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The Exeter Advocate, 1917-3-15, Page 3kt l • 44 1k •iRi 4gd"n±,v er It has the reputation, of nearly a carter of a century'behind every packet of laelt- rcen- or Mixed 2" 6 _ Betn Couss;. OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. CHAP7IER I.—(Cont'd). And to -morrow the first step to be taken. At thought of the months that would pass—the Tiro ate college term --before he a looked upon that dark -grey cliff wave of anticipatory home -sick passed over him. Yet,:' as he to to answer another remark of Ad his face betrayed nothing. "But about the wedding," his co had recommenced, being about hard to get away from an idea o started as is a dog from a half-gn ed bone. John smiled' a little wearily. "I'm no good at weddings, I you, Adam. You know that I al get out of them when I can." "Marrying x n and d giving not much in in mania your line, eh?" s gested Tim McLaren, successfu shutting one- eye. "How'il that when giving in marriage has been a part of your professional busine so to say?" "You won't be able to get out wedding -feasts when once you're minister," grumbled Adam. (Even this un -Presbyterian neighborhood Presbyterian designation stuck). "Let him alone," grinned Ti "Give him time to grow out of his n tural shyness. He'll be asking us his own wedding before we know wha we're about. e hag that he'll Spresentlym come ba with a braw wife from Glasgow, whi • would sorely disappoint all the lass here." In John's wide brown eyes, turne full upon the speaker, there was n ''irritation, but only a vast astonish nxent written. "A wife?" he repeated, in a startle tone as tleough Tim had suggested:hi reappearance in the company of som ante-diluvian monster. "What woul I want a wife for?" "For sewing your buttons to you waistcoat for one thing, and for tell ing you when it's time to have you boots mended for another." ,Thus the glib Tim, with two separ ate ,grins, and corresponding indica-- l•..l,g of certain weak points in the fu- ture clergyman's attire. Upon: this new view of the case, John reflected deeply, but ended' by shakng his head. Somehow a wife would not fit into his picture of the future. Into the middle of that picture sounded the releasing whistle far the cramped men 'within the bothies. A little later John McDonnell was passing out through the gates. The closing }Lour' had not yet come,; but he had things to see to, for: the boat passed at break of day. He walk- ed with wistful eyes turned across the loch to where he knew the hills were. Would those old friends not show him their faces once more? They would, and even more than their faces; for he was but half -way to the village when, from under the edge of the cloud canopy, there stole an almost horizontal ray, a pale and watery ray, yet enough to tear the coverings to shreds, enough to touch the heights s �vit h lox g glory hollows with color, to turn the water from lead to silver and the 'ells from om grey to white. Sohn. McDonnell gaz- ed at the swiftly passing pageant as though he would print off on; his memory each detail, to live, upon dur- ing his winter exile. Had he not loved it all so deeply he would not be leaving it:now. It was at once the proudest and the most: heart -break - mg moment of his life. A little later still, Willie Robson, outside the gate, was standing upon his head, as a means of relaxation after the enforced dignity of the after- noon. Simultaneously Tim McLaren tvas trudging homewards with frank- ly humped shoulders and.not the ghost of a grin upon his face. There was no sense in playing the clown outside the quarry. These were the times at evlhicli he could permit himself not only to be old, but also to look. it. CHAPTER IL The tram -car showed that peculiar congestecl appearance typical of the time of day, this being the mattitin�i was five xim- gain , a ness xned Ada con as nce ave - tell ways ge ug- Ily be me 55, of the in t a - to hat r- es d 0 d s e d r r public offices•—the daily exodus from play to work. Here, upon the nar- row wooden benches, the usual busi- ness -man in top -hat, his black bag beside him and his nose in the latest Stock Exchange telegrams, sat side by side with the inevitable shop -girl, whose ftizzled hair and wasp -like waist pointed to much labor already at this early hour overcome,—oi• with the ubiquitous woman in a shawl, her shapeless figure screened by a basket