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slauy atories are toli 7;bout this ap. (mca, at Ohicago, Foch retarned w ‘he pubue olonzâ€"room +o find a wall uuriog his tour through Marshal Fochk took the o stocuu. and there was nothin; tarested â€" the peopla more maguiAcent goldâ€"braided cap. . | PTPTapvvdh sn The portrait is for ti Proviacial Go#+=rament viewed by Queen Alox she «avs, is the most considerate and triendiy "sltter" she has ever met. "The Prince amoked. and talked alâ€" most the wholse time," she sald, "and, as he ‘sat‘ in naval uniform, he seemed to ha more concerned that I should get the order and color of his ribbons vight than anything eise. Ho was rery daitaring. and 1 am glad to say I manâ€" agead to get his ribbous in their proâ€" per order." ‘ | _ The problem did not bear thinking about, and she had forced herself to | an energy which she was generally ’vcy far from {cveling. Toâ€"day the | traces of the struggle wore more than | ever marked. ‘ ‘___‘The late morning sun was pouring | in through one of the windows. 1t just touched her figure as she l-uned‘ back in the big. comfortable, padded ofhae ahat She was slim to pa‘e, yel, in guite c cacy, she was a with »thrce chat to support ? ¢ hor There w ere i rea!l effort tha through ber da her brain throb '4(‘ ,('fll.l 'JDOH Even (Mrs, , ho »ltered ap unce, shaking h "You‘re _ neg workinge after [ not worth it, I a ead in a break will become of 1 Sbhe had snalk w 1" tact with people of She HYGRE MHE arie thay 4 4 ~he had been attracted to Marcia at!Miu ance. Discovering that she was de-'wanl sirous of finding congenial work she faili hadi offered her almost eagerly the| mont post of companionâ€"secretary, and | thore Marcia had accepted it willingly and done thonlefinWe 222 1 young, ular no positior but with his « ed. She had f the world, with aniv for hersel delicate mother, of cireumstance husbhand‘s death bitter blow. At fitst the s1 _ by Queen Aloxandria seat acrose to HalHMax C CC0 P o m eEVeh uua‘ 44 Ne ‘ovely goldâ€"tinted roorg her Blooms-,which m bury bedroom attracteflxer not at all.‘ upright, All her life her soul had craved for| a long si the luxurious and more beautiful several s things of lifeâ€"not so much for bodily’ She la comfort as for beautiful surroundâ€"} tables w} ings. She had been well educated,! for some and until the death of her father had while on been brought up in an atmosphere of "My d relinement . uen us s NSe M hi PP bectathns tui s cssc us d > 1 wellâ€"cut, rather small features We es cug Oe CC P worrdt of good taste and with plenty of money to spend. As Marcia opened her eyes again she glanced about her appreciâ€" atively, more than a little enviously. Het day‘s work was over, but she was not anxious to go. After this lovely goldâ€"tinted roo her Blooms-1 bury bedroom attractetflier not at all. All her life her soul had craved for: Ahvcs Keruas %. & ankfully enofié'l Her salary was CHAPTER 1. Marcia Halstead took her fingers oif her typewriter keys, and, letting her hands drop into her lap, leaned back in her chair, closing her eyes for a minute with a long sigh. f The room in which she sat was a [uxurious one, quietly but perfectly furnishedâ€"the room of a waman afi She } itt was slim to thinnes« and very e!, in spite of her look of deliâ€" he was a decidediy attractive Darkâ€"eyed, _brownâ€"baired. and great. gay world of Bo;lâ€"e'n;l; t of her day was spent in idings which satisfied her a, ous Canadian woman artist, Aviiv, has just completed a f the Prince of Wales, who. , &1 ipprompirepmmnnpemapesinitemmemmmmmpenpnmmmmenenmennrmmmnmammecmmmal aiming usersi faots tor emeaeon ABe® . o eena : = s ooo‘ . punleation conta use aots ior Farmersâ€"and also me your !;’n nr:n‘ pamphlete issued by the Dominion Department of Agricuiture. Publications Rranch 250,000 FARMERS vaci clist. pret em ith his death things had alterâ€" : had found herself alone in d, with a living to get, not herself, but for a fragile, mother, to whom the change nstances following upon her s death had come as a very Stories About Famous APeop~|; I biirt es Aemmuivicg ini Sn congenial, she came in con * "SCTIH!, SHge ther 1mozer, but a considerâ€" And so for nearly nine hs Marcia had come and luxurious flat. ‘se sense of reliel had ployer, but nd so for _struggle had been terâ€" n, by purest chance, she with Audrey Alden, a us ard remarkably popâ€" the widow of a man of the nation bi nothing that inâ€" sense of relief had upon the girl during © so; then the pleasâ€" iployment was mayrâ€" ing feeling of lassiâ€" weariness which at hen began to trouble The Gates of Hope the Nova Scotia a delicate mother really generous, her quietly but perfectly. room of a woman oti with plenty of money| note in society and and it Ars you one of them? If not, cut this out, l in and mail in an envelope addressed :â€" * Spent in sur fied her artisti Alden Bohemia, an« it _ was | _ The other day, at a reception, a pretâ€" before | ty girl went up to Sir James Barrie A | and asked for his autograph, telling him that he was her favorite author. Amarica | Barrie asked her name, and then said : tion by | "You live with your pareats, 1 sup. that inâ€" ’ noage *" BY ANTHONY CARLYLE , Dominion Department of Agriculture (No stamp required.) his ndr ]ettin" ap, leaned | her eyes| gh. ' sat was & | perfectly: woman of | "Your busband, too, is Bartie ans woered. paronts are in Henelfi “l"liu‘ my husband." | known personage â€" calmly admiring :himself in the mirrorâ€"adorued with | the famous hat. And the newspapers Isay this was not an isolated occurâ€" \rence‘ "But I dou‘t write three and sixtyâ€"five books a year," ist replied. "I am not an‘ haa o0 wl C220 29 PRC Tierelur e in with you? Have you had proper _not medical advice?" gile,! _ Marcia smiled and rose. ange‘ "I‘ve been to a doctor, but he doesn‘t her| say there‘s anything wronugâ€"just a very bit run downâ€"but he hasn‘t done me ‘very much good." terâ€"| Mrs. Alden gave a shrug of disapâ€" she proval. !, & â€" "An ordinary, harrassed, â€" overâ€" popâ€". worked practitioner, I suppose, to n of| whom you are just one of a crowd!" ‘ Then, as Marcia nodded. "My dear a at, Miss Halstead, in my opinion you deâ€"| want a specialist‘s advice. You‘ve been she | failing steadily through the last six| the months at any rate. You look now‘ and | thoroughly ill. Somethine anakr +. LV Mr, Phillins ( lar novelist, the man who, full of author‘s works, one of your book fond of them." | 276 & Tather lively time of | _ Marcia smiled. Audrey Alder was son knows how to go the an outspoken little person who made]| betting, racing! And his ‘no secret of her likes and dislikes.) Pretty mamma can make Among those of her acquaintances why fAy now she has it to ha had the unhappy knack of always rub.| wonder Lord Rosslaer is bing her the wrong way was Lady his horns a bit. Rosslaer, the quite recently made sec-l "But I must say it‘s ro ond wife of Lord Rosslaer, of Rossigzer| poor old Kemp! He‘s one Court, in Wiltshire, and of Roxs Luer,’best, a white man th in Scotland. ,’throuzh! if he has got the Lord Rosslaer had met her in a for falling in and out of somewhat remote and dreary watering / the regularity of clockwork plave @bhroad; had been amazingly at. &A wealthy marriage is tha Chearoeire enc n un "OOPR "No, Sir James," she "Bring them in har. = C3 "° "Nmigged.) ing in and out of love ever since I‘ve * SUfer. "Bring them in here," she said,gfnd,ik?gwn him. Give him his 71'::3 i:g | _ If you expect to have a good com:â€" as the maid departed, turned to Mar.| he‘ll not come a cropper on the matri. Dlexion, you must live properiy; that cia with a little grimace. | monial course. But to oppose him!}is, get plenty of sleep, an abundance $ "Lady ,R,ogs.!agr!" ghe observed,fMY dear, it's' the very way to drive of fresh air, eat simple, wholesome What on earth did she want to come bim straight into the girl‘s arms!‘ _ | food and take a normal amount of exâ€" f«;r?l Kemp‘s tskmf ;?ehto h;nchl, and | 5 Sh& hlgt Plhu:el?l to recover her ercige. now 1 suppose we shall have er lady.| breath and to chuckle wit i i : + Pss ship and Gordon making up tha Dnttg}(’!! "Altogether the poor ol?i 10:; 22'-'1]»':5." There is nothing which will cause Brâ€"r}" | ing a rather lively time of it. His step-( (he complexion to grow lifeless and Marcia smiled. Audrey Alder was son knows how to go the paceâ€"cards, 0. bring shadows under the eycs an outspoken little person who made] betting, racing! And his remarhbly' quicker than late hours or sleeping in no secret of her likes and dislikes,| pretty mamma can make the money) 4 Stuffly room, ‘ Among those of her acauaintanasu w4 "‘/gy _8 . mMA tan make t] N } C200 XX2S97007, Mr, Rempt R Th "B a | cieanliness j f la » empton Ross ut, as I ventur s ness, prevention of bl o ‘.A]f;e;":ré\flir- ltththven,‘m m," she said.