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The Exeter Advocate, 1917-9-6, Page 6Cousins; ,e4Ween OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR. CHAPTR VI.--(Cont'd.) ! listen to her speech, to feel rebuked "By this time I take it that your for slipshod language. dut i clearyou,Yourcon- 7,he heiress herself, big, well -grown, Y s a to with a large supply of somewhat science will insist upon your coming coarse but veryeffective brown hair, to the rescue of two forlorn women, o ec dumped down uou. a brand-new soil, and: the bloom of perfect health on and not knowingP the difference be- cheeks and lips, came within measur•- tween a factor nd a illie. I've able distance of :being likewise a never maintained that you're a genius, beauty. It was impossible to deny her but brought up to the business, as claims on admiration,while,at the same you've been, I can't see how you can time, it was equally impossible for help having some crumbs of wisdom several classes of people to admire over upon which I may feed. I say, her; sensitive or nervous people, for Ronnie, didyou ever expect to see me instance, who objected to a rather loud reigninas Highland chieftainess? voice slightly inclined to "rattle," or I guess not, else you'd have treated me to a too ringing and frequent, though with more respect in the days of your bell -clear laugh; or limp and indolent visits to Nettleton, when youactually people, who were apt to find her ag- expected me to carry your worm -bag gressive robustness, both of mind_ and for you, and sometimes even your rod. body, a trifile overpowering; precise I'm awfully sorry of course, far poor and pedantic people too, who took ex - Henry Gordon, into whose shoes. I ception to her somewhat random have stepped; but my recollection of modes of expression. How so precise him is really too faint to make a a person as Lady Atterton came to plausible pretext for heart -break., have so casual a daughter as Mabel And now I've a bird to pluck with you, was a mystery which only the laws of my cousin! What on earth do you natural reaction could explain. mean, sir, by bein so badly supplied Just now as, ten -pot in hand, she with imagination? Whenever I've held forth to Donald upon his future asked you for a description of your na- duties, her mother could not help keep- tive land, you've never found ariy- ing an apprehensive eye upon the thing more satisfactory to say than heavily -wrought silver article, with that there's a lot of heather and stones which, Mabel found it convenient, to and water, and that the cottages are emphasise her points. One small smaller and dirtier than in England! splash had already alighted upon the It this male blindness, or male per- versity? One or the other' it must be. I'nx just drunk with it all:. the peaks, the glens,the rocks, the gulls, the' tumbling waters, the long, serious faces, the red-haired children—every-. thing, everything! Mamma evidently fears for ray head, for she watches me with a slightly scandalised anxiety. I keep telling her that a perfectly de- corous behaviour, such ; a suits the stately lawns of Nettleton, would be utterly out of keeping with these hill- The wolves would gather round her sides—artistically incompatible—but bier, I'm sosy ii swallowing local color that To -morrow they would slaver here. b embroidered tea -cloth, closely shaving the pale -brown gown over whose im- maculacy Lady Atterton,from the un- dying force of habit, watched as tend- erly as hi the days when she had pos- sessed only one "best." (To be continued.). HAIL BRITANNIA! What if old England Were to die to -night? she doesn't seem to see it, poor dear! I'm sometimes in danger of choking The Bulger, Turk send forth a cheer, upon it. That's another reason why If England died to -night. your presence is needed; you've got to rub it down for a bit, andthen ad- The; Kaiser's sword would hack its minister it in spoonfuls. See? I'?n way taking my positron,very serious, you From Kiel to Colon and Bombay, to the chieftaineas. I mean to have a piper to walk up and down before the dining -room windows (by -the -by, perhaps you can procure me one?' yDemocrat where would it be? Must be at least- six feet, mind, and , red hair de rigueur)—and I'm trying Tossed on a wild, unguarded sea, to screw up my courage to buy a tar- The sport of evil destiny, tan frock, only that, entre nous, I If England died to -night. haven't done making up my mind. which of the patterns is the least ugly. I read nothing but Scott. and Burns now -a -days, and—this is the crown— I've taken to eat porridge for break- fast! So far, my impression it that it belongs to the so-called acquired tastes,. No matter! I just mean to acquire it. Whenever the idea insinu- ates itself that stick -fast paste can't be much different in flavor, I crush down the suggestion, and nobly go on ladling hi the spoonfuls. 