which in favorable cases contains vegetables, in unfavorable ones, fish. It would not have been hard, at a glance, to classify each one of the cies- tomary apparitions. Occasionally, however, a doubt might arise. That young woman, for instance, with the. startlingly ' gI Y fair hair, xr, elabgrately dress- ed under a straw hat somewhat light for the season, looked rather too sup- erior for the counter, and could as easily be imagined at the head of a class, or even in a private schoolroom. From under the rim of this same hat she was at this moment occupied in Fish Recipes. Fish Soup (Russian). --This soup is very hearty. It may be made ofone or several varieties of fish. Put two Pounds fresh fish, including bones and head, in a saucepan, together with one sliced carrot, one onion, several stalks of celery cut into bits, sprigs of pars- ley, one bay leaf and six peppercorns. Cover with three quarts of water and boil, gently one and one-half hours. Strain through cheesecloth into anoth- jer saucepanadd six tablespoons rice and boil until rice is tender. Add one- half pound uncooked fish, skinned, bon- ed and cut into small pieces, and sim- mer about fifteen minutes,, Have ready one egg yolk beaten into one cup of cream or rich milk; add this to the soup; remove from fire without letting boil any more, flavor with salt, pepper and paprika and serve. Salmon Mold. --Drain off the juice from a can of salmon and flake the fish, picking out every fragment of bone and skin. Mix with the fish one egg lightly beaten, the juice of a half lemon, a cupful fine dry dread crumbs, and salt and pepper to season. Pack. in a buttered mold which has a tight- fitting tin cover, steam for two hours and cool. Ssilmon Cutlets. — Chop rather oarsely the contents of a tin of sal- on, and mix in an equalbulk of read crumbs, seasoning the lot ac- ording to taste. Then, with the aid of beaten eggs, form a fairly stiff aste, which can be made into cutlets, nd each coated with egg or milk and rowned bread crumbs. Heat in a yang pan with dripping. ,This pro - ss will be found an economical one,. the fish lasts longer than if merely ten as it conies from the tin. Fish Patties.—Remove all bones ant about half a pound of cold fish. hop up a hard-boiled egg and add to is the fish. Add half a teacupful it ed rice, a' dessertspoonful of finely aimed parsley and pepper and salt taste. Mix all well together. Make 1f a pint of white sauce and add to e other ingredients. Mash half a and of cooked potatoes and suffici- t flour and dripping to make a nice stry. Roll out, and line some sauc- with this; then fill with the mix - e Bake till brown, after cover'- . with the rest of the pastry. c b c P a b ehmg one of her fellow-passeng-! Ce ers just opposite. No question about!, his business in life. The long and' s rather lanky figure clothed in seedy ea black, the head of not too closely - cropped red hair bent so earnestly fr over the book in his hand—taken in�C conjunction with the carrline—would, +.. even to less observant eyes than those of the fair-haired damsel, have pro- claimed the college -bound student. During the ten minutes and more which the journey lasted, he never once lifted his head, or ever moved ex- cept to turn a page of his book. More books in a bag lay upon his knee, as bo ch to ha th po en as a small brown -paper parcel pa with certain fatty marks about it sug_ ers gestive of sandwiches. The coming tar and going the clanging bells, the rat-) in tlings and clatterings and shouts of 1 the street did not seem able to disturb him, • With his knees drawn in as tightly as they would go, in order to leave the passage free, he sat peacefully through all the unpeaceful proceed- yes con entedly heat and energy giver, in the spare, wintry light It was not? In the first place, we must remem- until the corner of University Avenue' ber that the refined white sugars, had been. reached that, wth an, auto- granulated, powdered and cube, are matte gesture born. of habit, he raised, the most expensive, and that the his head and shut his book. This ings, straining his 'e t Sugar Substitutes We all need a certain amount of sugar, specially during the cold weath- er, because it is a carbohydrate, or being the termination of the line, the exit was .tumultuous and complete brown is pure, wholesome and actually sweeter, besides being considerably utching his belongings, and almost