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It to ona of the delictous ' good things" that ha's a real food value.
A slice of your good homemade bread, spreadwith "Crown Brand", forms,
a perfectly balanced food, that is practically all nourishment.
So—let them ,have it on biscuits and pancakes, and on their;
porridge ifthey wantit.
You'll like it, too, on Griddle Cakes—on Blanc Mange and
Baked Apples..Andyou'll find it the most economical sweetener
you can one, for Cakes, Cookies, Gingerbread and Pies.
Have your husband get a an, the next time he IS in town -
ii. 5, 10 or 20 pound tin -or a 3 pound glass Jar.
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and candies", will show you
how to make a lot of realty
delicioes dishes with "Crown
Brand". Write for a copy to
our Montreal Office.
Eggtess Egg Dishes.! (grated). Breen the bread into small
Eggs and Tomato Kedgeree.-liave pieces and pour over its quarter of a
ready a cupful of boiled rice per per- pint of boiling water. Add half an
son and allow one tomato per person. ounce of shortening and leave it all
Stew and sieve the tomatoes. Allow night. Next day sprinkle the corn -
one egg to each person and scramble starch over. Put the milk into a
egg, tomato awl rice with salt o,nd pep-. saucepan with the powdered ginger,
per just as for scrambled eggs. brown sugar and the grated lemon
Kedgeree. -This is a blessed dish, as rind. When boiling, pour it over the
oneehalf pound of cooked, flaked and bread and beat well with a fork until
boned white fish with six teacupfuls of quite smooth and free from lumps.
boiled rice and two eggs beaten up to- Turn into a dish and cover with thin
gethar, well seasoned and made hot, slices of apple. Sprinkle witsugar
makes a fairly substarnial dish for six and put some little bits of shortening
persons. on top. Bake in a moderate oven for
Savory Toast. -The bread (stale) one hour. A layer of marmalade
should be cut quite half an inch thick spread over the apples is a great ins..
add in four -inch squares. Tease provement; this should be added when
cfisply on both sides, snread with but- the pudding is almost cooked.
ter, with deviled meat or bloater mute.
Make very hot and serve.
Ham Teach -The ham should be Money matters are a very common
minced very finely, and only a little fat source of irritation and unhappiness in
used.. .To every two tablespooefule
of the meat add one tablespoonful of the home. There are two financial
systems in common practice in differ -
crumbs or rice, and Mix Ithomes, bothf h decidedly
with eome, good, brown gravy, or a ,Tong.
white. sauce. Spread this mixture on (1) The husband keeps charge of all
the buttered toast and cover with the money. The wife occupies the
breadcrumbs, brown and serve very
. same financial position as a dependent
hot.
Ichild or a servant, She is compelled
Emelt:es Hatter. -For ounces flour, to buy on credit or ask for money
a pinch of salt, one-quarter pint tepid every time she has occasion to make
water, one tablespoonful of salad oil, i any purchases. Under this system
Mix the oil and water well together, there is no incentive foe the wife to be
then very gradually add the flour and; an efficient household manager, If
salt, Wined. together, beating thor- I she is thrifty she derives no benefit
oughly between each addition. Let the , from her thrift, Ti she is a spend..
better etand for at least an hour before thrift by nature her outlays are' limit.
using. If you, wish to use this as a! ed only by the amount of money she
sweet batter for apples, etc., add a' can coax from her husband or by the
teaseoonful of powdered sugar instead' size of the bills she is allowed to run.
of the Salt. This batter can be used (2) The wife assumes financial con.
to eke out meat that would otherwise trol of the household, The husband,
be insufficient for the number of peo- is required on payday to hand over to
ple. the wife the full amount of his pay,
Meat in Batter. -Cut the meat into Any money necessary for his personal
small dice, dust with pepper and very expenses, such as lodge dues, tobacco,'
finely powdered herbs, mix hi with the etc., is given M him by the wife as
batter and drop by tablespoonfuls hit° spending money. This system re-:
very hot fat to fry. Drain %yell on duces the husband to the position of an.
