a Packet of — ‘Is not a Pukenble. but a sure thing that Youre getting the greatest possible s ity and Value - expenditure. 4 to Yo limit of your Her Dream By MARGARET BROWN. pen pe Cornelia.’ ae a save I leterminedly | ay ““G‘ood afternoon, ‘Mr Done: Sie sallied forth into the open ae * Fe stmaster Leeae thought- | anoth tally a her and ad - peg the empt ea delivery eat niece of her ought to write ¢ doesn’t know what her feces, “mean to the little oe ees Ls was ni This riod she was still not look- | “She stepp springing, rickety walk. Ai hen sh den, th e" shoope rht- taced palusied. @ flowers into 1 crystal ‘oom and seated azine, but aiougiice wandered. | e traveled over the. trim} Avol seal dotted the! entered her own to gather a few! Mees, bring your pota- mid a paring k sed herself b Miss feat ‘watched her for a traveled to the empty street aj Id Mary's ean Tnish eyes did not miss -the movement er voice was deep with tenderness when sh your heart, honey?” Miss Comma started guiltily, but answered frankly: “T think ti am “nel, Mary. I know . Mary, if I had If only a feet to patter along the floors—s mu dy wittle feet, and burned aad fg. You Sa vaseline 0 ~men ers to tie up wi a clothes lary! Her, casped hands tightened in her lap . After a little she went on qui “But I am too old for ali of that. “Maybe even right | a today, we might be making wedding 0 Mary laughed tenderly and Miss nelia raced on with imaginary de- tals from He Sinker oe ed of the bride’s of ers on the breakfast ee taben bea came back to earth as lightly atu laughing at her own low! extrayars “It is a very foolish but it did ie itled to her . man who ite sailor ip mother thie write to the Bey, has ted mother. ” faxy’s face lit suddenly, bi saw that the thought yooh vo havi his ad leat he vst his Si po + 2, is -hurryin’ to catch up wi tte no born childre ‘en, honey, but all mother.” wttias rnelia’s face lighted buteshe said sei “Tam afraid——” ‘Ty | a" encouraged Mary? Aig Tt was two days before Miss Cor- td got Mond ee sufficiently | ‘ifax, Say in ing ies inieny that she w: ape but that ae wanted to be one ‘orphaned sailor boy. Both “worsen sara es and yet long- ed ve the r Reply: would genes to think ry eee ly. Miss Cornelia, thrustin, ing away. her eeabeuidany frame, “do you know, Mary, so1 ‘. Paes Plate afraid it bg A cag) ing ‘ate. took. th y Ve) nodded be ata the zen nis pare yy elia ee By at Sher doubt- more. ted letter arrived Miss Cor d it home oath a_ wildly eat ing heart. She laid it before Mary, her throat too Mary drew her silver rim tacles down to her nose and rT aratnies ‘at the ass bpa ‘The romance touch- er ys ieee Baker, a widdy.” Miss “Srna Hushed a little. “And am I not, Mary?” / “Deed, yes, honey, bite ae) Rash yoen it and find o time yec~ I ‘spose she {lit sbedientty, yee two) ads a nae was to eae. pore She eal hi he | and nd | ninat joney. gpa fe) enough a ae milk?” of gratitude ud a Chess othe a the earnest- eyed wom tho helped motherless bes | boyless mothers to find one} The ‘first letter from the good ship: Britannia i never- -forgot- ter event in the life of the little white house set in the gay little gai den. Miss Cornelia nese i id jit, and then read it aloud-to Mary \Whove ‘eyes “glowed as ahe Lo eae Monther: hen I got your genie I pinared if tase at last was Do, so vant ly oP don't ‘om your ad it is. cy ere isn’t really much to My Halox eighteen years ago when I was only a a fee months Festa Ceres pans whi ets v4 let me Sse poe ae I cried ike a baby re feot, pe and a ther. meee ’ve just | né Kind of Pag an idea that you're little sort of dainty fig move qi tiie bit marion rane life. 1 re oetind 0 are a widow. ite Your loving son, Ray "Durkan. ia, letter also was addressed to finished reading it looking thought- fully ps a envelope. tell him the truth, Mi le the word, my smile in eyes, ‘then vie ticked the letter into th of her & ‘went