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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1917-12-20, Page 2q D McTA(OG,SET 14 D. elell' t\(1CIAit.7 Mau -aft Bros. --IIA NhER1 -- Il tli';MMA'. BANNINO BUM. hESS TRA NSAACTED. NOTES ')lSC:OUNTEi), DRAFTS tfiSIIED. iN'FERES^- AI.LOWI?1D ON PE/ - POSITS 9AE-R NOTES "UN CHASED. tl, r BAN.C% -:. — 11"OT✓11'IY PURI:iC. CON l:T- ANCSIt, iV11' A.NCIAL, REAL ESTATE AND FTR1S TNSUR ANCE AGENT, REPRESENT- ING LltrSLNTINC 14 P1R3IN6titANG l COMPANIES Gni`[ 1IUN cotURr cuter, CLL N'FO)i. , W. (IRYUONS, .BARRIfiTrn. sottoVtOL NOT,".RY PUBLIC, ETO. 0mee— Siloam Block—l'LiNTo"i 6,1 . Il. C,1AIEitON S.C. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR., CONVEYANCER. ETO Oiliee ea Albert Street occuped bl r, Hooper. In (;linin a eu every Thursday, and on any day for which cep- porntmente are made.0 Office hours from 9 a.m. to a p.m - A good vault in connection with the office Office open every weekday. Js2r. Hooper will make any appointments tor Sir, Cameron. CHARLES R. BAL1I. Conveyancer, Notary Fublie, Commissioner, Eta. ILEAL ESTATE and TNSURANOS Issuer of Marriage Licensee B (IRON ttTT':EET, — CLINTON DRS, GUNN & GANDIER Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., Edin. Dr, J. C. Gandier, B.A., M.B. Office Hours: -1,30 to 3.30 p.m., 7.30 to 9.00 p.m, Sundays 12.30 to 1.30 p.m, Other hours by appointment only. Office and Residence—Victoria St. On. C. W. TIHOMPSON °i'F1SYlUlAN. SU1t:U11;ON, ETC. Special attention !sive, is dis• rases of the Eye, Ear, Nae and Throat. Ilyea carefully examined and suit- able glasses presnribed. Office and residence: 1 doors west el the Commercial Hotel, Huron Sas RFnfitilt ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer for tie County et iiuren. Correspondence promptly answered.. Immediate arrangements can be made for Balt , Date at Ti. 11'ewe•Record, Clinton, el, ley eailing Phone 13 ea 1e7, Charges moderate and satisfactloa gnaranteea. Sole Agent for ' D, L. &W. Scranton Coal and D. H. & Lackawanna, Both highest grade of Anthracite The price will be at the rock bottom, and all we ask fn return is that alt accounts be paid promptly. A. J. HOLLOWAY. The ItioKiliop Mutual Fire Insurance Company Head office, Seafooth, Ont. DIRECTORY : President, James Connolly, Goderich; Vice., James Evans, Beechwood; Sec. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sea. forth. Directors: George McCartney, Sea - forth; D. F. McGregor, Seafor'th; , J. G. Grieve, Walton:; Wm. •11in',, Sea. forth; M. McEwen, Clinton; Robert Ferries, Harlock; John Benneweir, Brodhogen; Jas. Connolly, Goderich, Agents: Alex Leitch, Clinton; J. W, Yeo, Goderich; Ed. Iiinchley, Seaforth; W. Chesney, Egmondvitle; R. G. Jar - meth, Brodhagen• Any money to be paid n may he paid to Moorish Clothing Co., Clinton, or at Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect insurance or transact other business win be promptly attended to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post office, Losses irspected by the director who lives :.earest tine scene, r».tA,'. --TIME TABLE..., Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows; BUFFALO AND GODERICT-I DIV, Going East, depart 7.88 a,m, " If " L 38 pan, Going West, ar. 11.10, dp, 11.17 a,m, " " dr, 6.53, dp, 6,46 pan. " depart 11,18 p.m, LONDON, IlURON BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7,83, dp, 7,60 pan, ° " depart 4,16 p,m, 'Going North, am, 10,80 clp. 11.10 a.m., Doing 14oxlth, depart 1h40 r,lla, (, riffle t of # etiet, 3.oW r< zee tbet � r tittle toWitt [til ?iisetijieijtilt POD OD Otitt tae See tt, etie! �, Je litltlixit tbp beep fittb 'brttlintea eii;etp trtje Oka fftflll go 'bp; pet to Op tint; dtrett sifjincth ettertridttng'lltg9jt; tic boor Istel servo sof rift tie prat?' ,, are 1net int tbee to fitbt. 11) boll) CIAO of 382tblebeta t McZreitb to use, alae prep Cat(t situ oar dolt aabr eater Int,. ' ate born fiq ittt to=bop• "ate bear ttje Viriotnitio «none 1 )e great Blab ttbin6 tett ; Ob, -rouse to u$, abibe ipi)'tl) tris, Our /orb emotatl'ugt 1 iriffn»f 16rtisice, 'aamN.xwau3l]„PmmmieY.