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Simple Facts About Cocoa. Combine mixture3, flavor with one-
Cocoa which is really a corruption half teaspoon vanilla, grated rind
in d of
cf the ward "cacao;' has become a
one-fourth lemon and one tabespooh
lemon juice, and then u11 one egg
permanent fount supply. Not everylemon
beaten s#iff,
o>ae knows that the cocoa of powdery,
familiar form is a residue from the Fig Pudding --Run three ounces of
retieufartute of chocolate. Roth co- beef suet and one-half pound figs
taken frena the separately three times through meat
coa and te:1 found
are t.i n chopper and work thoroughly with the
Rich or see:i goerd in a pod in a most hands afterward, Have ready two
ge&whalie,l goarel-like pod which and one-third cups stale breadcrumbs
,•rb,evs on the bark and truttl. of the
cocoa tree. These huge peas :s't•e which have been soaked in one-half
eut from the bark and the bean taken cup with milk thirty minutes, two
out. The beans are then treated to well -beaten eggs, one cup sugar and
three fourth teaspoon salt. Combine
drying pr roaeas - of sweatingaand mixture. Butter individual molds,
drying .end r6>a�tiatg, and a final pro-
cess of grinding. This greund neater- garnish bottom of each with four
nal is full of oil. When this ground strips of figs radiating from center.
material vial i• allowed to solidify ata Fill molds two-thirds full,' place or
urn+tet• temperature it forms the bit- trivet in kettle containing boiling
1 water and let steam one and one-half
tell chocolate of commerce which we hour:. Fater should ressir two-thirds
ge eraP-ee use fr brings and cantly. a • up side et molds.. If steamed
But in ma'>iog cocoa a great deal of}
in one Iarge meld time required is
oe the ori is separated from the ground three hours,
vt;rt:ian, and Nw thus
u have a dry sub- Fi paste
,, i.rCe h piddi a i a coarsely and reduce to a pulp by boil-
s ,>.!. Thus c, c",a i. far less rich rte 1 of water. When soft
or i hi •h w� Call ca g--•-Ohop 1 T/t and figs
! . ,,ing inpint • i . °
Fret than chocolate, although it. has pass the whole through a fine ;sieve;
zrt; familiar ideeeolate flavor. It eon -
add to it 3 pounds powdered sugar;
;:tins a property similar to the .burn- mix well and evaporate the whole
late: g thee -bromine of tea and cif- p
he-
ave, but it:; nutritive value is very over boiling water until the paste be-
1dP,ki- n ae erai e bean eontrsitling 49
comes quite stiff. While evaporating
that
pee cant. ,.v oil, 18 per cent. of pro- u ill holds r its b going removing on ig the nails ake a lfrom
:a, let per :sent. et' starch avid other y g
c the sides of a wooden box, tying the
,.t.� ,rafie'• parts minus the bottom together with
Irl t•ariou; Forms. string. Stand this an the marble
.ire than 1ig000 000 slab or dish and pour the warns fig
eaunde 6•f evcna i,•t•aee ween used in mass into it, letting it remain until
!;ie L.nitvtt Suites Besides the Tamil- cold; then remove the strings and op -
i;, yecc,3- ee „.„e,6, there hi the so- en the frame, leaving the paste in a
c ,?,,d ••cram a nibe," which is merely square mass. Now with a sharp, thin
eraeized venae. bean. Thi, is often knife, cut the mass into small pieced
erne ••uled, eepv nasi]- hRa and roll them round aril thin into fine
ISON KILLED IN THE WAR I en.'
:French Mother Selects a Substitute ` ;
And Adopts Him 1
! A remarkable incident fraught witis1'ce
intense human interest is told by the Ni. uf,,,; ;°::e•.eXV.,e �i;?a t ..u; ve:C
Paris correspondent of the Dagens
Rliyeter, of Stockholm. A French! Mr. Albert James Simcoo was recov-
mother, Site conducts a pension in ering ronl a rather severe attack of
Paris, recently received the follow-
ing
That is to say, he was pass -
lag pathetic letter from the captain of ing tlirouglt the stage during which
a French cattipatry in the Dardaitel. the patient is clearly convinced that
les, telliue, of the death of her ton: : overytlting Is going hopelessly wrong,
''Your son died like a heroe and that t and that, on the whole, life is not
certainly should mitigate your grief. i worth Irvin,;,
He was a brave Fretieh soldier, always 1 He was just striviug to decide upon
in good humor overflowing with enc whether he would burst into tears, or
could do that smoke uow. Hee w3.2 ¢Pzd-' HISTORIC PENS.
tatively fingering a cigarette whoa the
C, street door below opened, and there These Used for SIgning Peace Treat
[� les are Very
41 came the:sound of hurried footsteps
MI the stairs. •
There entered Mr. Reddaway, wide-
eyed and breathless.
