Abergavenny Chronicle

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I OTHER MEN'S MINDS. There is no better equipment in the ari of living than the knowledge and love oj great poetry.—Lord Chalmers. I CHARM OF FLAT LIFE. I Quite th ree-tjuarters of the London ser- vants who apply for situations ask for flat; rather tnan houses; the ovork L" easier and the hours more Used.—Mrs. Arbuthnot. BRITAIN'S TONNAGE HOLDING. In spite of war losses Great Britain now owns or.lv million tons !Q. than one-nail the world's tonnage.—Sir Owen Philipps. LONDON'S SWEETEST LAUGH. Ou the anniversary night of a popular p!:jv a prince-- of our Soyal family told the management of the theatre that she had enjoyed the play ar.d that it wai "tht .s'.veete.st laugh in Lon d on. OST Pi ACT SIN G THE HUN. y? business jinn i'Germany should T>« t., c a i I i-i the .?c.Ml t? ca:iv?-s for business in the British F.inpiie iio-.v.—Agent-General for [-.1 -1 p?L r.e' for S ruth Au-traiia. FOODSTUtFS EASY. There :•> no reason to anticipate any crn- ?? 'pioble shortage of essential foc d .?tu ffs,  r P::f- n:? 'i:' iah: y o? ?. l i'j?' 'c:u.?'-?L r. G. H. Roberts. MISCHIEF MAKING. T?n" is great d.'??'?r that the most im- r,->rtan' Li r,i it etlierl- ■ friction ?f?v.'ecu Capital and Labour, iiiii llci-. iii i ,,cii i o f niaker should inn hct. --hitv a mischief maker h-?'c'.t? put eimd" mto the h<'arin?— ?lint i.?ededi?cn; -Bishop of Exeter. WcnH: WHO SW-EAR. A hei-elf to be "one of the swearers," alleges that the habit is dr.e to the poverty of the voeabu- 1 She agrees that it is foolish, but do-ibt? v,-aether the habit can be broken. Like .-mokio' it ha<?ro"'a??'comcto-t?y. —A Mo d ern Eve. OCl UNWISE POLITICIANS. In Parliament they think all peopJe are idi'>ts, t:1 r 1 lesisi "ite fer th.era as if they, :);is.tc J,'o:('lag:tra. they THE HOUSE OF WELCOME. 1 lock forward to the time when every man an I woman, 'however poor, will regard the univ-. -rs.tv as ? house of personal wel- come. —Sir M. Sadler. TOO PREVIOUS OPTIMISM. However moca w*e may wisn to have total nr-Hiibtti. the time is not ripe for it.— Ei.^hop of Liverpool. WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN. IhaYc alwavs been among thcs? who h(i("i:d'- t tL! (I great?-t freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because it' a man i.s a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.—Prc-id c-nt Wilson. PUTTING ON THE BRAKE' Th« old of the Board of Trade to let things drift must now stop.—Sir A. Geddes. POWER OF POLITICS. The successful politician is sometimes a* poor as a rat, but he can dine with » millionaire every night if he pleases.—Lord Haldane. GOVERNMENT AND THE TRAMS. The Government is not prepared to take temporary control cf tram and 'bus trafjjr c? tr. I within the metropolitan iK-o-:—»ir A. Geddes. • • i _& ,0100.# r TH E O V E R-W C! It HOUSEWIFE. It is high time we gave 6erious attention to providing shorter hours for housewives- •■asilv the r, o-1 over-worked class in the community. -:3:r Robert Hadfield. CHRISTIAN UNITY. A en ail is an express train compared with the rate cf progress towards Christian J unity. —Rev. J. H. Shake-peare. 1 A GOOD JUDGE. The whole world is my province, but England is .my hcme.-Danic Melba. OUR LITTLE FAILING. The average Englishman never properly opens his mouth and never properly shuts it, so Nthat one never hears half of what he says.—Prebendary Gough. FEED THE SCHOLAR. Children attending school should be fed properly. We cannot have a healthy nation when children have to study on empty stomachs.—Mrs. Lloyd George. BUT MANY OASES. One never realises what an awful desert London is until one finds oneself a stranger within its walls.—G eneral Feiiding. GLORIOUS YOUTH. A,i l that I know I learnt after I waa thirty.—M. Clemenceau. DEATH AS A NURSE. We have sometimes seen a nurse wl-eel- ing a child y along in a baSciillette. On the way the child falls asleep. It wakes tc find itself at home. So with the Christian journeying along the road of life. He falls a-deep, the sleep of death, only to wake tc iind hi:r.se;f at home. Death is the nurse who h takes him home to his Father—Cod. -Dr. J. H. Jowett. WIL\.T"S IN A NAME? No man i- so well known as he thinks hE i3.-Errl:co CJ.ruo.