+e+errs _.. memsnE@mryUt9naY+t+urR'finJrs+meauwswxapa:+gm,�+l,mWa•P %rat4!YPGlluwemalam,vmc1 rn— i HOLIDAY CAKES uy ltargarot. Cameron Layer Cake WiUi Orange Filling t+%v`','t.,'U.t;eii.'G''td vn,ceeee eene::neanuc u* arse:, One-half cupful of better, one and one- I is n ` i half cupfuls of sugar.', three eggs r� (1811.1611,, .out white of one for icing), 'dtu} J Santa Claus three-fourths' cupful of mike, two and Tis r;✓„• ,r , a e , v v •'a i, %, ane -brit,: cupfulsfu1s of flour (measured I fTwaslate De- after yiftfn •two teaspoonfuls dayin t oo rla eat a an t s ofb u ti I ARES f 'n•'• -course g),p `� m Christmas! Of s z b kin al rt ro 'd a 'r • ecu el, the r w et )inch at nit favor ll, rut ! Mau oru Y we mast make some to sent. tsi the baking -powder 2 i 1 at 1 4 men !n rho camps and L'tm for to taste. Cream the butter and acid halo girl on l�rersoa's Ranch, also the folks at home. Holiday calces the sugar, beat well; add well -beaten sun did not seem to shine. She had treed not be wholly new in their found- yolks of three eggs, milk, r.nd flour, quarrelled with her doll, Ann Eustacia, aeons, but their icings and decorations sifted with baking -powder -and salt, and she tried not to look unhe.ppy as should suggest the season. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of she climbed to the gatepost to see You will !lice these I have selected eggs, Bake in two rather thick or Uncle Jack go away, three small layers, From the founda- "Good -by, Uncle Jaelc!" site said, from my Christmas shelf because they tion a clelichous orange cake may be "I've put a Christmas surprise in your are inexpensive, easy to make, and made, substituting orange juice for Saddlebag." festive in appearance. You can take the milk and flavoring with the grated "All eight," said Uncle Jack, as he suggestions for the •ctikc itself from peel of one orange. To make the sprang into the saddle; but just as lie ane, the icing from another, and the filling, scald one cupful of milt: in a was about to start, Marjorie jumped decoration: from another, and make double boiler. tdix thorot:ghly two from her perch and flung her arms from my cakes a cake of your own, tablespoonfuls of sugar end one and about the pony's neck. Nut Loaf-Cake.—Ono and one-half one -hal: tablespoonfuls of. corn -starch "Good-bCricket!" elle said, "Come cupfuls of sugar,‘ three eggs (Ieaving and the yolk of one egg; pour slowly back soon. You are all I have to love out the white of one), thee -fourths into the hot milk and cook 'until it now." ' cupful of milk, three cupfuls of flour, thickens. Add a pinch of salt and And as she spoke she glanced at two-thirds cu_tful of butter, two tea- two tablespoonfuls of orange juice and the bulging saddlebag. She hoped spoonfuls of baking -powder, one cup- the grated rind of one orange. Spread that Ann Eustacia had heard every fur of pecans or Welter nut meats, between the layers while hot, Use word. one teaspoonful of vanilla, $ pinch of one of the icing recipes given for A whisk of Cricket's tail, and they salt. Cream the buttes and sugar, stir the nut -loaf cake, Decorate the were off. It seemed only a minute be - in the beaten yolks of eggs, and beat edge with little green leaves cut from i fore pony and rider were a mere speck well. ' Add the vanilla, milk and angelica or citron, and tiny flat in the clear distance, flour sifted with the baking -powder orange -colored candies. Ann Eustacia was gone forever! and salt, the nut meats broken into small pieces, and then the stiffybeaten The following recipe makes a de- , The trouble began with Ann Bus - whites of two eggs. Bake in an ob- licious Christmas istnuis Cream -Cake: ( ratio's wig, It simply would not stay long -shaped pan. For icing, use the Christmas Cream-Cake.