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BE STORY OF "ELF WINKLE"
AND THE NIG, HE LOST
A Deli gluts uT War Tale With a Bantam Londoner For Its Hero.
By MORDA JNT HALL.
PART II. f crossed the threshold of the ward
Miss Daintry notwithstanding had t than Private Parkes opened his eyes.
tears in her eyes after the Captain; He looked straight in the direction of
had gone, and she seemed to be in! the Tittle figure with . the purple hat.
deep thought as she let her eyes fall i "Ullo, Liz," he cried, rising in bed
on the small pale face. The bantam ! with his alms extended.
tossed and rolled and then opened!
.After embracing Lizzie, Private
his eyes without seeing apparently. t Parke imparted the information that
"Good Gawd, ain't it awful when a ` he had had a very bad dream in
fool in love goes and loses the only which he thought that a German had
thing she ever gave him! She'll never; stolen the watch she had given him.
understand that we was fightin' and i "Winkle," said Lizzie, "I shouldn't the rubbers but not tight. Then place
drove off the Huns. I wish they had' a loiked that, for I believe that a immediately in your canner, cove
only left me there. She'll think I ; soldier ought to fight fer 'is gal's the top, and process -cook the time
tried to get a Blighty one so as to; present." given in the table. If you use a
come 'omc, and as I left the blinkin': But it ain't true," said the ban- hot water bath the water must come
watch be'ind she won't ever believe tam, "I was worryin' and frettin' up two inches above the top of the
that I loves 'er with all me 'eart." i abart the lorst watch when it was, cans. It must be boiling when the
Day after day other nurses heard. under Phe piller all the tine." cans are entered and kept boiling
the utterance that was getting loud- He pulled out the watch. The girl' the entire time. Enter each can as
er and more distinct, until the barad took it from him and Miss Daintry's fast as filled. -If ypu leave them
tam's words, "Don't let 'er come' pretty face was crossed with an standing on the table until all are
aralhnd," interested ail in the ward, anxious look. Captain Dudley put filled they become chilld and crack
including other wounied mer-. They . his hand gently upon her shoulder. when put into the hot water.
wondered what the girl was like, and; Lizzie opened the watch at the A time -table for fruits and. vege
like Mss Daintry, praye•i that theback and out dropped a photograph. tables most usual y put up follows,
Lenten:de ':ife might .e spared. : "Yer see. Liz," said the bantam, the time being expressed in. minutes:
"Don't tell 'er I'ln 'ere," he said "it's there alright, and many a time
one ray with a sign ce! improvement I've looked at that picture until they Processing.
in his a: -es. He looked about him' stalled me 'Glum.' " :d -t.: Gra
and attempted e•: -en to raise his head; The most surprised person was t�A zl�F. S :�
and then Teat his band _,..der his Pile.Miss Daintry, who drew Captain Dud- i; a
T Tec away from the cot and asked flim *Blanching.g G *" '''' i '
Dud -
low. i i o • +G r tr N r/3 : is
"It rde't there. 1 kr.= 1 wasn't i St'w•berries none 16 12 10
' to explain his trickery.
dream: It'_ eia, h+•:'I gin•::. 1 -Nothing very deep;' said the Cap Rasp'bhies none 16 12 10
"You've been very ill and are get- i Veiih."He sand he was in a dugout y Hkle'berrles none 16 12 10 1
tines better," the nurse told the bar - called "Elephant and Castle, on Pic- PIums none 16 12 10
tank. f cads lv Circus near Regent
street, Grapes.
