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ThE STORY OF "THE WINKLE"
AND THE WATCH HE LOST
A Delightful War Tale With a Bantam Londoner For Its Flew.
By MORDAUNT HALL.
crossed the threshold of the ward
than Private Parkes opened his eyes.
He looked straight in the direction of
the little figure with the purple hat.
"Ullo, Liz," he cried, rising in bed
with his ams extended.
After embracing Lizzie, Private
Parke imparted the information that
he had had a very bad dream in
fool in love goes' and loses the only which he thought that a German had
thing she ever gave him! She'll never stolen the watch she had given him.
understand that we was fightin' and "Winkle," said Lizzie, "I shouldn't
drove off the Huns. I wish they had a biked that, for I believe that a
only left me there. She'll think I soldier ought to fight fer 'is gal's
tried to get a Blighty" one so as to present."
come 'ome, and as I left the blinkin' "But it ain't true," said the ban -
watch 'be'ind she won't ever believe tam. "I was worryin' and frettM'
that I loves 'Sr with all me 'cart."
Day after day other nurses heard
the utterance that was getting loud-
er and more distinct, until the ban-
tam's words, "Don't let 'er come
arahnd." interested all in the ward, anxious look. Captain Dudley put
including other wounded men. They his hand gently upon her shoulder.
wondered what the girl was like, and Lizzie opened the watch at the
like Miss Daintry, prayed that the back and out dropped a photograph.
bantam's life might be spared. "Yer see, Liz," said the bantam,
"Don't tell 'er I'm 'ere," he said "it's there alright, and many a time
one day with a sign of improvement I've looked at that picture until they
in his eyes. He looked about him
and attempted even to raise his heed
and then put his hand under his pil-
low.
"It ain't there. I knew I wasn't
dreamin'. It's bloody well gawn."
"You've been very ill and are get-
ting better," the nurse told the ban-
tam,
"Well, Miss, I wish it wasn't. It'd
be easier the other way, for I lent
a watch a gal, my gal, gave me, and,
well I can't ever see her again with-
out it. That was the bargain. Silly,
yes, but she's a gal wot don't under-
stand nothing abart war."
The following day a healthy look- really must not kiss me here."
ing girl, almost as small as the ban- . (The End.)
tam, applied at the hospital to see
Private Sam Parke, Fortunately Miss SIGNED WITH FOUNTAIN PEN.
Daintry was on duty and she sent
down word that the patient was still
too ill to see anybody and that the
girl had better return in two or three
days.' Added to this were the com-
forting words that Private Parke was
improving slowly.
" 'As she cense 'ere?" the bantam
asked, and Miss Daintry lied, fearing
the patient might have a relapse if
she told him that the little girl had
called.
That evening Captain Dudley tip-
toed into the ward and found the
faithful Miss Daintry on guard over
her little warrior. He had been away
several days and was gratified to
hear that the angel -like ministering
of Miss Daintry had resulted in the
bantam's improvement.
"He's now really on the road to
recovery," said Miss Daintry. "The
only thing which is worrying him is "When it was taken down to Down -
that lost watch." ing Street, the Prime Minister at once
"I almost forgot/' said Captaincommenced to write with it, and he
Dudley, "but I brought a watch for1 has done all his writing with it ever
your patient. It may do, and pos-
sibly will tend to soothe him."
"Yoe are a dear," said Miss Data -
try. "I would never have dared to
give him ally watch, but I can see
now where it might help to quiet him.
It gives me an idea, too, we can tell
this girl all about the loss and she A novel method of arranging wed -
eat tell hrm that the watch was ding ceremonies is adopted in China.
The "go-betweens" are usually the
brought back to her by another sol-
busy old gossips of the district, who
dier."
"That's a good idea," declared get a commission on the amount paid
Captain Dudley, "but I think it m—ight by the bridegroom to the father of
be best to put this "watch under his
pillow, so that if he puts his hand
there he'll find it. Try it."
fallowing morning the "Winkle" on
awakening put his hand under his
pillow and felt a watch there.