| Oposition is fatal v:getr(:; t]?“ him once, and correct individual care Oixl?;s:ns | "MFS. Alder:x fr%v‘:;::";fi;oggw." j g]{';;ngd. {d{e's been everlag:il:gp[;s f,:l'}" or more of thein and your'comApl(-xi': "Bring them in here.," rugged.| in and out of love ever si ‘vye| Wil suffer. ‘ e " she said, and, known hi j s r since I‘ve :i: tv}:‘?tt?la'd.dep“t_ed» turned to Marâ€") he‘ll not Ll;‘r'ne ?::ohlm tis fead and | If you expect to have a good comâ€" In,d a little grimace. | montal course Bu!t)pfr on the matri. Plexion, you must live properiy; that «wpat oo »Soutpaon‘ , Ahe ohserved.| My dear, it‘s the very way to drive of Fresp q)" oi ° 2ob a" abundance . V hb on earth did she want to come bim straight into the 2;js°,, °C QTVe) Of fresh air, eat simple, wholesome uD again with it in her hand the hu» of the electric bell whirved through the flat. A moment later a maid apâ€" peared at the door. "Lady Rosslaer, Mr. Kempton Rossâ€" laer and Mr. Ruthven, m‘m," she said. "They are in the drawin@e.raam * ' : it in Tt Aindnat t 5: ~dasciccd Sintndinini t 24 I will go. Iâ€"I admit I have been‘e»:erybodg really ‘badly worried about myself, with her! lately." l "Naturn Mrs. Alden nodded. Crossing to a‘ Approve. little inlaid bureau she opened it, pullâ€"| has been ed a sheet of notepaper toward her| definition and began to scribble. As she stood ish mode! up again with it in her hand the hu‘a way of of the electric bell whirved through solutely b the flat. A moment later a maid ap., Rosslaer 1 peared at the door. | undesirabl "Lady Rosslaer, Mr. Kempton Ros:«-l "But, as laer and Mr. Ruthven, m‘m," she said.lOPPOSItion "They are in the drawingâ€"room." | cerned. P Mrs. Aldén frownotk then snwrmosst | um tm aad t °O LAGCOCOB CCR U M Gone, and that quickly," |__ She had found what she was fumbl. ing for, and now closed her purse anc :svood with it dangling from one hand ]Beside the jewels on the table she i!aid a small, brass key. | She went on as Marcia remained | silent? _ "I wonder if you‘d care to {go and see Sir Huagh Dallas*® He‘s ‘ore of the biggest men in his profesâ€" fs-ionâ€"altoget.‘hor most awfully clever. Everyone is talking about him, and I know him quite well. If you‘ll go to him at onceâ€"toâ€"dayâ€"I‘ll scribble a line of introduction for you. He‘s likely to take a greater interest in you than if you went to him quite on your own." ‘ murmured gréte(i’uil} I will «o. Lt xh ve6 Rkineminie t Spnintairairsi daad Psn c ds 3 44. 1 m to considerably mara 1 .. W@|ago shaken off her control and had .:“"im to considerably more than her l egroh;rhd upon a mode of living which | share of beauty; but toâ€"day she looked! was reckless, to say the least of it. j utterly fagged and exhausted. ’ Horses and cards were his expensive | _ Audrey Alden, happening to enter , amusements; money was his conslant ‘the room at the moment, looked at desire, and when he won it or had it \her with a little frown. She herself given to him he spent it like water. ‘ | was a picture of health, and her haze!l| Since his advent into thoso circles eyes were aglow with wellâ€"being. ‘in which he was now entitled to move,| : In her hands, with a carelessnessl‘“ Lord R"”"“"’_S stepson, young which made Marcia involuntarily sit Ruthven became, if possible, wilder upright, gasping a little, she carrieq) than ever. p s * a long string of exquisite pearls and| . He came in now after Kempton several sparkling, flashing rings. fRosslagr and his mother. Mrs. Alden, She laid them down on one of the shrugging herself into her great soft tables while she fumbled in her bag coat, turned to greet them with a sigh for something, keeping her eyes the that was immediately suppressed, | while on Marcia‘s face. "stretchmg forth a hand to Lady Ros§â€"| "My dear girl," she said quickly, laer and smiling at Kempton Rosslaer "you lIbk positively ghastly this mornâ€"‘ over her shoulder. 