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OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR.
CHAPTER L-(Cont'd.)
Upon one of the central levels Adam
14I`Donneil is working away almost as
vigorously as on that former after-
noon. The red of his hair no longer
screams so loudly against the red of
his face, its fire being as though
sprinkled with ashes, and his frame
, has thickened considerably, which is
the laborer's only way of growing
stout, Beside him, as he crouches
before the ready -bored Nast -hale, and
with the powder -bag in his hand,
stands that same Duncan who, when
aged three had, in consequence of
John's indiscreet invitation, been the
cause of some scandal to Ella i4I'Don-
nell: now a ripe man, and a comely
one too, having taken after his "black"
mother, rather than after his "red"
father, and with no more than a few
ruddy threads among the deep brown
of his hair and beard to recall the
M`Donnell strain. He has his fath-
er's powerful frame without its pecul-
iarly thick set of bones, and his moth-
er's quick, black eyes,
Of the two other members of the
"crew" present, one had worked with
Adam on that far-off afternoon; but
Willie Robson has no more need of
artificial gravity, life having, within
these twenty-nine years, furnished
him with material quite sufficient for
the genuine article. Custom has long
since staled the charm of his present,
occupation, which consists in loading'
the rough blocks upon a truck drawn
by a large, patient horse, who cir-
culates the level from morning till,
night, collecting the blocks from each
working in turn, topass them on pre-
sently to the miniature engine which
starts for the sheds whenever a suf-
ficiently long train has been formed.'
As fon Tim M`Laren, he has as little'
need of artificial jocularity as of any-
thing else, having for twenty years
past slept soundly upon the Burial: i
Island.
The fourth worker in the crew, and
the youngest of the lot, is busy pre-
paring the primitive fuse, a long and
stout oat straw, which; filled with gun-
powder, was presently to be inserted
in the blast -hole. With the fixing of
its tail of "match paper," ready for
the igniting flame, the work will be
accomblished.
"That's enough powder, but it will
take some squeezing. Where's the.
dresser?"
Duncan handed 'a tool to his father.
"Do you know what I'm thinking,
father ?"
"The whistle, father! There you
have it. Much good will it do Bess e
if we've missedthe blast!"
* * * . *
-' The shrill, long -drawn scream of the
steam -whistle had not yet done re-
echoing against the walls of rock when
the sound of an explosion—a prema-
ture explosion, as every experienced
ear knew—covered its final tones.
es.
The men on the different levels, gath-
ering upatheir teas before retiring to
shelter, stood abruptly upright, their
startled eyes sweeping the grey arena,
to remain fixed upon one smoking
spot, through whose thick fumes the
figures of running men could be seen
dispersing with the haste of terror,
their upraised arms shielding their
heads from the flying slate pieces.
As the smoke began to draw away,
two figures became visible upon the
distant level, both lying upon their
backs, and neither moving.
"It's Donald Robson's quarry," ran
the excited comment.
"No; it's Adam. M`Donnell's."
"Who can say what quarry it is, un -
till the smoke's off ?"
"That's Adam upon his back."
"No; it's Duncan."
"Why, there are two of them!"
"One's moving now,"
Over the edges of the rock -terraces
the men peered, horror-struck, gazing
breathlessly upon the spot of danger,
which might so easily prove to be a
spot of death.
CHAPTER II.
In the same bow -windowed room hi
which a quarter of a century ago John
and. Ella M`Donnell bad for the first
time sat down at their own hearth,
three persons were earnestly occupied
around a fourth. There was only.
One man among them.; and of the wo-
men one was obviously a menial, her
part in the process being confined to
handing pins, threading needles,: and
giving forth various tones suggestive
of acute bodily pain, which, however,
to judge from the radiancy of her fat
face, were intended to express delight-
ed admiration.
Wrapped in a dingy dressing -gown,
though with carefully -dressed hair,
Julia M'Donnell was on her knees
upon the floor, putting the last
touches to her sister Fenella's white
evening dress,
(To be continued.)
