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TO CURE SELFISHNESS Here Are Three PracticfJ Rules for This Great Work. IX) Hy. M fo<"". U i»ail ui«Ktlflc«nitly nnconcwned with the iwjed* and rlRhU of other*. WJiat •ver »h» wanlH for herself at the mora«ut. Mie •uperbty rencb«e out and fakee. We had thought It would !)« BO pleaaani for l»«r to play with UlUe Polly when w« Invited her mother to bring her for the aftoniooit: But the who'.e vlalt was Bpolltl for the grownupa by the oonstant «t>-i*J of umplriuK the child- ren'B quari-ela, which, wa had to ad- mit, were iigually due to our l>olly'B unwIUlngneae to nhare h«r toys with Polly. There Is no doubt Uiai our pre- cious Dolly Is a very eelflHh Infant. VnitA are we goluK to do about It? •'I'm afraid slie lakee H from m»," *igh» Orandnia. "Well do I remember bow my dear Mother slrusKled with !&>• eemehneMi! You see I waa the only girl and wasn't uaed to S'harlu« my things. I'll never forgot the tinie Aiiuinda Jonea came over to spend th* night with vat>. The next day was Bun- «l*y and when we were dre»«dng tor church Amanda discovered s'he had torn a great rent In her stocking. Tho're waan't time tx> mend it, »o Motb*r toM me to give her my oth«r pair. I had only two pairs, for we mofltJy ran barefoot around the farm, and I haled to let Amitnda weai' one of them. I couldn't ttilnk of any way ^ to prevent U but to tnit on l>oth palra at once. When Mother found out what I bad done she was struck all of a heap. 'Why, you selflVh little hueay! What made you do that?' said she. 'i!y legs were cald!' I whined â€" and It was one of the hottest July days. 'You take tho6e stockings off!' says Mother, 'and I'll warm your legs for you.' And I tell you It was a red-hot ewltcblng I atood up to. i got It throuj^h my bead right then that eelflshnetm was con- â- Morablu of a sdn." Not Used to Sharing. But with all duo re.spect to Orand- tna, the real value of her contribution Uee in the remark, "You seo I waa the only girl and I wasn't used to sharlns my things." She had not b*«n pro- vided wlth^the kind of experience which would have made seueroedty a habit. Rho knew her mother loved hei and hated to punish her and was doing hor vpr>- best to train her properly and BO held no re«entme(at. But times have changed, and modem parents, even though still [iltlftilly untrained for tlR"lr Job, hdve come to realize that It Is too bad to havo to ecold or punish a child for ml»o/>nduct which under better training could have been avoid- ed Onf> thing Is very cl«>ar Dolly has not yet ha<l practice enough In frhnrlng things to have developed the hftbit of sharing things -rraclou^ly. This practice it Is our duty to provide. Why have we failed so far and how BihaU we set to work to correct our error? Dolly is not the only child but ^e is the baby, and bo much the Jroungest that tlie others have no In- terest In hor pos^eeslon.s. Her clothes kad toys are hers to do with as she Uk«« and no Ckne else ever wants the â- ame things at the same lime. Of course It is harder to avoid Kelflshness in the case of en only child, an only girl or hoy, or tlio peto<i baby of the tamlly, but the dunculty does not ex- cuse us from the necessity for Imln- Inj,' When we consider how many honi^s are made wretched by the nel- fleliness of ImlivWuaJB. by their ap- I Are You An "Arrant" Anything? The gay and deligluful name of a •erhU sitory that has appearod In varl- our nfw.«paper8--Tho Arra'it Ilovor-ls even more Interesting than it Honnds. For It might be translated 'the roving rover." To the wtudent of language it auggests some of our taiilologlcal com- pounds, such as a ledge hammer, hedge fence and greyhound, which really .t'lgnlfy hammer hammer, fence- leiHe, and dog-dog. "Arrant' 'Is nl the bottom only au- othnr form of "errant," which of conr^M meuns "wandoring" In older wrilirs the two forulV are used alnio.sl IndifTorently. and we read of arrant knights, arrant prea<'hera, bailiffs ar- rant, and "planets or errant stars." But the once rather common phrass "ariaiit thief," arrant robber," and the like, In which the oilglnul seii.te waa "roaming," came to be Interprel6<l "onl and-oni lliief." and so on. Then tho adjective Mas aiiplled to other wordh, not alw;3)M In dixpaiHgeiiieul. We bi)Oak of "arrant iMimhiig," "arrant noust-nse," an "arrant miser," un "ar- rant Pllrilan." "Arraiil ' la like many of our Intenslvn words, In having Mn- giMi life with a very dllTi rent iiieanlng from the present ono. The twin word "errani" is most fa- miliar In the term "knight errant." which suggesiH to luodern ears the ro- mantic ipicst for adventure and gen<.