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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1921-8-11, Page 6hc Woodcii BY HOMER J. COUNCILOR -- PART I, in our mad flight I managed to keeP t in touch with CorPoral Williams, who d had been my coustant campanion 'Never .oeuld we trap old Sergean Dighy into admittingthat his ha been an unusual 'career; that the tale of his early days, eentreing in hi strong personality, his marvelous in genuity and his quiet courage, were records of devotion to duty end loy.al- ty' te purpose seldom equalled. 'We' had been discussing a curious little wooden bell, whose thin edges and nigraw lips .gave forth n duli ‘-`-elinkaalinls" as. • the rude •cla,pper swung from side to side. It was a 'bit of native .work from Central Africa, Fastened -about the neck of a hoimd, Much as is a sheep bell, it had served in the hunt or chase to keep the hunters constantly informed of the whereabouts of the dog even in the dense underbrush. of the jungle. The old troope-r smiledin a whole -hearted way RS we, clamoring for its story, deolared that all of his adventures were spellbinding. "Intereating to me, 'boys, because I lived through them, that's all," he in- eisted. "Every- man lives over his youth as he grows old." Yet what could be more gripping than his simple recital of the thrilling days incident to the first African ex- pedition of which he was a member, days .crowded with action, filled with constant demand's for a quick wit and a steady hand, and colored with all the terrors of the savage, untamed wilderness. From Cairo to the posts in British Africa. There had been considerable unrest among the n:atives, small par- ties of explorers have been murdered, the Germans are attempting to ex- tend their influence through Uganda, and it is believed: that a showing of a well -organized• military unit will have a decidedly beneficial effect." The major tossed a small bundle of papers upon my desk as he spoke. ad,cling as he passed 071 out of the room: "See to it, sergeant, that all neces- sary preparations are made at onee," The orders provided for passage up the Nile by steamer to the head of navigation; thence up the Bahr -el - Jebel by small boats to the head- waters of that stream, and from there overland by easy marches through the. Toro or Mfunibiro re- gions, dotted -with Myriads of indes- cribably beautiful lakes, past Lake Victoria and on down into the coastal Rather late one afternoon we came out of a heavily :wooded section uPon the slope of a large hill. This slope was open and entirely barren of vege- tation except for scattered patches of coarse grass and underbrush. It im- pressed us as an ideal spot at whichl to camp while our equipment was underg-oing certain necessary repairs. This we did. The day was one not easily forgotten --a model of Sep- tember perfection in the Tropics. Not a leaf was stirring. All nature was dosing and a languid spirit of also- ute in'activity pervaded the atmos - phare. In keeping with OUT intention' of remaining for several days, we ap- plied ourselves vigorously to the -pitching of a semi-permanent camp. When the delayed evening meal was nally served, at was genuinely en- joyed, and, fallowing taps, sleep was' quick in coming. About midnight a deep, ominous rumbling like the growling of thunder, accompanied by a slight vibration of the ground, roused us from our sleep. The jungle beasts were acting most pecu iarly. Entirely ignoring our presence they went hurrying through the camp into the depths of the ferest from which we had that evening ern- e_ ergeds While speculating on these e° singular circumstances we observed a slight glow reflected against the clouds, which was gradually growing in intensity. A fine dust was sifting s over us. "It's a volcano," some one shouted. "We will be buried, Run for youm lives." if As the significance of this state -la merit dawned upon us the entire L. camp broke into turmoil. Military , precision was discarded and the habit- s. ual discipline was abandoned. The old s order of nature reasserted itself— e, man contending with the 'physical !" forces of the elements. Primitive sur-, 1,3 roundings produced ' primitive in- stincts and the law of self-preserva- tam exerted its full irifluenice. Snatch- ing up such of our personal effects as lay immediately at band, we plung- w ed into the blackness of the thick jungle. d 0 1-1 tl ti -••••• NURSES 'The Torente Hospital for Incur- eblea, in areliation lellevue, and j1tet ospttaxa, New y ere. 