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€ <Lp He called his mother "mommy," arnd she usually referred to him as "my ange!." She withheld from Harold the only possibility by which he might have gained zsome good repute from the rest of his fellowsâ€"she wouldn‘t let him learn to play ragtime on the pano. J Harold Hussey had a wata.? blue eye, tapering fingers, manicured nails, and a slight lisp. It was said that Mrs. Hussey had been disappointed beâ€" eause Harold, her only child, was not a girl. At all events, she had since done all that she could to rectify nature‘s unfortunate mistake. _ The only additional shame she could posâ€" sibly have saddled upon the nineteenâ€" yearâ€"old youth would have been to make him wear earrings. * Wait Coppins laughed softly d his chin. ybody else?" he said airily PARKER‘S DVE WORKS, Limttad Cleaning and Dyeing H Knowledge Is Power H Is properly done at PARKER‘S H ma laughed softly and Cleaners and Dyers, 701 Yonge .8t. Advice upon cleaning or dyeing any article will be promptly given upon request, Parcels may be sent Post or Express. We pay carriage one way on all orders. oung man glowered swallowed gard. He i his forehead, and it on his temples in of a poser. Finally y back in his chair, In‘t think of a quesâ€" «l PARKER‘S cried the untactâ€"! asked x 4 havae been +i~! "Certainly. The monkeyâ€"wrench is d have been to not, a§% ;om); may suppose, an instruâ€" ings. ment to monkey with; nor indeed has er "mommy," ard | ;,; any connection with the simian to him as "MY tripe, It should really be called a from Harold the monckyâ€"wrench, for it was invented Wh‘it'h hf "}'lh‘ by a mechanic named Charles Moneky, The clothes you were so proud of when newâ€"can be made to appear new again. Fabrics that are dirty, shabby or spotted will be restord to their former beauty by sending them to Parker‘s. By FREEMAN TILDEN m é in the m | @ magnt uwhar "ioberte. apented (Ouleh |CoppItS! se in His lore 40 the moment ?;emx]r"ingllg. tn?o it wrong Eo te’Ph"ni' might have been shaken, but ‘ev‘eniu- ugda?;: 'boy,.‘think x;r;ai:‘v;?ng. es | ally Johnnie would have been a hapâ€" "He died in Venice," persisted Harâ€" pier boy and his love and respect for old ;n fee'u)}e) exul}tat.i’;m and reaching his mother would have been greater. for his mother‘s hand. ‘ The v f "He did "‘°’f,!." retorted Mr. Coppins. overoest}r:l:teed?f cor’llglfls;enici)l;ig: nobfs!l:; "The Pop 3 «es 100 seb bamine | Shoult be denlt With Rindly bot hom. the grocer. "Give up, Caleb. You‘re !Yâ€" , A mother can develop the teasing stung!*"* 'habit in her child while he is still in "He died in Byroit," said Caleb.| his cradle if she lacks this quality of "Mind what I tell you. I know!" | consistency. ~At one time when her‘ ‘Venice," said Harold Hussey feebâ€" baby cries she does not pick him up, ly but doggedly. . .\ | for she says, "It is not good for him Mr. Calkins, with a cunning look in and he is forming bad habits." But }lo{(‘i ;ye, t°‘?§e}l“°!d by the arm and ;p, next day, if she is nervous and‘ “‘A_;-'eny:: sure about it, son?" ho‘ unwilling to endure his noise, she "He did not!" retorted Mr. Coppins. "He did so!" Harold insisted. "The boy‘s got you," said Calkins, the grocer. "Give up, Caleb. You‘re stung!*" should know the answer to that quesâ€" tion. Now, glueâ€"" Mr. Coppins stopped. Of course, he did not know who discovered glue and he had not the wit to frame a satisâ€" factory answer to what was in reality an unfair question. It would have been almost as reasonable to inquire who invented bread. His only hope was a swift diversion. Mered glue? I like to have questions like that thrown at me. Glue is an important substance, and everybody "I‘ve got one!" said another brave candidate. "Who discovered glue?" "Glue!" repeated Mr. Coppins. "Now there‘s a question! Who disâ€" Got any other question to ask?" The youth who gropounded the query faded into the background and deftly pulled the background over his naked shame. There was generous applause from the ladies. A titter went around the room, and a dozen male mouths opened with cordial expectation that Caleb Coppins would be crushed to earth. For a second he looked at the ceiling. Then in a chant that was surprisingly like that of a parrot, he warbled: _ _ ful one, suddenly coming to life with a