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1� DECLARATION OF WAR.
CHAPTER IX.--. (Cont'd,)aged- hand in the direction in which
upon the hack right well serve as a he knew the latest ornament to be
pretext for business. The look in his "You'll maybe no -believe ' me when 1
scornful black eyes thad spoken plainly tell you that he was up at four this
enough. Aiicl just' as his first hostility morning- to get them ready. 'What's
had began to melt; it was a pity, that you're snippin' at. 1 askshim
really, and would make her visits to when I heard the scissors gel`, New
Adam so .much more difficult. They fringes for the shelves, father,' he
had grown soleaeant these visits; says, the old ones are getting ' ower
arid, with'"increasing familiarity, the shabby.' `Duncan,' I whiles says to
rustic details h d revealed such unex- hint, 'you're as bad as a woman, any
pected charms. She was quite intimate day; if you don't look Bout you'll be
no -sr with the inside of that hut which, growing as fussy as any old maid in
at first sight, had given her such a the parish."' • •- do with the heavy fire waste, and feel
shock 'Of displeasure. Neither the "How strange—I never would have that with our bountiful harvests and
flagstones of the floor, nor the hang thought that of Duncan. He—doesn't rich natural resources we can afford
ing platform which represented;; the look like that, somehow." to be extravagant.
ceiling• nor even the underside of the Fenella glanced about her with
frankly astonished eyes. The pink
PROTECT CROP SAVERS.�`
)ur Insectivorous Birds Should Not
Be Slaughtered.,
On September 10, scare heads in
the newspapers announced that frost
had caused damage . in . the 'United,
States to the extent ofeprobably $50,s
000,000, the grain markets became ex-
cited, and prices advanced. Why?
Because it was unusual,
Every year in the ''United States,
$800,000,000 loss occurs through the
depredations of insects. This is .a
conservative estimate, made by ex-
perts. Such a an announcement, how-
ever, creates no interest either in the
grain market or newspapers. Canada
suffers proportionately. Itis but an-
other of the enormous wastes which
we are content to put up with, as we
thatch, plainly visible above, crossed
by birchen branehes`with the bark still! paper -fringes and the blindingly
on, any longer offended her finer bright' biscuit -tins were far from be -
sensibilities; and this principally for ing isolated in their language, for in
the ; reason that, humble though it all a pot upon the window -sill something
was, she had gradually discovered' that seemed to be trying to grow—not
it was yet absolutely free of that of- over-successfully—while in a mug up-
fensive "messiness" which too often on the table a branch, of flowering
is the boon companion of such hawthorn, evidently freshly gathered,
humility. The impression of cleanli- mingled its scent with that of the hot
ness and order which had struck her oatmeal which, " within these walls,
on the first day grew steadily with seemed -perennial. The symptoms
each fresh visit. There were things struck her all the more because of
that amused her=sueli as tiie display their seeming incongruity with the a1
of empty biscuit -tins upon the mantel- :leged author of them.' It was: indeed
piece— or the choice of prints upon difficult to connect pedantry and fussi-
the neatly papered walls. Her favor-
ite among, these was a certain very
well fed 'Joseph, being sold by his
brethren, one of whom was pinching
the calves of his legs, something after
the method of a farmer showing off
the "points" of a prize; though this
was closely run by an imposing array
of personages in kilts, which, to judge
from the uniform gloom of the wear-
ers' countenances, must•, have been con -
If some means existed to,:oyereon e'
early frosts, no timewould be lost in
putting them into effect. Not so,
however, with the continued. loss by
insects: Our insectivorous birds, far
from receiving protection, have been
promiscuously and continuously.
slaughtered, to• the detriment of our
field crops.
Canada and the United States have
recently passedenabling acts giving
effect to the Migratory Bird Treaty
for the protection of insectivorous
birds. To many this protection is
Idoked upon as a curtailment, of lib-
erty. In reality, however, it is a
means of putting money into each
citizen's pocket, and e' eryone, both by
example andinfluence, should do
everything possible toprotect our
feathered friends.
Dairying with hogs on the side is
now, and is likely to be for some time,
one of the most profitable lines in On-
tario farming.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME
Fifteenth mLesson'—Rye, Graham and Ifealthh"'Breads.
