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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1918-5-23, Page 6is-areee CONSTIPATION 1 Is the meet common ailment of the age, one reeponsiirle for Isirlfy serious and often faital elieeeete PURGATIVE WATER le the safes!, surest and most economical remedy for its thee. It fluehos the me:s eet, and removes tine accumulated wake matter which undea. /vines health and endangers life. on sale everywhere: 26 cents the. bottle. MONTR6Atr, RIGA PURGATIVE WATER CO, ss THE PRINCE OF 7Y �iHE IS l.e�� AS HAS GREAT WEALTH AND A FUND OF COMMON SENSE. Some New Facts and Stories About the Popular Heir -Apparent of the British Crown. ous and out-of-the-way parts of the world, wrote offering their services, in thee ho should, visit these remote quarters of the earth. But the Prince for the eminent is no longer troubled with such importuni- ties. mportu ni-ties. For it is most unlikely that the Prince will set up a separate estate, lishment until the war is over, unless be marries, But there have been ru- mors that the Prince is Polishing up his Italian so that he many "pop the question" to the eighteen -year-old Princess Yolande, the eldest daughter of the King and Queen of Italy, PRINCESS MARY COMES OF AGE. Only Daughter of King George is Ex- pert Typist and Needlewoman. • [To -day there is no more popular figure in the British Isles than that of the young Heir -Apparent to the British Throne. Thi article, by one who is in the inner circle of court life? shows the ,Peine,. of , Wales. as he is known to his intimates.] Thou—kW—the' Prince of Wale's has a -distinct dislike to appearing as the chief person at public functions, he has fulfilled such duties very credit- ably on the few occasions on which he has -undertaken them.. One' of the most trying ordeals in Clio way for the Prince was when he went to welcome M. Poincare at Dover, on the occasion of the visit of the French President to the English court a few years ago. The Prince had to welcome the President in a short speech, which had, of course, to be spoken in French. A Creditable Speech. Now, although the Prince spoke French quite fluently, he rather doubted that his knowledge of French was sufficiently thorough to enable him to get through his task properly. On the morning of the day on which. M. Poincare was to arrive the Prince said to one of his father's equerries: "I wish m'y father had sent Arthur to do this!" (meaning Prince, Arthur of. Connaught). "He speaks Freneh perfectly." "So do you," replied the equerry, .¢If you didn't, the King wopld not have asked you to meet M. Poiitcaye, you may be sure!" The Priuee, after rehearsing the speech of welcome for about the twentieth time, departed from the palace. How creditably he got through it may be judged from the feet that when, some little tirne,after- wards, a member. of M. Poincare's suite, who had known King Edward well, met a member of the royal household in Paris, he said to him: "I could not help thinking how pleased the Prince's grandfather r would have been if he could have seen how the Prince of Wales greeted M. Poincare. The Prince's .French was perfect, and his manners delightful!" Wealthy and Wise. Princess Mary, known affection- ately throughout the kingdom as "the Queen's Deputy,' became of age on April 26. The event is important in an official and historical sense as a matter of record for Burke's Peer- age, but it has a deeper significance' than that. The Princess now is likely toexert an influence for the strengthening end building of war service second to that of no other woman in the Em- pire. The past achievements of this fair-haired young woman, forecast such a mission. An income of $30,000 a year and full independence are the particular elements of th`e status she now assumes, which make big things possible for her. The incense auto- matically begins for the Princess on this day. Her war service"had its beginning when she was a wisp of a girl nearly four years ago. The efforts of the little Princess sparkle.. She has raised thousands of dollars 'through personal appeals and through the direct work of her deft fingers. Even before the war the Princess had achieved ,dote on her own merits and had made the public talk about her glowingly: It was principally with her needlework that she won fame. The weighty title of vice- president of the London Needlework Guild rested upon her frail shoulders back in the misty days of 1918. In those days the little Princess plied her fingers with crocheting equipment to make garments for the indigent and to weave fine bead orn- aments and make necklaces which were to be sold for charity. She work- ed at high speed. In eleven months, it is reported, she raised $1,260 through her needlework and Venetian glass bead work for London hospitals just