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was enough for one. barn, and it was painted red. up p more paint, yellow ochre] Jt _ this time, for the house itself... . When Isak had given his walls af frst coat, he went down to the vil-j or again and brought up all 'the. int _he could carry. ¢ coats put on in all, and white on the window-frames and corners. To 'come back now and look at his home "there on the hillside, it was like look- ing at a fairy palace. The wilder- ness was inhabited and unrecogniz able, a blessing had come upon it, .. Buman creatures lived thére, children layed about the houses. "And the rest stretched away, big and kind- ow, right up to the blue heights. . The sun is big and strong now, the snow is gone, green showing everywhere; the cattle are out to graze, Isak ploughs one day, afd a few days later he is sowing corn, planting. potatoes. Ho, the young- sters, too, planting potatoes like angels; blessed little hands they have, and what can their, father do but watch? Then Isak washes wt. the cart . down by the river, and puts the seat in. Talks to the lads about a little ourney; he must make a little jour- Jey down tothe village. © "But aren't you going to walk?' + "Not to-day, I've took into my head "to &o down' with horse and cart to- * day. © "Can't we come too? "You've got to be good boys, and stay at home this time. Your-own mother'll be coming very soon, and she'll learn you a many things." Eleseus is all for learning things; 'he asks: "Father, when you did 'that \ writing on the paper--what 'does. it feel like?" "Why, 'tis hardly to feel at all; "Just lke "a bit of nothing "in" "the dr Ph 01 "But doesn't it slip, like on the om ' "What slip?" |. "The pen thing, that you write "Ay, there's the pen.. But you we to learn to steer it, you'll see." "little Sivert he was of another mind, and said nothing about pens wanted to ride in the cart; rv EE i vob toa]. was put in, 'and drive like that, driv- ing ever so fast,in a cart without al horse. And it was all his doing that father let them both sit up and ride with him a long way down the road. ~~From "Growth of the Sof," by Knut Hamgum, translated from the Norwegian | by. W. Worster, M.A: Mary Jane's Career. "What shall we do with Mary Jane? i a question which thousands of fath- ors nd mothers are asking every year. ' /Mary Jane may belong to a clever ~. family--but she len't clever herself. "At least, her parents and sisters don't | She enjoys fe ET about" in the kitchen; ork. 'Well, why not give her ho. career b That} 1s so obviously fitted for doesn't necessarily mean making Mary | a domestic servant, though "ser- * is usually quite comfortable ays, and Savabls- git oan quality] tion in it. | year we had to The Dr. Williams! Medicine Co., Brock- Yio, Ont. Seed. Today Christop) and I made out our seed orders. Delightful task! to be undertaken only when mood and opportunity are precisely right. One must have plenty of time, with no least sense of pressure or hurry; one must have a tranquil, optimistic mind. For the matter of that, the seed catalogues take care of the lat- ter trait--almost too well--to the en- dangering of the tranquility. For how can one possess oneself in un- distracted serenity when two hun- dred s Epammte kinds of flowers and vegetables are recommended as just what ones garden needs? . . . This year, in the interests of a less busy summer than last year's or the year-before's, Christopher and I took pains to remind each other of certain disappointments. Arctotis grandis, hopefully sown for several seasons, has never done well with us. Stock and snapdragon ought to be started in the house, and we have of "ih "indigestion with flatulence, due to fer | mentation. One of the occasional results is the "porridge rash"; this may be cured or prevented by taking less porridge and eating a little fruit raw or in the form jam, Only Natural. Medium--"Her spirit is very slow in answering the call." *'Sall right, lady, jes take yer time, 'When 1 married her she was a tele not had very good luck with that Phone operator." method. Marigolds tend to break at! the neck; calendulas are more satis- | factory, though they have not such a nice name, We must not plant too many squashes or string beans; last throw quantities, away. Let us by all means make! this a season of reserve and limita- tion; let us confine ourselves to a few plants we ean trust. There is something cosmically in-| evitable about the exuberance: of the seed catalogues. . It was too much! for Christopher and me, In no ti + And ® Ree These Will Come. | There will. come soft rains and the smell of the ground, swallows calling with their shimmering sound; Fad frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white; "Robins will wear their feathery fire time at all, we were reading out loud to' Whistling their whims on a low each other antiphonally. "'No gar- den ought to be without this charm- ing plant. Let's try it!" "'This noble melon -- I'l certainly have to have that." Considerationy of fence wire. --Sara Teasdale, in Harper's Magazine. rr Ne . Tony was having his second son drought or deluge, weeds, cut-worms, | christened and, being very anxious to blight, aphids, all were forgotten.... have his name recorded correctly on On whole, we have come out the birth certificate, remarked to the pretty well with our list this year. clergyman: |" Duck hunting fsn't always whet i's quacked up to be. Regardless of what what style has dome to the bottom of the waist line remains in y the same place, Why Not Randle a Woman Electrically? 