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. ONE-SCOUTS The value of Scout training aud its application in times of emergency by boys who might otherwise have been at a loss to know the correct thing to do. Is shown by the two following para- graphs which appeared in the press re- cently: Scouts 1 Training Save* Their Mother Two Scouts of Westfleld. N.J., re- turned from school at noon 'to find their mother unconscious on the floor of the gas-filled kitchen. One threw open doors and windows and 'phoned the doctor; the other immediately ne- gau artificial respiration. The doctor, on another case, arrived twenty min- utes later to find the mother partially recovered. He declared the boys' promptness had saved her Scouts Again Avert Panic Cool and prompt action by Boy Stouts in directing a" large crowd to safety probably averted a panic at the City Auditorium Atlanta, Ga.. when lire broke out during a benefit per- formance in which a large number of children were taking part. The child- ren were marshalled out the stage exits and the audience- directed through the main doors. Lone Scouts should prepare them- selves so that they too, iu times of emergency, will know exactly the right thing to do, and be able to do it promptly and efficiently. Mr. Beatty Again Scouts' President Upon the nomination of His Excell- ency the Governor General, Mr. E. W. Beatty, K.C., of the Canadian Pacific Railway, was re-elected President of th* Canadian Boy Scouts Association at the recent annual meeting, held at Ottawa. How Many Scouts in Australia? New South Wales, 16.63.",: Victoria. 16.279: South Australia. 7,874; Queens- land. 3,767; Tasmania, 1.866: West Australia, 4,429. la New Zealand there are 12,900. A World Target For Gifts Probably few crowued heads or other national figures are in receipt of such In the Good Old Days Ladies wore bustles. Monday waa washday. Nobody swatted the fly. There were no flappers. Nobody had appendlct'*. There was no traffic cop. Everybody played croquet. There were no Bolsheviks. Men sported w'ry whiskers. Nobody worked but Father. Cream was five cents a plut. Ice cream was "iced" cream. Nobody was ashamed to walk. Boys' shoes were copper toed. Saturday night was bath night. No one waa fined for speeding. Vitamin gauges were unknown. Milk shake was a popular drink. It took a girl two days to get ready for a party; now she's ready any time. TliA hired man got a dollar a day for 'steen hours aud earned it, too. Ladies' Clubs were the Ladies' Aid. Sewing Circle and the rolling pin. Young people turned in at 9 p.m.. DOW they tune in, and don't turn In until th e next morning. There were no crooners, except Mother when she rocked her rest- less baby to sleep. B-.-r was 5 cents a glass, includ- ing lunch. .Mother could roll her own pie crust. Cookies or gingersnaps; now she can also roll her. own socks or cigar- ettes. The Seven Sutherland Sisters with their seven-foot long hair were the envy of womankind the world over. Most people were usually prepared for "rainy days;" now they're most- ly ready any time for "wet" nights. You often heard of "The boy stood On the bridge" but that's where you'll usually find mother nowadays. a constant stream of honours and gifts as come to Pax Hill, the home of Lord Baden-Powell. One of the latest was a silk scarf and an Ikon represent- ing St George, presented on behalf of Russian Scouts in Foreign Countries by Dr. B. A. Perott, their International Commissioner. A New Honour For B.-P. The latest honour conferred upon Lord Baden-Powell is the Grand Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke Gedim- inans of Lithuania. The decoration was presented by the Lithuanian Min- ister to Great Britain on behalf of the President of the Republic, the Honor- ary Chief Scout of Lithuania, "in re- cognition of his services to Lithuania In the cause of international good wil! through the Boy Scout Movement." The Lone Scout Summer Camp Site The Lone Scout Commissioner aud a party of Lone Scotils and Rovers re- cently visited Ebor Park, which is the beautiful spot at which our summer camp is to be held in July. The Park Is looking very nice indeed, in spite of the fact that the ice storms during the, past winter have damaged some of the branches of the fine old trees. The Scouts cleaned up the Lone Scout Camp Site, and put it in shape for the summer, and helped to prepare the swimming pool for its activities. There will be many Lone Scouts who will be anxious to take part in all the fun which will take place in this Camp. Remember the dates July 4th to 16th inclusive and send iu your reserva- tion as soon as possible. For fuller particulars see the May issue of "On Lone Scout Trails." There must be many boys living on farms or iu villages or on rural routes who have often, wished that they could be Boy Scouts. Here is your opportuniiy. Although it is impossible for you to attend the meetings of an ordiuary Scout Troop, you can be a Lone Scout, and follow the Scout Programme at home. Write for particulars to The Lone Scout Dept., Boy Scouts Association. 