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The Brussels Post, 1917-1-4, Page 2JEMINIA JANE; OR, THE DEPUTY HOUSE. MAID. eee rtinough all the agonies of hope 8111 diatrust and belief, and ye 'dare not put it to the toueh towii or lose all he holds dearest on earth 1 Lady Gwendoline is exigeant, di ficile, very capricious, anel much. too civil to Lord. George Mellifleurs I Generally, when Tremaine arrives at the residence of the adored, he finds Lod George upon the door-eteps just departing„ or when he is departing finds him there just arriving. Oc- casionally the two young men meet in the drawing -room, and having express- ed hypocritical joy at the rencontro, It is Six months later, and the very height of the London season, To- night there is a ball at the Duchess of Glenlivon'e, and, as the old lady has a passion for beauty, even the verystair- cases and anterooms of her house are crowded with some of England's love- liest and best. The dreamy strains of the last new velem are sobbing and sighing through the reems; the perfumed breath of countless flowers is making the air languid with its sweetness; afar off the distant -splash of many fountains meets the ear; fans are swaying, eyes, are brightening—glowing; smiles and! soft speeches, coquettish glances and rippling laughter, are everywhere, Here is the charming Mrs. Leigh -I ton, as usual faultlessly attired; there the lovely Mrs. Coppinger -Hall, the center of an admiring throng; lower, clown is Lady Ecics; still lower the pretty, piquant Duchess of Zaid. Here too is Lady Gwendoline Prim- rose, tall and fair, and perfect as Na - j always air themselves afresh on the following of every new acquaintance, Tremaine—who has been rather dis- trait all through—eomes to a dead pause. So does Gwendoline, She lets her 1, • 1 is any work in him, I will undertake t to got it out of him;" he once grimly 1 remarked of one of his subordinates who was supposed to have more apti- - will inherit 'his barony of Ravenedale, and his brother Alfred, his junior bY one year, his viscounty of Scarsdale, Lord Curzon is a man of most im- posing appearance, and one who would ttract attention anywhere. He is over six feet in height and finely Proportioned, with a brisk and master- ful walk characterietie of the man. But, in spite of whet looks like a su- perb physique, his health has never been good. For many years he s tude than liking for work, Combh with his monumental industry he p misses driving power not less exe tional, From early manhood he rul himself with an iron hand. He train himself to be absolutely methodical everything he undertook. It is safe say that no public man of his stencil ever wrote so many letters with I own hand. "His papers," says o who knoWs him, "are always a mint of orderliness. Some one has said th his capacity for work is inhuman, a certainly to unmethodical 'nen he seems to toil with the unswerving certitude of a machine." The Real Ruler. I have often been struck with the erroneous idea that many people in- terested in India have formed of Lord Curzon as a ruler there. Those who want to know something of the real nature of his rule ought to read Lev - et Fraser's "India Under Curzon and After." If they expect to find Curzon as Indian Viceroy an autocratic ruler, striving for the maintenance of "fin - penial" pomp and power, and out sympathy with the aspirations of the common people, they will find thoir expectations strangely falsified, Zett ous for the welfare of his subordin- ates of the lowest class, ever ready to investigate and redress the griev- ances of the humblest, resolute to en- sure justice to all India's teeming and oiling millions—that was ClarS011 in ndia. "We are here," he said once, to give justice, and one single act f injustice in India is, in my opinion, greater strain upon our rule than nuch larger errors of policy or judg- ment." Ile had a genuine sympathy of the eepest kind with the patientr umble, silent millions" of India, and is labors on their behalf were un - easing. Those who delight to asso- iate his rule in India mainly with he strife in which it closed are trangely oblivious of the fact that ndia had never previously known a ule so benevolent, so humane,- and o progressive as his. The great eries of reforms which he intro- ueed into the land revenue policy of he government of India, the estab- shment of co-operative credit so - eyes read his puzzled face for a am - sit glowering at each other in civil ment, and then returns once more to nineteenth-century fashiori through - a rapt contemplation of the useful fan, out the interview, and try with dogged while with difficulty she conceals the perseverance who will alt it out the smile that curves the corners of her longest. All of which is an inward lips. She is fond of stage situations, joy to