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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1919-11-27, Page 640.1.10 Money - ,Saying t;< i1'�A , A Bottle of Bovril in the kitchen will cut: a' down butcher's bills. It enormously creases the, nourishing value of food -••-in fact, its body beilciing powers have been proved teal to twenty times the amount taliren. It must be Bovril. Cu. Culls For the Emergency •Shelf,t Safeguard Little ChiId'ren to Avoid Now that the flocks have been led; chickens thab ere not to be killed for immediate consumption shouldbe canned, providing excellent material'' with 'which to fill empty fruit and vegetable jail and stcekiug up -the emergency shelf at the cane tint, Why keep on feeding a boarder hen when, with a little labor, she can be converted into a toothsome dish whicll can be stored and kept in readiness to eerye at a moment's notice?' An old fowl weighing four to five poundsmay be used for chicken soup, Witlfit use three quarts of cold wgtee, one leek, two or three branches of celery, one or We parrots, one turnip, salt end pepper to.—ta;Jte,, Whopped parsley. Clean the chicken carefully and cut in pieces. P`.ace. in a kettle and pour the three quarts of cold water on it. be made in a basket, a box oe' a Cook slowly or simmer until the bureau drawer, few mothersare too chicken is tender, ,,If the above -men- poor to provide for their children's boned vegetables :can. be 'had, tis comfort and safety in this way. these into a "'bouquet" and let boil-ia As children turn toward a fire as with themeat about one hour before a plant turns 'toward the •soar, itis the meat, is done, Remove the meat, never safe to leave them alone' with cut from t1Ye bones, dice, return to the an unprotected flame, for, as a rule, soup and can with it. Add salt and, whenever children's clothes take fire, pepper to taste, and,.if the vegetables 'the grown-ups are' either absent or can not be had, the flavor may be int- are looking theother way. proved by crushing a teaspoonful of celery seed and boiling dt with the soup. Fill while boiling hot into cane,. add a little finely chopped parsley to each can; cap,tip, and process: No. 2 cans forty-five minutes at 250 deg. F ex fifteen pounds of steam pres- Accidents, Nearly all of the household eeel dents -which. befall the little ones are avoidable, yet the coronet's, records show how numerous these accidents are. First in the list comes scalding. Painful, disfiguring end ofttimee fatal eases occur when a vessel of bulling liquid is left within reach of little stands. • • -- • Smothering carnes seeond on the eoeoner's liet. This can be prevented by allowing,tee child to sleep in a bed by itself, The mother who sleeps with her baby, at her side may turn over in her sleep„ thereby pulling the covers over the baby's face; or the little one may be placed where its heat) will work down between the Pillows. When baby's first bed can The Road to Understanding esgertea Mama. H,porter Cnnvriehe Houghton NiiftinCo, Ptielieeed'by special arrangement with Thos, Allen, Toronto N, CHAP, XX.—(Cont'd,) The woman scowled and stared. Suddenly her face cleared. "My•Jiminyl so .that's her game! Shea keepdn' it from era, I bet ye," /she cried excitedly, "Beeping it from me! Keeping what from me? What 'afe you talking We all deplore the feet' that grown- ups have `so 'maw preventable acci- dentswith firearms, To make it im- possible for the kiddies to imitate, them in this respect, it is only neces- sary to keep the firearms safely be- ond their reach. - sure' No. 3 cans fifty-five minutes at Scissors, too, ehoule be kept beyond 250 deg'. F., or fifteen pounds of steam the reach oe hands -too small to hold pressure. When ready to use, reheat or' guide there, 'Scissors: have often and serve with dumplings. 'destroyed an eye or pierced a body; • Use a chicken :weighing four or five and as 'knives outnumber- scissors in pounds for. chiehezt gumbo (an old the average home,, they too ,should be fowl 'nay be used) Sian. good-sized' onions, two No. 3 pans of tomatoes (or corresponding amount of fresh tomatoes), three tablespoonfuls but- ter, three- tablespoonfuls of lard, six whole cloves, two bay leaves, a few peppereorne, two red pepper pods,. one-half teaspoonful of thyme,. two tablespoonfuls of salt. (on. salt to taste), four , quarts boiling water two No. 3 cans ,chopped or sliced okra (or a corresponding amount of fresh sliced okra), parsley and celery to taste. Clean the chicken and cut in pied. Melt the•lard and• butter in a frying -•pah."'When Scot Put in the chicken and fry to a nice brown color.