"Well, 'Mies, 1 ' . ash . wae:r't.It's the Menin road. You all hee" Currants none 16 12 10
be ea ler tee tht.er :�a; , for I i .orst , trench sectors are named after Lon-` Cherries none 16 12 10
a watch a gal. my al. gave me, and, den streets, and fortunately ria dug-` 12
g Bilberries none 16 10
well I can't ever see her age.in *ith out had its name roughly painted owl Peaches 3z 16 12 10
out. it. That was the hare:elle Silly, a board above the Have' Quinces lila 20 2 8
yes, Int she's a gal wet don't under -:you reconsidered?" opening.Greens 15 120 90 60 i
stand nothing abort war." ; - "Yes," mid Miss Daintry, "but you Peas 5 to 10 180 120 9a
The follossng da -r a nee.ihe, look- really must not kiss me here.";. Beans 5 to 10 120 90 60
Ing girl. almost as small as the ban- (The End.) Corn (sweet) 5 180 120 90
tam, applied at the h spitai to see Corn (field)10 180 120 60
Priva:e Sam Parke. For:unate:y .Miss: SiGNED WITH FOUNTAIN PEN. Tomatoes 1% 22 18 15 1
Daintry :vie en %ety and she sent Poultry and i
sown' Mrd that . he patient was still; Premier Lloyd George Introduced An ! game none 180 180 120
too i.: to see anybccy and that still;
1 Beef none 180 180 120
girl had tatter return in two or three. Innovation at Paris. I
" *Where blanching is necessary the
days. Adie3 to this were the com-' According to R. B. Morris, 1I.P., $ hot water method is used with al] the
fertirg war's that Private Parke was Premier Lloyd George signed the : «greens, ,!
above products except with
improving s.c viy. Peace Treaty with a fountain pen.' in which case steam is required.
" 'As she mile "ere?"the leant= says a London despatch. This is said } When the time is up remove, tight -
asked, and Miss Daintry lied. fearing! to be the first time in history that en the tops and turn upside down to
the patient migh.t have a relapse if such a pen has been used for the sig- see if they leak. If they do, remov
she tole hip. that the tittle g=1 hade
! nature of a treaty. Mr. Morris 'thus top, put on new sterilized rubber and;
ea]Ie.i• i tells the story: i
That eve -h-- C pta:n Dudley tip-, "I desired sante time ago to give the c boil ten minutes longer. If you cannot buy a commercial
canner you can use your boiler, a lard
can, large kettle or pail. Put a small)
board -with holes bored in it in the
bottom to rest the eans on, otheise'
they are likely to break. Do not use,
bantam's improvement i 1i11S.' It also is inscribed with the paper or straw packed down, The de-
' He's now really an the read to : Prime 1Iinister's signature in fac- partment of agriculture finds this
ree.o e y." said Miss Daintry. `•The' simile. : method unsatisfactory. A. slat bot
only thing :vhieh is worrying- him is! ...When it was taken down to Down -;tom like a basket cover will do. Good
that lest wr.,tc'r.." ling Street, the Prime Minister at once icommercial -canners may be bought;
1 alp, cot i'1rgot;' sada Certain ; commenced to write with it, and he ;for $4.50 or $5.00. If you have a
Dudley, -bet 1 'arc grt a tvxtcir for has done all his writing with it evergreat deal of canning to do it eyou'd'
; pay you to buy one. I
yo -r_• patiehht. It may do. and pos- since. Recently. when another was •
sibly will tend to eeethe 1;=m." ; offered to him. he replied, 'I have one! In canning peas handle carefully so'
"You dee a dear," sail :hiss Dain of my own, with which I am going to i as not to break the skin. If the skin'
Cold Pack your 'Vegetables.
There is but one sure way to can
•vegetables and that is the cold -pack
method. The vegetable, whether
peas, asparagus, string beans, corn
or greens, should be mined immedi-
ately after picking before it has a
Chance to wilt. Clean thoroughly.
The next step is blanching. This
means cooking for a limited time,
one to fifteen minutes, in a boiling
water or live steam. This is best
done by tying the vegetable in a
square cheesecloth of a size conven-
ient to fit easily into your kettle.
