Denbighshire Free Press

THE BLOKE THAT SNJSAKED THE COAL At a hoard school, recently, during Script ure lesson, the Uacoer was explaining to the class about the devil being everywliet-e to catch bad children, and said, as an example, that he was in the class-room at that motueot.. And is lie at our liouse ? asked one of the boys. Yes," said the teacher," he is." "And is he in one coul-house?" he asked itgftill. 11 Yes," was the answer. Theil, repliel1 the youngster: 11 l'Il tell iny lather, for that must. be tire- bloke that sneaks our coal."

DtDNT REQUIRE SO MUCH SLEEP. Two boys, one of them blind in an eye, were discoursing ou the merits of their respective musters. "How many hours do you get for sleep t' ailid otie. JSitfbt," replied the oilier. "Eight ? IVI,Y I oi,ly get, fntir." Ali," said the lirst; "but you have only one eye to closer and 1 have two."

TWO SIDES TO TIIE QUESTION. Harry: *ilanima, can 1 go and play with Tommy Bonsor ? llis Motlier: "I thInk you ought to be particular about the company you associate with, dear. What kind of a boy is Tommy Boiwor?** Harry: "He's the best little boy in town, ■lanrma." Harry's Father: Then he has no business to ke playing with you, my son."

DtDNT LIKE VARIETY. Ma," kWLi(i a discouraged urchin, "I ain't going te«ehool any more." Why, dear ? tenderly inquired his mother. jj 'lIie 'taiu't, no use. I can never learn to spell. The teacher keeps clfaiigiag" the words every day."

A SAFE REMINDER. Mother: 11 Willie,, as you cOllie home from. school stop at the grocer's and getnie two bars of soap and a dime's worth of cundy." Father: "What in the world do you wallt candy for ? Mother: "So that he shall not forget the soap."

TOMMY'S VERSION.* "Do you remember the text this moniing, Bobby ?" inquired the minister, who was dining with the family. Yes, sir. The last shall be first and thefirst shall be last." And do you know what that means ? 1 don't believe it means much. I'm never first, nor even secoud, I'm always last," said hungry Bobby.

EXCUSED A pleasant story of her youth is told by nn old Judy whose early home was in Concord, Miss. She was on her tardy way to school, crying in anticipation of disgrace and possible punishment, when a deep voice by her aide said: What is troubling you, my child ?" Between her sobs Annie.explained. U 1 will write a note to your teaching asking her to excuse you," said the stranger, kindly. The little girl protested. He did not know her teacher. It would be of no use. But the big, black-haired man had written a fewTVords on a page of his notebook, and, teariug out the leaf, handed it to the child. If you give your teacher that, I think she will excuse>yon," he said, smilingly. Still unbelieving, the little girl handed the scrap of paper to her teacher, who reads its contents and promptly excused the delinquent. The note read: Will Miss excuse Annie for being late, and oblige her most obedient servant, Daniel Webster."

AN OBLIGING.SON Minister: "Ali, Tommy, is that you ? I trust you are always a good boy, Tommy ? Tommy Yes, sir." Minister.: That's right, l am-sure youjare i:l ways kind to your good motlier." Tommy: "Yes,-sir. 1 was helping her yes- terday." Minister: Ve i-y gin(I to hear it;, Tommy. What did you do for her yesterday ? TMmny: "I helped her with the washing, sir. She said she eoiil-get on with the washing if we didn't take our dinner an hour sooner, and 1 took it a a soon as it was ready."

LESSONS IN PHILOLOGY. •Tocher J W-lmt does, the, -word celibacy meMi?" Class: "The stale or condition of being single." Teacher Correct. Now if you wanted to express the opposite of celibacy or singleness what. word would yfiti tiqe ? A Bright I'tit)il: 11 Plettrisv."

