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OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR.
CHAPTER, III.—(Cont'd,) almost the first time she had hen d
It had been with a certain soreness Julia speculating upon her own futu 'e,
of heart that, during the week that and the plainness of the sentiments
followed, john watched the common- expressed moved to reflection, Whon
looking priest exposing himself with she herself was in play, the banner of
that whole -hearted recklessness which "sals' duty," so assiduously waved
knows nothing of after -thoughts. before her younger sister's oyes,
John's own work was ;larder, in pro-
portion to the number of his parish-
ioners, but the afterthought was there;
could apparently be allowed to rest,
No doubt it was less trouble, and also
more congenial to her nature to call
nor could he ever pass the house from things by their names. With Fenell
which he was banished without being of course, one could not be too car
clutched by the fear of seeing the fill, very young girls being so Basil
blinds down in the nursery, and of frightened off by plain speech: An
knowing it transformed into a sick- development of "ideas" on her sid
room. When just as the epidemic an- could not fail to be a blow to the fam
peered exhausted Father O'Bream ily; since it was fron Fenella that th
succumbed to the infection' John woo match was expected which was to eon
nevertheless perfeetiy genuine, and
bis interest in her future career Orly
one shade less intense than that which
he took in his own.
(To be continued.)
Dome Bank Enjoys
Steady Progress
Has Added $5,000,000 to Its Assets in
Past Fiscal Year—Thrift Campaign
Resulted in Gain of Over $2,000,000
in Deposits -Large Increase in
Earnings. Earned 11,14% on Capi-
e- tal Against 7% Last Year.
yIn its annual statement for the fiscal.
o year to May 31st, 1917, the Home
- Bank shows that raid progress has
e been made during the past twelve-
-, month period.
The Home Bank has for some time
past been strengthening its organiza-
tion and the benefits it has derived
therefrom are shown in the growth
s and expansion of the general business
f of the bank, a healthy growth in
deposits and an ability to carry out its
o entire share of all Government financ-
e ing brought out during the year. In
n addition, it is evident that with its
t present effective organization and con-
, nections, the bank will be able to pia
a still more prominent part in the
financing of Canada's industrial re-
quirements in the post-war period.
The confidence the Canadian public
have in the Bank is reflected by a gain
of over $2,000,000 in deposits, these
conscious of a pang thatresembled solidate the still so painful "newness
envy. The fact that almost simul- of their social position, and finally fix
taneously arrived an order from his the gulf across which far too many
bishop, suspending the priest from his bridges still connected them With a
post the` result of unfavorable re- whole host of most undesirable rela.-
ports received—could not soften that tions. A beauty in the family wa
pang, for the ill -regulated Irishman too precious a pawn in the game o
had been relieved of his post already, worldly success to be neglected. I
and in a fashion which. to John's order to make the most of the chane
fancy, bore some of the appearances conferred by Pate no trouble had bee
of martyrdom. thought too great, no means too far
* * * * fetched, Under the intelligent tuitio
Among the pictures which passed of a sharp-witted mother, who burn
through John's mind as he kept watch to repair the mistake of her own life
beside the ash -filled grate, listening Julia had easily learnt to content her_
for the return of the ball -goers, self with a back place, even before
Father O'Bream had his place, along she had lett the nursery, to give up
with many other people and things, her share of line clothes or of pocket-
______ money without a grumble, fully under_
CHAPTER IV. anding how necessary it was tha
Fenella should he properly fitted fo
"Not a success-?" indignantly re- the position she would presumably b
peated Fenella, as together the sisters called upon to fill. The money spen
sat in the large bedroom they shared, on her schooling—nothing short of a,�
diligently detaching the crushed flow- Oban establishment would satis
er-trimmings from yesterday's gowns+Ella s ambition for her ,younger
—smoothing out ribbons, examining. daughter --was saved upon that o
gathers, and generally taking stock of Julia's, and as little grudged by her
the damage done upon Fashion's bat- as the shillings that went in the cold
tlefleld. To Fenella the occupation cream and the almond soap that was
appealed but indifferently; but Julia's' destined to keep Fenella's hands white
housewifely conscience was inexor•-i and her face, unblemished—and even
able. "How can you say that it was 'thoneh it meant less jam to her own
• not a success ?" I bread-and-butter, and smaller helping
"I did not say that it had not been of pudding. Even Albert, to whom
enow reaching a total of over $12,600,-
t 000 compared with $10,133,736. At
the same time there has also been a
fy very large gain in deposits by and
t balances due to the Dominion Govern -
f went, as they have advanced to $3,-
860,355, as against only $500,000 the
previous year.
