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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1923-8-16, Page 4rr-- urpassi all others i* Delicacy an Fragrance. SEALED PAGIiET'S ONLY 11262 EVERY LEAF PURL HOME CANNED CORN IS GOOD thoroughly and fold in beaten egg EATING.; whites, fry in deep fat, and serve with The Red Man set an illustrious ex- syrup. ample when he ate green-eor-n.. It' is en enticing dish for which the,ntajor- ity awaits patiently or otherwise until it is ready to be served or ° until the first little white blisters appear. Those who await "otherwise'.' sometimes in-, dulge in satisfying their" early season appetites for this vegetable by pur- chasing the, firaAt ears;that appear on the market. And what', a disappoint- ment it fawhen, with taste all set' for a nice juicy ear of green corn, we bite ' Into white kernels only to find them doughy and tasteless. It may not be "elegant" to eat green corn from the cob, but it, is the only way to get its full flavor and natural enjoyment. Our sympathy goes outto those with "store teeth" Who Must give up tbis pleasure. We regret that Mother Nature -per- mits us to feast on this delicious fresh vegetable but four to six weeks each year. But it is our privilege to have the next best down the line home -canned corn, To Can Corn -Select tender juicy corn before itstarchy the stage,' and do not let it stand after picking, but can as quickly as pos- sible. Blangh:in boiling water from one to- five -minutes, according to the size of the kernels, and dip quickly a prettystyle for voile and for into cold water. Gut the. corn from This is . Y the, new figured.cottons,. also for mull the cob with a sharp chin -bladed knife , g and organdy. The bertha may be _ and do not scrape., "tied The best'results are obtained when omr 4 Sizes: 6 This Pattern 15 cut- in .. one person cuts the corn from the; cob 8, 10, and 12 years. A 10 -year size ,and another fills the- jars. A. good requires 41/g' yards of 36 -inch ma- weigtion to use is half as much, by oriel. It would be attractive in:pink' wen Mesal water as of corn. Put the t ere e de chene with --pip- tor torn into `a " kettle ,..add boiling water rn crepe- ending s iri self or contrast- . or ba g . to'coyer, and one teaspoon`of salt and 1 - Tie int Of Gods safeguard. "You !mist riot lease mo," she pleede'd, `Tell,, ane, is this Mr, Chu Sing's house?" The woman nodded. A green escaped Tu Hee, liopo de,. sorted her entirely now. Chu Sing BY PEARI. F OLEY. might come in any minute and then --a (Copyright.) A shudder Convulsed her. It seemed as though her brain would give' way.A twinge of pain larought her tion to her ankle. It was neatly 1, oat d, CFI.4PT�'R XI.— C ) "Eh? What's that you say?" de- 1 de- manded Mrs; Ashton. The beginning of David's speech had caused the old lady' to flop rather heavily back into her chair, but the last words brought her up again like a rubber balk "Yee, -mamma," began Grace, This. "Quiet," snapped her mother. discussion requires brains,. not senti- her nail shields Gut into her flesh bandaged aitd she wondered vaguoly cruelly as she Clenched her tan . who had done it, but what did it mat - "What does this mean, Chu Sing? My ter? Oh,- if sae could, only escape! uncle, as you know, does not allow me Was there the slightest chance? she to. travel at might" I asked herself, as her' gaze.rested on "So 1 said to myself when 1 saw the woman in front of her. Well, she the foreign devil with you." I could at least try. "Please fetch me Tu Hee decided she was using the a drink of water," she said wearily, wrong taeties. "1)o you know, Chu The woman bowed and hobbled from Sing" ---a half Iaugh accompanied the the room. words—" you frightened me for a When the door had closed, Tu Hee, meet You say, David, that America, Inmate'. Please tell the runners to as quicklyy as she was able, inade her has been fooled by him?" turn back. I should be home. way to it. To her. relief' it was un- "I . said nothing of: the kind, my "Home -ah, what: a word! -just locked, but and new-born hope turned dear aunt. You know as well as I whore we will be soon, my dear." to ice' around her heart, another door that Uncle Sam isn't easily fooled," H With a' cry Tu Ileo leapt from her confronted her, She turned the "Very. true, very true, but this ru- seat, bat' befero she, could make an- handle but the barrier did not Five. mor: of Washington . shipping RQWen other f er• move her arms were in an iron She , was a prisoner in Chu ,Sing's Strathmorethere—for the, love of An- g' P. he was forced back, and to Louse, nleI can't believe it—no, -sir.': She her horror and fright Chu Sing seated (To be continued.) focussed her eyes .