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Selected Recipes.
Carrot Soup.—Boil half a dozen
large carrots until tender ; rub them
through a eolandzr into a sauce-
pan; add:a pint and a• half of water
and boll. `Woken with flour and
add teaspoonful of butter, aarce pep-
per and salt.
Potato Soup. --Buil hale a dozen
large optatoes, put into a saucepan
at ' shredded onion, some chopped
parsley, and a cupful of milk, Rub
the potatoes through .a sieve into
the ,eaucepa•n. Stir well together,
thin with water and season with
pepper and salt.
Cranberry :Jelly.—A simple and
easy way to make cranberry jelly
is to take a quart of cranberries and
boll them. Cover and stir from
time to time so they do not burn.
Put them on the back of the stove
adding cup to cup of sugar and
juice. Boil the sugar and juice for
about fifteen minutes•. Try it with
a silver spoon•; when the juice be-
gins to drip it is dune. Take a jelly
mould and wash in cold water, pour
in the jelly and put it in the icebox.
Beef and Potato ,Pie.—Moisten
three cupfuls of minced roast beef
with a little stock, seasun to taste,
and put it into a greased pudding
dish. Into, a large cupful• of mashed
potatoes beast a little milk and a
teaspoonful of melted butter. Sea,
aun this potato aucl spread it over
the top of the minced beef. Set it
em for
cu e
inthe oven and bake,v
,
twenty minutes; uncoer, wash over
with beaten white of egg and cook
from fifteen minutes longer, ur until
it is slightly browned,
In making Balmoral pudding
take two teacups of flour, one tea-
cup of soft sugar, threequarte'rs of
a teacup of milk, one tablespoon of
butter, one egg, half a teaspoon of
carbonate of soda, quarted of a• tea-
spoon of tartaric acid, one table-
spoon of jam or marmalade. Put
the butter and suger'in a basin and
heat till it looks like cream, then
add the egg (previously well beat-
en,) then the milk and flour alter-
nately, beaten thorougthly. Adel jam
ur marmalade, and last the soda
and acid. Paso into a greased tin,
and steam 1 1-2 to 2 hours. Serve
with hint sauce.
Poached Whipped .:Eggs,—The
white of egg whipped with a pinch
of salt and a bit of sugar, if the
later is favored, and the whole yolk
dropped into the middle of it, is
snrnetimes called the "hygienic
egg," and is much used for in-
valids. The whipped egg is put into
a glass bowl, set on a tribet (wire
stand) in lukewarm water, in a
covered utensil, and cooked until it
puffs up without letting the water
boil. This will take about five
minutes, Some people who need
eggs to build them up find even this
delicate way of cooking the egg not
agreeable, yet they may like the
whole egg whipped up, slightly
salted, and sweetened and cooked
in the same way, This is near to be-
ing a boiled omelet, and care must
be taken to beat the whole egg
thoroughly or most of the yolk will
be in the bottom of the bowl
Poaehed Eggs.—Poached eggs are
considered one of the most delicate
and digestab•le ways to cook eggs.
Egg poachers which should be but-
tered have lessened the task of
serving than in fine shape, but some
of the same precautions should be
observed as when cooking them
without this .aid. Boiling water•
tears the white to rags, when it is
not confined, and it hardens it too
much under any circumstances,
making it less ingestible. One
tablespoon of vinegar to three
quarts of lightly salted water is the
proportion that will help to set the
whites quickly, The vessel in which
eggs are poactlted should be wide
and low. Crack egg into a saucer
which has been rinsed with cold
water, and gently slide into the
rnaehing water. Poach. for three
minutes. Take up with skimmer,
and trim if necessary-. Round cut-
ters with fancy fluted edges are to
be used as: a garnish. Serve en a
platter with butter and season, or
on toast, or use to garnish anything
ham the humble hash and the
• Welsh rabbit. Or again serve with
elegant ,sa•ueee,of mushrooms or with
strips of hroild bacon, ete.
