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The LigIit On The Lake
The sun had gone down and dark
ness had fallen when Sam Weston
opened the ,big gale whish led to his
father's barnyard. Sam had been
aver to Clear Lake setting traps for
iiuskrat and mink, for the season was
:arty autumn and every fall he had
a trap line over which he went each
morning before school. In addition to
the sport of trapping this netted him
quite a tidy sun' of money when he
disposed of his pelts at the end of
the trapping season. On this trip
from which he was just returning he
had not succeeded in finding "sets,"
for all the` traps which he had taken
,with him and so he was bringing a
part of them back until the follow-
ing afternoon, when he would look
s�'" for more "sets."
As he turned to shut the lune gate
he saw something • in the sky just
above the lake that caused him to
pause and look.' For perhaps a min-
ute he watched.. Just above the wood-
ed shore line of the lake was the
flickering reflection of a light. Very
slowly it seemed 'to be moving from
one point to another. Hurriedly dos-
ing the gate, Sam ran to the wood-
shed back of his home, flung down his
traps,-. and sped towards the house
where his chum, Bill Simpson, lived.
Bill's home was only a short half --
mile away and in less than ten min-
utes Sam reached his destination.
Giving a peculiar whistle --a signal
between him and Bill—as he neared
the house, Sam stopped at the front
,gate and waited. In a minute Bill
came out of the house and down to
the gate.
"Hello, Sam. What's doing?"
"Something is going on over to the
lake, Bill. I just saw a big light over
there. We can't quite see it from
here. I'd just like to know what's up.
What do you say? Let's go over and
see."
"Maybe it's a pard` of campers. Or
maybe someone catching bullheads
and they've built a camp -fire," sug-
gested Bill.
"No, r don't thunk so. It can't be
a camp -fire because ;fit moves from
one place to another. Besides it's too
• late in the year for campers or fisher-
men," objected Sam.
"Well, then, let's find out for sure
what it is," replied Bill.
"Come on."
Breaking into a trot, the boys start-
ed down the road to Sam's home.
From here they went down the lane to
the big woods bordering the shores of
.Gear Lake. They ran all the way
until they came to the woods. Here
they had to go slower because of
following the old logging road
through the trees. it had grown up
to -brush and the two boys had to
pick their way 'as best they could in
Oro •Isslf.rtsse.
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-"Can't we do something to make
those fellows have some respect for
the law?" asked Bill earnestly.
For a moment Sam was silent as he
thought of what could be. done.
"111 tell you what we can do," he
said finally. "We can scare those
fellows so that they'll keep off the
lakes for awhile, anyway. I was set-
ting my traps out this afternoon and
I happen to have the key to pur boat
with me: Now let's get the boat and
go out on the lake -after those men.
They'll think that we're the officers
after then]. sure. They have probably
got a guilty conscience already and
are listening and watching for some-
one to come after then]. - What do
you say ?"
"Fine! Let's do it. Your boat is
down on the Pointe isn't it?" ,
"Yes. Now go still. Be -careful of
the dry branches --don't step bn any
if you can help it. They crack like a
gun."
Very cautiously the boys made their
way from the big oak to the Pointe
'Upon which Sara's father, kept his
boat. Ry the time they arrived there
the two spearers were approaching
again, so they waited' until the boat
had passed by. Then very carefully
they slipped the chain, link by link,
through the oar pins and unlocked
the boat and oars from the post on the
beach. Placing the oars in the oar-
locks they shoved the boat out into
the water and jumped in it. As
quietly as possible Sam rowed the
boat towards the big torch nearly a
quarter of a mile ahead of them. In
a few minutes they' were close to it.
Rut Sam did not propose 'gel ;,ing too
close, for he knew that the men would
not run from two boys. So he stopped
his boat and making his voice as gruff
and deep as he .could he shouted at
the men.
"Don't, try to get away! We've got
you fellows this time!"
Ai►r11gst instantly the big to.'en r ae
into the air and then plunged into
the waters of the lake. The men,
frightened, had thrown it away.