330 Bay Street. Toronto 2. "Lone- E." The Greatest Joy Our greatest joy i* not in never fall- ing, but in rising every time w.> fall. Goldsmith, A Desert Day* The summer's night at end. the sun stands up an a crown of hostile flames from that huge covert of in- hospitable saudstoue bergs; the des- ert day dawns uot little aud little, but It is noontide in an hour. The sun. entering as a tyrant upon the waste landscape, darts upon us a tor. ment of fiery beams; not to be re milted till the far-off evening. No matins here of birds: not a rock- partridge cock calling with blithe- som e chuckle over the extreme wa- terless desolation. Grave is that giddy heat upon the crown of the head; the ears tingle with a flickering shrill- ness a subtle crepitation, It seems. In the glassiness of this sun-stricken nature: the hot sand-blink is in the eyes, and there is little refreshment to find In the tent's shelter: the worsted booths lead to this fiery rain of sunny light The sileiu air burning about us. Wp endure breathless till the assr: when the dozing Arabs in the tents revive after their heavy hours. The lingering day draws down to the aun- setting: the herdsmen, weary of the sun. come again with the cattle, to taste in their menzils the tirst sweet- ness of mirth and repose. The day is done, and there rises the nightly freshness of this purest mountain air: and then to the cheerful son- and the cup of the common fire. From "Travels In Arabia Deserta." by M. Doughty. * Obedience Obedience iis the secret of freedom. A little girl once said to her mother: Grown-ups are very fortunate: they no longer have- to obey." Wait till you grow up. little girl, and you will see lhat obedience will de- mand a the core from you as you be- come more conscious of life, for obedi- ence is not only a family virtue, but a social, scientific, and religious duty. Irish Free State Winner This priz^ winner dairy heifer was one of the Irish Free State'j ex-president Cosgrave's entry. Master William Cosgrave is shown here with th e entry just after capturing the award at the Royal Dublin Society"s spring show. Howlers Sunday School Lesson June 5. Lesson X Joseph the Worker Genesis 41: 46-57. Uol- den Text Seest thou a man dili- gent in his business? he shall stand before kings. Proverbs 22: 29. ANALYSIS. I. A POLICY OF THRIFT, vs. 4<>-49. II. DOMESTIC FELICITY, VS. 50-52. III. FAMINE. YET PLENTY. VS. 53-57. INTRODUCTION This chapter relates the dramatic reversal of Joseph's for- tunes. At the opening- of the chapter. he is a slave in an Egyptian prison; at the close, after skilfully interpret- ing Pharaoh's dreams, he is installed the the Grand Vizier or Governor ol Ejrypt. In ancient history it happen- ed, not infrequently, that one who came as a slave into a country w:u ultimately elevated t> a position of great power. Pharaoh was doubtless aware of a singular quality in the man, and judged him worthy to shave with him in the responsibility >>f gov- ernment. 1. A POLICY OF THRIFT. VS. 46-49. Such power as Joseph now attained brought with it its own temptations. There was the temptation, always keenly felt by an Oriental ruler, to fleece the populace and to promote his own interests: the temptation to bask in the royal favor and the plaudits of the multitude, and to neglect the res- ponsibilities attached to great office, the temptation also to turn cynical from the bitter experiences of the years that had grone and. now in office, to make others suffer as he once suf- fered. Joseph, however, was as noble in p>wer as he had been in privation. He had been made th? administrator of the whole land of Egypt. Usually there was an administrator for l.nwr Egypt, and another for Upper Kiryp.. But a critical emergency was tVn 1 - seen: Joseph ha3 been granted pow- ers extraordinary for coping with : '. The reign of Amenophis IV"., in th? New Kingdom has been suggested cs