_.Y._. ` _ _ e our cols mon: °""§nAp save Hou: suPi=i.ire It 5| a_ real education- to est away mm home. The housekeeper her- nn 8,30” the opportunity to taste My prepared by others and even "miller viands take on a new zest when served and ilxed by some one ,um The proof of this is for one amy to think oi the picnic. break- wg on the vine-screened porch, or me pleasure ot meal in some weli- known and perhaps famous eating place. It is really good for us to an away from home once in a while, lor we have a chance to observe the way other people do and how they rve. “gpg woman who had been held closely beneath her own root by a famil-,r was astonished to dis growins ` ~ cover that there was any other way, of serving carrots except cut in thin slices and buttered. She had read oi creamed carrots and the rules lor pre- paring them. but being somewhat lack- ing ln imagination, she lied never thought lt worth while trying any of these. So when she took dinner with nn old school friend one day, she was quite delighted with a big dish of tal- lyhg peas served to her-a well-sen. soiled mixture of green peas and tiny cubes oi carrots. She had grown Just a little careless, wo, about trainiiig.her children in table manners and in fl Permitting mein to interrupt and to be overde. mending in their likes land disllkely When she saw how well trained her l‘rlend’s children were and how much more comfortable it was for every one concerned, she returned to her owii home determined to turn over"n new lea-f. People who live in remote -places, or who stay alone by themselves a great deal are almost sure _to become eccentric. Little by lrlttle they drop the small niceties which are called forth 'by actual mingling and inter. course with the outside world, and niier a time life becomes it burden. As soon as we wall ourselves' in, we lose all the chance of progress and get into ruts. Plan deliberately to eat away from home occasionally, and let every such opportunity prove a distinct benefit.-Public Ledger, Philadelphia. ST HELENA, PLACE OF EX-ILE. St. llelena, the island whose special- ty is the entertainment ol' deposed monarchs, lins good economic reasons for its reported desire to have the Kaiser for a prisoner. ` .\'iipoleon wns its most famous and best paying “guest." though not the only one. -Diiiizulu, Zulu King, was ii more recent exile; sont there after he lcd n rebellion ugtiiiist the British during the Transvtlal in 1889. While Naiioleoii was at St. Helena, “pl-ofi. towing," nt the expense of the Bonn- pnrtc household, and the niiinerons iiieinbers of the garrison sent to guard him, was reduced to it fine art by the island citizens. ln fact, it was the high cost of St. llelcnu living which created part of the i`riction between Napoleon and the l~lritlsh Governor of thc island, Sir Hudson Lowe. instead oi living within the $40,000 allowance for innin- lenncc of lioiinpniue and the hall' liun» tired nienibers ol’ his entourage, the hills for ti year iiiiiouiited to .tin-on iiincs that sum. iipon complaint ol’ the Governor, irliirli Napoleon resented, thc cx~ iiioiiurcli executed zi bit of "ploy to the ;::iilci'ics," by orderiiig his silver sold :ind his bi-d broken up ici' wood, which, when rcporit-d in lijnglnnrl, t-rcntctl so much critirlsin oi` the Gov- teriinr, already none too popular, that furtiicr renioiistrnnces were not made. Niipoleon's wants were few. His prliicipnl luxury was books; his diver- sions chess playing and digging iii his garden. Like the former Kaiser, he *Dent many hours with the Bible. lic llrvirsscd no piety, however, frankly “dllimilltl that he was making a study oi certain Old Testament books to show tliiit nionnrchies had divine sanc- tion. :uid hc also spoke oi' wanting to “"'}"‘ -ll iil0ll0H1‘=1iili on “Tho Cani- llillstis ol' Moses." Guarding Napoleon. Since St. Helena is some 700 miles from the nearest lnnd, Ascension is- land. and 1200 miles from tho