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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-09-20, Page 2retth fro the Gardens ci the inest Tea -producing country in the world. °,30..11 3Z11 Scaled Packets nly. Irty. delicious. BLACK GREEN or MIXED. B 74 WOC %4Fer/07- Author .ot "All ter a Sorel, or raver," "Penna. Than 1 He" ete. vuousheo I» wader 11 stouahterh idnutea. London end 'reroute CHAPTER IV.. -Weed.) I The Seotehman looked at 1 om Tom. wrote regularly to Polly angrily for some seeonds. 111 se Powell during the time he was in the ed on the poiut of striking him, 1 len Surrey vamp. although 110 could not • uthetering hms, ielf he said, "Ay, lom, help noticing that Polly's replies grew you're ric11t. and yet I'm no' sure." lese and loss frequent and 1088 1.1.111 "What do you mean?" asked Tom, loss affeetionate. When he had been'Tom, maa." said the Seotchman, there a little more than two inonths'",ve mina think worse of me titan he reeelVed a 1044er frOM his mother, think or mysel'. I liad a good home tollutg 1.1111 that Polly was walking out too, and n godly mither; as for my regularly with Min Dixon. The let- father he was a hard man, but just, ter from Tem's mother was eharacter- very just.. Ay, I know I ought to istie. have known better, but the whisky "Pear Tem," she wrote, "th-m'st got 101,1 of me. Besides---" been fooled by Polly Powell, 1 III-. "Pies what?" asked Toni. ways said that Alice !deter was too! "Ay, man, I'm not a hero when it good for thee, and thou used to get comes to Wing death. I fancy ral ViMeti about it. A num is not to blame. as brave as most men about lots of fOr hismother. he cnn't choose her, so things, but 1 oast shiver when I think I ean't blame thee for thy mother, 0' dying; then 1 tale a woe drag of but he is to be blamed for his wife; .0 whisky, end it gi'es me courage," makes his owu ehoiee there. mid the "Poor sort of courage." replied man as .ehooees Polly Powell is a fool. Tom; "besides, you take more than When 1 wur a lase I. lived 011 a farm, wee drop,- as you call • wur only sixteen when I eame to ' "Ay. it needs mair and mair. But Branford, and the forme' I lived s this way, Toni; when I think .of go - always said when he was tmying a ing over the water into those trenthes, cow, 'be ean•e to look 'at the stock be. and when I think of the shells felling fore you dose the bargi.,.. • Look at all round me; when I call to mind that the stock Polly Powell has 0.31110 from. men may be dying at my richt hand - I say nowt about her feyther because and on my left, blown all to mit- Aril know him, but I have Seen her heron, 1 get nfrnid, but after I have mother, and that's enough for me, filled rayed' feu' of whisky I don't Polly is just the image of what her eare. I know I ought to be asluuned; mother Waa When She WaS her age. of myser: I know, too, it's the wrong' She's only twenty.four years older sort of ernnlige. As for you Tom,; than Polly. but she'e like Bethesda you have •bcen wiser than me, you've Chapel. she's broadoe nor she'e long. got releegion." That'e what. Polly will bo in twenty "Nay, I've nowt o' th' sort," replied yeara' time. Her mother's got a Tom, "I've just kept straight. that's: nmetaah too, and Polly gives every MI." - sign of having one by the, 111.11.0 ehe's "But it's not enough, Tom," -said: her mother's age. Beeides. she's a the Scotchman. flighty thing is Polly. and has no stay- "What deee a' mean':" asked Tt m. in' power; She goes WI one chap one "I mean that at num. wants re - CON :Ina another the next. eho s leegion," replied Alee very solemnly, walked out seven eliaPs sine you "1 have been a thinking lad all my left Brunford, and she only took up. /ife, :Ans4 WaWnT e1lueked re,e8g; 011 0.1 Jim Dixon again becuuso s and orofessed to believe in Colonel making a bit o: le"; es. ,larosSY • Irgerlsoll I lionized 11110 1 was nothing a shell ted yon that she'i- ,:riLy• larking fo-.,1 01.1.1...