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< In the Australian outback, where ; | 3 may be 50 miles apart, and 200 miles or so from the railway, * the lot of the postman, or "mailman," "8s he. } led;.is- not an 'easy one, | writen a contributor to the Shefeld I the.nature of the country' permits Be will use a light motor. lorry, but Just ag frequently some form of horse coach or buggy is necessary. In the far North, during "the wet". pack horses are necessary to swim, the bridgeless rivers, . Where horses are used, it may take 8 week to deliver letters at five or six ..80 great are "the dis- tances | between them. The writer, who has frequently accompanied out- mailmen on their rounds, on one sighted only three houses om a week's journey of 240 miles. Twe or three other homesteads lay some wiles off the track, but were not visit- ed. The only sign of their existemos was thier lstter boxes, which consisted of & dsl 'box nailed to a tree. Ome Do. You Naluesr- | re Your Health? health 1s poor; if you are | After marriage my health broke down and once more these pills brought me back to health. My friends all tell me how well I look and for this Dr. Willams' Pink Pills deserve all credit." : You cam get these pills at all med!- cime dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont. --re-- THRIFT WITH COLD VEGETABLES Teo many vegetables are sometimes wooked in the best regulated houses. too often, also, these are thrown homestead 'was no less than 28 miles fivom iits own letter box. /if tire mailman's arrival at a home- wtead coincides with nightfall, 'Otherwise he sleeps under the stars. 1It ifs «customary, and not in the mature «of wharity, to give the bush postman whatever food he may need to 'hélp iim on part of- his journey. Turned Loose A mail team will range from four to weven horses, and frequent changes '#re necessary. A team is often:leftun- attended by some isolated water hole, 'where the mailman will find 'them again on his return journey. The animals are not likely to stray far in a country where water Is scarce. The mailman works under contract with the Government. He may add to his income by carrying passengers, al- though in one lonely district the writer was the only passenger in a year. He can also act as carrier. And one bush postman at least, after delivering H.M. mails, proceeds to sell sweets. Many an Englishman does not even know what his postman looks like, but 'mot 80 the bush dweller. When the mailman stays the night, he is usually treated as an oid and welcome friend. Beated with the family at the evening meal, he will retail the gossip of the track, and enter fully into the family's fe. The writer once witnessed a wery creditable conjuring and wentnilo- quial entertainment given by a wersa- tile mailman to celebrate a twenty- first birthday in a homestead 87 miles from anywhere. Long journeys; dry and featureless country; scorching suns. It sounds a tedious and trying life. But t is usually something of interest lur wound the corner, and the interest is sometimes tragic. The mailman just mentioned once found a dead' man om the track, and had to dig a grave and bury him om the spot. (A mailman is often made a Justice of the Peace to authorize him to deal with such a situation). Swollen rivers without bridges have claimed their postal victims, And there is mo outback postman who has not Rad his breakdown. One crashed his lorry into a boulder the rains had washed down on the track. The injured man dragged himself twenty miles on foot to the nearest habitation, where he collapsed. The writer was involved In a smash in which two horses 'of the team were killed. Though uninjured, the mailman and his passenger were stranded miles from anywhere. 'Accidents of this kind are not infrequent, But the mailman takes the rough with the smooth with characteristic British calm. And though he may not realize it, no branch of H.M.'s ser- vice does more credit to the service than the postman of the Never-Never. -- . CODDLING THE cow It happened in a mall grocery store, wherg-they kept anything from a two- foot rule to a pearl necklace. Court plaster and sausages were also sold, In necessary, you could get a haircut or a horse shod in the backyard. A farmer stopped there to get some Mniment to rub the rheumatism out of a cow, and two or three days later Be returned with a grievance. "Look 'ere, he sald. "I wish ye would be little more careful how ye throw yourself about behind that eounter, The other day ye gave me some eau-de-Cologne instead of lini- ment, and hang me If I didn't put it} on the cow afore I found out what it was." ) ; "her, has it?" broke | EE Er ive | familly (puts him up for the might. | winced in a saucepan of boiling water nto neglect, too, and is swift to show & as uneatable when, with a very | little trouble, they could be made very palatable. ; (Cold greens, for instance, should be and covered for two minutes. = The 'water should then be strained from them, and when the vegetables are served they will be found to be as good as when first cooked. It is quite usefil 'to keep carrots. regdy dressed for use in an emergency. They should be