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more than "Tm helping keep the weeds out atl her garden this month, and all tha she gives me is going to be spending oney for the First. It will'be a To : ~a. dollar, anyway." Z "Then Raymond beg:n to tell what he should buy with a dollar, if he had as much as that to spend for the First: He was sure that it would be something that would make a lot of noise. Nelson was of much the same mind, except that he favored buying a drum instead of firecrackers. A drum would last longer. At first Bobby Lincoln listened without saying a word. Then he be- gan to fidget a little, and suddenly he spoke up. +Tve saved almost a dollar," he said, "and before the First I shall have some more. I'm going to spend it- all for thrift stamps." "What are thrift stamps?" asked ~Raymond. ey are something like our pos- tage st~mps," answered Bobbie, "only; "you don't put them on letters. The money that you pay for them goes tq heln nay our war debts, and by and by the 3stmaster or the bank man will buy back the stamps from you and give you more than you paid for them, too." "But if we spend our money that way, we shall have none for the First," said Raymond. "Well, isn't it better to help our country than to buy a lot of fire- crackers or drums?' asked Bobbie, stoutly. "Yes, of course," "but what we have enough to help." "Every little bit helps," said Bob- bie. "That is what my father says, and my teacher said so; too. And a thrift stamp costs only a quarter." agreed Nelson, is not really garden of "If we buy 8 Baten said, Raymond, "why {isn't that a pretty good way to celebrate mink ™ What do you think, Nelson?" oy think that it is ;the very best way," sald Nelson promptly. "It will not make a noise like firecrackers or a drum, but it will help Canada." "Then let's call it settled, and we will all buy thrift stamps with our Dominion Day money," said Ray- mond. Al right," agreed Nelson, "and we'll do more than that. We'll see the other fellows and get all that we can to do the same thing." "I guess that it will be the strang- est Dominion Day that Brentville ever knew," said Bobbie, "but I be- lieve that it will be the best one, too." That is how it began. ~The other boys in.the village were ready enough to join the Thrift Stamp Club. that Bobbie, Nelson and Raymond formed. Some df them, indeed, were already saving their mofiey for stamps, as Bobbie had been saving his. Bobbie' was right. It was indeed a strange Dominion Day celebration for the Brentville boys, but every one of them was proud of that, for it meant that many quarters had been saved to help pay for the great war, And when the boys marched to the post office to buy the stamps with the money from the club treasury, and then marched to the bank to give the stamps to Mr. Fletcher, the cashier, for safe-keeping, the fathers and mothers of the village were proud of them. I think they had a right to be. And no doubt..the boys of many other places are like those of "Where do you buy the stamps?" Brentville. INTERNATIONAL LESSON JUNE 29. p Lesson - XHI.--Response to God's Love, Phil. 3:7-14. Golden Text, Psalms 86: 12; The lessons of the past quarter have dwelt upon the highest subjects of human thought---God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, human nature, sin, grace, repentance,' faith, obedience, prayer and love. What have we learned of all these, and what have we made our own permanent possession to enrich | mind and heart? Our opportunity has been great; have we profited by it? Three great outstanding facts we have learned: (1) That God is our Father in heaven, loving His children, even the erring and lost ones, with a father's changeless love; (2) That the gracious love of God in Jesus' Christ and through His Spirit has! entered into the world to redeem, re- | generate and save; and (8) That our response. to God's work of love in Jesus Christ is in sincere repentance, faith, doing God's will, prayer, and, above 'all love, love both to God and sur fellow men, This response to the love of God, which it is our high privilege and joy io make is described in the passage ielected for to-day's reading. It is, Paul says: (1) The willingn,%s to put wverything else aside, to "count all <hings but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my DOMINION Bicycle Tires In Lord." It is (2) to follow Christ in the way of faith, doing our appointed task as a service rendered to God, and so finding not a righteousness of our own devising, but "the righteous- ness which is of God by. faith." <And it is (8) seeking to know Christ and, even through suffering, if. it be nec- essary, to rise with Him into the triumphant life of the Spirit, and to press forward in the strength and hope of this new. life to the attain- ment of the "prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus," that is the life eternal. Our response, then, is in putting Christ first, in following Him, and in seeking to be like Him. Through Him we come to God. His presence with us now is in the reality and power of the Spirit. We trust in Him and yield ourselves to His command. He binds us to Himself by the indis- soluble bond of love. He gives eter- nal life. He is "abundantly able to save." It will be well, therefore, to make the review lesson centre in Christ, and to think chiefly of our relation to Him, our choosing of Him as Lord and Master, our enlisting in His ser- vice, our finding true life in Him. We may think also of what Christ is doing in and for the world, the spread of His gospel, His power over the "hearts of men, His law of peace and | good will, His supreme obedience to the law of Tove, which He would make, through His Spirit, the law of all the world. "0 Love that casts out fear, O Love that casts out sin, Tarry no more without, but come and dwell within. True sunlight of the soul, surround me as I go; : So shall my way be safe, my feet no straying know." 7 el} is. Canada First\ To Home and Country shouts. we raise! For Home and Land to Heaven we cry! 