The Brussels Post, 1917-5-31, Page 2aera-
er I John Ieoked at him gratefully, not at
all as though at a natural enemy, but
' still hesitating to eeoept help.. from
Between Cousi
i .� p ! such a quarter.
L m "But you've been up all night,
9
Father—you know you havet" object-
ed Mick, who being of the old faith
himself, evidently inclined to favor
his own pastor,
r I "Been pavan' an awful hat time of it
with Tom Scott," he explained to John
CHAPTER V, --(Conk d,) ity both in feature and movements, he � in an aside, "Last stage of what
OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR.
He was not more than half -way son himver much alive. Willie oP his debut' they call deicerum treem's;'
home ,.when the messenger, sent in. • I don't like abusing of our—your
haste from the village, met him with in the quarries, had not been more itindndo " stammered John, aeras
the great neevs, jealously watchful of his demeanour pressed between two considerations.
"The finest lassie you could pick for thanthink Pm a mere pink -and -White was the small Father ?linter ti If A closer look at the youthful face had
them#s§is do nines around ..,may la"yi"d minister,l ,auu boll, you're vary mucin mistslcen" his revealed to him bluish shadows upon
after you, and you re to come home
just as fest as your feet will carry
you"—such was the purport of the
good tidings brought by a grinning
arid breathless youth •perspiring con
In a flash John's heart leaped a al -must confess that I ani
p ported of him that he laughed at leastjust 'a bit im-
most to his mouth, The face of the as frequently as other folk, but at this, patient-ta embrace my daughter.
• dead woman sank into an abyss of early stage of professional experience! The laugh with which he ended rang
oblivion, and a tiny baby-face rose in , he evidently labored under the impree- I with the pride of the young father.
its stead. .At that moment he was sion that every sign of hilarity sup -1 Father Flinter echoed the laugh, his
ing sp ens r , >ut fr•ettin
ostentatiously serious look seemed to
say; while, by forbidding his full lips
to smile unnecessarily, he evidently be-
lieved himself to be vindicating the
dignity of his office. People who
knew Father Fainter in later life re-
gratulation at %vex• nor•
s-prnk, end a slight droop at the
corners of the lips, "I did have some
sleep in the night, for my—my patient
died before dark. But it's not -on my
own account, you see, but on that of
my wife. She #s waiting, Anc1 then I
Can The Surplus
Now is the time to husband youf re -
"urea and to lrepar•e for the win-
ter by %inning and preserving Soon it
will be possible to obtain sufficient
fruit and vegetables.
Do not try to have just one day for
canning and then proceed to work
from early morn until late at night;
r'at'her do a few jar's each day, so with-
out much hardship your supply will
grow rapidly,
A few points to remember before
starting:
First, Ilse good jars, taking care
that the lids are in good condition.
Second. Use only new rubbers; old
ones have lost their elasticity, se fail
to perform their mission.
Third, It is of the utmost import -
once that the proper method of can-
ning and preserving be used if you
expect your food' to keep. Careless
or haphazard methods will spell fail-
ure and will result not only in loss of
material and jars, but also in loss of
cane and labor. Understand thor-
as average a man as any in the vii- 'pressed added sem%thing lista tt cubit• grey eyes twinkling in a manner that oughly just what you are doing and
sage. Not even the fact of its Ming to l.is stature both physical ami , was deoidely more boyish than girlish: ( then see that each rule is carefully
a girl instead of a boy could damp the' mental' j But even before ho had spoken, he had
natural pride of the father. ! At sight of the "minister" he firsts remembered his official dignity and
"As fast as my feet will carry me, colored as deeply as any girl could corrected his expression into a gravity
you say?" he Laughed aloud. "I should have done, and then gravely lifted hislmore decorous,
think so! But with the hillside in this hat, , "Naturally you must be impatient,
state, that won't beoveriest, And. hastily and indifferently John re- Pray, have no scruples at all. I'm
she's fretting, is she? My poor Ella! turned his salute. Father Flinter was quite well able for the walk—and
It wouldn't be a bad plan to borrow of no interest to him at that momenta there is nobody waiting for me, you,
the wings of yonder hawk. Would he Ile turned to Mick Stuart. f know "
followed.
THE MINISTRY OP LOVE.