Everything was now in darkness and
Sam and Bill could hear the rapid
click of the other boat's oars as it
sped away in the blackness, fleeing
from the supposed fish warlen and
his officer. Following as closely as
possible, the boys raced after the
spearers' boat.
"It's no use tryiAg to get -away. We
Piave you fellows this timef►' shouted
Sam. "Row to the wyfst, B;11; we've
got 'em all right."
But• secretly ,Bill and Sep could
hardly keep from laughing aloud. It
was so funny to think the men were
making such haste from two boys.
Sam and Bill could hear them rowing
and splashing the water furiously in
their hurry to avoid arrest. The boys
rouTd"net tell which direction the
law -breakers were taking but • they!
followed in the general direction'#rom'
which the noise carne. Soon the other'
boat grated on the gravel shore and
then they heard] the rapid footsteps of i
the two men as they ran over the hill,
and away from the lake. In the
pocket of one of the men was a tin
box evidently filled with fish-hooks
and as he ran the boys heard the
"Jingle, jingle, jingle" of the hooks
in it against the sides of the box. The
sten were badly frightened.
When they -were sure that the,
spearers had fled, Bill and :Sam broke
into loud laughter. The headlong
horde of the••men hail been ridiculous
--and two boys had caused them
flee. It had been great. sport. Row-
ing slowly, close to shore they finally
fouti 1, t he boat abandoned by the law-
breakers, and drawing their own boat
alongside of it they lighted a match
and looked over into it. On the floor
of the boat were about thirty fine fish,
two cloth hags and a spear.
"What shall we do with this stuff,
Bill?" asked Sam.
"Legg take the fish home with us.
All of them are either injured badly
or deed and will only go to waste if
wo .leave them here," answered Bill.
"The spear we ought to throw in the
lake."
'Picking up the two bags the boys
divided the fish-blucgllls, speckled
bass and. black bass. There were
plenty for two fine niesses of them,
and putting the two bags filled with
tiish into their boat they rowed back
to. the Pointe rind locked the boat to
the pto.t. Then shouldering their flsh
they went bark through the woods to
their. homes. But. all the way home
they could not help from bursting into
laughter whenever.. they thought of
thv headlong fljght*of the two law
breakers from the lake and over the
v
In less than, a quarter of an hour,
however, they stood on the beach of
the lake and looking toward the other
side they saw the cause of the re-
flection in the sky. Moving very
slowly was a boat with a huge torch
On its prow which flamed and flickered
1114 the boat moved. It lighted up the
whole lake, for the night was very
dark fled still. A's the boat continued
to follow the shore line of the lake
where the water watt not very deep
it began drawing nearer to the boys
'catching it on the shore.
"Let's get out of sight," suggested
-Slim:' "Then we can watch 'em and
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Mee just what they:re-doing." -
Not Fir 'rota then', (lose to the
edge of t he water, rose a big auk tree
and going; over to it the boys re\n-
ce:i!ed thenrsek es behind it. The boat
drew nearer mid nearer. 1 1fl.1lly it
wits. directly ot•onsite then], only a
few rods from their hiding place. The
boys could seer very plainly now 844.1
they noticed 'that there were; 'two men
in the boat. One stood. op in the
front en.l just behind the hi;• torch,
holding, a ]ting -handled , instrument
which every now seed then he lilut►go 1
Into the water, 'Usually a fids tvould
be wiggling on the end of it. when he
drew it back' oat of the water. :Sonic-
titmes. though, he got nothing. After
he h:i"l taken the flapping fish off he
w,•e4141t�•ro{+.
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warn]► ;ntertiy- lead to' catch sight of
ail. then ane. The second roan Lept
the -hoot mos ing slowly 'forward Ary
rowing gently.
"flim ant I ket'oiug the boat? Isl
It Beep enough to Ht'e . Irl polo] ?"
asked the man rowing, till bolt
passed h. Sant awl 11411.
-.hist right l ,41 11 see 'en, line,"
answered the ma!, n t lo t'ro44t •.f the
boat.
%,'leen the i,,,,tt had g011e' 1111. for
some distance :ne boys left their
pfd: a he!! r1 1 the Lig 4411..
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hilly.
t'fhe End.) .