the spoiled beauty who can cal - and really this is better than any Play. ciliate to a nicety every change of feel - Sir Hilary, finding the prolonged ing in each breast. silence growing oppressive, rouses himself resolutely, and turns his face to hers, Then, impelled by an over- powering curiosity, he says to her, somewhat abruptly,— "Were you ever in Ireland?" TO -day Sir Hilary, lounging deject- edly up the stairs, finds her happily alone, and, instantly brightening up, agreeable. sits down and lays himself out to bel "Mamma has a bad headache," erearee Raising a Calf on Skim -Milk. There is no getting away from th fact that whole milk Is the ideal fee for young animals. It is rich in pr tein and ash,'in feet every nutrie uf- required to build up a strong, healthy led body is contained in mewed proper- os- tions, Whole -milk calves usually are ep- fleshier and look smoother at wean- ed ing time than calves forced to subsist ed on milk from. which the fat has been in removed. Six months after weaning to the difference is not so marked if the ng calves have been properly fed. These ne fed on whole milk make most rapid ne gains at first, but it is at greater cost. elo In a trial at the Kansas Experiment at Station the average daily gain for a nd number of calves fed skim -milk was 1.5 pounds at a cost of $2,26 per hun- dred pounds gain. Whole milk calves made an average gain of 1.9 pounds at a cost of $7,00 per hundred pounds of gain. At the present price of whole milk the cost is greater. hese same calves were turned in th feeding lot after weaning ancl tilos fed skim -milk made an average daily gain of 2.1 pounds and required 439 pounds of concentrates to make 100 pounds gain. The calves raised on milkwholc averaged 1.9 pounds per day, and required 470 pounds of gain This is an argument in favor of rais- ing calves on skim -milk except the fat. This ingredient can be substit- uted by various feeds. However, many feeders make a dismal failure of reeving calves, unless they have a liberal supply of whole milk. In most cases the fault is in the feeder, not the feed. No Ifia:c1 and fast rules of feeclilg can be given, as the success of raising calves depends a good deal upon the skill and judgment of the feeder. It has been demonstrated time and again that heifer calves care- fully fed on skim -milk and some fat substitute develop into a large framed, heavy producing cows as do those reared on whole milk. Minimum Cost For Feed. Dairymen shipping cream have a splendid opportunity to raise calves at a minimum cost for feed, but there are certain requirement: which mist be met if the greatest success would be obtained. A calf should always be given milk of its own mother for a few days. The first milk is not normal, but is prepared by Nature to stimulate the calf's digestive organs. It pays to feed whole milk for the first two or three weeks at least, and then change gradually to skim-millc. The fatal mistake of changing too rapidly is oftentimes made. It must ever be kept in mind that whole milk is the natural feed and that the calf's stom- ach is so constituted that it can digest it readily. The digestive tract must undergo a change with the change of feed. Ten pounds or four or live , quarts of new milk per day, fed in two feeds for a strong calf, and three for a weakling, is sufficient for a start. When changing to skim -milk best re-! sults have been obtained by substitut- ing one pound at each feed until the calf is entirely on its new diet. At four weeks of age 12 pounds of slcim- I milk can be safely fed, and as the calf grows this should be gradually in-, creased to 15 or 18 pouils; the latter amount is sufficient for a live -months - old calf. FROM OLD SCOTLAND NOTES OF INTEREST FROM UER BANKS AND BRAES. ,...," C" . What Is Going On in the Highlands wits have been used succesfully; oat e chop gives good results. A. mixture d of two parts ground corn mat two 0- parts crushed oats gives as good re- nt sults as any grain that can be suppli- ed. The calf can be allowed all it will eat of this mixture up to about 8 pounds, which should be the Hill until it is weaned. It is not necessary nor advisable to feed high-priced nitrogen- ous feeds to skim -milk calves. A calf commences to pick at hay when quite young, and as it grows its first stone. ach or paunch develops and consider- able roughage is required. Well cured clover or alfalfa hay is preferred far growing calves, and at five months of age about 5 pounds will be consumed daily. The manger or rack should bo cleaned before emili 1 eeding, as leaving the hay to accumulate from day to day soon turns. the calf against its feed. Pulped roots are relished by the youngsters and can safely be fed. Silage can also be fed in limit-, e ed quantities; some calves are very; o fond of it. A calf requires