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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-12-16, Page 6Just What,You'd Like Ash to see the Safety, Self -Filling and Regular Types Even, Imo desire can be gratified and every hand fitted. Prices $2.50 to $150.00. Be explicit:—ask for the genuine Waterom&8 Ideal. Snld at the Best Stores L. E. Waterman Company, Limited 107 Notre Dame St., W. Montreal smsgessisessessisaimmasessigamameisgme. to Receive is What You Ought to Give 4.1111 on's urea r ABOUT TI1E' •HOUSEHOLD r&s1 D.R9 Selected Recipes. ' Cheese Gingerbread.—One cup mo- lasses, two cups flour, four ounces cheese, two teaspoons ginger, one en The Gift that is Constantly Used f -so rare a part for him to play, that he rather enjoyed it. "Don't be scared," he said. "Yes, Your description is oat, and you are wanted for stealing a few pounds from. a man named Walsh. Ner mindm I won't give you up. You shalt he sung here for a few days!" Monty fell on his knees. "Yon won't let any one know that I am here!" be pleaded. , • "Not I," Da Souza answered_ feu, TICE 0()L,I)EN KEY Cr "The dverdures of Ledgerd." By the Author of "What He Cost Her." CHAPTER XXXI. I A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the /sham -mars from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir. Little group of sun- burnt •men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded bY piles of luggage,• canvas trunks and steamer chairs. The demand for han- soms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard, Theremvere grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets vently. ' Monty rose to his feet, his fade full ing, out to sea, and a steamer fiom f d .1 0 UM ) miser. "Now," he muttered, 4'I shall never Capetown called; and when he hcard the whistle and Saw the serf boats he see her—negers-never—megeer There wee a . bottle half fidIS ef seemed .to Wake up. He wahcec pp and down 3gotr000ly for a :long tgne spirits upon the table, and a tumbler Mr. woms.: as yet unused. A gleam flashed in muttering to. himself. his eyes, He filled,the bumbler and ca,me ent to him and he was still eters raised it to his bps Da Sonza Mg' at the steamer. She told him to watched him Curiously vsitli the bene-' comt in out of the pun, which was volent smile still upon hie face. very hot, but he hook his head, 'She's ealling. mei he kept on saying, , roem where the money Was, and then "You are very anuirt, Ernestine " , I him running to the shore, and he paid "One must he smart at Ascot," she 'calling me! She heard him M the CHAPTER XXXII. Al i!lr; TP1101:Wt[lN'ER: ISCOMPOSEO OrniE :EI,ONHLTot.ss?pAliVtli Al oST _661, OBTI.EStAgrEREDIBEI.R. 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Predictions that the approaching man who was just begunimg a most winter will be yery severe have in- elaborate clinner. After a while, re- ") i ons between the Ger- ceiving no invitation to join his lord - "Now sir,. if I were in your place, I sdlodisni,ist,,lie, me:lical man said: should say, 'Pray, doctor,. times I am "So sorry," said his lordship, • . AM sorts Were represented there, from GFRMANS FACE HARD WINTER. Accommodated IIim. p. y in black jet of distinctly Jewish pro- clivities, to a sporting lord who had he hadn't secured a passage, but he continued. laid down and wouldn't move. So, as -- been killing lions.. For a few minutes f ' Per. Serve hot with lemon or vanilla together to a sort of pleasurable emmlwhat harm can he do, for you are his her lace pathsol. fusion a vivid scene, full of color and master? He is a thief and you know "Everyone I should think." human interest. Then the people • it. Surely you can do with him what "Including," be said, "Mr. Scarlett sauce. 7 Things Worth Knowing. of all, a wizened -looking grey-beadedl "Trent wise here yesterday, and Teseihiterg,' rew a sintde paler, and leaned , -- thinned away, and, very nearly mos I you will. paddock in which they were lounging. When inclosing stamps in a letter, cel, left the platform with hesitating Flow he took it I cannot tell you fer "I thought," u ht " she said "that the ' • ' 1 D • • brown a- tl 1 tf • • i • 1 I when heard I cabled to you. Bat She glanced at him sideways under House plants must have fresh air. man carrying a black bag and a par- heard for the first time of his flight.