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./â-  A Packet of- jith • little pieeing » bib can bet made with Btrap* Mwed int^^trinpKi •t the )<acl<. Thin njaken an aprpn that can be , put on with one motion. No pins ; and no buttonn and bib always in place. i SALT All grades. Write for prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS Q. J. CLIFF • - TORONTO Tea, will go further on infusion and give better satisfaction than any other Tea obtainable. • . . • • Not a shadow of doubt about this. TRY IT! Doea Kitchener Know? AloriK ttif! fyr flung batllo line Ten tlioiisund Kilent kuhh recline.â€" I niitH of turning the sheets end for' The heroii; gunK that fought for France unrcs' *"** '" ni»l''"8 the bed. It is not! And bloody Ilerthas ordnance; has everything 'in tho world to do^ desirable that the sanie end of the-fhe »moke has vanished overhead: with the quality of the day"* work.^h"^' "''"uld be uaed alternately next The riv.rs are no longer red; comfortable beds for all the family . ^'''•'' ""'' ^»'^«- . I Hush reltrua supreme where legions EAGLE MOraf The Comfortable Bed. Since the night'.s rest or Ij, Ah with the upper sheet, the strain met; on (luilts and blankets is from the The Paris bella are ringing yet; With the Wind in Her Face By ANNIE HAMILTON DONNELL. ^ TART 1. I Philippa's lone shining ni-eilles' clicked steaiiiiy. Lutliir read steadily. It was delightful, this Ph'llppa-l.u- j tber room. "Korty-onol" sain Fhilippa sudden- 1 ly. I.iither'.s eyes appeared above his newspaper's edge v.ith mild surprise; in their mild depths. \\v whs used: to sudden utterances but there was' aomething arrestinR about "forty- 1 one." Nobody was forty-one yeara ' of age. This toiiM net be the forty-' oneth army sweater that she was khiittiiig j Oh, well," sighed Phiiippa, "I've fot forty-one left before I decline.", his was even more arrest.ng! 'i be paper slid from Luther's knees. | â- â- ^esT" he asl.i;.!, waiting with jia- 1 tience for enlightcr.ment. i "Oh, Luther- oh. Luther! I've just thought: When 1 do, you'll have to, i too; so there!'' i "Ladies first." he fumided politely an<l I'hilippa shrieked with delight. " ' "So yen decline to decline before I do! Boy, you are four years older, than I. I'll only be &i.vty-si.x when! your time comes to begin." ' "Oh. come on, Phil, say it right out and get the worst over. What are yiiii talking about?" i "About grandmiims. of course. That is, her poor declining year re- minded me that I'd come to mine' •erne day.'' " 'Declining year'- 'G^-andmums"*, â€" Luther was in a fog. i "She's .seventy on the tenth. You know we 'keep' Crandmuinsie's birth- day and tivs poor <lear one especial- ly. Luke, think of walking right into ^ se-.cnty with both eyes open. Having to be seventy, knowing you would de- cline from that lime forth and liatinvr to decline. Maybe firandmums won't realize wiial il means; that would be ^ merciful. Luther, you'll have to go down and carry our gifts. There's no other way this t'me. .She'll expect u.«, of course, now we've moved to, her part of the world -expressing the gifts won't do at all. I'm going to express you." , "The D-ickens you arc! But I never saw your '('â- randmums' in my life and she never saw me." "Ore presupposes the other, don't you think?" from Phiiippa sweetly, j "It's time you did see each other. Perhaps it's not all unfortunate that Nellie .Sto<ldard elected to got mar- ried OM the tenth. You and Grand - mums will have a lovely chance to >fet acquainted, all bv yourselves, i Only. Lukeâ€" -" "Well?" Had he ever resi.ited I'hilippa? "You must remember that she jj old now and â€" and feeble. You nui't wait on her, hand and foot, Luke; read to her, keep her wrapped up-- you know. .She'll want to go to lied early prob;ibly; old ladies do. KwA you mustn's smoke in the house, and < h. l/(ikc, i' you went and rnotcd in tlie pantry after cold bites! Well. I'll be there myself the eleventh -do your best till tlven. I've always wanted (Jrandmums to fall in love with iny man; thea she'd see why I did. Think of ii, Luke, I haven't seen her for five years." Thi r had been five years of their "wonderlusting,' as Luke called it.] Eurii|)e, .Asia, .Africa, and the islands ' of the sea -where hadn't they bcin on their glorious jaunts? Then, .