before the great war broke. Just two months before the war Princess Mary came to the high es= tate of a "big girl," with her hair done up. This was on May 7, 1914, when she appeared with the King and Queen Mary at the formal opening of the British Museum. From the beginning of the war the Princess took an active part in help- ing to raise war funds. On October 16, 1914, the young woman issued an appeal to the London public for a spe- cial fund with which presents might be sent to "every sailor afloat and to every soldier at the front." The ap- peal was couched in simple, gripping language that got results. Before that "drive" was over $500,000 had been raised. The Prince of Wales is one of the wealthiest princes in Europe. Since he came of 'age in 1915, he has had complete control of an income ex- ceeding £200,000 per annum, and • of Unrested move, amounting t to over, £600,000. „ But the Prfnce is the reverse of ex- travagant. Ile smokes an occasional cigar, but more often a pixie, with tobacco at tenpence an ounce. His dress bills at Oxford never exceeded $760 per annum, and his Oxford days Were his most extravagant period, The Prince's disposition is, however, the reverse of mean. He is, as a matter of fact, generous to a fault. At the time when the Prince of Wales' Fund wasestablished it was found necessary at the start to em- ploy a rather larger staff than had been anticipated would be necessary, and the w el<ly pay sheet became ra- ther heavy: The Prince of Wales at once announced that he would pay every penny of the expenses in eon - nattier' with the fund himself, and de- sired that all the money collected should go into the fund. This the Prince did, and it was a pretty heavy burden on his pocket Struggling for' Patronage. At Oxford them 'w,ere, ,s,several who have reason to rensembef Its generos- ity. Vlore than one of his fellow .er n- dergr•acluates would, haws had to go down from Oxford practically ruined but for the timely help they received from the Heir Apparent, The Prince, but for the outbreak of the war, would have probably set up a separate household for hiinself by this. As it is, he has a 'suite of rooms always ready for him at Buckingham Palace—including a reception room, smoking room, and bed rooms. Be- fore the war, the Prince, in anticipa- tion that he would soon set up a sepa- rate establishment, was inundated with -tradesmen's circulars of all snits, and the most strenuous and sntive efforts were made by trades- people all over the world to secure his patronage, A motor car ntatrufaetuier in the States sent over a representative for the especial purpose of securing an order from the Prince. A jeweller in Paris sent over a representative to runaway Ju ietta By Arthur I3ont'y Good. en CHAFTER "Deaf? Unele Paul,"—'her „ifneea*s pressed his for ,a brief instent---.-•"F know 'there will be hard days ahead, and I am content to loam, Life ie so long to livsi," Morrow felt a dull pain at those Words, Life so long to live, indeed! He knew better. "Tell me, then;" he,said again. She drew back, eying him medita- tively. "You're the manager of the Trulit Shoe Company. Then get me a job, There is money in shoes. I know it, Bentson won't do, isn't eller° some obh- because I've spent a lot of, yours on er wayout4of It that would satisfy them, People often get their startay through influence, and I Want to use radiantyou?smile touched her tips at yours to get mine, Will you?" thA sign weakening. Iles eyes 'twinkled for' the first time is Sign e y there is,' she asserted in long are mi staken, Juliette. I rpm 1{ghtly. "1 have it all planned out. not the manger. I've broken that Mrs, Drake!"" eonnectia " Mrs. Drake!" Again Morrow star - "What.?" Her startled eyes gleamed ed blankly at her, "What?" the table at him.y "After— "Yea. " She'll go with mo. You after,. all those yearg you've broken know she has been planning to leave thea connection?" t the ,school soon and. we can go to "The firm broke it, rather. There is Japan together. Then when we get no sentiment in business, You see there she can look after me, and I'll how your plan line failed at its very look after that co�ttraot and we'llinception." both have our way. She leaned toward him, losing her I see," murmured Morrow absently. rare, vivid ile her dark -lashed eyes "T wonder if the time will over come sm melted into luminous turpuoise as she when I shall have my way with you, patted his hand softly. Juliette? "" patted good? Nb my plan hasn't failed You're having it now, she ran on at all; it's grown better, Splendid! with eager words. "And just think Why, don't you understand, Unclewhart an advertisement to say that the Paul? We'll go into business togebh- Russian army maro{red in Truit shoes Her silver laugh pealed throzfgh the shabby office.. "I'1'1 call up Mrs. Drake," said