After blarehing the exact time men-
tioned in the table remove the cheese-
cloth containing the vegetable from
the boiling water or steam and dip
immediately into cold water. The
cans, -tops and rubbers should be
ready sterilized, that is, put in cold
water, brought to a boil and boiled
not less than five minutes. Pack your
cans with the vegetable; it should
not be allowed to remain in the cold
water, merely dipped in and at once
removed, and allowed to drip, fill
with boiling water to overflowing, on the rubbers and tops, putp, turn' ng
the tops down until they just toueh
toed into the ward and foundthe Feline Minister a little souvenir, and,
faithful Miss Daintry on guard weer seeing that he writes such a lot. I
her little : arricr. He had been ar-aythought it would not be a bad idea to
severe: days and was gratified to give hint a fountain pen. The holder
hear that the angel -like nhinietering. is heavily gold mounted and adorned
of 3disa Daintry had resulted in the with the Welsh words, ';Nado Lig.
try. "I :would neverha'-e dared to , sign the Peace Treaty.'" «
i 1s broken the liquid becomes cloudy.
give him any watch. but I can see _____
new where it might help to quiet him. but gives them a bad appearance. In
Weddin s in China.
It gives me an idea, tee, we can tell; g canning cern it is better to cut just.
this girl ail about the loss and she A novel method of arranging wed -1 enough off the cob for one can at a'
tellme ding eeremenies is adopted in China. ;time. Corn that is packed slowly be-'
can rtohhe trwatch was , The "go-betweens" are usually the i comes soaked or "water-logged."
brought bark her by another sof- busy old gossips of the district, who When the directions` say to blanch in i
dier." p steam,layyour ehee�eeloth .in a
"That's a good idea," declared' 1 get a commission on the amount paid
Captain Dcdiey, "hut I think it might • by the bridegroom to the father of ; steamer over boiling water instead
be best to put this watch under his the bride. On the wedding day the bride is cladi
of dipping directly into the kettle. i
pillow, so that if he puts his land'
there he'll find it. Try it." 1
Miss Daintry acnuh, esee d, and the!
following morning the "Winkle" on
awakening put his hand under his
pillow and felt a watch there.
"Gawd strike me pink," he cried...!
"I beg yer pardon, Nurse, but yer i
know I 'ad a terrible nightmare, be-'
Iieving that 1 'ad lorst that watch, i
Left it somewheres. It ain't true! It
ain't true! Tell 'er to come ter see
me. Please, Nurse, I'm feeling so
=eh better now."
He fondled the watch in his little ;
rough han?1 and a happy simile light-
ed up the pale countenance. Ile went'
to sleep again with the watch in his'
hand, and when Captain Dudley cal-
led again to see "how the patient
eras pio:Tree-sinn '1'' Ass Da ntrtr told
the officer that his idea, seemed to
have worker beautifully.
" e
Ties better than ever,"she :,c,hcl. i
"He' actually believes that he's got!
the real watch. It was awfully clev-
er of you to bring one. That was
just what he wanted. I 'don't know
how you did it.'.
A caller was announced rnd after
a talk with Captain Dudley Miss
Daintry decided that the patient
-Could see the girl. who had ~nnor
This does not spoil the vegetables,
with the sitting -room and the dining -
room, Of course, there was no way of
doings this while the middle room re-
mained a bed room,
Why should the middle room be
used for a bed room? Why should t
not the bed rooms be confined to the,
upper stories or if it is necssary to
have one•downstairs, let it be entirely
separated from the living rooms.
These little fa�irhnalities are safeguards
to orderly living and should not be
disregarded -without reason.
In many cases our fare homes have
grown and the rooms spread out in
every direction. We all know old-
fae hioned farm dwellings where it is
necessary to go through one roam to
get to a second room. These are very
apt to be bed rooms, and there is no r
privacy possible for the occupants of
either room. The situation is even more f
unpleasant when a bed room must
serve as the entrance to a living room.
When we plan the new farm house p
let us have a' place where the daughter f
may entertalli a young man caller and $
where she may have a simple party.
The parlor should adjoin the living t
room where the family gather, and, if e
the dining -room is at hand, so much t
the better; there will he more room s
and conveniences either for a sit- o
dawn supper. or for informal passing. e
around of refreshments. p
A farmer who had taken up a home- i
stead, planned and built the home for
himself and family. He did not stint b
on quality or quantity of lumber, but t
when his home Las finished he had a
square structure of a story and a half,
the lowers part divided equally into i
four enormous rooms, without closets. s
The windows were many and large— t
they needed to be—to bight up the big fi
interior. When the children are older a
and the mother older also, and per-
haps worn with the work of caring
for that inconi enient home, imagine
the steps that must be taken when
company comes. Automatically, this
poorly -planned house will make home
entertainment either very hard to
have or the flesh and blood of the
mother and her girls will pay bitterly
for the hard work. Needed: better
planning.
