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"Dear Anne Hirst: I can't sleep or eat for worrying! For two years ; I've gone with-a young man I'm madly in love with... Two months ; "ago he told "ime, that he can't afs ford to 'oppose them. (He wogks for his father.) He claiins * he, loves: me more than ever, bit says he's so mixed up he doesn't know his right mind. : "Why they disapprove, IT don't know. I've never been in his home, though I've met most of his family. In spite of all the mean things they've said about me I have no ill feelings, and think I could grow to love them, "I come' from a good family-- not rich, but we all have a fine life together. I've a good job, belong to the nicest organizations in town, and have loads of friends. They are as amazed at all this as I am. "He is 30, I'm 25. Surely he should have a mind of his own? "Now I sce him only a lunch, He is dating a girl whom his par- ents like, and 'have entertained in "their home. "1 see other boys, but that isn't fair when I'm always thnking. of him. One old friend now wants to marry me; his family are won- derful. IT am only fond of him, but I know he would be good to me. "Please advise me. Shall T stop LOOK MOTHER! Isn't this adorable for your little 'Snowman or girl? Make hat and mittens in 2 bright colors of knitting worsted. Bands are popcorn stitch; crown earmuffs, hand are single crochet. Pattern C782; crochet directions hat, mittens: 'size. 2-4; 6-8; 10-12, Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont: Print plainly PATTERN NUM- BER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Send Twenty-five Cents more (in coins) for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Illustrations of - patterns for crochet, embroidery, knitting, houschold . accessories, dolls, toys . ... many hobby and gift ideas. A free pattern is printed n the book. his parents do' not like me, and . "seeing the an I love? M arry the illo tn uilia Sdhlodl dol ind ilullaiibhiodlai vile davis py adults other boy? 2 Or leave frown? JUNE." . To help the man. 'you love make up his mind, stop seeing him: at all--and give hini a definite period to decide, Perhaps his father is using their - business association to-influence him, and the prospect of looking elsewhere for a live- lihood does not appeal to him. Some. men -are like that. Why his parents dislike you, no one can tell--unless they have already chosen the girl they want him to marry. Some Rarely are like that, - too. If the young man's patents: win out, leaving town for a while, as you consider will prove help- ful. in recovering from that blow. You will be absent from both these men who love you--and that has its advantages too. It will give you a clearer perspec- toward this other one who loves you too, Meanwhile, don't leave him in doubt. Let him know you are only fond of him, and not in love. If you remain at home, his at- -tentions will be comforting--and you will need all the Comidre you can get. Love will surely come to you again. Don't marry anybody you do not loge, even though you're sorry for him, or think he'll make a good husband. It would not be * fair to you nor to him. * * * . If anything comes between you and the man you love, give 'him time to make up_his mind.--But not too long . . . Anne Hirst's un- derstanding and wise counsel can tive, and later on may incline you. guide you toward a happier end- . ing. Write her at Box 1, 123 Eigh- teenth St., New Toronto, Ont. By Rev. R. B. Warren, B.A. B.D. A DOUBTING AND DISOBEDIENT PEOPLE Number 14: 16 1-11 Memory Selection: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sind, and to cleanse us from all nirighigousndgs, 1 John 1:9. When the childrén of Isva) 'had spent nearly a year--twelve men, one from cach tribe, spied out the land. In forty days they returned bringing of the fruit of the land. All agreed that it was a land flow- ing with milk and honey. But ten men were fearful of the inhabitants and proceeded to impart their fear to the people. Caleb said, "Let us go up at once, and possess it:" The majority report won and' the people longed to-be back in Egypt. Indced when--Joshua and Caleb fur- ther urged the people saying, "The Lord is with us; fear them not," the congregation was about to stone them when the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle. God threatened to destroy the people and raise up a nation to Moses. But Moses interceded in prayer. God forgave but determined that all the except Caleb and Joshua would die in the wilderness in forty years of wanderings. How strange "is human nature. When they heard God's verdict they presumed to en- ter the land. But this offered step of obedience and faith - was too late. They were smitten by the enemy. 