>r- oMe. high-spirited redrexsliig 4jf wrongs and cliumploninK of causes. In one form the word his rather ^tone down- hill: in the other, it has gone up. parent utteir luabtllty i<> take luto ao- oount the right* of other*, we have no wleh to add to Uie sum total of wretch- edneaa by neglecting the training Of I>olly. So we iball beglu by aaelug that she has more opportunity to play with other children. One enterprising woman who feared that her only daurhter waa becoming selfl*h adopted another little girl as a ptayiika/ta for her. "1 was wt>rrled at first," »ha reporta, "for fear I couldn't help being partial to my own child, but It haan't worked out that way M. aU. I beU«Te I love one Juat as mudi as I do the other and I'm thinking now that I oughi to proTlde them with a brother." . A group of fiva neighbora met this same need IntelllKanUy by "pooling" their little children Ave day» of th« week, eaicli mothor In turn taking charge of morning play, mkl-day meal and afternoon nap. Of oourse this phin had Ito dtfflctUtlea, but It did provide a batter environment for the children and a good deal of needed relief for the mothera. It hea an advantage over the family group In bringing together children ^f the aame ages and In- tereata. Developed from Within. The Ideal arrangement would be to give a <^Ud practice In living with both a family group of varying ages aiul Intereets and a aoclal group of the same agea and IntereeitB snoli as would be found In a nurseiry school. Falling any of these poaslblUtlsB we etil'l can try our beet to make the group Buoh as It 1* funotlon aa nearly a* possible aa If It were Ideal. Wo can get F^thier and Mother and Auntie and the boya to play with DoMy aa If they were her equala luAtaad of always yielding to her and giving her every advantage. Providing a cliUd with the right kind of group and stopping at that, however, will not make him uruselflsh. Una«l{l»hne«« has to be developed from within. Dolly ams* learn really to wish Polly to be happy too. It Is uot so wise to teach her that ahe should give Polly the "bl«ge»t half" of the apple as that she do her best to divide the apple fairly. If there la any Blight advantage, she wiH giro It to her guest as a matter of course, but the emphaals should be laid on secur- ing the beet possible division for the whole grouj). Besides being helped to get an experience of her own In shar- ing with others, Dolly will Instinctive- ly Imitate the example of the grown- ups in hor world. When she sees Father planning to let Tom have the car to-day because Dick had it yester- day and Harry wants I to-morrow she will begin to think in terras of the good of the whole group. When she helps Mothor hake and pack the cookies for Sister's picnic, tilie begins to enter Into the joys of others. The rules for lighting i<ol(iahnes« then are: First: to provide for a child's group of .sufficiently similar interests to give'' him proper practice in .sharing with others; .second: to keep before his â-  ycH by example and precept the importance of planning with reference to the rights of the whole group; third, to help him lo cross the thin harrier that separates selllsh from uiiseltish Joys so thai he may come to know a llttile more of what IL might mean to love his neighbor as himself and he a little nearer reieuse from the wretch- ed tyranny of self. The Things I Love. A iMitturfly (lancing in the sunlight, A bird singing to his mate, The whispering iilnes. The restless sea. The gigantic mountains, A stately tree, The rain upon the roof. The Hun at early dawn, A hoy with nx'l and hook. The hahble of a shady bmok, A woman with her smiling babe. \ man whoso eyes are kind and wise. Youth thai is eager and unafraid â€" When all Is said, I do lovo best .\ little homo where Love abides, .\nd where there's kliyTncss, peace and rest. Scotlio .McKenzIo Frasler, In "Things Thai Are Mine." Arthur H. Taylor Who at the recent examination In piano playing hekl under the London College of Music, England, passed with honors and with the highest marks In Toronto In the advanced Intermedtaite grade, lie Is eleven years old and has gained two llrst-cUiss and two honor oertlflcatea during th» two years be has been at the piano. Lough Bray. â-² ilttle lonely moorland lake. Ha waters brown and ooot and deep â€" The cliff, the blKs behind U, make A plotuie for my heart to keep. For rock and heather, wave and strand. Wore tints I nev^r aaw them wear; The June sunshine was o'er the land, Before, 'twas never half so fair! The araher ripples sang all day. And singing spilled their crowns of white Upon the beach. In thin pale spray. That streaked the sober strand with light. The amber rlpplee sang their aonc, When suddenly from far o'erhead A lark's pure voice mixed wUh the throng Of lovely things about us spread. Some flowers were there, so near the brink Their shadows In the wave were thrown; While mosses, green and grey and pink. Grew thickly round each smooth dark atone. â€" Rose Kavan&gta, EARm 9mm own history Fossils Found in Rock Layers Tell Story of Ancient Dayr,j â€" They Were Equal. A celebrated tourist was taking aa early spring holiday In the hills of old Scotland, accompanied by a Scottish | ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ plantations In South gllUe. Aeroplanes to Save Trees. In an attempt to exterminate the shouting beetle, which Is doing exten To while away the tedious hours atter dusk