=e1". It's either whisky or wt. Jim, and 18 true to you all the ' ske sp u man's courage up; time: but if I were thee I'd saek her. ena aMan as inf." There are rloircY of lasses evorYwholvH. "'Then you think there s something and thou eon do better nor her. efter aoath•:" 8111,1. Tom. •- "Av, lad, t. am sure of it. I'm a-, Franoe soon. ono WIl b ogating tatin thirklai,o you're tieht. Tom, in going Germans. If they find thee as -hind to ,he mot 1knoe,- to deal wi• as I have, they'd have a ,,,att're wrong in not getting releegion. t.mgh job. But they ore inid lot. -011 lii eeeeeks, 1 hare and I d.n't vou -04 ;, •••• '. known that relecgion VAS necessary; merey, `..Your fees-tie:tate mother, and if 1 niv had the. strength I'd asi' 'Nlartlia Pollard. urThzb° e next day -the camp was in 811r" "i'e and give •=Trent state of eeitenient; the men r"IlY P".we'd the e's•ek 1',0.l" mvan remved &riniw 1•,formation :hat she8 "an 111:V 5000 11 Iv'M °"‘me they we -0 to start for the Front in acres that German Emperor. don't : : INN'', "aye' 110110. They did tot knew. seft-hearted WI* 1111... ;uhere they were going, bat they were After Tom had read his inctlier'e is would be semewhere in Franee letter twi'ee' 83t *or Beles'ant. At first there was great ;via' '3'.rn cheering a: thie: the men 111 '.11 and. Dixon," he refleated; "well. rin glad. whas shay ses,fia fla when akfter all. my liking fer 1e. was only ,,,hev fnee fwith the Ger. P'wat" $1Mr' 'md ehe w"s d`Mg. anai.s. After "that, almost as if by no good." The nevi' minute Tom 1.1. .1.8 prearrangement. a eolemn silenee fon whistIng 1.1. 0. th° `mmr among *them; eNidently they were he continued. '' mothers got ,ea.sese, same eai‘s longer what the 'wrng chars ‘.`z1:: grNlate.ts titan the wet canteen literary style," and she hits :he sO eeb„.e,„ 110.11110. were eye every "time. Gosh, whet 11 0e.-"1 aver, walking. alone 118 though they had I've been: Fancy gi‘mg v,1" A:lco sieei•:e 00 .1011131:11131. Lister for n 1105 :lke that, I won,ier • •,To 17e oentinnea.1 if it's true that Aloe has 0001, 11 1.01' that parson his :leek. 1 0.011 for enre." ONLY FIVE SENSES? At tile end 01' renr]y :hree Menthe' Tom 1.1.118 1W0011 ar,,,112.0 .stln: Present -Pay Science Says That We nearer the sol:th .11:11 Itr‘ve a Pozen tw More. presentment timt the :line was far diet:Int when 1"," 1.1.o.a„: to' Who 0:;1s 1. that -first 1'. t11 she ar,,se, ea% eeei1.11 r11a earnts; neasaea our 0010885 00 'Whet o..1100110 waS a way -1 Some rreitissorie persen daub:less. he was glad of :Ins: all yonths he 'Bnt he 10:15 tni,,:a7r.etl. If we Ita,i only longed for exo,:entert. warred 0., - - -- • •- -;•; to dopoive11 come e., -se !f',.' SS"" :he thing he ttla oere mmis, :111, ;nos.: l'alyezt- , teis tie to.,=.ay that we. have . 1„...001e:ast 1 50:001.. alzme ntelialtiee an i lie i 'ries f th, th•=1" men he had ":1.'I'11. whc. wen; 00Fthet et the tlisee is the tzetile healthy end sti.....rg ncnor eame senee..y :ne w'-wth- laratk netaln. ard othere wits, were es. an ebfeet felt le 00 .11010 er 811100011. bronght h.nne trainnea life, he had estaonracist:-..g it ate :ha two sensee A Mr:Inge feeling et hie heart. an.1ss heat e7.•,...; :sod, rer,:osetasns $1111k1r).: at :lie pit of itts sten:el.-ha it ans. aeat sae reeaesesass 0.11 1. was tot that he felt afratd. :%et^e WAS a kita dread ,st". the, unkr •••- ' • What weuld it 1.e te " tue end o: .;-our 'finger. You merhei: to ,o; ''' . tuese 4;e tne ex- -Theses ;Is, -,et'sres" ternsgiee the heot-eenso tierece 1:0:1. 05. latt.er feel but we shall- terlied „-nly cel,i. :he fattnee "1. 1. heat. 'and / slut:: 're g1:1 .. . rnti gttting 001. The cat' sonse---11,:ar'nir. 'this 'ilfe 3'1:e znntys." -71 0."811.00:' "'What raizht, ye mean 1.;,- that '7." oske,i the Sectelnaten. ttn-.. re ...slcs sf :ailed az fair eanflei . .7 • . "I thought that you, 17 d-47: 4.1 7.'!" - thin sort o' krzw tor Yer was N...-ses :-.. A rserc-..ithar ntrt.-70t• to 'se 450' 011, evil:hit:at and eanentsusg. ing11 ninny of yonrself. oe thongh 3011 ha,1 mote israille 1 materhen.. AA. hy,wI sta:r taro:a:tees. yea might !tease inten -r v.1111.,,, .110511.--• o•conetsraf e.eep -thee, sessepen 1=5,111 10, 101. 0050.1, en. ,0 rae;sis ec.:. re :COI: e7st.t7.- DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Tenth TAMIL -Vegetables Vegetables are classitield into two diatinet groups, as green vegetables, composed of stems and leaves, and starchy vegetablea, consisting of roots and tubere, 511011 as white and sweet potatoes, turnips, carrote, beets, rad - 181108, paranips and onions. Vegetables are also elassified into the earbohy- drate group. They contain starch, su- gar, cellulose and minerol salts. Peas, beans and lentils are classed as legumes, bee:luso they 001118111 valuable protein, which may take the plaice of meat. Green vegetnbles are valuable for their Salta and fields, and also for the cellulose, which is very neeeseary to the body, as it furnishes cnouiliteee1;11tar1 a ft 'el C. Irbou(lakl; ." g the highly The starch 18 inclosed within the troy celluloee wall, which, when cook- ed, softens, permitting the grains of starch to expand, and therefore be easier to digest. All vegetables contain a large per - ventage of water, and with the excep- tion of the legumes and corn little protein.. and fat. Classification of Vegetables Beets are valuable for their carbo- hydrates, which is in the form of su- gar. Carrots, turnips and parsnips contain large amounts of cellulose, and are difficult to digest. Onions are rich in an arematic oil which contains a large amount of sulphur. The onion is also valuable for its diuretic quail, ties. Radishes contain large amounts of cellulose, and are very valuable -for bulk, Asparagus ie. easy to digest, and is of diuretic nature. Cauliflower, cab- bage and brussels sprouts are of the same family. encumber:, contain mineral salts and cellulose. Spinach has well known aperient qualities. Endive, celery, lettuce, romaine, corn salad and cress and chic:leery are easily digested and are cooling, also purify- ing the blood stream. Potatoes are rieh in starch and mineral salts. Tomatoes are -of a diuretic nature and are especially valuable for their flay - or and the variety that they furnish to the menu. They contain various min- eral salts, and are easily digeeted. Method of Cooking Proper cleansing and preparation of vegetables are as necessary as the cooking, Wilted vegetables may bo eestored by placing them in cold Wa- ter. All stale or decayed vegetablei should, be discarded, as they contain bacteria and molds that may cause trouble. Be partieular. Thoroughly wash (11111 rinse the vegetablesto remove sand . and dirt, A smolt brush should bewhat she has Ttlorptr th Totocam WO A good article is worthy of a good package. A rich, strong, .delicious tea 111-4 Red Rose is worth putting into a scaled package to keep it fresh and good.. A theap, common S'as,••••:..'-'-' 7 tea is hardly worth titsfit, , taking Care of and is 4' 1 1) usually sold in bulk. .Red Rose is always sold in the sealed package which keeps' 1. it good. 030 .127VTOLIOT437M74 "037,1w, kept for this purpose, scrubbing them JAPAN'S PART IN mum of effort, and that wl quickly N1110005 1111 dirt, saving both I accomplished is eo far, among the few your hands and your time. 1 THE WORLD WAR pletely realized, aims of the Allies that have been eons-. Activities Within Her Province. Place all vegetables in boiling water - , to took, and keep the water boiling THE POSITION SHE OCCUPIES IS While I do not wish to overrate the UNIQUE. part Japan 1188 war, as taken in the 14 They should then be taken at once' charge now and then made that she is gently until the vegetables are tender. cannot let pass unchallenged the ' Cooking from the water, seasoned and placed in indifferent to the cause Of her allies hot dishes. Overcooking or too rapid boning What the Island Empire Has Done Broils the color shope and appearance, and is Doing For the as well es the 'flavor. Do net cover green vegetables while cooking. Spin- Allied Cause. aeh, beet tops and squash should. la of water • e world war ,ds singularly unique. -It . steamed or cooked in a 8111311 amount The position japan occupies in the i has few pgirallels, if any, in the his - Timetable ler Cooking , tory of war, writes Dr. Toyokichi