Hli KAL liim. 1 BY A SON OF THE SOIL. I A HOSE OUTFIT. In conversation with a practical gardener the other day I was somewhat surprised to learn how necessary it is to have a proper hose outfit, consisting not only of hose piping, but also of sprays of different sizes and shapes. Acting on his advice, indeed, I made certain purchases, ar.d have been well.satisfied with the result, for it is much easier to get down to the roots ef A HOSE ornvr. I strawberries, seedling-1, and bt ddiog-out plants with a proper spray than with the old-iashioned single-rose watering-pot. The results have been astonishing, for it is well known that it is the roots of plants and not the foliage which require watering, and it was impossible to do this properly with the old-fashioned appliances. ON DIPPIN-G SITFI-P. The discussion at a recent meeting of the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture on compulsory dipping was very instructive, although there, was no doubt considerable differences ot opinion, judgedT»v the speeches made. It is uudoubt'-dly necessary, and is carried out in all flocks. In limes ileckmasters had recourse to s living or smearing ns a preventive.and remedy for i arasit-ic attacks on their sheep. That system, however, has now been laid aside in favour of the more effective and less expensive process of dipping. The old method of smearing, an oreration which consisted of soiling the back and sides of the sheep with a mixture of ta.d grease, had the reputation of greatly damaging the selling value of the wool as well as being somewhat costly. For these reasons, and also owing to the rise in the price of wool, fanners were not slow in discarding the practice of smearing, and no one has ever greatly mourned the change. DEVON LONG-WOOLLED SITEKP. It was laborious work and besides, so long as it was practised the country was never free of scabbed sheep. Neither was it so good a destroyer of ticks as could be wished, so that on the whole one may be thankful for the discovery of improved methods in keeping sheep free from the-ravages of vermin and disease. As regards the time for dipping, it is not advisable, for the sake of the health of the sheep, to dip them during cold weather; and it is also a mistake to subject ewes heavy in lamb to the unavoidable rough usage occasioned by the process. For these reasons, dipping should either be per- formed shortly after the shearing time or about October, before the cold weather of winter lilets in. and ewes in lamb not later than January or February. I hope the sketch of a Devon long- woolled sheep will satisfy my correspondent, who is anxious to know the difference regarding appearance between a Southdown and a Devon. BEGONIAS IN RANGING BASKET. In the first place, it is very essential that the basket be thoroughly lined, as if this is not done projjerly it will be a source of trouble throughout the season. Good, flaky moss is one of the best materials we have; indeed, for small baskets it is absolutely necessary, but for large ones thin closely-woven turves are very good. They should be placed with the grass side out- wards, and arranged so closely as to prevent the soil dropping through, thus leaving a basin- shaped space for planting. The reason that moss I is preferable to turves for small baskets is it does not occupy so much space, thus allowing as great an amount of room as possible for t I, roots. In plant inir. equal parts of loam and t,t.ar form a very suitable comjiost, and it should bt! of a tairly rough, fibrous nature, as in this state it is much lei's likely to be washed away in watering than if fine. To lacilitate ^•.itVring, the soil must be kept a little below the lining of the basket. As the plants develop and the roots take possession of the com]>ost, a stimulant in the shape of some of the many the lining of the basket. As the plants develop and the roots take possession of the comport, a stimulant in the shape of some of the many ai-tificial manures, or that prepared from cow or sheep droppings, must he given about every fortnight.. One caution to be particularly observed in the case of plants growing in hang- ing baskvts is, that from their position they vaturally dry sooner than if kept in pots; hence lIt is very necessary to see that they do not ) suffer from want of water. I THE CAMPINK FOWL. I am pleased to know that, judged by inquiries which have reached me respecting the Gampine, the efforts of Mr. John Lee and others to popu- larise the varietv have not been made in vaiu. I THE CAjfPIXE. As the illustration shews, the bird is a hand- some one, and there is not the least doubt when its qualities become better known that it will rank with other utilitarian breeds, and be found in more yards than is at present the case. EXTERMINATION OF RATS. The following i-s a plan that has been found very satisfactory in riddii-sg the lowlhouse and run of rats Get some Scotch oatmeal, or barley flour will do, and place it at first sparingly in a heap at some .pot frequented by the rats —generally under a I>o&rd or in a place cut of the way of the fowls. Examination in the will soon reveal if any proportion has, been eaten: if not, let it remain night a.ter night until you find the rodents have consumed greater proportion. Then place more, but not too lavishly; you will find in a few IllghU the rata greatly increase .in numbers but neyer give more food than appears to be well eaten up. Jn the next place, procure some newly-mai piaster of Paris: if not good and recently manu- .actnred -it is altogether valueless. Mix, in a perfectly dry state, without any water wliat- ever, in c^iial proportion with the same K*;U o,

