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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-12-06, Page 6EV/EMBER the Great Toon®nay • et GAMBLER'S LUCK By George Munson. (Copya'ig'ht, by W. G. Chapman,) Jim Davis, in the"train, cursed tie delay in reaching his destination, lie was in a bad hamor with the world ---not that ;his was unusual with Hie gambling trip, which was to hnvo netted him enough for six months of extravagance and luxury, besides the modicum needed for Moll , had produced only a few •hundreds thanks '..i the new; vigilance of the po- lice. He watched the girlin the opposite compartment. She was a pretty girl, with a tear -stained face at which she dabbed furtively with her pocket handkerchief. She Iooked as Molly had looked, ten years before, when he had persuaded hereto throw over slow -going Jack Douglas and become a gambler's wile. He knew that Molly had regretted her choice every week of her life since then, and he had taunted her with it alyd taken pleasure in. inviting Doug- las to the house. He could see their love for each.. other, 'unexpressed. What a fool Douglas was, not to take advantage of his long absences! But what agood thing that Molly was a church member and so incapable of deceiving him! Re cursed again as the train 'sped on. He had long• since tired of Molly. Sti11 it.. was 'convenient to have the little household drudge at hone, to cook.'and slave for him in the rare in- tervals of his presence there. Suddenly the train lurched, swayed, Swung giddily along the edge of the embankment and crashed into noth- ingnessI Jim Davis was on his feet, staring at the ruin. The girl who had awakened his interest lay pinned be- neath a beam. There were heartrend- ing groans and cries everywhere. By a miracle he, Davis, had escaped un- scratched. Gambler's luck! He slid not stop to think of the suf- ferings of his fellow travellers. The wreck had taken place just at the out- skirts of his Home town, Nearby a trollery car had stopped. A crowd was gathering', rumiing from every quarter of the compass. Davis cursed as he . pushed his way through them and mounted the trolley. Soon he__was speeding far _feom the scene of the dis- aster. Half an hope later h.e was standing in his apartment, `It was queer that Molly ha.d left the door unlocked, He would take it out of her for that. He approached the little, barely furnished living room quietly, intending to sur-' prise her and see the happiness fade out of her eyes. He flattered himself that he could read his wife's face like a book. To his suiprise he saw Douglas standing there, and Molly, with tear- stained face, leaning her elbow on the mantel and looking at him attentively. "I ani sorry," he said convention- ally. "It is terrible," said Molly. "The newspaper gives his name among those killed. I thought it my at .whom he had seen, pinned under the beam, but not severely hurt, She was free above the knee, and it rested 'lightly upon her leg, without pressing there. Still, to escape was impoem- ble, Jim Davis rolled toward hoe, and every motion was like the reneging of knives into hi@ body, Ile tried to lift the beam, but of course, could not. And suddenly a fresh watery from near by, and a sense of intolerable heat, startled him. The wreckage was afire from the en- gine. The flames were -creeping near- er. Men Were working frantically to. remove the injured, but there was hardly time. A burning cinder lit on the girl's dress. Jim Davis picked it up with his free hand and pushed it away, lie knew now that he was paralyzed from the waist downward. "Help me!" pleaded the girl again, in terror. Tho flames were circling .about them. A trick of the wind had sent a shower of sparks across the spot where they day, and the wrecked cars on the other Side of them were blaz- ing. And then -two men rushed through the smoke and grasped him, "Not me!" said Davis, "There's a girl there—under the smoke, Get the beam off her leg." As the girl's choking cry came to their ears they released the gambler and plunged into the smoke. Davis watched them axiously. Would they succeed? They strained with all their might at the fallen beam, while the red sparks whirled about them, and the smoke covered them. And -Davis watched more eagerly than he had ever watched anything in his. life, Suddenly, with a mi hty,heave, the men got the beam away. Davis saw the grasp the girl and carry her to safety. And then .with a roar