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TROUGH THE DARK SHADOWS
NEWJ O I.N,1) .NSPTiZS,
Storni Hun 'Sale -tellies end Win Victory
in Somme Mattie.
A gat little fight has been fought
!i' a company or two of Newfotuid-
Or The Still light of Lovelenders, slid the tale hue this Boman
and leeteriea] yalue that it will gi
CHAPTER XVII. c eaking to the owner of the unlucky
Adrien Leroy dined alono that eight horse.
Leroy was pale e with anger; e •; the. -
re
ferenco to the race annoyed hint, but
still more the expreeeion of "curmud-
geon" as .applied to his father. Ne
turaily, if he had stopped to consider,
he would have realised that there 4
must be some mistake; for Standon
,would hardly have spoken thug of
,ord Barzninster in his son's presence,
liut what lover ever does use his con- 'r
mon-sense? Hilt drew himself up
sternly, and Standon could have kick -I
ed himself for his unfortunate speech. t
"I don't mean•—that is—it's- not a
your fault=•" he stammered.
"Thank you," said Leroy ironically.,
"Oh, you know what I mean, • Don't 1
Mill me up like- that, .Adrien, I
wasn't thinking of its being you—jt
and you know what at is when a fel-1 t
low's in love with the sweetest, dear- a
est—,"
Leroy turned sharply. It was more q
than anyone could be expected to bear;
insult to. Ms./ether,:blame to his
horse, and now praise of the woman
he himself loved.
most unusual occurrence; but the
scene with Lady Merivale'lzad moved
him, and still troubled his mind, He
had hitherto only regarded his loves
narking with her, as a part in the
comedy of life, wherein he played the
Weis, to her lead; doffipg and donning
the character at will. That she had
taken either him or herself seriously
bad never entered into his mind.
Believing also in the hopelessness of
his Alone for'Lady Constance, he re-
gretted bitterly having allowed his
secret to escape him; yet so unadeus-
tomed was he to the conventional and
inevitable lying of the world in Which
he moved so serenely, that • it.bad
never occurred' to him to deny the
charge,' end' swear everlasting devo-
tion to the Countess alone.
Norgate, who waited on him as us
ual, noticed his abstraction.
"We're getting tired of London\
again," said that astute servant to
himself, as be changed the dishes.
"We're thinking of going East again
orm y name isn't what it is." For
Adrian had spent the preceding year
in Persia.
After dinner Leroy lingered in the
-eotnfortable, luxurious room, as if loth
to start out again en the weary round It was 3 andon's turn to be offend-
of amusement. To youth and the ed, and his good-tempered face hard- f
uninitiated, pleasure, as represented seed. 1
P d „
e
rtainl
byall P� ace
balls, the Y• accept
theatres a -
es or feu Y
feasting, P
s
ee my P
ms to� f
be an everlasting joy.; but to .those Go d.n for having detained. be -you.' thi
born in the midst of it, trained and Good-night,c he said coldly, and s ti
educated only to amuse or to be amus- fore Leroy could even answer, he was
ed, it becomes work, and work of a gone.
most Adrien strode r
fatiguing estlessl u .
g ng nature. To dance Y P and ch
COMMAND OF ' Wi AIR.
(righting 'Aeeeplaneg't4 t�heeFerefrent
in l�'utnre Wars. •
The present war hag fully justified
the views Of rho late Admiral Mabee
on the Settee to a nation o% , ommand
tet of'the sea The authors of a recent
id. a'rtjelo in the Fortnightly Review,
the exact likeness of.a thousand at
ed entitled o'Two Years of Aerial War,'
in predict that in any great war of the
0, future, command of the air will be as
en important �,n,�.. sea power. Aircraft in
co that w r•.'tha
machi es-� iv t is, the destructive
n a Sri a no more idea of the
ck size, or of the power, of the fighting
al 'nullities of the future than a row -
to boat would give of the power of .an
of- Atlantic liner, Th the wars of the f'u-
1 ture it will be the great fighting aero-
g- planes that will be to 'the forefront,
at Scouts, of course, will have their val-
e, ue, but instead of being all-important
, • they will be merely a part of the gen-
et ern] scheme, as the sea scouts 'of the
t navy are. Power in the air will be
striking power, as it is on the. sea or
's on the land. What appears from, the
- raids made by the present experiment-
h al croft is merely a warning. Any
t nation that falls, behind in the strug-
m gle for air power may in years to
, come be defeated in a campaign that
✓ that will last, not a year or a month
a or even a week, but as the result of
e an attack delivered and completed.
o within' a few hours. With aircraft
- flying, as they will, at 'a' speed of two
- hundred miles an hour, it will be pos-
sible' for an enemy immediately on
n declaring war, or without ,waiting to
r declare it, to strike in the course of ap
g hour or so, and with precision—using
1 fleets of thousands of machines—the
- very nerve centres and .arterieo of any
opponeht that ,is . ill-prepared, He
- could destroy ,governnlent buildings,
arsenals, factories and railways, para-
lyze all communications and 'blot out
whole cities. The power of a perfect-
ed aeroplane, when in unscrupulous
One straggles'engaged in by unnam
platoons, companies or battalions
the hater part of the Somme bettl
says the London Mail. As these m
fought, thousands have fought An
July 1.
