"SALADA' rE: A. Lends Fragrance -- to the simplest meal _ 4 8718 is pure; wholesome and delicious. Send us a post ecard free e, stating the price you now pay Saad Tea. Address Salada, Toroato, and if you use Black, | Peter the Great Goes Home By MAY HOOVER MUMAW. PART I. Peter G. Blaine, or "Peter the Great" as his friends dubbed the man of money and success, strode to the window of his office overlooking an unending wilderness of roofs and gazed out with unseeing eyes. He was sick of it all! Was his whole lifetime to be spent in this prison? he asked himself. His income grew steadily each passing year but the money had made his prone 2 shiftless and indo- lent. Tom could not do a day's work to save him, It woud be.a good thing for Tom if he should lose every cent he had! And Sara--all she seemed to care for was a ceaseless round of entertainment. She had been such a sweet little kid! It was the money! He might just as well face facts as they were. He had dodged them long enough. His wife was "rushed to death" trying to keep up to the standard set by their wealth. They had been far happier in the days of a small salary and minds full of ambitious plans for the future. At this stage in Peter G. Blaine's Soliloquy, his private secretary enter- ed the room with a sheaf of letters and requested his employer to "sion these, please." "Sign nothing!" roared Peter C. "Sign them yourself!" He. grabbed his bat, hurried to the back elevator and, on foot, hastened aimlessly away from the hated office.. He felt stifled, cramped. Was old age creeping upon him? Was he ill? He did not know just what he was going to do next. @ gazed moodily into a restaurant window. If he could only sit down at his 'mother's table and fill-up on-- why. he was plain hungry! That was the trouble! Fie went into the restaurant and ordered spring chicken and cherry pie. Years ago he had climbed the cherry tree outside of his little room to pick cherries for one of Mother's pies. No one clse could' make 'such pies. Nor could anyone else fry a broiler as Mother could. One taste of chicken--one of pie-- he pushed the plates away from him nnd left. All ina flash he knew what was really wrong, He was genuinely home- sick, old man that he was, for Home and Mother. He would just have time to catch the Flyer.~ He would go home--home Could it be twenty years since he had visited Mother and Dad and then for but a bey Be Well, Mary and the children had been to see the old folks, he consoled himself, and he had sent cheques every Christmas and--had he forgotten their birthdays of recent years? He had! His imagination failed to picture his parents as old. Could Mother be doing her housework at sixty-nine? Sara ought to be out there summers, helping, instead of gallivanting around the continent. And Tom, the lazy, good-for-nothing, ought to be helping Father with the farm work ond incidentally learning a few les- fon ? on farm life--the best life on earth, Well. he was on the way home now; he would get the old folks comfortably fixed up before his return; he would buy them a find a good woman to look after them. That Collins place would be just the! thing. It had been a sort of a palace to him as a boy. Of course he could buy it! He would offer a price that comld not be refused. He began to feel at peace with him- self. He would place a nice sum to Dad's credit at the Dominion Bank of | Byesville. Say! he would buy a car for Dad. Probably he could find some- one in Byesville who could be hired to drive it for him. Of coursee Father would be too old to think of driving a| var for himself. Mother would enjoy ketting out, too. Mother--was Mother getting old? Ye believed he had a letter from her ne on lace in the village and! gel them settled before his return anal in his pocket that he had been too busy to read. With a sinking heart he wondered how many of Mother's letters he had been too busy to read in the last twenty years. He cleared his throat and hated himself and read in the familiar handwriting: My Dear Boy;--I suppose you are busy as usual. Be careful that you do not wook too hard in the hot wea- ther. We were glad to get a: letter from Sara the other day. Can't you all come home to spend Dominion Day with us? We should be so glad! You will remember our hilarious times on the First when you were a kiddie. My broilers will be ready to eat by then. I suppose you have not out- grown your capacity for fried spring chicken? Our garden is doing fine. It is the best we have ever had. We will have new peas and potatoes when you come. The cherry tree by your window is loaded. I never look up there that I do not see you--a freckle- faced lad, always reaching out for one more cherry when Mother was ready to make the pies. Father trimmed my trumpet vine and started it wp over the side-ver- andah. It is a thing of beauty. It will be in blossom about the First. The corn is coming fine. Father and I are well. Father grows younger each year. Our love to you