jl qii ome chats by marie ass best i have often noticed that peopto who lien waa f js rover think 1u face old ceoige was snrpriseu alt ellon too and didnt liko it very well and ho toll her to please stay away from his are ready to die for you it necessary to pass tu fowler kindly filling isnt this true courtesy is merely the natural ex pression ot a kindly feeling polite ness chilis and repels those who othtr- wise might he drawn together ror can an assumed insincere manner re- main undetected the only way is to have the genuine kindly feeling one self and courtesy comes of itself but it is easily crushed because it is so tender and it is so delicate it mut bo nourish d read the label did you know that law compels manufacturers to label their goods housewives would save a great deal ot money it they would get the habit of reading the label on the foods they buy it would do much to make for honesty of contents and prevent adul terations and do away with the use of poisonous or harmful ingredients we should really read the label and know what is in the package we purchase a few helpful sunestions for grit in the eye apply a drop or two of castor oil it relieves the irri tation when a fern turns yellow slico a raw potato and put it on top of the soil this will draw out the worms to prevent red ants coming in put 1 pint of tar ill an earthen vessel pour on it 2 quarts boiling ivater place this in closets or where the ants frequent to cleanse hands from vegetable 5taiii3 rub with a slice of potato null and tar stains should be cover- ad with salt butter then ni thor oughly in ijenzoline honey cookies p biown sugar cups honey leasp soda l teasp cream of teap ginger hour enough to gut out and bake in morning fruit salad dressing i ei4g 2 lemons 1 cup of white sugar lieat yolks well add wellbeat en whites gradually add sugar then the iomou juice cook in double boil er until thick when needed thin with whipped cream 1 e e-e- tarta roll tvilight hour story what lady hen did chapter 2 last week i said that miranda spar- feedbos she clucked around and didnt liko it either because ccorgo frightened her so she flew right over to where molly the nice cow with the kind brown eyes gets milked molly like3 to come into the barn every night to get ail that good supper the nice farm er man puts in her manger for her to eat while she gets milked when molly saw lien iucy in her feed box she- didut htotxt either and told her to go to her own house an then put down her head to shove her away so lucy had to fly out of there too after all this he thought perhaps she had better go back to her own house and tailed back but then she thought ot those little baby chicks again and remembered what miranda sparrow told her so off she went hunting once more just then she happened to see a nice little corner away back in tho straw room where i ouo end of an old board had fallen i down under this was some nice soft straw and it was dark and quiet in there oh so quiet she walked care- fully under looked nil around and then clucked to herself well now this is just what i want she ruf- lied her feathers and mado a uiconest in there soon she got up looked around and suro enough there was a nice white round egg oh how sho i wanted to call out and say i laid an egg over and over again as she al- j ways did before but tills time she thought she bettor be quiet or some one would come and take it away she j wanted to keep it nice and warm so i she sat on it all night and didnt go back to her house at all sho got sleepier and sleepier for it was nice and warm in there and the kind old dark was coming and putting its gen tle hands on iter eyes just like it does to you utile girl and you little boy the dark is kind and cosy the dark is soft and deep the dark will pat my pillow and love me as i sleep cod made the dark so daytime could close its tired eyes and sleep awhile in comfort beneath the starry skies next week how lucy lived for a long time rod do 150000000 dam to be j built in colorado a huge new dam is to be erected in america to provido tho wheels of industry with a million uorsepower the colorado itlver passes through tho grand canyon in arizona tills fearsome cleft la tho earths crust is 217 miles loug and in some places twelve miles wide and 6000 feet deep at a point where tho gorge narrows to a little over 200 feet a dam is to be built too feet high and 300 feet wide at the bottom it will cost 150000000 aiid ten years will bo required to build it tho preparations for the work aro tremendous a town is being built to house a population of 3000 workers whilst a new branch railway thirty miles in length is being constructed to make the dam nearly 5000000 cubic yards of soil and rock must be removed and tor the building 3500000 barrels of cement 2s000000 pounds of steel 35000000 feet of piping and miscellaneous metal 20000000 pounds of gates and valves 30000000 pounds of electrical equipment and 10000000 ponds of hydraulic equipment will be required some 7000000 tons of gravel and sand iil have to be trans ported fron tho diggings to the con crete mixing plant iruno german shepherd dog and lome munition aged 1 whom he tracked downtown winnipeg in a