- 2" a moment against the rail of the put them in loose. , footsteps and turned towards the I was not the one to tell him, bul!this covering for the kitchen walls. mediately by Hiram Da Souza, who, town offering 2100 if the Star Line day." • tare in January is zero centigrade, or aze ta astle was no clue call -ties where the average tempera - "She touched at Plymetith in the 82 above zero Fahrenheit would pass •t C t 1 Varnished paper is often a good, bridge. He was followed almost ins- I know for a fact. He cabledgo home and eat your dinner, to Gape-erniouSly enough seemed to have been steamer leaving to-inorrow would call . Milk will keep sweet longer in a 00 100 platform 'when Inc train came for hirn here. Hiram,- he is a • great Dnighit, and he hahd „a special tram um along the coast of Norway, protected His Chance. man 'campaign in Russia and NaPci- loon's Russian Campaign of 1812. Abbe Moreaux, of the Bourges (Francer Observatory, points out that a cave indicating the Europan 1.o - "Well, doctor, de as I am doing ' in and to have been much intethsted man, this Trent. I hate him, for he e has some horses manning, pm by the gulf stream from greater cold, shallow pan than in a pitcher. Meat broths should be made only in thii shabby, lonely old man, who has spoilt much trade for me, and he "What chalice has he to win that h ul3r'suppose," she remarked "that h ascend abruptly along the sweet coast s suit? The evidence is all against teaspbon soda, one-half teaspoon salt, in porcelain or agateware utensils. carried himself bke a, waif stranded :treats me as though I wereInc is much more of a celebrity, now thane o Deninai t, an o OW a line co him!, one-half cup, 'water. Put molasses There should be •no curtains be- in an unknown land: Da Souza WaS under his feet, but never a min be- , erably westward from Berlin, turning and cheese together in double beiler twee n 'window plants and the sun- gorgeous in frock coat and silk hat, foA who has set feet upon the Coast ever!" "I know he's on the wrong side of and la .cheese melt. Remove from shine. , a carnation in his buttonhole, m dia- could have done what he has gone. , "Much more," he answered. "If he eastward in the region of Trieste to c looses. se wi e e ion o e sea- e act an asp . 1 1 '11 b th 1' f th th B1 .1 d C ian Seas Another the facts but he has the beat lawym • fire, add soda and stir hard. Mix and I Ammonia in warm water will i•e- not altogether happy. This little man Bekwando natives, and made than isnetnelreuStyfitehme by, you had nothing of 1 caugtemeteinin apreIrciantgurae in town." !mond in his black satin tie, Yet he was Without so c icis e las a sift dry ingredientss acid them to nio- move grease spots on rugs like hobbling along sn front represented even work for him. He has stirred 1 zi0s0014wchl eeger etehse aabvo7; lasses. and cheese mixture alternately magic. i fate to him. On the platform at Wa- I the whole place here into a state of She shook her head impatiently. sero Fahrenheit would comprise Bei.- ' • - • 13 k- - .11 buttered Wash all the hosiery the day be- ' terloo he had heard him timidly ask fever! A thousand men are working . Fred, he's a hero!" bot praises' A 1' "Nothing b ' tins about fifteen minutes. ' . Ifore washday; it will avoid lint On a bystander the way to the offices of upon Ins road and sinking shaft* uponPetrograd. To make up this average, Coffee Jelly —To one quart of cof- • - I the Helmand° Land and Gold Ex- I the Belcwando hills. Gold is already .- "1 hate 'him." D t 'd eaverian • said sulkily. them • . . . . ccorc lin, Vilna, Riga, Dvinsk, Moscow and however; zones of greater cold are coMprised, the maximum at Petrograd being 38 below zero, and at Moscow below zero Fahrenheit. Examining the situation from a meteorological point of view, Abbe Mothaux- finda confirmation of the pre- diction of naturalists in reviewing, in his opinion, a period of cold winters, and he thinks that the German sol- diers may exPerience the same vicis- situdes as those that cost .Napoleon 450;000 men from the "Grand Army." Lathy, Who wore a thermometer during Napoleon's Russian campaign, has left thcordS showing that as early as November 14 the "Grand Army" , had to endure a temperature of 12 below zero Fahrenheit on the line :from Mina to Moscow—the retreat having been begun October 18. From November 17 the thermometer went down rapidly to 22 below zero; De- cember 3 to reach 34 below zero when the retreating army reached Malode- cyn. Equally low temperatures, ac- cording to Abbe Moreaux, are almost certain to prevail over