Household flints.
Sweeping can be made mualheas-
ler if you have painted floors, with,
small rugs.
M hed
potatoes beaten b
an egg
gg
beater w':
.ill
be deliciously
fluffy and
Biscuits should• always be started,
in a very hot oven; it may cool a
little later.
Sometimes a liberalbath of corn-
etarDh will take perspiration spots
but of silk.
If the edges of the saucepan are
emu. 'buttered the contents will not
boil ovine
To, remove stainsfmom a rainproof
coat rub with a little eucalyptus oil
on a piece of flann•e1'.
A quantity of quicklime prat into
a id�''aip p cu board fora few days
will absorb p
a •Ahs dampness'.
When the nails are stained or
dienolcrred; a little lemon juice, or
vinegar and water, is the best ap-
,plioatian,
Let the member of the household
who wishes to gain weight remember
that the kind of food ja more ini-
portent than the quantity,
.When wicking an egg he sure the
basin and knife are perfectly dry.
There will then be no difficulty in
getting it to foam up quiekly.
When hanging Ohinese lecterns
it is a geed plan to place a little
sand at the bottom of each. This
prevents the lanterns from swinging
and minimizes the chances of their
catching fire.
To remove grease marks teem
betake sponge the soiled spot care-
fulay with benzine or ether, nd then
put the leaf between two sheets of
biotting-paper and quieidy pass a
hot -iron over it,
When.engaged on delicate needle-
work a good idea is to breve a little
!irate in a, leaueer by you to dip your
fingers in from time to time. It
keeps the finger-tips cool and
smooths, and the material exquisite-
ly clean.
To brigihten linoleum in the guest -
room or elsewhere wash it well
with soapy water and let it dry ;
then be prepared with a bowl of
sour milk, and rub the linoleum
over with the liquid, which gives a
beautiful polish when dry.
If mothers only realised show im-
portant it was, what infinite pleas-
ure it 'gives a gird in after -life to be
able to make her own under -cloth-
ing and blouses, they would insist
on a portion of each day being set
aside for needle -work•
r1 small piece of glass placed
over a cookery book when lying op-
en on the table keeps it open, end
enables the cook to read the recipe
without handling the book with
sticky fingers.. A ghees from a
photo -frame or small picture would
do.
If you wieh to make stanch and
let it get cold before starching the
clothes ti -y this. After the starch
is made and still hot sprinkle eold
water all over top as though, you
were sprinkling clothes. • You will
find no scum on top, .and can use
every speck of it.
Thoroughly cleanse and wash the
fish in cold water, have ready a
saucepan of boiling water. Place
the fish in, and let it simmer gently,
allowing ten minutes to every pound
and ten minutes over. An ardenary
saucepan will boil the fish, but it
mast be put into clean cloth and
tied up to prevent the fish, breaking,
Baked potatoes must be without
deunis'h 'because a knife must never
touch them, and they should also
be much of an equal size if possible,
They .are simply washed and scrub-
bed thoroughly, using lukewarm
waterin the ,process, as some per-
sons eat the skins because of the
potash contained in them,being con-
sidered goon for rheumatism. Be-
fore putting the potatoes td bake
they require to be pricked all over
the skin with the prongs of a fork,
then lay them on a gridiron or open
tray, put either in a close oven or
in a Dutch oven before the fire, and
bake, turning ahem uooasionally to
roast them on all -sides. Bake for
one hour, or until soft.
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Scope of the Campaign.