'God was patient with the children of Israel. There is a pathos in the story of their. wanderings and doubis and fears, The record is given us that we may profit from their mistakes. We have a great God: We need not fear. let us go forward in faith. Exploding Stars "In the month of November (1572) on the eleventh day of the month, in the evening, after sunset, R hotged a new and unusual star, "surpass ng all others in brilliance, 'It was. quite evident -to me that there had never before "heen any star in that place. I was so aston- ished at this sight that 1 was not ashamed to doubt the trustworthi- ness of my own eyes." That was the first' description ever given of a super néVa, or ex- ploding star. suddenly appears in the heavens, there -is a burst of light which dims be seen for hours or for months, and then the light gradually "dies away. Dr. Anderson, of E dinbatgh, saw one in 1901 and in twenty-eight hours jts brilliance increased four thousand times. The greatest nova of modern times suddenly flared in the heavens on June 8th, 1918. Within twenty-four hours it had developed a brilliance greater than any other star in the sky and was easily seen at midday. Then it be- gan to decline. First it turned yellow, then pink and then cerise. Finally it turned green. That's Not All One day, when' men from this planet start reaching for the stars, they will find many dead worlds where, because of an explosion some time in the past, no life can possibly exist. One day, in fact, the sun will 'explode, so scientists think, but if it does, don't imagine 'that will mean the end of the universe, In fact, apart from the sun's own plan- ets, it- will probably pass almost unnoticed by people who -might be living in other solar systems. In any case," by the time the explosion appears the sun will have been a dead mass for some - millions of years. apt to consider it as of some im- portance in the universe, but actu- ally it is only an average sort of star in a system which contains . 160,000 million such stars. : And that _is not all. The star system of which the sun is a small member is only one of millions --of such star systems, all containing a similar number of stars and suns as does ours, Are you beginning to feel a trifle insignificant? Here is some more information which will help you to feel even less important. Our star system alone'is so huge that it takes light, travelling 6,000,- 000,000,000 (six-- million million) miles every year, 100,000 years- to get from one 'side of the system to the" other. In other words, if our earth wid d pagel the light from the explosi ould not -be seen at the other end of our system for a hundred thousand years. And that system is only a mil-. lionth part of the universe. - Occ asionally a stara all the other stars and which may The, sun gives us life, so we are Betty's Biggest Moment=Betty Thompson, Ga., cancer victim given only four weeks to live, is surrounded by stars of the entertainment world she had. always dreamed of meeting. Betty was guest of honor at a dinner given by the American National Theater and Academy at New York's Waldorf- Astoria: Hotel. In the group are; top, left to right, Joey Adams, Frances Langford and Jack Carter center: Jane Froman, Irene Wood, Betty (with crutches) and Marguerite Piazza left foreground: Helen Hayes, noted actress and. president of A.N.T. A 19- -year- -old Atlanta, Ly Grronao) fr e D ARM Last:week while other folk were slipping and sliding all over the roads, to say nothing of getting into ditches, I had no trouble at all. Wonderful car? Oh no . . . wonderful woman . .. I stayed at home! "Except Thursday, that was lunch committee I felt. morally bound to put in an apgfarance: And then I had to stay put until the man of the house came along to help turn me around. He was away all afternoon you know how men have a way of disappearing every time there is a bunch of our local Horticultural Society" had. engaged Mrs. Joan Copeland, from the Port Credit Violet House, to address their meeting. Her sub- ject, -of course, was African violets. I didn't want to drive, and I didn't watt to miss the meeting so I took t++«a taxi downtown and got a ride home with a neighbor. It was a big meeting--men- and 'women tod -- and every one of those "people was interested in growing African violets. Mrs. Cope- land spoke of this urge to grow "violets as a discase--you get the