all, and hoping to see you soon, if only for a short time, Mother, Suddenly Peter G. saw the old farm- house and the farm; the lane where he had driven cows as soon as he could walk; the creek; he believed he could find his way blindfolded along the lane that led down to the creek and walk right to the old clump of red raspberry bushes. At a junction he sent a message back to his secretary: "Called West Important business. Do not know when return. You go ahead. Take Smith offer. Telephone Baer not to come. Cancel Ottawa date. Telephone Mrs. Blaine country place." Cares began to drop from his shoulders as he sped over the well- known road. He rode the last few miles in a stage and when he came to the old pasture, got out to walk. He turned to the path through the woods that led to home's back door. He was fat and out of wind. He won- dered if he could make it. As he came out of the woods he saw the corn field of which Mother had spoken in her letter. The years drop- ped away. He was a boy again and he and Mother were standing together under this same old oak tree looking out over the smooth field. There was a look of reverence on Mother's face and he heard her say: "Son, there is no life that can compare with life on the farm. I believe God intended man and woman to work together and make the soil yield them a living. Father and I have found contentment and peace there on the beautiful old place where he was born." Her eyes ad looked deep into his as she said: "I shall feel that we have failed to make this farm the best place on earth to you if you ever become a city man. I hope you will some day raise a crop of corn like that!" They were making hay jin the north field. What was that affair behind the wagon? A hay loader! It could not be Father on the wagon making the load? Father was too old for such work. és Puffing, Peter G., with the memor- ies of a boy and the logy body of an overfed city man, sat down by. the old Northern Spy tree to get enough wind to continue his journey. Poor old Dad to be out in this awful heat making hay. It was a crime! Well, his son would soon put a stop to that. When he reached the orchard he caught a familiar whiff. Mother's cooking! Poor Mother, to be*over a hot stove a day like this! He forgot his weight and hurried. He could hear Mother singing. He might have known -Keen's Oxford Blue, wherever clothes | are washed today, Keen's Oxford Blue is still the standard of 'excellence. MAGOR, SON & CO., Montreal Toronto grandmother and great gtandmother did before her. Times have changed and methods too, Rain water-and mangles are forgotten. All kinds of patented devices and labor saving soaps have come. . But MALL) Y G A OXFORD BLUE HE woman who wants WHITE clothes uses just as her mother and Ms Za a [she would be. }all sereened in. and Robson is "Rob's gon." It was--yes--Nearer My God to Thee. A known that, too. He reached the side verandah and it flashed over him that how she was going to have her side verandah--some day. It was entirely across the south end of the house and The oak tree shaded it in the morning and the elm and maple in the afternoon. The trumpet vine, which was no doubt a century old, covered it the entire length. A, snowy cloth was spread over an ample table at one end of the verandah; at the other end was a table which held magazines, books and papers. Peter wondered if Mother's much worn thumbed volume of Tennyson would be lying with her Bible. And the same old work basket he had kept full_of socks for so'many years? -- (To be continued next issue.) en World's Greatest Oven. Imagine a giant oven, over eighty- five feet high and large enough inside to bake all the bread required to feed a town like Cardiff, says an Bnglish newspaper. You will then have some idea of the wonderful new furnace which has just started work at the Ebbw Vale Steel Works in South Wales, This furnace, the largest in the world, took over three years to build, 'and cost a million pounds. When working at full blast it will produce 3,000 tons of steel a week, or enough to build an Atlantic liner every month. The first fires were started on July 4th, and now they will never be al- lowed to go out. When the second giant furnace is completed the twin engineering wonders of South Wales will produce 300,000 tons of steel every year. The numerous engineering devices attached to the furnace include a gas cleaning plant as large as the furnace itself. In keeping the mighty "oven" clean, it has to perform the work of 500 men. To keep alight the furnace fires thousands of tons of coal will be used every year, and for this reason the steel works are situated in the middle of the South Wales coalfield. If the fires went out it might mean weeks of delay and cost thousands of pounds to get them going again. Even when the oven was built the most difficult part of the great task still remained--to light the first fire. Few people realize the importance of this task, for the slightest hitch may cause an