- Indignantly on h> nself beside her. David. "It's 'just some scheme you I "Alone at last' ho whispered.: 'l The'Old` Schoolhouse. ' mine' have concocted For a moment Tu Hee thought schoolhouse where I used to go and that girl of • merciful death had come to release The a her. She did not know it was merely` Is shabby, yes, and old fear paralyzing and turning numb her The stave Is almost rutted 'thru, whole being. The room 15 drear and cold. A laugh broke the stillness of the The, feet of coumtloss children nights a laugth that started her latood Have worn the old cele floor creeping again with: horror. • "The evil ee age are present face came nearer. She felt his breath` And, signs g n her face find neck. -With a feeble; From the platform to the door. 0 crysloe put out protecting hands. They were clasped in the hot grip of the The dualhs all bear initials man and she felt herself being drawn", Of the kids I"used to know forward. In vain' she struggled. She' And my memory takes me baalcward was pinioned like a helpless bird, and i To those days' so long` ago. A -PRETTY FROCK FOR DANCE OR PARTY. , 4284. Dotted Swiss was chosen for this model With frills of organdy 4'0 mother!" protested Grace. "Not another word.. This isn't a matter of sentiment" "It's no scheme, aunt. Young Strathmore has, as I said before, b appointed to, the diplomatic service," "I -I'm. Marvels never cease. Fish. will be"developing brains after' awhile. Well, , as I always, told Grace, if she could persuade him to stop the giggle, his brain. might have a chance to grow." then "May I 'congratulate: , youher captor was merciless. His arms aunt, on your future son-in-law before p i 1. And the memories bring a feeling I' leave fpr England?' "Eh? What? Mercy, boy, have a care for my apoplectic tendency! 'I thought for a. minute •you were in earnest and going right now." "You' understood it right, aunt. I leave in . the morning." David found it harder work to con- vince his aunt than Grace of the nec- essity of his departures but as for Grace, sho showed no concern or re- gret at all. David was not: a little disappointed over what ho mentally two. teaspoons of sugar to each quart of euro. Allow' an to come to boiling point 'and pack in hot sterilized jars to within 'three-quarters of an -inch of top, being; sure that the water cov- ers the corn. Adjust rubbers, screw • top into position and: take one turn back. , Process- under ten:pounds of steam for seventy-five:, minutes, or ' three hours in hot water bath. If your •corn "flat -soured" last year, that is,. had a sour taste ,and yet looked as 11 it were keeping.in good condition, your trouble may have been due to the'corn selected. It' should be just between the milk and,dough stage ' and should be ' canned . immediately after picking. Do not blanch :longer than five minutes, and only small -.quantities should be blanched and dip- . ped: at one time. • Corn, Toittatoes and String Beans-- this eans= this makes a very. tasty vegetable dish. Use one part corn, one part string beans, and three parts toma- toes. Blanch and cold dip corn as for canning and cut from cob, Cut stung beans into .convenient` lengths, blanch 1115 coot - Pattern mailed :to any -address on receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co.,'73 West Adelaide- St., Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. were around her. His ' ms were on � That is pleasure, yes, anal pain her neck. And then superhuman strength came to Tu Hee's assistance As I think of some.old schoolnw.tes and like a panther she hurled herselill I may' never see again. ooaatlamd at him. !'For they're scattered from th Taken unawares he fell. back, and' To the mountains of the west, Tu Hee leapt past him out into the' And a few have heard the summons