Potatoes. Findu 20 to 30 minutes, Iyenaga'the Japanese journalist. She according to size. ' entered the war in obedience to the Turnips. From 30 to 50 minutes, terms of the Anglo -Japanese Alliance, according to size and age. •' which imposed upon her the duty of Beets. From 45 minutes to 2 hours, condicting military operations in com- according and because she is not fighting on the European battlefields. It tvas neither the wish of her allies nor that of Jap- an that elle would thrust herself upon the European stage, for it is none of her part to act therein. This is the strongest reason why she has not omit her troops to the European front to take an active part in the conflict. In the meantime she has done to her best ability that which is within her pro- ., vince to do. Her navy has for three years past been keeping Vigilant watch over the wide sweep of waters from the Yellow Sea to the Rod Sea to size age. 111011 Witil Ilell ally in the Carrots. From 15 to 40 minutes, and a large part of the Pacific, Be- i Eastern Asia and of safeguarding. Gently she has despatched a fleet of into between the Allied Powers to assist; in the operations against Ger- theIVI lite • an to, Cabbage. From 15 to 50 minutes, . . destroyers to 'lane joined the solemn agreement entered according to method of cutting, man and Austrian submarines. She has subscribed to the loans of her Allies to the fall extent of her fin- ancial capacity. And, above all,..TeP- an has supplied munitions and other war material to her Allies, and espe- cially to Russia has she assured an al- most interrupted flow of guns,. rifles, ammunition, clothing, foodstuffs and and Empire. as compared with that supplies are to -day piled upon the other materials. Mountains of these gives old potatoes the appearance of new 01100, Boil the potatoes for ten: before the -war sin general wharves of Vlachvostock because of the lack of transportation facilities. True to Her Allies. No emphasis is needed that Japan s of some concerns have gone up Stands ready to do everything within Spinach. 1, or 15 minutes ; make no separate peace. Peas. For 20 minutes. I The war has brought to Japan an Beans. From 20 to 30 minutes, ac-, era of prosperity never known before. cording to 5100. Her foreign trade has already reached Aspai•agus. From 20 to 30 minutes, l the billion mark, counted in Canadian according to size, • dollars. Her mills, her shipyards, her Boiling potatoes in the skins and factories are busy day and night and peeling them afterward, then rolling . are reaping enormous profits. The them 111 melted butter and parsley„: , t financial strengtli 01' the Is - minutes, then grease the skin and bake , terms somethingtanlids ke this: -Bank After draining the water from hcoled, clearings have more thaaedoubled; in - potatoes, rover them with a napkm or i dustrial and steamship shares have towel. This absorbs the water and• , trebled and Quadrupled in value; earn - makes the potato mealy. Preserving the Autumn Fruits Apple Butter. -One-quarter bushel of windfall ,f 1 lee two gallons of wa- ter. Wash the apples and remove all blemishes. Cut in quarters and do not peel or core. Plaee in a preserving kettle. Start cooking. 'Use a wire potato masher to mash and stir the pulp. rook gently for forty minutoe or until the mixture is a very soft mass, Cool and then rub through a fine sieve. Return to the kettle and add one quart of vinegar, two pounds of sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar. New tie the following spiees in a piece cheesecloth and add to the apple mixture: one cupful 01 01111181)1.011. four tablespeonfals of nutmeg, two table- spoonfuls of doves. two tableepeonfuls of -."..piee, one tablespoonful of gin- ger. Cook slowly until thiek like apple butter, stirring frequently to prevent eeerehing. When thick pour into pots or eroek. Seal with paraffin ihe 1201151 manner for jellies. Apple butter that 001001110.0 large amounts of 80100gr is liable to ferment. tee 111 tarts, pies and cakes. Spread it on bread and save the boatter. Pear Marmolade.