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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-08-27, Page 3Or, the Belle Of the SeaS011 ell AyTE It N X IL. -(Ctin tinned): "God bless. you, any '13oy," lie said. '" oLah t have known you wonble•teturn your bask upon me; I might, have known •blitit you st rementher Abair I 'wasn't .fighting ex fey:felt only', but for the ,son lin so mord of." , • , . . „ ••.1 khow, I linow, sir," said Stafford; ,al - Sir, Stepheli. wrung his hand, released it, arid' pac'edi1111 ,and d•oidw the room again, igkting composurty,. and Hieing the tittuatiton after the manner of his kind. Like all" successful adventurous, he ;was algal's, ready to look on the bright .sido. ilo mune back to Stafford and Pateed lilo gently on the shoulder, "Try ao4 forget what 1 'saki; about -- about the past, Stafford," he said. "Let, U.6 look at the future -your future. Alter • I 1, Nye're not 'beaten! It's 0 eoinpromiso, t's an ,alliance!" His -•voice grow snore -cheerful. hie eyes ,Megen to brighten .with something of their .wonted flee. "And itet a bright future, ritual You've chosen a beautiful girl, o eiemilitely beeutiful and distingulahed-loolelYiggiale-it's tame, she's only Huth. Faleoner, s,daughter, and.that, Fdeoftiee edeas for you; bit, act -that Page! Maude 1.0 a, young lady who can hold hei 0119.1 against 'the beet and highest. , Fal- • coner must betriole or he would not have been able to have managed this thing, would net have been able 10beat Me. With your money and hers you can 'go as far 010 you please!" ' . lie, Leek ,a Mire up artd, down 'ehe room again, a Rash on the face that had been oallertonly a minute oretwo ago, leis finely shaped heith thrown biiek. • Stafford, I' ehouldlike you to have married .into the nobility. In my eYee, there is no one too high in rank for you. Butefto matter! the title 'will come. Meg. cannot do lees than offer me a, peerage. This :railway will be of too much eenoce • to the Government for them to Pees ,4310 • over: "The peerage -ranee coulee „there to no chance of my losing it. Why, yesthe futume is as bright as the sunlight on June morningion will have tho Mae You loyeaTeltall have the peerage to leave you. I shall have not lived and et:niggled and fought. in vain. 1.0hall have lefta name unstained, unsullied, to the son I lover There was EL catch in his voice, and it broke as he turned euddenly with out- stretched, hand. "Why, forgive me, Stafford, my • boYt talking of what, I've done far you and what l're meaning ,to do .as if I were loro getting -whet you are doing forme! Staf- ford, a father often Made that he has worked for his ohildren Only to meet 'with ingratitude and to be repaid with indif- ference; but you have returned my affec- tion—. Oh, I'Ve eeen 11, felt 11, my Imerl And now, as fate would have it, you We actually saving • my honor, shielding my good name, coming between MIN and utter ruin! God.:bless you and send you all the happiness you deserve and I wish youl" &Silence fell. Into the aeon' there had floated the soft, languMents strains of a waltz, the murmur of voices, the laughtca' of the:people in the coneereatory. Stafford eat, his head still upon hes hands, as if he were half etupelled. And indeed he was. He felt like a man who, has been seized .„ by the tentliclee of an ootopue, unable to • etruggle. Unable to move; ,dunebotricken ' and incapable even of protest. Sir Ste- • phen had spoken of fate: Fate 'hold Stat. lord under' itS Mon, heel, and the mockery . of • Patcee ,laughter mingled with the trains of the waltz, the murmur ef velem!. theonatiously he rose and lookedround as if hell dazed, and Sir Stephen came to hint and laid both hands on his shoulders. "I •must not keep you an eonger, my deer bey!" he eaid, with a, fond, proud look. "I must not forgot I ant keePing you from her She will be sniming you - wanting yon You have kept your secret. well, Stafford -though once or twice I have fancied, when I have seen you to- gether -but it was only a fanoyl--- Are you going 'to announce Abe engagement to -night? 