HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-12-05, Page 6Mark Well.
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The Sealed Room
By Edwi n Baird.
1
CHAPTER VIII. ' "Well, if he's not thinkin' o'
"Help yerself to the reel• lush ntarryitt'band:'you, he ain't fit to be yer
'rocker, Dir, McKay. And pa-ard'u hus
etre, pil'use, for my mistake whin last Deaeending the stairs •a minute
we met. Twas .comic sure, me later, Winifred puzzled her mind over
amnia' ye Pathriek Menne-berryy whin that as Tom had puzzled his over
yer rale name's Tom McKay, but not cheon:s reply, and, also bike Tom,
ly,
ounatural, as Winifred will tell ye.. site But when, mdoving
ingfevowith
I''lL j'ist run up and tell her ye'le when, youth, the lithe
buoyancy of she came to the
here." She bustled importantly "parlor" doorway, ail thought of her -
away. self vanished. Seeing him there, epte
Avoiding the red -plush rocker, he thought only of hie wonderful good -
moved uneasily about the room, pass- nese, of his great lciindness to Dora,
big to frown at a gay chrome or a and she thrilled with a nameless
cheap statuette of calcined gypsum, emotion. In that quivering instant
He was acutely conscious of nervous she knew that she loved with all 'het
fright, and was half inclined to flee. soul,
A feminine footetep crossed the As he rose from his ohair she went
threshold behind him, and his heart swiftly toward him, starry-eyed, her
leaped and ponded riotously. De- hands outstretched, a deieate flush in
siring tc hide Ms perturbation, he her fine, smooth cheeks. Olasping
blindly opened a book on the table both his hands, she lifted her humid
and, not looking toward the door, eyes to his,
feigned an absorption in the volume. "It was so kind of you to come to
He vow d let
1 her
speak first. et. Thus
see me, and I
appreciate it—more
be •
would have t the initial advantage. than T can say,"
However, it was only Mrs. Stookey, Lazing down into her upturned
come to infoten him with delicious face, the power of speech deserted
tact him. I3e who could face any physical
'Miss 159/lifred's dressin' herself danger with an unhurried pulse and
i'.•ar to see ye, std ye're in for a bit a steady eye, was now tonglue-tied
of a wait, I'm thinkin'. She's Lakin' with trembling fright.
sieh ilygant pains with her toilette. E (To he continued,)
She wants to look her best for ye. I'
S•---. --
ft the pair of 'em—her and Mist! • A Little Prayer.
Plum—chatterin' away like Tomtits.1 Where're thou be,
I niver seen 'enc so excited." J On land or see,
Tom, who had turned as the land -1 Or in the air,
lady spoke, became aware that his
bands still held .the book, and now, This little prayer
for the first time, he read the gold let- I pray for
thee—
teringthereon: •
to
TrimmedLamp
I
God keep
thee ever
—By 0. Henuv"and promptly he Was Day and night—
visited bya pleasurable inter glow,' Face to the light—
such as one feels upon meeting a be- Thine armor bright,
loved friend in a strange country. Thy'scutcheon white—
'Have you read the stories in this
book, Mrs. Stookey?" That no despite
have not," said she. on. b'longs Thine honor smite!
to one a' me roomers, a young ship- With infinite
pin' clerk named Marx." Sweet oversight.
You ought to read them. •They'reGod keep thee ever,
Yassp,y immense. My foreman George Heart's delight!
ocum, and I have read them through) And guard thea whole,
again and again. We read them
aloud to each other. They deal with Sweet body, soul,
the romance and adventure in a city,( And spirit high;
and we agreed that the next time one That, live or die.
of u- came to Chicago—" Thou glorify
Mrs. Stookey. seating herself an His Majesty;
the piano stool, ruthlessly interrupt- And ever be,
ed:Within His sight,
'Tis the divil's own stampin' His true and upright,
ground—the city. Jist see what it
done to poor Dora. And she so Sweet and stainless,
sweet and trustful whin first she Puie and sinless,
come to ut. . Did ye know, Mr. Perfect Knight!