Valuable,
Who will get the pen with which the
"'Chat bottle, Simmy, you haven't----'' peace treaty will be 'signed which
Then his eye caught the object he shall end the present war?
lead mentioned, He snatched it up, ex The collecting of historic •peas has
emitted it, and then gave vent to :t been quite a fad for some years past,
howl of despair. especially in Europe. • The pens• with
"'You've drunk it—you've drunk it!" which .peace treaties are signed brlag
he cried, accompanying his oliant with the highest prices if -they happen to
a sort of frantic war -dunce around the find their ways into the market, mid
table, • - there are many collectors who would
Mr. Simcoe started at him. with his be. willing to giye thousands of dollars
thttsiasrn and full ofeeeergy. Unfoet-,! make one more futile effort to smoke, mouth agape. i for the pen which shall declare alt end
unately, we have been as yet unable ',el when the door opened violently, and "W'i`hat on earclt is wrong? he ex- to the present war of wars, Usually
give him burial, as his body Lies nowt Mr. James Reddaway entered, eiafuted. • however, such pens remain the prop,
where it le dangerous to. reach ltim+l Mr. James Reddaway was a bluff, Mr. Reddawuy's, frenzied eye fell , erty of the States concerned.
but resat assured, madame, our eutire hardy ruffian who never naught ie. t upon hint, — ! When it became known that peace
compauy will at the first opportunity ilueaze or auy tltiug else, and conse- Pummiek-stump stomaelt-puns, had been declared between Japan and
Emetic. he gasped incoherently. Russia pen manufacturers all over the
avenge his death and kneel down be- quent!y, rather despised those who ,:ctoi s—was it prison?" faltered Mi. world cont supplies of their en, to
Ode the grave .ef your dear son and did. Still, he was not altogether un- pp tet p
offer prayers to heaven for him." seenpathetic. Simcoe, the commissioners who were engaged
This letter came to the mother some, ,,,, Mr, Reddaway clutched at his hair in arranging the terms, hoping that
"'Hallo, Simmy" he cried, in a voice wildly. : the document would be completed
Bine ago. She continued working in that sent half a dozen entirely new wildly.
her kitchen as usual from 6 o'clock in and original 'ns ootin through -tn, yes, for you! Especially if through the agency of their wares. To
the morning until 10 o'clock at night. pat sit gyou've taken the lot"A mistake avoid any unfair discrimination be -
On Sundays she ate in the dining- Mr. Simeoe's skull. "What are you Chemist — strong drugs --morphia — tween the pen manufacturers it was
}sitting there laughing at? Cold bet- strychnine—heaven knows what; But decided to use a quill in signing tiro
room, dressed in deep mourning. Slue ter?" what stn I fooling here for? Take ,treaty.
spoke of nothing but her son. Recent-, Mr. Reddaway never conceded that some emetic, man! Hot salt and must- t 1t was also a quill pen that was used
ly at breakfast she appeared. in her' an of Ids friends' ailments .lzuountea !"
every -day dress and surprised every- to more than `"a cold,"' or, at.the mast, and rand Cres—anythvng-=qutcic, t la signing the treaty of peace after the body because of her good humor, She ., t'ir, Sitncoe, somewhat to his own the United States and Spain the
a ranch of laxer. surprise and certainly to Itis visitor's, war et 1898. This particular pen was
announced that she had received a; Mr, Simcoe smiled wanly, with the commenced to laugh. ; afterwards sold for $125.