Bonds of Sympathy Between Mothers
of Our British Soldiers.
give mo a loan of them, 1 wonder? "I can have the pony, can I not? I; Much has been written and told of
What say you, Sandy?" must go to Ardtheh without delay. I've He smiled again as he said it, but in the great work that the women of the
Sandy, pleasantly astonished at been away since yesterday. That; a different way this time. In fact, Motherland are doing in munition
thisthis quite unusual jocularity—for storm in the night kept ma back." ) John did not quite know what to make factories, in aeroplane works, in
was indeed talking as though Mick began to dig about in his beard of this second smile, shipbuilding yards, in agriculture and
under the influence of new wine— in evident distress, ,1. "Ah, no—to be sure,' he said, and in countless ways that will release
broadened his grin, while producing a "I'm really sorry, minister, but the ! in the gene he turned upon the youth- men for military service. But little
less picturesque but more practical nonv's bespoke fur Father Flinter;fu] priest there stood written a sym-has been heard of another piece of
suggestion. Though wings might not here. He's been up in the hills all pathy tvhich verged upon pity. As, work that hundreds of women in the
be procurable, legs might be. Or, to night, same as yourself." , you say, perhaps it's, after all, I who; Old Land are doingfor our
put it more plainly, Mick Stuart, the John made an impatient gesture. , have the first claim on that pony. So+ boys ina
forester in the gully hard by, possess- "Have you no second beast? I must, if you are quite sure—" throw#ng open their homes to them
ed a pony which he would presum- get home, I tell you. I've just had ' A few more polite words exchanged, and looking after them when on
ably be inclined to let out, and which the news that my wife has been; during which John tried hard not to! leave.
would certainly do the road in half the brought to bed. She's fretting after look too sorry for the poor celibate be -1 Recently one of the first contingent
time required by human legs. me." fore him—who, strangely enough, did• boys just finished his fourth visit to
John jumped at the suggestion, and "I'm real sorry," repeated Mick, still not look particularly sorry for himself,' one of these charming homes, and
in another ten minutes came in sight tormenting his beard, But at this; and on whose lips the same enigmat-' wrote his mother what "perfectly
of the solitary cottage. It would moment the miniature priest stepped. ;cal smile once or twice appeared, It bully people they all were, and Mrs.
almost appear as though Mick had forward. ; was still there as he stood in the door- C. just mothers us and makes a real
forseen his wish and met it half -way, "Oh, please take the pony," he said • way watching John mount, and as, Home for tis."
for before his door the very pony in eagerly. "I don't mind walking at with measured gesture, he lifted his
Letters have passed between the
boy's mother and the dear old lady
whose wonderful kindness has meant
so much to the young Canadian. And
now the mother here has received
the most delightful pen -picture of
her boy from his kind "mother" in
England, telling all the dear, intimate
things that a mother longs to know
about her boy, but would never ask
him to tell her. How comforting it
was to the mother to learn that -"you
will be proud of him, for the two
years in France have improi;ed him
physically, while in character he is
still the nice, clean, lovable boy we
first met at Christmas, 1914. I can as-
sure you France has not harmed him
the least little bit. He has sailed clear
of temptations."
Another mother in the city, whose
boy was severely wounded for the
second time and was in hospital in
London, received a delightful letter
from an English friend who journey-
ed away from the north to London
just to see the 'young major. She
spent several days there "fixing things
"No, that would be cuttingwork boiling point 1 cup milk; add 2 table- up for him," and incidentally cabled
spoons butter and 1 of flour; stir un- encouraging news. In the letter she
short
sevtrald oame Meting cera snow for til thick and smooth. Season with also gave interesting details, all about
cutting across some of my duties. For salt and pepper, the Military Cross he had been pre -
exam lepart of the time I wear Tomato Sauce:—Cut 4 or 8 tomatoes sented with at Buckingham Palace,
example, of or use a can of tomatoes, cook on a told of the nature of the wounds,
need thglasses eme part
usedhe totw ate wannot slow fire with I4 ounce of butter, 1 gave the young officer all the Cane-
y anion, celery, season with -salt and pep- than news from her letters and wrote
valuable moments in looking for them per. Cook slowly for an hour, add
when changing from one task to an- a little flour, cook 5 minutes more. many for him to friends. here. tr-
other. At last I made a rule that in' Drain in a colander,S
then some meat another dear mother wrote to a ser -
each room I must have one special extract maybe added torowing mother here about her brave
place to lay them down and never aI- give more boy's death, and sent a flower from
low myself to put them anywhere else. with and keep hot untilhready to use his grave in the English gra f ,
This habit has become settled and m cut' macaroni, spaghetti or ready- Many, many instances of loving
y cuts,
glasses are never mislaid. thought and continued kindnesses
":another time and labor-savingar- Macaroni Soup:—Boil some milk could be recounted. They are bright
macaroni as directed till it is tender.