Absorbent paper and serve on toast, inferior. He cannot buy a pair of
Apricot Cream. -Use dried apricots, shoes or take a Mend to a show with -
wash them, soak until soft and sim- out asking his wife's permission and
mer with n little sugar and a spoonful receiving from her the necessary
or two of water. Sieve, and mix with money.
an equal quantity of cornstarch mix -1 In contrast with these two wrong
tore. Place in a china souffle dish,' systems, here are two .systems as cor-
and, if desired, cover the top with tact in principle and successful where
whipped cream. For the cornstarch, practiced, •
use one-half ounce of cornstarch, half (1) Where the huebancl and wife are
toe teaspootintil of sugar, According to so strongly 'united in affection and so
the sweetness of the fruit. Mix the: similar in tastee and inclinations there,
I e
mainstarch in a little of the cold milkal need be but one purse for the home.'
When smooth, heat the remaining Undee this system nheris no boss.
milk, and stir the cornstarch- into it The wife can buy a ileweiress without'
by degrees. Add the sugar, and boil asking the husband's permission; the;
for three or four minutes, stirring all husband 'can spend a dollar without;
the time. If a little essence of apri- asking a wifey. Of course, in matters'
cots be added the taste is improved. of importance each asks the advice of
Dover Pudding. -One-half pound of the other, but neithee is dependent.
bread pieces, two tablespoonfuls of (2) This system will work in any
cornstarch, three ounces of brown household, no nuttier how dissimilar
sugar, cine.hulf pound of apples
(sliced), ono ounce of margarine, but-
ter or vegetable butter, one-half pint
of milk, one-half teaspoonful of powd-
ered ginger and one-half of lemon rind
Household Finances.
head so it will not cat through. Satur-
ate with kerosene,
There are many cases in which bak-
'ing soda can be used other than for
bread and cake malting. Lamp
chimneys which are washed in water
to which a pinelee.of baking soda has
been added will shine brilliantly. If
a lamp 'burner is boiled in a little soda
and water it will cause the hemp to
burn with a far, brighter light. Soda
is also an excellent remedy for scalds.
When milk is on the verge of turning
a little baking soda will restore it to
its original sneeetness.
She who makes successful sponge
cake remembers that such success
pends upon the amount of tor beat
into the eggs and the expansion of th
air during the baking, She bee
the yolks until thick and lemon colo
ed, the whites until stiff enough to a
here to the dish if held on end; lb
she combines the -ingredients with
deft turn of the wrist, holding t
spoon lightly in her hand. She bale
her cake with a slow, steady heat, an
avoids doing anything that woo
jostle or shake the stove. Such
cake, if not overbaked, is moist an
fine-grained. It should be broken
neat pieces -not cut for serving.
is useless to recommend keeping it
an airtight tin box --none will be Is
for a»other meal.
'S-
en never stayed lus tongue in the matter
at of a repartee for lord or commoner.
ne "May I ask why?"
"You always enter the room -With a
d -epigram,"
joke or was the answer.
en Mr. Vermont smiled,
::.THROUGH TIW.IARK:::SHADOWS-.
Or The Sunlight of Love
CHAPTER XV.-(Cont'd).
It was Lord Standen who spoke first.
"Bn Jove!" he exclaimed. "Adrien
going in for history,. Who would
have thought it? My dear fellow,
why not give a lecture?" '
"On the vanity of human hopes and
the folly of friendship?" inquired Ad-
rien, so coldly as to startle both the
company and Lord Standen himself,
who not being in Lady Constance's
confidence, was naturally at a loss for
the reason ofethis sudden anger on the
part of Leroy. He drew back in sur-
prise, but any further reference ti, the
matter was stopped by the entry of
Jasper Vermont. AS a matter of
fact, he bad arrived just in time to
overhear Adrien's last words.
"What's that?" he cried, after he
had greeted Lady Melamine. "Was
that Leroy declaiming against the
world? It's for those in his position
to bewail its vanitiee, while poor dev-
I beg your pardon, Lady Merivale-
poor men like myself can only cry
for them,"
Adrien smiled.
THE SOLDIER'S FAMILY.
Unthinking Pecple .Complain It Is
Overpeid.
The soldier's femily-is it overpaid?
No .1 A. thousand time, ael
n Yet unthinking people learning that
Mrs. Smith, or Mrs. Jones, or Mrs.
