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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-7-10, Page 6CIXAPTEl'i IX.--(Oont'd.). His father greeted him cordially, awl with no surprise in voice orMan- nee, which viers what Burke had ex- pected, inasmuch - as he had again fallen into the way of spending fre- (luent evenings at the old home. To- night, however, Burke hinmself was constrained tined and ill at ease, His jaw was still firmly set and his head was still high; bat his heart was begin- ning to fail him, and his mind was full of :questionings. How would his father take it,— this this proposition to stay all night? IIe would understand something of what it meant, He could not help but understand. But what would he say? IIow would he act? Would he say in actions, if not in words, that dreaded "I told you so"? Would it unseal his lips on a subject so long tabooed, and set him into a lengthy dissertation on the foolishness of his son's mar- riage? Burke believed that, as 11e felt now, the could not stand that; but he could stand less easily going back to the Dale Street flat that night. He could go to a hotel, of Bourse. But he did not want to do that. Ile wanted date. •iiut he did not want dad—to talk. "how's the baby?" asked John Denby, as Burke 'dropped himself into a chair on the cool, quiet ver- andah, "I thought elle was not look- ing very well' the last time Helen wheeled her up here." Always John Denby's first inquiry now was for his little granlldaughtel'. "Eh? The baby? Oh, she—she'sall right.' That is"—Burke paused for a shortaaugh—"she's well," John Denby took his cigar from his lips and turned 'sharply. "Bat she's not—all right?" Burke laughed again. "Oh, yes, she's all right, too, I suppose," he retorted, a bit grimly. "But she was=er—humph! . Well, I'll tell you." And he gave a graphic description of his return homethat night. 'Jove, what a mess!—and ink, too," ejaculated John Denby, with more than a tinge of sympathy in his voice. "How'd she ever manage to clean it up?" Burke shrugged his shoulders. "Ask me something easy. I don't know, I'm sure. I cleared out." "Without—your dinner?" John Denby asked the question after a very brief, but very tense, silence. "My dinner—I got in the square." Burke's lips snapped together again tight shut. John Denby said .nothing. His eyes were .gravely fix- ed on the glowing tip of the cigar in his hand. Burke cleared his throat and hesi- tated. He had not intended to ask his question quite so soon; but sud- denly he was consumed with an over- whelming desire to speak out and get it over. He cleared his throat again. 'Dad—would you mind—my sleep- ing here to -night? It's just that I — I want a good night's sleep, .for once," he plunged on hurriedly, in answer to a swift something that he -saw leap to his father's eyes. "And I can't get it there—with the baby and all.'' There was a perceptible pause. Then, steadily, and with easy cor- diality, came John Denby's reply. "Why, certainly, my boy. I'm glad to h•ar'e' ou. Pll ring at once For Benton to see that—that your old room is made ready for you," he added, .torching a push-button 'near his chair. Later, when Benton. had come and gone, with his kindly old face alight and eager, Burke braced himself for what he thought was inevitable. Something would dome, sof course. The only question was, what would it he? But nothing came—that is, nothing in the nature of. what Burke had ex- pected. John, Denby, after Benton had left the verandah, turned to his son with a pleasant casual— "Ol,, Brett was saying to -day that the K. & 0. people had granted as an extension of time on that bridge contract." "Er—yes," plunged in Burke warm- ly. And with the words, every taut nerve rind muscle in his body relaxed as if cut in twain.. It came later, though, whe,Ct he hard ceased to look for it. It came just as he was thinking of saying good- night. "It has occurred to me, son," broached John Denby, after a short pause, "that Helen may be tired and in sere need of a rest" Burke caught his breath, and held it a moment suspended. When bo - fore had his father mentioned Helen, save to speak of he,, casually in con- nection with the baby? "Er.—er—y-yes, very :likely," he stammered, a sudden vision coming to hire of Helen as he had seen her on the floor in the midst of the inky chaos a short time before, "You're not the only one that isn't fleeing the present state of affairs a —a bed of roses, Burke; said John Denby then. "Er--all—n-no," muttered the amazed husband. In his saes now' rang Helen's—"Maybe you think II ain't tired of working and pinching and slaving!" Involuntarily lie shiv-l erect and glanced at his father—dad could not, of course, have heard! "I have a plan to propose," an- nounced John Denby quietly, after e moment's silence. "As I said, I think Helen needs a rest—and a chap e. , I've seen quite a little of her since the baby came, you know, and I've noticed—mane things. I will send her •a sheds 3or ten thousand dollars tomorrow if she will take the baby. and go away for a title --say, to her old home for a visit, But there is one other condition," he continued, lifting a quick hand to •silence Burkeet exeltetl interruption."I, need a rest and change myself. I should like to to A go atska again; and I'd like to have yoti go with me. Will you go?" Burke sprang to ;lie fent and began to pace up and clown the wide ver- andah. ((From boyhood 13uko had always "thrashed things out" on his fee(%)} Per a full minute now he said noilhieg. Then, abruptly ,h0 stopped and wheeled about, %rte face Was very 'white. "Dad I can't, It soe,n too much like --like---" "No, it isn't lh the leastlikequite ging, or run away," supplied doh31 Denby, s fig unerringly 114 rwn's ou'ie net quitting at all. I'm asking yotl to go. Indeed, I'mrt begging you bo go, Burke. I want •yo'u, I need you. Pin not an old man, I know; but I feel Pike one. Theselast two years have not been —er—a'bed of roses far me, either," In spite of a certain lightness in hie words, the man's voice shook a little, 'Pd'on't think you know, boy, how your old da'd' leas—missed you," "Don't I? V I can—guess." Burke wheeled and resumed hie nervous striae. The words, as he -flung 'them put, were at once a challenge and an admission. '"But—Helen—" He stopped shoot, waiting. "I've answered that. I've told you, Helen needs a rest and a change." Again bo the distraught intsband's ears came the echo of _a' woman's wailing—"Maybe you think I ain't tired of working and pinching and slaving—" "Then you don't think Helen will feel that I'm running away?" A growing hope was in his eyes, but has brow still carried its frown of doubt. "Not If she has a check for—ten thousand dollars," replied John !An - by, a bit grimly, . Burke winced. A painful red reached his forehead. "It is, indeed, a. large sum, sir,— too large," he resented, with sudden stiffness. "Thank you; but I'm afraid we can't accept it, anter all." John . Denby saw his mistake at once; but he did not make the second mistake of showing it. "Nonsense!" he laughed lightly, with fso sign of the sudden panic of fear within him lest the look on his s'on's face meant the downfall of all his plans. t'I made it large purpose- ly. Remember, I'm borrowing her husband for a season; and she needs some recompense! Besides, it'll mean a playd'ay for herself. You'll not be so unjust to Helen as to refuse her the means to enjoy that!