the flames swept over him. Perhaps with that act of abnegation the gambler made atonement for his misspent life, In that lastmoment he -understood that it had been grant- ed him to visit his wife in. the spirit to learn and undeitstand. But insteadd of bitterness there was only joy in his heart that Molly was to be free. So, smiling at the last throw of fate, Jim Davis yielded up his body to the flames. , . "help idle!" She Pleaded. duty to be the first to tell you." Molly put her heeds in his. "Thank you, Jack," she answered, "I can't pretend to be sorry." "You ought to be glad," said Jack Douglas, flushing, Jhn Davis chuckled. The situation was amusing—extremely so, The poor fool could have divorced him years before, and she had felt bound by her stupid promise at the marriage altar. And even now these two dared not tell each other of their love. ,Tim was mistaken there. Douglas held her hands tight in his own. "Molly, you know what this means to ine," lie said. She leaned her face agaciest his check. "To hue," she mtu'mured. "He was a bad. man, Molly." "Sometimes 'think o:f the man I used to love," she answered, "He was not wholly bad, Jadlc, But I shall try to forget him." ". She raised her 'head and their lips met. Incredulity and rage swept over Davis' face, He had not dreamed that this love -milking would go on•in the face of his supposed death. He thrust the dock open and stalked into the nom. "A. little premature, Douglas," he sneered, "I'm sorry to Steak up this love -malting scene, but I couldn't die wtohen knew much it would mean 'Ifo Iris amazement neither answered hem. Jack put.. his arm about Molly and drew ber closer tc hilt, Site -Davis ran toward him, his Bete clenched. "Get out, you "-blackguard!"' be reared, snaking a vicious swing at the ether, His fist seemed to pass right through Douglas, Andtill there Was the loving smile on Molly's face: And While Jim Davie looked at thein i consternation everything .faded, and he becartte aware of an intense end unondurabie pain that griped his body and wen* it as if in a `use He opened .hfs.tyos and the light of day+ almost blinded him, He was iys ing under the wreckage. It had all been a dream. Near Wei was the girl How Cold Affects Fish. It is not generally known that sud- den cold sometimes causes the death ,of thousands of fish in the shallow wa- ters of the ,tropics and subtropics Many Species are so chilled as to be- come ..helpless, and are either killed directly by drowning or are washed ashore in -a comatose state. The pheno- menon is known locally as "freezing,' although the temperature of the watt). may be several degrees above the freezing point. During very severe cold spells, too, great numbers of fish are often killed along the Atlantic coast as far north as New Englaand Contact with cold air causes the water to cool rapidly, and the great expanse of shallow water round the Florida Keys and the many shallow bays that are little affected by tides afford fav- orable conditions for rapid cooling. Ac- cording to the Monthly Weather Re- view, the greatest "freezing" of fish that ever occurred in 'Florida was that of January 12, 1886, when the lowest temperature ever observed in Key West, 41 <Tege, was reached. Thou- sands of benumbed fish were washed ashore, and tons of them were gather- ed for fertilizer. Near Key West bar- racuda and even sharks sucdnmbed, and all sorts of small fish as well as conches and shellfish•died by the throw gaud. A great many fish were merely numbed by the cold, and, if not wash- ed ashore, revived when the weather grew warmer. Such told spells are not unmitigated evils, for they are said to eradicate a parasite that af- fects oysters, and they do little, if any, Retort Scottish. A British military journal relates an amusing story of a highlander who, on being shown over a man-ce- war for the first time in his life, was keenly interested in all he saw. Ilia marines seemed particularly to im- press him, and, going up to one, he pointed to the badge on the marine's cap and asked him what it was. The marine, anxious to score off the vis- itor, lookod at him in surprise. "Don't you know what it is?" he asked, "Why, that's a turnip, of course." "Mon," replied the Scot, impatient -1 ly, I was no' axing aboot yer held."