rangement," went on the hostess, "is Drain it off, and serve it cut up into and sin rinxietys and e ywe can on]ydays of sremem-
to hang in veryroom a small cushion three inch pieces in some clear broth.
on which are five or FAX needles, each Milk Macaroni and Cheese: -1-8 her to thank God that such women are
threaded with a different color or package macaroni, 1' cup of thin
weight of silk or cotton so that any white sauce, ea cup of stale bread
moment I can run up a rip, sew on a crumbs, 1 cup grated cheese, 1 table -
button, mend a hole in a stocking, spoonful of butter. Break the macer- A philosopher• is a man who can
catch the sides of a rent together, or ani in 2 inch pieces or buy a package bear another's troubles with eiluanimi-
tack up a torn hem, You may not of Milk Ready-Cuts—which are al- ty'
believe it but these stitches in time ways cut to size—and cook in boiling A philanthropist is a man who tells
save more than nine in the future. salted water until soft, about 20 min- others where to give their money.
"When I wash the dishes, I do not Utes. Pour into a colander and run A pacifist is a man who permits
use wiping towels but put them upon cold water through it. Put in a but- others to fight his battles.
a rack and scald with plenty of water.
They dry themselves in pure air and
sunshine and I have no dishtowels to
wash,
"On each floor of the house I keep
one large scrap -basket into which I
empty the contents of all the smeller
baskets which I attend to, without ex-
tra steps, as I go from room to room,
"I also gather up odds and ends of
time by tucking away in a bag or a Tested Rectpes-
basket in each of my haunts, a piece
of embroidery, knitting or sewing ao
question stood, ready saddled and all, and of course you must get home.hat in farewell.
bridled. at once." (To be continued,)
"That's for me, isn't it?" was John's
el.:te greeting to the lad at its bend,
"You thought I'd be wanting him."
Before any answer came two men
stepped out of the house, one of them
the gray -bearded forester, whom John
knew, the other a person whom' he
likewise knew by sight, though never•
before having exchanged a word with
him,
It was some months now since the
heap of stones noted by John two
years ago with so much disapproval
had turned into that quite superfluous
Catholic Chapel, but only some weeks A Mother's Short Cuts. tween the fingers; then drain it in a'
since Father Flinter had taken pos- "How do you manage to have so colander and rinse it thoroughly in
session. John had seen him from much time for your children outside cold water in which it should remain
afar, never without a slight attack of of all the home thingsyou do for until you are ready to finish it accord -
heart -burning; and once or twice had Item ?" in to any given recipe.
even taken the trouble to make a questioned one mother of s g
round, in order to avoid an inconven#- neighbor. The same recipe may be used in
eat proximity. To -day, for the first "By taking short cuts through my cooking macaroni, spaghetti or ready -
time, he saw his spiritual rival near. work," was the laughing answer, "and cuts,
He was a very small person, of trying to be ready for play it its own If the macaroni or spaghetti, eta., is
boyish, or more strictly speaking time."
to be ients
girlish, appearance, being fair and' "What do you mean by short cuts? or baked, itticneedd rnot be cookedth other quitepink, while within his clear grey eyes Clothes can't be half -mended, dishes so tender.
was that particular frank fearlessness can't be half washed, bread can't be
most often seen in the faces of very White Sauce:—Heat in saucepan to
young and very healthy girls, The aleck -baked" p
smallness of his stature and the dainti-
ness of his limbs were anything but
Imposing—a fact to which, judging
From the careful assumption of grav-
ILAOLE
17"/TF
Write today for par bid
FELICrE CATALOGUE
showing our fail line of Bicycles for
Men and Women, Boyo and Girls--.
Tires, Coaster Brakes, Wheels, Inner
Tubes, Lamps, Belle, Cyclometers,
Saddles, Equipment and Parts for
Bicycles, You can bay your supplies
from uaat,wholesale prices.
T. W. BOYD & SON,
27 Notre Dame Street Weat, Montreal
CA
T�
A
5
1ES
TN only four publicly and
unreservedly euareinadd
not ;Anatol, HOC blended,
acting as guardian angels to our boys.