With the larger business which the
bank has handled, there has been a
gratifying increase in the net profits
s which amounted to $217,059.57, equiva-
lent to 11.14 per cent. on a paid-up
capital as compared with $133,406.26
in the previous year. After the pay-
ment of dividends and subscriptions to
Red Cross, Patriotic and other funds,
a balance was carried forward of
$140,288, against $42,790 in the previ-
ous year.
a success," remarked the elder sister, likewise sacrifices had been largely
as she carefully straightened the wire made, was always ready to give u a
stalks of the hawthorn sprays worn; mere pleasure if any material advent -
by Tenants, preparatory to stowing age was thereby to be gained for the
them away against some future oc- family beauty. Privately, he consid-
casion; "I said that you had not been' eyed himself quite as valuable a pawn
a particularly conspicuous success—{ in the game as was Fenella, but his
by which I mean that Bertie and I bad admiration for his youngest sister was
expected 'Something of you which—
well, which did not come off."
Fenella laughed gaily,
"Mr. BerreIl, of course! No; that
did not come off, thank Heavens! But
it wasn't my fault. I really behaved
quite nicely to him: at least, I tried
very hard to remember all that Bertie
had said to me about him. It's clear
I'm not in his line; but then, what's
the odds, since apparently you are!"
Julia met her sister's quizzical look
with one of serious and quite unem-
barrassed consideration,
"Yes; it would almost seem
as though I did suit his books, some-
how; though how this comes to be,
beats me entirely. That a man should
take the trouble to look at me twice,
when you are by, is a thing I never
would have believed, without personal
experience, Well, there's no doubt
that tastes differ; but I can't honestly
say much for his."
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME.
Third Lesson—Inorganic Salts.
The chief salts found in food are enter and leave the body in inorganic
sulphur, iron, sodium, magnesium, forms. Therefore it is necessary for
phosphates, potassium; they constitute us to eat foods that are rich in these
about five per cent_ of the body's vital life-giving elements if we wish to
weight. enjoy good health.
Sodium is needed for digestion and
is a necessary constituent of the blood.
Potassium gives life to the nervous
system and it assists the heart in the
performance of its duties. It also
keeps the tissues soft, flexible and
active.
Iron combines with oxygen. There-
fore if iron is in the blood it carries
the life-giving elements through the
body.
Magnesium, phosphate and calciums
are required for bone and tooth struc-
ture.
Meat is deficient in mineral salts,
particularly dime, which is extremely
important for the vital processes of
the body.
Mineral salts abound in vegetables,
fruits, whole grain, legumes, milk and
eggs. This is not a condemnation of
a meat diet, but a'''l'easonable argu-
ment for a larger and better diet of
whole wheat bread, corn, peas, beans,
fresh vegetables and fruits, milk and
eggs'.
The process of digestion does not
She finished with her downright change the nature of these salts be -
laugh, which, though but indifferently cause they are largely absorbed in the
musical, was calculated to disarm her form in which they •are eaten Ch1
rides and slda, which are essential for
the body fluids, are derived from
animal foods. Phosphates, potash
and lime are necessary for the solid
tissue of the body and they are found
chiefly in vegetable foods and water.
Salts are used in the body,to regul-
ate the density of the body'fluids, to
promote digestion, to harden onionstissue, to give tone and vigar to the
muscular tissues and to supply acidity
and alkalinity for the digestive juices
and other secretions.
Mineral salts are necessary for
health. Disease results from an in-
sufficient supply of them. Mineral
salts have no food value. Some of
them enter the body as essential con-
stituents of organic material but they
become inorganic after the organic
matter is oxidized. Many other salts
bitterest enemies, had she had any.
In her reference to her sister's looks,
there had been no shade of flattery;
and Fenella took it for what it stood
—a naked statement of facts.
"Oh, well, it would never do if al
men admired the same sort of wo
men," she remarked, in. a tone of com-
plete detachment from the subject.
"Tomlin?" said Julia, a moment
later, while thoughtfully smoothing
out a ribbon upon her knee.
"Well?"
"Are you quite sure that you
wouldn't like a—well, let's call it an-
other try at Mr. BerreIl?"
