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The Brussels Post, 1915-7-1, Page 7z&wifeY ct'nter.. a Seasonable Dishes. Asparagus Bundles.—Scrape the as- paragus carefully, wash and tie it in small bundles. Put into boiling water With salt. and cook until tenger. , Serve in bundled on a het dish. Mako ,a drawn butter 'sauce by meltingsome good table butter with a little salt. Serve it apart. Sugar Drops.—Stir to a cream three ounces of butter and six ounce of powdered eager; add three beaten eggs, one-half of a pound of sifted flour, and one-half of a nutmeg; Drop this mixture on buttered tins by large spoonfuls, several inches apart, and bake the cakes at once. Summer Salad.—Take the young. shoots of mustard, tender lettuce, and the tender tops of green onions; shred them fine, and pour over them hot ba- con fat with bits of the cooked bacon. Season the dish well with pepper and salt, and add a tablespoonful of vine- gar. Toss it with a fork to mix it, and serve it garnished with slices of hardboiled egg, A. Southern Way of Cooking Ham. —Simmer the ham gently until it is thoroughly done. Remove the akin, and cover the ham with an envelope, of dough made of flour and .water. Bake for an hour. Remove the envel- ope, stick the ham with cloves, put it back in the baking pan, sprinkle it with sugar, baste it occasionally with sweetened vinegar, and bake it until it is brown. Mock . Bone Marrow Toast.—Wash the roots of several bunches of celery and cut -them into small pieces;., Boil them in salted water and math:them very fine; add a bit of butter, a• pinch of pepper and a little flour to . give a smoothness. Turn all into a pan, and heat it to take the raw taste from the Roar. Prepare and d -h heap p the mixture upon it. It makes delicious t a es ad entree. I — am together ether O ycoolts: Cre g two beaten eggs and one cupful of granu- lated sugar. Add twocupfuls of milk p and six tablespoonfuls of hot lard. Add two cupfuls of sifted .flour, to. which has been added six teaspoonfuls of baking powder and one-half of a teaspoonful of salt. Roll the mixture. into balls the size of an English wal- nut, with a raisin in the centre of each. Fry them in deep fat, and roll them in powdered. sugar. Cheese Pudding.—To one teacupful of grated cheese take one teacupful of bread crumbs, Season with cay- enne, dry mustard and salt. Place one teaspoonful of milk in a saucepan, heat in it all the ingredients and cook for a few minutes until it is soft. Let cool, and add the yolk of one egg, well beaten, Grease a pie 'dish and fill it with the mixture. Put a little butter on top and bake for twenty minutes. ter until clean. -Rinse in cold water Prelimswithtwo Cream.—Whip two full of in the same way, shake well, wipe the of ream two abouttbblespoonfuls of back and handle carefully, and put sifted sugar and one-half a on a window -sill to dry in the open stick of scraped vanilla or, one tea- air. Soap should not be used as it spoonful of vanilla flavoring. Crush ma :es the bristles 'soft. one-fourth pound of burnt sugar al - ,and six crumbled macaroons Mix all together. Dissolve one-eighth NO DIE FOR VICTORIA CROSS. box of gelatin in a small quantity of warm water and beat it in. Wash out Made Separately of Bronee Front. a china mold and decorate with glace Guns Captured in Crimea. alerries. Pour in the mixture and stand on ice. Walnut Cone Creams.—Thoroughly beat two eggs, and add gradually one cupful of light brown sugar, while you continue the beating. Next add three tablespoonfuls of sifted flour, to which has been added one-quarter of a spoonful of baking powder, and a pinch of salt, and one cupful of Eng- lish walnut meats that have been bro- ken into small pieces. Drop the mix- ture from a teaspoon on a buttered pan, having' the cakes far enough apart to prevent their running toge- ther. As soon as they are baked, loosen them carefully from the pan and roll then into cones. When the cones are cold, fill them with whipped cream, and decorate eachone with:a candied cherry. Crystal Sandwiches.—Not only do these "sandwiches" keep well, but they are crisp even on a damp day—a qual- ity that recommends them for use at summer homes at the shore. Place oyster crackers together two by two, with a filling of peanut butter or mar- malade between thorn. Let the "sand- wiches" stand until they are firm; dip them into crystal syrup made by boil- ing' one cupful of sugar and one-third of a cupful of water to 225 degrees. Dry them on a wire rack. The syrup adds a desirable sweetness, and at the same time a covering that preserves the crispness of the crackexs. Store them in a tin box. Household Hints. Steep sage in boiling water before using it and it will not taste bitter. 