considerable parts of the German front if it is maintained on the present line and are ahnost certain to overtake the German forces in retreat unless they abandon their positions immediately. SAPPERS' EXCAVATIONS. And so," she answered softly, "do To heat the white of eggs stiff al- ploration Company, Limited. , coming down nuggets of it and he fee, prepared as for the table, add price of Belmvando s lases on OCR nun- og ny y o you see him corning, Cecil?" one-half box of gelatin. Soak gelatin ways have them cold and add a ever he got there, what would be the , is opening a aepot to buy all the ma- • • t gs "In good company, too," the young in two-thii•ds cup of cold water for pinch of salt. A foil, chicken's in a pen will al- hf hour oroner.enset the ways lay more eggs than when the eup in hot water until 'the gelatin is thoroughly dissolved. Add one-haH •• crowded. Camphorated oil will clean the CU p of sugar to quart of hot coffee , larks made by hot dishes on the eastwards. . tle vanilla before whole thickens. Set 11 lished table. "I can't say exactly, sir, but some - and stir in melted gelatin. Add a la- in cool place to mold and serve with .9°Open canned fruit or vegetables where in the City, sir, for certain," he creani and sugar. I and pour into a dish several hours answered. "I should make for the I before they are served. Bank of England, a penny 'bus along - Quick Brown 'Bread.—Two cups 11 take you—and ask Don't forget that hanging plants that. araY graham flour, two CUPS whole wheat d t • ft • than those that again there."agThe old man nodded his thanks and stepped along. Da Souza felt that his time had come. ' He accosted him with an urbane smile. baking powder, four level tablespoons "Excuse me," he said, "but I think A good present for the woman with ' I beard you ask for the offices of the melted butter. Mix thoroughly all a garden is a pair of hand shears or 1 Bekwando Land Company." dry ingredients, add butter and milk some other hand tool. I The old man looked up eagerly. "If mid mix quickly, then add raisins When plants are frost-bitten put you can direct me there, sir," he said, flouved. Pour into well -greased, pan them at once in a cool, dark 000m, "1 shall be greatly obliged." and bake forty-five minutes in mod- then shower them with cold water. I "I can do so," Da Souza said, fall- erate oven. Molasses may he substi- tuted for sugar and two cups sone It is a good idea to try out every' ingrabignstgeNI"talnvtal ylVitillly\slfb pleasure. recipe that comes' your way, and if 1 a milk and one-half level teaspoon soda satisfactory, keep it in a boo t 0 i f . he continued in a tone a Tinily on- ce). ' h ld • 01 row? . . spends money like water, he never Mall laughed bitterly. On the bridge Da Souza saw him EtC7 !rests, what he says must ie clone is every one fell back respectfully, were A little group of men, before whom cost a policeman and, brushing cloee done! The authorities are afraid of more strolling through the paddock towards the become by, heard him asit the same question. Th b h' but pointed h.m, but day by day ey n flouts one and three-quarters cups one are lower down. milk, one-half cup brown saga, Salt sprinkled over carpets before level teaspoon salt one and one-half sweeping preserves the colors and cups raisins, three level teaspoons keeps away moths m that you are not a s o in place of sweet milk and baking tested recipes. in the company." powt er. 1 1 In planning the winter breakfasts Turkey Timbales.—When no more be sure to have fruits to balance the slices can be eut from cooked turkey heavy meats such as sausages 'and (or chiciten) take bits near bones, scrapple. chin; fine, and to two cups of such Kneecaps for creeping children can meat allow one cup of soft, white be .made from the tops of long kid breadcrumbs and one-half eup of hot gloves' ' which are past their ordinary milk. Mix crumbs and hot milk to- selv. , gether; add chopped meat and yolks i To boil finnan haddie, soak it for of two eggs.