,IcKai, that Winifred conte from the oe-----
counthry too?" 10 V.C: S WON BY CANADIANSb
Mr McKasy, not knowing that, nor
ever dreaming it could be true, ab- Many Foreign and Other Distinctions e
rupily dropped 0. Henry's hook, all in List. ( a
interest in it gone, and the expres-
sion on his virile face and in his A list of horrors and decorations e
sparlcling eyes persuaded Mrs. Stoo- won by members of the Canadian Ex- if
key—who needed slight persuasion— pedit:unary Fon•,•, compiled by th
to tell Min the story of Winifred Militia Department, shows that 401 e
Snow. Victoria Crosses, the highest award a
Good Citizeztaltip.
Has it ever eocurred to the major -
it
y that those priceless i
ngs-- c
asIs
of liberty and justice and right living
--can be neither bought nor sold?
They are not heirlooms and no parent
can hand them down ticketed and tied
like .goverment bonds or enolosed, like
jewels, in a strong box. They may.
be "recommended" and eveil insisted
upon but are adopted voluntarily or
not at all.
These facts offer food :for, serious
thought on the part of those who are
responsible for Canada's future.
Whatever ideals it is desirable for the
citizens of to -morrow tp possess meet
be instilled into the consciousness of
the 'children of to -day: The process
is the tedious one of "line upon lite,
precept upon precept, here a little,
there a. little" --e process et times ins
spiting but more often than not die-
coureging. It is a process little
realized In the main ,because its work-
iugs are unseen. Not until the gen-
eration stands ready for citizenship'
can it be seen that damage has been
done. Only then is one aware of the
existence of the Ihermful influence,
Heinen careers are too precious to be
submitted to this exploitation and
the most serlous duty confronting
patriots today is the provision of
influences that will prodder/ high
standards of living for generations
to come.
Had this truth • been recognized
from any other than a largely them:
retical stand point by the men and
women of the preceding and the
present generation it would not have
bee
nossi
for
ole
p the vrciou i
s theories
promulgated by Frederick the Great
(wrongly so called) to be working
themselves out to -day in Prussian
atrocities, There can not be too
vigorous pushing of baby welfare,
movements or the establishment and
maintainence of supervised play-
grounds. By Scout movements, ea -
Hanel health boards, carefully consid-
ered housing schemes, city planning
and every other movement, that can-
tree in the cleanest, finest Irving. An
examination into the things in which
all were most keenly concerned a
decade ago will not result in a list of
these things . as national interests.
Every one of them must"be absorbing
interests if Pru,-,sianism is to be
stamped out forever.
Delicious Carrot Cookery.
Delectable dishes are made from
the "despised" and humble carrot. It
is health -giving food, blood purifying
and is truly delicious Then the taste
THE CROWNING tA'.i'1tOC1'l'T
1)evilleh 'trick of Retreating Gormaats
;Net lief/are W u''s Close.
A young tank oiliter whom I knew I
before the way mud.whdin 1 know to i,
kit' tiautill'ul, tells me 011 An'Inaet-ap-'
peering British sergeant, in turn, told
slim that it week or two before the
z wer's-end the British, having cleaned!
milia, one cup of cream, and one
of r1n1
bn ..
'
r l
miter, Season i u l vi
alt
s •
ter, a
. salt, pepper and celery sal
Luke, Let simmer fear iifleecz 1111,
ped
rre hot with a little ehop-
ped •parsley 00 top,
Carrot and June Pea Salad.—]Olen
four eald boiled carrots in tiny c
mid to them ono. cup of cold .bo
June peas and one cup of ehop
walnut meats, Mix with may
raise and serve on crisp lettuce 1
or in tomato cups if a lovely co
eontbinatioli Is desired.
putt sesrtnaltletit!1 out tq beeemy yli!cthogilacid
tud
but. says an Awe/de/in writer. The squad
o
G
lied buriedtwo Germans; then they
came upon the body of one of their
OW11 meal, who had .fallen in the fight-
ing two clays earlier, when the British
made their first attack upon he Ger-
1ieo, snare, only to be forced back and then
Ile" to come again with better succoss.
