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"Humor dwells with sanity and com- mon sense and truth."--Bishop Brew- ster. The Early Riser These dark mornings who likes to get up at midnight? That is what it feels like at 6 o'clock or 6.30 am, and the old alarm clock dings, dings until you are just wide enough awake to realize how delightful the warm covers feel. They say the early bird catches the worm, but one likes to think while in semicoma state théit the worm is also tucked away under the hard ground and won't venture out either in the cold and dark. Then there is that cold gray open window where the wind is whistling around in gusts, What about it? | But all these thoughts make it worse the longer you debate, so per- haps--and it really is the best way-- | you better spring out of bed without ' stopping to think about how cold it is and close down the window, for it, must be done. . After prodigious exercising one might even feel like smiling and come to the conclusion that it isn't so bad after all, Allowing your thoughts to turn to someone else peacefully &nor- ing you remember how nice it was in bed and perhaps a little vindictive mirth is mixed with the loud call, "Jim, get up! Why do you lie in bed so'long? Don't you know it is seven' o'clock?" But after the early breakfast is over there is a most satisfied feeling of having a full day ahead of you when the work planned can be accomplished with time and thought. And isn't it a most provoking feeling to come down an hour late, after which 'it takes all day just "catching up." An Excellent Mock Angel Food Cake Sift together four times 1 scant cup granulated sugar, 1 cup fine cake flour (such as Swandown's flour), 3 teasp. baking powder and a pinch of salt. In- to this pour 1 cup boiling milk and stir until smooth. Fold in the well-beaten whites of 2 eggs. Do not beat. Bake in ungreased cake tin for 45 minutes in slow oven. Twilight Hour Story--The Little Chickies' New Mamma Chap. 8 When these four little chickies found their mamma had left them and they were all alone in the world, as they weer frightened and they didn't they looked around I can tell you they were frightened and they didn't something like you would feel if your mamma left you all alone down town or in a big city before you know the way home. Isn't it a good thing that you know she never would leave you? Good mammas do everything--yes, just everything, to keep thelr little girls and boys safe and warm, don't they? Good mamma hens don't run away from their chickies either, but then this one was a bad ofie, wasn't she? Well, when they grew frighten- ed they started to run. They didn't know where, but they ran on and on until they came to what thdy thought were a lot of trees. But they weren't really trees. We wouldn't think they were trees. But they were higher than the chicks, much higher, so high the little balls of thistle-down could easily hide in there. What the chickies thought were trees was grass that hadn't been cut and grew so long that it would come up to about your little knees, They all got close together in there and began to feel a little better. But soon the old wind blew them and whoof--he blew at them and they just had to run out again. Then the bigest little chick (let's give him a name. How would Jimmy be? Their mamma ran away before she named them, so we'll have to give them names, shall wt?) Well, Jimmy saw a big stone. It looked as big as a house to him, but he made a big jump and"used his lit- tle wings too, and found himself on top of it. He looked all around and then called out very loudly: "Mamma, Mamma," only it sounded like this, "Peep-peep-peep," and do you know Mamma did hear him. But it wasnt Mamma Hen. It was the nice farmer lady in the big house who heard him. It just happened she came out doors to get the eggs out of the big chickens' house where all the older chickens were, The farmer lady could hardly be- lieve her ears when she heard little Jimmy calling. She stopped and lis- tened, then said, "Do I hear a little chicken?" Then listened again. Sure enough, it was Jimmy calling again louder and louder than before. Then she saw him on the big stone. She went over to him ever so carefully and then she saw the others too, but as soon as they saw her they ran away in the grass, but Jimmy couldn't get down quite so fast as he was afraid of this big lady, for she was even big- ger than Billy when he saw them in the barn. But she came on making a nice soft noise. Really it was a little bit like his own Mamma. "Come chick, chick, chick," she said. By this time he managed to get off fhe stone and ran a little, then waited till she nearly caught up to him, but when she got near he was afraid again and ran on a little farther. But over near the corner of the house she caught him. Ooh--ooh--he fluttered and even jumped a little, but her hands were so nice and warm. Even then he looked at her sharply out of his little black eyes to see what she would do, but she held him in her cupped hands so warm and gently he could