HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1916-10-19, Page 6THROUGH THE DARK SHADOWS
Or The Sunlight of Love
CHAPTER VIII,—(Cont'd).
The conversation then flowed into
other. channels; Paxhorn provoking
roars of merriment by his stories and
epfggams. Presently the ladies with-
drew; Lady Constance to prepare fo
a ride with Adrien, which he had jus
suggested, and Miss Penelope to res
her "nerves."
While waiting for his cousin t
rejoin him Adrien crossed over to th
window, which commanded a view o
the Castle entrance, and stood gazing
idly down. Outside stood a smar
motor, •and from it was alighting the
-trim figure of Jasper Vermont.,
CHAPTER X.
Adrien's appearance in the stable-
yard was the signal for much excite-
ment among the hands there; and
presently the head groom made his
✓ appearance, struggling into his coat,
b while coughing with embarrassed re-
t spect,
"Good morning, Markham," said his
o master with a nod; "where's the
e King?"
f "In the south stable, sir," replied
the man, as he fumbled in his pocket
t for the keys, You would like to see
him, sir?"
Adrien nodded, and made his way to
"By Jove!" he exclaimed, "I had
forgotten Jasper."
He tapped at the window, and way-
ed his hand in affectionate greeting to
his friend, who looked up with his
most amiable smile, as he brushed a-
side the servants who had hurried out i
to meet him.
There are people Who are served
well from sheer force of personality, l
and who, though neither generous nor
unselfish themselves, yet contrive to
abstract the very essence of these
qualities from those around them; and
of these Jasper Vermont was one. His
tips were few, though he was lavish
in smiles and honeyed words; vet not
one of the retinue of servants at Bar-
minster Castle but would fly to at-
tend to his wants, as they would those
of Adrien or Lord Barminster himself.
A few minutes later he strolled in-
to the room where the rest of the
guests were seated. As he did so
Lord Barminster involuntarily drew
himself up with a slight frown. He
had hoped that the "adventurer," as
he invariably termed him, would re-
main in town and not thrust his un-
welcome presence upon the guests at
the Castle. But, in another minute,
his natural courtesy reasserted itself;'
and, though it was patent to the least
observant• that the new arrival was "
not es welcome as he Wright have been, h
the stable ;accompanied by the groom.
"No one else is allowed to enter the
stable but yourself, Markham?" lie
asked, as the man unlocked the door.
"No one, sir. I'm always hone when
he's being littered or fed. Not a soul
touches, him without I'm at his side,
He's in fine condition, sir; I never saw
him in better."
Adrian passed his hand over the
=atilt/ coat of the racehorse. The
dainty creature pricked up his finely -
pointed ears, and turned to his master
with a whinny of delight.
"He looks well enough," he admit-
ted. "Has he had his gallop this
morning?"
"Yes, sir; but would you like to see
him across the paddock?"
"Yes," said Arlen. "By the way,
who rides him to -morrow?",
"Peacock, sir."
"Ah, the new jockey."
"Yes, sir; Mr. Vermont's lad," re
turned the groom,
"A good seat?" asked Adrien,
"Capital, never' saw a better, 'sir,
and weighs next to nothing. I'll send
for him. He whistled, and half -a-
dozen stable helpers rushing forward,
he despatched them to find the jockey.
While waifing, the..groom had the
precious' "King" brought' into the
and and saddled; and in a few
moments the man arrived. Markham
ad called him a lad; but in reality
e was almost middle` -aged, with the
he answered Jasper's amiable inquiry h
as to. his health politely enough.
"Thank you, Mr. Vermont," he said -1
grinily, "I am quite well. But you,'
I fear, are an invalid." ! r
Hip sharp eyes glanced towards the
closed motor, which was gliding round b
the bend of the drive.
"No, sir, I'm quite well, I assure
p
you," Jasper replied, meekly, as if un-
conscious of any irony. "But I have b
learned enough wisdom to feel con- v
vinced that all journeys, including that r
of life itself, should be taken as com-
fortably as possible. I prefer, there-
fore,
to have the dust and smell out- a
side the car instead of in„ Am I not e
right?"
