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THE FLI8HBKT0N ADVANCE. MILADY'S SPORT HAT ilv Diar Hoys an J (iirls: - I am MTV Jcliglitcd witii the letters that arc lon.ing in from uew members. I Lave iihvavs felt quite sure that (.very bov an-l girl in t;anada deep down in his or her heart, really wants to be a helper and to give some s^rv- ee toothera; »« 1 want to bid a very LTarty welcome to all our aew mem- here and to each and every one 1 would z, -'''•'^v^'JLr'^:::. i.Bver »eriouslv thought about Hirv ce>' before now is the best time o begin A''*! ^-"y »'"'^ ^â- ''".'irthe .„ you are helping yourself m ho ZyhvH l-osMble way, because >ou very ""V { biL'L'cr and better and r'vef anr'stronge with every good d td you do, so d'on't forget this part oTit will vouf and above every hing So not fo g"et thai Aunt June is th.nk- fng about you all. Wherever you liv whatever work you are doing, she is ^iterested and as 1 read your letters La write this to you. I am sending nut my thoughts to each and every helpeT.^very member of our splendid l,eai:ue of Service. A very Hearty Welcome to the Fol- lowing New Members: Herbert McMuUeu, Keversham Harvey Uranton. Glenwood Koberta Thomas, Cordova Mines Ircuj Wecse, Cordo.u -""nes Mabel Houghton, Cordova Mines Mearl Godson, Tottenham i-rances Turey. IJlytheswood Muriel Hunt, KganviUe KutU Isabel Dingwall, HopeviUe l.aura Clifford, Wiarton Willielmiua VVray, Tottenham Anna Mills, Tottenham NVe are getting quite a uumber of Boy .Scouts into our league. I am ai wavs glad to see a Scout because 1 kiiCw that his help means so «»'«'''<' ay country. Our Girl Guides are do- fug splendidly. W^' I'ave alrea,ly nine members, but there is l"«"ty of room for more, so 8<iuee.e in every one of vou who read this corner and help to Lke our membership a big bumping one. 1)„1 vou like the little story of the UoK Traveler last weekt I thought this week you ought like to hear some- hug about another friend of ours, Miss I'ussycat. 1 heard a very strange thing about her a few days ago. i rob- ably you have often heard it said that eats ?an see in the dark. My "end, who belongs to the Society for the Prc^ vention of Cruelty to Auimais, tells me that this is not quite true -No animals, he said, can actually bcc when it is quite dark. There mus be a faint light or their eyes are useless, but Miss I'ussyeat can go one better than us with lier eyesight, fahe can see in a very feeble light, that is if the room is almost dark with only a few rays of light. I'uss can see very well the reason for this being that the inside of her eye has a very bright lining which reHects back every bit of light that falls ou it. This l..iiiig is almost as go.,.1 us trff m-lal reflect- ors which you see behind some lamps, in the lamps of uutomobiles for in- stance It is "Iniost of the nature ol a small looking glass. It is this sum- ,„,r l.ackgroun.l of Miss Pussycat s eyes which make them shine out so when vou meet her in the (lurk, ihere is another funny thing also about our little friend, and it is in the nature or a riddle. Uid vou ever hear itf Why i3 u cat like a sbipt The answer is because her tail arts as a rud.ler. 1 ou know how a ship «s guided in its course by means of the rudder. Have you over wondered how Miss Pussycat ig able to jump down from such steep heiglits and yet always land upon her feet .lust watch her next time and see and Tou will find that she always keeps her tail stretched well out bo- hind her. This helps her to keep her balance and land "right side up, â-  as the saying ie. A FAIEY POEM FOR THE LITTLE ONES When all the children in the laud Are put to bed at ni^ht, A fairy waves her magic wand And gives them magic sight. To see with eyes, though closed in sleep Far into dreamy land, To hear the music soft and deep Of mystic, fairy land. And dreamy land is full of flowers And giant waving trees, And ferny nooks and cosy bowers Ancl wondrous bumble bees. And butterflies as large as kites And birds as big as you, Oh! don't you wish the days were nights And dreamy land was true. I am not quite sure about the "Birds as big as you." I think they would bn rather frightening to some tiny tots, don't youf Which reminds me that one of the acta of service which all helpers can give is to sec that the ti«y ones are not needlessly fright- ened; that is helping, is, it nott Think how pleased you were upon the days when something scared you when you were a baby boy or girl, if some other