'I'd wear .a kilt if mamma would let me, even though I haven't seen one since, I came here—the one blot of disappointment upon the picture. perceive and doing my best to live up And darkness, enshroud the dawning day, If England died .to -night. "Yes; I'm going to sit down here. The drop of Scotch blood in my veins demands it too loudly to be refused. Nettleton must take care of itself. My solicitors say it will let well. "And now, let the next sign from you be a wire. There's a delightful Burial Island visible from the win- dows, which. I'm dying to visit; but I'll Why, if our England. put it off till you're here to row me Were to die to -night, over, as I'm sure the „exericse is good Her children true would meet the test for you. It's all bristling with grave- stones, .and there's something that And, gathering from the east and looks like a ruined chapel in the mid- west dle. For freedom, they would give their "That's all for to -day; and please hurry up unless you want mamma and me to sink entirely under the burdens laid upon us.—Your affectionate cou- sin, "Mable Atterton. "P.S.—I mean to ask lots of ques- tions about your place; it's an easy way of assimilating instruction. What fun it will be comparing the sizes of our deer -forests, and counting the number of our crofts!" Two days after the above letter, ad- dressed to "Ronald Macgilvray, Esq., Rockshiel, Barres," had been taken over in the boat to the Ardloch post office, three people sat together in the airy Balladrochit drawing -room, whose windows almost directly overlooked the loch. The house :itself, standing between mountain and water, seemed, when viewed from a distance, to' be hard- pressed by both. That distant pro- spect was pretty desolate; the bare hill -side, with scanty patches of fir and no visible paths, and the big, grey house, set down at the water's edge,, and with barely a thin belt of wind- blown plantation to shield its naked-' ness, There was nothing in its aspect which suggested cosy rooms, roaring fires, well -set -out tea -tables, and: punctual dinner gongs, in which' things, nevertheless, Balladrochit abounded, each item gaining in in -1 tensity by contrast to the bleak sur -1 roundings. Round such a tea -table as has been' referred to, the three persons just entering on the scene of this story were assembled. Of the trio one wa., an elderly and. dignified -looking person with luxuri- ant grey hair, wonderfully and fearful- ly waved, and with considerable re- mains of goad looks, There was rath- er too much of her by this time; but the growing stoutness, if not conceal -I ed, had at any rate been successfully dealth with by Lady Atterton's dress- maker. If the mother of the Bal- ladrochit heiress 'looked like a gover- ness at all, it could only be the most superior sort on. the market—that type which is never mentionerlwithout the added epithet of "finishing."' To watch Lady Atterton's moverrlents was to en- joy a lesson in deportment, gratis; to Brave France and Allies, what their., fate? And we, alas, prepared so late? Where could you find a saviour 'State If England died to -night. What of the little peoples then? What of their liberties and when? Where would we find the conquering men, If England died to -night. What of the aims of German peace? When would the horrors of war cease? When from the victors come release, If England died to -night. Think of the panic and the fears, The brutal deaths, the,. endless tears, The world fall back a thousand years, If England died to -night. best, If England died to -night. —J. Levering Jones, in Philadelphia Ledger. • • Vegetables and fruits often are stored in quantities in hot, damp, poorly ventilated bins and under con- ditions which hasten wilting, fermen- tation and decay. It is to be hoped that no apples will. be allowed' to rot under the trees this year. Call in the neighbors and pare and dry them and share with the workers or make the apples into eider' and feed the poorest to the hogs in limited quantities. Rear -A im ral Berson - Head of the Un ted States navy, .Ad- miral Bersort before attaining his high rank was recognized as one of the most efficient men in the navy, , Ile was appointedranking officer and president of the General Board of the Navy at the death of Admiral 'George Dewey. lie also retains his former duties as chief of naval operations. 