The Tea That Never Disappoints Will the Lesson Stick? _ e have recently passed through a frhiae time, which brought new i it Black, Green or Mixed Sealed Packets Only. ELIZABEIH’S LETTER By IDA M. The house seemed a bit lonely al) Mr. Mason came in at tea-time. He; é wonder where Mabel was. Then! w: he rem red that she was to stay| all night beth her sister, who was) ill. zee had tea ready and hi h his thoughts full of bast as they usually were. It wa: “To ely without Mabel and: the sent -was soon finished; then he went. up to} ad laid out sete aoe ee id want to lodge that evening, eh = "sean ee was lodge- 3 ay ‘time. Wad Pertaintug to his comfort or conven- jen med the garments and thrust} é the. hantkerchiet into his- pocket. His and. anoy~) Elizabeth's letter Mabel had asked him a week ag ee a veritable Nero in its pana but—well, if you were going t ceed you simply had to submit ey ih w he it ae pine e oO having,| & of use, gone out She explained ats saithin the past year she ha fen’ to buy that it had been necessary to ap} it in other ways. She was sure, te ever, that, if she could eee the family Peacete deep thought. porsibitities inthe ‘hom her seta ae mic gone life-lon; pesca a the Phoueshold tasks to! be s, it was unlikely. that ea acl time for writin; ‘And that tbe. granting quest | and e Wel @ dresser and went down very late that night, or av] Bs dit to. imsel?, ue part in oni much cre the ‘installation cerem t he did not slee aad the pillow 8 than ve ‘it a he fell into a light e he was and was ‘wider awake take _ Mabel ay ‘and ib and ik might lead to renee! inquiries. red the letter and put it ineathe ee of his business coat. Then he went back and this time he slept. But he dreamed. was anything sien in; fact; he frequ Not gin the mere ea ig or gol walling ‘digits Tie @ld tailing toad] ? old reaver beaten Aacsthonse, fete) Gest gone out years Bator, ea eae die en way in the He welled Magueelicunciiesar Site an hs) ‘ through the deevehing seilieht The light, epi fe kitchen la out in rays over the ah and the rose “ele beside With si step he aes the window. ea lsbeth something blac ove in a dejecte Mother obras ‘ith them; bipaeae she had r 8 conscious Por a sense of dis- hi faded eyes brighten with the yim. "He stepped softly to the Borch and rapped. Elizabeth opened the door. She looked at ,him strangely as he e nter “Don’t uu know me, Elizabeth?” ze, ast, ‘enehing for her: Pro’ en there was the Bosaibility ie to: sana adjusted Ee reese tl gre that there} # tesque, gu hei: chal 3 procistes a such cases been in ral so far as the individual is concerned. Quel ky, i ndged, do we forget. Never again will a similar opportunity pre- DA M. BUDD. tat itself for getting a start: wed inclined hex oe atfrmatively | € without a word; the hand he took! periences in battle-torn Europe will hope of the; e thought Again had never phd resentful eet eth plo . walked over and held o had e apt with a word of resting and then asked: “Where is mother? Aslee % cae rena ee answered; Kc and 0 arouse us to make an effort i different directio So witl ae the self denial. meds nec- essary e war, with everything and, _al-| po: Beit donk ig antnicageosabeay ld} in food and in dress, with thrift stamps and bonds to the limit of our ability as a means of gaining the vic- tory, “i ling under that quiet manner; in fact Elizabeth was so unlike Blizabeth. He followed her with a peculiar feel- ing as of something oppressive in ees selves to profit nothing by the les- son and drift back into our old habits of extravagance ee she opened the oor leading oie ee closed his ‘eyes tan ‘a sudden dread that they might met a sight he could gren not bear to ‘Then turning generous wi ar the wnortunats Of all noi ea ess inclined to limit our efforts to thos with whi eae ‘eé more ae associated ? “Lord God of Hosts,-be with us yet, Lest we forget—lest we forget!” 4 PUTS he conte) re ————— RABBIT 2g alee IN FRANCE Swat ie Fly. Meets Deserihes Thrifty Hab- iis The blow-fly becomes active at the French Peasants. ie baby 4 his tae Saute allowed freedom ich to gro a wo Wo She ae her falling as spic and ie pan. And prided herself she ‘had done her bes mn = Bede a a niever sat in the shade to mn She'd ne’er hheglect his a tng ey, ?