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THE FLESiiiiKTON ADVANCE. Our Boys and Girls Corner Regfttered According to the Copyright Act. DEDICATED TO EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN CANADA Aunt June has moved her headquarters from 515 Man- ning Chambers, Toronto, to 34 King William Street, Hamilton, so that all boys and girls must remember when writing to her to send their pledges and letters to the new address. Better make a note of it now, or tear this out of the paper, so you wont forget. Just remember, 34 King William Street. Hamilton, is Aunt June's new address. My Dear Boy.s ami Girls; â€" Letters from our members com.' ttimbling, tumbling In. Uncle Jim tell." me that one moriiiiit; tliore was so much mail he really did not kiiov where to put his papers down. At thi.- ij;f ; am afr.iiil «p shall snow him up in the office. Wouldn't that be funny? But please keep on writlnp. ;â- >: 'lul- JIni loves to see lots and lots of letters just as much as I do. The Story of Snowy. "Thavfc just heard a strange stor.v about a pet cat, which has been >,ro ;pht HI' on :' farm The cu's ikhik' is Snowy," because her fur is pure white. Snowv was first seen by som^* friends who visited the farm, hurry- PLEDGE. For Young Helpers' League of Service. "Do a little kludnes4s to some- one every day . Scatter rays of suneblne all along the way." I pledge myself in the service of my King and Country to DO MY BEST IN MY DAILY Work, i^herever It may be, to help others wherever possible, and to endeavor In every way to make myself A GOOD CITIZEN. Date Name . . Age Address ing along in the middle of a group of (hwic-ns. The chicks were runnin:< "or tlieir food and there was the cat KOing too. The visitor.s were very miicii sur- iiriB.^d and said, "Surely the cat will L.) jifler those chickens to eat ihem," but the farmer's wife lauphed and told them that "Snowy" and the chicks wore tlio very best of friends, and she told this story of Snowy's past : One nifiht three little kittens were born In a corner of the cowshed and before the family went to bed, they saw ".Snowy" comfortably tucked Into a box with her babies. On the oppo- site side of the shed was a lien sitting on her nest. The next morning when the mis- tresa of the farm went into the place, she could not see the kittens In "Snowy's" box, but to her astonish- ment they were found in the nest under the old hen. Later the mother cat came In, pushed the hen up a little to make more room and lay down in the sarap nest. This she did every day until the kitten's eyes were open, when they would play with the old lion and follow hir about the barns, the mother cat walking with them and all were the best of friends. Snowy's owner says the cat must have carried the kittens over to the hen. BO that she could have someone to share in carlnj? for them. The cat was never found to be In the least jealous of the hen's affection for the Idttens. I w'onder how many of you know of such an amnsinjr friendship tietween animals. WANTED. Every boy and girl In Canada to join the "I.eaKue of Service" and be a Helper. We want to double our meni- lierslilp list before next year. Will every member try to get someone else to join our League? I am sure every boy or girl can get one other. Will you please try and write all about it to yours lovingly, â€" Aunt June. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON WHAT THE KING REQUIRES. Lessonâ€" Matthew 5. Printed Text â€" Matt. 5 : 1-10, 43-48. r!old*n Text. â€" "Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt. 5 : 48). Historical Setting. Time.â€" AD. 28. Place. â€" Uncertain. Dally Readings. Mondav. October 18. â€" Who are truly Happy? (Matt. 5 : 1-10, 43-48). Tues- day, October 19. The Humble and Contrite (Isa. 57 : 14-21). Wednesday. October 20. â€" Whole-hearted Seeking (Ps. 119 : 1-8). Thursday, October 21. â€"Rejoicing In the Lord (Phil. 4 : 1 13). Friday. October 22.â€" Forgiven Much (Luke 7 : 36-50). Saturday. October 23.â€" Living Water (John 4 : 1-14: 7:37-39). Sunday, October 24. â€"True Blessedness (Luke 6:20-38). Comments. Verse 1. Most commentaries locate tliis !(ss()n at the "Horns of Hattln." but McCarvey Insists that the nature of the locality would make it absolute- ly impossible. One thing is certain: they v.ere in Ood's out-of-doors. Verse 2. This is the moment toward which the eveiit.s of the patriarchal and Jewi.<h dispensations have been pointing. Verse 3. The notes in this "octave of beatitudes" all have the tone of character To be "poor In spirit" means to be free from hauteur and «e!fl.