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"^ """•(ilu ^^ lu mrmi ^^^gamm mmm THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE. i li YOUNG HELPERS' LEAGUE SERVICE been „, ,ro«r..s.ng l>at ;. ^ ^^ ^^ Wv dear Boj« and Oirls:- Mv thoutihU this week have plantea II .^nrts or Canada. gardens ni>s^"- ; ^ beau- Says. T«o aays ago ^^^ - ^^ t>^"' ""'^ ^''Si„r; abW the one member my te 1 »t. y« ;, ^j^^ lovely near the big "^"'.""j," tuning about. This g»rJ<^» ''f. °veL beautiful lawn, er,. .There «88 •' ^ "^ j g^een, with ,„ smooth •"^^.ff ^/either side. In lovely fl-«",,^;tg hollyhocks, «weet them ^*tr«; ""^^'"S j ,oses, pink, '" mnka (somewhat like a ^-^-}«L^). foxglove. ty luy PLEDGE. For Yoimg Helpers' Iioague o{ Service. " Do a little kindness to some- one every day. Scatter ray8 of siinsUine all along the way." I pledge myself in the service of my King and Country to DO MY UKST IN MY DAILY WOKK, wherever it may be, to help others wherever possible, and to endeavor in every way to make myself A GOOD CITIZKN. Date. crimson four o'clockS; sm all var,;;y.^"caruatiou),^^«'-- daisies. there white were lovely «""'• .^rtt""' rrdettt not tniuk this was » '^f ^ ^|, ^„sh ,„ one ccrner ^/jere was a i g^^ o£ something ^^-""^^i^^fi, Canada, and very often see grow "t"^ ^a^^^^, ^^^ this was ewnt '»% enaer ^^^^ ,„auve t.los.om was fjb ";^/j^ ^l,, scent of it was "'''/„£* is an old, ^"'^a;;ie re'"-' '- ^- ^'^-^ old ,vho is living in the house. The Name . . Age . . â-  Address and bowed branches are V^-^ /" tu' „e • but, al ..own in some l'>«|^='--«j,;;;Vu?.h' fruil, it '""u"^" ;l rdelight ul Lome for many makes !i most atug" j^ ,j birds. Heading ""^ 'XuTey.vy now bear the chirp or t« t r, «%<- y -•^ ^rXte^Te athwa^ and ^"^^ came t" ,'''?''*'';.-\.ch of grubs. Spar- flowerbeds -arch^ the' most plenti- rows, of lourse, j^ ^^^ £ul; but 'l""''G*'i\4"inK and what "'!,''r''\?hri'l'e wlfi'te-throated looked '» " j^' g^^uer visitor did not L. ^v^lLJ^t^tn between O. ^•"^'^ttrS-sometiiing^wW^ straight, just aa you have seen tliem in the funny pictures of Old Brer Bab- bit. The next instant they would .scamper off. Kvery one of them ap- peared to be just a baby. RIDDLES. Answers to Last Week's Riddles K. Why is a book like a kiugf A. Because it has many pages. K. Why are printers linble to take coldt A. Because they always use damp sheets. K. Why is a blacksmith like a safe steedt A. Because one is a horse-shocr and tlie other is a sure horse. "J London, I «aw another pretty something w sure you would like I liked. forgotten wild sight am quite .-.- ^ , , the a ... A t> n «r urn rf* UtX*JJ â- " covered with sicrht of little bobbing brown and white fern.; they were baby rabbits. ono field was literally hem an^ for a second they appeared '^"^' \s motionless, as the train ws their ears stuck up almost tlowint down, Tomorrow is mail day, the day wlicn mail will come out to you; and next morning it will be mail day f'gainâ€" this time, for my letters; so you can picture me, every week, very eagerly looking in my bag for the let- tiTH from Helpers, with news of all your doings. 1 hope you are still hav- ing sunshiny weather. A Story for You. I heard a story the other day of a (lexer dog, who belonged to the post- oflice 'lepartment in the United States. This little fellow, whose name was Owney, was a Scotch terrier. Owney is reported to have travelled near^ round the world entirely by himself; and, when last heard of, he had, dan- gling from his collar no less than 190 liriiss tags, souvenirs of his many trips. For i.L-n years he travelled with the mail clerks â€" the men who handled mail oil the trains, his licndi|iinrt('rH being newspaperman, who heard of Owney a travels iu the United States, thought he would give the dog a chance to see more of the world; so he had a tag made, which was fastened to Owney 'b collar, reading as follows: "To all who inuy meet this dog. Owney is his name. He is the pet of 100,000 postal employes of the United States of America. He starts to-day, August 19th, on a trip around the world. Please treat him kindly and speed him on his journey across ocean and land, to Yokohama, Hong Kong and back to New York. From New- York send him to Tacoma, and who knows but from there he may compass the earth and beat other records t Owney was treated in very grand style on board the ship which carried him to Yokohama. He traveled by way of San Francisco upon a Pacific Mail Steamship. When he got there he gained distinction for himselfâ€" so they gay_by teaching the Japanese dogs how to bite; although it is said of him that he never had a quarrel with- out cause. He was given a passport (gometuing quite unheard of in dog