9e </. [ ing! What in the wasps :s s3 "" NRRLNY, " n " oo,,0 (ORIUCF, . ‘It‘s awfully good of Phillips Oppenheim, the popuâ€" . elist, the other day met a woâ€"| ho, full of enthustasm over the | s works, remarked: "I reul" your books evary night â€"I‘m go | $ral s but a wonderfuily appealing smile, a halfâ€"wistful sweetness of expression that was arresting, and a charm, when she warmed to animationâ€"that was full of vivid, unexpected allure. In normal health she could have laid claim to considerably more than herl share of beauty ; but toâ€"day she looked | utterly fagged and exhausted. | dily through the last six any rate. You look now ill. Something ought to be * »omeining mte three hundred § a year," the novelâ€" not so bad as that." replied,. ""my in Heaven;» I ETAOH uj _T T6" °C Appears as cool as iceâ€"} i':‘,'uy‘-’ou’ve ,bgg,,’as alwaysâ€"Kemp must be inwardly-’ gh the last six seething! It‘s going to make an awful You look now| difference to him. They‘re not rich, you ing ought to be| know, any way, and already he‘s up to y,8* 219 zes mbq:bt'â€"hlsd]fathe; ?lways'm she was fumblâ€"|has ‘been a bi megardly. But now! 1 h‘;r ;ursg";hd This is going to make an awful differâ€" from one hand.lence. I believe Lord Rosslaer has cutf the table she down Kemp‘s allowance alreadyâ€"| y. 'partly because they‘ve had a bit of arcia remained A disagreement concerning Kemp‘s atâ€"| you‘d care to tentions to Araby Traskâ€"" | Dallas?* He‘s| . Here she met the inquiry in Mar-[' 1 in his profesâ€"| Cla‘s eyes and laughed. | awfully clever.|_. "Araby is the daughter of Marcus|â€" out him, and I) Trask, the artist. The Trasks are as â€" If you‘ll go to| Poor as the proverbial church mic~, I‘ll seribble a| and nobody in particular, though unâ€" or you. Hc’i!doubtedly gently born. Araby is disâ€" ; er interest in tinetly a beauty, and Kempâ€"bless o him quite on| him!â€"has ever‘ a quickening epuise | k ,where a pretty face is concerned. 1 t you," the girl| don‘t know how much there is in it, of Yes, of course course, but theyâ€"‘they‘ being nearly | © I have been‘!everybody one meetsâ€"say he‘s in love 2 about myself, with her! i made se_("_l "But I must say it‘s rough luck on f Rosslaer| poor old Kemp! He‘s one of the very toss Laer, best, a white man through and [ through, if he has got the reputation her in a for falling in and out of love with watering | the regularity of clockwork! Of course, ‘ingly at.|a wealthy marriage is the only thing mmemecmmm=s | fOP Him. | _ "He‘ll ‘have the title and estates when Lord Rosslaer dies, but that‘ll | be about all. My lady and her son . [must be a terrible drain upon the old i _; _ , | man‘s resources, and Rosslaer and| admirin8 | Rogslaer COUTL RGC Sohin lea. i1 _i EB had ce her avac) ih«lthat‘ z.. _ oi @CCoP LRem.with a sigh her eyes the that was immediately suppressed, | stretching forth a hand to Lady Ros§â€" said quicklv,' laer and smiling at Kempton Rosslaer ly this mornâ€"‘ over her shoulder. , Ottawa. N C OARECHn Nas two women Judges. smmmmmmnmaiinlffermnen y Minard‘s Liniment for Colds, ota RemNEOOR _ Unless the skin is very sensitive it | _ Every | "Diamond â€" Dyes" package | will bear one good cleansing with hot ‘:lells how to dye or tint any worn, | water and soap every day and two or faded garment or drapery a new rich three bathings in cool water. Always | color that will not streck, spot. fade, follow the warm water and soap proâ€" or run. Perfect home dyeing is guar. cess by rinsing with cool water. ‘anteed with Diamond Dyes even i# you; Once a ?‘X} _p.referab]y %5 .nirhg,; bave never dyed before. Just tell | anoint the faca Wldl. pure cold cream , your druggist whether the _ material j and work i}to the skin gently with the| you wish to dye is wool or silk, or } tips of the flgfl'l- 20!30t "efk? 3:0,’ ehetner it is linen, cofton, or mixed| neck or the skin back and around the| goods. FWor fiftyâ€"one years millions of ) ears, for ‘here ago first shows aholf{ women have been using "Diamond Wipe the cream off with either a soft| Dyes" to add years of wear to their | paper napkin or‘with a piece of old | old, shabby walsts, skirts, dresses, | linen. Then follow with .a thorough coats, sweaters, stockings, draperies, washing with warm, sompy water. A‘ hangings, everything : PC 0 Cnpie dn anieeP c ie + s s \Dye Faded Sweater 3 "Naturally, Lord Rosslaer doesn‘t approve. He approves less since he has been married. Lady Rosslaer‘s definition of poor