"Perfectly," returned his opponent, d
with a sarcastic smile; "you should a
surely know your own constitution ea
best. It was an unfortunate error on
my part."
At this moment, Adrien, who had
m
been listening to the point -and -thrust d
conversation, exceedingly ill at ease,
intervented, and under some pretext' le
drew his father out with him into the A
corridor.
tunted stature of a child. Adrien
ooked-him over critically.
"So you ride the 'King' to -mor -
ow?" he asked.
"Yes, sir," replied the dwarf, hu
ly.
"Let me see you take him round
addock," said Adrien. The in
threw offhis coat, showing himself to
in shabby riding costume; th
salting into the saddle, he took t
acer to the meadow au
nese. "Of course, you mustn't do it
just on my account, hub
"Mustn't I•?" interrupted her co
looking keenly, almost aff etiona
at the slim girlish :figure, and pe
piquant f¢ I " should certa
grant whatever you asked me if it
in my power, As a matter of
however, I think Jasper said that
they were unable to make Briar F
pay, would I lower the rent•,+ an
that would be creating a precede
for all the other tenants—I refused.
Lady Constance nodded her hea
"Quite right," she agreed; "but I ha
pen to know that the farm does p
splendidly, and—"
"In any case, Constance," interrup
ed Adrien, almost tenderly, "it is qui
sufficient, if you wish it so. But
think—I am sure—Jasper must ha
made a mistake."
Lady Constance did not reply, b
wisely changed the subject;• she
too clever to pursue her advent
and she had gained her point—so
the least little doubt of Mr. Ja
Vermont's rectitude in Adrien's mi
Meanwhile, Mr. Vermont had
betaken himself to the stables; but
did not ask to see King Cole— con-
tenting himself with beaming admir-
ingly on Mr. Markham, while the head
groom held ,forth on all the'precau-
tions he was taking with regard to the
precious animal's safety.
"An' if he's got at, Mr. Vermont,
sir, I'll eat my head," was his parting
speech.
In reply to which Mr. Vermont mur-
mured inaudibly, as he walked away;
"It's a lucky job, my good fellow, that
I sha'n't make you keep your word!"
At the end of the plantation, beyond
the stable buildings, there was a little
cottage attached to the straw -yard.
Having reached this, Jasper listened
attentively; then, without any warn-
ing knock, he lifted the latch, and en-
tered.
To all appearances the room was
empty, save for some pieces of p
furniture, But the visitor, blinki
at the sudden transition from light
darkness, walked over to a rod
couch, where ley the mishapen jock
Peacock, either asleep or deep
thought. Jasper shook him angr
by the shoulder,. and a sullen ace
darkened the little monkeylike face
he recognised his visitor.
(To be continued),
WHAT EYEBROWS REVEAL.
usin,
tely
etty
inly
lay
fact,
, as.
arm
d as
nt Many 'Uses for Peppers
use
eater
When we say peppers, do we thi
of the green shiny pod as a possibili
for delicious pickles, used only at. o
ay season of the year, or do we think
a vegetable which call appear on o
to tables more frequently?
It is from the hot countries, pa
ticularly Italy and Mexico, that th
ve more northern housewife is learn
ue their possibilities, In the first plac
all members of. the pepper family
was distinguished by excellent stomach
age, qualities and natural pungency, whic
is good,for increasing the flow of gas
sper trio juice and in general, "toning up.
also Another point in favor of the pep
per is that it can be used both raw
he cooked. As an addition to salad, it i
constantly growing in' favor, owin
not only to its delicate flavor, but it
attractive color and the possibilitie
which it presents to the salad -maker'
knife or scissors. Many an other
wise unattractive salad can be mad
different by the' addition of strips, sec
tions or chopped pieces' of peppe
Pepper combines well' with swee
fruits, such as oranges or pineappIe
and also with cabbage and tomato,
As a container for other salads, th
pepper pod takes rank with the toma
to,cup. The lower end may be cut off
neatly, the edges decorated, and thi
cup be filled with other mixtures i
which the pepper pod itself need n
be eaten.