Mor - "Oh, 'Miele Paul! You'll not let my big idea drop?" "We'll send Penson," "#iensen! Havo him steal my •thun- der?" she flashed out rebelliously, "No, Iwon't have him make a mess of the thing, I want the +eommiasion—. the idea le mine, and I've a right to reap the reward, Be ::Fair to mc, Uncle Paul—haven't I the right?" "'Pon my soull" muttered the 'bar- ried Morrow, "If you put it that way, you have, .I don't want to be unjust, Juliette dear, but you simply cannot go to Japan. See here, if The Princess became known as the Queen's Deputy, when she appeared in behalf of her•.royal parent in June, 1917, at a variety entertainment giv- en by the Duchess of Wellington at Apsley House for Mesopotamian re- lief.' To her needle skill the Princess has since the war added the accomplish- ment of typewriting and shorthand, and has served as a capable assist- ant td her mother in the conduct of the King's household. Princess Mary was born on April 25, 1897, and was christened Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, The cottage at Sandringham was her birthplace. Her Royal Highness bas also taken a V.A.D. comae and is now comman- dant of a whole division. er, you and I. We'll make a fresh start, and—" She paused suddenly before bis chuckling_ laughter. row, and reached for his telephone. it'was a mean triols; •but I told If she says that she'll go I'.•11 find out the truth!" He leaded beck and held sten the steamer right away." his sides. "I'm not the manager any "Oh, good!" iJulebta sprang up and more—two days ago they made me impulsively flung her arms about hie resident. It's my company. And neck; her lips pressed against his griz- pon my soul, ,you shall have your zled cheek. "You're such a dear wish!"uncle! And I don't deserve it." "'Pon my soul!" stammered Mor - CHAPTER III, row. Juliette fled, throwing him a radiant smile as she passed into her She Begins to Cayrry `Out Her Ideals. own office. "'Pon my soul!" repeat The affairsrof life ' Truitt Shoe ed the president of the Trufit Shoe Company were conducted • in a large, Company. His hand trembled per - dingy brick building in San Pedro Street. That portion of the, public that chanced the cobblestones of the congested'wholesale district had Inibw- ledge thrust upon it by a gigantic legend on the walls of the aforesaid Meek building proclaiming that Truitt Shoes Fit. The third word stood out iri fifteen -foot letters. .The company had always sworn that Truitt shoes fit- ted, but it had remained for Julietta Dare to suggest that one additional word painted on the wall of the build- ing would Herald the fact to the world at large. To the utter bewilderment and the GROW VEGETABLES. • They Will Take the, Place of Grains in Pork Production, Roots and vegetables are not re- placing cereal grains in this country to anything like the extent to which they are capable. We are told that the people of Germany and the pris- oners of war there are being fed largely von turnip soup. To save the grain and meat for hungry France and Britain, we must fight the enemy with his own weapons in this food problem and grow and eat more roots and vegetables. On thousands of farms' iu Canada, where roots would grow well, *etc are none grown 1't is claimed that untold pride of Paul Morrow it was legs, sunbonnet swinging in her hand, just such ideas as this which had I telling the awed, wide-eyed, freckled - placed Juliette as assistant in charge l faced boy, "Some day, when I'm big, of the sales department,, eighteen I'm going to do big things—the way months• after that fateful dinner at 'men do big :things." A far=away ex - the Alexandria. . In -feet, she dated pression crept into Julietta's eyes. her whole scheme of things from two I She wistfully Wondered about Clay evenings that dinner .and ri certain Thorpe, her childhood's playmate, her best friend --°-and gallant knight. She wondered what he' looked like now. And then, womanlike, she wondered if he still 1•emenubered her, if he re- ceptibly as he lifted the telephone re- ceiver. A curious smile, half tender and half triumphant, curved Juliette's, lips as she stood thoughtfully at her desk. It pained her to go against Pau IMor- row's wishes; and yet that blissful exultancy 'of setting her will against the world, of doing. the impossible. She recalled her childish boast to Clay Thorpe, those dim and misty years ago—years that seemed now but a vague, shadowy unreality. Again she smiled, softly., rem{inlscent- ly, as the scene flashed upon memory's screen, and she saw ]herself, slim, bate dinner years previously; both included Paul Morrow across the table. They lived quietly, happily. Juliet- , ta's best• friend was Mrs. Drake, and many a troublous hour was calmed in membered his earnest, half -defiant the haven of the old academyint ; answer to her proud little boast: Pasadena, and many an evening 114Ir's.IVrh„en you're big I'll be big too, and Drake spent in the city with them. Juliett But stillthou I'll marry you, and we'll have Juliette clung to'her ambition, the finest ranch in the valley." Juli- "We're not selling enough shoes," 1 etta half sighed as she eat down at she declared one morning to Morrow,her businesslike desk. Sornehow.she "Eh? 