- Season with one tea- a little while before putting it over spoon salt and one-fourth teaspoon the coals, and put plenty of butter on Pelves!. Beat whites slightly—they it afterwards. must not be frothy—and mix them Before using lemon rind for flavor - well in. Turn mixture into molds or ing always well wash it, as you never buttered pan. Set in hot water and know whose hands the lemon may bake in moderate oven about one hour. have gone through before, buying it. Um nold caa refully and sve. i 1 Every poison bottle in the medicine Tripe Pepperpot. ---1. Three pounds chest should be potected in thine The old man 'dropped his bag with a clatter upon the pavement and his lips moved for a moment without any speech coming from them. Da Souza picked up the bag And devoutly hoped that none of his City friends were in the way. "I don't exactly know about being a shareholder, the old man said nerv- ously, "but I've certainly something to do with it. I am, or should have been joint vendor. The company is , wealthy, is it not?" 1 Da Souza folded upthe letter, ad Da Souza changed the bag ii El nto his look of peace shone n his face. Pres other band, and thrust his arm sently he climbed the stairs to a lit - through his companion's. tle back -room, and noiselessly unlock - "You haven't seen the papers late- ed the door. Monty, with pale fahe ly, have you?" and bloodshot eyes, was walking up "No! I've just landed—to-day-- and down, mumbling to hiinself. He from Africa!" addressed Da Souza eagerly. civil! The Agent here called him once an adventurer, and threatened him with arrest for his fighting with the Bekwandos. Now they -go to him cap in hand, for they know that he will be a great pewee in this country. And Hiram, my brother, you have not giv- en Me your trust, though I speak to you so. openly, but here is the advice of a. brother, 'for blood is blood, and I would have you make Monies. Don't put yourself up against Tient. Be on his side, for his is the winning side. I don't know what you got in your head about that poor scarecrow Monty, but I tell you, Hiram, Trent is the man to back right through. He has the knack of success, aila he is a genius My! he's a great man, and he's a king out :here. You be on his side, Hiram, and you're all right. ; 1,00C ye, but send inc the money for the cable when you write, and remember—Monty is a thief and Trent is the man to beak, which re- nnnds me that Trent repaid to is- aionary 1Valsh all the money which Monty took which it semis ivas left with Walsh' by him for Monty's keep. But Monty does not know that, so you have the string to make him dance. I "Which comes from your brother a "P.S.—Do not forget the small ac- count for disbursements." tripe, two quests wates, smallway so that no mistakes shall be "Then I'm sorry to say there's some "I think I will go away now, he knuckle veal and water to -cover same, made in the dark. Pins stuck in the bad news for yom" Da Souza said. said. "I am Very Misch Obliged to two large potatoes, One ehopped flR1l• onion, one-half bunch parsley and When, through putting the hands thyme, one-half • tablespoon sweet into soda water, the skin becomes marjoram, salt and pepper. Boil shrunken, rub it With a little ordin- tripe slowly for several hours on day ary salt, and it will gradually become been a gigantic swindle." before wanted. Save liquor. Boil smooth again: Monty had become a dead weight knuckle of veal in water enough to All lace and embroidery should he upon his arm. They were in the cover. When meat separates from well pressed on the wrong side over Strand now, and he pushed open the bones strain and add liquor to tripe swing -door of a public -house, and several thicknesses of flannel. It is liquor. Cut tripe and peeled pota- very important to dry everything toes into mien pieces about one inch thoroughly with the iron before hang - square; add to liquor, with seasonings ins, to air. and cook for fifteeir or•twenty minutes b. . longer. Ten minutes before taking ---_,p _ from stove add dumpling dough made Listening to Good Purpose. of flour, salt ansi. baking- powder,. There is a species of sentry Raisin Fritters.—Scald two, cups in groups employed near the trenches. double boiler with ogle -inch piece of They are called "listening patrols," 1 little girl and his fortune? yet the stick cinnamon. Mix one-half sugar, and their -----tto be always on fire of spirits was in his veins and "The Bekwando Land and Gold Com- you for looking after me. pany has gone into liquidation Da Sousa gazed at him with wells smashed up altogether. They say ; affected gravity. that all the directors and the vendor "One moment first," he said, "didn't will be arrested. It seems to have I understand you that you had just come from Africa?" Monty nodded. "The Gold Coast?" Monty nodded again, but with less confidence. "By any chanee--wae you called made his way into the private bar. When