The Clinton News Record, 1915-01-28, Page 7Or, Felicity's
seek. 011A2TB11
It was an enteneely hot afternoon 110
lee that. the tevo Ririe th,oughe it litele
e tort of lierole oe Robert Stone to keep on
telling in the hayfield. HO 11kAd 004 on two,
eetra, then-etrong, tacituen 'fellows, Who
were etrangme to the place, tend who
leolred like tramps, and evetai 'their hale,
I 1 addition to old Lke's nod jo.e11,, the
flekle eveTe camteed and the v./tack-yard
01 led.
If not 'cool, it was pleaSent, quiet, .and
shady, in the little dell thee Joyce had
diseovered behind the house a, 'week ago,
. arid where. elle .had spent, Gemmel '11110112
2100211 eince. The tame:ming boughs of
stile tall teem ehue oat all bat stray eheete
griusem and 8102121 100120.
earPeted the gentle slemee, .and -the Mentos
of the steeam thee lisped and gell'erled e't
her feet were blue with forgetenemots end
Pink with raggedrobin and cuckoo.
Sbe hadf0u104 a comfortable emit,
cenenget tato Moss12 roote of an old elm,
and with her back El:gall-IA its ivied trunk
was busy -with the delicate crotchet, lie
which sthe 'macron adeplt. , A. magazine lee'
011041 DII het kriee, and.a box of chocolate
-a, gett. final' Felieity because they wme
not the kind she liated-evae -within eaGY
reach, but in spite of her 'univented leit.
me and 101e451 surrou.nelings there was a
thaelow on the girl's face, and the Wiet-
ful look hatt came back to her eyes.
A. fortnight had paesed since the two
girls had anstvea at the Valley Farm, but
to Joyce it had not proved the time of
unelouded happiness she had expected, In
rain she took herself severely to task, coal-
ing hereelf an ungrateful discontented
'girl; in vain the told herseef this was a
taieuesantl .elanes better than teaehing, that
she 'Was used to being lonely, and ought
met to nfind it; she could neither cold
3101. ceax hersele into being happy. A.
Tagus feeling of .teouble. of unrest, of die
-
illusion had her iii its grip, and. though
she tided berehelf for it she .had to ad-
mit that Robert, Stolle Was at the bottom
of it. Hie ecening bee 05101121 1102' holiday.
Felioity, on the 002210007, was h,aving
the time of her life. She said eo frankly,
and no one could doubt et who eaw the
males OD the bewitching little face, 01'
heard her 'gay gaugh and meeTy, ringing
voice. She ran about the farm like to
Child and where Robert Stone wee she
wee hover very far away. Joyce wondered
enemy a time what ho thought at the girl.
Who wheedled him one moment like a
'epoilt, baby and the nexe commanded him
like on imperious mistress, 'hue she could
feather uotheng from his impassive trace,
nor from his wordo, for he was 021. tele
Whole a silent 118041, He seemed to regard
...e her with good-hula:wed tolerance, 114141
1281110130113' let her haye her way -unless' it
intenfered with his worlc. So Felicity hunt.
ea for eggs and fed the poultry, and men
• fetched home the milking cows, and when
the went it etep further and insisted an
driving the horses in the snowing iim.
chine he lot her try, and lifted her in and
, oet of the empty hay -carte at her bidding.
joyee CADIO to the conclusion that effher
he was a MDII who treated ell -women meth
deference or else lie considered it part a
his duty to do as he was told. SlIO, 11021 40
00211 that his manner was perfect, and
the had 00418011 40 r01310214r040 metal Fe-
lieity-it was only waste of .breath.
"Don'e 100017 about me, you dear old
prim maid." she had eaid, laughing, when
Joyce had token her to took for riding
one of the 'cart -horses home, Robert
Peewee coat meting as ie saddle While he
led her uncenventional mount. "It does
not matter whet I do here -this is the
1 Garden of Eden, and Mis. Grundy is .railes
I away. If I like to run 'wild for 0, het
there's 'no onoto misjudge me or say
epiteful thinge,:
Joyce% face had burned as 0110 21102110 ono
snore attempt.
"What about 11r. Stone? You would
like himto think well of You; You
-- e.taisiireouldn't like---"
Robert's a dear!" Felicity. bad
'. interrinited. She lad chosen to call him
e. that ae being lees formal, and had Melee
,A ed on "Miss Felicity" from him. "Ile will
4 think just what I chenee him to think -
ti they all do. Don't be a, etupid epail-sport,
t Joyee-and don't intereere meth What
.f; doesn't concern you." • •
j', It, had been said with a, laugh, but, it
.. had hurt Joyce, and she gave up trying to
e "chaperon" her friend; 013 to lead her in
., the ;tem, the should go '
As a, 0021 0311011515 the was loft inere end
More ,alone. Eliza, had taken her offer oe
help very literally, aid Joyce's Thornier,
were fully oceupied. I5, etritek'her some.
tinteeethat 010'v/omen porposolY kept her
0,*0), from Felieity. Joyce knew that sho
wite• eealoue of lim. that she had hever
Mee .ed '11,1 .11123, ,jotnitig thmn-Felieity
..01 eileeeee 1 'but 14300111 deeper than
I, .Elfee ieereed like a foolith old mo-
ther who wad determined her child ehould
have ti, good time whatever any ono elms
hull .Joyee's lip curled. She need not bo
afraid. She had no wish to share Robert
Stone'a sordeby cm make a third in their
plane. .
