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^*^F ^^m THB rLZSHEKTON ADVANCE. BY AUNT JUNE Our Boys and Girls Corner Registered According to the Copyright Act. DEDICATEDTO EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN CANADA Mv .l.ar boys and (iirl.i; 1 quite forgot to tell you, when •peaking of the binU last week about the littl.i birds that followed the shii) out to sea. One tiny mite not luuih bigger than a sparrow ac- tuallv lived upon thj ship all the way over having built a nest in one of ^ho •uagts, on the side of a projeiting piece cf wood high above all the decks and oi: fine days we could see him flying a little way out over the sea and re- turning again. Often he would perch on fop of the Captain's bridge, the plaee where the Captain looks out to sea and directs the course of the ship. Heagulls followed the ship all the way down the St. Lawrenoe Kiver, others joined the party at Newfoundland and followed for several hours afterwards circling over the decks and dipi>ing in to the waves, but after we had been at sea, out in the full ocean for a half a dav, and well out of »ii?ht of land, they disappeared and probably went back closer to the shores or to follow some other ship back to Canada. We knew when we were nearer land again on this side by the gulls. The-sight of the first sea gull made everyone on Loard exclaim, "Oh lid you see the bird, we must be getting near land," Knd so we were. Tory Island was the first little piece of land seen. This is one of the many little islands off the •oa.«t of Ireland and as the day went on we began to make out the coast of Ire- l.-ind itself. But long before this time we had paswed another exciting thing, a floating iceberg. It was not a very big one but quite interesting, being about as large aa a good sized barn. During the time the ship was passing the air was pretty cold, then other ships passed us, one fairly near. Passenger •hips, coal ships and ships carrying pro- visions and freight of all kinds or cargo boats. There was a lady on board who had been across the sea 45 times. She knew a number of our Helpers per- sonally, and was telling me the splendid work "they had done for the wounded soldiers during the war, and speaking of the war and wounded soldiers we must not forget them whenever an op- portunity arises that we can do some- thing. Make a mental note of this when you think of service, won't yout BIDDLB8. Answers to last wiek's riddles: K. What is the best thing to do in a hurry? A. Nothing. K. Why are guns like trees! A. Hee'ause i)eople plant them and ibev shoot. K. What smella most in a chemist's shop! A. Your nose. .\nd the answer to Arthur Mason's riddle: K. Why is a star in the heavens like a winiluw in the roof. .V. Herau»<' it is a sky-light. The last helper's letters that I re- ceived telling about wibl flowers found in the woods and fielils ri'minds mi' of .some of tlie pretty fields I saw coming down in the train from I.ivcr- jKJol to London. It is a siglit that I liave never seen in Canaila. Siarlet poppies among the corn. Do you rc- iiieinher the Victory Loan poster wo hail 3 years ago entitled "In h'landers Fields" after the beautiful poemt You will remember the soldier was standing in a field of poppies, liere the poppies are growing up with the corn. At present it is green and as it li I II n i h i l l i Tir PLEDQE. For Young Helpers' LesKue o< Service. "Do a little kindness to some- one every day. Scatter rays of sunshine all along the way." I pledge myself in the service of my King and Country to Do MY BE8T l.N MY DAILY WORK, wherever it may be, to help others wherever possible, aud to endeavor in every way to make myself A GOOD CITIZKX. Date Name Age Address waves in tlie wind rows uiid rows of scarlet poppies show between the green. A beautiful picture which I wish you could all see. Later when the corn turn.s to a golden brown it will be even more beautiful. Some of you I know Lave iK)ppie3 growing in your garden, but nowhere 1 think do they grow so prettily as iu the fields of England. Instead of the three meals a day which you are used to they have four meals over here, sometimes indeed five. In London there are the jolly buses md tramcars with open tops, that is seats all along the top, and one can go for long, long rides and see all the sights so splendidly. The first day I arrived I was riding on one of these iu the evening and I suw a big crowd of people on a street .