- Take out the chicken and place en a etew pan. Peel the onions and lion.eflnely; put them into the hot grease in which' the sleeken was browned; fry. brown and -add them with what grease is left in the pan to the chicken. To this add the tomatoes, claves, bay leaves, pep- pereorns, pepper pods, thyme and boiling water. Let the whole mixture 'semnier until the meat slips from the bene. Take out the•bones, mince the meat, return it to the soup .mixture, add the ''salt, some chopped parsley and Celery, and the ,canned okra. (If. fresh okra is used,; it should be added with the tomatoes.); Fill etling hot into ears; cap, tfp —hent process: No. 2 dans forty-flve minutes at 250 deg. F., or -Meat pounds of steam pressure. No. 3 cans fifty-five minutes at 250 deg. F., or ffteen ponnde of steam pressure, To serve, mold cooked rice in a eup, turn out on a soup plate and pour. chicken gumbo around it. For fricasseed chicken, clean the chicken in the usual manner and cut in pieces. Place. in; a kettle with enough water to cover. Tie in a bunch, ,for each two and one-half pounds of chicken, two branches of parsley, one small branch of' celery, a sprig of thyme„ one bay leaf, and small piece of leek. Add. one teaspoonful salt and one-half teaspoonful . of pepper. Let boil fot' fifteen minutes. Add, twelve steep, 'melee white onions aria Dee goodszed'potato, paled and cut :stn little cubes, If. desired' two or time' ounces' of -sliced and dited pork may be added. Cook for one-half hour, Remove chicken and herbs, cut meat from belies, and return it to the hettyet Let erne to a boil, pack alto the cans to within one-half inch from tup, distributing meat and soup even- ly in ;the cane, Add 'a little finely chopped parsley to e.teh can. Cap, tip and process:. No. 2 cans forty-five "Then you didn't know that?" "No,,no! Oh, Bettye Betty, -is, t true? Then it'll all be right now, Oh, Petty, I'm so glad," he choked. "ef Little girl! Wont oil—come to mese Slte•ehook her head and retreated still farther out of his reale IIer eyes +still 'blitzed angrily about?" Bettye face had paled, The "Betty, dear, hear me! I•don't konw. vague quest'i'ons and half -formed -I dont noederstand. Its, all too fears regarding her mothers actions wonderful. to have zt opine—now, for the past few`months seemed sud- denly to, be taking horrible shape and cane to me that you might be, But dennitencse. Betty, ymu yourself told me yoar "Sa fes alive! Do you mean ter say far was—dead!" asthat ou don't know that Burke tArsso det:—to me," sobbed Denby is your father, an' that he give Betty. "You aren't my faher, ltfj' your mother the go-by when you was father was good and true and uob�7e a kid, an', she tit out with you an' anti—you— hain't been heard of since?" "Anel your mother told you that?" "No, no, it can't be --it can't be! breathed the mail, brokenly. "Betty, My father was good and fine, -and--" I—I— Where is she? Is she. there "hatst Did she'stuff ye ter that, =at home—now? I want to—ses too? I tell ye 't es no. Say, look- her!" a -here,. Wa'n't you down ter Martin's "I shan't let you see her," Betty grocery last Sat'day night at nine had bladed again into unreasoning o'clock?" wrath. "You don't deserve it. You "Si -yes." told. her you were ashamed of her. "Well,. wa'n't you there with. your Ashamed of her! And. she's the best mother?" • and thee loveliest and the dearest "Y -yes." A power entirely outside mother in the world! She's as 'mud: of herself seemed to force the answer above and beyond anything you— from Betty's lips. you— Why she let me coma to you "Well, I see ye. You was_,ergethee, I don't know. I can't tleinic why she talkin'- to the big fat man With the did• it. But now I-1:—" �.- red nose, I started towards ye, but °73etty, . if you'll only let me ex- I lest ye in the crowd.' plaen—" Betty's face had grown gray -white. But the great hall deer had banged She remembered now. That was the shut. Betty had gone. night her mother had run away from Betty took a canto her own hor,ie. —something. She was too weals and spent to walk. "But 1' knew her," nodded the wo- It was a very white, snaken Betty man. "I knew she was Helen Denby." that climbed the. stairs to the little "But maybe you were—mistaken," apartment a short time later. "Mistaken? Me? Not much! I don't "Why Betty, darling!" exclainte, furgit faces. You ask yer mother if her, mother, hurrying forward. "You she don't remember Mis' Cobb. Bidet are ill! Are you i11?" I live right on the same floor with With utter weariness ebty dropped her fur months? Hain't yer mother into a'ehair•. ever told ye she lived here Fong ago?" "Mother, wey, didn't yc(t tell me?" Betty nodded dumbly, miserably. she asked dully, heartbrokenly. "Why "Well, I lived next.. to her, and I did you lee me come here and go to knew the whole