pod The sergeant who stood sponsor for"
011- the narrative declared that, as he
oaf bent over the dead Englishmaus to un;
for fasten the identification tug from the
wrist, he saw something was fastened
red to the dead man's arm, This some -
or thing was partly hidden under the
ell- body. Becoming instantly suspieious,
end he warned the other men to stand
:ix back; alulthen, kneeling down anti
of feeling about eantiously, he came upon
nd a bomb, so devised that a slight jar
is'b or a slight pull would set .it off.
ey. Before they fell back, the surviv-
of
eet
up
fly
ed
wo
at
ter
Carrot and Salmon I.oa•f.—Sh
one can of red salmon, chop three
four cold boiled carrots, add two w
beaten eggs and one cup of br
crumbs, salt and pepper to taste. Al
well and add one tablespoonful
minced parsley. Form in loaf a
bake until nicely browned, Gam
with curled lettuce leaves or pars'
Carrot Cream.—Mash two cups
boiled carrots, add one pint Of aw
milk, four well beaten eggs, one c
of sweet cleans, one package of je
powder, one-half cup of sheedd
cocoanut or chopped almonds,' t
cups of sugar, vanilla flavoring, He
to boiling .point, adding vanilla at
removing from fire. Let get cold, then
freeze, Serve with a bit of whipped
create and a candied cherry on top.
Carrot and Beet '1ekles.—$oil a
.peel twelve carrots and twelve sin
beets until tender, Pack„in jars wi
several tiny white onions and sin
green cucumbers in each jar. Po
over them a sweetened spiced yule -
gar that is boiling hal:. Seal and
put away for future use.
Cas
rot .and Chicken q
ce Croquettes.—
—
Chop one cup of cold boiled carrots
and one cup of cold chicken. Add
one egg, one tablespoonful of minced
parsley. Salt and pepper to taste
and just enough fine cracker crumbs
to mix well. Form and dry a delicate
brown in deep fat.
Carrot and Lamb en Casserole.—
Dice four boiled carrots and two cups
of cold toast lamb. season with salt,
paprika and two mint leaves pounded
fine. Arrange in the casserole pour
over the gravy
left from th
o roast
lamb. Bake until nicely browned.
Serve with mint jelly or mint sauce.
Carrot and Raspberry Jam.—Glean
six carrots and rum through the food
chopper, add one quart of fresh or
canned raspberries and equal- weight
in sugar. Cook until quite thick,
Seal while hot. This is delicious.
Fresh berries are best, Rhubarb
with carrots also makes a delicious
jam.
Carrots with Canned Corn.—Chop
three boiled carrots and add to them
nd
all
111
all
ur set off the charge.
But this crowning atrocity, coming '
from British sources, shows' that they
had made improvements in their sys-
tem From sawing Bowls fruit trees,
Irons froshov"li
e ng filth into the drinking
wells, from wantonly 'destroying the
cities that for years had sheltered
them, from laying waste the lands
they have been foreed to surrender
beck into the hands of their rightful
proprietors, the ingenious H iii had
progressed in his military education
to where he trade dead men serve his
purposes.
mg Germans had attached this devil-
ish thing to the corpse with the bene-
volent intention of blowing to bits
the first man among' the victors who
should undertake the poor clay with
intent to give it decent burial. The
men, as I know, have been warned
against gathering up German helmets
and German rifles in places from
Which the enemy has rehired, because
such a souvenir leas a way of blowing
up in the finder's hand by reason Of
the 'hidden grenade that it attached
to it, with the cap so arranged that
a tug at the wired -on connection will
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Hot vinegar -w.l;l " .remove paint
splashes from windows.
Get into the habit of turning the
broom around in your hands while you
sweep ,to save wearing it one sided.
for carrot cooking has been. acquired. one-half can sweet corn. Fresh nsay
Carrot Butter.—Sift one pint each,be used and is better. Season with
of stewed carrots and stewed driedsalt and pepper, add one cup of milk,
apricots, add one pint of white sugar one tablespoosiful of ,butter and one
and one-half teaspoon each of ground cup 'of bread crumbs. Bake one-half
innamon and nutmeg, mix well and hour. ti.
ook slowly-uatil thick, like apple but- Carrot Chopped PiokIe.-Six raw
er•. Seal in tumblers. This is geed carrots cleaned and chopped, one cu-
ll the year round, cumber grated, two onions grated,
Baked Carrots.—Scrape as many one tablespoonful fresh .grated horses
carrots as desired, eat in halves radish, two cups of green tomato
chopped ,and two cups of cabbage
chopped Inc. Cover witlu vinegar,
two cups of sugar, salt and spices to
taste. Heat and sealswhile scalding
hot. I usually add whole white mus-
tard seed, whole black peppers, cloves,
cinnamon, celery seed and a half
dozen pimentos or one red pepper
shredded. This makes a delicious
sauce for meats.