night Calling them to their long teat. The moon, which. a minute before Now the schoolhouse where we studied had flooded the hills with light, was played and quarreled le to be sold; now. covered by `she w. Tu Hee did It la now no longer usefully but know :where she was `running e It is out of date and old. but she knew she must keep on. T savage shouting behind told her she So will build a niceoneho-bttding was being.. hotly Her brain wore automatically. to help them - lank in the maelstrom he had hoped might help to keep him, afloat. "Well, David," concluded his aunt, "it's the regret of my life you're ra'c'e first cousin.:' You're so Rice G 4 myself as , far as brains go that eugenics would prohibit you for my son-in-law." ' "0, mother!" came from Grace. "Quiet! -David needs no apologies from .me. ,_This isn't sentiment. Well, David, as -I've always said, money and brainare the staff of life, and you've if got both: I'm as'proud of you a you were nay own son.", David was touched in spite of him- self 'by his'' aunt's .reluctance to part with him. The -light blue eyes were misty as she held his hand, and there was a wistful note in' her voice as she enquired, "I suppose, David, we could never make a Yankee' of you, b t when I'm alone—", - -"Alone? 'Why, aunt; what's come over, us -all? It's that' ,lame word `Good-byye'l It should never havebeen invented. - "Alone is the word, David," er- slsted , his 'auht. "If the American Government wants' a, diplomat it must bo obeyed, and if the diplomat would do better work` with a wife ho must have one.'. "Mother!" Gracie mado..a step for- ward, 'but her mother waved her away. "This isn't'a° matter of sentiment- it's better, business. all round for two ;young people to be 'alone; besides I'm tired .,to death.of this heathen coun- try. I,haven't given in, but the truth 'is I'm just dying for a sight of the Blue Mountains of -Kentucky." ,i, But .Grece.had ;her arms. around her mother and srniles and tears mingled. David, while he rejoiced with them, felt miserably alone. A fierce desire took possession ()thin' to toss $cru les to the wind—to love and live. But the conflict lasted' only 'a -moment: Quietly he slipped from the room, glad for Graces sake self-denial wasn't a family spectre. He had taken only e few steps' down; the -hall, however, when the door flew open.�Throwing conventionality 'into. Mrs. Grundy's lap, Grace ran after him and flinging her arms about his neck she hissed him on both cheeks. "David dear," sho whispered "I know why -you oaro leaving. May God bless and help y For answer David stooped and kiss- ed her issed"her forehead. As Grace,re-entered the sittingroom she ;said softly, Poor David!"- -"What's thht?" questioned her mother. Nothing, mother. I was just wish- ing everybody was happy like me. Poor David—I--' "David. unhappy?—nonsense! He has too'math brains—no sentiment about Trim." termed infidelity to friendship, for h l pursued.H b i For the chaldron somehow, Grace was now the onlyS worked. She longed for With everything trees, anything that might conceal make their studies seem like play. .her. The.ground was -becoming un And it ,nwroly will be splendid, even. She. had apparently, left the This fine road. Her breath was now coming in yet fo>Ld me Night in -the O Pe n. . . I love to lie beneath 'the' bending sky' A" breathing' part 'of night, my hand caressing In idle love the warm, quick earth . Feel en,niy:brow the :dews af;heaven's- A,nd know, all things. to be one flesh with" are. Night spreads its tender touch of per 'Deep through, each, sense, '111 earth sky. wind anti `tea:, . , Are musicmade to leave an echo there And allenee sounds its throbbing note of rest Around my, velvet couch." ---no treasured 'wrong, No harbored grievance hidden in my breast four minutes and cold dip. Blanch to- Can Life ids voice against that" solemn song; One, with.every breath that makes' or mans: I mount the golden • stairway ofthe etas% -Winifred Lockhart Willie Perauaalon ' A woman took her four=year-old daughter to be photographed, The little one Would not keep still. The photographer was snap, ,called the child all the sweet, ' erklearing corn and so continue until' the dish 1nl:nre5 h;s could think of, and used