| And ae aa com stooped and her e Would Ame her dishes to talk or SS But ate fet He close when they yaaa which will make him the Fexpoubible and desirable citizen. She would not be guilty of pul ulling up the Boe is ae fed, eich freely in Dia wy ead not hampered ty too much attention will develop into ete, happy, helpful child and be a o his parents and a a fo Bhale frigale As the pegs sides of a nice new | Her ches clothing was ae And ao ‘a-hole by chance was seen She theca she surely was doing: Though. she never sang them love- songs at nig! Though she felt too weary t with him Now her shiftless neighbor across the wa} Her panies rompers were plain and eap And ner ich catetothd shes compare ion, frien Sweetheart and wife at the long day's Which of the women do I admire? Which in your home would you de- sire? Martha, the toiler, was not denied, But Mary sat at the Saviour’s ie This extract from Home Fires in France, by Ms ; Dor gives an ente: s the thrifty and practical French cpl le make of the aris aitbanee blow: mes first aoe of settled weather, and its en} on numbers thousands. It zl ie-| A without diepereeing ove convenient, if not necessary, food sere ue site the pig! table _Visitors to our place in the French for ay seal fs and it is in says Miss Canfield, always| places Peas a are lait a ae an n odor a ably nd P: eS ing anim: such! sally made lattice gates T hastened to explain that the| sense of s the children to| guide e food and breeding place: that aiudliticee| , barn and the wh 1 ede day. They take the ane tants could see, of the farm seis a hog, jand ra Katt be mind, a Bs in heist flesh. aa Rey hatter toetl acta toes a el carry it fs know since the animal is so small a | germs by the prolific he provides a steady sueces-| they walk. S haadeably adapted for| sion all the year mle = frost meat,| carrying microbes on account of cer-) palatable and s and| t on the outer eta sats ie ike most parts of his anatomy, the little pad of our count ich holds es to the ceiling aio In anditione: it oe oe iy. no- Ss. hey laa meovered outh attention in order to at | flies’ activity about you: Without going into details about, the various diseases they are said t thai ydiecats i ae robes, which are surfaces. | impossible to exterminate thin done to put an Bey afternoon| their Frectige place, men of the town, arm sacks at ciskles, go ae Essentials to the Child. a nae necessities for the she is to be healthy ‘appy spirits, ian ot sympath ‘and understanding and loving ina ig-| ness on the part of the parents or joys pushing the wheelbarrow,| guardians. cherished and indispensable areessory | 2, Several hours of vigorous aay of French country life. e| wera what with us would be aval in th) country,” and as they pass they ley, sh| periods of quiet labplacts with older | partons, the first thin; y them for th the last thing in the. evening, Wake lee le: els andere weeds!—on ciaaieant and v! heir minds s sleep can do “since. seeing BO patient, ruddy, | i ees its ree Hae sh ye regen- a rT ae scientific “diet in which fresh ae ce iptkal and ger pores pushing the loaded. ai that ungry, turns wheelbarrow, sacks bursting with food Sine eM haye served no hamed purpose. need’ to give the | rabbit, as we do Be hog, expensive ‘g! golden corn, fit for our own food. The| g| rabbit, ane and lives w and Suga, oe . Loi id 3 with the “sintors wide open. cold wer and rub- off the if you wind day one day, and let it run down the, next aa ay, and never /wind f on Ser RE at the same time; well, just si ‘Pho Marshall Islands. a ie eo aee The ‘Marshall Islands are a group ‘ar from Australia recently | wrested from Gage eouteol Up to irregularity in’ sleepin; fa hi v and by inordinate or eo unbalaneg) diet. Start the ne Baby Right. stant a mother hears Agass the in that set Hignificant ery whieh pro- ogical “tindies as mds, had an uncommonly interest- ing experience te pes araico n Islanders. ou! ve war-| J riots were persua ded - ie a typi-} with is rere ra cal war chant of the tribe. Unknown!. Upon the early habits of the baby (ir, Agassiz’s assist- i a family nuisance, even when he is in sow the sesd +f salt_ echo d and tl toni pee to the strangest rd. they ver hea: 5 is tinv enih grease in proteids, carbohydrates eal man who ete. egular hours of sleep| * in er uch | m_ with! TO TRAP THE BRITISH. are Retreating Germans Nailed Kitten to Door Concealing Explosive Charge. ae London Post says the authen- a 4 ome when way through the war-scal as own, a grou aeectod by a sight that Sessa and n innured to the new: ling des- | tely with “its hind legs to