'Pon my soul! We're, mak-`had never forgotten Clay Thorpe's THE CO1' SCltiI'rI t If there le one piece of re ent legis- lation more than another that should be welcomed by the women of Canada it le the measure for the conscription of idlers,.., Whore the army missed to mart, the lend is going bo get him. "Every male person residing in tltp Dominion of Canada stroll be regular-. ly engaged in •some useful occupation." This means that all the slackers, the wasters, tine professional paupers, the tramps and the gilded youths, rich or poor, between the ages of six- teen and ssixty, will be rounded up and made to work as they never worked before. . It means that they will be teeped out on the land that is calling for them; that they •will cease to be puppets and will b ]'forced to do men's work. The out-and-out idler's and the camouflage workers come under the measure equally. Yet another class will be iie,ed up—the aliens --and alien enemies who make WO wages for short periods of employment and then idle away their time in dissipa- tion until their money is all gone. The measure applies to the rich, the poor and the moderately well-off alike. It is impartial. "Every male person shall be regularly en- gaged in some useful occupation." What did Lloyd George say recent- ly?' "Everything points to the definite determination of Germany to put the whole of her resources into seeking a military decision this /year, and this means a prolonged battle from the North Sea to the Adriatic, with Ger- many and Austria throwing in the whole of their strength. There are stili seven or eight months within which the fighting can continue, and everything depends upon keeping our strength right to the end, whatever the strain upon our resources may be." "Keeping our strength right to the end." That is the point. And we do not guard our strength by fritter- ing it away on things which are not worth while. We keep our strength by spending it wisely in productive labor and making "twe ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before." ing our competitors know where we are." She settled back comfortably in her chair and tapped a pencil against her white teeth. , "Our factories can double the pre- sent output—if we can sell it," "Sure," agreed Morrow resignedly. "What's the idea now?" Julietta leaned forward. "Have you read the papers?" she queried breatthlessly. "Of course I have—all of 'em," "Then you must have seen that Ja- habit, you understand. Always light pan has sent some men over here to up when I sit down. Always." plans for hie future—and for her fu- ture—when they were both "big," "The door swung open to admit Mr. Parkis, an.out-of town customer; a young man, rather too stout, whose breezy air carried all before it. IIs dropped into a chair opposite Juliette, crossed his legs and took out a cigarette.' "I never ;smoke in my office, Mr. Parkts," said the girl, watching him gravely. "Oh, beg pardon, Miss Dare—just a place contracts for shoes --she is sup- plying the Russian armies .and can't fill all the orders, so contracts are 'be- ing subleased. I want one of those contracts, for a million pairs of Tru - fits!" Morrow exploded in a roar of laugh- ter. "My dear girl, there's absolutely no use in toasting time with those Japs. Those fellows will turn over their con- tracts to the shoe combine and they'll get a fat graft. I \can't afford to give 'em a lead of dollars for a one - million -pair contract! We can't buck the trust when it comes to graft, Juliebta." His fist camedown on the desk with a loud smack, "Certainly not," agreed Juliette. Paul leaned back with a gesture of finality. "Well, then, that's all, there is to "No, it isn't," "Eh?" Ile gazed at her, startled. "What do you mean'!" "I'm' going to Japan and go over the heads of these fellows. If I land- ed that contract there'd be a half -mil- lion profit ie it, kr more: I'm going to see the jeietene e inmester eof,war, of whoever takes cifee of these cdntracts over' there—" "You are not going to Japan on any such errand!" said Paul shortly. - "Don't you approve of getting that contract? • "No. You can't land it, Nobody can. s And I don'twant-you to go." "Bust, Uncle Paul•--" "You see, my dear girl," west on Morrow, "this idea of yours is. pre- posterous, You're mi uncommonly clever girl, but, aftee,ali, a girl. Im- possible!" She met his defiant look with un- wavering eves. , "And, after all,"- she geed slowly, root