cheaper; then there is a large amount borne off his feet, the student succeed- { of sugar contained in raisins and oth- ed in reaching firm ground. I er fruits, and, as we all know, there is For a moment, while others dispers-j an enormous amount of sweetness to ed, he stood looking about him al- be had from maple sugar, honey and most blankly as though under the molasses. Besides these actual suga necessity of collecting his thoughts. the starchy foods have to be consider Although this was the third winter in• which he trod these same streets for ed as heat -givers, because starch five months at a time, he< had not.yet! changed to sugar during the proces., succeeded in feeling at home in them. of digestion. Whenever, awaking from abstraction, Layer Pudding.—Four t; ounces of hecame conscious of the sights and; dried applies, six ounces of bread he came conscious of the sights and . crumbs, browned in the oven or er hini afresh, almost as at first sight. of brown bread; four made But it was no more .than a mo -of ounces of brownm mentary pause. Clutching his bag' sugar, three ounces pint butter, nutmeg, more tightly, he turned his face re- solutely the towards the steep -roofed Soak the apples and stew very gently. p ed ge y building'untilquite on Gil mor Itender. Gilmore Hill, whose- state- Grease a fire -proof ly walls .dominate Kelvin Park, them- i dish and sprinkle a ' thick layer selves dominated' by their soari -1 crumbs on thee r of Soaring taw bottom, Cover this er. It wasthe h e only thing t` irith aro0f ivith a layer of the apples nna n - in Glasgow—a few churches excepled ed with sugar, nutmeg and Ciamonj—that he was able to love, j and' add a few little cabs ofI Just as he; turned some!ern but-, struck his ear, too• � words, ter. Repeat these layers alternate ' pointedly to be con-, until the ingredients are used t ly I founded with the usual fragmentary: in one ofg t t. keep_ street tones. gthe _crumbs for last. Pour "I beg your pardon," said someone the milk evenly over the top, sprinkle : close beside him, with a certain nervi-' with sugar, put yr a c..., -_-- pi eces ; ous sharpness, i Turning again, he became aware of, ..........—= young, fair-haired person in a straw another attack upon his hat, was at, who was holding something to -1 about to go, when the sense of his own ards him. , ingratitude seemed to overcame him,; Vaguely he touched his hat; and, causing him to add: hen remembering his town manners,! It was stupid of me not to notice. fted it, i I am sorry you had the trouble." "You left this in: the'car,. I think.", Her smile seemed to say that the The object in her hand was • a small sorrow was entirely on his side. aper parcel. 1 "It is your,luncheon, is it not?" she "My sandwiches , Thank .I inquired, with ink you. Yes q , an interest which suppose I have dropped them." 'I scarcely appeared feigned. "What His English was correct, but slight.., would you have clone if. I had not saved laborious, with that peculiar hard- i it for in another ??Lista was nvbuj lst in time; I. essof .consonants which betrays the' elt.i trampled to a pull-." of butter and bake in a moderate oven until a good brown. Rajah Pudding. — One pound of bread crumbs, one-half pound very finely chopped or grated suet, a little lemon juice, one pound of molasses, one-half pound raisins. Chop raisins coarsely and mix them with the finely chopped suet, then add the bread crumbs and the lemon juice. Heat the molasses and stir well into the dry ingredients, Pour into a well-greas. ed pudding mold and boil for seven hours. How To Prepare Vegetables e One of the duties of every Cana- dian housewife at the present is to make every home a thrift centre. There are still avenues of waste in every home. One of the most' un- noticed of these is probably our me thods of preparing and cooking cer- tain kinds of food. Here are the rules for the cook- ing of vegetables: • Old vegetables or those` that are wilted should be soak- ed at least half an hour in clear, cold water before cooking. Particularly does this apply just now to old pota- toes. Under no circumstances add salt to the water iie cooking these, as it draws out the juices, hardens the fibre, and destroys the flavor, All vegetables s should uld be put over the fire to Cook in rapidly -boiling water, and in uncovered vessels. Vegetables containing starch -rice, potatoes, chestnuts—must be boiled until