Out f 5,2^4 S.E.C.R. employees who i>inod th- fcrccs, 4')3 lost their lives. While a mother gave evidence a police- i:i coiii:t at Bi-Ieswi,,d-e, Dover Cast !e time-g un, which was ??d at neon and t'.SO p.m. in peace time, is to fi 1 K fc r. Nottingham trr.inv.vs works 'ill this year contribute to the re:ief of the rates. Railway :iC1.d!tS in 1918 resulted in de-ath to 87i; ucrsou-s and injuries to 4,181 pefsona. as compared with 8fJ!) and 4,208 ft c i-H7. i.iG-.T-H<h??ni'osi)ects are (ood in tbe ;,}:y:: \:C(;Ü':1 C;rt Windrush, Itelieu .? li o ? t:??\'?'I<tt''? troutupto4i?.),T. Three ?'?. trout have been landed at EL,'Lu L?kL-, Somerset. M~-s;-i Bw.nncr, Mond, and Co. have beari .:J, ,u J aLl c: o. L d ;f ::Ù, i. J tZ: ¡ 'h;l: :ti i t exolcbioa cc??Tr; at ?ilvertown. The Great We-tern Railway Company has le-iiitrcdueei the system enabling pas- s?n?orsi to register and secure their seats I ortoiehand at the nominal charge of 13. a ""a-t¡. as telc- cra-oh messengers in the Post Office at wa^e-o ranging "fr-em 14s. 64. to 19s». a week.

HOME DRESSMAKING. I A WASHING SUIT FOR THE SMALL BOY. The smart and extremely simple Iittlrt washing suit shown in our eketch is jus* the very thing for holiday wen, and, as it is very easy to make, should appeal par- ticularly to the busy mother. It is suitable for boys of from two to six years. I [Refer to H. D. 290.] I THE MATERIAL.—Now, what is the material to choose for this neat little "nit: It may either be made of the one material, with contrasting 'a ff for the trimming bands, or the kniWers ma y be made of one material and the blouse of a some-,vhat thinner fabric of exactly the same shade. In the former case I would suggest easement cloth, linen, piql1, hclland, gingham, or ma tela lie; in the latter I would advise linen 41, 11, pique, cotton repp, or jean for the knickers, and zephyr, lawn, haircord, thin linen, liwht-weight casement cloth, or thin pique for the blouse. ou v. ill need -J yaid of -,Oin, material for the knickers and 11 yards of 27in. material for the b lout-e. _A quarter of a yard of contrasting material for the trimming bands is suiiic'.ent. THE PATTERN*.—There are really two pat- terns in this design one for the knit. ke u only-, consisting of" two pieces only. a bach and a front; and one for the blouse, which contains back, front, sleeve, and enIT. In addition ym will need linings l'or ie cuffs, which are cut from the same pattern; some narrow strips ot material for facing up the plackets, etc. and bands of contrast- ing- mflk-rial about 2iu. wide for Irimming the neck and fronts. Before cutting out, lay the pattern against your small I)o y and mako any Httle alterations that may be I mako any littl.e aIt.erations that may J necessary. It i? easier ?nd better to mak<- ?th?.-e alterations in the pattern thaum the eu t-ttt garment. Rememlier that no tarn- i- ings are allowed far in the pattern, there- fore you should Lave at least lin. on all seam edges and ample material for turning up wherever a hem comes. THE CUTTING (JUT.—Fold the material for the knickers in such a way that the sel- vedges come together, and lay the pattern upon it, as s ii the diagram, taking caro that the centre front comes to the fold. Then fold the blouse material in the same way, and lay the pattern upon it, as shown in the diagram, placing the centre back to the fold. THE MAKING.—Let us begin with the knickers. Join up the curved leg seams singly on the wrong side. Join up the side seams of the knickers, but leave an opening about 4;n. deep at the top of each seam to form a placket. Next face up the raw edges of each placket with the narrow strips of material and fasten them with press-studs. Now face the raw edges at the waist and work the buttonholes at the top of the knickers. Face up the raw edges at the knee, or, if you prefer it, hem them. THE BLOUSE,—Join together the under. arm, shoulder, and sleeve seams by French sewing. Bind ,or face on the right eide. the raw edges at the neck and down the front with the bands of contrasting material. Put d wrap facing on the edsre of the left-hand front, and fasten the bloèlse. with press- stiids. Make the cuff by laying the two pieces of material right sides together, run- ning them round the outer edges, turning them inside out, and pressing them. Gather the bottom of the sleeve, and put it into the cuff, which should be made of the contrast- ing material. Put the top of the sleeve into the armhole and bind the raw edges on the inside with a strip of material cut on the cross.