'City, offers a three yearg Couree of Train_ in to young women, having the re- eeired education, and desirotie of be- comieg nurses. rinds Ilopital hat/ adopted tlw eight-hour systern, The pupUe receive.uniferme oe tho. school, nionthlY enewanoeand, travelline cepeeseeeto and from New York. For further information apply to the Superintendent, and children. Concealed -at the edge 011 of the clearing I could observe evegy movement of the tragedy being en- er acted.egs so easy for us, children of an -arrogant western civilization, to de- nounce all who do notmonform to our eeetoms as groveling in the mire of le dense ignorance and depravity. It is it difficult for us te -comprehend the le savage as he is, a strange mixture of eat keen, intelligence end. gross barbarity, of an instinctive love of art and an a_ indescribable cruelty, of a genuine af- fection for family and wild cannibal- istic passions. These men who sat in ae council were armed with weapons fashioned from the steel produced in "Shall we try to get still furth away?" we asked each other. , "It seems to be safe enough there," euggested. "No ashes are falling on us." "Right," I agreed, =Heine. for ti first time the absence of the fine dus "and if we go too far we are liab to beeome separated from the r of the company." I had later to learn just how riclic lous this remark was. In the course of an hour the crin son and yellow 'fires in the sky abo us gradually faded and died, the dee rumbling subsided, and the eruptio if euch it could be called, had cease 'With the return of daramess the e cited chatter of monkeys, the shrill call of the 'birds ancl the nervous rest- less movements of the animals died own, and the tense tranquillity of a typical jungle night enveloped us. "It seems about over, sergeant,"Williams remarked, breaking- a long silence. "Pin glad of that," I answered. "Volcanoes are something new to me. I an not at all certain as to how ene :should treat the beasts. . "If I am consulted in the matter I will arrange to have all my dealings at long range. No close skirmishes for me. I prefer to be so situated that a hasty retreat may be made in good order." "We appear to have retreated suc- cessfully, but we will probably need to remain here the rest of the night. What about some sleep?" "That etas me, if you will do the sleeping. I had rather smoke and stand watch." "If you can't eleep we will both do time. I did not have myself in mind when I mentioned. it." So it was that as the sun rose out of the East at daybreak he found us eagerly awaiting his coming. "Williams," I said, "'believe me or not, as you choose, we are lost in this African jungle." "Lost as sure as Lamby's ghost !walked," he replied. "You'll sure get court-martialed for this„sergeant." "I should feel much safer if they were court-martialing me right now. But since they are not I am going to climb this tree and take some obser- vations " From the treetop I located a hill two or more mules distant, -whic,h had every appearance of being the sit of our camp. Imparting this encour aging •information to Williams, we re slimed. our tramp. The hill was soon reached, but it had nothing in com mon with the one we sought. Another lengthy descussion ended. in our takang a new tack, but mid afternoon found us in as sorry plight as ever. A dozen times we could have sworn• that the camp was in sigiht and as many times we were isappointed. Once we sighted the smoke of a camp fire, and hurrying eagerly toward it through the matted underbrush we found the smoldering remains of the one lighted by our- selves earlier in the day. Realizing that with the coming of darkness no- thing more could. be done we again satisfied our hunger of the portions of roast pig we had saved from the morning meal and prepared for the night. Climbing a tree we fashioned a rough bed of boughs high. in the branches, where we need fear none of the larger prowling beasts. Our pressing need of sleep, however, did not cause us to neglect ordinarygpre- aution's. We arranged to alternate n the watch, each being thus enabled -ob o tain' a fair am.ount of rest. The morning watch fell to the cor- poral. His position being of neees- ity more or less cramped, he wel- omed the opportunity of slipping oiselessly to the ground to stretch is legs when the morning light be- an to filter through the trees, in - ending to oontinee his guard duty here. Just how it all happened we never new, but I was awakened with a tart by the sound of a shot and the Lashing of harsh, guttural voices. be - ow me. Peering -down through the ranches I saw Williams struggling n the grasp of a -party of gigantic avages. He was shouting as he ought: "Stay where you are, Digby; stay here you are. You can't help me." e." was in a quandry as to what to o, for unarmed, I was, of course, owerles's. In spite of that, however, -could not remain inactive while my ompanion was. set upon. Igaioring is repeated injunctien to remain idden, I was about to leap upon, the aok of the nearest savage when I ob- erved that they were not attempg. m tin o hazhim, but were instead merely inding his hands and feet. Instinc- vely I felt that later my help might ount for more, anti in direct opposi- on to my first natural impulses emained