01 10 anther a good opportunity, isn't it?' It will make the night memor- able." The music danced madly through ford's twain as his father waited, looking , at him smilingly. Whet should be eay "Nob tootight, sir," he answered. "I should like ea speak to Mies Falooner .fiest," Ste Stephen nodded andsmiled. undeestand, my boy." be said. "This kind of thing is not done now us 1± 1500 in my time. We used to tnke the girl of our ohoicp by the hand and throw back our heads, and announce the feet that we had seoured the peize, with .041 the pride thing. inablo. But that's; all altered now. I elute pose the new way is more delicate -more refined. At any rate, you belong to the new age and have a right to follow its mammas and custom, 00 you shall say tiothing utel6 you like. And, if I am. eeked evhy I thole so happy,' so free front 00.013, I moot say that it is because the ,greatellailway Scheme le settled arid that I have von all along thelinee • AR llesaidethe last Worths' there 'came a knock at the door, add 'llateray entered with an injured. look. • "Mr Grieffenberg and Baron Wieseb. would like to see you, Sir Stet/hen, he Hillary- flaw ••bisti he knew that his voice Was. harsh 'and strained, knew that, t.1 e butler noticed it„ _though the well-trtifn a eerVaat did not mbve an eyelid, but riper. ed a• bottle of champagne •with t30101511 , alacrity and poured out, a glaGS. etaileid lelned {0 }inns to place the bottle te0e. r and drank El eoitele of elese00, It Pulled •him together a and he svars going btlek to the .ball-roorn when several anon erste., ed. They Were Oriffenberg, Baron Wirso 1, the' 13,eltors, and the other iintthelers; they &were titilicing together and' laughing, and•their faces weeo flushed. with trinmeill, Clioso behind them, but grave and tact - tarn as usual, canie Mr. Falconer. At isight of. Stafford, Mr. ariffenborg turned from the man to whom he was talking, and exatimed, gleefully: • "Hero is Mr. Orxne! You have heard the good Bowe, suppose, Mr. Or,me? Splendid, istiq it? Wonderful man, your father, truly wouderfull Ile can give. points to 116 all can't he baron?" The Orion nodded And smiled. "Sher' Stephen Mb. a, goot man of pishnese. You have a very- glover fader, Ormel" he said, emphatieally. ' Ilieord caught Stafferd'e arm ae wae Passing on with a mechanical snalle and 'OM inclination of the head, , "We've come in for a drink, Orme," he meld. "We're going th drink luck •to the biggest thing Sir Stephen hat ever dono; You'll join us? Oh, come,. we can't take a refusal! Desk it you're in the swim. Orme, if you haven't token any active part in it." ' Stafford glall0od ,at Mr. Falconer, and noticed a grlin smile paw over his face. If these eieultant and flushed silence-el/in- tiers 'only guessed how active a part he had take, how amazed they would bel Wave of bitterness' sweet over him. At such a monient men, especially' Young men, become reckless; the strain is too. great, and they fly to the' nearest thing for relief."110.-turrted back th the buffet, and the butler and the couple of footmen opened several bettlee of champagne -none of the anen knew or cared how. manye several othere of the financial group join- ed .the party; the wine went round rapid- ly; they were tell talking and laughing ex, omit Stafford, who remained client and grave and. moody EfOr mime little thne; then he tho began to talk and laugh with the others, and hie tams grew flusbed and his manner excited, Falconer, who stood a little apart:ap- parently drinking with the °there, but really 'with 0040 and moderation, 'watched hint undee half -lowered lids; and present- ly he moved round. to where Stafford thant against the table with his champagne - glees in his hand, and touching hint on the arm, said: - '• 'I hear them inquiring for you in the ball -roam, Stafford." It was the first titne he had called Ref; ford by his Christian name, and it struck home, as Falconer had Intended it should, Stafford eat his glass dowel and looked round as a man does when the wine fe creeping up to his bead. and he is etart. led by an 'unexpected voice. "All right --thanks!" he said. .He made his way through the group, who iwere too engrossed and excited to ne. tice hie desertion, and -went into the ball: .lT00111. AO he did eo, his father entered by an opposite door, and eeeing, him, came round to hime and taking Stafford'.e.hand that. hung at his "eideaenressed eg: AM.:tautly. "I have told.them!" he said "They aro almost off their headewith delight -you see, it's ouch •a big, thing, even for theme Staff! You have saved us all, my boy;' but it is only and Falconer who know it, only I who can show my gratitude!" His 'Voice was low and .theieulou.s, hia. face flushed like those of the men whom. Stafford had just left, and ,hie dark oyes flasbeng and reetlese. "Where are they all?" naked; and' ,Stafford nodded over his ehoulder towards the buffet. Sir Stephen ?.00ked round ±110 110020 with a smile Of' teltunph, ;Ind glance rested on Maude lealeoner, etanding by aemarbie column, her eyes downcast, her fan more ing to and fro in front of her white So. 50101. "elbe is beautifiil, Sta,ff 1" be whispered. "The loveliest woinan in the auoml I am not surineesed