I FASHION OF THE WEEK. I I SIMPLE SUMMER GIRL'S FROCK. I [E. 257.] I Many mothers are eagerly welcoming the early advent of warm weather, which enables them to put their small people, both boys and girls, into the washing frocks and suits that are so comfortable, so practical, and so economical. The wise mother has her summer preparations well in hand, both as regards her house and her family's waid- robes, but where such preparations are still incomplete there can be no possible diffi- culty in finding just the right garments to filJ the gaps. Never since 1914 has there been such a choice in children's things. Every shop in the West End that makes a specialty of such garments is full to over- flowing with dainty frocks, hats, costumes, and small suits, the variety of which is positively astonishing. Cotton materials of all kinds are well to the fore, especially for the small girl's frock, an excellent example of which is il- lustrated in our sketch. Cotton voile is, perhaps, the favourite material, but cotton Georgette, organdy, cotton crepe, muslin, hair-cord, lawn, and cotton sponge cloth run it very close in popular favour. As re- gards trimming it is always very simple, and is frequently made of the same material a% the dress. The pretty little frock in the sket-di is made of the finest cotton voile, which i l the model was white patterned with a little de- sign in Dresden china pinks, blues, and ten- der greens. The little corsage is a sort of tiny bolero, the lower edge of which hangs loose. The. neck of this corsage is cut round and is finished by a little pleated frill of the material. Above the top of the frock comes a little gauged chemisette of the finest white voile. The bottom of the corsage is finished by a pleated frill of the material set on hc- The s l eC.Vef3, w,iie h neath a little piping. The sleeves, which only come a little belon the elbow, are out r,i, with the dress, and ore bordered hy frills, just like the neck. From beneath them come little underslecves that match tho chemisette. The skirt is gathered round the waist and is ornamented at "the bottom by three littlo pleated frills set on beneath piping cords. The finishing touch is given by a sash of velvet ribbon in the most exquisite shade of blue. Taper patterns can be supplied for Home Dressmaking, 9d.; patterns cut to special measure, Is. 6d.; and Fashion of the Week, Is. Lid. Enclose remittance and address to Miss Lisle, 8, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C. 4. Note: The price may vary from week to week.

RECORDS IN RAPID PAINTING. I One of the many curious things in the world of art is that while one man will devote years of work to an exhibition picture, another will have his canvas com- pleted within a few hours or days. Over Eeventy years ago Sir Edwin Landseer pro- mised to send a picture to the Spring Exhibition of the British Institute in Pail Mall; but on the day before the opening all tho Hanging Committee had received was an empty frame, without a word of explanation. And when in their dismay they dispatched Mr. Vernon Heath post- haste to inquire the meaning of the mystery, he found the great artist standing in front of an empty canvas. "That's my picture," said Sir Edwin, pointing to the untouched canvas. "I shall send that to the Exhibition to-night." Sure enough, a few hours later, the completed picture—the beautiful "Cavalier's Pets," which may be seen to-day in the National Gallcrv-was forthcoming. A still more amazing feat of rapid work- manship is credited to Mr. Solomon, RA., whose admirable life-size portrait of Mr. Zangwill was begun and completed within five hour. Another instance is that of Mr. Orchardmen, R.A., who had not touched the canvas of his first Academy picture three days before the opening of the Exhibition.