Monty opened his eyes he was Monty there?" on a cushioned seat, and before him Monty turned ghastly pale. Surely was a tumbler of brandy half empty. his last sin had not found him out. He stared round him wildly. His He was silent, but there was no need lips were moist, and the old craving for speech. Da Souza motioned him was hot upon hins. What did it to sit down. mean? After all he had broken his "I am very sorry," he said, "of vow, then! Had he not sworn to course it's true. The police have been touch nothing until he had found his here." "The police!" Monty moaned. Da Souza nodded. Benevolence was one-fourth cup cornstarch, three the alert and give timely warning of tablespoons flour and one-half • tea - any attempted attacic. One night an spoon salt. Add gradually, while stir - officer on his rounds inspected a ring constantly, one-fourth cup cold listening patrol stationed in an milk, then add mixture gradually to empty farm. He asked: "Who are scalded milk and cook: ten minutes, oy u?" stirring constantly until mixture, "The reply was: "Listerdn' patrol, thickens. Add yolks of three eggs, slightly beaten; one-half teaspoon' "What are your duties." . We hsten for the ben cac clan , and then we pinches i•he egg, Sir." The small boy' S stomach is usually vanilla, and one-third • cup raisins, cooked until pimp in boiling water to cover, drained, seeded and chop- ped. Place in pan, spread evenly arid cool. Remove; cut in two-inch squares, dip in crumbs, egg and crumbs, and in apple pie order: .%•\‘'' \VMMC's\-\MIMM, N ‘1,M, '‘‘, .N.%. %.\\\1\:' ' EA 1*1/4-CM:Elt 7 ,.1 •:.." g k g kof k, -Ma+.\ ,N,,,, • „,„.._ .. ggslIP Spread „„,, ........, the Bread 0 ,. with 'Crown Brand' Corn ,. . s Syrup and the children's ` , msgssag''' craving for svseets will be Bread and 'Crown Brand' , 'lona a perfectly balanced 1 1 \ Edwardsburg lfractll—turictl?iii)ditiditcrupelsettinneidlyts, %2'Crowi Brand'Corn Syrup is 50 economical and so good, that it is little wonder that millions pounds are eaten every year in the homes of Canada. 'CrownBrand '--ilie children's favorite—is for ' Ss ' ,, k g 1 A. cvany good all cooking purposes and , g \.' k, \'. \ candy making. MillisaissginV "LILY' WHITE' ' is a Awl} wItile Corlb Si/1'10 110i so pronounced in flavor as 'Cr00511 BY'and'. 0 ARDSBlik, YO 16 may firefer is, - _ _ Nit/0 ASK VDUS GAOCER—IN 2, S,10 AND 20 LEI.IINS• fi 6.0v.- ,i0 Th c L W. e Canada Starch Co. Limited, Montreal • OM sitZ 1Wanutamurers of the famous Edwardsburo Brands 29h „„i t 1 r,°::'414"'"' k , \ I '--- a usffiggigggiff.MWogg /sag /g ma/a • agars/axe,/ a/ . • •• ezMil E the craving was tearing him to pieces. Then he remembered! There was no 'fortune, nolittle girl! His dreams !were all shatterecl. the last effort of his life, had been in vain. He caught hold of the tumbler with fingers that Ishook as though an ague were upon him, lifted it to his lips and drank. Then there cense the old blankness, and he saw nothing but what seemed to him the face of a satyr—dark and evil—mocking him through the shad- ows which had surely fallen now for ever. Da Souza lifted him up and conveyed him carefully to a four - An hour afteewards Da Souza, with wheel cab. a mini content upon his unshapely mouth, exchanged his frock coat for a gaudy smoking -jacket, and with a freshly -lit cigar in his mouth, took up the letters which bad arrived by the evening post Seeing amongst 'therm one with an African stamp he tore it open hastily, and read: "My Dear Hiram,—You was in luck , now as never, if you really want to stop that half-witted creature from • doing mischief in Landon. I some- times think, my brother, that you , would do better to giVe me Oren more of Your cc fidence. You are a very clever man, but you do keep yourself SQ Secret. . If I too, Were not clever, how would I know to send you this news, how Would I know that it: wffl, make you glad?. But these, you will go Your way. I know it! "Now for the news! Monty, as I cabled (I send the bill) has gone se- cretly to Londen.. Since Scarlett Trent found our Hausa friend and therum flaslc there have been no means of getting liquor to him, so I suppose he has very near regained Isis senses, anyhow he shipped' off very cunning, not even Missionary Walsh knowing, but he made a very big mis- take, the news of which I send to you knowing it will be. good. Hiram, he stole the' money to pay for his pass- age from missionary's cash -box! All one d: stood under a tree look - 4209CMAORMSIMINam.i...10 Chapped Hands Quickly Healed Chapped hands and lips always collie with split weather, but sehne.