While the war and the demand it
is causing for supplies, especially
foodstuffs, are the main seasons for
the "Patriotism and Production"
campaign, the subject matters dis-
cussed have a wider aspect than the
immediate,present. They mean the
welfare of the district, the country
and the Empire, both now and here-
after. With all the principal Euro-
pean supply countries engaged in
deadly conflict, these will lee no
produce of quantity or quality com-
ing from thence. They will not only
require every ounce for their own
consumption, but will be compelled
to purchase largely from neutral
countries. Great Britain, above all,
will have to be fed and clad, and
Canada, being her largest, nearest
and abeolute. ally, will have in
great measure to furnish the
necessities. Nor will Great Britain
be the only member of our Empire.
that wiii mod what we can pro-
duce. New Zealand and Australia
will also be importers. Thus then,
the markets are assured for years
to come, practically for all time,
and not only for grain, hut also
for live ,stock, for, as the seasons
pass, the latter bid fair to become
scarcer and scarcer. Cattle cannot
be bred, raised and placed on the
market in one season; nor Dan •.
horses; nor can .sheep. Hence the.
demand for action ie instant. In
short, Canada's opportunity is
right new.
TIME FOR FeeLFILi E'NT.
New is Canada's opportunity to
maks good her
boast
that she rax
the granary the
mpvie.
Many
of her young anen are displaying
a martial turn and hastening to
offer themselves, to sacrifice them-
selves, in the cause they have at
heart. But there is even a deeper
duty resting on this country. That
duty, wolf fulfilled, while helping
others, cannot foal to help our-
selves. We than be abundantly
paid for all we do, and in doing
will possess the proud sense of
serving the >rig'iit. To neglect the
opportunity for improved produc-
tion is to 'not only fall short of
the call ofpatriotism,
Abu:
t to be
guilty of a crime, e have the
soil, we have the resources, we
must have the energy to justify
our claim 'to be the Granary of the
Empire.
Wonsan as Mayor Mules Over Soisson2.
Mme. Aiarcherez, the heroic woman Mayor .of Soirnone, who, with
four other noble women, remained in the bombarded town and aided
the army doctors in then. terrible work` under shell fire. Although 63
years of age this woman, who has been prominent all her life for her
good works, did not hesitate to face the German invaders, On Septem-
ber 1 she saved Soissons from tack and burning by her bold adoption
of the office of Mayor. During twelve days the governed the town, and
organized a system of requisition for the German army, and compelled
the German governor toaccept a reasonable tribute and reapact the
needs of the civil population. When the British drove the Ger-
mans out of Soissons Mine. Marcherez continued es Mayor, despite
the bombardment, which began immediately, and has continued ever
since,
Q
UFElISG THE BELGIANS
CITIZENS OF GHENT FINED
FOR SLIGII&SJ' OFFENCE
German Collection of Money From
Already Starving
People.
The London Times prints a story
of life in the captured City of Gherit
in Which a subject orf a neutral state
who has just returned from a visit
to that city furnishes evidence of
the methods e•1 the Germans in
fleecing the shorn lanehe of Belgium
The man says:
I know Ghent, the capital of Bast
Flanders, well, having been there
often in :peace time to 'buy linen
for export to South America, and
I feet at once the depression of the
population as something infeetaaus.
The train conductors, and drivers
are sullen, the policemen, who go
about wiitn a stick as their only
weapon, look undignified and indif-
ferent, and conversation between
the inhabitants goes on in a low
voice.
Fines for Everything.
There is good reason for this, as
the city is crowded with Germans
whose chief duty is to pick up bate
of conversation and to denounce all
persons who express themselves
disrespectfully about Germany, the
army, 01 anything else connected
with the Fatherland. Por the slight-
est injudicious remark sa fine of
82.50 is imposed, and higher fines
are levied'formore serious offences.
To give an example : Two German
officers jumped the other day on
the platform of a tramcar, when a
passenger called out "Full up."
One of the officers began to count
the nuntlber of passengers and, find-
ing theft there was still room for
them, he requested the passenger to
follow him to headquarters, where
he was promptly fined $70 for try-
ing to interfere with the comfort of
one of his Imperial Majesty's of-
ficers.
There is no question that the
Germans have decided to defray the
oust of feeding their army in Bel-
gium at the expense of the Belgians,
and to pay the offiters' packet
money out of the sums -extorted
from the people by way of fines.
Robbery by Daylight.