Carrots Candy.—Ren three cooked
carrots through potato ricer while hot,
add one-half cup of sugar, one dm
of chopped nut' meats one package of
lemon jello, one-half pint of%boiling
water. (Dissolve the jello in the boil-
ing water)., Mix. Let get cold, when
quite cold out in squares like cara-
mels.
engthwise. Arrange in buttered
aker on a bed. of cracker crumbs,
gate over then( one large onion. Cov-
r with beef stock, season with salt
nd pepper and one teaspoon. of mines
d parsley. Bake one hour, or less
carrots are small and tender.
Carrot Salad —Dice four cold bofl-
d carrots, two cold boiled potatoes
ill chop four hard boiled egg's and
o stalks of celery, Arrange on bed
shredded lettuce and dress with
ayonnaise or French salad dressing.
Carrot and Celery Soup.—Parboil
How Winifred was born on an In- obtainable, hate been awarded to
liana Earns, and hose she lived there
ti11 her mother died, and her father soldiers of the Dominion. The Dfs- of
aold out and wen: to Texas, and how tinguished Service Order was woe by m
she had come to Chicago for a course 491 Canadians, and 1,067 Military'
in a business college—these find kind-
red matters were related by the gar-
rulous woman with pleasure as deep
eta the delight of her hearer.
During this time Winifred and her
room -mate were happily employed
with the "ilygant" toilette, and the
Crosses were awarded to officers of u
the C.E.F. The Military Medal, cor-
responding to the Military Cross, but
granted to N.C.O.'s and men, was
awarded to 6,5549 Canadian soldiers,
and the Distinguished Conduct Medal
furnished shed room presented h to 1,028. Canadians mentioned
a chaotic
Mil tender four mediuin' d
-51ze
: rots that have been scraped and slic-
ed and one head of well blanched leel-
a ery that has been cut in half -incl(
pieces. Drain and add one cup of
eat -
in Food Control Corner
e3Puot• despatches numbered 3,333, I 1r
last she stood before Of foreign
And now at s `
honors awarded to
the crinkly mirror and, slowly turn- Canadians, the Croix de Guerre
in her i --
g s ender body, aurveyed the heads the list in point of number;
finished result. Miss Plum, kneeling 305 members of the C.E.F. won this
beside her to contribute a final touch decoration. The Cross of St. George
to the skirt, now rose, removed three
pins from her mouth, and viewed the (Russian) was given to 193 men
- radiant girl admiringly. from the Dominion, and tise IVTedaille
"You leek jes' beautiful, Win," said Militaire to 45: Twenty men from
she. her pale eyes shining, her own Canada won the Italian Bronze Medal
angular lana of beauty quite forgot- for military valor.
ten, "No wonder he's crazy aboueha. A number of other distinctions, in -
Ally man would be." eluding 125 C.M.G.'s, were also
Winifred smiled over her shoulder
awarded to members of the
at the adoring Henrietta. Car.
"That's awi:ully sweet of you,Ilen." Ready to Start:
And then, as her long blue eyes took The smart young man—his school
in the mad disarray of the room;
"My, but this room's a sight! I honors thick upon his, and his inten-
tlipink -I'd better straighten thi—"ngs tion to teach the world in general
and his father in particular the man-
ner in which up-to-date commerce
should be conducted ---stood earnestly
holding forth 1n his father's office,
"You may rely upon me," he was
saying, with perfervid emphasis, "1
will devote my whole life to the inter- i
ests of the business, It shall be my
aim and ambition to keep the family
name free from stain,"
"Good!" said the old man, gruffly.