-;h pride. Verse 4. Followers of Christ who mourn are blessed above others In that they have a source of comfort. Verse 7. Mercy Is love in action to- ward the erring. Verse r,. "Meekness is not weak- ness." It Is, rather, the spirit which seeks to know and live the truth. Verse 6. An appetite for righteous- ness results In a happy, helpful, robust life. Verse 8. Sin is like a cataract which shuts out God from the eye of the soul. Verses 9, 10 Peaceableness and pa- tience were Christ's most effective weapons. Verse 43. The ancient Jewish teach- ers contended that an enemy was not a neichl)or. Therefore they could love one neighbor and hate another and be within the law. Verse 44. But Jesus taught that even one's enemy Is his neighbor. Verse 45. Ood Messes those who curse him: therefore, to be like Ood, we must treat kindly those who are unjust to us. Verse 46. Publicans were those tax- gathers who bought from the Oovern- ment the privilege of collecting taxes and keeping all they could get above the legal amount. The system natural- ly made the eoUentors odious. Verses 47, 48. We should seek to be perfect in this matter of loving our neighbors, even as God's perfection has set the example. In fact, we ought to seek to be like Him in al! things, and thus prove our- selves to be His children. "Our own minds demand a perfect standard such as the divine nature presents: and however far we may actitally fall short of attaining, It. yet he who Is content with coming short gives no evidence that he is a child of God." IMuatrated Truth. The only safe standard to work by Is the perfect one (v. 48). Illustration. â€" During the second term after ui Industrial department had been added to the public school, the head of the department was puz- ^ed to And that the pupils who enter- 44 with the second term were falling ilfciow (he first class In the quality of Ueir work. When he called the atten- 'qbn of some to their faulty work, It was to receive such replies as "I thought It was all right as long as It was as good as Bill's." Ton many Christians show the same disposition So long as they are as nearly perfect as the preacher or the elders or other leaders, they are satisfied. Topics for Research and Discussion. I. The Beatitudes Oiven (vs. 1-10). 1. Why is the beginning of this ser- mon the moment toward which previ- ous history had been pointing? 2 What is the meaning here of the word "Mossed"? 3. What did Jesus mean l)y "poor in spirit"? 4. How can they who mourn be happy, as the word "blessed" indicates? 5. How can they who are meek be anything but weak? 6. How would you describe purity of heart? 7. In what sense do the pure in heart see Ood? 8. WTiat light does verse 9 throw upon the world's tendency to war? II. The Beatitudes Practiced (vs. 43- 48). 9. How did Christ exemplify His own teachings? 10. How did the an- cient Jews Interpret the word that means neighbor? 11. WTiat did Jesus mean by "neighbor"? 12. How is it possible for any one to love his ene- my? 13. What would have been neces- sary on the part of the Jews and pub- licans of Jesus' day in order to carry out this teaching? fTTTTLE Tom Twig bought a fine bow and arrow, ^^^ And a splendid war bonnet all (eathen and bead« He planned to set out for the (ar Western bad lands. And vowed that the world should soon hear of his deeai> Ptnd two otbcr idveatui«n. lover lid* down, slotic Met of l«c) uppw lift canm 4m^ aMof taff »nd Warn. A Little of Everything COSTLY CARPETS, The genuine Persian rug is the most valuable thing of its kind in the world, a really fine specimen fetching any- thing from five pounds to twenty thou- sand pounds. Sbiraz and Kerman are the chief centres of the industry, though the products of Meshed and Ilejid are also held in high esteem. The trade Is largely in the hands of certain families, who have handed down the art and its secrets from one generation to another. To the making of even one comparatively small rug, ten or fifteen years of patient labor may be devoted. In the reign of Muzaffer-ed-DIn, however, this great and beautiful Industry was threatened with extinction. This was when the aniline dyes of Oermany burst upon an astonished world. These chemical products â€" German-made dyesâ€" found their way to Persia, and, incredible though it may seem, the beauty-loving natives took kindly to them, and in their favor the weavers abandoned the dyes that had been In use for thou- sands of years. Fortunately, the Shah had an artist's soul, and was also a good businessman. He saw that his country's carpet export trade was in imminent danger of being ruined by these aniline atrocities, and, under appropriate penalties â€" boiling oil, and so forth â€" he forbade the Importation of the German dyes, or their use if al- ready In the country, In the carpet trade. NO MORE WALKINQ-STICKS. ENOUGH COAL IN CHINA TO SUPPLY WORLD FOR YEARS hy lack of sympathy for their aspira- tions, however wrongly their total want of understanding of the free in- stitutions of Canada has led them. They have to learn, and can only learn through sympathetic treatment from those with whom they associate, that freedom here Is a reality, that any- thing politically reasonable is attain- alilo through the ballot: that cai)ital- Ism here Is Just as anxious to justify Itself by fair and honest de^'inKJ'; inwardly digest the fact that France labor can be, and that no class or sec- .•'.". tion of the community has any domin Could Keep the Human Race In Fuel for Many Centuries The discontented British miners would do well to read, mark, learn and One Big Union Wanes it Is a matter for satisfaction that the O. B. U. has made very little pro- Ki CSS in Canada, and only among those of continental European birth. Great cHie should be taken not further to alienate the representatives of the races of south and south eastern K'lrope or of the Muscovite Territories ance over any other class beyond its own moral weight and influence ir tlio â-  ( niriiii.itv, .