During the month of Decean'ber a
German soldier quartered in a vil-
lage near Ghent passed a bullet
through his thigh so ee to escape
further military service. The sol-
diers informed the etathorities that
he had ,been shot at by a passer-by
and the, village was condemned to
pay an indemnity of $1,500. As bhe
village dad not possess 6,000 fanbh-
ing's, the City of Ghent had to pro-
vide the money in hard cash.
One of the telephone wires was
found out in Ghent, and the city
had to pay a fine of 825,000, It is
supposed that the Germane out the
Wire themselves in order to squeeze
still another sum the unfor-
t out of t
tunatec it
S
le is money that is wanted more
than anything else,. A soll>dier told
me with tears in his eyes that since
Oletoiber alit soldiers were receiving
half -pay only, and that he had no
money to buy such ,small comforts
as make life under ,present condi-
tions somewhat bearable. The of-
ficers had received full pay.
Ifigbw•aynien of Eultna..
The silty has to pay fter',the offi-
cers' lodging and meals, and each
nffioer leaves at the resbaurani; 0±-
e ea
ter every meal. a slip of aper p p sign-
ed by him stating the amount spent.
Tlie restaurant keeper presents
these elips every fortnight to the
municipality, who pay the debts
incurred. The same .applies 'to the
botelkeepers for officers lodgings.
Ghent is particularly full ioi offi-
cers. It is the largest city near the
Yser front, and the officers are in
turn granted heave to take a rest in
Ghent. I noticed also many naval
officers and even a few bluejackets,
which would go to show that the na-
val department is also doing He
part of the work west of Ghent.
Not only has Ghent dm provide
board and lodgings for the seddiers
at the expense of the city, but it
has also to supply Germany with
raw material, especially with flax,
flax -yarns, cotton, canvas, etc. The
German government has appointed
a flax merchant whose duty it is to
seize all flax have it weighed and
control the loading into wagons,
when it is sent to Germany.
Bad Outlook Ahead.
The Belgian flax spinners are
compelled to keep working, bub sill
they produce in yarns must be dee
livered to the German government.
On the other hand, the Germans
know quite well that the stocks of
raw material in spinners' bands
cannot last very long, so they have
ordered the spinners not to work
more than 24 hours weekly and to.
close on Saturdays. In that man-
ner they hope to eke out the slen-
der %tucks for three months, but if
atter that period no more raw ma-
terial can be obtained the Ghent
flax and weaving mills will lie com-
peeled to discharge all their work -
people, and the distress will be-
come appalling.
As regards other goods, the Ger-
mans are commandeering large
quantities of everything, and when
the goods are not raw material I
believe that payment is being made
at once—of 'course in marks, which
have to he taken at the rate of FT.
1.25 per mark, whereas the agency
of the Deutsche Bank in Brussels
well pay only at the rate of Fr. 1.12.
Value of Publicity.
Publicity is the strength of every
movement. It is characteristic of
the "Patriotism and Production"
campaign that tette best is being
done to shine. in the glare of the
big white light. All known means
are being utilized to reach the peo-
ple, that they may be encouraged,
not alone,to extend, but also to im-
prove production, It is unavoid-
able that prices :should vary. This
is not entirely owing to speculation,
but largely to conditions of the
period. Of this one great fact not
only agriculturists but all classes
may be assured, that with a large
section of Europe devastated, ship-
ping channels closed, the great out-
put of Russia effectually blocked,
and produetion minimized by reason
of the demands of war upon mann
and beast, there must be for things
Canadian an upward and It perma-
nently upward trend. Latterly, in
somethings there has bean a rush to
market, consequent upon money
tightness, which,with the curtail-
ment of facilities for shipment
across the seas, has led to a drop in
price. But that oan only be tem-
porary, Demand will, must and al-
ways does Doane to its own.
