Milo Speiting dumbly, somewhat be- wiktered and much disappointed. bout that, advance,” went. on Mr. soem, ‘inserting a hand in trouser's pocket and swithdrayeing a pee bank roll, cabipa sues ae e@ I, 1. am a solinigh Milo began. That ag as far as he. Mry Bloom es interrupted him. ta here ow morning for sehearaal, ed don't tor- WAR Teaaik’ Come just as You we hours later Milo V: gered up the rickety r ane te Phe third floor Ba k, The verb helis employed literally. Milo stag gered because he was he: avily laden with a f por' eak, potatoes, oe Ripoee dente some the matter, ee dh id Mil, er the life Wyn too, en looked| cream, sugar, c oom eke had not cna ofl forthe lamp, An e on bis desk, of candy. another. brief’ hesitation m2) When he reac Baissea ‘the yiolinand drew the|on it right lustily; his h nd arms rings. jbeing already fully engaged ‘The door atleetng' ‘aales ‘ose and fell, na full- yw hilting with joy, ve hii an nf a tre goand box ‘firs! ria hie d “What's thd Se ne ee eiaer te * the floor, ea pee melo is jetached way, of oe in fact, ca ‘xine a Mihered cee a neee to play like/ onions. that?” sabeoo! ty a) aunt native land, Holland. I Die. “much better,” Milo added, “when I hav we my own rmth. ‘Un-l ip a ae low’s it ike you're} But his mind was too excited with en your joy to let him really take in the sur. “Milo shone His Thea’ pith an ceah Dane situation, First of all, he must ic smile, “I fear I do divulge bis glad tidings. With the wine in one hi md and the candy ‘ow're busted, ge down and the other, Ws How's that hy an who ing ained ar all about i $iilo's bnernlexts; contract and abany rt rae $25; and he is parcels and o Light pon em showed her those, laughing and talk- He prey to his me “You bs sk ey ing all in ie br rile ww why I am or?” Then KS “Tes reper “ |m Ave monkey stove glowing wi wena,” ” he mane ae f her ‘or yor He gav: "y the Pepttions hole waved How-| heap m4 mae around him. shall _ sett "| by France to the United Sie toca woman in Montreal ahd come w: to rege how misfortune still pur-| ter was cryii 8 to his arms oe manager listened with a isp y,, Rowena, Perhaps he was used to a k tales. ‘esently, with Pate ake smiled at him LE yawn, he interrapted ne at ae that’s enough. What say to ‘$75. a week. 7 too dazed with delight to m: rete vithat sete, aes said Manager ‘oer and reach tons contract again, what has happened, through Trex consternation yeas pitiable, “I 1 the steak is inal she! s slipped fo Sa pest ran perplexed, Schbtialr too: elated to 1 “Stoel hand | by ne new er tucees reat heed trouble, he removed his towal sh ruresque, stuff, that’s want. oe oat ne vialenting the an Get m an kes part a Grell as fie it. the Seal the nail on whicl al hung it. The mall was empty! Slowly sarkines sat Their Origin PACKER Variation—Packman, Raclal Origin—English. Source—An occupation. ‘The family names of Packer and Pe an come down to us from the expressmen and purchasing agents of the middle ag They were not, of course, followers parallel to th Jacox. . jacial Origin—English. " Source—A given name. Hore is a group of family names, the derivation of which scems quite ob- ous. As s matter of” tact it’s only halt obyiou: of calling strictly reso names ail trace back | he reason ye existence of Lee commutati facilities in the middl The not run a Mttle shopping as vy. A journey ous and time-consuming proposition. 5 Aas did all of the ladies who had the spend them in he vga shops of the citles’ oN the rea and horses at their foe Aig more Subcouts Mae of -s ce the “packer,” back to them bags. the name appears in the Writs of Parliament and other old revords, first as purely descriptive of a calling, and later as a fam se aati it was spelled St Ge ra), uly “Pakkere,” * “Packere,” vy “Pakeman.” oie ne [he jlooked on the chairs, on the it, cn the ee n | river door, he kicked gins a ment, in gratitude for the nate ty h ‘The Lincoln statue, which has lately is| This statue of William fine clothes | ent of thi rew | that exists ¢ ig im, ooh will that | Dye turned van igueties the table, bed and ny es Was v / His mn Shoop { " « tching ove with a ee of m shrank from him and eovered} her ibe with her hans “Ts ll —) sold i (donetadea in ne: patie Ds 2p Glass from Soot. a at eaters on ds and at of the ai ‘nel 1 tho “sai and itned it into it is to fiery q ennigheoa, th bject not pecca ot ue alo) rr nd Paxteat ave ght put oF but just think bow say Des ple