—One and - on. Marjorie had pinned it on, tied it white of one egg to which has been added one tablespoonful of water. Beat in confectionary sugar, a little at a time, until the icing is stiff enough to spread. If you prefer cooked ie- ing, mix two cupfuls of sugar with One-half cupful of water and one - one -half cupfuls of sugar, three- on, glued it on, but in vain. Then fourths cupful of butter, one cupful losing heart somewhat, else had dis of milk, the whites of live eggs, one cupful of whipping cream, two and one-half cupfuls of flour (measured after sifting), two teaspoonfuls of baking -powder, a pinch of salt, one AT THE POST OFFICE. PARCEL COUNTER 00 ¥00 SUFFER d Though the lifts MY Be Puckery to the AecugappnirTtent Or o FROM BACKACHE? Oman's 5t�ltsl They f$l•ilai; Happy 1t�l�srll�lixs to' t11� �1Thar a'Qril• kldnays ora wu;rrlr and ;'"• Boys in the'Vrcenehes end oil the Stormy Sens, • ,iol•phcl 1110,4 dlo^nrot prolx 1y per!orttl that she had novel, packed --a weighty thou functions; your hack aches aeent'a !cnlfe, We gad between the. and 400 do notrfc.eJ lioke doing tau h blades was a grimy piece of paper, deA Of anything, adenJ;o tl10 lihvi It iir(1 le, bearing the words, 'ThougJst 'iltis pP 04:404 juin as if you Welt enough id - 'MING is booming. Brown paper is at g premium, 'And every candy shop and grocer's in Cenadfr has echoed fpr weeks past with the same inquiry; "...lave you got a box to spare?" `'Grubby youngetera have asked the question, and have either received a curt "No!" or have gone rushing home with a shallow cardboard affair that oould•not possibly brave its proposed journey on land and sea; girls have willingly passed copper and silver over the counter for the box that is more important to Gunn than chows inter, and wise housewives have smil- ingly drawn forth their ideal boxes from some safe retreat, For a •na. o Canada isacts u n e. What W o e What the W m n Learn Thousands of women in thousands of homes have been surveying the store of Christmas goodies that they have selected for their fighting -men, acid have been puzzling how best to pack the lot in such a small space— how to get it just that orinco under weight. For over three years the women have packed parcels; for three Christmas Days have they sent etfar their tokens of Christmas cheer. They have become experts in the art of packing. The women who stood at the counter of one post -office on Saturday morn- ing showed typical results of the new art that we have learnt. Round, square, oblong, of all shapes and sizes, skillfully knotted, labelled and finished, the parcels for the fight- ing -men waited their turn in the arms of the mothers, wives, sweethearts, sisters, and daughters, The gdoue of waiting women watch- ed with interest the assistant behind the counter as she weighed u:, the parcels. Trouble in the Post Office' "Something loose inside," she r'e- ' marked, shaking one parcel. "Only nuts," explained the owner ;.r.;aoucly. "Put the list of contents outside," was the instruction given to another. "Write on name and address of the sender," yet another parcel -holder was told. "Over weight!" Heads craned forward in the wait- ing line, and looked with c,..npassion at the woman who was given this damping information. "But it can't be," remarked the owner. "I checked the weight of everything so carefuIly." "There's the scales!" somewhat sarcastically remarked the assistant, as she turned' to the next comer. "Over weight!" Again the heads moved as the next carded the wig and made a most be- witching cap. But would you believe it? Ann Eustacia simply would not wear that cap! Marjorie talked with her, coaxed fourth teaspoonful of cream of tartar., teaspoonful of almond extract, ore- her; but Ann Eustacia looked straight Boil without stirring until it threads, half cupful of pecan meats, one-half ahead and did not pay the least bit of attention. That very morning Ann Eustacia had been very rude—and there was company at the table, too. Although Marjorie had dressed her with great care, Ann Eustacia somehow manag- ed to pop her cap into Marjorie's oat- meal, and then to plunge headlong under the table. That was too much. After breakfast she bundled her up without a word and stuffed her into decorate with halved cherries and Uncle Jack's saddlebag. Marjorie leaves cut from citron, thought that be could find some little Holly Cake.