'RAILWAY POLICY . . IS CRITICISED Acquisition of Canadian Nor- thern Imposes Burden of Unknown Magnitude. The following criticism of the policy of: the Government in respect of the Canadian Northern Railway is made: The Government bill to . authorize the purchase by it of the capital stock of the Canadian Northern Railway is half -way through the House of Com- mons and will shortly be in the Sen- ate,' If it becomes law, it will impose on Canada, at a time when the coun- try is under an unprecedented strain, a burden of unknown magnitude. One certainly greater than any ever be- fore imposed upon this country, with the exception of the war debt. The purchase of a defined piece of railway,ro ert: is one thing.: The P P Y buying of stock in a company with unascertained assets and unknown liabilities is another. *Once ,the Gov- ernment becomes the principal owner of the common stock, it must provide out of loans or taxes for all the debts. of the railway due or to become , due and for all future losses in operating The estimates of expenditure stil necessary to be made run into enor mous figures. No one knows wha the real extent of its obligations. are The railway has bonds outstandin and debts unpaid; so have its sub sidiaries. There are guarantees give by ito other companies, unpaid bal ances on contracts and upon ac counts, but to what extent is unknown What its assets are is .,equally un known. It operates and is interested in railway' companies, land companies telegraph companies,. tunnel compan ies, lumber companies and hotel com panies, but' no one knows how far it • 1 t g n d owns them, what their assets or lia- bilities are, nor to what extent the railway company is responsible for their liabilities. No other railway company nor any other group of business men would consider such an acquisition except after elaborate examination and . re- ports from accountants and apprais= ers on the assets and liabilities, .and. then only subject to a solvent guar- antee that all supposed assets would be delivered and that no undisclosed debts or obligations would appear. To find out these things, where such examination and guarantee cannot be had, the usual course in the United States has been to place theroad in the hands of a receiver, whose staff can ascertain them and, place them before those interested in an accurate and clear statement. Systems quite as Targe, notably the Union Pacific, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Rock. Island, have in the United States been through this process and have emerged from it with capital written down to correspond to the actual values, in 'a solvent condition and able to perform their duties as public servants. The only ', examination so far had into the affairs of the Canadian Northern has resulted in the opinion of two out of three railway experts that the stock proposed to be pur- chased was worth nothing. This means that whatever its nominal value may be, the unsecured debts are morethan enough to prevent its be- ing sold to any reasonably prudent purchaser. In view of the fact that no money was paid to, the company for the stock and that the company has never been able to earn anything upon it, there was and is no reason to expect any other result from ex- amination. No agreement or obligation to pur- chase is produced. In fact, nothing has transpired except .verbally and then between members of the Govern- ment riot named and persons whose names are not disclosed. In 'fact what is to be paid; who is to get paid for it, what the cost and the at- tendant obligations are, no one knows. The smallest transaction in common life could not be concluded in such a way, and any attempt to do it by trustees responsible to a court would unquestionably he a breach of trust, and this is the largest and most on- erous undertaking ever contemplated by any Canadian Government, and the most risky. It is safe to say that no road capitalized above its earning power:, can ever be a useful public servant, nor can any road bought by a Government for more than its worth ever be anything but a continuous drain on the tax.payer. er. The Canadian Northeri. Railway was built as a private speculation, lta.bonds were sold to financiers at a discount, No money was received into its treasury for its. stock, Noth- ing' has been made, public which, would justify the taxing of other citizens of this' country for the pur pose of, giving fictitious value to these bonds and stocks The interest and other charges' on Canada due to the War increase every day and even now are so great that it is difficult to say from what source they can be . paid without an economic strain never hitherto undergone ;. and a cutting down of expenses not yet even be- gun. The credit of the country abroad is less than it has ever been. The last loan of $100,000,000 at 6 per cent. for two years netted only $93,111,111.