Thie wile an admirable eentement. and
very consoling to her pride, 11211 01 dicl not
Prevent her feeling rather forlbrti at
tiniee. She was thinkenee of it 11022 ags ehe
eat in the wood, her -mark 11111100(10d on
her len, her halide clasped behind her
neck, as the, lietened, dreamily, ,to the
bon9 of a Whetethreet perthed'en e hazel
epray. She .11a11 not seen Felicity einee
merntag, Tole as they had bad e cold din-
ner, she had inetructed Eliza to eend hers
to the 'field, and had presumably eaten it
when Robert Stone -had his."' Ho aware
beought, hie niedday meal wath him, for
the coetrige Where he lodged {MG more
filiaft a, mile tava.y. Felicity had begged
hem erode the first to ehare their dinner,
bat heehael remained firm in his refusal,
theugh he:oeten joined them at lea in'
the ga.rden. Joyce liad enjoyed the in-
' Recital litble 'meal under the horse -chest -
teat, though hers had beenthe sole OF Ile'
tner.ond .looker -en; but for tile Ince Jew
days Felicity had ordered tea in the hay-
field, and theugle she hied illvitecl Joyce
carelessly to "Come to .the picnic," the
had pretferred to 64aty with Mesa, feeling
etrangely ;My and coneineee that, elle
was not wanted.
"I Would go home to mother If l' could
afford the ford," the menenured half -aloud
illec. team' filling her eyes. "I'm net really
AVARttd here. Eliza, could do withbut eiw,
ban, and Feliotty had foigobten ehe ask-
ed me for company. de fox Mae feto.ne--"
Her Musings ended , afbnupely, . and a
whitnetea libele saiiiie brigheened her fee°
ee she took ems her Work again, , Hie
thoughts onthe subject ' were Certainly
Pe11t. finding the. Ile was atemye kind and
courteous, and though he ,seldom aderess.
cd, her the had realized more than once
that 'this grak eyes had a, trick of 120110201-
1
ing her, of reebing on lier with a, coolness,
a speculabion in their depths that gave
1101' P., queer littee shook. Ilt, &meek her
aometemee that it woe not hie fault that
iiho .was so poreieltently "shelved.' Per-
? haps they might have been good friencle
had she not been se fooliahlY tongue -lied --
or had Felicity permitted it.
Not all Felicity'e new-born love of fresh
air and country pursateM could make her,
vise early; elm had her brealefaet taken
tip to her as at home, and never appear-
ed before. ten. JoYee, on the contrary, al.
waye got up when Blize did, and revelled
in the «oft morning air, the dewy frag-
rance of the garden. No 710100 111111110, be
anode while the young neleerese slept, eo
„sbe had, for the 104 few 3norninge, been
working in .the flowerbeds, trying :to re.
store '" 11000 Ull010 George'e treneneed
iblessoms to something like order. There
Seibert Stone had found her, and had lin-
gered awhile to give her a little adeice
end help. Joyce, who had never done anY
gardening in her Ilfe, WAD graitatul for
'both, a.riel found, heesell looking bemired
,to that friendlY ohat among the /30500.
She would. not have beena girl tfa ne0.
ehievous thought, as to what Felicity
voted say it she knew had not added to
her enjoyment. '
o few minutes Mane in Robm3.t
company heti made Joyce very
4eaeut of What shehad considered Fe.
tic'ety's "ifeoliehnesse, She wondered no
lancer that the girl everne11 to have eel,
galleon her many admirers, that she never
--eke of the gaeotiee she wee meesing, or
eee eee .4, the dulln'ese oe the Y ale ey
Vi • eeeteehree eenfislernicee about her
tfg'rete htur•-&-ft..'en. Ja;e-eeee.e',..,e' her, b4e, ehe
found hereelf ' lietening. without teie7 !Pe
seetience to a list of Hebert Stone'e per-
Teetions, Steong, yet gentle and considee-
etc, heed:walking ae amy labeeer, but a
gentleman in every sense of the 'motel, en-
Parently eentent to fel a, menial and de-
eentlent, position while showieg Mansell
to be a svell-read man of the world - all
eine was a revelistion eo the two girls. ya-
lidby accounted ,foo it by his admesseon
ehat be lead epeat, the peat er pert, of hie
life abroad, and IV hie close feiendthip
,
with her uncle.
There was a &meg vein ot romance in
jowl though elle would not have owned
to et foe tho world, and, enothed by the
'peace of her sylvan retreat, the thou,ght,
01513110 to her that 140110011 it had been or.
Inlieritapce:
divined thee Felieity should find bee true
creitc,.thould cones into her. wornam'e herit-
age, 191 this quiet ont-of-theewarld place.
lerbert, Stene might be poor and alone In
the woeld, and they had only known him
20 feeteeght, but elm fetteinetinctively that
1111 02 a man to be trustee, to belooked
Up e to; and Felioity would be hard to
taeaeo ie she did nee consideT him an
Keel lover in Locke and bearing.
Well, she would not be oelfieb. any more!
What matter if IAD felt no and e'oue
jtP" She would not pegrudecetthem their
haepinerei I Raving made this Praise-
weethy resolve, eoyee had a eefresbing
tittle ely,,theit xesolueely. put Felicity and
hee affairs out of her mind, and read all
ithe short, &mice in the magazine, 'till
the births beginning to Ily about is the
wood warned her that the aeternoon WAS
at an end. .