would be reduced pri blindness nero ser e his | 8! cee or Botany and neiee never have progr In old day best glass eee, th Mount Carme Prckicpa to to-day sand from Epinal, in Belgium, and to produce the best All sorts of things ane aaa fe files cateat re ead erie tan red-lead’ or Teed rust: For. coloring such me’ as iron, copper, manganese, aluminium, cobalt, and chromium are employed. sented. Brit Belgium recently pres iD if which has extended to Belgian refugee: Just as individuals give each other presents, so occasionally do nations. Lise erected near pecan alle ga of the Ame jon to the old Mother Countr; In Westminster Abbey its beautiful ete et epietne Bun: ‘he Pilgrim's Pro- whieh was also a gift from is. a re the war even Germany made hon a present ce a statue. It ma still be.seen in front of Kensington Palace, in Ke cancer Gardens, in which house Queen Victoria was born. of Orange— presented memorate the memorable connection between the freedom of America and that of France. ps Prodigious Infants. Long before the war it was boldly stated that a man was too old at forty. But now it looks likely that soon the be “too old at fifteen!” mall boy of eight summers re- cel ‘elit nee reat or thiety of the est ches world, set- mie a EUblents they conte hl Gene; fnother, obild sppeare.on the scene, : ge of § or ene Sere okey widen fae cement Uterary lights deeaubs as wondertu while we'll soon have quite a small bray of fuvenile navele: as a phenomenon immortal , who, e rae neice poem: it the age Mocark ol imposed in concerto so difficult at. only the most ractised artistes could play it, when the infant son of Evelyn, the diarist, could read Latin and Greek at three and a Le when Macaulay had written Lady of the Take” at C elght, and when Millais car- ried off a gold medal for painting at nine! But now it’s becoming quite the pin, 8, could |y | fae ieee table hui usual thing. New Uses for Paper. We have heard of paper suits, a we have all donned paper hats children’s parties, but Germany is one ting paper to an even more unique use. Whilst travelling in Germany re- cently an Englishman -was struck the curious window straps in the Ger- man trains, Instead of being the orthodox leather ones they appeared | to be made of some very strong twist-| ed fibre. Later he was onle to Begute @ por- tion of one of thes: vestigating, round sepstlces who Hved ie outside Lon-| simply made of ¢ ‘mad Maat into ne ees and t again and again, t! ething ue the straps must needs be to hold up a carriage man, eepeciak ly as eee in the German trains ge and heavy type. roy ass in many of the trains are e same substance, sha L spice and many other articles le in the same wat paste ire eg ie Use “Diamond es. Old resses, Waists, Coats, Btoctngy Draperies, ‘ything. Hach p ee contains easy a article of woo silk, yr mixed g: beware! Bt “Diamond a Dyes” directions ee dyeing mn, linen, "Poor dye streaks, spots, fad terial ee giving : e a 2 aye ot look.” ¢ “Diam only. Color Card. 2 % ma- Buy Druggist has pS See ee Living is the best preaching. \ the waiter. | la hen probably tates | ding sek | “He never can eat, it,” Melissa hought as she brought it in, ae Cas- a this doubt of his gas- ity by not only are ah pie, ee ue slab of cheese, ;| washing all down with a glass of milk. ie ade Dan, passing through the pantry, The| jap the frets cookie! fat} crowed; “thought you'd could not! of eh?” Help 3 yourself, "Gass! We'll hout burn-| need a en cetjernocs ng aoe pee: as what she} A ent out with the for 1 sugar and| men. mid hardly wait for| is for) the door to shut on then to get at her plus} no ie Try her Re 1 to pa; ‘How Dati would: Yave if he knew I I eeping track of what any: sees niled. “But T guess hel 0} ne sees how. much, & hat man‘e meal cost bin." Housekeeping, never dull to Melis- sa, became an interesting game, There so Ynuch time in| had been a number of things she want- de eed to buy but had given up because felt she could not afford with her neatly-kept showing her endl 68 ve, she saw how sh ae ca not th nstead of agin yw ay, she othe ae her the price of nar » she wanted..to take, And| e, especial w-| te ad | priced apr : | Eisthupromenent- But: gol shel of Be th hough But as soon as| tne were short. th al ¥ a i sted on removed, and mother hy ra to the good old date'oh pie M many "wa She had never r een Are r club more i e einoeca yea ana ig she did a little quiet as t ee to aed All great