—not that she'll spend it all for that, of course. But it will be a comfortable feeling to know that Nile has it." arlefl eou$e," hesitated Iiuxteo,(To11 f ;lie continued,) NOT BLOODTHIRSTY. Bloodhound ie Not a p'eroclous area'' ture ae Generally Supposed, The bloodhound aa Ito flame would intlteate, rtes always borne a reputa- tion fpr ferocity and relentteeenees. As a platter of fact, the bloodhound Is not a ferocious creature, although it is not at all averse to "man tracking:, Indeed, it possesses remarkable na- tural qualifications. for hunting hu- mans. It has great speed, great scent- ing powers and, unlike the foxhound, strong perseverance oil an original line. It has been suggested that its natural enjoyment of the pursuit of plan' has been •trensntittetti to it through a long line of crimindl hunt- ing ancestors, Luckily, however, this zest for man -tracking does not degen- erate into lidense ancl, although many popular =errata state that "the only chance for man or beast hunted by the blood hound is to take to the water," it does not follow that blood- hounds will injure their prey when he is caught, On the contrary, once the tracking is at an end the bloodhounds evince little interest In the object of it save tie sniff in an endeavor to as- sure themselves that they have the right span. The bloodhound has played a pro- minent part in history from the very earliest tinges, and he is a familiar figure in fiction. One of these..hounds forms the principal character in Sir Edwin Laadseer's celebrated picture "Dignity and Impudence," Gave Son Surname. e It is well known that the name meaning "son" in certain languages, such as Fitz or Mac, was prefixed to the Christian name of the father to give the son a surname, and 0 to give one to the grandson, and thus we have the names Fitzgerald, MaoDonough, O'Brien and many others. The his- tory of literature and art furnishes many examples of men who abandon- ed the namo..of their youth and chose the one made illustrous by their writ- ings or paintings. BOLD ARCHANGEL DASH PROVED BRITISH PLUCK AND FORTITUDE Ruse Enabled Gallant Colonel Thornhill, British Leader, to Land at Onega and Was Followed by Thrilling Hand -to -Hand Battle With Bolshevist Trio. Andrew Soutar, the novelist, author of "Chosen of the' Gods," "Broken'Lad- tiers,' "The Island of Test" and other books, sends the following/on the first dash on Archangel, the message being front Archangels dated May 4: Much of the story that follows has been taken from cold,. official .records, but it was my, fortune to meet one or two of the men who figure in It. I am not disturbed by the knowledge that this adventure happened a year ago; that which amazes pie is that it has not been told before, since it adds a page to the text -books from which children are taught to be proud of their heritage, In July' of last year—on the 19th— the Bolshevists were in possession of Archangel. An expedition was on its way down the White Sea, with the in- teution-of effecting a landing. Major- General Pools was in Murmansk, four or five1lmncired 'miles north,,,and with hint was Colonel Thornhill, It was re- solved to rnalce an attempt to cut the railway at Oberserzki, southwest of. Archangel, se as to hamper the retreat of the Bolshevists if they should be driven out of Archangel by the landing force, then on its way. Colonel Thorn- hill Kul to come down the peninsula as far as Kon1 and choose his route from that port. Thera were some thousands of Bolshevists in Archangel, but the force that left Murmansk com- prised the colonel, Captain J. J. Hitch- ing, M.C., second in command, and Second Lieutenant C. S. Richards, as interpreter, few British N.C,O.'s, six Slava-British privates (ex -Russian of- ficers), and two other British officers. They traveled by rail •to Kent, where two peasants joined them as recruits; four days later fifteen ex -Russian sol- diers joined the expedition, then forty- seven Serbians were obtained, the total_ being eighty-nine officers and men. A Valiant British Officer, Just when the force was about to move away Captain Dennis N. Gars - tin, of the Tenth Hussars, made his ap- pearanOs. He came In rags and with health undermined, for 116 had nude his escape from. Moscow, hundreds of miles south, had walked most of the - distance and would have been sent home from Murmansk if he had reach ed-tltat'port. But he learned of this adventure toward Archangel. and beg- ged Colonel Thornhill to include him in the party. At first the colonel refused,, but Garstin insisted that with his knowledge of the country he might be of great assistance. H0 was taken. He proved his worth. Out here they speak of Garstin as a mat; wort). while. • IIe is asleep in the cemetery of Archangel, but he left behind a re- cord of traditional valor. At ICam the party embal'Iced on the Michael Archangel, a boat belonging to the mogiks of Solovetsky, anti woro accotnpanietl by the trawler Sarpedon. 1 In thebay the Ila 1 vwas �, t lcnn gdown. and the red ono oc revolution hoisted. On board the monies' boat there was suspicion of the Russian pilot. Colonel Thornhill, Who speaks Russian like a roti never left the man's nativo, ', no'ans side; it tlidre was to be treachery the 'pilot would be the first to pay the price. Omega was reached, and here the real drama began. The town was In the hands of tho iialsheviete. Tho boat made fiat to tht, pier; bn shore, a Bolshevist guard of three or four 111e awaited n tv ,od 11br, ThC 'Colonel dis- guises himself as a Ittissthn soldiery ordered the whole of hie party to stay below, and leaning carelessly over the t'tlll answered the questions of the gitard. WM this the d111itlts' boat bringing food? It was, They laughed and jested. The colonel stepped hack into the alleyway, dropped his dis- guise, and in the uniform of a British staff officer, leaped„ ashore. The at- tack was so sudden that,the guard lost its head. Ono lunged at Thornhill with his bayonet, but the colonel' par- ried the blow with his arm and shot the' man through the head, Hand -to -Hand Encounter. Aroused by the firing, the party be - IoW deck disobeyed orders and came up. Tho colonel was engaged, ar;le- handed, with three Bolshevists. One of them raised his rifle and fired, but an ex -Russian officer, Ouschakov, leaped between Thornhill and the rifle; he took the bullet in the arm. Quickly, the gallant little party form- ed its plan of campaign; one or two of the guard had escaped to give the allarn5 'and by 6 a.m. street fighting was in progress and machine glues were rattling. Pour cardinal points were seleleted by Thornhill, and by 11 a,n1. resistance was over. There had been a force of ninety Bolshevists in the town, under the leadership of Popoff, an ex -sailor. Our losses were one.killed and ono wound- ed; the Bolshevists lost one killed and had two wounded. Thornhill's party took sixty prisoners, three machine guns, 300 rifles and a large•quantity of ammunition. Popoff escaped. Then the expedition was resumed. On toward Korelskaya! Near here was found the body of LieutenantMir- kievitcll, of the Polish army; he had been on his way to join"the allied forces at Archangel and had been shot from behind by a Bolshevist. - From the village of Korelskaya, the expedition was able to get into tele- graphic communication , with Arch- angel, and learned that British troops had not yet been landed. Pressing an, a forest was reached, and tile con- voy had no sooner entered than it was fired on by the Bolshevists. The wo- men drivers shrieked in terror,' the horses bolted, and valuable tuns was lost before the whole could be reform- ed. Severe hand-to-hand fighting Oc- curred in this forest, but It was even worse at Cllunovo, where the convoy sahib into conflict with 350 Bolshe- vists., There were six hours of hard fighting, and that atter the party had marched all night; the difficulties for the officers were inGt'eased by the polygot nature of the little ,party, but ten of thlp enemy were killed and twenty-five wounded; casualties to the expedition were five haled, Moan- wh11e,.leritish troops arrived at the port and landed practically, without opposition. Captain Gareth) Kilted. The expedition returned to Ortega, burning bridges as they went to Holey Perautt, At Omega -they boarded the ship Kola, and got safely back to Kern. Poor Garstin, who had fought mag• niflcently throughout the adventtn'ous exploit, g ploit died on August 10 while tak- ing part in another expedition, Ne was killed after capturing en armour ed car, a feat that he performed with - Out assistance. Garstin was a brave soldier with all the attributes of an English gentleman, And his years' were only about twenty-eight. This, thee, the lough story. Thorn Itis been no a'itentpt to garnish it, but it wotiRl 11e 11 d111 "luragfnation that eotlld not read Into, it a story of gal. teary of which the country 111Ls every t.ot be'. otal, 9l1 yeas i Altogether the expedition lusted front,lulydt0 to August; 9—twenty-one delve of crowded adventure. Prole AtIgnst 1 to Ahgust 0 the party nral'Cl1. ed 210 verge (about 1,40 mites). Get a Packet, and Realize ThWW al 11, of Really Pure Fine Tea Tastes -like _ _ t Let's IIavo Picnitll Suppers. p meansTo longmany preparpeopleatiaonpicnic and supper work,' Half the fun Is thus spoiled and one of the mesa refreshing of' good times made nearly impossible, This can be avoided by aimple plan- ning early in the summer. Why not inaugurate picnic suppers to be en- joyed very often—not less than once. in two weeks?