that you should have fallen in love with her." Stafford laughed under his breatb, ethangely wild and bitter laugh, iwhieh Sir Stephen could not have, failed to no. tice if the music bad not commenced a now waltz at that moment. Stafford went straight across the room to Maude Fol. ooner. She did not 10160 her eyes at his appethaele but the color fldckerea in her cheeks. - "This is our dance, I think," he said. She looked -up 'with a little ate of sur- prise, and coneulted her programme. "No; think this is Mine, MiSs Falcon- er," said the' man at her aide. ithe said, emanate, "the next is Orme's." ismrs,' Deed 'Benne/dale; this ie Though he knew ,she was wrong, of course Lord Bannerdele acquiescedavith a stuid, significantly. bow a511(110emile, and Stafford led Maude Sfr Stephen sprang to thae table, almost e'v07' - with the alertness of a boy and caught Wine bat it trick of getting into 601700 lyiug on hes deal. men e feet and rasanlit, g ±110152 up the papers ."An, right, alurrae!" he <tried. "Bert, by one of away; but Stafford, though. he MOB usual - ret aatel Been haeteg a talk with . the most moderate of men, coud l Stafford. Come mil" {hunk a relay large quantity and. remain With U, nod, a .smile, a lender look of as steady as; .a eock. No one, 'watching thve and gratitude to Stafford, the bade bine danee,would have known that he had Ilene 'adventurer, 01100 more thrown, b3,, drunk far too many Masses of champagne the buoyant wave upon the slioxe of eafety, and ±11111-11(6head was letaningehis heart and success, went out to communicate that thing furiously; Mit though his 01011 success •to kis coadjetoreher dexterouely through the rowd, . Stafford sank wee as faultleee as ue,ual and lie eteered • Into his fether'e wiate. 0(1(1 101101 his hoodo cMaude threat deep in hie pookete, and hie chin knew by his eilence, by hie flushed face n his chest, tried to,clear hie brain, to and eeeblese eyes, that aoinetheng had • upo ftee hie mine free, au elk. teaueo. and to happened, and that he wee under the in - face the fact that he had tacitly agreml, finance of some deep emotion. He was dancing q that by his silence he had coneented, quite perfectly, Mit, mechanically, marry Maude Falconer. alto a man in a dream, and though he - But, oh, bow hard et was to think clear. must have heard the music, he slid not • ly, with the vision of that hthe .Roating before him! the exquteitely beau. tifuW l faceeth ite violet eyes TlOW welted and merry, now soft and pleading, now tendereeetth theetendernees of a. girl's lima, true, aivinely trueting love. Ho was look- ing Ib the book-caso before him, but mist rose between it and his eyes and he mew the mountain -side and the .claeling od hie berth iddieg down it,, the eunlight on her face, tbeeeoft teedrils of hair blown rough by the wind, the red lips apart with a smile -the little grave mile which' he had IdEsod aWaY into deep, still sweet. e0 eerimmeess . • Oh, how ho levee her! And he bad' lost her for ever 1 There was no hone for him, He must eave, hie father -not hoe father 6 rested oa nem, quiN ered te money. That countedeformothing-lbut his e leaf in 11115110110 When. thee had got fattuir's ladnorahis• father's good name. into the o.pem air, he thiew beck hie head And even IS he were hb otound to make this. sacrifice, to „itiLLITY , Maude Falconer, how could he go to eleronellall end ask teodfrey'lleron, the. man of ancient line ate, of 1500511104 '115000, eo give his daugh- ter to the sort of a man Whose past, was so black tbat his charaoter,ovae al the mercy of Ralph Feleoner? Seaford rose' hear her when she Spoke to hitn, but look- ed straight before him no if he were en. tirely absorbed in some thouglite When they came, in the eourse of the dance, to one ol the doors, ehe etopped suddenly. . "Da yen mind? It ie eo hot," ehe mule "N -o," he said, as if awithieg sncidenly, "Let 'us go outside." Ile caught, up fur cloak that was ly- ing' on io bench, and diseegarding • ;her laughing remonetranee thet 1110 ±0111,4 did net belong to her, heinit it molted her and leet her Ott to the terrace She looked up at him just as they vele passing_out of the ,etream of light, saw hoev oet and herd bis face wee; bow straight the lips and sombre the ,eyes, and her hand, e6 it and drew a long :breath. ; •, it wee hot in there," he said. . They walked 3101517 011 ;led down for a minute, parsing and reptessing .eimeeer colipleo; then suddenly, ae 11 the presence of °there, the ennui of their vothes end laughter, jitrred upon Isim, Stafford Enid: "Shall we go into the It is quiet and etretehed outelne emus as if to theust eeemea-and I want to speak