big B*.roog boy or girl camo along and took hold of your hand, and said "Never miodl " Don't forget these small acts of service which arc wait- ing to be done almost every day. ( BIDDLB8 Answers td )aat week'* rlddlM: H. Why do we look over a stone want A. Because w* eannot see through it, R. When did Moses sleep Ave in a bedT A. When he slept with his fore fathers (four). K. When is soffee like the soil* PLEDOE. For Yoimg Helpers' League oi Service. "Do a little kindness to some- one every day. Bcatter rays of sunshine all along the way." I pleilgc myself in the service of my "King and Couutry to 1>0 .MY liKST IN MV DAILY WORK, wherever it may be, to help others wherever possible, and to endeavor iu every wav to make myself A GOOD CITIZKN. Date. Name . . Age . . . Address A. When it is ground. This week's riddles: It. If a furnace, a shovel and a gar- bage pail cost lUl) dollars, what will a tou of coals come to ? U. Wht goes all the way from llali- Tax to Vancouver without moving? li. If a man mounts on the b'lck (if a horse where would he get down? The last written is quite a funny o-.ie. Who will be the first to guess it/ Jolly greetings to all service mem- bers, uew and old. Please send .ots of news. Yours lovingly, AUNT JUNK. That's all this week from Aunt .luae, but your old Uncle Jim is still ou I lie job reading all the letters that come ill for Aunt June, who is still iu Kng- land and will be for a long time. If ;lio doesn't hurry back goon 1 won't lie able to attend to all these letters that are coming in. Hut we'll do our best. Irene W'eese and itoberta Graham, «lio live at Cordova Miues, have writ- ten another letter each, and we are very glad to hear from them again. ilere is what Koberta says: Dear Auut Juue: I thought I would write and let you know what I have been doing this week. Now I am go- in;,' to tell you all. 1 feed the eulf, feed the pig, pick berries and keep tiie Weeds out of the garden. 1 get the cow and water the plants, and get the meals ready and go down street. Irene Wecse is my I'alf bister and we tiave liin together. 1 hopo to gel my badge sdiin. I have had poison ivy, but am bitter uow. I have a little brother •vlioiie name is George. He is I'mir vears old and is a worker for his age. KOUEltTA GKAHA.M. Vour badge will be along all right, Koberta, but dou 't be impatient, be cause we have to wait till the factory turns them out. 1 hud poison ivy ,iuil it came out ou me every year for seven years, but it's nearly better now. Some day I'll tell you how 1 got it. Irene Wee.se has had a busy week, tdo, wa.shiug dishes, helping with the housework, picking uy> the windfalls to Iced to the pigs. We're glad to hear irom you again. Irene, as well as from Koberta, and do tell us all about your little brother George. Tottenham, Out. Dear Aunt June: 1 would like very much to joiu your Helpers League of Service. 'These are some of the helpful things I do wecK ly, pick berrici, swecji the floor, wash the (lis,lies, sew, pull weeds out of the garden and bring iu wood and waier and many other things besides. 1 have a flower garden thi.s year and it keeps ino pretty busy watering and pulling weeds out of it, bcsideo doing (itlier work. I havo sweet pea.i, ear iialions, asters and cosmos. In the evening when I get my work done I gu tor a spill ou iny wheel. I'lea.se find eiicldsed three cents for the badge. ANNK MIHI.K. Vou expected to see your answer bo- fore this, didn't you, Anuef Hut yuu see it takes about three weeks tu an Bwer letters, as they have to be print ed in their turn, aud if we gi^t many more letters it will take longer, be- cauie we won't be able to answer them all at once. Your badge will come along us soon as we get them. Vou are a busy little girl. Write again sotue time. Tottenham. Dear Auut June: â€" I want to joiu your league, and have signed the pledge and sent it in. I am trying for the Helpers' badge. On Monday i stay at home and do all tlie housework, while my mother and sis tcr pick berries. On Tuesday 1 hclli my father shuck wheat. I always wash the dishes and turn the sepiiratur and feed the calves before i go to thu field. On Wednesday I get the dinner, be sides the work, while my mother goes to market. Ou Thursday I help any one who wants me. Ou Kridny 1 weed th(! garden in the morning and in the afternoon I go to Tottenliam for my uiiinie li^HSou. On Haturday I scrubbed five rooms aud gut the meals, and dusted after I gut my morning 'a work done. GRACE