Man Nature provided an with grains bowl, to rise for thi ee hours, ih a warm
ness with the almost aggressive \aria- containing valuable nutriment neces- Place, free from al drafts, about eigh-
ty of Duncan's personality. Apgar sary to maintain life. Man, craving ty degees Fahrenheit` in temperature.
ently there were discoveries to be luxu"rya discovered a;process of milling Now mold into two loaves: Place in
made about this rustic cousin of hers. or refining the meal which is made well -greased pans and return to place
Nor was this the first, of the discov-' from the grains,. By grinding grain to rise for one hour. Bake in an oven
eries; for a few days back, upon., lit- into white flour, which is a process of of 325 degrees Fahrenheit for . fifty
tie shelf in
the darkest corner c c the refining, much of the vital element is 'minutes. - Remove from oven. Brush
room, she had come upon a small col removed. , the "tops of bread with melted butter,
lection of well-worn books, and not The vitamines and mineral elements then, lay on a rack to cool.
exactly the sort of books she would so very 'necessary for human struc- Rye Bread
have expected to find in a quarryman's tune of teeth and bones and bodily 'Wel-
siderably too tight about' the waist. hut for beside the inevitable "Scrip- fare are lost. two medium-sized potatoes. Peel the ,
But though some of the details made tures" and a volume, of Sunday at The human body requires, sixteen Potatoes, then cut in thin slices and .
Fenella smile, none of them "made -her Home, she had been rather taken elements for 'its daily well-being.' boil until soft Rub through fine sieve.
shudder. Whatever there was of metal aback to ,read such titles as "Easier These elements are, found in mother Now cool to 'eighty degrees Fah-
' shone ever with blinding brightness, `son's Essays," "Paradise Lost," as ,nature the earth, the •rains and the renheit. This,,aniount should, measure
what there was of crockery blinked well as a condensed history of Eng- vegetables. The foss of any one of two cupfuls. Place in a bowl and add:
immaculate. That distressing die- .land, and a third or fourth hand copy these ;plays havoc with the body;`by two tablespoonfuls of sugar, two tea-
play of family linen whish �ya�as=the of a work entitled, "Ten Years in discarding several more, their' loss is spoonfuls of salt, two tablespoonfuls
rule elsewhere seemed here •un"known, Canada." plainly seen. of metled shortening, one yeast cake,
So abnormal, in fact, did this state of " Dunean's books," Adam had ex.-0Now is the acceptable time to'return two cupfuls of white flour, one and
things appear to Fenella—all the more plained when questioned. "He's' to the foods of our granddads, name- one-half cupfuls of cornmeal. Place
abnormal in the absence of a house- mighty fond o' readin'." '1y, to eat whole" meals: Bread made the ingredients' in bowl in. the `order'
wife that` on one occasion she' had This too,had'beel a revelation to from whole wheat forms an ideal ra- given.well,Jsponge,
interrogated Adam on.the subject. Fenella, anhad helped reo explain the tion;'it furnishe"s protein,e-carbohy- tor se'orao one toehalf hours ina
".Is it aneighbor :who keeps your hut r 1't f his En lisp coin- drates, some fats and mineral salts, place about eighty degrees' Fahren-
i » an a or ion of en a ree cu u s e
Two and one-half cupfuls of water,
Old Tea Looks ,All Right
Old tea and fresh tea, poor tea and good
tea, all look alike. No wonder a woman
o'ten gets a bulk tea she doesn't :like:
Red Rose. Tea in
the sealed package is
always fresh, always
good, always worth
;the price on the label.
Kept Good rby the
Sealed ` Package
DREAM U,NPIILI+ ILLED.'
Though Germany Has Gained • Much
She Has Lost Still More.
Three years ago Germany began
alai war for the conquest of Middle
Europe. What has she gained? What
has this gain cost her? '
•
She has gained by her arms the ter-
ritories of Belgiuni, Luxemb'erg,
Serbia a Small but rich section of
northern France and parts of Lithu-
ania, Poland and Rumania -a total of
a little less than 204,000 square miles.
She has lost: •
Except for an insignificant corner in
southern .A.fr`ica, all her colonies,- over
a million square miles.
Virtually all her shipping not bot-•
tied up in Bremen and Hamburg, a
loss estimated in tonnage at 3,600,000.