•orner. They all appeared to be most in- terested iu something that was going on, aud what do you think it was/ It was a little boy about 7 years of age who was giving an imitation iu the mid- dle of tho street of a Vaudeville show, lie was dancing and singing and acting the part of two or three people all by himself, and he was not in the least bit shy about it. It was quite funny. I notice that ho got (juite a lot of pennies aii<l big heavy things they are to carry. The English ])enny is about twice the si/.e of our Canadian cent, and when you get a pocketful you feel quite heavy on that side, and it isn't at all the time for you to go and get weighed 1 euu tell you; that is if you clou 't want to sound as though you are too fat. Young helpers may like to hear the story of: TOM TOODLES, The Kitten. Little Tommy Toodles was not very good Did what he should not .N'ever what he should Tore his clothes to tatters (Jot a dirty face .Vioriiiiig, noon and evening Was ill sad ilisgraee. T.ulkeil instead of sleeping, Got up late each day, Tlioiiglit the longest school road was tli<' shortest way. Woulil not learn his lessons I'layed all day instead (-auglieil at all his teachers Cured not what tliev said. .Ml tlie other Kittens when he came in sight One and all together Quickly took their flight .N'aiightinesj) in eutchiug, wu won't pl^y with you. Little Tom was lonesome, hudu't much to do. ^ Every day young Tommy had alone to play Not one of his comrades dared with him to stay. So mure dull and duller Toinjiiy found his lot Till his naughty habits he at last for- got. Went to sleep at bedtime Got up when he ought Washed his face quite nicely Did what he was taught Now a better kitten never could be found .Search the shores of catland Everywhere around. THIS WEEK'S BIDDLES. K. Why is a book like a king? K. Why are printers liable to take cold I K. Why is a blacksmith like a safe steed f OUB FRIENDS THE BIBDS. Gordon Lane sent the best des- cription of a .Swamp .Sparrow. You will remember that there were three birds to be described. Tho Swamp Sparrow is a very funny little chap as Gordon seems to have dis- covered, lie loves best to hide under low grasses and weeds, where he creeps around very much like a little mouse. He is always to be found iu swampy places as the name implies and en- joys mud as much as any small boy. Gordon's desariptiou is as follows: ' • Dark on the upper parts with black and brown forehead and medium grey stripes on the side of his head. He builds his nest of grasses." The Eox .Sparrow is a larger bird then the Swamp Sparrow but he also is rather foud of damp marshy places. He has a better song thuu his brother, however. His markings are reddish brown, mixed with grey. His tail is entirely of a reddy-browu tint aud he lias the same markings on his waistcoat. The eggs of this little bird are spotted with tlie same reddish brown colour on a blue-green shell. The vesper sparrow gets his name from his habit of singing most when evening time comes on, entirely unlike the others, this little fellow in rather fond of dry places, and you will always find his home- built away from swamps and dniiiii. He can be very clearlv di.stiiiguislied from the others liy his tail which has two white outer featliiTs on each .side. Hi.s colouring is redely brown with blotches, .â- \iiy Helpers who see new birds, and the summer holidays will give you Jilenty of opportunity for studying them, should send iu" an account for our Corner. .Name will be given to all birds of which descrijitions are .sent in, if you find a bird that is that (|uito new to you, write in u full des- cription and we will talk about him in The Corner and jirint his nnme. I hope all my Helpers are still en- joying II very happy holiday. Yours lovinglv, A I 'NT .JANE. Letters have been received from Irene Weese, Cordova .Mines; Anne .Mills, Tottenham; Hobert Thomas < onlova .Mines; Wilhelmina Wray, Tot- teiihiim, and many others. Rut Aunt Jane wrote so much about the binls nud her holiday in England that we must «ait till next week to print letters. ADVICE TO GIRLS By Rosalind XtiUltrmJ ActorJInt <o ('â- < Copy- right Act Rosalind welcomes letters from young women readers of this paper â€"and young men, also â€" asking for advice. Address all letters to Rosalind. 515 Manning Chambers, Toronto, an// write on one side of the paper only. Replies will be published in this paper about tliree weeks aft«r letters are receiTed. Dear Rosalind: Reading over the "Advice to Girls" in the paper, it makes my heart ache when you see those dear girls asking your advice about getting married and early engagements. Those poor dears to not think it is a lifetime, not a dcy or a week. Such good times they can have if they only look at the right side. Hope you will give them good advice, which I see you have done. MRS. J. H. Dear Mrs. J. H.: â€" I am glad you agree with mo when I tell the girls to wait awhile. For I am afraid some of them think 1 don't understand at all. I'erhaps when they read your letter they will stop to con- sider that it is not juat for a day or a week, but really for a serious life- time. â€" E08ALIND. Dear Roealind: I have become deeply interested in reading the letters and answers which are issued in the paper weekly and 1 thought that I, too, would write and ask you a few questions on a subject which has trouble<l me very much. I am a young girl 18 years old and have been in tho employ of a man 40 years old, married for some time, and with a family of five children. This man in- sists on hugging and kissing me and says there is no harm in it, as he doesn't mean anything by it, and when he was a young man he wouldn' t keep company with a young girl unless she allowed him to caress her. Do you tliiuk this is proper? or docs he respect the girl? Slioiilil a girl going with a young fidlow who is not married allow liiiii to kiss her? DOWNHEARTED. My Dear Girl: Have you ever tol(\ your mother how your employer acts? I do not think yijii should ri'iiinin in such a ])luce. Men who are worthy of the name do not Inat girls so familiarly. With regard to your second query, I must say most .inphatically, as I have said many times before: NO! ROSALIND. Dear Itosulind: I am a girl li( years of age and I have been going out with a friend of I". He evidently is very shy and will not call on me unless the old folks are iiway or he has .someone to accompany him Iu the house. 