-it i 'lajl^ liiicji^ljire^^ pyosaic; j'xLstence in a .Monlreul ITat. .-X.^ 'yet th"?fl Ij-I^ . been no <'hance to visit Grandmunis, Philippa's only parent. On the tenth,' rhanie or no chance, she must be visited, lather must go on ahead '«no ;xi M,,;,i fv!^-»» â€" il'2i.ilUi*"' bad pjacurJ;;' ^cCT^ to th5 roarriau:.' of uer friend. , "You could go down in the ear only old ladies don't like 'cm. Orandmrims ' â- woulil be afraid. No, the train will , bo better. I'll huve tho Invalid Table â- ihipped on the same train, then you can see that W- surely sent up from , the dta " I "The- what did voli aav, dear?" j "Table Invalid Table. It is my; gift to flrandmum,'. U .ia a table that extends over the bed and makes a lovely place for aH sorts of things." , "I didn't Kiio'A' ahe was beilridden." | "Of .•oii!-se ,he i; n't but she might lie any time. It will b<- nice for her 'treakfa:;ts in bed and to go out over iImt lap when she'a knitting or play- ,lBg solitaire. Old ladies ulway< play â- oiitairc. To one who ean'i ;'et round very much, «n Invalid TaWe ;l(rill be invaluable. I'm so glad 1 jght of it! And I've got an elec- jc footwajmer for you to give her. he'd Bure'to Ivave poor coWl feet, the ear. I knew you'd never be able to ebooie • prevent for an old la<ly so 1 Rfeved you the trouble. \Vbat do folks Mf to folkji that save tbnm trouble? Bonte folkii, of conmo â€" " "TTiank you," murmiire<l Lutlier. "Only »eo here, Phil, invalid thinga like that --are you vnrc the old lady la 'declining,' hr you oa"^. it?" 'i sfrd," cxplHlned Phiiippa na- '^•(r-'St»y, tliDjgh t!. ' dick of Vt;;;.' '\ r'-,r--,si>d gontle impatie... ^ should be tho care of every gooi UiTpy'mattreslTef a're thfwo^r't foet f°°'' '•o"«;';i"ently in waking the bedj The Loudon lights are all aglow to bed comfort; it doesn't pay to ' ^''-'^y -•^""''^ '"= ^"""^"^ ^^" ""'^^ ^^^\ l'"*'" kitchener know? tolerate them. A claw hammer or a wrench may be all that is neces- sary to tighten up that slacked wire . I foot of the mattress. Klaborately embroidered pillow j J Slips are not the most comfortable to which plays havoc witJi the comfort: .â-  • .u i . i ;„f ,,.,•,â-  ''. 11^' : creations in the envelope style, into qualities of your bedspringa. ' The best thing for a lumpy mat sleep on. It is best to make such| creations which the pillow, in a plain slip, can| ,*".""'• """« :"' ,!â-  '" " . Th he tucked during the .:ay, the pillow! m "oveis rar o tress s to send .t directly to the, J ^^^ , ^^^j -The Day" has renovator or the junk man. If, how-, r ^one ... ^ .. . . ' service. «""«'. The arrogant, blood-thlraty boast From menacing the world has ceased, A word of scorn, his country's name. His flag, the emblem of shame, His scattered ranks for pity whine In hovels far behind tlie Rhine! come, "The Day" has "that (irandmums would be seventy on the tenth and well .started, poorj dear, down the long incline â€"decline. | it is very sad, almost pitiful!" | "But if she puts on the brakes, you kno'.v or goes into second and lets theâ€" erâ€" machine brake itselfâ€" might be able to slow up â€" needn't 'decline' | ut full .speed " l Ph'lippa mused and knitted on, ob-, livibus to his foolishness. I "Seventy is terrible -the (Ireat Df- vide! Youth on one side, hopeless; old age on the oilier. My heart bleeds lor (iraiidmum.