^very individual beint: at full liberty to belon'.; to any class with which he wishes and is capable of uniting himself. The O. B. U. rni.gbl justify its existence in an autocratic monarchy or empire, but In a free •'iniTiir.nily like Canada, where every man and woman has a vote aiid can pull his weight there can be no nearer realization of democracy except through an improvement of electoral methods wliich is not to be attained by revolution and may be secured at anv time hy the wish of the electors. The O. B. IT. does not appear, however, to want democracy, but rather desires the domination by one class of all the other classes, a reversal of the late Russian and German Imperialism. The membership of the O. B. TT. in the West, wliere alone it obtained a hold, has been rapidly falling away and strikes promoted by it were only sup- ported by Bussian and other foreign workmen. has just bought 100,000 tons of coal from the Chinese government. This 'deal' synchronizes with the advice given by all the South African ship- pin.i,' lines to burn coal from the Trans- vaal mines, and Is an Indication of the trend of things Incident to the ex- orbitant demands of Labor. China's coal supply is practically Inexhaust- ible and Is virtually untouched. She has enough good coal to supply the whole human race at Its present con- sumption of a billion tons a year for a thousand years. The coal-hearing areas of China have been estimated at more than 200,000 square miles â€" a ter- ritory twenty-five times the size of Wales, and it Is a remarkable fact that. Instead of being limited to a few- favored districts, this vast supply of coal Is found all over the Empire and In every province. AN ISLAND FOR ARTISTS. Writers, artists and musicians are to have a little kingdom of their own. The Islet of Comacina in the Lake of Como, was bequeathed by Slgnor Augusto Caprani, who died in 1919. '.o the King of the Belgians as a testi- mony of his admiration of the heroic conduct of Bel.gium durin,g the war. King Albert, In his turn, has made It over to the Italian Government (says the Athenaeum) on condition that it is made a place of residence for artists of every kind. The Italian Ministry of Fine Arts is to build little villas. one of which will be reserved for Bel- gians, There will be halls for exhibi tlons and recitals, and it is hoped that the Island will he ready for occupation by the coming spring. The United States Forest Service and the New York State College, which have been making a joint sur- vey of the wood using industries of the state of New York have reached the conclusion that canes, whips and umbrellas are becoming extinct. They find that, in 1912, there were several cane, whip and umbrella handle manu- facturers in New York; but to-day there la not a single manufacturer of walking sticks or whips in the state, and only one manufacturer of um- brella handles. NATURE'S ACROBAT. FACING HIGH TEMPERATURES. Pickled Onions, Cucumbers, or Green Tomatoes. The vegetables must first be soak- ed in brine. Allow one and a half cups salt to two quarts of boiling water. Pour over the vegetables and let stand two days. Drain and cover with more brine. Let stand two days and drain again. Take fresh brine and heat to boiling point; put in which- ever vegetable is being done and boil three minutes. Drain and cover with a spiced vinegar made as follows: One gallon vinegar, one cup sugar (op- tional), four red peppers, two sticks cinnamon, two tablespoons whole all- spice, two tablespoons mace. Tie the spices in a cheesecloth hag and boll in vinegar ten minutes. Pour over vegetables, and bottle. Dried Sweet Corn. The corn must be cooked. It is then cut from the cob and dried in a slow oven for fifteen minutes, care being taken that it does not scorch or brown at all. Remove from the oven and allow it to stand in an airy place for a few hours. Button into cotton bags, seal closely, and hang in a dry place. When preparing for use, soak over night like white beans, and cook the same as canned corn. Bread-Crumb Griddle Cakes. Soak one and a half cups stale breadcrumbs In one and a half cups milk, add two eggs well-beaten, one tablespoon fat then halt a cup flour sifted with four teaspoons baking powder and halt a teaspoon salt. Coolc same as other griddle cakes. papers may also he used with good results. By using both parts of your double boiler while cooking a cereal you can save fuel. For instance, while cooking your dinner, put beets in the lower part and oatmeal in the upper, thus cooking both with hut one light. To save sugar when making Jam or marmalade, add one cupful of apples, cooked fine, to one quart of fruit, and the jam will thicken with less sugar and less boiling, and retain the flavor of the fruit better. A wire letter basket is most useful in the kitchen. Baked potatoes ar- ranged In it can be taken out of the oven, turned and put hack with no danger of burning the hands. Turned upside down It makes a fine rack for cooling bread and cake. It is safer than a waiter in which to carry small pieces of china hack and forth be- tween the dining-room and the kil Chen. When mayonnaise curdles. Instead of throwing the mixture away, trans- fer the egg heater from the mayon- naise to a bowl in