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0, a dainty plant is the ivy green, That creepeth o'er ruins old! 0f right choice food arc his meals.

I ween. In his cell so lone and cold. The walls must be crumbled. tho stories decayed. To pleasu e his dainty whim: And the mouldering dust that years have made Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen. A rare old plant. is the ivy green. eCharles Dickens. LITTLE CHANGE 1N SPRING MODE

New York — After the revolllfion -—the cairn spring fashions. thinking better of inst year's extravagances. will move in with such slight changes you'll hardly be aware of their entrance.

Collections appear each other in a lack of drastic changes. The most noticeable feu- ture is the slimming of the sil- houette. from the trim "little" look of heads to delicately slim shell slippers. This does not mean that skirts will be skimpy in _\'ardage_. far from it. But though ample fabric is used, the effect il defin- itely on the straight side.

Skirts for daytime hover any. where between 12 to l4 inches from the floor, growing longer as the hour grows later. Shoulders con- tinue rounded, generally, with deft. 1y handled though almost imper- ceptible padding. Ben Relg sn-

For Bad Winter Cough, Mix This Syrup Yourself

- 1f Fvu want n. splendid cough modi- nine. mix it at home. it costs very lllfiifl. yet tho way it takes hold of distressing coughs. giving quick re- lief. is astonishing.

Any druggist can supply you with l. 2% ounce bottle of Plnex. Pour this Into a l6 ounce bottle and fill up with ‘ranulated sugar syrup to make l6 ounces. To make syrup. use 2 cups of sugar and one cup of water and stir a few moments until dissolved. No ‘W014i!!! needed. (Or you ca.r.i use corn Iyrup or liquid honey. instead of sugar fllrrup.) It's no trouble at all and gives you four times as much cough medl- clne for your money-a. family sup- Dly- Keeps perfectly Ind tastes one.

It is surprising bow quickly this loosens the phlegm. soothes the irri- tated membranes, and helps to clear the all‘ Passages. This three-fold ac- tion explains why it relieves an an. lloying cough in a hurry.

Pine: is a special compound of proven ingredients, in concentrated Iorm. a very reliable soothing agent {or winter coughs. Money refunded If not pleased in every way.

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COATS STICK TO STRAIGHT. NARROW’

New York — Coat lines with the newest. look are straight and nar- row, with an inclination to echo the slim. rather short-waisted fash- ions worn between 1921 and i925 '1‘he mood is genteel and entirely feminine. Throughout the entire fashion picture the delicacy of the Directolre period leaves its light, rather frivolous, imprint.

You see it in higher wziistiint-s. in large sleeves which minimize the bust and waist, and often stait from an off-shoulder line. lt is marked by the continued use of stolcs which began this fall iii furs and carry on into spring with fabrics.

FABRIC IMTORTAN T

New York - Fabric is the core of every spring collection. Adele Simpson goes so far as to predict that the success story of the year will be written about fabric. Bc- cause of the many beautiful fabrics available she feels the new fash- ions will express great variety and freshness, though there will be no drastic change. She agrees with Jane Derby that the "basic black dress" is doomed. and indicates that it is the wonderful variety of attractive fabrics which have fin- ished it off. ,.

Natural colored fabrics are pruni-

Tucking. smacking and embroid- ery are the pretty notes in Jose‘. Walker's resort collection with linens. silk shantungs and sheer cottons taking the fabric honors. White sharkskin is tucked all ovcv in one dress with cap sleeves, n high neckline and a wide fuchsia colored midriff. A pale mauve dress in cotton mull has full elbow sleeves and is tucked from shoulder to hip above a full skirt. Nothing to prevent it's showing a knee in a breeze, either.

FLOWERS 1N HAIR

If you like to wear flowers twin- ed into hair, see that the arrange- ment conforms in line wltli your colffureu And plan to anchor flow- ers ln place by tacking a comb or clip to the floral ornament. In-

divldual flowers may be wired to small hair combs or to clips which have perforations for threading through wires. If you wear your hair in a chignon. tuck your cor- sage comb at the back to outline the neck-cleaving knot. If you wear your hair in an upsweep. ar- range flowers at the back of your curled top-knot.

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VIL gives you SOFT WATER washing in hardest water.