^. We must be tender] to her from now on. \u\\ must be, ' too. in memory of all those lovely, tender years she devoted to mv child- i hood." A sad sweetness crept into Philippa's eyes. | " 'In nicmoriam'," responded Lu- ther with suitable gravity but be- cause he was Luther he could not re- sist spoiling it the next instant by a naughty reminder. "I've always under,'Jtood that those lovely, tender! years were a -little strenuous for you, dear, in the matter of â€" well, let us cal spades spades and spankings j spanks " j "Luther, it's ten o'clock. Will you see that all the doors are locked?" Which effectually put an end to the memorial ex5rci8es which had un- exp<;ctedly taken an embaiias,''ing turn. I Curiously enough it had not occur- red to Phiiippa and did not occur to Luther till later that another birth- day was almost as near as riran<l- inums'. I'urgotteii â€" never! It would come to bini in plenty of time; it was this grandmother bus.incss that had put it out of bis mind. "(loodness!" exclaimed to himself this awakened husband, "I'll be down there on the twelfth â€" so will Philip Open wide all the windows; spread' to him, beneath the briny wave chairs in such' will be ex- protector from the mattress. Thei service i-vt-i, it be but slightly uneven, a, m. '.u 1.1 # 1, 1 1 i 1 •„ , ., , 1, , . 11 ju I The thoroughly comfortable bed is folded blanket paced upon the,,, â- ,, • j i 1 u , .V , â-  -11 the well-aired bed. However cars- springs under the depression will , ,, .-, . • ., , • _ .» ' . ,, /• 1 11 ' fully ventilated the slecpmg room at correct the unevenness. Good, well-! â-  /. , , u , 1 . u 1 made mattresses are cheapest in the '"«^''' ^'^^ ^^""'^ ''.V\'"k V^ 1 long run. The comfort features ofl^ho morning without first being- con- the sheddy article are short-lived. I -^lOentiously aired, frequently sunned Having invested in the good article, the next thing is to use it well. Turn it frequently, end for end, and if wool padde<l on both sides, turn over as well. Don't shake it. .Shaking tears the ticking and disarranges the padding. Puff up the mattress by gentle blows or bringing the ends together. It is a good plan to cover the springs with an old quilt or blanket, that in damp weather they may not rust the matress. Always use a sub- stantial protector on top of the mat- tress, something that can be tubbed without too much trouble yet thick enough to afford .satisfactory pro- tection. The quilted ones are highly serviceable in that respect. Remembering that your motto is "bed comfort," do not have your ITrtt* «o<'<Sa7 (or our bi^ Frsb Catalogue fhowing our f';n lin-s of Dicyclea for M«a MKl Women, Ik>y< and CirU. MOTOR CYCLES MOTOR ATTACHflflCNTS TIr«, toaster lir:il;M, Wh-fl-, I;inerTal)*«, Laiiipc, btWi, Cyclometers, &a<ldle«, i!<jKil>' mrnt and P.-jrt» of Bicycles. Yon cr\n baj jour supplies from us at whalesala prices. T. W. BOYD & SON. 17 Noir* Oa&« Stract Wast. Moatrsafc The mJKhty Armageddon's won; \~~~ ' Freedom has vanquished Freedom's 1 exercise that collective patriotic in- foe. Does Kitchener know? In triumph's hour, shall we forget. Or underestimate our debt .^slec in his uncharted grave? the bedclothes on manner that each piece win ue «--; The man who knew just what to do posed to the fresh air; turn back the ,vhen first the Hunnish horde burst , fluence which solved similar tempor- I ary difficulties In the vegetable and - Iruit seasons last summer and fall. I The number of fishermen en,?aged iu ' catching Canudian sardin?;s Is about 1.200, and there are in addition 800" cannery employees, largely womea and girls through; sleeping-porch and the sun-parlor are j The iron man who used his head, ideal for such purposes. Where they, ^nd understood, and planned, and are lacking, frequently hang the bed-| (ji,j. clothes on a line out of doors where, ^e're harvesting what he did sow, they will get the bright sunlight. uoes Kitchener know? Sunshine is a wonderful grjrmicidel and deodizer. Mattresses especially' need to be often sunned. This prac-1 tice will be more easily carried out' if the two-piece kind is used. T1ie| mattress in one piece is awkward toi lift and for that very reason genet- i USE CANADIAN SARDINES. And Thereby Provide Employment For Canadian Fishermen. About 2.1)00 bread-winners in the ';i!!!!llilllllll pa! We'll have to celebrate there. No theatre and little supper after- wariij- well, there .