wild gleam of joy. "Tell usâ€"tell us â€"who disec vered theâ€"monkeyâ€" wrench!" ain, boy, "He died 1 in feebl r his mot that right, Harold?" asked a of cager voices. "Do you know ?" at‘th right," was the feeble and ointed _ reply. "Leipthic is u see!" said Mr. Coppins, with a smile at the company. "Anâ€" important question!" continued _ rubbing his hands gleefully. ty important question! Where e great composer die? _ Shake : mortal coil, as one might say ? _ answerâ€"at Baireuth. Proâ€" ed ‘Byroit," you will please obâ€" an Vogner," replied Mr. Copâ€" erely precise. "Those whoogn v call him Wagner. I can him as his fellow countrymen did. man language is not like our e, you must understand. Now, he question, where was the mposer born; and I answer it he was born in Leipsic, Gerâ€" shouted Caleb Coppin: "Do you mean to tell me ig voices the reply 1d It ith en lected toâ€"morrow, but must be corâ€" sistently followed. ' The future happiness, character and weliâ€"being of your little one depend entirely upon firm, wise and consistent guidance. It is these fundamental qualities of motherâ€"discipline that train the strongâ€"willed little sons and Perhaps the most important thing of all is this: When you make a leâ€" gitimate reauest you must know withâ€" in yourse‘f that you expect it to be carried out. ‘Then if you are Cisobeyâ€" ed you must ca‘mly, but definitely and emphatically. see to it that your reâ€" quest is complied with. This method cannot be practiced toâ€"day and negâ€" Jected : toâ€"morrow® hnof) nurck: e nee! tive, nervous children would be almost unknown if the former could réalize the importance of kindness and conâ€" sistency. Lack of sympathy and strained relations between parents and their older children o"ten spring from habitual inconsistency. 5 My advice is: Be considerate in your requirements of a child, and then be consistent in seeing that these requirements are carried out. â€" Irriâ€" table, nagging mothers and unattracâ€" yields "just for once." The result is that she gives in to her child more or less through his later childhood. Again, with an older child, the mother will partially concede, & sort of compromise, and the child is keen enough to know that he has gained his point, and each time he will seek to gain a little more, until the mother realizes when it is too late that her problem is great and her word really has very little weight. REXESICCCY, 2nd, in oraer to save one scene, Mother is laying a good foundaâ€" tion for many more. The probability is that had she replied, "Mother has told you before," the matter would have ended there, or even if he had cried a little and "made a scene," the son would have had a valuable lesson and asks, "Mother, may I go over to Billy Baker‘s to play?" and Mother, knowing that Billy‘s influence is not good, refuses. Johnny displays more or less temper, but Mother is firm, and Johnnie stays at home. A few days later, however, Johnrie makes the same request, and Mother, who is entertaining a caller, lets him go for a little while. This is a case of in consistency, and, in order to save one scene, Mother is laying a good foundaâ€" tion for many more. The probability Consistency is one of the funda-smefh mental qualities of discipline, andi remnras f from my own experience I have found Vinegar From Fruit Parings. it to be most important. â€" It should' With good vinegar selling at twenty always be accompanied by kindness:| cents a quart, it is worth while to More mothers have troubles with their save apple parings, cores and pulp. children because of their own incon-! Put these materials in a wooden or sistency than for any other one reaâ€" earthen vessel and cover with water. so ‘In a few days the first fermentation Johnnie comes home from school| will be complete, and the parings partâ€" and asks, "Mother, may I go over toi ly disentegrated. SX "MY.3.004 30c . W L uds There was a shuffling of feet outâ€" side. In another moment Caleb Copâ€" pins entered wth a large volume bound in limp leather. He opened it and laid it on the table. Then he pressed his finger on a certain spot and threw back his head haughtily. As many as could gather round the evidence reâ€" Â¥ardcd the fatal words and groaned. n his corner Mr. Calkins shivered. It Wwasiplain: .c ... 5.5 . .