3 No fish is cooked enough unless the flesh separates easily 'from the bones. Powdered starch if applied imme- diately to fruit stains will remove thein. To bleach handkerchiefs add a slice of lemon to the waterthey aro boiled in, Brass, if rubbed with Woe oil cif - ter it has been polished- will not tar- nish so quickly, Always put the scrubbing brush to dry with the bristles down. This will save the brush. Aluminum kitchen utensils • should never be washed with soda. ' Use dimple soap and water. If the head aches from heat, put a cold compress on the back of the neck and on the wrists. Gas: ovens 'should be cleaned with warm soapy water' to which a little ammonia has been added. Apply glycerine to -a scald directly after accident occurs and cover it with rags saturated with glycerine. • •• The clothes wringer will last twice' as long if the pressure screws at the top Are loosened after using.' New potatoes if soaked in water that hasa little soda dissolved in it will scrape and clean beautifully. ,Tomatoes can be skinned quickly if they are first dropped. momentarily into a basin of boiling water. You will .find if youcrush ordinary block salt and mix a little flour with it it keeps quite free from Pumps. Milk or milk 'foods *ill not scorch• if the stewpan is rinsed in cold water and rubbed with a little fresh butter or lard. A REMARKABLEnot. flew A • Faithful Canine Recovered Some Hidden Money. • Monsieur. Dumont, a tradesma of the Bus St. Denis, Paris, says Owen Jones in the Badminton Magazine, offered to laya wager with a friend with whom he was, walking on the Boulevard Ste Antoine that if he were to hide a six livre piece in the dust, his dog would -discover it and bring it to him. The wager' was, accepted, and the piece of money secreted, tit- ter ,being carefully ..marked. When they were some distance from the spot, Monsieur Dumont called to his dog that he had lost something, and ordered hint to seek it. The. dog, By name Caniche, immediately turned back, while his master and his com- panion continued their walk. Meanwhile a traveller, who happen- ed tp,•be, just then returning in a chaise from Vincennes,perceived the piece of money, which his horse had kickedfrom ite, hiding place... The traveller alighted, picked up the mo- ney, and was driving off to his inn, in the Bus Pont-aux-Choux, just as Ca- niche reached the spot where the mo- ney had been hidden. Caniche at once followed, the chaise, entered the inn, and stuck close to the traveller, leap- ing up incessantly about him.. The traveller, supposing him to be some dog that had been lost or left behind by his piaster, thought the dog was trying to make friends with him, and as the animal was handsome, deter- mined to keep him. Ile gave him a good supper, and on retiring to bed, took him with him to his chamber. But no sooner had the traveller re- moved his breeches than the dog seized them. The owner, of course, took them away. Then Caniche be- gan to bark at the door, -which the kindly traveller opened, Thinking that the :log wished to go out. Caniche inateetly snatched up the breeches, and away he flew. The traveller posted after him in his nightcap, anx- ions for his purse ,which was full of double napoleons of forty francs each. Caniche rah full speed to his master's house, which he reached anonint be- fore his pursuer, who was naturally 1 furious out of breath andYenraged. ' "Sir,"said Caniche's master, "my dog is a faithful creater e, and if he has run away with your breeches, it is because you have in them money that does not belong to you." The traveller became still more in- furiated. "Compose yourself, sir!" rejoined the other, smiling. 'Without doubt there is in your purse a six-livre piece with such and such marks, which you picked up in the Boulevard St. An- toine, and which I threw down there with a firm conviction that my dog would bring it back again." The stranger had to,. admit that that was the case, and -when he had returned the coin to Caniche's mas- ter, the dog permitted hit. to take up his breeches and go back in them to the inn. Bukowina. If you would prevent vegetables< from boiling over, drop a piece .of dripping the size of a walnut in the centre of them. When a window is•difiicult to raise pour melted lard between the frame and the casing and put a little also on the cord. • When boiling a ham leave it in the water in which it has been