—which ,Will take the. place or be like little bright vaca- tions in the middle of the work days. These vacations need not make extra nor interfere with .necessary work, Especially should they not cause Mother a bit of clutter or a single. extra step. First let us plan to have on hand a supply 5 necessary equipment, This includes a- good-sized substantial basket—if you aro to drive to the woods -nook or by -the -stream -place where you like to gather. If you will' only go so fee as half a'mile to your own wooded pasture, you will like to divide the things to be carried Tinto several smaller baskets or boxes, Cardboard shoo boxes are ideal for carrying small items. If you need to get water from a spring or river, you will have to have a pail and dipper or a smaller pail with a stout string with which to let it down into the water. You will think of all these things; the point is, to have them thought out beforehand and. kept 'clean and ready where you can get at them instantly. A picnic list, writ- ten and on the wall, is good. You will need a supply like this: Lightweight( dishes which will not break easily; cups, with handles; common spoons, knives and forks; a good-sized salt -and -pepper shaker— filled; can opener; long -handled cook- ing spoon and fork; long -handled fry- ing pan; large coffee pot which can be set over open fire; a screw-top jar of sugar;. a dot of paper napkins (and do not throw them around when you have used them, to blow about un- tidily till next winter!•), A strong wire rack with legs, to set over the campfire is a mighty nice affair,' Perhaps father or brothers can rig up something of this kind. If you picnic always in one place, it can be kept hung in "a tree all sum- mer. For these 'picnic suppers, ask Mother to let you have an emergency shelf. It will come in handy too when your friends drop in—you can ask them to stay for a "bite" without Mother being worried. You will need to spend two or three dollars to got the first supply but as it will all be good food, and as you can sometimes save by buying in quantities of three or six, these extras ought not to add to the expense. On your emergency shelf then, keep a supply of things like these:' Potted meat, sardines, salmon, dried her'ring, dried beef, peanut butter (make this yourself), baked beans, canned corn and canned tomatoes (these Mother has on hand in the cellar), pickles, sweet and sour, olives, and of course Mother will let you dip into her jams and jellies. Here is a list of perishables any of which are welcome at a picnic supper: lemons, fresh fruit, salad dressing (make a quart on some rainy day when you have to stay home, and put it in the ice box), cookies, cake, "wienies," beefsteak, ham, bacon. Cheese, eggs, radishes, lettuce, green corn in season, young onions, all are "found on the farm." So are cream, sweet and sour, whipped and une whipped, and plenty of good butter. Berries, in season, can be picked the night before and put into jars with sugar. Sani'(wiches, of course, are the basis of the picnic lunch. Two kinds at one time are enough to serve; fillings and bread may be varied. They are best made just before start- ing. Cream and butter with a fork so it will spread evenly. Cut the bread about one-fourth inch thick, trim sandwiches neatly, and wrap in paraffin paper or a damp napkin to keep moist. Cooked salad dressing combines with most sandwich fillings and gives good flattest., Salads such as potato, egg, cabbage, salmon or chicken can be easily carried in glass jars. They should be thoroughly cold before starting. Fruit .salads are not satisfactory as the juice naives thein watery. • With a little practice you will soon be able to prepare liberty everything. over your open camp fire that you can cook at home on the stove -top. Potatoes may be baked in hot tithe's or fried in thegg an, Eggs cooketi p with bacon make fine hot Sandwiches, Green corn on the cob is delicious roasted at the camp fire or boiled. Spring chicken, sausage and other meats aro delicious wheneprepared .i1t the long handled fry pan, steak or bacon can be broiled. Or hot meats may be entirely dispensed with. Now, two cautions: First, bo very careful to keep your clothing from the fire and second, always remember to empty the contents out of tin cans as soon as you open the can, Novor verve salmon, sardines and the like from tins. • I have known cases of serious poisoning resulting :from eat- • .!ng meat Tecin tin cane at picnics. When the picnic lunch is over and for hems a tiL" • "Mess 1 you ,osis Out ns. 1' y. pick up all papers and leave every- thing shipshape for your next visit. I hope many of us will make this a summer of out -door living. Let tis move the dining table and eurselves to ou: porches, eat there, and there Peel potatoes, shell peas, Meek corn, mend socks. Then, just as often as possible, yeti girls get the 1011ei1- basket ready and lure the follcs into the woods for a genuine picnic outing ---where you all 03111 get a big lot of fire ndsu - pleasure our; m 1 n 1 f a eamlp per under the blessed sky. You can- not do this too often. 'fees"ieli Receie"•. 13roweios-1.8 01331 butter, 1-3 cup sugar, 1-3 cup mplaseos, 1 egg, 1 e4"A 1)00an o1' other nut meats, 1 seant cup flour, 1 level teaspoon baking powder, G°ream the butter and sugar, add =- lessee, egg and chopped nut meats anti lastly the flour and baking powd- or sifted together. Bake the cakes in small fancy pans wo11 greased, Do not hays the oven too hot. Prune and Banana Dessert -1 cup chapped, cooked prunes, 1 cup chop- ped walnut meats, 3-4 eup sugar, 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder. Mix together the eggs, well beaten, and the sugar, Sift together the flour and baking powder, mix them with the nuts and prunes and add 16 the first mixture, Bak in well greased and floured gem pans one-half hour, and serve with a fruit sauce to which has been added one sliced banana, Cheese Delights—Mix cream with 'grated cheese, season with a little red, pepper or chopped green pepper and spread on rounds of toast. Place on a tin in a rather hot oven until the cheese is slightly melted, Served with a salad, this makes an easily prepared Sunday night luncheon. p i Fish Puff—This dish mat be made from leftover fish, 'Chop the fish and mix it with an equal amount of gold mashed potato. Season with salt and pepper and a tablespoon of melted butter. Add two beaten eggs, form into cakes, cones or sausage-shaped rolls and bake in a quick oven until brown.,, Spiced Rohs -Take a piece of bread dough or baking pgwder biscuit dough, roll to one-half inch thickness. Brush generously with melted butter, and cover thickly with cinnamon, fine white sugar and raisins. Roll as you would jelly cake, then cut off slices one inch thick, and lay in a pan as biscuits and let rise. Bake twenty minutes. If baking powder dough is used, bake .immediately, Prune Goodies—Soak prunes over- night in cold water, boil until tender, not allowing them tie-break, and take out the pits, 'Grate a square of choc- olate, mix with `the beaten whites of two eggs and three tablespoons of powdered sugar. Dip prunes one by one in the mixture, and put them, without allowing them to touch, on a buttered tin. Bake ten or fifteen minutes and serve hot. 4 CHIPS FROM CHINA. curious Habits and Customs Presser ent Among the Celestials. Chinese wag their clenched fists in- stead nstead of shaking hands. A caged singing -bird takes the place of a dog in China. A Chinese bride and bridegroom wait upon their guests. The needle of a Chinese .compass points to the south. Photograps of women are very rare- ly taken in China. A Chinese clay is divided into twelve parts of two hours each. When riding, they hold the bridle in the right hand, the opposite to our custom. Paper -making from fibrous matter was first discovered by the Chinese two thousand years ago. A teacher in a private school in China is paid at the rate of about one halfpenny a day for each pupil. A church organ made of bamboo has been built at Shanghai. The notes are said to be sweeter than those of the metallic pipes. The oldest firearms were used in China, and the Chinese were fighting with guns at a time when Europeans need bows and arrows. Paper money, called "flying money," was first used by the Chinese 2097 B.C. These banknotes were called "con- venient honey," and forgeries were known in those days, Whereas we have our hair cut,• a Chinaman artillcaily lengthens his long plait, (The long plait and shaven forehead were imposed on the nation by the Mailcihl Conqueror three hun- dred years ago). Three sepal•ato invitations are usually sant to guests to Chine. The first is despatched two days before: the batlgnet, the second on the dry- itself, as a reminder, and the third nheut: 113 ]tour before the sitting-00wlr to 111e table—Clio wny or shnwln1 hole next. misty 111e \lettere eve 11u')l1114, Advnndng yours nye the glory of Chinese, unit 11 Is 011111 to In polite to suppose your Chinese repent to 10 emelt older dine hitt or her mated (tge. Actors and banlcrl'e 1113' t1111t1011 01.0131 01i31100t!lhn1n 11t lamerr'y exam inntions, levee; other iultn ht Chin ben compete, and the sinew etel emelt- Weir nee alert preamble tnendhrere. Waik Shows Character, A 11111n'a Walk li 001013 11 very }load i13(llcatclr to Ills( cher:whir, v'ulm, r1- gnliir sielia nett 1111id to dcunte a ataady, rellubin latnre, 1v1111e Je,ricy, unavee nlovenulnts !ndirat.o the re. verse, The energetic persue walks quickly and 11;111)11 sucld0nly; the (hemmer annul 0ra 11long with , slow, ithstrnfted 1111e11, Tho 1hireinhl0 nun };pea straight olload, refusing 10 (urn tinkle Dor 11 body. On the usher 111.1111 the person wilo Is ready Io etc p out of everyone's not 1 at, , • way is 1 u ((.sync tlV 1v(,11c ivtllld. Ile spay be a filleted 1vit1 too mutt courtesy The long, swinging stop usually merits tiro generous, brottdanlittlecl person, whin ho small, potty tread shows the walker to be of a moan and narrow oitnractcr, This last rule ap. plies, of course,fun' more to loon thrill to 300111011. Wooci; Black Peeing. Wood block posher, which in nive- poan cities ]sae long been the faV01'ite, is increasing' in use in Canada, dee- pile the fierelent 01nu1sy methods need by town en1!neere in laying it, 'eight. ly laid it 111 1111 III 0:0 caving material. li eau 1 r or - Mime _ o d ion Mu Black Gt ee�ll l�x?