HEROISM OF BARNARDO BOY.
"Aye?"
"That we're fools to give in to the Fell Succoring the Wounded, Writes
new manager's high horse. He knows Canadian Chaplain.
as well as we do that the iron tools
are forbidden. Why have none of At 5.30 on Easter Monday morn-
us the spirit to threaten him with the ing the barrage on Vimy Ridge start
law? Mr. Gillies had promised us ed, and immediately thereafter the
the steel hammers and bearers; and boys went - over the parapet. Five
just because this man wants to make minutes later a Canadian doctor and
favor with the company, and knows a chaplain followed them. With the
that he will do it best by saving the
ei, thihbdoctor was, a young: lance -corporal;
pnnese promse as een taken
back. They keep their pennies, and "pure gold," says the chaplain. With
we keep the risk. It's infamous!" the chaplain was a sergeant; "as fine
Adam shook his big head reprov- :a man as ever served his King," is the
ingly • chaplain's description of him.
"Aye, Duncan; that's you again.1 The doctor took the right section,
Always for attacking somebody and the chaplain and the sergeant went
talking about rights and things, when; to the leftsearching the shell holes
you ought to be thankful, in these ,
hard days, just to get along. It's 1 for the wounded, doing some rough
an. awful ill thing to grapple with a, and ready first aid, and administering'
manager, I tell ye. Ye'!l find that 1 such help and comfort as were, pos-
out when you're my age. And that sible. While engaged in this work the
new man looks bad to deal with.
We've worked with the iron these
many years, and what harm's come of
it?"
Adam, as he• spoke, was placidly
pressing down the powder into the
bole, preparatory to filling it up with
the dry clay which Iay ready.
After a moment he spoke, cowering
a little closer to the hole,
"Duncan, my lad?"
"Yes, fathers,
"I'm heavy to -day, Duncan; there's
misfortune in the air."
"There's no need for misfortune, so
long as you are careful," said Dun-
can, a trifle impatiently. "That's an
extra big blast -hole, mind, father!"
"It's not the blast -hole I'm thinking
of --it's: Bessie."
"Then it would be better if it were
the blast -hole, father. What's the
good of worrying over Bessie?"
"You've no heart for your sister,
Duncan. You heard what the doctor
said. She'll go the way her mother
.did. And another thing, Duncan"—
Adam dropped his voice by a to.ne, to
add: "The corpse -lights have been
seen."
Duncan kicked a fragment of slate
out of the way, perhaps all the more
vigorously as he was not as absolutely
unaffected by the final remark as he
wished to appear.
"If worrying over Bessie wonl.d' do
her any good, I'd worry ten hours a
day to please you, father; but it's not
my way to fret for the fretting's
sake,"
'You know that she was nearly gone
the first time."
"But she wasn't quite gone, and
she's not gone yet, Cheer up, fath-
er. ! • By the time we get home to-
night who knows whether you won't
have a grandson waiting to he cuddl-
ed!"
"But will I -have a daughter?" harp-
ed on Adam when Duncan shadily in-
terrupted hnns,
young sergeant was killed. The chap-
lain had turned aside a few feet to
Iasi( for direction from some men,
when one of them said, "Your 'ser-
geant is hit."
I ran to him," said the chaplain,
describing what happened, "but one
;glance told nie he was gone. The great
artery was shot through, and in a mo-
ment the bravest, most unselfish man.
I ever knew had gone home."
The concluding sentences of the
letter are as follows: "I cannot close
without telling of my intense admira-
tion for the men and officers who gain-
ed this great victory. The battalion
came out utterly exhausted, but with
the spirit of conquerors. For our
dead we mourn, but, at the same time,
shall always remember with pride and
joy their measureless faithfulness.
What they died for we must live for.