"Gawd strike me pink," he cried.
"I beg yer pardon, Nurse, but yer
know I 'ad a terrible nightmare, be-
lieving that I 'ad lorst that watch.
Left it somewheres. It ain't true! It
ain't true! Tell 'er to come ter see
ma Please, Nurse, I'm feeling so
much better now."
He fondled the wittab ij bis little
rough hand and a happy senile light-
ed 'up the pale countenance. He went
to sleep again with the watch in his
aaa
when Captain Dudley cal-
led again to see "how the patient
was progressing," Miss Daintry told
the officer that his Idea eeenieti to
have worked beautifully.
"He's better than ever," she said.
"He actually believes that he's got
the real watch. It was awfully clev-
er of you to bring enc. That was
just 'what he wanted. I don't know
hew you did it."
A. caller was announced and after
a talk with Captain Dudley Mies
Daintry decided that the patient
could see the girl, who had no sooner
PART II.
Miss Daintry notwithstanding had
tears in her eyes' after the Captain
had gone, and she seemed to be in
deep thought as she let her eyes fall
on the small pale face. The bantam
tossed and rolled and then opened
his eyes without seeing apparently.
"Good Gawd, ain't it awful when a
abart 'the lorst watch when it was
under me Miler all the time."
He pulled out the watch. The girl
took it from him and Miss Daintry's
pretty face was crossed with an
SIGN POSTS OF THE AIRMEN.
Flying over Water Different Thing to
Flying Over Land.
It is ono thing to 5yioog distances
oat r land, hat quite a different matter
when itamnes to tying over water.
In order to navigate the Atlantic by
airplane, the pilot must make exact
and minute calculations before start-
, Mg. These are taken in conjunction
Cold Peek Your Vegetables. with the sitting -room and the dining --
with meteorologiCal reports, and the
There is but one sure aay to can room. Of eollraei there was'no way of latest scientific methods of gauging
vegetables and that, is the cold -pack doing this while the middle room re- the
speed and direction of wind are
mth
eod. The vegetable, whether- Manedg bed room, employed: No easy matter tills when
peas, asparagus, string beans, corn Why s ou: d the mvii
or greens, should be canned immedi- used for a bad iwno -Why, should
ately after pickiage before it' hes a net the bed rooms be confined to the
chance to wilt. 'Clean thoroughly. upper stories pr if it is neeseary to
The: next step is blanching. This have one downstairs, let it he entirely
Means cooking for a limited time, separated from the living rooms.
one to fifteen minutes, in a boiling These little formalities are safeguards
water or live steam. This is hest to orderly living and should .not be
done by tying the vegetable in a disregarded without reason.
,square cheesecloth of a size conven- In marry eases our farm homes have
lent to fit easily into your kettle: grown and the room's spread opt in
After blanching the exact time men-' every direction. We allknow old -
'Noted in the table remove thecheese-; fashioned farm dwellings Where it is
'cloth containing the vegetable ,fromnecessary to go through one room to
,the boiling water or steam and dip; get to a second room. These are very
immediately into cold water. The apt to 'be 'bed rooms, and there is no
cans, tops and rubbers should be' Privacy possible for the occupants of
ready 'sterilized, that is, put in cold either room. The situation is even more
watea, brought to a boil and boiled, Male:lama When a bed room' meet
not less than five minutes. Pack your serve as the entrance to a living room.
cans with the vegetable; it should When we plan the new farm 'house
not be allowed to remain in the cold let us have a place where the daughter
water, merely dipped in and at once may entertain a young man caller and
removed, and allowed to drip, rill where she may have a simple party.
with boiling water to overflowing; The parlor should adjoin the living
put on the rubbers and tops, turning room where the family gather, and, if
the tops dawn until they just touch the dining -room is at hand, so much
the rubbers but not tight. Then place, the better; there will be more room
immediately in your canner, cover, and conveniences either for a sit -
the top, and process -cook the time' down supper or for informal passing
given in the table. If you use a' around of xefreshiments.