��d..,. 1�' � A 11+; REIVIINISUNCES fid' THE ROYAL ASCOT HORSERACING ON ASCOT HEATH DURING TWO CENTURIES. Stories of Sporting Kings and Queens iof England and Their Support of The King of Sports. More than two centuries have gone since Queen Anne drove on to the As- cot Heath in state to inaugurate the races on the course whin she berself had designed, and to applaud the whi- ne of "Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas." So delighted was the Royal lady with her 110W Lace -course and its suc- cess that during the brief remainder of her life, she not only attended every meeting, but took the whole ;world of rank and fashion in leer train, tuns cradling the infant in tela Royal pomp and splendor which have ever since distinguished it. It is true that after Anne's death the glory of Ascot was a little dimmed for the first two Georges were not en- thusiasts for the ."sport of kings," But under the patronage of George 1II. if blossomed into new life and still greater splendor as the resort of fas- hion, and the Mecca of horse -lovers. So popular indeed did the meeting become that it attracted not only the world of rank and of sport, but pick- pockets, swell mobsinen, and loafers by the thousand. The' common was dotted with scores of gambling -booths, in which large sums were won and lost; •wrastling matches and prize- fights for heavy stakes tools place on the course; andamong many other excitements cock -fighting could always be relied on. After Waterloo. Seldom has Ascot seen such glorious times .as .those ,when George III., ac- companted by his Queen and the many members of his family, drove on to the heath in all the rnagnificenice of Royal equipages, making their stately and triumphal progress past the long row of towerin .booths, crowded with the flower of the English nobility, the 16veliest women, and the most cele- brated personages in the kingdom, and to the thunderous applause of the thousands of more humble spectators. In the long succession of brilliant Ascot meetings not one, perhaps, shines out with such splendor as that of 1315, when, after years of bloodshed and terror, Europe was at last at peace. • All the world of rank and beauty mingled freely with the crowds, and joined in the thunders of cheers that greeted the dazzling array of Royal carriages which flowed on to the sne, First came the Czar of all the Hea- ths his gorgeous retinue; ca QucoureeCharlotte came next, followed, amid rolling thunders of applause, by the Icing of Prussia. Another ovation greeted the Prince Regent and his brother of York; but when the cry rang out "Blotches! Matcher!" the enthusiasm, strange as it seems to read to -day, of the assembled thou- sands burst all bounds. In Honor of Slutcher. Tho tumult of shouts rose in deafen- ing cresenc}o until the vary sky seem- ecl to quiver. Ladies wildly flotirlshed their handkerchiefs, Wren flung hats and umbrellas into the air; while hundreds fought and scrambled to shake the vetliran's hand, or even to toubis uniform Thoch glories of t. hat wonderful year were recalled in 1844, when the Royal procession included, not only Queen ictoria. and Prince Albert, but Nich- olls T, of Russia, ;inti the Xing of $(toed)'. ;" drtight1lt was Nicholas with the 01('c' 0nr the Gold Cup, which was W011 he t,nivi Alberinnrle's colt by inches, tater a terrific ntek-ind-meek struggle with Commits that ho,offered' to pre - Mit n pinto worth 4900 to take rho p11,t of the Cup, mid to be known ns 111n i11Sre1'111." .1me1.i10111'od1sl(fter 11year in the Ascot p111tutdttr' W15 1863, which was made memereblo by the presence of the Prime or Wales with his throe -months bride. t1,1 rapturous," We are told, "was t110 cheortng that the Princess' eyes brinmied with ten's, which struggled tor supremacy with tier smiles," Falco War Work. Senator Sherman sat at a dimer party: "Note that tho War is over, we can freely 11phrnid the false wnr worker. The Eike war worker WAS legion, You tate, hoard, perhaps, the story about the grocer? 1 grocer, back in 1015 or 1016 was sanding 111s sugar With his errand hay's help, "Tito errand' boy, lifting a scoopful of sand. asked: "'Tim b until proportion, sir?' "'No, Joseph, of course not,' the grocer replied etornty. ''Cho usual proportion in days like these, Joseph? Joseph, where's your patriotism?' "Then 110 sighed and added: "'Only half the 1rs11111 p5'011ortipll of send, Soeoph—oniy halt the usual pro- portion as long as our gallant troops at the front have such need of sand- bags." e oil can be used for or household purposes as nn economy. QUEEN MOTHER'S FLORA GARDEN • SCENE OF RARE BEAUTY AP SANDRINGHAM HOUSE. Queen Alexandra's Favorite Flowers Are Roses and Violets—Kitchen Garden Covera 24,Acres. King George has many gardens worthy of the regal palaces of which they are the setting, but none, so per• fest in its beauty and its peace as that of Sandringham House, beloved by Queen Alexandra. Standing on the terrace -front, the eye rests on a scene of rare beauty, Isere are no''geometrical beds of gor- geous mosaic," no groups of statuary— In fact, none of the meretricious de- vices of so-called "grand" gardens. The velvety turf descends in shal- low slopes to the lake, its blue sur- face dotted with tiny islands whose trees are mirrored in the water. There the lake narrows until a pretty rustic bridge is able to stride across it; and farther on it diminishes into a stream, trickling through purple heather and fringes of feathery bamboos, while over all are the singing of birds and the soothing cry of the wood -pigeon Where Wild Flowers Reign. But sweet as the picture is, and restful beyond expression, it is not here that Queen Alexandra finds her chief delight Her favorite haunt is a certain wild garden into 10111011 the scientific gardener never ventures. Here grow in luxuriant profusion all the wild flowers which ere loves so well; and here in spring are golden beds of primroses, which she gathers in handfuls to send to her friends or to fill the vases in her boudoir. We must ramble farther into the parts -to reach the most enchant;?1g, part of the King's garden, which in summer -time is -a perfect revel of roses. The Queen's favorites are pink China roses; and of the variety Arnto- sa there are no fewer than 20,000 plants. So prolific have they proved that, from a single bank four feet high, no -fewer than 10,000 blooms'have been, taken in one morning, But, although the Queen's favorite flowers are roses, she has also a pas- sion for violets of every lure, to the raising of which 200 feet of grass is devoted. The kitchen garden alone covers twenty-four acres, of which night are devoted to potatoes; and from this garden, it is said, two bushels of spin- ach are gathered every day all the year round. The Great Wall of China. The great wall of China is one of the wonders of the world and has endured for many more than two thousand years. It was" constructed ill the reign of Chi Hoang Pi, is 1,500 mites long, twenty feet Vigil and of an average thickness of twenty-five feet. In many places there are huge towers and the Wall is re -enforced with blocks of granite. A great many men, forced by the cruel emperor to work on tho wall, perished of the hardships they were forced to endure. Every third man it the empire was drafted to help in its construction and 400,000 died before it was finished. Vie- .tea" r YOU GE VALUE, r LUE 7 ANEPERNMENT CUABANTEI OFN T " \? 