pupil to play and play haid as it is is forham for him or her to work and work hard the harder they play the harder they can work it is these little thoughtful davs that win tile hie little ones rood good will and it is these little things well handled that become the best stepping stones to a grand success |