Araby is a ‘hoydenâ€" ish model! And some women have a way of saying things which is abâ€" solutely ‘blighting! Consequently Lord Rosslaer looks upon the girl as a most. undesirable person. ’ "But, as I ventaratk tn txll nts. L1 .l | . What Kempton thought of this marâ€" ‘riage of his father‘s no one knew, but lAudrey Alden, who had known him quite intimately since their boyâ€"andâ€" girlhood, could venture a â€" shrewd guess, _ She had even, in her happy-go-lucky way, confided her opinion of the whole affair to Marcia, who had met Kemp-; ton Rosslaer several times, and had; found him considerably more interestâ€" ing that the gencral run of young men who hovered round Audrey. I "My dear," the latter had declared,| “thon‘zgh he appears as cool as jna _‘ . 1 _7 ""C° ttyely time of it. His stepâ€" knows how to go the paceâ€"cards, ing, racing! And his remarkably ty mamma can make the money now she has it to handle. Don‘t der Lord Rosslaer is drawing in horns a bit. ’ ut I must say it‘s rough luck on | old Kemp! He‘s one of the very| o * _ Wnike _ es hi l uh $ C nt PM h cratr drtaisiliih w d ds tcac ts‘ The new Lady Rosslaer was exâ€" travagantly inclined. Her position deâ€" manded expenditure such as she had hitherto never dreamed of; and Gorâ€" don Ruthven, her son, upon whom she lav?sh«;‘dlu blind adoration, had long [ He was not a rich man, and his son, Kempton, like himself, had extravaâ€" gant tastes. Now, with a wife and another son to provide for, not only during his lifetimie, but in the event of his death, Lord Rosslaer had fmmd‘ it very necessary to curtail expeunses.} bis dn cce S e CCSE mm eE ‘to her a few months later. | _ The whole thing was surprisingly | disconcerting. Lord Rosslacr was a "proud old man whose honorable name was his most valued possession. Since the death of his first wife many years before he had live a more or less soliâ€" tary life, lavishing all his affectian and time upon â€"his son, Kempton. His second wife had been a widgw, and an amazingly attractive one at that, when chance had brought him across her path,. Though she possessâ€" ed ‘a son of seventeen, a dissipated, blase, rather handsome youth, whose whole manrer was that of a iman nearly double his age, she was very little over thirtyâ€"seven, decidedly a beauty, and undoubtedly wasted in the humdrum environment in which Lordr Rosslaer had discovered her. 1 tracted and had dropped a bombshell in the midst of his~ friends and acâ€" quaintances whenâ€" he had announced hish quici and unsuspected marriage In ho l c id P am °_ "" _ e grain upon the old | fources, and Rosslaer and| ourt need some keeping up,." ; (To be continued.) ) in Dia.mona Dye. ion of the whole .. At the end of a talk a girl delights had met Kempâ€")| ‘" h_e“”"g' another gir} say, "Do come times, and had| %82!"; I‘ve enjoyed seeing you." A Any one who longs to have a clear, radiant skin must move about in the open air enough to cause the blood to flow swiftly and to throw off its impurities. If you would keep supple of limb, clear of eye and possessed of a beautiful complexion, walk two or three miles a day. I or in an uncongenial atmosphere is to encourage indigestion, and that, of course, is followed by a muddy, sallow complexion. Eat enough, but never to the point of feeling full. It is vul-‘ gar to overeat and fatal to one‘s com-‘ plexion. | To eat of rich, heavy food, to fail to masticate properly, to eat hurriedly or in an uncongenial atmosphere is to The proper care of the complexion | includes _ four stepsâ€"good â€" health, cleanliness, prevention of blemishos: and correct individual care. Omit one! or more of thein and your complexi<n} will suffer. | If we are young, we count over the;| other girls or boys whom we know,l the ones whom we hope are glad to see us. And so we think perhaps we‘ll go to see Marian next Saturday, rather than Helen, because, even if she is} not so interesting or so good to look at, we always feel like going there again. I _ Everybody is happier for a littlé apâ€" ‘preciation or compliment. We all strive to please; that is really what we are put here for; and if we feel that we have failed, we go home disâ€" appointed. If we are old enough to know ourselves, we pick up a book and do our best to change our thoughts. _ Sometimes we talk over our