water to' drink besides skim -milli. Miley dairy- men find that it pays to have water accessible to, the calf at all times. It requires salt as well as the grown a • mal. The following ration should give fairly good results for a calf from three to six menthe of age: Skim- ' milk about 15 lbs. a mixture of two parts corn and one part oats, feeding i 2.5 lbs, per day; clover or alfalfa hay, I4 or 5 lbs., and a couple of handfuls of • pulped roots or silage. A thrifty calf !should gain from 1.5 to 2 lbs. daily I up to six months of age, To make the calf fat should not be the aim, but it is necessary te keep it vigorous and in a growing condition. Strong bone j and muscle is required. At six months i of age the calf should be ready for , weaning, and 2 lbs. daily of a mixture I of 75 lbs. corn chop and 25 lbs. oats 1or bran, together with all the clover , ture without concentrates will keep it hay the calf will eat should keep it in good growing condition. Good pas- , thrifty. From six to twelve months of age the gains will not be quite so rapid. Good Food Necessary. A calf born in the fall usually gets a better start in life than one born in the sewing and at less cost. By spring it is large enough to turn on pasture with the rest of the stock. The spring calf will require very much the same treatment as outlined for the a calf. To get the best emits it must be kept in a paddock or stable throughout the summer where it has protection from the sun and flies. It is not advisable to turn it with the old- er stock. The first winter it will re- quire some high-priced feed in the stable. The calf mug be fed well and kept growing at all times. A poorly -fed calf will not make as good a cow as it would have, had it receiv- ed proper attention. While badly stunted calves may recover somewhat from the effects, if well fed in later life, it is poor practice to try to raise calves on a limited amount of feed. The second year the heifer is able to rough it, and can be brought through the winter in good condition on a lib- eral supply of clover hay mid silage or roots. The first year is the most critical time of the calf's life and the time which exerts the greatest in- fluence on the size and capacity of the mature anima—Farmer's Advocate. THE CIGARETTE IN WAR. indifferently — "several Gwendoline tells lum, and hopes he will, times." excuse her, She is almost sure—this; "Were you,"—with a certain amount plaintively, and with palpable hesite-of I , g ton, as though honestly believing she called Ballykilruddereen?" ie imparting intelligence that will "B 11 k'llr dd • 9" .1,11 ft ture and her sister Art, combined, m/ laugh. "What a name! Must it /10 make her. Her large violet eyes are fatigue the poor Irish inventing sue dark and deep with the excitement of ; long ones ? It there really a plat! the hour, her red, ripe lips are parted 1 called Ballykiliruddereen ?" in a bewitching smile, her chestnut 1 "There is. You were never cher hair is brushed back sleek and smooth: there, then?" Even he himself into a soft rich knot behind. Her surprised at his own persistency-. cause disappointmeet—almost sure, Lady Rosemary will not be able to leave e unfortunate, etc. her room to -day. It is really very (To be continued).. 14 LORD CURZON A sou figures is clothed in white silk, "How oddly you ask the queetion!"1 softened with tulle, and decked here' says Lady Gwendoline, playing with very triumph of a gown, fresh from , nest gaze. "Do you suspect ire of the hands of Elise. spending much of my time in ruatic1 a HE IS A MAN OF MOST IMPOSING o I ti APPEARANCE. and there with trailing lilies: it is a her fan, and refusing to zwiet his ear-, Just now she is standing in the ball- villages? Now, tell me candidly, d emone exactly opposite the chief en- ! you think I look like a person wh trance door, listening good-naturedly has been sojourning at Ballykill—wha to a ponderous compliment, leveled at is it?" her dainty shell -pink ear, by the de-, "No, you do not." replies he with voted Heavy at her side; with a sus- conviction; then he sighs involuntaril picion of coquetry she has lowered her and is silent. eyes, and is pretending to examinei "What a heavy sigh," murmurs he minutely the delicate figures carved ladyship, mockingly; "there is quit upon her Jan, so that when Sir Hilary. three volumes in that one sigh alon Tremaine enters the room—which he. Did you lose your heart in that ec does at this moment—she fails to' centric and very unpronounceable lit notice him. tle Irish town ?" Leaning laxily against the wall, he "Ie—ob no," with a start and lets his glance rove carelessly over the smile; "not quite that. But I me occupants of the apartment. Lightly there once what I thought until to it travels, scarcely resting as it goes,. night was quite the loveliest woma until in