Robeson is getting from the Govern-
, •
...I mein and the Canadian Patriotic; Fund
work, I *Insider -well, there is only
one coneneuction to be laid. But, of
course, this is in eteictest confidence;
you will not betray me, I know.".
"Of course not," said her ladyship
mechanically; 'lies' mind was working
rapidly, so that she hardly heard the
rest of Jasper's purring speech; and
that gentleman, highly pleased at the
pain .he had so evidently inflicted,
made a parting epigram and left his
poison to do its work in Lady Merl -
vale'. Mind.
One by one, the others followed;
and Lord Merivale, With an apology to
Leroy, returned to his study and the
Agriculttual Gazette, leaving his wife
and Adrien alone.
With flushed face and outstretched
hands, she turned to him reproach -
Tully.
"I thought you had forgotten me."
"Impo.ssitinen! he murmured, as he
raised her hand to his lips. "I have
been so bothered With various busi-
ness matters, and have had so many
engagements--"
But ye a e tune to go to the
"Quite right, Jasper' I'm wrong,/ theatre with that awful creature," she
as usual. !retorted. "'Then you have been
"you remind me of the clown in the she bit her lip savagely in her jealous
e Y YoU • pain, and wounded vanity. "Adrien,"
"An innocent memory that, at least,. she entreated, "tell me it isn't true."
my lord," returned Vermpnt, who "To what do you refer," he asked
steadily."
He knew that the strggle had corn-
meneed, and he was determined to
bring this mock phantasy of love to an
end, If he could notentarry the one
woman who had shown him what love
really meant, he would at least have
clone with this foolish dalliance.
"Your engagement to that pininand-;
whote cousin -Lady—"
"Be silent," he commanded, more'
sternly than he had ever spoken.
M. Vermont," said Lord liferivale,. spending a day or two at Barminster,"
b 1 of
a " 'All the world's a stage, and all
,he men and women merely players,' "
ens he quoted lightly, as he turned hinat-
e tention to the unfortunate "portrait
in of a gentleman." "Ah, what have we
" here -another picture? An old mas-
a
ter I presume?"
Tl'ieanttslkl pleased; it would wany man, woman or child in his life.
It seem as if even the great connoisseur His face had paled; his eyes were like
in himsteel. The very thought of hearing
"It
was liable to make mistakes. her name reviled by the jealous, wo-
science," he continued bluntly. ."For
ft "It is ugly enough, in all con- man 'before him, filled him with wrath.
She stood silent, but with flashing
my part, I am an utter philistine, and
like any •t to be the eyes, her -breast heaving 'with excite-
•
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EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
Links Hope Diamond - With House Of
Hapsburg.
An extraordinary narrative, linkin
Ibis misfortunes of the house of Haps
burg with the tragic history of th
Hope diamond, and tracing both I
the looting of a temple in Burma, Re
quires special interest by reason o
the death of the Austrian Empero
!Mute been communicated to th
!London Daily Express by a soldie
I now on 'active service, and, says th
'Express, is "presented to students 0
the occult for what it may be worth.
"The story," says the author, wit
signs himaelf "W. B.," "was told in
by a 13teldhist priest when I was it
Ceylon. He was a man of high reput
In the native community there, and ii
assured me that every word of hi
narrative was strictly and absolutely
true. Personally I hold no brief int
the occult and will not venture to ex
press any opinion on the extraordin
ary series of events recounted to on
by the Buddhist priest. I transcribe
his strange story for the benefit o
those who undeestand move then do
of these mysterious matters.
"Many years ago,' said the prieet
'a member of the house of Hapsburg
one Count Hermann, in conjunction
with a Duke of Braganza and a num-
ber of followers, set out on an expedi-
tion to Burma with the ostensible pur-
pose of converting the natives.
"'They sailed from Lisbon, and in
due course reached Mandalay, near
which town they speedily became in-
volved in a teligious controversy
which enden in the death of more than
a thousand Burmese worshippers.
The Count and the Duke and their
followers then made for the great
temple of Rama and Site, which was
known to contain gold and jewels in
enormous abundance and of priceless
mlue. They slaughtered the prieets
aral all the guardians of the temple,
and looted its treasures, The temple
valls were inlaid with gold and inset
n almost every inch with precious
gems: Every stone that could be.
inenehed from its place was stolen by
he marauders, each of whom had his
hare of. the booty.