failures with a comrade of whose sympathies we are sure. talk over with you." But just a deadly, formal "Goodâ€" bye," whether analyzed or not, is like a wet blanket. The washerâ€"woman that Alice‘s mother employs beams if Alice adds on paying her, "It‘s been a: good day for drying! I hope next weekl will be as good." ! When the young man left, Alice conâ€" |tinued to sit by the fire. Had he not 'expressed one of the fundamental ,things in a friendship of any kindâ€" | not only between a girl and a man, but | between any two persons? \ man is plainly pleased when l;i;-friend exclaims, "Let‘s meet again for lunâ€" cheon! I‘ve something else I want to It is really a question of human naâ€" ture, not of sex. Alice finds in each person whom she takes pains to study a thirsty craving to be appreciated ; & carefully concealed yearning to be valued properly, to be weighed and notl found wanting. t| _ A friend of Alice‘s, a sudent at colâ€" / lege, sometimes comes â€"to ca‘! upon ~| her, and by her fireside they thrash y out many questions. Often he goas : from her saying, "I never thought of y| that!" or "That‘s a new idea‘ I‘ll try a ’ it." But last week he quite took.her o| breath away by saying, "It makes no t/ difference to me how nice a girl has been,'pouibly for an entire evening, ‘| if she fails when it comes to saying | ‘Goodâ€"bye.‘ It spoils the whole thing | when she doesn‘t say it the right ; “y!n | Alce questioned him closely; be-| | cause‘ he had awakened her interest. } ‘He spoke of a girl whom they both! | liked; a girl far above the average in | | intellect, in character, and in the | |friendship that she offers to girls of | iher own age and to women. “But,"lj continued the young fellow, "she ldoesn’t know how to get on with men.‘ ' ’She’s so afraid of flattering them, so' ] afraid of appearing forward! _ I‘ve seen her entertain a man for an hour,,' or so successfully, but when it came! to saying ‘Goodâ€"bye‘ she seemed sudâ€"| ! denly dumb. Not a word for pastld pleasures, not a hope for any,future, ‘ fun or frivolity. The affair was ended | â€" with a definite period." | "are of the Complexion. Saying Goodâ€"Bye. CDCIDS Forest fires in Quebec : stroyed 1,000 square miles valued at $10,000,000. PUSMEHaiwyn: Aumusasu 4 ‘ Minard‘s Liniment Usea by Veterinaries ce omdes e oo t 9 gloves" are sometimes better with boxing gloves. Mrs. Youngbrideâ€""It was tough. 1 made a pie with it, and it was as much as my busband could do to cut it." it?" Tough Problem. Mrs. Youngbride â€" "I‘ve complain of that flour you s« Grocerâ€"â€"What was the m He speaks English in an extraor dirary way. For instance, be calls a gramephone "Bokkus belong noise." and a saw is "Pull um come, pull um go, brother belong tomahawk." _ Ap envelope iz "Trousers belong letter." | The only man in the world who has had his bead in a shark‘s mouth and Igot it out again is "Treacle," an in 1habltsult of Thursday Island, to the north of Austr@lia. He is desci#bed in "The Cruise of the Dreamâ€"Ship," by Mr. Ralp® Stock, who says that his head looks as if i; had been half cut off. The author tried to get him to give an account of the adventure, but a} "Treacle" would say was: "Me PUSh; ‘im ]enve! go." He takes an extraordinary prlde,l in his escape, and in return for sixâ€" | pense will show visitors the shork‘s . teeth that are still embedded in his | skull, and for the sams sum he allows | himself to be photographed. | People who " His judgment is upheld by the trade ' in general. Renewed activities of conâ€" l tractors and builders throughout Canaâ€" : da would indicate that they too are | preparing for more building this vear. | for construction of a thoroyghly wellâ€" built home. Last year. take for inâ€" stance, this home would have cost you $3,648.80. We have just set our prices for 1922. They stand at $2,577.66; or in round figures oneâ€"third less than last year. Here‘s anothcr: Last year $2,237.99 and this year $1,557.79. The reason is that lumberâ€"prices have hit bottomâ€"in fact are trending higher again. Other minor necessities are still due for a slight fall in prices, but any one who waits for all prices to | reach bottom will get nipped because of the upward tendency of the lumber marketâ€"for lumber is the major ele. | ment in construction of ~ home, Lumâ€" ; ber