motionless. Carrying. Williams between them, the party struck off through the woods. Hesitating no longer and in- wardly condemning myself as a eow- ard, dropped to the ground and guardedly follovved their trail. Come ing upon them unexpectedly, while they were resting I was surprised- at the fact that in. addition to the cor- poral the party were carrying the bodies aa number of blacks lashed to Tong poles. Like a ray of a tiny candle in a dark'astteci room the truth owly percolated through my rn,ud- ed brain. "The Niam Nairn cannibal ms! Wil- liams in their hands!" The elludder of horror which Shook y frame nailed me to nay tracks, e noisy, gruesome caravan moved an and I followed doggedly. Athena noon a large village was reached, where the party was eagerly receieed, by nearly a hundred other men Aug - merited be' a zreat collie:lane' or women etheir eyrie:smelters; about their anldes d, . and wrists were metal circlets of ad- mirableworkmanship wrought by their own hands. They were cunning, adroit, 'courageous. All the •mor'e terrible did this Ten,- der our situation. These, black ghouls, squatting like la-ions:ter vultures, keen - eyed and cruel, were merciless vam- pires. from 'whose clutches none were known to have escaped. By crawling, creeping and dodging I was able to reach thc rear of the houses. From there 1 made my way to an open space, presumably set apart for the women, but now desert- ed on account of the feast in prospect. Beside the small fire lay half a dozen heavy mats such as they use in cur- taining the doors of their houses. Some of these had been badly torn and were in course of repair. A large earthen pot filled with pitchy resin to be used in the work stood at my feet. There was a movement among the natives as the chief ended his lengthyi speech and the death dance about the triangle began. The time was ripe for me to act if I were -ever to do anything. It was only a question as to what I alone could do. My hand' closed on, a spear leaning against the side of the house by which I was hiding. Grasping this in both hands I squared myself for a rush into the wriggling, dancing, chanting throng when the bowl of resin caught my eye. Here was a more powerful means of destruction than the single spear I held. Dropping the weapon, I caught up the pot and emptied its con- tents over the mats lying at my feet. Snagging. one- of these on the point of the spear I held it to the fire. It ignited instanly. Balancing it on the spear for the fraction of a second el hurled it with all my strength direct- _ ly at the chief on his throne. Like a _ comet it flew—this sheet of white hot fire. Full on the back it struck _ the Savage leader. His head caught in the unrepaired rent and the blazing mass fell about his shoulders like a flaming poncho. As though forcibly a ejected horn his seat, the unforeunatel wretch leaped into the air. Wildly he shrieked and madly he struggled to free hirnself. Unmindful of his cries , of pain or the consternation and con- 1 ' fusion they produced, I caught up a second mat, which, when lighted, I hurled uPon the reef of a nearby house. This was repeated until three of the houses.were blazing. With the brisk breeze then blowing the entire village would soon be in flames. Ail thought of the feast had van- lished. The chief, frenzied, with agony, I was frantically imploring his war- ; niers for help. They, fearing for their I awn safety from the terrible death descending upon them from. the sky, and seeing their homes in flames, fled from the doomed village and plunged into the forest followed by the women mad children, leaving their -king writh- ing upon the ground alone. (To be concluded.) ISSUE' lat.. 32-210 51 dl Th - Andrew Carnegie's First Raise. When a boy get $ his fleet increase in pay, he thinks, like :Edmond Dantes, that the world is his. The sensations of a boy at such an near are graPhi- early pictured by Andrew Carnegie. The incident in my messenger life that at once lifted mo to the seventh heaven, he says in his 'Autobiography, occurred one SaterdeV evening wheit Colonel Glaee was peying the boys their month's )vages. We stood in. a row before the counter, and Mr.