CHINESE CRACKERS. I China invented gunpowder and popu ar- I ised firecrackers. The cheapest kind of firecracker is made of gunpowder rolled up in coarse bamboo paper with a covering of red paper, red being regarded by the Chinese as bringing good luck. Alum is used to neutralise the smoke. The Canton district is the centro of this industry. Tho Chinese seem to use firecrackers upon every occasion—to speed a parting guest, in wed- ding celebrations, on festivals and birth- days, and to dispel evil and bring good omens. China exports about £ 600,OCO worth a year.

Mrs. O'Brien, the widow of a constable I who was killed during the rescue of a pri- soner named By" rne from Limerick Work- jI house Hospital, has been awarded .£1,200 I compensation. I Greatcoats and underclothing arc being supplied by the Pensions Ministry to dis- charged soldiers who are undergoing treat- ment for tuberculosis. ( )

— — I AND HOME. S w Useful and Economical Hints on Domestic Management. 4 I Aidb to beauty are obviously tho-sc of the most natural variety, such as good health, based oil careful living with plenty of rational exercise. At the same, time iu cer- tain instances drugs are recommended as aids to beauty, but unless they are pre- scribed -by a doctor it is best to leave them severely alone. Man y t'iim pJe and harmless preparations may effectively re- place the u, of belladonna for the eyes or arsenic for the complexion. For instance, if the eyes are bathed in boracio lotion they will be refreshed and look much brighter. To make the lotion loz. of boracic acid in powder must be dissolved in H pints of hot water. It is bed to make thi", lotion in a bottle, so that it can be well shaken. It must not be Used until all the powder is dissolved. l SALLOW COMPLEXIONS. Many girls who have bad complexions would in numerous cases have saved their looks had they taken better care of their digestions, as a weak digestion is more often than not the cause of a sallow com- plexion. There is, however, tfn old-world reniedy itiy modern girl can use, and it is just as effective now <13 it was in the days of our grandmothers. I AN AID TO BEAUTY. J This remedy is a bunch of watercres*, ) which must be well wa-Led, any faded parts removed, and a good deal of the stem cut away. It must be placcd il :i china basin, and boiling water poured ever it. The basin must then be covered with a plate and let stand for half au hour. after which the mixture must be strained through muslin.. Half a pint of boiling water is required for about 12 pieces of watercress. One or two table-spoonfuls should be taken twice a day. This infusion should only be used when quite freshly made; and after it has been taken regularly for a weal: it should be discontinued for about ten days, and then, if nece.-sar^, taken for another week. I A WEDDIXG LUNCHEON. I In the following suggested menu for a wedding luncheon, with the exceptions of preparing the salad, filling the nieringl'.es, arranging the fruit, and making the ciaret cup and coffee, all the dishes cau be cooked on the previous diy:- Salmon. Roast Fowl. Tongue. Salad-D ressing or Mayonnaise. Chocolate Cream. Meringues. Strawberries and Cream. Fancy Cakes. Lemonade. Claret Cup. Champagne. Wedding Cake. Coffee. I LUCIO" BPIOSS. I Writing of weddings remind.-} one of tho I many points we claimed years ago. Here — are a few Lucky is the bride that the sun .-bines C-ii, go wish for a beautiful day. yet in tX'isie countries the bride coarfcrt-s herseu in the belief that every raindrop wib' bring a joy. At your wedding you must be Eure to, wear: "Something eld, :11 fco'.nelh.iig- lipw, Something borrowed, and something blue." When the bride's, veil is removed, throw away every pin it has been held by, for if a bridesmaid should keep these pins she will never be married. The bride should on no account try on her wedding ring before the cersmony, nor should her lover eee her in her wedding dress until she medts him in the church. She should not look at herself in the glass after the last touch has been put to her wedding toilette—usually after the veil has been adjusted. YOUE WALL-PAPER. I To give