explosion and destroy the re- sult of months of toil. aS pes Photographed by Lightning. Pictures imprinted on the skin are a common freak of lightning. Natural objects, trees, ships, and the patterns of ferns are often found on a man's, woman's, or child's body after it has been struck. Perhaps the most curious instance of this phenomenon is recorded by the famous French scientist, M. Mlammar- ion. A doctor, returning from a train journey, missed his purse. Later in the day he was called to attend a stranger who had _ been struck by lightning in a train. On the man's throat the doctor was amazed to see an imprint of his own monogram, similar to that on his lost purse. The purse was found in the stranger's pocket. He had picked the doctor's pocket in the train, and while examining the purse a lightning fiash had been at- tracted by the metal clasps and im- printed the monogram on the thief's neck, Scientists often quote the case of the eight petrified reapers when talk- ing of the freaks of lightning? They were sitting under a tree eat- ing their midday meal when a storm came on, and they were found later in the same position--dead. One or two held their food in na- tural attitudes, one had a mug to his lips, while another was reaching for- ward with his hand in the food bag, All had been struck by lightning. Another time a flash of lightning stripped a girl of her hair, every strand being cut clean away as if shaved by a razor. Yet the child felt no shock. A somewhat similar case was that of a woman who, after being struck, gradually lost all the hair on one side of her head. a eee Buy Thrift Stamps. He might have] long ago he had heard Mother say} The Guest You Miss. Perhaps there is no time when more young women neglect to show the traits of a gentlewoman than when they are in a whirl of gayeties away from home. Recently a careful moth- er wrote a letter to one of her daugh- ters who was visiting some friends in Toronto. The letter reached the girl on the first morning of her visit. ~ Be- cause it was not an ordinary letter a part of it is printed here. "Tam glad that you can visit Louise," wrote the mother. "She is a dear girl, and Mrs. Mabie is motherly and lovely. Be sure to make yourself a desirable guest. Enter into their home life and caus2 'as little trouble as possible, since you will be there for several weeks, "First of all, be on time at every- thing, especially at meals. Get ready a little early; then, if unexpected things catwse delay, you will still be ready on time and can meet early guests or help in any emergency that may arise. "If your room does not have a pri- vate bath and several others use the same bathroom, as is likely to be the case, be sure always to give plenty of time for the others, and always leave the room neat. Hang up the bath rug, wash out the tub and wipe out the bowl after you use them, and leave everything in good order for the next person; and do not use the prettiest embroidered towels if there are any others. "At the table do not dawdle through your meals, but watch your hostess and try to finish each course as soon as she does, so that no one need wait for you. On the other hand, if they seem to you a trifle slow, do not rush through, to sit with your hands in your lap like 'patience on a monument,' but nibble along slowly with them. "Be careful to turn off your lights every time you leave your room, so that you will not increase the bill for lighting. "Be sure to throw the covers back over the foot of the bed and open your windows wide, so that the room. can air when. you go down to breakfast. Be dainty about your room. Do not get spots on the bureau cover or muss the counterpane; and of course never lie or sit on the bed without removing the counterpane. "Use your own stationery,--except when you write special notes for which their embossed j yer would be ap- propriate,--and always keep a supply of stamps on hand, so that you will not need to use any of theirs. "Tf you read a book or a magazine, be careful.to replace it exactly where it belongs as soon as you have finish- ed reading it. "Consult Mrs. Mabie or 'Louise about your dress for special occasions, so that you will wear your prettiest things when they wish you to, and so that your dress will be in harmony with Louise's. . When a young man ealls on Louise, meet him pleasantly and enter into the conversation, but be sure to make some excuse to leave the room, so as to let them have at least a few minutes together; and whatever you do, do not try in any way to at- tract him from her. Of course, when she invites some one especially to see you or when several young men come together, it will not be necessary to leave the room; but do not monopolize any one man; talk to each one a while, if convenient. "Try to contribute something to the table talk without monopolizing the conversation, and ask questions to bring out interesting experiences or information. At a dinner party notice when 'the table