—One cupful of butter, girl in Columbine who would love Ann three cupfuls of flour (measured Eustacia and stake her mind. At after sifting), one cupful of milk, one least, that is what she had tried to cupful of nut meats, one and one-half write in the note that she had put into Very do mous cake can be made from cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of raisins Ann Eustacia's hand. the above receipt by leaving out the 1 (chopped), three teaspoonfuls of bak- A stubborn doll is a great care. dates. Bake in tiny pans, and when 1 ing-powder, three eggs (leaving out Marjorie sighed, and slipped down from cool, but still fresh, cut in half, take the white of one), the grated rind of her perch. She played for a out a portion of the inner part and fill one orange, a pinch of salt, one-fourth while on the sunny piazza; then she center with whipped cream, sweeten- teaspoonful of nutmeg (one teaspoon- went to the nursery and got out her ed and flavored to taste. Put to- ful of ground cinnamon and one-half box of paper dolle, but they did not gether am. ice, decorating a9 before, teaspoonful of ground cloves may be interest her. These little cakes are especially nice added if desired). Bake in a loaf at holiday. time for .serving with tea or ice-cream. They would be easy to send in Christmas boxes, and the date.. make them keep particularly well. Child ren always like a layer cake. Here is my favorite recipe: pour, into the beaten whites .of two cupful of chopped maraschino eggs. Beat until thick, and add flay -1 cherries. Cream butter and sugar, siring. Decorate with flower petals acid.milk, add flour sifted with baling - of caddies and leaves and stems cut powder and salt, and the flavoring, from citron or angelica. ' Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of Christmas Date -Calces. --One cupful eggs. Bake in two thick layers. To of sugar, one-half cupful of butter make the filling, whip the cream and (scant), one-half cupful of milk, a sweeten to taste, add the nut meats, pinch of salt, three eggs (leaving out broken in small pieces, and till chop - white of one), three-fourths cupful ped cherries. Spread thickly between of dates, two and one-half cupfuls the layers. Ice the top smoothly and flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking- d t 1 1 powder, grated rind of one orange. Eake in patty -pans, ice, and while the icing is still soft, press on top halves of candied cherries, with leaves and stems cut from citron or angelica. Clinton [VOWS - Record CLINTON, ONTARIO. 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FWD IIlkLEOD, Clinton You should always keeh boldo of Charnboriafn's Stomach and LIvor Tablets on Ma shelf, Tho littlot fl so ones hood a mild and sofa cathartic and ahoy do appraaiato Chatnborloib'g fn teadof,a e u r as Atoll; nth mli;ttiuna, For sEoiaalt troublanandeonatlpoflon aivoonoivatbofero uo1ng to bed, Ail druggists, etc, 00 gond tb CNAIIlteatldN leetectN6 to., ToltoNtd to As the afternoon shadows began to in.a moderate oven. Ice, and decorate lengthen, Marjorie climbed, the fence the top with holly sprays made of tiny to watch for Cricket, When Uncle red wintergreen candies and leaves cut Jack went to Columbine for a long from angelica or citron. stay, he rode Cricket to Tiptop Mine, A pretty idea for small cakes to eight miles along the trail, and then, serve with Christmas ices is this for tying the reins about the saddle horn, snowballs: turned him loose. Cricket always Snowball Cakes.