cut in round pleces abot an inch thick, and wawned in butter sauce or thick gravy. Cold car rots may also be cut into any shape to serve with ragouts or hashes, or they may bo cut into narrow strips and used in soups. - To give parsnips a second life they should be mashed with butter, milk, and salt, and heated in the oven in a small buttered basin. oar it has," answered the| Onions, of courss, do uot look well when they are e-warmed, as they are likely to turn black. They will do nicely for flavoring soups or curry, however, provided that they are placed in when the soup or curry is Holling. Potatoes can be served for a second time in a variety of ways. Mashed and mixed with a little milk and water they can be formed into buttered shapes, floured and browned in the oven, or b.fore the fire. When they are whole they can also be dipped in bacon fat or dripping, sprinkled with salt and floured, and baked In the oven in a tin. Another way to deal with potatoes when cold is to fry them in batter. To do this they should be cut into rather thick slices and dipped in- to a mixture made by beating an egg with a tablespoonful of flour and a tablespoonful of cold water, and then fried in plenty of fat. I A. BRAMBLE JELLY Gather rather underripe fruit and wash if necessary. Put into a presery- ing pan with enough cold water to halt cover it. Cook berries slowly for an hour or longer, bruising them down with a wooden spoon to extract all juice. Strain through a jelly cloth and leave to drip all night. Measure the juice next morning, return it to a clean preserving pan and let it boil for fifteen minutes, Add three-quar- ters of a pound of sugar (warmed in the oven) to each pint of liquid. Stir until dissolved, then boil all together until jelly will set. Practice Needed Wilson was suffering badly at the hands of the barber. After the third cut he decided to make a protes "I say, my man," he Said, "I notice you have a sign outside your shop, 'We Aim to Please' "That's right," returned the barber merrily, "that's our motto." "Then don't you think you'd better take a day or two off for target prac- tice?" came the customer's retort. * "Have you ever been in jail?" Witness: "Yes, sir, once." "Ah! For how long?" "Long enough to whitewash a cell which was to be occupied by a lawyer who had robbed Lawyer: ; Kirtles and Normandy caps, the traditional dress of the Evangeline period, ware the official costume of this group of pretty girls, who formed an im- portant and attractive section of Loulslana's del lon of Acadl to Grand Pre, N.S, on: August 20, for the celebration of the 175th anniversary of tha expulsion of the Acadians, held under the auspices of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. ' The group posed for the camera beside the memorial church in Grand Pre Park, centre of the festivities, which were attended by Acadians | from all parts of the United States and Canada. Official Dominion and pro- vincial, French and Ameri es were In attendance. | Ho wasn't disturbed, as at dinner he Not Need Brushing? 1, Young Mothers It may be imagimation, but with coming and staying of short hair, brush and comb seem to have fal into meglect. A regrettable thing, for if these fall into meglect the hair fa gases Bood should bé kept in' every home where there is either a baby or a young child. Often it is necessary to give the little ones something to break up a cold, allay fever, correct sour stomach, and banish the irrita- bility that accompanies the cutting of teeth. Experienced mothers always keep Baby's Own Tablets in the home as a safeguard against the troubles that seize their little ones so suddenly and the young mother can feel reasonably safe with & box of these Tablets at hand and ready for emergoeneies. Baby's Own Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative that act without gripping and they are absolutely guar- anteed free from opiates or other harmful drugs. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co, Brockville, Ont. ea tm AJ ens g signs of it, Just ae it ts swift to re spond to care and attentign. Long hair always seems to receive .mgre brushing tham short hair, but ' short hair has the advantage that it is easier to brush #t Jpwards as well las downwards. It is very good for the , hair to brush it from the mape of the neck upwards--the wrong way of the hatr, as it were. The stiff bristled brush is always best for the hair unless the hair is ex- , ceptionally fine and comes out a good , deal, Hair is apt to come out in the , Spring and autumm when new hair is ' growing and the dead hair automati- cally gives place te it, but this is noth- ing to worry about. When hair comes out habitually it Is wise to abandon anything in the way of vigorous brush- ing for the time being; it is also wise to try te find some remedy, of course. Brushes should be washed as often as the hair is washed, or, mora often it the hair is not washed every fort- night or so. Clean brushes help to keep the hair clean. Always rinse the brushes ian cold water, standing the bristles downward im the water. This helps to keep the bristles stiff. When silver brushes are being washed care