The Hefresya--
HaveY u
0
seen
,
papa? The Duke—"Yes. les all
off." Heiress --.-"You don't mean
to say that he refused to give his
consenb?" The Duke—"Ob, no. He
said he'd ,give his consent—but not
another Dent,"
A "horny -handed son df toil,"
who ,had been married less than a
year, was complaining to a friend
of his wife's extravagance, "How
is a men going to save anyhhieg
for old age?" lie said, "I no soon-
er get home than it's Tome, give me
a dollar, give me fifty cents, :give
.me fifteen
e cants; five for this, that
and the other thing. I just can't
stand it." "Why, Torn, what in the
world does your wife do with so
much money?" "I don't know --I
ain't gave her none yet." .
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY
INT'ERN'ATIONAL 'LESSON
MARCH 7
Lesson X, Said Anointed Bing. 1
Sant. 8 to 10.—Golden Text,
1 Vet. 2. 17.
Verse 17. Tihie saute shall have
authority over my people—The word
"authority" means to restrain, and
is well. chosen ist, view of the fact
that the ohildn'en of Israel were be-
coming rebellious 'Again aired wanted
to go their own way, They olid
not want to have judges or prophets
over them; they wanted to have s
king over ahem like the neighboring
peop'lee had, The use of the word
"authority in the sense of rer
strain" ahoss that the king of
Israel was to restrain his people
rather than give them privilege's
which they did mot now possess,
18. In the gate—In vers; I4 we
readthat Saul and his servant
"went up to the city; and as they
came within the city, behold, Sam
ue) Dame out toward them, The
words for "gate" and for "city" in
Hebrew are very much allike. It is
supposed that + here in verse 18 the
reading should. be "in the city,
and not "in the gate." However,
it is very probable that Saul and his
servant, after they came into the
city, had been inquiring for Samuel,
and whets he was finally -pointed out
to them, he was nearing the gate of
the city, and that they r•etr:aced
their steps and actually met him in
the gate.
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thine a
20. As
for t to
0
Samuel had things of far greater
consequence to tell Saul, Saul's.
mind was fixed first of all upon the
lost property of his father. He had
come to Samuel to ask him about
the animals. Samuel saw this and
recognized that Saul was not to be
turned aside from his quest, and so
the seer satisfies the seeker about
the first, although the lesser, thing.
For whom is all dist is desirable
in Israelf—The margin reads "the
desire of isracd." In Hag. 2. 7, ap-
pears a phrase which is.frequenily
found in the Old Testament, "The
desire of all nations," and verse 8
describes this desire to be "the sil-
ver and the gold," which are for
Jehovah. "The desire of Israel,"
therefore, was all that was "de-
eirable. in Israel," form the value
point of view. Saul and his house
were to he enriched ley the honor
that was to be thrust upon Saul.
What, 'therefore, were a few asses
to his father? Is not• all that is
desirable in Israel "fur thee and all
thy father's horse" 1
21. Saud answered and raid—The
natural modesty of Saul here ap-
pears. What Samuel was saying
could have no reference to him.
Ami not I a• B.enjamite, of the
smallest of the tribes of Israel 1 and
any family the least of all the fami-
lies of the tribe of Benjamin? where-
fore. then spe.akest thou to me after
this
manner ?—The tribe of Ben-
jamin was the smallest of the tribes
of Israel, if the tribes of Ephraim
and Manasseh are looked upon as
one 'tribe. In Judg. 20 we read
that the tribe of Benjamin was near-
ly;anmihilated. In verse 35 we read
that "the children of Israel destroy-
ed of Benjamin that day twenty and
five thousand and a hundred men :
all 'these drew the sword.." And in
<erse 44, "And there fellof Ben-
jamin eighteen thousand men ; all
these were men of valor." As: the
tribe had not recovered from this
awful d:ecimataon at the time of Saul
was speaking to Samuel, it was un-
doubtedly by far the smallest of the
tribes of Israel.
22. Guest-chamber—,Che temple
had chambers near the sanctuary.
