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TBI nJBHUTOir ADVAVOI. BY AUNT JUNE Our Boys and Girls Corner Regiitar«d Aooordlng to th* Copyright Act. DEDICATEDTO EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN CANADA di.l UfXlf ^^'O. ,"\"'^.. ... ,, „„ii out Youna Helpers Leaflue of Service. market. Ursi "' -^ , „„,j poked tola you i" ">>• '^•"•^^f "^ UK . n that ship anil wi'Ut to Bleep ou Te Td when 'woke up i» the. nora- r„K 1 «U8 almost out o£ s.«ht 01 hiu^l. ^o"'hrT am lrord'KnB.au'd, and -.ry "T ^uaer"£- u>any of you Kuow â€" \o^p.a^.^|o-i^,S:n ^•^'"'\hat' 'you a?e- havlnVmore write, that you J ^ ^.^k, *"""Mc' morntng to see the ram pelt- l-'Sol^rith^U^-i^-- ^.torc:n'r'aU'wth"thatXcouH r.fve carried a mt.eb.t ove.^^^^^ r'\fe°"a7of we'ather when we fiL:\urirtL «.athcr is uot very lelnil iust now 1 can assure ;« kina J"""- ,. . y kind indeed. It i, a most excitmg place »« ;'«' •/;°". .;„iiu whi-re I am at Hie pri. beach there are all ^ °?/ °' tjujes of menu going on at ."^'f/^f °J 'J, pier- .. 1.V Niiriicr minstrel shows, pie» the <!»>'• „V.^,inirinK funny s^uK". rots, people «"^8 ^ of other amuse ''""rT the beach, too, there are ments. Uu lui " > . ,arge donkeys, numbers "^ ^ 7^^,^ ,„ Jy l^?d:s""'M 'e end^of the town is get riaos. .«<- fishermen set ^^./'h^rvUHol^-^'ways buy some uf it for breakfast or tea. About the Birds. „ ,.,.rv lonff time since you rud the Fox sparrow. ^"'' '?'-i.\. "Ls will be given in next week s Ut '"â-  A Story for lou. I ,.Hl week 1 promised to tell you t.ie "â- ^Swa. one. . mu» P"»; •*» ^„d who locked the little prince up n null w"" iiwnv from the in- "mceand his people '''<''-\-;' .V T-h- wicked uncle gave out that me Jh:Jw1:, ill and had had to go a^^^^^^ and therefore he must be king f< r in present in his .tead. The uncle hoped that the prince would die. ' iLked in the tower the prince wan f.d on bread and water and the summer day, went by and winter •ame with snow and io.N ''!"'""«" all the land. The little prince used to go to the window of his stone tower and look out over the country, and as S" wa. looking one day he saw u n«m ber of birds flying around vainly try ing to find some food. This Utile prineo loved the birds, so he euKCrly broke up his bread and scattered some of the crumbs on the shelf of the win- dow. The birds came flying in. How grateful they were. Kvery day the Prince broke up some bread and every day more suid more came and the Prince, who had been very lonely was •o delighted and made fast friends with them. Now the bread which they gave him waji a very small piece Indeed, tor the uncle did not Intend him to Knrft tat, in fact he would have liked to have starved him outright, but a very won derfiil thing happeneil, although the uotelflsh little prince was thinking of the small birds when he broke up his bread, and not the least of himself, for as they increased in number he Anally had to bre«k up the whole pieee in order to have enough for them. Lot and behold, when he turned again to his room there was a white loaf of bread, a full loaf in place of the scrap py little pi««e he had been given, and the pitcher of water had been turned into a pitcher of delicious milk. This went on every day. No matter |iow much bread the prince (rare to the birds, he always bod enough to eat himself, nad more wonderful than that ba« increaaed In strength and grew more be*uUful every «Uy. Tba uncle who wm looking for his PLEDGE. For Toung Helpers' Leagua of Service. "Do a little kindness to some- one every day. Kcatter rays of sunshine all aloug the way. ' ' I pledge myself in the service of my King aud Country to 1)0 MY BEST IxN MV DAILY WORK, wherever it may be, to help others wherever possible, and to endeavor in every way to make myself A GOOD CITIZEN. Dat#. Name Age . Address death could uot uu.lerstand it, and tlieii another wonderful thing happened. I'eople down in the town who had been watching the royal castle wore sur- prised at the big ftiglit.s of birds which came over every day to one par- ticular spot. After a time someone fol- lowed the birds, aud, watehing them alight at a certaiu window, they saw the boy's hand stretched out to feed them. Then commeuced a hubbub of excitement. The courtiers met togetli er and resolved to find out who wa.s in the secret stone tower. They had begun to suspect the wicked uncle and moreover they were most anxious still to find the lost prince. Finally they found