the course of its voyage it I ever saw. She"—an expressly reaches the smitten dragoon opposite; pause—"was very like you!" here it lingers a moment, as though 'Wets she? Thank you, Sir Hilary,' amused, and then passes on to his, —with an amused laugh. "If ther companion—and then— 'e one thingI admire it is a delicate] The eyeglass drops from Sir Hilary's veiled complirnent,—such as yous. But eye. He is as one transfixed with to confess a secret to you, I am tire amaze. He grows a shade paler, and of being told how lovely I am. And sinks into a friendly seat placed in one; so your Irish beauty was like me?" of the corners. I "I don't know whether she was Irish " am suraly going mad,"he soldo- ! or English, but she was very.like you." quizes, still with his gaze rivetedu pon —with a steady glance. • the white -robed apparition at the other I "Who was she ?"—coloring slightly. side of the room,—"raging macil—' "I don't know." clean gone out of my senses! For; -What WAS her name?" six months I have been trying vainly; "I can't say; I never diecovered." to banish that face from my thoughts,' "A fair Incognita, in fact. What and now—here—I see its counterpart' a charming adventure! It reads like in the flesh. A parlor -maid disport-; a Spaniel plot. I hope my fac-simile ing herself et the Duchess of Glen-, was at least a lady ?" liven's! Oh, impossible! Yes, I urn; Sir Hilary hestiates, and looks at clearly on the verge of lunacy; and; the floor. It is an undeniably perfect what an extraordinary likeness!" I floor, but can hardly be said to de - Putting out his hand, he grasps the! serve the flattering attention bestow - arm of a man standing near him. eci upon -it by Sir Hilary. "Brasidrum," ask $ he faintly, "tell me who is the— the young lady oppo- site—in white?" "What a. tone!" returns the man addressed, regarding him with the keenest pity. "Epris already, dear boy? It generally takes a little long- • . er. You are the most flattering case, TIRELESS WORKER • Monumental industry and Wonderfulr t Driving Power—His Rule I In India. ee.10 Two important announcements with a regard to Lord Curzon were made on :1 1 the same day this week: One was that a he had been appointed a member of I t the War Council and leader in the 1 d House of Lords of the Lloyd George, h o Government, The other was that he; h e had become engaged to be married. c He is a widower, and he will be 58 ' c , years old on the llth of next month., t e His first wife, who died in 1906, after s 11 years of married life, W89 the ' I beautiful daughter of the late r Levi Leiter, of Washington. give you my honor I don't know that either," be says, with an effort. "How stupid!"—with a little shrug. "If. I were a man and had lost my heart as entirely as you have evid- ently lost yours to an unknown beauty, I should not refit until had discovered every petiole thing about her." I have known. That is Lady Gwen- "I did not say I had lost my heart doline Primrose. Not to know her to her." argues yourself unknown. She is our "No?" says Gwendoline, with lifted reigning beauty par excellence." brows of disbelief, , Anil then they "Lady Gwendoline Primrose!" drift into other topics, and the subject "Even so. Nothing like that in the is not renewed, East, I take it—eh ? You seem moved. Toward the dose of the evening he Have you so soon surrendered? I manages to get another dance with wouldn't if I were you; for you will her, and begins to feel miserably onby knockyourself up for the season happy, if I may be allowed the ex- -give yourself a thoroughly bad pression. She is very sweet and 'quarter of an hour'—and gain no- kind, and lets him know directly she thing by it, She has refused half a has tbrewn over two other men to give dozen tame this year already, and him his dances, driven Lady Rosemary a moat U., die- May he call to -morrow? Yes; she is traction by her caprices. Turn your sure mamma will be very glad to see eyes away, Tremaine; she is a Siren, him, Does he know mamma? No? a Circe." Oh! then he must let her present him. "I must get an introduction," says When Lady Rosemary hears he has Tremaine, who has not heard one word been in the East, and that he has met a all this well -meant warning, there dear Primrose (Primrose is the "Is it really so bad with you as all fortunate brother of this peerless sis- that?" with a slightly contemptuous ter), she is sure he and mamma will be shrug. "Well, so be it. Afterward fti d d' • 1.1 give inc credit for good feelieg. Lady presently he finds himself speaking Gwendoline and I are excellent friends to "mamma," who receives him very at present, so I dare say I shall be able courteously and makes much of him. to manage it for you." •13y this time the long-suffering Count - He does manage it, A few minutes esti is well up in all the shades and later