Fliey'r.' Icuearstit,• fish,t1s{I," said
Sam in in a whisper. .
' \'es, 'Ind •that's tt•tiy' the fish;ng l Het- Army,
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ft•1'ows who fish with r► pole end 1l1e," 'ed t.o ,tyk 46,0 tshou1 your !if, in
reola 1 Bill aeg►iily.•. • irrn8(4'," she said
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The Boon of Curiosity
Nature has filled the child with
'curi9,sity for a purpose. It is just
'as essential to the growing mind as is
hunger to the sturdiness of the body
Parents who would r.ot think of re-
fusing food to the hungry youngster
often thoughtlessly deny to the devel
oping intellect the very element upon
which it thrives.
The young mind demand:. its right
to grow into a knowledge and training
that will make life worth while. This
ever-present demand is in the form of
curiosity; and because of its persist-
ence, parents, burdened with other
cares, are many times harras'sed into
denying it.
It is the parents whose child lacks
this natural tendency, whoshould .wor-
ry.
wonry. If theeir child possesses not that
eager, questioning voice, trembling
forever on the briny a some. great
unknown mystery, as thrilling to him
as are some of the big unsolved ques-
tions that perplex and lure us grown-
ups; if this be true, then these parents
have cause for real alarm. A child
without curiosity is mentally sick;
and should he grow up without gain-
ing this gift to pry, he is doomed to a -
life of inferiority.
Happily "most children are supplied
with an abundance of this quality.
Scarcely two months of their life has
passed before this trait is reflected in
the gleam of intelligence that posses -
es the baby eye. From then on till
maturity it ass.:mes a multitude of
shifting, tantalizing forms that have
'hidden beneath a system which, puzz-
ling as it may seem, will if encourag-
ed, work marvelous results when the
child reaches adulthood.
Nor need parents have a knowledge
of the by -ways of child psychology in
order to bestow the greatest benefits.
on their children. They have only to
follow the course that nature has viv-
idly marked out. Whatever the child's
curiosity leads let the parent follow;
and if that curiosity be running in
wholesome channels, supply the
craved for information, or if unat-
tainable frankly tell him so.
True, this requires an expenditure
of patience; but parents will be re-
paid, knowing that they are rapidly
building a foundation which is stable
because of sound training and correct
information.
Nature has not intended that a child
shall always exercise curiosity solely
for the knowledge of the moment. No
matter _how trivial and useless the in-
formation sought may seem, he par-
ent has but to remember that the
youngster is keeping bright for future
use that tool--curiosity—which is the
only instrument that will open an av-
enue to his brain. It is through this
trait alone that he learns, and this is
the only means by which he -will ever
learn; consequently - die effort -he puts
forth is worth far more in training for
later life than in the small amount of
knowledge hg.,might gain.
There comes a time in every child's
life, about the age of three or four,
when nothing but question marks fall
from the lips. All their sentences
seem to be equipped with an initial '
rliy- Keniy. .,. ,1►errtr-al a unanswer-
able and appear to be asked just for
the pleasure of asking. Parents are
often puzzled as to just what attitude
to assume. The writer has known
parents to become humiliated at the
inquisitiveness of their child. Instead
they should have been prowl These
'questions were but the sign of a bril-
liant mind in the making. They had
behind them the driving power of men-
tal growth. The child was utterly
unable 'to reitt.rain them.
This probing trait is found in the
youngster at every turn. The child
that begs to help at grown-up work,
even fora moment, is longing to sat-,
isfy that subtle power. They have a
curiosity to know how it gees to peel
potatoes, pick cherries, or cook a cake.
It is work of nature storing up for
them rich experiences.
The child that has the fortitude to
peer into silent recesses, explore a
cave, climb the highest tree. is so 1
urged by nature that he might develop'
a courage tai do the big things of
later life.
Because of the vary int; succession
e'
of outlets that curiositymploys, par-
ents are apt to slight this important
trait and think it but a passing whim.
[t is natural that the activity of yes-
terday should be discarded for the one
of to -day; for the small mind has ab-
sorbed all that is new and moves on
to some fresh object. In time, hoiv-
ever, after it has grown by further
experience. it will return to the old
and will then comprehend features it
could not grasp before.
