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in .4 e w# at a stretch, the establishment had the air of a club rather than of an office. 1t presently occurred to Donâ€" evan that this recondite art of maâ€" chine politics, about which the newsâ€" popers made so much fuss, was, after all, only the comparatively innocent The grateful glow persisted. He was an uncle, indeed! When the whols world shut one out of doors to starve, Frank Cochran merely crooked a little fing'z:r, and one was lat in again‘! th u& ) â€" (Gillette Brownie Safety Razor In March one Eugene Donavan was t out." He was twentyâ€"eight years i, marrtied, with a twoâ€"yearâ€"old uahter. Being "let out" was all the «hion then. For months factories 1 l@on shutting down, office forces indling, jobs growing fewer. Donaâ€" n szent a week seeking ancother poâ€" ‘on; but even in those few offices A Dollar â€" can‘t stretch further The Boss‘s Bounty Not until now has a dollar bill been as big as a genuine Gillette Safety Razor. No wonder it feels out of place in your pocket when, at any general store, hardware, drug or jewellery store, it can buy for you a lifetime‘s shaving serviceâ€"comfort, speed and safety for the rest of your shaving and 3 genuine Gillette blades made and guaranteed by Gillette Safcg Razor Co. of Canada, Limitedâ€"$1.00, d a right to expect conâ€" ecausr of petsonal acâ€" e was met with a rather though asking for a job t conditions were quite PART I y Smple, to wit:); "Why, we‘d made up the payroll as| fve." \ we always do. It was about a quarter: forget how Uncle to tweive. We always eat lunch in! problem for him. the office on pay day, you knowâ€" «essly dressed, as earlyâ€"for the men begin coming in #, the knot of his for their pay almost any time after{ ipped down so far twelve. Ofllie Dunn and I went into tton was exposed. my office. Benny Mitchell was in the mddighjha"rr, w‘ith front office, behind the counter, with, he week he said to Uncle Frank in the BY WILL PAYNE bad rsoet the lock so that it would ho! him in the room when Ollie Diunt happening to step out just at the psy chological moment, also happened + "I heard somebody spaak in the front room, but I paid no attention to it." (He had placidly taken the first big bite out of his second ham sandâ€" wich at the moment.) "Then, a minâ€" ute later, I heard the shot in the front rcom. Of course, I ran to the door, but it was locked. * * ** mind, for ten hours. But he had not even hinted the question to anybody * * * Of course, Ollie‘s action must have been just an unfortunate coinâ€" cidence. Not for a great deal. in such a solemn case as this, would Donavarn have hinted an unfounded suspicion against any one. Mentioning Dunn‘s actions to Uncle Frank, his eyes fell in an embavrassed way; and he went on quickly : not that Olkie Dunn had gone in there with him, then stepped out, closing the door behind him. Why had Ollie Dunn stepped out, closing the door behind Iim, just at the nsychological moâ€" ment* Painfully that question had been coming up, in the back of his Donavan‘s voice thickened a little.f with a slight choking, over that stateâ€" ment, and his eyes fell from his uncle‘s face. To the police and the newspaper reporters he had said simâ€"| ply that he was abone in is officeâ€" the payroll. Ollie Dunn made an exâ€" cuse to step outside, and swung the door to behind him as he went." _For the twentieth time in the last ten hours Donavan patiently repeated the story: d There is no plant which will give more beautiful blooms than the cyclaâ€" men and nearly every woman loves to have at least one of these. While they are more difficw!t to raise than many next summer. Ordinary garden loam well mixed with sand is best for starting them. I prefer boxes and like to sift the soil, as the seeds are very fine. Sow thinly, then scatter on a layer of the sifted soil. In watering, eare should be taken not to wash out the seeds. When they are goodâ€"sized plants, transfer to crocka or tin cans filled with the loam and manure mixâ€" ture mentioned above. These plants will grow rapidly and furnish a wealthi of bloom through the later winter and | early spring. They can be transferred | to the flower beds after danger of| frost is past and will bloom t}sronkh! the sammer. ( Both petunias and snapdragom: make fine winter bloomers. If elipll are obtainable, start the same as with geraniums. If one cannot get slips, a paper of seeds will cost but little‘ and provide plants not only for the: winter but also for the flower garden a little soil on which to set the plant, then fill the crock with the loam, firming around the plant. Fed in this way, they will grow to a splendid size. Do not have the crock too large as the plant will run to leaves and will not bloom. Stones or broken crockery should always be put in the bottom to provide drainage. If kettles or cans are used, punch holes in the bottom of the dish. J The sultana and geranium grow very easily from slips. I have had the best success rooting them in water, but sand is also good. When they have a root growth, set out in a crock filled with a mixture of garden loam, well rotted manure and a little sand if the soil is heavy. For geraniums, I put in the bottom of the crock a quantity of well rotted manure, then. Nearly all plants require sunlight and all must have fresh air. Arrange the plants so the draft does not strike them, but never make the mistake of thinking that they do