"'Two of the finest stones in the
temple formed the eyes of the golden
statue of Rama, One (to be known
later as the "Blue Henan Diamond")
was appropriated by Count Hermann
and the other fell later into the pos-
session of the late Xing Leopold.
" 'Rama,' continued the priest, 'call-
ed down upon the thieves the ven-
geance of all the gods, and more than
ity EMS of high degree have already
alien under Rama's curse and loet
hair lives by violent means. With
len death the curse came to an end,
ut in the case of the house of Haps-
urg it goes on for ever.'"
Whatever may be thought of the
Buddhist priest's weird story, it is
known that the looted jewels were
scattered by marriage and inherit-
ance through most on the remit houses
of Europe, with the exception of those
of England and Denmark, and
strangely tragic is the record of many
of these regal families.
His Choice,
Where is your lawyer ?" inquired
the judge.
"I have -none," responded the pri-
soner; "haven't any money."
"Do you want a lawyer?" asked the.
dge.
"Yes, your Honor."
"There is Mr. Smith, Mr. Brown wad
r. Green," said the judge pointing to
e young attorneys waiting, briefless
d breathless, for somethhing to turn
, "and Mr. Alexander is out in the
rektor."
The prisoner eyed the budding at-
torneys and, after a =Riad. survey,
said: "Well, I guess take Mr. Alex.
der."
ment.
furniture -new, pretty to look at, and "It is true, then?" she panted.
comfortable, and, for the life of me, "You are going to marry her -tell me
1 can't fall in love with a snub-nosed the mum o
Catherine de Medici, or a muscular en dm „a „y so." he „turned
apostle. What is this?" He bent
slowly and painfully.
down to read the title, "All! 'Por-
trait of a gentleman of the sixteenth "Then you don't love her. Ah, I
knew it!" she cried triumphantly.
century.' Very valuable, daresay,
O Lady Merivale?" He did not reply; and she read in
Lady Merivale, who 100nen „pen his silence the confirmation of nor
f Nfr. Vermont as one of her ancestors feava.
r, would have regarded the Court jester,
he:•‘,Attilel--is:' it possible -you love
e smiled indifferentbn
"Sveline," he said, "for the sake of
r 'It all depends on the point of
our past friendship" -she started at
e view," she said. "I have paid three
f hundred pounds for it." the words -"do not say any more,
Mr. Vermont looked up with an air You know we have only played with e
the divine passion. It has beguildod
0 of innocent surprise; but a keen oh -
many a pleasant hour, but I do not
e server might have been tempted to, re-
think it has been anything more than
geed it as one of satirical enjoyment.
O "Three hundred pentads! I daresay a pastime." •
"Not to you," she said almost sullen- ,.
0 these gentlemen, good judges all, loom
s declared it a bargain?" He motioned 1Y• "But how dare you doubt any n
to the little group on the other side of feelings? How dare you insult me?"
. Lord Merivale. "I .did not mean to hurt you," he ;
said gently,,and her voice softened at '
. "Not at all," returned hostees•
e "On the contrary, Me. Leroy
thaw__ his tone.
tnn'en I "An, Adrien," the cried beseeching- °
e It an imposture."
f "Indeed," he said , "How did he 'The like this' 71.31. and forget her,
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the husband and wife may be in tastes
and inclinations, and no matter how
lacking they. are In genuine affection A
for each other. It is this: Make an
equal division of the fancily income
between the husband and wife. Make
an equitable division of the necessary I
leasehold eimenclitimen One pfirt to be
met by the husband, the other part by
the Wife,
fifty or fifty-five dollars a month
complain that this poor wornawis-bet-
ter off than when her hueband was
lame -toe patriotic Fund, therefore,.
must be wasting money! •
' Is that a proper attitude? Do the
people of Canada wish the adminis-
trators of the Patriotic Fund to keep
the families of our soldiers close to
the starvation line, but not so close, 9f
course, 'as. to be it clanger of falling
No! A thousand times, No!
