The Clinton News Record, 1915-08-05, Page 6E GOLDEN KEY
Or "The Adventures of Ledgard."
By the Author of "Whet He Cost Her."
I
CHAPTER IV.
Trent moved forward and greeted
the newcomer awkwardly. " Yeu're
Captain Francis," he said. "We've.
been waiting for you."
The statement appeared to annoy
the, explorer. He looked'nervously at
the two men and about the hut.
"I don't know how you .got to hear
of .my coming, or what you want with
me," he answered brusquely. "Are
you both English?"
Trent 'assented, waving his hand
towards his companion in introductory
fashion. .
"That's my pal, Monty," he said.
"We're both English right enough.",..
Monty raised a flushed face, and
gazed with bloodshot eyes at the man
who was surveying him so calmly.
Then he, gave a little gurgling cry and
turnedaway. Captain Francis start-
ed and moved a step towards him.
There was a puzzled look in his face—
as though he were making an effort
to recall something familiar.
"What
What. is thematter with him?
he asked Trent. •
"Drink!"
"Then why don't you see that he
doesn't get too much?" the newcomer
said sharply. "Don't you know what
it means in this climate? Why, he's
on the high -road to a fever now. Who
on this earth is it he reminds me of?"
Trent laughed shortly.
"There's. never a man in Buckomari
--no, nor in all Africa—could keep
Monty from the drink," he said. "Live
with•.him for a month and try it. It
wouldn't suit you -I don't think."
Fie glanced disdainfully, at the
smooth face and careful dress of their
visitor, who bore the inspection with
a kindly return of contempt.
"`I've no desire to try," he said;
"but he reminds me very strongly of
some one I knew in England. What
do you call him—Monty?"
Trent nodded,
"Never' heard any other name," he
said...
"Have you ever heard him speak of
England?" Francis asked.
Trent hesitated. , What was this
newcomer to him that he should give
away his pal? Less than nothing!
He hated the fellow,' already, with a
rough, sensitive man's` contempt of a
bearing and manners far above his
own.
"Never: He don't talk."
Captain- Francis' moved a step to-
wards the huddledeup:figure breathing
heavily' upon the floor, but. Trent,,
leaning older, stopped him,
"Let him lie," he said gruffly. "I
know enough of, him to be sure that
' he needs no one prying and ferreting
into his affairs. Besides, it isn't safe
for us to be dawdling about here. How
many soldiers have you brought with
you?"
"Two hundred," Captain Francis an-
swered shortly..
Trent whistled.
"We're all right for a bit, then," he
said, "but it's a pretty sort .of a.picnic
you're on, ,ell?"
"Never mind my business,"
Captain
Francis answered curtly "what about
yours
?. Why have you leen hanging
ab here forme?"
"I'll show you," Trent answered,
taking a paper from his knapsack.:
"You see, it's like this. There are
two places near this show where I've
feund gold. No use blowingit about
down at Buckomari--the fellows there
haven't the nerve of a kitten. This
cursed climate has sapped it all out
of them, I reckon. Monty and I club-
bed together and bought presents for
• his Majesty, the boss here, and Itlonty
wrote out :this. little document—sort.
of concession, to us to sink mines and
work them, you see. The old buffer
signed it like winking, directly he
spotted the rum, but we ain't. quite
happy about it; you see, it ain't to be:
supposed that he's got a conscience,
and there's only us saw him put his
marls there, We'll have to raise
money to work the thing upon this,
and maybe there'll be difficulties. So
what we thought was this. Here's an
English officer coming; let's get him
to witness it, and then if the King
don't go on the square, why, it's a
j Government matter,"
Captain Francis lit a cigarette and
smoked thoughtfully for a moment
or two.
"I don't quite see," he said, "why
we should risk a row for the sake of
you two.
Trent snorted.
"Look here," he said; "I suppose
you know your business, You don't
want me to tell you that a decent ex-
cuse for having a row with this old
Johnny is about the best thing that
could happen to you. He's a bit too
:near the borders to civilization to be
a decent savage. Sooner or later some
one will have to take him under their
Frotection. 'If you don't do it, the
rench will, They're hanging round
how, looking out for an opportunity..
Listen!"
Both men moved instinctively to-
wards the open part of the hut and
looked across towards the village.