recent kidnapping demonstration bruno s to noonhour tratlie i job was the more difficult owing familiar quotations and the authors it was keats who said a thing sunday school lesson death 20 si1 1 going 1 cor 15 chap s philip of beaut franklin joy forever authority for cod 0 it is interesting to notice nere- helps them who help themselves that christianity had come to be it was observation ot thomas known us a way and as a life rather southern that pitys akin to love than as a doctrine or creed see 5 z0 edward coice tho ensusu juris what new york is wearing by anxabelie wortiungtox jihjfrafe dressmaking lesson fur nished with every pattern it is interesting to notice here helps them who help themselves christianity had come to be december 14 lesson xi saul of tarsus how a pharisee became a christian acts 22 315 golden text i count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of christ jesus my lord for whom i suffered the loss of all things and do count them but dung that i may win christ philippians 3 8 analysis the persecutor vs 3ij i tilt persecutor vs 35 ii the convert vs 013 the convert vs 615 persecuting by letters from the authorities in jeru- salem to the jewish magistrate in damascus to bring back for punish ment those who hai fled thither many efforts have been made to ex plain what happened to paul on the way to damascus as the result of na tural causes it has been held and perhaps quite rightly that he had been i deeply moved b the defence of ste phen before the jewish counh and oy the heroic that first faith am lie had lit against the growing stephen was right id blameless conduct of rtyr to the christian t ever since that event igiuing an inward battle conviction that a v 20 this row told lady hen not to lay her pretty white egg in her nest in the chicken house didnt v sho always did this before because she liked the kind lady from the big house who fed all the chickens such good things and gave them all the good clean water they could drink and because she did these things it made lady hen lucy want to leave that egg in the nest for a present because she was so good to her jcearly every day lady hen laid an egg and it always went along with all the others into the basket when they were gathered but today sho thought she would do what miranda sparrow told her to do and what do you think that was well miranda sparrow told her to liido lier eggs she told her to hide them where no body could find them so lady hen lucy went off by herself and thought tho barn looked liko a pretty good place she walked right through the door making sure that no one saw her go in after which she started looking around for a place at last sho hopped up onto a manger ho you know what that is weil its tho piace where the big horses and cows get their dinners and suppers and you know horses eat hay it was filled with nice dry grass thats why lucy thought it would be soft and warm in there then she squeezed her way under the feed box j xov wo have them twice this size which hold the oats for horses have j old korati surveyed him from head oats to eat too which is something like our porridge before mother cooks it sho thought ska found a when a man sits out a dance to rest iiis feet hes dogtired old norali kelly who kept a small fruit stand in dublin was displaying for salo a few watermelons an amer ican visitor thinking ho would take a life out of her took up one and said guess thoso aro frightfully small apples you grow over here pretty good place when just aa she was thinking that george the horse came ia for his supper and oh lady to foot for a second or two then in a tono of pity sho exclaimed all sir yo must be a slhranger in ooire- larttl and know virry httlo about tho fruit of our counthry when v cant tell apples from gooseberries therefore was the climax inikoiucnon there are three ac counts given in acts of the conversion saul in two of which he is himself the spenker 11j 22 121 20 1- 20 in several passages in his epistles lie makes mention of this great ex- perience the crisis and turning point w of his life gal 1 15 16 1 cor 15 s10 1 tim 1 1210 henceforth he gave himself with wholehearted de votion to the study- and to the teach- ing of the doctrine of jesus son of i it was necessary that this shock of god and saviour and became the conviction should be- followed by sym- apostlo to tho entiles carrying the pathetic and friendly instruction m gospel message far abroad to jew and the christian way of life ananias a greek roman and barbarian alike in j devout man according to the law who asia minor greece and italv and ould understand and perhaps to some perhaps as far as spain a jew by extent sympathize with i aul s phari- bhth a greek by education a roman sale mind was the chosen instructor citizen he was qualified in every way it was in a truly christian spirit that to bo the ambassador of christianity i he came to paul the persecutor with throughout the mediterranean world the word brother upon his lips as it was in his day paul is here addressing the crowd th changeling which had a little before sougnt to kill 7 him under the protect of the 1 his silk sleeping bag on the branch chief officer of the roman guard