She did not "expect to' find any one in
the house but .Bliza, and was comprised
ae 611.o entered 1:010 11021011 10 1102123 Veheity'e.
voice coming from e the eibtang-room in
rased and exeited tones, She %DS 111130114
eo retreat', end go lon1ll to.illm bacir
mem% Felioity galled her in. She expect.
ed to iind her and Dime having a heated
argennent-a by no ;means reere oceurrentio
-but to her surprise Robert, Stone, stood
In .the doorwaY leading into the kitchen,
apparently listening in, silence to F11.
aleityes vegoeous remarks.
She had mit the length of the tooni be-
tween them, and stood near the window,
a lovely picture, of indignation, With her
cheeks erien,son, her blue eyes blazing.
815,0110 9115111510)1 ae Joyee 08 oho mitered :Ind
stood by , her friend -a look half vexed,
half amused; but there was a grimness
about his mouth that warned her that,
whatever the aremnent, Felicity woe riot
likely to get the be.et of it. .
"0,11, Joyce, do come and back me npl
Mr. Robert es horrid -he won't giste in Do
tell hint he must. I can't bear it -indeed
.I can% I" •
"What ie it all about?" joyee queetion-
ed, feeling rather bewildered.,
'Why *when I went into the sheds just
now.' found they had taken that call I'm
so fond of -Curly. you know -away from
Ito mother. Tee all by itself in another
place, The 11 21' is going to the"sale to-
morrow, so they won't let the calf have
all the milk it yenta, if 3011 Please! Me -
Robert saye it will spoil the look of the
coev-de will fetch less, de if I cared .thout
that!"
"And what is to become of Curly?"
"She's going too. She's reedy for the
butcher he eaye,".with withering empha-
em. "fevotee have her killed! She's done
nothing to deserve it, Why shouldn't ebiO
grow up into a cow and enjoy herself in
the fields?"
"For the -very goad reesonthat 'she'
can't." Rebeet Stone mild quietly. "The
calf is a, thee and Lt's time he was turned
into veal."
Felicity tooled taken aback, but renew.
ed the attack from another point of view.
"The poor mother will fret -you admit-
ted oho would, and I won't have It. You
amid she wile cry after it all night."
"X' don't think I said 'ory,' but you will
certainly hear her, Ten afraid. However,
as ehe's going in the morning elle will
only snake you Imiserable for one night."
Felichby 'clasped her hands entreatingly.
"cai,do let her stop here, Mr. Robert!
Why do you want to ;sell her?"
"Because &nee a, good ?nilkM, and will
:fetch twenty-two pounds.'
"Don't we emelt the .neilk?" Joyce ven-
tured to aok.
"No. There is a lot wasted as et , te.
Thereeie no one to make butter or cheese
liere now; and if we fitteen the calves with
it what's the good ef Miss Felicity won't
let them be sold?"
Was he laughing at &hart? Joyce woe-
dered. Felieity 'seemed to 'think so, for
8118 earned oh him likea little fury.
"Don't eneer at us becauep we can't do
tale horrid work! f armee a, gruesome
sheetly place. You Jtend the animals up,
and ,t,hen go looking about to eme• which
one is ready to die -the poor, poor
.things!"
"Why Should yell 0/147 4110111? WO 1111TO
to die oureelvee, for that 'matter,"
"We &let have to be killed .and eaten.
3)11 y 7011 01111 go amongst the lambs and
pith out evildeli ore ready for ,the butc-her,
ltloc yoll did 01I MOM! 0,7, Paesee coin.
prehension. You must be a cruel, herd -
[hearted wretch!"
"Some one hos 'lo do et. The m•orld must
lb e ;fed. You 1)158 roast Limb and mine
saute yearsele, Mies Felieity."
"Ilow dare TOD emeind inee of that? T
will never touch it aghin .88 3011g 08 I
live!"
"Ilesecles, evd didn't cat, the animals
they might eat us. They, would certainly
over -run ithe lace of the globe, and move
too numerous for ite to cope with."
Felicity Mapped her hands over her ears.
"011, 90 183007) 33011'1 ery,to excuse,your-
coLfeeto 'argue it, out, Ien too miserable to
listen. .And I eves so happy! Joyce, tell
him he must let the things live -you feel
wretched about 11, 100, don't you?"
Jelyce looked at the toll figure in the
doorway, at the firm, unyielding face,
and though her cheeks had lost memo of
their color and her voice erembled, she
iknew there ‘,.eis only ono answer possible,
with those eruth•compelling eyes on her.
"Yes Felicity, hut I don't think eve
ougleCto Interfere in these matters, lir.
Stone knows what is beet -he will do ,wthat
is right. Pethape—"
But Felesity interrupted luer passion-
ately.
"I might have linemen you would agree
math him, end go against me, But I won't
be made mieerable I will haem 1117 011111
way! Do you 11 1113? again to
ithe eilent figure in the doorway. "Curly
ehall not be killed -her mother shall not
be sleet 01111013 1111 mletrees here, and I
4107 7011 ,to carry out 1127 orders, not to
do De 7011 1i11e,
Site ifalteTed end broke down. _
Robert Steno no longer leaned and 110 -
totted patiently. 110 stood weight and
looked every inch of hie six (5 12. 1112 eYee
blazed with indegmebion, and such look
ef hauteur had come 'Mollie face that
even Joyce quailed, and caet a, frighten -
e(1 .gestnce at Felicity. eShe stood as i01
transfixed, he,r eyes wide, her month a lit
tle open, mesmerised for ,the ;moment, as
lb were, by the mates latent; lools-a look.
uneeeakable scorn. Then she gave a
Retie' woe], and put both auends to her
"Ohr ethae are I eaying ? But et'a a.11 yout
12111101 100 making rale ;so unhappy, I will
keno thio hateful 'place where ovetything
has got to, die."