Up' from the little open space in
front of the King's dwelling -house
leaped a hissing bright flame; .they
had kindled a fire, and black forms -of
men, stark naked and wounding them-
selves with spears, danced around it
and madethe air hideous with dis-
cordant cries. The King himself, too.
drunk' to stand,' squatted upon the.
ground with an empty bottle by his
sidel A breath of wind brought a
strong, noxiou s odor to the two men
who stood watching. Captain Fran-
cis puffed hard at his cigarette.
"Ugh'!" he muttered; "beastly!"
"You - may, take my word for it,"
Trent said gruffly, "that if your two down the document. His Majesty's
hundred soldiers weren't camped in reply was prompt and cheerful.
the bush yonder, -you and Hand poor "Three barrels of rum a year."''
Monty would be making sport. for Sam explained further. "There will
them t0 night. Now come. Do you be white men come digging," he said;.
think a quarrel with that crew' is a "white men with engines that blow,
serious thing to risk?" making. holes under the . ground and
"In the interests' of civilization," putting trees."
Captain Francis answered, with a The King was interested, "Where?'.'
smile "I think not," • he asked.
"I don't care how you put it,? Trent Oen: Sam pointed westward through
answered shortly. "You soldiers all the bush,
prate of the interests of civilization,
Of course it's all rot. You want the
land—you want to rule, to plant a
flag, and- be called a patriot."
Captain Francis laughed. "And you,
my superior friend," he said, glancing .quite -plain ?"
at Trent, gaunt, ragged, not too clean, The ICing grinned: It was not re -
and back at Monty—!'you want; gold gal, but he, certainly did it. If white
—honestly if you cant get 'it, if not— men come too near they must be shot
well, it is not too wise to ask, Your -carefully and from ambush. He
partnership is a little mysterious, isn't leaned back with the air of desiring
it—with a man like that? Out of the conference to cease. Com Sam
your magnificent morality I trust that turned to Captain Francis.
he may get his share.' ( King him quite satisfied," he de -
Trent flushed a brick -red. An an- dated "Him say all ' explained be-
gry answer trembled upon his lips, fore—rte age,"
but Corn Sam, white and with his lit-' The King sreuddenly woke up again:
came hurrying up to" them in the
broad track of the moonlight,
"King he angry," he called out to
them breathlessly. "Him mad drunk
angry. He say white men all ' go
away, or he fire bush and use 'the
poisoned arrow. "Me off! Got bear -
erg waiting."
"If you' go before we've• finished,"
Trent •.said, "I'll" not pay you a
penny. Please yourself;"
The little fat man trembled -part-
ly with rage, partly with fear.
"You stay any longer," he said,
"and King hint send after you and kill
on way home. White English soldiers.
go Buckomari with you?"
Trent shook his head.
"Going the other way," he *said,
"down, to Wants Hill."
Oom Sam shook his head vigor-
ously. -the white men regarded him, the
you mind," he said; I tell three barrels shouldbe made into
you, King send after you. 'Him blind four, whereupon his Majesty bluntly
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of really fine 'high -grown' teas. This peculiar
Charm of flavour makes it unique among teas
and is .the secret of its 25 years of increasing
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whispered in his ear. This time it was
Sam who grinned. "
"King, him' say him signed paper
twice," he 'explained. Him want four
barrels of runt now.".
Trent laughed harshly.
"FIs shall swim in it, Sam," he said,
less he shall float down to hell upon
it."
Oom Sam explained to the King
that, owing_ to the sentiments of af-
ection ,and admiration with which
mad."
Oom Sam scuttled away. Captain pronounced the audience at an end
Francis looked thoughtful. 'Than anwaddled off into his Imperial
little fat man may be right," he re-' abode.
marked. "If I were you I'd get out The two Englishmen walked slowly
of this sharp. You see, I'going back to the hut.- Between them there
had sprnng-up from the first moment
the other way. I can't help you."