• In other words, the country is borrowing money at a charge of more than 8 per cent. per annum. Note. --Accord- ing to the Monetary Times.of August 17th, Sir Thomas' White stated the net proceeds to be $96,250,000, not $96,111,111, and that the commissions and charges were 14, per cent. He was speaking of a two-year 5 per cent. loan. The cost would be•8 per cent. if the 1% per cent. comes out of the $96,250,000, but .not otherwise.. Its future credit may :depend entirely on the belief of foreign bankers that good money will not be sent after bad,`and that speculative enterprises will be allowed; to find the financial level called for by their intrinsic merits. The undersigned, all of whom as in- vestors have a stake in the prosper- ity of this country, desire to call the attention of their fellow -countrymen to the grave risk they all are run- ning of having their own earnings di- verted _for the purpose o ring and stockhold- ers to bondholders tockhold- quity ers of a concern, the a in whosedared enterprise has been de by theeople at all in a position only P to form an opinion to be of no value. It is. also urged that the strongest pos- sible protests be made before it is too late to all senators and members of Parliament. Montreal, August 20, 1917. F. W. Molson, James Law, H. R. Drummond, Geo. E. Drummond, Ar- mand Chaput, Ferd. Prudhomme, Zeph. Hebert, A. J. Brown, C. S. Garland, H. A. Ekers, Chas. Chaput, A. Guy Ross, Joseph Ainey, C. Mere- dith, C. S. Campbell, W. R. Miller,. George Caverhill, Wm. McMaster, H. W. Blackwell, Andrew J. Dawes, Robert Hampson,' George R. Hooper, Georse W. Sadler, W. W. Hutchison, Wm. C. Finley, F. H. Wilson, G. F. Benson, A. Craddock Simpson, James Morgan: ` The Gazette,' Montreal, of August 23rd, comments on the above as fol- lows: THE RAILWAY POLICY: We print in another column a pro- test against the, purchase• of the Can- adian Northern Railway signed by many of the leading capitalists • of Montreal, and this' protest is not' lightly to be disregarded. The point at issue is this, is the country to take over a burden that- other shoulders should bear ? Will the` ownership of the Canadian Northern impose upon the people a financial obligation avoidable without danger to national interests? If the' Government°was di- vorced from the enterprise, the an- swer is easy. Like any other busi- ness undertaking the property should stew in its own juice, and undergo the course of liquidation through re- ceivership, emerging therefrom in stronger condition in respect - of lia- bilities both of current and of capi- tal•account. That appears to be the view of the financiers whose` state- ment we print, and there is force in the view. The Canadian Northern must be carried on as an operating road. It serves a great territory and.a large community •of people whose welfare is dependent upon the operation"of this railway, but having exhausted its financial resources the alternative of Government ownership by acquisition of the common stock, or through the medium of a receivership, is the only one presented. To Government ownership we are opposed. A' reorganization of the cap- ital liabilities, through the medium of receivership, is the other recourse. The liability of'Canada in either event remains, the- Government and the provinces having guaranteed thesumgreat sum of $211,000,000 of bonds of the company. It is, however, neces- sary to learn the extent of • the lia- bility taken oyer by Canada in the hill now before Parliament. What as- sets are acquired? What obligations incurred? If -there be a margin on the debit side of the account, if Can- ada is assuming a 'debt over and above existing guarantees, the public may not unreasonably ask why. The railway is'a fine property with ex- cellent prospects, but after all is said,: it is "a business venture which should be allowed to face the con sepu*ences of all business ventures. One ,thing is certain; the . country should not be saddled with any avoid- able void able, liability. The debt createdby -the war 'is already large, and constantly increasing. New sources of taxation. have,`to be tapped. The outlook is by no Means bright in respect of the Dominion finances and before the additional obligation of taking oyer the Canadian Northern Railway is in- curie,), it is necessary at the least' that we should know precisely what DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME Eighth Lesson (Continued).