WOWAH'S UMFAU.ING FRIEND THU«".T!nLS H F<5R FEMALES. QUICK I A' OONNF.CT AI.I. MX! OULAH11IKS, V'F" I (V F' OIISTIICCTIOXS, AND lO.LIKVK THE IILHTLWSSIKO SVMlTOUB £0 WITH THE KKX. lxef;, 11$& 2, 3 fcontaim; three times the quantity), of alt Chwaiste. Sent «wy* on rociiipt of H. or HI stiinips, by L. 1. Ivj" laa 4 Co., 00, I-ioog Row, NOTTINGHAM. lietciirc aj Imitations, infw t&iu IIK,( varmltis. RUBBING EASES PAHN. By in.stiuct the hand flies to the part hurt, but to eliminate Aches and pains a safe stimulating medium or lubricant is necessary, and its physical condition should facilitate the pvacocs of rubbing. Such is ELLIMAN' S EPrlBROCA TiON. Ellitnan's For Rheumatism, LuiK-lba^Oj EUiman' £ Sprains, Bruises, Efliitjats's Frcsl; Cuts, EUiuian's 5ore Tljrost from Cc!d, tliiman's Cold at the C'ue.st, t.Ifirnan's rs'eura^ia from Cold, Ellimao'-s „ CbiiMains before Broken, Eiihnan's „ Cor;;s when Painful, Amman's Cramp, Stiffness, iifJLman's Soreness of the Limbs EJUr/ian'.s after Cycling, Football, EliJiman's Rowing, &c. Bottles, 21.1.. J s. sid., 25. pd., .(5. Elliman, Sons &. Co., Slough, England.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "T. K."—Mr. R. Leadbetter, of Hazlpmere Park, High Wycombe, might be able to advise you. He has a very fine kennel both of mastiffs and Great Danes. Inquiries concerning appliances illustrated or referred to in this column should be addressed to "A Son of the Soil," care of the Editor of this journal. Replies will be given in "Answers to Correspondents," or, if a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed, the required information will be forwarded by post.

fHINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN. WHEN WAS WAR CARRIED ON WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE DANGER TO THE SOMHKR. At the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries. By the end of the fifteenth century, plate armour had attained sticii perfect development, that it was scarcely possible for knights engaged in combat to find any spot where the armour of their antago- nists could be pierced. Combatants equipped in this manner aimed accordingly less ati wound- ingthrllt at unhorsing one another. lie who was unhorsed was at the mercy of his antagonist, who, if he could not find any weak point where he could pierce the armour of his fallen foe, might heatbim to death with his mace. Many savage encounters of this nature are recorded by the chroniclers of the time. Usually, however, a knight when unhorsed became the prisoner of his conqueror, and many battles were decided, especially in the wars between the States of Italy, carried on by means of mercenaries, almost or altogether without the shedding of blood on either side. Hence we read of few bloody battle-fields in those days, whereas in ancient times, as in modern wars, the dead have been numbered by tens of thousands. IT NEYER DIES OIC-T. The custom of adoption is universal in Japan, where it is practised to keep a family name from becoming extinct. Indeed, there is scarcely a family in which it has not at some time been resorted to. A person who has no male adopts a son, and, if he has a daughter, often gives her to him in marriage. A youth, or even a child, who may be the head of a family often adopts, on the point of dying, a son sometimes older than himself to succeed him. WHICH CITY HAS MOST OFTEN BEEN RAZED TO THE GROUND AND RE-BUILT. This would appear to he Herat, in Afghan- istan, which has certainly been raze^ ,» re-built eight times, and, according to« Persian historian, has been no less t y times taken, fifty times destroyed, ana ntty times triumphantly re-built. importance as the key to India ?r repeated struggles to secure it. COllstalitilople- lias suffered twenty-six sieges, 111 eight of which it surrended. Jerusalem has been destroyed and re-built seven times. It has suffered t, iirteeii silg-es, tvuile Rome has endured fifteen and Paris eleven. WHICH FLOWER CAN BOAST OP THE LONGEST AND QUAINTEST LIST OF RURAL NAMES. Most of our wayside and cottage flowers have pet names, if so style them. The snowdrop is Fair Maid of -.February and Winter Gilliflower; theoowshp, Heri, Peter, from its I resemblance to St. Peter's badge—a bunch of I keys. The convolvulus is Jenny run the Hedge the aconite, Noah's Ark, Jacob's Chariot, Parson in the Pulptt, and Captain over the Garden. A shunning French name for the barbell is Nun of the Fields, the dandelion is fchiShepherd'i Clock. But it is the pansy that carries off the palm, proving the truth of the German saying: "A favourite child has many names." The pansy is Lc^e in Idleness, Horse Violet, Birds' JSyea, Love True, Call Me to You, Godfathers and Godmothers, Monkey's Face, Pink 0' my John, Stepmother, Tickle my Fancy, Three Faces in a Hood, Wild Love and Idle, Hearts. ease, Jack Behind the GardenGate, and lastly, Meet me i' the Entry, and Kiss me i' the Buttery. ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. From the Anglo-Saxons we derive the namee of the most ancient officers amongst, us, of the greater part of the divisions of the kingdoms, and of almost all our towns and villages. From them also we derive our language; ot which the structure and a majority ot tne words are Saxon. Of sixty-nine words wiucri make up the Lord's Prayer, only five are noc Saxon. Of eight-one words in the taiioouB soliloquy of Hamht,-thirteen.-only sre ot batm origin. Even in our most classical writers, as Milton, Addison, and Johnson, the words ot Saxon, derivation izrently oredommate.

LADIES' Smart Blouse Materials and Flannelettes, 4jd. yard. Full dress lengths, 33. lid., carriage paid. Patterns free. Ventnor Sbieet Warehouse, Leeds,—Advt. *m.92

TO MOTTTEBB—Mrs. WlnsWd Soothincr Symp has een used over fifty years by million* ol moihen for th«r children while teething, with perlect Bnccets. It relieve the poor sufferer imrawli-ito'T. It i« the tastp; it produce* natural qmet nleep, by rebe iriR tastp; it produce* natural qmet nleep, by rebe iriR a button." Of all Chetnists, lld. per bottle. 1.j(,7a,o. TEACHER'S :1" 71 i'. A ji.< j! J' et tonoro i WHISKY, i ^Teacher» SoN| WHISKY. The Leading Scotch Whisky of the day. A. ANDREWS, Tire "Old Vaults," High Street. SOLE AGENT FOR DENBIGH. 1 111l" GOUT PILLS. FOR GOUT, RHEUMATISM, SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, NEURALGIA. The excruciating Bain is quickly relieved and cored ll a few days by these celebrated Pills woll-koown as the 'Great ■Remedy *or above Complaints, SUBE, S A Fl, AND EFFECTUAL. Sold by all Chemists and Stores at h.. I,d and 2s. 9d. per box 165 m31 1| !Jei4t yoBr Deer I DISCOUNT I BELL'S EJ-yl I«—« Dyemoms, |BE| I.■» PAlSlEY.y^gp I UIT8 I

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The circular just issued has reminded holders of the great possibilities of the company, and although the shares are in con- siderable demand at 5s. 6d., the rise can hardly be said to hare fairly started yet.—From The Financial New?, May 31st, 1302. Killed by Sanfor^'s Rat Poison.—Farmer*■-say itisthb «•# ^-1; AWo f>r dN»iH« >»-ies for «!.<•«. ana )"r !nule.«; o?x->» 1«. fl.. Is. M .post. :re«.-& SON, -jui.q.y. &onib~ ( .>iemtst6.

