under man through reading it."

* * * * *

"Captain Turner only got a single
when J. W. Hearne bowled him, and
lunch was taken.

ESSEX.
F. L. Fane c. Hendren b. Kidd 57
Russell run out 51
Major Turner b. J. W. Hearne 1"

Probably the Major got his step during lunch; and it was no doubt richly
deserved, though not on account of the score he had made in the morning
as a Captain.

* * * * *

"John Charles Edmund Carson were the names which Lord Gillford, the
infant heir of Lord and Lady Clanwilliam, received yesterday
afternoon."

_Daily Mail._

If only this were a misprint for John Charles Redmond Carson.

* * * * *

"The anniversary of the Cattle of the Boyne was celebrated with
unusual enthusiasm throughout Canada."

_"Times" Toronto Correspondent._

These were the original Irish bulls, we suppose.

* * * * *

"Plant strawberry runners with grouse on Aug. 12th."--_R.H.S.
Gardener's Diary._

"Plant daffodils between grouse and partridges."--_R.H.S.
Gardener's Diary._

The daffodils should make good cover, but the runners will stand no
chance against the Cockney sportsman.

* * * * *

Illustration: THE OLD, OLD PROBLEM.

IS THE BATSMAN OUT OR NOT?

* * * * *

EXERCISE 1.

I must confess that at one time I had little regard for collectors of
cigarette cards; it seemed a feeble pursuit, though perhaps I should add
I am of a somewhat intellectual nature.

Some little time ago, however, I happened to glance at one of these
cards and was surprised to see a picture of a gentleman attired in white
flannels and a vest of white, decorated with red embroidery. He was
grasping a towel in both hands and appeared to have two or three sets of
arms. The label said, "Scarf or Towel Exercises 4." A perusal of the
instructions on the back of the card made everything clear.

Ten minutes later I entered the shop of an athletic outfitter.
Unfortunately he had no white vests with red edges: I had to purchase
one with blue. A scarf or towel I could find at home.

Then I entered a tobacconist's.

Four days later I had collected Scarf or Towel Exercises 2 and 3.

"We can," I said, "now make a start." As a matter of fact it