Crops involve too tench labor. It r "you are not really my guardian, You is quite true that if they are grotvn! have no legal . au'thorlty over my ae- on a large scale, much labor is ro- tions. You cannot dictate whether �I shall go or •stay.. I'm determined Buckingham Palace with about £5,000 a tiled,but a small patch on every 1 on going, so we may, as well be antic - worth of plate aitd jewellery to wait 7arm would help worulerfelly. Boge able over. it." on hifn, mei to ask him to retain are often wintered 'on expensive ( Morrow staved at her fora long' urs - all. the jewellery and plate as samples, 1f he pleased to do so, He, purchased a gold cigarette case for five pounds, and this quite satis- fied the trlidesmatf, for he was thus able to amiouties that he was patron- ized by the Prit#b of Wales. Question of Marriage. Everybody who was known to 'have any influence with the Prince was be - sleeve! from requests frofit tri'ides- people to secure them orders from his Renal i)'ighneee whoa he should set up his own &establishment, Iiotelseeepers ill all parts oi! the world sant nm. spe- ia11 printee booklebe, got up lit dr oA dxpartsivo manner, about ilia t: "e, 4ltd, o0.6n guides, living in curt. gi ulna, when, if roots were fed in, intent, The lines about his mouth conjunction with grain, much less grain m n would be required. A small area of root crops, can elieUy $e ,gated for at times which will not interfere with haying and harvest. Sugar nitangels with a little grain will produce thrifty pigs more cheaply than grain alone. ride is not only an opportunity for patriiotio service, but is a geed brrsi- trees proposition and means more econontieal production of pork and a decked saving' of' cereal greitrs. Oy,slars are said to collie nearer to reitthan'any ether form of food. ` o 1ana deltoi ue and novo , la 1 is made of lettuce, overall cltocso end prunes, eeepened, and as she met his eyes Julietta's hands clenched nhtil the naffs bit into her palms, • "Yes," said•Iltorrow thickly. "Yes, Pre tot your guardian—nor your n- ine -- "Oh, forgive me, Uncle Paul!" She leaned forward and caught.lris band; the pails in his eyes was too much for her. "I was cruet, I tried to he cruel and—arid it was horrid of pre. Please forgive mol I' couldn't bear the.blsought of giving tip my ideate -" He patted her hand,g eptly, and' the senile creist back to his face, "You three go, Ito returned inflexi- bly but kindly, "with my sarrctice es the head of thus concern, rJuliettc, t' 11" "Do you?" Her unstniling eyes seemed to. perplex hint. , (To be continued-) SMOTHERING WEEDS. • Buckwheat, Thickly Sowii, 'Will be Found Very Effective. By a smother crop is meant a crop sown for the „purpose of smothering out noxious weeds. Couch grass often becomes very troublesome, but Can be controlled by the use ,of a smother crop. Buckwheat ip very commonly used for this purpose. It is sown thickly ofr well prepared 'laird. It comes up quickly and grows rapidly, and thus gives the weeds very little opportunity to develop. The ,land on which it is intended ,to sow the buck- wheat should be well tilled and every effort Should be made to weaken or kill the weeds' before sowing the crop. This will help the •smother crop to grow more rapidly'ancl to• more perfectly perform its function, Splendid results .were obtained in 1917 on two of the farms where illus- tration work was being done bye the Commission of Conservation in Dun- dee county. The buckwheat was sown at the rate of one bushel per acre. It completely smothered out the weeds and, at the same tine,egave a good crop of grain when cut and threshed in the autumn. One thing mast al- ' ways be borne in mind in sowing a smother crop and that le, it must be sown thick enough to smother the a.... weeds. .;. Peaceful Trench Diggers. Atlached to the British and French forces at Salonikiis an archaeological Harty under tine direction of en Eng- ' 1i511 officer, who ie tie ardent. archaeo- logist. They have unearthed seine fine fragments of statues, decorated yeses, delicate seelptu rel. icitchen toen- ails, toilet articles and pieces of money 81111 halve. Installed them at a meseum in the White Tower at Satellite. A contributor to th" itfanchester Guardian adds that in their Egyptian rantpaigtr the French look with them a number of scientists who nevem. relished similar work of pros/ valine. They were mount' d on dortkete, and when n calunin was attacked the eel - /bore formed a square and pieced then: in tiro ,rantro.a , V1ien,, danger threatened,. the beep+ called eet, "•Ilonkeye to the centred" an ,'r: i erne yet has survived In th : ' • a rniy. tel ule IDLERS. t Tile object of the new measure le to get men out on the farms, to rid the cities of 'their hundreds of young "idlers." They may be employed, but the question is --are they usefully em- ployed? Every woman must ask hes+aelf—could I do that man's work? If she could --well, he has no business to be there, The problem of the hour now is to get men for the farms, to Induce them to give up their aimless city existence, where they feel that they are not truly serving their country, and ren- der the greatest service they can, next to getting into khaki, that is to say, on the land, Household Helps. Preserving Ilinoleum: To preserve the linoleum on the kitchen and toilet floors apply to it a goad 'floor varnish. This will be found a fine preservative of the pattern. Emergency Yeast.