The appointed time for the atta.
was three in the afternoon. The go
hsd the exciting. name of F89C2.5
9A102, or sono suclt�liieroglyphic
the map -makers, which the regiments
officer must translate into a reeo
sized object of the landscape. Wh
nattered most was that the objjectie
whatever it might be—a strong place
or a string of holes, a topographic
erm, or a smothered trench—lay a
distance of 400 yards.
In the waiting hours the enemy
gunners proved' suspicious and rest
er,s, They dotted. the assembly trenc
with whiz -bangs and cramps, Bu
here is nothing better to add' veno
o a charge than prelhninary shelling
nd the Newfoundlanders eve
rho lid" in a streak. They expected
meter of a mile course, but had gon
my half the way when they cam
pen'a strong trench that had es
aped the notice of airmen and map
makers.
It proved formless, but far fro,
oid. It was indeed full of Germans
to the real delight of the stormin
arty. A hand-to-hand fight was al
be
July
New
for
y ac -
then
ober
u
c
Excuse me, Standon," he inter-
rupted curtly, "I'm afraid. I must ask v
you to spare me 'year rhapsodies—I
am due at the theatre." p
their wish. It was denied them
ore, and ever since "Remember
has been the battle -cry of all
oundlaud; Desire . of vengeance
sir fate on that day arms ever
on of the regiment.
One of the two officers who
caped was leading this Oct
arge; and as he reached the u
es
when one wishes to rest; to stand,' down. For the first tune in all his p
hour after hour, receiving guests with easy-going life trouble had touched hi
smiles and • .bows,' when one . would him. He determined to forget it at F
gladly Dein bed; to eat,when•one has whatever cost;eso telling Norgate not b
no appetite for fodd; all this, continu. to wait up for him, he set out for .the ri
ed day in day out, is no longer a pleas- Casket, It was such a lovely night T
sure—it becomes a painful duty.
Unlike they majority of his sot, Ad.
rien Leroy was never lonely; indeed,
solitude do: hint was a pleasure, and
r hands,. may in the future become s
terrible as to appear almost super-
human. Pestilence may be spread b
that means; the inhabitants of grea
cities may be slain in thousands b
poisonous or suffocating gases. Se
power may be swift and pitiless, bu
far more swift and far more pitiless
will be the action, ultimately, of a'
power, Disaster awaits a nation tha
ignores the warninge.
SOMME A SEA OF MUD.
Great Offensive Has Blasted Pettit
Country.
al
ected trench he knew that he and
s men held vengeance in their hands.
or a minute or. two bayonets and
bo were busy; and then the par-
son had no more spirit left in them.
heir weapons were thrown down and.
sir hands held up. Seventy prisoners
ere taken. The trench was won.
Nevertheless the day's fight had
rdly begun, Behind the captured
sition the German barrage fell like
portcullis, quite impassable. No at -
mid could. be made to. send back
en the prisoners, and on the shoul-
rs of the storming 'party lay the
ole burden: Everyone ,with a spade
that he dismissed the motor which th
Was awaiting him, deciding to walk w
across the park to Victoria Street, and
call in on Shelton who had a flat there.' ha
one—the onlyThe park was beautifully silent, and po`
'one—which, was diffi- ,4ti11 stood open to the public. Absorb -I a
cut to obtain. Endued with a 'fine ed in his reflections, therefore, he left, t
intellect and highly -cultivated mind, the main track and wandered down' ev
even at college he had succeeded in; one of the by-paths, in which stood de
'studying': when his companions• had .several wooden benches. Big Ben! wh
spent their time in `ragging, and ,
other senseless occupations of a like a`rucx see half-hour. There was be
nature, Thrown on his own ioe just time for another cigar, and Leroy, wh
nature, therefore. Lesat down. .. He was in• no humor yet' or
have become a power.in almost and to, endure the heat of the theatre, or
y, the chaff and vulgarity of Ada Lester
ofthe -artistic professi�•� I t d
,1 He lost count of time, in the pleas- ge
his time, his youth and his faculties i ant quietude of the spot; and his cigar th
were being wasted in the ordinary! was burnt downto an inch when, with tre
pursuits of the people amongst whom, a half sigh, he arose to exchange the the
Ire lived. Had he been a poorer man, hard seat amidst the cool trees for a
he might have risen to any height by lounge and a crowd of ballets girls at the
virtue of his own talents; but lap- the theatre.