bug the very first time someone gives you a leaf and says--"Put it in water or soil--it'll grow!" Most of what Mrs. Copeland told us 1 had already read in various magazine articles, yet hearing it at first-hand was a lot nfore impres- sive. And here is something 1 had not heard before. The little leaves that form on the outside of the main stem should always bé pinch- ed off. They are suckers, said Mrs. Copeland, and absorb a tremendous amount of strength from the par- cut plant. The only leaves to be retained are the ones that grow from the centre. The next morning our W.L. meeting, and being on the women around. That same night - == _Pay-as-you-go--Settle it on the spot, is the motto of the motorist who left a dollar bill and. his parking ticket (arrow) attached to.the parking meter in Minnea- polis. It was a nice gesture, but not fully satisfactory to police because the fine for parking violations is two dollars. land told us what ailed the poor onés and gave a prize for the best. After the meeting closed we gath- ered around those plants like bees round a honeypot. Bored! No one even looked at the clock . . . except maybe a few husbands whb had called to pick up their violet-loving wives. Maybe they looked at the . clock a. good many times. Anyway Partner had no room to talk--he was out to a Milk Board meeting the night before--and he also returned at 11:30. Now I ask you, by any stretch of imagination, could. milk be as interesting as African violets? Sure, I know it _is more profitable . . . but interest- Hearing Ald _ 'Unique hearing aid has * sche -ical brain" that automaticallP*8huts out sudden loud noises and a fin- ger-tip fonitoring device that dims out. background rumble 'so the wearer can 'concentrate on fore- ground voices, it's. claimed. Other features: contour-shape . for easy wearjng, light "w eight (seven ounces), tiny air' receiver, small: new.- bone receiver and separate outside microphone. 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And just look at the diagram -- THREE main pattern parts. Wrap-tie~ closing! : Pattern 4782 comes in 'sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. Size 16 takes 23 yards 39-inch. This pattern casy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (35¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern, Print plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. In Fort Worth a food market called the "Easy Get It Grocery" of $3506. . § : .. Send order to Box 1, 123 Eigh- - teenth Street, New Toronto, Ont. was entered by burglars and robbed ° I pinched all the suckers off my plants--and there were quite a few. Over-watering is a sure way to kill your violets, we were told. A three-inch pot requires only about ~a tablespoon of luke-warm water 'fed from. the top! Violets don't like to be soaked through and through 'and the don't like to have: their feet in water. But Mrs. Cope- land also said this: "If you : are having good luck with your violets, and your methods are different from mine, don't let anything I say, or what anyone else says either, in. . fluence you one bit. Just keep on going the way you are--not every- one achieves success the same way. " (And méthinks that applies to niore than growing violets!) It was 8 o'clock when 1 ett. home that, night--and 11 o'clock when I got back. "Where in blazes have you been?" Partner inquired politely when I stepped in. "Just to a violet meeting." "Well, timesor if you were you must have been bored." "Ah, but we were talking violets --and we certainly weren't bored." And 'that was no exaggeration 'either. People had been asked to bring their worst plants and their bedt-----and we all wanted to know about each one of them. Mrs, Cope- © sincerity, King and Queen. my gosh, you. couldn't have been talking violets all that: ing! Controversial would be a bet- ter word to describe it. The milk question is about 4s un- settled as the cease-fire negotia- _tions at the U.N. Conference. * * * Well, the Royal-Tour has ended. = I hope "everyone heard Princess Elizabeth's farewell address, It seemed to me there was a rather "sad, wistful 'quality in her voice that had not been there on previ' ous occasions, It was the 'voice: of giving expression to a heartfelt feeling of 'appreciation and gratitude for the royal way [in which Canada had wlecomed - its Royal visitors. In some way, 1 be- lieve the visit of this young couple 'has: meant more to, thé people of Canada' than did the visit of the We have seen them, met them and heard them. 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