1t she 1s willing to come half-way-- Meter. If she will come all the way--Re If she wants to go still further. --Dis- If she gets too excited--Controler. If she talks too lomg--Interrupter. If her way of thinking is net yours-- Converter. If she picks your pockets-- Detector. If she sings inharmoniously--Tuner. If she wants ¢hocolates--Feeder, If she gossips too much---Regulator. It she is wrong--Rectifier. If she is a poor cook--Discharger. Isn't it peculiar how everybody's a little bit peculiar but us? The only traveling some folks do Is from bad to worse. It was the third day of their honey- moon. "Darling," she whispered, "isn't this heavenly?" Her husband sighed. "Do you know," he exclaimed, "life doesn't seem long enough for our hap- piness. Just think, even if we are for- tunate, our married life can hardly last Jonger than fifty years." | "Is that all?" she queried, edging closer, "Yes. Only fifty years in which to love each other." "Then kiss me quickly, dear," she sald; "we're Wasting time!" Free With Every Treatment. With mud she daubs hef rosy cheeks, Likewise her dimpled chin, And thus indomitably eeeks Eternal youth to win. Wherefore the heart of old or young With undimmed ardor burns, As woman, who from clay first sprung, At last to clay returns. The short skirts of to-day may be quite a problem, but we can remember way back whem the bustle wes astern reality. © iy d food, acidity of the stomach, and "Health Broken--Lost 66 lbs. Now Well, Won Back 82 Ibs. Qsava merchant, formerl tedney frou trouble. - Wasted from anlac restored al from hth weighs 217 Ibs. and feels fine A Philies Bequin's §roce ry at 285 St. Patrick ap 18 well known in Ottawa. Mr. uin was former officer. Yen health city officer, rundown by 01 to 135 lbs. 3 now Badly will remove these causes. Any drug store. aarti "Well, ya see--it's lika dis. My firsta boy I tella ya I wanta heem chris"nd 'Tom' and ya putta 'Tomess' on heesa paper. Now I want dis boy name 'Jack' and no want heem name 'Jack- ase'" Keep Minard's Liniment in the stable. Lose no chance of giving pleasure, for that is the ceaseless and anony- mous triumph of a truly loving spirit,--Henry Drummond. By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered -- Marcus Aurelius. . el aa ------ PUT STOMACH IN ORDER 'AT ONCE "Pape's ~ Diapepsin" for Gas, Indigestion or r Sour Stomach * Instantly! 'Stomach corrected ! You never feel the slightest distress from Diapepstn." The moment it réaches sluggish liver cause headaches. Seigel's Syrup | b: indigestion or a sour, acl, gassy stom- | ach, after you eat a tablet of "Pape's | bowels. Such a remedy is found in Baby's Own Tablets. They are easy to take and gu to be entirely free from opiates and narcotics. Con- cerning them, Mrs. Jos. Tousaignant, Ste. Sophie, Que., writes:--"I would like all mothers to know that I feel there is no other medicine to equal Baby's Own Tablets. I always keep a box in the house and thelr prompt use never fafls to restore my little ones to health" The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cts. a box from The Dr. Willams' Medi- cine Co,, Brockville, Ont. tein Wales' Great Day. Patriotic Welshmen decorated their mantlepleces with the leek 6m March oie ibn un orl] ania y serene In some enthralling dance that wood folk knew 18 S458 Vien aiien were of # sottal And forests wore a more delicious green Than now. And nevermore such shape and mien Beneath the skies shall happy mortals view. Of less Hnearthiy grace the forms ap- The ang frost carves from crystal. We may bless The wind of time that froze this airy sprite To immobility and kept her here In all her fragile, glancing loveliness Through these uncomely years for our delight. ~--Antoinette Scudder. Buried Cities. Buried cities which are being un- covered in India prove that there was a mighty empire in that country 2,600 years ago. on top of one another. of a wine-dealer in London dates] back to 1640 and 1681, 1, for this plant is the emblem of their gu Saint, whose feast falls on that day. | No one is quite sure why the leek | was adopted as the emblem of Wales, | but it is believed that before a battle with the English, St. .David ordered the Welsh to wear leeks in their hats, so that they might be distinguished from their foes. Although the patron saint of Wales, St. David's memory was always honor- ed in England. Henry VIL used to give away two pounds to Welshmen on St. David's Day, whilé untik the ad- vent of the Hanoverian line, kings of England always wore the leek on this day. 8t. David was the son of a Prince of Cardiganshire, and after receiving his education in Menevia, he founded a convent with very rigorous discipline in the Vale of Rhos. St. David event- ually became Primate of Wales, and was buried in the Cathedral at Mene- via--now called St. Davids. fant Minard's Liniment for rheumatism. To-day is your, day and mine; the | RATENTS A List of "Wanted Inventions" and rum | Information Send Free on oquest, The Ramsay Co, grt 213 Senet. Vv "Buckley's" for Throat Health A sip night and morning relieves soreness and hoarseness, and pre- W. K. Buckley, Fimited, 523 142 Mutual Bt, Ti ATHLETES! Minard's will limber up stiff muscles and sore joints. Use it for a rub down. only one we have; the day in which | we play our part. 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