hardly be- lleve he was so comfortable and very soon snuggled down as cosy as could be. Then she heard the others crying in the grass, for the cold wind would not leave them alone, and she went over and caught each little baby until she had them all close together in her two hands, Next Week--""The Littl&" Chickens' New Home." -- ¢ New Velvets New models of velvet shown at the recent opening in Paris were labeled spring and summer which means that this very wearable material will con- ginue to be an important factor in dress. The short wrap of white velvet promises to be one of the smartest for the unlined suit of chiffon velvet gworn with a blouse of a heavy sheer gabric. Free from fur trimming it is an ideal type for warm weather. Frocks of shantung are allied with velvet jackets in such gay colors as red or vivid green, making a striking !sports costume, A luxury model is the lounging pajama which combines chiffon trousers with a velvet jacket. <> Wax Spots Wax spots on dresses or linen can be taken out by putting a clean blotter under the spot and another clean one over the spot and pressing the blotter Atoms in Rock Crystals Called Cause of Mountains The action of atoms composing the crystals of the rocks inside the earth causes mountains and tablelands to rise. The arrangement of the atoms or moletules is altered by the high pressure and internal heat of the earth. In this process the atoms ex- ert powerful forces tending to thrust the earth's surface upward. Such is the theory advanced by Dr. Bailey Willis, research associate of the Carnegle Institution of Washington, who made careful studies of the rift valleys of Africa. eee mre fen Color Touch You can carry out the color scheme of your bathroom even to the scouring powder can. Give the wrapper of this can one coat of quick drying paint. Six packages can be done at one time. ct «mb. = Sunday School | Lesson January 25. Lesson IV--Jesus Tempted--Luke 4: 1-13. Golden Text--in that he himselfyhath suf- fered being tempted, he to suc- cour them that are tempted. --He- brews 2: 8. = The Temptation narrative is really pas of the Baptism siory, though uke has inserted the genea'ogy of Jesus between the two events, Pictures of the Baptism which are familiar to us suggest some sudden light in the sky and a mysterious thundering voice from heaven, but that seems to be far from the Fvangelist"s meaning. The Baptism of Jesus, he tells us in his pictorial "Jewish way, was for him the occasion of .« new and profound religious experience; che voice from Leaven spoke to Jesus and to Jesus alona, We are not able wo enter into the soul of Jesus as to under- stand exactly the nature of this ex- perience. The early Christians thought of it as being, like their own baptismal experience, a receiving f the 1oly Spirit; in Jesus' case it seems to have been au experience which sent him forth upon his public 'ninistry. Some thirty years he had lived quietly in Nazareth, attracting no public atten- tion to himself, but now the word of God came to him, bidding him come out before the people. It has often been supposed that Jesus, at his Bap- tism, first realized that he was the unique Son of God, or that he was Messiah; but this is quite uncertain. The Temptation is intimately connect- ed with the Baptism, because we are told that the same Spirit, which des- cended upon him at his baptism, alsc drove him into the wilderness. In order to uaderstend the Tempta- tion story we must recognize what kind of a story it is. Children offen ask us whether the tale we are telling them is true; their question is some- times difficult to answer. For in- stance, is the "Pilgrim's Progress" a true story? Surely it is one of the truest of true stories, but, of course, it is not literally irue; there is no lit- eral castle of Giant Despair, no literal Apollyon to straddle across our way. In what sense exactly are we to say that the Temptation narrative is a true story? We involve ourselves in very grave perplexities if we try to maintain that it is literally true. Can we, for instance, say that the Spirit of God literally drives any one to be tempted by the devil? Or how are we to picture the devil? Or is there any place on a mountain, or in the air, from which literally all thé kingdoms of the earth can be seen at once? Ob- viously the story was told when men believed the world to be flat. But we misunderstand the story if we get ourselves into these difficulties. If a friend should tell us that he was at one time greatly tempted to be dis- honest, and that for a week he had to fight the devil, we should perfectly understand him: we should never take his words literally, and ask him whe- ther he fought with a sword or a gun. So here we shall miss the real mean- ing of the story, and get involved in useless discussions if we do not tale it spiritually and inberpret it, as best of temptation. Many interpretations of the Temp- tations have been off , and we can never be sure that we have caught the whole meaning of them. It seems clear, however, that Jesus went away