VEL is infer-leaves line wash- able: fresher-brighter.

VEL is milder to hands-by actual tent-than any other

leading product made for dishes and tine laundry.

Woolen: Wash Ilouy Soft Stockings Stay Colour-Bright

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Q. when visiting s family that attends church regularly. and the guest ls not interested in any church. should this guest attend with the family if invited?

A. Most certainly: it. is the only courteous thing to do.

Q. What is the proper length of a. man's coat sleeve?

A. The sleeve should be short enough to expose one-quarter to one-half iiii-li of ‘his shirt cuff.

Q. When a dinner guest is not. sure which piece of silver to use. what should he do?

A. Waicli thc liostcss which piece she uses.

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How Can I 1!! By Anna Ashley moo-Q-ei-ii-alws

Q. liou‘ can i lzikc propel‘ rare of wliiicr gcraniuiiis?

A. (jcraliliims should not bc kept too warm or watered luu much for winter blooming. ’I'iic_v should be kept just uvt cuuugil so lhiil the ground looks dry most of the time; and they do bcst in fiill sunlight. Q. Iiow can I kcep the thread from twisting when sewing with a double thread‘?

A. Make a knot in cacli end and draw through as usual. This will keep the thread from snarling.

Q. llow can I give relief to iihe eyes when iilf.‘_\' persist in watering. during windy wrritlicr?

A. Bathe the cyes in a solution of icn grains of burnt-it: acid to one ounce of hot distilled water.

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l. What is wrong with this sen- tence. “The workmen joined the pipes together." ‘l. What is the correct pronunc- iation of “crtniate”? S. “fhich onc of these words is misspelled? Sterotfille MEIR-ill’. stenographic. 4. What. does pendous" mean

5. What is a word beginning with ex that. means “to discharge. as through pores"?

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PAINFUL LOWER. BACK

Sone years ago in Europe I noti- ced a large number of porters about railroad stations wearing a wide belt to support the lower back when doing any lifting. This belt prevent- cd many cases of lrinc or painful back caused by strain of lifting. (instead of using the huge muscles of the thighs to lift a heavy object. many use the muscles in the rimiill of the back. thus placing a sLraln upon the joints between the spine bones and hip bones.)

In the “Canadian Medical Assoc- iation Journal.” Dr. J. A. Noble re- ports his findings in 104 patients who applied to a Department of Veterans’ Affairs for relief of pain- ful back The disk. or cushion. be- tween the spinal bones had been damaged in 42 of the cases. Other injuries or conditions causing pain were the poor posture of the pa- tient (standing or sittingl or too heavy all abdciiicn, arthritis of the spine, tuberculosis or inflamma- tion of the ligaments holding the boncs of the lower back and hips together.

While there were 42 cases of rup- tured or injured disks in this series of 104 painful backs, only 2e of the 42 underwent operation. Sixteen of the 2G patients operated on were sufficiently restored to health to go back to work. but 14 oi’ them could do only light. work. Of the l6 pa- tients with injured disks-whim did riot widergo operation, ll coulld do light. work and 4 could return to flili duty.

Ii. will come as a surprise to many that all cases of injured disks do not require operation. Treatment first by rest. and then wearing a brace that supports the joints of the lower back, enables the patient to move around freely as the liga- ments holding the bones together gradually get stronger A supporting

or months after an operation.

As a matter of fact. a supporting belt or brace helps practically all cases of backache of any kind. as it enables the patient to get about. helps circulation and digestion, and raises his morale.

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Know what to do in an emerg- ency. Send today for Dr. Barton's helpful booklet entitled “First. Aid in Emergencies." Just enclose l0 cents and a 3-cent stamip. to cover cost of handling and mailing. to The Bell Syndicate, in care of this news- paper. Post Office Box 99. Station G. New York 19, N. Y, and ask for your copy.

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The Stars Say--

By Genevieve Kemble

POO$O For Thursday, January 21

AN alert and well-planned cam- polgn against dubious and strange conditions. with undertones of the subtle and intrilzflifll. may eveniiu- ally enlist support and understand- ing from those in influential posi- tions. Such personal interest may have s. touch of the sentimental. kindly, generous and possibly phil- anthropic. A dangerous undertone may give way to noble purpose - cnlisting substantial aid in which friendship and good will count. Hos- pitality. congeniality. as well as ideals, have force in business as well as in domestic contacts. Be discreet in such appeal.