letter from her sen arid, placed the! ,
letter on the dining room table, i expression of one who means to bear "I haven't taken a drop of it." said • Tee pen used by the commissioners
There was intense surprise, Was; uP� if ouly for the sake of others. be. ""I—I gave it all to the geraniums" in eiguing the memorable Treaty of
the news of her son's death a mis 1 are a little better than I was, I Mr. Reddaway stared at the speaker Paris fell into the bands of the ex -
take? Was be really relive? thlnlc," be said, in hollow tones.:uncomprehendingly fora moment, then Empress Eugenie. Aside from its his-
"This is a letter from nay new son, "Come in and close the door."Ids eye waudered to the plants by the toric interest it is also of great value,
a l:a replied smilingly. "Just read ids' "" Right -ho' returned his visitor. window. As be finally grasped the for it is mounted in solid gold and in-
elle
letter, gentlemen, I am aux- But, phew"you are stuffy here. truth he jumped into the air with a crusted in diamonds.
g R What about opening the window an witoo of :relief, and mopped his ars- i Aside from the collectors .there are
anx-
ious to see what he is like, whether a itinp PP P
blond or brunette, tall or short, and inch or two at the top?" p g forehead. many who consider it lucky to possess
he asks whether he can call nae 'int)) Mr. Simcoe shuddered, , "Why the dickens didn't you say so e. pen that has been used in signing
,, heavens, don't do that. he gasp before, he cried. That ass of a the reprieve of a porson ceudentned to
there led, "I am allied to the bone as It!youngster
It developed that .this French moth-' . at the chemist's gave the the death.
pos-
er did as thousands of other mothers is''• i wrong bottle, And the queer part of Queen Victoria nlw.aya retained pus-
itt kr;ttacc" have clone who have lest; The other stared at him, grinned, ; it Is that what you should have had session of such pens. One of these
their only sons in the war. She went and then drew forth something front was meant for old Rigby, your own she presented to Minn. Ahani, the
to one of the many bureaus and ask- his pocket. 1 governor„” ginger.
ed that she be Provided with another "My word! You look about as happy! "Why is be poisoning himself?" aslc- Pees which have been used by fa -
eon, and then. as in a lottery, she' as a drowned puppy,'" said he, • "But : ed the puzzled Mr. Simcoe. i mous t.uthors often fetch bigh prices
blindly selected one from a long list of I've got something here that will rouse "Been poisoning himself for years, at auction. Dickens used the same
young soldiers who have ea relatives you up, and set you on your legs in a from, what I could learn," replied Mr. quill pen to write "Hard Times, "Little
—soldiers who never receive letters or jiffy, my boy!" And he slapped a neat- Reddaway. "It seems that be is full. Eorrit'" and ""Bleak House" whtelr was
presents from home. She knew uoth- ly sealing -waxed packago on the table, of drugs and muck as it is. T.h S was 'soled some, time ago for 8117.
Cn o it.
of the do that bit bin .don t you"'^
. tor c t t a i� r .reit Soldier, alone in the world n g
,
ing more about Itlm that that he was \Ir, ;;iuicoe turned lack -lustre eyes a sett of anti-thingamy--sort of hair
>:st" it gives the nett•iniettt of the . sugar- They may be peeked en boxes, " . " ?" ;know! This would only have tickled
.-, .That was all she cared to know—bet "What is it. be asked feebly, � ,
he{ educate or i eta C, not' ' " �� ' . e ro, s i " • ,,
' what it is!" � thought you had bolted tlts�l.ot! Lor',
at once sent hear socks, under•: "`New stove -polish?" he enquired. :You did give me a start!"
BURDEN QF THEWAR.
Q,',' a,a 'eN,t'x is J' . t ;rny oil et• sweet- using plenty of fine confeetionere su d dilliterate, it did t "What r • it? Winn C'h a that' tum up a bit taken in doses; and I ---
i a.:ee There ie oleo the cocoa shell, gar' between. the pieces. , natter. 6 Britain Can Finance a Debt of
°,i e;, i t"hr.: a?rich nee crated from the ,
neturaily does' wear, handkerchiefs and z;eckties, tell.4 Mr, Shucoe exhibited no enthusiasm! "And what has become of the what-
-1
hat Even ifBritain should end the war
t ' "l • the cocoa ` Don'ts for Parents, ing hint that lie now lead a home where Stove polish, you ass! No! It's a' d y e•call it—Cheero, which you should r n h d
',"a..+an n_it`rr7r`'nt' only D -I b saying Rant It i and a comfortable bed al- tonic one of the finest things out hate had. asked Dit, bimcoe sudden with a debt o £o, ,0 , f >,
Twenty-five Billion Dollars.