thing haw she got that house day after dry and not the letter tellin' her ter go, an' the know—anything?" money Burke Denby sent her—" "Why, what—what do you mean?" "Letter! Money! You mean he All the color had drained front Helen wrote her to—go--away? He paid Denby's face. her?" The girl had become suddenly "Did you ever know a Mrs. Cobb?" galvanized into blazing anger. "That woman! Betty, she hasn't— "Sure! That's what I'm tellin' ye. has she been—talking—to you?" ' : I dBetty nodded 'Wearily. "Yes, she's been -talking to me, and —Oh, mother,mother,whydid you com, here. now?" crieBety, springing to her feet in sudden frenzy again. "How could you let me gp there? And only to -day --this morning, he told me he wanted to adopt mel And you—he was going to have us both there -to live. He said he eves so lonely, and that I—I made the :sin shine for the first time for years. And afterwards, when I found out who he wee I thought he meant it as a salve to healall the unhappi- nese he'd caused you. I thought he was trying to pay; and I told him—" "You told him! You mean you've seen him since Mrs. Cobb?" ,"Yes. T went back. I told him—" "Oh; Betty, •Betty, what are you saying?" moaned her 'nether. "What have you done? You didn't tell him that way!" "Indeed I did: I told him I knew— everything now; and that he needn't think he could'wipe it out. And he wanted to see' you, and I said he couldn't. I—" An electric bell pealed sharply through the tiny apartment. "Mother, rthat's he! .1 know it's Ie)' Mother, don't `let him in," implored Betty. But her mother already was in the hall. Betty, frightened, despairing, and angry, turned her back and walked to the window. 'She heard the man's quick cry and the woman's sobbing answer. She heard t' --e broken, inoo- herent sentences with which the man and the woman -attempted to crowd into one brief delirious minute all the long years of heartache and absence. She heard the pleading, the heart - hunger, the final rapturous bliss' -that. vibrated through every tone and word. But elle -lid not turn. She did not turn even when some minutes later her father's voice, low, ueeteady, but infinitely tender, reached her ears. "Betty, your mother has forgiven me. Can't—you?" There was no. answer. kept. beyond- reach, for being equally An yer mother wont trio ter stop dangerous, they afford just so many her. I told her ter go straight•up. ter them Denbys an' demand her rights— mime opportunities for the children an' your rights, But - she. wouldn't, She hadn't a mite o'- spunk.. Just be- cause lie was ashamed of her she—" "Ashamed of her! Ashamed of my mother!"—if but Helen Denby could have seen the • flash in Betty's eyes! "Sure! She wa.'n't so tong, an' her folks wa'n't grand like his, ye know. That's why old Denby' -objected ter the marriage in the first place. Bet, say, didn't you know any of this I'm tellin' ye?• Jiminy! but et does seem queer ter be tellin' ye .yer own family secrets like this—an' you here workin' in his very home, an' not knowin' it, too: If that ain't 'the limit. -like a regular story -book! Now, I feint' neves one ter butt in where 't ain't ,lone of my affairs, but I've got. ter say this. You're a Denby, an' ought ter have some -spunk; an if I was you I'd brace right up an'— Here, don't ye' want yer magazine? What are ye goin' ter do?" But the girl was already halfway across the waiting room,, 0910 Supply in Future Days, 'The Malden sands of tate Pactolue, Ili Asia Minor, havo made that Attie river famine for ell tette. From that eouroe Creme, icing of I,ydia,,is said. to "have obtained indole of his wealtit.t, put the 'streem was worked until it became basion --Deet es always hap, pens whenever gravels When the yel• low metal are found, Tlie ' Alluvial' piaeers, of 'California bad- their day, and, more recently, those of ilio ition- dike 111watise—though in the latter dlstriot dredges, washing great' quant). Pee pf material, 'still are producing auuer gold, wblle appai'atue of the same laird ie California literally de - veers the pebbly hanks 01 streams, contributing 40 per cont. -of the present gold output of that state, Modern methodse-particularly- the "cyanide process," which makes pox-. siblle elle cheap eetreetion of gold from -tow-grade ores --leave enormously in.. areased the world's annual production oe the precious st'uf'f. 1 Bet' tee story le ever one 9f .progressive exhaustion, and It seems manifest that at no very elegant day'there will remain no great deposits of.the metal to he discovered, even 'the wonderful mines of the Witwatersrand, in tate Transvaal; which now contribute two-fifths of the world's total output- of gold, have not an irtdefinito "lite" before them, It is reckoned