For the Birthday

Those whose birthday it is may find it expedient to employ “the soft

touch." Imagination, glMrior. per- sonal rippeal combine to bring influ- ence upon a. tlreacherous or intrigu- ing set of circumstances. difficult to‘ circumvent by above-board tactics. orthodox or more practical ap- proach. Entertainment, social or charitable functions. may prove im- pressive and turn sinister or ques- tionable plans into more lofty chan- nels. Fancy or idealism may prove effective if soundly manifested. Keep alert. to sordid appearances or clever deceptions. "business and social.

A child born on this day may pos- sess subtle depths of character. while seemingly open and rnagnanl- mous. generous and kindly.

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It is I. good idea to fasten inlngs of strong cloth on the insides of the child's sweater pockets. This will prevent the pockets from wearing out so quietly, nor will they stretch out of shape.

Bran

Brass door knockers and min: articles of brass that are exposed to the weather. will retain their shine if they are rutbed with par- affin beforo pollsnlnl.

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WW? ) Ellen ’s Diary

By on laluul ‘Forum's Wife

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There is a low moaning in to- night's wind, and rain‘ against the windows, and today, grey skies sent scatterings of showers~but now that I look back, there was so dreariness. On a farm, evcn in Winter. which brings its own pecu- liar tasks to farmer and housewife. there is scant time to consider the like, and any feeling of isolation of loneliness due to indifferent weather is quickly lost in the busy round of the day at hand. And to brighten this one, if riccd be, there wus Risszfs letter. a welcome silr- prise. lt came tied neatly with the papers and letters for Aldcrlen. which Jock. to the mill with a grist this morning, brought home with the sacks of crushed grain. I-Iel" letters come less frequently now, as is only natural when friends are divided by distance, and new scenes supercetlc those that grow faded and (lim in memory. Though with Rissn, these I fancy may be easily revived. Once upon a time

and how the years have passed

swiftly since thenl she and ilPf‘ husband farmed on The Island. and

made of their home n pleasant spot anti livcd most happily together.

And ti“... not without warning. but nonetheless sadly he was sum- moned to a long last home. one very lovely it is written, and yet I doubt if beyond ‘dwellings there. n patient loving old comrade of a dot! waits his homing. or runs to moot lilm as did his. And do Summer paths wind there through JIOZIIOWS sct with the willie and gold of daisies? Do scented winds wander and gay green fields turn rinr- and golden? And is there evcr n Spring bright with promise and nc\v'.' Or an Autumn bronzed and scarleted anrl hazy? In any event. she lone and rather helpless in the circum- stance. was left with the care of the farm. l suspect that it was '.l missing of tllc old regard nnd coin- pailionship that in time took her to the States. anr‘ there life commenc- d to wcrive a different and also very nice pattern into thc wr-b of hers.

In the course of her occupation as nurse-companion. she mct and married a fine man. James laughs about this. "Now how do you know that he's a fine mail. Ellen." he will ask. when I speak of llissaiil lius- band. “when you've never cveii seen him '.‘" Scnrcciy’ cver. docs one find u photo that. lies. There. one has only to scan features to become ac- quainted with facts. And also from her letters the truth may be glean- ed. not from the written lines. but in the manner of writing and most of all from the space between. There her happiness may be seen. One does not find the joy and dc- light and spirit of adventuring that comes out of .lud_v's missivcs. but instead a calm. and a rich satisfac- tion givcn only to those of older years. There is no need of hcr rc- iatlug: “He's so good to me. Ellcn —and so kind." It is there plain- ly in her letters. O I

1f they contain little rclmaiii iu our way of lifc now. that is no sign that she has forgotten the farm. "Our lawn was pretty last Slimmer. It's bare now except for the small yews and cedars we set out last Spring. They came through, well considering the heat we had. And reading one knew she was remem- bering the hedge of 59""?! "ii" sheltered their home on ti"! 98""- and the wide-spreading Wlii°\’\' b!’ the pump, and the old rained)‘ white birches that walked alonf; their farm-lane. “It won't be (00 long until Spring". Silt‘ "l" "mi n5 she wrote, glie was rloubtle-“S seeing the bcd of daffodils that made a first spot of color. and bloomed so profusely. Pa"? "i"! more golden. just inside the gar- den-gate. She is one of W050 Wll" qmnplctc a lctter by an enclosure. it may be a clipping nf someillin: shc has road: a cartoon flcfhlll“ °" a, joke that has amused her. It may be a snipping of a 80W" 3h” has bousht "up town" or H b" "i the new wallpaper for her kitchen or room.