to yon." from hem a weight toe gvieveue to, be "lf you like," she sold: in a low voice, ' borne, a cup too bitter to be drained: then weic01 ehe tried th make as languid end his arms fele to his sides, and. with e oasand as 'Waal: blit her heart 'began to hardening of elle face, a tightening of the beat Rercely and her 1e1)e trembled, and lips which made him look strangely like hts father, lie left the library, and melee- . leg the hall, made his way. to the hall. OH.APTER The ball was at, its height. Hyatt the coldest and moSt blase of the guests hntl warmed lip and caught fire at the blaze of ereitement and enjoyment. .The ball- room was dazzling in the beauty of its he might havtobeard her breatut coming quickly had he net been absorbed in hie own reileetions. They went dqwn the stepe and into the semi -darkness of the bettutd. ful garden. The sileace, eves. brolcen by the imin of the dietaet voices ene (he plashing of a fountain which reflected the eleetric light as the spray ;rose and fell 'with rhythmic regularity. Stafford stop- pcd at this and •leolted at the reflection of the stars in the shallow water, Some- thing in its aimplieitude nes! the quiet, deco,ations and the neft effulgence of the 00Ming after ±510 511±11(0 ausl tho nolse of e,heded eleetrie .wjneh the Towgoi. the brtll-room, collect op the remembrance, fluent, jewels of the ±1104 and word '110'Iterondalc,, and the etuiet, love4arten rmen seemed okny with or euhaued ood hours he had spent there -with Ida,. The. chasteried Jiro. A dance was in progroSe, thought went, through him -With a sharp and -Stafford, as he stood 1)0 1110 doorilWaY pain, and ho thrust 1± away trom him flo .and looked mechanically and'aully at the ne tlireets ISM ay • a .threathning weals Whirling crowd, the kattoidoneoPe of color formed by the' rleh.dresseo, aus fluttering fano, and She dashes of black represented by tho men's clothes, . thought vaguely that ho had uever 00011 anything Thor.) magnificent, more eloquent of wealth ,anel , Re looked .reund, Etna presentee he 03.1.1 Maude Fatleoner in her strange and strik. tug dress. Suddenly, ae if she Telt his presence, she raised her oyes and looked et hien. A. light shot into them, glowed for o moment,' her lips eurved with the laintest of smiles', and a 'warm tint stole en her face. "'Ehe music sounded like a frinerel maa.ch in his eaes, the glitter, the heat, the movement, seemed unendurable; ta1l he thsearled his way round the 200111 o an auto -room which liakl been fitted 113'' 33 a buffet. • "Give um some wine, please," he said teethe butler, trying to epeek in his Olt. "What is it you wanted to oay to ane?" tusked Maude, not coldly or indifferently 'as she Would have asked the question of another man, but ,softly, drearnity. He walked on with her a few paces, looking eteaight before ailm tes if he Were lrying to find words suitable for the an - e wer; then Ile turned hie face to hex and looked ,at her ethadily, though his head w as burning and the plash of the fountain sounde(1 like the rone of the ^Geo, in his "I -wonder whether you email. guess?" he (aid, 06 he thought of her father's lvords, hie assertion that Stafford Tabs fto be his soirIn-law, "I 'suppose you must." -Her gaze was as steady .as his, bat her lins quivered slightly. "I avould rather you should tell Too 0.On that I 011 Mild 40050," 0he Gehl in a 3.03V voice. "I might be weeng," Ole 1000 not 111 0 condition to -notice the signifleanoe of her last worda, and he 'Went on with a hind of desperation. "I brought you hero into the gardee, Alibis Falconer, to ask.you if you'd bomy They had 'toppedlust within the rays of an eleetzle itight, had aloft by a, gm, ning satyr, and ,fitalford saw her face grow paler and paler in the seconds tlib,t followed thirmomeritous question, Hecould not, see her bosom heaving Under the 110.11. 011011 fur oloak, felt her hand close for an instant on his arm. 0' "Do you wisUsno to say 'Yes'?" she aslo eel in it low voice, mie red flooded Staffordisf face for Et 1110- 3,101EtE and his•••eYes fell under her fixed • "What answer "does one gene-re:Hy hope for 10.10011 0110 puts titudi .a. (51150(11011'' he said, trying to ,ranitle. "I want you 'to he 1010, wife, and') hope, with all my heart, .that yoS1 wilt sny " " all your heart,' " cisc echoode slowly, almost innndility. " 'With all Your heart,' With all mine, I answer .As rho murmured, the words--aiid that of meet .cold women when they are intensely moved, her voice could be ex- sioltely sweet with ita thrill of pas- sion,' all, the 'sweeter •for its rarity -she insensibly drew nearer tb 'him and her hand otole to Oils