«hall lie something elsel Luther dropped office cares and went promptly awav to get it. .A. nifty little dashbo: rd dock for Pli.'l- ippa's runabout â€" good! That would do for one thing. .-Vnd why not a couple of mats for the running- boards'.' (ireat! \xv\ a rear mirror to save looking behind -yes. sir, this should be a regular sporty auto birth- day! ! "I'll take 'em all down to the coun- try with me," Luther thought to him- .vclf, "and we'll have some twelfth after all! This isn't Philippa's de- clining year! (irandmum.-; will have to sit on the back seat for that day!" On the afternoon of the ninth, obediently departed Luther, laden with many earnest entreaties and di- rections and certain private parcels of his own. The gifts for poor old grandmother were stoVed in the ex- press car; Philipna herself saw to it ihat they were there. ",\(iw remember oh, Luke, remem- ber to remember. .All (he things I've asked you to do, dear, and not to do if I could only l)e there, too, to- morrow! 1 want it to be a red-letter birthday this year -iH>en't you going to kiss me again? You've only kis3C<l me three timesâ€" .Stingy." (To be continued.^ - .> An Invocation. j Hreiitlie 1)11 me, Spirit o^the Spring, .And lei U1P live again In bro(d;lets. liltiiiB. rlpplluK laughter. ' In roariiiK rivers liirgid after Showers of .April rain ; In wild hepatleas a-blowing, I Iu jrees and shjiibs and grass a-grow- j Tiig "^ "*••â-  rr^wm*^ , In llowor besprinkled lanes! I (lb. Spirit of the Verdant Spring, \ Uriiallii- life in ino again. ^, ,-»'^*' ; In bustliiiK "f (be birds returning, | Tbelr matinK. nestiiiK and their yearn- ing Aiiliphonul lofrain; In bleating binibs and cattle lowlug. In the Crealorn wise besdiwint; Of life with joy and pain Oh, .'(plrK of (he Vital SprhiK, Let me live again. In play of children in the wood. In their unseltlsb brotherhood. And lives without a stain; In faldi which cultivates th(> soil, In hopos for harvest after toil, TbroHRli suinnior's heat and rain. Oh, Spirit! Spirit of the Hpring, Let me live a>;aln. ally does not receive the airing it' sardine fishery industry on our .Allan- should have. Always select a dry i tic Coast are faced with iiuemploy- day for putting the mattress out, andl nient. The fishing season normally never make up the bed with a damp' opens on May 1st, but owing to the .„ mattress or coverings. Not only! fact that the factories have a large pillow.? extremely large, nor .sttiffed , jog, ^.g^eful attention to this detail! surplus from last vear it is not the too full. Even goosedown pillows ^ake for bed comfort, but neglect of intention of the nic.naeeinent to open can be made uncomfortably hard by it invites various physical ills. I until that is disposed or. crowding too many feathers into the| Cleanliness throughout is one ofi i„ view of the fact 'Lhat last year ticks. The immen.se pillow may give the first necessities to the comfort- j there were imported into Cinada $''86- the bed a luxurious appearance, but able bed. Soiled pillow slips, dirty ooo worth of foreign fish of'the sardine the small pi'Jow which does not un- bedclothes, dingy spreads, spoil the 1 type from France. Spain. Portugal, naturally iwlster the neck and shmil-' attractiveness of any bed, and conse- K-Qrwav and California none of wirich ders IS more comfortable. It is well quently detract from comfort. The Lye of better nutriti%e quality than to enclose the pillow tick proper in dainty bed invites to a night's re- 1 the Canadian sardine- the Canadian a second tick made easily removable pose. | Trade Commission requests a volun- for laundering -this in addition to| The single bed is preferable to the tary campaign on the part of Cana- the outside muslin slipâ€" because of ^double bed. Even where there are.jjan grocers, restaurants and bouse- the difficulty of wa.shing feathers, two occupants of the same room, it! wives to give preference for the next The mu.