SiGN POSTS OF THE AIRMEN,.
Flying Over Water Different Thing to
Flying Over Land.
It is one thing to fly long' distances
over land, but quite a different platter
when it comes to flying over water.
In order to navigate the Atictntc•by
airplane, the pilot must make exact
and minute caloulatiolls before start-
ing. These are taken the conjunction
sith meteorological reports, and the
atest scientific hnetliods .elf gauging
the speed and direction of wind are
employed. No e.isy platter this when
some 1,900 nautical miles have to be
aken into account. The pilot mus
study the position of certain stars
make use of the sextant and an instru
hent called the course and distanc
caleulator, a hearing plate, and, abov
all, a goad stop -watch,
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The grove which surrounds the Thud-
dab seems dwarfed beside his giant
proportions. The statue is said to
incisure fifty feet in height, the head
alone being nine feet high. This giant
Iluddah is o11e of the , elics of Kauha-
t Icura's thirteenth century greatness, It
has survived because it is macre of
' bronze plates fashioned by the best
e metal workers In Japan. It is. one of
e Japan's very few monuments that car,
•` Aspire to rival in longevity the pyra-
mids.
Rapid and correct calculations must
be made, as no means are available
once the start is made of plotting and
dying off the course by the usual
beans of parrallel rulers, dividers and
protractors.
The aerial compass is so construct-
ed that the pilot navigator can easily
end the card, which is floated in pure
alcohol, so that the liquid will not
reeze when flying is taking place at
nigh altitudes,
In the case of a long flight the cone -
ass requires the closest attention be -
ore starting. The machine must be
wurhg, and the compass corrected and
adjusted by means of small magnets,
o remove any deviation that may
east owingto local n -
oea magnetic attr. c
g
ion caused by the engines and other
teel parts of the machine. A card
u which deviations are plainly mark -
d is placed at the side of the coln-
ass, so that a pilot can take these
nto account when plotting his course.
The position of the Pole Star can
e fixed by finding the Plough, and
he two pointers, Dubhe and Merak.
A line drawn through the pointers
trill lead direct to the Pole Star, and
f continued will also locate the Cas-
iopela group, which fax direction is
he simplest and easiest method of
xing the two groups, and is accepted
t all times as indicating the true
north. -
From the Housekeeper to Another.
A spoonful or more of lemon juice
nr good cider vinegar added to apples
Japan's Temples.
•
Built of Wood, Most of Them Are Now
in Ruins.
Egypt built her monuments in stone;
Japan built most of hers of wood. The
Egyptian pyramids were thousands of
years old when Kamakura was built.
To -day the pyramids seem no older,
but Kamakura's greatness is only a
memory. A few temples built from
the wreck, after fire and tidal waves
h
that do not cook readily will hasten, h
the process and improve the flavor.— t
M. A. P.
Keep a blackboard eraser near the e
kitchen range and use it to brush off
dust or ashes when you have not time t
to polish the stove.—Mrs. L. M. T.
All verandah boxes should have ca_- t
tors on them. It saves calling a man h
when they are to be moved, and they
cost but a small amount. Put them
on everything that is too heavy to be a
sifted.—Mrd. J. J. O'C
ad destroyed the city, are all that
ave remained, and they are fragile
enples of wood.
In one temple the image is a Japan -
se conception of the god of the lower
world. The figure has an unusual his-
oly. An image -maker, it is said, died.
Vhen he appeared before the lord of
he other• world he wtis t ld tl t 'n
. a ra 1
is lifetime he had never represented
the lord of the world properly, and
that he must return to earth and make
correct •Iikeness. The figui is
pointed out as the result of the order,
The most remarkable linage in Ka-
makura is not in a temple. It is the
well-known Dai Butsu, or great Bud -
dale which sits alone in meditation
with only the sky for a roof, and cas-
ual visitors and a priest in attendance.
Simple Perfume Making.