Sir Hilary is standing before the variations of her daughter's face and • S' • en, ancl is 'ng wellreceived. The manner, and something in them to - very faintest shadow of a start runs night when she addresses Sir Hilary, through her frame as her eyes meet something so slight as to be indescrib- , hie, the very slightest accession of able, makes eternal hope spring once color dyes her checks; both are so more within her maternal breast, undetermined that Tremaine, who is , Trernaine, although now only a bar- , watching her narrowly, cannot be quite onet, is heir to the earldom of an old certain that either ever existed. She 1 and distant cousin, and will some day • is graciousness itself to him, and , be one of the wealthiest young men in smiles sweetly. lEnglanti. Yes, he is undoubtedly a "Yes, he can have one dance; she better m t Oa the him still one to spare." As she says though elderly Berlie; Re the Countess this, elle deftly draws her pencil across is very nice to him, and tells him his a name tipon her earth and writes "Sir mother was mac of her dearest friends, • Hilary" over it. 'The next? yes, it , and somehow gives him to understand itt the next; odd, is it not?"—with a without saying it, that her house in charmizigly swift ;glance, town is ripen to him while she remains Then, the lust fond notes of the 111't V0180 having died away, she places her Sir Hilary giadly availe himself of hand upon his arm, bestows a gentle this unspoken invitation, and the very inclination of her lovely head upon next (Afternoon makes his way to the her late disconsolate partner, and safe fern Tremaine to lead her away into one of the neatest 'conservatories. When they have discussed, as in duty bound, the usunl filet ideas that lucky Moravian mansion that con- tains his lady -love, is admitted, and indistinctly petted. Those daily Aide continue for a fortnight, during which Mine an goes His bride to be is, like his first s wife, an American. She is, moreover, d a widow, being Mrs, Grace Duggand Lord Curzon. - • widow of Alfred Duggan, of Buenos Aires, and daughter of the late Id". Munro Hinds, formerly American ne Minister to Brazil. Lord Curzon has th no present heir to his earldom. But in (in the absence of any male heir be- no ing born to him) his eldest daughter op fared fvom a painful spinal malady,' ca but he never allowed his ill-healeh to pa interfere with his devotion to work. ha Works Like a Demon. th For it is his industry—industry of asil the most effective kind—which is Lord 're Curzon's outstanding characteristic. on It transcends even his ambition, even tot his ability, even his arrogance. On de Ai Ve in Th a metes the promotion of scientificagriculture, agriculture,griculture, all testify to the sincer- ty of his declaration that "the peas- ant has been in the background of every policy for which I have been re- sponsible." It is by his work for the land and the people—for the Tory in England was the out-and-out reformer in India—that his rule in the East will be enduringly remembered. FRANCE ENROLLING WOMEN Many Are Now Replacing Men Near Firing Line. A woman's committee presided over by Mme. Emile Boutroux, wife of the celebrated philosopher, has been or- ganized to enroll women volunteers in the service of the country. It is an - pealing to all women to inscribe their names, with a statement of then apti- tudes, and the time they will be able to devote to work in different categor- ies when their services may be need- ed. Enrolling offices will be opened soon and a comprehensive effort will be made to enlist, all the women of France in the services of the nation, Freneb women arc playing a vastly ore important role in the great war an a casual observer might imag- e. The activities of the fair sex are t confined to Red Cross work and, orating street cars and a few taxi. bit; they are creeping into every de- rtimint of the nation, except, per - p8, into the actual, firing line, al- ough there have been cases where pposed "poilus" have proved to be ung women masquerading 118 men. In the hospitals the yeomen are not ly nurses, they are frequently doc- and surgeons, and very often ntists. Mme. Giraud Mangle is ole Maor of the second class at rclun, and has remained there dur- g all that nine months' battle. Mnie. yss Monod is a doctor be theme of hospital in Verdun. Of course, in all the departments— r, munitions, Interior—there are ousands of women doieg the work 'merly done by men who are now the army, but it is at the depute, or barrack bases of the various army '1111 that the women are engaged in 11' ATIOSt picturesque worlc. Behind the lines, but not always, e from AO fire, the women act camp cooks,bakers and waitresses I handle many regimental messes irely. They peel potatoes and an eatrote and neigh dishes and form all the other