sta- of a tree tioned clo by the temple in the town caterpillar is sleeping as sung as can i experience therefore was of that struggle in the blinding light of a great conviction it was the tempestuous monrrt when he stepped from bondage into liberty h was the revelation of christ in him so that afterward he could truly say christ and that life which i now live in the flesh i live by tho faith of the son of god who loved me and gave himself for mc gal 1 1510 2 20 house is his castlo varietys the spico of life and not much the worse for wear were coined by cowper when greek joins greek then is the tug of war was written by na thaniel lee in 1002 edward young tells us heath a lstinetive baek cmitm crepe that is equally smart made with or the coirecl gists to the right person the gvlug season u near at hand and if you aro a wise person arm yourself with a well harpened pencil aui pad of paper then make a ht of your family friends acquaint ances with the xmas remembrance opposite each name ia this manner you will save yourself lo end of time fuss and worry and above all you will have thai satlficd feeling of forget- ling xo one below is a list which will perhaps offer many suggestions and answer that hectic question what shall i give to v for children for the very little baby dainty baby clothes woollies of all descriptions handknitted socks aud bonnets and mitts and sweaters hemepra crib- covers carriage blankets baby hot water battles rattles ivoryteething rings silver porringers and mugs aud spoon soft brushes with ivory backs powderpuffs and if you are a very cioso friend tho beginning of babys first bank account for the older children you ars usually safe in giving a girl some thing to wear a necklace a set ol bauglo bracelets a pretty hairribbon silk socks the materia for a frock a bright niutller a doll with a completa wardrobe doll furniture teaset miniature stove a paper doll set the beginning of dainty dresser things for the boy mechanical toys are an equally good choice boats and engines and building tilings motor toys balls bats skis snowshoes skates tobog gan boys books tales of adventure books of birds or of dogs woollen socks niuflllers or caps from girls to girls handmade underwear in crepe d cfiene glovesilk satin or fine voile dresser things or all sorts sachets pretty bandeaux for tho hair in gold or silver cloth leaves flowers or in the the iove3 a shining mark aud at 40 is a fool indeed of two evils i have chosen least and the end must justify moans aro from matthew prior to milton we owe the paradise of fools a wilderness of sweets and moping melancholy and moon- j struck madness the poet campbell found that com ing events cast their shadows before and tis distance lends enchantment to the view christopher marlow gave forth the invitation so often repeated by his brothers in a loss public way love mo iltle love mo long thomas tasser a writer ot the six teenth century said its an ill wind turns no jjood better late than never look ero thou leap the stone that is rolling gathers no moss a fobl without the peplum frill on tho skirt beaded effects your photograph a it smartly wraps the figure with its pretty workbag a silver thimble a col- iurplice bodice and side closing skirt inv and cuff set a vestee a baud- achieving a decide ily slimming effect made scarf or sweater in short any- this attractive paris model style thing you would like yourself from boys to girts it 40 of antonia standing on the stairs which led up to the tower ho made this spirited and convincing answer to his accusers it was after his return to jerusalem at the snd of his tliir 1 missionary jouriey there he had been welcomed by those who knew anj approved his mission to the gentiles i but was warned of the strong hostility to him both of tiie lews in general and of jewish christians who were zealous for the ancient aw ciiap 21 1720 seven days later he was set upon in the tmplo by ews from asia who accused him of bringing greeks into the sacred precincts of the temple was dragged forth and would have been killed had it not been for the inter vention of the roman guard tarsus in cilicia sauls birthplace as like athens and alexandria a university city thero he was both instructed according to the strict manner of the 1 w of his owr people but received also a greek education at jerusalem ho had the poat gam aliel as his teacher gamaliel who is n cntioned in chap 5 34 as a member of the jewish council ho spoke against tile persecution of trj apostles and whose name is still held in honor by the jews saul or paul n3 we hould now call him did not laro his masters moderation hut confesses that he persecuted this way so well made and lie ills cradle cocoon 1 strong that hes sure to be comry tho whole winter long xo matter how rudely hes shaken about by rough mister north wind he will not fall out hell not mind the cold or the storms or tho snow and what happens round him ho never will know when spring comes hell wake up and then you will see him crawl from his bag to tho twig of his tree and youll seo lie has wings and will say 1 declare some fairys wand mado him a changeling in thero for now he3 a moth in a new velvet cloak- oh im