24 O4Q 164 CLAN ICS Hit r Undc Rd1 g: ' to �1. rstallthng eeDY-- Y7lean essi h —o -ter Houghton r4Uhla CO. Published n with shal aiTangenlellt wit. Thee, Allen, Toronto • CIXAPTEl'i IX.--(Oont'd.). His father greeted him cordially, awl with no surprise in voice orMan- nee, which viers what Burke had ex- pected, inasmuch - as he had again fallen into the way of spending fre- (luent evenings at the old home. To- night, however, Burke hinmself was constrained tined and ill at ease, His jaw was still firmly set and his head was still high; bat his heart was begin- ning to fail him, and his mind was full of :questionings. How would his father take it,— this this proposition to stay all night? IIe would understand something of what it meant, He could not help but understand. But what would he say? IIow would he act? Would he say in actions, if not in words, that dreaded "I told you so"? Would it unseal his lips on a subject so long tabooed, and set him into a lengthy dissertation on the foolishness of his son's mar- riage? Burke believed that, as 11e felt now, the could not stand that; but he could stand less easily going back to the Dale Street flat that night. He could go to a hotel, of Bourse. But he did not want to do that. Ile wanted date. •iiut he did not want dad—to talk. "how's the baby?" asked John Denby, as Burke 'dropped himself into a chair on the cool, quiet ver- andah, "I thought elle was not look- ing very well' the last time Helen wheeled her up here." Always John Denby's first inquiry now was for his little granlldaughtel'. "Eh? The baby? Oh, she—she'sall right.' That is"—Burke paused for a shortaaugh—"she's well," John Denby took his cigar from his lips and turned 'sharply. "Bat she's not—all right?" Burke laughed again. "Oh, yes, she's all right, too, I suppose," he retorted, a bit grimly. "But she was=er—humph! . Well, I'll tell you." And he gave a graphic description of his return homethat night. 'Jove, what a mess!—and ink, too," ejaculated John Denby, with more than a tinge of sympathy in his voice. "How'd she ever manage to clean it up?" Burke shrugged his shoulders. "Ask me something easy. I don't know, I'm sure. I cleared out." "Without—your dinner?" John Denby asked the question after a very brief, but very tense, silence. "My dinner—I got in the square." Burke's lips snapped together again tight shut. John Denby said .nothing. His eyes were .gravely fix- ed on the glowing tip of the cigar in his hand. Burke cleared his throat and hesi- tated. He had not intended to ask his question quite so soon; but sud- denly he was consumed with an over- whelming desire to speak out and get it over. He cleared his throat again. 'Dad—would you mind—my sleep- ing here to -night? It's just that I — I want a good night's sleep, .for once," he plunged on hurriedly, in answer to a swift something that he -saw leap to his father's eyes. "And I can't get it there—with the baby and all.'' There was a perceptible pause. Then, steadily, and with easy cor- diality, came John Denby's reply. "Why, certainly, my boy. I'm glad to h•ar'e' ou. Pll ring at once For Benton to see that—that your old room is made ready for you," he added, .torching a push-button 'near his chair. Later, when Benton. had come and gone, with his kindly old face alight and eager, Burke braced himself for what he thought was inevitable. Something would dome, sof course. The only question was, what would it he? But nothing came—that is, nothing in the nature of. what Burke had ex- pected. John, Denby, after Benton had left the verandah, turned to his son with a pleasant casual— "Ol,, Brett was saying to -day that the K. & 0. people had granted as an extension of time on that bridge contract." "Er—yes," plunged in Burke warm- ly. And with the words, every taut nerve rind muscle in his body relaxed as if cut in twain.. It came later, though, whe,Ct he hard ceased to look for it. It came just as he was thinking of saying good- night. "It has occurred to me, son," broached John Denby, after a short pause, "that Helen may be tired and in sere need of a rest" Burke caught his breath, and held it a moment suspended. When bo - fore had his father mentioned Helen, save to speak of he,, casually in con- nection with the baby? "Er.—er—y-yes, very :likely," he stammered, a sudden vision coming to hire of Helen as he had seen her on the floor in the midst of the inky chaos a short time before, "You're not the only one that isn't fleeing the present state of affairs a —a bed of roses, Burke; said John Denby then. "Er--all—n-no," muttered the amazed husband. In his saes now' rang Helen's—"Maybe you think II ain't tired of working and pinching and slaving!" Involuntarily lie shiv-l erect and glanced at his father—dad could not, of course, have heard! "I have a plan to propose," an- nounced John Denby quietly, after e moment's silence. "As I said, I think Helen needs a rest—and a chap e. , I've seen quite a little of her since the baby came, you know, and I've noticed—mane things. I will send her •a sheds 3or ten thousand dollars tomorrow if she will take the baby. and go away for a title --say, to her old home for a visit, But there is one other condition," he continued, lifting a quick hand to •silence Burkeet exeltetl interruption."I, need a rest and change myself. I should like to to A go atska again; and I'd like to have yoti go with me. Will you go?" Burke sprang to ;lie fent and began to pace up and clown the wide ver- andah. ((From boyhood 13uko had always "thrashed things out" on his fee(%)} Per a full minute now he said noilhieg. Then, abruptly ,h0 stopped and wheeled about, %rte face Was very 'white. "Dad I can't, It soe,n too much like --like---" "No, it isn't lh the leastlikequite ging, or run away," supplied doh31 Denby, s fig unerringly 114 rwn's ou'ie net quitting at all. I'm asking yotl to go. Indeed, I'mrt begging you bo go, Burke. I want •yo'u, I need you. Pin not an old man, I know; but I feel Pike one. Theselast two years have not been —er—a'bed of roses far me, either," In spite of a certain lightness in hie words, the man's voice shook a little, 'Pd'on't think you know, boy, how your old da'd' leas—missed you," "Don't I? V I can—guess." Burke wheeled and resumed hie nervous striae. The words, as he -flung 'them put, were at once a challenge and an admission. '"But—Helen—" He stopped shoot, waiting. "I've answered that. I've told you, Helen needs a rest and a change." Again bo the distraught intsband's ears came the echo of _a' woman's wailing—"Maybe you think I ain't tired of working and pinching and slaving—" "Then you don't think Helen will feel that I'm running away?" A growing hope was in his eyes, but has brow still carried its frown of doubt. "Not If she has a check for—ten thousand dollars," replied John !An - by, a bit grimly, . Burke winced. A painful red reached his forehead. "It is, indeed, a. large sum, sir,— too large," he resented, with sudden stiffness. "Thank you; but I'm afraid we can't accept it, anter all." John . Denby saw his mistake at once; but he did not make the second mistake of showing it. "Nonsense!" he laughed lightly, with fso sign of the sudden panic of fear within him lest the look on his s'on's face meant the downfall of all his plans. t'I made it large purpose- ly. Remember, I'm borrowing her husband for a season; and she needs some recompense! Besides, it'll mean a playd'ay for herself. You'll not be so unjust to Helen as to refuse her the means to enjoy that!