cooked un- til it is cool. ' This will make it -ten- der t -ten -der and juicy. • Stale loaves shoal be wrapped in a wet cloth for a minute, then the cloth removed, and the loaf baked in a slow oven for half an hour. Directly tea is spilt on a tablecloth. cover the stain withco salt. common it for a Leave while,' and when the cloth is washed all tains will have disappeared. eared. • When boiled and unboiled eggs get mixed spin them,'and:the boiled ones will spin around quite fast, while those which have not been cooked will. berdly spin around once.. Milk may be heated without ,burn- ing if the saucepan is rinsed in clean, cold water before pouring the milk into it. The saucepan is also easily cleaned if it is thus rinsed ,before using. To prevent new shoes from pinch- ing lay a cloth moistened in hot water across the place where the pressure is most felt, changing the cloth as soon as it becomes cool. This will make the leather shape itself to the foot. Hair brushes should be washed once a week, and are soon spoiled unless properly cleansed. Put a tablespoon- ful of ammonia in a quart of water hot as can be borne by the hand, and, after freeing the brushes from hair, dip the 'bristles in and out of the we - When an ordinary medal is made a steel die is used, and the article can be turned out complete with one blow of the press. Thousands can thus be made in a very short space of time. But for the Victoria Cross there is no die in .existence. Each cross is made separately; and this is ae it should be, for the cross ranks far higher than any other military de- coration which it is in the power of the country to bestow. The bronze, as is known to most people, is a part of some of the Rus- sian guns captured in the Crimea. It is of very hard quality, and it is weighted out to the workmen es care- fully as if it were se much gold. The feat Cross was modelled in hard wax, and after the design had been approved -a model pattern was cast. This is preserved with the great- est care, and from. it are made the moulds from which every other Cross i5 east. The moulds, as is usual in all cast- ing, are made in two parts, and the surfaces prepared with blaeklead, so as to make them smooth. q. Rosebery g. Wit. Quite in 'the foremost rank of cele- brities who are aiding recruiting is Lord - Rosebery, whose popular speeches have induced many young men to join the colors. . Lord Rose- bery is a very? great lover of ani- mals, and the story goes that on one occasion he went so far as to risk his life for a favorite dog. His lordship was on board :i steamer when sudden- ly his dog fell overboard. Much dis- tressed, Lord Rosebery asked the cep- tain to stop the: boat, a request which was refused. "If it was a Ian over- .board," said the captain, "wetly, than, of course—" "Oh," said Lord Rose- bery, "that can be easily managed," Mid, to tho captain's astonishment, he leapt overboard after the dog him- self. Naturally the boat was prompt- ly stopped, a boat was -lowered with all speed, and both dog and master were rescued, nmo the worse for their experience. tlE SUNDRY : sND .: TUQY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 4. Lesson L—Absnlom'a Failure -2 Sam, 18, 1-5. Golden Text— Eph:0.1. I, The ,Battle Array (Verses 1-4). Verse 1, Numbered the people.— The eople-The' 'word for "number" here is differ- ent frpm the word. "number" in 2 Sam. 24. 1. There the word means merely "to count." Here the primary mean- ing is "to muster," "to inspect," "to review. David did not want numbers only." Like Gideon,' he wanted picked men. Captains of thousands and captains of hundreds—The usual disposition of the army (see Num. 81. 14; 1 Sam. 8, 12; 22. 7), This military division cor- responded to the civil division insti- tuted by Moses (Exod. 18.25.) 2. A third part—As noted in pre- vious lessons this is the way in which the Hebrew commanders divided their armies (Judg. 7, 16; 9 43; 1 Sam. 11. 11; 2 Kings 11. 5, 6). The Philistines, at least on one occasion, followed the practice of the Hebrews (1 Sam. 13. 17). The King intended to take the field as chief commander over these divisions. He realized what his in- fluence would be down in the fighting line with his men. 3. Thou art worth ten thousand of us—The Hebrew literally reads, "There are ten thousand like us:" The implication is, "But there is not one like you." Doubtless David was quite ready to stay in the camp, as he did not want to go personally against his son. Succor us out of the city—To send reinforcements or to command the re- treat if retreat were necessary. 