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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-6-5, Page 2on't Trust ti Luck --n When ordering Tea, hut insist en getting the reliable—. 06 The Tea That Never Disappoints Black, Green, or Mixed Sealed Packets Only. Winning His Sp4,rs By Motorcycle By WILL S. GIDLEY. PART II. Dwyer swung around with a hoarse! sob, Somewhere between Welton andl Fremont Siding was the Limited, tearing along at forty miles an hour. 'Upon the same track, rushing to. meet it, were the three runaway cars. And one of the passengers on the flyer was Annie Brooks, the girl who; was soon to become his wife! "Come, come," consoled Jerry, lay- ing his hand upon Dwyer's broad shoulders. "Don't take it so hard --1 you did ale you could to stop the, train. They can not blame you." know," gasped Dwyer, "but— you don't understand. Annie—the girl I'm to marry—she's on the train.' ".Annie on the Limited!" cried. Jerry, his voice filled with sympathy.' "Yes; I got a telegram this morn- ing. Jerry, I must do something!" Dwyer strode foment and grasped his friend's arm in a grip like that of a vise. "Is there plenty of gasoline, in your machine?" he demanded, his, eyes blazing with sudden determine - tion. "Of course. But what—" "There is a siding seven miles from here," Dwyer said quietly. "I am going to save the Limited—and An- nie. You tend the wires." And he dashed from the office toward the spot where Jerry had left his inti-; chine, A moment later came the sharp explosion of a mutorcycle get-. ting under motion. 1 From Fremont Siding to Welton was nearly all down grade. and the highway followed closely the wind- ings of the tracks. Dwyer gave the: motorcycle its full power, inwardly: blessing the day he had induced Jerry to teach him to ride. Louder, and louder roared the motor; faster and faster pea the machine. Tree?' flashed by. The landscape became a wavering blur. Now and then the speed of the ma- chine became so great that Dwyer was forced to shut off the power and apply the brakes to make the turns safely. Each time he opened up the; throttle again with a jerk as soon as; the curve had been safely passed. The distance to be covered lessen-• ed steadily and still the runaway cars were ahead. Five miles—four—and now, three. Would he be too late? 1 He. pictured in his mind the flying 1 Limited crowded with passengers; among them the girl he loved. He! saw the swaying runaways, clatter- ing at terrific speed down the grade.1 He pictured the crash as they earne. together; the huge Mogul plunging from the rails, the shattered coaches, —was this to be the ending of his struggle? No; he must reach the switch in time—he simply must! He opened the throttle another notch M a last effort to overtake the flying cars. Almost as he did so he caught sight of them, careening wild- ly as they clashed along—still ahead of him, but, thank heaven! the run- away cars were slackening speed—the grade was gradually lessening. Al last he was even with the speeding cars! And now he was forging ahead —and the siding only a half mile away! Dwyer recalled with a throb of hope that the road curved close to the tracks near the siding. This would give him his opportunity. And then, as his machine shot ahead, the hoarse whistle of the Limited in the distance set every nerve in his body a -tingle. It was now or never! The machine reached the siding with only a moment to spare. Pant- ing with exhaustion Dwyer flung him- self from the saddle. The flying cars were almost upon hem as he reached the switch. The Limited was round- ing the curve at topmost speed. Dwyer grasped the switch handle and wrenched it over, he leaped to one side just as the runaways shot into the siding and plunged with a splint- ering crash from the rails. Ho sank tack upon the ground, sharp pains shot through his numbed limbs, and his head whirled dizzily. Then every- thing was dark, When Dwyer awoke to conecious. ness strong arms supported him. A girl with troubled blue eyes and nut- brown hair NV9 bathing his forehead wlth cooling wat.6, gently "Phil, my darling Phil!" What man could remain uncon- scious under each conditione? "An- nie," he faltered, -"is—ie the train all right?" "Yes, Phil," :the replied, "you Saved it." '"And you are not hurt?" allot at all! And you, Mil?" "Sound as ever—though I ought 0 be ashamed of. myself for feinting." As he rose unsteadily to his feet a dignified, gray-haired gentleman pushed his way through the crowd and grasped his hand. "Young man," he began briskly. "I am proud to meet you. You have rendered a great service to the pub- lic and to the road of which I air the president, and if you will give me your name and address I will see that you are properly rewarded." "Never mind the reward, Mr. Brad- ley," said Dwyer proudly. "We both. happen to serve the same line—you as president and I as station master at Fremont Siding. My name is Philip Dwyer, and"—turning to An- nie--" thisthe d I am to marry Thursday. I've saved her life—and that is all the reward I ask." 1 "Whew!" whistled the railroad president. "So that is what brought, you down here in such haste, is it --J for the sake of the girl you love, and,' not from a sense of duty to the com-1 pany?" "Well," Dwyer answered blushing- ly, guess it was partly both. But I reckon it was thinking of Annie be- ing on the train that kept me nerved up and working my best to get here on time." "I don't blame you, my boy!" ex- claimed the president, again shaking Dwyer's hand. "She's a girl worth working for. I hope you will :always' be loyal to her as you have been to your employers. And when you re-. turn from your honeymoon vacation —for you are to take a month at the' company's expense—you may report for 'duty at my office. Young men. of your mettle are scarce; we need more of them at headquarters." The Silent Navy. Go look you beyond Helgoland German sailors: Go look you beyond Helgoland, To see what the dawn brings forth. "We have passed beyond Helgoland, Aud have strained our gaze far off to west. Where tho shinier,' of a silent navy Rose between sea and sky." German sailors: Go shell the English coast, To show you have no fear, "We have shelled the English coast. And the blood of the innocent stains our hands, But the thonght of a silent navy. Made us scurry away." Go sweep the northern waters, German sailors: Go sweep the northern waters, To find what may be there. "We have swept the northern waterS, Till we came to Jutland Reef at last, When the smoke of a silent. navy 1, Made us break off the battle.' Go down beneath the waves, German sailors: Go down beneath the waves, Till you come to the open sea. "We have been beneath the waves, And have carried slaughter to the seas; But the shadow of a silent navy Guarded our enemy," Ma te Your 1151116 Say "('ome Again!" How does your home impress peo- ple who enter it for the firet tbne? I don't mean, whnt do they think of your furnishings—but are they at ease, end do they want to come again? You probably can think of h,iurss thnt as a child you either liked or dis- liked to visit. Children, while fre- quently unable to discriminate be- tween cheap and expensve furnish- ings, are veri,'• sensitive to the "air" of a home. They immediately feel subdued and unwelcome in a dark cold room furnished with slippery haircloth chairs, although they cannot tell why. Many of us grown-ups are so oc- cupied with other affairs that we do not give our home atmosphere much consideration; but, even if we are not consciously affected by it, every stranger or friend who comes into our dwelling sense it at once. I can think of one home that al- ways feel depressed after leaving, and it isn't because the home -maker herself is discouraging. It is because the actual air a combination of gas- oline fumes from the kitchen stove and strong tobacco smoke from her husband's pipe, pervades the whole house suffocatingly, and no amount of cheerfulness on the part of my' hostess overcomes it. I can think of another home, a small cottage of six rooms, that I always feel happy 10, as soon EIS enter. I believe the reascn is this:' Just beyond the hall, through a large open door, is a small porch glassed in to make a "sun sitting -room," and this porch full of sunshine and with' green growing plants along the win- dow sills seems to light up the wholg! house and welcome everyone coming in the front door, Sometimes it is a contented cat purring, upon the hearth, the way an' easy chair is drawn up to a table and reading lamp, or a canary trilling in a bay window that makes us re- member our friends' homes -with Pleasure. Fortunately, in the majority of houses, a pleasant, cheery home at- mosphere is not dependent upon'. money. Sometimes it is only a mat-' ter of keeping the rooms well aired' and the shades high enough to let the' sun in. There is nothing like sun: to make a room homey as well as, healthful, Sometimes just slight' changes in the furnishings will make' people want to come again. Perhaps large, darkly framed pic- tures need to come down, in perhaps a new couch cover or table cover will brighten things. Again, there may be too much bric-a-brac about. Man- tels, tables and cabinets overspread with curious objects and knickknacks give a room a cluttered look that is apt to make a guest feel crowded. If you are going to buy anything new to cheer up the house let it be either some plants that will bloom in the window, or some soft, dainty cur- tains which can be laundered easily and which will let in plenty of light. Many a mountain cabin, vacation lodge, and even a shack of the West- ern ranch has an optimistic home at- mosphere just because it has light, sun, air, and simple but bright fur- nishings. With these things in mind, why not step outdoors and walk in again, pretending you ere a total stranger? Perhaps just a slight change will make you and your friends happier. Put forth to sea at last. Garman sailors: Put forth to sea at last, The day, the day has tome! "We have put to sea at last. And, to a signal dropped our flags At" the bidding of a silent navy Watching our dooun of shame," Water Power of the Empire. The author of articles on the Water Power of the Empire 111 the Thnes En- gineering Supplement suggests that the interests of the Empire as a whole and of the individual countries in which water power exists, can best be served by calling into consultation the flnaucial eommunity, the inanufac. u4 zpachluery, prospective power users and the owner; of water power rights both privately held or those retained by the Crown. The idea would 1)0 to form 0 central committee representing these Interests and Ifs primary duty would be to 'co.operate hydro -electric enterprises in the Sri- tleh Empire mid qt,tirIng those inter - atter into close touch with each other. It is claimed that such a body would he in a pesitioe to give the Houndeet advim and should have the confidenot of all nonnerned, and that If suitably compeeed and with loyal co-operation between its constituents It could do much to further the development or water power find of dependent illthiPt. tries, with a closely -fitting lid and allow to cook a few moments longer. Then Place it in the cooker where it may remain from three to twelve hours, the longer vottleing developing the flavor. Reheat before serving. Creamy Potatoes: Put one quart of pared and sliced potatoes, two table- spoonfuls of butter, two teaspoon - fele of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper and three-quarters of a pint of milk into a small cooker pan; set this inside a cooker pail of boil- ing water, and when the contents are steaming hot put the small pan di- rectly over the fire until it boils, Replace At in the pail of boiling water and set the whole in the molt- er for one hour. Irish Stew: Cut two pounds of breast of mutton in small pieces, sprinkle with salt and pepper and brown in a hot frying pan, with one tablespoon of butter, or butter sub- stitute. Add two sliced. onions, brown slightly, then place with the meat in a kettle. Add' two cupfuls of pota- toes cut in cubes, two cupfuls of green peas and three cupfuls of boil- ing water. Season with salt and cook over the fire for ten minutes, then remove to cooker and cook for three hours. How To Do Things. Mint sauce is fine served with lamb: Take one cupful of chopped green mint leaves, a half cupful of vinegar, a quarter cupful of powder- ed sugar and mix them one hour be- fore serving. Make twisted maple cookies with some of your maple sugar. They re- quire one cupful each of granulated sugar, maple sugar and butter, or butter substitute, two well beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of water and flour enough to make a dough to roll out. Cut in strips, twist and lay on pans, sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake until light brown. Salad dressing:—To a pint of boil- ing vinegar add three tablespoonful of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of ground mustard and one-half teaspoonful of blaelc pepper rubbed to a paste with three table- spoonfuls of butter and cook to the consistency of mush; now add one well beaten egg and one-half cupful of good cream, and cook for two Ilse a Fireless Cooker. Food which has started cooking over coal, wood or gas is placed in the cooker and continues to cook be- cause the heat stored within escapes so slowly that the cooking is pro- longed indefinitely. Food requiring long, slow cooking can be started over a quick fire and finished in the cooker, with a saving in fuel and a cool kitchen. Soapstone disks are re- quired for baking and roasting, and these, instead of, the food, are heated; and the conking continues without danger of burning. The food container must fit closely into the nest, and should have a close- ly -fitting lid; for not only the food, but the air between the food and the lid, must be thoroughly heated before it is placed in the cooker. There is considerable comfort in being able to start the breakfast cer- eal while you are doing up the supper dishes, knowing that you will find it perfectly cooked the next morning, requiring only a quick reheating be - lore it is eeived, Dinner or a hot supper can be pre- pared, started over the fire and, fin- ished in the cooker, while the house- wife goes to church, to town, or works in her garden. She leaves her kitchen in a comfortable frame of mind, knowing that things will neither burn nor boil over. ar,d thai, an appetizing metol he ready to serve when meal -time (I'otnei., Does ft ha seem, then, that the housewife who doee without it fireless cooker, either manufactured or home made, is wast- ing time, strength and fuel? 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In the Kitchen, there is a constant call fdr Crown Brand Corn Syrup for making puddings, candies, cakes, etc. Sad the day when you are too big to enjoy a slice of bread spread thick with Crown Brand! Could that day ever come? Ward it off! Grace your table daily with a generous mg of Crown Brand Corn Syrup, ready for the dozen desserts and dishes it will truly"crovurn 160 (re.' , • 34110V. Told by Grocers everywhere—in 2, 5, 10, and 20 pound tins. The Canada Starch Co. Limited Montreal 1511 01 ileeeeeeeeete• .efelteeteleet.teete eeteiliaeir„. GIGANTIC PLANS FOR NEW TUNNEL TO CONNECT ENGLAND AND FRANCE EY RAIL Channel Tunnel Will Enals,e Trains to Run From London to Bombay and Cape Town. The construction of the Channel tunnel, says the London Daily Mall, will, with the exc,eption of the Pan- ama Canal, he the most stupendous engineering enterprise yet planned. The total length, including the ap- proaches in England and Franco, will bo thirty miles, of 17111011 rather more than twenty-one and a half miles will be ander the sea. The first work was done on the tunnel in 1874 when a French win- pany sank an experimental shaft in France. In 1681 the South -Eastern Railway Company's chairman, Sir E. Wench', obtained an act permitting him to sink a shaft on the English aide. A boring was driven for 2,015 yards toward the Channel, when in 1882 the construction was stopped Imy the government. Since then the scheme has been in abeyance, but in 1913 the government called for re: - Ports from -naval and military author- ities with a view to permitting the construction if they were favorable. Then the war came and nothing more could be done. Worked By Electricity. The present plans provide for the building of two tunnels, each eighteen feet in diameter, connected by cross galleries at Intervals of 200 yards. The lines would be worked by ohm- tricity as in the -case of the Simplon tunnel, which is twolve anl a half miles long, and at present the longest. The maximum depth of water on the route fs 130 feet, and a cover of chalk 100 feet thick would be lett undisturbed above the crown of the tunnel to provide against any danger m n froaenemy or the sea, so that the tunnel would descend to a level of about 200 feet below the sea's stir- ihem tubes will be built up as the tunnel advances, precisely as in the London tubes. Owing to the extra- ordinary advance in the art of tunnel- ling in recent years the work could be done quickly, and it is estimated that the tunnel itself could be com- pleted in five or five and a half years. The cost before tbo war was esti- mated at $30,000,000, whieli amount now probably would have to be con- siderably mereased—to s100,000,000, or even 8125,000,000. The working expenses before the war were calcu- lated at $2,100,000 a year and the in- come at $7,750,000, but both estimates probably would 3101V have to bo ex- ceeded. Before) the war it was thought that British rolling stock, which differs slightly in gauge front French and Continental rolling stock, could not be run over Continental fines. But experience during the war, when many thousands of British locomo- tives and wagons have been used on the French lines, has proved that this difficulty does not exist. London to Ends of the Earth. It would be possible to shorten the journey to Paris greatly. Before the war the quickest service was in six hours, forty -live minutes. With the tunnel the journey could be done in six hours, whatever the weather, The customs examination could be carried out in the trains. London would be in direct comment - cation with every part ot Europe where the gauge is similar to our own. Through carriages could be run to every Continental capital except Petrograd, as in Russia the gauge is too wide to admit of standard trains. The Bagdad lines and its connec- tions, now completing, will give complete route from Constantinople to the Persian Gulf. This line is con- nected by track of varying gauge (some of 17111011 will not admit stan- dard rolling stock) with Jerusalem and Cairo, and from Cairo eventually a, railway is to be carried to the Cape. Ultimately the Indian system will be -connected with the Bagdad Rail- way, and 'a line has already 1)000 car- ried some distance west from the In. dime system through Southern Balu- chistan, so that it is no more dream that one clay trains will run from London 10 Calcutta or Bombay, Sword Kills More Than Rifle. In spite of the long casualty lists of the present war, fought with all the fiendish contrivances et modern science, the destruction of life is not so great in proportion to earlier wars when soldiers fought hand to hand. The most deadly of ail weapons •was the Roman short sword. Caesar re- ported thnt at the battle he fought near Namur his soldiers slew 60,000 ot the Nervii. There were netewound. ed when the weapon was the smart 61705, AS men began to fight at banger range the death lists grew shorter. It Is an axiom of modern War that it costs a marksman his weight in lead Lo kill 0110 the enemy, To him who wills, nothing is diffi- cult. A mail service from 001110 to India ke to be inaugurated. A route from Cairo to the Cape of Good Dope also is being laid out. Airdromes are to he established at suitable spots in the British Isles and British Domin- ions.