- Glassd paid each in turn. I was at the hea end reached out my hand for the first eleven and a qmieter dollars as they were pushed out by Mr. Glass, . To my surprise be pushed them past me and , , aalal ..tne next boy, 1 thought it was a mistake, :tor I had heretofore b..en paid first, but it followed in turn with eech of the other boys. My heart be- gan to sink within Inc. Disgrace seem- ed coming. What had I done or not done? I was about to be told that there was no mare work for me. was to disgrace the -family. That was the keenest pang of all. When- all had been. paid and the bays were gone Mrs Wass, took me behind the.counter trad said., that I was worth 11101.0 than the other boys, and he had resolyed to pay Inc thirteen and a half dollars a month. ' My head swam; I doubted whether I had heard him correctly. He count- ed out the money, I don't know whether I thanked him; I don't believe I did. rtook it and made one *bound for the door and scarcely stopped un- til I got hernia I remember distinctly running or rather bounding from end to end. of the bridge across the Alleg- heny River—inside on the wagon track because the footwalk was too narrow. It was Saturday night. I handed over to mother, Who was the treasurer of the family, the eleven dollars a,nd a quarter and said nothing about the reinaining two dollars and a quarter in my pocket—worth more to me then than all the millions I have made since' Tom, e little boy of nine, and I slept in- the attic together, and after we were safely -in bed I whispered the secret to my dear little brother. Even at his early age he knew whatit meant, and we talked over the future. It was then, for the first time, that I sketched to him how we would go into business together; that the firm of Carnegie Brothers would be a great one, and that father and mother should yet ride. in their carriage. At the time that seemed to us toembrace everything known as wealth and most of what was worth striving for. On Sunday morning with father mother and Toni at breakfest, I pro duced the extra two dollars and a quarter. The surprise was great, and it took some moments for them to grasp the situation, but it soon dawn ed upon them. Then father's glance of loving pride and mother's blazing eye soon wet with. tears told theii feeling. It was their boy's first triumph and .proof 'positive that he was worthy orPrOmotion. Not subse- quent suacese or recognitien of any , tind ever thrilled me- as this, did. I cannot even imagine' one that could. Here was heaven upon earth. .11137 whole world was moved to tears of Joy- Buying Antiques. Spurious, "antique" furniture may be of any one of three kinds; a piece made up of bits of antique carving, panels and so forth: a real antique to which carvings. or inlays, have been added; or a piece that is only a copy. It fEl extremely difficult ear an amateur to detect a clever imitation, especially if it belongs- to one of the first: two clas,ses. Then why buy a,n.tiques? It is all a matter of taste; many old things have a beauty that time alone can give, though new things of good design and construction are just as useful and sometimes just as attrac- tive. Perhaps the greatest pleasure for the ordinary- person in buying antiques is that he has to buy one piece at a time and that one only af- ter tbinking it over carefully. Minard's Liniment for Dandruff. imitating Daniel. A well-known actor was called upon, without any warning, to rna,ke an af- ter-dinner speech. "Gentlemen," said he, "I feel like Daniel in the lions' den." The guests were all attention. "Now what did Daniel say when. he found himself in the den of lions? Ile just said: 'Well, wheever's gaing to do the after-dinner speaking, it wcin't be me.' There never has been de- vised and there never will be devised, any law which will enable a man to suc- ceed save by the exercise of those qualities which have always been the prerequisi- tes of success, the qualities of hard work, of keen intel- ligence, of unflinching —Theedore Roosevelt. Benefits of Tree Plantations on Prairie Farms. Theee are several ways in which plantations of trees benefit the prairie settler, the most important of which are the following: - 1. They afford shelter from the wind to crops, buildings, an,d stock. 2. They collect and held the snow during the winter, preventing -it from banking up around buildings. 3. They preserve and retain the moisture in the soil by breaking the force of the hat winds in summer, thus retarding evaporation. The snow also held by them in the winter, melting in the spring, furnishes a great deal of moisture to the land in the immedi- te vicinity which. otherwise it would not retain, 4. Plantations will supply fuel, fenc- ing material, ahd wood for repairs. If settlers would only ,realize that they c,an grow -their own fuel and fencing material ad they undoubtedly' can, many more plantations „wbuld be set out, as this Would mean, to them a great saving ie time and labor,. 5. They are of msthetie value, beautifying the landscape and making life on, the prairie much more plea,sant and lees monotonous, 6. They greatly add to the money value of the farm. There is not the slightest doubt that a farm which had on it a well managed and productive woodlot of a few acres would, otter conditions coneidered equal, sell for far more than one without trees.