In cooked dishes there are many
ways of using left -over peppers
There is no limit to the number o
our stuffed dishes which can be made. Fo
Sig all of these it is better to parboil the
to pepper in boiling water for two or
gh three minutes after having removed
ey the seeds and stem.
rn The pod may be filled with mixtures
Sly of cooked rice, breadcrumbs, ham
T cold mutton, tomatoes, etc. The pep -
as pees should then be laid in a casserole
Or baking dish, partially covered with
stock, tomato sauce or enough butter
to make a slight juice, so that whir
baked the dish will be not too dry.
Another mode of using peppers is bo
slice and fry them as an accompani-
ment to steak, or the peppers may be
fried and then creamed, A most de-
! licate flavor is given to ordinary vege-
table soups by adding a few strips of
green pepper.
Some one has said there is nothing
the matter with the flavor of any one
stew. The trouble is that all stews
generally "taste alike." This cannot
be said of the stew, hash or other
"made dish" in which pepper is the
flavor, for a combination of •pepper
and tomato will, make even the most
ordinary leftovers appetizing.
Chili Con Carne.—Two pounds low-
er round steak, three green sweet pep-
perpods, three cups of "led kidney
beans, one clove of guile, butter, salt
flour, one pint of strained tomato
stock. Remove stem and seeds from
peppers and cut into thin cross -sec.
tions. Cut steak in inch pieces and
saute in butter. Dust with flour, then
add the tomato stock and the peppers.
Simmer about two hours or until the
meat is very tender, adding more wa-
ter if necessary. When done, the
meat and sauce should blend together
and the whole be well soasoned and
served hot. The cooked kidney beans
are added about the last half hour in
order to blend thoroughly with the
gravy, but each bean should be sepa-
rate.
Stuffed Baked Peppers.—Six green
sweet peppers, one cup strained toma-
to sauce, half cup boiled rice, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, one table-
spoonful of chopped onion, half tea-
spoonful salt, two-thirds cupful moist
bread crumbs, half cupful of cold
minced meat, half cup of mushrooms,
paprika. Cut stem from peppers, re-
move seeds and parboil five minutes
in a quart of water to which has been
added one-eighth teaspoonful baking
soda. ' Melt butter and saute onion.
Add tomato sauce, rice and bread
crumbs, meat, mushrooms, Season
with salt and paprika, stuff pepper
cases and set upright in baking dish.
Cover with buttered crumbs. Add
remaining half -cup of tomato sauce
with a little water and pour around
base. Bake slowly, basting with
sauce, for 10, minutes.
three hours in moderately hot oven,
res Add more salt and pepper, if liked,
ty Hash With Brown Gravy.—Mince a,n
ne onion or two and fry well. Have the'
of meat cut in small pieces and turn this
ur into the frying pan when the onion is
brown, turning frequently with a
T. fork until the meat, boo, is cooked
a through and well browned. Then
ng sprinkle meat and onion With flour,
e, stirring until the flour browns. Add
are enough water to make a smooth, thick
is gravy. Let bubble up and serve pip -
ch ing hot on•triangles of toast. The
.. flavor may be varied by adding at the
" last moment a dash of Chili or Wor
_ cester sauce or catsup, or a little eel -
or cry seed.
s Ple—Gold and Silver.—For the ail -
g ver part take a large white potato,
s peel and grate it into a deep plate.
s Add the juice and grated rind of a
s lemon, the beaten white of an egg, a
_ cup of white. sugar and a cup ,of cold
e water. Stir well together and bake
- in a single crust ' in a dish deep en-
r, ough to hold twice the quantity of the
t silver part. Make a custard of one
, cup of milk, teaspoon of cornstarch,
one egg, sugar to taste and flavor with
e grated nutmeg or sherry wine. Pour
over the silver. layer and return to the
oven and cook until set. Whhen, done
s you mew finish with a meringue if you
a wish or serve without.
of
Things Werth Remembering.