-ilin slip does not afford suf- is better to have two cots than one! few weeks to Canadian packed sar- ficicnt protection to the tick, which large bed. Rarely will a person be' dines. will in time become soiled. ! found who can rest just as well with The enormous stocks of similarlv It is possible to wash feathers in' a l>edfellow as he can alone; and ifL-anned tish in Europe and the fuited the tick, but it is a tedious tn.sk to' he can, it is not likely that his bed k,tj,,ej; qui,p prevent even the hope of | dry them thus. When .«o washed, bellow can. Seldom will two peopleL^^^prt of the Canadian Maritime pro- 1 THIS CANADIAN QOVERNHENT they should be hung on a line out-; be equally comfortable under the, jj^^^^g doo where the air will circulate san'S amount of bed covering and freely through them, and allowed to «>th the same method of ventilation; remain for several weeks, care being an<l unless committed to the same taken to bring them indoors in rai^iy hours of rising and retiring, one must weather. Feathers will dry more li'sturb the other. quickly if washed in a large bag,; The doctors tell us that, if we are though this means tlie added lalmr to have healthy bodies, we must| of emptying and refilling the tick. In •''Icep eie-ht hours out of the twenty- j such case the best way to transfer ' fo"'"- Some few favored individuals: the feathers is to rip carefully one may be able to spend mere time than enil of the tick and sew the open end 'hat in lied, but most of us find it of the bag closely to that of tlie tick.! 'liff'cult enough to allow our.selves N;) feathers will escape in the trans-' the stipulated eight hours. Therefore,; fer. Next rip tick and'^bag apart and- «<" cannot afford to waste any part sew or tie up the bag securely. When of the precious moments in sleepless feathers are washed and thoroughly 1 ""rest because of uncomfortable beds, dried, replace by the same method] Let the assertion be repeated: It and, with care, you will not have lost I 's the duty of every good housewife a feather. to see that all the beds in the house The old-fashioned tacked comfort !''« '"'"''" J"*" ."^ comfortable and as is not a sanitary affair. It does not i -''^."""'•y "« circumsUnces will per- admit "<â-  jasy tubbin" Even though "^ il bo ripped up and the outside cov- but confident the Trade that when Coniuiission is the facta are APPEARS ON CLAPK'S brought before the jiublic tbey will E&GS be prts^rved at a cos 2c per Dozen Can be r>rys^rved at a cost of with FiemliiK KgP I'reserver Simple to use; a child can ap- ply It J U.St rub It on. Uuaraa- teail to heep fgKS fresh for nine months and longer. A 60« box wiU ao 30 doxan tZfi* Get U from your dealer tir Mend 60c III Fleming Egg Preserver Co. 1S6 Cr<a« St. W. Montreal W CLAUK LIMITED MONTREAL iiriiiiimniitni^\iiiii\i!iiiriilii!iliiiiilitiilili)» ering washed, tb.e batting cannot he cleaned, and there is all the labor of retacking. If the tacked comfort be used, care should be taken to keep Ten Uses for .Salt. | 1. Salt dissolved in a little am- monia will remove grease spots. 