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_ Pure, Fresh and Satisfying Sela in aluminum 'packets, PART 1I The butler-coachman admitted me --a short, stocky Irishman, out of livery, with a square jaw and a sul- -- Try len face. doe," 1 said. A SURPRISE PICNIC. The Surprise Picnic was the very Pleasantest thing we ever had happen | to us. You-see, the teacher of the! domestic-science class at high school in our township lives on a farm, and; she got our girls together and planned, to surprise the parents with a picnic which they did not have to prepare. That means a good bit in the summer- time when everyone is busy indoors! and out, We thought the girls were Just getting together for some extra cooking lessons, so we supplied eggs and cream and other ingredients, But when a car drew up to the door about four o'clock in the afternoon and one of the high-school boys told us to get ready --he'd wait--I just couldn't think. What could T get together for a lunch? I had been so Busy with the plackberries all day that I had not baked as usual. "Oh, the eats are all there," he an-| nounced indifferently, seeing my em-| barrassment. "Better hurry and get your best bib and tucker on; every-! body'll be there in an hour." Das was as excited as I was. At last! we were in the car, sitting like royalty with our driver on the front seat. When we reached the old grove it seemed just everybody was there. There were long tables set with hot chicken, cold hiscuits, little, whole to- mafoes, coffee and baked potatoes, and we sat down to the merriest meal a farm woman can enjoy--the one some- one else prepares. Ice cream and cake as dessert proved to us that the salary we pay our domestic-science teacher is well spent. After supper, in the firelight, the boys and girls entertainéd us. First, three girls in hay skirts shocked and delighted us with their hula-hula dance, and just after it came a stiff- doll dance, so perfectly like little jointed dolls that I wanted to help them, Then, after we had laughed until we ached, they announced that there would' be a debate, "Resolved, that Jane ought to marry Bill." Well, we all know both of these youngsters and we thought this a rather novel way to announce an en- gagement, but we never believed that CREAM We Make Payments Daily. We Pay Express Charges. We Supply Cans. Highest Ruling Prices Paid. BOWES CO., Limited Toronto WILKINSON CLIMAX started to shut the door. But I was an old enough man at) this sort of thing to have my foot in! the way. » "Think again," said I persuasively --and slipped him a bill. His fist closed on the greenback, and he spoke more respectfully than, before, but his voice was firm. "It's no use, sor," he replied. "Mr. Pardoe's been bothered to death by " 4 bout Ye newspaper fellows all ths ca PR os a isk syone thoug ght oh But just then I caught sight of a 'lem of making a living that Drow pretty little girl in a cap and apron evening, and after the clever Apache! hovering in the hallway--the maid, of dance given by Herb and Nan we still course. hated to go, and stood around talking! 1 raised my hat with 2 Seatish. i it over until quite late. Miss Anderson? I as a ol Surely our children enjoyed the good| while making mental notes ol Lhe pair : time, but we, who usually do the heavy, for my descript bod Story Torward, ter | end of cooking and planning, indeed, She came smi nly gan, er | found their unique surprise pions al pretty, pink, - roun wi wonderful entertainment.--E, M. P, | broken up with dimples. "Yas," she nodded. "Well," said "I, as the astonished man fell back a pace, "will you kindly | tell your master that Mr Burton, of the Philadelphia Globe-Express, has given up his vacation, and come all | the way from Lancaster County, Pen- sylvania, just to see him?" . She courtesied and was off in a flash. A moment later, I heard a broken, weary voice saying: "Show him in," George Pardoe rose to meet me. 1 could see that ordinarily he was a typical successful business man, stout, settled, phlegmatic. He had a large, clean-shaven: face, with a firm mouth, keen grey eyes and black hair, just now going thin at the temples. Altogether he was a man whom you CHURCH FOR CHILDREN. would expect to see comfortable only To go or not to go to church is a'in an office, and one who, as you pass question that confronts many mothers! his like by the score every time you of small children. Often it is impos-| venture into the business districts of sible to leave the little ones at home 2 large city, you would never glance and, because they are too young to be at a second time. interested in the services, they disturb' Just now, however, he was interest. others by becoming restless and ing because of his position in my fidgety. story, and I noticed that his eyes were One mother solved this problem in! red with weeping, that he was dressed an interesting and satisfactory way.!in fitting black instead of the lighter When starting out for church with' 'shades that he probably more usually her three-year-old son, she slipped into affected, and that his full, well-fed her pocket a small pad of plain paper. (face was gray with the emotions On each of several pages she had through which he had been passing. previously drawn an outline, pictures