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FOR THE V'ERY YOUNG COOKS.
If you would have gifts for your
daughters or; for the little girl% of
your acquaintance at small, cost per-
haps you will like my plan -which
seems to give pleasure all out of pro-
portion to theeexpense and -effort re-
quired. '
'Whether they grow up to be vary
domestic in their tastes or not, there
is a time when all girls love to bake
cakes, biscuit, cookies and pies. They
usually drive their mothers quite dis-
tracted begging to stir mother's bat-
ter and soon after begin to tease to
be allowed to "bake one all by mY-
self."
This stage of Wanting to bake some-
thing without help is usually even
more troublesome for Mother because
she fears the result with its waste of
eggs, shortening and sugar when
there is a failure. Mother knows how'
soon, at best, her sugar sack gets
empty and sugar must not be wasted.
Yet, how can Mother expect her
girl to grow up to be the good little
helper she needs or later the capable
wife she should be if every desire to
help and learn how is squelched?
Small wonder if girls seem to "take
to" other things when they are old
enough to be of real help if never
allowed to begin earlier.
Many mothers who would really
like to begin their daughters' training
early find it hard enough to divide a
recipe for themselves when they want
to make only half the quantity caned
for; and when it comes to dividing a
recipe into quarters, fifths or eighths,
to make a cake or a batch of cookies
just right for a doll's tea party, why
that's out of the question when mother
is busy (and mothers always are!).
"Thus do fractions make cowards of
us all"—to misquote.
To answer the needs of my own
little ,daughter at five years and the
rather envious young neighbors of six
and nine whose mothers wouldn't let
them try a big cake, I hunted up the
individual class recipes which I used
in the days when I taught cooking.
These small recipes delighted the lit-
tle girls.
Because these little recipes proved
so popular with bath girls and moth-
ers I wrote out a few of the best on!
good white paper, put them together
to form a booklet, made a cover of
heavy paper and tied prettily. Then
with the cover decorated with a gay
hand painted design, or easier still,
by pasting on an attractive and ap-
propriate colored picture from a
magazine, I had a "cook book" to de, -
light almost any little girl.
These little cook books cost prac-
tically nothing and if one has a penny
or so to spare, a few little.tins add
immensely to the gift. Tiny muffin
or patty pan tins, a loaf tin about
2x3 inches, heartsha.ped tins, a small
pie tin, a fancy cooky cutter, all
please. If a tiny mixing bowl could
be added, mother's would not be in
-use when she wanted it!
I am giving a few small -quantity
recipes here, perhaps enough for a be-
ginner, though probably everyone
who makes a 'cook booklet will have
at least one recipe which she will
want to reduce to about one-fourth
the family size and place with these.
Dividing recipes is not difficult if
one keeps in mind a few gales. A
standard sized cup holds 1.6 ta.ble-
snoonfuls, one-half holds half the
number and so on. A tablespoon level
full equals three teaspoonfuls. An egg
beaten fairly light amounts to about
four good tablespoonfuls, so in taking
one-fourth of a recipe calling for one
egg about one tablespoonful is -used.
Show the little girl how to make
level meaeuremeats, leveling • off cup
or teaspoon by pushing off the eourel,
Ing or heaping surplus with the edge
of a knife. Teach her how to divide
her spoonful into halves; quarters or
eighths.
As the girl grows proficient in
handling the small recipes, give her
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sPlendicl practical problem in arith-
nietie by lettirig her double and trip e
her recipes. Almost before Mother i
knows it the little girl can be trusted
to make plain cakes, muffins and dnap
cookies for the family supper, first
un p a, a d later alone.
All these measurements are level.
Plain Cake -3 tbsp. sugar, 1 tbsp.
butter, 1%, tsp. milk, 4% tbsp. flour,
ee tsp. baking powder, few drops of
vanilla, 1% tbsp. beaten egg. White
of egg beaten instead of, whole egg
makes white cake. -
Ckocolate Cake -22-3 tbsp. sugar,
4 tsp. butteie 4 tsp. beaten egg, 4 tsp.
milk, ee sq. melted chocolate few
drops vanilla, % tsp. baking powder,
tbsp. flour.