the traveller was In the habit of talking to hl.s gillie. One evening he was explaining the wonders of television and other mod- ern Inventions, when he suddenly ask- ed this question: "Have you not heard of wireless?" "No," replied the Scot. So the traveller began to tell him all hs knew about wireless. But the man appeared neither Interested nor surprised, and the tourist warmly In- quired the reason. "Mon," retorted the Scot, "I'm an awfu' lear mascl'. " Africa, it Is probable that aeroplanes will bi3 called Into use. The pest Is spreading rapidly over the Union and thousands of acres of eucalyptus trees are threatened with destruction. .Aeroplanes will be used {or the distribution of an arsenical dust over the trees. This methodhas proved very successful in merlca. It Is also hoped to help to aave the plantations by Introducing parasites which will kill the shouting beetle. A young whale about 20 feet In length was washed up on Ramegate beach. HELPING HAND FOR THE EMPUIE The Imperial Institute at South Ken- sington, London, can aptly be termed the godfather to the British Empire. Its Job Is to keep an eye on the Em- pire's raw materials and, by expert ad- vice, assist in the big effort being made to-day to make the Empire self- supporting. For Instance, supposing It Is wished to exploit virgin country In Smith Af- rica for cotton .';rowing. The South African Government will send samples of every crop of the cotton grown to the Imperial Inslittite. There they will he tested and examined in every pos- sible way and a report made as to their quality. Further, the Institute then obtains Iho expert professional advice of cer- tain cotton brokers In the City, and as a resull of the two reports tlie samples are graded to the existing commercial grades of cotton. In addition to the reiiort sent to the Dominion, advice may also bo sent as lo flow the qiuillty of future crops might bo im.proved. Should any samples he sent to Kngland that are far below standard and there Is little- ohance of iiiippovlng Ihem. the advice of the Institute Is lo "drop it." • * • • Samples of tohac<'o pass through the expert hands of (he Empire's godfath- er In the same way. Empire tobacco has made great strides during the last two or three years, but In the opinion of many smokers it is not up to the stan'dard of American t(d)accos. The reason for this is because there has not yet been time for the leaf to ma- ture fully. The Imperial Institute examinee the samples of tobacco and also the burnt ash, and from the examination Is able to give valuable advice on how to Inr- provo the crops. It Is certain, then, that before long Empire tobacco will â- be in every way equal to that giTiwn In other parts of the world and also much cheaper on account of the lower duty! • • • . • A new supply of timber may be wanted. A responsible person, by In- quiring at the Statistical Department of the Imperial Institute, will be able to get accurate figures on timber In all parts of the Empire, Its quality, quantity, the conditions, and so on. The Minerals Department assists In the exploiting of such products as metals and rare earths. From santples of rare earths or sands, the Institute may find that such things as gas mantles, white paint, and dyes may be made. • This diagram represents, the euccesslvs rook layers and the types of fossils found In them. Fossils of ancient man and of mammals occur In the mors recent layers, Aa older layers are reached, fossils of older types of , life are found. Seorets of Selene* Uy David Diets. We have Just been considering the forces which bring about the changes upon thSj^aee of the earth â€" the forces which wear away the land and the forces which _upllft land again. These forces, so geologists tell ns, have been at work .since the close of the formative period when the earth cooled Into a body with oceans and protruding continents. Let us go back to that point now ami pick up again our account of the hlB' tory of the earth. The geologist reads the history of the earth In the layers of rock which compose Its present surface. Other scientists, who call them- Belves paleontologists and specialize In the study of the ancient forms of life which once Inhabited the earth, piece out the account of lUe on the earth irom the fossils in these rocks. The history of the earth Is truly a record In the rocks. Geologists now believe that the earth has gone through great cycles. First the forces which wear away the land planed the continents down to low flat formations, depositing the debris In the oceans. At such periods, the water displaced by the debris flood- ed the continents, covering large por- tions of them with shallow warm wat'irs. North .America, and more particu- larly the United States, were flooded sixteen times in this v.ay. Then came the times when the land was uplifted, and the continents rose high i»bove the sea-level, and were marked with great mountain chains. This, howeyer, would quicken th«' flow of the rivers and ma^e the cM-| mate colder, thus speeding