Do not allow fish to stand in water.
Very good fish chowder is made with
haddock.
Poi
When the top of the stove is red
hot, the oven is not hot. •
Put a little ammonnia in the warm
water used to wash paint.
New stockings should always be
washed before being worn.
x The best fish for baking are cod-
fish, haddock and pollock.
If the closet where you hang tins
and cooking utensils is badly lighted,
try painting the hooks and nails white
soft..
Chamois leathers should be washed
in tepid 'Water and dried with the soap
in them; they will then be nice and
Camphor will remove fruit stains
from table linen. Before the linen
goes into the wash, go over the spot
with camphor.
If the hair is dry and brittle, give
it a good application of vaseline or
pure olive oil on the scalp the night
before shampooing.
A wringer that is stained from
wringing colored clothes can be
cleaned by rubbing the rollers with
a cloth saturated in paraffin.
Cold mashed potatoes from yester-
day's dinner make very nice cro-
quettes by the adding of one egg.
Shape them, roll them in crumlis and
fry in fat,
A serviceable way to serve cold
boiled potatoes is to put them through
the sieve. Season them with butter
and salt; form into cones and brown
in oven.
If a boot or shoe pinches, damp a
sponge with very hot water and hold it.
over the part that hurts. The eath
er will expand and so afford relief.
People who feel the cold very much
should see that their beds are pro-
vided with ample covers and a hot-
water -bottle before attempting to
sleep.
Put white washable skirts on to
their stiff inside belts.: by means of. a
strip of snappers and there will be
no belts crumpled and ruined in the
washing. 'any any cereal is good with.
dates stirred into it and the whole
served with cream. The dates should,
first be well washed, dried and chop-
ped.
To remove fruit stains from cloths
and napkins apply powdered starch
and leave for several hours until the
mark has been absorbed by the starch.
When you get anything in your eye.
do not rub it, but if possible plunge
the eye into water', winking when the
eye is full. The speck will probably
float out.
Sliced oranges and grated cocoanut
make a very good winter dessert. A
layer of oranges and a layer of cocoa-
nut, and so on until the dish is frill,
ending with the cocoanut add en-
ough sugar. to sweeten and it ready
to serve.
Thick Hair Denotes V- iolent and Pas-
sionate Character.
Straight -eyebrows show orderly
'm- habits and a methodical turn of mind
in their possessor.
the Arched or pointed brows are a sign
an of taste in the arrangement of colors
and a wonderful ability to niatch
shades and hues of all sorts. .,
Eyebrows set far apart from one
nether betoken a capacity for judg-
ng sizes and proportions with a con-
iderable amount of accuracy,
If eyebrows bend down in the mid-
dle towards the eyes, so that they
appear as if indented, they show a
ature that is disposed neither to
forgive nor to forget, which is resent-
ul and inclined to revenge itself for
njuries.
The greater amount of space be-
tween the ridge of the eyebrow and
its outer end and the corner of the
eye, the higher are the powers of
calculation in the person.
When the outline of the eyebrows
straight, it indicates sincerity and
rankness. If, however, it should be
oblique, and the hairs spring from
he root of the nose, it shows elusive
nd deceptive tendencies.
Very thick brows denote a some-
what violent and passionate char-
cter, especially in a man.
Brows that are exaggeratedly arch -
and placed high on the -forehead
enote a dull and unemotional tlispo-
tion,
en,
he
tine oacx of
the stable -yard. Adrien watched the
ird-like flight of the superb animal, s
nd nodded approvingly when he pres-
ntly returned to the starting -point,
"You'll do," he said, as the jockey .
ismounted; "tide like that to -morrow, n
nd we shall win. There is some-
ing for you, but no drinking, mind,"
He held out a ten••pound note as he
poke. The man stared at it for a
=ant, then crouching almost like a
og, took it gingerly by the edge.
