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go hand-in-hand with Nature in some
of her most beautiful proeesses, to
learn seething of her choicest seaa
zets, and to have a. more intelligent:
interest aWniMned. in the beautiful • '''
order of her werks elsewhere."
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Gee-Dish Meals.
If you will use that combination'
baker and serving dish, the casserole,
you eliminate two or three cooking
dishes, and the same number of serve
inn dishea for the table, as you take
the casserole directly from the range
MrAke 87.16 te the table, They may be bought of
glass or crockery in two shades of
brown and if the contents are daintily
I tt have not tried itl send us a, post card for a free prepared and cooked to just the right
samote„ stating the priee you now pay and if you. use shade of brown the dish adds a touch
la477k3 Greener Mixed Tea Address Saiada.,Toronto of beauty to any table.
-------"--a A favorite dieh in one household is
Excels Alt
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For Purity, Flavour and Aroma
called "Steal; a la Mother," in honor
enattt„. "t. of the proud discoverer. It coesists of
Mild steak cut in pieces convenient
alcilern Mary's Garden. if watering a gnetlen is necessary,
td.try tte tht aueaery the, plan's should be thoroughly water-
eayine trats have raleei astiver belts ed CeCPSionally and not merely
and eeekte-seelle" ie. ter garden, bu seri:aided every day.
reader: lihray plans leer genital far tine Inseets often ease heavy losses to
tts. 9;:anter. crops but these losses can be
Etatay aa, the apring raiees greatly leaeened if care is taken to
iat-der Nestate'ides in a hot -Pe 1, and lesep tlaan under control from the
lane. lase ienenga are spat in a vow begirding of the season.
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an :lira veteateale alai (v.vvr aaaeee era. ste;owires methods bave been
for she arenas illet the litheral uee .of found to be suceeasful in combating
gat ',ea vegateNes i he sum:nee diet these geraen enanaies;
aaa herdth atsi azataigith end Cut wtizens: Feed poisoned inash,
tee aenialy araaery tall nrich emah- weieh n rmac.,, frem the faxowing
ea ae zee:, of (-alert.- of garlen pro- eoranna;
c8aeo,1 !steely fer winter men
tlewtrtenir !•a. net enly gran, poands. of bran, ounce of
ti.o eye ef the passerhy 'eat eleo eel?" 2 Quanta ahaap syrup,
raairens hee ewn helm ;Ansi earates jtiat.,eetz; Spray pinata with
sad -da "airet:ar, fivAvo'-', a oltitIon of lead arsenate:
into less. fertarttie hoes. 2 oeneas lead areenate powder',
Tine are many featere as be etan- gaiiales af, water*
81411'7' nutLit'lea" Pzariere the. tel Suaeeesful gardening demands rim-
e': atesai ia the etiove:'ag of a ;,^utt'44"41-. tienee ami eare but the pleasure and
Wert! the eatisfaetien gained from a three -
;1!= leg este Itri far exeeed the work of
a'ay !tat •Mairaa garden* aae .P:ealiell 'at planning and earlier, for it. Boyce Itas
keen le a, am e!ave stds eat:, Ise Pleaded .wfl said, "To tiultivate a garden Is to
aerly ir. ear.ly '(irantrh iea,:en-
2 ounces white arsenic- or Paris
Cel to the grineti: or a see,/ and
ieanaitsalute I:sees:if:a for the
gr -ah of planta, heeause the plant
can only aelealas nue it.; feed when
tae sun isel-tieing.
choosieg fief 1,1t, .for a Rowe:- garden
ia a fascinating teak beeanse the list'
ef easileagre,vsn animals ineludes
wide eheiee of his and colors of
flowees sub ae: alyssum, asters, bal-
e:tea pot zrgs, poppies, calliop-
e?. carelytuft. chryearithenrams, for-
., lateepur, marigolds, nas-
turiume, paesies, petunias, phlox.
pirate, seariet sage, snapdragons, sun-
flowers, ver .as and zinnias.
The &ever garden tind the vegetable
ga.rden :should both receive the same
careful care and cultivation. The soil
*bold be epaded, or plowed in the
tattinnn r very early spring, then the
reed'hed harrowed and raked well. If
traliyard or stable manure is addei
to the soil after plowing, the soil will
be made more fertile as soon as the
minure dezays.