And when that time comes, Dr. Lar- should be taken to keep their frames' gon says, danger of babies being mixed out of the water. " up will be almost wiped out. Best Out of Sight i Dr. Larson is the inventor of a new Combs must be cleaned even more 'Single point" system of classifying frequently, for with short hair they | fingerprints, and: he is also credited seem to be Mm almost perpetual use, | With having perfected the frst work- and once they get clogged with dusting model of the "lie detector" now you can never be quite sure that the [Used for examination of suspected dust does not go back into the hafr | Criminals. again, Keep a special comb for your| Though science has not yet discov- handbag, and a bigger and more im- | ered accurately just what features of portant one to keep your brush com-|3 fingerprint p.ttern constitute its pany. Never on any account leave | 'dominunt" and recessive" hereditary hair combings' in your comb, It fs |factors, Dr. Larson is convinced that an unhealthy, dust-collecting habit, | there are such inherited character- besides being an extraordinarily un-|istics, just as facial or bodily config- sightly one. Keep a hair tidy of some | Uration among relatives betray fam- description handy or, if you use a |llV kinship. waste paper-basket in your bedroom, d it your hair there. Last but not least, have a brush and comb bag. A square of checked ging- ham left over from ore of your summer frocks will make an admirable one if you have not one already. Keep your brush and comb in this, and so keep them free from dust. The habit of leaving a brush and comb out on the dressing table or chest of drawers is another unhealthy. and dust-gathering one.. Brushes and combs, like most other toilet accessories, are best kept out of sight, and safe from harm's way in your dressing table drawer. ---- i -------- HEREDITARY KEY SOUGHT FOR FINGERPRINT PATTERN Towa City, Iowa.--It won't be long until science will be able to remark that Junior has his daddy's eyes, his grandmother's nose and his mother's fingerprints, Dr. John A. Larson, Uni- versity"'of Iowa psychiatrist and crim- inologist, belieces. "Your wife must be awfully in love with you, She has written to you every day since she has been awa¥." "These are only little notes to tell me to send her something she forgot to put in her trunks." EE a E---- 12:MILLION-YEAR-OLD LOG FOUND BURIED IN BASALT A log of a seven-foot tree, found 150 feet below the bed of the Yakima "If the workers put as much Inter est into their politics as they do into their football matches we could alter the face of England in the next 10 years."--Ellen Wilkinson, M.P. ----e pein John--"May I have the last dance with you?" Jean--"You've just had jt.n dozens of his clients." re ee, fee ee. Minard's Linim=nt a household friend, | River, in the State of Washington, and estimated to be 12,000,000 years old, was reported last week by the Depart- ment of Agriculture at Washi A simple and safe remedy for the knees and covering her littlo white common ills of babyhood 'and child-| hands with kisses, "can't you see that of explanations. the horse laugh for being so dumb he couldn't see the joke at first. purchasing" elass in Great Britain, ten motor-cars are bought for every baby born. Carl--"May 1 hold your handt* * Helen--"Are you frightened?" A lot of week-end wrecks are caused by week-end drivers, = Vitamines and Calories Methuselah ate what'he found on his plate, : And never, as people do now, Did he note the amount of the calorie count, He ate it because it was chow. sat, Destroying a roast or a ple, To thi.k it was lacking in: granular fat Or a couple of vitamines shy. He cheerfully chewed every specles of food, Ur troubled by worries or fears, Lest his health might be hurt by some fancy dessert, And he lived over nine hundred years, The folks who find fault with the modern dances are either old or fat, or both, Yeah, you bet. "Darling," he cried, falling on his I love you?" She drew herself up "to her full} height. "Well," she said, "I should' hate to think this was just your way of behaving In company." We can hardly claim to be civilized | until we abolish the present day Or Iiow: returnin funerul expenses. The Seven Mistakes There are seven mistakes of life 0' that many of us make, said a famous | cannot tell how this round earth writer, nd then he gave the following list: 1. The delusion that individual ad-| vancement is made by crushing others gus 1 can tell how kindness may down, | Fi 2, The tendency to worry about | things that cannot be chanzed or cor | rected. 3. Insisting that a thing is impos- "fr sible because we ourselves cannot ac- complish It. both brave and intelligent." "Wel 4. Refusing to set aside trivial pre-j \.00. = 0 you from drownin f ferences ,n order that important sald Archie. "Yes," agreed the girl; ! things may be accomplished. "I admit that was brave, but it didn't ] 5. Neglecting development and re- prove you to be intelligent." "Oh, but A------ finement of the mind and not acquir- ing the habit of reading and ctudy. 