"Don't be afraid, man; ono would
Ink you . expected a blow," said
drien, with a smile..
"I do detest that fellow so," said' th
the old man apologetically, as' though h
ashamed at having displayed his feel- ha
tags. tvh
"It's a pity, sir," returned Adrian, he
respectfully; for his father was the in
only person who dared say a word in
disfavor of his friend. "lie takes any se
amount of pains to save me trouble." ,
"Well, it pays him," retorted Lord
Barminster dryly; then with a wave as
of the hand as if to dismiss an un- Ja
pleasant subject, he' added, "You're pe
off to the stables, I suppose?" do
"Yes, sir," replied Adrien, "1 want
to have a Toole at 'King Cole.' " With ho
ed in the direction of the stables. hi
a friendly nod, he ran lightly downhe
•° the wide oak staircase and disappear- ev
For a few moments Lord Baemins-I.
ter stood gazing after him, his stern ur
face' relaxed, his keen eyes softened. ne
Touching his forelock, the man took is
e note, and Adrien turned away. As f
e walked out of the stable -yard he
ppened to glance back at Markham, l
o was re-covering the "King," and a
saw that,the jockey was still gaz-
g after him, with a tense, almost
aging expression in his small, deep- a
t eyes.
"Poor devil!" said Leroy to himself ed
how ant up the drive, "I must get ,d
sper to do something for him, es-
cially si
if he wins—I only hope ha
esn't get drunk!"
In the courtyard Lady Constance's
rse and his own were waiting for -.
m, and in a few moments theg ird
rself appeared, accompanied by the
er-smiling Jasper Vermont.
Blessed by nature with a good fi
e, Art, as represented by Fro
n
odistes and Redfern, had put t
finishing touches, .with the result that
Lady Constance Tremaine, whether in
evening dress or the blue cloth riding_
habit of the field, was a joy to the eye,
As she steed now, waiting Adrien's
approach, hea ould not help mentally
contrasting her,natural, spiritual type
of beauty with the made-up and
coarsened charms of Ada Lester, and
he wondered how he' could have been
so blind as not to notice it before.
He was not the only one who ad-
mired her. Jasper Vermont had
elected himself as the girl's chief
slave, and whenever he was at Bar-
minster Castle invariably managed to
carry out her lightest whims—indeed,would even endeavor to forestall thein
Now it was he who attended to her
saddle, and helped her into it before
Adrien had fully realised what lie wa
about to do; and for once Leroy ex
perienced just the least feeling of re
eentment towards his devoted friend:
For a while 'the two rode almost in
Adrien was more to him than all his
possessions, which were" vast enough
to have provided for a dozen sone.
Therefore, he denied him nothing,
however extravagant or reckless in
price, and refrained from any com-
ment on his line of conduct.
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Pears
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Pears
For clear, white
delicately flavored
preserved pears use
:{..antic
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Sugar
The ideal sugar For all
reserving. Pure cane.
`FINE" granulation.
2 and 5 -lb cartons
10 and 20 -lb bags
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PRESERVING LADELS FREE; Os
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DOGS ATE A CHURCH.
was Built of Whales' Ribs and Wal-
rus Hide.
The lot of an Eskimo dog is a
g- hard one. In the first place, he has
eh to earn his living by drawing sledges.
ho In the next place, food is so scarce
that a dog is usually hungry, often
hungry enough to eat his harness,
or, indeed, any bits of skin and lea-
thee he can find. To . prevent • this
the men rub the leather cords with
tar. But in order to live at all an
Eskimo dog has to fight his way,
Whenever there is a pack of dogs
together they fight. The weals ones
are driven away or killed. The
strongest and fiercest one, who can
thrash any or all of the others, is
known as the Icing dog. He has the
best place to lie, and his choice of
the food. A single growl from him
is like a growl from an emperor
whom all are ready to obey.