2. .A smoky or dull fire can be the top endâ€" which is soonest soiled, ' niade clear by throwing a handful of coming in contact with hand< and \ jjait over it, face -covered with a strip of white 3. Lemon juice and salt will clean cheesecloth extending about eight copper and brass, or ten inches on either side of the j 4. Xv, brighten carpets, writtg a comfort. The cheesecloth can be re- cloth out fif salt water and rub the moved when soiled, washeil and re- 'carpets well. placed. The old quilted coverlet was | 5. i„k stains that are freshly made an advantage as a washable alTair;|j;an be removed from carpets by sue- but quilling i.s laborious and even at . tessive applications of dry salt. 1 Ijfii^. tj;y niiilt is a thin cover. | 6. Handfuls of salt will clean' BlankcU, .wao!_or_ rotton, jind as saucepans and take away the un- rtany as tlU' .-"ea.ion reiiuircs", v'L^ | pleasant smell oj onions ifthey have good subsiiTufe.? tor In e comfort. â-  beeit cooked in them. They can be washed as often as oc- ' 7. Nearly every kind of basket casion requires. Wool l'lanl<ets_shouKL ^prk, matting or^^-hina can i^ clean- be washed in plenty of dean luke- ' gj ^ wasVuTg with salT and water, j warm suds never in hot water,; 8. Salt in water will take insects 1 which brings out the oil in the w'ool from vegetables, and gives the blanket a greasy feel- a, Before adding vinegar to mint' ing when dry-well rinsed in slight- ly soapy warm soft water and dried on a wiiiily day. This treatment leaves them .soft and llutfy. The cotton blanket is very satisfac- tory in all ways. It is well 8uite<l to the beds of people with sensitive skins who clinnot sleep in wool blankets and who, yet, occupying un- healed rooms, find sheets uninviting- ly cotd in winter time. It is just for sauce always add a pinch of salt. This prevents the mint from going brown and greatly improves the flavor. 10. Tiles will look l>right and clean if scrubbed with salt. 'IS^eVs^-PARKER'S Parker's can clean or dye carpets, curtains, laces, draperies, go'WTis, etc., and make them Kx)k like new. Send your faded or spotted dwtliing or househdd goods, and PARKER'S will renew th||^n. We pay carriage charges one way and guarantee satisfactory work. Our booklet on household helps that save moaeiy will be sent free on request to PARKER'S DYE WORKS. Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge St. • - • Toronto \ \ \> Worst to Come. .\lr Kooiiey (to daughter): "Slitop playhiK dial planny until ye learn how to play ill" i Mrs, Ilooney: ' lyjivo her Ix-. mo man! Whin she gita classical at It 'twill sound a ."oiglil worsel " .\n Kfonomical Apron. Kvery woman knows that when a man's shirt has wornout cuffs and right in weight and warmth for an holes below the collar bi>nd, making outside covering in summer time. It the shirt unwearable, there is still a is not hard to wash and is inexpen- j quantity of good material left. j give. I .â- ^n apron can l)e made of the ma- I In making a bed the under sheet ; terial, and in these days of high- I should be tucked well down under ' priced cotton goods it will pay well 'the head of the mattress, as all the , to use the goods in this way. Cut strain on this sheet is from the top. ; off the neck band and yoke, cut out Tuck the upper sheet well under the i sleeves, lay body of shirt out flat and f^ot of the rnattresR, the strain on ! cut out apron, making it as lai^e "Do you break 'the7e sets?" asked I this .sheet bein^' frgm thj; fgot. Al-jjis the gQods will permit. The open the .shopper in the chinawaro de-'way» lay the sheets with the wide jings on the side are sewed up. I partinent. "No; I'm .lorry to say we I don't, madam," replied the polite 1 salesman. "But if you keep a ser- vant-girl she will probably do il for "Oil." hehis at the top, the smooth sides of! A facing for the top of the apron hem.'* coming together. The practice 1 is cut from what is left of one of the of some housekeepers of making | fronts. One sleeve will make the sheets with hems of equal width top j strintri, and the other s'r.^v-? wilt I and bottom is not a good one; it ad- make a bib, if ons is wanted. Ar,.' â-ºes"*