4. The king stood—To encourage the soldiers by this personal interest as they moved out to battle. Although geography is in the melt- ing pot, most of us have been learning a good deal of it since the war began, says a contributor to the London Times. Many have had this year their first introduction to the Bukowina. It is a duchy and crownland of Aus- tria, sandwiched between the province of Galicia and the northwestern fron- tier .of Roumania. Bukowina means the country of the beech trees, and a great portion of it is forest clad, for it lies amongthe southern spurs of the wooded Carpathians. Czernowitz, its capital, las about 90,000 inhabi- tants, and the population of the duchy is some three-quarters of -a million. Of these, about 40 per cent. are Ruthenians, and nearly another 40 per cent. are Roumanians, and the balance is made up of the usual Balko-Hungarian mixture—Magyars, Germans, Poles, Jews, and Gypsies. The Ruthenians and the Roumanians belong to the Orthodox Church, and therefore the great majority of the inhabitants hold with Roumania and with Russia in the matter of religion. The Roumanian peoples in the Bu- kowina and in Transylvania are not settlers who have overflowed across the Roumanian frontier. They have their roots deep in history. Roumania herself is a geographical anomaly, and it is very curious to find a Latin people in eastern Europe surrounded on all sides by Slays and Hungarians -for not only do Roumanians speak a Latin tongue closely resembling Ital- II. The Fight In the Forest of Eph- raim (Verses 5-8). 5. The king commanded—David did not merely request his generals not to hurt Absalom, he "commanded" them. "And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom." ' 6. The forest of Ephraim—As the battle was fought east of the Jordan, this forest could not have been in the central part of Palestine where the tribe of Ephraim settled. It muss have been in some part of the great forest of Gilead, east of the Jordan. which, in fact, is a continuation of the great forest of Ephraim in the west side of the Jordan. 8. The forest devoured—The retreat of Absalom's army through the for est was necessarily hatrlpered• by the trees and undergrowth. More mer were slain in the retreat through th forest, therefore, than in the actual battle. III. The Fate of Absalom (Verses 9-15). 9. Absalom chanced to meet—Ir the rout Absalom, found himself it the midst of David's men. So he tool to the densest forest, hoping, of course, to escape. His Mule—The mule was the mark of royalty (see 1 Kings 1. 33, 38) Doubtless it was David's own mule. A Great oak --The Hebrew reads "The great terebinth." The definite article indicates that the tree was wet: known. The terebinth is a turpentine tree, something like the oak. In the forest on the east of Jordan ther were far, more oaks than terebinths hence a terebinth would be more easily marked, especially if, as in thi: case, it was unusually large. His head caught hold—Doubtless it the low forks of the tree. He wa stunned by the impact, as his mule was galloping in wild fear. Althougi his hair also became entangled, he die not hang by his hair alone. 10. A certain man—One of God' unnamed and unsung noblemen. 12. Silver in my hand—Joab wa well known. This man would no have taken a promise from him. Ha he dealt with him at all, it would no have been on the basis of actual cash 13. Thou thyself wouldest have se thyself against me—In no sense wa: Job to be trusted. He was a grea general. On this account David use fan, but in spite of all admixture with him. As politics makes strange bed Gieoks, they retain to thhisis day Slays, Turks, and a y strong Constantinople fellows, 5o does war break down per sonal ethical standards, signs of their Malian blood. 14 Took three darts—Absalom wa: Roumania is the modern descendant of Trajan's roman colony in Dacia, not killed outright. Joab brutalh and the explanation of the Rouman- struck at him with rods o� di ians it the • Bukowina and Transyl- Staves (as the Hebrew word firs came to hand. His armorbearers ac canis lies in the fact that Trajan's catese—that is, anything that firs' province included both these districts, and was much largos in extent than teeny, killed the unfortunate youtl tho modern kingdom of Roumania. (verse 15). When Catherine II. was at war with 15. Slew him — Joab doe-settles the quickest way to' end th, rebellion was to kill the rebel. Turkey the Russians occupied the Bukowina in 179, but they restored it to the Turks when peace was made in 1774. Austria had been much