hot water bath the water most come A farmer who had taken up a home -
up two inches above the top of the stead, planned and built the home for
cans. It must be boiling when the himself and family. He did not stint
cans are entered and, kept boiling on quality or quantity of lumber, but
the entire time. Enter each can as when his home was finished he had a
fast as filled. If you leave them square structure of a story and a half,
standing on the table until all' are the lower part divided equally into
filled they become chilld and crack four enormous rooms, without closets.
when put into the hot water. The windows were many and large—
A time -table for fruits and vege- they needed to be—to light up the big
tables most usually put up follows, interior. When the children are older
the time being expressed in minutes: and the mother older also, and per-
proceseine. baps worn with' the work of caring
for that inconvenient home, imagine
the steps that must be taken when
company comes.. Automatically, this
poorly -planned house will snake home
entertainment either very hard to
have or the flesh and blood of the
mother and her girls will pay bitterly
fortheitard work. Needed: better
planning.
From the Housekeeper to Another.
A. spoonful or more of lemon juice
or good cider vinegar added to apples
that do not cook readily will hasten
the 'process and improve the flavor.—
M. A. P.
Keep a 'blackboard eraser near the
kitchen range and use it to brush off
dust or ashes when you have riot time
to polish the stove—Mrs. L. M. T.
All verandah boxes should have cas-
tors on them. It saves calling a man
when theare to be moved, and they
cost but a small amount. Put them
on everything that is too heavy to be
lifted.—Mr. J. S. O'C.
Simple Perfume Making.
At first thought it might seem an im-
possible feat to collect the perfume of
flowers after it has escaped into the
air, yet it seems simple enough by a
method that the Scientific Arherican
describes.
Freth, higlaseented blossoms are
placed in an uncovered bowl filled 'with
water and set near the "collector,"
which consists of a common glass fun-
nel with the small end closed. The
funnel is filled with a mixture of
crushed ice and salt and suspended in
an upright position. Moisture from
the air of the room forms on it and
unites with the emanations from the
flowers. As the moisture collects it
runs off the tip of the funnel into a
receptacle. If this liquid i$ mixed
with an equal amount of pure alcohol,
the perfume of the flowers is pre-
served indefinitely.
Minardle Liniment Cures Diphtheria.
The French Government ha's select-
ed about 140 famous sites along the
whole front, which will he preserved
in their present state as monuments
of the war. Among the sites in the
called me `Glum."
The most surprised person was
Miss Daintry, who drew Captain Dud-
ley away from the cot and asked him
to explain his trickery.
"Nothing very deep," said the Cap-
tain. "He said he was in a dugout
called "Elephant and Castle, on Pic-
cadilly Circus, near Regent street, on
the Menai road. You see all these
trench sectors are named after Lon-
don streets, and fortunately his dug-
out had its name roughly painted on
a board above the opening. Have
you r econsidered ? "
"Yes," said Miss Daintry, "but you
may•FaIll
Premier Lloyd George Introduced An
Innovation at Paris.
According to R. B. Morris, M.P.,
Premier Lloyd George signed the
Pd ace Treaty with a fountain pen,
says a London despatch, This is said
to be the first time in history that
such a pen has been used for the sig-
nature of a treaty. Mr. Morris thus
tells the story:
"I desired some time ago to give the
Prime Minister' a little souvenir, and,
seeing that he writes such a lot, I
thought it would not be a bad idea to
give him a fountain pen. The holder
is heavily gold mounted and adorned
with the Welsh words, 'Nado Lig,
1918.' It also is inscribed with the
Prime Minister's signature in fac-
simile.
since. Recently, when another was
offered to him, he replied, 'I have one
of my own, with which I am going to
sign the Peace Treaty.'"
Weddings in China.
the bride.