� Can Make Tear Gas in Teens. German "weeping gas," aceordhig, to a recent report issued by .the! Smithsonian Institution, likely is; manufactured from sabadilla, a Veno zuclan plant, It is reported that the Germans bought up all the availnhle' supply before the declaration of war., New, however, the seals have been , derlared contrachranS(1 by Great 13x 1. tain. A plant of the, same genres grows wild in Texas and shouid the need for sabadilla arise ft might; be cultivated in the Southern Steles. The Days, I call my years back; 1, grown old, Recall them day by clay; And some are clreseed in cloth o' gold And some in Satiable gray. And those in gold glance scornfully Or pans me unawares; ilut those in gray dome close to me , And take niy hand's in theirs, . • i - VS:eerie:de Gattfson, t AWAITING WORD TO STORM TRENCH TORTURE OF EXiPECTINCG WON - To ,A»yANCB. Henri Barbusse• Graphically Describes Joy of Accomplishment After "Going Through Hell." Henri Barbusse, well known French writer, has written a graphie account of the storming of a German trench in Which he took part. In gripping lan- guage he describes the torture of wait- ing for the signal to advance, of run- ning out in the 'open against terrible fire, and of.the happiness of the men when they find each other safe after "going through hell," "It is evening in the Champagne," writes ITtenri Barbusse, "The men are waiting in the dugouts of the first line trenches, wondering when the or- der to charge against the enemy will bo given. They are anxious and nerv- ous, but try to concealtheir real feel- ings by telling funny stories and laughing heartily. They know that; in the next moment they may be fac- ing death, but there is always hope. They have been spared before, perhaps they may be spared again. A voice is hoard in the neighboring trench. "'Listen,' saidone of the men. 'Didn't you hear? The alarm was :sounded!' "'Alarm'? Are you crazy?' The Call To Arms. "Just then a shadow appears in the opening of the dugout and somebody cries `To arms!' - "Quiet prevails: Wo have all be- come dumb. We get up and stretch our weary bones and go out into the trench. The roar: of the guns is frightful. One '"ran looks at the other; no word is spoken, but the eyes telt everything. We are ready; some of the men are sitting quietly in the mud, others are resting their arms on their rifles. I study the pale, deep- ly lined but simply human. beings. They are not adventurers' or warriors, They are peasants and workmen in uniform, and were not made for slaughter, They are awaiting the or- der to die, Each one of them lcrrgws what it means; he knows that ire is to expose his head, his breast, his stomach and his arms and . legs to rifle balls, to shrapnel and to the bayonet. They are a quiet, peaceful lot—not bandits or barbarians or savages looking for another's blood. I can see that they are tortured by the suspense, that they are in anguish, that they are wondering whether they will live through this terrible night, No one who has not seen men•ready for a charge can appreciate what it means. "They still wait. It seems like eternity. The sunusas set and a weird darkness is creeping over the sad landscape. Then rain falls in tor- rents to add to the gruesome picture an atmosphere ,of tragedy: "There is more time spent in wait- ing and then hand grenades are pass- ed around to the men. Each receives two. Then the order' 'For. wad!' is heard, and we know that it is our turn. "We spring out of the trench and into the darkness. We expect' to be greeted by a deadly fire, but, strange, the thunder of the guns suddenly ceases. -A wave of joy creeps over us; and, yet, perhaps, the -enemy is only luring us on to destruction. "Don't use your hand grenades un- til the last minute," shouts our cap- tain. Capture of the Trench. "Just then a curtain of fire rites be- fore us and the bullets whistling past our ears. We are running forward now: Shells are bursting all around us. The fingers of my right hand are singed by the fire of an -exploding shell and I drop my gun, only to stoop and elcic it up again. The fire becomes so strong that we become blinded by it; our men begome separated, none knowing just where he is going. Hove and there in the mist I coulcl discern forms of men falling heavily to the ground, and now and their above the roar I heard the heartrending cry of some one who had received his death wound. "Forward!" shouts our captain. • "We are runeling like mad now. Sometimes we stumble over the bodies of our comrades, but there is no stop- ping. Our breath is coming fast, our hearts are thumping