-č CLIPPINGS FROM BOOKS I BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S NEPOTISM. look hi* gitmdson wilIi him, to "give hint a litllo French lMiigiiNj»o Mini iiclihms." Willi still other EINLFS in view, as soon MS lie was settled in Pniis, he "sent liim to finish his education in tJenova," as "1 intend liiiii fill, it Presby- teriaiius well us !i lltipuhliciui." Hare the boy j lonifiineil four years ami then retiirneil to live with his ^riimlfather, who wrote the motlier: "I have had a great. «lenl of pleasure in Ben. Lie is a good lioue.sl lnd, and will make, I think,! a valuable niiin." He gnills Ilnily upon my Iil(i "WL. love liiiii veiy ikillcli. Young Bnehe Cllllle l.o.America with his graijil- fatlier, mid by his aid was established as a j printer, Fmnklin supplying all the equipment for tiie (,ffiec, wliielt !to left, l,iitk ill Ilia %vill, together with other pioperly. In his behalf, also, lie asked Washington for some public office, an application which .shared the same fate 1.1J/1l h.. 1"1 1I11I'!e (..rid", I. rulI'¡" hy h :iu<; KitiiMod. It WON the coHuinui feeling of the time that Fianklin had used civil ofiic1) to serve his family mine than loseive the public, am! sn lhi!i« waM soC; iioiit picj.iiiioo to make exclusion of his rebilives almost a policy with I lie new Government. The discrimination, in time,led to ill feeling, and eventually Benjamin Franklin Bache became Iho standard-bearer of the jounialints who abused Wtisliington, A CUNNING IIOUSR. The late General L'aier, of the East India Service, was a reJiiarUnhly fat man. While stationed at Madias he purchased n charger, which, after a short itial, all at once betook himself to a liick of lying down whenever the General prepared to get upon hi* back. Every expedient, was tried, without success, to cure liiiii. of Life trick, ami the laugh was so much against the General's corpulency that he fottud it convenient to (lisliose of his horse to a young officer quitting the settlement for a distant station up the country. Upwards of two years bad subsequently elapsed wlieit, jet execution of his official duties, General Pater left Madras to inspect one of Ihetronliei cantonments. He travelled, as is the custom in India, inhispalaii- keen. The morning after his arrival at the station the troops were drawn out, and, as he had brought no horse, it was proper to provide for his being suitably mounted, though it was not very easy to fillll a charger equal to his weight, At length an officer resigned to liiiua horse for the occasion, which was brought out duly caparisoned, in front of the line. The General callie forth from his tellt aud proceeded to mount; but the instant the horse suiv him advance he flung himself flat oil the sand, and neither blows nor outreaties could induce hint to rise. It was the General's old charger, who from the moment of quitting his service had never olloe practised the artifice until this second meeting. SILLY VOWS WELL KEPT. The French artist, Gericauld, was determined to allow no distraction to interfere with the painting of his.great, picture, "The Wreck of the Medusa." He had his head shaved and vowed that he "Would tiever allow his hair to grow until his work was done. This vow lie religiously kept, in spite of strong temptation to break it, and the reward of heroism was the most perfect painting of his life. A story is told of a young man in England, a great chess enthusiast, who was wi-aiiiinyail at his failure to solve an apparently simple problem that he vowell lie would neither sleep nor eat until the solution was found. He shut himself up in a disused room and was ftin,141 four days later by his relatives terribly emaci- ated and out of wind. lie-igitaut il,yeitr iii the lunatic asylum as the result of hit rash vow and the prubleltl remains unsolved. It was for a very curious reason tluit an old lady condemned herself to more than thirty years' confinement to her house. She had mar- ried a widower, as miserly as he was nnroman- tic, and he insisted that his second wife should wear the clothes left behind by his first wife. The wife was no mutinous as the husband was i-esolitte, itiid iilie tiolei-iiiijieil flint lititil bile could have her own clothes she would never leave the lit)itse-a vow she kept uulil her death. Woman appears to be at the root of many scceiitric vows, for it was the hatred of the 3ex that impelled a once well-known Itiwyer to 3wetir that he would never speak to a woman igain as loijg (tit he lived. Nothing would induce him to see a lady client, and he would never conduct acnaeiu which a wonwm appeared its a witness. He never employed a female servant, and deliberately "cut" all his lady acquaintances. The inevitable result was that the meu deserted him, his pi-itetice itwiiidiati, mid he died alone in a squalid room. FRANKLIN AS PLUNTKR. When Cad wal lader Colden efiiieeive(I Llie idea »fstereotypiug,and wrote to Benjamin Franklin about it, the new invention received iii,4 pi-otiipt attention, he conducted a series of experiments designed to test its vititie. iiii-I it is wnpposed that lie communicated it to Didot when in France. On a somewhat kindred subject he (Franklin) wrote to John Walter, who afterward became famous as a founder of the London Times, thai be hail rend his "-Introduction to Logography," which lie tholl gilt "extremely ingenious;" and "I like IItllch the idea of cementing the letters instead of casting words of syllables, which I formerly attempted and succeeded in having invented a mould and method by which I could in a few minutes form a matrice, adjust it to any word in any fount at pleasure *left lil-ocewt to-oitmt from it." Though this scheme of Walter's proved a failure, it was another step toward the modern system of stereotyping. Dml)il;e Clio iiitijiy honours that litnt come to him, to the last Franklin held himself to be first and foremost a pi inter, and began his will. "I, Benjamin Franklin, Printer, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United Statesof America to the Court of France, and now President of the Stale of Pennsylvania." It was at his own request that "the Printers ofthecity, with theii Journeymen and Apprentices," were given a piotnineut position in his funeral procession. Other men's opinions are as a mirror in which we learn to see ourselves. It keepsus humble when bad and good alike are known to us. The worst slander has in it some (ruth from which we may learn a lesson which may make ns wiser wheH the first smal t is over. It is impossible to live pleitsurably without living prudently and honooiably and justly, or to live prudently and hououiahly and justly without living pleaaurably.