— Norman M. Ross, Dominion Forest Nursery Station, India,n Head, Sask. An Eternal Peace. - In Uspallata Pass, In the snow -clad heights of the Andes, the point where the railway crosses the, border line between Argentina and Chile,' etaiiels the famous Christos. Sta,tue, the sym- bol of eternal peace between the two countries, The icy, merciless blasts of winter have bent the, bronze, erase, but at the base of the statue are these wards: Sooner shall these mountains crum- ble into dust than shall the people Of• 'Argentina and Chili break the peace to which they have Pledged them- selves at the feet of Christ the Re deerner. ,f che •. Singing iS the thing to make you ery," said Sir Harry Lauder re- f CUstallized Fruits and Flowers. Conntry WOIlleT1 do not half realize the possibilities of their flower gar- dens and orehards unless they crystal- lize a few pound,s of fruits and Nes- soms each year. ' With the arrival of the violets my busy Season begins, I gather . the vielets early in thermorning, making sure that each one has a long stem arid I always crystallize stein e and all, dipping them one at a time in the hot -a-xfulY which I have previonsly made. This candy is made by takiag one pound of sugar and pouring o it just enough boiling water to solye nicely; add one-half teaspoon cream of tartar, boil until it, spin brittle thread, remove from:fire (k hot 'but do not let it'continue to lea If it sugars, bail again.. The '1)10 -seems are placed on wa paper to dry and harden. The ate are kept straight and. the blosso retain shape arid color. In May gather cherry and, ,apple blossoms a chrystallize them :in clusters. Th are handle.t1 very carefully ,and ina dainty decorations for cakes, ic creamy desserts, ete. Next in line eonies rosebuds, r petals 'and whole roses crystalliz There is a dainty little white rose single pink, and' a single yellow r that are the daintiest of confectio when crystallized whole. I gather w roses, hundred leaf, and oth,er daint colored roses, pluck off the petals a candy them. They find a ready ni ket at 'all seasons of the year. 'Clover blossoms, both red a white, mint leaves, ,and various oth blossoms that are fragrant are ga ered and crystallized.' The clov blossoms retain shape and color a are used :to decorate ices, cakes, e The -candied mint leaves are deliciou sprinkled over ice cream, whipp cream, dessert; a few in the iced te punch bowl or lemonade pitcher, served as after dinner milita Th are nevelt toe, aso -well as dainty an delicious. In fruits I candy cherries, berrie thinly sliced peaches, pineapple, th slices of oranges and lemon, malag grapes, etc. When I candy strawberries I al eso andy some of the blossoms at ti same time and serve a few of each o the same crystal saucer. Crystallize strawberries will keep only a few days as the centres are too juicy. I make these up only when specially ordered for luncheo'n or a. tea or Inc my own use. Everything else I 11 -lake' up in great quantities for my own use and for ,commercial purposes. I also 'crystalliae dates and thin slices of tender young- carrots. The-ee lat- ter' are dainty and 'delicious. In serving c,anclied fruits I serve them in a crystal 'basket with aspara- gus ferns and a fullablown ros to garnish 'the basket. The candle fruits present a beautiful appearanc because of the dainty colorings an they are in great demand by peopl cwahces oi°.ari afford to pay for such deli I use only the pink, white or yello roses to garnish the dish of candie fruits as the darker roses spoil th effect. A few carnations or a blows chrysanthemuna would also look nic on the tray. ' Next season I shall crystallize lilac and locust blossoms for the ,trade,as my experhnent with them this season was a decided success. I purchased the best white sugar at wholesale an use only th,e purest and best ingredi ents in my ,crystallizeci confections. ice while breaking it, Either a wooden mallet, an ordinary hammer, or a hatchet in,ay be. used to break the ice. I mix the sa t with the ice in a tub 02' a large pat, nihave x" I found that a :et:arse-fine rock'salt gives Ibeei; satisfaction When. the ice and salt are Measured and thoroughly mixed, this and the crearn`mixture are placed in. their respective compartmentsitt the 'freezer. , In farm eonummities where the social life is active and ice cream so - 'are numerous, a eommunity ver !freezer, owned ice -operatively, is a die_ good investment. -For such purpoSee of a large freezer, which, may be turned by one of the gasoline engines in the s eep il). xed ins ins nd ese neighboahood, is a favorite. Freezing ice cream where the cream mixture is riot stirred is easy, and the ice cream produced is excel- lent. When using this, the ice and salt are placed in their compartment, which has an aliening in the bottom of the freezer, a cupful of weter is added to start the melting and a tightly fitting, lid is adjusted; theii the cream mixture is poured in its es, compertment through the opening at the top of the freezer, the lid fasten- ed,7 and the fre.ezer inverted. From e`" thirty minutes to one hour sliould :be ' allowed for the freezing, although °se there is no harm' done when the freezer is not open.ecl for several „ hours or hall a day. fiYe Caramel Custard Ice Cream -2 cups nu milk, 4 egg yolks or 2 eggs, 1/ri cup ar- sugar, cup sugar (caramelized), 2 e cups thin cream. Scald the milk, dies nu solve the caramelized sugar in, it; er pour this over the egg, which has th- er nd tc. s, ed a, or ey been beaten with the other sugar. Cook in a double !boiler until it coats the spoon. Strain, chill, and c freeze. To caramelize sugar, stir it in 'a saucepan directly ever the fire, with- out the addition of water, 'and stir until it melts and turns a light -brown colon Canada Ice Cream -4 eups cream, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon. vanilla, 1/s teaspoon salt. Mix all the ingredients, and 'freeze. Another way of ,combin- ing the ingredients is as follows: Di- a vide the cream into two equal por- o s. Scald one portion, add the THE ROMANCE ROTARY MOVEMENT SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND BROTI-IERHOGD. World -Wide Organization Which Fosters High Ideals in Business Life. De you know what Rotary is?' Rotary held its twelfth convention reeentlY. Most of the 2,000 delegates Were Americapse but‘Canada, oeveral European countries, had India, were represented. To-ddy there are over SOO Rotary °tube in various' parts of tlie, world. Theyeliave a membership of 65,000. Year by year the movement, which breathes the spirit of brotlierhoed, is growing. Herels the story of Ii,otaran— On February 23rd, ,te05, Paid P. fIar- ris, a Chicago attorney, feeling the loneliness oflife-in a great city, and desirous of Increasing his circle of acqu,aintancee, invited three other men to join him in forming a club. ' Harris later suggested several narites, ono of which was Rotary, be- cause the irienibers had formed the habit of meeting in eacli other's blisfi nese places in rotation. At these informal gatherings the four men had business talks which provedeclueative arid ihteresting. The interchange of opinione becanie a .help to them in their several callings. This idea of serving one another be- came the fundamental idea of Rotary. Gradually the little group added to its numbers till fifty were enrolled itt the parent club. A World -Wide Movement. Harris, and lits three friends follow- . ed.dicerent callings, and it was agreed that no two members o,f the same trade or profession should be admitted' to a club, a principle which accounts for the comparativecly exclusiveness of Rota,ry. The doings of these Chi- cago pioneers became noised abroad, and in 1908 a sister club was inaugu- rated at San Francisco. Other clubs were formed in the State. Lip to this time the clubs had to official connection with'each other, but in 1910 a 'National 13card of,Com- rnissioners was appointed, and later in he year Rotary held its flret coaven- ion in Chicago. Since that date the movement ha,s le sugar, and' stir constantly. When this' made steady progress. It is now ta- n has -cooled sufficiently', add the other world-wide organization_ d half of the ,cream, beaten stiffly th A glance at th t o salt, and the vanilla:. Freeze. Forest Reserves Belong to the Peonle. The -Dominion forest reserves in the, Prairie Provinces and Railway Belt of British Columbia are located on lands unsuited -to farming. The idea is that they shall be so he.milecl as to provide tlinber fer.fuel and building, both now and in the future, for settlenients on tbe f ide sureounding them. These forest areas. are -not reserved. from the settler or held out of use, but are reserved front the slasher, who e would pick trees all over the area and - leave a slash behind, which at the first hint of fire would burn like tinder and. 17 thus cause the destruction of many d „ times more trees than the settlers would cut in severa,1 years. The tim- ber is conserved by first saivaging all e dead timber and then by restricting the cutting to mature trees in certain areas, thus allowing the young forests and cut -over forests time to grow and to., recuperate. The possibilities of timber production under properly re- gulated cutting aided by fire preven- tioll are very great. Oa the reserves, too, over °lie hundred thousand' head of stock—cattle, horses, and sheep -- graze every summer. These are own- ed by settlers in the surrounding dis- tricts are thus enabled to raise much -more stock than if restrictea to their own land. The highest develop- ) anent of these Dominion _forests from quite compatible with their use for the standpoint of timber production is recrea,tive, purpoees. On many re- serves summer resorts have been es- tablished, where under proper regu- lations citizens may bold picnics, camp out or erect cottages1 tl to spend the hot months, The setting aside of forest reserves maltes for game protection and- the forest 'ofil- vc jeirisciacio-gapamereatel4i,ivns. exilvf