On the wedding day the bride is clad
in red and carried in a Sedan chair
with . Anybody has the
Miss Daintry acquiesced, and the
rigcoveredht to turn back the chair curtains
and take a look at her. Her hair is
elaborately oiled, and so all the other
girls throw hayseeds at her, which
stick. On reaching the home of her
husband the bride has to submit to the
candid criticism of the entire family.
The strange wedding ceremony con-
sists in the husband and wife eating
rice from each other's bowl, then mix-
ing the rice, and both eating from the
same bowl, Of course, there is a
feast, but it does not cost much, for
every guest is expected to contribute
something.
Served Too Hot!
Grandpa's little weakness was for a
specially strong peppermint candy,
and recently he gave one to four-year-
old Muriel, and waited to see what she
would say.
A little while later, he saw her slip
the peppermint out of her mouth, and
place iii on a table by the open win-
dow.
"What's the matter, dear?" he asked.
"Don't you like the candy?"
"Yes, thank you," said Muriel, polite-
ly. "I'm only letting it cool a little.
*Blanching. al LE!
St'wberries ... none 14 12 10
Reaglaries ... none 16 12 10
Hkle'bereles .. none 16 12 10
Plume name 16 12 10
Grapes .... none 16 12 10
Currants none 16 12 10
Cherries none 16 12 10
BPItherries none 16 12 10
Quinces 11/4 20 2 8
16 12 10
Peaches
Greens 15 120 90 60
Peas 5to10 180 120 90
Beans 5 to 10 120 9Q 60
Corn (sweet)5 180 120' 90
Corn (field)10 180 120 80
Tomatoes 11/4 22 18 15
Poultry and
game nono 180 180 120
Beef none 180 180 120
*Where blanching is necessary the
hot water method is used with all the
above products except with "greene,"
in which case steam is required.
When the time is up temove, tight-
en the tops and turn upside down to
see if they leak, If they do, remove
top, put on new sterilized rubber and
boil ten minutes longer.
If you cannot buy a commercial
canner you can use your boiler, e. lard
can, large kettle or pal. Put'a small
board with holes bored in it in the
bottom to rest the cans on, otherwise
they are likely to break. Do not use
paper or straw packed down. The de-
partment of agriculture finds this
method unsatisfactory. A slat bot-
tom like a basket cover will do. Good
commercial canners may be bought
for $4.50 or $5.00. If you have a
great deal of canning to do it would
pay you to buy one.
In canning peas handle carefully so
as not to break the akin. If the skin
is broken the liquid becomes "cloudy."
This dees not spoil the vegetables,
but gives them a bad appearance. In
canning corn it is better to cut just
enough off the cob for one can at a
time. Corn that is packed slowly be-
comes soaked or "water-logged."
When the directions ,say to blatelh in
steam, lay your cheesecloth in a
steamer over boiling water instead British vector will 'be the Butte de
of dipping directly into the kettle. Warlencourt, ruins of Bapatane, obser-
vation points on Hill 80, Givenchy
Entertaining in the Farm Home. battle field, and the famous. slagbeap
Many a farmer plans to build, or and tower bridge at L000.
re -build his house "when the children
grow up," but the years slip by until
perhaps the boys have left the farm
and the girl's are caning "there is no
way of hating company at our
house." Country boys and girls have
to depend largely for recreation on
the good times they have in each
others' homes, and a good house to
which company may be asked is the
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to keep his children at home and,
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friend -S.
It is easy to become so accustomed
to our surroundings that we do not
kealize their deficiencies. The home
that seems sufficient to the elders is
not always suitable for the young
folk's ideas of entertaining. The
writer recently saw a rather pathetic
letter from a girl who wanted to give
a party in welcome of some home -
returning soldier. She drew a plan of
the lower floor of her home which
'strewed a bedroom separating the for-
mal parlor from the sitting -room and
dining -room, where the family gener-
ally gathered and she wanted advice
as to how she could connect the parlor
TM. 111:
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July soul Anglia. Debut -abet to April
go CHOWN, Registrar,
some 1,900 nautical miles have to be
taken into account. The pilot must
study the position of tertain stars,
make use of the seatant amnia instal -
Ment called the course and distance
calculator, a hearing plate, and, above
all, a good stop -watch.
allapid and aspect calcelatione must
be mede, as no 'means are available
once the start is made' of plotting Mal
laying off the course by the usual
meant, of parrallel rulers, divider's and
protractors.