turns.' That means that when the hostess talks to the per- son on her left, all should follow her example, or some one will be out of the conversation. Of course you would not abruptly stop in the midst of a topic with the person on your right, ROBERTS VARIATIONS--Robertson, Robson, Robinson, Robison, Probert, Probyn, Robinett. RACIAL ORIGIN--Medieval Eng- lish; also Welsh. SOURCE--A given name. Robert was one of the most popylar of Christian names in the middle ages in England, more so by far than to- day, and ag an inevitable result\ the family name of Roberts to-day is most widespread, as are also the unusually lange number of variations from it. Probably no better illustration could be chosen of the manner in which fam- ily names of that class derived from given names developed. The origins of all the- variations mentioned in this article, which, by the way, fall far short of completing the full list of Robert names, have been along normal lines and obvious lines, As a given name, Robert is of Teu- tonic origin, coming from two roots; "hruod" in the early Frankish tongue ("hruotha" in Seandinavian), mean- ing "fame," and the old word common to all Teutonic. tongues signifying "bright," which in German names has developed into "brecht" or "\precha," and in English names into "bert." Robin was a very common variation of the given name in old England, as was the contraction Rob. From the former has come Robinson, Robison, Robins and Robinet, the last named through the use of the Norman- French diminutive "et." Robertson, of course, is simply "Robert's son," Probert and Probyn are forms of the name developed in Wales from "Ap-Robert" and "Ap-Robyn," the "ap" being simi- Surnames and Their Origin . SEYMOUR VARIATION--Seymore. RACIAL ORIGIN--Norman-F rench, also Middle English, SOURCE--Descriptive of locality, also of occupation. It is surprising how many family names which have come to us from England have developed from two or more independent sources. The sur- name of Seymour is one of these, Regarding it in the light of one of these sources, it belongs to that very large classification of family names, descriptive of localities in various parts of northern Europe, which de- veloped in England following the in- vasion of William the Conqueror. As William had gathered his forces from many sections of Normandy, making it a rather cosmopolitan host, and as this took place at a time when there was necessity for some system of names which would dis- tinguish one John from another, and one Hubert from another, it became quite common, when the Normans got to England, to add to a man's given name some mention of the locality in Normandy from which he had come. One of the places from which many of the invaders were enrolled was St. Maur. The records show first men- tion of this surname in the form of "de St. Maur" (of St. Maur). Follow- ing this the English language went through the throes of radical change in a short period, from which the name emerged as Seymour and Seymore. The more humble explanation of the name's origin is that it developed from the trade of some of the early bearers. The word for tailor in those days was sometimes "seamer," and it is more than likely that, in some in- but as soon as you can gracefully do so turn to the person on your left. "Round the house in the mornings have with you some sewing or a book, so that no one will feel that you need to be entertained. On the otner hand, always be ready to go anywhere or to do anything that may be suggested. You are the only one there who has no regular duties; so try to do something for all the others." Paper: The New Servant. Anything which saves work is a friend to the housewife, leaving her more time for leisure and the pursuit of other congenial occupations. The thrifty housekeeper has long realized the many labor-saving uses of news- papers about the house. She has spread them on the floor by the side of her stove when frying; has used them to cut crumbly foods upon, gathered up the litter in a moment and leaving all clean beneath; she has real- ized their value as covering for shelves, as a means of polishing the stove top, wiping up grease, cleaning lamp chimneys, -ete. But it has re- mained for modern ingenuity to pro- duce paper products especially for the use of the home and at a reasonable price. We are not apt to think of the roller towel in our own kitchen as a danger- ous possession, and yet it jis, in exactly the degree in which it is used by different members of the family. In addition, the expense of laundering soon duplicates the oniginal cost many times. : For use in the kitchen, in the bath- room or wherever towels are needed, very fine paper towels may be obtain- ed in large rolls, which are easily ad- justed to a stationary metal holder, This permits each person to have a fresh towel each time at a negligible expense. As complexion beautifiers, the paper towel has much in its faver. It is used like a blotter and so gathers