„, CAMPHO ICE Made in Canada brings sure and speedy relief. Children especially need Vase- line Catnphor Ice for their rough and smarting hands. Our new illustrated booklet de- scribes all the "Vaseline" pre- parations. A postcard brings it. AVOID SUBSTITUTES. In- sist on "Vaseline" in original packages bearing the name, CHESEBROUGH M A N U- PACTIJRTNG CO., Consoli- dated. For sale at all Chemists and General Stores. CHESEBROUG1-1 MF'G CO. (Consol(dated) ISSO CHABOT AVE., MONTREAL w,-xaAsezamnvswrzzMrvscwms-xwnis...=...“ the horses. Amongst them was roy- alty, d t theinwas Scarlett Trent. But when he saw the girl in the white foulard smile at him from the paling he forgot etiquette and everything else. He walked straight across to her with that keen, bright light in his eyes which Fred hadd •tod 11 s lus letter. "I am very fortunate," he said, tak- ing the delicately gloved hand into his fingers, "to ,find you so soon. I have- only been in England a few hours." She answered him slowly, subject- ing hiin the wlaile to a somewhat close examination. His face was more sun- burnt than ever she had seen a man's, but there was a wonderful force and strength in his features, which seemed to have become refined Instead of coarsened by the privations through which he had passed. His hand, as she had felt, was bard as iron and it was not -without reluctance that she felt oompelled to take note of his cor- rect attire and -easy bearing. After all he must be possessed of a wonder- ful measure of adaptability. (To be continued.) WAR TRANSPORT SERVICE. "Ignorance" and "Ineptitude" in Ad- miralty Methods. "From the point of view 'of the shipping man the whole history of the war, as far as the transport service story German Trenches Said to Be Equal to Wall of China. Some genius for figures in Berlin, with plenty of time at Isis disposal, has estimated that the German sol - is concerned; 5511 wicked Of ignotance ineptitude and colossal diem, who have had to beak the bur- waste," declares the editor of Syron den of trench digging since the bo- oed Shipping, the leading journal of ginning of the war, have excavated is the British shipping trade. He odds: quantity of earth which in cubic feet "Costly and useful ships were used is equivalent to Ole Great Wall of for months as prison ships. Sillier- Chine' He arrives at his conclusion in shisis like the Aquitania were employ- the following way: ed on scouting missions, their mag- The Great Wall is 2,450 kilometers nificent passenger equipment gutted, Ships were allowed to load cargo or to book a full passenger list and then owners were informed that the Ad- miralty required these boats." An instance is given of a 7,000 -ton boat which was all ready to sail, with 200 passengers, when it was taken over and sent to the West coast of South America, although it might have been loaded with coal and rea- lized a small fortune. Another eaSe is given of a 6,000 -ton boat at Huelva about to load with a cargo of iron ore for England, which was requisitioned suddenly and sent empty to the Paci- fic, althea* there should have been plenty of merchant ships available much nearer the desired destination. "How long," asks the journal, "will these methods be tolerated? In the national interest, a committee of ship- ping men should have been selected to organize the Admiralty charter- ing." ABSENCE 03? GOLD. Stamps Displace Copper Small Change In France. Notices have been posted in many of the Parisian cafes that patrons who do not have the right change to pay for refreshments will have to accept postage stamps or checks for change for any sum less than 10 sous. This is another indication of the scarcity of coppers, which numerous collec- tions for charitable purposes have Withdrawn temporarily from circula- tioe, and the fact that since small money beets= seathe there has been a tendency .on. the part of the people to cling to what they have. Some people are said to be hoarding coppers because they are afraid they will get entirely out of than, and othera, it is .charged, are collecting them with the less worthy motive of making live francs premium on every hundred francs in copper coins de- livered at certain confidential points. It is the old story of the Germans trying to drain France of its copper. The real reason is thought in official circles to be simply that the abeence of gold, overworks all -the mina de- nomieations, copper and Meisel, as well as silver. 