Stiaibnest Mee tears, stet ,down encldenly
on the couch under the .wisidow, and hid
her • face in her handle
Joyce eatw Robert Stone's face change
no if by magic, mew him cress the room
in three Strides ,and kneel beside the
ocaech, then the fled. Out by the way she
had come, temough the porch .a,nd down
elle long .garden she eped, with flaming
cheeks .cend but one desire -to get ameee
For whet eeemed like hours the .worked
feverishly among the flower -beds or set
lietaasely on the Tough bench. That old
feeling of demeesion and eeneliness that
•she had 'oonquered in the weed had come
baele ,again, ,and 1111 15 et a new 5123.11, a
queer, dull aohe that she could not under -
&and, She ,forgot she had had no ten;
She ehrenk Itrom 'going back to the home;
and elle iwoul11 have given all she 110885118
051 to be able to run away. But as the
shadows lengthened 'and the .garden, turn-
ed <mid ,and gray, e.he pulled liereele -to-
gether, and waked 'bravery need tor the
back door. .
Eine wee in the kitchen, .getting 11
401114 sulener-tray ready, Sbe eold JoSme,
eoneeseleat emenly, that' 'Veldeity lead
headache, and had gone .to becl; that ebn
did. not ...want to he diseuebed. Sone
meek17 got 81o0115.,531P51e13 fl.nd ate It in se
aence, then stole softly meet:ens. She could
well believe in that headache. Fancies,
vete eoo swoettenmered ansi 001 12
as 51, ride, not to pay Tor her outburst of
Her bodement AWLS oppeeite Felicity's;
they had given hex unele etcorgoei room,
and she hod reiSed no obieMi02), though
ahe .thrank Firmer the thought of ,sleeping
where elm old mean had ,died. Felicity had
declared 110111 ng RYCRIld Induce her to do
eo tikere hool hem D0 more to beeeakl.
As ehe rwae entering it Felicity's soft voice
110' 'bed eo her, and after .pe montages hese
talon the Obeyed the munmene.
1110 (cture of a 15110101' 110, dejeeted mew
Anot her eye. Felieity had ,never look-
ed snore e4,.......feee.9.1,*19,R7 r min.
ed 61)11111 Link rork the Peeeeeeelee'relelitet,
feace SS 4,087 and endeing 00 II ehild'e. Lee
Mato lacee, threaded with pink
erothed round her neck and fell 0,011,1
Iroin her Isere white arsine A11 the 0104
love, the ethoolgirl worship, crushed beck
Ito JoYee's heart like a llood, and elle bent
flatcl ali5 ed. her with 51110081 10011000117 ten
dernees.
Felicety put her arms eound her neck
and shun to her.
"I've ethend any piaster, Joyee--at lo
she ,whispeTed.
"Yee, dear. And 7011 1030 3105151e1" •
"So happy I" Then oho added, with a lit.
Mu joyous laugh -"What 'eort, of u farm-
er'e wife shall I make?" •
"A pretty one.. Good night, deer, I hope
you'll 'sleep wen." '
"Goecl night, Toy dear., X ohalee °leap
51 00 nit
'If ±0101 111041 proved true there would have
been two Very eleepless People in the
house thattenight, ,for Joyce lay 111170110
ein the dawn.
(To bo email-med.)
srit .11.ERIVE112T S. HOL'13.
The most unpretentious Big Mil.
Homan; in cannitn.
" 1011ir Ilerbeitt, S. Holt, of Montreal,
recently honored. with a, knight-
hood, is said to -be the most modest
'and refiring of ,'Canadals. million -
He is brie of the biggest
power and transportation men in
the -Dominion, but he doesn't go
in ler- 'social or club life of any
kind, said o personally known to
very few people'.
Sir EMI -belt Holt mote to• Can-
ada in 1875 .a.s a nineteen -year-old
immigrant from Ireland. Ile had
been given a training in mathemat-
ics and engineering at Trinity Col-
lege, Dublin. and he was given a
job by Tames Ross, of Montreal,051
the Victoria Railway, a, ,erude little
lumberbeg line, extending north
from Lin•dsay into -the 'forests of
Haliburton. Young Holt anade him-
self very useful, and wheal Ross
moved to Toronto as seperintendent
of the ilareclit Valley Beltway, dater
absorbed by the 0.P.R:, he brought
Holt with him. The young .engineer
had a good 'deal to do with the con-
struction of its various -extensions.
In 1.883 Janies Ross moved again -
going to the West as sieperintendent
of c.onstruction on the prairie divi-
sion of the 0.P.R.-and again he
took young Holt with him.
POWee His Monument.
About the same 'time William'
Mackenzie and D. D. Mann went
West. Holt soon saw that there -Was
more money in the ,contracting ,busi-
nese than in, working on salary as
an engineer, and he spent seven
years in that business, being all the
time more or less in touch with
Mackenzie Mann and Ross. Re-
turning to Montreal, he direeted his
energies to getting control of that
eity's power and light facilities. He
first bought out the old Montreal
gae„cbinpany. Then he acrniired the
Royal Electric Company,_ and by
degrees buying out competing coin-
pa,nie-s or crushing them, he evolved
the pt•esent Montreal Light, neat,
and Power Compenv. with its seven-
teen inillion dollar .capital and its
almost absolute monopoly in the
city anti district of Montreal.