not need air. For nearly all plants a certain amâ€" ount of sunlight is also necessary. Flowers of nearly ali kinds require a reasonably rich soil not too heavy. Well rotted manure should be mixed into the ordinary garden loam and if the soil is heavy, mix in sand enough to meke it porous. In watering, be careful the plants are not too wet. It is well to wait until they look quite dry, then soak thoroughly, never alâ€" lowing any water to stand in the saucer. _ Manure water about theiw color of weak tea is also a great help, to growth if given every two or th.ree? weeks. | With the heavy frosts of fall alâ€" ways comes the dread of the long winter months which in many farm homes will not be shortened by the cheery bloom of any flowers. Because many housewives believe that it is difâ€" ficult to grow flowers successfully, it might be well to give a few rules which, if followed carefully, should produce the best results. | and they were off in a cloud of dust. w‘ % 'l‘ien I went behind the counter. Benny was dead. The doctor thought he‘d died instantly." _ Flowers Brighten the Winter Days. This was a vital part of the story, and Donavan slowed down to go over it carefully, lWike a man negotiating a difficult bit of road. you know. Second time I bumped it the casing split out and I went through into the front roomâ€"kind of stumbling. * * * Well, a man was running past, toward the front door. He was so close that I grabbed at him. * * *" "The door hadn‘t been locked before. I didn‘t know just how to open itâ€" fumbled with it a minute. Then I stepjed back and chucked myself at the door. It‘s just a thin pine thing, close the door behind him? Again Donavan‘s voice thickened a bit, and he drew his hand quickly across his brow, as though to ({)anish soriething, as he went on: Woman‘s Sphere furnish a wealth later winter and an be transferred after danger of HE postman or express man will bring Parker service right to your home. _ Suits, dresses, ulsters and all wearing appare! can be successfully dyed. Curtains, draperies, carpets and all household articles can be dyed and | restored to their original is freshness. | plants, it is quite possible to raise _| them from seed. Now is a good time ;f to start them in crder to have them II come into bloom a year from this ,| winter. Procure your seed from a reâ€" ,| liable seedsman. Sift finely into your _ boxes a mixture of one part garden ; | loam, one part well rotted manure, one ;) part sand and one part woods loam. || Sow the seeds at least one and a half | inches apart, then cover with more of / the finely sifted soil. Put in a sunny | window where they will have plenty, of light and air. Keep moist but not , wet. The plants should appear in (from five weeks to two or three | months. When they have the second ; / leaf, transfer to thumb pots filled with | the same kind of soil. Be careful that | you do not have a crock which is too large, and be sure to leave the top of the bulb uncovered. 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Unemployment doles in Switzerland will in future vary with the cost of living in each district. Minard‘s Liniment for Colds, eto. ‘roll envelope had been scooped into a flour sack, came vividly back into his mind, and he wet his lips. A drawer in the table was pulled half way open. {An automatic pistol lay in the drawer. ‘Police experts, viewing the scere, lopined ithat Benny had been rash. |They thought he‘d been ordered to thold up his hands, and probably had ‘obeyed, and then, at some point in the ho‘dâ€"up, had recklessly sought to seize the pistol, and hbeen shot down. Donavan had been fond of young Benny Mitchell. He turned now at ‘last to the overwhelmingly vital point ‘â€"anxiously as though entreating the | boss to believe him: ol Sclentific Dole Giving Parker‘s Dye Works, Limited we pay carriage one ; way on all orders. 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Considering the work and expense, I believe the spring flowering bulbs, when forced in the house, bring greatâ€" er joy than almost any other flower. | _ Any list of flowers for winter | blooming would hardly be complete without some of the bulbs which are so easy to grow successfully. It is well to procure bulbs in the fall from some reliable seed house or nursery. Bet in crocks or tin cans filled with soil composed of garden loam mixed with well rotted manure. _ Be very careful to have well rotted manure as, that which is fresh will cause the, bulbs to rot. Daffodils will do very! nicely in a tin can filled with blucki marshy ‘soil. _ Hyacinths, however, must have plenty of fortilizer and a rather sandy soil. A fiveâ€"inch pot isé best fortthem. After the bulbs are, set, place in the cellar or other dark| place, watering occasionally as the soil becomes dry. When the crocks arei well filled ‘with roots, the plant may be brought into the light. This will usually take from four to six weeks.