Quick, Coffee Cake -1 tbsp. sugar,
lietbsp. butter (melted), 1 tbsp. beaten
egg, 2 tbsp. milk, % c. flour, „leio tsp.
baking powder, 1 tbsp. raisins.
Speinkle thickly with sugar and cin-
namon before baking.
Ginger Drop Cakes -2 tbsp. mol-
asses, 1 tbsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. lard, 1
tbsp. boiling water, % tbsp. beaten w
egg, % tsp. cinnamon, i/s tsp,•ginger,
iA tap. soda in flour, few grains of t
BY.L B. HARRIS-BcTRLAND
CHAPTER XXXIII.--(Cont'd.) "I cannot make up my mind .about
queer tn‘l*:iristeZrebiasetlac;ctIleicing i'113-gs s tit 04ft 431autiet," eamsaidciuitajt certain r toat ilicool'itughrasstellt,111:101:11::
jostoriel.ernOmn,ealoifi ttlhieemotitivears the village'l rine" is not guilt:Y-
e farm labe-maY be circumstantial evidence
OrCr. As the car came to a standstill against hiniT"-eYidenc° of which vg°
a little beyond the front door Trehorn hn°w nothing, but enough to justify
came running Out. his ,arrest, is it has justified the ar-
"I saw yon coming lip the drive," res ° Many innocent men.. But I, do
know that he is not guilty."
he said quietly befere she could ask
him any questions, "Peer Arding- He oke Without hesitation. H
ton's dead_kined outright. )(erring_ himself was:in love with Ruth -I3rad-
tows ieg is breeee—den,t, be 'fright- -shake her fnith in non but heuwould not sae a word to
uenneddi,111-iteelli yhoetz.nellverrigythtinCgO,1,11° iusi,dve him e Tt1111. He had
learnt that during the hour- she had
Trehorn caught her by the arm and been in his heuse. Her love for Mer -
led' her into the dining -room. rington had glowed like a clear,
"I couldn't tell you out there," he steady•flame in the depths of -her ey,es.
said, "with those 'Inen listening. Pm His own love would never trouble
efraid 1eaid too inneh as it -was, lead- her at al/. She would, never even
ing therm to think you might be anx- know of it. He was content, „iri his
ous about Merrington. He wash't in simple way, to do her service.
the smagh at all. He jumped out of Ruth rose from her chair and Went
the car ei few yards this side of the to the window. Another man • had
fates and got off with a broken leg— joined the two who were standing bY
Araigrosoom•K
mete •
re ,•of the right thigh. That's the wreck" of Ardington's car. She
bad enough, but I've set it all right. recognized,him by his hat and his suit
What are' you doing here; Lady Brad- of grey flannels. It was the man Ard-
ney'." • 1 iegton had pointed out to her --the
She told him in as few words as detective who had been sent from
possible,eind his face became very London to see that Merrington did
grave. . !not escape. The man was standing
'There'e nothing in' it," he said tvith his hack to her and she turned
after a pease. "(Ardington must have sharply away from 'the window and
gone off .his head. No one but a mad, said, "I told you about the man on the
man caold have driven the car sands at South.Barten, didn't I?"
through the gate. and smashed it 'up'. "Yes-hwell, Ardington could easily
against the wall of the house. I saw have told you anything."
it all. It was about ten o'clock last! e “Ile is here outside, looking at the
night, and I was standing doevn by \week of the car. Pin afraid, Dr. Tre-
the gates and smoking a pipe. I saw horn, that' Mr. Ardington spoke the
the lights of a car coming straight truth." '
at them. I yelled out at the top of Trehorn made no reply. They look -
my voice and then ran for my life ed at each other in silence for a few
into the shrubbery by the wall. The ` momenta. Then Ruth said, "I'm
car came clean through the gate,, afraid, Dr. Trehornmthat we must be
splintering it into pieces, and I saw ready to face the worst."'
a man jump out of it and roll over He smiled pleasantly. "So long as
and over oe the drive. Then the lamms one knows the worst," he replied "one
ent out and I heard a terrific crash, is able to face it." '
- could not see very clearly, even in :----
he moonlight, after the glare of the
arrips in my eyes. But a few moments CIIA PTER XXXIV.