Never shall I forget the boy I left be-
hind, his wonderful unselfishness, his
sublime courage. Some day I shall'
see him again, and tell him how I love
him for what he was in himself., and
what he did for others. If only herbed
lived, he and I would have been one
in the friendship begotten orf a great
experience. He Was a Barnardo boy,
' homeless, but a friend and lover of his
Master."
"Go, make thy garden fair as thou
canst,
Thou workest never alone.
Perchance he whose plot ,.is next to
thine
Will see it, and mend his own,"
--Robert Collyer.
Tomatoes. grow well on almost any
soil, ,and rich,, friable, sandy loam Is
considered best for a heavy yield.
Why Preserves Spoil.
Some of the causes of failure in
home canning are:
First, not sterilizing the jars, lids.
and rubbers. To sterilize, the jars
and the lids must be placed in a large
boiler or cooking utensil, covered with
cold water and brought to boil; boil-
ed three minutes and then the jars are,
lifted out, drained and the vegetable
or fruit is packed. Then the jar is.
filled with boiling water for the vege-
tables or a syrup for the fruit,' The
rubber and lid are placed in position
and partially tightened; then proceed
acecmling to directions. Jar rubbers
are sterilized by placing them in a
saucepan and pouring boiling water
over them, then letting the rubbers
stand in, this water for five minutes;
the rubbers will have also the ad-
vantage of being soft enough to slip
over the top of the jars easily.
Second, the lids of the jars used in
canning and preserving are very im-
portant. Old and worn lids are use-
less, as are those that have their edges
forced out of shape when trying to
open a sealed jar. Lids that have
porcelain lining with cracks or that
are loose a,re useless' and might just as
well be thrown away before they, cause
the contents of the jar to spoil, An-
other point to beremembered is that
when an acid like vinegar is used in
spicing and pickling this acid is liable
to work between the porcelan cap and
Fits metal holder and set : up a decom-
position that may prove very danger-
ous.
Cheap Cuts of Beef.
The cheaper cuts of meat are un-
questionably as nutritious as the more
expensive cuts,. only they require
slower cooking with moisture.. . The
neck pieces of beef furnish stews.
Hamburger steak (small' steaks) and
roasts of good flavor are obtained
from the chuck ribs. A portion from
the back of the forequarter is chosen
for a pot -roast, This will include
some of the vertebrae, which can go to
the soup kettle. The cut from the.
underside of the neck, often called the
sticking piece, can be used for brais-
ing or can be cooked in hot water, sea-
soned highly and served with tomato
sauce. Then there is a peice'for corn-
ing which joins the sticking piece and
contains the thin flat ends of the chuck
and prime ribs.
The hindquarters contain the best
known and,most expensive cuts.
The round is divided into three cuts,
the upper being the most expensive.
The loin is good for•.. braising . or
casserole use. The first three slices
on the vein or muscle on the front..pa't'
of the leg make a very good steak, .or
the whole makes an economical _roast.
Meat should be roasted, skewered or
tied in compact form, and should rest
skin side down on a rack in a dripping
pan. Dredge with flour and sear over
the outside in a hot oven. -After this
add salt and pepper and dripping from
it. Cook at a low temperature and
baste frequently. Ribs may be roast-
ed just as they are or boned and
rolled. Only the first five ribs of the
forequarter are suitable for this pur-
pose.
To roast a .eheap cut of meat, rub
salt well into the meat, place in • a
crock, cover, place over a slow fire.
When taken out it will be brown and
more tender than if roasted in an
oven; also, it will have a nice gravy
when thickened. Do not put any wa-
ter on the meat. Meat cooked this
way is exceedingly tender and palat-
able.
Nutritious Combinations.
Numerous palatable combinations of
two or more food materials which can
be prepared by the housewife with
but little trouble are suggested by
food specialists.
The following the some of the sug-
gestions:
Boiled rice scrambled with eggs,
served with a 'succulent vegetable,
such as stewed tomatoes, canned corn,
green peas or beans, and bread and
butter, and nuts and raisins or other
dried fruits.
Green peas and canned salmon' with
white (thickened milk) sauce, served
with corn bread and syrup.
Meat pie (meat from inexpensive
cuts), or fish pie with flour or potato
crust, served wit 1 turnips, carrots,
onions or parsnips, and biscuits and
butter, with jam or jelly, or hot choc-
olate. d'` e -
Mashed potato, with creamed cod-
fish (cream sauce, containing a little
salt codfish), served with lettuce, with
oil and vinegar or lemon juice dress-
ing', and crackers and cheese or pea-
nut butter sandwiches. '
Meat stew (inexpensive cuts or left-
overs), with turnips or other vege-
tables, including leftovers, and with
rice in the stew or flour or cornmeal
dumplings; or, fish chowder, made
from fresh, canned or dried fish;
crackers, skim milk and onion, served
with bread and butter and fresh or
stewed fruit.
Boiled dinner (corned beef or corn-
ed mutton, cooked with fresh vegeta-
bles, as potatoes,, turnips, carrots,
etc.), served with bread and butter
and apple or other fruit and bread
crumb pudding,
Cowpeas boiled with pork and com-
bined with boiled rice, served with a
green wet:table or vegetable, salad,
and honey, brown sugar, maple sugar
or date sandwiches.
Beans baked with pork or bacon,
served with Boston brown bread and
butter, and tart apple sauce and cook-
ies.
Hot Weather Hints.
Keep the flies away from the sick,
especially those ill with contagious
diseases. Kill every fly that strays
into the house. His body is covered
with disease germs.
Do not allow decaying material of
any sort to accumulate 'on or near
your premises.
A11 refuse which tends in any way
to fermentation, such as bedding-
straw, paper -waste and vegetable mat-
ter, should, be disposed of or covered
with lime or kerosene oil. Screen all
food. Keep all receptacles for gar-
bage carefully covered and the cans.
cleaned- or sprinkled with oil or lime.
Keep all stable manure in vault or pit,
screened or sprinkled with lime, oil or
other cheap preparation. See that
your sewerage system is in.,good
order; that it does not leak, is up-to-
date and not exposed to flies. Pour
keroseneintothe drains. Cover food
after a meal; burn or bury all table
refuse. Screen all food exposed for
sale. Screen all windows and d doors,
especially the kitchen and dining-
rcom. Don't forget, if you see flies,
their breeding place is in near -by filth.
It maybe behind the door, under the
table or in the cuspidor.
If there is no dirt and filth there will
be few flies. -
Timber for Shipbuilding.
Every local freight, train on the
N.T.R. is carrying east in carload lots
spars and other special timbers, need-
ed in the construction of wooden ships,
an industry which is experiencing a
great revival at various points in the
Maritime Provinces, says the Times of,
Moncton, N.B. Some of the shipments
consist of heavy timbers to be used
for masts and spars of wooden ves-
sels. There is also considerable ship-
ment of planking and wooden ribs for
the vessels. The most curious part
of the shipments, -however, are the
wooden "knees" which are really the.
crooked roots of trees, sawed into
sizes suitable to shiubuilding pur-
poses. These "knees" can be made
from ordinary timber, but builders
prefer the natural bend of the roots,
which are very fibrous and tough.
Quite, an important part of 'present'
day lumbering operations is the dig-
ging up and cutting out of crooked
roots suitable for this purpose. The
small knees are used for bracing stem
and stern posts and similar parts ex-
posed to heavy strains.
Tails on lambs are unsightly, unsan-
itary and reduce the market value.
Buy
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Prices
Y/ L' POTTS_To !mu. Stailt ma. mOuerrro
Save
Prom
20%
to
33 1-3
not only because it Is a really,, good disinfeota.nt, but also because
It has the a.dvan.tage, possessed by no other, of drying white;.
not dark or colorless.