wall-paper a much longer life, every vear wipe the walls with a cloth wrun g (jui te dry out of warm soapsuds. When the wall-paper is dry coat it with a wail tint. If there is a figure in the pa.per, this figure will show a darker shade of the same tint. Each year wash off tli§ tint a little, then app!y another coat of the same shade. TRSATMSNT FOR IK SPOTS. I The complete removal of ink spots i.1 often rendered very difficult by reason of the fact that the application of a liquid I spreads the stain. The new plan in dealing with such casei is the application of dry absorbents to the spots at once. This is often highly satisfactory, and it is always worth while to try it before anything liquid is employed. The same substance will not do in every case, but it is worth while to trv the following: Salt, cornflour, French chalk, pipeclay, talcum powder, and mag- nesia they are all powerful ink absorbents. If one does not act, try another until the desired result is aonievsd. The dry sub- stance should be rubbed on to the mark with something blunt, like a tooth-brush handle. THE COLOUR COMES BACX. I To restore the colour to lavender or pink washing blouses or children's dresses, add half a cupful cf vinegar 'to every quart of cold water and soak the material in it for ten minutes Wring out. and iron while slightly damp. The colour will return almost imoiedrately. SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. I Women should have so much that iu in- teresting to talk about nowadays that they have no excuse for boring others with trivial chatter (says a writer in the "Daily Express"). of them in working for their country have had many changes of environment and new interests. There are few who have been left to stagnate in tho old pre-war sphere. And every girl and woman should look upon it as a social duty to keep herself well informed upon current topics. Sire should, as far as possible, read the mest-taiked-of books and ece the most- taiked-of plays, the outlay on a library ticket and an occasional "pit" at the theatre lteing v;211 worth while in this re- sr.ect. NEW BUOOMS. I New brooms will last a long time if from tho first they arc treated like this: Once every ten days c.r fortnight dip the bristles in hot soapsuds and souse up and down. thi-s helps to make them tough. Then rilliõ, thi.-i helr i. ,3 shake cut all the water you can, and hang up to- dry. Let it get bone-dry before using agajn. Never leave a bnh or broom stand ing on the bristles. Hang it up, or turn it head upwards. A convenient way to melt chocolate is tc put it into a gUuss jar and ft and it in hot water. If a disinfectant is quickly rtquired in s sickroom, throw a handful of salt; and a few lumps of camphor into a bowl of cold water. When you soak your clothes, add a cupful of ammonia to the water. This will quicklj kosen the dirt. Never buy in hot weather fish that is re- duced in price. It wouldn't be reduced ii was fresh, and stale fish is hot worth buying. Try one day cold boiled mackerel, parsley sauce, and ealad. It makes such a nice dish, and the fish tast-es very like salmon When the weather is warm people need cooling foods, so provide plenty of salads, and as much fi lit, both stewed and fresh, as you can. STRAWBERRY RASH. Remember that many people get a kind af iiettlera-ih if they eit too many sfraw. berries, so if your skin begins to get irrit- able. don't send for a doctor until you have aiade quite sure that it is not strawberry ra<;h. WHEN ROASTING A FOWL. I To make the most of the juices in renst-ed food, turn the fowl on its breast instead of its back when roasting. By doing- this, the riin into the breast instead of the back, making it deliciously moist. COOX::TO BUTTES. I Butter which is too strong even for cook- ing may be freshened in this way: Melt the butter, and the salt will settle to the bottom .n the pan and the buttermilk which has been left, in the butter will come to the top. and may be skimmed off. "Pour off the melted' butter, being careful not to get it mixed with the salt. The butter will then be good for cooking purposes. CLEANING NICKEL SILVER. I Clean nickel silver with