irto solitude in order to®think out the implications of his baptismal exper- ience; hence, the repeated phrase, "If thou be the Son of God." The temptation to make stones into bread gis be either of two things; it might the temptation to do pri- vabe miracles for his own comfort and advantage, or it might be to attain his Messiaship, his kingship, by dealing first with economic problems. Romans knew well . any ruler could win popularity if he would give the le "bread and circuses" for nothing. The temptation to win world-empire by worshipping the devil Suppeats that he was tempted to use worldly means to achieve spiritual results. Propa- ganda, war, party-spirit, bribes, have too often been used by Christians to serve the cause of the church, but Jesus would not bribe nor cajole, nor force men into the kingdom; they must enter with their eyes open, be- cause they understand and love. The Jews demanded of him some "sign from heaven," some miraculous proof of his claims, but if they would not believe Moses and the prophets (Luke 16: 81), if they were not able to judge of the authority of John (Mark 11: 27-38), he would not cast we can, of Jesus' inward experience he or "sill his ity." The perhaps, purity to ane. ' "Luke omits in his narrative the ministry of angels mentioned by the other two synoptists, a rweet postlude we should have missed much, had it! been wanting; but he gives us instedd ' the retreat of the adverrary: 'He de- arted from him for a season." How éng a season it was we do not know, | but a brief one it must have been, for again and again in the story of the 1s we see the dark shadow of the evil one; while in Gethsemane the 'prince of this world' cometh, but to find 'nothing in me.' And what was 'fhe horror of great darkness, that Strange eclipse of soul Jesus suffered {upon Calvary, but the same fearful ! presence, intercepting for a time even the Father's smile?" . nied} main Fashion Gems : Every dress should have its jacket, | whether it be silk or wool. As many as four color combinations are uti- ! lized. The suit proper remains sub- dued in tone, the colors lending their brightness to the blouse. The cowl cape has to a certain ex- tent tupplanted the cowl neckline. It is very youthful, and in many in- stances reaches almost to the waist- line both in the front and back. It fits closely the high neckline from which all fullness is eliminated. The high neckline, by the way, is consider- ed the correct neckline for mid-season wear, Novelty fabrics are accepted as cor- rect for the top coat. Self scarves play an important part, while long- haired furs are also meeting with ap- proval, While the coat of more dressy type has a novelty weave, the colors are plain. Long, fitted lines, accent- uated or not by a belt, lead as to style. Large shawl collars and often cuffs are consistently in the foreground. ----i em. Petticoats At the present time, crisp hemlines are as much seen on the season's even- ing frocks as are the dripping lines of the Greek silhouette. Frequently the entire undersection of a frock is fas- hioned of white or flesh-colored organ- die. Sheer velvet may form the body of the frock, leaving a wide hem of organdie below. Other frocks of lace or velvet are worn over underskirts of taffeta, but always the wide, sheer flaring hem is in evidence. Thus the name "petticoat frock" designates this model, which swishes pleasantly as the wearer dances and reminiscent of the quaint bouffant gowns of the past. The Rough Woolens Rough woolens are smart for coats but equally so for frocks. A rough woolen called frisca cloth {is being shown in soft colors of pistachio, strawberry-rose, lemon-yellow and in periwinkle-blue. The fact that the ma- terial is thin and supple enough to be worn comfortably in warm houses and classrooms as well as rough and nubby on the surface guarantees its future popularity. Gabbie Gertie "The man who doesn't rejoice when he finds a fifty-dollar bill is usually a husband.' resi Mother: "Why do you play with all those rough boys? Why don't you play with the nice boys?" Boy: "Thefr, mothers won't let me." eee fens Mother: "I don't like to shout at New York Wearing ORTHINGTON fl 3 -- 3 Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern A distinctive model for the miss of 11, 18, 15 and 17 years, that will give her smart sophistication. It merely pretends a bolero through the attached circular cut applied bands. The circular skirt with its smartly fitted hip yoke is emphasized "by clev- erly shaped applied bands, that give it lots of snap. Rust-red wi.olen with white pique finishing the neck and sleeves made the original. Style No. 2885 takes but 3% yards of 39-inch material with % yard of 86-inch contrasting for the 15-year size. ; Lightweight tweed mixture, wool jersey rayon novelties, flat crepe and wool challis prints are ideal for imme- diate and spring wear. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. . Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 78 West Adelaide St., Toronto. aml i woe Methodical Cleaning It there is one time more than.an- other when dresses should takp a trip to the cleaners it certainly is just be- fore starting a season with a freshly lined coat. It is surprising how quick- ly the lining of a coat gets soiled just through contact with even one soiled dress, and once the lining of a coat is soiled, even clean dresses will become dingy from it. One woman who takes very good care of her clothes keeps a little cleaning fluid in the house for extra cleaning of collars and cuffs, guimps, vests, and sleeveless blouses. These smaller pleces she cleans herself, Then when a new coat or freshly lined coat is to be brought into service, all the dresses to be worn under it are rounded up and given their annual, semi-annual, or perhaps quarterly trip to the cleaners. It is cheaper, she considers, to have the cleaning of all dresses done at this particular time than to pay for clean- ing a whole coat just because one or two soiled dresses were worn with it. As in a race, the coat and dresses all start off together, 3 Italian Cities Near Million Rome.--Three Itallan cities--Naples, Milan and Rome--are racing for the million population mayk. Naples leads with less than 15,000 to go; Milan : . = . himself down from the Temple, nor " ih with a hot iron. The blotting paper | The cleaner will look so much more| 30™3 0 "such 'miracle to ee ve 'his | YOu Harold. ae Hard; "And I| Jacks 22,000 and Rome Is short 50,000, @bsorbs the wax. Move it around |@ttractive it can be kept in sight and| claims, can't say that I lke it, either, |ppggent growth indicates that all will until the spot is entirely obliterated. ~~ serve as a reminder for daily use. Then the devil left him "for a time," MUMMY. reach the goal within two years. : nam wasnt HAR CE HA IR {---- GASOLINE Md TG Hose BELONGS To THE MOTORIST? MUTT AND JEFF-- By BUD FISHER and NINE caLtons mw Policy Is Urged - ol | -- a . a gates Wait on Federal : Minister ~~ Ottawa--A national radio broad- casting company, sponsored by the Federal Government, which would own, operate and control a number of powerful broadcasting stations thro- ughout the Dominion, was the desire of the vast majority of the radio own- ers in this country, a delegation from the Canadian Radio League inform- ed Hon. Alfred Duranleau, Minister of Marine, here on Jan. 9th. J Such a company should be adminis- tered by a directorate of 12 persons, voluntarily .employed, who would be drawn from industrial, educational, amusement and other circles, it was stated. Distributed throughout Can- ada, according to the representations of the Radio League, would be six 50-kilowatt broadcasting stations that would reach into every section of the Dominion, thus neutralizing to some extent the virtual monopoly enjoyed by the higher-powered and more numerous stations at present operat- ing in the United States, For revenue purposes, the com- pany should, in 'the opinion of the delegation, handle indirect advertis- ing; but dirdct advertising was dis- approved by the Radio League. The -delegates urged upon Mr. Duranleau that the Government take affirmative action upon the report of the Aird Commission. 7 Mr. Duranleau assured them that the Government had been studying this matter, appreciating the import- ance of the problem and being resolv- ed to protect Canada from the effects of foreign advertising and foreign propaganda. lore msm fee cxmentnane Stock Betterment Urged on Farmers Most Vital Problems Faced by Dairy Industry Today, Says Commissioner -€ornwall. -- Periodical testing of herds and direct efforts at improve ment of stock are the most important questions before Canadian dairy farmers today, sair Dr. J. A. Ruddick, Dominion Dairy Commissioner, in a address before the annual convention of the Dairymen's Association of Eastern Ontario. Farmers were feeling the pinch of low prices, but, he said, the average farmer "is losing very mearly, # not quite, ag much .every year by his failure to give attention to this mat- ter as he is through the drop in values at the present time." After explaining that in New Zea- land the group testing system had so improved the quality of cattle that the average annual yield of butter fat had increased from 175 to 220 pounds for each cow, Dr. Ruddick said. "The average annual yield of milk per cow in Canada is mow thought to be about 4,500 pounds, or the equiva- leit of just about 400 pounds of cheese. If this yeld were increased by 30 per cent:, which is easily pos- sible, it would be equal to an fin- crease of 21% cents a pound on the original 400 pounds of cheese at 15 cents a pound, after allowing for the cost of manufacture," From reports already received, the Commissioner estimated butter pro- duction in 1930 was probably 10,000, 000 pounds higher than in 1929, which in turn had been 6,000,000 pounds greater than in 1918. If the estimate were justified by complete returns, 1930 would show the greatest fin- crease in butter production since 1914. . ---- Robot to Time Phone Calls London.