-Use fur pourais of pears. peeled and zered and then cur Plaoe 111 a preserv- ing kettle with one pint of eold Water. Ceok Very slowly until the pears are soft. adding the folleuing spices tied 1.01 11 lag: one table-sr:or:1'111 of al:spice, two ear.espoor..: ....s et 01.101011111011,01.101011111011,naen. ('100tablespoonful of oleo:ie. erne teaspoon- ful n:aoe. Re:neve the spice bag when yeare are sPft. :Now add two -"' one-ontarter peundet of sugar and the .2lniz:e of 1000 1801:8105, co& slowly until thiok. Store in sterilked Aeal-, in site us-atal manner for jellies. Canned Pears. -Peel 11.101111.1011th1)81100re0; in half. Place in an enamel ps-eseret si"kettle. Corer with ooid water on a.id the lent.sit eix oaarte tratr. This set:: 310000:01.310000:01.,lieselcrstiett. en the are so„Ld 4::,•k until the rears are ten- der. DtaP01011and 311011 1.1100 fore. ...V.,oeltro a111111 add one ...serfal en' stagrar 0.11:h ra-c and one- half znpfels the iy:V.p ram101111.001.'101111.001.'an,i, then !eau:. it over :he pos. ..kaa a otl amon. and tw.s ea.A1 Plaee the tsll :and lie: in re8i310801112)310801112) tito.005 tv.i.t(r -.hi,: water etas:, '800,0 011111, lle- Utc.s. as r:sso 70,1 t,:rlo,ks .o11 then st:re in a e. ley Crushei rc.akh • v,..ty thin 0,, '.?-'Oc rca.hee. - ... e.; ... et s::o- n. .:::o'' -:..nos y yt • • • • Pear St7 1th 11 1111.'l.1'40 00- - "'" • yer.,:!'s ,ran s..r tne•tt. 1,^7ty ths lls:ru‘e 0110 • g i one hundred, two hundred, even three her power for the successful prosecu-. the lids as securely as possible. Test hundred per cent.; national banks are tion of the war against a common foe. for leaks and then store in a cool. dry, op four to six points; the commercial That Japan is unfalteringly loyal to pirese. discount rate has dropped from eight her Allies was strikingly and mime - :per cent. to five -even three. pettedly demonstrated a few months . While these fortuitous circum- ago by the publication of the notorious stances of war and geography were Zimmerman note, which, while on one bringing to Japan unforeseen riches, hand it exposed to the world the com- has she lain idle. amiss in the fulfil- plete bankruptcy of German states - molt of the duty allotted to her by her manship, revealed at the same time allies? No. far front it. She has the true and firm attitude of Japan. • done her part with fidelity and tiller- HMV spontaneous, how unanimous was the verdict of the Japanese nation in condemning that preposterous plot! Grape Jelly.Piek grapes from the stems and wash them. Measure them and add two cupftils of water to each quart. Mash well with a potato mash- er and place on the fire. Bring slow- ly Ito 11 .beil and cook until the grapes are soft, mashing frequently. Strain through a jelly hag and measure the juice and allow an equal amount of sugar. Plaee the juice in a kettle and bring to a boil. Cook for ten minutes end add -the sugar. Continue eooking after the boiling point is oughness. Let nre dwell upon it for a m ment, Japan's Work in the Far East. The story of the .destruction of Ger- .man power in the Far Eaet and in the reaebed. Boil juice just eight min-, South Seas, with which Japan was in- utes' Remove 11.mn the fire and pe" trusted by het,••allies, is a simple one. into sterilized glosses, and when cool Soon after the Aclaration of war cover with paraffine. Stir well nail against Germany Japan despatched the sugar is dissolved and then no one division of her army to Shantung longer, If you have a candy thermo, and, in conjunction with the British. meter cook to 222 degrees. Remove troops, under ..the command of Major , from the fire and pour into the pre- General Bernadiston, reduced Tsing-; pared glasses. tho on November 7. 