shoulder. Her oleos 'Were lifted to his, and they .shone with.the love that was 0051001554 through her yelps, al most stopping the beating of liar heart. Love radiated from her as the light -radi- ated front the lamp the mocking satyr held above them. Stelf.ord was at his best and worst, j snan and not a block 'Of 64,0110 and wood, and touohed, almost fired, by the peesion eceolose to him, he 1001 his arra round her walist and bent his head until his lips neaely touched here. Ileg eyes olosed .and she was eurrender- ming herself for the Woe when euddenly .the drew her head back, aud keeping hian from her, looked up at him. "Is it' with all your heart?" eho pered. ,"You Moe nevee spoken to me of -love befoee..'re it with all your heart?" His brew contracted in a frown, he sot hie teeth hard. If he were to Ile, eevere better that lie lied thoroughly and well; bettor that his sacrifice should be coin- plete and. effectual. , fecareely knowing what he said, what he did, with:the-fumes of the champagne oonfu.sing his hrain, the ,misery of hie lost love etteking his heart, he amid, hoamele: , "I did not know --till to-nigld. You can tenet Ina I ask yett to be my wife -I will be true to you -it ie with all my heart!" If :rove laughs at lovers' perjuries, the angels invest weep at eue:h false oaths as this. Even as he spoke the words, Stafford remeathered• the . "I love Your he hod cried to Ida as he knelt at her feet, and he shuddered as Maude drew his heed down and his lips mot hers. (To be continued.) HELD OF THE FRENCH NA.VY- Admiral De La Peyrere Is a Man of Great Pluck. The French navy is under the su- preme command of Admiral de, la, Payrere. Aeknowledg,ed both at home .and abroad ES the most die- tinguished officer of the French navy, he has, both in his capacity as chief of the Admiralty 'staff and as Minister 'cif Marine, completely Feorgatnized that service eliminat- mg the dead. wood, abolshinglun- dreds of almost ineredible abuses, eonsigning`to the scrap heap bat, tleships and cruisers that were out of date, and paying particular ak- tent-ion to the development of -Sub- marine navigation. , His popularity ,among all grades of the awoke is vet7 great, and when Minister of Marine he still further enhanced it ori one occa- sion by an eiEhibition of personal pluck thoroughly in keeping with his• character and antbe,oedente. Lea,rnirig that in consequence of the number of disastrous explosims in e0s!,C41.9.P..!'"1f10 gll'...14.9,1tkk'ff..(d the charges of 'tlIciLig guns, notablfy-.Ilii? terrible' destruction of Life on the ill-fated, battleship :Jena ot Toulon, the sailors a,ncr officers had beconie convinced that it Wes .aLmoge as dam, gcrous ,to stand behind the gun or anywhere near its breech as, at its muzzle, he hastened to Toulon, went on board one of the liattleships there, ordered it into the offing un- der the pretext of witnessing some experiments with the guns, then oansed the ammunition iso bo brought up haphazard from the hold, and throughout 'the entire firing, extending, over a, period of several liours, made a point of standing in the immediate proxim- ity of the breech of the gun so thait if.there had been any explosion he would have been the very first to be blown into ete.rnity. Wibit lmowledge of warfare at sea, derived' focon, his experiences as 'chief of staff to Admiral Cour- bet in France''s naval conflict with China, it is to him that not only his own country but also England and Russia, look for the proteetion of the interests of the Triple Bntonibe hi the Mediterranean, where th.e naval forces of Fra,nee have con- centrated under his command. '.'What could be more sad than a, man without a country feeling- -ly asked the high school literature teacher of her class. "A. country without, a man," responded a pretty girl just aa feelingly. 1. sugar it your jars are w II c leaned and scalded an -d the right proportions of St. Lawrence Sugar 'and fruits are used, your confections will not ferment or spoil but will remain pure, fresh and sweet for years. • St. Lawrence Extra Gran- utated Sugar is the ideal pre- serving sugar, as it is made from the finest selected, fully matured muse sugar and is 99.995+ pure. St. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar is sold in 2 lb. and 5 lb. cartons, also in bags of 10 lbs., 20 lba., 25 lbs., 50 lbs., and 100 lbs, in three sized grains — fine, madams and coarse. Order a bag of St. Laurence Ex. Granuloted-the blue it.g, or m...thutogram,eintsmobtpropl0 best. St. Lawrence Sugar Refiamies, Limited, Montreal. 