Ruth stayed to an early lunch at
Trehern's house, but left soon, as after-
wards without seeing Merrington.
ar was burning like a furnace. But Trehor
rdington—well, he was killed out- m. e matter of fact, would
not allow her to see lid -erring -ton. "It
ight—flung clear of the wreckage. will be son -le days before he can see
hank God for that. It would have anyone,' he had said, "and we must
een horrible if he had been pinned keep him ill as long as possible. The
under the car." . police will not de..anything while he
He paused. Ruth's face was very i is ill. Very likely they won't do any-
hite, and then she began to cry. She thing at all."
She left Dedbury at one o'clock and
line ei head in her arms and sob- told Phillips to drive her back to Lon -
ed like a frightened child. . don. She had decided not to 'return to
"I h''ave been South Barton. It had occurred to hen
that errmington,„ said at people might begin to think that
Trehorn f half an hour later as he en- she had quarrelled with her husband,
tered the dinthink dining -room. "I have not and she did not wish the police to
told him that you are here. He's asleep that. Any enepicion of an agree-
told
and .I thought we'd better talk Triseeigitt,teoposnePha5r,a-Ntelr.viCouruldst aatndbilacedclie)de
things over as soon as possible. Poor to hi
Ardington is out of the way now. He S' little store of evidence.
can do no harm t� Merrington or any- She decided that she would not send
one else. Now- it seems possible that a telegram to Fletcher until she was
Ardington told Merrington that he back in the house in Palace Gardens.
was going to be arrested on a charge Then she would tell Fletcher 'to pack
of murdering his wife. One can pie_ up everything and be ready to return
ture Ardington Phildoing that before he to London the following morning.
destroyed Merrington. ,On the other lips could take the car do'wei for
hand, I doubt if Merrington would her and bring up his own things with
i the rest of the luggage.. .
e
if he'd known he Was going to be ar-
have made any effort to
save biinseif She reachd the house at three o'-
'clock, and then, alt'the suggestion of.
rested. Of course there is always the
instinctive fight for hfe even in the the chauffeur, changed her plans.
case of a suicide who flings himself IThilliPs said he would like to return
to South Barton that night, that he
into the water." '-.
- "Mr. Merrington must be told no-
thing," said Ruth quietly, and then,
after a pause. "Do you really think
salt. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greas-
ed pans.
Muffins—% tbsp. beaten egg, 1 tsp.
sugaz, 2 tbsp. milk, 1,4 tsp, melted c
shortening, 4 ilisp. flour, IA tsp. bak- A
ing powder, few grains salt. r
Baking Powder Biscuit--% cup or
4 tbsp. fl , p. lard, few grains °
salt, % tsp. baking powder, „2 tbsp.
milk. Mix dry ingredients and lard w
later, before I could reach the house,
there was a great sheet of flame that
reached the first -floor windows. The
then add milk. Mix lightly, roll one -
hall inch thick and cut with small
biscuit cutter. Bake in hot over.'
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A CAPACIOTJS LAUNDRY I3AG.
sank into a chair by the table, and
would leave about six o'clock, and that
he oould take a message to Fletcher.
So no telegram was sent, after all.
Mr. Ardington was read?"
Ruth had tea and then went up to
"Of course. Could there be any her bedroom, more beautiful than
other explanation of the way he be- ever, so it seemed to her after her
hayed to you—of his apparent hatred long absence. Ruth had a bath, chang-
of Merrington—of the accident?" ed her clothes, and went down to the
library, Where she got on the tele -
was wondering." - "I don't know, Dr. Trehorn. I --I phone to Dr. Trehorn and asked for
"He's always been a queer chap," the latest nevvs of Merrington. He
Trehorn continued, "and his father asleep
told her that the patient was still
was a bit queer. Well, I think you're and that everything was going
on all right. He -added that he was
right about Merrington. Be must be glad she had returned - to London.