Of the flower of her youth, more
„than 2,000,000. ;.,•
In cash, nearly $20,000,000,000 to be
added to her national debt..,
rye
su a toi qua i o g e ' that hert Th add th
so fid for- you?" she once asked him pared to hat of his father. ' exceedingly good effect uponthethetintes- flour. Knead wellfifteen 1 f y
her; eye being caught by, some wonder, So •interested was she in bei latest„ for minutes.
ful edging of pink gape!` fringing thetines. Return to place and let rise for two'
whichdiscovery that when Duncan had re -1 The absorbent qaulities of whole hours. Mold into'loayes and let rise
crockery • shely s, had not been turned from the quarry that day, she • wheat make it necessaryto lessen the for. forty-five minutes. Bake in ''a
there at her leiet •isi,.
could not forbear a half-quizzicarcom flour wh
e lineal destined per a: s to pro -e Rye �
both contempt and vanity. some explanation, of the phenonfenon. gluten than wheat flour,• this gluten ed
°� 'o� she succeeded i is o � a tough character. er. • '"
like ours is?" `I've just found out that it's you wheat flour is necessary to produce 1' One cupful of water eighty de -
en making bread moderate oven for fifty minutes
Adam sashed—a laugh that held p1 , , p h p p k flour contains slightly less Caraway seeds may; be added if desir;
Are any of the neighbors'"huts kept But'here d d ll f t gh h t A portion of Gluten Bread
From where he sat in the wooden who act the housemaid here," she had a good loaf. In many parts of Europe' grees Fa •enheit, one tablespoonful of
arm -chair before the hearth he turned) g ithat touch it is -the necessary staff of'life, and is sugar,;' one teaspoonful of salt, one -
said condescension thou h fifth• •known as black bread. Im the old ':half of yeast cake. Mix in the order
his still bandaged. head from side to ; of which still .lingered, county
side, as though with his lost" eyes he l in her bearing towards the son, though y the bread is frequently baked: given. Crumble in the yeast cake and
could see the familiar details, no longer towards the father. "Do in batches sufficiently large enough to add sufficient gluten flour to form a
"Tell me truly' Miss Fenella• have you know, I am quite astonished atlasfamily from six to eight or from thick batter that will drop from 'the
you ,,seen anything as braw as this your achievements!" eight raham flourn isflour made from-Shelin. Beat set to place well
ofor eighty den iengiees
here' room in all Ardloeh-barring the Duncan :flushed hotly, more hotly: whole wheat. The outer coat and some Fahrenheit for one and one-half hairs,
Rectory,- of course," he deferentially than offended modesty seemed to de -1 of the bran are removed. It finds -Beat for five minutes with spoon. Pour
added. /nand.favor with many persons who dislike in well greased pans Set to rise for
one; and one-quarter hours. Bake in
"NO, indeed, I haven't; and that's ' "What is there to astonish, you? A Mire wheat bread. •
why I can't understand-" man doesnt need to be a gentleman, filpten bread is made from whole- hot oven, 350 degrees Fahrenheit,for
"No more can 1," chuckled Adam. does he, in order not to be fond of - l v `'wheat f;•i„s, .w.:The tatarch is removed forty minutes, reducingthe. heat -Eo
" z in in a pig -sty?" ....•^ The i
It won't enter into me how h firds•�. g Y • � by washing. residue is then' .300 degrees during the last twenty mi -
time to keep. things as straight as he The brusqueness 'of the answer was' dried and it is finally` prepareda into mites.-
does." ; . ,so, .pronounced that Fenella hastily flour. -It is used in special cases of Milk may be used'in place of water
"He ?" repeated Fenella,astonished dropped a subject which, for some rea-'\diabetes, kidney, liver' and intestinal in the above recipes. '
at he use of the pronoun.; son or other, seemed to be a sore one. troubles: ' a In' northern, Europe barley flour is
bleDuncan to be, sure! And thetrou- But,he.smas not always so unfriendly!' Whole -Wheat Bread used in making bread. Try using one
he txlt'es over' it!—more trouble as this; and. though he had never, in! Two cups of water; one tablespoon- and one=Yialf cupfuls of barley flour in
than it's worth," added Adam, with so many words, :thanked her for her ful of "sugar, one teaspoonfuls of salt, place of all -white floursThe bread has
as=.conviction which' was proof even attentions to his father, Fenella yet,' two tablespoonfuls of. shortening, one ;a delicious nutty flavor and is parti-!