—If • you are far from neighbors and the store and your yeast runs out, simply make a thin batter of water and flour, let it stand in a warm place till it ferments and is full of bubbles. One phut of this ferment will equal one cup of old yeast in etasting the n.ew. To Remove Stains.—Alcohol will draw out grass stains from codreon or wool fabric and from white kid boobs. So will cream of tartar applied wet. Chloroform is one of the,best cleans ens. Applied to colored suede shoes or gloves and rubbed with a clean cloth until dry, then brushed with a clothes brush, it leaves the article like new. - A Delicious Brown Bread.—Pour a cup of boiling water on one-half cup of mashed potatoes and cooked oat- meal, teaspoonful of salt, one cup of sour milk, scant teaspoonful of soda dtssolyed in warm water, one-quarter cup of syrup, one-quarter cup of warm water. Mix well together and pour into a greased mould with fitted lid. Leave apace for it to rise. When light place mould in kettle of boiling we - ter and cook two hours, then place in hot oven for half an hour. Food Control Corner What The World's Authorities Say As To Threatening Fanzine. S. E. Todd, Secretary of the Canada Food Board: "Wheat is the scarcest article in the world. to -day. The amount avail- able for shipment in the next months measures the extent of hardship which the Allied people will have to endure..' . British Ministry of Food: "In Italy, above all, there is ex- treme need of cereals, and scarcity of mean, cod fish and wheat." Earl of Derby, late Secretary of War for Great Britain: • "When the whole nation is being asked to reduce food consumption, in the interests of our armies abroad, it is the duty of the army at home to set the whole nation an example of °deter- mination. " Mr. Herbert Hoover, United States Feed Administrator: "The cereal experts to the Allies from this continent are 45,000;000 bushele eh.oatt ef'the amounts promised, while pleat exports are also very far behind the quantities which it had been planned to send, and upon which the Allies were counting." - Food Control A, sclminietnation of France: "The supply of breadstuifs is caus- ing grave anxiety. Imports are very short. The consumption of meat has been restricted to within the limits of the greatly depleted stocks. Butter is very scarce, and milk even more difficult to obtain. Oils and fats anis practically unobtainable." Dr. C. A. Zavi•tz, Professor of Field Husbatndry, Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, "Fasts point directly to the duty and to the opportunity of Canada in the performance of a great service to the world at this critical time. In crop rotation such as is followved in Ontario, spring wheat fits in very nicely. Of all crop cereals grown in Ontario, wheat should be grown earl- iest It is essential if the hent re- sults are to be obtained to s -ow spring wheat as early in the spring as the season will permit." Hon, C. A, Dunning,. Director of Production, Canada Food Board: "The Allies require from every farmer in Canada at leant 10 acres of wheat in 1918 for every 7 acres grown in 1917, on the basil of average yield." BIG GAME. French Peasant Hunting Rabbits Cap- tured Zeppelin Crew, The prize bag of the hunting sea-, son of 1917 was taken by a Frauchi '- peasant of Bourbonne-les-Balns, who, went out after rabbits one raw, foggy I morning and came back with the en... tire crew of a German Zeppelin, the L-49, marching submissively in front of him. The great dirigible, returninOL from an air raid on England, had los its way in the fog,wandered far to the southward, become unmanageable and crashed down helplessly into a French meadow, The hunter's story] as he told it, is as follows: He had started out in the early1 morning in the hope of getting a nab-" bit for the noon meal. There was very thick mist. Hunting was. no good. An hour passed and he ha 'failed to so much as start a single rabbit. He wandered through the fields, beating the brush along the fences, but without success. He start-' ed to work his way through the; swamp grass that 'borders a little' stream when the heavens became suddenly darkened and there descend- ed through the thick fog an unknown, thing, black, monstrous, terrifying