Montreal Power is the enonoment
H. S. 1-101e haa reared to his Dm:M-
ess as a. financier. He knows all
aboot that company and its equip-
ment. He is the company's. own re-
sident engineer, and has traveled
Sir 11. S. Holt.
all over the world Unmoving his
knowledge of ele-ctrical engineering
problems.
He is else a bank president, be-
ing head of the:Royal 13a81k. By the
way he has the unique distinction
o'f having 'been president, of -We
banks, dor he was the first, presi-
dent of the illefated Sovereign
Bank, and held that office for three
years. Sir Herbert is a director of
the C.P.R. and is a liberal invest-
or in stocks of any leind that have
lbasis of inclestrialiem. He is one
of the biggest of Montreal's finan-
cial magnates -one of the inner cir-
cle. Personally he is also a big
Than. He is rather better than six
feet in height, and his 'frame is
powerful and well knit -that of a
man who lived his early life out-
doors and evais very rinlah itt home
there. .
There is nothing of the mixer
about this new Montreal knight. He
spends most of his time between his
house on Stanley iStreet and his of-
fice in the Power Building on Craig
Street. Usually he makes a trip
across the Atlantic on.ce a, year, but
the rest of the time he lives quietly
at home, He doesn't care for clubs
and has few intimates.
A Combination ;Name.
A new teacher found that a little
negro girl was named Fertilizer
Jot`leisrey
n* ou sure that Fertilizer is
your right name 4" she asked.
"Yes, ma'am," replied the little
girl. • ,
"Well, tell your 'mother to come
here," said the teaoher.
The mother Caine the next dary.
"Yes, Fertilizer is right," e -he
said. "You eee, I named her after
her lather and mother both', Her
father's name is Ferdinand and my
name is Liza, so we celled her Fer-
tilizer,+'
' System of Study,
"I have another iden about hand-
ling these cannibale," said the mis-
sionary, thoughtfully,
"A new course of eclueation /"
"Yes. I'm not going to begin
right off on thehighee lines of in-
struction. I'm going to start in by
teaobing vegetarianism.
OlAballo 41bAlyeiAlk .411.411.111,11,
Voltiottalb+CP021,46-1619,16.
Recipes for Icings:
Egg. Frosting- (With, Cocoanu() -
Ingredients : Whites Of two ee-gs,
one-half paned of fine confection -
ere' sugar, One-eighth teaspooxiful
OS cream of tartar, eine teaspoonful
0.01 lernee juice. Method; Beat the
whites with 0. revolving egg beater
until stiff, :then add the sugar, 'tyre"'
lablesposenf de at a` time until, you
leave iiSed hall, always 'beating one
minute between,. Then ,add the
'melon of tartar, -two More.epoonfuls
of eager and demon juice. New beat
in rest of sugar, 0201010 00 soon as a
knife, if drawn througlo-leaves 10
cleft, .it is ready for -cake.. One -cup-
ful of fresh grated cocoanut is then
added and the cake is iced between
leyers; top and sides, etiewing
tlberal.amount of the edieoanaut Over
Boiled Custard' Filling. ---ingre-
dients: One-half cupful ofmilk,
three tableepoonfals of sugar, trwo
level tablespoonfuls of cornstarch,
yolks of two eggs. Method: Dis-
solve mern.stareh in . a little
place rest •-in double boiler and
when rot stir in the starch. Beat
yolks with sugar, add some of th9.
hot mixture, then pour back in
kettle and etir until smooth. To
this may be added any desired fia-
vering, a little melted choeolate, or
shredded nnts and fruits, or desic-
'cated cocoanut can be strewn oYer
while applying anstard to cake,
Ornathental Teing7---Method : Use
above egg froitirmo but beat so long
that a bit dropped on paper will
stand up perfectly, then place in
pastry squirt or bagand agply in
any desired design.
Mocha Cream
Whip one pint of double cream,
then add three tablispotinfuls of
confectioners' sugar and one or :tivo
tablespooniuls of very strong cold
coffee. This may be varied by add-
ing some crushed macaroons or
ground -nuts.
Lord Baltimore Filling. -Ingre-
dients for filling.: One capful of
stale almond maearoons, one-half
cupful of pound -Pecan Ul1i0, SIX
finely shredded dates, two teaspoon-
fuls of orange juice or elierry.
Method: Prepare these beforehand
and have them ready to add to
icing. Ingredients for Ming: Two
cupfuls of granulated sugar, two-
thirds, enpful o•f water, whites of
two eggs. Methed--41ace sugar and
water in a saucepan aod boil, being
careful not to scorch, 11311.11 symep
will spin a thread -when dropped
from a spoon. In the meantime
beat the whites with a revolving egg
beater until stiff, When 'syrup is
xeady let some one pour it gradual-
ly over the whites, beating all the
time. As • Soon as . icing is stiff
enoiegh to spread without being too
thin add the prepared ingredients
and epread quaelde -between layers
end over top and sides 0010 101528,
Lady Baltimore Filling.-Ingre-
clients for filling: One cupful of sirl-
bane, raisins, one cupful of bla-nehed
arid ground almonds, three figs,.
twelve candied cherries. Method :
Cut the fruit into small bits with
scissoes, then make the icing and
proceed as directed for Lord Balti-
more cake. To make the Lord or
Lady Baltimore especially nice, as
Lor a company cake, after frosting
hal hardened make one-half of the
recipe given for icing. When stiff
enough to hold its shape, but still,
run Slowly pour on top of cake, Up:
ping 1112 ±0 ,all sides to let icing run
toward edge, then apply lightly to
sides as it runs down.