per- turbed by this occupation, and made great show of her anxiety for its res- titution to Turkey. But this friendef- nesa was b no means disinterested, Too Good to Germans. A large part of Leeds (England Workhouse has been requisitioned b the British War Oice for wounde soldiers. The displaced inmates ar being accommodated in a schoo for she 'r n h promptly set up aintrigue to secure it for herself, and in 1777 German prisoners are lodged i the Porte ceded it to her. Since then it has remained in Austrian hands. .q. Meant All Right. Hub (at breakfast)—I've got a batt head this meriting, floating palaces that cost the natio $5,000,000 a year, and $75,000 ha been spent in fitting the old worl Donington Hall in Leicestershire fo others. It has bon estimated that a saliire, Wife—len sorry, dear. I do hope can swim at the rate of twenty -fry I you'll be able to shake it off, miles an hour. P Vil RQ iez ,�; The eekeeper's Worst Enemy Nampa foul Brood Has Destroyed Hundreds Of Colonies in Ontario, Physicians tell us that among the to human race there are some nationali- time Hee more resistant to certain diseases than others. Experiments with differ- ent races of honey boss have proved is conclusively that purely mated.Italian stock is on the whole, strongly re- sistant to the ravages of European foul brood, This resistance is so well marked in some colonies that they are apparently almost immune from its ers effect% Writing in The Canadian Country- be, man, F. Eric Miller, B.S.A., State In- specter of Apiaries, Michigan, says: Among beekeepers who have kept toms the German or Black bees, European treated, foul brood has proved to be the most fewer dreaded of all the bee diseases in ing, North America, In the affected dis- tricts of Ontario and certain of the States, many thousands of dollars' worth of damage has already been done. Where Black bees were kept exclusively the disease cleaned out all before it. Whole apiaries of more than a hundred colonies have been rendered worthless in one season, and. have been entirely destroyed in less than two years. Those beekeepers who heeded the warnings sent out by Government authorities and requeened with purely' mated Italian queens are still keeping bees; while , those who neglected these warnings are no long- er beekeepers. A colony of Black bees suffering from European foul brood will dwin- dle and die out very quickly. To the dispose of the disease, Since that beekeepers have found 'that cause a queen is pure Italian it does not always necessarily follow that certainto resist European foul brood every time. A Holstein cattle breeder jrnows that it is not every pure-bred calf .that will turn out winner: the seine holds true with bees, and it is this fact that beekeep- often lose sight of. To fight Euro peau foal brood successfully one must prepared to requeen each colony more than once if this is necessary. Whenever a colony shows the erne of the disease after having been and is losing ground, that bees are hatching than are then it is high time to kill queen and introduce another. Many of the beekeepers who have fought European foul brood most sue- cessfully are those who requeened each colony affected as often as needed. Only those colonies that headed by vigorous prolific queens will resist European foul brood. Some may not be able to determine what qualities make up a good queen. The appearance of the queen herself, that is, her size, shape and color not always. guide us. We can tell good queen's qualities by results, these results show in the power to sist the disease, the ability to store good surplus of honey, and strength of the colony. When we amine a hive we can judge the quality of the queen by the compactness be- the a - - fs, dy- the was are will a and re - a the ex - of : • ' *i.ys'.s wti..p,-,. !'a a _� <� - S .ra q v '.r w3 7 ^L• rat Ma }„ ta,aa. ,ea.�c �, R t ••eY .,,�;;•i. d«,,yN 7 . 'z '^ v , R•- i t. � . � fit: •.� `<, ��i. V� � y� sy i y ri w � w. k .3. ,➢, g: ,y;::� � :�> $ Cx;. a'.,t j. F` - 4i Fry—Pti_ ]., ''', :,,y,44:. `�`'�{�i�l . 