O Today, enclosed was a leaflet of the weekly activities of the church they attend, a print of it off to one corner. It is an imiwlillg structure. more pretentious certain- ly than the old Kirk. yet not likely more blessed than it, or even “the smallest of sanctuaries where two or three" gather. The subjects of the discourses were there. and one brought s smile of whimsy t0 7"!‘- l should like to have been with Rissa to have heard that sermon. I re- called clearly the old minister at "home" preaching from the same text. and I could see a small girl with long dark braids ("But it's so much neuter, Ellen. when it's braid- ed, and besides it combs so much easierl") and wide eyes listening intently, hanging onto each word. It was. after all, a very wonderful and engaging story. full of the meaning of life and death and all that ever was or would be. ‘And Lo, I um with you always." The old man lingered over the word "always!" "Dn you good folks know what that means?" Ile asked. ncsr~ iitg the close of his sermon. And then reverently closing the Book that held. well. every kind of love- linels-and some fear. within its covers he smiled l ‘ ly. and lowering his voice to an intlmacy that held much meaning and com- fort to small ones, a bit afraid of the world "lt means the hero-by night and by tlsy. and it means the hereafter as well. Now do you soc -and believe

Ellie's letter today made lovely reading for me. both on and be- tween the lines. .

tux-e. Intense heat. mpkes cheese dough and stringy.‘

llntll tomorrow . Good-night. . . .

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Legends ». Of P. E. Island

By Uncle Joo THE CRAZY CABIN

The old house where Silas Milli-i used to mend shoes and carry oil his trade of tinker may still be seen, but time has crumbled its. walls and dilapidated it until to- day it is little more than a tumble- tiown shack. The wind plays through the large opening in tlic roof, and in winter snow drifts in through a hundred crevices. Dur- ing the summer months the placa is overrun by tall. rank weeds of many species.

When the old tinkcr passed away iherc uu-is-nonc to inherit hll I0 pcrty-if one could call a small cabin and n fcvWodtis nnd ends of furniture property the whole not being worth more tlinii about forty dollars in those tinys.

liven if there had bceli relatives

few pieces nf poor furniture. it is doubtful whether any one of them would have cared to occupy

criptlon could be heard nighliy. To such sounds the tinkcr priill littlc heed. Indeed. there were those who believed the old duffrr actually en- joyed life under such a roof.

pious exterior, was at. heart scoundrcl of thc first order. that i0 the Island lifter murdering fellow being in cold blood.

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perfectly happy. or scented to be. with the company of his faithful dog "Buff". About the dog he was oftcn iieiird to remark:

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only mine are caused by spirits. Ye soc. I always loved thr- company of

spirits and the tinkcr net wrll together, so they do." 'l'his kind of lull; i(‘(i folks believe the old fellow was partly brain-cracked.

But not everyibody in the district shared this opinion.

iinkr-r liv day itllti n collaborator of

house and apparently enjoy doing so'.'

of all flesh; and when they had buried him. the men of the district used to fake turns at sitting up in the shack to hear the doings which went on about midnight. And those who sat and listened heard the sound of saw and ham- mer. hoard the clash of tin as it was moved about the work-bench or shaped into a bucket. Almost every night the some things went on under the roof of the tinker's shack, but never did anyone sec or hcar the workman. This elusive creature always kcpt hidden somc- where in the background. One old fuimer of the district claimed that onc night. when he was passing down the road to visit a heigililol‘. h» distinctly saw the ghost of the tinkcr moving about the housc. lib called out to him, but nt thrit moment lilo thing dis- appeared. Those happenings took place many years ago, but even today there are folk who stoutly main- tain that on certain nights they still hear the strangest noises when they pass by tho old. old shanty.