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STUMPED. First Little Boy: "My pa's a Methodist5 what's yours?" Second Little Boy Mine is a Tlieosopliist." Theosophist! What's that ?" 1 don't know." Why don't you ask your pa ? I did, but from the way lie looked I fancy lIe doesn't know, either."

THE USUAL WAY. "Papa," said Jackey, "would you like to have me give you a birthday present?" Yes, indeed." Then now is the time to double my weekly pocket money, so's tH have the money to buy it when your birthday.comes."

meat pre-v-«fv us u L" .:I\Th :J n. r-ier a»-gre{_;ate ipiantity than the previous nightly supply. Care.ully managed, alter such lengthy ent 'CKTn-Ttts, r&ss" or mice will consume raven- for-, in a very short fter it, the plaster causes intense inflammation of the bowels, with fearful thirst, whilst, water instantly produces death., though thev will invariably take it if witlnn reach. The great advantage of this plan over "poison" is this-after the death of a mouse or rat, even should cats or other domestic animals eat the carcase, no injury will arise to them, as the plaster has bccomf3 powerless altogether, and they may therefore consume it with impunity. In conclusion, the bait should be nightly I,- .id lor at least a fortnight to inspire thorough con- fidence and secure full attendance. A good book on rat-catching is Full Revelations oi a Profes- sional Hat-catcher," price Is. It can be obtained at the office ot Our Gore-street, Piccadilly, Manchester. SIKHOLD'S JAPANESE Pmiirosw. This, a fine group of which, with vari-coloured flowers, was recently shewn at the Drill Hall, V.Vstminsfer, is a native of Japan, and <;uite hardy. The foliage dies rli-wn in the untunm, leaving in the soil a (litaiitit N- of small buried crowns that are found at tl.#ends of the creeping rhb-.omes. these in due time in the early spring developing leaves and flowers. The flowers are borne in medium-sized clusters 011 stems some 6in. or 8in. high. In the type the flowers are pale red in colour, but. we have now many diverse shades, varying from pure white to deep red, the foliate also in many cases very prettily lacmiated. For blooming in the ^greenhouse during .March and April we have feqp things so uselul, while for outdoor effect in May they ought to tie freely planted. If grown in pots, they must not, lw coddled in any way, cool treatment being all they require. For pots use soil composed of half ioam and half peat, with plenty of and..After the foliage has died down in the summer the pots should be placed in a cool frame and slightly watered, so as to ripen the crowns. About October they may be re- potted. Shake out the old plants, pick out all having leaf crowns, and sort them into sixes, putting about a dozen of the strongest into a Gin. pot. Cover over with some of the soil relerred tu, water well, and again stand in the frame, covering lightly with .a,¡;hcs in severe weather. In order to keep up a succession of blooms a few plants may be brought into a cool greenhouse in January, and as soon as these shew flower remove them to the conservatory and bring- in another batch. Do not stake the fl.iwer spikes in any way, as, if plenty of light and air is given, the stems will rtand up erect. If planted in the open air, give an elevated position, so that any moisture can, drain away freely, using the same compost or mixture of soil as just recommended for pot culture.