him and released him from his prison. But, said tlie jirinee, I must, till the winter has quite gone, still feed my birds. So lie was brought out into his own place and the wicked old un- cle was sent about his business and vanished from that part of the world. But, alas for the poor little prince, his troubles were not over. When he came to take his own place it was discov- ered that the usurper king had .spent all the money aud the cofters were empty of silver and gold, so they told the prince that he was so poor that it would be better almost if he were just the sou of a working inuu, as he had no money to improve the aflairs of his kingdom. "Never mind," said the prince, still throwing crumbs to his birds, "so that 1 have a loaf of bread to share with my feath<'red friends.'' .lust about that time the sun was melting th* last few p^itches of snow and the birds rose up in one big tlock and flew away straight in the direction of the sun. When they reacncrt the spot where the sun rises and sets, each bird dipped his beak into the treasure which makes the sunlight east a golden ray, aud picked out a piece of pure gold as large us a eriiiiib uf bread. With this in their beaks they (lew swiftly back to the palaet! and drop- ping it at the foot of the prince, every bird '« contribution made a heap to- gether, so largo that there was cnoiigli gold to last the prince for nearly a year. This the birds did every day for us many days as the prince had fed them with crumbs, until at last the prince had so much gold be was known as the richest prince in any kingdom, and he afterwards bccaine n great and good king. Don't you think that is rather a |iretty story? 1 am sure nil the help ers who fed onr little frieiidH the birds kist winter will be interested in this, and although it is only in fairy stories that little birds are able to give won- derful rewards to their helpers, I am (liiite sure that every one who loves and helps the birds dues get a reward in some way or other. Now I am afraid my letter has been so long with this story we shall have to leave the riddles until next week. Ho look out for your answers and new ones then. Yours lovingly, AUNT .JUNE. Letters from Helpers. Hello, Boys and (Jirls: â€" Now you know where Aunt .June has gone for her holidays. Don't some of you just wish you could go to England t 1 day. I'erhapH if you all are good and do good deeds, when you grow up you will have a chance to go to England fur a holiday, too. There are u lot of letters for Aunt June, but I just know you don't want to wait till they all go to Eng- land to ba answered, so your Uncle Jim will answer a few again this week. Here are some of them: Kganville, Out. Dear Aunt June: â€" 1 have been rending your page and like it well. You didn't say to write to you when we were filling in the pledge, but I thought I would write and tell you that I hope to get a badge. Muriel Hunt, Ten years old. That was very nice of you to write, Muriel, and we are glod to hear from you. You will get your badge all right. Write again. niythewood, Ont. Dear Aunt Jnue: â€" I have been reading your columns. I am nine years old and would like to join your club, because I wish to win a badge. Now I am going to tell you whnt I have been doing this week. 1 have been washing dishes, hoeing the garden, hoeing tobacco, 8we«^ing the floor, dusting the rooms, washing the windows, feeding the calf, feeding the chickens, hunting the eggs, working in the hay, making beds, picking cher- ries, canning berries, picking currents, getting the cows, helping get the meals aud many other things, and I carry the water aud wood too. Frances Turcy. Y'ou certaiuly must be a busy little Helper, Frauces, to do all those things. Isn't it nice to be able to do such a lot to lielpf Didn't the weeds just too fast? for anything this year? They did on my farm. Hut then if weeds grow so fast, overyt.iing else is grow- ing fast, too, and it looks us if tlicre is going to be a good crop of every- thing. I had a lino big crop of grain, but the raiu of a week or so ago knocked a good deal of it down and wo '11 have to cut it with a mower. But the turuips and potatoes are doing well. We don 't grow any tobacco on our farm, and some day you must write again and tell us all about grow- ing tobacco. Isn't it fun to go look- ing for eggs wheu the hens go away aud lay them somewhere tliey think you wouldn't find them? We lost track of one