'In. Honte and Country let us live-- For Home and Land we stand to die! This Land us bred; these Hills are ours; These Mighty Floods that seaward We _ no masters but ourselves-- We know no bounds this side the pole! God gave 'to us. these Reaching Woods: ne The Spreading. Lakes we sail upon; We no them for sour children's right-- And pi is he. intrudes thereon? And we' shall ill the Rolling ° Plains That reach into the' setting sun; » "Tis otir Dominion to extends To coasts that: Ocean. AI a shady street to the} Dominion Day this year?| lave. the Great Ey Nay. Were my I Still here would I abide. It is the soul of Canada That lifts my: head in pride. Mother of half-a-million men ; g Tyshany-defied. . cof ooo [16 sutumn, see, tig nF woud Who: Beloved | Land: . g Dear Canada! beloved land! st" Our goodly~heritage so blest; Thy children ever ready stand To guard thy freedom, peace and rest. The Lord our God our fathers led Into thy wilds and forests vast; Where long they struggled, 'sweated, bled But gained their promised land at last. They 'Watched thy weal with Jealous eyes, With yearning hearts thy youthtul Lest or lust thy will defies, Or rebel hands 'scar, thy sweet face. The Lord our God be with us still To help us cherish more and more Their hallowed dust, their sacred 'will, In all the land from shore to shore. To help us train around thy fame Our children's hearts to cling and » twine, With noblest. deeds : and thoughts aflame With love for man and things di- vine. They too shall rise and call us blest For adding jewels to thy erown, When with our fathers we shall rest And thee, dear land, to them 'hand down. . ? x v So a ~ 0" Canada, TE 0 Canadal: "mother of si y Sons, History will. show. the hordes of force Were loosened, and 'old + Freedom's citadel Sorely beset, 80 absorbed In Mammion's counting house, nor thy young limbs Entangled in' the robes of ' Selfish! ness ; That thou could'st not assist. Al- _ ready thou Hast givén thy best, and Flanders'> autumns will , Scatter above these anforgotten dead Each year a golden shower of maple; leaves, And unborn pnerationd yet will take From thy scarred land traditions. and a name, Such as'will make their stride o'er thy broad acres,' And down thy busy Streets, a state-| lier stride; And when, mantled with Peace, the Future cells the roll Of those who said: "The lamp must: not go out, Let's guard tie cherished birthright| of the race," Thou wilt stand up among the great! and hear: "God bless thee, Canada! Thou, too, wast there." J i * --Alexander Loais Fraser. thou wast not YOUR PROBLEMS Miss Canada: "Please suggest a new way of charging admission to our club lawn party to be held on Dominion Day to rais&€ funds for sup- plies." Announce that a "luxury tax" will be levied at the entrance gate and that those who attend the lawn party should wear plain attire. Should any of the guests. bedeck themselves with non-essentials, they shall be oblized to pay a tax to be imposed by a selected committee, The committee assembles just inside the enfrance, and all who attend must sitbmit to an examination. Taxes are levied according to the prepared list, and the sum total represents the price of admission. The list for women is as follows: Plain apron, one cent; trimmed apron, two cents; no apron, five cents; cotton dress, two cents; wool dress, three cents; silk dress, five cents; plain finger rings, three cents; rings with setting, five cents; plain watch, three cents; bracelet watch, flve cents; plain glasses or spectacles, three cents; shell rimmed, five cents; plain hats, two cen trimmed hats, three cents; no hat, two cents; hand bags, five cents; silk: stockings, five cents; combs. in "hair, for each, one cent. The list" for men is not so long: 'Plain watch; ten cents; wrist watch, ten cents; Watch chain, six cents; necktie, plain, three cents; fancy necktie, four cents; stick pin, five cents; white shirt, five cents; col shirt, four cents; finger ring, fi 'cents; belt buckle, six cents; soft ha fivd cents; Stiff hat A five cents; sil To Home me and Country. shouts we tai Tor om > Land to Heaven we sid Countay et us ve: ome and; Land 'we stand to i am-------- oe divin can ith its trunk, | Our daughters'are far more opportunity to. meet this most de- sirable young man at his sister's home. That is the nicest.way you can manage it. F. W. R.: What can you do to en- tertain the boy who is too quiet and "just won't talk?" Absolutely no- thing apart from being as entertain- 'ing and sympathetic as you can. Lots of girls like quiet, reserved men and ig, Shelter affors. trom 'summer's heat The maple leaf: For him who dies the leaf is red, a ever negotiated by women was that known as ranged by Louisa of 'Savoy and Mart] garet of Austen, Through each succosling year. In spring dof Shuata-- 'sunset skies in sheen id. now. in soldiers' hom 'With maple leaf is seen; - ' For him who lives, tis green. errr ] The only important peace trent hy ""Ladies' Peace," ar: -e 3 re INVESTOR'S SERVICE BUREAU Te Tug ANTHELP YOU Do you own either Mining or Oil Stock? Are you exnecting 'o buy any? Have you any to sell? Do you want expert Informa- tion or advice on any Mining or Oll Stock or Company? Then write us. We are at your service. GEORGE A. LAMB &° Co. i "1"WALL STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. - { ALTEX PETROLEUM CO. TT Shanes 81.50 DIVIDENDS PER ANNUM 12% FUNDS BEING RAISED TO BUILD ADDITIONAL REFINERIES MONTHLY = 2: Refinery No. 1 at Electra, Texas, now earning 450% on its cost. Two producing ofl wells. 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Coal black hair, blue eyes, and al very fair skin are rather an unusual combination and'I 'can readily under- stand why you are puzzled as to the 'colors that best suited to her. tive about colors than most of ie : jand it is the 'wise mother who con-| sults her daughter's, preferences and| determines | | then, with a little | 'what is