5-T-14 Su ar r _7;i -tee -ere\ Coat:110 ...ranstrolisia Puna mini Suet° WIN urirN1 mom Ororor MINN EmoOr me. MN. ...1•111C1 MEW% ' Always .Ltiap Year. A most extraordinary custom pre- vails among the Vizrees'poiverful tribe ,00cupying an exbenseve dis- trict in Cabal; ..aniong,the inotin- fairrirbetWeeti"Pgica," a,nd India= „ a female prercigative 'thab.. leas no parallel among any other people of the , earth.. T,he women, in fact, choose th'eir husbands, and not the husb'aartis their wives. If a woman b,e pleased' with a Man she sends the drummer of the camp to pin st handkerehief to hie cap, with a pin elte has used to fasten her hair. The drunirner eoatehes his opportunity, and does this in public, naming the woman, and the man is obliged to Marry, if he can pay the price to her father. • Was a Poer. Girl. "Does your wife ever tell you that she might have married a -mil- lionaire if she hadn't thrown her- self' awayomi you?" "No, I escape that. My wife's folks were poor people. She never saw a millionaire until We had 'been married nine years." Circumstances Alter Cams. "Let me have some money, tlear ; want to take a little trip. ' "Can't you afford it." "Isn't that too provoking?. I was thinking of visiting mamma, to keep her feom coming here." "Why didn't you say so at first?" The man ,henind the loess drum works to ,beat the band. We must sew good deeds to day to reap happiness to -morrow. ,votrElworomparromartrOcriarrEwEroommt1Pri........", King Inspecting Stailoes of "Iren Duke." At Lila recent greet naval review ad, Splines& This pictuee 10,15t0 taken. o& the King inepecting the Sailors, el the "Iron Duke," the flag- ship of the First Battle Sciaaclron of the British Navy. g ViAii1•16,040...11,WoliesLi64.6 1 Ceeleeteaseaaatecoanteave$ •at ll•ith the Watermelon. P'erhaps the Watermelon is .never better. than when it, is served., per- fectly' ripe, 'in a perfectly natural state, y 1± were not for the trouble tififlating• it, we probably bhould en- joy 5.1±1.0,40 wedge 0+1±, eaten out 01 hand, in true .pickaninny faShion. But next best to this- ideal way -cif eating it comes the generous slice or wedge served on a plate.. • To be good, a -watermelon must be ehoroughly ripe, ead thera'agely chilled. Then it can be cut in inch - thick slices and served on plates with the rind removed, or it can be sent whole 'to the tablle and then cut in wedge-shaped pieces. 'Like any plentiful summer fruit, watermelon could be served far of- tener than it usually is id the home cooks would 'but master more ways of ,serving it. Watermelon .au na- tural, no molter how good it may be, palls alter many servings; but watermelon ice, watermelon cher- ries, watermelon 'hearts, watermel- on with spun sugar and watermelon in half a dozen other different forms could be served every day for a Watermelon in Small •Forina.,74 sound, ripe watermelon can be cut into many different little snapes to make dainty and appetizing des- serts. It can ,be cut into halls with a ball potato cutter, ailled on the ice, and served 'sprinkled with su- gar in sherbet cups. It can be out into balls aiicl ‘served under the name of watermelon cherries, soak- ed in •maraschino cherry juice, in eherbet cups. It ean be out in dia- monds, three inehes long and an inch long and an indli thick and two of them with a little rum pour- ed over them, can be served on each plate. It can be tut in cubes On blocks, chilled and served with- out flavoring for an appetizer. at luncheon. It tan be cut in any shape at all, piled in a pyramid and served with a little spun sugar or- nament on top. Watermelon Sherbet. -- Frozen watermelon is a surprising delicacy to many persons. One way of mak- ing it is very simple. It is this; Crush the pulp of very ripe water- melon with a silver fork and pack it into a freezer. Let it stand for twoeor three hours packed in salt and ice and then serve it fo sherbet Another watermelon 'sherbet calls for two quarts of watermelon juice anti pulp and a cupful of sugar with the juice of half a lemon. Freeze until it is thick and then reMove the dasher and add the beaten whites of two eggs. Pack for a couple of hours. 