wildly in our breasts, our blood es coursing at breakneck speed through our veins. We are now as men possessed; we have forgotten all our fears and all we want now is to meet the enemy face to face; we are lusting for blood. "The German trench is before ut, and we all plunge in; but the Germans have flown; the trench is empty. We stop for breath anchlook about vs. It seems all hike a dream now incl we greet each other lila. happy children. "What, you, my friend? Thank God, you are unhurt, have you seen out captaim'e What lute begone of him? Goch, what mash wr not all go through!" "We remain in the Leonel' and tell our experiences, The erica or thr wounded hive ceased, but the roar of the gains Ings Me/wined, We no longer pay any ttttetttion to the mew*. We ere tired, very tired, end there we nil. at the bitten, of the trenrit, waiting for a wink of sleep:" Loss or Lae by Vire. 1n, the four years 104-16, moven hundred and eighty -Mee people wept, burner! ho (lentil in Canada, end 78 per cent of these wore mimes nee children. Over 1780 llvae ivctre lent It opening buildings, tend i1 in eigninccnel thutt most of those deaths oecuerud ht dweliinga, AD might NI espnetecl, the niajet'ity of the fires was caused by cs'iminai carelessn, '.lisle agger. dally tragi 'in rognsessl to 'hie lcininsillnix of fres with kerosene and gasoline, and permitting children to piny with matches, Such disregard of the Nnfel.y of hisses" iife eonstituLes s fornihln ndietntont, of the entire Caen/Mtn at- itudo towards the danger of {ire ' COURSE IN HODUSEHOL.I) SCIENCE COIVIPLETl .IN TWENTY-FIVE LE$SQNS Lesson XCXL,. 'Whole Wheat and ahm. ll Mature provided man. with grains bowl to riseGrforathreereads, hours, iii a warm containing valuable nutriment steeps -I place, free t'ronl all drafts about elgh- sary to maintain life, lila", craving' t, degeos Fahrenheit in temperature, luxury, discovered a process of milling' Jew mold into two loaves: ; Place in orrefining the meal whieh' is maga! well -greased pans and return to place fuel" the grains. By grinding grain to rise for one hour. Bake in an oven into white flour, which is a process of, of 825 degrees Fahrenheit for fiftyy refining, much of the vital elerrfent is manures, Re move fa from oven- s Bru h. - removed. the tops of bread with melted butter, Tho vitamtnes and mineral elements so very neeessary for human etruc- ture of teeth and bones and bodily wel- fare are lost. thenisy on a rank to cool, Rye pieced Two and one-half cupfuls of water, two medium-sized potatoes, Peel the The human body requires sixteen potatoes then cut in thin' slices and elements for its daily well-being. Goll inti{ soft. Rub through fine sieve. These. elements are found in mother Now cool to eighty degrees Fah - nature the earth, the grains and the eenheit. - this amount should measure vegetables. The loss of any one of two cupfuls. Place in a bowl and add; these plays havoc with the body; by two tablespoonfuls of sugar, two tea- discarding several, more, their loss is . spoonfuls of. salt o tablespoonfuls plaiply seen. of metled shortening, onyeat cale Now is the aueeptable time to return two cupfuls of white flour, one and to the foods of our granddads, name- one-half ecupfuls of cornmeal, Place ]q, to.,east whole meals. Bread made, the ingredients in bowl in the order from whole wheat forms 'an ideal ea- given. Beat well, to mix, Set a ouge' Hon; it furnishes protein, carbohy-� to rise for one and a half hours in a drates, some fats and mineral salts, place about eighty degrees Fahren- and a portion of the bulk that he • an keit. Then add three cupfuls of rye exceedingly good effect upon the intes- flour. Knead well for fifteen minutes. ,tines. I Return to place and let rise for two The absorbent ga3lities of whole, hours. Mold into loaves and let rise wheat make it necesainy to: lessen the for forty-five minutes. Bake in a flour When majcisg bread. w moderate oven for fifty minutes. glue"A portion e than wh ae t lflourgl'itgh sly Leas i Cdaraway seeds may be added if desir- es of a tough character.of wheat flour is necessary to produce a good loaf. In many parts of Europe it is the necessary staff of life, and is Gluten Bread One cupful of water, eighty de- grees Fahrenheit, one tablespoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one- nown a9 black bread, In the old; half of yeast cake, Mix in the order country the bread is frequently baked,' given. Crumble