a strong and mutual antipathy. The
Trent set his teeth,
"I've spent a good few years tr 'n blunt savagery of Trent, his apparent -
to put a bit together, and this is the ly heartless .treatment of. his weaker
".I'm partner, and his avowed unscrupu-
first chance I've had," he said; in the ss, offended the newcomer much
going to have you back me oasn a Brit -in the same manner,as in man ways
ish subject on that concession. We'll he himself wasy y
go down into the village now if you're His immaculate obnoxious tor mTrents
ready fhis
obvious
his
"I'llescort," Francis calm superciliousness,'his obvious air
get pr bit, Is said. of belonging to a superior class,were
"Best to impress 'em a bit, I think, galling to Trent beyond.measue. He
Half a minute." himself felt the difference -he real -
He stepped back into the hut and ized his ignorance, his unkem t and
looked steadfastly at the man who uncared-forp
was still lying, doubled up upon the appearance. Perhaps,
as the two men walked side by side,
floor. Was it his fancy, or had those
some faint foreshadowing of the fu -
eyes closed swiftly at his turning—
was it by accident, too, that Monty, tare showed to Trent another and a
larger world where they two would
with a little groan, changed his 'post-
once more walk side by side, the out -
tion at that moment, so thathis face
was in the shadow? Captain Francis ward differences between them lessen -
was puzzled, ed, the smouldering irritation -of the
"It's like him," he said to himself present tf leaping up into the red-hot
hatred. Perhaps it was just
softly, "but after all the thing's too
improbable." as well for John Francis -that the man
He turned away with a shade upon had who walked so sullenly by his side
his face and followed Trent out into not the eyes of a seer, for it was
, The screeching from a'wild country, and Trent himself
the moonlight.
the village, had drunk deep of its lawlessness, A
below grew louder and
more hideous every minute. little accident with a kni
fe a care
lessly handled revolver, and the man
Who was destined to stand more 'than
CHAPTER V. once in his way would pass out of his
The howls became a roar'lilind pas-
'sion 'was changed into . purposeful
fury. Who were these white men to
march so boldly into the -presence of
the King without even the formality
of sending an envoy ahead? For the
King of Bekwando, drunk or sober,
was a stickler for etiquette. It pleas-
ed him to keep white men waiting.
For days sometimes a• visitor was
kept waiting his pleasure,not alto-
gether certain as to his ultimate fate,
for there wereugly stories as to
those who hid journeyed to Bekwando
and never been seen or heard of since.
Those were the sort of visitors with
whom his ebon Majesty loved to daily
until they became pale with fright or
furious with anger and impatience;
but men like this white captain, who
,had brought him no presents, who
came in overwhelming force and de -
mended a passage through his coun-
try as a matter of right were his
special detestation. On his arrival he
had simply marched into the place at
the head of his column of Hausas
without ceremony, almost as a master,
into the very presence of the King,
Now he had come again with, one of
those other miscreants who at least
had knelt before him and brought rum
and many other presents. A slow,
burning, sullen wrath was kindled in
the King's heart as the three men
drew near. His people, half-ma'd'with
excitement and debauch, needed only
a cry from him to have closed like
magic round these insolent intruders.
His thick lips were parted, his breath
came hot and fierce whilst he hesit-
ated. But away outside the clearing
was that little army of Hausas, clean-
limbed, faithful, well drilled and arm-
ed. He choked down his wrath. There
were grins stories about those who had
yielded to the luxury of slaying these
white men—stories of villages razed
to the ground and destroyed, of a
King himself who had been shot, of
vengeance very swift and very merci-
less. He closed his mouthwith a
snap and sat up with drunken dignity.
Coln Sam, in fear and trembling, mov-
ed to his side. .
"What they want?" the King
asked.
Oon-i Sam spread out the docu-
ment which Trent had handed him
upon a tree -stump, and explained.
His Majesty nodded more affably. The
document reminded him of the pleas-
ant fact that there were three casks
of rum to come to him every year.
Besides, he rattier liked ` scratching
his royal mark upon the smooth
white paper. He -was quite willing.
to repeat '.the performance, and took
up the pen which'. Sam handed him
readily.
"Him white man just come," Oom
Sam explained; "want see you do
this" -
His Majesty was flattered, and, With
the air of one to whom signing, of.
treaties and the concessions is an
everyday affair; affixed a thick, black
cross upon the spot indicated,
"That all right?" he asked Oom
Sam.
Com Said bowed to the ground.
"Him want to know," he said, jerk-
ing his head towards Captain Francis,
"whether you know what means?"
His forefinger wandered aimlessly
"Down by.creek-side."
The King was thoughtful: "Rum
coins all sight?" he asked,
Oom Sam pointed to the papers.