the most likely background for .!,> seph's administration. Al^ that time Egypt was under r.n official bureau- c.acy with a highly centralized gov- ernment. Joseph's agrarian policy would lie possible at that time, for Pharaoh was then regarded as th? land owner of the whole of Egypt. I'l order to carry out his policy Josenh traversed the land, visiting all the nonius (or districts), together with their leading cities. He had recom- mended to the Pharaoh that in th? seven years of plenty, twenty per cent, of the crop should be stored as a provision for the lean years. Th" Etiyptians were thus t-iught the home- ly virtue of thrift. The grain w?.s stired in state granaries in the capi~ tal towns of the various dutricts. Krom numorou.- paintings on Egyp- tian ruins, it is possible to form an idea of these granaries. They were c >nically-shaped, clay buildings. A series of them w/s enclosed within r\ high wall. Grain was poured into a window at the top of the granary and was removed through a vent at the bottom. The policy of storing grain in this- way became an established ! n- stitution in Egypt. II. DOMESTIC FELICITY, VS. 50-52. In the midst of his busy public du- ties, Joseph took occasion to establish a home of his own. He married a daughter of one of the priests of On, or Heliopolis, north of Cairo, where an obelisk of the old sun-temple still stands. From very early times On was the seat of a -nighty and wealthy priesthood. Their religion was a mix- ture of the worship of Re, the sun- god, with the worship of a local god, Atum. The high priest of On was one of the most influential persons in the kingdom. This alliance thus link- ed Joseph with the most powerful in- terests of Egypt. Without abandon- ing*, in any way, his faith in the God of his fathers, Joseph thoroughly identified himself with the life of his adopted country. The sons of this union were given names which me- morialized the goodness of God to Jo- seph. In ancient tiir.es names were not merely names. They served to indicate character or the circum- stances under which one was -born or lived. III. FAMINE, YET PLENTY, vs. 53-57. Egypt derived its fertility from tha Nile; Canaan was much poorer ae- cause it had no such great river. The Nile annually overflowed its banks; this inundation caused the Egyptian harvests to be relatively sure and very rich. Sometimes, however, the waters <f the Nile were diminished through lack of rainfall in the interior of Africa, and failed to overflow i.s banks. This, of course, occasioned famine with all its miseries. Two pro- longed periods of drought in Egypt are a matter of historical knowledge. This condition now prevailed during Joseph's administration. The drought was international in its scope and, therefore, very serious. Thanks to Joseph's policy, however. Egypt had enough and to spare. Joseph, as vir- tual dictator, was himself in suprem control of the state granaries. He wa- thus in a position to supply his !>r .- thers with corn when they came from Canaan. ''What king came after Queen Elizabeth?" "Philip of Spain, but she wasn't having any." Did we think of such answers when we were at school, or is the race of schoolboys growing more intelligent? At any rate, Mr. Cecil Hunt's collections of "Howlers" seem to get funnier and funnier. History was every a happy hunting ground for the howler-maker. How easy it is to fall into little errors such as "Napoleon defeated the Marma- dukos at the Battle of the Pyramids," or that "When the garrison of Luck- now rar. oLt of provisions, a Scottish maiden put her car to the ground and said, 'Dinner, ye hear it. 1 " THE YELLOW PERIL. Here are some more: From what state did Frederick the Great invade Silesia? From a stato of collapse. Mary Queen of Scots sewed well. History says she was fond of darning. Who was the father of James the First's son? Ho hadn't got one. (Not a fair question, this.) Napoleon dispersed the rioters with a whiff of grape fruit. The Yellow Peril means a banana skin left on the pavement Bannock Burn is so called because Alfred burnt the cakes there. In ihi reign of Elizabeth the Com- mons were ilwayj petitioning the Sovereign* to marry, a thing: they would never have dreamed of doing in the time of Henry VIII. Henry the Eighth was called 31uft* King Hal because first he bluffed his wives and then he killed them. Who was the famous maid who sav- ed Fra:ce? Mademcislle from Ar- n'.entisrs. Extravagance is wearing a tie when you have a b>;ard. Too mu<;h