~ The Mysterious Guests. : 1 had three friends. I asked one da Phat they would dine with me; But when they came I found that they Were zix, inttead of three. My good wife whispered, "We, at best, dine. ° Send -one away." I did. The rest Remaining numbered nine. ; He left at once, and the: n, Although to count but eight I tried, ten. There were remaining "Geo cali them back!" my wife im- plored; "T fear the third.may go, And leave behind to share our board, Perhaps a score or 80." The second one then straight return- ed; . As might have been *. Eleven made.--De We saw the first returning; he, . With all the rest, turned round, And there, behold! were my friends man, three, Though six they stiff were found. b > i f fat te { 4 EE wut Flt i Hl BeRey te Ha fie 'he tat bagt where there will be a call for. help in this direction. . But the farm gives the young folks for other prefessions than medicine.| within their power, to share the sufferings of these unfortunates to offer to them the necessary mstruction A boy I know had a great love for the| things that are to be seed | rms. He gathered | 4 expected, He, with the ten, we quickly learned, ther bushels of strange stones, ings. pa zigzag stick he cut from a little sapl- ing in the woods. It was quite the place. To-day the boy, now & young of is serving in the Medical Corps raised the first funds. A Benevolent ' Enterprise. Pf In August, 1916, a delegation $ the "Ocuvre Suisse" have been able fi ever in France. This same boy was fine in taking: pictures. He had a real good camera, | (For those of you who yet may find ' not costly, but.one that would do good My riddie too ecmplex, I'l] say the friends J had in mind Were Grr and "7" 'and "x.") Foundations Laid by Boys and Girls. On our farm we had.a couple of steers that we were very choice of, because they were to be the team upen which we depended to do the, work. Up to that time we never had a horse of our own, so that it was | with a great deal of care that we, watched the growth of our little steers. It was a matter of untold grief, | ships in penmanship. While other | which is situated on the old boys were busy having a * good time,"| piace, facing the entrance of he was practicing with a pen. I do University Library, where it will know as I ever saw a better Pen- to reconstitute the secular frame. hose boyhgod home was on the the university and college buildings. farm. The day came when he Was! a¢ Lierre five houses have been ®e- the! built in the purest local style of this Flemish city. At M at the corner of the two stree! Pierres et de l'Etuve, a ho de . then, that one of the steers eng somehow break one of its hind legs.! Away went our hopes for the coming , net team. For we were sure that the leg man w never could be made sound like the, other. However, here was the, a _ chance my brother had been looking! great government offices at the na- 'tional capitol, and his work with the | pen was always done just so neatly again?" This was Henry's way of | and accurately. To-day he is getting Ij to be an old man, but he can outdo for. "Why couldn't we set the leg ahd see if it will not grow together meeting a bad situation and he and went at it. We got some steer quiet until the fracture -knit. he studied to be a physician and sur- geon, and a good one he was, too. _| Vincent. | given a fine position in one of heavy splints, bound them the broken limb and did our best to keep the | siven their spare hours. to the ac- This it never did do very well. I, quiring of information along these suppose the steer did not stay very, lines have not left the farm, but are still; but we had quite a good deal | to-day the owners of fine places; and of service from our little team after all, and the best of it was that it; ful farmers we have. Great things . prove! to be the first operation my, are in store fot every boy and girl brother ever performed. He did a!who takes cadre of the odd moments great deal of such work afterward, for Many of his little groups of cattle and; tion book that came with the camera 'and that given him by the great old) { \teacher, experience, which no doubt! was best of all. ® many a boy of the present day his pen. ; ; Many who have in similar ways, they are the best and most success- that gome on days that are rainy, and between spells on the farm.