of flowers, birds and animals, Fasten- ed to one corner of the pad were sev- eral colored crayons. .. When sonny began to grow restless he was given the pad, and the work of, filling in the outlines with colors never| failed to keep him busy and quiet until the services were over. Another mother, whose little girl, 988 was beginning to read, resewed one or two of the child's best books to read in church when the a io came difficult. And the baby of that family, a tiny miss of two years, al- ways carried a tiny bag containing five or six animal crackers. These, she ate, ¢rumb by. crumb as her sur- a Are W such fonds argmments could be brought forth, both why and why not! { they should marry. | SILENT SALE SALESMEN. Besides selling eggs at all times, we often have other products of our place that we would like to retail instead of | sending to market. We have found the following method of introducing! our wares very simple and efficient: I write, or typewrite, on slips of paper a list of whatever we happen to have to sell at the time--fruits, vege- tables or jellies--and their prices. Sometimes it is only one thing, some- | times several, HE place one of these little silent salesmen in each box of eggs that goes out. Orders invariably result and we do not have to push our goods in any other way.--A. K. aa with salt and bits of red pepper pod. When tender, take out the meat, remove the bones and skin, return meat to the liquor and boil twenty minutes longer. Then cut the chicken-in small pieces and pack in a mold, along with slices, of hard-boiled eggs. Sprinkle with the juice and grated rind of lemon. When the liquor or fy cool enough, skim off the fat, pour the liquor over the chicken, set in a cold place to harden. To serve, cut into slices and garnish with parsley or watercress. WHEN "SOMEONE FAINTS; ig grew Anyone who would meet an iter. gency must keep cool and know what AN OUTDOOR CRADLE. to do. Haste is seldom necessary and Nowadays babies have their noses, causes flurry. outdoors most of the time, A new piece' At a recent drama the heroine of verandah furniture is the Holland fainted. The distracted 'lover tore cradle, made from a barrel. And this his hair and shouted: "What shall I is how it's done. Buy a barrel at do? What shall I do?" the grocery store for forty cents; | A voice from the upper gallery re- split the barrel lengthwise two-thirds, plied loudly: "Lower her head!" of the way, then saw across at right| This was sensible first aid advice. angles to the" split. The patient may be on the floor, on Place the barrel on its side and it|the ground, or even on the hard side- will form a wooden cradle; the end of, walk. If the patient is to be moved; the barrel makes a round wooden ! keep the head lowered. There will be canopy. Two small wooden pieces. a tendeney, unless someone" is the should be nailed securgly to the ends, chief director, for all to follow the "|low down so that the barrel may rock, { general advice of the bystanders. The a little, but not turn over. After| carpentry work is done and the whole r B not secure the Madonna blue paint, then the outdoor, nessed such a- scene: cradle is all ready for its baby pas- senger, § Ly ? once the er share "Well, ye can't!" he snapped, and new. cradle has received a coat of, often dangerous. You may have with EE dre At ily le press near, prede because of pe ou will 80 kind," Hl ive mi "I want to see Mr. George Par) | quest ve no doubt, you have oo » hundred times Ao 3 estions day." 'He bowed his Sead in acquiescence,' and I proceeded: : "At what time were you awakened on the morning of the sixth?" "As nearly as I ean make out, at iust 6 o'clock--that is the time at which the maid generally opens the; house, and Miss Packer was perform- Ire | Forest ation Laboratories of a série 'merits mercial adhesives: of the 'hide and cs in classes have been investigated, th work including both mechanical ana Fphystenl determinations. Ageing tests| information on the perman- ing the maid's duties in the And girl's absence." "You came downstairs at once?" "Almost immediately." "Is it true, as stated, that youl brother's body wds cold when you touched it?" "Yes. 1 remember the shock of touching it." "Has the coachman a key to this house?" "Not to my knowledge." "Were the doors and windows all locked that morning?" "I made sure of that myself." "Did you hear any noise during the night?" "Not a eound." "Are you a heavy Sleeper?" "Very--and the walls and ours are thick." "Mr. Pardoe, did your brother have any cnemies?" "Not a one," he replied, "that I can think of. I have done my best to re- call any, but it is useless. Emerson was the mildest and quietest of men. He went out but little and had few friends--not to mention enemies" "I am a thousand times obliged to you for your trouble," I said, retiring. "I am sorry that I had to disturb you, but that, you kmow, is a part of my business which I can't avoid. Don't bother to ring; I can find my way out." With that I slipped into the, hall, closing the parlor door behind me. One glance showed me that I was alone. The next almost convinced me that the coast was clear upstairs. In three bounds' I had mounted to the first" landifig 'afi; a minute had passed, 'I had Tocated the room