Definitions.
tered pudding dish and thoroughly stir
in 1 teaspoonful mustard which has Thomas:"Why in the world did you
been mixed with water. Add the name your baby 'Bill'?" Burke: "Be -
sauce with half the cheese in it. Put cause he came en the first of the
crumbs into melted butter. Add re- month."
maining cheese to them and spread
this mixture over that in the dish.
Brown in a hot oven.
Mice Griddle Cakes:—Turn into a
that when I have a leisure half-hour I' mixing bowl one small cupful of cools-
do not need to hunt up materiala or ed rice, free from lumps. Add two
patterns, This sort of employment tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one
teaspoonful of molasses, a quarter of
a teaspoonful of salt, two well beaten'
eggs,2cupfula of flour sifted with 2 tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, and suf-
ficient cold, sweet milk to form a pan.
cake batter. Beat the mixture vigor-
ously and fry on a hot griddle. Serve
as soon as they ane baked, as stand-
ing in the oven makes them soggy,
Buttermilk Cvolcies;—.0j, Cup short.
er, " ening, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup buttermilk,
I teaspoon baking soda, flour to thick.
en. Roll biscuits tM-inch thick and
cut.
To boil macaroni
properly have a Hice Pudding With italsins;---% cup
large pot or saucepan two thirds full rice, 1/, cup raisins, 1 cup milk, 1 iia
of water an the fire, put a leve] table- quarts boiling water, IA teaspoon salt,
spoonful of salt Into it for every quart i,4 cup sugar. Stir the rice into the
of water, to which, if desired, may be boiling salter] water and cook until it
added half tablespoonful of butter, is about half clone, which +rill be about
which gives a better flavor, and when fifteen minutes. Drama the rice, add
it is boiling fast, thrown into it the the milk, sugar and raisins, and place
macaroni, wiped with a clean dry in a greased baking dish. Bake mlr a
cloth, but not washed. Let it boll moderate oven for about forty-five
until it yields easily to pressure be- minutes.
fits in well with reading aloud, at-
tending to the children's piano prac-
tice, helping them with their lessons,
listening to confidences or joining in
games,"
"Well," acknowledged the visiting
mother as she rose to hid her friend
good -by, "I see how I can try some
short cuts! Perhaps my youngsters
will appreciate a little 'more moth.
Macaroni Dishes,
. Officer—Do you know anything
about field drilling? private --];gold
drilling? Oh yes, I used to have a nacArr
job in .00 artesian well company.
•
Railroad extensions in China are
proposed involving en expenditure of
an amount estimating at $50,000,000,
The projects are''entireiy commercial
and private. One thousand five hun-
dred miles are to be constructed
through the richest sections of China,
and possibly en equal amount later,
Jaz/
nieeot
at
Rook
bottom
Pekoe
Cataloaaie althea tree
cavo
1�rcn1
20%
to
32).-0
L'J'PO7T
q o tOTSL On DWI, TORONTO
Wttlitt r
When you think of
® lak xirl^
31
Think of PARKER'S
Let ue restore to seeming newness your Lace Curtains, Carpets,
other household and personal effects, The' Parker process ihorou thorough; thkets e
%barge is very moderate, and we pay carriage one way. g '
Send for our C
PA ryKE
9 DYE WORT:S LIMITED
791 Yocage Stwe0t" . Toronto
sn
hoes on
e Farm
For work and play—in
the middle of the day—and
when on pleasure bent.
For field, farm and wagon,
wear Fleet Foot Shoes. They
are far cheaper than leather—
light, easy, comfortable—long
wearing. For every -day wear,
you will find them immeasurably
better than hot, heavy, expensive
leather boots.
When you're out for
a good time, wear
WHITE "Fleet Foot"
Shoes. In fact, you mutt wear White Shoes
this summer, to be well dressed. Dealers
everywhere have "Fleet Foot" Shoes, in all
styles for men, women and children. 201
eye UesEk $YS1l) e
ArHLCTC OAC
2 end 5 ib. Car ens -
20, 50 and 100 Ib. tag§,
be
When you pay the price quality sugar, why not
sure that you get it ? There is one brand in Canada
which has no second quality—that's the old reliable Redpath.
"Let Redpath Sweeten 1t" 3
Made in one grade only—the highest 1
of
first
'SKY ' SLANG' IS
A NEW LANGUAGE
CHOICE EXAMPLES OF QUAINT
IND PECULIAR TERMS.