The aim of the Fund is to mainta
each family in a state of Oomfo
equal, at least, to thateto which it h
been accustomed, If in cases, pe
haps of families that through a hu
band's improvidence have never bee
properly housed, fed or clothed, th
standard is raised, who will conclem
ithe Fund?
Shall we keep those who are dew
down? Or shall we try to bring Wads
who are down, up?
The woman has given Iner man t
the country. She has done what sin
could. Her consent was necessary be
fore he enlisted. She gave it. Ha
she, has he, deserved well of us, or ar
the rules of the sweat -shop 'to be in
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T1SH COLUMBIA.
yoked When we come to appraise th
value of what this woman and he
man have given the State?
Is our paltry silver and his precious
life to be placed in the scales over
against each other?
No! A thousand times, No
If we are in danger of erring let
our error lean to generousity's side
Let us keep our memories green, an
forget not that it is our battles thee
people are fighting, The man -Go
save him I -is standing between us an
German bullets, facing toils, wOunds
death. The woman -God bless her
-is bearing loneliness and anxiety, th
pangs of fear that convert every door
neck into a death -knell. Shall w
stay-at-homes, some of us slackers
few of us doing our whole duty, all o
us beneficiaries of the sacrifices of thi
man and woman -shall we add Grim
Want to the spectres that accos
them?
No! A thousand times no!
THE BACON HOG.
e items From Provinces Where Mans
Ontario and Girls Aro
Living.
Premier Martin opened the new
25th Street bridge at Saskatoon re.
cently.
102 students of the Collegiate In-
' stitute Saskatoon, have enlisted since
el '
e the outbreak of war:
A Lethleidge society, The Daugh-
ters and Maids of England, -raised
$137.05 for the Patriotic Fund of
1. that city.
I Owing to the steadily increasing
e amount of damage done to vacant
e thorities have now increased the re-
' ward offered to $25 for the conviction
s of any person found damaging pro-
The Farmers of Canada Have a Great
Opportunity.
From 1904 to 1014 Canada's export
trade with Britain in hog products
decreased and Dentnark's increased.
From Inein Canada's export bacon
trade has increased and Denmark's
has gone the other way, showing a
falling off of 73,000,000 pounds. For
the fiscal year ending March 31, 1914,
Canada's export of liog products to -
ailed 28,620.861 pounds, for 1915 the
total was 72,036,025 pounds, and for
1916 144,150,309 pounds. The United
States experienced a like increase.
But so far as Canada is ooncereed,
here is another side to the shield. On
une 30, 1916, there were fewer hogs
n this country than at any time dur-
ng the previous ten years, and from
911 to 1916 there "Was a decrease of
ice million. This serious state of af-
airs, as well as the opportunity that
s before the country., is concisely and
ividly pointed out an Pamphlet No.
"you do hurt me when you treitt
Vermont raised his eyebrows.
detect the fraud?" unless" -She broke off abruptey-"un- v
lose you are really going to marry her. 0
, man. "That dagger; Itubens never
"By the. one weak point," said Col- Is that so?"
"I told you," he answered wearily.
, lived to see such a dagger as that, so shall newer marry Constance. She
Useful Riven
Try using an old pair of scissors to
clean small fish. It can be done more
quickly than by using a kniee.
Newspapers are a better sulennute
for polishing lamp chimneys, as there
Is no line.
Rice, if washed In hot water instead
of cold, is much more quickly cleansed
and freed from. all dearth and dirt. (1
To remove mildew from linen, wet f
tl
the part with water, rub with laundry
soap, sprinkle with salt and place ill
the sun; repeat several times until
spots have been completely removed,
If the left -over breakfast cereal is
carefully molded at once Into a bowl or
square pan that has been first wet with
cold water, it may be sliced and de-
licately fried for a luncheon dish.
Dry staples ased daily in the kitchen.
should, if possible, be kept in glass
bottles or jars where they will retain
their flavor and freshness twice as
long, The wide-mouthed preserve
jars are handy to label and to Awe for
this purpose.
A pair of ten -cent canvas gloves are
a great protection to the hands front
heat and burns when stirring gravy or
dressing over a hot fire or toasting
bread over the coals and turning cakes,
pies, etc., in hot ovens. By having ju
two pairs one can always have a Olean
pair onnand.