WII-HHLMINA WRAV. You must bu a fine little worker, (irace, and a great h(dp to your father aud mother. Vou will get a button, and then overyunu will know that you arc a Helper and belong to the League. What a charming letter, Ruth dear. We want every little boy and girl to fe(>l juHt as much at home as .vou do, and to write us very often and tell, us all about their pets and everything. those rabbits. My two helpers tried to catch a young groundhog one day, but all they got was some hair ofT the end of its tail. I'll tell you some day about their dog. His name is Jiggs, and ho kills groundhogs ou our farm, lie killed a skunk last week and was in disgrace and wasn't allowed near the house. That's about all the letters and an- â- wer.s there is room for this week. Won't Aunt Juno just be as surprised as anything when she knows that I've Imcu answering these letters. Goodbye for this week. UNCLE JIM. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. August 29 SOLOMON'S Lesson IX. BEGINNINGS OF REION. Lesson â€" 1 Kings 1: 1-3: 15. Printed Textâ€" 1 Kings 3: 4-15. Golden Text.â€" •â- Th(? fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understand ing."â€" Job 28: 28. Historical Setting. Time.â€" 1022 B.C. Place.â€" Gibcon. Daily Readings. Monday, August 2;'.. â€" David's Charge to Solomon (1 Kings 2: 1-11). Tuesday, Augu.st 24. â€" Solomon's Wise Choice (1 Kings 3: 4-15). Wednesdav, August 25.â€" The Worth of \Vi>(l(,iM (Prov. 4: l-\'>). Thursday, August 2(1. â€"A Wise Woman (Prov. 31: 10-2U). Friday. .-Vugust 27. â€" A Godly Woman (Prov. 31: 21-31). Saturday, August 28.- Youthful Choices (Ecd. 12: 1-14). Sunday, -August 29. â€" God's Gift uf Wisdom (Jas. 1: 5-17). Comments Verse 4. Gibeoii was five or six miles northwest of Jerusaleui. Tin tabernacle was there. The ark of tin covenant was in a tent in Jerusalem. It was the custom in the Orient to se lect a lofty place for worship. Verse 5. Solomon was about twintv years old. David had stepped aside, giving to th#' young monarch a loosely unified kingdom. For other instaucs of revelations iu dreams, see (Jen. l,"): 1 ; 28: 12; 37: 5 and Matt. 2: 12. Verse (i. According to our stand- ards, David's life had not been altii get her exemplary. Solomon's far- famed wisdom is here apparent in the lie^inuing. How fortunate if all sons would and could thus honor their fatli era. \'er.se 7. .\n larrogant fool ncvei uses such language of childlike hu mility. \ Crses S, !i. Solomon desired the wisdom •'hud s:i(,'acit.v necessary to In king over a peojile having a divinely chosen mission. Solomon implies that ri^jht and wrong are not always easy to distinguish. Verse 10. Solomon's speech plenseil the Lord because it was humble, wise, tlioiightful anil considerate. "Pis true that God appeared to Solomon in a dream, and "life is no dreain, but life is niithing without its great dreams." Verso 11. Because we ask, (Jod an- swers. If the divine anil human minda are nearly enough upon flu same jilaue to admit of such comiuun ion, pruver becomes an understandable fact. Verse 12. The wisdom here com- mended consisted in "keenness to per- ceive that which is not at first njipa rent." Verse 13. What gifts, when rightly used, and when coming from right sources, arc greater than these! .Sulu nion '.s gifts were many and diversified. "He was wise as a judge, as nii arehi teef, as a statesman, and in literature and science." Verse 14. While David failed to keep many of thi comiiiandments of Jehovah, ho always recognized the rulership of God. Verso 15. Though Solomon started out beautifully, his failures iu old age give prophetic significance to the word "if" iu vorsif 14. Illustrated Truth. The value of wisdom can uot be bet- ter set forth than by the fact ^liat without it every other thing is use- los.l (v. 10). Illustration. â€" Wisdom is a sort of safety clutch without which every- thing fails. The ascent to the hilltojis that surround Cincinnati is, in several instances, achieved by means of a wire cage in which the car is carried. The machinery which operates the cage is so carefully constructed that the pas- senger rides smoothly upward, unable to toll from the motion of tho car that anything uuuaual is taking place. However, without tho little device that dutches the car aud holds it until it is upon tho level track, all of the niechauism and power would bo worse than usoleas. Topics for Rasearcb and Discussion. I. Solomon Succeeds David (vs. 4 IM. 1. When and where did tho events of this lesson take placof 2. How old was Soloniout 3. Why had Duvid stepped aside in Solomon's fnvorf 4. What evidences of wiadora did Solo- mon show from the beginning f II. Prays for Understanding (vs. 10, 11). 