Don't always s b e say ing "Don ' 1" a warm meae-• ?"' q f " 000 OD 000 ap-
r" i ,,, Beth the nkh andpsthe shell y'
r.,
ie better to take a little more trouble; ways awaited him. She wrote him. Haven't you seen it advertised in the lye proximately $25,000,000,000} the bur-
s
reale rnt.x very palatable be- to prevent trouble than always to be every detail of her Iife, told all about papers. worried
Reddaway rubbed leis head itt a den would not be crushing according
st :sage l y a+i ilin�, frr a :-bort period devising rains and penalties. 'tier husband, her nieces and her favor-' I have not looked at a newspaper worried way. to •Loral Inchcape, the Ltrgli>;h finan-
e l nerving til c tee or coffee.I p I ito cat; also about her dog, who was' for a week," ittterupted Mr, Sttncoa, Tltat's the deuce of it --old Rigby • clef and statesman,
Although the dire:tions for differ-' Don't forget that your child mush 12 years old and whose teeth were rather irritably. ""I want to get well." bas got hold of ft!" 1 - Such a load, said his lordship at a
"1 rrul.es c�i couoa may vary, there ahvays be doing something. failing out. She assured him that; "$a you will if you take a few doses Mr. Simeoo commenced to laugh erational Provincial Insula of England
general rule to be followed in Dont fail to find nein outlets for! nben "Grandfather" Joffre granted of this stuff." exclaimed Mr. Reddaway again, with a kind of weak gurgle. stockholders' meeting over which he
"'ie x"., their super -abundant energy. ," "Will be take it, do you think? g
realtin ; (wee to which mill, is added p g , h;an a leave he would not have to, Aunt of mine, nearly dead — took
Don't let" them grow up thinking' walk homeless in the streets of Paris.a this --went to a dance, and stayed till he se" when he could speak. i presided recently, would mean an an-
- and that ie, not to boil the milk. , 1 _ "In say," growled Mr. Reddaway, rmai charge of only .£30 ,000,00
iko:'hn the milk makes the beverage Don'tthat ttheycan'
a habit wronof distrusting ern nos lwho we be ould t d�ieritdirse hindi a moth- tmitiseeialilein liblinittei-, us hlike you -- who, somewhat inconsistently, was be- (about $1,500,000,000) reckoning 5
fax l,:e dige tible and prevents the t blighter, j you
milk. , coma your boys, Distrust. is often the' And the smiling woman read the et cried if you apolte to frim --three doses ginning to feel a dawning resentment per cent interest with a 1 per cent.
rut ,ural a e he from blending thor- cause of deceit. quer she hail received from her new ;set him singing conic songs! Sold at Lis friends action regarding the! sinking fund.
,:uq:hly. The better way is to dissolveer Don't forget the potent power of son, tilled with thanks for fire things at all chemists, If you dont get what g aMlumscoe wiped ed his eyes andtriedTo this his lordship added an esti-
tne rut;ar, cocoa and evater together' suggestion. Keep on tellkng the child she had sent hien—tate tobacco, the . you ask for, see that you want it! rtr • y , n mated £100,000,000 ($500,000,000) an -
end. allow this to boil to a syrup, then he is bad or wicked, and he will be socks, the underwear, the handker- Shall I measure you out a dose now?" to"Will—will
keep his face straight, nually in pensions. Before the war,
add than milk and bringto a scald, but , chiefs and the necktie. and he closed Mr, i Reddaway s energy was getting Will will it make him dance and he remarked the country's annual e"c-
ilo trot boil. , come so. I Lis letter tvitit the following words: � on the invalid's nerves, and Mr. Sim- -"'and sing comic songs?" said he
j Don't treat all children alike, Don't? ""Mother rest assured that I will do roe waved a protesting hand. weakly, carefully keeping out of his penditures were £200,000,000 ($1,000,-
A Healthy Winter Beverage. E forget that each child has an intai�`id-1 everything in my power to be worhtvi "Not now, thanks! I've -I've just ft ;end's reach. 000,000) making the total:
had my tea. It is vary good of you
"Shouldn't wonder," rettuiteci Mr.! Interest and sinking
All cocoa is much improved by be- utility, each one keyed up to a certain of you as a son."
