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Then he explained to me how this was. 
Point the hour-hand to the sun, and 
south is exactly half-way between the 
hour and the figure XII on the watch. 
For instance, suppose that it is four 
o’clock. Point the hand indicating four 
to the sun and II on the watch is exactly 
south. Suppose that it is eight o’clock, 
point the hand indicating eight to the 
sun, and the figure X on the w^atch is due 
south. My American friend was quite 
surprised that I did not know this. 
Thinking that very possibly I was igno¬ 
rant of a thing that every one else knew, 
and happening to meet Mr. Stanley, I 
asked that eminent traveller whether he 
was aware of this simple mode of dis¬ 
covering the points of the compass. 
He said that he had never heard of it. 
I presume, therefore, that the world 
is in the same state of ignorance. 
Amalfi is proud of having been the 
home of the inventor of the compass. 
I do not know what town boasts of my 
American friend as a citizen.— Labou- 
chere in London Truth. 
BAYBERRY CANDLES FOR GIFTS 
T)AYBERRY candles as Christmas 
gifts to numerous friends was 
the happy thought of a young woman 
who had been able to gather plenty of 
the wax during her summer vacation. 
The fragrant berries impart a faint 
aromatic odor to the wax that is delight¬ 
fully reminiscent of olden times, and 
lends a decided charm to the delicate 
green candles. 
A pair, or several of the candles in 
their Christmas wTappings of tissue 
paper, holly and red ribbons, makes a 
very pretty and acceptable gift. With 
the accompanying card attached to the 
ribbon, a sentiment or verse may be 
written as: “Let me light a candle of 
love in your heart that will never burn 
out.’’ “Thy modesty’s a candle to thy 
merit. ” These candles are supposed to 
bring good luck if burned before the end 
of the year. 
The picking of the bay or candle- 
berries is very pleasant work. As the 
young woman referred to was spending 
her vacation in the country, stopping at 
a hotel, she could not make her candles 
there, but simply gathered the wax. 
She placed the berries in a kettle with 
plenty of water and kept them boiling 
fast. As the wax rose to the surface she 
skimmed it olT and threw it into a small 
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