that their resources will be exhausted within fifty years, With this prospect in view, oyes are being turned in the direction of north- ern Siberia, whore, In streams tribu- tary to the Lena River (which empties into the Arctic Ocean), there are ex- traordinarily rich gold -bearing gravels —the richest, indeed, ever known. One email stream, Bodalbo 'Creek, has Yielded :?early $200,000,000! it Is predicted that the gold output of that region will eventually equal dr perhaps exceed the present produc- tion of the Transvaal. But up t0 now the mining methods adopted have been so primitive as to suggest the prehis- toric, and not even a beginning has been made in attacking the gold -bear- ing Pocks. The problem is one that will engage the attention of experienced gold -min- ing engineer's from America, South Af- rica and Australia, as soon as political conditions in Russia render mitotic - able the development of this great source of future wealth. to injure themselves: Investigation by -taste is one of the method by which young children study the objects they take en their kande. Because of this habit of put- ting everything. into the mouth, a pencil .is a. dangerous .plaything, for not Daily does it carry germs, hut the injuries which are possible when a childfalls with a pencil in its mouth ere innumerable. Another danger arising from this tendency to taste things lies in the talcum powder can. . The, cans are usually blight, gay and convenient to hold, and a .baby -'s hands -invariably reach out for them; but as talcum powder is a trtineral, should any of it sift out and be taken inwardly, it is quite sure to disagree, if -not cause serious disturbance. Therefore, baby should be allowed to play with none but empty talcum powder cans. There is iso, excuse for endangering children's lives by allowing them to carry lighted lamps about, For their eafety, keep 'candles in •convenient holders on the shelves along with the lamps. The •safest lamp is d'angerou4 in a child's hands. Ships Back to "Civies." Some ships, like men, and from day -to day forsaking the strenuous duties imposed upon them by war for the more peaceful pursuits of business and pleasure. These shies are changing clothes tod. In other words, they are going from .the regulation attire to civilian clothes: " Sturdy ships engaged' in. the days before the war hi carrying, freight -car- goes are returningin their,"old jobs." Palatial yachts, used by the Govern- ment do soqut duty, ; are being-• die - missed fro#n the•service, most of them without a "job" to go.to, unless it be the aimleit ciuising about at the whim of a rioh, pleasure loving, owner. While men have returned to civil life with certificate's of .merit, medals of honor and other justly earned re- wards for coni -age or for work espe- cially` valuable. to' the Government, these strips ,are going, without any ado, back to the work la witch they were interrupted,- To nterrupted;To do this, however, they first lmust, be reconverted Tiers of standee bunks; mess halls, hospital wards and surplus life rafts are removed, .and fine woodwork replaces the plainer but stronger walls against which thou - minutes at 2h11' deg. Fr., or fifteen sands of soldiers had jostled each W,hert serving, empty contents .01' ether in their eagerness to sight a nubmarine ---_.- • Church in England 1,200 Years Old. A most interesting discovery has pounds of steam pressure, When • sdrteing, •empty entente af. can -into stew pan, )teat, and adci' little flour stirred with cold water. for thickening. The beaten yolk of an egg and a little butter May also he added: Should glass jars be used, ehbose been made in Se Al'ban's Church, Wor- these having wide "eoliths' and caster, the chief Popular distinction of 'straight sides sed sterilize them by which is that It contains an old wooden il'acing in boiling waist fora :hart Pillpit from Which idugli Latimer; when elif Bishop of Worcester, preached, says' a p d If the ch-dk r hi : is to be served in: on despatch• e t pieces) it should' he browned in hot' fit the course of restoration Clic re• f packed' bit the stetiile-`ars, the ,u,V1-1 of piaster in the interior has fat, 1. 