--No longer will Londoners hear the cheery voice of the operator say, "Your three minutes are up, sir," when telephoning in a pay booth, A robot, whose voice sounds something like a dentist's drill, will take her place. . Lions and tigers are too weak in lung power to run more than half a mile, it is said. Now you know how Mutt Buys Gasoline by the Yard, ji THAT'S WHAT T CALLS JUSTICE = ONE GALLON IN THE TANK -- smuch start you need. Control of Radio _ Rigid Rules Rob ; Aviator of His | Former Glamor I 3 A ' X i Romantic Eigure Revlaced by . - * # Air "Engineer" Whoce Flying is Strictly Business | The colorful romance which has at- tached itself to the aviator since the days of man's first attempts to fly is , rapidly passing wih the increase in | transport aviation and the dashing 'figure of the pioneer days of flying is" being replaced by. an "engineer of the air." . Most of the romance and the glory has been taken from the pilot's job by hard work, responsibility. and dis- cipline, according to Jack Frye, cper- | ations vice-president of U. 8. Trans- continental and Western Air, opera- tors of the mid-continent coast to coast air mail and passenger line. "The pilot of the tranport line to- day," Mr. Frye explains, "is not the dashing, carefree young fellow paint- ed by the poster artists. He is a serious minded chap who realizes his responsibilities and accepts the dis- cipline as a necessity. He looks upon flying as a necessity and not as a career in commercialized romance. Exact Schedule to Maintain "Nor is the pilot free to fly where and when he chooses, as he was in the barnstorming era of aviation. He has a very exact schedule to main- tain. "He. is paid a rather handsome salary to transport passengers and the mails and there are very strict rules as to how he shall fly these loads. He is under much the same type of discipline that controls the locomotive engineer. He receives his orders, acts only on proper authority, observes definite right-of-way signals. Very little is left to his individual judgment." The pilot's handbook of Mr. Frye's line throws additional light on the manner in which the former "free- donr of the air" enjoyed by pilots has been curbed since they took over transport planes. The first {tem - which strikes the reader is the ob- solute prohibition against "side slips," "fish tailings," "skids," "spirals" and other types of manoeu- vers which, although perfectly safe, have no place in the itinerary of the air travelerw "No bank exceeding 30 degrees will be permitted," the rule reads, "and every turn must be perfect. ExBcu- tion of unnecessary maneuvers will be sufficient cause for dismissal." Rules Followed to Letter = Even when the pilot is in flight he is under the control of officials of the operating department, whe are In constant contact with the pilot by means of two-way radio. Pilots are not permitted to take off without proper signals from airport officials and, having taken off, they are mot permitted to land without similar signals, except in extreme emer- gencies. Hand and flag signals con- trol the movement of all planes in daylight hours and in night opera tions light and flare signals are the means of transmitting orders te pilots at the airports. Pilots are not permitted to fly "plind" through cloud or fog banks unless -it is- known in advance that the airport at their destination 'is free of fog, and when flying "blind" pilots must maintain a constant com- munication with the controlling radio ground station. The use of tha radio communication system is lim- ited to business communication and pilots are not permitted to cdrry on private conversations with ground stations or with cther pilots. eee Exercise Suits The exercise suit has changed from the former middy blouse and bloomer outfit to a variety of youthful and loose gymnasium suits. The black vel- vet shorts interlined with white mus- lin worn with the boyish silk artist blouse divides honors with a costume that looks like a child's dress. - This suit is of broadcloth with a youthful round neck, fitted waist and flaring skirt, and is accompanied by separate bloomers of broadcloth. The suits can be made in vivacious shades of rose, delft-blue and canary or in dark blues and blacks. ------ Yrs Tweed Continues to bz A Sporting Favorit: Tweed remains a sporting favorite. And it is apparent that the majority of well-dressed women realize that one takes no chance when placing sartorial bets on tweed for it is fashionably authorized for both town and country. And so we are safe in advising the consideration of such frocks as those of knitted tweed that are being shown today. One sudh. is of an interesting shade of blue with suede in a darker shade of blue used as trimming for the neck, the novel sleeves and for covering the buttons. ' vrai 5 Gain In Honey Output. Saskatchewan produced 550,000 pounds of honey, in 1930, or 150,000 Jounds more than the 1929 produc- 'Pastel Collars A little newer looking than white pique for tallored wear and white georgette or lace for afternoon collars 'and cuffs is some pastel such as faint pink. »