ped in luxury, lulled by the homage j As he kicked up his' stick, he heard bosen
ea society, he remained.dissatisfied, a -footstep behind him, and turning, ale
discontented, and apathetic. •saw an ill -dressed, sullen -looking man. ran
Thee - lock, striking eight, aroused. The Light from one of the lamps near lea
him. Throwing aside the cigar which by shone full on him;,,and something men
had burnt itself out he rose. He had about the stout, shambling figure, or the
p •omised Jasper to come down to.4he the dirty, evil-browed face, seemed the
„Casket "Theatre; and, however' weary dimly familiar.
he might be of the tinsel P
gan digging against the moment
en a counter-attack should develop
the shell fire "shorten." As the
work went on it was seen that' the
danger in front was not the only dan-
r. Something had gone wrong on
e left; and the continuation of the
nch westwards was still held by
Y.
No one thought of retirement, but
first to think of attack were a
geant and a man who set off to
tills and shoot thea way laterally
ng the left trench. Together they;
a marvellous race. The sergeant'
ped into a anachine-gun emplace- J
t, killed the crew and captured
gun. By mere threats of bombs'
two took a bunch of prisoners.
inaily these valiant platoons clear-
ed and presently garrisoned the whole
of the front that the' companies on.
their left had failed to reach or hold.
THE BRITISH "BANTAMS."
Men of Short Stature -Prove Fine
ns ea
nd ghtter,1 To his surprise, the man nodded at
yet he never thought of making an • him with a sulkyfrown, and said; in a
excuse, or of breaking his word• thick voice:
He was about to • set forth, when' "Good evening! Don't remember ane,
Norgate announced "Lord Standon, I s'pose?"
and though Adrien' greeting was as! "No, I do not," admitted Leroy, as
coarteutia as usual„ the old genial he scanned - the bleared, swollen
warmth was gone. Lord Standon countenance before him.
perceived this, and knew that he had "Ah! you swells 'as bad memories;
not been mistaken in his belief that he + I ain't forgotten you, so don't you
had somehow •angered Adrien. think itP'
Directly Norgate had • closed the Leroy gazed et him calmly; he
door behind him, therefore, he dashed,, thought the man was intoxicated.
es was his, Wont, straight to the "Do you want anything of me?" he
heart of :things.
"Leroy," he said abruptly, "what's
wrong with you?"
Adrien stared:at
-hint.
"Wrong!" he. echoed. "What on
earth do you mean? -. What should
bo wrong?"
"I don't know,".returned the other
bluntly; "but I seem to have ±rubbed
you up the wrong way somehow—"
"Nonsense;" said L crop, trying
hard to resume. his usual warmth of
manner. "What a ridiculous ideal
asked, as.he pulled on his glove.
"That depends," responded the
masa moving forward. so that he'stood
right in Adrien's path. "You're Mr.
Leroy, ain't you?"
(To be continued).`•
WAR RUBBISH PUT TO NEW USES
Shoes, Broken Bicycles and -Binoculars
' Are Made Over.
Examples of some of the enormous
Have. you dined, or shall I ring?" He wastages of war are'fnrnished by the
crossed the room almost hurriedly, statement of a civilian whom business
"No, no, thanks," interrupted Lord connected with the British War De -
Standen, "I'm just ori again; it was pertinent recently took to France.
only. a passing . idea. Sorry to have Describing a visit to one of the -mili-
mentioned it." -. - tary bases, he says he met with some
He turned, as if to go; and Leroy • surprises, The first was to see a huge
made no attempt restrain him. mound of broken bicycles, odd wheels
"'I have to congratulate you, I sup. parts of' tires, on which a number of
pose, on your engagement?" he said' men and women were hard at work,
coldly, when the young min had al- sorting it out and taking it away in
most reached the door, • sections. The good parts Were fit -
Lord Stand= turned sharply; and ted together and reconstituted as bicy-
cles in a factory at another part of
the -town,
Another sign in that place. was a
small mountain, about 200 feet square,
Branton. of old army shoes. They were of cli:f-
"Thanks, . old, man," he returned, ferent- kinds and in all conditions, cov-
rather awkwardly. "But it's a dead °red with maul' from trenches, some
sect r t, really;' I suppose Lady Con- new and badly dist, and some almost
stance told you?" • 1 unrecognizable as shoes—many of
stated at ham. Ho grasped the situa-
tion at onoe, but was still greatly puns.