in the yeast cake and in batches sufficiently large enough to,' sufficient gluten flour to form a last a family from six to eight or from thick batter that will drop from the eight to ten weeks, I spoon. Beat well for ten minutes, Graham flour is flour made from then set to place of eighty degrees whole wheat. The outer coat and some; Fahrenheit for one and one-half hours. of the bran are removed. It finds' Beat for five minutes with spoon. Pour favor with many persons who dislike entire wheat bread Gluten bread is made from whole-' wheat flour. The starch is removed by washing. The residue is then dried and it is finally prepared into flour, It is used in special cases of diabetes, kidney, liver and intestinal troubles. Whole -Wheat Bread Two cups of water, one tablespoon- ful of sugar, one feaspoonfuls of salt, two tablespoonfuls of shortening, ono yeast calve, five cupfuls of whole- wheat flour. Dissolve the sugar and shortening in boiling water, Cool to eighty degrees Fahrenheit, then add the salt, yeast cake and flour. Knead for fifteen minutes. Put -in greased in well -greased pans, Set to rise for one and one-quarter houee. Bake in hot oven, 360 degrees Fahrenheit, for forty minutes, reducing the heat to 300 degrees during the last twenty mi- nutes. Millc may be used in place of water in the above recipes. In northern Europe barley flour is used in making bread. Try using one and one-half cupfuls of barley flour in place of all -white flour. The bread has a delicious nutty flavor and is parti- cularity healthful bread for children. If unable to obtain the barley flour or meal, use the cream of barley cereal; first cook it into a stiff mush. Add two cupfuls of this to the bread sponge. How To Store Flour. Buy flour in small quantities and protect it carefully' from spoilage. Housekeepers on the farm and in the city should purchase flour in accord- ance with their needs only. Any stcu age --of flo,tr n excess of the con- sumer's needs constitutes hoarding, which, under _present cireutnstandes,, is an unethical and yeprehensible prac- tice, of no profit to the individual who practices it, andi injurious to the best interests of the raoplte There are three cardinal principles of flour storage. Flour should not be stored in the' cellar, since the cellar is rarely free from dampness, even though special flour bins have been built in. Flour should not be stored in the attic of the usual type. The tem- perature is too high in summer, there is no circulation of stir, and the flour is likely to acquire a musty odor. Flour should not bo stored in the pantry or kitchen, except in small quantities, since the tempera- ture is certain to be uneven and the flour is likely to be contaminated by odors. If practicable every household should possess a small room for stor- age. Such a room is best located on the north side of the building. It should be ventilated and have a cool and even temperature. Where such a room is not available a closet may fit the requilements well. ,The bins or containers should be kept clean, and when an old stock of flour is exhaust- ed, the container should be carefully cleaned before a new stock is placed. Sugarless Desserts. Indian Raisin Pudding.—Heat one b OCTOPUS : DEADLY SEA ANIMAL VALUABLE PORCELAIN CARGO FISHED UP. IIs Bight Tentacles Have a Length Of Fully One hundred Feet. The octopus is ordinarily a rare ani- mal in British waters. But in the year 1000 countless hordes of these creatures invaded the Englieh Chan- nel, swarming along the shores in marauding armies. For the time be- I e ing they nearly destroyed the local t lobster and crab fisheries, to satisfy their greedy appetites; and on the French side of the strait• they were cupful of mile to the boiling point. Now stir in slowly four tablespoon- fuls of fine cornmeal, one tablespoon- ful of flour, ore -half teaspoonful of ginger, one-quarter teaspoonful of nutmeg, one-half cupful of mclasses, one well -beaten egg, one-balf cupful of cold water, bne-half cupful of cold water, one-half cupful of seeded raisins. Mix and then pour into well - greased pudding dish. Bake in a moderate oven far forty-five minutes. Serve with stewed fruit. Individual e.ustard'Cups may be used. Soft Ginger Cake.—One-half cupful of melted shortening, one cup Of syrup, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half tea- spoonful of cloves, one cupful of sour milk, three and one-quarter cupfuls of flour. Beat to a . smooth batter. Pour into well -greased and floured par. Bake in a moderate oven for forty minutes. Apple Pie.