prices on the upward trend will | more than offset the smal! gain in | cheaper general supplies." , | ara . . The manager of a company, which | sells direct from producer to conâ€"‘ sumer, was able to give us a very con-! crete idea of the present position of low prices. He said: "We make a) practice of selling the complete outfit be interesting, as many have been kept from bullding during 1920 and 1921 because of the falling market of lumber and supplies. For those who tave been turning over in their minds during the last few years the question of building a home, the following information will w SOSRCY CC C ARRRUTe TB AHC i ish towel! out of very| A thousand soldiers are easil ly. Wring a Turkish towe! out of very * lwarm water, place upon the face and ‘“g;‘dl-] h i‘:::r:;u‘: :‘:(: gs‘;’l "“dl "cover with a dry towel. Repeat until Tétcen 3 1 a the skin begins to redden. Anoint with s ues f j ’crum, working well into the skin.} . f::; fo onen a shop:; bard 16 Wash with warm, soapy water and * y is then dash on cold water to counteract."no?’;:léh’('_:;’[’O(f:’;'s':‘i:’z'(f:‘s‘ the # t o 7 lan ul f It .“. rumous to any complexm{l 'oi All pursuits are mean in compa permit the dust of a shopping trip, a with Jearning. ride or a journey to remain upon thc+ He bought a dried fish to $1941 skin, as it encourages wrmk‘.es.l life g_imples ]and blackheads as well as a Wiu your lawsuit, lose your m« ingy color. râ€"â€"@=â€".â€"_â€"_â€"4 o i stt Build Your Home‘ in 1922. l Hindus Are Superstitious. If the skin is naturally greasy or one‘s occupation is in a smoky or dusty environment, steam the face over once a week to cleanse the pores thoroughâ€" Most powders contain starch in some form, which swells when moisâ€" tened with the skin secretions. If this powder lodges directly in the pores, it will in time cause them to be stretched and coarsened. Always use a thin film of cream first. l _ Before going out into the wind or sun protect the face with a thin film of vanishing or greaseless cream and dust lightly with fine, pure cosmetic powder; but never allow anything o this kind to remain on at night. Battle With a Shark. need to be handled with o Island ta op, @#* batk that girlisn figure by taking irsday Tsland, to the Crowtox and following the Crowtoz diel ia . ;'Roduco.- eight pouands a month Pienty worp itig to eat, but a scientific die! which does ?d in "The C ruise or.not produce fat. Crowlox !s absolutely by Mr. Ralp® St0CkK, ; harmtess. # f ; [Sold by nil druaggist«,. or by . mail on !.s'head lo’cl)'ks as if it [ receipt of price, $1.00 ‘per box from cut off. The author | _ us RoBSS MEDICINE COMPAWNY to give an account of 75 Tavrvia Strea+ P you sent me," the matter with in i 1921 de. of timber, come to handled butuics 4. h i2224 _#Freezoue" on an aching corn, instant ly that corn stops hurting, then short dy you lift it right off with fingers, Truly! T5 Jarvis Street, Li â€"eiillimimaalll This is an old Root and ’ a PS Herb Remedy with high. S est endorsements from _ Te i‘ leading drug trade in the &’: uP ae: 4 States for 15 yearsâ€"for f h s y Rbe um a tis m, Gassy ui Th‘ pm[[' Stomachs, _ Bowel _ and W Kidney Trouble Now sold by National Drug Co. Hamilton Ont., through your heme drug store ‘ Mermit‘s Friend Rhoumatic Remedy Co Lift Off with Fingers own in London, Engln;u; Tractors ar« being used in British Honduras for the purpose of getting out mahogany and cedar, Western cattle “l'n'eeders are being urged to establish a bureau of their Among the Hindus it is considered exceedingly unlucky for a person to look back when he leaves his house., Think twice and do n, speak at ail At 70 a man is a candle in the wind A thousand soldiers are easily ob tained; a general is hard to find. Do not lace your shoes in a melon :Baby‘s Own CORNS Chinese Proverbs. RHEUM a T:ism Are Superstitious. Drop & iitt by taking wtox diet. .. Pienty hich does ibsolute} y to spare its Toronto comparison money "VCCZ 20 Mamiener coylq hear c T I r “ London rislnf l‘ke the rom: a- e sea. ATR greglor )o ight still ,£}Wlfl; hI‘d sunk 19 a mare m va" ir e al a baight of fous a 0o« [ Ahivs Faxiew, ar ean t i * ’ It was the sound of artillers ‘dce on Plamstead Maumhes a n ‘low. Wach sound was heard 1 "jgaunz only, and reminded » those flashes of lighning which a i lowed bya single roar of thisd height oft betwesn 009 « {‘.