ing, heaters with an egg better for pr't h
several minutes before serving; also , When a child exhibits an irritating! HAS ANTI-ZEPPELINBULLET
most verities are improved by the ad- trait, just pause and reiiect about the`,
dition of a pinch of salt and a few law of heredity before chastising him. Englishman, s ^Device Breaks Into
drop, of vanilla extract before serv- Don't forget the bairn's origin,
1 Sparks When Fired
ing. As a. winter beverage, cocoa 1 r top 1 After many months experimenting, d,
g ; i Dont far et a child needs ersna-• A.Samabrook of Ellesmere Port has "How touch in price, I mean."
takes foremost place, The child cone sion; an ounce of encouragement is invented a bullet which travels at a "Oh rats!" exclaimed Mr. Reddaway.
ing home hungry from school, the' worth a ton of birch -sticks, 1 tremendous velocity rad emits a trail "See haw it acts first. No cure, no pay
of sparks, which, he asserts, will pass but you'll pay all right."
Household Hints. through. a Zeppelin like • a comet Mr. Smicoe did not feel capable of
through space and instantly blew it arguing the point.
Cook the cauliflower entire; the up. "I wish you would take it now,
leaves and stem which surround it, The invention consists of an ordin- though," persisted the ether. "Then
are delicious served with it. { ary sized bullet charged with a ape- you'd be able to come out for an hour
The clothes wringer will last twice; tial preparation which ignites with its or two."
as long if the pressure screw at the pa"sage through the air. Mr. :Simcoe laughed sepulchrally.
top is loosened after using. ii The bullet can be 'fired from an or- "Go out" he exclaimed. "Why 1
A daily bath, into which a little bi-I (Unary rifle, and is easily adaptable to should be a dead man before I got
aircraft and machine guns. ten yards! If you only knew how ill
Tired of It.. I feel, even now"" And he gave vent
l old .man. I will try it a little later. Reddaway, a little shortly, "Hallo! i fund . .. .... . .... . .. £300,000,000
How muck is it?" Somebody else." i Estimated pensions 100,000,000
'Ten doses," replied his friend A timid tap at the door heralded the Fixed chargest on pre -
promptly maid -of -all -work, war basis - 200,000,000
Mr. Simcoe passed his hand wearily Note from the office for you, sir
across his aching head. —no answer." • £60000000(1
"Great Scott""" groaned Mr. Red- ' '
daway, "I've let you in for it, Simmy! Present English taxation, continued
They've found it out, and think It's all Lord Inchcape, is bringing in nearly
a practical joke on your part. It's the £400,000,000 ($2,000,000,000) annual -
Grand Order of the Push for you! ly. He explained that this would mean
Never mind, 1'11 go at once and• ex- another £200,000,000 (1,000,000,000)
plain everything to old Rigby; and, would have to be provided every year
what's more, I'll make that young and expressed the opinion that this
blighter of a. chemist go, too!" ! could be done either by "additional
Mr. Simcoe had torn open the en-; taxes or by a reduction in extrava-
velope whilst his friend was speaking, gant expenditures not only private
and was now staring at the contents but public,"
with bulging eyes.
"Great heavens alive!" he exclaimed. His Lordship appeared to think a
"Listen to this!" $25,000,000,000 debt a possibility but
" 'Dear Mr. Simcoe,--I trust that about the maximum.
grown person allied from an even-
ing outdoors, the diet of a growing
child will all be improved by the use
of good cocoa, properly made. If the
digestion is rather weak or if the
child is under five years of age, it
would be better to use the drink of
nibs or shells which contain less oil.
A by-product of cocoa, is cocoa but-
ter, which is the solid fat extracted
from the cocoa bean. This butter is carbonate of soda is put, will allay
used extensively in making confer- the burning of the feet.
tionery like chocolate creams—or for Try to induce children to eat each
toilet preparations—or wherever a at least one apple a day. It will keep
pure vegetable oil is desirable. their systems in good condition.