in bowls of cosmos Bee aeate to set about (To be continued.) —_—_—_+—_— s SUN LIFE HAS RECORD YEAR. ‘The Sun Life Assurance Company's 48th Annual Report, just issued, ae only surpasses last year’s record, bi ie better than any ever issued by ik business secured consti- -| tuted a record, total assets are higher $8,000, 000 indicates that th is in a splendid position to safeguard the welfare of those intrusted to its care, assurances in force now exceed $340,800,000, a gain of aoe $89,000 these amount to $97,620,000. ‘The net surplus remaining above all Mabilities ani tock exceeds $8,000,000, During the year the Com- pany paid to policy holders and their | beneficiaries $9,768,000, a sum ton- | siderably in excess of the amount paid last'year, the heavier claims being due to the war and ihe Hels epidemic. | Another new was mad ®' regard to income arty $21,651,000 re- ceived, eal of oxi, $2,300,000 dur- ing the mpany 18 now comfo' tably ‘Installed in its new ofice building on Dominion Square, Mont- where unequalled facilities. en- able them to carry on their Iarge and Y growing business in the best possible manner. i 2 ts eg | Window of Kindness. 1 tooke schaigt the Window of saw many things 1 ance: /British toldier—full bap eae weary, humping his leaden saw a woman with hres antes homing the children id the soldier took oH of the chive ren and ‘he%carried them five kilometres—and the sweat and the through the Window of Kindness, As a carrier of bubonic plogue and other diseases, the rat rged with the loss of more iti aes t will tell Bi abot myself as you tor Phere both died in a fire in| Wat -| what caused the change in color. often worried me when my babies| 4 quick, | §; picipa Gores i again soon, won't | ¢; 'Y-| by sick abie '3 the matter?” she gasped, i oed the young mother. indeed. Doesn’t ‘he look well?” swered the elderly mel ; are you giving neMedie ine? Oh, this is net toed cine,” the young mot water? Well, I n who heard of giving a Mie baby like that water? Doesn't he get water “Of course, he gets a great deal of water that ae But there are times when he is thirsty and nothing but water will satisfy that thirst. You know how it is, I’m sure. Does milk or any other drink relieve your thirst like pure, sparkling aps hl “No, I can’t ay that it, does. But) a baby i diftere I never gave my bies water pee when they had Then I gave them hot perper- mint tea,” “Yes, I know. Sonny has had one or two spells of colic, and 1 iven him a hot drink; rops of anise to the w: ly he takes his, water cool— colic, 7 What enue idea is that?” The visitor wa: get- ting srprises at her young ielgh It | bor’s hou: “Nothing new tang, ee the moth- er answered, giving the baby his last Boiling kills’ makes ie ant safe. on. ng him, for I found that his Ahapers turned red after exposure to the air, ee that is a sure indication that his ystem is no enough water. vis that a fact? I never knew were sma] “Yes,” putting basket. e Baby ow. Ta spoonfuls the first thing in the morn- ‘He's certainly a healthy, happy i th of time sterilizing and systemat their babies, but they don’t ead half ime you mothers used to, walk- ing theefloor night and day, rocking Sie oar sad aaa inte anata “Yes, happy little sabe putting two fingers out for the to grasp, “you're worth every bit of trouble, and stronger for it, too.” When the family Begins to tire of when a company des- combbitig ath o egg Sant stiff, adding one table- jowdered sugar, and folding in the mashed pulp of a ban- prepare this until Sis, before 8 dark it a Wa to stand too lon; ind Cover eae pe ae garnish with a bit of currant jell erries to sea auto of their juice, and so on the cups are three-fourths Steam for thirty minutes. Ser 7's house. Ga h mother ti i just giving as a dank of Sh | china closet anew and noe atid n before his first feed-| mai re finish this, ‘ress of his} ord - anes, another feeding