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1st Month. 1 Gold remains gold though it lies in the mud. [31 DayS,
Woman's Most Attractive Age.
.|J HE question was a^ked in one of the maga-
i- zines last year, "What is a woman's most
attractive age ? "
To this Mrs. Heron Maxwell answers : —
" 'A woman is not worth talking to till she is
over thirt}',' was the opinion given by a man to
men when a kindred question to this was raised.
It is possible that if a census could be taken, and
the number of admirers and friends be appor-
tioned correctly to each woman, it would be
found that tho-ie who possessed the most were
between thirty and thirty-six."
KENILWORTH CASTLE.
His Name had Travelled.
The late Lord Playfair, who, in size, was far
from being an imposing man, used to tell with
great relish of an amusing experience he once
encountered in Canada.
Strolling with semi-scientific aim among some
phosphate diggings, he came across a Scotch
quarryman, with whom he fell into interesting
talk. The quarryman proved to be quite cap-
able of discussing abstruse subjects intelligently,
and while talking he mentioned incidentally that
Dr. Lyon Playfair said so-and-so.
Lord Playfair was Dr. Lyon Playfair in those
days. He revealed his identity, and expressed
astonishment that he should be of repute in this
comparatively remote part of the world.
"Man," was the answer, " yer name's tra-
velled further than ever yer wee legs '11 carry ye."
The Golf Player.
GOLFER : " Dear, dear ! There cannot be
worse players than myself ! "
Caddie: " Weel, weel, maybe they're v/or^e
playeK, but they dinna play ! "
About Badgers.
'^ HE badger may be an unpleasant lodger in
■v^ a rabbit warren, but otherwise he is abso-
lutely harmless.
He is the most inoffensive and, at the same
time, the most formidable of beasts. His thick,
furry hide and the looseness of the skin make
him impregnable to the teeth of bulldogs, and
the grip of his tusks is tremendous.
His subterranean stronghold is a labyrinth of
shafts and galleries, where the skilful strateg'st
turns each jutting stone or gnarled root into a
strong defensible position.
The Maidens' Petition.
On March ist, 1733, a petition was presented to
Governor Johnson, of South Carolina, signed by
sixteen maidens of Charleston, entreating his
Excellency's interference to prevent widows from
re-marrying until the spinsters had got husbands.
The petition urged : "The great disadvantage
it is to us maids is, that the widows by their
forward carriage do snap up the young men,
and have the vanity to think their merits beyond
ours, which is a great imposition upon us who
ought to have the preference."