"Absolutely certain;" pronounced
Fenella, in unmistakable accents. "I
think he is the ugliest man I have ever
seen ---at least," she added, with a
half -deprecating glance at her sister
"of course, if you like his looks,
then I'll try to get used to them."
"Thank you..And you're sure there's
nothing of the sour grape in all this?
—that if he had danced with you of-
tener you mightn't have discovered
some good features about him?"
"I should probably have discovered
worse ones, since I should have seen
him closer," laughed the frivolous
Fenella. "Oh, Julia, do, do take him
off my hands! As long as he's not
appropriated by somebody, Bertie will
always be expecting me to be nice to
him; but of course he'll be quite as
pleased if he takes up with you in-
stead of me."
"He'd be more pleased. To procure
a husband for one's plain sister is al-
ways a harder task titan for one's
pretty one, To be sure, there's no-
body else for you on the horizon just
at present, but you're only eighteen,
after all, while I am twenty-four. ar
And besides, your chances e bound
to be much greater than mine. Upon
any worn, Mr. Berrell's bad taste dogs
seem to be rather providential!"
"Then it's settled!" declared Fenella,
dropping a handful of tulle in order
to clap her hande. "Oh, what a
comfort itis that tastes do differ!
Even if I had tried ever so hard I don't
believe I over could have really liked
that big, black man,"
"Aa for the liking'," remarked Julia,
as with dispassionate preciaion she
folded the ribbon into a box, "it will be
time enough to think of that when his
intentions become manifest. I don't
think I•have any greater wet -limns for
Uig, black nen than you hnvo—or for
small, fair ones either, for the matter
of that; I believe I could do very well
without any of theta, but then I have
got a liking for being comfortable,
.and 14t , Berrel(s wife is pretty sure
to be hal:,"
With a shyly curious glance at Iter.
sister, Tenants bent again over the
flounce sho was mending. It was
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Tested Retires.
Cherry Meringue.—Line a pie tin
with good pastry and fill the plate
with stoned and cooked cherries, Balce
in a moderate oven for twenty-five
minutes. Whon cool cover with. a
meringue made of one white of egg
and four tablespoonfuls of sugar. Put
in oven to brown.
Corn Muffins.—Ona and one-quarter
cupfuls of white flour, three-quarters
of a cupful of corn meal, five tea-
spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea-
spoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls of
shortening, one egg, one and one-
quarter cupfuls of milk.
Raspberry Custard.—Two cupfuls of
milk, five tablespoonfuls of cornstarch,
Dissolve starch hi milk and*bring to
a bolt. Cook for three ininutes. Re-
move from fire and add: yolk of one
egg, one-half cupful 02 sugar,, one-'
quarter teaspoonful of salt. Beat
well, then poor into individual molds,
Set aside to cool, To serve, turn from
molds and cover with crushed and
sweetened raspberries; garnish with a
meringue rade from the stiffly beaten
white of one egg and three tablespoon-
fuls of pulverized sugar.
The Womanly Woman.
To -day thorn exists, as there al-
ways will exist, a woman who is
Striving to reach tine highest pinnacle
of success as is. hornc.n ulcer, She has
never wavered front her true course
of duty ar sworvecl in life's ptnposo
annd plan, . Site is, not a myth,' this
little womanly woman, but she is as
actual and as Ton; to -day as she ever
was. She is the woman to whom we
are willing to trust the welfare of the
nation, for she has not run after false
gods, or been lured by the siren voice
of the outside world, but she has gone
back to nature and has listened to the
call of a man and the voices of little
children, and she admits that there is
nothing as satisfying or worth while,
in the whole wide world, as the making
the home and rearing of children.
Keep The Child Busy,
A child must be kept busy. It is his
very nature to be busy and it is our
duty to provide him with something
that will keep him busy. As soon as
the child knows the name of familiarobjects, and cant' walk, he can be
taught to do little things for mother,
such as bringing her thread or thim-
ble, dust pan, rubbers, ete„ and these
duties should enlarge es the child
grows older, The child enjoys doing
this,,and it is training him to know he
is not living for himself alone,
Bestow plenty of praise; children
like to be told they have done a thing
well, and it stimulates them to greater
effort. Be careful not to praise work
that you know has been carelessly
done. The child knows that he has
nob put forth effort, and generally
your look of disappointment is not
forgotten, and the careless work is not
repeated, But his activity should not
be all work. The child needs more
haute fon play than :for work, and it is
our duty to furnish hien with toys and
books suitable to his age and taste,
A ROGUE BISON,
Exciting Adventure With the Dread-
ed Savage Beast of India,
Next to a man-eating tiger there i$
nothing that the natives of India
dread more than a rogue bison. One
of these beasts frequented a hillside
in the Western Ghats near which Mr.