--E. L. Health , Avoiding Pneumonia. due to bacterial invasion and oceurr- ing with greatest frequency during the winter and spring months. The influence of cold, which is that 'of shock due to the sudden reduction of the bodily temperature, produces a lowered resistance and temporarily renders the individual] unusually sus- ceptible to the infecting agencies which are ever present, However, exposure fo the elements is not alone to be guarded against. A condition of impaired' vitality, also producing a lowered resistance to bacterial attack, similarly renders one more susceptible to the disease. Persons in a convalescent state may contract pneumonia -following a de- gree of exposure to the weather or to direct infection that would not affect a healthy individual, Whoop- ing cough and measles, for example, perhaps more than any other disease, predispose to broncho-pneumonia among children. . Faulty home conditions, overheat- ed rooms in winter, overcrowding, too heavy bed clothing or wearing apparel indoors are -- respon- sible for the spreading of pneumonia, grip and other infective conditions of the nose, throat and lungs. With windows closed and usually ® ade- quate and constant means of ventila- tion the air is stagnant and over- heated and the skin and surface cir- eulation of the blood is rendered over- -gensitive to the sudden and extreme changes of temperature so common in most temperate regions. . Having thus started with wrong conditions, a slight draught, either accidental or through intermittent! attempts at ver/ilation, will often cause.a chill and lower the resistance eo that. an acute cold develops. Fresh air, if the body is not ex- posed to chili and consequent: shock, is not to be feared. Indeed, the practice of outdoor sleeping js ad- vogeied by many phyvicians in the --= 7 B treatment of pneumonia. But after 'hour and a d:ink of hot lemonsde-- lor, better still, but linseed tea (one | relf ounce. of whe flaxseed to a jpint of boilixs: wxter, flavored with Pneumonia is an: infective process | emon peel oc .i'orice root)--will of- iten break the force of such attacks land give the budy a chance to sum- pneumonia has developed extreme measures should not be taken except upon the advice.ef one's physician, A hot foct bath, lasting half an mon up its reserves. A severe chill, high temperature, pain in the side are warning signals. Call the doctor! ; ---- 40,000 GREEKS PERISH Old Men, Women end Children Starv- ed in Macedonia. * The Greek Parliamentary Commis- sion reports that 40,000 old men, wo- | | men and children have died in Eastern | | Macedonia from famine and that also | | 100,000 were deported, of whom ae than 12,000 are expected to return, as all the rest are thought to have suc-, cambed_to Bulgarian torture. The persecution of the Greeks be- gan before Greece entered the war. The Bulgarians conscripted children, sending them into Bulgaria. en aeeeeemnmne ey A Composer's Escape. Sibelius, the Finish composer, whose charming orchestral works are so popular, was placed on the Red Guards' "black-list" during the recent upheaval at Finland and con- demned to be shot. At the time he was staying at his house near Hel- singfors, and Red Guards were sta- tioned outside to prevent his escape. Fortunately, the terrorists' "War Minister" happened to be an amateur cornet player, and when sn appeal. was made to him by friends of the composer he reprieved him as a bro- ther artist and allowed him to leave Helsingfors for. a rt Toéality. It is not too soon td, order seed corn for next spring's planting. Every farmer should plan to put up ice this winter. Almost any kind of a house wil rve for the purpose. |' The main thing is to provide drain- age at the , sawdust protec- FOR THE BENEFIT OF RUINE E F t E e " in Belgium © ittee, in a1 the victims of the war, w architects was sent to Belgium . the mission of making the work 'work; and he got pictures of ali the ihe vietims of the war widely known interesting places about the farm.' 214 of putting at thefr disposal the 2 : j Brussels to introduce: the mission except what he got from the MEO | 5 the compétent authorities in Bé- jum. From that moment -@ie avre Suisse" was able to set k. One more farmer lad 1 have in' shown tangible results. At Lou mind put in his spare time on some) three houses 'have | built, one. of | BELGIUM oa ae it too small temporary shelters, which | Christ, and must result in blessed-! the /ness 'and strength. For the Charch: | His call, and no one can become 'who is disobedient to Christ. "But 4toe-convince themselves, on a recent | journey to Belgium, that the first re- galts obtained realize all their hopes, | but that a considerable effort is more than ever necessary. jots. The Political Offi€e | resources must be sent to sustain the) i inexhaustible confidence of this sev- l}erely tried nation in order to help it rebuild és ruined hearths without jlosing faith and perseverance. ; time for activity on a larger. scale has therefore come. 3 jonly a feeling of pity which should This benevolent undertaking h@s|induce us to help these victims, but a far higher sentiment--that of al- truism, which inspires these deeds of 4 Swiss democracy and makes us feel' ft our bounden duty to intervene with all the means at our disposal. _ "We.thérefore