duties that the Bier ha tem, is not permitted to eideinate the nher Id' women engaged directly Ping the army, • as the figures vvoelil indicate to the enemy the man- lier of men thus released foi• the front, but the figure is vary lame and is growing daily. Tf you bring up your boy in the way he should 'go, it won't be your fault if he takes some other path after he grows up. all with whom he has been brought in contact/he has made the same impres- sion—in the House of Commons, in the Foreign Office, in India, in the Cabinet—an impression of tireless in- dustry which is almost stupefying. P t' I .1 thisthe wa him in India. No doubt the life of te every Indian Viceroy must be one of ee, ceaseless toil, But no Viceroy, in ee love of work and power of getting tee through it rapidly, has ever been his col -1 . the It is not too much to say of hint that all his life long his intereet in all sae kinds of politieal question:: has been as literally insatiable, Politics ia with are him a passion, And all through his mit life h hee m , t tie history in the melting.- Yet, eurprising per as it, must SAWITI, itt few Of the vast se; number of politieal !Agile% ----remeing e from the pertitien of Beligal to the re,, Welsh diegetabliehmehe bill—ever em which bit ireareet htt rnnieed, the lata charge whieh emiki ever be justly brought itiminet Lord Cerzon would be that of i,tiperficiality, And not 'ily demi Lord Curzon work like a (lemon, but he 1118118/1 others wore like clenielei, too. Tome - tient of eimetlity, lie reeervee his bit- terest 13C01411 for.. i!:'14'././11(t", llwre Scours is the common ailment of the skim -milk -fed calf, This can large. ly be controlled by paying attention to the cleanliness and temperature of the milk. It should always bo fed sweet and at a temperature as near that of blood heat as possible. Too many fail to realize that milk will cool several degrees from the time it is drawn until it comes from the separ- ator, even under the most ideal con- ditions. Sometimes the milk is al- lowed to stand for some time balms it is fed; cold milk ch'll th t h so that the digestive processes are checked and disturbances are bound to follow. Cool milk, or failing to feed it at a constant temperature from day to day, is a direct cause of man un- thrifty, skim -milk calves. Over feed- ing may cause trouble. It is not kindness to the calf to give it all it t will drink, as a call's appetite. for milk is hard to satisfy. The scales should be used frequently, if not all the time, in order to be sure that the calf gets the proper amount. Pails cannot he kept sweet unless they are scalded regularly. The condition of some calf parte is enough to put the young animal off its feed. Sweet skim- mint in the right quantitiew uni- form temperature, fed in clean pails at regular invervals, in conjunction with some concentrates to furnish fat,' will produce thrifty calves, provided f they are kept in a clean, well-ventilata cd stall or yard. The feeder must1 watch the young animals tied vectify any disorders the moment they aro no- a time]. Prevention of calf alimenti is easier than effecting,a cure, 01- Both French and English Soldiers Are Fond of Them. Those among us who believe that the cigarette is one of those factors that lead a man to perdition, will say that their contention is verified after reading reports from the vari- ous battle fronts and viewing pictures from the trenches. The one ruling desire of all, officers and men, is to obtain the baneful "fag," From the moment a man be- comes a recruit until he is put away either under -the earth or in the hos- P pitai, he is after cigarettes. He is do- el picted in the field hospital having n 111 wound dressed, and tho surgeon hands w vim a smoke to puff while the painful n job is being done. While awaiting at- tacks from the enemy, or prior to an It offensive movement, provided it is an daytime, the troops, both French and C English, are always smoking cigar- Ili lie et1TTose privileged visitors to the on end Lowlands of Anid - Scotia. - There are up to date about 700 war savings associations in Spot:mei, It has been decidecl to erect slip- per baths in Kirkintilloch at an mated coot cost of $1,750, An extensive tavern erected in An- nan by the Board of Control has been formally opened. Damage amounting to $1r,000 was caused by a fire which oceurred at Doris Paper Mills, near Aberdeen. Damage amounting to over $50,000 wee caused by fire in the nrunises of Messrs. W. Black & Sons, Brechin. Considerable damage was caused by e. fire which occurred at Dudhope Castle, Dundee, an old historical build- ing, Glasgow University Court have ac- cepted the gift of a clock for the University tower from Mayor John Garroway. Mr. Wm. Leitch, who tins been headmaster of Eccles Pablie School for thirty years, has