8. What especial merit did flod recognize in Solomnnf 0. Ig our own generation sufTiciently a genera tlon of prayer t III. Prayer answered (vs. 12-15) 7. How did Ood answer Solomon's I layer f .) :â- >* l» This dainty little sport »ilk hat l3 Very much in vo?ue at pres- ent and will be this fail. The fig- ured silk In harmony with the color used on the under brim and the edge piped with the same ma- terial. The History of Your Name By Philip Francis Nowlan, McDOUOALL. Variations â€" M(a)cDougal, M(a)cDou- gald. Racial Origin â€" Scottish and Irish. Source â€" A given name. There are many who bold there is a difference between names which begin with "Mc" and those which begiu with "Mac," aud that the proper pro- iiuneiatiun of them are "mic" and "lilac," respectively. Such is not the case. "Mc" and "Mac" are the same, and the proper pronunciatien of both is "mac." The prefixes both mean the same thing â€" "descendant of," The only difference that does e.\ist is due to the rather general modern custom among the Irish of abbreviating "Mae" to "Mc" in the spelling. So there is an inference, though not an infallible one, that the family which spells its name with an "Me" is Irish, and the one that uses "Mac" is Scot tlsh. The family name of McDougall, in its various forms, probably is men common iu Scotland than in Ireland, but it is far from being a rarity in the latter country. It is, of course, a Celtic name, and like virtually all the family uames which have developed under p-.uely liaili- iufluenees, with interference of Anglo-Saxon or Norman intlueines i." derived from a given name. I'nliki other races, the Gaels never took their family names from words denotinj; geographical location or personal char leteristiis. It is true, however, that the bulk of their given names, fnnii which the family names were devel- opejl, were so founded on words de- noting some personal peculiarity or at tribute. The given name Diigiild, from which I he variiius forms of McDougall orig- inated, falls within this classification It means "dark stranger." Foolish Francesca By Olive Wadsley London Houses Filled. Ten years i'.go there Were 50,000 houses empty iu the ceunfy of London. Now there is virtually aoiie vacant. Hawaii's Famous Volcano. TIm- i-iatcr (if M.iun.i Loa, Hawaii's famous volcano, is 20 miles in diani cter. At tipies the stream of lava issu- ing from it is 50 niili-s long. IContinued from last week.) The instant the show was over she turned to Danvers. "Please ask Miss Melton if she will see me just for a minute, will you! Please do." "Anything to serve a lady." Dan- vers said gallantly; "and such a pretty little lady," he added, glancing admir- ingly at Francesca 's flushed face and j shining eyes. "You wait here, and I'll see if Millie had my note. Shan't be a sec." Francesca stood and watched the tired looking attendants throwing gray dust sheets over evcrytliing, col- lecting the fallen papers, putting back the hired opera glasses in their cases. The orchestra had gone instantly, and only the electric lights from the huge domed ceiling lit the place. A unit'oriued attendant came up to her aud told her civilly that she must go." "I am waiting for some oue, " she explained. "He's here, it's all right." Danvers was coming quickly up the long flight of heavily carpeted ste|i8. "Done it," he exclaimed triuniph- autlv. "We're to go round now. Come on. '"' He held out his hand to help Fran- cesca. aud led her down the- stairs to a small door ou the right of the orches tra marked "Private." He pushed it open, went down a short passage, down a short flight of stairs, aud then said: "Now you're in it â€" right in the middle of all the theatrical world, as it were. There's Millie's dressing room. Barge right iu." He jocularily called out; • • Ahoy there!" "Come in, kid," a woman's voice answered. Danvers opened the door aud dis- closed a small room brilliantly lit by electric light. In front of a five-wing- ed mirror a woman was sitting. She wore a pink dressing-gown made ot some filmy stuff, which was very dec- ollete. .