told nothing of this terrible charge
iu , ne sal ,
i
, we can keep n
against him. For one thing, it is very touch with each other on the 'phone"
likely an invention of Ardin on s. She hung up the receiver and was
But Merrington would not believe about to leave the room whea the tele -
that. Merrington would be, afraid phone bell rang and she returned to
that the lost part of his life contained
the instrument.
this awful tragedy. He is likely to be
"Hallo," she said, and a woman's
very ill for some. ,danger, voice asked if Sir Alexandei• BradneY
mind you, as long ,as „there are no was at home, 'The sound eves very
cmPlicatiwis•13ut anY great shock faint as though there was something
is danger to a Sick man." wrong with the lin;
"Do you really think that the pa- "He is net yet,", Rubi replied
lice are going to ,arrest -Mr. Merring-
"Who are you 'please?"
ton?'
Trehorn was silent. He had every . ,
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Not only had Ardington himself to d mmiairkom
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him that the police were going to ar-
ii
rest Merrington, but he, Trehorn, had marks, $0-50. Specialty Import Co.,
interrupted a conversation between (Dept. 3-w) 3 W. Derides St, Toronto.
Ardington and Mr, Crust. And it was
then, according to Ardington, that
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atement. But it was corroborative AND' GIRLS
-vidercce. There was only. this to be
Wan it likely that, the police
ould take Ardington into their con-
dense? Why, should they do so? Why
ouldtliey eanficle in a man Vrho was,
etwaeclly at any rate,' tt very great
iend of Merrington?
A good laiindry bag that is up oat la,
of the way and that will hold as much iu
as a good-sized basket can be made et
,frorn any stout material by sjrnply e
sewing up the sides to make a s
ack, s
hemming the top edges and running w
a stick through one hem. That side 11,,
can then he fastened to the wall ofl,sn
the bathroom or washroom, and the f°
other will hang conveniently open r
enough for placing articles of any size
into it, yet, will not spill any of the
centents out,
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is emptied and while it is still warrn
and slightly most, they rub its in -nee
surface well with soap. This nialteS
a coating over the tin which not only
prevents rust but farniSbes 4 nice
ready-made sudsi for next wash day.
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"Lady ,Arthe
Ruth was silent for a 'moment uud
then she eaid, "Oh, yen, my lady."
ejsthat ycm; Ruby? I can't. hear
ery well—the line's out of erder."
"Yes, my lady, It's Roby •speaking."
"I didn't recognize your voice, Have
you heard when Lady Bradney is corn-
i'll'?.‘Nlio°,11lien?y"lady, but I don't think she
is expected back until the end of next
week. Shall I tell Sir Alexander to
ring you, up?" '
"No, you musn't do thet, Ruby.
Please tell him that I will meet him
itt half-paet nine instead of quarter to
nine. I said quarter to nine in the
note I gave you."
"Nothing 'else, tAhlrilyntkilinygoue,iseR?'4Y.
Good night." •
, "Good night, my lady."
Ruth Bradney hung up the reeeiver.
Her cheeks were hot with shame,
(To be contintted,)
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CARLYLE TO FRS
MOTHER
"No able man ever had a• fool for it
liother," said sharp-tongued, clear-
minded Thomas Carlyle, Neltheritlid
Any good man beia bad woman‘Lor
mother. It would be , simple enough'
to find a hundred expressions of loVe
nd gratitude that famous sons have
written abotit the mother e that bbre
and bred ,them, but is not all that theY,',
could say slimmed up in•this charining
let1er, written by Carlyle to'his mother
on his birthday? -
"Dear old ,inother, ,weak and sick
and 'clear to me, what a day this has
been in my solitary thoughts. Por ex-
cept a Ilea, Words to Jane I have not
spoken to artyone, nor hideed hardly
seen anyone, It being, dusk and dark
'before I,went out„ --a dim, Silent Salp,
bath clay, the sky foggy, dark with.
damp, , and a universal stillhess , the
consequenee, , and it is this day gone
tflity-eiglit years tbat, I ,was born. , And
my poor' mother. Well, we are all In
God's hands; surely God is knot'. Sure-
ly we ought to trust ,litru, or what is
:there ,fOrlhe„sona Of.men?' 6c.nrywdear
, mother, let it ever be a comfort to
You, however weak you are, that you,
,clid your part honorably and well while
in strength and were a noble mother
to me and, to us 'ail. 1 am now MY,self
groWn old, ancl,haVe various things to
do and suffer for so many years that
there is.:nothing I ever had, to., be so
mueli thankful' for as the mother I had.