—One and one•half came back promptlyn cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful of But that night the surf set in a bank butter, one cupful of milk, three cup- of clouds, and still no -Cricket appear- fuls of flour, three teaspoonfuls of ed. Marjorie ate her supper in silence. baking -powder, the whites of five Iter doll was far away, her pony was eggs, Bake in deep square tins and missing, when thoroughly cool, cut in two-inch The next day would be Christmas, but that night Marjorie's pillow was' wet with tears. It was dark when Marjorie awoke. Sho jumped up, for she thought she heard a dear familiar whinny. When she ran to the window, she saw that snow was falling; but close to the house she could see n dark, shaggy form. "Cricket!" she called softly. "Dear Cricket! Oh, I'm glad, so glad!" A minute later a little bundled -up figure crept down the stairs threw squares. Remove all the outside rnd out round, dip in a soft boiled icing, and then roll in grated cocoanut. Serve on a plate covered with a white doily; decorate with sprays of holly. CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS. Cake -making has always been asso- ciated with Christmas -time, In Corn- wall, England, every calve made at Christmas -time must be eaten before the night of the Twelfth -tide, as it is unlucky to have any left. It is be- open the door, and hugged the shiver- ing pony. "What's this?" demanded Mr. Pier - son's voice from the doorway. "Crick- et has come back? I knew he would. Brave little fellow!" But Marjorie had heard little of what her father said, for in spite of the dins light she ho had seen a baa ig package sticking out of one of the saddlebags. She pulled it out and (tugged it to her heart. Dear, absent- heved, too, in Cornwall and Devon that bread baked on Christmas'Day will never become mouldy. Another old Cornish calve custom stipulates that every person in a house sl.all be given a cake, each shall distribute it among the others, and that the pieces must not be eaten until Christmas Day, or bad luck will en- sue, In Herefordshire part of the Christ- mas festivities was the putting of a minded Uncle Jack had forgotten to large cake on the horn of an ox. If do her errand, Ann Eustacia had the animal tossed it behind him it be- come back to her. came the property of its owner, and "Merr'y Christmas, dear!" she whisp- if in front of him the property of the Dred. Then she kissed the white star bailiff, on Cricket's forehead, and ran back The Getman people have all sorts of to bed, where, cuddled snug and warm, 'curious beliefs about • Christmas. she told Ann Eustacia all about it. Dreams dreamt between Christmas Day and_ the New Year are sure to CHRISTMAS CAROL. come true, and babies born on Christ- alas Day have the gift of prophecy. Holy night! peaceful night! Tho clothes -line must not hang in the All is dark, save the light • loft between Ch istmas and the New Yonder where they sweet vigil ]seep Year, or it will bring bad luck; and C'o' the Bobo who in silent sleep on Christmas Eve the roe 01 0 carp Rets in heavenly peace, must be eaten to enatil'e a prosperous pests in heavenly peace. year, The German peasants in some parts still make little sand -heaps with holy night! peaceful night! a thimble—one for each member of Only for shepherds' sight tine family—nn Christmas Eve. If a Came blest visions of angel throngs, ]reap falls during the night, the person With their loud alleliva songs; for whom it was made will surely Ole Saying, Christ is come, during the year. Saying, Christ is Como. Rather a laughable superstition comes from Scandinavia. The Yule log is considered sacred, and is burnt with much ceremony. Bath year a brand .from the log is put aside to light the following year's log, and if a squint -Dyed or flatfooted person enters the house while the log is burning the guests consider it an omen of the very worst luok, "German" aiivor contains no silver, and was invented in China. Sugar grooving, next to mining, is the greatest industry in South Africa, Holy night! peaceful night! Child of heaven, 0 how bright Thou didst smile on us when Thou wast born, Bleat indeed was that happy morn, Full of heavenly joy, Full of heavenly joy. Nearly all a'tificiol gems arra com- pounds of alum and coloring substance crystallized under special conditions, An English aviator's airplane can bo 'aonvortod into a tent by the addi- tion of curtains between its plates, might be useful.