"That's the spirit. Tell the office boy
to give you the whitening and am-
monia; then go and polish up the
brass name -plate at the door,"
Fall plowing of timothy or blue-
grass sod will generally prevent in -
"Not much you won't!" asserted
Henrietta, "You go on down to him.
.1'11 attend to this mess,"
"That's dear of you, Hen; but
really— .
"Oh, I'm expeetin' my r'ward" ban-
tered Hen. "When you're married
end livin' on yer farm you gotta send
me a weekend invite, because maybe,
;that .foreman of his—"
"I%enrietta Plum!" Winifred was
'scarlet to the temples. "Why/ you're
! perfectly outrageous? He may not
even be dreaming of marrying me."
"Then what's lse.,doin" here?" de-
! pssanded, Miss/Plum.
t "Lots of men," said Winifred, "call
bn girls [whom they don't intend to
marry. Perhaps he's not thinking
of marrying anybody.
The Feed Division of the Live
Stock Branch of the Department of
Agriculture has secured a reserve of
re -cleaned elevator screenings, upon
which there is an export embargo in
this country, and which aro being sold
at a fixed price of 36.00 per ton, bulk
ear' load lots, Fort William, on and
after December 1st, Freight will be
gadded to this amount according to the
j distance from the distributing point.
The government has also seemed a
reserve of feed corn which is 'being
held at Tiffin, Ont. This corn is
!sample grade feed corn of average
quality, and quoted at $1.40 per
bushel f.o.b. Tiffin, Ont.
:For dairy men, the government has
purchased a reserve of linseed oil
cake meal which is offered for prompt
• shipment at $64,00 per ton Toronto
and $66,.00 per ton f,o,b, Montreal, in
car load lots, packed in 200 pound
sacks. In addition to these -reserve
supplies, the Canada Food Board
placed an absolute export embargo
on Canadian bran and shorts which
are selling a.t a fixed price of $37.00
for 'bran, and $42.00 for shorts, net
cash, Montreal fro•ghts, including
sacks, and $31.00 fcr bran and $96,00
for sheets, Fort William, inaudiltg
sacks, Freight will be deducted or
added to these rates according to dis-
tance east 'or west of Fort William
and Montreal, respectively.
It has come to the attention of'the
Canada Food Board that a consider=
Mies Plum's response to that was sect attacks, such as farmers experi-
&inalogous to the answer of lyla•, enced with white grubs, wire worms,
George Yocum, submitted not long ago fI sod web worms, cut worms and bill
n somewhat' similar circumstances: { bugs during the past season.
able amount of (rued beet pulp or
sugar beet meal has been accumulated
at certain sugar refineries in Ontario,
and is being quoted at $55.00 a ton,
f.o.b. Chatham, Wallace'burg and
Kitchener. In view of the urgent
demand for finished cattle, feeders
would be well advised to inquire into
the value of this material and to
utilize it wherever obtainable to al -
vantage. It is the desire of the
Food Board that this feed be used
in Canada rather than to permit its
export.
Farmers and live stock men are ad-
vised to form co-operative groups to
purchase car load lots of government
feed or ;Geed from the regular trade,
without delay, so as to avoid difficulty
and delay incidental to winner trans-
pertation. Ge,,ernment feed will be
supplied upon application to the Feed
Division, Live Stock Branch, Depart-
ment -of Agriculture, Ottawa, - Bran
and shorts, upon which there ,has
been no basic advance upon the prices
fixed some months ago, are handled
by the regular trade, and not by the
Feed Division.
From information as to live stock
deficiency in Europe the Canada Food
Board urges that no live ato& be
marketed until it is finished, as there
will be a steady demand for meat ausd
breeding stock from Europe -with the
re-establishment of normal communi-
cation and the release of ships from
war services.
Blessed is he who keeps his troubles
to himself,
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in' it over i
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!,UNG REVJE 11' li
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SILVER' GE MEN
ILYDE PARK, LONDON,A Si,1.Ni i
01' WILD ENTHUSIASM
Veterans of Great War (Broke Ranks
and Demonstrated ntitrattd 'Their Loyalty
in Extraordinary Manner.