At first thought it might seem an im-
possible feat to collect the perfume of
flowers after it has escaped into the
air, yet it seems simple enough by a
method that the Scientific American
describes.
Fresh, high -scented blossoms are
placed in an uncovered bowl filled with
water and set near the "collector,"
which consists of a common glass fun-
nel with the small end closed. The
funnel is filled with a mixture of
crushed ice and salt and suspended in
an upright position. Moisture from
the air of the room forams on it and
unites with the emanations -from the
flowers. As the moisture collects it
runs off the tip of the funnel into a
receptacle. If this liquid is mixer
with an equal amount of pure alcohol.
the perfume of the flowers is pre-
served indefinitely.
nes
ieiinard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
•
The French Government has select-
ed about 140 famous sites along the
whole front, which will be preserved
in their present state as monuments
of the war. Among the sites in the
British sector will be the Butte de
Warlencourt, ruins of Bapaume, obser-
vx.tion paints en Hill 80, Givenchy
battle field, and the famous slagheap
aril to er bridge at Loos.
in red and carried in a Sedan chair
covered with red. Anybody has the
right to turn hack the chair curtains
and take a look at her. Her hair is
elaborately oiled, and so all the other
girls throw hayseeds at her, which
stick. On reaching the home of her
husband.the bride has to submit to the
candid criticism of the entire family.
The strange wedding ceremony con-
sists in the husband and wife eating
rice from each other's bowl, then mix-
ing the rice, and both eating from the
same bowl. Of course, there is a
feast, but it does not cost muck, for
every gue t is expected to contribute
something,
Served Too Hot]
Grandpa's little weakness was for rt
specially strong peppermint candy,
and recently be gave one to fonr-year-
old Muriel, and waited to see what she
would say.
'A little while later, he saw her slip
the peppermint out of her mouth, and
place it on a table by the open win-
dow.
"What's the matter, dear?" he asked.
"Don't you, like the cantly?"
"Yes, thank you," said Muriel, pollte-
ly, "i'rn only •letting it cool a tittle. -
Entertaining in the Farm Home.
Many a farmer plana to build, or
re -build his house "when the children
grow up," br.t•tho years slip by until
perhaps the boys have left the farm
and the girls are saying "there is no
way of having company at our
house." Country boys and girls have
to depend largely for recreation on
the good times they have in each
others' homes, and a good house to
which company may be asked is the
farmer's hest investment if he wants
to keep hie children at hams and
make the. place attractive to their
friends.
It is en to he^cmc so accustomed
to our ceierazied;:ses that we do not
realize f defleiencies. The home
that see: f e t il:l :me to the elders is
not a1w,, , ..ulta.:le for - tho young
:.
folk's 1 cf entertaining. The
writer rceattler lar, a raeher pathetic
letter fl': -.. fir' s'ee w :kited to Five
a party le wee:ere e ref :tongs home
returriin She drew a plan of
the lov.ce i- of h•::' hale which
showed s:!eaaaten spar il:r; the for-
mal par/ ;r ''.,::'r the s:tareareore and
dining -r; alere the'' i; gener-
ally ts:Al:.. 'I ..]. e, 'i;a1
as to how .'.. c ..:1. ccn:lai:t the parlor
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CEREMONY OF 1870
AND ` HAT OF DDB
TWO MEMORABLE SCENES Al'
VERSAILLES, • .
Arrogant Prussian War Lords Have,
Given Place to Delegates Signing
a Dictated Peace.
Most of us are familiar with the plc••
taro of the ceremauy of the procla.-
illation of the Gorman Eniperoh' in the,
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in Deceru-
bar, 1$70, `writes Maio? GeeeralaeSe
Frederick Maurice, The central figure
is justly enough not old King William,.
the newly beeorne Emperor, but the
big. bully person of Bismarck, who,
dressed ill his white Cuirassier uni-
form, with polished steel helmet on his
head, clanking sabre at his side, legs
in great jack boots reaching half way
up the thighs, stands forward on the•
front of the dais and reads the docu-
ment, ;vbich announces to the world.
that the King of Prussia has taken toe•-ealle
himself the title of German Emperor.