resigned, owing to ill -health. The death is announce( of Flora MacNeill, the Tobermory centenerian, who attained the age of 101 in June this year. Dundee Town Council have agreed to increase the wages of constables, sergeants and detective officers, but not those of higher -paid officers, Fifty dollars per ton is being charged for potatoes in Berwick- shire, which wero bought in this area last year for $17.40 per ton, Glasgow School Board has paeeed a resolution calling for increaeed allowances and 'pensions to the de- pendents of soldiers and sailors. An appeal for 250 Scottish minis- ters to serve in the recreation huts of the Y.M.C.A. abroad was made at the General Assembly Communion. An exhibition of the work done hy the female munition workers, which lies been promoted by the lerne,ter of Munitions, has been held in Glas- gow, A shark of the porbeagle speciew eight feet long, has been caught near the mouth of Loch Ling, being the fourth caught during the Met month Edinburgh Town Council, by 27 to 7, approved of the proposal to con- struct a nid-Scotland ship canal cap- able of accommodating the largest type of veseels. RUSSIA'S BEST AVIATOR. Though Eighty Years of Age He Still "Loops the Loop." One of the most remarkable of the many brilliant leaders of the allied forces is Gen, Kaulbars, the • father of the Russian army. Although near- ly eighty years of age, this veteran soldier still continues his career Its practical aviator, • During his fifty-five years in the Russian army Ile has taken pate in no fewer than seven ware and over eighty battles. Gen. Eaulbare has won renown in the Czar's mighty Empire as a• bril- liant cavalry leader, a very capable civil engineer, and an audacious ex- plorer. He was well over sixty when he first interested himself he aviation, being one of the pioneers of the Imperial All -Russia Aero Club. His first ex- periments were carried out with bal- loons and kites, but he was one of the earliest officials to recognize tho mili- tary value oaf the aeroplane, for he obtained his knowledge first hand by his frequent attendance at the early French meetings. He was the man who organized end - mapped out the first Petrograd -Mos- cow aeroplane race of 1010. It; WAS through his unceasing courage and enrgy that the Russian Government built near Petrograd a mammoth aerodorne which can rightly claim to be the best equipped in the world, ossessing splendid workshops, him - us, and apparatus for facilitating ght flying. He was also concerned ith the establishment of the naval ying school. Since the war, despite his age, Gem 'Oulbare has not only been directing d organizing the Russian flying ores, but has himself made many ghts in aeroplanes, which he be - Yes to be far more valuable wimp- s of warfare than dirigibles. The veteran warrior's great vena- lly may be judged from the filet at he has flown no fewer than seva teen different types of machine, d has even looped the loop over ty temem. Unfortunately, last year he inise incd serious injuries in an accident tired ly had landing after recoil - Heine German positions. This how - 81', did df10:11141 ilio 1(880110/1/1$ S111‘,0 biti recovery lie has made elite both in England and France, deli be has vieitcd to get fresh ideas r improvieg his country's aerial undrone. When many of his -contemporaries 1 juniors were 'disposed to regard ptienlly the possibilities of the wilder)°, Gen, Eftulbars was deter - nod terhew thern their mistake, ieh he him certainly done, foe the • !lying Corps has proved a ef tit l 1;110111 in Hindenburg's front have always recognized the magic of the weed, and have taken a tel arge stock in their auto and have th 'mind that a packet has brought cheer nd grateful thanks from the recip- 011 eel:, Tho Tenglish and ereneh alwaye If give the German prisoners eigarettee, nd this is regarded by both giver and 111 eiceiver as the best gift that can lea 03 metowed. no TO IrePlace Itat Removed. IP Some feed must be given in conjunc- tion with skim -milk to take the place of the fel, removed. The nutritive ratio of whole milk is 1:4,4 and for 1:2,1, This shows the late ter to be richer in protein than the former and requires a carbonaceous 1 food rather than one rich in protein to t make a imitable ratioe, It is the heat and energy-prodneing factors, t that have been removed, and fat or ; h earbohydrates are required to replace; r the fat, removed from the milk, Whole Altogether, cigarette =eking 011. " ears to have more potency to boost n't he fighting man's comfort than any- III! Meg else. wl fo Courageous Tommy. •CIS Mothea—Toinmy, if you eat any an note of that pudding you will see see he bogie man to -night, ae Tommy (after a moment's reflec- tai give me some more, any. edi ow. I might ae well set tny mind at est about that story, once and fa: 11. si,: