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�miles away on 1115 vague quest. Bnt
settle time,years later, perhaps, .he
would return end cot fc-s his theft or
the pie mei t uwkt v 1(e would he t1
rid! sine l y then and he would give
the hely c e the white bedroom a -a
Fiore r e Memo ; Kingsley, lien melt ...s lance ns -.a brown
cookie
^=J (To be continued.)
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The under hie
]nand but no bailie; dee oppuec;l hie
erl.,'t ee. leteilme tee the mat gem . 1
path he eepreatet.d the tem of tem'
het e brit:ling dump,i;i i mom
which sinew te!v-seta. litl,t iere
t
a t 'h t r.• t' 1 i u'
f t- 7 t 1 1 x'
lathe ;t no a tee., eme memee
idol„ ries eileuni nit eale mei Iii-
knot t . Ile k, uAe l r.mem a ally
sc end them If them werek•
;beta he resolved lo .t, :,lo..
The dull +m:n r
stn,,, 'h mele 1 i 1a rem. Pt ie
cloud., swalimed ihe nemni t
beetie to eel 1 c v'`tm roiiem. Ile
17,1C1,.1, t,.., t•, :'1 a_ . •�_ ,- :C
Under he vit,--!••.
fn„ ct.,'. , „tl
h-. �t •ti. -,t
deeperatcly 'ree.eme reneemd
Tee him # o try 1 theiey
fa Me ting yichle.t le it smear mamma:
shove.
For an !meant- he Moo -1 trem 1e,•,
listening itt:,ntty. Tne .:J:,1, of the
hotel preerieter scented to t'.lta 'n hie
ears: "How '„ r tan;. wtat you
are a l r lei ." arc, theme 1:te head
into the dark .flit.efemee of the emen
window; a runt worm emelt of dries
e t.ic: thee' t 1 1
rose -petals 1 t i l t face.
Should.he step over the lew :"1': The`
act would blend him a criminal.
Or should he clnee the w•ielew and;
go back to the mud !y road over which'
the night and the storm h td dropped,
an inlperetemat.+le ceeto!;;?? A lona'',
shudder passel over his chilled body,'
He must—he would nt in. come what'
might.
Moving cautiously, his feet making
no soend on the eat^ -rated finer. his
groping fingers enc. -metered a table;
here were Imolai, a e ._1ed photrtrraph,'
a lamp with a wee:er<'te'ie. and met -
elms! The sharp etuet of the lielited
match revealed a eninfortattic veem;
his swift a(ianee took to a piano, 0
couch with gay pi:lows, hooks in draw
ease..e, shadowy pictures en the walls.
The reatch ilered, flickered and went
out. 'Somewhere a':ant the house a'
looeemed el -eater el:mi.uted with a muf-
fled thud. The nnexrected sound froze
the intruder into rigid immobility,
After a breathless it nate the eonnel
was repeated, and he recotrnized it
for what it wee. Grown bolder in the
reassuring silence, he was about to
strike a seeord match when a sort.
light touch smote him on the haul.
With diffl.vulty- he repressed a yell.
The touch was repeated lingc:'ingly.
He almost laughed aloud: it was only
the muslin ei rt;,in, fluttering in the
breeze from the open window.
Deliberately he lighted the lamp
and (doled the window. Something in
the heavy warm air of the house re-
assnred him. He sat dawn in a wicker.
chair by the table and removed his,
muddy shoes,
"Nn use messing things up," he told.
himself.
Tiger° were candles in bras: scones,•
flanking a dim mirror; he lighted one'
and started on a ttoiemicee tour of ,
inspection. Next to the parlor was;
the dining' room. He stared cur.'ou=ly',
about him at the quaint, old-fashioned
fyrnitpre anal at the portrait t•f a
white -bearded ntan over the mantel;'
the old man's eyes seemed to fell,w'.
him sternly as he moved softly about
the room. All at once his sharpened,
perceptions told him or something
which brought his heart to h; c throat
with a bound. A bowl in the centred
of the table contained flower men-,
nonette and sweet pea:. Ile d Bled;
after a breathinee pause that the fin\v-�
ers had been gathered some days be-;
fore. He proceeded to inspect the up-;
stairs rooms. By that token or the
fading flowers there :night he food - in.
the kitchen; but first he must find out
whether he was alone it the hose.
The door of the front chamber stood.
wide, He peerca int at an emelt:dm
�!'he !•rd; then ei:roped settee i csiile,
Nemo. lied be -'eat a mein like this...•
11
'p.. t:o- i,;re
ii tt , Ltd ,set„u•;au, e -
a wall of
R, +•'t'r•j:41.,..qy Mien with pleturee.
:i:•'.1c ie. nut..eel 1th,et,t:rraph
it. lit. name. t{. fault of a
el, gee -
ire I,,,tly Cim As he tet\ set
mace. Ito h•.taght a
lt i' ill _ :sins'? met
sh nddered ,e1• the ,rein.;. eentice
clmerim, eMemated 1,.:0. every el.in,
,1r,1hoe .,1a blue
ie ',.; _. t
mem
• . t i < 'ti tt el t:, h:. .:f. "I
Bred t , lent t !t ,- l .r`:
.. ,. -t.,len he ,as, in Y:.t. :t
..mme, lie had i,rt+l.,:•t1 it:.a ,t 1 ,
nc .aa <t alai.;; ;!•nut prcreises he
hed ei„ e t.? enter. He. set his Ups
in en arta cat le f:.tt, as bit re-
.it.,I the mer.ey with wbi'h he had
maeted on hie journey.
'Prc' i,it," ]te repeated
! cell:. I+ it 1:: i t t been for some -
bode r =..+.t,,v ete, 1 ctetl:.l here •'tlnped
at the hotel. 1 shan't hca•t anything,"
Fe brut.:. cit the thread of his
;t;c:i ht with deeisio:n. Pegrets of
any .ort were eselese, Ber'des, there
is ether mom; to be inspected
fut•e be croft!$ s -'seri foe feed, Ile
made gai;l: work of this: the other
bedroom was f:rnishe,l simply in dark
salt, There i;ere tennis radiate en the
wall and a colleee pennant er tufo. Gay
necktie, hung from a rack over the
des=ser, There was a picture of a
smiling girl on the mantel. A pair of ,
gay slippers seemed waits ng comfort-,
ably for their wearer beside the bed.
He threat his aching rent hem them
w'itb a sigh of relief. No use in,being
aeant:sh 'mem The imuse was empty
f any human presence save hit own; -
lie made detail, :ere of this before he
sought the tut. -hen. If lee ceeld tinct
something there with -;:h1: e to satisfy;
the intoleeet-le panus -,f henget', he;
o;4d ga rw-ty and no n to would isnot';
et' hie clattde=tine visit. A clock in the}
,;11 struck hire., confirming the mute',
etidence of the faded flewete that the'
house had not lung been unoccupied;
and the owners might return at any;
moment. He made a way of escape;
for himself by means of an api.n win -I
dow in the kitchen; then fancying he,
hear the sound of a motor far up the
road he extinguished the light in the
parlor. Returning to the kitchen once
more be began an eager search for.
food, An odd childish fancy buzzing!
in his exhausted brain suggested that,
the gay sh'ppers on his feet were at
home here. They should guide him.
Yes, the brown jar on the second shelf;
held cookies—spicy ginger cookies of
a satisfying thickness—"the kind al
fellow goes. for when he is hungry.."!
On the _helf close at hand there wase
half a loaf,,nf bread in a tin -box and a 1
thick wedge of cheese under. a wire
screen. And oh, joy! the half of an
apple pie on a china plate, The slip-
pers knew!
The boy sat down on a wooden chair
near the table and ate till he could eat
no more. He had somehow lost the
guilty feeling which had haunted him
for days past. As he swallowed the
last delicious mouthful of apple pie
he recalled seeing a blue -and -white
halal-r:d o lying over a chair i_7 the
room where he had found the slippers.1
Sleep seas already elout','ng his senses.
He thought drowsily that he must re-
mote his muddy shoes from the parlor.
Someone might find then] there and
scold. Bat, no; the maker of those
satisfying big cookies could never
sold! Still, he would carry- the sheen
upstairs with him. How soft and ront-
fortable the many-pillowed couch felt•
to alis tired body! He would rest for
half on hour—not longer—then he'
met ;eo on. Daylight should find hint
BANKRUPT3 IN GREEN CAPS.
Hew Franc, Oteceermeed !Habit of
"Liquidation."
A rt:ricue eret,ta w,..alta in
Friir tie elft^'rq t'.e sixtt•:'.-1b•".t l .even•
Matte emiterMs. .\t'e veto f.nm.l
it tnieeBsery to I.gtt.d ib• ht ,tt'tabs
was ubi:e.„ 1 1., w: 11' 0 ere. '1 ,. :I`,- at
humility t l l,itare',1 rota weretne to
Mimes.
• !luso elm t unlit n hn1,br of i:t t+:n
rid of their iude.fl fee os.+ by wry of
the iter t v circ . (bort sit:ttl i nt all
costs 110,-; clear of China. 1 i:t!:rupt-
rie:e are r.lnt,nl u'lla.r nn in that mem-
' try, ,es they eaten item:tliute c •,ot•u•
thea... -
A shriller dltst'r 1tni.it ent need
to be Meted out t,, '11iatic., me in Ja-
pan.
'fn roma nearer inane, one need only
go back to a little before the Act of
Union todebtorstad that in Seetlaed
were obliged to. weer germ -ems of
.divet'se color's, a suit of grey and yel-
bit le dee the moot common.
In $icetue a neon unable to meet his
lets:l,tic•1 10:10 put in chaise and Cunt•
relied to work as a slave for his etre ,i•
tor. Should he incline, his wife, child-
ren, father, or other relative were
seized is his stead.
\t one time. bankrupts were 0011-
siilered criminal offenders even in Eng-
land. As mutter of fact, certain cases
of fraudulent bankruptcy have incur -
ted the death penalty nl this country.
Any concealment of books or the
secreting of property by a debtor was
set latnished. Under this law a mai
called John Perrot was hanged in 1761.
It is said that no bank failure has
occurred in ('Mina for over nine hun-
dred years. When such en event last
happened an e•liet was promptly is-
sued stating that it; future any such
failure on the part of a bank would en-
tail the severest punishment on all re-
sponsible officials. The heads of the
ambler, president and directors be-
came- forfeit.
•
August,
Shorn of their wealth, the harvest
fields
Lie silent in the stat;
Weary, beneath the languorous haze,
Their generous labor done.
The dreamy river trails its length
Acmes the breadth of goal;
Slow-ereepiug, till it find its way
Iiy cedar; grins and old.
Gum are the lilies, but the leaves
Float sullen on the stream; .
Above the shhnmering underflow
\\-here water -grasses gleam.
The flashing piekerel snaps the fly
Which careless skims the wave;
.and circles widening to the shore
The rooty margins leave.
The turtle warning on the log
Prolongs his length of days;
tenheedful of the empty nest
The puffing cattail svrays.
Now, slow before the lowering sun
A lucid vapor spreads.
Drifting in hazy coolness o'er
The mallow's rosy heads.
Nature holds close and tenderly
Her drowsy children dear;
This is her hour of full content—
Her "rest -time" of the year!
Canny Finance.
A man from the north of Scotland
was on holiday in Glasgow. On San.
day evening he was walking along
Argyll Street when he carne upon a
contingent of the Salvation Army, and
e collection -bag was thrust in front of
his nose.. IIe dropt a penny into it.
Turning up Queen Street, he en-
countered alnther contingent of the
Salvation Army, and again a sniffing
"'lass hall a c II cellae bag in •fru
e n n - • nt of
• him.
ag fl, y,?F„ ,�� .� fat
A2tho ; Who ho W roto in e
•There ie a photngrtpit, with molten
most of 00 tr.) no doubt fnmiller. of
Mark Twain at wot'k in heft --halting
his writing -pad on his knees, and hay -
Ing the tltint;s he needed for h1' Milne
disposer. ;bent on tables on either
side, Dot the idea of workingt in bel
was not Original witit Murk. -\t n r
eminent men before ltiut dict tate etill,
thin Indeed, no small puri of the
world': liter: ,'y treoenree bun,
prod,t,retl between the sheet: by phy'vi-
caliy indolent altheuglt rienttlenifetdve_
men of genius,
One of the best heave: line: in lemee
Ugh poetry caned into ite teatime's Reuel
when he was actually aeleep. While
visiting at Muth, Thom.'; Campbell
due evening went to bed early, with
his mind tuil of a new poem. About ;1
o'clock ht the morning lie suddenly
wakened repeating. "Events to come
east their shadow before." Ringing
the bell sharply, he snntntoaed e. sere
vett. The man found Campbell 101(11
ono font in bed old one on the floor."
"Are you 111, sir?" he nsltel.
"I was never better itt my life," said
the poet. "Leave the caudle and bring
me it MI) of ten,"
Seizing his pen he put down the
happy thought, charging "events to
tome" into "conning ovent.s," and over
the nohir.sbriatiug cup, he finished the
first draft of ,"Lochiol'e Warning."
Lotrefellow's "Wreck of the Helper•
ae" came to him as he was sitting by
ale tris ty.-, th t tit tit after a violent
siortt',. He gent to lead. lett could not
sleep; the I-leepernts world not be
denied; and as he ley tate verses flow.
ed on c'ithout let or hindrance until
the !Mein Was completed.
One et Ir -est of Itossini'3 operas was
eoniposcrl hi led. It wet; when he was
young, pour and unknown. and lived
in wretchal gnarters. After writing a
duet, the er mite:c:t• allowed his manu-
scripts to slip off the sheets and fall
under the led. Rossini Was too enm-
fortttble to get out of bed. and )pore-
ovee he believed it would be unlucky
to pial: the Sheets lip; so he wont to
work to rewrite the duet. To hie die -
gust he could not remember it. It was,
therefore, rtec(.astn'y to write a new
one. This he heti finished when a
friend entered.
"Try theft," said the iomposer, "and
tell me what you think of it." Tho
verdict was tavorahle.
"Nota," field Rnsalni, "look under the -
bed. You'll find another duet there,
Try that, ton."
'rhn friend did s0, and declared tint
the original contpoeltlon was lunch 'Mt
Netter. Then hath wore suns again--.
Rossini in bad and his friend sitting
on the edge. Both arrived ttt the sante
eonclunion touching tho merits of tho
two compositions,
"What stink You do with the other
nue?" asked fano friend,
"Ott, I shall turn this into a toreet-
t0," said Rossini, and he diel,
"Na, 11a!" he said. "1 glecl a. penny
tate n :squad o' your fent room' the cnr•
ler jilt the note"
"Really?" snid the lave. "That wrest
very good of you. Mut, then, you c'en't
do n good thing too often. Anel ba•
sides, you ]chow, the Lord will repay
you a hundredfold,"
"Aweel," raid the cautions Seot,
we'll fist wait tin the fleet trttnanctitn
Is feenishod before we start the
second."
Motor Traffic in Trinidad.
It is stated that, for the it, .t four
years, the importation of motor ve-
hicles into Trinided hate everagod 165
per glume, and this rate le likely to
increase, as net hnly uare rtat'lc:; of now
ears oracttc:iilly 11011(01:1!ent in the
country, but their popularity- le grew-
ing rapidly. Estate owners 111 'I'rhti-
dad are beeinning to retitle() the ad-
vantages of Ii,a_n 1 •eSpee fol' con-
veying their phyte c t., the railway or
coast, and n -v! or"i,t.' 1, ,:Lt.ts nom-
nterctal trivet, for tel ;: ansa. At
present aha rat pini tall. q; l , is suit-
able for met irtaut ;. in Trie1rlad,
and lately o �
,. tt
leen , pre•
trounced tem me, t the im•
prevenient ..itch :,
Soak r t 1 ii, to freAten
it for it.
Ilse bt;ro' in tt ilia 'sattet' with a
little soap t( ;v vtit eiii: li_ ntlkerchieft.
'When cookies netateei "'or salad, cook
with skin r en art ,:^cl afterwards.
$unlit ('a eetl,lt:,toit tem -ea Ctnrgat611 t7ewo
I?ngliratwottten'c Work at the Cana•
dine 31etumrias:Y:h!bii.
Three l:agl,shwu•i; 11 head that hexer
of l,ci, t ,ulnae' ionetl I s the C:uta-
rlhan (> -canvasses
v tntucnt a
t utnt
1
o bVt
1
t l ns rtaral + c. tt anti fir
th, gte.).1 War 1I'nt 1!41 iluil(nlg
srh!Ch is to In e.:,: d at, Ot+"'ua, «ml
the three piettn•c v...%.11. ere the happy
• result , f these eeene Ione hang in
e conspicuous p- 'it 'en et to • ('vnielian
'iVt,r :1lentnr'ai:s leeleeeitien tvh;,'h this
year fete e en tutu -tier, pert of the
t'anadl•at Nte.iut,ae Eh:;.:tion at To -
route.
katal of three canvamee devices a
typical Boene in army life, in which
the Me r•- f ,,e • c',
:etre c.. ..laic and
. they are the very ]asst pictures itt
the entire collection that one w'o'aid
imagine to have been p:yithted by wo-
men. for they are all time distinctly
"nl:tsculine," both in the subject and
if, treatment,
The most strikirg of the three is
called "The Boxers," and wee painted
by Laura Knight, a very well known
artist in England. especially famous
for her figure painting. Twa Canadian
soldiers stnippe:l for combat stand out
against a background of bright blue
sky and heavy white clouds. surround-
ed by their khaki -:lad comrades.
Mr . Knight is a woman in the early
thirties, whose husband, Harold
Knight, is also a well known artist.
Their studio is in a charming, out-of-
the-way village ,!n• Cornwall.
If, as now seems probable, the con -i
servative old Royal Academy decides,
at last to open its sacred portals tot
women painters, Laura Knight is
named as the most probable candidate
for the honor of being the forst of
her rex to affix the mrgic letters R.
A." to her name.
The "Cookhouse" cf the Vidth Cana-
dian Infantry is the second picture.
This picture is the words of Miss Anna
Airy, another Englishwoman, whose
work is very well known in her native
land. It shows the huge caldrons of
"chow" being prepared for the soldiers
by the white -capped chefs, and it is
all 10 greys anti white, with the excep-
tion of lure and there the brilliant
yellow of the flame under the kettles.
Because of the success of this•can-
vne, 3llss Airy has recently been ap-
pointed., by the British Minister of
Mueitions to paint a series of pictures
showing the workers in the different
branches of munitions making for the
Imperial Wao: Museum in London.
The third witr canvas is by Claire
Atwood and is called "On Leave,"
It shows the inside of a Y. 1I. C. A.
but at one of the great London
termini at the hour just before the
dawn. Mere the Canadian soldiers
have come for breakfast and a cigar-
ette before taking the train. Soma
have a few days' leave before them
and some are on their way back to
the trenches. A Canadian soldier in
the uniform of the celebrated Black
Watch is seen in the foreground giv-
ing his sergeant a light from his
cigarette.
Coolcing for Threshers.
According to the testimony of the
men themselves, some threshing day
dinners are to be remembered for
their excellencies, and othet•s are to
bo remembered for other reasons. But
if the energies of workingmen are to
be kept at par, they must: be well
stoked. Workingmen appreciate
plenty and a good flavor. The good
flavor is attained by cooking to the
aright degree and seasoning carefully.
Preparing the threshing dinner is
a heavy task for. the housewife and
she should have plenty of good help.
Presumably she is informed before-
hand when to expect the threshers and
to make her preliminary preparations.
Then she must decide on her hill of
fare, Here is one meant not to be
arbitrary, but suggestive: Bread and
buffer, chicken pie, xnasltecl potatoes,
cottage cheese, new beets, fresh or
canned fruit, frosh tomatoes, fried
cakes, apple pie, tea, coffee and milk.
The Clay before the threshing all
the baking except the chicken pie
should be got out of the way, plenty
of 10111te bee: 1 hall' n dozen pies, a
lot of fried mikes, cs, a lig loaf or jelly
cake, or two small once, -
On this
nce,-Onthis tiaJa1otl. t 1'11.sl
o
l
Lo
hilltel, hill.dressed, end cut up, 'tints
the Palmer of the meat will be improv-
ed and time end labor fee the next
day s' veil. Reckoning the proportion
of clirkea to the number -of pen 'ns,
there should be one good sized car:l:on
to each six persons, The flambee of
men + lu:t'ed to run a thre,lene 111-
tliitlt. \'trieB With the (eitditt n:t and
nt i a bort ood (thine need 1; e:. ;• mea
and staters get along with fourteen or
., t, t
fifteen,
To accompany the chi•ken, rice mayj
he co eked eecortilng to the Jameneen
mottled, e This is dendrite; ser're i with -
c]ticken-gravy. Wash the rice in cold
water over and over attain until the!
water runs off clear. Then acid cold';
water enough to stand in the pan!
three times as'1tieb as the rice, end',
salt. Cook fast until -early dry, Then;
remove the lid and allow to dry en
the back of the stove, Thus the grainy
will stand out white and flaky. Add
00 01111: or butter or anything else,'
this would only spoil it.
The chicken should be cooked tend-
er, boned, and made into pies because
X111 this way it will go farthest. Anda
everybody likes chicken pie. But it`
should be so managed that there will i
he plenty of good rich gravy for the;
potatoes and rice.
If the threehing is to be prolonged!
to the supper hour, there must be
another hearty steal. But by (1111'
time the housewife is ver tired. So'
in the forenoon, while the other foods
are cocking, site should have a big
pan of beans boiling. These can be
baked for supper and if well prepared;
will be appetizing, - a !
The following supper menu is seg
gested and will not rcquiee a great
deal of work; Bread and butter, bake'
ed pork and beans, -cast potatoes with
milk gravy, cabbage salad with sour,
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.A�ALean SSrotates
t V11 in17,
lrvfiryj a9
'r`�'
F3eucta ei Vt teem nemee woe a"A uefi tit
vetcvs eetott0 eft the imenciet undo of tae
'.4' 2'o, I PIVAItl-:\TIiD GELCIUM'ii ORATI•.
sieeeete in C. +.
n. t u e., ,.�:1 .....-iclraa 'f US�13 T.l L':if,5!I'iION,
:ta
igie lst� Time., 1r, d. nee 5t„ is+rc?t
io
elelmetary It n,lca:'e h s bit given
the child and the chill le willing to
work end et ody ee an c.i s eel iota, there
need be no feel- of the. Orme,. of col.
Ig'c life un hila, -
The Homestead,
1) watt' racer Prem Liner oral doll,
Leave not: ;tate 111111 anti chaffering
store;
j flied up yu• toilet for sturdier toll,
lad build the home mice more!
(Mom limit to l.,y'herry-eccatrd tlnl•cy,
:\ad tree;rant fern, and grouad•wat
vine;
I/reuthe 1111:; blown 00er holt and
claimressing, apple sauce, cake, tea, l
cofi'ee wad milk.
If the men with the =chine stnyl
all night, the breakfast may be the,
most awkward of all the meals. But
that is because it crowds upon so
many other early duties of the day. It
can be managed by simply expanding
the family breakfast.
Value of College Training.
Many parents are working hard and
denying themselves in order to send
their children to college. The sacri-
fices are worth while provided the
girl or boy is willing to work out his
or her education. A collage education
not only enables ,its possessor to ob-
tain better business positions, but it
enriches and enlarges the life in every
way, if the student has made the most
of his opportunities, Aut parents
should be sire their children want an
education and not merely a good time
when they send them to college. If
a solid groundwork of character and
l:c•
Stem' t will] hl,ck inch and pine,
Whet ut:,t(e•t if the es .o small
'lhttt lift''• ceseetiel want; rnl,t'lt'7
Your hum:?at',ul.r tale giros y,.a .ell
That. idle wealth can buy.
All that the nonny -dolt heti crave,
The bricdc-walled elft es of change
and mart.
Lawns, trete, fresh air and flowers,
• you have
More clear for lack of art,
Your own ::elm -]nesters, freedtmt-willed,
\\'ith none to bid you go or staY
Till the old. fields your fathom tilled,
As manly -nen are they!
\"itlt skill that :mares your toiling
hands,
And chemic aid that science brigs,
Re,lair-t the waste and outworn lands,
And reign thereon as pings,
Hotels For Babies.
The babies' ]hotel le becoming n lea.
tm'e of tate English national life. There
is one tit Bexhill, and there is another
at Hampstead, and more are tit follow,
says the Manchester, Eng„ Guardian.
Parente are strictly excluded, and the
habits engage rooms, subject to the
control of nurses and governesses
only.
Generally speaking, the babies'
hotel is In miniature both as to beds
and as to chairs and tables, The in-
dignity of the highchair is past, and
it is the grownup who has to adjust
herself to the new conditions..' Moats
are run on strictly nursery lines.
Minaret's i,tniatont Cares 1 lititaerla.
-_.__.orb..._._..
On the Sarno Job.
Bill and 'Enry had not mot for seine
time, when they quite unexptscteclly
came across each other in the street.
Noticing that his chum was looking
downcast, 0111 clapped him on the back
and said:
"Hallo, 'l:nry; how aro you gettin'
on? Still working for the same nem
ple?"
"Yes," was.Enry's sad reply, "Wife,
mother-in-law and ten kids."
.6J1 grades: Write for prices,
TORONTO SALT WORKS
G. J. CLIFF TORONTO
urtrint
Every e 'n
in the "Clark" ca -i
Is pertcctly milted anti the Govern-
ment legend guarantees absolute
purity.
With Tomato, Chili nr Plain Sauce.
189 SOLD EVERYWHERE
W. CLARK, LIMITED - MONTREAL
treltig icer xG e77-�.`712itfk%iv"i ;BIIM
Delehn Government Bends 11Were
t:unNgea" Thtot.t': 1 Their Consul
et OC^v:a T Imp 11,ne Canadians
Foe Aid.
Pe eomeetta of the (levrrm.tent of
1sn+
. ite.:t:,
,l Fut
b€thn;tIl Cuwtnu, 1liantm
O)(tit; haalnix ee,Jeete tha Iin„ or Lcittimn
,
pr: , to thank 1t".. -lily flea peultle o1
(. a q',. eras so great (horny has law
1 a ctact: ut relief to the dire suf.uws
c t 1.''-1 te:,t daring tlt war.
taueut•e 1 hc'rett'itln is 11 "comma
i ono" uddrvitetl to Ito• press of my
cirlIntry by the "CoteM.i Netiontil ledge
do Secetn's et d'Aliment;'tlou," You
will Dollen ]het my (tt l i st, t alts ill.
• WM upon the fuel that (...h. fit inal the
nre,s of yet/- dear country are em
Purl to the deep awl everlasting
ge,etauti" of the Belgian peopio ('.r
the plendid help given us during the
Pa"
yt'.'re.
C:nada Ever Ready,
:amongst the countries which, during
the Getman o0,101iion, hive helped.
and relieved tis ht onr de—trees, Canada
was one of the nul..t eter-reatly and
most getterett"'. 11. has been fennel
there, in fervor of Belgium, en outburst
of 001010011 assistance anti charity
which one could hardly imagine had
ho not (dilute] aril correct figures to
show how important and magailicent
was the work achieved.
Ihmnodiately utter Liege lead surren-
dered, there was foutdeal in Canada a
Coliltlliesioe of relief for the victims of
the war in Belgium, :;aid commission
being muter tate mint dim!agnished
Patronage of his Royal fii,gimcss the
Duke of Connaught, :aid or 111: Excel-
lency the Duke of 11:'vnnsa10e, Clover•
nor -General 01 Cantu!:]. Tho seat of
the central executive conunittco was
in Montreal.
At the beginning', food and clothes
were, abort: all other things, licking
In Belgium. The certrol connuittce of
Montreal decided to ferw•.u'd to our
country, through the medium of the
eummis,ion for relief, the numerous
gifts in food and clothes that they
were receiving at their large store
Mouses, and it wits also decided to am
ply the gifts in cash it, the purchase
in C'aalada of Canadian products.
When, at the end of two years and a
half, through scarcity in the means of
transportation, the import; .Pian fare•
ibly to he limited, the commieeien for
relief in ('anrdat took the bet < Mt•se
possible under the circumetanees by
applying the Canadian public grant,
to the Belgian charitable organiza-
tions, and time lta•tic•nlarly to those
connected with tate children's welfare,
Three Million rend a Half Dollars,
Hp to the 15th Juno, 1917, tho Cana-
dian people's subscriptions collected
by the relief fund for the vlctinit of
the war in Bele/tun had reached the
total of $2,827,101.
At the same d:.te the gifts in goods
of all kinds were estimated et $1,495.-
042.
1,495.042. It is here proper to state that all
the railways et C:eraela have handled
the whole of these goods free of
charge.
The Lifts is goods were nlostiy
wheat, barley, rico, c•annecl meats and
other canned geode, potatoes, blankets
guilts, new and old clothes.
I
5th tet: 1 1 th
Hp to the t June, a, o gifts
In cash had reached the Burn of $1,-
140,620, and top to the 31st January.
101D, $1,0417,450 had been collected,
Simco the month of September, 1914,
up to the 19 tit Ie'ebrua'y, 11319, the col-
lection, in brief, tt to lazed a sum of
$3,241,t05. If on( ndl a to this amount
the 23065 dollars eoitected enol trans-
mitted by our general consulate to
(different charitable organizations
apart from the. relief Ruch, more then
a total of IJtreo trillion and tt hall dol-
lars, that is to say, approximately
seventeeu million anti a halt francs
will be obtained,
Deeply App:'eclettd.
Furthermore, the above rteetieeed
{Tates do not exemplify in its c•nn-
plotenetts the magnitude of the gen-
erosity Canada has shown us, for one
roust not forget that a great nntnbor
of persons together with a great num-
bet Of associations, llama conveyed
titoir fends to Belgian roller organize -
tions eitablieheel more particularly in
Lingltul,
All of these heirs; bear a character
which is poetlllaely eienttleant wltenl
it 1s oollaitic,-e:1 that Clitlttd a has not
yet a population of td ;ht million he
habitants, and that such a splendid ex.
ample of generosity h•es been given
more particularly by inelviduals,
est. kt
k.
I'n conclusion, let us kitty that the
rand has etlil of Itatd on available
CPO 1. I stmt of 05.0110 rollers. Said Seel will
forthwith be remitted to Kiug Albert,
wi,o will personally see that it is ills•
tribttted mutate -at tete principal relief
�pj �r�1�" �a oi'ganizaticns.
ilii A Liok
Established.
A little Benson's Corn Stiarch should be introduced into juicy fruit
pies, such as rhubarb, cherry, aerry, etc., to prevent cnt rlnxng. over.
Orange Cream Pie is not difficult to make and willprove a happy
addition to your dessert recipes,
Serve custards, blanc mange, sauces, gray es, cakes and puddings
made with Benson's Corn Starch. Write for booklet.
Tbs Canada Starch Co, Limited Montreal
Needless to further exemplify the
right of the Canadian public to the
Belgians' gratitude. In tixpreseing the
ecetimeets which, indeed, Wo feel se
glad to expht:,s, wo consider it a duty
to ]Blank our coltfrcres of the Canadian
prem, who not oily were attotg;t the
phalanx of ataulard bowers • heartily
ttyn0,tihotta to our pet erase, batt
oleo lt,rve never utilised 1111 emulsion to
echo the distress of Belgium, to
sttrilobite the goo(1•tvill of the Gana.
direr population, and thus to coltrl'
Mite in the meat Genetivo way to the
laying of to i t •;teatittlst fraternity
SS7 1 w•1•te!t shall c .,, ays 1)'t Yirt\' dear to the
ii.V`I. tilt "%:t+ Ili r ''lsigi'slf,"..ca-,•'it g iawr' rrearaielii itistS ileali eliriitrf Tl^s eanMaa"r['1flYPargrardirbil i:e..,i uf'IiE:lglllnz,