zled, for be knew Leroy was but
slightly acquainted with Lady Muriel
Leroy frowned. - thole cut or taken from the feet of
"Yes," he said simply. "Why not?" -dead or wounded men. Workers men
"t^�' "Oh, no reason at a11," said Lord were busy cutting about these shoes "Ben
Standee, fleshing like a boy; "only it's salving the sound pieces and sending good
got to he kept quiet, you know—my' them to factory, officer
atfau's are in such a beastly state."' There were many such heaps wind nerve•
"I wonder you—" commenced Leroy. , shedfuls of war salvage, which were crawl
r ' "Dared -to -ask her." put in Standon, carefully examined and dissected for Man's
laug'hleg a little confusedly. "Yes, it further usefulness. The most unex wireg
MIS a bit of cheek on my part, but: Peered of the many instances of these raids
'faint heart never won fair lady,' you . economies was a ehedful of damaged No ba'
know, and by Jovel if l hadn't, some binoculars. There was something good
other lucky devil might have slipped, very grisly about some of these
in ail carried her of by sheer forcel"' glasses. Some had one lens whole and
Leroy winced; for he himself would the other smashed by a ballet which The
have endeavored to "stip in and curry had gone right through, Some of the poste&
her of" had it not been for' his friend. binoculars had been struck in the sen- ea, a New
"I don't see the ]heed ee secrocy," trepieeo and completely divided., al- day fo
he said coldly. "Have yen spoken to though all the lenses were un]njur'ed, a
h.er guardian?" meaning, of course, Others were twisted and flattened ai y st
Lord 13artninstet', if squeezed by a giant's hand, It
Unfortunately, to Lord Standen, be- is easy to sec the great value of: these
itig in love, there was only one wo- recovered lenses at a time like the pie -
man in the world, and therefore only sent, when the supply of field glasses
one guardian, and that one, her father, is on of the minor army problems,
the Earl of Clroywood,---•-•- e.
"Geed gracious, iso!" he ezclainted. Oh, We See,
"He's suds an Old curmudgeon, that.. "Hobson in facing a serious charge,"
until I get over that beastly eltec.—" "Why, what crime has he commit.
He broke off, scarlet with confuslon. ted?"
Absorbed -ill bis own affairs, he lied ' "No crime, He's gangg at his coal
tottlpleteiy f egottetf that he wee bill, Which has just come in,"
Soldiers,
Unique among the armies of Eu-
rope, Lord Kitchener's "Bantams"
have amply justified the opinion he
had formed of therm They owe their
existence to his initiative and fore-
sight. When recruiting for his army
was going on, many men were reject-
ed because of their shortness of stat-
ure, and Lord Kitchener's idea was
that, if. the little men wanted to fight
for their country, the right should not
be denied them. So he began to or-
ganize the little men.
A correspondent at the British
headquarters in the field says of
them:
No man of five feet three inches was
accepted. Short men who' had been
turned away in the early days of the
new army formed the first battalion.
As it was a success, others followed.
At the front they were brigaded to
gether, and a visitor to certain parts
of the line sees thousands of sturdy,
short -legged men marching along the
roads and . keeping guard in the
trenches.
Many jokes have been made about
them, It was even iluggested that
when they went into the trenches
some one would have to hold them up
to the ,parapet to fire. Instead of
having to hold them up, however, the
difficulty is to keep them from show-
ing their heads. They have the ad-
vantage of being small targets, and
they are completely sheltered in a
trench where another man's head
would be. exposed,
No commander is prouder of his
•than 'the commander of the
tams." "They are particularly
at scouting," said one of their
e. "Thera is no limit to .their
It is nothing for them to
out in the dark across No
Land up to the German barbed
they cantered a machine gun.
wishes of the entire, army."
High Price for Stamp, •
highest price lately paid for a
e stains> was $670, a Sum even
r five -cent Hawaiian relsgioe-
amp of the issue of 1861. When
England to' Hawaii' they looked Ahead
maey things, but haedly to the sale
of their postage stamps. et prices
higher dem their salaries for a year.
trunk than few other meature poe.