Those who were put over these
chambers held offices of trust, as
we read in 1 Citron. 9. 26. It is
quite likely that the guest -chamber
here •m•entianed was similar to: the
waiting -room int the Bamah, or high
place, there Jehovah was worship-
ed outside the city.
The chiefest place We well re-
member the parable of Jesus about
not taking the chief seat at the ban-
quet. Among the thirty who were
bidden, Saul and his servant were
placed in the very best seats by in-
vibation. This, according to the
parable of Jesus, was indication
that Saul, belonged where he was
placed. To show that the future
king was to be democratic, and not
aristocratic, one of the people,
rather than one over the people, the
servant of Saul :was invited (Lb sit
with 'him.
23. Samuel sad unto the eook—
The• word for "enok" in the Hebrew
tr
is sl u
a htexei.
Th'�
SA i. officerf
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the temple, p , or the phaco of warship,
not onay cooked the animal.; he kil-
led int, and dismembered it, cutting
it into joints.
24. The cook took up the thigh,
and that which was upon it, and sot
it before Saul—The thigh, os
shoulder, was the choicest piece; it
was the moat tender and juicy, the
iece most est desired: by ribose whose
bastes were cultivated for the good
things. As we real in Lay. 7, 32,
the rigiht thigh, or shoulder, ,vas
the piece which was given unto the
priest for " a heave offering" otit of
the sacrifices of the peace offering,
Doubtless this portion which was
given to Sawl was Samuel's own
piece, e,pressly set aside for hiet
The king, therefore, was to receive
that which was expressly provided
for the priest, The pri'aetlly pre,.
rogwtivee ,,thus etttoily beotlute merg-
ed nt the kingly,
25. When they came down from
the high piaoa into the city, he com-
anu<ned with Saul upon the (house
top --This lune tate private place,
but a public one, Samuel the pro-
phet, toolc Saul, the stranger; onto
at) eowapiemen s a place• as he cotidd
And, so that all the people wonted
know that he was ltonceing ides guest
in a peculiar and important way.
The hoer eirops of the Orient were
flat. Telat there would be no danger
from anyone falling off ami htortimg
himself, it was ordained in the law
(Dent, 22, 8) as follows: "When
thou Widest a new house, then
thou allele make a battlement (a
railing) for tlty roof, that thou
bring no tbilood upon thy house, if
any man fall from thence.' In Ica.,
15. 3 we read of the housetop in
the same sense as the broad or pub-
lic place, showing the publicity est
the housetop. In Luke 12, 2. 3 eve
read that, 'There is nothing cover-
ed up that 8l1al1 'not be revealed,
and hid that shall not "be known;
that which we .have spoken in the
ear in the inner •chambers' shall be
proclaimed upon the 'housetops."
26. The eyeing of the day—This
means dawn of the morning. Com-
pare Pippa Passes: "The year's M
the spring." Early rising was hab-
itual among the dwellers of Pales-
tine. Passages in abwnduance tee
feeling to the many* important
things that were the consequence of
early rising are to be cited. And.
this early -rising habit has not de
parted Brom the land of Palestine.
He surely iia sound' aleeperwho can
rest undislxrbed in any of the cities.
cf Palastine to -day after tele rising
sun has pronounced itself by .the
first faint rays of light above the
d' ut all
seta h s
. Samuel called to Sault on the
leousetop—Salrnuel clic not call "up
to" the housetop. He was on the
housetop with Sane, as they head
step there together. Doubtless a
tent or an awning had been provid-
ed for Saul .
27. Bid the servant pass on be-
fore us--A]t•hough the se :vane had
bean a part of ail tihe ceremonials
up to that time, he was not to hear
the word of Jehovah as pronouneed
by the lips of Samuel which would
make of hie master a king. The
servant was to pass on and only
San! was to hear i�'h wird of God.
Chapter 10. 1. Samuel took the
vial of oil, and poured it upon his
head, and k 1 d 1.im--The oil was
for the animating. of course, and tate
kiss was the murk of respect and
honor.