—Leve from Tom:' rondl'. Don't fro a vici'irn filly lougsr. Her first feeling was indig:oatioin for "'T'he old reiiilhlu medicine, ,flood's the extra trouble to which she had Sarsaparilla, givesstrength and been taut, and she moved :quickly and tone to the kidneys and builds up ominously towards the back door, the whole system, .And then she paused. Sounds o'fa Ffuoti's Sarsaparilla is a 1>eciliar frantic cleax•lag-np in the chicken- eambination of roots, barks and house reached iter ears. She looked herbs.' No other medicine acts like again at the scout's knife—his clearest it, hecapso,no other medicine bas the possession; she read again his care, same formula or ingredients, Accept folly -written " greeting; she clivhtad no snlrslitnte, hill Maid all having, something of the shy affoetion with Hood's, and ; of it today, which he had secreted rho gift; end -- •••.-.--_ - „ -- » - with a queer little Emile, she moved r AFTER ! ! 1 n .i .P 1. back .to the kitchen "removed S01112other article from the box, packed in: the knife, and went with the re -cord- ed parcel to the garden. "Tom!" she cried. A flushed face and a tousled head appeared at the iloor•of the cltieken's- run, "Run up wits. this to the post -of fice," said his mother, quietly survey- things were bought, and I have forty- ing him. "It'll be all right this two. I wouldn't mind the girls so time." much, but to think of, the left -out ones —old Mrs. Barry, and Vesta Coulter, and Collie Rideout! And the children! 0 Peggy, it can't seem Christmas Without the children!" "I have done it," Peggy answered, She tried to say it calmly, as one to whom the doing of miracles wee an everyday matter; but the I:riumpir"was, see , too much for her, and she put her' arms about her knees and rocker! ex - Their wrapping's were not equally ultantly. "Peggy Armstrong, you can't do it! Even you can't do it! You told me yourself•tliat y ou would have only • thirty-seven cents after. the home Love and Luxury With one swift upward glance of his grey eyes, he took the parcel and fled. The parcel young Tom handed over the counterlay later that day with the one belonging to the girl in the fur coat, The post -girl pushed them over separately to the ever-growing stack, pie andspan, andmaybe the con- u tents of one were more luxurious than ftPeggy Armstrong. I don't believel" those of the other. Yet somehow they "And you're in it as deep as 1 am. fell together. Maybe the ringlet from I'll own up I worsted over it most of the baby's head was whispering to one night, but you just listen! Mrs. the other silky ringlet that also lay in Barry is to get a Christmagg letter, tied an envelope in the next parcel—a up with red ribbon and a of holly golden lock, scented by a few late rose —you can do that much even on leaves plucked from a Canadian gar- thirty-seven cents—telling her that den. she is to have a visit from one of us With the dosing of the post -office every single weeks and she shall hear doors, the mounting of the cumber- all about the minister's sermon, and some mass of Christmas parcels teas- who is sick, and who has a new hat, ed. The dark -brown heap was only and every bit of news we can get bold lighted by the colored stamps that cast of. Vesta Coulter is to have another spots of red, white, and Llue, letter telling her she is to have a fitory Just a mass of things to eat and brought her from the library every wear, one might have said, if one had week. Collie Rideout did bother me, not known of the loving hands that since she doesn't care for reading, packed the contents, of the sentiment but I did it! She is to have the loan that lurked beneath the string and of a picture, photograph, vase, some - paper, of the earnest hopes—ay, and thing pretty, for that bare little room of the prayers—that were inextricably every month. We could spare one mixed with the packages. thing, either of. us, Tess.' Samples of Sincerity• Tess nodded. "Go on!" she com- manded. Those parcels that go from homes "Forthe girls! Well, for Ethel Dae - are different from those that are sent kam I am out from the big stores. Scientific going to make a private -gen and ,setting may make the anthology of the twenty or so poems