1 tvould be glad if you would explain to me how I am going to get him to be a little more thoiiglitfiii of me anil not be afraid of letting peopltt see him calling on me. BIRD. Dear Bird: Ask the boy to come to see you when other young people are present. Let liiiu see that you are a jolly good sport, and that you like a crowd. He may be afraid that you intend to monop- olize him entirely. When you return from an outing with him, invite him to come in aud join your family group for a little while, just as you would have n girl friend do. ROSALIND. Dear Rosalind: I have tolloweil your advice to girls till now and as I am worrying over a iliiesfion, I am now turning to you for an answer. I am promised to a boy who asked me to go to his home to visit his par cuts. It will be the first time I have seen them. Hhoiild I. whe.j going home, kiss his mother or what? Would it be re- markable if I embraced her or would it be politef Should a girl close the door between the parlor and the living room while she is entertaining her boy friend, and at what age can a girl marry without the consent of her par- entst I shall now close, thanking yon and hoping to And mv answer soon. ALICK. Dear Alice: It is not considered good form for a girl to visit her fiance's people un- less his mother hns written, asking her to do so. When you meet his mother just shake hands cordially. If, when you are leaving you want to kiss her good-bye, do so. It all depends on how well you have learned to like each other. He natiirnl. Most girls like to lie alone when they entertain the man to whom th.'V are engaged oi,|v ,|„ii 't make it too evident. Von ciiii arrange the matter I nm sure, without niakine the family feel it. Eighteen, some places; Iwenfv-one in others. Hetter wait awhile. You mav agiee with Dad after ull. KO.SALIND I'renchy, Mnbel, A. E. M., anil Jaik.: •No answers because full names and addresses were not given. I do not piblish these, but I expect them t) be given mc in veiv litter. V irte n.rni,,. ROSALIND. FACTORY NINE MILES LONG. In the little village of (iretna Green, on the border of .Scotland the .snmi' haven to which so many eloping collides used to flee to have the cere moiiy performed which made them one a factory nine miles long and one mile wide was built and turning out cordite by the ton in one year from the time the first sod was turned. In June, nun, it wns started, and in Sep- tember the following year wns work- ing full binsi, employing thirty thou- sand people. Within" the building are eighty miles of standard gauge ' rail- way track and one hundred miles of narriiw-gniige. Think of the ininien.se quantity of material handled, and the speed with which it was moulded when it kept eighty miles of railway bii.sy! In 1812 an earthquake destroyed two thirds of the city of Venezuela, and at the same time crushed over 12,- <iO() of the poimlntion. The federa'l palace of this city contains a splendid picture gollery; according to Hon. Thomas Russell, "one of the finest in the world." The Japanese ploce the lock upon the jamb instead of upon the door. IfllOU shall have an apple â€" ^^ 1 picked them up myself. There'll soon be rows an' rows of pies Upon the pantry Shelf. Find two otiier ipple gatherer*. Upper left comer down, in the leivc*' ' -.-.rr.,., I/-... Foolish Francesca By Olive Waddey (Continued from last week.) "You must have a reference, you see; you must be â€" well, very neat and workmanlike, and have other accom- plishments besides French and elemen- tary music; in fact, I am afraid you really are not suitable to be a gov- erness." Francesca went out into the gr^y street with a certain light in her eyes. "I'm not done," she told herself; I'll go in a shop if I can't do any- thing else." .