of our hens and thought it must have been eaten, when all of a sudden one morning she walked out with 14 little baby chickens. We had another hen that killed all her baby chicks, bnt she was a wicked old thing and as soon as she got fat we killed her and ate her for dinner. Be sure to write again and tell us how your tobacco crop turns out, and all about your farm. Feversham, Ont. Dear Auut June: â€" I have been reading your pledge and would like to join your club, i have signed the pledge aud will look for my letter iu the paper. I have been helping with the hay and pulling weeds this week, so I will close now. Herbert McMullen. Herby, Old Scout, we're glad to hear from you aud will welcome other let- ters any time you want to write. Did you feel tired after helping with the hay f I pitched hay for two days, with the help of two other men, and believe me I was good aud tired when we got it all in. We had it all cut and cocked, ready to draw in, when the ruin came and soaked it. Ko we had to throw it all out again to dry; but it was a dandy warm day, and tin- sun and wind soon fixed Mr. Hay and then we hustled and got it all into the barn. 1 tried to see how much I could throw on the wagon in each forkful, and uiii afraiil I did too much; but we had to get it in. But 1 got over it all right, and will be starting to harvest the grain l)retty soon now. I hoe a lot of weeds, too, bnt we keep them down all right, and the kitchen garden and berry jiateli and turnip, mangel and potato fields look fine. Let's know how yours are. Harvey Branton, who lives at Brent- wood, has asked for a badge, because he belougs to the Lone Scouts of Amer iea. You'll get a badge, Harry, aud I'm sending you back your scout cer- tificate. NOW, her's something for all Hel[)- ers, because I know you are all just waiting and watching for the rural mail man every day to sec whea those badges aie eoniing. They aren't made yet, but the factory that is making them reports that thiv soon will be ready. You see, before a badge is made it has to be drawn an paper to get the d<'sign, and then they have to make metal easts aud do a lot of other things, so that it takes (|uite a while. But tliey will soon be ready, and as soou as th(^y are we will .send them to every lleli)er. We have all the euvel opes addressed and staniiied with your stamps, ready to post them as soon us they arrive. Don't be discourajred or disappointed, because we will send out the badges just the very day they ar rive. FACTS ABOUT CANADA 1 There are in I'rinco Edward Island H.-TOO farina. The area of Prince Edward Island is 1,LT.O,000 acres. Prince Edward Island is the most densely peopled Province, there being an Bveruge of 4;i persons to every s(|uare mile of territory. Last .year there were 1 |S7.'),0;t(i pounds of butter produced in Prince Eilward Island, having a value of $1,- OOO.OUO. Hixty-five per cent of this butter was sold in Newfoundland. Prince Edward Island's cheese out put last year nmounted to 2,502,4411 pounds, having a value of $H.')0,t(,1t>. Fully 90 per ceiit of this cheese was sold in Great Britain or in Montreal for export. The production of eggs in Prince Ed- ward island last year nmounted to three million dozen, valued at ♦1,.'180, 000. Eighty-four per cent of these eggs is sold outside the Province. According to statistics compiled in 1017, the capital then invested in manufacturing in ('anada nmounted to »2,7H«,«4»,727. The employes num bered 092,067; and the goods manu- factured had a value of ♦.'<,01R,577,040, being ten times the value of the goods produced in 1881. In 1878 the total hank deposits iu Canada averaged $16.S2 for each man, woman and child of the jwnulation. The average laat year was »204 per head. I SING. I sing, From mom till night, I'm happy as a lark; Today's my birthday, Vm to have A party in the park. Fm going to light These lanterns up As soon as it grows dark. Find three ffuesfs. Lover left comer down, alonf dress; ttpper side town, alonj; arm; uppor side down, on dress. POEMS YOU SHOULD KNOW. Cuveutry I'atmore was boru iu England in 1823 and died iu 1896. Iu his early days he contributed to many of the leading reviews and also to the "Germ," being identified with the pre-Raphaelite movement. His fame, however, rests ou "The Angel iu the House." PABTINO. If thou dost bid thy friend farewell, But for one night though that farewell may be, Press thou his hand in thine; How can 'st