6. Attempting to compel other per- sons to believe and live as se do, 7. The failure to establish the habit of saving monary. it -- Or how the sunset's golden bars tor all In perfect condition, very fast, But I can tell when loving eyes 4b tutely Vie, splendid fishing boat, 8 as special sedan top: owner gett The secrets of my heart surprise. rrer model. Now lor .ed on alstting Hay Wilson Publishing Co. 73 Adelaide I cannot tell how migrants wing W rontu, Box 27 Their course o'er land and sea, pr g summers bring (1 | But I can tell how love for love Or how the autumn's priceless worth "Will you marry me?" said Archie. always sald the man I marry must be on. purpose." Caused by Blood pressure on this planet rather than a native of it."---George Bernard Shaw. NRT) NEW Rep Rose Tea A good Ta". Too Quarries = - Rien ABEL % Onanct: Payor Classified Advertising FOR SALE SEA SLED FOR SALT, MODEL 16, with new 22 H.P. Evinrude mo= I cannot tell how all the stars | CANNOT TELL | Retain their rhythmic way, A Shut out the light of day-- Their bounteous gifts to me-- - al CSS $1.25 AN Druggists. Descripties folder on roquest A. O. LEONARD, Inc. 70 Fifth Ave., New York City ATENTS List of "Wanted Inventions™ and Full Information Sent Free on Request, 5 THE RAMBAY CO., Dept. W, 273 Bank St, Ottawa, Ont. er all earth's treasures ranks above. Revolves about the sun, \ From clod and clay is won-- 11 life with sunshine every day. --A. B. Cooper in "Tit-Bits." a ------ don't know," replied Muriel; "I've. did," said Archie. *I upset the boat "All my life 1 have been a sojourner Doctor ordered Kruschen ** Five years ago this month I had a serious attack of blood pressure, and m d man ordered me to take Aunt Martha (shopping for a par- y Kruschen Salts daily. Evidently I rot)--"Now can you assure me it isn't given to the use of shocking language? Where did you get it? Proprietor--"From a sailor, ma'am. But-----" Aunt Martha--""Oh that's all right. Just go you didn't get it from one of The Perfumed Touch that Makes Your Toilet Complete Delicately Medicated and olutiseptio am a stubborn subject, because I use every morning a small teaspoonful and a half in a glass of hot water, and this acts splendidly and keeps my head right, If I don't have the action mentioned, I feel cold, stupid and liable to fall froin dizziness, Theres fore I can't do without my Kruschem Cuticura Talcam Powder those flappers," on any account. Some time ago K An ice cream vendor's pusheart in Richmond, Ind., bears this sign: Give Your Tongue a Sleigh ride. Ice Cream Cones, 5 Cents, The modern girl never worried about her complexion going flat. She Hay Fever and ments. Heat and inhale Minards's It stimulates and membrane, tried some other salts which were cheaper, but they pained me so much that I had to stop them, There is | no pain with Kruschen. 1 have told hundreds of my little wonder-working | bottle."--(E, C, Fergusson.) Dizziness is a symptom of a deeper- seated disorder. It is one of Nature's danger signals--her urgent warning of catarrh are offensive ail a few times daily, as for colds. relieves the always carries a spare. Analogy Louise is beautiful, but too slow; She shakes her head when I entreat; She's lke a Florida bungalow-- Modern, but no heat, A woman says it is impossible to go an impure blood-stream which, if not attended to in time, may wreck the entire health with some dangerous, indeed lifelong, disease. The six salts in Kruschen keep the blood-stream pure and vigorous by ensuring the complete elimination" of poisonous waste matter from the system every day. MINAR D'S | LINiMENT! through life without telling a fib, She says she just has to say something nice about her husband once in a while. ; Credit Customer--"I'm not the worst liar in town," Mercant--"On the contrary, you are the best." An ounce of silence 1s worth a ton He who laughs last sometimes gets EE UCU Among what is known as the "car The log was found when a tunnel was being bored under the river by the United States Reclamation Service. Arthur Koehler, expert on wood identification, designated the tree as a species of sequoia, 'It lay tm solid basalt, believed to have been poured out of one of the Columbia plateau volcanoes. Y © er tte. PLAYING WITH TOTO * . The old lady wa. sitting on a bench plas thie eighth green of the golf urse. : EE D0 YoU SUFFER FROM CONSTIPATION? Countless remedies are a 7 for constipation. Many rie ' fo ap ai Soyur contain calomel and dangerous ms, Presently an unsee) Iter hit a ball ont' the green, ang oto, the old | | 1ady's dog," ray out and promptly selzed ft. 5, "070 LT SEUNAH The h Bat Soman! © golfer came over the crest of a and began waving his arms and shouting indlg- » nantly, 3 es 4 old lady. "Here Come the kind gon. | tleman to tenock it ror | Minard's Liniment 'aida, tired feet. ' = "Pu. the Ball dows, Toto," cred the aches Ble Ep TE 32 Cortera Ii els a he in in the Restless Picture of Health Now CHILDREN my work. In July and August I didn't seem to pick u iy 0 cided to try Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound ause I saw it advertised, 1 took two bottles and now I am the picture of health, 1 feel fine, do all my work and milk an Wo! wiltes, T will certainly aneres het letter." --Mss,