nearest M""'-“ll DON, the oxtrcnic precautions taken by Lowe io prevent the escape ol' the innii who once ruled half of l‘-UPUDU, created considerable nniusc lncnt. Sir lludson was greatly dis- llll‘i1t‘_d one day to find ii newly arriv- _Gd (oriscan priest riding liorscbnck In ti cont. similar to Napoleon'-s, bo- liovinix the compatriot involved in ai blot to heceive the guards. The French (ioniinissioner coniplnln- tid that tho sight ol' n passiiig dog was 011011511 to induce the Governor to Pliillt it new sentinel on the spot; but P'°“`h1\DS the most eiclrenie of the many “musillil stories ol’ I.owo's solicitudc was thc occasion of his protest against .\upoleon’s plmitiiig sonic while :ind i. ting ol' the Bourhons itnii the tlistinctivc green unit’oriii of the gen- oral. At first ilio exile rodo lioi'sci>ut:k. but soon nliiindoiied that rutlit-ii' than have nn English guiird along. ills seclusion is ht-st iittcstod by the inet lliut_ for live of his six _\'e_nrs' stay hc ‘iid not oxclinugc ii word with the G°i’@|`l10l‘. and oi"tlie three cniiiinis- sioners-llussilin. Austrian and Freiicli "-‘i0ioiirniiig there by the provisions oi’ ti treaty “to nssure tlicinselvi-is ol_ his preseiice," one saw him through luttrlescope once, ii second looked ln-i to his iacc for the first time when he WHS to be buried and the tiiird snw lilni not nt ull. \'l=\D0leoii's days iii Si. lleienn worn "nl wholly devoted to killing tlmc. iii' dictated his voluniinous mt-inoirs, and military conimentnrles, while ii Why 0] Suffer I (yu . 5\'='u'i~ s»»§i`.iA,‘§i°='»‘lil.2‘1i2."""°“` °"“""° ' ¢_|ohnson’s “ ’*"°°“'=Lil1ilnent . t-__i_§.;eeise»rs1o.t':it=i.°trat=- m»».l&‘&"J{'.°a‘i‘»“&.3.'&°°"‘ °' °"' ‘°° , ._” .._¢-in , .. / 6 u i ~‘°( 51.** i. li 3’-»-hff -"“’i.--"*-”‘-3".-“1"’ \ \ :agus J--" _ ii. 1, ,- //‘ ‘ .I ’:"t"“',¢' , _ I fi / ,~` -\ , y v . pr . f \ iii”//f ; 0 "ix ' . A _ f~ .59 "//// V- ` 'ef /,,,, _/_ /' Q Li' :`Y:\ "L_ * 3 -1\ __ \ ‘? 2 -\"\ .»-\\_._. \ . _ ,__ ,_ .~\ ~f ;__ .,,.,:: 1;/ . :mf '_ ¢..» ~ -t way that //».// £?'~1_-.--‘Q7 rf* _. .__ .H c",.- 7/acre is only one i to keep the Wheel of Prosperity turning- is to V ' -~ " ~-.»~f.°»¢1 f..t»=~~t . MACHINERY spins and roars _in ,our 0 factories -' ‘ ‘In Smoke ascends from our _foundries and mills. In the fields the threshers hum. p - ,Q_- All Qanada is alive with the activity of duction and distribution. There’s a deijnand for what we make. '1`here’s a market for what we grow. The wheel of prosperity is spinning. But it dosen’t turn itself. We-You and I-must help to keep itt\.\1'.nin`§» The driving force of the wheel of Prosperity is the Victory Loan. _ ,. ,. . _ It will keep up the foreign market for our Sur- plus agriculture and industrial produc`ts_.€_ , A It will help Hnance our National undertakiu'ig_sx and expenditures. - - _ ' .._>i.re;,‘]_, It will keep the Wheel of Prosperity turning-_ Do you realize what it would mean to the Wheel of Prosperity It would mean loss of ernploytt1ent“ffa.i1kif slow up, and steph?-.;_, agricultural and industrial stagnation,-, `I_t -would result in _ loss- to every one of us. . So getbehind the Victory Loan. _ _ Iszvum/ /iv Canada: Vzctorju Loan Cornmrtlee you and each `a_ri`1d‘ 120-0/:era/inn .oz//L the .’l[m.1.rler of Fznaruz' _ _ of the Domimon. of Canada. ' ' ` " " °' 7.-“'»~'-' _ , .. 3_2 __ __ ____ - ~»'-.i_°i?»-";é'”§f-r.'§ ' » - ' .sm ...sig-w. 'iff »-~\\ , .Z\_'.'.-x"‘._-» ; =- TF »-‘ ` L -. ~-, .z ‘ "‘ number of his associates later added to these diaries, _conversations and iiieinoiitg of their own. iii accurate or deliberately misleading in large part. Now this activity would be culled propngnndn. Geogrnphicnlly St. l-leleiitris pecu- iiririy fitted mr ini island prima- its volcanic t'oi-'tiintioii iiccoiints for at lialfi cirles of mountains which permits onl_yl one landing plnco,.tlint nt the islands single port nnd city, Jamestown. Uii~_ iiilinbltoti when dis covered ten .