"Say so there," he declared. "All
AEROPLANES TO
BE MADE STEADY
FLYING MACHINE!' BALANCED IN
THREE DIRECTIONS.
Orville Wright Predicts Problem of
Equilibrium Will Shortly
be Solved. '
Orville Wright, in a communication
to the Smithsonian. Institution, pre-
dicts that the day is near when the
flyer will be almost entirely relieved
of the work of maintaining the equili-
brium a his machine, and his'atten-
tion wi11 be required only to keep it
on its proper course and to bring it
safely into contact. with the ground
when landing.
"Mr. Wright says that a ,flying ma-
chine' -is balanced in three directions
—about an imaginary axis fore and
aft in its line of motion, referred to.
as lateral equilibrium. about another
axis extending in a lateral direction
from tip to, tip of the wings, known
as fore-and-aft or longitudinal equili-
brium, and about a vertical axis which
isgenerally referred to as steering,
although its more important function
is that of lateral' equilibrium," says
a statement issued by the Smith-
sonian.
Getting Equilibrium.
"Although a beginner finds most
difficulty in mastering the lateral
control, it is his lack of knowledge of,
certain features of the fore-and-aft,
equilibrium which leads to most of
life for ever.• But in those days Trent the serious accidents. In an ideal fly-
knew nothing of what, was to come— g ale in the centre ofe' gravityreo
which was just as. well for John would lie in the line of the centre of
To be continued.)
Antarctica Penguins.
Did man learn his military -forma-
tion from the birds?
Recent observations of explorers. in
antarctic regions indicate that he did.
At any rate lie must have taken some.
hints from feathery aids.
The most interesting phenomenon
of bird life was closely observed by
Mr. G. Murray Levick, who thus de-
scribes it in his book "Antarctic Pen-
guins":
"Many thousandsof birds were on
the sea ice between the ice foot and
the open water leads, then about a
quarter of a mile distant. Near the
ice foot they were congregating in
little bands of a few dozen, while far-
ther out near the water massed bands
several thousands strong stood silent
and motionless. Both the small and
'large bands kept an almost rectangu-
lar formation, and in each band all
the birds faced the same way, al-
though different bands faced in dif-
ferent directions.
As we watched it became evident
that something very unusual was go-
ing on.. First, from one of the small
bands, a single bird suddenly appear-
ed, ran a few yards in the direction
of another small band, and stopped.
quick as a flash the centre band from
which he had come executed the
movement 'Left turn,' which brought
them all into a position facing him.
So well ordered was this movement
that we could scarcely believe our
eyes.
"Then from the small band the
single; bird had approached another
bird ran out, on which his own party
Went through exactly the same ma-
noeuvre that the first band had per-
formed, so that the two bands now
stood facing each other, some fifteen
yards apart. Then spontaneously
the two bands marched straight to-
wards each
owards'each other and proceeded to
form one body. After that we saw
the same manoeuvre executed in
many places. •
Up to Hitn. -
Mr. Slowboy (calling on girl)—You
seem-er-rather distant this even-
ing, -
Girl—Well, your chair isn't nailed
to the floor.•
PRINCESS ARTHUR OF CON-'
NAUGHT,
formerly Princess Alexandra, Duch-
ess of Fife, who has joined the nurs-
ing staff at St.' Mary's Hospital, Pad-
dington. She takes no privileges,
but goes through the daily routine of
dressing wounds and waiting on the
tie fat body quivering with fear, Ile clutched Sam; by the arm, and invalided soldiers.
resistance to forward movement, and
also in the line of thrust, but in prac-
tice this is not always feasible, since
the machine must be . built to land
safely as well as to Sly. In flying a
low centre of gravity -that is, one
below the centre of support—causes
an oscillating movement about the
lateral axis like that of a. pendulum,
which tends to form a disturbing
turning movement. On the other
hand, a high centre of gravity tends
to cause the machine to roll over in
landing, and consequently a compro-
mise is adopted.
"The two principal methods used
in preserving fore-and-aft equili-
brium have been the shifting tsf
weight so as to keep the centre of
gravity in line with the changing cen-
tre of lift, and the utilization of aux-
iliary surfaces, known as elevators,
to keep the centre of pressure in line,
with a fixed centre of.gravity.
Auxiliary Surfaces.