thou tell how far from thee I'ate or caprice may lead his steps ere that tomorrow comes/ Men have been known to lightly turn the corner of a street, And days have grown to months and months to lagging years Ere they have looked in loving eyes again. I'arting, at best, is underlaid With tears and pain. Therefore, lest sudden death should come between. Or time, or distance, clasp with pressure firm The hand of him who gocth forth; Unseen Kale goeth, too. Yea, find thou always time to .say some earnest word Between the idle talk. Lest with thee henceforth. Night and day, regret should walk. â€" Coventry I'atmore. A Baking Cooler. Ilnvi' a board of oak, ush or maple â€" do not use pine â€" cut thirteen inches wide ajid forty inches long; let it be smoothly dresseil (ui each side, theu have it bored rather full of holes, us- ing a t liree <|uarters-of-an inch iiui;er. It is best to bore the holes irregularly, so as to miss the grain of the wood, to avoid splitting. .Nnil a two inch strip under each end of the board, to raise it nliove the table. When re:idy to use for bread or otlier baking, spread a cloth over the board, place the bread on this and cover it well to prevent drying out; let it re- ninin .so until colil. If pies are pro- perly baked aiiil cooled on a boar.l of this kind they will uot be soggy. A hot pie should never be put on a plate. Unless it is to be cut and eaten at once. The pas.suge of air under the board ami through the holes prevents sweating. When not in use the board can be hung on a stout nail a^rainst the pantry wall. Filling the Flour Bin. Wheu emptyiug a sack of flour into the bin I turn the top of the sack up over the bottom gradually in such a manner that when the flour is all out the sack is wrong side out. Shake slightly and you have all the flour with very little dust, and whjt dirt might have adhered to the sack is not in the flour. After a few trials it works like magic. â€" Mrs. J. E. J. Wheelbarrow on Waah Day. Most farms have wheelbarrows. On wash day, instead of hanging out a few clothes at a time, I fill my basket full and place it on the wheelbarrow and push it along as needed. I have my clothes all out iu short order with no stooping or lifting. I do the same in taking the clothea off the line. Oiling tha Floors. A good floor oil can be made by us- ing three parts pure boiled linseed oil to one part turpentine. If you cannot get the boiled oil take four parts raw oil, one part turpentine and one part drier. Stir frequently while using and rub well into the wood with a strong brush.â€" G. R. W. A Handy Wood Supply. To those who use wood as fuel In the kitchen range I should like to sug- gest a plan which I find very useful in avoiding the dirt and litter which the wood usually makes in the kitchen. Just at the corner of the range â€" at the end where the firebox isâ€" 1 have a door two feet wide and two and one-half feet high in the outside wall. The door opens inward. Under the porch and just below the door is a shelf where the fuel for the day is corded within easy reach. â€" R. R. J. A UTTLE OF EVERYTHING BURMESE MABBIAOE BUIiES. A curious idea among the Burmese is that people born on the same day of the week must not marry, and that if they defy the fates their union will be marked by much ill luck. To pre- vent these disastrous marriages every girl carries a record of her birthday in her name, each day of the week having a letter belonging to it, aiid all children are called by a name that begins with that letter. TYROL STJPBE3TITI0NS. A Vienna newspaper prints a story to tho effect that among the supersti- tious peasantry of the Tyrol the belief has taken root that President Wilson is none other than the Crown Prince Kudolph, son of the late Emperor Frau- ds Joseph. The Crown Prince, so the myth runs, was not killed in the fam- ous tragedy of the castle of Meyer- ling, back in 1889, but merely kid- napped by his enemies and a dummy was buried in his stead. Later, as the story goes, he succeeded iu escap- ing to America, where he assumed the name of Woodrow Wilson aud rose eventually to the presidency. INDIA INFANT MABBIAaES. Infant marriages are still prevalent iu India. Official figures show that in 1911 there were 151,518 "married men" under 5 years of age and 302,- 525 "married women" of the same tender age. Of "husbands" between the ages of 5 and 10 there were nearly 1,000,000, while "wives" between these ages number