Edwin L. Arnold, who tells his ex-
periences in the Cornhill Magazine,
had camped. The bison slept in the
woods during the hot hours, and
came out to feed only at morning and
at night, One day it chased and near-
ly killed the wife 'of a native,
"Unless the sahib helps us we shall
all be killed," the people complained,
and Mr, Arnold, determined to kill
the bull, set out at dawn the next
morning. He followed the jungle
path up the hill for a mile, and there
climbed a lookout point and sat down
to wait for daylight, Half an hour
had gone by when he looked to the
north, and there, not a quarter of a
mile away, standing on a rocky bluff,
a huge form was silhouetted against
the sky. Just below where the hunt-
er was sitting ran a shallow stream,
and two hundred yards down its
course grew a clump of bushes.
Sliding into the watercourse, the
hunter crawled en hands and knees
until the bushes were between him
and the bison. Then, scrambling up
the bank, he ran to the clump and
eeped through the bushes, The bison
had gone. Thinking that his quarry
must be on the other side of the
bluff, Mr. Arnold ran to the summit;
but the bull was not .in sight, For
several minutes the hunter lay
breathless looking this way and that.
Then he turned round and saw the
huge bison glaring at him only thirty
yards distant.
The hunter fired hastily. The bul-
let struck high between neck and
shoulder, and the next minute, with a
tremendous bellow, the bull charged
full tilt. He came down in a storm of
dust and rattling stones; as there
was no possibility of cover, the man
waited until he was nearly within
arm's reach and then jumped aside.
Unfortunately his foot slipped, and,
as the animal went blundering by, he
fell heels over head. The beast shot
past fifteen yards or more before it
could pull up. The man came to a
stand first, and opening the breech of
his rifle, slipped in another cartridge,
Again they stood facing each other.
Then, catching his breath, the man
fired. The shot struck fair in the
breast and the animal fairly reeled.
But he charged again with extraordin-
ary swiftness. The hunter stepped
aside and the beast lunged at him
with his horns as he passed. As the
bull floundered by, another shot
struck point-blank behind his ear.
He went down with a tremendous
thud, turned over, kicked once or
twice and was dead.
That evening there were great re-
joicings in the village, no end of chat-
tering round the big fir tree, and a
great amount of drum beating and
garland weaving,
ANCIENT CANOPUS FOUND.
Excavations in Egypt Uncover An-
cient City of Ptolemy.
The site of Canopus, one of the
most ancient cities of Egypt, has been
found, according to Daninos Pasha,
who claims the honor of making the
discovery. For many years he has
maintained that its site lay some-
where in the region of Aboukir Bay,
and apparently his contention is now
proved to be correct. '
Before the foundation of Alexandria,
Canopus was the commercial capital
of the country and the most import-
ant religious centre in lower Egypt.
Excavations have already brought
to light a great public bath of the
Ptolemaic period, about 150 feet in
length. It is divided into twenty
chambers, of which the largest is
about 24 feet long and of the same
width. There are rooms for various
forms of baths, such as hip and mud
baths, and a large hall which was evi-
dently used for massage purposes and,
the preparation of aromatic oil.
Bronze coins found in various rooms
bear the effigies of Ptolemy, Soter,l
Ptolemy Energates and Queen Bore -
Of the several statuettes un-'
earthed, the most interesting is that
of a Chinese figure, which shows, it is
contended, that. in the dim past re.
lotions must have existed between
China and this ancient capital of,
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The worst kind of failure is the
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trying.
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Not His Name.
In Dublin a zealous policeman
caught a cab driver in the act of driv-
ing recklessly, The officer stopped
him. and said:
"What's per name?"
"Ye'd betther try and find out," said
the driver peevishly.
"Sure, and I will," said the police-
man, as he went round to the side of
the cab where the name ought to have
been painted; but the letters had been
rubbed off.
"Aha' cried the officer. "Now yell
git yersol° into worse disgrace than
eveter, d.''Yer name seems to be oblith-!
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"You're wrong;" shouted the driver
triumphantly. "'Tis O'Sullivan!"