The trouble with tempi:Mien is that
it Myren Makes wotk seem more
aresable thatt it is mid pleaSnre More
Dainty Dishes,
Date Cake,—One pound dates,
stoned and halved; one polled En lash
walnuts, cut; three .eggs beatee well
together; one cup of granulated sugar
and • one cup flour. Bake in a shat-
low pan in a slow oven and crit in
small squares while hot,
Prince of Wales Cake. -.Two and
ono -half cups granulated sugar, three -
(Marten cup shorteningbutter and
lard mixed)
milk one lar- one egg, two cups sour
large teaspoonful soda (dis-
solved in the sour milk), one teaspoon-
ful cinnamon, one-quarter teaspoonful
ginger, one-half teaspoonful allspice;
one-quarter teaspoonful clovesone
teaspoonful cocoa, flour enough to
make :a stiff batter, one-half teaspoon-
fol cream 'of tatter added th the flour
and, lastly, one- cup hot raisins.
Twelfth Night 'Coolies. -To make
these delicious cookies beat to a cream
a cupful and a half of sugar and one
scant cupful of butter, acid four eggs
beaten light, a pinch of salt, the juice
and grated rind of one lemon and a
teespoen.of elide, one-half cup of boil.
ing water and flour to mix just stiff
enough tor ell, but not too stiff. Roll,
cut out and bake in a hot oven; when
cold,: frost with' white icing, and be-
fore it hardens decorate with small
pink candies arranged toeform a star
in the center.
Date L'oaf.=Take a breakfast cup-
ful of flour, two ounces of butter, four
ounces of sugar, one egg, half a
pound of stoned dates and three ounces
of stoned raisins. Cream the butter
and sugar, add the beaten. egg and a
o quarter of a cupful of boiling water In
which has been dissolved a quarter of
y a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda.
t Mix in the flour, together with half a
y teaspoonful of baking powder, and
a lastly stir in the fruit, cup up small.
t Bake in a moderate oven in a 'well- I
greased loaf tin f -
up and tie in shape with g seting or
tape, Brown lightly by cooking in a
little hot fat—bacon fat would be good.
Then thicken the fat in which the meat
was evoked with a tablespoonful of
flour and a cup and a half of 'water
and a little stools sauce or ketchup and
bring the meat:to boilime point in this
thickened gravy. Cools for ten mine
utas, so as to. hent the entire moss
through to the' center; then place in
the fireless cooker and cook from six
to eight" hours.
Household Hints.
Skimmed milk and coznbread a
butter are a nourishing lunch,
Palms and frees -.should bo kept
away from draughts and gas.
To enrich the soil on your flower
beds, empty your tea and c
grounds there.
A few minced dates added to
as it comes from the stovb 0viil m
a novel and dainty confection.
Blueberry cake cut in squares
hot and served with a strongly fl
ed thin sauce makes a delicious
ding.
A good dressing. for fruit sala
Made of a cup of .whipped cream
two' teaspoonfuls of French dreg
added to it.
When making an apple pie, si
little flour over your apples be
putting on the top crust and the j
will not cook out.
The oil left from sardines is a g
substitute for butter in fishballs
any kind o minced fah?
To have blooming geraniums in w
ter, keep then in small Pots all
mer. When you take them into
house in the fall do not re -pot th
When making apple pie the (lave
much improved and the apples
keep in good color ]f a few drops
emon juice are squeezed over th
a just before the crust is put on.
r Charcoal is a cleansing agent in
kitchen. A lump of charcoal put
any jar keeps the contents. sweet
of purified, for the charcoal absorbs
pleasant odors and impurities.
; lump on each shelf of the icebox
, also useful.
Cracks in Plaster—A good filling
plaster of parts mixed with vineg
which will not setfor twenty or thi
minutes, while water will set v
quickly, often before you can use
The putty -like mass must be push
into the cracks and can be smooth
off evenly with a table knife.
To clean irons rub them on bro
over which powdered ba
brick has been sprinkled, and if th
become rusty, rubbing them w
emery powder and a little paraffin
put them right. But table s
sprinkled on several thicknesses
strong paper, over which you wo
the heated iron is just as good as an
thing.
To Freshen Gilt Frames.—Dust gilt
frames carefully, then wash with one
ounce of.`hoda beaten up with the
whites of three eggs. Where scratch-
ed, patch up with gold paint.
clean oil paintings use castilo soap an
water, very carefully applied. G
may also be brightened. by adding
a pint or two of water sufficient flo
or of sulphur to give it a golden ting
In 'this, boil four 'or five onions or
quantity of garlic. Strain off the
liquid, and wash the gilding with a
soft brush. When dry it will look
like new work.
offee
fudge
ake
when
avor-
pud-
d is
with
sing
aft a
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ood
or
in-
sum -
the street a group of noisy underclass -
em, men, some of them new to city ways.
r is They stopped near a questionable
will resort, and two of the number went
of in. The others stayed outside arguing
em with one who had hesitated to enter.