Use Carbola just as you would any disinfectant. It will paint your
poultry houses, Stables, piggeries. rellarp, 'etc, whiter than white
wash, and at the satne time disinfect them as thoroughly' as if you
used a solution of carbolic acid 8 tittles stronger that; the dilution or-
dinarily used for disi,if.eeting purppbses, And You oan do this' with less
labor and in the some time required to Whitewash or disinfect alone.
Costs only loo or less to cover 250 square feet.` Carbola will not
blister, flake or peel off --is neither poisonous nor caustic --Will not
hart the smallest chick-.-hat-nlr'ess to man, beast or fowl—but it
EIS' Lica, Mites, Fly -eggs, and the Dorms ,of Diseases
such as roup, white diarrhea cholera, glanders and the many others
that sap the Vitality And reduce the production of poultry and live-
rstock and sometimes cause severe money loss. Carbola comes in con-
venient sized packages, doesn't spoil by standing, tib oan be kept on
hand rc:!tdyto use when convenient or en a rainy day, It has no dia.
agreeable odor and can be tcipiier<1 to «pod, brick stone or cement
surfaces or over whitewash, l.nadb1' cd by agricultural colleges and
experimental sta,tiorik
Sold by Dealers livoryWhoxo
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Keep Furnace Pipes Clear.
In order to recover small - articles
dropped through the floor ' register
grating of a hot air heatiiiir system,
without the necessity of removing ;a
section of the pipe mesh gratings Nay 1
be fitted into place.. No. i gauge
wire mesh may be used in places just.
,large enough to fit into the metal box
below the register. The best time to
do this is as soon as the fire is out,
The Englishman, as a rule, makes
a just' and impartial judge, and a cor-
rupt British judge is almost unknown.
C. R, Lucas.
Jellies have
hi - hfcod value
Make as many as you can.
They will be worth a. great
deal to you next winter.
"Pure and Uncolored"
makes clear, delicious, s"FINE"
arkling
jellies. -The'purity'and `FINE '
granulation makes success easy.
2 and 5=1b 10,20 and 100 -Ib
cartons sacks 130
Ask your Grocer, for
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Ross Self Sealers
for the Home Canning of
Fruits, Vegetables and Meats
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too have barely eecepad a'.
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destruotive, fiatnea tarry at any
momc tenvolopallyoupeaacsa
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Real protection insists that
yo roof your barns, and home
}niiataiitdble material-=-
P as o "GEORGE" Shingles.
lhd hhtteyou Ilb lichtrins and. fire
of their power to dcotroy, and.
what et morn. obtain the Lase
Hite of thnuxence.
Pedlar,Q hinglee aro also proof
aft Wind, rain rust acid rot.
L'atyteiputon. Keep your bra
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the first duty of a Sire.
The matter of Hotel Accommodationhi a serious problem 'tot now. Since
September last, man' hotels• hate touted it neeespacy to ciao.
The WALKER $QV E (The souse of '1ent5. IAA actugy been doing a
enormous; business apse last Sepieznbet't 10 Wonderful se ice, and evear
detail concocted therewith have been apo ble kit; tremendous,patrona e.
The house is more' like a home t$a i hotel, skilfully and rely is it ma•ssag•ed.
Wh-,• you: come to the city stay 44 the WALSPJR tE017SpS, where home-lSke
co:•'mitt are . thedominating cksareleterist}es
Special attention., ,gaid to Ladies and. Children travelling without' escorts, at
Toronto's Famous Hotel,
Reasonable Rates THE WALKER HOUSE GEO; ietm £`t°
..
ANT truyourself �® slippery leaf: er
xn canoe, tail boat or yacht. And,
of ',course,
Shoes for tenni baseball, golf and
lacrosse. Fleet Foot Pumps or
low shoes are the
proper accompaniment of Summer apparel.
And Fleet Foot Summer Shoes cost so much less
than leather, that it is real
economy to wear,thel.
Loos trim and neaten joy
yourself-- and save :money,
by wearing Fleet Foot this
summer. 202