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•A Help The â- Â§â-  Reef Cross "SALAM dh EiAi I ANN€ HIRST *Dcai Aiiiie Hirst: I am deeply Ir love with eoiiits frnm a young man who line family. His hackgroiind is all lliHt mine is nut. "My motlict ncv«i was mar- ried. She had tlircf thildien, each wilh a dif- lercnt father, l-'or the past 10 years, she ha« lived with a lazy, no-good man who drinks and miptrt-'ais her. When the runs out of money, she calls on me. "1 was the only girl. 1 was pushed around so nmch that at 16 I ran away, and lived with a family 1 worked for. Now, by hard work «nd saving, 1 have put myself through school with no help from anybody, I now have a Kood job and a good home. I have bettered myself, a!Kl have benefitted by ray mother's mistakes. "I am so ashamedl 1 am afraid to tell this boy. What should I do Discouraged." « * * Truth I» Best If this hue young man has al- ready told you he loves you aud wants to marry you, that was tht moment to tell him the truth. If you did not, then tell him when he does propose. Jr :.. -v . .„.,,„ of ciiaractp'" -•- will understand that tlie~ uisgrace you feel so deeply is not your own, but your mother's. If he * has the right stuff in him, he can * * only admire you more for the struggle you have made to rise above your inheritance. He will love you even better because you have suffered so much, and he will do all a husband can to pro- tect you from amy unhappiness in the future. * It is a high tribute to your in- * nate decency and standards of * thinking and living that you have * arrived where you are today. In tpite of your mother's loose liv- ing, you have made yourself a person whom any right-thinking man or woman should proudly welcome into the family. "There are no illegitimate chil- dren; there aie only illegitimate PATTiRN 4523 sizu n-m Mosr vorsatili. liress you can flndl Ijse it as your prettiest housc- «nd-go-to-market dresi, or, depend- iag on your fabric, it can be a han4 â- oma spectator sport I Pattern 4523 comas ia siacs 12. 14, 16, 18, 20. Silt 14 takci 3% jrmrd* 39-inch fabric. This pattern, easy to use, simple to sew, it tested for At. Has com- pUte illustrated instructiooi. Send iwenty-fiva ctnta (25c) in •Pini (stamps caooot b« accepted) for tills pattern. Print plainly slat, •am*, address, style number. Send ordtr to Dox 1, 123 Eighteenth St., N«w Toronto, Ont. ItaUK II - IffM parenlsl" Remember that. Fath- er up your courage, and tell this young man the whole story. No matter what happens, you will have the consolation of knowing you could not stoop to deceit. ♦ • t To "Jean": I think the time has come to tell your husband that unless he stays home more, and takes you out regularly, you will leave him again, .^nd this time you will not come back untd he lias found a place for vou two to live alotie. When you consented to live with his mother, lie made all sorts of promises. You two would be alone together most of the time; she would mind her own affairs and never interfere, etc. The opposite, you have found, is the rule. He is almost never at home, an-d his mother not only criticizes everything you do, she is entirely too curious about how you spend your money, and she has driven away almost all your friends. What is your life now? Work- ing in an office all day, coming home to do housework alone, wailing for your husband to wan- der in late at night. .\nd you have been married less than a year! If you two took a small apart- ment and furnished it, you would y^^ «rt. ' -.' ,,^ VYa,L lui A '..IfUat â€" S' Jo"S a* you were alone. If all >7 Y words have not convinced your husband of the justice of such a plan, then he will have to be shocked into complying with it. If thera It a aketeton in your family closet, keep it to yourself until there ia a reason to reveal it. Then tell the truth. Anne Hirst will help you find the cotu-age, if you write her at Box 123, Eighteenth Street, New Toronto. Ont. For Sale â€" 1 Stomach An enterprising Japanese wants to sell his stomach for $2,000. He declares it is three time.') normal size and that he can swallow rat poison, broken glass, nails and needleii. He'll liavc to give better value than that for the money, I'm afraid. A soldier who joined a Guards regi- ment in Londoo swalled a 10^- inch-Iong table knife, two boot studs, two collar studs, 16 trouser buttons, one 3-inch bodkin, two large needles and a tooth brush. All were removed during a 40-minute operation. A French medical journal tells of a man who swallow* corks. While being attended at a Pari* hotel, he stole the doctor's watch, chain and seals â€" and swallowed them I Brunei, the scientist, inhaled a half sovereign while playmg with ch.ildreii. After doctors had failed to extract it with specially made forceps, Brunei had himself whirled around on a centrifugal table built to his own design. The spinning proHuced convulsive coughing â€" and up came the coin. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"â€" A 3-inoiUli-olcl be.ir cub, Bruinas, is fondled by his mother. Ivy, during daily sunning? at tlie London, J\n<jlatid, 7.o(i. The cub'.s name wa.s coined from the names of his keepers. Ih-uce and Sam. Lhronicles ^ G^<7,r\d.ol it\e P Clarke Some weeks go by as quiet and uneventful as drifting clouds on a summer day. But not last weekâ€" anything but I There was plenty Going both at home and ;i broad â€" the liritisli election, our belated Canadian winter; instailatic>n of a milking machine an<l my one-wom- an quilting 'bee. Dealing with tlicse evtiits j)y virtue of their importance rather tha'' iJieir -•^"♦'•ral seiiueiice, wa. come lirst to the British election â€" because what happens in Britain, either politically or ccoiiomically, certainly aftccts Ginger !";irm and the rest of Oitario. Like most people we went to bed Ihiirsday night expecting the British Labour party would be returned to power with a good majority. .'\nd we were a little fearful â€" fearful that the Socialist (lOvcrnnieiit. in its headlong nationalization plans would be taking the people too far out on a limb, in a way so far re- moved from British traditions it was hard to imagine that it could be a success. But first thing Fri- day moriiinK the tremil showed signs of a change, and by noon â€" well, you know the story. When Partner came in to dinner, I turned on the radio. "Listen," I said, "list- en to the news I" Partner listened â€" with growing incredulity. "But what happened â€" I thought Labour was in with a big majority?" And what did happen? That 1* what everyone would like to know. And the end of the story is not yet. In fact, for quite a while, the rest of the world will be watching the British political crisis with In- creasing interest. Well, while the British Isles were getting "hot," Canada was getting cold, wilh its first pro- longed spell of winter weather It ir.owed and it snowed; the wind blew and the mercury almost lost itself at the base of the thermome- ter. Highways were blocked; side roads impassable, and most farm U.nes plugged as tight as could be. Then as we started watching our coal bins, the news of the coal miners' strike in the U.S. did not make us feel any warmer. Our lane filled in, along with the rest, and Bob was obliged to leave the car at the road. But when the wind CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACRC LQlrl f. Msntali 11. Theater 41a- trlct M. Starchlike •nbataaae 8 Public boUm . Ufrht wmat â-¼emeta It. Aireetloaa** II. atlil II. Reiioua II Dana* i II. Warded eC t(. Not maM It Raat tnraM harreat l« Dratr It. Hon Mo4 11. BIbcHaa ftnt II. Tor* IT Female 4a«r II Snn ar Jii«ak n mi fnifflst 40 Rowaii t*M II. Txim hntar 14 rtiart <« nn>1lesl I 41 Metal M Sell Kt AtnaVai Uln IK Town kl HawM U Maaleati â- I ReenTartM Inside m MarrIeK i M WtiM»er i»o^ 1 fleavT 1 I. BtaS offlea* I. If otbar I. CraftT f . BtorehoyM I. l«t dowa f. Dalada I. Supported bl I. Tmmi* 1«. Apart 11. Remained It. rinlsb IT. Plaatar aa». Sort ount X. Conteada t>. Inatranental daet IT. MerohaadlM II. Space It. Qrammatlcal case It. Wantawar l(. L«iaber aouroa tr. Cattle dealara 41. Internal frait deeaf 41. Iiclamatloa 41. Oriental dtab 4T. Harden M. Serpent M. Vlbratlonleea point SI. Take dinner i4.8k>uthweat wind », Pronoun . Old maaleal note •*. nana nlak- aame •I. Ixlata nr dropped, he borrowed a snow plow â€"that is a tractor with a blade at- tached to the front of it â€" and it did a real good job of plowing out the lane. N'ow we can drive in and out with the j^reatest of ease â€" at least you caji if you want to be out driviit.u; â€" which I don't. And it's thankful I am to have someone at home who can get the bread, pick up the grncer'es and bring in the mail. Last week was also eventful at the barn. Anotlier chapter written into the history of Ginger Farmâ€" the installation of a milking ma- chine, no less! This, of course, is entirely Bob's venture and only after plenty of consideration, pro and con We heard all kinds of stories ... a milking machine pro- duces ma'tiic^i if che cups are left oi: loo long, they draw blood; some cows won't let their milk down at all, and we also heard of several farmers wlio had bought milking machines and after a while, gone back to band milking. Granted all these instances were true, Bob fig- ured they were in the minority; there were, on the other hand, hun- dreds of farmers, even some in this district, where milking machines were used to advantage, and with- out injury to the cows. Came the iiiKlit when the milker was used for tlie first time. I was just itching: to no down to the barn, but concluded the less there were around the better. So I stayed in the house, waiting and wondering. Since not one of our cows had ever seen one of these mechanical con- traptions, there was no telling what their reaction would be and I knew the nervous tension would be hard on Partner. At long last, the men came in for supper, in- cluding the agent from whom Bob bought the niachine. And every- thing was wonderful! Not one of the cows offered to kick at all, and one cow which had always done plenty of stepping aroumd stood