1 The colony to the left has been nearby destroyed by foul brood. The • Italians on the right are strong and healthy. uninitiated it does not seem possible, ; that the disease can work so rapidly, jeggs ; but when we understand its nature it, ; is no longer a mystery. In a normal, ! t healthy colony of bees, from spring i till fall, the hatching bees replace , those which are constantly dying from 1 The old age, so that the colony keeps up ' in numbers and with a vigorous queen !nectar is most thickly populated in early I , summer. When European foul brood • ; attacks a colony, we find that from 50 to 95 per cent. of the young bees in ! the larval or worm stage die. The fully developed bees naturally live : but a short while during a heavy . honey -flow, and as these are not re- placed by the younger generations, , except in small numbers, the colony soon dies out. Italian Bees Resistant There is no race of honey bees on ; this continent that ]las been given the , same amount of attention that' the ; Italian variety has received. For ; many years queens have been import- ed from Italy, and with these queens 1 as a nucleus the North American , Queen Breeders have practised selec- tive breeding. While it may not be , due entirely to the efferts of thse men t to improve the Italian stock, the gen- eral opinion is that colony for colony the Italian surpasses, any other var- iety. s Apart from the ability of most ` strains of Italians to resist European t foul brood, these bees have been found to be excellent workers, gentle to , handle, and generally adapted to the ; climate of this country. s During the early days of European • foul brood in this country, when bee- 1 keepers were told to fight the disease • by requeening with pure Italian - queens, it was believed that this one treatment was all that was necessary the brood and the absence of drone until the colony is strong lr worker bees, or near the point of swarming. R'he Time to Requeen. best time to requeen ,a colon of bees is when there is a good flow of coming in. The bees are more easily handled at such a time, anc they will not be liable to kill the nee queen. If one follows the direction of the breeder from whom the queen are purchased there will be no cliff culty in getting the queen in. One point should be remembered, however and that is, not to disturb the colony at all for a week or ten days after putting in the queen. If your bees are Blacks or dark hybrids you wil be sorely tempted to take a peep a the new queen to see how she is do ing. This will often cause the be to kill the queen: wait and all will b well. Do net wait until European fou brood visits your neighborhood befog you requeen every colony with Italia stock. A good colony of pure Italian are more profitable than the commo bees in any case, and by keeping one the best you will carry the safest kin of insurance against a raid of Euro peau foul brood. "One ounce of pre vention is worth a pound of cure." If you have not received a bulleti from the Provincial Apiarist, Guelpl Ontario, on "Bee Diseases," yo should write for one. When you hav carefully studied the symptoms e European foul brood you should ac as your own inspector and keep you apiary free from this disease. In conclusion: Keep your queen young and your colonies strong, an if your bees are pure Italians Eur pean foul brood will be robbed of a its terrors. Special Steamers. •• To the landsman who lives far from t a port one steamer is ,much like an- • other; but, as a matter of fact; great i numbers of vessels are now built for one special branch of trade, and are a fitted for that purpose and no other. t Tho oil -tank steamer most of ne know, but the refrigerating vessel is less often beard of. There are regu- lar lines of steamers sailing to the Antipodes and South America which n consist of one vast refrigerating 1 chamber, in which meat and farm 5 produce are carried. When the holds • are full'they are hermetically sealed, a and the temperature is kept as nearly a level as possible all through the voy- 5 age. e Then there are the cattle -ships, the r colliers, and ore caridrs with a num- ber of derricks, instead of masts, for quick discharge of cargo, rind, the a fruit steantets tvhiclt ply regularly to 0 and from the West Indies. 5 en.sn.et ..ince of Vne'ent vc ale.. built for the coolie trade between din and the West Indies, chiefly tisk Guiana. Formerly sailing vesse were engaged in the traffic, but the native has, for him, truly fortable and well -found steamers the voyage. Not dissimilar are the ships gaged in the pilgrim traffic to very little is known. 3+ To Br no con 11 e Mee, act 1 go to tv Why He Growled. "The Browns have a new autom bile. "That so?" Yes, aren't you glad? I• can t say that I am particularly You should rejoice in the succe of ethers. 