The aerial compass is so construct-
ed that the" pilot navigator can easily
read the card, which, is floated in pute
alcohol, so that the liquid will not
freeze when flying is taking place at
high altitudes..
In the case of a long flight the com-
pass requires the closest attention be
fore starting. The machine must be
swung, and the compass corrected and
adjusted by means of small magnets,
to remove any deviation that may
exist' owing to local magnetic attrac-
tion caused by the engines and other
steel parts of the machine. A card
on which deviations are plainly mark-
ed is placed at the side of the com-
pass, so that _pilot can take these
Into account when plotting his course.
The position of the Pole Star. can
be fixed by finding the Plough, and'
the two pointers, Dubhe and Hersh.
A line drawn through the pointers
will lead direct to the Pole Star, and
if continued will also locate the Cas-
siopeia group, which for direction is
the simplest and easiest method of
nhfixingort. the two groups, and it accepted
at all times as indicating the truenorth.
Japan's Temples.
Built of Wood, inMRuins.otofhem Are Now
Egypt built her monuments in stone;
Japan built most of hers of wood. The
Egyptian pyramids were thousands of
years old when' Kamakura was built.
To -day the pyramids seem no older,
but Kamakura's greatness is only a
memory. A few temples built from
the wreck, after fire and tidal waves
had destroyed the city, are all that
have remained, and they are fragile
temples of wood.
In one temple the image is a Japan-
ese conception of the god of the lower
world. The figure has an unusual his-
tory. An image -maker, It is said, died.
When he appeared before the lord of
the other world, he was told that in
his lifetime he had never repreeented
the lord of the world properly, and
that he must return to earth and make
a correct likeness. The figure is
pointed out as the result of the order.
The most remarkable image in Kee
makura is not in a temple. It is the
wellatnown Dal Butsu, or great' Bud,
shah, which sits alone in meditation
with only the sky for a roof, and cas-
ual visitors and a priest in attendance,
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The grove which surrounds the Bud -
dale seems dwarfed beside his giant
proportions. The statue is said to
Measure fifty feet in height, the head
alone being ninefeet'high. This giant
Buddah is one of 'the relics of KaMa-
Inures thirteenth century greatness. It
leas survived 11000080 it is made of,
bronze plates fashioned by the beat
metal worters in Japan. It is one of
Japan'& very flew Mommenta that Can
aspire' to rival in longevity the pyra-
mids.
Eitinard,u Liniment Cures eiarget in Cows
Seven million bags of wheat, 761,000
bales of wool, 310,000 boxes of butter
and 511,000 earcasee of mutton were
shiPped to Great Britain from Airs-
ttalia in the first four months of the
present year.
Long chewing of food helps the ap-
petite to be satisfied with 'smaller
amounts.
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CEREeli
ONY OF 1870
AND THAT OF 1919
TWO MEMORABLE SCENES AT'
VERSAILLES.
Arrogant Prussian War Lords ideve
Given Place to Delegates Signing
a Dictated Pease.
Most of us are' firmiliewith the pic-
ture of the ceremony of the procla-
'nation of the German Emperor in the'
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in Decent!,
her, 1870, writes Maier General Sir'
Frederick Maurice. 'The central figure,
is justly enough not old Hitg
the, newly become Emperor, but the,
big; burly person of Bismarck, who,
Massed' In his 'white 'Caltitaillet
form, with polished steel helmet on his.
head, clanking sabre at his side, legs
in great jack boots reaching half way.
up the thighs, stands forward en the
front of the dais and reads the dome,
ment, which announces to the world
that the King of Prussia has taken to'
himself the title of German Emperor.
