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She was regarded as a person apart, who had strict notions, did not mind work, said sharp things and shot contemptuous glances. Her af- fairs were of no consequence to the rest of the sch-001. She did not care for their opinion nor they for hers. With her brother it was different. He was an active, companionable and sensitive boy Who disliked work as The girl, who was of 'a strong and independent nature, detested the! habit, felt a sweeping scorn for all‘ who induleJn it and was outspoken: in exprese...‘ , her disdain. With the' few who v .‘ed hex" honesty, she held herself alt :' from her mates; Shel toiled with indignant fidelity at her tasks, never complaining, never tell- ing tales, and accepting with a feeling} of exaltation rather than of discour-l agement a rank lower than that which her mental inferiors attained by cheating. A certain brother and sister, juSt promoted from one school to another, found that among their new school- mates cheating was prevalent. It was apparently a point of pride with the Pupils to deceive the teachers as often as possible and to invent new ways to do it. Neither of the newcomers yielded to the fashion, but they resist- ed it in very different ways. TheTobacco of Quali £7 a . “W N 5 Sold by Grocer's Everywhere in Sealed, Air- tight tins. Two Kinds of Honesty. a nd in packages About the House A whalesame drink ‘ fm‘ mm WE 3mm PIPING hot cup of Instant Postum meets the cold weather need for a comforting hot drink with no disagreeable after-effects. Both tea and coffee contain Caffeine, a drug, which. often causes headache, nervousness and loss of sleep. Instant Postum is a pure and wholesome beverage made from roasted wheat. It contains no Instant Postum \,\\\-\u§u///,g§\%§%3 Now, that was exactly what Tom did mean. He would have liked to cheat. He felt the temptation andI longed'for the comfortable result. Yet he had not cheated. But he stammer- ed and hesitated and felt so ashamedl before the bristlian virtue with which: his sister received his confession that he never finished'it. He dropped the subject as soon as he could, and so forfeited the strong and bracing help that he needed. If only the nature! that was so no<bly honest had beenl He thought it mean to cheat, but he could not think meanly of all the pupils who cheated. Some of them were very “good 501 " in most things. Then, too, even if he himself did not cheat, how was he to keep from help- ing others to, when his best friends would ask him the answers to ques- tions and think him a’prig if he didn’t He tried one day to acquaint his sister with his difficulties. She was horrified. “Why, Tom.” she exclaimed. “Do “Why, Tom.” she exclaimed. “Do you mean to tell me you’d like to cheat?” much as he loved play, cared im- mensely for what the other fellows thought of him, delighted in doing a good turn for anybody, and desired always to be like the persons he Was with, and to do as they di<L tell? an Postum Ce There’s a Reason Caffeine, nor any other harmful ingredient whatsoever. Young and old alike can safely enjoy the delicious, full-bodied flavor and the healthful comfort of Instant Postum, at any time during the day or night. Just try it for awhile this winter, instead of tea or coffee, and notice the improvement in your health. A little fancy stitching adds much to the appearance of some otherwise plain looking things. Wind floss on the bo'bbin of your machine, loosen the shuttle tens-ion enough to allow the floss to pass through easily, and lengthen the stitch. Ordinary thread is used for the needle. Stamp the ma- terial and work on the Wrong side. This stitching has the appearance of combingâ€"Mrs. H. R. W. When cutting children’s garments from a small amount of goods and piecing is necessary, piece where trim- ming would look most effective. Cover the seam with a bit of braid or a simple design in embroidery work or a few fancy stitches, as the long and short stitch, or feather stitch. On ‘ garments for grown-ups wool yarn or beads can be used in charming effects. patient and g'enfle too that sisterly opportunity would not have been thrown away. The two are still at school. The? aggressively honest girl still main- tajns her honorable oddity, and sti'll wins no one to her side. The boy still ' refrains with difficulty from doing as the other pupils do; sometimes he‘ helps his friends when it would be betâ€" ‘ bar for them if he refused. But his. own work is still honest. and some of his mates are coming to do as he does, half from love of honesty and half] from love of him. Perhaps, as his moral nature grows with his physical and mental growth, he will be as sturdin and naturally honest as his sister and more sympathetic than she with the weaknesses of others. It is ‘a fine thing to haw. a nature superior to common temptations; but ‘When virtue assets itself so vigorously that it crushes or alienates the feel- ‘ings of those who are less hardy mor- ally it links itself with a fault. Com- mon honesty and oommon kindliness should go hand in Land. I do my patching of every-day clothes on the sewing machine. I put a patch on the knee of a. pair of overâ€" alls by ripping up the inside leg seam, To do