THE LARGEST TOMB IN THE WORLD. Although there can be very little doubt that the Great Pyramid of Cheops had an astro- nomical purpose, as is shown by the exact orientation of its sides and the existence of a passage through which an observer in the central chamber could see the Pole Star in its then position, it is equally certain that its builder intended it also as a monument to his memory and the resting place of his mummr. This being granted, it is unquestionably the largest tomb, and it is also the largest building, 111 the world. An idea of its size may be gained from the fact that its base would Dznr-, than cover Lincoln's Inn Fields, and its would rise 120ft, higher than the cross o, a:. Paul's. Next in size, but unmeasuralhy superior in architectural beauty, is the Taj- Mahal of Agra, built by Shah Jehan to the memory of his favourite wife. Twenty thousand men were constantly employed for twenty-two years in building it. There can be no question as to the purely sepulchral purpose of the Ta j-Mahal. FLAGS FIRST USED TN WARFARE. The evolution of the battle-ting was a gradual process, and evidence of its first use in warfare is neither definite nor decisive. its germ wns contained in the numerous and varied standards and ensigns used by the ancient Egyptians, the Assyrians, and the Chaldeans, from whose wooden or metallic images of favourite deities the modern battle- fiag has been elaborated. Mr. Torr says that naval flags were unquestionably carried in the sterns ot Greek battle-ships 500 B.C. Probably the linen tunic hoisted by Anligonus as a signal for his lllyrian troops to begin the attack nt Selhll8ia, alld the waving of his red cloak to start, a cavalry, were the first demon- strations of the usefulness of flags ou the batlle-field. "TOM THUMB" AT WINDSOR CASTLE. On April the 1st, 1844, Charles lleywood Si ration, the famous dwarf known as General Tom Thumb," a native of the United States, appeared ul Windsor C.'a.-lle where his grace Of manner, vivacity of disposition, and good humour won for him so mIlch favour with the F-imily fl8 they gained for him popularity w I1:11 tile British public, before whom he acted at. the Lyceum Theatre in Lon- don. During this, his first, visit, to Europe, be" appeared on the stage at Paris also. He was brought, from America, and exhibited by the well-known caterer to the people's amuse- ment, by collecting iiat-I Iril curiosities, PhineaS Taylor Barnum. After extensive travels in both hemispheres, "Torn Thumb 'again visited England in 1857; but the dwarf man, notwith- standing many personal and intellectual qualities that he had developed, proved less attractive than the drawf boy, which appears strange, because his height at mature years seemed more marvellous, as it did not exceed 31in. Few men have been more diminutive, the exceptions being Che-Mah, a Chinese, 'only 25in. high at 42 years of age, who was exhibited at the Westminster Aquarium on June llth, 1889; and Francis Joseph Fly 1111, called General Mite," born in the State of New York on October 2nd, 1864, and who, when first exhibited in Piccadilly, London, on November 22nd, 1880, at 16 years: of age, was only 21in. in stature, and weighed but nine pounds. In February, 1863, at New York, when 25 years of age, "Tom Thumb was married to Lavinia Warren, who was 21 years of age, but was no more than 32 in. high and in December, 1864, they both, with their child and "Commodore Nutt," another dwarf, came [ to EngVand, and resided and exhibited here for some time. "Tom Thumb "and his wife afterwards retired into private life. On July 15th, 1883, lie died.