'Watermelons 'tor the Future. "- Watermelon catsup is an easily made and god winter appetizer. To prepare the 'watermelon for it, remove the rind, leaving a little of the white. Out the melon in con- venient pieces and oodk it gently until it is soft. Do not add any wa- ter. You can cook ,it in a double boiler or carefully over a low 'heat in a saucepan, as the water in the melon soon forms moisture enough to keep it from burning. When it is soft, rub it through a colander which,' of course, retains {beseech. Measure it and to seven pints al- low three scant cups of sugar and a cupful and a half of vinegar, boil- ed with the sugar ten minutes and skimmed, Then mid the following spices and simmer for twenty min- ates : Three quarters of an ounce eaoh of ground cloves, cinnamon and mace: Bottle while hot. Watermelon Pieklem-For water- melon pickles cut off the green rind of a watermelon and. out it into cubes DJ Out, three quarters of an inch ,square. .0over with water and add alum about the size of a hazel nut. Beak over night and in the morning riese, in 'fresh water two or three times. Boil in wa,ter until you eon pierce the 'rind with a broom corn and then drain. Make a syrup of equal parts of vinegar and brown sugar. Slice lemon's very thin and remove the skins and slioe. some ginger root thin. Use a quart of vinegar and four cupfuls of sugar to four quarts of the rind, four lemons, am ounce of stick cin- namon and about a teospoomful of ginger TOOt. 0001C slowly until the rind is clear and the ,syrup is thick and bottle. , , As a Garnish. -Watermelon pulp, reci and ripe, can be cut into Shapes of all 'sorts and used as a garnish. Cubes of watermelon ranged around a slice of pineapple on white lettuce leaves, dressed with Fteneh dressing, make on at- tractive 'color scheme. Balls of wa- termelon can be used to top ,ofil orange' water ice in sherbet cups or can be ,served with vanilla ice cream.' lle us eh old ili,i ts. RaW potato juice is a, valuable cleanser, 1± will remove stains from the hands and also from wool- len fabrics. Before cleaning knives on a ictitfe- boar ti damp them slightly. They clean more quickly, and gain a bet- ter poiish. To strengthen shirt -buttonholes stitch round and, round with the machine of -ter the 'buttonholes have been worked over. Articles' infested with moths or flees should be saturated in benzine. The benzine injures nothing and il, kills the peists. To ,stiffen shear Sabrice, such as climitieS or chiffons , an,c1 put three tablespoonfuls of sugar in Lhe last rinsing: water you wash them. In dusty districts cleaning should be done regularly and thoroughly once 0 week, and the windows sills and furniture l.g,htiy dusted each morning. Take the fat I1o151'11 fowl,, put it in a jar, 'arid place lb in the r.)1, -0-e-1 to molt, and you have one of the best preparations for keeping 'boots and shoes -in good condition. The person who does 'not pay 0211 he goes seldom .succeeds in accumu- lating anything, It is better to deny oneself at times than to run in debt for unnecessary thing -s. 'Do prevent writs sticking' 10 mu- cilage and paste ibottle,, grease them with lard immediately after drawing then] the ftraii time,, A tlo. rough greasing pre vents 'their sticking, A teaoher of cooking says flat for every quart uf cooked vegetables four even Lableepoensfole blater, a teaspoonful of salt and an eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper should be used for seasoning. To utilize a large old sponge, place in the bottom of 3,0050 11111- 1),rella stand. Nvill prevent the metal Sernles breaking the bottom by striking it with too .mitch force, and it will also absorb the from tWe Umbrellas anti may be wrung.out and replaced, • To prevent, shoes from creaking put a small quantity of linseed oil on ed plabe or shallow pan, and stand the sole of the shoe in it for a few hours. The creak will disappear and the shoe will also last longer -onsaceeinit of this treatment, , Potatoes ehould'be peeled .thinly and not exposed to ,the air after ,peeling ,er they willdiscolor. They should be boiled slowly; if cooked too fast they will break. .After cooking drain off all water and sta,nd.,the.aaucepen on the stove for a few minutes. 'This makes them dry and floury. Chamois leather sieves of white and 'light 'shades can be perfectly washed as follows :-Make a lather with pure 'Castile soap and water, using one spoonful of ammonia te each quart:. When the water is te- pid put in the gloves, and let them soak for fifteen minute,s, then press them with the hands, but do not wring them. 'Rinse in fresh cold water with a -little ammonia, added, and press the gloves in . 'a towel. Dry them in the open air, first blowing in them to put them out. , Plenty of sunshine and fresh air are the most effective helps the housewife. has in her fight against the insect pests in our homes. iOlothes moths infest closets and drawers Where unused garments are stored, and while the moths themselves , are harmless, they should he.killet1 whenever seen, be- cause, they lay eggs from which caterpillars develop. These feed mostly on woolens and carpets, fur and feathers. Fortunately," they are Short aived, ibut articles that are stored away should 'be taken out in the sunshine aand air occas- ionally, and catrefully examined and brualied to prevent serious damage. Moth balls and various other Tepel- . lents may keep moths out of all article, but have no effect on those already there. RULED BE HATED RACES. Wars of Conquest Have Not Drowned Racial Prejudices. 