The Convention for the interchange of postal money-orders with Great Britain is to go into effect in the United States Oct. 2.

Mao was born on the 26 December 1893 in the village of Shao-shan in Hunan province.

But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.

There are nine squirrels who come to call on us, but only seven have names, and only five are very intimate friends, the others being merely acquaintances. I have my particular squirrel friend who attaches himself to me, and, strange to say, my husband's particular squirrel friend is a lady!