That was a great moment in Bis•
-
marck's life, for it marked with pomp
'and circumstance the triumph of his•
Policy of blood and iron and the unity
of Germany, which had been the goal
of that policy. He had planned three
wars to bring that unity about, and
now in the third the hereditary enemy
had been crushed, the mutual jealous-
ies of the German States had disap-
peared in pride in the common vic-
tory, and the supremacy of Prussia
had been established beyond question.
There had been anxieties up to the
last moment. Tile old King was none-
too
onetoo eager to exchange his hereditary
crown for another diadem, which it
more resplendent might, as one of the
assistants at the eeremcny, von Emm-
enthal, shrewdly remarks in his diary,
prove to be a crown of thorns. Da.
varia, Prussia's chief rival, had net
given way with the best of grace 'arid
on the very eve of the ceremony had
insisted the title of Emperor of Ger•
many, which hacl been proposed,.
should. be changed to that of German
Emperor, in order that all might know
that the new chief was the head of an
association of States, and that Bavar'�e,.
retained her independence within 1
frontiers. This had aroused strong op-
position in Prussia, but in the end Bis.
marck got his way, as he usually did, -
by the adroit use of threats and con.
cessions.
French Guns Within 7,000 Yards,
It is strange for us, who have read
of the bombardment of Paris from e
distance of 70 miles, to think of thissere-
assemblage of princes and powers in
the Palace of Versailles taking place
within 7,000 yards of the German front
line trench* at St. Cloud, and within
9,000 yards .of the guns of Mont Valer-
ien which contained the heaviest artil-
lery then possessed by the French.
Moltke had got wind of French. pre-
parations for a sortie, wilielr in point
of fact took place the very next day..
The French in the sortie won a foot-
ing on Garche Ridge, to which the
faithful guide now takes the tourist
for a view over Paris across the Bois
de Boulogne. There was alarm in Ver-
sailles, Where the day before there
had been rejoicing, and we find Bis-
marck's Boswell, Moritz Busch, speak-
ing of the French being within two
miles and of talk in the new .En.-
peror's entourage of packing up, but
the day of the ceremony passed off
peacefully enough, and as was fitting
for the celebration of the harvest of
the policy of blood and iron as it was
of military ciisp]ay.
The colors and standards of the
German regiments besieging Paris
gave to the scene a background of
gold and silk, reproduced almost to the
infinite as the refection in one mirror
was repeated in another acmes the
hap.. In front of the colors were
grouped on the dais the princes of
the German States, headed by the
handsome figure of the Crown Prince
Frederick. In ti:e centre stood the old
King, and on the floor he front of hint
Bismarck, Moltke, and Itoon, the
triumvirate who had brought to pass
the event which was being consu-
matecl. • Flanking the dais on eitih "r
side were two gigantic troopers,
big monuments of the Prussian ideal:
The body of the great hall was crowd-
ed with a Maass of oflicers representing
the tunics of thea German States,
henceforth to bo united in the German
Array,
Contrast Between Then and Nova.
73ismarck gave Germany to drink
the brew which he had concocted, and
left the hall a proud and satisfied man,
little dreaming how his draught would
go to the heads of his Prussians, and
by malcjng them drunk with power and
lust would bring them back to the Ball
of Mirrors in beggary and shame,
The ceremony just concluded was
very different. There were more black
coats Chau uniforms, few ribbons aixd
stars, and no gigantic troopers.
The artist who is to paint the pic-
ture, for We may assume the scene
will be recorded on canvas for us, will
not have as easy a task as lead his
(German rival. Mr, Lloyd George,
President Wilson and M. C"lemenceau
will net suet the figure of Bismarck in
his jack bents, though Foch, in his
sky blue, may be able to ehrcllenge
comparison with Moltke. 'Yet if the
piI I ii' l doee not strike the eye, it will
be well worth having, particularly if
we can place it beside a copy Of that
other pietere which hangs, or used td'
l': n,.,, in the arsenal at Berlin. The
1• : way thee' inspire a new ,.•Ulises
1 i i tt,, pre us a now "Vanity) of
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