is full. Pour milk over all, put the every device of -gentle persuasion to th . top, sprinkle make the youngster keep quiet. Fin butter in pieces over e op, , with bread crumbs, and bake' twenty ally he turned to the despaii-., ng moth minutes in hot -oven, e1' and said: "Madam, if yon will leave Just creamed corn makes a delight- yo11i• darling with inc a few minutes ful vegetable dish, but the following' I think I can take her 10, perfection. recipes give added variety to its use: The 'mother withdrew. Soon the Cos'n 'Fritters—One cup of corn, photograph -or summoned her .back and half pint milli, half pint flour, . one: tea- exhibited a highly. satisfactory name spoon baking powder,' two eggs, salt'tive. When they reached home the and pepper: Add milk, eggs and sea-' mother asked: "Nellie, what did that Boning to. corn, and after mixing add nice gentleman say to you when :1 dour 'sifteil'with baking powder, .Beat loft, yeti alone with Trim? "W614, he timid; 'If you don't brit sthtll, you ugly, squint-eyed little mon- key, I'll drake the life out of you.' So I that very stiild, mamma!" matoes one to three minutes, cold dip, remove skin and core. Mix thoroughly, ' pack in sterilized jars, adjust rubbers and tops, and take turn back after top is screwed into position. Process forty minutes under fifteen pounds steam pressure. .Escalloped Corn -One and one-half cups corn, half pint -bread crumbs, hall pint milk, one tablespoon butter, saltand pepper. Put a layer' of corn in the bottom of a.,battered baking dish, then a layer of bread crumbs, seasoning and then another layer of movanneturasonimmontoonom Ii Mr. Man - "Von foal Lifebuoy'e healthineee right. down into the pores After Lifebuoy — you feel *leaner than you have ever felt before. The delight andcomfort of using Lifebuoy are famous around the world The,' edoer sere se . crWaly after arse, tif/L Ckki, , LL " *ash air' and ---ort as, the Report of the Ministry of Health, of Great Britain said: ''a sanitary:environment and sound nutrition"—: are the great safeguards of Health t toss a match into a If you -cat clearing,' it And never give a thought to put out, Or drop your cigarette butt without foaring khat flames may kindle in the leaves about, • If you eanknock the ashes from your brier Without a glance to see where they may fall, And later find' the forest all afire Where you have passed --with no one near to call, ' If yo4.t' can drive your auto through the working, And cast 'your 'etogie stub into the slash, , Unmindful of the danger therein lurking, Or homes or happiness that you may. new soheol, I know mortes take me backward pants. Oh if the " dry, sobbing gods To the school of long ago. would only let her diet Them the moon suddenly bathed -the world in a ' silvery, dazzling glow and Tu Hee's The Storekeeper's Kind -Offer. wild eyes saw trees, clusters of then!; — The old storekeeper at Roseland, but they were up the hill. Could she reach them in time? A wild barbaric yell told her she was seen. She dared not' look around. ` Her strength was fast failing, but desperate fear, fear of something worse than death, gave impetus to her struggling limbs. Up, up, she stumbled, and then—it, was a twisted tree root that was her undoing —her :foot slipped. Physical pain. Sningied with her terror, and with, a low moan she sank to the ground. When Tu Hoe: opened' her eyes the horrors of the night had not crept back into ..her mind. Darkness hid her surroundings from -her and the, softnessof her betokened only luxury,, safety, and home. Her head felt a •little queer, and sleepily sire turned to rest it more comfortably. A cry escaped her. Her ankle! ,As she raised' herself on het elbow the whole horrible truth rushed over her, and in spite of the •acute- pain she started from the bed. Upon reaching the floor, however,. she stumbled, and a chair overturned.' Immediately 'the door opened, and Tu Hee's wide horror- stricken eyes fastened on the stream of light thatcrept in. Relief almost choked her as she saw, a Chinese wo- man servant enter with a lamp. Toddling forward on her tiny feet One Danger Lspking.' "Wash't your life constantly in den- ger travelling through the forest filled with those terrible lions and.. tigers?" asked