—not that she'll spend it all for that, of course. But it will be a comfortable feeling to know that Nile has it." arlefl eou$e," hesitated Iiuxteo,(To11 f ;lie continued,) NOT BLOODTHIRSTY. Bloodhound ie Not a p'eroclous area'' ture ae Generally Supposed, The bloodhound aa Ito flame would intlteate, rtes always borne a reputa- tion fpr ferocity and relentteeenees. As a platter of fact, the bloodhound Is not a ferocious creature, although it is not at all averse to "man tracking:, Indeed, it possesses remarkable na- tural qualifications. for hunting hu- mans. It has great speed, great scent- ing powers and, unlike the foxhound, strong perseverance oil an original line. It has been suggested that its natural enjoyment of the pursuit of plan' has been •trensntittetti to it through a long line of crimindl hunt- ing ancestors, Luckily, however, this zest for man -tracking does not degen- erate into lidense ancl, although many popular =errata state that "the only chance for man or beast hunted by the blood hound is to take to the water," it does not follow that blood- hounds will injure their prey when he is caught, On the contrary, once the tracking is at an end the bloodhounds evince little interest In the object of it save tie sniff in an endeavor to as- sure themselves that they have the right span. The bloodhound has played a pro- minent part in history from the very earliest tinges, and he is a familiar figure in fiction. One of these..hounds forms the principal character in Sir Edwin Laadseer's celebrated picture "Dignity and Impudence," Gave Son Surname. e It is well known that the name meaning "son" in certain languages, such as Fitz or Mac, was prefixed to the Christian name of the father to give the son a surname, and 0 to give one to the grandson, and thus we have the names Fitzgerald, MaoDonough, O'Brien and many others. The his- tory of literature and art furnishes many examples of men who abandon- ed the namo..of their youth and chose the one made illustrous by their writ- ings or paintings. BOLD ARCHANGEL DASH PROVED BRITISH PLUCK AND FORTITUDE Ruse Enabled Gallant Colonel Thornhill, British Leader, to Land at Onega and Was Followed by Thrilling Hand -to -Hand Battle With Bolshevist Trio. Andrew Soutar, the novelist, author of "Chosen of the' Gods," "Broken'Lad- tiers,' "The Island of Test" and other books, sends the following/on the first dash on Archangel, the message being front Archangels dated May 4: Much of the story that follows has been taken from cold,. official .records, but it was my, fortune to meet one or two of the men who figure in It. I am not disturbed by the knowledge that this adventure happened a year ago; that which amazes pie is that it has not been told before, since it adds a page to the text -books from which children are taught to be proud of their heritage, In July' of last year—on the 19th— the Bolshevists were in possession of Archangel. An expedition was on its way down the White Sea, with the in- teution-of effecting a landing. Major- General Pools was in Murmansk, four or five1lmncired 'miles north,,,and with hint was Colonel Thornhill, It was re- solved to rnalce an attempt to cut the railway at Oberserzki, southwest of. Archangel, se as to hamper the retreat of the Bolshevists if they should be driven out of Archangel by the landing force, then on its way. Colonel Thorn- hill Kul to come down the peninsula as far as Kon1 and choose his route from that port. Thera were some thousands of Bolshevists in Archangel, but the force that left Murmansk com- prised the colonel, Captain J. J. Hitch- ing, M.C., second in command, and Second Lieutenant C. S. Richards, as interpreter, few British N.C,O.'s, six Slava-British privates (ex -Russian of- ficers), and two other British officers. They traveled by rail •to Kent, where two peasants joined them as recruits; four days later fifteen ex -Russian sol- diers joined the expedition, then forty- seven Serbians were obtained, the total_ being eighty-nine officers and men. A Valiant British Officer, Just when the force was about to move away Captain Dennis N. Gars - tin, of the Tenth Hussars, made his ap- pearanOs. He came In rags and with health undermined, for 116 had nude his escape from. Moscow, hundreds of miles south, had walked most of the - distance and would have been sent home from Murmansk if he had reach ed-tltat'port. But he learned of this adventure toward Archangel. and beg- ged Colonel Thornhill to include him in the party. At first the colonel refused,, but Garstin insisted that with his knowledge of the country he might be of great assistance. H0 was taken. He proved his worth. Out here they speak of Garstin as a mat; wort). while. • IIe is asleep in the cemetery of Archangel, but he left behind a re- cord of traditional valor. At ICam the party embal'Iced on the Michael Archangel, a boat belonging to the mogiks of Solovetsky, anti woro accotnpanietl by the trawler Sarpedon. 1 In thebay the Ila 1 vwas �, t lcnn gdown. and the red ono oc revolution hoisted. On board the monies' boat there was suspicion of the Russian pilot. Colonel Thornhill, Who speaks Russian like a roti never left the man's nativo, ', no'ans side; it tlidre was to be treachery the 'pilot would be the first to pay the price. Omega was reached, and here the real drama began. The town was In the hands of tho iialsheviete. Tho boat made fiat to tht, pier; bn shore, a Bolshevist guard of three or four 111e awaited n tv ,od 11br, ThC 'Colonel dis- guises himself as a Ittissthn soldiery ordered the whole of hie party to stay below, and leaning carelessly over the t'tlll answered the questions of the gitard. WM this the d111itlts' boat bringing food? It was, They laughed and jested. The colonel stepped hack into the alleyway, dropped his dis- guise, and in the uniform of a British staff officer, leaped„ ashore. The at- tack was so sudden that,the guard lost its head. Ono lunged at Thornhill with his bayonet, but the colonel' par- ried the blow with his arm and shot the' man through the head, Hand -to -Hand Encounter. Aroused by the firing, the party be - IoW deck disobeyed orders and came up. Tho colonel was engaged, ar;le- handed, with three Bolshevists. One of them raised his rifle and fired, but an ex -Russian officer, Ouschakov, leaped between Thornhill and the rifle; he took the bullet in the arm. Quickly, the gallant little party form- ed its plan of campaign; one or two of the guard had escaped to give the allarn5 'and by 6 a.m. street fighting was in progress and machine glues were rattling. Pour cardinal points were seleleted by Thornhill, and by 11 a,n1. resistance was over. There had been a force of ninety Bolshevists in the town, under the leadership of Popoff, an ex -sailor. Our losses were one.killed and ono wound- ed; the Bolshevists lost one killed and had two wounded. Thornhill's party took sixty prisoners, three machine guns, 300 rifles and a large•quantity of ammunition. Popoff escaped. Then the expedition was resumed. On toward Korelskaya! Near here was found the body of LieutenantMir- kievitcll, of the Polish army; he had been on his way to join"the allied forces at Archangel and had been shot from behind by a Bolshevist. - From the village of Korelskaya, the expedition was able to get into tele- graphic communication , with Arch- angel, and learned that British troops had not yet been landed. Pressing an, a forest was reached, and tile con- voy had no sooner entered than it was fired on by the Bolshevists. The wo- men drivers shrieked in terror,' the horses bolted, and valuable tuns was lost before the whole could be reform- ed. Severe hand-to-hand fighting Oc- curred in this forest, but It was even worse at Cllunovo, where the convoy sahib into conflict with 350 Bolshe- vists., There were six hours of hard fighting, and that atter the party had marched all night; the difficulties for the officers were inGt'eased by the polygot nature of the little ,party, but ten of thlp enemy were killed and twenty-five wounded; casualties to the expedition were five haled, Moan- wh11e,.leritish troops arrived at the port and landed practically, without opposition. Captain Gareth) Kilted. The expedition returned to Ortega, burning bridges as they went to Holey Perautt, At Omega -they boarded the ship Kola, and got safely back to Kern. Poor Garstin, who had fought mag• niflcently throughout the adventtn'ous exploit, g ploit died on August 10 while tak- ing part in another expedition, Ne was killed after capturing en armour ed car, a feat that he performed with - Out assistance. Garstin was a brave soldier with all the attributes of an English gentleman, And his years' were only about twenty-eight. This, thee, the lough story. Thorn Itis been no a'itentpt to garnish it, but it wotiRl 11e 11 d111 "luragfnation that eotlld not read Into, it a story of gal. teary of which the country 111Ls every t.ot be'. otal, 9l1 yeas i Altogether the expedition lusted front,lulydt0 to August; 9—twenty-one delve of crowded adventure. Prole AtIgnst 1 to Ahgust 0 the party nral'Cl1. ed 210 verge (about 1,40 mites). Get a Packet, and Realize ThWW al 11, of Really Pure Fine Tea Tastes -like _ _ t Let's IIavo Picnitll Suppers. p meansTo longmany preparpeopleatiaonpicnic and supper work,' Half the fun Is thus spoiled and one of the mesa refreshing of' good times made nearly impossible, This can be avoided by aimple plan- ning early in the summer. Why not inaugurate picnic suppers to be en- joyed very often—not less than once. in two weeks?