In the light of the street lamp the stu-
dent who was eager for adventure
could see in the face of the fellow stu-
dent a look of fear and shame, as if
he were halting at the parting of the
`ways.
He who had bewailed the lack of
"chances" for heroism hesitated, too,
but only for a moment. Then he hue -
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THE GREAT ADVENTURE.
How a Senior Student Played the
Part of a Hero,
Two young college boys were die•
clueing a remarkable moving picture
that they had seen.
"It was exciting," said one, "but
such things gs dont happen. They are
made . to order by the film company.
Nothing unusual happens nowadays.
Wtiat chance is there for real adven-
ture in our lives 7"
"There's• the war. We could' 1 e -
come aviators 'somewhere in France,'
There would be thrills enough for
your,
"What I want is a real adventure."
"There's Mexico. You might try
that."
"There's no 'adventure' in being shot
at from behind a cactus or dying of
sunstroke on a treeless plain."
"What, do you call adventure?"
"Rescuing people in peril.. boring
great things in the face of insur-
mountable odds. Being a 'hero,' 11
you like. There's nothing left for'a
man. here except money-grubbing and
politics and grinding in college. I
wish Pd been born in the age of chly-
airy!" '
The student was half -laughing, half
serious as he spoke. Just Hien he
ooked up and saw coming down the
"The country around the Serum
battle front is like a blasted world.
Instead of the rolling, fertile plains of
,former months It has been transform
' ed into a sea of mud."
This graphic epitome of the great-
est battle in history was given by
, Will Irwin, who has returned to New
York from a trip to the French front,
Summing up his observations on
this battle ground, he said: "The
British completely dominate the air.
The last week I was there I saw only
one German observation balloon as -
rend,
"The French army is the most de-
mocratic, 'yet. the most effective in
the world. It will bo a great mistake
if the United States models its army
after that of Germany,
"The belief is very strong in Eng-
land that when the Teutons finish
with Roumania they will turn on
Italy. When they do this, it is stat-
ed, they will receive a big surprise."
He said there can be no question
whatever as to who will win, but the
war is only about half over. "The
Germane are putting up a wonderful
fight, but they cannot win," he de-
clared., .
half, and when baked leave uncut fo
t a day or two.
Ratafie Biscuit,—Take half a pound
of sweet almonds and half a pound
bitter almonds an<! pound them in a
mortar, very fine, with whites of eggs
e but three pounds of powdered sugar
mix it,well with the whites of the eggs
to the proper thickness in a basin; put
e two or three sheets of paper on the
plate you bake on; take your knife and
pa e, made of wood, and drop them
- on the paper; let them be round and
about the size of a nutmeg; put them
in the -oven, which must be quick, and
let -them have a fine brown' and all
alike; let them be cold before you take
them off the paper,
Sponge Fingers.—Use five eggs;
their welght in powdered sugar; half
their weight in. flour and the grated
rind of . half a lemon. Set the flour,
beat the egg yolks and sugar until
stiff and frothing. This takes about
20 minutes. Beat the whites to a
stiff froth and add to the yolks and
sugar a little at a time, sprinkling in
the flour alternately. Mix well, add
the lemon rind or a teaspoonful of any
preferred flavoring and put into the
tins, which should. be prepared by
greasing with a blend of flour and
butter and then dusting with powder-
ed sugar. When the tins are filled
with- the mixture sift a little sugar
over the top and bake in a moderate
oven.
Whisties.—Hae a pound white
sugar. Quarter of a pound of butter
and six eggs, the whites and yolks
(sic) beaten separately. Stir the
sugar and butter to a cream, then add
the eggs previously beaten,•and sifted
flour to make a thick batter; flavor;
with rosewater, if you like, Drop -the
mixture by the large spoonful onto
buttered paper. The mixture should
be dropped several inches apart and
spread out thin. Bake then until of
a light brown, on a board which will
not be over five minutes. Lay them
on a moulding board that has white
sugar sprinkled on it; roll them'on a
stick while warm. When cold 1111
them with any kind of jelly that is
thick,
Cake Without Eggs.—Boil 1 cup
raisins in cup water for 10 minutes,
then cool. Add 1 cup brown sugar,
2 of flour, 1 teaspoonful soda in cup of
water, aft teaspoonful cloves, I tea- e
spoon cinnamon, pinch salt, 2 table-
spoons shortening; prix. Bake one, f
hour in moderate oven. Males good-; c
sized loaf. Is dej-icious for dessert,'
steamed with sauc , . a
Meat Souffle.—llielt one-third cup-; °
ful of butter in saucepan; add two a
tablespoonfuls flour, and when tier- t
oughly blended add gradually, while
stirring constantly, two cupfuls of °
scalded milk; bring to boiling point,'
the
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and
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ala ried forward, stepped into the group
zrty surrounding the hesitating boy, put
ere his hand on his shoulder and said,"`
"Don't go."