the friend. "Why certainly not„” exclalmed rho returned traVellor, "there wasn't , e single automobile 10 the Whole forest to dodge."' ell Taught," "Whore click yes) learn to swim?" "Let rue see. Guoi ;b taught tee et Atlantic' City, Dred at Palin Beach, Tom at Serf Beach and Jim 'rtt'Broalt• e,r•'s Point, CHAPTER XII. - . "A surprising change carne over Tu Hee after David had left her. She peered out between the curtains of her rickshaw untilthe big gates clanged to, shutting from her view the tall form standing rigid in the centre bf the.road. ': David's idea of a quiet, in- different Chinese maiden would have received 'a decided jolt ,could he have seen the'sudden soft Jight•in the blue eyes, heard, the low laugh that rippled from between her parted lips, and the -tattoo beat by her alippered feet. These actions •not. giving sufficient Vent to her 'feelings, she, brought her hands together and bounced up and down like a' gleeful', child. Then all at once her face grew wistful, and she whispered low, as if afraid the breeze, which swayed the curtains of the rick- shaw, might overhear, "My English mandarin!" and with a happy sigh lay back among the cushions. Poor Tu Heel already a grim, cruel shadow was over ,her, which was to chase the smile of youth from her lip's' for many a day. So happy was she in her dreaming that sho did not no- tice the lapse of tune„ did not awaken to the fact that the runners had cov- ered enough distance to arrive at her door a dozen times over. It Was the shrill, piercing' call of a shrlolc owl that aroused her, Parting the cur- tains, she looked out. To her amaze- ment she was no longer in her own grounds. Instead, trees and hills sur- rounded her. Indignation and fright mingled in her tones as she ci{ilotj salt, "Where, aro you 'taking me? Stop, you have—"" put, 0 Wild st,'reena iiiltt- Medher aontence, as site Crouched in terror into the further corhor of tiic riekahaw, away from the two evil eyes that; peered in at her. A voice which sho knew only too well answered hen "Frightened? Shall I come '1» with you, tittle To. Ileo?" -' With an effort Tu Ileo forced her- self to sit upright, She returned calmly the look o:l` the bold oyes, but British Columbia, didn't care a straw about Shakespeare. To: his way of thinking, literary folk were merely parasites, though': he did take a pretty strong 'liking to Mr. G. 1i. Burgin, novelist: and critic. Bat, says Mr. Burgin in "Many Memories," just be - for I went away he had, a very solemn talk with me. "I've • been a-watchin' of you," he said, "and a-hearin' of you yarn with thein miners. When you do any work what do you do for a livin'?" "Oh, I try to write books." "That all? Why, I never heard tell of such foolishness!" He Spat con- temptuously at the harmless, neces- sary stove. "Don't you do nothin' else? Nothin"useful?" ` "Ye -es: Lots of other things—for play." what I "But snakes alive,man. , want to' know is, what d'you do for a lkvin'?" Write stories" "D'you mean to tell me people pays you for. writing them blamed lies?" "Sometimes—when they don't for- got to do so." o "Ian sorry--b1'amed sorry! I sho set"the lamp on a small tealcwo c{ ; table near the bed' and: then, pros- thought maybe_ you -could do suthin' the ale fro ht - baited herself b pale, -g ened Tu Hee. "Please get up," commanded Te Hee in Chinese. "Tell me where I am." The woman rose and for answer gazed at her interlocutor in dumb, stupified amazement. "Where am I? Please tell me" Tu Hee's question in spite of herself, was a frightened wail. Still the woman did not reply. TuHeemoved forward, a step.- The pain of her foot turned her faint, but fear and will power enabled her to overcome her physical weakness. Grasping the woman by the shoulder she said sharply, "Speak—Where am I? The womanut' out her hand pity- ingly. "Lie down," she said sooth- ingly. "Lady sick. I pall Maeter Chu Sing." She turned away as she said the last words.; "No, no!" shrieked Tu Ilee, stumbl- ing after her;"come back!" The woman stood still. 