That is a truth which I • know well;
and perhapi this .day,agaill, it maybe
sOrne comfort to you. Yes, surely, for
if there has been any good ..in ,the
things I have uttered in the world's
hearing, it was youi..-Voice essentially
that was speaking through me, essen-
tially what you and my brave father
meant and taught Le to ine,an; this
was the purport • of all I spoke and
wrote. And if in "the few years that
may remain to me • I am- to -get any
more written forathe world, the, es- -
senceof it, so ,far, as it,is,werthy .end
good, willastill be, yours.
"May God reward you, dearest moth-
er, for all youhave done for me. • I
never can. Ah, no, but will think of
it with gratitude and pious love. so
long as I have the mower of thinking,
and I,will pray God's blessing on y-oia
now and always."
The Beaver's Waterproof
Coat. •
We do not wonder much at:the fact
that fish can stand it.to be wet' all the
time; , they- are strictly aquatic :crea-
tures. But how about ' those animals'
that are organized for a dry-lancl exist-
ence, yet 'spend a large part of .their
time in water? How -do the polar .bear,
the mink, muskrat, otter and beaver
manage to keep the internal. organism
dry and 'Warne enough to ,prevent fatal
chilling? ' , •
Nature takes care of these problems
in various ways. Perhaps the most
interesting thing of its kind—positive-
ly astonishing, if you have had no
knowledge of it—is the water -proofing
methods of beavers. Everyone is more
or less fatniliar with the "houses" and
dam -building activities of the heaver,
and we know he is -in the water a
great deal indeed. Te reason he dc2es
not suffer 18 found In the nature of
coat and his Method of oiling it. 1 -Ile
fur is of two kinds—long, ociarse, red-
dish -brown hair outside and under-
neath, an inner fur of "soft gray.
The inner fur provides warmth, and
is kept dry by application of oil to
the outer fur, Let me tell you, In the
words of, Raymond Thompson, -how
this oiling is done. " The front .feet of
the beaver are much like huinan hands
having long slender fingers. The nails
are long and slightly curved, to aid
the animal in digging and in handling
the trees, mud and stones which he
uses in his work, The hincl feet, on
the other hand, are very large and
strong and are fully webbed for-swlm,
ming. The nails on the hind toes are
rather short and stubby, in compari-
son to those of the fore feet, as they
are not used for any especial purpose.
The beaver's hind foot has five toes.
On the next to the outside toe the nail
is split or divided and at the first con-
sideration one would naturally sup-
pose this to be a freak.. However, this
split toe -nail really explains the ani-
mal's waterproofing process. Connect-
ing with this opening at the toe -nail
are tiny ducts 'which lead froin the oil
sacs. In waterproofing his coat the
beaver simply combs his fur with his
hind feet, this action causing the oil
to flow from the sacs to. the opening
af the split nail. Mr, 'I'llompson says
that when he was first 1010 'this, by aii
old woodsman, he regarded' it as a
joke. Ent afterward he took every op-
portunity to watch, ,and, like others,
, found tlie statement to be absolutely
ID. Eubank.
An .Erroemeemeweere.
It 'was sapper -time in the children's
werd of a London hospital, and the
nurse an cluie was taking round tI36
food.
All the children eagerly looked for-
ward to being- served,' but they all
managed to curb their impatience en- t
111 the inirse came roend, All, that is,
e-...cept one, rosy-cheeked convalescent,
wlioSe appetite clamored to be satis-
fied and prompted her to fists to bo
served n ce,; t,
, "Aren't you Just a little !inpatient,
Dorotlly?" asked the nurse in reprov-
ing t011
No, I'm not," was Dorothy's reply;
"vin a littl* ehe pa tieet,"
The lleart.'S testiraq.ny Lt stronger
111,,. thousand te ttio,