The youth stared at him, recogniz-
ed him as a senior he had admired at
a distance, glanced round at the faces
of his tempters, and then, with a cry,.
shook oil' a hand that had been an his
ITALY'S NEW WAR TAXES.
Harvest. on Munition Manufacturers
—Foreign Companies Taxed.
Italy's new war taxes, to be ap-
plied, beginning next June; are ex -
peeled to bring upwards of forty mil-
lion "dollars. The heaviest tax, ap-
parently, is intended to fall on man-
ufacturers 'of war supplies, to the ex-
tent of 60. per cent. en .profits earned
over 20 per cent, of invested .capital.
An additional tax of three -tenths of
one per cent. is levied on the foreign
companies doing business hz Italy.
Another heavy tax falls on pro-
perty -owners. A direct tax of 6 per
cent. monthly is to be paid by own-
ers of apartment and tenement houses
or' on rented houses. A small direct
tax is imposed on all soldiers and of-
ficers who, though mobilized, do not
form part of the active fighting
troops, and another tax is imposed on
men who perform no military duty
because of ill -health or other reasons.
Milk From a Vegetable Cow.
The milk problem is by way of be-
ing solved in' Japan where cows ere a
scares, by an extensive use of stmt- e
acini milk derived from the soy titan. h
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own
th
ey arm and walked away. No one spoke;
ith the senior joined his friend and they
will went on toward the campus. They did
alt not refer to what ]lad happened; but
oe when the student reached his room he
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To
d hood that always exists in every age,
ilt the chivalry of the pure in heart, the
to great adventure of saving souls that
w- stand trembling at the parting of the
e, ways that separate Death and Life.
found himself trembling as if he had
passed through some tremendous ex-
perience.
He had. The great adventure had
tonne to him. The saving of a soul'
had fallen to his lot. As he prayed
his mother's prayer that night he ask-
ed for a vision that sees the knight -
a
MOBILIZING MAN POWER.
What Britain Will Do To Utilize All
Service Available.
The London Daily Chronicle gives
prominence to an article which pur-
ports .to outline the Government's
scheme for utilizing all the man
power resources of the country with
a view to the more vigorous prosecu.
tion of the war. Men between the
ages of seventeen and fifty-six are
wanted. They must place themselves
at the disposal of the State for the
duration of the war and consent to be
transferred to occupations or localities
where their services are ;Host requir-
d in the interest of the country.
The full trade union rate of wages
or skilled or unskilled work, as • the
ase may be, will be paid to war
as and in addition to this pay
subsistence allowance at the rate
f 2s. 6d. (sixty-two cents) a day for
even slays of the week will be paid
o men who, owing to the system of
ransfer, will be under the necessity
f maintaining two hones,
There is to be a register in every
oeality, of war, industrial or produe-
ve requirements, which, of course,
ill vary from time to time. A
chedule of iedispensable and non•
ssential tradq(s is to' be drawn up.
'on -essential industries will be shut
own without compunction.
To stimulate the mobility of labor
nearly ds important as to add to
nd add one teaspoonful sent, one-
ighth, teaspoonful pepper and one -'ti
alf CuPful of soft, stale bread crtnnbs,
int cook two minutes. Remove from s
re, acid two cupfuls of finely choP-
ed, cold cooked meet, yolks of three. "
ggs well beaten, and one tablespoon- d
ul finely chopped parsley; then fold ,
whites of theee eggs beaten entil
First, the Japanese soak the beans,
then boll them, until the liquid turns
white, when they add sugae And plume
phate . of potash. The boiling is re-
sumed until a fluid results very simi- f
ler in consistency and appearance to
ordwatty condensed hulk. When water
itz added, Soy milk is hardly to be
distinguished from feesh cow's milk.
In composition also' the artificial milk
is almost like genuine milk, Its pro-
teins, fats -end sugare are in very
nearlysthe game proportion, although,
of course, they me Wholly vegetable
in origin. Whether the subetituto is
equal to real cow's rzillk as a form of
nourishment ie not -quite clear, for
muth of tho value of the milk as a
food comes from the enzYmes vitae
Mintz' it contains. . The Japanese,
however, cleclare thet it serves all the
purposeg of. cow's milk, and that it
has the advantage of beilig less liable
to Minden when properly tuid care-
aully manufactured. '•
Steel Worth Stealing.