suro that someone has been playing a joke by maude wood henry french convicts will have change of air paris m archambault member of tho french chamber of deputies has announced his intention to demand the transfer of tho penal colony in guiana to tho farthest french out post in tho world kerguelen island which lies between tho south pole aud the tips ot australia and africa devils island would be exchanged for desolation island and tho port of tho gates of hell in the bay of thun der icebergs bob in tho antarctic seas just south ot kerguelen and tho is- lands heights aro covered with glaciers but the lowlands are fer tile healthy farm country needing lit tle labor for cultivation according to m archambault who ardently cham pions a chango from feverridden guiana to the healthful south polar sea husband tho potatoes are only half cooked wifo coldly then cat tho half that is cooked xo 2810 may be copied exactly comes in sizes 10 is years 0 s and 42 inches bust size 0 requires 4 yards 39inch with yard 39inch contrasting tete ic negre transparent velvet is fascinatingly lovely aud so youthful patterned crcpy woolen in dark green is smart suggestions for all- around wear crepe marocain crepe satin flat crepe and crepe roma appropriate how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly kving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in patterns as you want kncloso 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern cranberry jelly allow threefourths pint boiling wa- books perfumes flowers music candy to the gill you do not know very well if you are a boy of older growth and you aro engaged or hope to bo en gaged to the girl you may look over this list of from men to women a silk liubrella with one of tho pretty fancy handles a barpin beads or a pendant earrings a handbag a vanitycase a travellingclock a wristwatch a boudoir lamp a pepper- mill of wood or silver if she is hostess candlesticks with fancy handles a framed mirror an elabor ate sowingbasket things for her dresser in silver enamel or ivory from women to men silk socks a tio if you aro very sure of his taste handinitialed linea handkerchiefs one of the new silk bandanas a pipe cigarele case or tor to each quart of cranberries and cigarette box for his dresser a flask cook until soft strain through a jelly a set of travellingcups a set of tra- bag and measure the juice put the veiling coathangers in a leather case juice in a pan over the heat and a f picture books cufflinks an when breaches the boiling point addj eyeu c sll set a g ictilte a 1 cup of sugar to 2 cups of juice a kow or pencil stir until sugar is dissolved boil briskly for about h minute skim and turn into jelly glasses a good face lotion is made by mix ing 2 ounces of rosowatcr with 2 tea spoons of glycerine adding 15 grains of sulphur and shaking well tho inspector had como to take tho class in physiology and he tried littlo tommy with this teaser how many bone3 have you in your body my lad nino hundred replied tom my promptly oh indeed said the inspector well thats a great many moro than i have very likoly said tommy but then perhaps you aint had kippers for breakfast his ma the leaveshave all turn ed my child willie why dont you put soma ot that stuff on them that you put on your hair justice is truth in action- niin disraeli -nenja- a billfold a leather collarbag a leather toiletroll for travelling or uso- ful for a man living in a boarding- house a bridge set a set of ashtrays a readinglamp a sofa cushion for the invalid a lashlight a sweaterscarf a theimo jug a potted plant a framed painting or photograph a box of sta tionery a handembroidered towel a reed flowerbasket a hotwater bottla or electric pad a clock with radium face a fountainpen an individual china set for the tray a fancy blanket a notebook with pencil attached a telephono extension and when you have made your pur chases do not forget that tho gift may bear on it a message that may mean more to tiie recipient than tho present itself and that no matter how tiny your reniembranco is if it shows the evidence of love and thought and care ill its selection and if it goes daintily wrapped and tied with ribbon and adorned with christmas seals and christmas wishes it will carry with it a message of gladness aud of good will that will help to make christmas morning happier to you and to your friends hair grown on watch crystal by scientists london british scientists hava succeeded in growing hair on n watch crystal this has been accomplished at tin leeds headquarters ot tho wool in dustries research association a woman scientist take3 tiny grafts ol a guinea pigs skin transplants them to tho snrfaco of an inverted watch crystal and feeds them with plasm and a special extract to nourish tli roots tho hair keeps on growing and in many cases has doubled and in some instances trebled its length tho experiment is one of a lonj series that tho association has been conducting to find out why hair and wool grow and how they can bo mad to grow faster and thicker overheard n the loch lomond steamer she wit wid yo dao gin t fell overioard ilo pause wceu mebbo i aiicht throw yo a ropo sh micht lieio ken im no a perrson o im