reforms come} or real, e Now Why not reform the tam nie scaly the pot relay punt boo! s seplieed rolled e ith fg Alling. She gave Dan thet wei they objected to in war! coo aie not so much the idea that! his t have the Hales stuff as te idea that they eld Tf she aaletly: 9 made fruit latine des: for) ti mies and dain and occasionally| s too ake anything, they; dish dry sold fio faapenk her and so would lery. Bo not oppose. | of 3 it, eas the The dinner hour came all too quick-| “It saves time and money,” oThoce’s ly Dut with the help of Mother Tomp-| explained patient , the edo ot. to aperaee m. good-natured, Bread-maling was tee tened by modern mnehods she had ri at home economies demonstra- “Much to’ Mother Tompk was cut to tins # water and plenty atelieee wer ceibloks pet ah ia te the new room. stay “One of the lean ones, ae a gry,” she 0 Melissa. be fa ose a can oy them, Yve nothing 8 parr) Mother Tomp! ‘rankly “What will the nei ig ay?” “Just t and they're you can use that said in a loud! Melissa, overlooking “the ee it can’t}“You could get at that bin er went away! quilt you've been wanting to piece for m1 And there’s that new knitting time for,” answered | at al neighbors.” Log Cabi: t. e need go away ae ts _mmorn- mgry! There w be ote: ea fried pee in shed toes, - squash, * Melizsa explained. oe heat realise viekted esc: ne make time—the way brown bread, Bs bread, fresh fried} make money!” cakes, apple pie, cheese, a three- wots With Dan’s threat of } pitcher of milled tea. chickens kept fresh in mind by Cassius, the new man, needed not o an’s urging to “go to it.” Melissa: knowing the soe cuiate weight of q ag slice ie ham, estimated that a ent to furnish Cassius ae to get through| acco the him, fascinated, as mounds of potatoes and squash, ns Hiced ot bread, thre doughnuts and a pint of milk accom- panied te ham weyers he turned his ane to pie and cheese. ‘n't there another piece of pie for ease?” asked Dan. beet eta “Let's you all the yang ae calories his the eggs sold and the money ed, maging anor old pills in ee 8 These, er accounts, gave her a prett; ¥ “ir average of a hen’s earning (Concluded next week.) I've shaved myselt to-day, an’ that’s a shilling earned!’ BITS OF HUMOR FROM HERE & THERE nf ‘One of the Family. Mrs. Puff (to the new maid)—"But, ae there are only two in the family oe af. Why bad y ‘But, ma‘am, cook told me that you had a piano- player in the house. Keep it Dark. “De ae never speaks Scotch Thrift. It was dinnertime the day after the wedding What! ‘Ss “Stewed fruit?’ “Ayé,” eee ae pride. “Dinna ye like stewed fi of Phe family tre Brongon—"T tsk it’s much too vt Dining Out, this?” said MacTavish, e man who keeps this said the disgusted pat- “Where estaurant ?” |, 1 40 replied MacTavish. “But what hae ye Soe with a’ yon rice we got yesterday Quarantine. “This child hes the scarlet fever,” cautioned the doctor, picking up his ro1 “He’s gone out to lunch,” replied A Compromise. Patient—“Doctor, 11 with you on that By of you Pes — “Compromise! Guprente e What do hat, * other “es ren. lied the ; | preac! Rie or “im ated Pyractises?” if wi wont thing favorites just often enough to keep, par min ried. think of all eae rote things | wh men he his | it found feed cea for m sanavmmust be kept apart {rom Es Do you) aed | jed the ee ning the physk se Pa eg: hel ths on : observed the ey ctor glans pnciie ce the room, he sa "ll soon oe hia here, doctor parate fri Ke the! A slape wid th’ ae next door!” With ate gz for seedy: care No ‘Acquaintance ja you do somethin old sailor?” asked the 5 wanderer at the & ate, old sailor?” a the wo “Pbor man at work at the “Yes, eg oe T atiowed the water for sixteen. yea 2 “Well,” said of woman, ‘““you ce tainly don’t look as it you ever caught up with it. Two emits. ‘The vicar’s name was pear = had recently been be by gree of D.D. ‘ht r of the village was also named Sm ae A ab ie came one day to the piace aeees a native ie ae to Dr. phe: a Me Dr. Smit, gr?” and he the do you meap, “4m what Most Wonderful Thing. 