That was a great moment in Bis -
mercies life, for it marked with pomp,
and circumstance the triumph. of hie.
trolley of blood and iron and the "Mita
dl Germany, which lead been the goal.
of that policy. He had planned three,
wars to bring that unity about, and
now in the third the hereditary enemy
had been crushed, the 'mutual jealous -
les' of the German States had disap-
peared in pride in the common via -
tory, and the supremacy of Pl'USSia.
had been established beyond question,.
• There had been anxieties up to the'
last moment. The old King was none
too eager to exchange his hereditary
crown for another diadem, which 'it
^Dior° resplendent might, as one of the .
assistants at the ceremony, von Brum-
enthal, shrewdly remarari in his diary,
prove to be a crown of thorns,,, )3a -
Tarifa Prussia's chief rival, had not.
given way with the best of grace and
on the very eve of the ceremony had
insisted tine title of Emperor of Ger-
many, which had been proposed,.
should be changed to that of German.
Emperor, in order that all might know'
that the new chief was the head of an
association of States, and that Bavaria,
retained her independence within her
frontiers. This had aroused strong op-
position in Prussia, but in the end Bis-
marcit got his way, as ne usually did,
by the adroit use of threats and con-
cessions.
French Guns Within 7,000 Yards.
It is strange for us, who have read.
of the bombardment of Paris ham a.
distance of 70 miles, to think of this.
assemblage of princes and powers in
the Palace of Versailles taking place
within 7,000 yards of the German front
Bab trenches at St. Cloud, and within
9,000 yards of the guns of Mont Valer-
len which contained tine heaviest artil-
lery then possessed by the French.
1VIolthe had got wind of French pre-
parations for a sortie, which in point.
of fact Wok place the very next day.
The French in the sortie woe a foot-
ing 021 Garche Ridge, to which the
faithful guide now takes the tourist.
for a view over Paris across the Bois
de Boulogne. There was alarm in Ver-
sailles, -where the day before there
bad been rejoicing, and we find Bis-
marck's Boswell, Moritz Busch, speak-
ing of the French being within two
miles and of talk in the new Em-
peror's entourage of packing up, but
the day of the ceremony passed off
peacefully enough, and as was fitting
for the celebration of the harvest of
the policy of blood and iron as it was
of military display.
Tine colors and standards of the
German regiments besieging Paris
gave to the scene a. background of
gold and silk, reproduced almost to the
infinite as the reflection in one mirror
was repeated in another across the
hall. in front of the colors were
grouped on the dais the princes of
the German States, heeded by the
handsome figure of the Crown Prince
Frederick. Inn the centre stood the old
King, and one the floor in limit of him
Bismarck. Moltke, and Roan, the
triumvirate who had brought to pass
the event which wan being consu-
mated, , . Flanking the dais on either
Side ‚were two gigantic trooper's, liv-
ing monuments of. the Prussian ideal.
The body of the great hall was crowd-
ed with a mass of officers representing
the armies of the German States,
henceforth to be united in the German
Army.
Contrast between Then and Now.
Bismarck gave Germany to drink
the brew which he had concocted, and
left the ball a proud and satisfied man,
little dreaming how his draught would
go to the heads of his Prussians, and
by making them drunk with power and
lust would bring than back to the Hall
of Mirrors in beggary and shame,
, The ceremony just concluded wile
very different, There were mere black
coats than uniforms, few ribbons and
stars, and no gigantic troopers.
The artist who is to paint the pic-
ture, fpr we may assume the scene
will be recorded on canvas for us, will
net have as easy a task as had his
Germans rival. Mr. Lloyd George,
President -Wilson and M. Clemenceau
will nct cut tho figure of Bannerol: in
his jack boots, though Foch, in his
sky bide, may be able to challenge
comparison with Moltke. Yet if the
picture doegi not strike the eye, it will
be well worth having, particularly if
we call place it beside a copy of that
other picture which hangs, or used to
hang, in the arsenal at Berlin. The
Pair may, then inspire a now Johnson
to write for Us a new "Varsity of
Mamma Wishes."