'A flicker 'of wonderment passed over her stolid,' stupid ,face as, she crossed the room. Tu Hee grasped her hand tightly. of having to live with one person all She felt somehow this woman was a my 1115." The Basis Of Singing. Il seente difficult for many writers en vocal Subjects to keep . their fingers off vocal mechanics, so, 10 apeak, and it must be said that much that ie writ. ten al)out mechapleal action fn sing- ing is altogeher intaglneti Ie.: Things which never happened and could not possibly happen are' alleged to take place in tone' production. It semie. difficult to. tallt about beautiful tone„ which is the aim and end of all legal, mate voice teaching, But it is east for 'meet people to talk about how la should be made. Iu fact -a majority' q) people at least -fool that if they but knew how to produce- a tone theft problems would be solved for all time, This is by no means the most impor- 'taut thing to learn, for it is not`, nes: elbie far any.onie to give directions as to how to hold the lips-, tongue, lower' Jaw, ' and larynx with suIItoient accur. 'acy. that a .good tone will inevitably result. 'Unless such lhstruction is gov- erned by the right tone concept there is not one chance in a thousand of its producing' the pure, singing tone. Any voice, will produce an endless variety of tone qualities. The question is, which one of •thes'e'qualities do'we desire to produce? Here physiology' must give way to aesthetics, which is as different from physiology as mind is from matter. The starting point, the bases of all voice training is, after all, beautiful tone. If you can leave your, campfire while 'tis glowing, Nor think of industries that it may blight, ` Or of -the billion saplings in the ggrowing Turned, into charcoal' ere the coming Turned, night, If you can start a fire beneath a brush pile When the wind is roaring like a dis- tant gun You 'surely should bo jailed without a trial, And labelled as a lunatic, my son. Queen of Roumania -Dreams of Empire. ' Europeof the future will contain a" great Balkan•Empiee if the dream Which the Queen of Roumania is nur- turing becomes a reality. Every royal �. ' storm centre since M Europe's alikenae n P the 0 me the war has been foundedroyal family of Roumania, with the result that Greeoe, Roumania and Jugo- Slavia now have strong dynastic ties. The climax comes with a report from reliable sources that a marriage between King Boris, of Bulgaria and the young Princess hearts of Rou- mania is being arranged, probably for next year unless the revolutionary movement which King Boris le said to have supported: agai'ns'tStambutisky Is crushed by the farmers when thehar- vest' Is over, wbttoh would mean that the King would be compelled to give up his throne. With Bulgaria included in Rou- mana's plan bo dominate a lagre por- tion of Central Europe, It is believed it will be easy to bring in Czechoslo- vakia by commercial alliances, and perhaps later Hungary, when the Legitimists obtain their way. In such an event, politicians are pointing out, it would be difficult for any of the present big'PoWcre to con- tinue to dominate what is now con- sidered the "Little Entente," as the States therein would have a population and economdo strength equal to any one other nation in Europe. The Cen- tral European optimists believe it will even be possible, when peace is settled between Jugoslavia and Italy, to find siome means. of linking up Italy either With Jugoslavia or Greece by royal marriages, ' which will provide diplo- mats more worry. useful 'stead of teilin' a passell of crackers." "Well you can't be as sorry as I nm." He thought for a moment. "Look here. You git religion and turn oval- s vara new leaf. I'll give you a hundred dollars a year to help in my store if you'll really turn over that neileaf and not blot it" I politely refused. "Wal," he said and sighed, "wal, I'll make it a hundred and twenty.; You ain't worth it, but I've took to you and might make suthin' useful out of you—in time." Why He. Hesitated. "You probably wouldn't think it of me," confessed Gap Johnson, QQi Rum- pus us Ridge who de blessed with foul. teen children and -ueue'Ity has frail one to seven of his wife's' hungry kins- folk visiting grim "but I held off getting married for quite a' spell, b'cuz I was afearod I couldn't stand the monotohy —AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME Inial n, 1it1�i'11ii,gfl b; A Mistake. Longlegged Bird: Well