The end of the rib roast can be
sawed off and corned. If boiled with
Tested Recipes. cabbage it will make a good lunch
Ham, Country Style— Place one dish
pound slice of ham, cut one -third -inch To insure the creamy sauce being gedecided toing to some test them.
—about
of shape, He
thick„ in baking pan. Cover with milk smooth, always rub the butter and ""Rglet turn!" he barked. Then be-
-about two -cupfuls. Bake slowly, flour together until smooth and add
g frequently g to the hot milk, fore they had got fairly under way he
basun fxe uentl and turnip once gave the order: "Left tuiril"
or twice until ham is tender, has ab- When a window is difficult to raise,
sorbed most o? the milk and is pour melted lard between the frame One burly yokel slowly left
brotvn on tap. This will take about and the casing and put a little also
one-half hour. • ion the cord.
Spanish Steak—Select piece of; Do not allow moths to breed in
round of sirloin steak, cut about two Your: house, It can be prevented by
inches thick, and brown in little drip- eliminating the garments that.have
ping or bacon fat in frying pan. Add had them in and by keeping a watch -
one can tomatoes, two sliced or chop- fol eye on all closets and chests.
ped onions, two green or red peppers
chopped small (with seeds' and white
fibers removed). Cover closely and'
let cook two hours. Season with pep-
per and salt and serve. Do not add
water.
Baked Cabbage—Trim medium-
sized head of cabbage, cut in two and
put on to cook in cold water, After
fifteen minutes' boiling, drain . off'
water and cook' for twenty minutes.
Drain dry, chop fine, season with salt,
pepper and butter and put in buttered
baling dish. Have ready two beaten
eggs, mixed -with four tablespoons
cream. Pour over cabbage and set in
dish in oven to cook for twenty min-
utes,
in
utes, or until well browned 'over the
top,
Foamy Sauce—Beat yolk of one egg
until thick and lemon -colored and add
three-fourths cup . powdered sugar
gradually, beating constantly. 1VIix
one-fourth cup powdered sugar with
one teaspoon corn starch and one-
` eighth teaspoon salt and pour on
gradually' one-half cup sealded milk,
Cook in double toiler three minutes,
E,tirrin colixta3itl u i �
g y nt 1 mixture
thiekezas arid occasionally afterward.
The men about whom London An-
swers
n
swers tells the following story were
the roughest, rawest lot of recruits
the sergeant had ever had to tackle.
He worked hard at them for three
hours, and at last thought they were
to a dismal sigh. you are recovering from your attack
"Oh, well," observed his visitor of influenza, and that you will speed -
vaguely, "no use your going anywhere fly be well enough to resume your
if you feel like that! I must be' off duties at the office. It may aid your
now. But you'll take that sluff won't
you?"
"Yes, I'll try it," said Mr. Simcoe
wearily, "It can't do- me any harm,
I suppose?"
"Harm!" snorted Mr. Reddaway, ra-
ther indignantly. ""I should rather
think not" Sure you won't have that
window open? Fresh air - oxygen,
the and all that, you know!"
ranks and mad off toward 'the bar- "No, no!"
returned Mr. Simcoe; a
rack room, little snappishly. "And do close all
;, the doors after you, old chap."
Here, you!" yelled the sergeant 'Right ho! S'long!" said Mr. Redda-
way, and -departed his exit resemb-
ling the passage of a healthy young
tornado,
When the last door had banged, with
a jar 'which shook the house, Mr. Al-
bert James Simcoe raised his throb
Bing head.
"Curse his infernal tonic!" he said
it lye a arse he e t d his It's Cheero that has done it! note of -brute force in his very first
angrily'. "Where are you off to?"
"Ah've had enough," replied the re-
cruit in disgusted tones.. "The, doesn't
know tha own mind for two minutes
ronin'!"