ammonia and the whitening that is used to'clean silver. Add Ettl cold wator to the whitening, enough to moisten i, then add the liquid ammonia. Rub the nickel with tiiLs and then polish with a chamois leather. LUFT-OVKUS. I When there are several bit", of left-overs, instead of reheating each separately, and thna wastin g gai, see how many can be oom- bire.1. For instance, if you have some cold potatoes, a saucer of beans, left-over cereal, an 1 an end of meat, cut all into small piecefry come chopped onion, add the left- ar rs, ar.d season well. Just before taking i rein the fire a beaten egg may be added. iieskte? saying the gas, this makea an arpe- tising luncheon dish. DRT:K»—SHEETS. I I IF i 4d.,iy threw sheets half cvci I line, and then phi firmly.. If pinned u" i JV tho hems they are almost sure to tear. When dry, turn everything right side out. lamp, fold, roll up tightly, and let lie for jeveral hours before ironing. t I SOME USEltJL RECIPES. I THICK VEGETABLE SOUP:—Soak two table- jpoonfuls of pearly barley and one table- spoonful each of haricot and dried beans overnight in a quart of' water. Next day, add another quart of water, and when it has boiled gently for an hour and a half, add two carrots and a small turnip cut into dice, and the green part of two leeks shredded. Half an hour later add half a small cab- .bage, finely chopped, the white part of the looks cut into small pieces, and some salt ahd peppier. Let it boil gently for twenty minuter, then stir in a tablespoonful of flour mixed to a. soft paste with warmed butter and a little finely-chopped parsley. Stir and boil for five minutes after adding the flour. SUET HULLER PUDDING WITH JAM.—Chop a quarter of a pound of suet not too small, dust with flour while chopping, thèn add six good ounces of flour, mix up well with a fork, adding about a coffee-cup of warm water. Have the cloth tightly wrung out of cold water, then pour all into the cloth, tie the ends with string, so that they may be easily untied, and faster, the centre with a safety-pin; put into bollilig water, and boh gently for two hours. The jam is much nicer helped with the pudding than put in. To COOK POTATOES.—Potatoes, plain boiled, are very nice if they are cooked in this manner. Peel them overnight, and if potatoes are rather large, cut them up into four or five pieces. Then put them to soak in a basin of clean cold water, sufficient to cover them, adding a teaspoonful of salt. Leave them soaking all night up to the time you want them for dinner. Then take potatoes out of basin (of which the water is a dirty colour), and place them in a saucepan of cold water enough to barely :over them. After doing that place them on a very low gas and let them cook for twenty minutes. Then strain a little of the water off and put them on again till tender, then strain all water off, place cloth aver saucepan with lid on top for ten minutes, then dieh up. CHEESE BLANCMANGE.—Take one ounce of ornflour, and mix with a tablespoonful of milk. When quite smooth add sufficient jiilk to make half a pint. Add one ounce Jf grated cheese, a small piece of marga- rine, a little nutmeg, salt, and pepper, and eook for ten minutes over a slow fire. Pour into a. wetted mould, and stand in a cool place to set. This is very nice ezSten with salad. POTATO PYRAMID.—Boil ae many potatoes AS required with a small onion, and enough .alt to taste. When cooked, drain and mash them nicely with a wee drop of milk, butter, and pepper. Shape into a 7, pyraniid," and bake in a smart oven till a golden brown. For a change, make the mashed potatoes into round (or square) locks, dip them in milk, then in medium oatmeal, and fry in boiling fat; these come in very nice for breakfast or supper. Of my cold whole potatoes left over from dinner you can make very tasty and tempt- ing potato salad. Cut up the potatoea into thin slices, also chop up as many spring oniona as liked and a few thin slices of tomato and cucumber (if available). Make a dressing of a dessertspoonful of vinegar, the same quantity of milk, and half a tea- spoonful of i,.id salt to taste. Mix wc'l and roar over the veget- ables.