—Line a pie tin with plain pastry, Fill with apples sliced in thin, paperlike slices, Season with nutmeg or cinnamon and sprinkle one tablespoonful of cornstarch over the apples. Now cover with six table- spoonfuls of syrup. Place a top crust on pie. Bake in a moderate oven. Fruit Pudding.—One cupful of breadcrumbs, four tablespoonfuls of shortening. Rub the shortening into the crumbs and then add one cupful of raisins, chopped fine, one cupful of molessos, one -hall teaspoonful of salt, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one cupful of thick apple sauce, one - hall cupful of flour. Mix and place in mold or kettle to steam for one hour. Serve with crushed fruit or plain sauce. a large sailingajunk left a Korean port with a cargo of very precious porce- lain consigned to the Emperor of Ja- pan. She was sunk in a storm in the Inland Sea not foe from Kyoto. Naturally the incident was regarded as closed. Tho location of the wreck was precisely known,. but to get at it was hopeless, inasmuch as it lay at a depth "fuel too great to be reached by divers.• Let us admire, then, the idea of ass ingenious Jap fisherman, to whom it occurred that he might fish foe the lost Porcelain. Ile fastened a live octopus to a long line and sinker, lowered it to the-wreckand waited. Whenat length the animal was drawn to the surface it brought with it a wonderful vaso. 'The vase, of course, belonged to the Emperor, who directed that the fishing ng be continued on a more ex- ensive and systematic scale, utilizing the same method. As a result, accord - ng to last accounts, a considerable part of the valuable cargo had been t.ecoverocl. A Spread of 200 Feet. In 1000c one of these menet& .ponips was thrown up on the Florida beach not far :from St. Augustine. It was dead and bad boa: so knocked about by storms that nothing was left of it save the main trunk of the body, the tenta- cles and even the internal organs being gone. lltat the tough muscular "hul'l" cast up by the waves was twenty-one feet long and five Suet in diameter. It weighed six totes! thrown tip on the beaches nt such nurnbcr'e alter storms toot they had to be removed by cartlooci15 io' the sake of flu public health, ('ansae of lite Plague, Apparently the scourge was 4t111lt- sitahhs to n series or hot nmnmecs and mild tehttet'e, which eneouratged the mull,ipliention of the unpleasant ani -1 tnnh+-uaunlly eesti'icted !u their rap}gc' Lis wnrnt weacrsl, An old pltononelo?t' inrislc'ttIitl in tin plague Ivan the find-' Mg of itaint•ri se numbers of minute' "pnnlpu," not icing hitched and hardly bigger Limn gimbal or rice. in tier 'Modiicrranonn the esti utus is rogmlas'ly 1tiiiad for surd used fol' food, 1'il.rltdl' itis teed enrihsm 1101,1 uLlaclied ut inl.i,+rvalcs to is Ione; nor urn lowered In the hol:ton and iuoyeil, lot he pulled to ilio stu'fiu'e it few day,, litter and examined, 1. n o. t rol5 n n t 1, I in s l u t t is tt to tied every pub ocempled by an nrLoptis, 'I he jugs arc not bulled, hut the creatures being sof) Isisdiod and ss prey to many enemies, eagerly seek either in them liy n envious reversal of (hie mel.lt- orl, nclantist's have recently bemused let ,lnpen to 1b it fur hots. 1Isierl To llecnvi'f' Cargo. ' t About a century and a is • \ Professor Verrill, the eminent na- urslist of Yale, named it Octopus gi- entems; and estimated that its eight tentacles must have been :tally 100 feet long, giving the animel a "spread" of more then 200 feet, A good candy for sending overseas is "made from Piro cups of brown sugar, one cup maple syrup, ono alp m!lic, butter half rho size of an egg, a pinch of salt used s lrineh 01 cream of tartans Roil until you, get as .fairly firm ball when yon try the mixture its cord writer'. Bea' until -fairly thick, 'nes intp tufts lined with waxed paper r lino randy boxes lined in, the same i AST rs; l�I�ni''sssf4 Aj,fs;tki �lifla:CDI�PANYi�M�� m!VMek Rc"TG MON.04 Lias boon Canada o faverite yeast for over a quarter of a aonturv. pread lookbd With foYa) Yeast will beep fresh and moist longer than that ssaci° with any ether, Pa *het u full wocMs supply can casny bo made at one haklnt5, And the last loaf lulu bo Just as gocd ae the first, WIAog IN cAtVmoa E,WCILLETT CONIPANV LIMITED ',c'iNrueno TOIOONTO, ONT, mo>y% erg TALES Pi1051 RUINED FRANCE. Showing the Undaunted Spirit of tate Desolate Inhabitants, /The Goll Wkg art stories told by a member of an American body of work- ers who are trying to relieve the dis- tress of the people of devastated France: "A French young woman from the roar care to visit her old mother, who had held the homestead all through German occupation. The daughter was wringing, her hands and saying, Quel malheur! becaltse the Germans had blown up the house, burned the furniture in the road and 'sawed the trees in the orchard. 