Of all the things that can befall a
church, nothing could be much strang-
er than the destruction of a little
s house of worship north of Hudson
Bay. The Eskimos had built a
church with whales' ribs for rafters
and covered it with walrus hide. The
little church held- eighty persons; but
in the time diet elapsed between two
services the building was set upon
by a pack of famished dogs and de-
molished in a few hours.
silence; but after the first cantor Ad-
rien reigned up his horse Close to that
of his companion, Lady Constance
purposely brought the conversation
round to his estates, for, with all his
dissipation and languor, Leroy was no
indifferent landlord, and Lord 'Bar-
minster invariably referred all com-
plaiinbs—such few as there were—to
his son. on
"I'm sorry you would not 'renew
the "
. lease
for
Farmer me .Dar •
tell, she
said gently; "he is almost heart -brok-
en at having to leave Briar Farm."
Adrien pulled up his horse sharply,
"Farmer Bartell to leave Prier
Fermi" he said quickly. "What do
you mean, 'Constance ?"
She looked at him steadily, as she
replied:
"I rode over there yesterday, and
found them all in great trouble. 'They
told me Mr. Vermont, "acting nuclei
your orders, had refused td grani
them new leaded, I promised to speak
to Uncle Philip} bat you know how.
angry he gets wheneveranyone men-
tions Mr. Vermont's name, so
How To Get Rid of Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness or
Read Noises. •
If you have catarrh. catarrhal deaf-
ness or head noises caused by catarrh,
or if phlegm drops in your throat and
has caused catarrh of the stomach
bowels you will be glad to know that
these distressing symptoms can ,be en-
tirel,yV overcome in many instances by,
the following treatment which you can
easily prepare in your own home at lit-
tle cost. -Secure from your druggist I
ounce of 'Parmint (Double Strength).
This will not cost you more than 75e.
Take this home and add to It '5 pint of
hot water and d ounces of granulated
auger; Stir until dissolved'. Take one
t• ppiespoonful four times a day; A de -
c led improvement. ie sonettme,yy noted
after the first day's treatment. Breath-
ing.becomes.easy, while the distressing
lieea,d noises, headaohc, dullness, cloudy.
'thinking, etc.. gradually disappear un -
tier the tonic action of the treatment.'
Less of smell, taste,.defective hearing
sad mucus dropping ion the bask of the
throat axe often symptoms which sug-
the presence of catarrh and which
often overcome by this efficacious
tment Nearly ninety per cent, of
icr troubles are said to be directly
ed by catarrh, therefore. there' must
any people tvheee hearing clx,n bo
orad br this simul:e Come treatment.
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tree
thought I would ask you myself." ,She sass
blushed crimson, as if athet; own hb1as xesunl
Things Good to Eat.
Giblet Sandwich.—If there are
chicken giblets left over grind them
to a coarse paste with a meat chop-
per and season with mayonnaise.
Spread between buttered whole wheat
bread for unusual and delielous sand-
wiches.
Short Bread.—Sift one cup' of flour s
and a quarter cup of sugar over half
cup of butter. Work with the fingers
until smooth. Pack in pans to three_
fourths of an inch depth, marls in
squares and bake the short' bread in a' °
slow oven until light brown. This is
ENGLISH CHANNEL TUNNEL
Two British Railway Companies Are.
Ready to Undertake Work.
More than forty years have passed
sifted the British Foreign Office ex -
/measly approved the idea of coir
tractiag a tunnel under the Channel
for railway communication between
England and France.But less than
Len years later, when the question
was submitted to a Parliamentary
ommittee, the military authorities
oak the negative side on strategic
lot as easy as it loops, g
Boiled Apple Puifets.—Three eggs,
ne pint of milk, a little salt,sr:f- 1 n
cient flour to thicken as waffle batter, : d
ne and a half teaspoonfuls of baking
owder. Fill teacups with alternate s
ayerss-of batter and apples, chopped
ne, Steam one' hour. Serve hot
fi
fi
ronfunds, and the consequence was an
uavorable report by the committee.