indulgence is sports givi-s us barrackers veins. A croupier is someorw who has the croup. A sculptor is a man who nakes faces and busts. Muse? were often seen at funerals ir olden days. Mrs. Grundy was: A famous tennis lady. The lady who carries away /alt. The future of "He drinks" is "He is drunk." When Hercules was very young he Leard a kissing sound, and put out I.is hand and strangled two servants. Sinister means a woman wh> hasn't married. (This has a sinister sound in a Leap Year.) Equilateral was a horse robber. A cataract is a cat that catches rat*. A fissure is a man who sells fish. The Decalogue is a low-necked frock. And as a motto for all perpetrators of 'howlers": "Cave canem" "Be- ware of the cane." The "Howlers" Prize Competition, run by the "University Correspon- dent," elicited some good examples. Fdgar Wallace may be surprised to know that he "was chosen King oi Scotland by Edward I." but it is cer- tain that "Old King Colo" was a "Merry Monarch" if not "the M?rry J onarch." And, after all, a sensible- answer to "Of whom was :t suid that he never smiled again?" is "of Charles I. after his execution." And who can deny that the Milky Way is '\he v.-ay you feed infants"" What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON' Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern A SLIGHT MISTAKE. All sorts of good aud bad golfers visited the seaside golf links for the Kaster holidays. Among them was a red- raced colonel who was a very bad golfer. Duriing the round ho not into a lot of bunkers and succeeded iu cut- ling up a lot of turf. After, a specially desperate effort he got his ball out of a patch of touch urass. he turned to his caddie "Jove.' 1 he exclaimed heartily, "it's a great game!" "What is?" asked the puzzled cad die. "Why. golf, you tool: 1 snapped the coloiML "Oh." murmured the caddie, with a show of surprise, "I thought you were- referring to gardening." Ambitious Bobhy was one of the few boys who saitt they didnt want to be an engine- driver, a pirate, a fireman, or a dirt- cart rider. "What are you 50(115 to be. then?" inquired his aunt. "Wont 1 tell," said Bobby. "Oh, coine on, Bobby. You'iv to be a policeman." "No, I'm not." "Well, will you toll me if I sive you more pudding?" Hobby gave in an. I announced that lie -is noitig ;o !)' an after-dinner speaker "Whatever for?" Bobby grinned. "Thiuk oC the iliniuM -. he .-said. Australia Gets Tung Seed* Brisbane. Two tons of seedT suf- ficient to plant. 50,000 acres of tuns; oil trees, have arrived here from Klori la. 733 A striking result in a printed and plain crepe silk that is youthfully lovely. The print is marine blue. Th bodice is plain lemon crepe and favors the wrapped closure. The skirt gives graceful height to> its wearer, cut in panel effect at th front and at the back. It's very easily fashioned. It will cost you next to nothing to copy it. Style No. 2793 may be had in size* 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36 and 38 inches bust. Crinkle crepe silk in new green shade is equally smart. Rayon crepes and novelty cottons thA have a woolen aspect make up splendidly in this model. Size 16 requires 1H yards 35-inck for blouse, with 2W yards 39-inok for skirt. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, :ind address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 7:> West Adelaide St.. Toronto. Unique Service Record Held By Winnipeg T.achei Winnipeg.- Miss A. B. Stewart, former school teacher on the Winni- peg staff, has just celebrated her 89th birthday. Miss Stewart was bom in Brantford. in 1S4S. aud has been a resident of Winnipeg since 1S8S. for 57 years she served as a public school teacher in Ontario and Mani- toba, and for US years wu* in Vic. toria school. She retired on pen- siou in 1921. She lias a record unt- une iu Canada as a sciiool teacher. Some of her former pupils are among the most eminent men and women in Canada today. Building Increase Shown in Canada Ottawa -An increase of 27.5 per cent was shown in building permits in 8t Canadian cities in April OTCT the previous month. Their value aggregated $4.2:!7.10. Iu April. !;!!. pernuis *! valu- ed at $13.495.165. Misery Misery may love company, but coat- pany does not cure misery. David Gray son. MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FISHER It's Reached The Advanced Stage Now. KISJOVW MC? t^M THe I GvjY u/HO fot>e"D \ TH6. DCPRtSSloW ! J - .-% : BUT THt . ^t --I ^^^^ IS ON- QUlCK LUNCH. KVG.AL IS THIRTY- CCWTi-