1 me, Jamie, meld was se ices mm saw while at “nt think "the strangest thing I saw aN a. flying fish.’ ada, dinna mak’ a fule 0” yer “ther Wha ever heard 0’ a fish itepin’? ‘Another etré crossing the anchor, and ee we ‘rais sed it again there was one of the wheels of Pha: roah's chariot on it.” ‘Aye, laddie, I believe you. scripture for that, Wheg Power Comes. ag ina C ness Suleane mieet- eee gcovery. Endeav- eto sake some in every hr: meeting, unless hindered by some aoa aenlch | I can conseientiously give to Master’—a pledge ae thing I saw when Sea. We Ween We've Tt w P| ing that he. ance As is gener orer ieee meal rt, aside from slog pray y Lor hat has been evening on which he was to make his rst attempt to fulfil his pledge. ae was afraid. was just a boy fifteen Laie Be? put ney was already call to the thoughtful, the praye votional Fels think that he could do so well as the others: He ee pee ie would try fl take er. He did peas face Soke a oanpdelng Rapvaver Woo! jennie ona ih _ la Blankets ive « Bie mule "Pheae faves me. hese were “hurchaa from tema re a2 ons ee tem, anna woertarY Shnwe $8.75 and $9.50 per ean (Slacks) Pants, mi re English Wool Wors: warmth and outw pants mad Heavy All Wok Underwear, $2.60 a garmen Underwear equal it, at Boots ny two arte ae ve pe Shirts § a perio) Fine Flannel Shirte, Government Deck or wo oe Shoes, Canadian Issue, Peather, wilt “itive of or ares '$6.90'p AN "Wool ~ Socks tie” AML Wool Army Socks, 60c and 75c per pair hillips Soles aoa Heels stout, $485 ve. Light, 61.50 versacks Ha: Office vA 6 peokats + $2.60 1 pocke + $1.25 fone Mitts Made in 1915, at Army Gloves Work Gloves, (ined), » $1,25, $1.50 and ta te per palr — zs per pair Imported from aie fine mace. sh pneetae wah " F0x90 °$0°90 per pair oars a0 laches, 18.25 G0 0a Sheets! reat. for Bere orders shipped same day as received. Special attention Pata to mat Orders. au 0. 658/2 BLOOR ST. W. TORONTO, Gender in lcm Although the derivation fami perennially intertng perso kno Rete Pnglish had a eae suffix, which still survives in the word poner the feminine of ane Un- year 1500, the word tapster, now carries no hint of sex, was the feminine of tapper, the man who When Chancer in th ner’s Tale wish- y, “Then Tape atay Wat ng girls, haped. a: ee ant Cpe thanne comen tombe- tys ae ‘smale, and* yonge frute- oe If we were to keep to the ancient rales of our lan » we shuold by he same token call Mr. ve axt dyester, from which Dexter Webster is the ,| feminine of weaver and webber; and surely come to a mind and heart esl to receive It worried him to feel so nervous. ave thought. flashed into his mind like a ray of ee oe fualeted his prob- lem. know, until I try, that iat sas she he ‘me saebicneths It is not for the time of waiting but jon that I have asked his trying.” The great moi come. He, the beginner, was on his feet, and it if some secret door in his soul fhe the is youth, wh sin @ mo: se effective minister of Christ, learned one of the ¢: lessons of life—that God’s power comes when faith is perfected in ac- tion. “Faith without works is dead.” Denmark _ prohi The Danish Government: has rite @ pro- clamation providing that sugar and) aes ai containing sugar, such | jams, rved and candied fruit, | hicttate andccakes may be imported into Denmark only under license is- sued by the Minister of the Interior. 2) owned by Lord Riddell and printed in Sangster preserves surname the nger. in the people see Soy anton meaning of thy ix ster, various derecistory words Be bey ster, puns a analogy a ah mone as s brewetee a maltster. Those lat is of course are not cme: It is not Christianity that is a fail- ure, it is the lack of it. The newspaper having the largest circulation is The News of the World, Tt has s000, se Seep 000 a page. Forestall Colds, Chills and Influenze |BOVRIL Ueo Bovril im your cooking. It flavours, en- rhehes, no eB ‘The Body-uilding Power of Boyril has been Broved by. Independent aclentific x} rom 10 to 20 sme the amount of jovril. taken. t se sal Yr pay for your ae and return your visits.” Model Husband. Newbride—“Oh, dearie, I meant bo be a cottage pudding, but it Husband—“That’s all night, Shall we call it a flat pud- True | sweetest 4 His Apology. an hy Jimmie,” eceiattiet: the moth- er eS five- son, oF oa auntie ner at once and telly “Auntie,” said the little fellow, “I'm aeny sorry uegerk are so stupid.” why Atemmia: ‘prea aoe if I was in- to dinner some place, should I eat pie with a fork?” jrandma—Yes, indeed.” Tommie—‘You “haven't got a piece of pie around the house that I could practice on, have you, grandma?” g Irish eT 2 Mrs. Malone ‘Why, Pat, what ever are Sicn ee ing? Why, ‘that’s the er time you've shaved yourself to day! Pat—“Don't say a word! A pen we. tone SONS INGERSOLL ONTARIO L IMITED * saved is a penny earned, and it’s fhitee