the moisture and suspended dust par- ticles from 'the. surface, rather than rubbing them into the open pores of a sensitive skin. In the kitchen there are a thousand and one uses for paper towels to save work and washing. They are invalu- able to drain doughnuts, croquettes, potato chips, etc, as grease is prompt- ly absorbed. A cpotless length of white absorbent paper is valuable like- wise to polish glass, the egg-stained spoons from the breakfast table, the brass ornaments about the house, the windows and many other things. It is attractive to line dresser drawers, to use on shelves, to wrap the lunch for| school or motoring, and as a means of keeping eake fresh, Travelers' packages containing a number of towels, a paper comb, an individual drinking cup, a fibre wash cloth and a tiny cake of soap are ob- tainable and do away with the neces- sity of making use of public service accommodations when traveling or en- joying a day's outing. A roll of paper toweling is fine to keep under the seat of the automobile. Paper tablecloths and napkins may be secured in different sizes and de- signs, The napkins are used but once, then discarded, but the tablecloths! may be used until soiled. The thrifty housekeeper will sometimes cut these latter into squares to clean lamp chim- neys and polish windows. At first these were offered in such highly col- ored designs and coarse texture that they were not favorably received, but now the daintiest of napkins and tablecloths resembling fine, linen may be secured. Why Does Mary Lie? A certain mother who. was much surprised that her small daughter lied} very frequently and seemingly with- out cause, would have been filled with shame had she recalled how often she had said to her maid in the child's hearing, "Tell Mrs. Blank that I am | not at home," : : | The right home training is the! greatest force for morality. The char- acter of the individual is determined, by the way in which itis begun. H Were the right influence, expmpis | {nt wb SID? cartons -- . 10, 20 and 100-1. bags with the sugar' ~ the Cook-Book says : "¢H, come on, Mabel, I want to go shopping -needn't take all afternoon to make a cz Here, let me cream the butter and sugar. We how quick before you'd realize how quickly a fine creams," Lantic is a quick-acting sweetener, because it is fine. It dist the pure cane sweetness speedily, thoroughly and economi y saves time in the preparation of cakes, puddings and sauces, in cooking of preserves, in the making of candy, in the swee of beverages, hot or cold. Not whiter are the snowy doil ; serviettes on the mahogany table than the tiny crystals of L that gleam and glisten in the sugar bowl. Not finer is the sil its hall-mark. Yet, in homes where every penny counts, ] goodness helps in the saving. It does go farther! . ATLANTIC SUGAR REFINERIES, LIMITED, MONTREAL x because it's TRY THESE RECIPES The Lantic Library, three new cook-books on Preserving, Cakes, Candies and Desserts, will be sent to you~ FREE for a Red Ball trade-mark, cut from a sack or from the top panel of a Lanticcarton, 2 . StF, Ware An Exodus Halted. and environment given to all children| : there would be no need for reforma-| "Why do so many young m tories; a verbal pledge would be as} to leave the farm?" 'S binding as a written ene and the name! "fjadn't noticed that they do of the profiteer would not be upon| plied Farmer Corntossel. "Mos every tongue. that it is a heap harder to 6at workin' in the city than it is | dear old home." x5 For Cleaning Day. Every housewife knows "how the oven of an oil stove rusts and that if it is not properly ciled or greased every week or so it will soon wear out. If a little lime is sprinkled on a board and placed in the oven after baking it will absorb all the steam and prevent the rust from forming. --Mrs. J. J. O'C. To make a good home-made duster, soak pieces of soft flannel in paraffin oil over night, wring out well and wash-in lukewarm rain water. This will gather up all the dust and leave a good polish on floor and furniture. --M. A, P, Dampen the dusting cloth with equal parts of turpentine and kero- sene to brighten up the dullest furni- ture.--Mrs. J. J. O'C. I use plaster of Paris to set nails in walls when the nails seem loose, and for a variety of other uses, but used to be troubled by the mixture becom- ing stiff and unworkable before I was through with it. A builder once told me to mix a little vinegar with it to keep it in a plastic condition.--E.C, BO ee Wanted, a Twin. "Jones," said the manager cf a bank, "there'll be a vacancy at the head of- fice shortly, and I'm thinking of nomi- | nating your twin brother for the job." | "My twin brother!" exclaimed | Jones. "But---" "IT mean the ome I saw watching a! ball game yesterday while you were | at your aunt's funeral," said the man- ager, "Oh---er--yes,"' said Jones, »"I--I re- member! ( I--I'll go and get him!" | "Good!" said the manager. 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