time.” Dessérts From Home-Canned Fruits.! a heat Place -upeu ten. a sys t ei stretched back into shape. "Blackberry Loaf—Bring a quart of the boiling - with the pride of fries lifted, ie You! But o'er your grave in Flanders of the ies and Slice evenly. Serve med Cherry Padding —To one a “of sifted flour add two heaping with a. chay: sauce made with one erry juic e-fourth cup Ae erry ] teaspoons Sarees tapioc: one ‘pint ginaroree juice a rie oca is res: add a nes sets sugar need ove: aa wt hot. ‘sold = the tity hite of an egg. e col together one ae eup sug: cream, and fold in tightly. Serve in sherbet glasses, and ga with a preserved cherry. The Coming of Spring. “Spring ¢ came to us; we put awa: winter wear and dressed atealved ie ne eee = a new gladness. to our kitchen: we tested ¢ the fae fly and greeted th sunshine with screens and seit ae an shel-paper. x dining room: we sete the table near e dows antl set our table with the lok er, crisper food for ape spring petites clamor. meal times glad meeting tim eireents we ‘or mean to awaken wiithely to the call of the new days. pring came to our living room: we put away the heavy rugs; used a varnish; gave eat- ing; hardened our hearts to cast out winter's useless accumulations; re- potted our plants g danced all around outside laughed in new tints and the taaeae isn bumped in vain against newly Spring hid in the flower garden: the perennials and set baby to count, if we make our garden ac- cording to Maiden Spring’s best ing came with a =e bs barn en: we Sprin and stable, coop, ¢ corral dnd knew Spring’s glad face, tan-cheeked Summer was upon us. Picking Up the Crumbs. It is not necessary for a housewife to purchase boxes of cracker meal or eracker dust for use in preparing croquettes, escalloped dishes, or fried especially a loaf that is a bit stale. It takes only a few seconds to brush ese crumbs up carefully and place em d after joa cut- ting it is corps in what a short y will oes feel ga-, the crumbs and used in cookin: To Clean White Shades. as this prevents badly, soiled shades can be w m of measure- ‘The Return. Golden ashes the golden morning, this that comes, With the roll of ‘With the self-same triumph shining In the ardent glance, ‘That divine, bright fate-deflance ‘hat you bore to France. All life’s laughter fails. Borne on flutes of dawn the answer: “O'er the foam’s white track, God's work done, so to our homeland Comes her hosting back. ee, ve dead men with the live ih the inva de From the mounds in apman's valley, Lit by cross nor star. ‘ome to bled with a ms essence Now Is the time tor the | eat bar- 8. Buy ni 6 money. ‘re a Tundreas, of good bicycles firke fo m $14 to $21, oF paral , @. MeLeod, 179 King Street West, iroconbo. than gll the wars of history. ‘or whose truth they died,” So the dead men ee the live men Pass an hostin, ‘And the stone is vale eee From th® soul's des) Sass Why It Was Dear. much-for a. pele Bill’ unt- ng officer of ier, reed was arrang- eee es for a fare- “phree i pled the ‘eontariter with \ finality. “Hyery soldier and {t always comes eed repaired the fences, rehung the gates. at ised ae eeciahed : ‘n| in. sleeping. Sf Owii es an unpr For eke lime in the Car size, stré va sic obO eee ever prevorle the beneleonts achieved during pahiee by the pets pie Sosa to eens peers ‘The Income is now $21 651,000, while the undivided Surph ~ Assets as at Bist December, 1018 year 1918 was fiestas talaboes of life assurance a of satins a: : ean poldeuie death oa stains S service, se corporations of the pa at tg rg THE, ASE FOR a COME Cash Income from, ‘ae ereat Beats, ctc., in 1918 = PROFITS Baip a of. erotaeg Profits Paid or Allotted to Bek Total Surplus 31st ards aloe 1918, Sees ean PTS an an cpt ¢ down by the Increase ovor 1917 ‘Increase over 1917 Insurance Act, TOTAL be Ce TO POLICYHO! mes Death Claims, Matured Enc m8 Payments to Rolicyholders singe combi) ASSURANCES ISSUED DURING ae Assurances issued and paid for in cash during 1018 ts, ete, during, 1918 go as IN PORCH. Life. Sem, in force Slst December, 1! purpose for which Stes ere ais ree See eran screed Fay Nee Deli 3 oie batone fie get eh uate: th e RAS ’s position “a not merely ets, Income and vied reached the huge total of enabled the | toa more ONY a be: Surplus. During the year aes 600,878.85 $97, eae anon °1,546,607.16 8,027,878,55 9," 708, 504: 23 '78,862,88),18. 