—which ,Will take the. place or be like little bright vaca- tions in the middle of the work days. These vacations need not make extra nor interfere with .necessary work, Especially should they not cause Mother a bit of clutter or a single. extra step. First let us plan to have on hand a supply 5 necessary equipment, This includes a- good-sized substantial basket—if you aro to drive to the woods -nook or by -the -stream -place where you like to gather. If you will' only go so fee as half a'mile to your own wooded pasture, you will like to divide the things to be carried Tinto several smaller baskets or boxes, Cardboard shoo boxes are ideal for carrying small items. If you need to get water from a spring or river, you will have to have a pail and dipper or a smaller pail with a stout string with which to let it down into the water. You will think of all these things; the point is, to have them thought out beforehand and. kept 'clean and ready where you can get at them instantly. A picnic list, writ- ten and on the wall, is good. You will need a supply like this: Lightweight( dishes which will not break easily; cups, with handles; common spoons, knives and forks; a good-sized salt -and -pepper shaker— filled; can opener; long -handled cook- ing spoon and fork; long -handled fry- ing pan; large coffee pot which can be set over open fire; a screw-top jar of sugar;. a dot of paper napkins (and do not throw them around when you have used them, to blow about un- tidily till next winter!•), A strong wire rack with legs, to set over the campfire is a mighty nice affair,' Perhaps father or brothers can rig up something of this kind. If you picnic always in one place, it can be kept hung in "a tree all sum- mer. For these 'picnic suppers, ask Mother to let you have an emergency shelf. It will come in handy too when your friends drop in—you can ask them to stay for a "bite" without Mother being worried. You will need to spend two or three dollars to got the first supply but as it will all be good food, and as you can sometimes save by buying in quantities of three or six, these extras ought not to add to the expense. On your emergency shelf then, keep a supply of things like these:' Potted meat, sardines, salmon, dried her'ring, dried beef, peanut butter (make this yourself), baked beans, canned corn and canned tomatoes (these Mother has on hand in the cellar), pickles, sweet and sour, olives, and of course Mother will let you dip into her jams and jellies. Here is a list of perishables any of which are welcome at a picnic supper: lemons, fresh fruit, salad dressing (make a quart on some rainy day when you have to stay home, and put it in the ice box), cookies, cake, "wienies," beefsteak, ham, bacon. Cheese, eggs, radishes, lettuce, green corn in season, young onions, all are "found on the farm." So are cream, sweet and sour, whipped and une whipped, and plenty of good butter. Berries, in season, can be picked the night before and put into jars with sugar. Sani'(wiches, of course, are the basis of the picnic lunch. Two kinds at one time are enough to serve; fillings and bread may be varied. They are best made just before start- ing. Cream and butter with a fork so it will spread evenly. Cut the bread about one-fourth inch thick, trim sandwiches neatly, and wrap in paraffin paper or a damp napkin to keep moist. Cooked salad dressing combines with most sandwich fillings and gives good flattest., Salads such as potato, egg, cabbage, salmon or chicken can be easily carried in glass jars. They should be thoroughly cold before starting. Fruit .salads are not satisfactory as the juice naives thein watery. • With a little practice you will soon be able to prepare liberty everything. over your open camp fire that you can cook at home on the stove -top. Potatoes may be baked in hot tithe's or fried in thegg an, Eggs cooketi p with bacon make fine hot Sandwiches, Green corn on the cob is delicious roasted at the camp fire or boiled. Spring chicken, sausage and other meats aro delicious wheneprepared .i1t the long handled fry pan, steak or bacon can be broiled. Or hot meats may be entirely dispensed with. Now, two cautions: First, bo very careful to keep your clothing from the fire and second, always remember to empty the contents out of tin cans as soon as you open the can, Novor verve salmon, sardines and the like from tins. • I have known cases of serious poisoning resulting :from eat- • .!ng meat Tecin tin cane at picnics. When the picnic lunch is over and for hems a tiL" • "Mess 1 you ,osis Out ns. 1' y. pick up all papers and leave every- thing shipshape for your next visit. I hope many of us will make this a summer of out -door living. Let tis move the dining table and eurselves to ou: porches, eat there, and there Peel potatoes, shell peas, Meek corn, mend socks. Then, just as often as possible, yeti girls get the 1011ei1- basket ready and lure the follcs into the woods for a genuine picnic outing ---where you all 03111 get a big lot of fire ndsu - pleasure our; m 1 n 1 f a eamlp per under the blessed sky. You can- not do this too often. 'fees"ieli Receie"•. 13roweios-1.8 01331 butter, 1-3 cup sugar, 1-3 cup mplaseos, 1 egg, 1 e4"A 1)00an o1' other nut meats, 1 seant cup flour, 1 level teaspoon baking powder, G°ream the butter and sugar, add =- lessee, egg and chopped nut meats anti lastly the flour and baking powd- or sifted together. Bake the cakes in small fancy pans wo11 greased, Do not hays the oven too hot. Prune and Banana Dessert -1 cup chapped, cooked prunes, 1 cup chop- ped walnut meats, 3-4 eup sugar, 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder. Mix together the eggs, well beaten, and the sugar, Sift together the flour and baking powder, mix them with the nuts and prunes and add 16 the first mixture, Bak in well greased and floured gem pans one-half hour, and serve with a fruit sauce to which has been added one sliced banana, Cheese Delights—Mix cream with 'grated cheese, season with a little red, pepper or chopped green pepper and spread on rounds of toast. Place on a tin in a rather hot oven until the cheese is slightly melted, Served with a salad, this makes an easily prepared Sunday night luncheon. p i Fish Puff—This dish mat be made from leftover fish, 'Chop the fish and mix it with an equal amount of gold mashed potato. Season with salt and pepper and a tablespoon of melted butter. Add two beaten eggs, form into cakes, cones or sausage-shaped rolls and bake in a quick oven until brown.,, Spiced Rohs -Take a piece of bread dough or baking pgwder biscuit dough, roll to one-half inch thickness. Brush generously with melted butter, and cover thickly with cinnamon, fine white sugar and raisins. Roll as you would jelly cake, then cut off slices one inch thick, and lay in a pan as biscuits and let rise. Bake twenty minutes. If baking powder dough is used, bake .immediately, Prune Goodies—Soak prunes over- night in cold water, boil until tender, not allowing them tie-break, and take out the pits, 'Grate a square of choc- olate, mix with `the beaten whites of two eggs and three tablespoons of powdered sugar. Dip prunes one by one in the mixture, and put them, without allowing them to touch, on a buttered tin. Bake ten or fifteen minutes and serve hot. 4 CHIPS FROM CHINA. curious Habits and Customs Presser ent Among the Celestials. Chinese wag their clenched fists in- stead nstead of shaking hands. A caged singing -bird takes the place of a dog in China. A Chinese bride and bridegroom wait upon their guests. The needle of a Chinese .compass points to the south. Photograps of women are very rare- ly taken in China. A Chinese clay is divided into twelve parts of two hours each. When riding, they hold the bridle in the right hand, the opposite to our custom. Paper -making from fibrous matter was first discovered by the Chinese two thousand years ago. A teacher in a private school in China is paid at the rate of about one halfpenny a day for each pupil. A church organ made of bamboo has been built at Shanghai. The notes are said to be sweeter than those of the metallic pipes. The oldest firearms were used in China, and the Chinese were fighting with guns at a time when Europeans need bows and arrows. Paper money, called "flying money," was first used by the Chinese 2097 B.C. These banknotes were called "con- venient honey," and forgeries were known in those days, Whereas we have our hair cut,• a Chinaman artillcaily lengthens his long plait, (The long plait and shaven forehead were imposed on the nation by the Mailcihl Conqueror three hun- dred years ago). Three sepal•ato invitations are usually sant to guests to Chine. The first is despatched two days before: the batlgnet, the second on the dry- itself, as a reminder, and the third nheut: 113 ]tour before the sitting-00wlr to 111e table—Clio wny or shnwln1 hole next. misty 111e \lettere eve 11u')l1114, Advnndng yours nye the glory of Chinese, unit 11 Is 011111 to In polite to suppose your Chinese repent to 10 emelt older dine hitt or her mated (tge. Actors and banlcrl'e 1113' t1111t1011 01.0131 01i31100t!lhn1n 11t lamerr'y exam inntions, levee; other iultn ht Chin ben compete, and the sinew etel emelt- Weir nee alert preamble tnendhrere. Waik Shows Character, A 11111n'a Walk li 001013 11 very }load i13(llcatclr to Ills( cher:whir, v'ulm, r1- gnliir sielia nett 1111id to dcunte a ataady, rellubin latnre, 1v1111e Je,ricy, unavee nlovenulnts !ndirat.o the re. verse, The energetic persue walks quickly and 11;111)11 sucld0nly; the (hemmer annul 0ra 11long with , slow, ithstrnfted 1111e11, Tho 1hireinhl0 nun };pea straight olload, refusing 10 (urn tinkle Dor 11 body. On the usher 111.1111 the person wilo Is ready Io etc p out of everyone's not 1 at, , • way is 1 u ((.sync tlV 1v(,11c ivtllld. Ile spay be a filleted 1vit1 too mutt courtesy The long, swinging stop usually merits tiro generous, brottdanlittlecl person, whin ho small, potty tread shows the walker to be of a moan and narrow oitnractcr, This last rule ap. plies, of course,fun' more to loon thrill to 300111011. Wooci; Black Peeing. Wood block posher, which in nive- poan cities ]sae long been the faV01'ite, is increasing' in use in Canada, dee- pile the fierelent 01nu1sy methods need by town en1!neere in laying it, 'eight. ly laid it 111 1111 III 0:0 caving material. li eau 1 r or - Mime _ o d ion Mu Black Gt ee�ll l�x?