\'€ll\°=ii after Colunibiis snilcd for America.- ghp lsinnd was settled hy British,‘ Iliitrli and Portugese. in the tla§'S Of sailing vessels and before the Suez canal wits opened the islanders thriv- od by pi-ovlrllng supplies for pnsslni; vessels. With the passing ol' this mnr- ket for their meats and vegetables the islnnd's principal industries wuiied und the inliahltnnts dwindled until tliei-e-are ow only about 3500 DSFSUDB. os coiiipiired with twice that many residents thirty years HB0- The iilfiild 'bt-longs to Great Brlialii and is admin- istered dirccil_v by the Crown. MORE EGGS IN WINTER MONTHS. Anib'ii'§'tlic litllo odd i0bS Williing W be done on tlieaverage farm along in the fall of thi- yenr is that uf i'ixlnS up tho heh house. Poultry do not like we; feet no it is well is sea that tho "Dom will be well above high water mark and clean and dry for the win-ter, The hens do not like drau8hi'S 01' 0015 alt' Wirth nleet or enow beating in ‘ On them and it is a miitter of profit 10 t the roof and sides are ship great wnrnitli und lie:tlt.li~proilucing agent. and it is at good plan to iirrniige. for wiiidows in the south to admit. of all sun possible during the sunny days when snow lies deep. The averalité fv~l'~ iiier is coming to believe that poultry piiys well for its keep during the wiiiti-ir it’ thc keep is even inir and ex- tra well i'or the few little items that go to ninko the keep it little above the average. it isn’t. always the finest equipped house that produces the better winter layers.-Aboiit all tillli- We Clin 0XD9Ci ol’ the average liciilioiise is 'that it he well ventilated at -the` proper spaces and dry inside witli_ plenty of spa/ce for the size of the flock us it few -liens with plenty of space is ini' bet~ ter than niany in nn overly crowded area. Crowding promotes disc-use for -the iowls do not get the necessary ex- ercise to keep them ln good condition. lt. is well io have the roasting quart- ers and sratcliing sheds separated where possible. but with limited space dropping boards may be provided and the ground space under the roosts thus utilized for litter and feeding room. Many lien houses are so sltuaterl on rather low ground or wet soil that much litter und other material is nec- essary ai. times during the ‘winter to keep the »pla`cr sanitary and dry under foot. We believe a hard clay -flo'or is about the best flooring avaliable for the poiillry house' and the chelpest even though concrete is -fer more' last- ing and easily cleaned. Concrete - in cold during the winter and tlie~ hard gravel and clay desires -for nothing clay tiller on the present soil alter he- pised, During the sltickseasoii aftei threshing one may go to any fulr-sized creek in tho dry days and get all tliol but the lobor involved. This bed clay and gravel or the stream makes an ex- cellent i’looi'ing iiiaterial ‘in the stock sheds, as well, if one does not have the cement type in use. Window gloss is_high and oi pool' quality ns a rule these days-and » the niuslin sacks that contain the various ground feeds we -buy make excellent _ substitutes. 'l‘liese sacks when' ripped open and stretched tightly over a slid- ing franie may well serve the purpose of windows. They admit of is good .light and yi-_t. check the drauglits oi- fectunlly. We find this material does admit the nir, but that cold bitinil edge ol' the wind has been eliminated as well :is the sleet anti the snow. F;-esil all. is one big item with -the poultry niiywny and glass windows are apt to create too niucli heat on the warmer days. Tile close 'stuffy lien house cuu-ses n niopy. drmwsy condit- ion oi’ the flock and plenty of fresh air, even though it bo a little cold, only tends to keep the liens scratch- ing to keep lienltliy and Warm. , The sides of the hen house may have become badly weather checked and wide cracks have resulted perhaps through 'which the raw wind whistles on the stormy days. A cheap grade of tar