A mop to dust the floor oilcloth- M
Take four pairs of worn-out stockings, th
cutting of? the feet, doubling and fast- an
ening securely to a broom handle by up
nailing to the end from which the co
broom was out. Before the nail is
driven through the stockings into the
handle put a small piece of leather or
other strong material next to the nail- an
cold not poseibly have painted it!" is engaged to another."
of tine Live Stock Department at
ttawa, entitled "The Bacon Hog tied
he Britleh Marken" for which Messrs.
ohm Bright, Live Stock Commission-
er, and IL S. Arken, A.ssistant Com-
issioner, are jointly responsible, and
Mr. Vermont smiled, an apProving "Thank Heaven!" was her ladyship's ra
smile that seemed to mock the picture mental ejaculation, but she said no- w
as if it were a living thing, anthing alound. t
who palmed this forgery.on you, was - / u
he saw.
"So soon," the asked tremulously. :IS
evidently not a student of the antique.
Poor fellow, how was he to guess who "Where are you nanny, ,0
was to be his judge? You will, of "To the theatre." ii,
course, institute proceedings against' flhe frowned, and, seeing it, he stop- w
perties.
Major John B. Harstone, of the
49th Battalion and well known real
estate agent in Edmonton has been
Order for bravery in the field.
That Saskatchewan's capacity for
production is unlimited is evidenced
by a big list of prizes won by Sas-
katchewan exhibitors at the Dry
Farming Congress at El Paso, Texas. -ne
Residents of Paddockwood, Sask.,
complain of ones a week mail de-
livery. It took a newspaper nine
clays to come from Prince Albert to
Paddockwood, a distance of only ,?S
miles.
At New Dayton, Alta., J. F. Mor-
rison threshed 8,120 bushels from a
60 -acre tract of sod broken in June,
1915, seeded in spring wheat this
spring, making him an average of 52
bushels an acre.
Winnipeg citizens have decided to
give up the winter carnival idea with
tine ice palace attractions and its pro.
gramme of sports in favor of recruit-
ing, anal will spend the $25,000 grant
and subscriptions in that direction.
What is probably a record yield for
oats was secured on the farm of the
Western Transfer Company, Leth-
bridge, a twenty-five acre field yield-
ing 3,000 bushels. The oats weighed
better than 45 pounds to the bushel.
Dyspeptics Should
Avoid Drues And
,hieh can be had free on application
4-+
o the Publications Branch, Depart -
oat of Agriculture, Ottawa. Partic-
"Capital," he said. "The rogue Leroy roused himself. "I must go," tn
larly unfortunate, saYs the pamphlet,
the decrease in the face of the nee
pportunity that is Pinned us to fur -
her extend our "Wiltshire side trade
ith the British market; a trade that
or the year 1015 amounted in ;value
$15,957,652. In view of the facts
610 set forth it is hardly necessary
further refer to the gravity of the
; situation or to the opportunity that
wall be lost if our farmers and breed -
cc's do not heath, themselves, The
joint authors point out theitawhile we
are not for specified reasons to occupy
the marketefoe fat hogs, that for the
bac& hog is ours for the athing. They
also call for regularity in the supply.
"We cannot," they say, ."go into the
business' for six months in the year
id then go out of it for six months
ithout having a general average
ice that Is unprofitable both to pro -1
hint or send the t • b Ot9" I
• ped to explain
"Impossible," said Lord Menivale
with a rueful smile, "I wrote th
elieque last night; by this time it evil
cashed,htivo been am so the swindle
is .
"Dear! Dear!" ejaculated Mr. Vero
mont, in tones of the deepest commis -
elation, though he smiled as he added: • f
"There's only one thing to be
said, my lord. If that picture h
is clever enough to dacelye I
such great experts, surely it has h
aehieved its object. It certainly ' e
looks old enough to satisfy the most
exacting secondhand furniture shops."
He turned to Lady Merivale.
Before I forgot," he said, "let me
discharge the object of my visit. e
Melba sings to -morrow at the Duke of
Southville's party,"
Her ladyship's face lighted up with
real gratitude. Music -was her one
sincere passion; and, as she had been
unable to hear that divine songstress
duriug the season owing to various en-
gagements, this news was welcome.