French Butter Frosting --Ingre-
dients : One-quarter cupful of fresh
butter, fevo cupfuls of Gifted con-
fectioners' eugar, hot water M8.
needed, ay desired flavoring. Me-
thod : If you have no unatilted but-
ter wash geed tab'le butter. To do
this heat a howl: and hands in hot
weter, then' chill, and, talcing but -
tee into bowl, werk and knead un-
der cad water, Place butter be-
tween a -clean-napkin and pat dr.?,
new cream the butter and sugar,
adding a little 1201) 21105181' as needed.
The mixture • nauat be light and
creamy, and after being applied to
cake set in a cold piece aod the
frosting will harden. This gives
you the foundation for (5111 110141 of
French frosting. If you use ha
coffee instead of water you have a
mocha fresbing, to which one or two
-spoonfuls' 'of powdered charcoal.
may be added. Ground nuts • are
also Moe in this frosting or nuti
and candied cherrlies can be set on
top as demeations.
Household IRAS.
When -making 51101) .P2.44111113 add
an equal quantity of stale bread
soaked in cold water.
To' make mashed potatoes far
more appetizing nse hot milk
stead of cold when mashing them.
,What is the best early closing
movement? -To go .to bed at , ten
oiclook and close yotia• eyes in
Be neighborly, be obliging, he
kind and courteous, and then when
sorrow and Sickness oome 3e011 47110
have sympathy and help.
'A pieoe of suet, run through a
chopper before and after it has been
:is:: for mincing meat keeps the
Maghine clean and in good condi-
When baking potatoes place them
in hot water for 15 minute$ before
pulling in the oven. They will then
bake in half the time, and so effect
a paving en fuel.
IJuderellaff last muth longer if
during the fine weather they avs
never kept roaled up. When 'Ohm
is clone the silk frays at the folds,
and soon a rent Will be the result.
To save the trouble of carrying
inietbresee$ down ethers tee a rope
round them and lower them from
the window when poselifiele. Carpets
and rugs may be reanoved in the
853016 2157.
'Cafe -nue pepper le exceldent to rid
cupboards of Mice. The floor
should -be gone oyer carefully, end
each hole stopped up with a piece
of rag, dipped in water and Alien
in cayenne peppen. -
A sure test of linen is to' wet a
POrtiOn or piece and if molstare
quickly absorbed! and shows through
to the other side yea -will never be
mistaken gbout keen. Thi$ is a
never -fail test. .
If when making eoup or beef -tea
for 1151 invalid it is necessary to cool
U., at 'onco pass it through a dean
saturated with ,eold water.
Not at particle Of fat will be left in
the beef -tea. ,
Stele bread and stale oheese can
be"anacle ieit'o"- an .excellent pie for
dinnee.. Faia. a bakihg ,dish with al
termite layers of stale ihreadezumbe
and crumbled cheese. .Beat up an
egg, dp our Itin, and bake.
instea.d- of always folding table -
clothe lengthwise it -is an excellent
Plan to sometimes fold them the
othei way, as they are less likely to
wear met if, the' folds are °common -
ally changed.- .
1110118024 01 'tieing two eggs fferOthe
family cake use half an egg beaten
up in two tablespoonfuls of golden
,syrup, When making rice pudding
-
place a piece of bread in the bottom
of the dish and use less rice.
Don't throw away. rusty ,curtaih
hoolps: Put them in a bowl, cover
-with cloudy, ammonia, and leave
soaking fax half .an hour. Then stir
round with a stick, pour off the am-
inonia aud dry the hooks. They will'
be as good'as new.
In weighing. molasses. for pud-
dings or Cakes if you dredge a little
flour on to the scoop of the ecale
you can" then dispense with the
trouble of weighing a basin or san-
cer, as stile treacle will slip off the
scale qiiite clean if weighed ininte-
riialtely.
To store parsley for winter use
place sprigs in a paper bag, tie up,
and hang near the kitchen range to
dry. After one 'week- remoVe the
stems and place leaves in a glass
jar'oover closely, and when requir-
ed it will look and taste like fresh
parsley.
LOVING WORDS.
•
Loving words will cost but little, .
Journeying up the hill of life;
But htsy make the, weak and sveary
Stronger, braver, for the strife.
Do you count them only trifles?
What to earth are sun and rain?
Never was a kind word wasted,
Never was one eaid in vain.
Bulletins Froth Seed Bra nett,
Ottawa.
Eleviibbe Sereeninga. •
Sevenings .from the terininal
-elevators at Fort 'William and Port
Aethur are composed of Shrunken
and broken kernels, of wheat, oats,
barley and flax. with a. 703171013 pro-
portion of different kinds of weed
seeds. An eighth ounce of sc,reen-
ings which hact been ground as chop-
ped feed, was found to contain 233
noxious and 484 othetr weed seeds.
But when the smaller weed seeds
have been removed. it is not difficult
to destroy by grin.ding the vital:MY
of ngerly•all those remaining. The
smaller weed 'seeds; oomprising
feem. 20 to 40 per cent of the whole,
are.not -completely ground by ordin-
ary mills and some -of them a,re be-
lieved to be' decidedly unevhole wine.
When graded to remove thes-e smell-
er harmful seeds and ethe• balance
finely gromicl, sceeenings make a
oheap and nutritious .stotk feed.
Weed Seeds in Feed.