of all the 'nerve: That pesky woodpecker takes 'my leg for a tree! Developing Appreciation for Running No Risk. A certain country landowner, who was not too well possessed of this world's good% married a wealthy wife. The latter never ceased° to let here husband know how. he had benefited from a monetary sense, and always insisted on hiss mentioning our horses,' our shooting, and so on, . On one . occasion some guests had been invited to a "point-to-point" race meeting, and they were all waiting for their host, who had not'eppeared, so his wife called out to him to tell him they were ready. atom upstairs came the answer, "My dear, yen have hidden. our trousers, and I can't come down without them." Poor Henry! A.Baltitnore man, who was formerly a resident'of a town on the Eastern Shore, recently revisited his old hon_e town after' an absence of many. years, Good Music. • Philosophers aswell as poets have realized the value of music in the home. . About 550 B.C. Pythagoras founded' a brotherhood in which be lout into practice his doctrine that music is the greatest means of educatip is life and the guide to alt moral virtue. The members -rose at an early hour, and together they sang hymns ands songs. One of their chief occupations was the search for beautiful melodies, and rhythms that would sink sleep into the soul' and subdue,any tendency to jealousy, pride, excess of appetite andangry feelings. One is here re- minded that David's music, centuries before,.. had driven out the evil spirit from King Saul.' Luther called music the "mistress of order and good ,manners," : and his household was 0110 of prayer and singing' Unfortunately music does not enter into Canadian home lifeas it does in many other countries. We give our children' lessons, vocal dr instrumental, and feel that our duty is done, But let - us; ; tape e real interest In their advancement in the divine art that we with them, roily grow in the apprecia; tion of good music. Let us return to the almost forgotten custom of asseur• bring the family in the twilight of the Lord's Day for anhoar -of praise of singing the grand, old hymns 01 the Who dons not recall. the "Cotter's Saturday Night,'' in which Sums pie tures so lovingly the weeklya home coming of, the scattered farelly; How after the cheerful supper, they form Circle bofora.the glowing fire anti jot in "Dundee's" title warbling measure• Oue day. be was talking with an old o - plaintive Martyr, of noble "le friend about various people he; forte' glu," sweets t far of Scotia's lees? erly knew. — _ "What bees me :of the hall family?" Superstition Ruled Ci eat, he inquired.; Some cf the giCat St mea tine tviir "Oh," said' the lattea, "'Pont Hall did ever.stfw were superstitious, ' Nap' very well.', Gat to be an actor out on lots Bonaparte' and Use Duke of We the Pacific Coast. Bill, the other bro- ltngtonwere believers in omens. Fre, !her, 15 something of an artist in New,' prick the Great carried a rabbit's fo York; and Lucy, the sister, le doing to- guard against evil and klanuib literary work. But Henry neper aar- used to get alit of his camp -bed hast ounted to match,. It took all he Could wards so as to insure good luck layhis hands ons to support all the the day. Do btful skier:om had invented a new hair re- storer, and he had sent large number. of 'sample bottles out to various well- known people in the hope of securing. some testimonials for advertisement purposes -, "I don't know whether to publish this testimonial or net," ho said to a friend who was calling upon hint as. he was opening tiro letters, "What does it say?" inquired the other, "Well, it says," said the proud in- ventor, "'Befoso I used your hair restorer I had three bald patehee, now I have only one.'" Beautifully Pone. The leridegroote: "Would yott mind 111 went into a smoking coinpurtmont, dear?" Tito Bride, "What! to smcice?" Tho Bridegroom; "Olt, dear, no! 1 Want to oxporlenee the agoity of being away from you, so that the joy of my ratut'ti will be ail the more letousir trod' 'The ,Sties 'Canal took thirteen yoard to eanatted, ' 1i:iYS fl for a2okeiouter .iii -rel iuyCd31fyi' ockrt refreshment. Aids digestion. A.ilays thirst. Soother the throat, n FOE' 4f uialily,- i'Iovor and got:''