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MEDALS FOR
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WAR MAKES GREAT INCREASE
IN DECORATIONS;
Military Modal Conferred Upon
Nurses and Other Women as
Well As On Soldiers.
The war has brought about a great
increase in the number of British or -
dors, medals, crosses, and other simi-
lar decorations, which may conCeiv
ably be Won by women.
The new Military'i%Iedal, for ex-
ample, originally instituted for non-
commissioned officers and men 08 a
reward for distinguished bravery in
battle, is now conferred upon nurses
and other women who have shown
conspicuous courage and coolness un-
der fire.
Then there is the Royal Red Cross,
aptly termed the "Women's V,C." It
may now be bestowed upon all wo-
men irrespective of rank or social
status, who has shown special de-
votion and competency either at the
front or in the naval and military
hospitals at home or abroad, They
need not be members of recognized
nursing services, or even British sub -
jests,
Another women's order that ie
largely, although not entirely, con-
fined to nurses, or those interested in
nursing is the Order of St. John.
This decoration takes the form of a
small Maltese cross, enamelled white,
and bearing the words, "For Service
hi the Cause of Humanity." The
Chapter of the Order also awards
circular medallions in silver and
bronze to nurses who have special-
ly distinguished themselves.
Exclusive Decorations.
Then there is the Imperial Service
Order, founded by the late Ring Ed-
ward, for bestowal upon women of
any rank in life as a reward for very
conspicuous bravery. This is highly
valued, being very sparingly awarded.
The Order of Merit is also open to
women, but up till now only one, the
late Florence Nightingale, has been
deemed worthy to be included in it.
Two most exclusive decorations,
both confined to women, are the
Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
and the Imperial Order of the Crown
of India. Both Queen Alexandra and
Queen Mary are members of the
Order of the Garter, but up till now
there is no modern instance of a wo-
man subject being similarly honored.
As regards British life-saving de-
corations, the coveted Albert Medal
has been won by women, while one
woman, Miss Kate Gilmour, has been
the recipient of the rarely granted
Lloyd's Medal for Saving Life at Sea.
The Royal Humane Society's Medal,
too, has been frequently gained by
women, as have also those of the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
and the Royal Society for the Pro-
tection of Life from Fire.
Many War Heroines.
The new Silver Badge for War Ser-
vices, at first confined to men, is now
issued to .women caster similar rules
and regulations, but only members of
recognized nursing services or volun-
tary aid detachments are eligible.
Many British women have won for-
eign decorations during the present
war, Only a few weeks ago, for in-
stance, the Countess Helena Gleichen
returned from Italy, where she has
been with her ambulance, wearing
the Soldier's Silver Medal, which had
been personally bestowed upon her
by Ring Victor Emmanuel in recog-
nition of bravery under fire. The
Belgian Bronze Cross and the French
Cross of the Legion of Honor have
also been won by several of our
countrywomen since the war broke
out.
Another case that stands out pro-
minently is that of the late Mrs.
Harley, a sister of Lord French, upon
Wham General Sann•ail bestowed the
Croix de Guerre.
SOME BLESSINGS OF WAR.
Optimistic Britisher Looks on the
Bright Side of Things,
That "nation decay" had set in for
many years before the war is undeni-
able, says a Londoner. Nationally,
our teeth, or our hair, our eyes were
"going." We were becoming a
toothless, baldheaded, be -spectacled
rase, Five years of war-bread—peace
will not bring the old white bread
back—will, owing to the greater masti-
cation that its ingredients and its
staleness requires, %aye the teeth of
thousands of the younger generation,
Our eyesight, as opticians hare, al-
ready noticed, is much !letter, The
day strain of work, added to the bril-
liant street lighting,' ruined the eye-
sight of thousands. Now, the dark.
erred streets anti the shaded lighting.
indoors, has done wonders for, the eyes.
Dyspepsia, too, has been ;tilled by
restricted meatus end greater exercise,
Gardening, allotment digging, V.T.C,
drilling, and the like, have brought
new health to nttiltitudes. And as the
retention of our hair is in tie small
degree attendant 011, gin' i eno,1",1
health, premature ba3dno„s is aiiest."
ed. There aro those, too, who say
that lack of potatoes is a blessing,
Starchy goods are bad for children,
and not too good for adults;
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More than 00 per cent. of the alcohol
and alcoholic drinks that aro made in
the Philippines aro derived from the
sap of palm trees,