je:acjiyne-fotillee5tplr,eo: servese have been:. cons.tittited game „ preserves, so that the supply of both tl large and email game is increased for vt the benefit of the people of the differ- vi ent provinces. The forest reserves.re- gulatione. are flatmed with a view to the maintenance of supply -6f fish in waters within the reserves., and the forest Officers see that the anglere carefully observe thee° regulations. Thus these areas', which if cut over and burned .over „ruthlessly, would -be- come clseerts of drifting -sand, menae- ing the surrounding districts, are, un- der the forest reserve syetent, made th to add to the wealth and ciornCeit of all the people end also to provide oport and recreation. ho How -I Make Ice Cream. Ice ;cream, like Topsy, "just grew.' Being a first cousin of frc>zen frui juices and puddings, and a direct des cenclant of the iced -drink sherbet famed in the Orient, it has a long history, but the ice cream known to you and me has amen 'developed during the last century. No one housekeeper discovered it. The first requirement for making good ice cream is eggs, milk, and cream ef the highest quality. The flavor of these food e -eau be detected in the frozen food. Try as one will, it is impossible to hide by freezing any carelessness in combining the cream mixture. It's the smooth, rich mixture which. produces a smooth, velvety ice cream. If thin, watery milk is nsed, what reason is there for surprise when pieces -of ice are found in the frozen dessert? Of course, there are 'other. things which influence ,the texture of ice cream. As the mixture freezes, it expands. Allowance should be made for this by never having the freezer more than, three-fourths filled. When this precaution is not heeded, the ice cream is certain to be coarse-grained. The more rapidly ice cream freezes the greater the 'danger of its ,being coarse in texture. For this reashne one part of salt to three parte of ice are used in freezing creams, while . vvith ecee where coarseness in texture is not -,'Undesirable equal ,parts of salt and, ice are used, 'Salt 1.1astens the freezing process, -so the rnorn salt used. the quicker the freezing.' The equipment needed in making good ice cream is indeed' simple, Of course there must be ice. --snow vvben it is available. To hasten thel zing, this ice is broken info tine I 7 do ree ,cently, pieces. I 'find a bag 'burlep eel Ilinerd's Liniment for Eluieit,, etc. canvas gonvenient for holding the 4.4 t- e oijec s f Rotary is sufficient to convirice cne of the fine ideals has set before it. It seeks te foster- and encourage high ethic 1 standards in base:less anh professfoia to impress upont its members that ser- vice is t -he basis of. all worthy enter- . At all club meetina.s and official gatherings every member wears a whee,alike badge on which is in,scribed his name and calling, and this is suf- ficient introduction for any Rotarian. Go where he will, he has but to pro- duce his credentials to be welcomed. by the great freemasonry of Rotary, 114:14.1g Solomon's .Qua.rries. How often great discoverie.s spring from trifling incidents! The trite re- flection comes, to mind naturally on hearing how the quarries of King Solo- mon were found. Dr. Allen Moore, for seventeen years a resident of Pales- tine, tells the curious tale. li:or many, many years, says Dr. Moore, travellers and erchmelogists were puzzled to know where the enor- mous blocks of stone still standing in the ruins of Solomon's temple at Jeru- salem were quarried. One day a little dog chased a lizard down a hole among the debris. The next -instant the clagalso disappeared. - His master, coining to the opening, peered clown in vain.' He called, and to his amazement his voice came back as from great depths,. He summoned assistance, aial a passage was opened into immense sulbterranean quarries. 7..‘here were found huge mas,ses of stone almost ready to be, hoisted ab`°`Avengdr°duonn'cit. you remember," asks Dr. . - oore, "that we are told hi our Bibles ;at the temple was built without sound of saw or of hammer? The fact that the quarrymen worked tin' derground partly explains that." Upon some of the stones were found riscriptiotte that perplexed the ex, lorers until one scholar pronounced ie Plicenician. The stones were relight by some of that army of orkmen sent by King Hiram 4:if Tyre to aid King Solomon in his task. -Real Diplomat. Mrs. °harmer and Miss Blunt me at the ,vicarege, as both were paying calls. ;Tea was served, and as Mrs. Charmer nibbled at her cake she mule mured: „ "I must say, my clear Mrs.. Paster, is 'cake is delicious," The vicar's wife bearned. 'Then the o ladies left, and as they -walked me 'aliSs Blunt burst out: "Really, ,Mrs. Oharnier, how could u ,say that appalling, home-made it4U 47)S cake was delicious?" s ' R.B4E13/r SMLLS'-'"rlaaaltr.;:. 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