Alter the seed bed is pulverized
well, the seeds should be sown in
straight rows. The gcneral rule for,
covering,. i;tocol.•=r small seeds with
as very shallow laycr or earth but
!large 'e1s may be planted as deep as
two or three in lila% The seeds shoulil
be aown far enough apart that the
mature plants will not be crowded.
Garden crop hould be cultivated
very fro in order to kill the
weed e whieh take frerra the soli the
hood sheuld izeurieh the growing
vegetables; to stir the 'soil, thus form-
ing a dust mulch which preyents the.
loss of moisture; to.make it possible
for the growing plain to • get air
through the. soil; and to keep the soil
loose, thus giving the roots a larger
feeding ground.
If the garden is cultivated by hand,
vi hoe, rake, spading fork and spade
will be found useful, also .ueh small
tools as a hanaseraiie weeder, a dibble,
an onion weeder. a trowel and a claw
weeder. A sma1i hand cultivator or
wheel hoee eaves 'mutat labor,
ler
fer scrymee—lirst pounding flour into
the steak. This is then browned in the
frying pan, in drippings in which a
small onion chopped has been browns
cd. Potatoes peeled and cut in eighths,
cutting the potato crosswise first, are
added a pint of tomatoes, and a cup of
earned peas. If there is a stray stall;
of cetera- aliout it is cat fine and added.
The whole is then poured into the cuss
wrote, and the dish covered and set
in the oven, where a moderate fire is
kept for one hour. This is the entire
nteal, with the exception of bread and
butter mid a dessert.
W omen! Use "Diamond
Dyes."
Dye OM Skirts, Dresses. Waists,
Coats, Stockings, Draperies,
Everything.
Eacli paegage of "Diamoud Dyes"
contains easy directious for dyeing
any article of woo. silt, cotton, Mee,
or taixecl goods. Beware.; Por dye /
etreaka, spots, fadea and ruins ma -1
terial by giving it a 'dyed -look," Huai
"Diamond Dyes" ouly. Druggist bas
, Calor Card.
Whole villages in Jago-Slaela or&
composed of wouten.
MInard'a Liniment tor Burns, etc.
The
White
Hat
By
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Rohmer
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erwear You
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BY CANADIAN ,PEOPLE
MODERATE IN PRICE
FIRST GRADE IN QUALITY
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"In his office upstairs, eh,. Ile will
be down in a moment."
The waiter hurried away, and Har- i
ley stood glowing up the stairs as if
in doubt what to do.
°I ean't imagine 'how such a place
in this district."
can pay," he muttered. "The rent
must be enormous!
But even before he ceased speaking
I became aware of an, excited conver-
sation web was taking place in some
apartment above.
"It's scandalous!" I heard, in a wo-
man's shrill voice. "You have no
right to keep it! It's not your prop-
erty, and I'm here to demand that
. you give it up."
A man's voice replied in voluble
broken English, but I could only dis-
tinguish a word here and there. I saw
that ar ey was nterested, for, cateh-
ing my questioned glance, he raised
his fingers to his lips, enjoining me to
be silent.
"Oh, that's the game, is it?" eon -
timed the female voice. "Of course
you know it's blaekiultil?"
n
sat dowfacing me and got into eon- burned it. I thought it was playing A flow of unintelligible words aus-
veNailon." the game to do so. It wouldn't have wered this speech.
“Describe him." • helped you mueh, though," he added; "I shall come back with some one,"
'He was a lulu) rather above me- "it was an ordinary common envelope, cried the woman, "who will make you
dium height. I should say about my posted in the city, address typewritten give it up!"
own build; dark, going gray. He had and not a line inclosed." "Knox,' whispered Harley in my
a neat mustache and a short beard, "Registered?" ear, "when that woman coulee down,
and the look of a man who had travel- "No." follow her! l'm afraid you will bungle
ed a lot. Ms skin was very tanned Hampton stood looking at us with a
almost as deeply as yours, Mr. Harley, curious expression on his face.