land before), the passport reading: "This passport is granted to the dog Owney of the United States, whose name appears below, by the Hiogo Kem-CUo, for travel iu the interior of Japan. This dog is expressly cau- tioned to observe iu every particular the di.'ections of the Japanese dogs, printed in Japanese characters on the back (f this passport, and he is ex- pected and required to conduct him- self in an orderly and conciliatory manner toward the Japanese authori- ties and people. Signed by James T. Connelley, Consul for the United States at Hiogo (Kobel)." During his travels in Japan, Owney^ was obl.'ged to conform to some of the following directions printed on his passpoit: "The bearer must obey al' I'ccl regulations while traveling in the ii t'jrior. He will not be permitte'l to trade, make contracts, rent houses, o> reside iu the interior. Ho will not discharge firearms, or hunt game out- side tin Treaty limi\e. He is forbid- den to attend fires on horseback, or to neglect to pay ferry or bridge tolls." X m: St tell you in conclusion about O-vney. that while on board the Pa- cific Mail steamer he killed more than 200 rats that were pestering the sea- men, so 1 think this little dog made sonic tayment towards his passage. 1 am afr.iid there is no room today to I'll ,Mii more about his travels â€" you may look out for another story next week. Yours loviiiglv, AUNT JUNE. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. ABOUT CANADA of April, 1825, Thomas destined to become BMHiiHHUUimiiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiitiiiii Uli tiK' lOtll U'AreV -Mclice, one of the leaders of Canada an« to die iu Ottawa by an assassin's bullet, was born in Ireland. Ue grew into youuB manhood in the »""ing jea" ;heu the great O 'Counell was at the pinuacle of his fame. In 184. he quit ted Ireland for the new world. He made 'lis way to Boston then tamed Ts one of tkc chief literary centres of "e lontineiit. For the next thrc^ years he made his home in that city, Ctrn'ng his studies.. There are manv evidences that during his time t"er; books were his chief recreation and pleasure. His literary style de- veloped rapidly and his writings were much enjojed. In 1845 he returned to Ireland, where Ue was at once asso- ciate<l with prominent Irish papers La^d joined the Young Ireland Hevolu- ""rhrJeycarV Inter came the disastrous revolt in Dublin, where in a /''«!'»"" the hope, of the party died. McGce was one of those who escaped and made their way to New "kork. Once more he was buck on the editorial staff ol an American paperâ€" a posi-.. tion he was to occupy with great bril- lu ]8!57 be left the t'nitcd Htates and tame to the province of Quebec. In Montreal he founded a newspaper, "The New Kra," and the following year he was elected to Parliament. That seat he held until his death. He became associated very intimately with Sir John Mncdonald and with Inm Ic eoutinued until his tragic death. In the House and in the Cabinet ne was considered one of the greatest orators and most brilliant statesmen uf th« day. On the 7th of April, 18«8, he was shot to death on his doorstep in '>"' Capital. y..»i ARY. MARY, quite contrary. How trimly your garden growrs; But have a care. Or the maidens there. Will someday elope with thetf beaus. Ufl kmt POEMS I This is one of the songs which, as Longfellow said, gush from the heart of "some humbler poet." In this country, at least, it has been extremely popular, having been set to music and sung in innumerable households, .^"^a- betl. Akers AUeu was born in 1832. She lived the greater part of her life at Tuckahoe, N. Y. She wrote poetry from the age of fifteen and has published many volumes. This poem was published first in 1859.] BOCK ME TO SLEEP Backward, turn backward, Time in your flight, Make me a child again just for to-night; Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore; Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care, Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair; Over my slumbers your loving watch keep; Rock me to sleep, motherâ€" rock me to sleep. Backward, flow backward, tide of the years, I am so weary of toil and of tears â€" Toil without recompense, tears all in vain- Take them, and give me my chiltlhood againi I have grown weary of dust and decay â€" Weary of Hinging my soul-wealth away; Weary of sowing for others to reap; Rock "me to sleep, mother â€" rock me to sleep. »; U^-.