as quiet as a lamb and gave more milk than usual. I thought every- thing was fine. But during the eve- ning, Partner got deathly white. He was cold and his stomach became upset. I was alarmed uutil Bob figured out that it was a case of mild shock. Partner had been more keyed up than he or anv of us realized; watching the cows, ready to deal with them should they be- come obstreperous. And then noth- ing happened! It was a complete letdown and the reaction produced the condition I have described. Bob said he had seen the same thing happen dozens of times dur- ing tlie war. So Partner went to bed and in the morning, he was his usual self. Since then, everything has been all right. Of course, it is Bob who runs the milker, but I suppose the time will come when Partner will want to have a go at it, too. Space all gone â€" guess my quilt story must wait until next week. WHY SUFFER PILES Qratefut uaeri praUe quick rarnilt*. Relief from Pain -and Hootniiig comfort â€" from Mecca PUa Remediaa. Two kindaâ€" Numl>er 1 for protrud- ing Piles. Sold in tulie with parforatsd pipe lor internal auplicatioit. 7Se. Numl>er 3 lor external Pilea. Sola in Jar, 75a. Order by number from your Druggist. illEC6A PILE REMEDIES Aniwtr •iMwhtrt on thia pat*' WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE- Wkheai CalaoMl- Aad Teal Jm* ObI al IM h dw Msnrii« *Mkt' H Ga Tba Urar should pout onl abeas I pbla ot u«. ...... .. . j^ Imay •Hire .You ^ . . , , - ,_ d the aetid looii pnak. , tt tataa tboae mfld, Matia OaMar'a Uttia UnrPK ta ast (hasaTfiati al bUa floa^ tol twajy t» aah^ yeBj sa>_ ."ap aad up." Easter Food Drive Launched by UEFB Following urgent and repeated requests from its British Advisory Council, the United Emergency Food Fund for Britain ia conduct- ing a campaign through the On- tario committee, under the joint chairmanship of Mrs. J. A. R. Ma- son and Charles E. Rea, M.P.P., to meet the demands for food and clothing for the needy in Great Britain. The Easter drive is con- tinuing to the end of March with a concerted collection effort in To- ronto, set for Wedinesdav, March 22, .Ml Ontario citizens are being asked to contribute tinned foods. Clothing is also being sought, but it is urged that apparel donated be clean and in condition to wear. Most municipal councils have a.ijreed to co-operate with local committes so that contributions m.ay be left at tire halls. Otherwise, citizens are retpiested to forward tlie r parcels direct to the Ontario headquarters of the U.E.F.B. in Toronto, at Melita and Riins Ave. .â- \ larKe number of parcels have l)een received at the warehouse in Toronto wliere the tinned food slii|Jtnents coming in are broken down and re-packed in eight-pound cartons. When these arrive over- seas at the Loudon depot, they will be dispatched to families in genu- ine need from a list of the most worthy, compiled by the impartial British Advisory Council, of which H.R.H. Princess .'Mice is president. 'I'he British continue to subsist on a marginal and monotonous diet that works particular hardships on the infirm and aged pensioners, U.E.F.B. officials declare. It is ex- pected that through the generosity of Canadians, in this land of plenty, those in more unfortunate circum- stances in Britain will en'oy this Easter gift, one that will do much to bind more closely the ties be- tween the people of these two countries. COME OUT FROM UNDER THE SHADOW OF PAIN IVf DOLCIN Ihblets for proawc seiisl from ABTHnnic and â- HEVKaTic pata ... sat a boMia a< DOLCIN tablMi from yoiu dniggiM TOOAT aad jolm the thousands of reliared saSiMats wha by takioc DOLCIN bare ooiaa oa* from under tha shadow af paia. DOLCIN if available at all dm* -too tablets for $2.39-200 ablets for$3.9)-also avail- able in bottles of 500 tablets. DOLCIN LIMITBD, Toron- to 10, Canada. DOLCIN TAtllTS marm of tH\m prodviet. Upside down to piever.t peeking. f.!iBEnSfei BBBEBB [3B BBS BBS E]B BBS BOSS QBQ ^WiVMSm WMJ^^mL A- r J, T By the year A.D. 4W Britain waa a Christiati country. CROWN Btmv r- A' A' r • â- r -J' \. Jane Ashley's Crown Brand Recipes FREi Writt JaiM AthUy, The Canada Sfardt Company Umtfad, P. O. Box 1 29. Montraal, P. Q. cm A! Simply great to relieve 'PERIODIC FEMALE PAINS with uncomfortablt fullneu Are you troubled by diatraaa of female lunctlonal moDthly diaturbancea? Doee thIa make you Buffer from pain, feel ao rwrimus, restleaa, cranky, weakâ€" at aucb times? 'I'hen do try famoua Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound to relieve auch symptoma! Pinkham'a Compound hoa proved re- markably helpful to women troubled thia way. You owe it to yourtelf to try it. Pinkham'a Compound ia a very effec- tive uterine sedative. It haa a grand I aoothmg effoct on ont of woman' h nwBl \ important organs Taken regularly â€" Pinkham'a OoB' pound helpa build op reaiatimoa -g-«-it* I auch distreas. Alao a great stomaoUe I tonict I NOTEi Or JOB mar prefer Ljdla Piuklum'a TABLETS wilh added ," ji'"â„¢ ^. . . "»k«"m'. TABLETS with «ld.d (Si J Lydia E. Pinkham's VEGETABLE COMPOUND ^ <*â-  -v