Is rt not that Jehovah hath
anointed thee to be prince over his
inheritence ?--Doubtless Saul was
very trench surprised when Samuel
anointed his 'heat. and kissed him.
So Samuel adds at came. Is it not
Jehovah who lath called thee, and
who hath directed me to proclaim
unto thee that thou, art to be king
over Israel 1" •
NEWS Of THE MIOOLE WEST
' I!N ON'I'AIIIO AND BILI-.
IJE'P1Vi:¶t3$ 1 OO1a11111IBIA,
Items From Pr'ovincee Where AUapy
Ontario Boys and Ghia Are
Living.
Oh March 1 Fdenoietoa ratepayere
wi14 be asked to approve $30,000 fro -
take over the Vikttrg gas well front
the aeeoclatipn witch owns it.
Tice city solicitors opt Realmp, Advo-
ea'tes the sailing of thne oity'r ware-.
(at house property at auction, so ae, to,
induce the Meat -foal of industries in
that city,
Peter. Lunar of Calga17 gave over
30 inches o2 his sdtin to save the life
ofed 1ft wife.AugusStat,sand awas• stter everelya• blong ill.
urn-
nese, it was found' that skin grafting
vexes the only thing would save her
life.Ins
To economize, Lethbridge, Atberta,
will chase its manual training sehool
and domestic science' olaesee; also
do away with tile position of super-
intendent.
In Dickson, Man. it Is said that a
muskrat .farm is to be started. The
company will havea capital of $100,-
000 and expects to hill 10,400 rate
yearly.
Despite reports of hard times,
street railway receipts at Brandon,
Man., for December and Januat•y
show an improvement over the two
Previous months.
The City Council of Regina decided
not to pay the salary of any civic
employe enlisting after Jan. 1, though
those who enlisted before that time
will continue to draw pay.
Chester Fraser, assistant provin-
offal inspector of customs for Sask-
katchew
an 11 1.h
enlisted with the 9515
Saskatchewan Ride{', was in training
at Winnipeg and died of -typhoid-.
pneumonia.
A French reservist who went to
rejoin the colors Prone Meota, Sask•,
has written has wile asking her to
send him the latest authentic news
of the wear, as there is a dearth of
reliable news in the trenches,
ACCIDENTALLY CR0W 4E1).
Incidents in the Lives of Ilcaatfiful
Women.
Eleanore Duse, the groat Italian
tragic actress, was once walking
through the private garden of a
great estate to which, on certain
days, the 'public were admitted. She
had gone serenely that she was reas-
onably sure of .avoiding ottber visit-
ors, rays t'he French journalist who
relates the anecdote, for she dis-
likes extremely to attract notice off
the .stege, and desired to enjoy the
lovely lawns and flowers undisturb-
ed iby kteres, wbispers, ,sr intrusive
admiration.
For a hap,v hall hour she was
successful; then, turning a corner
suddenly, she found herself close
to a party of approaching tourists.
She tried to avoid them 'by .stepping
through an opening in a high hedge
of laurel, but her flight was checked
by a twig ,tha:t• caught in her hair.
At the same moment one of the age
preaching tourists perceived her,
and stepped leeward to release her.
Then he saw her lace, and stepping
hack again, he bowed 1ow, and ex-
claimed drs•nia.tieally :
"The great Duse, the queen of
tragedy! Lb is she Behold, my
friends, the incomparable Duse:
Accept, madame, our united hom-
age, whie'h we offer as by right,
strangers as we are. ,Since Nature
herself has seen ,fit to beeltlpw her
laurels upon dhnt brew ,in our pre -
sense, it is surely permitted that we
offer tribute. Allow me, enaciaane.