tender, but' not a moment longer, or they will become heavy and soggy. Old peas, beans, and lentils should be washed and soaked over night. In the morning drain, cover with fresh boiling water, boil half an hour, drain, and threw this water out. They are then ready to be cooked according to any recipe. This preparation is neces- sary r in order yto get full food value and to make them more digestible and. palatable, It is important to remem.. ber this at the present time, as these foods are amongst our best meat sub- stitutes. Vegetables containing volatile fla- voring, onion, cabbage, cauliflowers, and Brussels sprouts, should be boil- ed in salted water in an uncovered vessel, or they will emit a very un- pleasant odor. The volatile matter contained in all these vegetables is rich in hydroger. and sulphur, both of which are valuable for the human system; so when this is allowed to es- cape by over -cooking or careless cook u.g, there is great food waste. A safe rule to, remember is: Top - ground, succulent, or green vegetables should be cooked in salter- boiling wa- ter. Underground vegetables, the roots and stems of plants should be cooked in boiling, unsalted water. Salt should be added after they have been drained: • Housekeeping Hints. A number of creamed soups can be rs ' made with the water in which vege- tables have been boiled. Very good wash cloths can be made 4 is from white stockings cut open. The! a h t li P I n C ! p h • I h 1 four which empties homes and fills' ly tires nom er, quick- e e oo c er ear at him in a and rather shamefacedly, and, with very pleasantly reproving manner. ! Thereseemed nothing for it but to c Mart f-1: ;de made IL with Day same old iecfpe but X use rk, 1mine?" "Ah, because I saw it on your knee; and besides, you always have that sort of ,parcel . " "Always?" he blankly repeated. "Yee. We're not strangers to eaeh other, you know; 01' at least we oughtn't to be, considering that we've been in the same cai••at least twice a week since last October," ";[lave we really?"" he asked, with a» undisguised weeder, not calculat- ed to pamper personal vanity, suppos- ing the wcarcn of the straw het dealt, in the article, o There was a touch of irritation in the laugh with .ich she retorted: "aven't we just? Why, ' Y� you vie sat o)lposite to me scores of times, and be- side Me too,' Oto• roads and our hours Benin to fit hi splendid. You can't mean, surely, that you don't re- member (seer having sees inc before?" she asked, with an almost sorrowful rreproach, (To be continued). add. `How did you know it was 1I accnasslt of its Fine g acini atxor at 4 7sselvcia instantly plaslcii ' a clear jelly. y 7 rr. ; o$ 2 &' a.f.ar?„'aprtonse,it,•O 2O&' I , a pU l�. s�s,l�s !Ati, tw*,m, 3` edge can be crocheted with pink or blue. Pantry shelves are cleanly and at- tractive painted white. ,Give them two coats of white paint, and last- ly a coat of enamel This is more satisfactory than paper. Children and elderly people should havetheir i evening meal of'' light and easily digested foods,. Cabbage, if cooked g,in• boiling salted water, uncovered, will be more digest- ible and will not scent the house as it does when Booked tightly covered. Soap that is allowed to clry and harden lasts twice as long as if used when fresh. . Therefore it is cheaper to buy it in quantities and keep it in a dry place. If'►lir Wr e "" t. o or'l To Canada the heavily -charged electric wires, that pen the people into a workless and almost foodless land, ran along our frontier —if instead of reading of Belgian sufferings we heard the pitiful tales from the lips of escaped victims '--if we could see the long and hungry bread-Iines of people as intelligent and once as prosperous and comfortable as ourselves ,.1 ---if we could watch the thousands of emaciated children who are' fed at the schools by the Belgian Relief Commission - —if what they are enduring; and their desperate Were dear and vivid to us, instead ofunreed, overseas unreal al.d —then the great hearts of Canadians would be moved. and there would be no trouble in raisinges several times our present contributions to the Belgian Relief Fund. Can we bring the urgent' need of the hungry" mothers and children home to'we Belgiannlt YOUR active sympathy for YOU ? Can y enlist p Y those whose very lives depend on the prompt and continued help of people like yourself ? Sendyour subscriptions weekly, monthly or in one lump sum to ocal or Provincial Committees; or. SEND CHEQUES PAYABLE TO TREASURER lie' Rehefrijnd !i9 St. Peter Street, Montreal. 