1 jars then filled with stock made as follows: 'Place bones, eie,s' of wings, neck and other scraps in a kettle and: . ten minutes covet' : With t water. Boil e , then' plana, ;Siminer for throe hours, then strain and add salt to taste, Celery, a bay leaf, or a red pepper May also be added for seasoning, if • desired. • liavieg )idles) the jars, put on new tested rubbers and •adjust the tope by turieinee then snag, and then turning back tt fburtli of a turn, Place the jars in boiling water as a canilnoreW Water bath three ane) 'one-half hours, or under five pounds near pressure in a, peessurt seeker for ' two and one. hale )satire. If Betty's thoughts and emotions had been in 'a tumult' on the way to the station they were in a veritable chaos on the return trip. She did not go home. She turned her steps toward Vie Denby Mansion; and be- cause she/knew she could not possibly sit still, she walked all the way. So this was the meaning of it—the black veildaytimes,- the walks only at night, the nervous restlessness, the unhappiness. Her mother had had something to conceal,, something- to fear. Poor mother—dearmother— how she must have •suffered! But why,.why had she come back here and put her into that man's home? And why had she told her always how fine and noble and. splen- did plendid her father was. rine! Noble! Splendid, indeed! Still, it was like mother,—dear mother,—alwayrs so sweet and gentle, always seeing the good in everything and everybody! But why, had she put her there -4o that man's house? • How could she have done it? revealed sto rework which archaeolo- gists believe to be reniaftts of the erigitial church which was built more than 1,200 years ago by •St, legwln, vim wits Bishop of Worcester from 603 t0 717. The discoveries Meted() single stone Betide over' a doorway and a window of a type that le said t0 have preceded the else of arches. The discoveries entitle the church to rank as one of the earliest monu- ments of Hesitate Christianity. 1111- tor,c:al record has proved that as long ago as 1003 Se Wulstan, then blshop, had 10 call In Lilo antiquarians' of els time to consider the claim' of the church to be the oldest In 1110 tfty. And Burke Denby himself—did he know? Did, he suspect that she was his daughter?' Adopt her, indeed, Was that the way he thought he could pay her- mother back :„for all thee° years? And the grief and the hurt and the mortification—where did they come in?Ashgened;-of heel :Ashamed of her, indeed! Wily, her little finger was as much finer and nobler .and— But just wait till she saw bine, that was all! Like the overwrought•, hall -betide - herself young eurrieane-of wrathful- ness that she was, Betty • burst into tee library. at' Denby Mouse a few minutes later. The very sight of her face brought the than to his feet. ' "Why, Betty, what's tine matter? Wherees your mother? Couldn't site eoine? What is the matter ?" "Conic? No, she didn't come. She'll never came—feverlu" ' Before the blazing wrath in the young eyes the man fell back limply. "Why, Betty, didn't you tell her—?" "I've told her nothing. I haven't seek tier," cut in the giro crisply. "But I've seen somebody else. I know now ---everything!" From sheer stupefaction the roan laughed. ' "Aren'te we getting a little—theat- rical, my°child?" he murmured mildly. "Non needn't call the that, I refuse reeognizq• the relationship," she Mimed. "Perhaps we are getting theatrical—that woman said it was e )lite, a story,boolc. And p rfrit ps you thought you coup'( wipe it all out by adopting me. Adopting me indeed) As if I'd let you! 1 can tell you it fent going to end like a story -book, with father and mother attd danghter —and they all lived happily ever ", won't lot tt! I alter'—because "What cls you mean by that?" The man's' face had grown suddenly very White. Betty feted searchiing, (mousictg eyes on lie's ootmtenance• "Are you trying to make mo think you dent Item I'm yam:: dattghtert shute— Beteyl Are you really, really ----my little Petty/If Al tell joyous cry and the eageri'i • `Betty, dear, he means—we've for- given each other, and—if 1 am happy, can't you bee" begged Betty's mother, tremulously. , Still' no answer. Unequal Marriages. Over and over again the reason given for unhappy marriages is that the husband. outgrows the wife. With years his outlook on life is vastly en- larged; she remains much the same, mentally, as on her wedding day, while her physical charms have de- cidedly waned, Tltie, no doubt, Is true in very many cases, but how about the other side of the question? There aro quite as many wives who outgrow their husbands as the other way about—and a few over; and when a woman once starts the outgrowing habit, goodness knows where it will lead her. No woman worth her eget will rub in her superiority over her lord and master if she loves him. It she doesn't, she can, of course, -make a regular whip of it. Taking all things into consideration, it is far better for the family generally that the mother should have the bet- ter brains than the father. There is much of the material in a woman's love for her man, and when she finds she has outgrown hint mentally, she Just Vexes him with the children to love, and comfort, and care for. -But when, the boot is on the