« . Ten awful minutes of suspense pasâ€" sed over the heads of the company. Calkins perspired in a corner and acâ€" cepted the congratulations of the ;rm;d with a clammy and uncertain and. "Books talk," returned Caleb. â€" "I‘ll be back in half a jiffy. Then you‘ll hand me a check for that hundred, Calkifts!" "Let ‘em go ahead!" cried the men. "This has been coming to Caleb for a long time." * "I can prove it by my book," averred Harold. "I‘ll go right home and get it thith minute." "That‘th what my book sayth,"| poser, born at Leipsic, 1813; died at‘ lieped Harold, "Besides, I know flmffi:imch, 1883. F Wagner died in an old palace on the Another scraping of feet outside, y * la+ Ajc l | Haurold aiso fied a beok,. Mt. Coppins Calkins tirned swift! n Caleb,. Haro & r. ins "The boy‘s got you,";' :zo laughed.| deiged to glance at his nntagmt’s "Give up; you‘re stung, Caleb!" ievidence, and his eyebrows lifted "Nonsense!" said Caleb. | somewhat. Harold also had a volume Really, you mustn‘t bet money," inâ€" terrupted Mrs. Hastings, thinking of the dignity of her npositiion as hostess, but secretly hoping that it would be disregarded. "I really hate to take your money," replied Caleb coolly. "It doesn‘t seem fair, honestly; but you can‘t blame me. One hundred dollars! I‘m your man." that Caleb would put up. He paled mbkf when Mr. Coppins replied conâ€" fidentiy: "T‘ll go you!" "Iâ€"I haven‘t got that much cash with me," stammered the grocer. "But here are witnesses. I say Harold is right."" ___ â€" Â¥ T "I‘ll bet you one hundred dollars the boy‘s right," cried the grocer. "Put up or shut up!" WAGNER, Richard, German comâ€" ‘ut n&or shut 1?!" Mr. Calkins evidently had little idea Consistency. TORONTO Omans â€" Sphove ) daughters into splendid men and wo CANADIAN _ BOILED DINNER FINEST BEEF AND _ â€" VECETABLES PERFECTLY COSKED Strain off the liquid portion, and to this liquid part add water" sweetened with molasses or brown sugar until all the liquid has a slightly sweetish taste. Acetic fermentation will begin at once, and often in four weeks a good quality of vinegar with a decided fruit tasite, almost equal to pure cider vinegar and much superior to many kinds that are sold, will be formed. A little cornmeal put in with the parings will hasten fermentation and also add to the body of the vinegar. If the vinegar appears weak, add more sweet, and in a short time the differâ€" ence will be apparent., A little made vinegar or mother of vinegar will hasten results. Throughout the year product the rinsings of "Yes, Caleb, and here‘s the second questionâ€"have you that hundred in your jeans?" _ Defeated, stricken dumb, Mr. Copâ€" pins did not even attempt a reply. After a moment of dead silence the triumphant voice of Mr. Calkins went "ERRATUMâ€"On page 301 of this volume, under ‘Wagner, Richard,‘ for ‘died at Baireuth,‘ read ‘died at Venice, Italy‘ " _ He planked down before Caleb, Harâ€" old‘s volume of the "Panâ€"Continental" and glued his finger to a pink slip of paper inserted in front of the title page. Then, in a loud and cheerful voice, he read the following into Caleb‘s ear: Minard‘s Liniment tor sale everywhore There was a tense moment of hush in the room. A glint of wicked guile that sparkled from Calkin‘s eyes brought a pale spot under each of Caleb‘s ears. Then he heard these words: "Yes, Caleb, there are two questions I‘d like to ask you. One of them is: Have you seen this?" Mr. Coppins saw Mr. Calkins pounce wolfiskly upon Harold‘s book and whip the pages over. _ Presently the search ended, and young Hussey pointed to a passage which Mr. Calkins eagerly read. Then the grocer strode toward Caleb with a countenance which someâ€" how made the bibliophile wonder if he had forgotten anything. With a bold front, however, ie turned upon Mr. Calkins and asked confidently: s somewhat. Harold also had a volume of the "Panâ€"Conlinental Encyclopedic Dictionary"! _ Then Caleb smiled. All the betterâ€" the same volume to tell the same "Is there any other question you‘d like to ask me?" Just heat and eat. CLARK‘s N/o) â€" "W.CLARK * o_ CR add to th vessels th: Soda should be thoroughly dissolved in the washing water before the clothes are put in. Never allow it to lie about on the clothes, as this someâ€" times causes ironâ€"mould. 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