^ ^ the BUROX.AB' EUSE. The truth of the following itory ii vouched for by a correspondent: The other day a indv and her daughter, who live in an apartment iu town, received by post two seats for a theatre, an ac- comaBnying note running: "Pcrhapa you will not guess from whom these come Hope you will have a pleusant evening." They used the tickets en- loyed the pl«y extremely, and return ine home, found their apartment ran- iBcked bv burblnrs. And awaiting them was another note: "Perhaps you cau guess who sent the tickets." It has been advised that France it no place for automnbiling this sum- mer. Gaioline costs 90 cents a gallon, lubricant sil two dollars, and spar* parts cannot be purchased except in A â-  part of a course in automotiv* •afflneering, altei'ations are being ttade iB one of the public schools in Philadelphia, P*., 'of » runway to be eonatrucled so that studenta ea» "dU- MCt ' ' a motor ear or truck. Smoking Meat. .Many farmers now use liquid smoke, .â- I <oHiiiu'rcial preparation, because it is clieiip and easy to ajiply. However, lii|iiiil smoke applied to hams and ba- con with a brush is a little like the .liiiiiple, but not tlie ' ' real good.s. " liike the cheap shoe, it does not wear well. Where there is no regular snioke- Iioiisc some farniei''' -laim that they successfully use a box or lin;;sluad ele- \ated on stakes four or five feet high. Pieces of nieiit are suspended from poles or slat.s, across the top of the barrel, or box, and covered with boards, olil carpet or bagging. An old stove with elbow or joint of pipe exteurliug luulcr the elevated box or barrel furnishes the smoke, when siiflficicnt draft cau be procured. Whore a stove is used for smoking meat, either in<loors or outdoors, the door iind drafts must be kept closed, to induce maximum sinoking and mini- mum bla/.ing. Only a small amount of fuel is add- eil at a time. Use mostly grceu wood, and keep thi' fin' spread out and low. Hard woo<l such HS oak, hickory, maple and ush are good, and cobs, also. Do not use trash eontaining rags or feathers, or anything of animal ori- gin. I'iiie and similar woods iire not good. The pieces of pork are done when they have a nice nut-brown color, and the line aroma that you like so well with your beat ham or bacon. A Price Fie Oruit. The following recipe for pie crust took first prize recently in a recipe contest in the U. S.: Three ciijis of Hour, I tablespoon HUgar, I teaspoon baking powder and '., teaspoon salt. Sift three times, then work in I cup rold water (ice water preferred) and roll out. Wet with butter and milk or cold water the top crust. This recipe makes three small pieces or two large ones. If is certainly a delicious pie crust. Care must he taken to rciiioM' the trays indoors before sunset and during rain storms. Itrviiijr bv artificial heat. â€" Vege- tiildcs may be dried in the oven, on the top of the stove, in trays sus- pended over the tO]) of the range, or in a ciiiiiiiicrci:il or lioinciiiaile drier. In this wny the heat of the oven or stove is utili/.ed. In utilizing arlilicial heat the dry- in): slioiilil be started iit a coiiiparn tively low temperature ami gradually increased; for tliis reasiui it is neces- sary to use a thenuDiueter. The tem- perature at which most vegetables should begin drying is from 110 de- grees to IJO degrees I'ahrcniieit. The teinpeiaturc may lie gradually in- creased to l-l.T or l.')0 degrees. " When the temjierature is too high at first, or until ready to wash out. ^t^<ii.~ THE SALAD. While the Kuglisliman has his roast beef, the tSerman his soup, the Italian lis spaghetti and the American his "roasting ears," the French excel every other nation in the making of siilads, never making the mistake of having the dressing too sour or the mayonnaise Havorlcsa. A French cook can make a salad of almost anything or almost nothing. At this time of year an all-lettuce salad is rather ex- pensive if the family is large, but a head of lettuce with its crisp leaves, served one for each person, with some- thing else served with it, is not only inexpensive, but the .salad is a great aid to digestion. The word salad came originally from the Latin word which means "salted," b(cause uncooked vegetables were served with a sprinkling of salt. Mus turd, cress, endive lettuce, were first used for the so-called salads, and from simple salting of these vegetables Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue. Mother, O mother, my heart calls for you! Many a summer the grass has grown green. Blossomed and faded our faces between! Yet, with strong yearning and passionate pain Long I to-night for your presence again. Come from the silence so long iind so deep â€" Rock me to sleep, motherâ€" rock me to sleep. Over my heart in the days that are flown No love like mother love ever has shone; No other worship abides and endures â€" Faithful, unselfish and patient like yours; None like a mother cuu charm away pain Froni the sick soul and world-weary brain, aiumbei 's soit calms o'er the heavy lids creep- Hock me to sleep, motherâ€" rock me to sleep. Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with gold. Fall on your shoulders agai.i as of old; Let it drop over my forehead to-night, Shading my faint eyes awaV from the light, For with its sunny-edged shadows once more Haiily will throng the sweet visions of yore; Lovingly, softly its bright billows sweep; Rock me to sleep, motherâ€" rock me to sleep. Mother, dear mother, the years have been long Eiuc: I last hushed to your lullaby song; Sing, then, and unto my soul it shall seem Womanhood's years have been only a dream. Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace, With your light lashes just sweeping my face, Never, hereafter to wake or to weep â€" Rock me to sleep motherâ€" rock me to sleep. â€" Klizabeth .\ker8 Allen. Ways of Drying Vegetables. Sun drying. Hon drying is the least expensive method, and, when weather conditions permit, it is the most successful. .Sun drying requires bright, hot days and a breeze. Once or twice n day the jiroduct should be fumed and the dry pieces removed. The vegetables may be spread on sheets of plain paper, pieces of cotton, or on a wire screen. Cheese cloth should be tacked to a frame ami used as a covering, so that dust and insects may be excluded without interfering with the circulation of air. The cheese cloth should not rest directly on the food. the the French evolved the olive oil dress ing and later the egg ami olive oil or mayonnaise dressing. Men are as a general thing, more expert in the mak- ing of salads than women, and the gentlemen of a century ago made some- thing of a rife of the preparation of a salad, from the moment the bowl was rubbed with the cut garlic berry until the French dressing was thor- oughly mixed with the vegetables by means of n wooden spoon. Nowadays the salad is generally prepared long before dinner. ADVICE TO GIRLS BjRosaKnd Kagtttmrmd AtMrUnt »• tit* C»py- right Act days ago the big one got away again; but we still have the little one. 1 write to a little girl in -Vustralia- I am eight years old and have two brothers and one sister. I must quit now for lft.y sheet is full. RUTH ISABEL DINGWALL. LEMON JUIOB IN PA8T&T. When making pastry, if a little lemon juice is added to the water it will make the pastry lighter and re- move all taste of fat or lard. llopevillc. Dear Aunt June: â€" 1 think I shall feel quite at home in your Helpers' League. Our mother al wavs helps us a lot with our school work and with everything we try to do, and as it keeps her very busy we try to help her all we cau. I often wi)ie dishes for her and sometimes wash them, too. I picked raspberries one day last week. One day I pulled weeds and another day I drove while the men took in two loads of hay. It is holidays now, and I help mother some every day. We caught a little wild rabbit. Our daddy made a coop for it, and we fed it milk and clover and lettuce. It got away one night after we had it 52 days. We didn't see it for two days. Then one night it came to the door and started to lick the dog's dish. We chased it and caught it, and he looked thinner than when he went away. The next day the dog caught a little one and we took it away from him. He had hurt it and we thought it was going to die; but it got better. A few- Dear .\unt .'ui.' : â€" I have been reading the boys' aid girls' page and think the letters the boys and girls write are fine. I will be 12 years old in September. 1 passed lu.v entrance this midsummer. 1 would like to join your league, so am sending the jdodgc which 1 have signed, and the stamps for a badge which 1 hope to receive as soon as pos- sible. I help each day with the house- hold duties, and take care of my little baby brother, who is four montlis old. I also feed and water the hens and gather the eggs. Any spare time I Irave I am busy crocheting a yoke for my little cousin. Wishi g the club the best of success. liAUBA CLIFFORD. I guess you don 't have much time to put OH that yoke, do you, Laurat It's kind of you to make things for other |icopU>. Let us know when it is finished and what your cousin thinks about it. Within twenty miles of New York city hall there reside more Jews than iu all America beside. Lesson X. September 5. THE BUILDINO OF THE TEMPLE Lessonâ€" 1 Kings 5: 1-8: tiO. Printed Textâ€" 1 Kings 8: 1-11. Golden Text.â€" "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peo- ples" (Isa. 56: 7). Historical Setting Time.â€" 1011 B. C. Place.â€" Jeru- salem. Dally Beaciings. Monday, August 30. â€" Hiram, King of Tyre (1. Kings 5: 1-12). Tuesday, Au- gust :il.