Bran shorts and deep feeds are
s.ometienes -contaminated by ground
screenings whicia are inixecl with
thenr in some of the flour mills. Of
396 ' samples collected throughout
Canada in len by tele Inland Rev-
enue Department 140 'contained a.n
average of 57 noxious weed seeds
pee pound, and only 144 of the
samples weee entirely free from vit-
al tve,ecl seeds. One sample of chop-
ped fee,d contained 1304 noxioes
weed seeds per pound. Bulletin No.
254 of the Inland Revenue Depaet-
ment give51 the names and addresses
of the manufacturers and the quali-
ty of their mill feeds.
Turnip Seed Situation.
Turnips and °thee roots occupied
175,000 ,a,eres in Canada in 1914 nod
yielded 69,003,000 bushels valued alf
$18,934,1100. Tureip seed importe,d
into'Canada for the- year ended
7411501113 :31, 1914 follows:
From
United Kin,gdom
United States
Franee •
Holland
Other Countries
Qty., lbs. Vallee
1,1 23,958 $95,471
' 62,818 5,023
726,687 10,454
224,162 16,858
39,698 3,0/1
Total 3,577,323 $1170,874
There is good 1310,50521 to believe
that, a part of the turnip seed com-
ing to Canada from the United
Kingdom had been grown under
oontraet on the continent. The
p-rospective scarcity of labor mediae
need for teed production deaves
open to speculation the miciportion
of ,seed -suppiMs available from
Europe for use in' Canada in 1916.'
Sow the Best Variety.
.The 1913 investigation into the
condition of ,seed grain and flax he-
taa,i1y being . used on C,anaclaan
farmsh-bwed that the variety
earns of 34 per oe,nt of t,he 2065
samples take,n was not known by the
farmers. Verities of cereal mops
differ in time of maturity, strength
of - straw,- freedem f,rom dieitee,
ield; p,er cent. of hull irs oats, and,
hkapdnees in wheats, Tale three
highest yields of ofets obtained
each Dominion Experim,ent Station
in 1012 averaged 333/ bushels mere
per marellasan the three lowest. Ex-
Peninielloe have shown that four 8112
five Vardebles'of oats cover all the
conditione of Canada yet forty faaen-
ens In one district Were fouind grow-
ing seventeen .different varieties.
Each district ettoudd, grow only the
variety of orop best euited 2102 sbil,
elimate and raarkets. The variety
might he chesen on the nelviceof the
nearest Experiment -Station.
--eleereeireelee
.1e.%
rill, '3;yr 713
POUR IT ON PORRIDGE
vOU can't imagine how delicious a dish of Oat-
meal Porridge becomes when it is sweetened with 0771707l
Brand' COM Syiwp.
Have it for breakfast to-morrow—watch the kiddies' eyes
sparkle with the first spoonful --see how they come for 'more'.
much cheaper than cream and sugar -better for the
py/ARDSDN
children,, too.
Spread the Bread with "Crown Brand" -serve it
on Pancakes and notBiscuits, on Blanc Mange and
Baked Apples -use it for Candy -Making.
"011:1'11-ra2'la" is a pure white Coin Syrup,more delicate
in flavor than "Crown }haild". You may prefer it.
ASK 'IOUS GROCER -Is 2, 0.10 20 1.0. TINS.
THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED
Makers of the'Famous Relwardsburg Branch,
Werke- Cardinal -Brantford -Fort William.
Bend °Mee Montreal
SCANDINAVIAN.S FOR ALLIES
EDWIN WORKMAN TELLS HOW
FEELIN G S CHANGED.
Were for Genitally, But the Bully-
ing Prussian$ Antagonized
. • Them. •
The Scandinavians countries,
Sweden, Norway, and Denmark,
are now strongly anti -German, al-
though theie Governments are en-
foreing strictest neutrality, accord-
ing to Edwin Bjorkman, male and
writer, resident ef the Unite.d
States, ,who has just returned from
five months' sojourn -abroad, chief-
lyin . the kingdoans -named. Mr.
Bjerkm.an is kno-wn as the translat-
or .and editor in English- of Ibsen,
Strindberg, end Bjornson. 1 -le bed
written of .general Smendinavian
dite.rature and was then preparing
a "History- of Seandinavian Litera-
thre of the Ninete.enth Century." A
native of Sweden, he was thorough-
ly acquainted with the ,three coun-
tries. .
German missionary work, which
began with pleas and ended with
threats and certain overt acts, Mr.
:Bjerkman rep,orts, transfcremed 02
sentiment which was in the begin-
ning silent, a least, into rampant
popular feeling for lb -sallies. This,
eoupled with stg'ong official action,
has cut the exports from. the Scandi-
navians countries into Germany
clown to (1,113102251 trickle of merchand-
ise,
Mainly Copper aud Iron Ore.
• Finally 1112 11001 driven the three
countries, notwitlisten,ding years of
national antipathie.s, into -a, peace,
,coulition which will be backed by
adequate naval and military forces
to preserve the countries, from the
fate of Belgiono That converted the
strong peace sentime•nt of the three
countries to a recognition of the ne-
cessity foe preparedness,
"The people of Sweden, Nerway,
and Denmark are to -day stroegly
anti -German, said Mr. Bjorkman.
"I speak of the people, not. of Gov-
ernments, each one of which has
preserved an absolute neutrality.
It may be esiel they intend to re-
main absolutely fair theoughout
'The people of thole countries
were not so entirely favorable to
the ,citease off the allies at the out-
b-reak of the war. The sentiment
may have been there, bob it was
concealed. Tho tactless polity and
peopa,ganela of German wineries
threoghout, added to' .ceetain overt
acts, have affected the derange, or at
1,eaSe caused influential citizene 110
become outspoken in their opinions.