punlch'work by a shortcut method, use a design such as a wild rose or butterfly, haste a piece of strong paper underneath, then a piece of coarse curtain net. Work through all. When finished cut out linen, be- ing very careful not to cut net. Tear out paper, leaving net, which greatly resembles punch work. This can be worked to gTeat advantage in mend- ing thin breaks in lunch cloths and also to cover stains. Work the deâ€" sign over the stain or hole and cut away. Mrs. R. R. I have a family of seven to sew for, so I have to use all the short-cuts I can. I do very little basting and find I can make the work look juwt as neat as when I haste it. The less particular things may be pinned instead of basted. If you are careful to put the pins in at right angles to the line of stitching, the machine foot will pass over them with no trouble. When giathering, lengthen the ma- chine stitch and make two rows of stitching about three-eightths of an inch apart. Draw up one thread of each row and you have neat gathers that will not slip out of place. When putting on a straight facing or binding, let one edge be selvage. This saves much time and basting. ‘imited Some FOR H EA LTH Short Cuts In Sewing. ping every other stitch until'hole is filled. I use tape to tie childiren‘s nightgowns instead of making button- holes.â€"Mrs. A. H. S. I think my greatest short-cut in sewing is the plain slip-over dress with sleeves and body all cut' together. I use an old dress for a pattern. Cut out, finish around the neck and open- ing first. Sew up the two sides and arm seams, hem, finish the sleeves with bias binding, put on the fasten- ing, the dress is ready to wear. I put straps on the side seams and make a sash or a belt. The neck can be open- ed down the front, back or on both shwldaers. I have five children to sew for, the oldest being five years of age. I do my summer sewing in the Winter when the men are not working very hard and don’t require the hearty meals that take so much time to pre- pare. I use lots of pins and do very little basting. I do the stitching with No. 40 thread, and instead of French seams lay the edges together and fold over about one-quarter inch and stitch. I find this will hold as long as the cloth will wear. ‘ I Inake everything I can with the kimona sleeves. When it comes to darning men’s cotton work socks, I crochet around the hole with knitting cotton, using single crochet and skip- A yard and a ha‘rf of pink checked ple'rcale, scalloped around the bottom In making buttonholes in everyâ€"day garments, I sew back and forth three or f0": times, leaving a small space in centre where buttonho‘le is needed. This is then cut, being careful not to cut the stitching. To prevent rippin‘g in tablecloths, sheets, or towels at the ends, I sew back and forth two or three times in the same place instead ‘of tying the threads. When hemstitcxhdng wears out, I stitch serpentine braid across the worn edge. This makes a neat finish and lasts a long time. When I get new-underwear I stitch two or three times around the button- holes on the Sewing machine. This prevents them from stretching or 106- ing‘ their shapeâ€"MrsT'L. W. F. sewing the patch in place and then resewing the seam. ‘ In making plain garments I cut out several garments at a time. Then shitch all seams so as to have them ready for pick-up work at odd times. â€"â€"AND THE. ‘WORST IS YET TO COME Iand sleeves and finished with white bias binding and a white lawn sash made a very pretty dress for my Iseven-year-old daughter. To fear or to wén‘y is as sinful as to curse, for how can one fear or worry if he intrinsically believes in the Eternal Justice, the Omnipotent Good, the Boundless Love? To fear, to doubt, is to deny. to disbelieve.â€"- James Allen. Ivory on Islands. The most valuable desolate islands in the world are the Li-akova, 1':n the Arctic Ocean off the mouth of the Lena, in Siberia. They are frost- bound and utterly barren, save for Arctic mass; but they contain such enormous quantities of fossil ivory that they are exceedingly valuableâ€"in fact, although uninhabited save for the ivory diggers, and of themselves incapable of supporting life, they pro. duce a revenue of £1,000,000 a year. Tie together the legs of two play- ers so that to move ahead they have to hop. Furnish each of them with a smooth pole, about ten feet long and well padded at one end, and then let them see which can first push the other over with the padded end of; the pole. The roostemlike contest will} provide plenty of fun for those who look on as well as for those who take part. I find that a 5111)pr of cotton tape and bias binding of different Widths i.) a great help. I allways have a package of safety mzo'r blades that are sharp on only one side, at hand‘ when I want to do rippingâ€"Mrs. T. C. There is no joy like that which comes from a useful life, the per- petual effort to do our level best; to try to get ahead without crowding others back, and injur- ing their opportunities or inter- fering with their rights: making the most of ourselves not only without making anyone elée the poorer. but by herpmg them as we go. When one man goes up- ward he can carry a score with him. if he will. ' Live and Let Live. Hop-a-Doodle.