Morrie From the Front .on Leave
tn.ATRoei z1NG S'.C'tordEIi. "Jbout your feeding, Young
to $, y g man. la that
satisfactory at the Front'"''
Returned, ifero: "Look at me; don't l: look well fed? The h table dotty
04 the Front is all r ixlxt. :It's the dotty qup„tetfons -o 4
yet; got akni'at home tgst
Oit•e you the yiyt l;4ri(Ioa�- ski -',ladle#,,
as
WOULD APPLY KULTUR.
convalescence to learn that,' in view
of the increased cost of living, I have German Editor Suggests Starving
decided, this afternoon, to give my em- Belgians to End the War.. •
ployees a twenty-five per cert, rise of
salaries all round.
" `I am, yours faithfully,
" `(Signed), JOHN RIGBY'"
"Well, I'm—" began Mr: Reddaway,
his eyes opening widely.
""Wailt, here's a postscript" inter-
posed Mr. Simcoe breathlessly.
'By the way, have you tried the
much -advertised new tonic, Cheero? eupie�l territories be subjected to
Owing to a somewhat stupid mistake, a starvation.:That would arouse such
bottle of it reached me today, and, a world -cry for peace in the lands of
out of curiosity, I tried a small quan-
tity The effect was certainly remark-
able.
the Entente Powers that their ' Lov-
able. I would advise you to afford it a, =merits would be compelled to sue
trial. J.R." for peace.
Mr: Reddaway leapt to Ids feet with Sueh, at least, is the donclus'iou of
a wild whoop. Herr Rudolf Geller, the editor of the.
"What did I tell you?" he shouted. Prague Tageblatt, Tie strikes the
Here is one way to end the war..
First, let Germany confiscate all land
in Belgium and Northern France ngsv
in its occupation," and send all the dis-
possessed landowners to the centre of
Germany and Austria, installing Ger-
man people in their places.
Then let the inhabitants of the oc-
After pause, rep a.e is an- He took one dose, and here's the re- sentences:
athemarin a still more vindictive tone. •sult. Another one, and hell make you «
Then summoning. up' all his energy, all partners! You owe me something, Experience in Alsace-Lorraine and
he rose and tore off the wrapper atter all Simmy. Now you'II have . to Schleswig-Holstein has shown that
viciously: Contrary to his expects- 'eoine out. We must celebrate this. if the Central Powers would achieve,
tions, the bottle bore no 'gaudy label, Dash your feeling gunnr.. Put on ;all as the Chancellor said they must,
and, indeed,' was unmarked save for the clothes .yon :Can find, and • come frontiers which -would, protect them,
the dose -lines on the side. along!"
After some ineffectual attempts, IVIr. "I do believe'I will," said -Mr. Simcoe.
Simcoe withdrew the cork, and smelt "That Cheero of yours must be very
gingerly at the cmf•tents. wonderful stuff, after all"
Faugh he exclaimed disgustedly. "It :is," returned • Mr. Iteddaway;
"Stinking stint Cheero, indeed!" e,
even when you take it by proxy --.
hi in
A wave of nausea passed over London' Answers.
He took the bottle, and determinedly
marchedto the. window, where in -a
wire -work stand, a row of consumptive
geraniums, belonging to his landlady,
reared their long, straggling stems in
quest of sunlight. Mr. Simcoedistrib-
uted the contents of the bottle impar-
tially among these derelicts.
"There!" he muttered, with grim
humor. "Now, perhaps, they'll up and
dance and sing comic songs!"'
Curiouslyenough, he felt decidel your father is. His white hair. gives Men are just filen •children.
g y ;, , Quite
better after this. Ile replaced the him each an aristocratic look. The so; the daily work of one half of the
empty bottle on the table - and °'sank Dissipated • Son—"Yes, and he can women in this world is to
t malts sly
back in his chair. '. He thought he thank me for it." lowances and e
The Parson (to loafer) -"Are you
a teetotaler?" The Loafer—"Yes,
sir; sure I'm—I've never been drunk
in my life. , It gives me such a
headache next day,"
"What a distinguished -looking man
from attack in the future, they must
drive out the entire population from
the occupied territories and replace
the present inhabitants with Ger-
mans.
"Why should we shrink from such
an undertaking ? Our enemies are
trying to Starve_ us. They.spare'nei-
ther grey hairs, women nor children.
The world at large has been turned
against us by a lying press. Repri-
sals are necessary. Russia stripped
Poland of all, supplies, and left the
Poles to starve or depend on German'.
good will,"
acuses for some men.
,0.