Many hills for the building of a Chan-
el tunnel were subsequently.coed, only only to be releeted at the In
Lance of the Government of the' day.-
7'lee last occasion was in 1907, after
n inquiry by the Committee of tm.
si'lal Defence.
But in August, 1913, Mr. Asquith
romised a fresh investigation. In
he tire. of the present war England
ad France have been so welded teat
lair!
p1l t ng seems impossible. The
reposed tunnelwould lie but an addle
anal tie of friendship and guarantee
f good will, Two railway companies,
re Prance Grout Northern and' the
ngl's'h Southeastern, stand ready.
build the tunnel, each furnishing
teuhalf of the total cost, which is
timated et $50,000,000, Their east -
ears 'have it all planned to run• h the chalk ridge Brom Dover ChN:
Cape is-ez, a distance of 21
lies, emerging on the French side
between Saiigatite anti Wissant, some
12 miles south of Celia%
'1
From very ancient Nines it has been
considered an omen of misfortune to
be married in green.
with flavored cream and sugar.--
ugar. I p
Potato Puffs. --Prepare lightly -beat-
en mashed potatoes and wli:le hot
shape into balls the size of, an egg.
Have a bin sheet well buttered and ait
place the balls on it. As soon as all
are done, brush over with beaten egg. 51
Brown in the oven. When done slip
a knife under them and slide them tl
upon a hot platter. Garnish with H
parsley and serve immediately. •
Casserole of Duck.—Qne' five -pound
to
duck, one cup mushroom ;'caps, one- °t
half can peas, one-half teaspoon on- es
ion juice, one teaspoon dry, powdered, bh
mint, one quart well -seasoned soup
stock, flour and drippings. Singe, 60
clean and disjoint duck. Roll each m
OF GRAND FLEET
ZEST IN TIM WORK OF SUB-
MARINE CHASERS.
They Kill Much More Often Than
They Capture—Soine
Surprises.
Generally speaking, official names
are frigidly unimaginative eoncep-
dons. Only those who know the navy
from stem to stern can tell from its
title what special duty any particular
unit of our fleet is entrusted with.
Jack holds in small esteem this
sonorous indefiniteness in nomanclit-
ture and corrects its shortcomings by
giving to various bits of seapower
the designations which he deems
most befitting them. And he has an
infallible Renick Of "making the label
describe the contents of the can." For
example, the craft employed in seek-
ing out enemy submarines are known
among bluejackets as "the hunting
dogs."
This is both terse and explanatory,
since hunting is thee job and they do
it in pack -like fashion. One of their
"catches" now lies alongside Temple
Pier, whither all London is eraning
its neck to get a look at it.
There it lies ringing in the nimble
sixpences while the "bunting dogs"
continue their quest for more "gam"
of similar kind. Now a word ae to
the "dogs" themselves. One finds in
the "packs" quite a motley collection
of "breeds." These are heavy lurch-
ers which beat over the ground with
untiring persistency; pugnacious lit-
tle terriers which nose around the
holes and when they have "found"
call up the bigger dogs to the "kill-
ing"; also greyhounds, keen of eye
and swift of movement, which pounce
with deadly spring upon any gaarry
that may show itself m the open. But
whatever the "breed" all work hard,
and it is no secret that their hunting
has been remerkably successful.
The People's Debt. I t
Very little had been heard about
their doings, but, all the same, every
man, woman, and child in the United '
Kingdom lies under a great debt of I
Nd Aimless Wandering,
When tracking down U-boats the
"hunting dogs" work perepicaciously.
Anyone unfamiliar with their meth-
ods, who watched them beating over
a patch of grey and apParently empty
sea, might think they were nosing
about rather aimlessly, when the truth
would be that they were hot upon
scent. This much can be said for
them; once they do pick up a scent
they seldom fail to kill, and they kill
more often than they capture, as one
would expect from the nature of their
hunting. Perhaps' one may be per-
mitted also to say that they do not do
much aimless wandering, and that
once an enemy submarine puts fairly
to sea it has very small chance of get-
ting back to its harbor again.