Not at all the sort of flap that goes "There's one point," he said„ "on
in there as a rule. After a while he which my conscience isn't easy. You
made an extraordinary proposal. At know about that poor devil who fell
fleet I thought he was joking, then out of a window? Well, it would never
when I grasped the idea that he was have happened if I hadn't kicked up al suddenly banged open above and a
serious I concluded he was mad. He row in the street. There's no doubt he respectable looking woman, who might
asked me bow much a year I earned, was leaning out to see what the di-
e111"e
• been sonic kiof nd u
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PART III. I ed in my trunk there, with the ten
"Right," replied Hampton, "I win."' which I received in the city."
Ile half closed his eyes reflectively. II I 1 k d hi "M I
"I was having tea in the Lyons Cafe, the envelope in which this money ar.
to which I always go, last Monday rived?" he asked.
afternoon about 4 o'clock, when a. man "Sorry " re li d B m ton= "but I
the business, and I would not ask you
to attempt it if big things were not at
stake. Come back here: I shall wait."
As a matter of feet, his sudden re-
quest had positively astounded rae, but
before I had time for any reply a door
anu i. toIumin reters e ers pal
me £150 a year. He said, give you
a year's salary to knock a man's hat
As Bampton spoke the words be
glanced at us with twinkling eyes, but
although for my own part I was mere-
ly amused, Harley's expression had
grown very stern. "Of course I laugh-
ed," continued Hampton, "but when
the man drew out a fat wallet and
counted ten five -pound notes on the
table I began to think seriously about
his proposal. Even supposing he was
cracked, it was absolutely money for this man in the Lyons Cafe?"
nothing. Hampton reflected silently for some
" 'Of course,' he said, `you'll lose moments. "Nothing much," he con -
your job, and, you may be arrested, but fessed. "He was evidently a gentle -
you 11 say that you had been out with man, wore a blue topcoat, a dark
tweed suit and what looked like a
regimental tie, but I didn't know the
colors. He was very tanned, as I have
balance of £100 will reach you on the said, even to the backs of his hands
following morning.' —and, oh, yes, there was one point—
"I asked him for further particulars he had a gold, covered tooth."
and I asked him why he had picked on "Which tooth?"
me for the job. He replied that he "I can't remember, exeept that it
had been looking for some time for the was on the left side, and I always
right man—a inan who was strong noticed it when he smiled.:"
enough physically to accomplish the "Did he. wear any ring or pin which
thing, and some one"----Bampton's eyes you would recognize?"
twinkledagain—"with a bit of dash in "No."
hint, but at the same time a man who "Was there anything queer in his
could be relied upon to stick to his speech or voice?"'
"No: He spoke like thousands of
other Englishmen."
Harley nodded briskly and button-
ed up his overcoat. "Thanks, Mr.
Hampton," he said: "we will detain
turbance was about when the accidenti came quickly down the stairs. Witht'
occurred." I out seeming- to notice our presence,
"Did you actually see him fall?" she brushed past us and went out into
asked Harley. the street.
"No. He fell from a window sev- Off you go, Knox!" said Harley.
eral yards behind me in the side Seeing myself committed to an un -
street, but I heard him crsr out, and pleasant business, I slipped out of the
as I was lugged off by the police doorway and saw the woman five or
heard the bell of the ambulance which six yards away hurrying in the direc-
came to fetch him." . tion of Piccadilly. I had no difficulty
He paused again and stood rubbing in fallowing her, for she was evident -
his head, ruefully. ly unsuspicious of my presence, and
"Mire," said Harley; "was there any-
thing particularly remarkable about. when presently she mounted a west-
ward bound bus I dila likewise. Though
she found a seat inside, I went on top,
and occupied a plaoe on the near side
where I could observe anyone leaving
the vehicle.
At Hyde Park corner I saw the wo-
man descending, „and when presently
she walked up Hamilton Place I was
not far behind her. At the door of
an imposing mansion she stopped, and
in response to a ring of the bell the
door was opened by a footman and
the woman hueeied. in. Evidently she
was an inmate of the establishment;
and conceiving that my duty was done
when I had noted the number of the
house I retraced my steps to the
corner and, hailing a taxicab, return-
ed to the Cafe Dame.
I inquired of the same waiter whom
Harley had accosted whether my
friend was there.
a few friends and were a little excited,
also that you never could stand white
hats. Stick to that story and the
guns and not to give the game away.
"You asked me to be brief and P11
try to be. The man in the white hat
was described to rite and the exact
time and place of meeting. I just had
to grab his white hat, smash it and you no longer."
i face the music. I agreed. I don't deny As we descended the stairs where
Granclfather smiles that I had a couple at stiff drinks be- the smell of frying sausage had given -
..t ,
, . . fore I set out, but the memory of. that place to that of something burnina—
Vhile Baby tells him hov7 nice. his £50 lotked. up here in my room, and probably the sausages—Harley-
eels and how sweet it sm 11
teat -cif s. the further hundred promised, bucked ''1 was half inclined tothink said:
that
. .,„ . e me up. It was impossible to mistake Major Ragstaff's ideas were traceable
• 4 .he secret is the trtorning wash aeith my man; I could see him coming to- to a former touch of the sun. I begin
Baby's Own Soap—the soap Mother ward me as I waited just outside a. to believe that he has put us on the
sort of little restaurant called the track of a pretty unusual dime. I am
uses for herself and for the children. Cafe Darna As arranged, 1 bumped sorry to delay dinner, Knox, but I pro -
Roses of France and other natural into him, grabbed his hat and jump- pose to call at the Cafe Dame."
ed on it."
On entering the doorway of the
' /Per.Nine$ give their aroma to m.1.21 He paused, -raising his hand to his
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head reminiscently.
"My DIEM was a bit of a scrapper,"
he continued. "I've never heard such
language in my life, and the way lie
laid about me with his cane is some-
thing I am not likely to forget in a
hurry. A crowd gathered, naturally,
and I was pinched. That didn't mat-
ter much. T got off lightly; and al-
though I've been dismissed by Peters
& Peters, twenty crisp fivers al e lock -
Cafe Dame we found ourselves in a
narrow passage. In front of us was
a carpeted stair and to the right a
glass paneled door communica‘ting
with a discreetly lighted little dining
room which seemed to he well patron-
ized. Opening the door, Harley beck-
oned to a waiter. "1 wish to see the
proprietor," he said.
"Mr. Meyer is engaged at the mo-
ment, sir," he answered.
"Where is he?"
spssamsmisim.
Forestall
Colds,
- Chills arid
Influenza
Take
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BOVRIL
Use Bovril in your
cooking. It flaiours, en-
riaboe, nourilsies more.
The Body-building Power of Bovril
bas 'been proved by, independent
scientific experiments to be from
10 to 20 times the amount of
Bovril taken.
with 3,1r. Meyer," said the MAP.
"I think a goitleman is upstairs1 Measuring Quicksilver.
"In Ms odiee?" 1 Quite:silver is measured by flask,
"Yes, sir." ; Quit weighing 75 pounds net. ow,
half-open dor paused. Ilaeley's Yokel MI:lard's Liniment
----..a------
I mounted the staire and before a ,
A woman Neill pardon cruelty and
was audible 'within, so 1 linoeited and'
inngtebre,da.n AI IndiesrcioevaenreddeskII.atuieeysidsetainlidnal justice, but never indifference,
in a revolving chair, whiela with the
desk, constituted the principal furni-
ture of a tiny office, eat a man in a
dress suit 'which had palpably nota
been made for him. He had a sulleni
and suspiciously Teutonic cast of
countenance, and was engaged in a,
voluable but hardly intelligible speech;
AS I entered. 1
4Ha, Knox!" said Harley, glancin
over his shoulder, "did you nutnage? 1
"Yes " I replied.
, i
Harley nodded shortly and turned
again to the man in the chair.
"I am sorry to give you so much •
t bl M . M ' ' " h ti I Yl•
should like my frie d here to see the
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room above."
At this moment Inv attention was
attracted by a singular object which
lay upon the desk in a litter of bills
and accounts. This was a piece of
rusty iron bar, somewhat less than
three feet in length, that once had
been painted green.
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