1914, taking 4,669 Spiced Grapes. -For spiced grapes - .. - - use three quarts of berries. Pi& m iro war. Japan also despatched the First. the 5101)10. and :wash. Place in a and Second Japanese fleets and other porMain-lined preserving kettle and squadrons to blockade the harbor of add two pounds of sugar, 0110-1111.12 cup- Kittochow, tojecate the enemy war iul of writer one-half cupful of vinegar. ships roving the adjoining seas, to Stir 1)1)011 1110 sugar is dissolved. Bring capture their bases in the South Sea - quickly to a bell and then add the fol- , and to convoy the troops of Australia lowing spices tied in a piece of cheese- and New Zealand' to Europe. clothi one tablespoonful of cinnamon, The Eiaochow campaign was, of .1210 teaspoonful of eloves, one tea- .. , . . . course, but thild's play compared with ...,......, ... . ,.. , the colossal battles fought on the giager. Cook slowly for one hour,: western, eastern and Balkan fronts of then pour into sterilized jars. Place Europe. Nor was the work under - the rubber and lid in position and then taken by the Japanese navy SO nerve preeess in a h'101 -water bath 0011 10.011031 reeking and arduous as the task 11.11- 11011011:05 after the water etarte boiling.' posed Upon the allied fleets in Euro - Seal and then test for leaks and final-, peen waters, although the vast extent ly store in a ceol, dry place. 'of the sphere of activity allotted to -:..---. the Japanese fleet and the consequent Tclephene :ones are to lte extended enormous cruises they made over the lo TrotneCe. N.,.'rwa.Y. zTnl4eil...1:01111 ! eastern seas, the South Sea and in the , „ of the Aretle oirde. Indian and Pacifie Oceans are not gen- it is Fold tliat 1200:115 will not 0.008011rerally known. In summing up the re- e400e.ta !at-st%'s ' Ateenio is used in dye- sults of Japan'seoperations I may be Mg green. and the nisolics are wise !pardoned *when I ear that she achiev er:or...eh to slean that deadly drug. ed the maximum etTeet by the mini - MIM FOR S DIETING UNNECESSARY There are two ways by. Whirh people who stiffer front indigestion, dyspepsia., sour stomach, flatulence, etc., ran orer- come the trouble. First, as practically all cases of the above are directly or indireetly traecable to acidity and fel, /limitation, they can eliminate front ther i foods contaning them, thus prohibiting bread. Potatoes, fruits and most moats. About the only safe foods arc gluten breads. spinach and small quantities of white meat of chicken 011 turkey, This diet Is almost a starvation one. but It is Sti,Illetill1OP quite eireetive. The second who1\11Yilhekiho uesiruh1,.8.ate,t01.711-tallYs 100f t-ghotle foods. is to eat whitlow is reasonably digestabl,', neutralize the acid and stop fermentation by the use of a good ant- twid such as blsurated magnesni, a tea- . Spoonful of Whin in a little water im- mediately after eating or whenever pain Is felt. instantly neutralizes the nelO, 5v:111fe;la1'1'adn171 5101811,11 10 dits work wit;ut p:ain o711 1,. t:g.1t sliritv enfenee and effectiveness this latter Plan is now being adopt -d.11)01,05 of the old fashioned, 0', 000811.0', wealtening it'‘irsvlitiitT41.117fr tst; tu.,V(; M1:1 widespreso use of bisurated magnesia was esto1.11she5. many druggists have 10 suOply it 111 5 gr. tablets, 1. or 3 of which tire 0' mil' alent to a 100- ::.,411, 1z,o31:011,1of ,,,.1oo; 1 ri,f ,o,n and aro am. 2 and 5 lb. Cartons - 10„, 20,311 and 100 lb. Bags. From "Ye Olde Sugar Loafe" of grandmother's day, to the sparkling "Extra G.ranulated" in your own cut.glas Redpath Sugar has appeared three times daily, for over half a century, on thousands of dapadian tables. "Let Redpath Sweeter: it." •7 Made in one grade only the highea WEA1,111. OF TUE URAL MOUNTAINS FURNISHES WORLD'S SUPPLY OP PLATINUM, 'Tessler, Topaz, Aquamarine, Amethyst Are Some of the Gems Found in • Nature's Treasure -House, The bulk of the world's supply of platinum (a metal nearly five times as valuable as gold) comes from the Urals. But that region is moat re - makable for its produaion of pre- cious and aemilreclous stones, It was a woman, the great Empress 'Catherine, who founded in the Urals an inclustrrthat is to -day one of the most remarkable in the world, The chief centre of it is Ekaterinburg (named after her), where her success- ors on the throne have maintained a factory, employing many of the most 'skillful workmen, for the sole purpose of supplying the imperial palaces with