latter welcome; but there is a woman's she loves best, and you're going to touch, a. home note, about the former decorate covers for them --you icnow they're scattex'ed through a dozen books. And for Grace Alford, we can stay with her mother twice a month, so that Grace can go to the Monday Evening Club—you know sire wanted el -- to join hast year, but could not leave . her mother. And Belle Dilloway-" "I can do Belle myself—I do have an occasional idea," Tess interrupted, "But the children, Peggy. Of course I could make paper dolls, but that's only for the girls, and some of them wouldn't care for them." "For the children it's 'to be a party," Peggy announced. "A party! Why, Peggy Armstrong, as if we could afford ice cream and candy and presents—" "There won't be any ice cream or cake or presents, but there will be Tess's round doughnuts powdered With and good -will, of gratitude and con- sugar and cocoanut, and called snow- fidence, that we women at home would balls, and some cheap little cookies withsend to our fighting -men this Christ_ holly leaves stuck in, and being ! children, they will think they are the mastidOur parcels will breathe to wonderfulest things they ever ate, At • them of.f love and home—of that which the end, when it's getting dark, Peggy shall come again when the dark days will tell them stories, and you see if tihey don't love things!"' "Peggy! Peggy!" Tess cried radi- antly. "You're simply wonderful!" Pyorrhea is an infection of the gums around the teeth with the production of pus. It causes a loosening of the teeth and may eventually affect the jaw itself if allowed to continue, The � source of this infection is frequently improper care of the teeth or a gen- eral rundown condition which allows the germs to gain access. It was formerly considered incurable, but it is now known that the disease may be , entirely cured if taken in the early stages. Cnreful tx•eatnnene by a special- ly qualified dentist is necessary, Parcel was also condemned. A tinge that will ever make them dearer `over of anxiety crept into the faces of the there," waiting queue :,s they noted that. two parcels in succession were, handed back, while the two unfortunate pack- ers gazed at each other commiserat- ingly. Tom's Gift They say I am sentimental. What of it? So is Tommy, so is Jack. It is a virtue I would proudly own with them. Of this much I am sure—that when the Christmas parcels reach the "We are both unlucky this morn- trenches and the men -o' -war, some o'f ing," smiled the fair girl in the fur the loving words uttered wh.a, they coat, as she held open the door for the were packed will wing their way to woman, who was placing her rejected the hearts of the recipients; some of parcel on the back of her baby's car- the loving thoughts that hovered over ridge. ( their packing will creep out and cast The woman with the baby carriage,a sweetLess through thoe mud -fouled, knit her. brows as she walked along.death-haunted burrows where stand Sho mentally checked the various the men who endure for us—will packages in her parcel, and could not I create a fair mirage for those watch - find where she had misjudged the dogs of the sea. weight. The snapping of the strings will "Too heavy!" she explained to her i.,osen the spirit of Christmas ewer eldest born, a sturdy youngster of eleven, when she reached home. She was too pre -occupied to notice the red flush that commenced to creep up his neck, or the quick look he gave her; she only mildly wondered at a surprising willingness in the offer he of war are past. made to go and "clean the chickens God -speed to the ships that carry up." • our gifts! They carry so much more When the back dour had slammed with them than mere parcels—they behind him she unfastened the parcel carry the hearts of the women.