‘ Do not expose to full sunlight but; turn & crock over the plant in order| that the bud, which is already formed, may be brought well above the leaves., Otherwise the blossom may remain hidden in the> soil. Keep the plant, covered from light until the flower stalk is well above the leaves, then give plenty of sunlight. In about four weeks the blooms should be ready to open. Weak manure water given every| week or two will make larger, finer blooms. | A good listener gains both informa on and friends. MENTHOLATED ©ITC MMIIENT ALCY PSR CR reâ€"potting, the plant may be brought into a sunny window where it should soon begin to show signs of growth, and will bloom freely through the winter. Cyclamen leaves should be washed frequently with a damp cloth and all red spiders destroyed as soon as they appear. Plants taken from the greenhouse often have the tiny white millers which are very bad for cyclamen. Put some ammonia in a saucer and set the plant in that if it is troubled with millers. I have found that it takes cyclamen some time to get accustomed to the chango‘ in atmosphere, so it is often necessary to keep them away from the sun in some place where the light is good.i for that reason I prefer to raise them from seed. ' V or in a shady spot in the garden. It wis their nature to shed many of their leaves during this rest period in the summer. Reâ€"pot again in September, using the same kind of soil and alâ€" ways taking care to leave the top of the bulb free. A week or two after Most aches of rhenmatism arise from congestion, Apply Sloan‘s. Don‘t rub. It penetrates to thc sore spot, starting the blood ci culating. 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As my cbarge for prescripâ€" tions is two dellars, this makes us even." .|at school or a bad turn in business « .!an unexpectedly large bill has maid | them so. But they do not attribut« , the brusquenass, unresponsiveness o .| irritability of another to a correspond + ing cause; they take it as m perssona affront and resent it and perha; 6 | the offender a bad rame whos t . [ talk about him. He is a suob. or a it-:our and "grouchy" character or i the least he has no manners For men in public life the ordinary | citizen is likely not to make allow :un(‘esâ€" esnecially when they are of the | opposite political party to his own, \ says m writer in Youth‘s Companion He is on the watch for compromises | with conscience; rfor votes and acts | inconsistent with the high principle« proclaimed; bhe judges harehlyâ€" oftes fon inadequate evidence. Even japses | from perfect strength, straightforwardâ€" ness and courage in the leaders of his own party he does not condone; he |finds an unacknowledged pleasure in | the shortcomings of the eminent But although he freely and vigorously con \demuns public men for yielding to pres sure, he often excuses himself for the weakness that he has shown under pressure. . And the excuss seems to ihim goodâ€"at least good enouâ€"h. Cenr sure, npo less than charity, should be gin at home. | _ Most people make allowances flhemflelves much more readily ! | for others. It is not that they ars sclously selfâ€"indulgeut or intention | hareh or uncharitable; but in mat ‘@ffecting themselves they are in | seation of the facts, and in matior iféc:lng others they sre not W | they are making allowances for th selves it is because they defini.ely ‘cognlze some weakno.s or misform or unhappy Circumetance that s« }lo them to warrant indulgence; + adoption of a mor> severe or o) i‘amwde toward others whose con< on some occaslion has fallen saor the standard expected is owing much to lack of imagination as to exalted sense of jJustice When they themselves are b or unresponsive or irritable thes that it is because worry over il}1 the family or their boy‘s poor st: Audit Finally, as the years pile up, a: begin to think and pass judgme ourselves, It is not a little thing able to say, with a touch of pri<« is excusable: "I have always heen honest." It belps, and it courts in the « Absolute honesty may not alw easy, but the right way is oft harder way. And, although th« tion is one that should not real}; it is a fact that "honesty pays begets trust, gives confidenc: brings business. That hits the mark exactly, and :; that may be added that the goli» ruleâ€""Do unto others as you wou!, have them do unto yo "â€"is but a long er way of extrolling the undeniable virtue of absolute honesty, withou: which the world cannot carry on In an old book, written as a for "merchants," honesty is sple: defined as "never taking advants any man‘s ignorance or any necessity." It is obvious, too, that taxation c be reduced if all were ashsolu honest in paying their taxes honest pay more because the disho, pay not enough! Many who would be quite worrled |# inadvertently, they committed a petty act of dishonesty, think it a viriue al. most to do a railway company, or the Exchequer! And it affords a most ox cellent illustration of the penalizing effect of dishonesty when we think that, if absolute hon »sty were the ryls railway companies could reducc es penses and increase their revenue hy an amount which would stagger us To put it in another way, a on science which ceases to act in ceriai circumstances is apt to take more fre quent and longer lapses, The inch he comes a yard! ‘Tis true, however, and sad becauysa true, that absolute honesty is rare Another proverb comes along â€""Ci, cumstances alter cases"â€"and ina)os the subtle suggestion that honey need not always be practised. A pit that because the world and huma» would be a thousand times bettor # absolute honesty were the rule It is not often that a proverb whicp has come down the centuries is ope; to criticism, but one euch is "Honesty is the best policy.‘ _ Momesiy, most obviously, is the only policy, On Making Allowances ARE YOU HONEST? Mail Orders the orainary make allowâ€" ey are of the to his own, Companion. compromises es and acts h principles rshiyâ€"often A1 TY de tm