which two tea- spoonfuls of water and a little cornstarch have been well mixed Beat thoroughly, adding the curdled mayonnaise slowly. Flour may be used Instead of cornstarch. Few people know who has to face the highest temperature ever devised by human agents. It is the man who makes calcium carbide, that greyish substance which is used in thou8and.s of cycle and motor lamps to generate acetylene. Carbide is composed of a mixture of lime and coal. The two substances are placed in an electric furnace, and a temperature of over 6,400 degrees F. is generated. That is over 2.000 degrees more than is necessary to melt copper, iron or platinum. It requires 3,000 horse power of electrical energy to obtain the necessary degree of heat in the furnace. Tapping the furnace and pouring off the molten carbide is a warm job. The workmen need as hestos clothing and strong masks to protect them from the tremendous heat and glare. ANCHORED ISLANDS. It would be a great convenience if a few well-rooted islands were scat- tered about the North Atlantic, as well as in other frequented seas, in places where nature unfortunately has pro- vided no landing spots in wide wastes of water. James M. Roberts, of St. Joseph, Mo., proposes to make good this deficiency by planting in appropri- ate oceanic localities what might be called artificial atolls, inasmuch as they will be ring-shaped, like the South Pacific Islands so named. The artificial atoll will be in effect a mid ocean station for ships and aircraft. Held permanently in place by great steel cables and huse anchors, it will be sufficiently large to provide docks and drydocks for vessels, landing fields for aeroplanes and balloons, repair shops, storehouses for supplies and other conveniences. The great volume of water inclosed within the island ring will lend inertia to the latter, makine It practically immovable by wind and waves, and thereby lessening the strain on the anchor cables. But the Inclosed water space will find Its most Important usefulness as a harbor. The weasel has been called the acro- bat of Nature. It performs every kind of acrobatic feat. It does not. how- ever, perform merely for the pleasure to he obtained from the performance, nor yet to give pleasure to others. There is a far more deadly purpose behind its somersaults. The weasel adopts the method of approaching its victims by turning over and over, with a view to attacking them. It does not attempt to hide itself from its prey, but gradually, performing all the time, approaches nearer and still nearer until within striking distance of its unsuspecting prey. The blood-thirsty little villain is by no means a coward. It will attack human beings; and cows that trespass for the purpose of feed- ing on grass within the vicinity of the home of these little creatures do not escape. The weasel can climb as easily as run along the road, and it is equally at home on any surface. The top of a hedge presents no difficulties to the weasel; It will travel along this as quickly and easily as along the smoothest pathway. Balfouria. a small agricultural colony in Palestine is named after the Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour. With an approximate area of 32,000 square miles, Austria is now about the same size as Ireland. VOTES COSTING $1,000 EACH. The Board of Election Commission- ers believe they have discovered the six highest-priced votes in the United States. They cost the state almost $l,nno each. In the official canvass of the ballots cast in the recent primary election in Kansas City, it was dis- closed that the Socialists polled two votes, the Prohibition party ticket one vote, and the Socialist-Labor Party three votes. The cost ot printing the tickets and the sample ballots for the three "parties," and of handling their share of the primary election expense will exceed $5,000, and may run as high as $6,000. There were more than thirty thousand votes cast in the pri- marj in Kansas City, and the Republi- can and Democratic parlies polled all except the six cast for the Socialist, the Socialist-Labor and the Prohibi- tion parties, which had only state tickets in the field. Sugarless Rhubarb Jam. Use four pounds of rhubarb, one pound of dates, one tin of golden syrup. Cut the rhubarb Into small pieces, warm the syrup to thin it and pour over the rhubarb, and add the dates stoned and chopped. Boll gent- ly for half an hour. Paper flour sacks make excellent ice blankets for covering the Ice In the refrigerator. By doing this the Ice bill will be greatly lessened. News- LEMON GINGER CUP. For an Individual portion ot this very refreshing beverage place In a tall glass four tablespoonfuls of cold tea, the juice of half a lemon, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and two or three bits of preserved ginger. Stir well, mix in two tablespoonfuls of finely cracked Ice and fill up the glass with iced ginger ale. Add thin slice of lemon and cap with a tiny bouquet of fresh mint. A FLATIRON HINT. When the flat Irons are clean and yel do not seem perfectly smooth In spite ot wax or Inside soap wrappers, sprinkle a teaspoontul of salt on a paper and pass each Iron over It sev- eral times. The Irons will then be all right. The salt la a clean, scratchless scourer. â€" L. K. O.