which, from the published descrip- tions, I was sure must be the house- keeper's. / I did not knock; I just pushed open the door and entered. : A woman was kneeling beside the bed, crying, her face. buried in the bed clothes. She leaped to her feet with a little ery. It was then my turn to be sur- prised. "Jane Haughton!" I whispered. I had known her ten years before, and ten years had only softened with- out disguising her face. In two words her tragedy had been this: She had been a poor girl sent to a rich boarding school. Her school- mates had been able to enjoy many things which she had been forced to do without. Then, in a moment of from one of them, and dismissed. Her family had dis- owned her, and I"~then a boy at a nearby school--had heard only that she had been truly repentant, had been found by him & place in the em- ployment: of some well-to-do family in New. Jersey, where she was living under an assumed name, but leading an honest life, And now here she was, still Hengti. ful and about to be arrested murder of Emerson Pardoe! She recognized me. at once. And at preservation. "You---you won't tell?" she cried. result which follows such advice does i 'results and is] the IRONING CURTAINS. ~ |thus shutting out When ironing sash curtains, instead is most needed, of ironing lengthwise, iron. from side weakness, she had stolen a paltry. sum detected | gone to the school chaplain and had| for the! be of the adhesives were also under: taken, If the Forest Products Laboratoriss are able to secure results that will re- lieve the worries of the home makers ' of Canada regarding 'the coming of their furniture at the glued joints they' will have earned a full measure of appreciation and at the same time will be in a position to supply invalu- facturers. 4 ben, mrad Minard's Liniment Heals Cute. ie "Well, now we're settled down, mel Whe tent's set up, The 'dunnage off, the kettle on the boil, Let's paint a sign and nail it on this tree : So everything shall be as, Filed by Hoyle" ® On which they took a box lid and some Spikes And daubed upon the lid 'CAMP SANS soucr' (They split the lid for kindling ere they left; The spikes were left embedded in the tree). Time winged its flight. One day two tongue-tied men Stood hesitant before a garden gate And . coughed, and ' cleared their of throats, gnd then one said, "We bring bsd news, 1 guess, an' I sure hate To tell yuh, Missus, but--an hour ago, While we was cuttin' spruce down at : the Mill-- The saw got busted on some rusty &pikes Sunk in the log. A splinter hit your Bill ' Who Aappened to be passin' at the He's injured pretty bad. N fact it's (He se and mopped his brow and looked away) "Dear God! Don't say he's DEAD" "Yes, mum, he's dead." once her first thought was self-| Dopartment of the Interior to conduct : able information to furniture manu- | 4 | ~ |stiek to the truth, gaye the fire signal at Tionaga about 20 minutes after Mrs. Michaud got the . | message of the othipr Shainest, and the .firerangers from Tior The Ia of what may come to pass, I cast = L~ away, tl aad sod. are Ont vo fields with God. gi © =--Louise pe Guiney. The Not the white bands and smooth, but the hands with broken nails; Not the unfurrowed brow with its Ines of grief unwritten; But the cheek that endeavor pales," And the Ip that in fear {§ bitten; Not the calm ef the cloister, cool And aloof from the populace; But the tears of the broken fool In the dung of the market place, And the light of the laborers' fire On the weary workman's face Shall touch the grail of beauty; there God drinks from human earthenware, ~--Amory Hare, | Rr a, Nothing But the Truth, James has just been 'engaged to.as- sist the milkman. "Now," said his master to him on. the first morning, "do you see what I'm doing?" "Yes, sir," replied James. "You're a-pouring water into the milk!" | = "No, I'm not, James," was the ans. wer. "You're wrong. I'm a-pauring 'milk into the water." So if anyone asks you if I put water into the milk, you be sure and tell 'em 'No. Allus James, and you'll get on in life, Cheatin' 1s ad guonsh, but lyin's awful!" Timber Company are loud in their 'praise of the fair fire fighter. Her quickness to act and the rhanner in which she commanded; the fire fight- 154 petations 'were: remarkable, they say. "Turkey Drops © Drops Out. With 'the decision of = the Great Powers of Europe to cease trying to qut each other's throats at Constantin: ople, Turkey dropped out.of the lime- light. As au empire, Turkey subsisted for a century on their rivalries; the Sultan played one against the other yey, cunning, all the while holding over them as a threat his 'power as Caliph of Islam, presumably capable of raising a holy war against te 6 Pomate in their Islamic. lependen- hs 8 Treaty of Lausanne set up Tur. 'key us an independent republic, "the nations of Western Europe agreeing, at least for the time being, to 'subdue their rivalries at the Gateway of Asia. Moreover, there 'is no 'longer an ab- sojutist Sultan, but a rather weak democratic Government, the hille of Anatolia--~a that has trouble enough holding it self together without stirring up for eign allies Even more 'import: "4 ment, . D sidering Frenier Herriot's London agreements, ray ed the. Lausanne approved by Seat.