"The first method has been found
impracticable on account of the im-
possibility of shifting large weights
quickly enough, but the second is
used in most of the modern machines,
"-Flying machines of the latter
type should have their auxiliary sur-
faces
urfaces located in the front or rear, and
as far as possible from the main
bearing planes, because the greater
the distance the greater is the lever
age, and consequently the smaller the
amount of surface required. No part
of either the main surface or auxin
iary surface should be exposed on
their upper sides in a way to create
a downward pressure for maintain-
ing equilibrium, since such a pros
sure requires twice the propeller
thrust to overcome it that an equal
carried weight would require.
"The downward pressure of air is
used to some extent, however, on ac-
count of its adaptability, in producing
more or less inherent stable aero-
planes.'_'
A device described by Mr. Wright
comprises a smaII horizontal wind -
vane so mounted on the machine as to
ride edgewise to the wind when the
machine is flying at the -desired angle.
of incidence.
Another method for maintaining
fore-and-aft equilibrium utilizes the
force of gravity acting on a pendulum
or tube of mercury, and still another
employs the gyroscopic force of a
rapidly revolving wheel.
'I
Using Japanese Bandages Now,
The triangular bandage first intro-
duced by the Japanese during the
Russo-Japanese war . is now being
widely used in the European war. It
has been found that bandages of this
type are suitable for binding tip
wounds in any part of the bodyand
that one can be carriedbyeach sol-
dier without inconvenience, The Ger-
mans improved it by printing on the
bandage itself in sterilized ink, vari-
ous figures showing how it is to be
applied. The British War Office then
adopted the idea, and every British
soldier now carries one of the printed
bandages in a special pocket of his
tunic. This bandage .is often Iapplied
without assistance by . the, wounded
soldier,
Gloomy Observation.
"Do you think the world is` getting
better ?"
I .dbn't know : anything about it,"
replied the melancholy observer, "It
seemedto be doing, very well for a
time, but judging from, the Euro-
pean news, I should say it is suf-
fering a terrible relapse."
Electric fishes, push as the 'electric
eel, the African catfish, and the elec-
tric ray have the power of discharg-
ing an electric shock sufficient at
times to disable, a man.
Foreign Devils.
In an interesting -chapter of his
book, • "Home Life in China," Mr.•
Isaac Taylor Headland gives an ac-
count of the Chinese superstitions re-
garding the foreigner, one of which
has resulted in their calling him
Kueitzu, or 'devil." A very amusing
story, says he, is told of a red-haired,
red -whiskered, blue-eyed British con-,
sal at Canton who was, as are most of.
the British officials,' of an investiga-
tive- disposition, and was anxious 'to
know what it was that the Chinese
call us of the West "foreign devils:"
Now be it understood that the Chin-
ese idea of a denten is that he is a
red -haired, -red -bearded, blue-eyed be-
ing who quails at nothing that comes
in his way. One day when a Chinese
official was calling on the consul, the
latter asked him:
"Why is it that the Chinese call us
devils ?" -
The official at first hesitated, lint
being pressed, he finally said, "I do
,not care to tell you."
"But I should take it as a great fa-
vor if you would tell me. -I am very
anxious to know"
"I cannot tell you," said the offi
tial. .
"Why -not?" asked the consul.
"Because you would be angry if -I
told you."
"By no means: .1 would not be so
unreasonable ' 'as to ask you a ques-
tion -and then be offended because you
answered it. On the other hand, I
should be greatly, obliged ,to you."
Beingthus pr"essed until he was un-'
able to refuse, - ties, -official finally
eyed the consul from head 'to foot,
and said elowiy•and reluctantly, "Well
it is because you look like devils."
This natural superstition of the
people was taken. hold of by the Box-
ers in 1900, and circulated still more
widely by all kinds of placards, b
in prose and verse. I have one
fore me in verse, a part of wh
rgads as follows '
The, devils are not human beings like
you;
If you doubt what I say,
You may 'see any day,-
That the- eyes of the devils in color
are blue.
In the original this reads:
Kuei-,tzu-pu-shih-jen-so-ch'uan-
Ju-pu-hsin,
Tzu-hsi-k'an,
Kuei-tzu-yen-thustau-fa-lan.
ABOUT THE- - .11
HOUSE -HOLD
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Seasonable Dishes.
Banana Ice Cream.—To the crushed
pulp of six bananas add one cupful
sugar, one-half tea -spoonful . salt,
Pour in a quart of milk and pint of
cream. Mix well and freeze.