There were smiles of 'wild en-
thusiasm in Hyde Park on Nov. 23,
during the King's review of the
"Silver 1 edge" men ---those who have
served in the forces and since have
been discharged on account of wounds,
or other physical disabilities, says a
London despatch. As King George,
with the Prince o:; Wales, the Duke
of Connaught," Sen. Sir William R.
Robertson, commander of the forces
in Great Britain, and the staff olA-
cers pile past the lines;°' the men
fbrming'° three aides of the square,
there were reckless demonstrations
of ,royalty. When the King reached
the third section the sten suddenly
broke ranks and crowded about him,
grasping his hands: • Others sur-
rounded the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Connaught and shopk hands
heartily with them.
Shook Hands With Queen.
In the meantime another crowd of
the disgla}ceged , ,soldiers gathered
around the carriage in which were
the Queen Mother Alexandra and the
Princess Victoria. The men climbed ' •
onto the footbpati'cl and the back of
the vehicle in'therr eagerness to shake!
hands with the royal ladies. "God
bless you, dear boys,! exclaimed the
Queen Mother as she shook hands
with as snany men as she could.
An attempt was made to take the
horses from the carriage so that the
men might pull it themselves, but
officers end mounted'c
P
h ep ersuaded
them to
full into ane again.
The
I{mg them rode to the saluting base
and tfie men matched by.
In his address to the men the King
said: "I am glad to have met you
to -day and to have looked into the
i'acee of those 'who, for the defence
of hone and the Empire, were ready
to give up their all and have sacri-
ficed their limbs, sight. hearing and .
health. Your wounds, the most hon-
orable distinction a 'man can hear,
inspire
reverence encs in your fellow
countrymen. May Almighty God miti-
gate your sufferings and give you
strength to boar them. As your King,
I thank you. We all honor you and
admire the ungrudging way in which
you have done your duty. That you,
may live long and enjoy with (sappi-
ness the peace which you have so
hardly won is the most earnest wish
of my heart"
HISTORIC, VERSAILLES
Palace of Louis XIV. and Its Gardens
Are Great Attraction.
Versailles, or rather the palace
there, has played an important part
in the histories of France, Germany,
Great Britain and the United States.
In 1783 the armistice preliminary
to the treaty of peace between Great
Britain and the United States wab
signed at Versailles. Six years later
the pfilace was the scene of import-
ant
nsportant events in the, French Revolution.
The German army ,besieging -' Paris nee
had its headquarters in the town in
1870-71, and there the negotiations
between France and Germany were
discussed. After the peace Versailles
was the seat of the French National
Assembly and for a few years there-
after was the official capital of
France. -
.The town of Versailles, which is
twelve miles West -south-west of
Paris, is not attractive in itself, but
the presence there of the palace built
by Louis XIV. and its proximity to
the capital attract many residents.
The palace at Versailles was begun
in 1661 and the gardens which, with
the fountains and water works, are
one of the glories of the palace,
ware planned by LeNotre. All esti-
mates of the money expended • on
the buildings and gardens are vague,
but some experts estimate that more
than $100,000,006 were spent by
Louis XIV. who destroyed the ac- 9
counts. -•
In the French Revolution Louis
XIV, an - Marie Antoinette were
forcibly removed to Paris after
which the furniture was destroyed.
Napoleon and the kings during the
restoration barely kept the place in
repair, but Louis Philippe restored
the palace and made it a museum of
works of art illustrative of the his-
tory of France at a cost of nearly
$5,000,000.
The Saving Grace.
Everything Was going swimmingly
at the Red Cross bazaar, when Percy,
pink socks and all, swaggered past
the -sweet young thing's stall, evi-
dently with no intention of making
a purchase.
"Won't you buy a cigarette hold-
er?" said she, detaining him.
"No, thanlcs! I don't smokes"
"Ora pen -wiper, embroidered by
me?"
"I don't write."
"Then do have this nice box of
chocolates ?"
"1 .don't eat sweets,"
Her patience was exhausted. Roll-
ing out a calve of soap, she cried: lk
• "Won't you buy this?"
"1 doii't---"
But this time Percy made the per•'
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