Every Day Brings Nofel Additions to —
the Picturesque Specch of
Our Airmen.
The war in the air is evolving a
ne$1 language of its own. `Already
many quaint and peculiar words are in
use among airmen, and the list is be-
ing added to daily. -
No airman ever thinks of talking
about a flight, for example, Flip is
the word he uses; And his flips are
always of a certain duration, not of a
certain distance. He flips about for
an flour, say, not for so many miles,
or, rather, knots.
The late Flight -Lieutenant Harold'
Rosher, whose book, "In the Royal Na-
val- Air Service," is generally eac-
knowledged to provide the most inti-
mate and illuminating insight • into
the human side of war flying yet pub -
dished, gives some choice examples of
sky slang.
There is, spikebozzle, for instance.
Writing of an aeroplane chase after a
Zeppelin,' he .remarked: "Two ma-
chines went up to spikebozzle him.
Many learned professors of English
might have given years of study and
thought, and yet have failed to create
a word so peculiarly ,expressive and
meaningful as spikebozzle in connec-
tion with Zepp strafing,
Obscure Origins.
Huffed, meaning got killed, is an-
other characteristic airmen's word
which Lieutenant Rosher has given to
the public at large; but he omitted to
mention the phrase, "He hasn't come
back for his cap," which has the same
melancholy significance.
This phrase originated at a certain
big school for training naval air -
pilots. Before a man "took the air" it
vas customary for him to hang his
peaked Service cap on one of a long
line of pegs. When a pilot crashed,
or had some other unfortunate mis-
hap, he did not, of course, come back
for his cap, and hence the origin of
the saying.
Another now, common expression
which came from the same school is
bickboo, Hickboo-means a good many
things, but chiefly that enemy aircraft
are about. If Zeppelins or Taubes
are on their way, a hiekboo is"on."
Anything, in fact, which is calculated
to put the wind tip the timid is a hick-
boo. The' word is really a distortion of
an Indian word, meaning an eagle.
Wanted a Word.
Stunt is one of the most frequently -
used words in the Air Service. Do-
ing stunts includes all manner of
things—looping the loop, indulging in
daring banking and nose-diving, land-
ing in a new and original way, and so
so—and a flying -machine is never
anything but a 'bus. Smallairships
are blimps, however.
To borrow or steal anything belong-
ing to another is to hotstuff it; and in
the Naval Air Service all carpenters
are chippies.
A flying officer who gets promotion
is said to have shipped another stripe,
and leave is referred to as a spot of
leave.
It is curious that flying -men, being
so fertile in the invention of new
words, should not as yet have hit upon
any generally -popular terms for them-
selves.
At present they are airmen, not
birdmen, or sky pilots, or 'aviators,' or
any of the other fancy names which
certain ingenious persons attempt to.
foist upon them,
THE POILU'S PHILOSOPHY
How The French Soldier 'Sums Up
The Situation.
Everything might be worse than it
Is, says the Pollu, and so he has com-
posed a Litany. Every regiment has
a different version, but always, .with
the same basis, according to Kathleen
Burke, in "The White Toad to ye!,
dun," Here 113 the way she suns up
the French soldierpirtloteopher:
O,t two things one is certain: either
you're mobilized or you're not mobi-
lized. If you're not mobilized, there
is aro need to worry; if you are ntod1-
11zed, of two things one is certain:
either you're behind She lines or you're
on the front. If you're behind the
Eines there Is no need to worry; if
you're on the front, of two things one
Is certain: either you're resting in a -
safe place or you're exposed to danger.
If you're reading in a safe place thorQ�.
is no need to worry; if you're exposed
to danger, of two things one Is cer-
tain: either you're wounded or you're
not wounded. 11 you're not wounded,
there ms no need to worry; it you aro
wounded one of two things is certain;
either you're wounded seriously or
yep wounded alightly, If u
woundedaro slightly theta tr, no neeyodars to
worry; if you're wounded seriously, et
two things one 15 cerfahk; either you
recover nr you tile, if you recover
there is no need to worry; 1f you die
you aan't"Worry,"
--�----.-.rte,.. ,_,
'.Che best potato sells are loose and
;friable, varying in texture drum a
fine astray or gravelly Mani to a silt
I tonne, The light -working soils pro-
1 s duce potatoes of better quality, and
elr•icaroncc than heavy soils, and both
intim s.nd tops produced in such soil§
aro freer from disco, -e.,