other leg, a brainy man loses all patience with a foolish woman, however much he may have loved her In the past, and he will often seek companionship else- where, upsetting the domestic world in every direction, When it conies to the wife bringing grist to the mill—as many are doing sine the war—the more this is kept in the background the better. Man is mainly a creature of habit, and takes much for granted, and it will seldom strike him to asst how the home is still being run on much the old lines on what amounts to about half his original inoome. As long ,its rite family pot is kept gently on the eimmer he is more con- cerned with its contents than about whose earnings placed them there. "Betty," began the woman again pleadingly. - But the man interposed, a little sadly:— "Dent urge her, Helen. After all, I deserve everything she can say, or de." "But she doesn't understand," £al- toted Helen, The man shook his head, A wistful smile.was ern hie lips, "No, she .doesn't --understand," he said, "It's -a rang road to—under- standing, dear. You and I have found it so," "Yes, I know," Helen's voice was very low. "And there are sticks and stones tailed nearly Meteor' thousand words, and neueberress twigs to trip one's and the President accomplished the feet, went 015 the man softly, "And task- in it remarkably short spire of there are valleys of despair and "i�.sldg St!�eti11 1 How strange the old-time pictures of sport would leafs today— ` besebell teams boasting at least half -a -dozen sets of whiskers—full•• bearded cricketers=ghampions of the scull with their chins concealed. Today the athlete knows the importance of the well-ahnven chin. 1 -le is conscious that he is most keen when he is well.groomed--just as is the businesa man and the soldier. For men who love outdoor life and sports, teen of virile minds and active bodies,we°Nave designed a Gillette Safety . Razor with art extra � g Y , stocky handle—the "Bulldog" Gillette, shown to the left. Not that the Gillette needs a sturdy grasp. A light touch, +,with the angle stroke, removes the most stubborn board with surprising comfort. But there is a certain appeal in the thicker handle of the "Bulldog". Aslc to see this special set and appreciate the point for yourself, a -- Celebrities' Who Use the Typewriter. It is not generally known that amongst other things, President Wil- son is an expert typist. Whilst at his official White House rosideece he scarcely ever uses his pan unless it is to sign some Important documents. The President possesses all abso- lutely unique typewriter, and he taps away at a speed: which would mince a psllr'essional typist envious, Quite r'000tttly iia por'sounlly typed tt very (liiilmlt and lengthy message to!Congroes whilst on board the con" voy.shlp Wolves \Vtiitlrllti;ton, 11 ewe Tho "BULLDOG" See includes oval Morocco Case with two blotto bones to match, and 12; double-edged blades. The. case, you will notice, Is almost aecompact as t/+a Pamauc Pocket Edition Gillettcs, and the price ie the acme, $ 0.00. Sold by all dealers eatariad to man's Heads. ivfnD0 (ct/�•-..-� CANADA, !g{.;pV/N TH�---.-•"'�-VJgR4p CtVElt Safety Bator 573 mountains of doubt to be encountered --and Bettye has come gale, a little bit of the way, Betty is young." "But"--�it was IIe1en's tremuThtis voice—"it's .on the mountain -tops that —that the ought to be able to see elm cnd of the journey, you know." "Yea; but there are all those guide - 'boatels, remember," said the man, "and Betty. hasn't come to the guide - boards yet-regret--remorse—Earn givoness--patience, and—citehemcnt, There was a sudden movement at the window, Then Betty, misty -eyed; stood before then,, "I know I am—on the mountain of doubt now, but"—she paused, her gaze going frolic one to the eotliee of the wondrously glorified fives before her try so hard to see—the end of the journey, she faltered, - "Betty!" sobbed two adoring voices, t1 rr rats ett folder e in a AZ loving (The Rnd•) "My Mende, let us elevate' despise anyone. Contempt is the tesetr0e of upstarts, of parvenus, of ugly people, a£ fooit�t115 mark which hides ineige nifieance, so:edems rascality, aid whish renders intellect, judgment, goodness, of no avails' Alphonse otttttseltiuied arms Betty shralrk backi Daudet. We.Are Living Through Wonderful Days. • The old Arab who refused to have an operation to restore his eyesight on the ground that he had seen so much of the World he was tired of bit, ought to have lived in this day and age. For, verily, there is something new to be seen. Who among us does not want to live a few years longer, just to see what comes out of the tangled condi- tions that exist to -(lay? Pick up any copy of any newspaper, and glance at