paper over the worst places will help much. A cheaper method still of stoppingnliose cracks is found in -tak- ing narrow strips of eadlrlrlg 'and _tack- -dng these over the places .t en paint- ing over wnh root and ,metal paint. It ls lnex em-ive and shuts out all BRINGING COLOR lNTO A RO0M‘ It is not easy to overestiinut<- the dil‘t`erencc which the presence or the nbsciice ol' ii few touches of well- plniined brilliant color makes to e room, and to the pleasure of those who live ‘ln ll. ln summer time. when tio-wars are plentiful, they will do all that is necessary to supply tlilis need ot' color; more especially ii’ some cure is given to the matter of their ai' rangement, the right ilowers are put- in the right vase, und this is' placed whore it will harmonize with its sur- rounriilngs. 'l`o obtain the best eliects, encli jar or bowl of flowers should be placed as carefully as it were to serve as u model for a still-life pic- ture, nor need this mean the expendi- ture ot niucli time. A little thought will generally show just where the flowers appear to the best advantage. and their .place may be decided while they are being nrmnged. When autumn comes. and iiowers are scarcer or perhaps even disappear altogether, one'srooni5 are apt to look colorless and perhaps a little un- ~ ` I " ' ' ' " i _-N'-»i“` ‘ interesting. unless something is 'found iYQUR ‘." iw- ' - `. ' wh 1 will u l the missin a et ` i F. i ici s roy s s y y _ _ ,_ __ la_,t15lppe, Bionflilli§,_____ \_ ` _ ` u W \ it si- ! q I .of the flower hues. Pottery will do ‘something to make good the lack and it is not a had plan to have e few brilliant pieces in reserve during the suniiner, and to bring them out when the iiowers disappear. On a gray will please' the eye and at the some Another ood effect. and one which pointed and gilded gourds ure helped up. The colors must he reall~y bril- liant, sky blue. deep rose, orange, jade green, and so on. They may be painted all over or only over purl oi' the sui't`ace, letting -some ol’ t-he natur- al rich brownish yellow color of the dried gourd show iist=.li'. The gilding must. bc upplied “according to taste," as the cookery books say. Sonic of the modern enameled or locq\iei'r»d trays and boxes will supply notes oi color which ure almost jewel- like in their iiitonslt-y; ond. if one or two such things iiiakc their appear- ance when the flowers diminish, the winter effect of the rooms will be ul- nicst as cheerful as the summer. As in the cuss oi' tlowers, hali',the success of the arraingement lies in careful placing with ti due regard to the sur- roundings' ol’ oacli object. Artists are aware that the appearance ol a oalor is radically altered by the tints on p _ drauglits as well as the snow and ing wet and tainpeq is not to be des- 3:13 sin that respect, sunlight is the sleet and rain, ___ W. L, li. , sv 1 5 _._ . ._ . I :L_ ' _ __. ' <=--is 1 - -»---------__~. .__.__ _ ___-___c __ _ _ _ _ .- .-A-.wp-~»s'-7 gcsugc '\19.wm 5,.. . either side of it, and 'it is Yell to re- member this when we are arranging our rooms. " ` 0 """ _ How. Dldtiifswknovoej. The Man of-th`luH0lise-HDIIM-#bu tain; a $2 bill out of my pocket Last ll E t'.’ ` The Lady oi the liouso-Certlinly nc-t! Probably you dovl1’t lihotiltbtlt there was rl hole in the pocket whore you put it. ' - whet's in a _Name " »M»isuess-Lei .ine ses,-twingitlswyieqr name? ` ._ ` ,_.' , »Maid-utlumie,-mum; 1;, " ` -hiiséres;-Well, ,, -I gill 3-aug: any oteu -_ '.- suit. - I ‘ i ""`°"' _ . ~\ e- ' ., ‘. /F1 _,sq winter day, a bright-hned pottery or _.;4_*, _ `chiria bowl tllled with. dried lavender, -' ' ‘ -“_ _ time brins 'back s hint of the tra- It is the beet ionic for all those sulering (mill WEE I -4 - grance of summer blossoms. _ _ ._ “Ibject w Cokb M __ _ _ ___ .___ __ - 8 _ ` _ ‘ will delight lovers of color. is given i On Sale Emrrwlien-_ DR. ED. Molm li 00., Unltd, isbn. » by a black china bowl in which gsyly ‘ <