release {teelf, With the natural instinct of pity for lease the nails that pierced its paws, but the moment he did so there was a fi and roar and his etstee and fe mnetpers es pee Cross street. den Serio sive mae had been ae ot by the withdrawal of | | ‘al ails. ‘he retreating Boche had laid his trap and baited it with a kitten nailed _He calculated such an ap- ee CAPTURING A MINE-LAYER Clever Ruse of a Diver Resulted in Surrender of German U-Boat. Extraordinary things, happened to the SS. Soe flotilla hunted the eGatnae aibeadl the strangest ovens of all came will be exploded against your hull. The commander : the Ae was too confused to act, and ai came the dashes saan cet a4 : 1 Devt charge has been D ie he submarine, and| ander| pen ate rs. The| mmered' out the message] kon a sunken ship feller,” he said. “I used to know the Intemational Morse) code in the navy, s0 1 tapped him the metage with my hi eee | “Was there a depth ena you) im \ oe was bluff. {that if I could scare the \to the surface the destr "have no trouble in ta | I figured! submarine ers would iB care o Paid ate ‘Shing and other sec- Her husband’s wish was her law and in MISSING Captain Grant A. Gooderham, tu.ned flying officer, ‘missing. nd toes ie noon of Friday, "May 2: fering from loss of memory. ase 2m, short, height about five feet fader hat and ti méetion as to te gratefully received by his. parents, at 40 Madison Avenue, Toronto. Tele- phone College 1107. S aeeanere S STARTLED. Strange Speeches ae Mal de by People When Taken by Surprise When taken by* surprise, the most sensible persons are oot startled in- to say! a] foolish things. The pas: Fe iectrle ar the other doy were amused vheb a frivolous, dataty butted of a young girl fiuttered in, ey badasupon tne competent-looking lady with a basket full of parcels, exclaiming: a Aunt Isabel! So here you e at last!” upon the speaker the face of a total stranger, and said ici “['m not dear, and o not here, and when I'm an aunt I'm not Aunt Isa- bel” She grew very red, and so did the snubbed young woman as, amid the titters of their neighbors, the girl beg- ged pardon and hurried forward to her real Aunt Isabel, wildly beckoning her from a seat — forwar ughly confused. in eh ieee ne in ae YOune. | take her for his Nee whose train had ee dela; ing up behind her, ae her familiarly by the arm, ex- arene goodness, I've found you, y! I began to think you were ee ‘re mistaken, sir!” she gasped, jerking ale round, “You haven't found me, she is lost. I'm Mary, but she feat je lady addressed started, turned |to ¢: ROMANTIC. BEGINNINGS OF WED- DED LIFE, # Seri Trip Through Cloudland, Sojourn on Mountain Peak, Journey in Dense “ Forests Are Among These Bridal Exploits. ‘The aeroplane. EB, L. Williams, R.A. te, who recently began their ee oe in this faionventignat ‘ashiot not the ean ‘one ae a clouaand wedding As long ago (when aero- planes and airships were probably not even dreamt of) the late Sir Henry Colville, then a dashing young captain 1 nadier Guards, and his bride startled society by opening their honeymoon in a balloon. most romantic it impressive wiearthly landscape — white alps, glaciers, valleys, ridges, precipices, It was a scene beyond all words!” ‘At one time there was quite a craze fos teak bafeymoonas) th re avant on eqn bieyeles, in caravans, while an aaa took 3 is Piste thevenien to his small boat in which they eee etc the Atlantic. Honeymoon in Polar Regions. An adventurous pair of Swiss lovers, et] the snow-clad peaks and under Arctic- like conditions, they braved it to- gether for over a week. enuous and hazardous ing civilization, travel-worn. beh eee had had an deal honey- Quite ee ae the honeymoon ate regions where for tw ya ss saw no living soul, escaping drowning y a miracle, liv- m vast deserts ha feet ha borne honey- moon that inspired Mr. Fleisch- man, the American Talltonsire , to spend $75,000 on an efhacweiltine trip Needless to add, this Seated wae the war. Scottish couple ~ who hit y clared the Teoraad worth every | leisurely from Glasgow to Aberdeen. Thirty Russe cain aes oe at: = Paul ee Behr. ing. Every of ‘Mie asale Grille wenleea: Dominion trade is rapidly running bacl pre-war -standards. eeclen increased br it imperative, says ade Commission, that be prevented, and that work can a ware treensetes were lucky 30 head of Base Z00 seals and 23 polar bears. 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