\11 the afternoon went in listening to Mrs. Bagg's reminiscences of the old days. Vague, inert memories of the tiny fiat in I'aris, of her people, came to Francesca as she listened to Mrs. I'aggs, who became, as she talked, ' .Nana ' ' once more. "Haven't I any relations?" Fran cisca broke in once. "There's only one, your father's biother; he's an ambassador in I'aris, they say. I've heard Captain 'rrenl speak of 'im. Henry, I think, 'e â€" he he called him." An unknown uncle in I'aris did not seem much liel[i. .She counted her money that evening, forty pounds seventeen shillings and some copjiers. It was u good deal, she decided; she might as well wait a while longer and look round for some work and not just take the first thing that offered. She dressed in the white dinner frock she had worn on the Orava. The last time she had hud it on had Ueeii that last evening when Kit bail kissed her good-by. It came back to her with a stab of agony as she combed down the little straight fringe on her forehead. "1 suppose people do forget," she said pitifully to the small face in the mir- ror. "I suppose some time one gci» used to remembering, and it doesn't hurt." Kit had been so wonderful, she' had adored him; he had seemed real, too, in earnest, and yet all the time hud haii leeu simply amusing himself. A flainelike color filled her face. She had been just that, a cheap amusement. Hastily she jiowdered her face, and putting it on too thickly, caught up her cloak and ran down to Danvers. •'\ery nutty, by Jove," he said, surveying her. He had changed into a dinner jacket with which he wore a soft plaited shirt ami a stand-up collar with a black but- terfly tie. The Empire was quite near. To the end of her life Francesca never quite forgot her first sight of a real theatre. She never again lost the sense of oneness between herself and the unseen and yet distinctly felt life of the theatre. The warm, enervated air which en velojied her, the lights, the blare of the orchestra, all seemed to claim her as iiie who understood. Even she wondered nf her own lack of astonishment iu all she saw; yet stie felt none. She was familiar with the very atmosphere, although she had never entered it before. Her mood wns one of intense, k^-yed- up excitement and pleasure. This was life, this was living, and experiencing. Entranced, she listened to each song, however strident the voice and ploin the singer. Miss Millie Melton was billed as No. 7. * ' All the stars came far down on the programme," Danvers explained with an air of careless patronage. From time to time he looked at Francesca. "Fetching little thing," he decided, studying her delicate profile and shin- ing hair; "not pretty, but 'one of 'em' all right. He wondered if she could really slug. She looked too small and fragile, iingularly unlike Miss Melton, who tripped on gaily attired in golden chif- fon and black velvet and a multitude of diamond (or otherwise) stars and collars find bracelets. She was tall and dark and abundant, with flashing eyes and teeth, and a good-humored, much "helped" face. •Rather a corker, whatf" Danvers said. ••Rather," Frankie answered ab- sently, waiting expectantly for the song, .\luio.st uuconsciouslv she had somehow decided that this girl's voice was a test for her; if she sang well it would give her, Frankie, some liioportionate idea of her own chance of success; if badly, a more clearlv de- fined one. She knew she could sing. A certain eager delight on Paul's part when she had sung to him, of indolent but real joy on Phrynette's, and, most or all, of pleasure and appreciation on Kit Wynton's. all helped her to believe in herself. • Miss Melton smiled largelv at the audience while the orchestra plaved over the first bars of a popular song, then after a small but impressive [laiise she began to sing. 'The song was ••The Beautiful Oar den of Roses." Francesca listened eagerlv, the voice was ordinarily good, with "rather l.i.'h forced notes. She could sing bett'iT than that, she knew it, felt it, was sure of it. The big theater was hum- ming the chorusâ€" finallv it began to sing if. ••'i'lial'.s only done with real favor- ites," Danvers whispered proudly. Francesca joined in the refraiA." try- ing her voice. It was an exceptionallv easy song, she decided, to sing. She looked round at all the people, the youths and girls sitting hand in hand and gazing at one another while they sang the .song sentimentally. -\t the end Miss Melton received a vociferous encore. Francesca found herself trembling at the sound of the beating hands and the big roaring voice which cried "En- core," so insistently. To be able to wake all this enthus- lasni-it must be divine, amazing, won- derful! Her breath came quickly, her pale cheeks flamed rose color. The creative force which was in her stirred and trembled. The rest of the program she scarcely heard. She was caught up, held by their own dreams, bv the intoxication of her own belief in her self. (To be continued.) GIVES PORTABLE TOWN TO FRANCE. Tourists visiting the war zone iu H ranee this summer will be surprised to find, outside the war-torn citv of 1-ens, n quaint Dutch village "The stranger will learn that the village is n gitt from the people of Holland to the returning citizens of Lens The houses, all of wood and of an ingen- ious, knockdown construction, are now awaiting shipment from the Nether Inn.ds, where the parts were sawed and fitted. Assembled, thev will shelter in comfort .500 refugees. When all the dwellings are occupied, the Dutch Ooverament will send landscape gar deners to lay out flower beds and shrubbery in harmony with the build ings. The ancient history of Assvria shows that they had poets in those days of a very high order. Passages are preperved which are not excelleil in beauty and power by either Milton or Dante. Nineveh was the capital See Genesis 10, 11; also Jonah 3, 3, and 4, 11. *JI THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. Lesson VIII. August 22 A PRAYER FOR PARDON Printed Textâ€" Ps. 51: 1-17 Golden Text,â€" ' ' Wash mo thoroughly from my iniquity. And cleanse me from my sin." â€" Ps. 51:2. Klstorical Setting Time.