1 dont see wily men gloomy when other people are titig on," "You don't. Well, Pin Brown's lor, and he still ewes me for suits." THEY DON'T WANT TO FJCUT BAVARIANS PATCH UP TRUCES WITH THE FRENCH. Troops of Opposing Armies Shifted tee Prevent Them Becoming Too Well Acquainted. When on sentinel duty one night at the extremity of a wood in the valley ,. of the Aisne, • during a hill in the fighting, with almost the only sound that of the men snoring in the trench- es, I heard a slight whistleq, in the direction of the German trenches, d e er tr n , an then, not fifty feet away, a voice call,- ing softly: `Comrade,' .A. dark figure came crawling toward me,on its knees hands in air, writes JeaGigot, , g i from the trenches. "Please don't kill me; please take me prisoner," said the voice in bro- ken French. I covered the man with my gun and answered: "Certainly, but mind, no tricks.' I was thinking of the ruses by which our men had lost their lives through trusting to the Germans. "I swear to God, it is in good faith; but don't hurt me," he pleaded. The man was so overjoyed, he tried to kiss my hands and, still on his knees, he fell to kissing alternately a cross and a photograph, "It is that of my dear wife," he explained. "e thought never to see her again." "We are told you ]till all yelp r,pri- soners," he said. "And we are told you kill all yours," I answered. "Our prisoners are well treated, and all they ask is not to be exchanged so they will have to fight again," said he. Many Such Deserters. As it is, there are many such de- sertions on both sides, by the weak or indifferent soldiers, or by those who consider they are being made but pawns of in this great war. These disaffections account for the constant shifting f t o regiments invents on both sides, g g so the troops cops will not have time to make friend and cross over. s s This kind of desertion will al a s wy remain a curious phase of this war, and the longer it lasts the more fre- quent will become such desertions. Indeed, if it had not been for the original cruelties of the Germans, and their deliberate misdeeds, we would all get so tired of fighting each Gov- ernment would find itself with an army of prisoners and no more armies to fight with. After the heavy tide of fighting had swept further down the line, it left both ourselves and the Germans quite exhausted. However, we kept up a pretense of fighting —on both sides, as neither party was sure of the other. Then, one night, while our, captain was visiting the sentinels, he ventured beyond the lines to make some observations, and quite prompt- ly dropped into a bomb -hole full of water, so deep he was about to drawn. He called, for help, and who should come but a German of the trenches opposite. A Five -Day Truce. 1 t es. e 1 e Italia] s n Y d n u. e ns d o 11 s V a tt 0 t^ e- 0 The German dragged him out, and then at the point of the rifle informed our captain in good French: "My good soldier, you" are my' prisoner. That's what you get for not knowing how to' swim." "I'm not a soldier, I'm an officer," replied our captain, who was as mad inside as he was wet outside. "So much the better. You must have some money on you. Let's have . it," answered the German. While the two were wrangling, up came the German captain. He booted away his own soldier for trying to rob our captain, and there the two cap- tains struck up an acquaintance, the upshot of which was that the German captain declined to make ours a pri- soner, and the pair agreed to stop the war so long as they remained opposite each other. "We are Bavarians," explained the German captain, —"but if we are re- placed by Prussian troops you'd bet- ter not trust them." The good soldiers on both sides soon saw how things were, and were only too glad to rest. We even. got to using the same water fountain, and for a whole five days our only fights with the Germans consisted of fist fights at the fountain, where disputes took place as to which should draw water first. - Finally, the Bavarian captain tipped the word that he was going to be re- placed by Prussian troops. This is a scheme worked by generals on both sides to keep strangers in front of each other, and thus the old dreary game of killing had to begin again, TIP -TOPICAL PARS. After the Watch on the Rhine—the Black Watch on the Rhine. When the Austrians report that the Russians are in full flight we may generally take it to be a flight of fancy. When the Germans find out that they cannot beat England, France, or Russia, they will do the next, best thing and beat a retreat. One of the English Tomtnies, in a letter home, talks about Germanys "time: my -ha'penny Croton Prineo." So apparently he isn't oven a Half-crown Prince! Some people cast thole bread upon the waters, expecting it to come bank toasted.