ini its size. The hunter concealed himself in a 'little clump of trees. He had seen pic- tures of Zeppelins. He realized that one was before him. The machine' came lower and lower until it settled; one end in the trees on the knoll of re tiny hill, the other buried in the em- bankment close beside him. Blond' men clambered excitedly over the side,! Realizing that they were in the en -t erny's country, they debated for al minute. One stepped forward to tip, ply the light that would have loft the Zeppelin a smoking mass of ruins a few minutes later. The hunter real- ized that bigger game was in sight\ than any rabbit. He stepped from his concealment.. Bringing the old shotgun with its: load of 4's to his shoulder, he ordered)' the crew to throw up their hands,; There was no mincing of words. One, fellow reached for his revolver. The' hunter's finger fairly trembled on •- the trigger as ho repeated his com-, mand. Up went sixteen pairs oil hands; up the slope and straight down the muddy road to the right marched the crew, the hunter, with the oldl hammer gun still at his shoulder bringing up tate rear and cautioning` those before him that he would iu gently shoot the owner of the fire pair of hands to descend. Half an hour later the village jail) held the`crew and the world was hear-, Mg of the capture, intact, of one (A Germany's biggest and most moderny air machines. The bravery and quick' action of that rabbit hunter has giv+? en the Allies a knowledge of Zeppelins construction and also a valuable code) book taken from the commander's.1 cabin, so quick was the capture. Hon- ors took the place of the rabbit for'; that day's dinner. To keep silver bright after wash- ing put"it in a pan of soapy wateri with a little ammonia im it. This' recipe Neill also take out machine grease. ting down our 1918 crop why not use up what still remains of last year's crop? There are still available large stocks of potatoes, onions, carrots and turnips, all splendid food, and a more general use of them would prevent waste and, at the sante time, would enable us to send more wheat and meat to our soldiers and Allies. The potato is the most adequate and logical substitute for bread. Every kind of vegetable that we use means a saving in meat and flour. We have large supplies on hand of carrots, on- ions, potatoes and other root veget- ables and they are available at moder- ate prices. Now is the time to use them before lettuce, radishes and the other spring vegetables begin to show themselves above the ground. This sort of thing is the test of our pat- riotism, for if would be poor service to those who are fighting for us if we were to allow large quantities of vegetables to go to waste while our Allies are in dire need of foods which, we could well spare. .,Father and Son. . In his lecture en. /`War Aims and Peace" at the Queen's Hall, London, the Earl of Denbigh• incidentally told an excellent story. A friend bf his took prisoner an elderly German offi- cer, who 'was very nasty about it, and remarked that he 'could console himself by the thought that his offi- cer son was killing "twenty pigs of Englishmen a day." When the cap- tive arrived at Southampton a cheery voice came from the quay: "Hullo, father! Have they got you, too?" .....,. ;e1 f�. n There •are still some people in Can- ada who ask: Is there really a short- age of food in Europe? This is al- most incredible in view of existing 1 1 conditions. Exports of wheat from I this continent sihce January 1st have been far below the 18,000,000 bushels: monthly which '''were promised, and increased export of wheat substitutes ; has not been sufficient to make up the deficit. The United States•,ancl Canada alone have the capacity to relieve the need overseas and Europe loolce to us for help. In order to save wheat as we sinauld, we const have satisfactory substitutes and ranking high atnereelhese is our �.. plentiful supply of vegetable ]. Under r the present ciremnstences ' at acute food shortage oversea'<, itis nothing Sheet of criminal that we"•should neglect to make full use of this avail- tble stock of food stuff'. If it ,is to be sited et all, we must use it dewiest the next few Weeks. At this sensor of the year everyone I is tlritil<hrg of garrdening,and of g1'oW- ing more vegetables than ever --before; fm• the srtcc,.ss of lust year's wet' ger- ' ,'s., gave a clear indu +tion 'of what .1ein he done hi the saving hf wheat '+,r'tt by the free growth and 1510 " alas, 13ut while We aro put' ease f to. It arker q -q -IE postman and expressman will bring J1 Parker service right to your home. We pay carriage one way. Whatever you send—whether it be household draperies Qt \. the most delicate fabrics ---will be speedily returned to their original freshness. 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