—Proteins. Methods of cooking milk, fish, baking, sauteing, or frying. A steady, cereals, peas, beans and lentils are even heat is required and an allowance) given this week. The"protain of milk of twenty minutes to the pound after' is in the •form of casein, which pre- cooking start,; may be considered a capitates when acid is added to the fair time allowance. Owing to the de-'` licate texture of fish, always wrap the fish in a piece of cheese cloth to,.broil. r^ Use a double -fold wire broiler when broiling; also lay the fish on a fine wire rack when baking. This permits easy removal from the pot, fire or pan and makes the appearance of the fish much better when served milk, as in the combination of toma- toes and milk. When milk becomes sour the sugar content of the milk changes to acid. This acid •will, also cause the 'milk to precipitate. Casein is also clotted by ferments or digestive juices which are present in the stomach. Milk may be heated to the scalding point, using a double boiler. Slow cooking at a temperature just below the boiling point will give better re- sults when cooking foods that con- tain milk. When combining milk with acid fruits or vegetables, if a quarter teaspoonful of baking soda is added to the fruit or vegetable to neutralize the acid, the milk will not separate. This amount is for one pint of milk, or you may blend one tablespoonful butter, one tablespoon- ful flour, two cupfuls milk. Cook until boiling is reached. Now slowly add the fruit or vegetable. Bring to the scalding point and use. When cooking puddings and custards al- ways stand the,dish or pan containing the mixture in a larger pan contain- ing hot water, then bake in a moder- ate oven. Fish,. The protein of fish is similar in character to that of meat. It differs in structure and composition. Fish may be cooked by boiling, broiling, Cereal' The length of time, required for cooking cereals depends entirely upon the amount of 'cellulose the. cereals contain. Steel -cut oatmeal will re- quire much longer time than the flak- ed oats, which are first crushed and then steamed. Hominy will require longer to cook than cornmeal. Long, slow and con- tinuous cooking is the proper method for cooking all cereals. Legumes Fresh peas beans are cooked and in boiling water, boiling gently, so that the vegetable will not break or become mussy. Use barely enough water to cover. Dried peas, beans and lentils should be soaked first in plenty of cold wa- ter for twelve hours. They should then be steamed until tender. They may also be boiled gently. Lentils are very nutritious, easy to,, digest and are considered a valuable article of diet in Europe. Rice a Valuable Food. - Food experts are urging a wider use of cereals, and suggest that they may appear in some form at every meal. With a high food value and no waste, the housewife should learn how to cook them properly and serve them. so that their • use does not become monotonous. Rice should be more appreciated. than it is, for it can be served in so many ways. Polished rice is of less value as a food than that which is un- polished, because in the polishing the vitamines, which are an essential life principle, are ground off. The latter also has the advantage of being less expensive. Rice cooked thus;. should look like a mound of snow. Wash the rice well throughoneor two cold waters, then sprinkle it into a kettle of slightly salted boiling wa- ter which should not stop boiling at all for twenty minutes. No two grains should adhere together, and each ought to be swollen to twice its natural size. When it is soft turn out into a colander,' shake it up lightly and set in the -oven a moment -to dry. Stewed tomatoes added to the water in which the', rice was boiled will, if properly seasoned, make a delicious soup. Coldboiled rice added to scram bled eggs will piece cat that dish so that two eggs will serve several peo- ple. The housewife will find that rice. may be added to many dishes, in- creasing their :bulk and reducing their cost. Trench Cake. One-half cupful of shortening, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of,water,; . one-half: cupful