Fruit Iced Tea:—Steep some fresh
tea and put, on ice, When cold pour
in the juice of 'pineapple, strawber-
ries, apples, banana, and any other
fruit you like all mixed together,
Huckleberry Pancakes.—Sift to-
gether in a deep bowl one quart of
flour, two teaspoonfuls of salt, three
tablespoonfuls of. sugar, add three
well beaten eggs and •four table-
slioonfuls of milk. Beat to a smooth
batter, then add one pint' of cream,
one pint of milk, the grated rind of
one lemon and two cupfuls of huckle-
berriee. Fry and serve 'very hot
with powdered sugar.
Baked Stuffed Cucumbers.—Wipe
and peel cucumbers, cut in. two-inch
pieces crosswise and remove seeds.
Mix four tablespoons bread crumbs,
two •tablespoons finely chopped, cooked
ham and two tablespoons. grated
cheese (Parmesan' is best). Moisten
with tomato sauce and season with
salt and pepper. Put cucumber cups
in: shallow pan, Sill mith mixture, sur-
round with hoisi'kter'or chicken stock
and bake half an hour. Then cover
with buttered crumbs and bake until
brown.'
Peach Fritters.—Remove skins from
three or four peaches and cut in
bo
small pieces. Mix and sift one cup
be -
flour'
ing one and one-half teaspoonsebak-
ieh powder, three tablespoons pow-
dered sugar and one-fourth teaspoon
salt, Add one-third cup milk gradu-
ally, while stirring constantly, and
one egg well beaten. Then add
peaches. Drop by spoonful into hot
fat and fry until . delicately brown.
Drain on brown paper, sprinkle with
powdered sugar and send to table on
folded napkin, 'with lemon saucer
Lemon Sauce.—Put three-fourths
cup sugar into saucepan, add one-
fourth cup water and let boil five
minutes. Remove from fire, add two
teaspoons butter, bit by bit, and one
tablespoon lemon juice.
Peach Cake,—Mix together two
cups sifted flour, two teaspoons bak-
ing powder, one heaping tablespoon
butter, one-half cup sugar and milk
enough to make soft dough. Roll out
half an inch thick and lay on flat,
buttered baking pan.- Have peaches
ready, peeled and cut into lengths.
Press these into dough in rows.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar and
bake. Cut in squares and serve hot
with sweetened cream.
Potato Soup.—Pare four medium-
sized potatoes, quarter' and boil with
small onion and two ` or three stalks
of celery. When done, remove onion
and celery, mash potatoes, add enough
boiling milk to make of creamlike
consistency (about three cups), one
tablespoonful butter, one and one-
half teaspoonfuls salt and one egg
until light, put in tureen, strain soup
through colander into tureen and
serve.
Mock Venison.—Make a sauce of
one tablespoonful brown flour, one
tablespoonful butter and one cupful
stock of water. When thoroughly
cooked and smooth, add one table-
spoonful currant jelly, one table-
spoonful mushroom or Worcester-
shire sauce and bring to boil. Heat
thin slices of mutton in this until hot,
but do not let the mutton cook.
Breaded Parsnips. -Wash and trim,
parsnips, scrape (if, large, split them)
and boil ten minutes in salted water.
Take from fire, drain, lay in cold
water half-hour. Wipe dry, roll in
beaten egg, then in bread crumbs, set
aside for about an hour, then fry in
g.—
Fighting the Submarine..
The warship of the present day,
says the London Engineer, is -a com-
promise between what we deem best
and what we deem essential. The
torpedo -proof bottom has become es-
sential; therefore we must give up
guns, or armor, or speed, or some-
thing else, in order to get it. On the
other hand, it is probable that battle-
ships and battle cruisers will not
hereafter be supplied with torpedoes.
Since actions are now fought at en-
ormous ranges, and since vessels can
be sunk by gunfire alone, torpedoes on
big -gun shipsare now useless. Omit-
ting the torpedo tube will save little
weight, but it will leave space for
more ammunition. The Engineer
also suggests that high-speed rams
with bows of proper shape and re-
quisite strength to sink an underwater
craft will again come into use.
German helmets are nearly as light
as straw' hats,
s Maxim guns fire so rapidly that
they would become red-hot very
quickly if they were not surrounded
by water -jackets. The water in these
has to be renewed after every 2,000
rounds have been fired. .