.At the beginning! with Scillies -
wig -Holstein .alweess an mind, Den-
mark 11'8.1 411Elti-GODIDOM at .1-tettat.
"Noeway, which looks toward
England, may also be Classed as
anti-Gerenan as Ito the masece, but
with ,cl•iyielect opinions in the edneat-
ed olessee. For in,stanoe, the liter-
ary -classes ,of all. three -countries
were undeniably pre -German.
Sympathy Transferred.
"Germany first recognized the
woeth of Scandinavian literature
and the great Seandina,vian writers.
When they were struggling for ex-
pression in alma: lan,guage,s, Ger-
many knew their works-, and when.
the appeal ,came for th,e.,sup,port of
German mature there was a quick
eespense.
"Sweden, having Russia in. her
face '1001 041 tithe e and fearing that
powieeful neighbor, .sew its ruling
.classes, the militaxy, the busnincee
men., the 'soh -glare, all pro -German,
and their infitteoce dounina,tecl the
country,
'Jost above the ma,ss,es. of the
COnntry Warp another, ,class, of citi-
ZCTIG 21440 may be seicl to have been
very nearly neutral. The eause. 18
easily discoverable, Germany he
making ready for the great war had
conducted a -strong German peeve-
gancla in Norway. and Sweden 'Per
year's.' 0-81-e1e41 out with the Bye-
te,matic thorcaeglerte,se,of the Tueton,
this aniesiorthey -Work was seen in
the vast number of pamphlets freely
climulated in praise of Gerinaee
ideals and policies,"
1
Mr. Bjerliama•n here said that he
wanted th clear up a misuaderst-aed-
ing. Larg,e purcha-e.es of wheat this
fall by Steeden have given rise to
the belief that that country is re-
selling that et,aple to Germany.
This Is Not True.
"Sweden hies been buying -most
heavily- of wheat and .coal thio
he ,said, "because theve was a great
drought in the country which ruined
the wheat crop and driecl - • up the
water power. They have had to
buy wheat foe food and cool for fuel
bo keep their. factories going. It
would be a grave crime for any per-
son to -violate the law against the
exportation of these articles.
'It may be added that Ilumia's
attitude in this situation weot a
long way toward ending the ancient
fear ,an.cl distrust. She likewise
pro.hibits the exporting of food, -
stuffs, but when she heard of
Sevede,n's plight she lifted the ban
for one year in fwvor of that come-
Gerinany declared lumber Oen,
trehand of ear, which was a Seeere
blow to Norway and Sweden. .07)1'
land had declared irmi ore, 5112115,050 -
band, but had willedrao n that when
Sweden protested earliee in the
var. Sweden'e protest about lumb-
er has not been acknowledged, so
Lar as I know.
"It is pleas,anb to note that since .
the first meeting between Kino
Haakon -of Nerwa3f., Gustave of Swe-
den, and Christian of Denmark wed
their Ministere ,a. fitethee meeting;
has been held. Then it wae agreed
that the .alliance shall endure after
peace is restored to Europe."
"I fouled England grimly deter-
mined," said Mr. 13joeko40a21.
"Tlmy 5520 11011412151 all theneeiergies
to place that army ef a million. er
more men in the field this eoring.”
Russia's Submarines.
Io aircraft and submerieeS 111.1135!41
is a, leader. The gia et S:li n -sky
aeroplane, a, re eeetly-invcnt ed t spe,
is -capable a carrying ±12701311012,1
men, and seems likely to mako a
more useful fighlieg machiee then
the Getman gas-Ved 0.is'lgtb!es. 04s
Lo eubmarines, ilustuo 10 4:n01m:st-
ing 0110 which will be far larger a Id
better than any at present in exis-
tence, Iti 40.0 feet lune, 34- reee
be,artn, and 5,400 toits d:tilitemnnt,
which m,earis that it is eleven times
the size of the next 1 argest, 110.111 (01
the kind. Its -engines of 18,001 h.p.
will drive Rata twenty-six 143 Ms on
the surface, and its motels. of -1,400
hp. wili give it fourteen knotfesule-
merged. la has a cruising ra-cl"us 04
18,500 miles, cen 131111 mider water
for 275 miles at a stretch, has five
dee glone for 9011'1ale Pos'itine and
Carries sixty torpoelees. 1,:1 120
mines.
An Inaecurate fferiort.
While conversing with a 011 1811(1 uf
not long standing a few day$ ago
Dv Certain millionaire Weee seen to
smile in his characteristic tvay. •
"I understand you began life as
a newsboy, o'bservecl the friend ad-
miringly,
'No, ' replied the millionaire,
"Someone has been fooling yea. I
began life its an intfarm."
Offensive I y 0 ffieio us.
"You always go home exeeediegly
early, gid man,"
"Yes; our n&glebors are the imase
of that." '
"How se 3"
'`If I stay downtown a minute
lite they:, come right evee aoci eoe-
done with my 1,V.15111L1:
He is a fort! ma,te nian cell
catch up with his_ debts,
In a ceetain California eewm. lived
a man who wes willing to have ,his
neighlbors think him a fine musicino
He installe,d a mechanicel piano
near EL front window of his home.
and -spent hones pedaling out Mele-
dies. Ile received compliments for
,a time, but his eight-year-old 1.107
'betrayed him in the. elid. "Your
father io a peat plane player, isn't
110 4" teeked a• woma,10 who lived
across the street, "Yes," said:the
'kiddie, "but it makes his feet aw-
ful sore,'
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