against vanity. What do you think by innumerable small signs, by count1yeast cake, five cupfuls of whole- cularity healthful bread for 'children•
he does when he comes hoe dog-tired less unspoken words, knew that he wheat flour. Dissolve the sugar and If unable to obtain the barley flour or
from the quarry? , Take a rest, may- was not ungrateful. I shortening in boiling water. Cool, to `meal, use the cream' of barley cereal
be?'Tot Duncan! It's: down on his And yet, to -day, as she walked up, eighty degrees :Fahrenheit, then add ,first cook it into a stiff mush., Add
knees he is, the moment hes swallow- thehawthorn-scented. glen, where the' the salt, yeast" cake and; flour. Knead two cupfuls of this to the bread
ed his super, dorubbing at the flag. burns; swollen by yesterday'srain,: for :fifteen minutes: Put in greased sponge.
stones as though 'he'were bent on seemed, as they leapt down the. hill -i -
scrubbing the face off them—or may- side, to be shouting to the bawling How To Save The' Fats.
be careering round -with the broom river -;below: "We come! we come!"— I From now on the menu will require
after the cobwebs. - And it's no -that and where the sheep grazed athong much care and forethought to have it
alone; he's no content with having the bol lders with their noses as per -I properly balanced, if ',one is to keep
things clean, he wants them smart sistentlyclose to the ground as though down expences and eliminate waste.
too. Now, that paper edgi-ig to the they had :been great white` leeches I Fats, at this season of the year, are
shelves," and Adam waved a band- ' (To be continued,) among the most valuable food units.
Tliey furnish heat and energy to the
' LEAGUE. e 2,000 on a show they'staged-
body. But fats are also scarce in the
INVALID SOLDIERS' cleared$ , , g markets and cost the»housewife a pro -
Each meas' who worked was paid>$2 a portionally high price.
Convalescent. Soldiers at Edmonton day; and ten per cent of the ,profits Ways to Utilize
Form Mode'1. Organization were turned over, as is their custom, Carefully trim off all pieces of fat
to the widows and orphans fund of that accompany neat. ` Cut fat into
the Great War Veterans. small pieces or put it through the food
chopper. Place in a'saucepan ,,con-
taining sufficient cold water to.cover
and conk slowly -until the fat, when
pressed in a sieve, will yield no mois-
ture. Strain and . stand the liquid
The Invalid Soldiers' Welfare.
League is a newly formed organiza-
tion in the Edmonton Convalescent
Home which promises to become` a
model for similar leagues in all the
GAY HALLOWE'EN.
Among the wigwam shocks of -corn,
convalescent homes of the Military I met the crisp October morn.
With pumpkins high I piled my load
And thought of children as I rode.
I saw instead of yellow piles,
A wagon -load ,of saw -tooth smiles,
With glowing eyes and fearsome flares
And .candles gleaming -everywhere.
I saw a laughing, motley,�crowd,
With Jacks held high and shouting
,loud.
I heard the calls of girls and boys,
And smiled at thought of coming joys,
charged and new- ones come in; but The jolliest drop of all the year,—
every man while be stays belongs to Gay Hallowe'en at last. is here!
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the league. The aim is simple --"For
the welfare of the men in " the con- RubberComforts Dangerous.
valescent home and hospital''—and the-
appeal is direct. The returned Tom- The sale of rubber comforts is pro-
mies like the idea. ' hibited , in/ France because they en -
There are three chief committees • danger the lives of infants. Regular
one is in charge of athletics and ar- feeding, :Frequent drinks of boiled wa-
ranges games, field days, and all ter, and clean, dry clothing make a Let this: come to a boil. /3.011 for five
sports; the social committee- lies pacifier unnecessary. Better allow a minutes ` and then strain and cook..
c"haege of all the picnies, concerts and.
movies; and the canteen committee of
the smokes, refresbments, etc.
The supreme proof of its usefulness
conies when it lends money, to the
amount of $400,'to any man going out
into civil life needing a lift, if he can
give proper security, and ,every dollar
loaned to date has been repaid.
This is a boon to the mare who lived
on a salary before he enlisted and
whose family used up his small sav-
ings in his absence.
In the Ednionton Fair the boy's
Hospitals Commission. .
There are many' phases of life to be
carried on in the homes, and the pa-
tients here hit upon the idea of form-
ing an • organization which would pro-
vide machinery for promoting ath-
letics, social life and maintaining a
canteen, as well as a bone!of interest
common to all the menin the home.
The membership is constantly
changing, of course, as cases are dis-
would be a wholesome economy and a
scientific advancement to prepare all
cream sauces without the use of but-
ter. ,,, t'
In order to thoroughly explain' this
method, it will first be necessary to
classify cream settees as follows:
Thin cream sauce, such as is ued' in
cream soups, purees, au gratins;'''etc.