well over 2,000,000. MUSE HOLDS WEIGHT. Musk which has given off its well- kuowii odor for 10 days, has been found to have retained its full weight. A centipede at the London Zoo of unusual size feeds on mice. Amber is a fossil gum and is found largely on the Baltic coast. MAKE FABRIC LIKE SILK. A fabric closely resembling silk is now being manufactured from trees that are natives of the tropical re- gions of Asia, Africa and South Am- erica. BELVA LOCKWOOD, ATTORNEY. It is just 40 years since the first woman â€" Mrs. Belva Lockwood â€" was admitted to practice before the Su- preme Court of the United States. DEEPEST FABTS OF SEA. It is a remarkable fact that the deepest parts of the sea are in all cases verv near land. COAL MINES IN COUNTRY. There are about 6,000 coal mines in this countrv. USING THE RAZOR. It is said that of ma-n who shave themselves not oue in 50 can use the ordinary razor with both hands. JAPAN LEGISLATOR'S SALARY. Japan pays its members of Parlia- ment $1,000 for each session, with traveling expenses. London consumes about 15,000,000 tons of coal yearly. ONE OF THE BENEFITS. Not, only does ownership of an auto- mobile enable you to live away from the congested part of the city and iu a nearby small town, thus giving vou th-? advantage of the open air, but it alfo eliminates traveling ou the street cars, thereby taking about six different uaiionalities off your feet. IMPROVE THE ROADS. Uod umde the country, expecting that mau would have brains enough to supply good roads. Protacting a Padlock. A padlock on the outside of a build- ing often rusts, and in winter some- times freezes, when raiu or snow falls on if. This may be remedied by tak- ing an old piece of leather slightly wider than the lock and tacking it directly over the staple, then letting it drop over the lock as a cover. The leather, if soft, will not be in the way aud will prevent both rusting and freezing.â€" H. M. P. To Fasten Chaln-Stltch Thread. When sewing on a chain- stitch ma- chine, instead of breaking the thread at the end of the stitching and fasten- ing it with a sewing needle, save lime by raising the foot of the machine aud making Ave or six stitches into the last hole; then break the thread. This will form a chain on the wrong side and will fasten the thread seeurelv â€" E. M. D. A Usa for 8oap Wrappers. Save your soap wrappers and use the insidcs to smooth your irons on. They are nearly as good as wax L. O. C. The Oucpat Swaapar. Kerosene sprinkled sparingly on the brush of a carpet sweeper will'brighten the carjvt it sweeps. OLDEST MAP IN WORLD. The oldest map in existence is a piece of mosiac in the Byzantine church at Malaba, in Palestine". It re- prtients part of the Holy Laud, aud I.J 1,700 years old. COAL BUILT ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL The intimate connection between coal aud the cathedral of St. Paul's in London, may not be widely known, but U 18 a fact that the present cathe- dral was practicaUy built ou coal, or, to speak more correctly, on the pro- ceeds of the sale of coal. The origi- nal cathedral is said to have been formed about the year 604 and to have been entirely demolished by fire in the year 1087. The next church was built of stone obtained from Normandy aud was finished in the year 1222. In the .vear 1666 the church was destroyed during the great London fire. Being short of money for the rebuilding, an act of parliament was pasaed laying a duty of 28 (normally 48 cents) a chaldron on all coal brought into Lon- don for seven years from 1670 to 1677, and a duty of 3s (normally 72 cents) a chaldron for the next ten years, from 1677 to 1687. Of this sum three- fourths were to be expended uwn re- building the London churches, and one- fourth of the sum devoted to the churches of London was to be expend- ed on the rebuilding of St. Paul's and William III.â€" and oue queen, Anne, reigned during the progress of the building. Westminater Abbey may be thought to be more beauUful and more full of historic incident, but the abbey ia not in London proper. It «8 the ancient city of London which haa,^ from the early timea, been the birthplace of English trade and enter- prise as it ia today, and St. Paul'a cathedral is its greatest building. A simple appliance, easily attached, has been invented for preventing tele- phone cords twisting. Motorcycle aide eara are eeninginto general use ia Kngland for carrriag mails in rural districts.