—H. L. and carefully took out the top pack- ages. The white envelope on ton she laid aside—it would not have interest- December Song. ed you; it only contained a soft, dark little curl, cut from the head of the baby whose father had never yet seen it. She tools out the box of dates, the tobacco, the woolly scarf that bore the labored inscription; "A Happy Christ. mas to My Daddy! I knitted it all by ,.!Phe whole world rejoices myself." Around the red ember, And then she gave an exclamation. And so with glad voices Her fingers closed over something Sing "Hail to December!" December brings holly All gleaming and glowing; December is jolly With sleigh bells and snowing! • .... ...._._.------..�...._._ ristn.; ($flC Or food lifHe• .boys .a d. it Taffy -2 cups brown ar, 2 table- Add 1 teaspoon butter. Move around in oven until brown. Put on brown paper to absorb grease. Sprinkle with salt. Glace brunt and Nuts -1 ]b. sugar, 1 cup water, 1/s cup vinegar. Boil water and sugar until mixture hairs when dropped from fork. Acid vine- gar. Boil till it begins to change colorPf hotar. lace over pano wenn', Drop in nuts or fruit, remove with fork and drop ee buttered plate, Grapes, slices of orange, walnuts, etc, are delicious served in this way. Peanut Brittle ---Wet 3 cups sugar, with hot woterelet it melt over a slow fire, cook gently without stirring un- til a little dropped into cold water hardens quickly. Add rt cup of roasted peanuts. Do not stir much, Turn into pans, eut while hot, Fondant --2 cups white sugar, 14 cap water, pinch ereann of tartar, 1 teaspoonful essence. Boll 1111 11•, hairs, let cool, beat hard till white, add flav- oring, pour into bowl and knead with hands Into a loaf, Poor melted ahoeolato over it. Candy Puffs -1 lb. sugar, 1 cup WA.. tor, whites of 2 eggs, 1 cup chopped twits, 1 teaspoon flavoring. Boil sugar and water until they form n heavy thread. Beat whites of eggs ,very stitl'.r potty; he syrup slowly spoons butter, 14 cup hot water, chop- ped nuts. Put water, sugar and but- ter in ..u.epan, Stir only until dis- solved. Boil until hard lump is form- ed in e01d wa1bove fs fire, pati)• over nutster. on goosemed platree, Sniffed Dates -1 lb. dates, shelled walnuts (whole), icing sugar. Wash elates in warns water, remove stones and insert a walnut, Roll in icing sugar till well covered. Chocolate Fudge -2 cups white su- gar, 2 tablespoons butler, 2-11 cup milk, 2 squares Baker's unsweetened Omen - tete, chopped walnuts, Put all but nuts in saucepan. Stir continually until dissolved, thou stir often until soft lump is formed when a little is chopped in cold water,' Remove from fire. Add rants and beat till thick, Pour on greased plate. Mork in squares before cold. Maple Crean) --Made in the same way as the fudge, omitting chocolato and using brown sugar. Butter Seoteh--1. cup brown sugar, 1$ cup water, butter size of 'walnut, 1 teaspoon vinegar, Moil all in- gredients until a little hardens in cold water (about 20 Minutes), Pourinto buttered this and mark into squares. Salted Aliuouds,--•331anclt 1 cuts r llitotlds by putting in belling water, ee over the beaten eggs, stirring all the Mine. When. all the syrup has been used, !.cep beating until the mass be,- .gins e-.gins to harden, then add flavoring and nuts, unix thoroughly, and place by the spoonful on a greased platter. Make the ,tuffs the size and slntpe of a large egg. Maple. Puffs—?.t lb, maple sugar, Iia lb. brown -sugar, whites of 2 eggs, 1 cup dropped nuts, 3 cup chopped figs, ;s cop chopped eitv'on, % cup raisins, th cup water. Boll the sugar sial water mail they spin a heavy thread, Beat whites very stiff, gradually add the hot syrup, beating all the time. When the mixture begins to stiffen add the other ingredients, Beat un- til it will held its shape, Place by tablespoonfuls on greased paper and let stand until stiff'. This will melee twelve puffs. Ice Cream Cantly --4 cups gram., lilted sugar, 1,it, cup watery 1 teaspoon (ream of tartar, 14 cup vinegar, 1 tablespoon glycerins 1 teaspoon flay- orieg. Boil sugar, nater, vinegar and glycerine together until the mixt/ire will spin a heavy thread. Romeo from fire and ellen it no Iortger toile add the cream of teeter end flavoring. Pour on a )urge buttered ,platter, and • 'lien eefiicient.ly cool, Bull until white, ;this will make two pouudst•'