â€" 1034 B. 0. Daily Readings Monday, August 16. â€" A prayer for Pardon (I'a.). Tuesday, August 17 â€" The blessing of Forgiviness (Ps. .i2), Wednesday, August 18. â€" Forgive and Be Forgiven (Matt. 6: 5-15). Thursday, August 10.â€" Humility and Forgiveness ;Luke 18: 1-14.) Friday, August 20.â€" Seventy Times Seven (Matt. 18: 15- 22). .Saturday, August 21.â€" A Call to Pardon and Peace (Isa. 55: 1-13). Sun- day, August 22. â€" The Joy of Salvation (Isa. 12: 1-16). Comments Verses 1, 2. This Psalm grew out of David's own personal experience. It is the confession of a penitent soul and hence its language is the language of the human heart. We have achieved courage when ^ purposely stand face to face with God. Verses 3, 4. David has such an in- sight into the true nature of sin that he was led to open confession. Sin in- juies one's fellow-men, but in the last analysis all sin is against God. Verses 5, 6. This does not mean total depravity â€" it means that weak- nesses are inherent in physical nature Nothing but spiritual warfare can overcome them. Verses 7, 8. Lepers were ceremon- ially purified with hyssop. Sin is moral It prosy. Verses 9, 12. Does David here antici- pate the demands of the gospel of Jesus Christ f Verses 13, 15. Surely out of one 's own experience one may best b« able to lead othAs from sin to righteous:ie3S. David seems to have felt that his sins (ut tho blood of others upon his head. Verses 16, 17. There was no ceremoni- al sacrifice that covered such crimes punishable by death. God himself, however, could forgive and wipe them out. Humbled and contrite, Duvid seeks reconciliation with God. There ire no regrets so humiliating as those taused by a misspent life. It has been contended by those who are unfriendly to tue religion of the Bible that Bavid's life was not such as to enable him to consistently produce literature for the spiritual guidance of others. To say nothing of his special, div- ine qualiflcations, it must be borne iu mind that is was a penitent David who wrote these lines, with the memory of his folly as a background. Illnstrated Trutb The man who can stand the test of divine scrutiny need not fear any other test (v.6). Illustration. â€" In most things we de- sire a slightly exterior, while we real- ize that real values are to be had when there is excellence all the way through. A concern that manufactures furniture carries with its advertisements the picture of a piece of furniture being sawed in two, showing there is no out- side layer for appearance' sake. Be- r.eath the picture are these words, "It stands the the saw test." Of course, no one resorts to the saw to find out whether or not the claim is valid, but the maker knows. So God knows how you and I would stand tjie "saw test." Forgiviness A member of a family that had the habit of asking forgiveness says: "It binds us together in a sweeter and truer fellowship than we could have if we made no effort to atone for our mis- deeds and to soothe the wounded feel- ings of our dear ones." Topics for Research and Discussion I. Praying for Mercy (vs. 1-lti. 1. of what is this Psalm an expression! 2. Why did David have occasion to be penitent? 3. Which requires the more cLuragt. â€" to confess wrong-doing or to keep still about it? 4. What is the effect of sin upon human characterf 5. How does sin affect Godf II. Praying for a clean heart (vs. 7- 12). (â- >. VVhy does the bible compare leprosy with siuf 7. What arc the striking points of similarity between leprosy and sinf 8. How do David's words seem to anticipate the demands of the gospel. III. Praying for Restored Joy (vs. 13-17). J). What is the value of experi- ence iu leading others from sin to right- eousness f 10. Vpon whom was David depending for forgivenessf INVENTOR HAKES NEW LIGHT WHICH RIVALS SUNSHINE A light which far surpasses any ex- isting arrangement of artificial light and is the closest approximation to ac- tual daylight ever accomplished is understood by the American chamber of commerce in London to have been perfected there. The apparatus consists of a high-- power electric light bulb, fitted with a cup-shaped opaque reflector, the sil- vered inner side of which reflects the light against a parasol-shaped screen placed above the light. Tho screen is lined with small patches of difrerent colors, arranged according to a formu- la worked out by Mr. Sheringham, the inventor, and carefully tested and per- fected in the Imperial College of Science and Tecnology. The light thrown down from the screen is said to show colors almost as well as in full daylight. Young bamboo shoots are eaten by the Chinese and Japanese as we eat a^paragus. They have the taste and flavor of Brussels sprouts.