the headlines. A dozen wars going on, a thousand complica- tions in the affairs of men and na- tions, a million strange situations into which the race has fallen. So mucic money in 'the world it is a burden to carry it around, It seems; a market basket full of money for a marltet bas- ket fullof vegetables—that is the cur- rent price of foodstuffs—with every- body complaining. And yet the ships bringing in millions of dollars' worth of diamonds, the shops filled to the ceiling with luxuries, the streets and roads jammed with pleasure i+c.rs — and fonts refusing to work for less than a dolfar an hour. Verily it is a strange condition, and it is going to be worth all the suffering it costs to live or just to see the finish. We used to imagine that if we were old and disabled and had never a pen- nyin the world, and suiferedrfrom all manner of physical infirmities, we would pray to be taken away, to ob- tain eternal relief from it all, i3ut we have changed our mind in regard to it; we want to live, however burden- some life'may become; indeed, it oc- curs to as that we would he willing to undergo all manner of physical.tor- ments a few years longer, out of sheer curiosity. We are that mucic interest- ed in how the world is finally going to straighten itself out—for we are opti- mist enough to believe that it will straighten itself out. When you go to buy a farm, trace the fence lines clear around and see welch 'pert belongs to you to build, Many tines hien have neglected this andfoundthat they had a big job of fence building on hand after they batt paid out: almost their last sent for the farm itself, tittle: 111, Wilson, Lowe -vote is not lite nuly great statesnlat 4110 personally 111511l- ipntates his own 1..ypewriter, for Alx, li'.ughec, the well-known P'rlb,e Atiuts- ter of Aest.ralia., rarely travels a ieng distance unaccohtpanled by his type• \evade, welch, it is intetesting to In) OW, WAS especially built for 1111n, When commencing a. sea voyage, 1141', l:dnz lies invariably tikes with hint two reliable mn.ohilies, in ease ono gob out of ceder, and long after his follow pas, congers ham retired for tate night, the, Premier can 1 1 i' 1{ah ., iClltier a ie I Haut Altai a drumuling away at tine !toys, elet 'Lloyd George, is an enthusiastic n i flit eeof the type- writer, i to os b ttl r e believern tl sy p 1 writer, end has it11 his sireeohes typed out by his secretary, who "runs" a strongly -built machin equipped with extra large pica type, this feature en. Wing ttte••Promier to redo) tine manu- script at a distance: .„ Yet smother president who has a eompleLe mastery of the keyboard is President Polticai'e, Like leresideet Wilson, he is an expert typist, and frequently prepares his own name - script, Ile possesses a very valuable trtachine, presented to hire by n Cam«, otts typewriting .0i -immure Canada's Agricultural a Position. The kion, S. F. Telltale, Canada's new Minister of Agriculture, has sutra• med up the outstanding facts of Cana, de's agricultural position in an article appearing in the November number of The agricultural Gazette, He pre. sents•statistles showing tate growth of Canada's financial burden during the Past five years and points out means by which our national debt will be re- duced. Ile says in part: "1 am confident that this Dominion, through the development of her natur- al resources, will in time wipeout her debt. Forests, fisheries, and mines all contribute their part of the revenue, but by far the greatest returns will bo derived from agriculture, which in- dustry we must continue to establish in permanency and increase in magni- tude, One of the greatest response `bilities that falls on either the federal or provincial department of agricul- ture is the conservation of the great wealth that lies in the virgin soil. In numerable considerations are involved in this one problem, but the whole af- fair can be accontplishod if wo engage in mixed farming with live stock as a basis. This is the fnnclanteutal prin- ciple underlying success in agricul- ture. ATLANTIC FLIGHT! Wonderful example of the value of OXO. Captain Sir J. aiLCOCK writcs:— "You will be interested to learn that 'OXO was a great help to us during ring our "Trans-Atlantrc Flight; it sustained us 'wonderfully during • our 16 hours "'j9 !t furney. e had found out what a good thing Iswhen flying in France, and so "decided to carry it with us on this "occasion, and wo can assure you that "hot OXO is most acceptable under such "cold and arduous conditions, OXO "was the only article of its kind which "we carried," J. ALCOCK, Capt„ Quality Cow ts, h 1 Coal Oil No coal oil but the best is good enough. 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