THINGS THOUGHTFUL The perfect security of the soul is its perfect faith in God. If thou thinkest twice before thot speakest orcc thou wilt speak twice the better for it.—William Penn. Our worries fit our characters. There an those who can get as much trouble out oi some slight disappointment that blocks their plans as others would out of an earth- quake that ruined their homes. Joys anc sorrows are a matter of proportions, an<J each life carries its own measuring stick. Grateful lives and great livea are full lives. He that hath tasted the bitterness of sin will fear to commit it; and he that hath felt the sweetness of mercy will fear to offend it.—Charnock. DESPONDENCY. Despair makes a despicable figure, and is descended from a mean original. It is the offspring of fear, laziness, and impatience. It argues a defect of spirit and resolution, and oftentimes of honesty too. After ail, the exercise of this passion is so trouble- some that nothing but dint of evidence and demonstration should force it upon us. I would not despair unless I knew the irievoc- a.ble decree was passed; saw my misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and signed and scaled by necessity.—Jeremy Collier. For me—to have mado one soul The better for my birth; To have added but one flower To the garden of the earth; To have struck one blow for truth In the daily fight with lies; To have done one deed of right In the face of calumnies; To have sown in the souls of men One thought that will not die- To have been a link in the chain of life;— Shall be immortality. —Edwin Hatch. If there be lyintt before you any bit of work from which you shrink, go straight up to it, and do it at once. The only way to get rid of it irl to do it.—Alexander Mac- Laren. OUR MISTAKES. All men need through errors to attain to truth, through struggles to victory, through regrets to that sorrow which is a very source of life, that repentance which is net to be repented of. Men must rise in an ever-ascending ecale, lie that ladder of St. Augustine, by which men, through step- ping stones of their dead selves, ri-e to higher things, or those steps of Alciphron, the Epicurean, which crumbled away into nothingness as fast as each footfall left them. Our very mistakes in life may be overruled for a higher end, and our very tears water spiritual growth that may be rich with immortal foliage and frui b.- Frederick Arnold. Life, believe me, ie not a dream, As dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Send no man hungry away. A gift be.. stowed upon an outcast, ay, even on a dog, is not thrown away.—The Mahabliarata. A friend to everybody is often a friend to nobody, or eltfe in his simplicity he robs his family to help strangers, and becomes brother to a beggar. There is wisdom ill generosity as in everything else.—Spurgeon. A man cannot possess anything tha', is better than a good wife, nor anything that is worse than a bad one.—Addison. BEING AND DOING. We believe that the great life processes work much more subtly than we often think. We say that no man lives unto himself, but we fail to understand in what far-reaching and intricate ways the statement has appli- cation. A smile awakens an answering smile, but the tsraile thus awakened dees not end with itself but really helps to give c-em- plexion and tone to life. Trust awakens tru?t, Icve b-cge? love, "o odnee?, inspires gocdneas; no ?'n a' i-i livc? in honour and strength and integrity who does not plant the seeds of these splendid virtues in the hearts and lives of others, some of whom he is not conscious of having indueneed in any way. But the smile must be genuine, or it will not bear fruit in the spirit of another; goodness and honour and integrity must be real, or they .will never generate a harvest in any other man's soul. To be able to smile genuinely is therefore better than to be always smiling as a duty, and to be really good infinitely better than to be always consciously labouring at the task of making other people good. CHEER UP! Look on the bright side every time, Don't waste your days repining; When any cloud looks dark and dull, Turn out the silver lining. Be wise! Be cheerful, bright and glad' Leave to the fool his folly, And let your motto be:. "Cheer up!" Your rule of life, "130 jolly." God gives poor souls time to recover their breath ere He strikes again.—Charles Kingsley. They are the strong ones of the earth, the mighty food for good or for evil—those who know how to keep silence when it is a pain and a grief to them; those who give time to their own souls to wax strong against temptation, or to the powers cf wrath to stamp upon them their withering pa ssa ge.—Emerson. If we were charged so much a head for sunsets, or if God sent round a drum before the hawthorn came in flower, what a work we should make about thc-ir beauty.— Robert Louis Stevenson. I have" been a great deal happier since I have given up thinking about what is easy and pleasant, and being discontented, be- cause I could not. have my own will.—George Eliot. WHY WE WIN. The war was the challenge of one Im- perial idea to another, and all parts of car Empire fought to secure the triumph of the idea under which they lived. We have wen, and if my reading of past history and cur- rent events is correct, we have won because our national character is sound. Let us dc our utmost to keep it so and to hand it on to our children. So qp, our national character remains unchanged we shall always win in all wo undertake. it is the sword and biickler d our Empire.—Sii Douglas Haig.

Of 16,000 acres in West Sussex cultivated during the war under orders of the Board of Agriculture, most are going back to grass. I:> Of = £ 33,^18, theltukirig.9 at Chester races, < £ 4.895 goes to the Government in euter- tainmerit" tax to Chester Corpo- ration. Dr. G. Th OaLro, Inojd's medical officer, ascribesViii^roved cleanliness of school chil- dren to their parents' better wages and brighter homes. I I r ',e. wreck of the Invitieible, sunk in the Jutland battle, is to be ••located when the naces-sury vessels are available.