make an urgent ap- | peal to the generosity of our com- | patriots' and of the i as well as abroad, feeling | ji certain that they will hasten to sup-_ Aj port us in the heavy task we have | plied in all the forms, and that } | real thing. she al 'Who put the "CAN" in CANADA? showed the way ~ tien all round, and ventilation above. t Who put the "CAN" in CANADA? The founders of the sturdy trace: Heroic in the esa ' They hewed, in Ty, @ place; To make a heme was all their plan}. Not caring what ite namé might be CAN' ' Their motto always was, "WE Rice They never had to add the "T", -- Her soldier sons whe To meet the heartless enemy And keep the brutal foe at bay; . Her Volunteers, who did not wait To reckon what the cost might be; Roused by the Hunnish hymn of hate They hurried, armed, across the sea. Who put the "CAN" in GANADA? Her school boys in their sturdy 'teens; They left their books to study war, Quit peaceful homes for martial scenes; bed They could not rest in downy While ruthless Might, with iron heel, Made Europe's piain and hills blood-red-- Slew peaceful folk with fire and steel. Who put the "CAN" in CANADA? When food wag scarce; munitions short? Who said, "we'l make the land produce While peerless fighters hold the fort'? The farmer and the.farmer's son; The tradesman, though unfit to fight; The artisan and office-man _ The anvil smote by day-and night. Who put the "CAN" in GANADA? Who put the 'VIM' in Vimy Ridge? Who put the sero-eye in "Mid raining shells built many a bridge? Who put the "CAN" in Oannon balls To hurl at freedom's enemy? Who fights till Kaiserism falls? Why, JACK CANUCK: and Company. Who put the "CAN" in CANADA? When Haig cried out:.Send men--MORE MEN! Who said, -"'We're with you, heart and soul, What we have done we' do again!" . 'Twas youth and manhood, loyal, true, That sprang to arms and made reply. For homeland, kindred, skies of bine, We'll do our duty though we die." . Who put the "CAN" in'CANADA? Her womanhood--strohg, j She offered mind and heart arid life e ease That she might deathless service ,yield She lives within the nation's heart Though slain upon the battlefield. But can you "CAN" the fiaughty Hun? And can you drive his legions back? Faint hearts have eaid it can't be done, While vs; And Canada : The path to viet'ry- Montreal, October, 1918, WHO PUT, THE "CAN" IN CANADA? if children of Jacob His chosen people. when, who do so confess Him are gathered into a visible body called the Church. FFs) ,m country. makes all This Church has many divisions, but it is really-ene body. To join it ie! s of families live in far therefore in accord with the will of { | stands at the door to welcome all who! : . {large bodies because they know their in God's there are so many differing ways of joining the church. . One branch asks! this and ansther - branch. soks thet." No matter what t1¢ form of, initiation may be; the joining is the real thing, no matter what form is used. \A con- fession of Christ as Saviour _ im- the On he Lord's Side First, When we join the church we | take a stand an the Lord's side. The, ' world ik divided into two classes, | 'those who are for Christ and those. i : . who are against Him; there is no. neutral. position. He who is not for Christ is against Him. It is not for, us to judge others and say what will! become of those who deny Christ; but | | we can and must judge ourselves and} know that only as we acknowledge | Jesus Christ.as our Redeemer can we, ings through the Charch. He may bless individuals, but Hie richest gift: come through His family, in whic He bas 'established special sources 0! help and comfort and service. What a help it is to know that we. are ali one in Him; to pray together, tc work together, to study His Book te- a meaning there is children ome @fd. causes to ascend to Him -unceas, task of bringing the world to Christ. United work is far more su.cessfui than work carried on by the -in- dividual. In business companies are formed and incorporated that the is the fold. of Christ's sheep, and He business may better succeed. To day similar trades are uniting in o in dividual Christians in a bedy, or, rather, Christ so united them, that the work of establishing the king- dom may be pushed forward. If Peter and John had eoch gore ch h's own way the apostolic work would have languished. But we find them members of a large body called the church (Acts vi., 2; Acts xv.), con- sulting together as to the work of the Master. To join the church is to 'letter into this common service and is the part of every man who would avoid ehirking arid selfishness. : Fourth. But above al! else, I think, the church stands for that nearness to Christ which He longs for us and which we need, The Bible calls the church Christ's Body (Col. i. 24), and in the Revelation the church is