&_}gq“u Coulq@ hear when . you to the right, e 100 C CoB A noted Freach ballvot is ed that he could Pear tha . a cock and the souna Of a « at 5,000 ft. _A famous bailoonist nam d Glaisne: aiways found thai sounds from th« eartih varied according to the damo» ness or dryness of the air. When in clouds four miles above the earith, he bheard a railway train, bu when the clouds ware far below hin all was silent. I‘wo miles up he heard the barkin; of a small dog, yel at less than hbe that height he failed to hear the sh« ing of a large crowd of people keep | World‘s Greatest Orphanage. | _ The greatest orpha=ge in the wo is esoun to be constructed in Â¥itryâ€"s Seine. It wili be strictly on the !i of the American vocationa‘l syste (In the Conseil General of the Se |\ Department it was revealed this we | that the plans for the building call : , Epace for 4,000 boys and girls , buildings are to cost not less than > 000,000 francs. Construction wo>. , to be spread over five years _ Apart from the specia! departare; | for children of tender age, where ; |o|der girls will get training in don« t is A commission has been studsing th plans for more than two years. 1i hos now been decided to a@dopt a combins tion scheme based on the systems now in operation in New York. Petosy vania rnd Ohio arphanag tic sicence, as we!! as children‘s pital courses, there will be a 1 school and a series of ten mechar workshops for teaching all king #kiled labor. | â€" On theâ€"other hafid, the view of cy; cal citizens of Rheims is trai it is b« ‘rer to Jeave the ruins as they a> | since they constitute an excellent a vertisement of the champagne by: |ness." Also they consider i; use( to the community that Rhe‘ms sho» | stand out @as the most ruined city « ‘P‘mco, now that American and oi« foreignâ€"visitors still see the mecessi | of subscribing to funds to help | people of the devastated area« P ‘, be wasted. He was egainst attem; :ing too much at once. At first, he a | clared, they must beg‘a on houses ca !nble of being repaired and then woâ€" should be stated on those for whi funds were available through the ci; lcan. The building of houses to ; | place those which lad been tcia\ | destroyed and for which thb canio | ecmmiitee ~has prescried _ defini ;c:.mage «laims should be uadortaks last. Me estimated tiai by workin ,alcn-.' thege Mizes at: Jea:t 850 house _could be rebuilt this year. Wonders of Sound Travel * 'ln seven ,é-ru. He admitted still were 8,000 houses complete! ltroyed and that no attempt had | made to repaip them. f Should Work by Degrees. i The Marguis insitted that caly | must be repaired each year wh | was postible to finish on a fixed as, he held, ofherwise tho efforts "~| Surprise is frequently expresseq n visitors to Rheims, and is more a grily voiced by the plain citizens " there, that so little has been done to ward rebuilding that city during th» ‘three years of peace. The charge was f made to a newspaper corresponden _‘by a small Rheims shopkeeper tha; ~| whatever has been done there ha» been in the@nterest of the champagn firms, the small proper‘y holder ha. .. ing been left to look out for himse}? ,’ "Heaven help those who look at». ]ea(-h other!" he exclaimed. _ "Eve», | thing is paraiyzed through watchin« ’cut ior the reparations. Most persons here believe they will never come, ’ The authorities are now awake : 1 the faci tha; such charges desorve » ’tlce. Mardu‘s de Polignac, presiden | ¢f the Coâ€"operative Society for the It: | construction of Rhetms, has just mas« ‘a #latement in regard to the fuiur |He declared a carefully thought o scheme was necessary for the rebuili ’iug of the city and tha‘ if this wer» done the city could be entirgly rebu 220 20070, CUnermwIse 14® eforts wor wasted. He was egainst attem temptiati 0OMigt aisooTor the crowing of @8 A mie } admitted the completely d empt had hbe ew OZ cyni that it is be: as they an excellent ad nal omiy th year which h b (i Bringing British FIELD MAR hys #lie tiaor England mo: must know w ple felt the ‘lflld}. but were £.0 sens )# the Irish that the verted in rtories of t Spencer Chu: Colonies, laid of giving effe ing the Pro the treaty pr ere and enab) at the eariies Winston Ch Acdoption o ts om n de Great Br ele Q U th Re M