At the outbreak' of the war the
Germans filled railway carriages with
dummies made of straw, and dressed
in French uniforms, in order to make
people believe that they had captured
numerous prisoners.
MAGIC'
BAKING
,.POWDER
IS USED BY THE BEST BAKERS
AND CATERERS EVERYWHERE,
ALSO BY CHEFS IN` THE LARGE
HOTELS; AND ON DINING CARS,
STEAMSHIPS, ETC.
E.W.OILLETT C,OMPANY LIMITED
wl"N�"aD TORONTO, ONT. MONTREAL ..
deep, boiling fat as you would dough-
nuts. Take up in wire spoon and
serve in hot dish. Oyster plant is
good cooked in the same way.
Household Hints.
Bran is 'far better than soap for
cleaning paint.
Charcoal powder is excellent for
cleaning fine lent -yes.
Pie . crust should be rolled in one
direction—away from you,
Bread- should be kept always
wrapped up in a clean cloth.'
A cloth moistened with alcohol to
effective in cleaning, piano keys..
Housewives will 'find the butcher's
apron a great convenience, as it cov-
ers even the sleeves.
When a bedroom : floor is ' to be
'washed, see that it is thoroughly
dried and aired before night.
Never leave a package of coffee
anywhere` near butter, eggs or milk
—they will absorb the flavor.
To polish a black marble clock rub
over with olive oil and finish with a
clean chamois leather.
Soups suffer less than anything
else by being heated a second time,
but they should be re -flavored.
Raisins kept in a covered or other'
dish with a small cup of water in the
centre will keep moist and fresh.
Salt curdles new milk, so gravies,
etc., should not be salted until the
dish is prepared ready to serve.
Ifou
y have an earthenware bread
pan with a cover, the loaves of bread
can be put in it withoutwrapping es.
Kerosene will soften boots and
shoes that have been hardened by
water and will render them pliable as
new.
Finger marks are best removed
from furniture by washing with
{water colored with vinegar, then
Wipe with a dry cloth.
If you -spill ink on a carpet, soak
it up immediately with blotting paper,
then wash out with warm water and
clean flannel and dry with a soft
duster.
A solution of salts of lemon 'and
warm water will remove iron -mould
from linen. The article should be
well rinsed afterward in clean water
and allowed to dry.
A good way- to get rid of a mouldy
smell in the cellar is to dust well over
the walls and floor kinslaciced lime,
leaving it on for a day or two then
brushing it off,
When making small cakes ,
sprinkle a little flour over the tins,
instead of rubbing grease on. • This
answers the purpose just as well, and
is less expensive.,
Close green vegetables, such as
cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., should be soaked for
a short time in vinegar and water to
drain out any slugs or insects.
Wild flowers can be transplanted
successfully if care is taken to put
them in places with about the same
exposure and character as they were
in before. It is well to move a great
deal of the natural soil with the
roots.
Choice Fruit Deserves
Isus p.
,PAZ
SD
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CHERRY. JELLY
Prom a swipe of Charles Fran-
tategf, Chief Cook to Queen
Victoria. H,bl sheei In 188,5.
Clean 2 lbs, cherries and a
handful of red currants, and
bruise atones and kernels in a
mortar I place in small pre-
serving pan with I lb. John
Redpath's sugar lode and H
pint spring -water ; boll on the
stove -fire aboutfive minutes,
taking care to remove scum as
it rises ; pour into a braver"
fMix Mae with
usual nc s
clarified isinglass. and pour
into lads or moaid.
GRANULATED GRANULATED
to preserve its luscious flavor for the winter days to come.
For over half a century vciekgr has been the favorite sugar in
Canada for preserving and jelly -making— and with good
reason. Because it is absolutely pure and always the same,
you can use it according to your recipes, year after year, with
full confidence in the results,
Fruit put up right, withExtra Granul-
ated Sugar, will keep as long as you wish, and
when opened a month or a year hence will
li I
eyou
delight ttwith its freshness
and flavor.
N° '<
"Let sweeten it."
Get your supply of sugar in Original REDPATH
Packages, and thus be sure of the genuine—
Canada's favorite sugar, at its best.
Put up in 2 and 5 lb. Sealed Cartons and in
10, 20, 50 and 100 lb. Bags. 140
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