to .present any wiler-- sy da'itgh'ter—
my niece—env son-in-law—"
Nblt until the entire panty had
been presented and maid their reom-
plliments, was the captive 'queen of
tragedy, disentangled from her un-
welcome laurels, and perenitted to
e'seape,
A .somewhat similar, but more
agreeaib'le aneodote is related of one
of the "three beautiful Miss Gun -
wings." They .were, in :their day—
\t•hioh 4055 after the,uhidd'le of .the
eighteenth Dentary --such, 1'aanous
beauties that the London, crowd
odben :followed their oarriages on
the street, and fairly ;moib:bed any
shop they were known to have en-
tered in the effort ,to get a sight of
them. The :handtsomest of the trio,
worn one :by rho aotivitiee of the
London season, stayed flsr e time
in the country, near a market town.
Tt was logow,n do :rile neighibozshood
:that she wisihed t10 pass unnoticed,
and wa,s notwell w ]land her with was
res:peobcd, 1iu.t on Sae day of her
departure .from ,the torn there was
an unusual number of people at
hand .Ito see
foto 0
oiudlt'tar..
s t. A,st he:
lovely o y lvzdy -sEepipecl from the. inn.
door to the steep of the coach, the
branch of a olim'bflstg rose weight.
For a moment in her hsir, instant-
ly a void palled frown the crowd
"No names, my .lade, and no star-
ing, but three cheers Afar the Queen
of 'Beauty bleat the roses. crowns of
(lttearselves 1"
They .were given avith as wild, .and
'woe the respogtse, oda radiant [ace
at the eoadh,winzlow and a gracious
hand waving farcwall,
Auric -••"Axe ; on earn
Y g g along
nieely oat school, Cliarlia 1'' Chdr-
lio—" Yes, Ansa; I've got the ,halt
plaaoe in 'tele elass. Atint. --"unci
where is thee --•al, they lap?" Char -
fie, --"No, near the Orel"
:u
Bacon and Rams.
In 1910, Great Britain imported
5,440;387 hundred -weight of bacon.
Canada supplied' 272,745 hundred-
weight. Buena, Sweden, Denmark
and the Netherlands furnished 3,-
129.570, and the United States 2,-
019, 776 hundred -weight. In 1913,
Britain imported 9577,596 hundred-
weight of hams of which Canada
supplied 100,892 hundred -weight
and the. United States 851,835. In
1910 Canada only supplied 42,130
hundred -weight. There is some iin-,
proveme.nt in hams, but a sad fal-
ling off in bacon. Britain took 689,-
104 hundred -weight of the latter
commodity from this country in
1011, but as previously stated, only
272,745 hundred -weight in 1913, a
decrease of 416,959 hundred -weight
in two years.
4
Objeet of the Campaign.
It is not to be supposed that
"Patriotism and Production"
means increased production alone;
it means also improved produelacsn.
Neither does the phrase or term
mean that anybody assumes to
teach anybody else how to conduct
his own affairs. It is merely found-
ed on the plain and acknowlialged
fact that nobody is so wise that no-
body else eat give brim e, hint or
suggestion of value in some dopsert-
ments of his business. It is al-
ways possible to :be too ,rigidly self-
contamed.
Deflniteneas Aileen At„
The bulletins obtainable free on
application to the Publications
Branch, Departntemt of Agriculture,
Ottawa, treating each of one sub -
jest and. written by acknowledged
expert authorities, are eepeeially
definite. Readers in occasional
oases may think they know as mush
as is Chere aet down, or oven
that
they know better. but
to the were
taalority there earnest full to be
e:osnebhing helpful. Ab any rate,
send foe the bulletins and see.
A 'Pinto fox. Introspection.
There can bo little advantage in
trying to value an umpuiohased fu-
ture. The fubire will be just wheat
we make it—what we earn, Now
is the time for toil, for bloody
sweat, for courage and good cheer.
11 is a time to take inspiration
from the memory of our fathers,
from the example of our million
brothers who line the battle front --
a time .for each than to judge not iris
fellow, but eo Meanly judge, him-
solf,-13ot1, Arthur 11i''eigheit, at
Winnipeg.
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