'The mini is handicapped .-by the Mobilizing of some of its machines fin, other . agent work for the national defense, and the copper coinage fell lest' month to 100,000 francs. 1 long, 16.5 meters high, 8 meters wide at the bottom and 5 meters wide at the top, The German lines in April extended 650 kilometers in the west and about 1,300 kilometers in the east. Behind these foremost lines, however, extend secondary, and in most cases third and fourth lines, all connected up by miles of "Laufgraben" or corn - =ideation trenches, Since April the German positions have repeatedly changed, necessitat- ing the constellation of new trenches. Each trench is usually from six or seven to a dozen feet in depth and little narrower. In connection with each one alb countless underground shelters. Taken altogether, the esti- mator believes, the trench -digging re- cord of the German soldiers in 14 months is quite on a par with the decade-long record of the Chinese. The man, who is afraid of work 'deserves to be scared to death. Married men are net so verybad off, they always have the last word but one, Christmas Appeal FOR Tho Hospital for Sick Children COLLEGE ST., TORONTO. Dear Mr. Editor:— Thanks for your kindness in allow- inc the privilege of appealing at this Christmas time on behalf of the Hospital for Silk Childrea, Toronto. In the 40 years of the Hospital's ex- istence there have been treated within its walls 26,108 children as in -patients; 231,708 as outmatients; a grand total of 257,876 in and outpatiente. The Hospital for Sick Children gives a • province -Wide service, for little Patients from every section of On- tario have sought its aid. Ling year 490 patients were admitted from 232 places outside the city of Toronto. In 1914 there were 394 from 210 places. Of the 2,838 in -patients last year 1,771 were medical cases and 1,067 surgical. In the orthopedic department et the 2,838 in -patients, 264 were treated for deformities, 21 Pott's dis- ease of the spine, 10 lateral eurvature of the spine 10 bow-legs, 57 club -feet, 17 dislocations of hip, 42 tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle, wrist and elbow; 76 intantile paralysis, 8 wry neck, and 21 miscellaneous. Our battle is never-ending—is one that will continue while the world beta, Lor it is the fight hetween the armies of fife and death, to save the child fife, the Sick little ones, sons and daughters not only of our soldier men, but of the fathers and mothers still in this home4and province. The Hospital is beating back dis- ease and death, the enemies that as. Bell the lives of little children as the British Empire is beating back Ger- many, Austria and Turkey, the ene- mies that assail the life of liberty. So we appeal to the generous people if Ontario not to forget those so near and dear to us, who lie in, the beds and cots of this great charity. Will the people at large, as of old, respond to our call? Will they remem- ber that every year is a war year rot the Hospital, every day a clay of battle, and that the Hospital needs money, not for its own sake, but for the chil- dren's sake? The Hospital has waged its war for forty years. The people of Toronto and Ontario have been its friend,. and thie year of all years it reouh•es help. Surely you will give to a charity that pares for every sick child in Ontario, fa only as your naoney reaches the Hospital can the Hospital's mercy reach the children. , Every dollar Is a link of kindness in the chain of mercy that joins the money in your poeltet to the miseries of some child's life, some mother's heat. ReilleMber that Christmas calls you to open the purse of your kindness to the Hospital that the Hospitel may open the heart .of its help to the children. Will you send a dollar, or more it you can, to Douglas Davidson, Secre- tary -Treasurer, cm J. ROSS ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Toronto. ------- )11( ROZEOM02011011400000tIgl Why those -Ea" L9 to Dere Is a testimonial unsolicited "If I had my will it would be advertised on every street corner. The man or woman thnt has rheumatism and fails to keep and use Sloan's Lini- ment is like a drowning num refusing a rope."—A. .1. Pan Dyke, Lakewood, N. J. loan s 9 1 1 or 101 ent IIIIIll 4,su IT 0- )71EUM/KTI, 1 Al SPEMIN II SORE/1'11151 0100I4121000000M Ili 211 -