'It's terrible!' she cried: ' But the old mother spoke up: 'Why unhappy, my girl? All is not lost. I have kept two chairs.' Ancl, with an air of dignity, she said: 'Be seated!' . "In Douilly two olcl women were walking along. They had a hand rake made of twisted wire and wood, 'Our garden tools were takers, by the Ger- mans,' they said, 'but we have prayed the good God to eend us the seeds and have made the ground all ready.' They had even constructed a iciud of wooden spade, "There's an old retired shoemaker and his wife who used to own two houses, They lived in one; and the rent of the other, with the products of their garden, kept them. All is destroyed by the Germans—not a stick of furniture left, and only the clothes on their backs, But the old couple have the spirit of old France, "If I had tools emir leather,' said the old man, 'I could support my wife.' We got them for him. He is cobbling for ,all the folks; and doing well, But I call it a sporting spirit in the old man to begin life fresh at the age of 711" ------. Pull sunlight is estimated to bo 600,- 000 times brighter than full moonlight, Palatability is one of the most im- portant factors in a good ration, It is almost as important as a proper balance of nutrients. eMeEreise Seil'Id Them To PARKER Anything in the nature of the cleaning and dyeing of fabrics can be entrusted to Parker's Dye Works with the full assur- ance of prompt, efficient, and economical service. Make a parcel of goods you wish reno- vated, attach written in- stiuctionsto each piecee-•- and send to us by parcels post, or express. We pay carriage one way. Or, if you prefer, send for the booklet first, Be sure to address your parcel clearly to rece'v- mg dept. PARKER'S DYE WORKS i.IXaSTEP 791 YONQE STREET TORONTO 42 ll1S IftaS eel The business of being a reap has its advantages these days as well as its responsibilities—esi3eci- ally if someone thinks enough about him, his -needs and his wishes, to choose for his Christmas gift 7 Y� R ille Sal* .td`�.t 311u bs g Most "ten are practical. The welcome Sift is the useful gift—the Gillette—that fits right into a man's intimate personal dila, makes things easier for him, and proves its quality by the trey it shaves. At any good hardware, Drees or Jewelry Store you can pick out a Gillette Set that wife be sure to give him laming pleasure. If you have any trouble getting what you want, write us and we will see that you are supplied. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR 'CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED, Officearid,Facdo •y:Gillette Bulking, Motat'ea_L 231 .',5A531 IN �tll 11911ligi111111 itN4Ai9YE Wf>i.FD eV n ' II ., , •..... ..... ... lir„loll iY ....+=.•u..e_,..o-wa.w,azvaccerav.c�%ti�:��.,.—.�.a,».o..-.v. ., .. .. To the mothers and lstihers_ who desire .to give their chilziren the advantage's of a musical education. Beethoven says, "W tare the piano Is there is tate Kap- p est home•” Very few of us fully realize, yet, the actual value of a musical education to the child, Music Is the food of the soul, and should be nourished during child. hood. it will help them to grow up batter, broader and more sympathetic men and women. Music will beautify the character of the child, and im- part grace and refinement, Every parent should send for this "Art and the Critic" album, giving the autobiography of the mur,icel groat. it Is just as necessary to know the Ilfe of Groat Artists as the history of politicians. Thie book will Interest every child, and teach them to know the groat musicians of to -day. Models of the famous Williams Naw Scale Piano are also shown, with Gold Autograph of Artists which Is placed an these "Artiste' Choice Pianos," Send this Free Coupon To -Night. Every Farm Home Needs Music. , Tlht) 'WILLIAMS PIANO CC,),, LTD. Dept.. W, Oshawa, Ont, Please send no your fres album of Great Musicians and Models of Williams Pianos, Name street or MR P.en Provinee .•✓ ti