up the ac- tion of the forces which wear away the land and beginning a new cycle. At such times, too, sedlmentarTi rocks which had formed In the shal- low waters would be lifted high above sea-Ierel and bent and buckled out of> their original level layers. The ancient life Is known to ua; from the fossils found in these layers' of rock. For they are the remains of the ani- mals and plants which Inhabited tho' earth at the time when these layers of rock were formed. The fossils Include remains of sbell-< bsb and similar animals which live on' the ocean bottom, flsh which swam about in the water and whose skele- tons sank to the bottom when they died, and the skeletons of land anl>| mals whose remains were carried down by streams into the ocean. There these fossils were covered up' by the accumulating layers of sediment' and Incorporated Into the sedimentary; rocks when the sediments became ce^ mented together. Reading the rock record Is no easy tas.k. It is not found complete in any' place. A few layers are found in one place. Other layers are found in other places. Prhctlcally all of them have: been bent and twisted oui of shape byi the great earth movements. But with infinite patience and skill,' geologists and paleontologists have pieced them together into a complete story. Next articleâ€" The Geological Time- Table. .^ Try This in 1926. Make new friends, but keep the old, , Those are silver, the«e are goldv At present Empire silk Is being New-made friends, like new-made wine, given a great deal of attention. There | ^ge will mellow and reflue; is any quantity of wild silk in the Em-| Frieudships that have stood the test, piro which, if spun and woven, makes j -pimo and change ore surely blest. Bilks equal to any in the world. Un- 1 prow may wrinkle, hair turn grey, fortunately, however, the raw silk is i.Yiendshlp never owns decav; in the form of silkworm nests, and Is ; p,„. '^^m< old friends kind and true, very matted; a satisfactory process ofUve once more our youth renew, spinning it in the Etnpiro has yet to 1 bu,, ahis! Old friends must die, be found. j ^g^^. f,.[j.n(in their place supply, A Frenchman knows of a process, [ Tiien cherish friend€hlp In your but until ho parts with his secret, or I breast. It is ro-discovered. the development of j xew Is good, hut old is best. Empire silk- which will mean cheaper Make new friends, but keep the old; silk -will be retarded. [ xhose are silver, but these are gold. ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES Evolution. First Peacockâ€" "What worries you?" Second Peacockâ€" "1 hope we shaU" never degenerate Into. a race without tails." How Orsngss Help. Oranges have many olainie made for j cloth Uietn. Including tboee of Improving ths coiiiljleiion, easing »or« Ihrfrafs, sooth- ing the nerves, holt)ltig to cure In- fluenza, und curing Insomnia. I State Service, j Mrs. Goo:l.-iil(' "So J on are an ex- • service liiHii'.' Ilow many service ' stripes did you have?" The .Msndicanl "I never counted I em, lady. They was all over me Coldsr Than Arctic Winds. The coldest lempurrftiire on record was reaobe<l In a B<;ientinc bil>oralory: jt, was over BOO dugreee below freezing point sa regletered <ui a FVihrenhelt tbenuookMer. Qood Work Is Art. A cnmniun thing, like a table or a cup. Is turne<l Into a work of art, not by sticking omaiuienis on lo it but hy p4iliini( Intelligence and thoroughness into It. Vou cannot make it good with- out ill some sense, making It beautl- fuii L. P. Jacks, In "(Citizenship and Art" xcfrV"- '"v *> ^v »â- '' Sfv»'»«.tt«e.> ^ Apples Are Best. Two fond beliefs have boon dispelled by a statement made by a doctor in a recent lecture. We used to believe that the only- way to preserve o child's teeth was to encourage It to use a toothbrush vig- orously. Some of US also imagined that, while apples were good for the health, it was unwi.se to oat them la.st thing at night. Now, however, this doctor tells tis that a piece of apple after each meal and at night is better than any tooth- brush. U will certainly be more popu- lar in the nursery. Hut the doctor's further adviceâ€" that children between five and tcu should visit tho dentist once every three nionth" - may not commend Itself quiie so much to the klddie.s. Inv..'nted Steel Pens. The nam:' of Joseph tlillott will al- ways he i(.-nien;bere'l b.?C'iuso be sub- stituted the steel pen for the quill. He was an hngll.«h watchmaker nnd jewel- ler, jind c;.L* uay accidentally split one of the lino steel liutiuments he used in his work, just as he was -called up^ on to affix his signature to a document. I -No quill being at b;;nd, he took up {his spoilt tool and, scarcoly expectln* It wouH be a substitute of any use, began writing his name with It. - To his surprise he succeeded ad- mirably. He found the floe eplit steel more efficient ih?n the pens to which he had been accustomod. Quick to se* the i>o.°sibllltie.s of this accidental dl»^ cov(>ry. he began to manitfacturs stee^ pens. Ha amassed a fortune by dotaufi «o. ,1 4,'