In this connection it should be re-
membered that a dog cannot snap up
a rat until the rat has come out of
its hole. Quaint tales are accumu.
lating against the time when the full
story of the anti -U-boat campaign
may be told. When it is, we shall
hear of submarines that fought sub-
marines, albeit not altogether de-
signedly, of others which bobbed up
confidently expecting only an easy
victim and found themselves grip-
ped in jaws that crushed them re-
lentlessly to death. Also, there will
be tales of unwary boats, which came
unwisely aed unwittingly to the sur-
face in the midst of British squad-
rons and thereafter only heaven was
left 'to help them. You must know
that the submarine occasionally be-
haves like a mole -bird creature and
blunders into places it were better to
have kept out df, and thereupon suf-
fers the usual fate of those who leap
before they look.
The Folly Of Taking
Digestive Pills
A Warning to Zysperitics,
The habit of taking digestive pills af-
ter meals makes chronic dyspeptics or
nany thousands of men and women Pr -
cause artificial digestants, drugs anti
nedicines have practically ne inilUelice
linen lee excessively tulle condition of
the stomach conte.nt6 which ts the cause
or most forms of Indigestion and dys.
1"Tiliel atter dinner pill merely le.ssens
he sensitiveness of tile stonnieh nerves
Ind thus gives a false sense or freecloin4
Tom pain. If those who are subject
ndigestion, gas, flatulence, belching,
witted magnesia. trom their druggist
tad take a teaspoonful in a. little water
fter meal4 there would he no forth w
ecessity for drugs or medicines be -
rainless digestion by enabling the stunt -
ch to do its werk without hindrance.
obligation to these toilers on the deep
Who have done as much towards keep- I ,11
ing our tables. well laden as any part
of the fleet, and in some ways, perd f
haps, more. As to the work of Sub- a
marine hunting, one cannot gain much
idea of its exigencies from the little
sop that is being given to the curioe-
ity of London.
Submarines are elusive things.
"Rousting" one out from a stretch of
open water somewhat resembles ,,
searching for a needle in a heyriek. ,"
There is alweys the chance that one. •
may find the needle by sitting down n
upon it unexpectedly, and the sub- s
marine may be diseovered with sim-
Harty unnleasant abruptness. When
this happens there follows a breezy ";"
time for the finder. Underwater
craft are stalked in steange ways m
and with methodical persistency. Y
Those who go out after them have
much skill in bhe use of snare and gan,
and "Work" the "dogs!: which they un- 8
leash with the thoroughness of 4 8
needier overhauling a handy covert. 0
No need to reach for your blue pencil
Mr. Censor. No "indiscreet revela-
tions" arc coming, All the same one ri
cannot expect the people who are m
floCking around 5 to believe that •
submarines are taken in a hale spring he
or coaxed into captivity with lumps ro
of sugar! ed
•
BRITISH SHIPYARDS BUSY.
reparations Are Being Made for
After -the -War Trade.
The shipping trade of Great Brit-
ain, while suffering contideruble
osses from enemy submarines, is
evertheless quietly strengthening it -
elf by meaas of Various financial am-
lgamations of interests to meet the
after war" competition, and by
eans of fresh tonnage construction,
espite the huge increase in cost of
aterial and labor. Various ship -
awls are stocked with ordere. The
westing public are also thieving
belief in the futhee of British
hipping by absorbing all sorts of
hipping shams privately and on vari-
es stock exthanges.
muss long been a belief that mar -
ages shchild take place when the
con is waxing and not Walling,
A. Chinese bride, While Miffing, on
wed, shallow baeket; this is suppos-
to make her of placid disposition,
5weateitmais
nimetlitenROOfESULLIItitti
THE man who puts
A clothing to the hard-
est test usually selects
Penmans when it comes
to sweaters, He knows,
of course, from experi-
ence that they wear like
so much iron, that they
fit right and look right,
After all there is nothing
like accepting what an
take as a standard. Say
Pe n Maria.
Penman. Limited
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