Medium cream sauce, such as is used
for vegetables, fancy sauces,' ets. `
Heavy cream 'sauce,,; such•ab is used
for molds, cutlets, etc.
•The"Propottions
It should not be necessary for ;the
housewife to turn to a cook book or a-
recipe each time that slier wishes to
prepare a sauce, if `shes'will place this
recipe on her kitchen cabinet door,
next to the flour bin.,
aside to cool! When cold remove the - One and one-half level tablespoon -
.of' hard white fat on top.' This fills of flour for thin. cream .sauce.
cake
maybe used in place of butter for Two .and one-half level• teaspoonfuls
fat ma
cake and cooky' of flour for medium cream sauce. •
making and also for
frying. Beef fat may be combined Five 'level tablespodnfuls` of flour
with other fats` in proportion of one for heavy' cream sauce.
part of beef fat to one part each of to each half-pint cupful of milk or
mutton and pork. Melt it and then water.
strain. This can be used for try How to Prepare the;Sauce
ingg,, etc. Use a -saucepan. that is" absolutely
Do not waste a single bit of fat. clean for making sauces The outside
Personally oversee the food before: it is of the pan is as important as is the in-
stored away. Renieve all the surplus side,' for if heat or scorch marks `are
fat. Persistently drain, all fat from apparent on the outer surface of the
the pans used for sauteing (fryi ir):" pan this will ' have a tendency to
Use a spatula tc remove it as much scorch the milk, when large quantities
as possible. are cboked.
Set aside the saucepan and kettle Place the flour,and 'cold milk in the,
containing, the water in which meats saucepan and now take a wire beater,
were cooked. Let the water cool and er egg whip and beat the milk and
then remove all the fat. Clarify it by flour smooth. Place on the fire and
placing it in a saucepan containing. an bring quickly t'o the boiling point, beat=
equal amount of water and one -quare Ing hard all the time that the -sauce
ter teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda. is cooking. Cook .for three minutes
after the boiling -point is reached at 'a
very low temperature; that is, if using
the, gas, turn it off let the sauce
cook on the hot burner for this length
of time..
Now the constant beating has blend-
ed the flour and milk into a i,$ich
creamy saucethat would be impossible
to obtain under the old method of us-
ing butter, flour and milk,. and then
just•stirring g it until cooked. Reniem
bei that the secret is the constant
beating. -
Try this method and eliminate, all
the -fats from sauces an gravies. By
this 'You are doing yoi,�r bit.1n helpir g
fe conserve the hood e emen r -blah 1s.
important to, oft r natio as are our
soldier w, rill sa�iie •sad our . guns,.. :
child to cry if you: cannot discover and
remove • the cause than allow''him tp
form this filthy habit. Upset diges-
•tion, adenoids and crooked teeth aro
a few of the evils attributed .to this
one cense.
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A factorylinwhich radium is being
produced has been opened in Scotland
by a Scotch chemist,
An electric egg candler has been
invented for use in public places where
the freshness 6f an egg can be demon-
strated.
Lift the cake or fat from the water
and put it in a cool place untilneeded,
This fat inay be used for pastry, cook-
ies and frying.
• Eliminate the nee of butter in sauce.
Butter is ra fat that is not suitable
for cooking purposes. This is :because"
the butter:°, when heated to a tempera -
lave that will cook food, burns, thus
setting up a decomposition in the fatty
particles, which senders it unfit far
food purposes, and if it used it will
freauently products intestinal disturb
ancea.
Butter is not necessary is the Mak-
ing of sauces. In duly, 1914, the Culin-
ary Society of ?ariddecided that ;it
Before the war, though unpopular'
as' a people, Germany was honored
among all nations for her intellectual
scholarship 'and her industrial schol-
arship and her)industrial efficiency.,
She has lost irretrievably this respect
and won in its"place the mingled hat-
red and contempt `of the civilized'
world. Scarcely a considerable neu-
tral nation is left except those whose
safety compels their neutrality.
No one thinks Germany can retain
her gains. No':one imagines that she
can recover her losses. It is.not
strange that some of the German peo-
ple are seriously discussing' among-
themselves
mong
themselves the -question whether it is.
not time to change their businesa
managers.
We have two classes of unfortunates.
in this Old vale of tears'and laughter,
those who can's get their minds on
their work and those who can't get
theirs off it.
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