\nother girl, still dressed iu a sp;in gled dancing frock, was brushing her hair. She stared curiously at Frankie and winked at Danvers. .She looked jolly and very pretty, and rather bizarre. "So, kid, brought along your little paU " Miss Melton imiuired geniall.v. "Hear you're thinkin' of joinin' the profess.'" she added, smiling, at Frankie, "and want lue to help you. "I'm sure I'm willing to do all 1 can to help any oue who's any good. Wait half a tick till Dolly stops pat- ting my head with the wrong side of the brush and we'll talk over things." Francesca felt rather nervous and was devoured by curiosity. The room seemed very, very small and dingy, the walls were white- washed, and one entire side was taken up by a large deal pupboard: the open doors revealed a row of evening dresses. .Some flowers, two or three bottles of scent, and various jars of powder-piifTs were on the dressing-table, and there was onl.v one cane chair in the room beside the one upon which the actress was sitting. Frankie noticed that her face was well made up. "Bet it all seemed deuced (|ueer to yen, ell f " Miss Melton broke iu. She rose and threw aside the dress •"B gown, revealing a much bc-rib- boned camisole and satin underskirt. "Where's me kit?" she demanded, rummaging in the cupboard. She found a black evening frock and Dolly fastened it up, and then raced off to change as well. In five minutes they were all four in a taxicab, driving to Miss Melton's flat. CHAPTER "VTn. The Astute Mr. Nathan. Frankie felt intensely excited, in- tensely gay and interested. She ate some excellent liver and bacon, and then Miss Melton, saun- tering over to the little upright piano, said breeziugly: "Now come on. and let's hear what you can do. What 'II you singf" She reeled oS a list of songs. " •! Hear You Calling Me.'" Frankie said, choosing at random. Dolly was lounging in an armchair. Danvers stood on the heart-rug, pray- ing that Francesca was not going to make a fool of herself. His anxiety ceased with the first word of the song. Francesca 's voice, deep with a depth of beauty, clear and pure, filled the little crowded, over-furnished room. She stood, small, pale, rather insig- nificant, and song without looking up. When she had finished, Millie Melton gave a big sigh. "You've got the goods, me dear," she said simply. She looked at Fran- kie a little curiously with her big bis- tered-lashed eyes. "That's a cert," she said with conviction, looking at the other two. "Good Lord, yes." Dolly agreed, and Danvers said. "Knew 1 was bringing you something good, Mill, old girl. Will you help herf" "I'll take her to-morrow to Tubby Nathan ^;id ask him what he thinks," Millie said generously. She said again at the door, "You can sing." (To be continued.) There is an old superstition that the swan breaks into song at the approach of death. Hence the expression, "swan song" is often used to -refer to a last poem or musical work writ- ten just before the composer's death. The expression has also been extended to apply to the last speech of a poli- tician before being forced into ob- scurity. The source of practically all the ice- bergs of the Arctic and sub-Arctic re- gions is Greenland. Owing to the northward set of the West Greenland currents the bergs of this side are car- ried first to the north, and it is only at about the seventy-fourth or seventy- fifth parallel of latitude that they be- gin to make their way westward, to come down on tho .\nierican side. Artificial Cinnabar. The Chinese made artificial cinnabar long before Europe was a civilized country, and to this day there are trade secrets in the vermilion industry which no European has yet been able to fathom. Speed of Waterspouts. Waterspouts spin with enormous speed. Their velocity at the sea level lias been estimated at six miles a min- ute. Things Change Rapidly in the Stores These Days New things are coming in all the time. To buy inleUigently, yo u miistl k now not^only the goods, the styles, the varieties, the|pricesland the like, but you must know where the goods|are toSbefhad. The one sure way to keep up with the times is to be a regular reader of the advertisements in your paper. They are full ol' sugges- tions. Often your eye will catch the very article you need, at an advantageous price â€" or something new to you, something out of the ordinary that will he helpful to you. If you don't buy today, you will tomorrow. You are not wasting your time when you are learning to know goods and how to talk knowingly to the clerks and salespeople. Headnig the advertisements makes you a posted buyer â€" an up-to-date buyer .i»i*j.'..iiii /