called "The Bride, the Lamb's Wife" (Rev. xxi, 9; see also St. John iii, 29). We come near to God in our daily life if we traty leve Him, and we are be saved. -|drawn to Him: by tae joys ard sor- It is a fine thing to take a stand in| Hef in our faith in persona] Friend with whom we have rows of our experience. But we are especialy near to Him when, zatner- need can be met. It shows our be-| love; when we sing and pray to the brotherhood, The knowledge tle all one family in Christ. It proves; we are members of His horsehol, cause and to seek to bring the world! moved from fr'ends, makes us sure from &in to' goodness... Above all of His presence; the fact thac we else it brings us into closer relation-; have confessed Him gives us courage ship with God, so that He is not a/ to go forward, no matter how hard strange being vaguely feared, but a the journey or how fierce the battle, --Rev. F. W. Tomkins. foundation of our 'progranris to Cause a whole country to be born anew in joy and beauty." Burn Water Instead of Coal. , brave-- - life to block your track; | working and living rooms, 64 F. (64 is the "optimum" temperature, or the degree of heat, at which science | sErees man is at his best). | Temperature recommended for , Sleeping rooms, 50 F. or less. | "Make water. warm you instead of 'burning an excessive amount of coal | | i to do it," is the advice of the Ontario Fuel Administration in urging the importance of properly moistering 'the air_in the home. | Dry air at 76 or 72 may feel cooler 'than moist air at 60 degrees, thé. Ad- | ministration declares. Moist air holds | the heat longer.and saves coal.- There are ten per cent. more deaths at a given temperature if the relative humidity is blow 40 per cent. than if it is above 70 per cent. | Give the air a drink out of a pan ' instead of out of your skin. Evapora- tion from the skin renders one' sus- ceptible to colds, catarrh and other diseases of the respiratory organs. | As much, if not more, attention should be pald_to the humidity read- ing as to the thermometer reading. A hygrometer, as well as a thermo- ! meter, should be in the home. The Department urges every house- y holder' to -follow these simple rules \for humidifying air in the homes: | When the house is heated by stove, | have a pan of water or a boiling kettle always on top. If by warm aif, see that the water retainer in the hot-air jackét of«the furnace is always well filled. Place open pans of water near the registers. In cases where steam or hot water systems ate employed, provide humi- difiers, or pans of water, for every radiator. : : The average- room may require a uart of water per day. Change q | water frequently. Tourist: "To what do you_attri- \bute your great age? Oldest In- habitagt: "I can't say yet, sir, There are several o' them patent medicine Temperature recommended by the | Ontario Fuel Admifistration for | aesthetical principles which are the [ "ALL ROUND THE GLOBE Ecfore Peace Came the War Was Literally World-Wide. With the occupation of the Murman coast 'of the Arctic Ocean the Allies tad drawn a war-girdle round the world. The Céntral Empires were surrounded in Europe, or, at least, they were during the first three and a half years of the war, But now | | there is a ring-fence of outer de- fence: stretching from the Arctic to Afriea, and frora America to Japan, and the Eastern coasts of Siberia. The armies of the Allies aes te be found in Egypt and Palestine, in the Baikan Peninsula, in Mesopotamia, in the farther East, and now on the shores of the frozen Arctic, holding all the exits, and ready, if' need be, ty mske a simultaneous movement to the great' centre. This wonderful extension of the armies of the Allied nations had been made possible only by the deminancs of the British Fleet, by the command of the sea which Germany has so long coveted, but which has been the undisputed ion of Britain since Trafalger, a possession ratified by the preat battle of Jutland, which the in- sensate vanity of the Kaiser heralded as a victory for the German fleet! Yet no nation could have used its ; predominant power more unselfishly i for the common good of mankind thar' | Britain has done. Her ports and * Leoaling-stations have been open to all | the world, and her ships have cleared ithe seas, even in the remotest Fast. of 'pirates and sea-robbers of alt kinds, have charted every ocean, and made the sea the free highway of the nations. ar The Pine. ; The elm lets fail its. leaves before the frost, ; The very oak grows shivering and sere, 'The trees are barren when the sum- mer' But one tree keepa its goodness al) . the year. Green pine, unchanging as the days go by, Thou, art thyself beneath whatever sky: | My shelter from all winds, my own atrong pine, 'Tis spring, 'tis summer, stilt whils thou art mine k. 3