â€" The Building of the Temple (1 Kings 0: 1-10). Wednesday, Sep- tember 1.â€" The Temple Building Com- pleted (1 Kings 6: 11-22). Thursday, September 2. â€" The Temple Adorned (1. Kings 6: 23-25). Friday, Septem- ber 23.â€" The Temple Dedicated (1 Kings 8: 1-11). Saturday, September 4. â€" i^olomon's Prayer (1 ijings 8: 22- 30). Sunday, September 5.â€" The Tem- ple of God (1 Cor. 3: 9-17). Comments, Verse 1. Since the last 'lesson the temple was founded and seven and one- half years spent in building (1 Kings 5-"; 2 Chron. 1-4). At this time Jeru- salem occupied only the summit of Mt. Zion. The temple was on Mt. Moriah, outside the city. The entire dedication is in three acts; First, the removal of the ark and other furniture of the old sanctuary to the new temple (vs. 1-21) ; second, the great prayer of Solomon (vs. 22-01); third, the dedicatory sac- rifices (vs. 62-66). Verse 2. Every male Israelite was obliged to be present at the feast (Deut. 16: 6). The month here men- tioned fajls in our September and Oc- tober. Eleven months elapsed between the completion and the dedication of the temple. Verse 3. The whole priestly order of the tribe of Levi was in attend- ance. Verse 4. The tent of meeting, or the tabernacle of the wilderness, which was at Gibeon, hereafter dli- appears from history. The holy vessels were probably the brazen altar, the altar of incense, the table of snow- bread, the candlestick and the brazen serpent. Verse 5. The terms describing the number of sacrifices are designed to express great quantity. Verse 6. There had been cherubim fixed upon the ark originally (Ex. 27: 7-9). These remained, and "the great cherubim of Solomon extended their wings over all." Verse 7. The law of God was sym- wings and guarded by His presence. bolically under the" shelter of His Verse 8 The rods through the rings of the ark were evidently so long that they extended at one end through the curtain dividing the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place, thus showing to the priests that the ark was in its place. Verse 9. These tables of stone must have perished or dis-ippeared with the capture of Jerusalem by Xebuchad nezzar. Verses 10, II. This was the cloud which guided them iu the wilderness as the visible token of the divine pres- ence. The temple arose terrace upon terrace until it towered high above the city within an enclosure of marble cloistersâ€" a mass of snow and gold glittering iu the sunlight against the green of OHvet. The joy and pride of the faithful in Zion are not hard to understand. Illustrated Trutu. Only the best things are fit to offer unto the Lord (v. 5). Illustration. â€" Under divine orders only the best of material was used in constructing the house that was to be given to God. The reason for this is obvious. It was to be an expression of the genuineness of the love of the givers. Not long ago the world broke anto a knowing grin when it was dis- covered that the golden prizes the late ruler of Germany had bestowed with grand airs of eondencension upon the objects of his supposed favor, were not gold at all, but the very basest of imi- tations. The prizes seemed to be a true expression of the lack of sincer- ity behind them. Toi>Ics for Research and Discussion. I. The Ark Put into the Temple (vs. 1-6). 1. What has happened since the last lesson? 2. How was Jerusalem located at this time? 3. Where was the temple? 4. What is the order of events in the program of dedication? 5. Who were obliged to be present at the feast f 6. At what time of the year did this dedication take placet 7. How long between the completion of the temple and its dedication? n. The Ark Described (vs. 7-11). 8. Give a detailed description of the ark. 9. How did the people regard the arkf 10. What has become of the tables of stone that were kept in the arkf 11. What was the cloud men tioned in verse 10 f 12. Whv was the temple of Solomon built upon such a magnificent scale? 13. Is there any reason for objecting to the lavish dis- play shown in the building of our mod- ern churches? A pretty overskirt made of fringe is knotted at the top to make a tight- fitting yoke. Add one teaspoonful of Epsom salts to each pail of water in which colored clothes are rinsed, and even the most delicate shades will not fade or the colors run. If you wish to place a dish of food â- directly on the ice in the refrigerator, put a folded paper napkin or rubber ring from a preserve jar under it to pi event its slipping. When in sewing yonr thread becomes knotted, pull it toward the needle and it will usually unravel without anv fur- ther trouble. The water in which beef has been washed before cooking makes an ex- cellent touie for roses and geraniums. \