11 111116 present war puts 41.111 end to military conqueSt in Europe tit will d.a a great deal for the happiness of that oontinent. Europe abounds in sore ,spots where people are hound by superior force to an allegiance that is distasteful to them. These people aggregate in ;numbers be- tween 25,000,000 and 30,000,000. A few citation's will se'rve to ,show the general condition and how it came about. Alsace-Lorraine, as it is known in France, or Elsass-Lothoingen in Germany, has a population of 1,- 725,000 people who 41.1'n ov,erwhelra- ingly Ereceli ia blood, instincts, ancl natural allegionee. They be- came the prize of war in 1871. Schleswig-Bolstein is naturally a Danish province, It beoame the prize of war in 1866 and thus 1,400,- 000 more p,e,ople are held under the rule of Germany. Russian Poland oontains more than 7,000,000 Poles, who regard Russia as lan iron -fisted oppressor. There are .also 1,500,000 Jews in Russian Poland who ±44 root love the power that controls thhein. In Galicia 'and loodomeria, which fel], the Austria, in the panitions of the king'cloin of Poland, tare 7,300,- 000 people, of whom 53 per cent, are Pole's, 43 per evert, are lluthenian,s of Slavic blood end the small rem - are mostly Germans. Germany's acquisition of Polish pe.ople by conquest and partition n mob el •about 3,000,000. Bosnia .and Herzegovina, forcibly GILLETT'S, pERn.) M ED LYE V / A • THE CLEANLINESS OF SINKS,CLOSETS. . BATH,DRAINS,ETC. IS OF VITAL I MPORTANCp TO HEALTH. clikLErts' feeeeCT1MPANY LIMffre ea15 0"e annexed by Austria, have 1:450700 people almo.sb entirely of Servien blood. • Finland' is a graind duchy taken from Sweden, together with the Arland Islands, Alexander I. of li,ussia, guaranteed to Finland the. preservation of its laws, constitu- tion, and religion. This pledge hoe been renewed by each of his succes- sors. In spite of 'tide pledge the present Oza,r in 1898, .actuated by the procurator. of the holy synod and the grand' duke's. instituted a policy of ruseifieatiet-iar 'melting Russian the orneial language w,e11 as the lansititge rtor use, in the sehoOls and churehes . Of the 41,000,000 people of Aus- tria-Hungary about 8,000,000 are Germans.. The Magyars number about 8,500,000, aocording to the oensus, in which 850,000 Jews, of Hungary, w.ho.speak the, Magyar language, are counted as Mag- yars,. The Slovaks claim that many of their number ere e,ounteci 'as either German or Magyar. The majority race the empire is the Slavic people, but they are stibject to stern repression in the use of language. -All. the libeiature is under the ban, it being hel motive of ptamSlavisin. The anibition of the ruilimig class in the empire is to. absorb"Servia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Al- bania, which would add several ad- ditional millions of people to. Ga1±- in/1in d,onaination against their will and make the'in eubject to oppres- sion as to use of their languages, the maintentance of their schools and extinction of their racial in- stincts. The result of such res - 1 0. particularly apparent in Gallicia., where 73 po.r cent. of the Polish and Ruthenian population are , Every nation that has lest terri- tory to another in the last century is eager for a recovery if not for venge'anee. 09 ' Spoiled RCE Argument.' "She had almosb proved that wo- man is in every way the equal- of . man." "Well, what happened?'' "Just then a mouse ram across the stage and it was all off." Everything of His. "Maud declares 'that pinde she's been married she has been through' everything." "Yes, her husband says she has, too." Information.. "What are .you fishing for lad 7" ' "What kind of fish 9'' "Fresh." 7;c7' An. Aid to Memory. "And when you were abroad on your honeymoon trip did you visit the Palace of Peace at, Tlie,Hagner- aaked the girl friend'of the bride just Swine from :abroad, "Oh; .yes," was the reply. "We had .0 1ln first quarrel there:" is put up 'at the Refinery in 10 Pound, 20 Pound, 50 Pound and 100 Pound Cloth Bags, and in 2 Pound and 5 Pound Sealed Cartons When you buy Extra Granulated Sugar in any of these original packages you are'sure ofgetting the genuine •, Canada's finest sugar, pure and clean as when it left the Refinery. It'st worth while to insist on the Original Packages. CANADA SUGAR RUIN NG CO., LIMITED. ' 5,0 NONTREAL.