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Concerning Domestic Affairs
Boil celery stalks with your cab-
bage. Two or three will he sufficierit
for a head of cabbage. The celery
1 n proves the flavor of the cabbage
and lessens]I its odor.
I Maple sugar sauce it* timely. I1
requires one third of a cupful of
huttle'r and ono a upful of maple sugar.
Dream the butter and gra(lu:tlly 14(111
anti chill thoroughly. Scrt a over
steamed rice for dessert.
.k whole meal in one rllsh 1 4y
slightly a thick slice of hate•
hrrkly'Wit h raw (►(►tKtoei, 4t1.e.r11111i,
veairiorY. 11'It11 :1 I111le .111 41!;11 1,.'!,1 er,
sprinkle with. grate • cheese, cover
whole with 'milk and bake in a moder-
ate oven for an hour and a half.
Serve with corn bread and cabbage
salad.
Many people have the habit of tell-
ing and re -telling the mishaps of the
past. They seem never to be able to
let bygones be bygones. Long stories
of struggle and sickness loll off their
tongues as though they enjoyed the
thought of unpleasant experiences.
When we learn clearly the old, "Suffic-
ient unto the day is the evil thereof,"
we will be prepared to do' our life
work sweetly and to some fine pur-
pose.
How have your children liked their
cold, sometimes frozen and usually un-
appetizing school lunches this winter?
Have you thrived on them? Wouldn't
you feel more content and less selfish
'as you sit down to your good hot
dinner at noon if you knew your boys
and girls were also getting something
hot to eat? Not only would you be
happier, but your children would do
better school works would grow sturd-
ier and have fewer colds and spells of
sickness if you make the little effort
which is necessary to get a hot . school
lunch started. The children will like
it not only because their noon lunch
will taste better, but also because
they can form a school lunch club and
take turns in cooking the. hot dish.
It does not require much money and
if there is a will there will always be
a way to' get the little equipment that
is needed.
A Ribbon So Gay
It was only a bright gay ribbon the
new' teacher revealed when she took
off her coat that rainy morning in the
dingy little schoolroom, but it seemed
to scatter gathered rays of sunshine
among the assembly of county child-
ren clad in typical rainy -day gar-
ments. Because of the rain it would
seem that each mother had dressed
her child in his oldest, darkest, least
becoming clothes, with the result that
a gloom seemed cast on the school-
room from within as well as from
without.
But the new teacher was. pleasant
to look upon. Her black skirt and
white waist were relieved by the
bright red ribbon tied at her throat,]
and the children, noting the addition, l
smiled and forgot the rain. Perhaps
the teacher, too, felt the effect of the'
bit of color; at any rate, her cheery air
was even more pleasant that morning.
Now, ' rainy days must come occas-
ionally everywhere, but they need not
be days of gloom. Why send your
children to school in their drabbest
"dude"? If ever cheerful hues are
needed it is on sunless days. Think of
that when you awake to the patter of
raindrops on your roof.' Dress a bit
more carefu_yl yourself that morning,
think up some especially well -liked'
dessert for dinner, don't clutter the
house with disagreeable odd jobs, but!
erdeavaar to make the least cheery'
day out of doors the cheeriest of them
all within. And help the district
teacher keep the little minds under
her alert by dressing your children in
sunny colors, to make up for the ab-
sence of the sun's rays.
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Kicking Over the Trues.
A man may feel that he is merely
jogging along day after day in 'the
shafts, held up by the harness—'yet to
be a faithful tractor, alone or as a
yokefellow, is meritorious, and the ad-
jective "tractable" is not the worst
that can be bestowed. The tractor
pulls, and the tractable is passive and
nonresistant; but whether one leads
or is led, it the going is in the right
direction, all is well.
The world is not so usefully served
by the suddenly eccentric persons as
by the safe and sane majority. In-
spirations and surprising inventions
are not to bo decried, though common-
ly those who have thought out new
things have been pilloried and .mock-
ed. We need those who dare to tell
unwelcome truth, who possess and ex-
- press their souls, who speak out with
neither fear nor favor when the cru-
cial hour strikes.