37 The Greatest Relief Work in History., isieet rittessceP ing BLANKETS CARPETS LACE CURTAINS FEATHERS FURS DRAPERIES GOWNS TABLE COVERS QUILTS LGENTS' CLOTHING Quick Service Excellent Work Send for our Catalogue on Cleaning and Dyeing Moderate Charges We Pay Carriage Charges One Way. PARKER'S DYE WORKS, Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge Street - - Toronto ak�9`Y ��i�'kcxn'n�� Poctor ''ells How To Strengthen Eyesight 50 per rent iia One Week's Time In Many Instances A Free Prescription You Can Have Filled and Use at Home. London.—Do you wear glasses? Are you a victim of eye strain or otter eye 'weaknesses? ' I£ so, you will be glad, to know that according to. Dr. Lewis there is real hope for you. Many whose eyes were failing say they have had their eyes restored through the principle of this won- derful freerescription. One man says, after n tr i '�'wa : trying it: s almost blind; d o gid . o not see to read at all. Now I can rend everything without any , glasses and my eyes do not water any more. At ini htt they would : pain dreadfully; df li v now they feel all the timertwas like a miracle to me." A lady who used it says: The atmosphere seemed. hazy with or without glasses, but after using .this prescription for fifteen days everything seems clear. I' can even read fine print without grosses. It is believed that thousands who wear glasses can now discard theta in a reasonable time and multitudes more will be able to strengthen their, eyes so as to be spared the trouble and expense of ever e,t:tit;; glasses. Eye troubles of many descriptions may be wonderfully benefited by following the simple rules. Hereis the prescrip- tion: co. to any active drug store aridget a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets, Drop one Boo-Opto tablet in a fourth of a •glass of water and allot, to dissolve.; with this Liquid bathe the eyes two to four times daily, You should notice eyes clear upWar your perceptibly right from the start and inflammation will quickly distil`pear. If your eyes are bothering you, even a little, steps to save them ps hopelessly ROw before e b too lath, 111 -any p yy blind might have been saved if they had cared tor their eyes in time: Note: Another prominentlace , said: n Cowho _. above m ,a article war, remedy. t1 , sold: u, lore is b very e1i 1.7 remarkable remedy: Its constituent aeti tents.. are well known to eminent eye specialists and widely., Prescribed by them. The manufacturers guarantee it to strengthen eyesight 50 per cent in one week's time 10 many rom es. or refund • the. money. It. can. he from rom.any geeddruggist and isone of the veryfewpreparations I -feel should'be kept on 'hand for regular use i n almost every family:The Telmer i�u.DrrucTutoDitl.,YUL UqYourorieYotUggstannre ot THRE1 NJTAL QUESTIONS Are you full of energy vital' force, and general good health? Do you know that good, digestion Ls the foundation of good health; Paine gad ape AFTER MEALS TAKE M OT fpression in stomach sad chest after eating, with constipation, headache dizziness, are euro slums of Indigestion. Mother Seieel'e syru , the groat herbal remedy d and y tonic, cure you. BANISil STOMACH TROUT SYR LEi At al/ *Druggists, or direct on receipt of price, 50e. and $1.00: The largo bottle contains three times as much as the smaller. A. J. WHITS, & Co, L1i41211b, Craig Street West, Montreal. Herbert C. Hoover of the Belgium :Relief Comnhissioe, Ihead of the great organization that works uliceaszngly to keep the souls e the Belgian people iii their starvecl j bodies. Ile h'come to A.inel•lca 01100 more to v ask that the United. States do her share in supplying a part of the $200,000,000 evinch 13elg;ium must have or perish. "The situation i1i l3eighlill is the worst since the beginning of the war, Y Have once home to ;tela for more funds,” This photograph was specially posed for and taken after` his arrival in New York, , That ' fertilizers arc an absolute necessity to successful farming. The only question that oolifrotits hila {ting t13c right fertilizer, es1�a dry. ze ere properod tied:m •ttie p1r�ivt sulsiylen ex+ t tlilpnlkleerier yetre' rep tetton �ncetai,tYulu 1 hCu to 1h eerteetl,bakercno ,iood� tine very b its irtkntus. 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