"Thank you," the said warmly,
"How good of you to find out for me, w
It was kept such a secret, How dia. to
you discover it?"
"Ah," said Mr. Vermont, inising his
eyebrows. "H. I tell you, than, it
would be bad policy. I may have dis-
covered it SO easily that my services
as a solver of mysteries would sink to
insignificance, or again I may have
had to commit a crime; in either ease,
it is best to 'draw a veil of silence,'
than we say; sufficient be it that
Melba sings, and Lady Merivale deigns
to listen.'
"Flatterer;" she said lightly, as he
rose, het In hand, He glanced across
at Adrian, who was talking to Lord
Merivale. "I am off on another
mission," he said, lowering his voice.
"I fancy my fxiend meet be thinking,
of his honeymoon."
Lady Merivale started violently.
"What do you mem?" she asked,
striving to maintairt her usual cool, in-
different tones.
He lothed down at her, innocent
surprise.
"I am commiseioned to buy a resid-
ence in the Swiss Lakes district for
Leroy; and as I happen to know Lady'
Constance Tremenne is devoted to
mountaineering most 'exhalleting
I "It is no longer mine," he said with to
e a faint smile
11 "Not yours!" she cried in surprise. t°
"No, it *belongs to Miss Lester."
Her quick intellect grasped his
meaning at once.
"Henceforth, roe mean to retire
ram the gay world, then?" she said,
vith a faint sneer, adding quickly, as
is face darkened, "Ah, forgive me, if
am bitter! I hate to see you un -
appy. Try and forgive my ill-hunn
You are, as ever, my queen," he in
said, "and can, therefore, do no w
wrong." •pr
Lifting her hand to bisl ips, he turn -
d and str(oTdoe be
easetoilltyti continued), the room,
A Summer Engagement,
"Do you mean to say that your
daughter hasn't told you she was ee-
g4F-Yedest.o sue?"
el her not to bother me
ith those affairs unless she intended
get married."
ducer and packer. A good crop of ;
hogs is required each month of the
year. "If each farmer," the pamph-
let says in conclusion', "maintains
even one or, at most, two sows and
manages' theae and their offspring
properly, there can be built up in
Canada a very important and remun-
orative .,industry, not only yielding a
permanent profit to the farmer, but
as well materially assisting in pre- 1
serving the commercial stability of
the Dominion."
guy a DItide Magnesia Instead,
gems people instinctively shut their
eyes to danger, and it may be that
instinct, or custom or habit causes 047
Pestles to take drugs, patent foods and
medicines, artificial digestants, etc.
But closing the eyes does not bsnish
tIne t igtt, an( s certain that neither
drugs nor metitcines possess the newer
1.0 destroy the Innenfal a:pensive acid in
the SloTach, which Is the underlying
cause 01 most farms or Indigestion and
dyspepsia. They mav give toinnortr
tm•ellit'at
relict, but ever increasing quantities
thnn the ac
tibtne tiariketith sitomll tttach 'as thict.evons
as aver,
ItnoW thin and that in why
digestive likueviacnedsos toog,e,onh tFrosuubil;trelsrs jilmt
get about an ounce at pure bisurated
magnesia from your clraggint and take a
letaxeTttil.tn! w:geits, initirelli-
stantly neutralise all tic harmi711 acid
In the stomach and stop all food Per.
mentation, thus enabling you to esioy
bearty meats Without expories tIcs
1p.ast WW1 or untileasantness afterward.
Irish Farmers P”osperuns
Indicative of prosperity among the
smaller farmers, recent returns For
1916 show Ireland has 26,743,000 head
of poultry, an increase of 283,000 over
a year a.go, Great Britain has no
figures aprpotiching these, The Brit.
lslc Board of Agriculture mitimates
tho potato crop on En,oland-and 'Wales
for the current year, with a decreased
acreage on 85,000 acres. as 850,000 tons
ess than in 1915. Ills, however, only
180,000 lens less than the tell years
average.
was a favorite name -among the long -forgotten food products
of half a century ago, just as it is among the live ones
of to -day. Only exceptional quality "can explain such
permanent popularity.
"Let Redpath Sweeten it."
2 and 5 Ih. Cartons--
- 9
10, 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags. Lylem one grade only ---the highed