51,501, 392,08 3,779,90.56 340,899,656.18 238,938.720.42 THE COMPANY’S GROWTH ‘SUN 1871 g LW COMPANY HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL 0. aaa 483. N LIFE Assomance 1 OF CANAD T. B. MACAULAY, President x 1919 WHICH IS YOUR BETTER HALF? Nature Has Not Matched the Halves of the Human Body. This means you—not wife or hus- an being is built in two And e its greater use. sae left we which is ipuliveer than ye oat qxeatarl elvcootterenceabore aii. be- low than your jeft arm. Due to more exercise, of course, But also it is longer. Why The chances are that your left leg ders. In most Betsor one is a bit higher than the other; often the dit. ference is very noticeable. ‘This may be due to habits of sitting persia . childhood while the body ing. You have a aprons side to lie upon Thi: is. more th: aaegecteas affects the shape of the ears during childhood, and may ac- eavier and of | Rote count to some extent for the fact that no person has ears that are alike. But they would not be ex: aie bmricaed aor nature eg not human being | sym- ss ehE in any detail. Your eyes ought to be just alike, but they are not. ‘Are your eyebrows alike? Take @ look in theeglass and see. ve nose? There is only one of that fea- ture, but if it is perfectly straight on your face you are an exception to. the almost universal Ha ne of the noses you street, and you will find “that Saaciy, all of ae turn markedly seas Thi: y be because o the Mid use eae the handkerchief with hand. The noses of left- Habits of attitude in sires early years of fe. doubtless pen e “asymetry” fhe kwaibpives of the body. But, ear this aside, there is no ques- nature does not take shows you at your best. etl ands hat Thus adjusted, it throws | the light upon the Dike half of your fact * No matter how handsome you may fs trait ernie who, with idea in eee study the face of each patron dee her or him accord- Uncomfortable Thoughts. An aeroplane carrying a pilot and observer was up aloft “stunting.” A great crowd watched below, and gasp- machine came toppling over and over out of the clouds, and then, when. eed low, flattened and mounte: ‘hen the haat alighted, pilot turned to laughing: “Did you see that crowd? Ninety per the the observer and said, . Sent snap we were coe ‘ crash,” “'Um"" the obse! “and are ee eee cent. in the be sth thought the ee a What Many Canadians Found Out. He: “I've brought a lot of souve- nirs home, dear. Would you like a German helmet?” “A German pews would 4 ery nice, but I'd her have neta hat.” hem. with the title gi not necessary | 8T. JOHN MONTREAL” back like a rag-bag!” You must have shoes. uying shoes is one which comes home to every man every woman in Canada. In order to help: you solve this Problem, we have prepared a booklet ven above. that you will find it helpful and aiteoay bycietgy’ you buy A re M. _ TORONTO We Sho s A smart boot which great favorite with women slender Spanish Choice of several me and varieties of leather. “How To Buy Shoes” HERE are many things unless you choose.» “which you need not buy hs footwear is not one of And the problem of es or not. Ard itis y A.H.M. Shoes in order to profit by ie information whieh is contained in it. We are glsd | to send: acopy With our compliments to any address in Canada, Please send your peta to our Head Office, at Montreai, eas8 a, qitoamen sys. tot the _ Nation. 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