cut gems and other products of no lapidary's art. The lapidaries of Ekaterinburg do worlc of a kind that is not done any- where else, For one thing, with tiny revolving disks of copper charged with diamond dust, they carve out of rock gr crystal a eat variety of beauti- ful objects, from statuettes to minia- ture copies of the dainty shell of the argonaut. They copy, in semi-precioue stones,ds all kinof fruits, counterfeiting the latter in a marvellous way, not only in form and color, but even in lustre and other details. Thus, for example, they make white currants of rock cry- stal, and, cutting them hollow, en- grave the inside in such a fashion as perfectly -to imitate the effect of seeds. • Grapes are of dark purple amethyst. Black cherries are of black onyx. •Red cherries are of a peculiarly colored sard. Raspberries are of rhodonite. Mulberries are of yellow chalcedony. Green leaves are of the "noble" ser- pentine. A collection of these "fruits," placed on a jasper dish, presents an exquisite picture -as well it may;the task of producing it hav- ing occupied a dozen workmen per- haps for several years. Stores of Precious Stones. All the designs for these art works are made in a government shop at the Peterhof, not far from Petrograd. It has been the practice of the Czars to make gifts of many of them to foreign potentates, or on occasions to individ- uals deemed worthy of special favor or compliment. The Emperor Alexander I., by. the way, took so great an inter- est in the industry that he worked for quite a while in the Ekaterinburg fac- tory, becoming a fairly expert lapi- dary. Masses of rock weighing'as much as fifty tons are sometimes brought on sledges to the factory from the mines. For some of the art objects there pro- duced are on a large scale -not only tables and -Mantels of lapis• -lazuli and other beautiful stones, but even palace columns, statues, etc. The material for a monument of green jasper, erected by Alexander II. in memory of his wife, was fetched to Ekaterin- burg all the way from the Altai Mountains, in Siberia. Another semi-precious stone, wholly unfaniiliar to iis, is the Oriental sun - stone -of Siberia -a translucent quartz containing brilliant spangles of mica. The mines of the Urals yield fine grades of topaz, aquamarine and royal amethyst. Indeed, their stores of these and other gem -stones are inex- haustible; and among the products of the factory are the dainty jewel cas- kets, seals, small Charms and cameos. Quartz crystal is used chiefly for making the balls that are so much ad- mired as ornaments, It is hard to get a piece that will yield a flawless sphere more than three inches in dia- meter, and 0110 of six inches is worth $5,000. QUEER BABY PROBLEMS. Puzzling Questions of Nationality Whieh Sometimes Crop Up. Four years ago there was consider- able excitement on board a passenger - ship from England as it approached the shores of Australia, It had be- come known that a baby was to be born on board, and betting was indulg- ed in as to whether the event would be delayed long enough to take place in waters that would make the baby "Australian," or NN•hether it would be born on the 'high seas" and become a, "nath-e of Stepney, as is the rule in such eases. MIS born a few sec- onds after the line had been crossed, and was adjudged entitled to the five - pound bonus awarded for babies born in the Commonwealth. In the same year, in England, a mother gave birth to a baby in Febru- ary, and another 111 April. The ques- tion 1.011.1.diecueeed as to whether ehe was entitled to double maternity bene- fit. or whether the two births should be clas,ed ns twin births. She got the. double bemstit Hire 18 onether baby problem, Two days -before Queen Vieterhi came to the theone 11 ehilti 1.01,5 born in Han- %wor, thon nntler the. sovereignty of .tri111:,:n IV. or kInglanii, The child's tovIent'S had all lived in Hanover nailer tho fonr Georges of England, it e:aa bron,tht to England when a fete :1011 h. old. 11 11011131 nOw, WOUld 13,'rotl.:i..h.TOil wholly British, or to be 11 Gniaar alien?