Hack in the fourteeeth century pots
and pane Were listed among the
CeoWli jewels of Edward III. Id the
sheet Market coittiniveg to soar,
hetisewivee will be renting today
die, gage the Troll nada Rollie%
stiff. Turn Into tt buttered pudding
dish and bake 85 minutes in a siow
oven. I of
Braised. Turkey is as line as a B
roasted one. Truss and stuff a tut, to
key,. the same ss fur roasting, ming la
a force -meat made of Minced chickene 131
mushrooms and sweetbreads, M. addl.: Po
tion to the bread; lard the breast. w
With fine square shreds of fat galt
pove; place the tarkey in 81 stewpan,
with diced vegetables and e eta:fent
broth to cover. Set it on top of die de
stoVe, and as soon as it begine to 'elm- ee
mer put it into the oven and.cook sloev. se
ly for nn hour lied a half. Baste oc. en
cztaionally with tho gravy. (Mellish di
the turkey with stoned olieee and
serve With the geavy Which should be
slightly thickened.
Flank etealt, poultry dressing, be.
con fat, Meek sauce or ketchtip. 'Spread
the steak out on a table oe board and
cut the fibers, tressvsiso with It sharp
knife/ being careful, however, not to
cut theough the .entire thickneee of tho
Would be need fell Mist veal et chicks
en; Spkeed this over t4i,rneat roll
is quantity of labor. It is estimated
at at any given tirno 40 per cent.
the mem engaged on war work in
ritain are either idIe or not becupied
their lull capacity owing to the
ck of mobility. In order to reduce
e housing difficulty to a' minimum'
ever will be taken to billet" war
orkers in private homes, •
Freight Care for France.
The British GoveAment, it is un.
retood in Paris, has engaged to
hd immediately to France ten thoue
ntl freight cars; taken from British
ilroad companlee, Teri thousand ad -
Coma( ears ere to be sent over der -
log the first months in 1917, with a,
is to be done, it le understood, because
Great Britain's military operatioes
France have been requiring the use
of 20,000 French freight cars.
A Sticket For Pop.
"Hew cart eolid feat leak out?"
FRANCE PAYaS EVERY DEI3T.,
War Finances Healthy, But Britain
Carrying Heavy End.
Raoul Peret, formerly Minister ol
Commerce, discussing in the French
Chamber of Deputies the budget for
the first three months of 1917, ob-
served that France will have incurred
expenditures to the amount of 72,-
600,000,000f. ($14,520,000,000) be-
tween the opening- of hostilities and
the end of March next, while Great
13ritain 'will in the same periori have
had an outlay of 00,000,000,000f.
This stateznent drew exclamation&
from the Deputies to the effect that •
"Great Britain is thus proved to have
collaborated cordially and complete -
17.9
The resources Mr. Pont puts
against the expendituree made and
authorized amount approximately to
follows: 10,200,000,000f,, tax. receipts;
88,700,000,000L, short and long term
bonds of France; 5,600,000,000f., loans
from England and the United States;
8,000,000,000f., advanced by the Bank
of Frallee; 200,000,000E, lideetneed by
the Bank of Algeria. This leaves an
apparent deficit of 8,000,000;000f.
"France has paid when dna every
debt incurred," he continued. "In
spite of the apparent discrepancy be-
tween the appropriations and the re-
ceipts, we need hewn no aneiely for
the future."
IF FOOD DISAGREES
DRINK HOT WATER
When food Iles lilt° lead in the Mom -
Itch and . you have that uneomfortabie,
distended feeling, it Is because or 111 -
sufficient blood simply to the stomach,
combined with aela and food fomenta-
tion. In such eases try the plan now
followed in netny hospitals and advised
by many eminent physicians of taking a
tenapoontel at pure hicuraled magnesia
in half a glass og water. an hat as you
can comfortably thinly it. no hot Wa-
ter draws thc blood to the stomach aim
tho Utsurated magnesia, es any physician
can tell you, Instantly neutral:COS the
field and stops the food Pertneatallon,
Try this slmule Ulan and You tv111 be ake,
tottished at the immediate tooling of re-
lief and contort that always follows the
restaratIOn of tho normal process of -41.
at limos to necure hot wafer and tra,L11.
ers who are grequoutly (>1)11001
110537 moils poorly -rgeuagetl, should al -
lets of itIsmated Alognosin idler meals
to OreVent germentntion and neutralism
the acid in the stomaich.
Itnew Dotter Tha,3 to (le.
Mrs.. A,43ett honostlyf whet 1V113
your real reason foe refuebig her dim,
ner invitation?