But those who do the extravagant-
and spectacular sort of "thing merely
to advertise themselves by "the noble
noise they make" are a different breed.
The great, humane works of relief per-
formed in" war-tirne have by no means
been free from those who masquerad-
�•ed -la the splendid 'game for the sake
of headlines apd men's praise.
Before we kick over the traces, be-
fore we abandon the careful routine
wherein we prove, let us be circum-
spect and make very sure of what we
are doing. '' a
You do not like ' the work you have,
perhaps. You think it engages the
least part of you. You believe your
employer has a blind eye on the side
toward your merit. The lament of
being misplaced or not appreciated is
as old as human toll. You look about
and the labor market seems to bristle
with opportunities, and everywhere
are hands that beckon. Any place
looks good to you but the one where
you happen to be standing. The dis-
tance lends enchantment, and the em-
ployment
m
ployment and employers seen con
genial because you do not view them
at close range.
But before you fling yourself out
of your post in a springtime spirit of
insurrection it is well to be calm and
consider. Not every change is for the
best. The development of our abili-
ties to their highest and finest 'estate
eonres by steady toil in a poised tran-
quility and not by restlessness.
A Smooth akin
in any weather�:—
,Wash well in warm water
using absolutely pure soap:
Baby's Own
Soap
—rinse well—aud dry carefully.
In the interest of
your skin, use
Baby's Own Soap.
"R,stforBaby and
Best for You."
Sold everywhere.,
Albert paps Limns
Mtn„ Montreal.
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"But don't jump to conclusions. The
Chinese is no .coward. Ile has proved
again and again in his long history
that hoe can fight, and he will so prove.
again. Even the professional soldiers
are not cowards. They are only the
victims of a rotten system, a system
that has corrupted the whole army
down to. the lowest private, exactly
T
as it has the rest of the Chinese gov-
ernment, and everything else it has
touched.' Of some units this is not
true; ' these are the 'show' units sta-
tioned in Peking and other big cb1'fes
where foreigners can see them."
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From Salt to Vinegar.
It is a rule with the Mokarninedans,
to begin a meal with. salt and finish
with vinegar.' If they begin with salt
they think they will escape the con-
tagion of 70 diseases. If they finish
with vinegar, their worldly prosperity
will continue to increase. -
edinard's Liniment need by Physicians.
Women administering property in
their own right will be permitted to
vote at the first national election in
Jugo-Slavia next month.
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April in Canada.
April- in (anada! silver t•.trearns ars'
flowing, -
Limpid ]ales are gleanling,'from icy
fetters free,
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And in the shower' and shadow, or in
sunshine glowing,
Hear the robin tinging of the Sumo.
• mer yet to be.
April in Canada! See the crows are
drifting,
Casting (arksome , shadows from
I. tops of lofty trees,
And the tout i8 gleaming as the clouds
are rifting ,
And the gross is greening, touched
by the April bree•ir.
April in Canada! willoww now ate
gleaning e
itt the misty nitlu.foteh of the freish
et st rea.ns, •
And from distant hilltops, fa.r it it Ft'
prontiso •te('ising
Chinese Buglers.
The rank and file of the Chinese
army can outbugle any army of the
world. Nathaniel Peffner, in writing
of the two buglers to every squad
system of China's doughty fighters,
says:
"One thing the Chinese soldier does
do. He bugles. The one great, in-
satiable, unconquerable passion of
the Chinese army is bugling. I h:�.ve
never investigated, but I venture that
one out of every three men has a
bugle, that one out of every two hours
he blows it, and that not one time in
three thousand does he blow it to the
resemblance of any recognizable call
or tune.
"He begins at 3.30 a.m., he being
now used collectively. He plays the
Cama note, he now being used in-
dividually and each he playing a dif-
ferent note, till 6 a.m. Then he switch-
es to another. He atom for meals and
for a few hours of sleep—that is all.
"When a regiment moves, into a
town foreigners living in It resign
themselves to insomnia. The Chinese
don't. Ndise to them Is one of the
normal and pleasurable phenomena of
ex
siore pleasurable.
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