of raisins, chopped fine.. Place in a saucepan and bring, to a boil. Cook for two 'minutes and then add: Three-quarters teaspoonful of baking soda, one-half teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-quarter teaspoonful of cloves, one-quarter teaspoonful of mace, two tablespoonfuls ' of cocoa, two cupfuls of flour. Beat well un- til cool and then add two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Pour into a greas- ed and floured pan. Smooth the top of the cake with a knife dipped in water." Cover the top of the cake with the following mixture: Four tablespoon- fuls of sugar, eight tablespoonfuls of flour, four tablespoonfuls of shorten- ing, one teaspoonful of ° cinnamon. Work the mixture between the hands until it is fine and crumbly. Spread smoothly over the cake and then bake for forty minutes in a moderat oven.' This delicious ("Ike is just the thing to send to the men in the trenches as it keeps indefinitely. is being purchased. in the way of as- set, and what is being incurred" in the way of liability. JAPAN AS A FIGHTER. Surrender, and : the White Flag Have No Place in Army and Navy. ' The Japanese soldier never surren- ders. "Die with the castle for your pillow" ` is a literal translation of the precept kept constantly before the' Mikado's little fighting men. While the beligerent nations of Europe to- day have about four millionprisoners of war distributed among them, the Japanese prides himself on the fact that in the war with China in 1894 not a single Jap was taken prisoner. In the war with Russia about 1000 Taps were taken prisoners by the Muscovites, but they were mostly civilians. The Jap soldier or sailor who surrenders and' later. returns from captivity has no further place in the society of Nippon. He is an outcast, forever condemned to shame and isola- tion in his own, country. In a siege the Jap garrison hangs on until every last man is killed or wounded. The th spirit that dominates e Jap army and navy is that of contempt ° for death. "United we stand; together we die," is their motto. Japan at the present, moment has more than 2,500,000 trained soldiers -l - all of this caliber—ready on' the trig- ger for;action.- They have 300 trans- ports' ready to hurry forward their army wherever duty calls. ' Her nor- mal peace strength is an army of a million and a half soldiers, and she has an ,unorganized available force of more than eight : -;million men. Every man in the Land of the Mikado is a' potential' soldier, drilled and schooled in athletics and military maneuvers from youth, lithe and wiry littIalchaps of the jujutsu brandseen in our vaudeville theatres. Her navy is one of the strongest in the world. Japan ranks among the first,, four nations in this respect, standing up with Great Britain, the United States and Germany. And while the English and German` fleets have been suffering losses during the three years of the world war, Japan has been vying.with the United States in rushing to completion a naval shipbuilding program. As with the Jap army man, so the navy man never runs up the white flag, but fights un- til his ship is sunk or victorious. Freesias. Plant freesias in August and Sep- tember in pots for winter flowering. The bulbs are inexpensive and the flowers are delightfully fragrant Pot three bulbs in a five inch pot. The soil should be leaf mould and loam with a little sharp sand. Such soil as florists use from a 'compost heap is the best. Set thepots in a sheltered place in the garden and cover the tops with spaghnum moss until the foliage appears. Plant•every two week for a succession of bloom. Roses will be benefited by a good showering with the hose after a hot day. i A fraternal find Insurance society that protecto Its mefnbers in accordance with tae. Ontario Go icrnment Standard. Sicic and funeral benefits optional. Authorized to obtain rnembero'and charter lodaea In every Province in Canada. Purely Canadian. Oaf... Bound and econo- mical. It there is no local lodge of Chosen Friends In your district, apply "direct to any of the following *Mears; Dr. J;' f.Edwards, M.1'. al 'and Councillor. W. P. Campbell, Grand Organizer. HAMILTON W. F. Montague Grand Re -corder. s: H. ben, M.D., Grand Medical Zs. ONTARIO :Ontario Veterinary College 110 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada of Under the control of the Department of Agriculture of Ontario's Affiliated with the University of Toronto, College Reopene,Monday, Oct. 1, 1917. Calendar Sent on App licatlon. ,E. A. A. GRANGE, V.8., M.Sc., PrinciRal