��d..,. 1�' � A 11+; REIVIINISUNCES fid' THE ROYAL ASCOT HORSERACING ON ASCOT HEATH DURING TWO CENTURIES. Stories of Sporting Kings and Queens iof England and Their Support of The King of Sports. More than two centuries have gone since Queen Anne drove on to the As- cot Heath in state to inaugurate the races on the course whin she berself had designed, and to applaud the whi- ne of "Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas." So delighted was the Royal lady with her 110W Lace -course and its suc- cess that during the brief remainder of her life, she not only attended every meeting, but took the whole ;world of rank and fashion in leer train, tuns cradling the infant in tela Royal pomp and splendor which have ever since distinguished it. It is true that after Anne's death the glory of Ascot was a little dimmed for the first two Georges were not en- thusiasts for the ."sport of kings," But under the patronage of George 1II. if blossomed into new life and still greater splendor as the resort of fas- hion, and the Mecca of horse -lovers. So popular indeed did the meeting become that it attracted not only the world of rank and of sport, but pick- pockets, swell mobsinen, and loafers by the thousand. The' common was dotted with scores of gambling -booths, in which large sums were won and lost; •wrastling matches and prize- fights for heavy stakes tools place on the course; andamong many other excitements cock -fighting could always be relied on. After Waterloo. Seldom has Ascot seen such glorious times .as .those ,when George III., ac- companted by his Queen and the many members of his family, drove on to the heath in all the rnagnificenice of Royal equipages, making their stately and triumphal progress past the long row of towerin .booths, crowded with the flower of the English nobility, the 16veliest women, and the most cele- brated personages in the kingdom, and to the thunderous applause of the thousands of more humble spectators. In the long succession of brilliant Ascot meetings not one, perhaps, shines out with such splendor as that of 1315, when, after years of bloodshed and terror, Europe was at last at peace. • All the world of rank and beauty mingled freely with the crowds, and joined in the thunders of cheers that greeted the dazzling array of Royal carriages which flowed on to the sne, First came the Czar of all the Hea- ths his gorgeous retinue; ca QucoureeCharlotte came next, followed, amid rolling thunders of applause, by the Icing of Prussia. Another ovation greeted the Prince Regent and his brother of York; but when the cry rang out "Blotches! Matcher!" the enthusiasm, strange as it seems to read to -day, of the assembled thou- sands burst all bounds. In Honor of Slutcher. Tho tumult of shouts rose in deafen- ing cresenc}o until the vary sky seem- ecl to quiver. Ladies wildly flotirlshed their handkerchiefs, Wren flung hats and umbrellas into the air; while hundreds fought and scrambled to shake the vetliran's hand, or even to toubis uniform Thoch glories of t. hat wonderful year were recalled in 1844, when the Royal procession included, not only Queen ictoria. and Prince Albert, but Nich- olls T, of Russia, ;inti the Xing of $(toed)'. ;" drtight1lt was Nicholas with the 01('c' 0nr the Gold Cup, which was W011 he t,nivi Alberinnrle's colt by inches, tater a terrific ntek-ind-meek struggle with Commits that ho,offered' to pre - Mit n pinto worth 4900 to take rho p11,t of the Cup, mid to be known ns 111n i11Sre1'111." .1me1.i10111'od1sl(fter 11year in the Ascot p111tutdttr' W15 1863, which was made memereblo by the presence of the Prime or Wales with his throe -months bride. t1,1 rapturous," We are told, "was t110 cheortng that the Princess' eyes brinmied with ten's, which struggled tor supremacy with tier smiles," Falco War Work. Senator Sherman sat at a dimer party: "Note that tho War is over, we can freely 11phrnid the false wnr worker. The Eike war worker WAS legion, You tate, hoard, perhaps, the story about the grocer? 1 grocer, back in 1015 or 1016 was sanding 111s sugar With his errand hay's help, "Tito errand' boy, lifting a scoopful of sand. asked: "'Tim b until proportion, sir?' "'No, Joseph, of course not,' the grocer replied etornty. ''Cho usual proportion in days like these, Joseph? Joseph, where's your patriotism?' "Then 110 sighed and added: "'Only half the 1rs11111 p5'011ortipll of send, Soeoph—oniy halt the usual pro- portion as long as our gallant troops at the front have such need of sand- bags." e oil can be used for or household purposes as nn economy. QUEEN MOTHER'S FLORA GARDEN • SCENE OF RARE BEAUTY AP SANDRINGHAM HOUSE. Queen Alexandra's Favorite Flowers Are Roses and Violets—Kitchen Garden Covera 24,Acres. King George has many gardens worthy of the regal palaces of which they are the setting, but none, so per• fest in its beauty and its peace as that of Sandringham House, beloved by Queen Alexandra. Standing on the terrace -front, the eye rests on a scene of rare beauty, Isere are no''geometrical beds of gor- geous mosaic," no groups of statuary— In fact, none of the meretricious de- vices of so-called "grand" gardens. The velvety turf descends in shal- low slopes to the lake, its blue sur- face dotted with tiny islands whose trees are mirrored in the water. There the lake narrows until a pretty rustic bridge is able to stride across it; and farther on it diminishes into a stream, trickling through purple heather and fringes of feathery bamboos, while over all are the singing of birds and the soothing cry of the wood -pigeon Where Wild Flowers Reign. But sweet as the picture is, and restful beyond expression, it is not here that Queen Alexandra finds her chief delight Her favorite haunt is a certain wild garden into 10111011 the scientific gardener never ventures. Here grow in luxuriant profusion all the wild flowers which ere loves so well; and here in spring are golden beds of primroses, which she gathers in handfuls to send to her friends or to fill the vases in her boudoir. We must ramble farther into the parts -to reach the most enchant;?1g, part of the King's garden, which in summer -time is -a perfect revel of roses. The Queen's favorites are pink China roses; and of the variety Arnto- sa there are no fewer than 20,000 plants. So prolific have they proved that, from a single bank four feet high, no -fewer than 10,000 blooms'have been, taken in one morning, But, although the Queen's favorite flowers are roses, she has also a pas- sion for violets of every lure, to the raising of which 200 feet of grass is devoted. The kitchen garden alone covers twenty-four acres, of which night are devoted to potatoes; and from this garden, it is said, two bushels of spin- ach are gathered every day all the year round. The Great Wall of China. The great wall of China is one of the wonders of the world and has endured for many more than two thousand years. It was" constructed ill the reign of Chi Hoang Pi, is 1,500 mites long, twenty feet Vigil and of an average thickness of twenty-five feet. In many places there are huge towers and the Wall is re -enforced with blocks of granite. A great many men, forced by the cruel emperor to work on tho wall, perished of the hardships they were forced to endure. Every third man it the empire was drafted to help in its construction and 400,000 died before it was finished. Vie- .tea" r YOU GE VALUE, r LUE 7 ANEPERNMENT CUABANTEI OFN T " \? 24 O4Q 164 CLAN ICS Hit